Fleet Admiral King Remembered as wartime Hard Driver
Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, once head of the Navy, is remembered for relentless pursuit of victory. Now in ill health at Bethesda Naval Hospital, he replays wartime decisions, recalls clashes with MacArthur and Marshall, and reflects on decentralizing command and Navy reforms. He was born in Lorain Ohio in 1878 and married Martha Rankin Egerton. they had seven children.
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Holds His Nose To Stop a Train
Kalamazoo Michigan AP report: E L Chapman a New York Central brakeman stopped a freight train after a motorist signaling with a nose holding gesture indicated a journal box was overheating. Firemen contained flames on a car loaded with creosote soaked logs. the motorist’s identity remains unknown but suspected to be a fellow trainman.
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YMCA Camera Club Picnic and River Cruise
The YMCA Camera Club will meet for a picnic supper and river cruise Wednesday night in Ellis Park. Members may bring a guest and should gather at the river pavilion at 6 30. The Kapa Ann cruise begins at 8 and attendees should bring a covered dish beverage dishes and utensils. The May 31 cruise was canceled due to bad weather.
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Superman on Channel 19 Sunday at 5 PM
Superman, the man from another planet, airs on Channel 19 Sunday at 5:00 p.m. The program promises action and comic adventures for viewers to enjoy.
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Oldtimers Seek Additional Income Leads to Counterfeit Sentence
Detroit AP reports 71 year old Paul Eifert turned out homemade ten dollar bills when Social Security and old age assistance fell short. He pled guilty and received three years in prison. Partner Paul Carro, 82, got one year probation after being arrested May 8 for passing a bogus ten at Ft. Miami race track in Toledo.
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World Power Conference Opens Today in Vienna
Vienna hosts 50 nations for the Fifth World Power Conference from today through Saturday. The event includes the United States and Russia and will discuss advances in all forms of power including nuclear power. About 2,500 delegates will attend.
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Water from Jordan used in infant christening at local church
At Steele Street Methodist Church in Sanford North Carolina the christening of 14 month old Paul Erskine O'Neal used water from the Jordan River. Friends of the O'Neal family brought the holy water from the Holy Land for the ceremony.
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