No Civil Rights in Uniform in Turkey GIs Case Examined
A 1965 discussion notes four American GIs in Turkey duped by a woman seeking $500 in U. S. currency at favorable rates. two confessed under coercion, later trials yield mixed outcomes. The piece ties the case to the Status of Forces treaty and U.S. military political implications. It also surveys rising highway taxes, opposition from Grange and Farm Bureau, and calls for restraint on motorist levies.
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Turkey
U. S
Dale McCuistion
McCuistion
Corporal McCuistion
Congress
National Grange
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Highway Users Conference
Ski tourism boosts local economy amid heavy visitor traffic
The area reports record ski attendance with about 5 000 visitors. Traffic on US-2 is heavy after 4 p m as ski areas close. Local businesses are busy catering to visitors while police handle a few troublemakers. A former resident notes the town is busier and less quiet.
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Us-2
Looking Backward Items From Gogebic County News
A slate of notices covers workforce shifts at Oliver Iron Mining on the Mesabi range and Ironwood, with employees to return to a 40 hour five day work week on January 3, 1955. Local life includes several births marriages and deaths, plus community updates on schools, public offices, and a reinforced ore dock project near Ashland, and a 1924 Peace dollar resupply in Bessemer.
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Oliver Iron Mining Division
Mesabi Range
Ironwood
Katherine Babich
Mary Babich
A. T. Clawson
Salt Lake City
Utah
Een
Clarence Ethier
Nashville
Tenn
Louis Achatz
Ramsay
Upper Peninsula Association of Schools
Gogebic County
John Lillrose Carlson
Morton Cook
Eagle River
Wis
William Paynter
John, Hurley
John Vincent
Frank van Gorder
Bessemer Township
Northwest
Ashland
Bessemer
Skiing Boosts Economy Despite Snow Bites Town Prices
Heavy snowfall continues as area ski hills draw a crowd estimated over 5 000 in the county. A three cornered mayoral race looms in February while Speed Boys basketball plans resume. A local outdoor rink sees heavy use by youngsters. Ed Rodd found a fragment of Gogebic Iron Spirit from 1888 on Sellar Street, noting Skiing revived marginal communities and brought employment. Bessemer Light Utility lists Christmas prize winners including Ann Martini and Adam Modjewski. Old age is noted as a single lifetime event.
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Ed Rodd
Gogebic Iron Spirit
Sellar Street
Maxwell and Hannaford
Bessemer
Svenska Tribune
Rodd
Bessemer Light Utility
Ann Martini
Adam Modjewski
John W. Johnson Jr
Francis Tallio
Kathy LaChapelle
Ann Pollack
Byrd Reports Growth in Federal Civilian Payroll
Senator Harry F. Byrd notes the federal civilian payroll rose from 4.9 billion to 9.4 billion over ten years. He cites raises and upgraded duties as responsible for the increase, not a larger payroll headcount.
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Harry F. Byrd
Right to the Letter and the Christmas Hamper
A boss scolds his secretary for thinking and demands verbatim note taking. A signed letter misreads as an internal joke about prices and names, ending with formal closings. A traffic blare prompts a driver to ask a passerby what else was received for Christmas.
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Mr. Brown
Thompson
Jerk Browne
Roller skating rink reopens at Bessemer Opera House
The Bessemer Opera House hosts a reopening of its roller skating rink with new toons and evening sessions. Residents attend as a local entertainment venue revives family activities after a hiatus.
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Bessemer Opera House
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Michigan
Johnson
Washington
E Wish ID
William L. Zeigler
New Oxford (Pa
S. E. Mekeel
Ovid
N.Y
Gazette and Independent
Olin Miller
Thomaston
Virginia
Gaskill, Pennsburg
Anton Kallan
Grand View Hospital
Emil Wenberg
Floyd W. Hicks
Thomas J. Landers
David Berkovitz
Divine Infant Hospital
Wakefield
Webber’s
Raymond
Windy) Kangas
Daughvr
Portsmouth
August Skarin
Ferris Institute
Big Rapids
Mich
Chas. M. Fraser
Presbyterian Church
Gogebic Commandery
Masonic Temple
Nesto Erickson
Anton Pucilowski
France
Josephine Pucilowski
11Th Infantry
Patton
St. Sebastian Church
Elizabeth Forno
East Longyear Street
George L.mazanec
W. Ellwood Tew
Sophie Street
Tew
Rudolph Kelto
A. D. Johnston High School
Conservation Department
Game and Fish
Bessemer High School
Ironwood Red Devils
Dorothy Scavarda
Mes
Joseph Scavarda
Zenda DeRubeis
Vaughn
Suffolk Streets
Esther Hansen
Conser Ace School of Music
Oberlin
Ohio
Ed. Styer
Our City
Copper Country
McDonald
Lake Superior
Effie Morse
Santa Claus
Hagen & Solberg’s
Leslie Savage
Ironwood Township
Pick & Axe
Johnny the Bear
Witte
Clyde Coxey
Adeline
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