General and Popular GI Weekly Sparks Pentagon Clash
In Frankfurt a weekly tabloid aimed at GIs, Overseas Weekly, clashes with Maj. Gen. Edwin Walker over doctrinal material tied to the John Birch Society. Kennedy orders Pentagon review. Walker is relieved of command. OW defends its role as watchdog against Army brass despite criticism of morals and content.
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Gary Cooper Fostered A Misleading Self Image
Hollywood reports say Gary Cooper shaped a popular but misleading public persona. The piece traces how service magazines and reporters created myths about him, while detailing his real background, interviews, relationships, and acting craft across four decades.
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Pentagon
Gary Cooper
Theler
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Country Stripes
Cooper
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Able Venture
Montana
cor/anspany
State Farm claims help with hometown service motto
A State Farm representative stresses nationwide team support and hometown service for policyholders. The message highlights on-site presence at accidents and the promise of reliable assistance wherever customers drive.
Gorillas Life Studied by Zoologist in Congo
George Schaller, University of Wisconsin zoologist, spent 18 months observing gorillas in the Belgian Congo. He reports peaceful social life, chest beating for emotion, 15 hours sleep, five hours eating, and daily hikes. Gorillas recognize over 100 individuals by appearance and gesture. Mosquito bait research seeks why some people attract mosquitoes and how to improve repellents. A space cocoon concept shields future space travelers from radiation using magnetic-like deflection. An infrared star atlas charts the heat output of known stars.
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Associated Press
George Schaller
University of Wisconsin
Belgian Congo
Schaller
General Electric
Space Sciences Laboratory
Philadel
Farmers Deplore Low Tomato Price In Congress Hearing
MCALLEN AP Farmers told a House Small Business Committee investigator they receive about 2 cents a pound for tomatoes that sell in stores as high as 39 cents. Lower Rio Grande Valley growers said they could live on 4 cents per pound, only 2 cents more than now. They noted San Antonio prices reaching 29 cents per pound, and urged action to protect small tomato growers as complaints about price violations prompted Sen. Blakley and Rep. Kilgore to seek federal inquiry.
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Rio Grande Valley
Brooks Roberson
House
Small Business Committee
Ernie Wilson
Mission 1
Sail
San Antonio
Idney
George Anderson
Robertson
William Blakley
Joe Kilgore
Did You Know Washington First to Wear Military Uniform
The note claims George Washington was the first U S president to wear a military uniform, listing others like Monroe Jackson Harrison Tyler Taylor Pierce Lincoln Johnson Grant Garcay field Arthur Harrison Mekin as part of the sequence. The sentence presents a historical trivia style but contains garbled names and unclear sourcing.
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George Washington
Monroe
Jackson
Harrison
Tyler
Taylor
Pierce
Lincoln
Johnson
Grant
Garcayfield
Arthur
Mekin
Machine to diagnose multiple sclerosis announced
University of Pennsylvania researchers unveil a flicker fusion device that detects retrobulbar neuritis before MS symptoms appear. Dr Melvin W Thorner notes early detection aids management though no cure exists. Separate note mentions Columbus's second voyage discovery of the Virgin Islands in 1493.
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University of Pennsylvania
Melvin W. Thorner
Thorner
Virgin Islands
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