Brucker’s rise linked to political ties and war record
Wilber Marion Brucker, named Secretary of the Army by President Eisenhower, rose from Detroit lawyer to governor and attorney general through hard work and party connections. He fought in WWI, earning a Silver Star and Purple Heart, and led a long career in law and public service, aligning with Hoover-era Republican ideals.
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Volunteers Help Restore Vision in New Jersey
SHORT HILLS NJ AP report describes New Eyes for the Needy a volunteer program from Christ Church parish house aiding the visually impaired nationwide. Founded by Julia Ward Terry, it collects old eyeglass frames jewelry and even dentures to fund glasses for the needy. The organization flourished, continued after Terry s death, and now aids flood victims in the northeast with new prescription glasses.
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New Eyes For the Needy, Inc
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Snort Hills
Uruguayan Radio Stations Fined for Political Comments
Two leading Uruguayan stations Radio Esppector and Radio Carve were fined by the government’s Radio Communications Commission for broadcasting hostile comments about Argentina’s President Juan Perón. They will appeal, arguing the 1935 Buenos Aires agreement has been denounced by Argentina. The Uruguayan Press Association condemned the action as a flagrant limit on freedom of expression.
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Radio Carve
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Argentina
Uruguayan Press Association
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Marines Will Tell It To Their Commander
LAUNA BEACH Calif AP Police Chief Victor Stewart's police dog barked and Stewart saw two men siphoning gas from his auto. Clad only in his pajamas Stewart caught the men and was frisking them when a woman motorist stopped and asked if she could seal the police. Officers who arrived helped the chief question the prisoners, who proved to be Camp Pendleton marines who had two motorcycles but insufficient gasoline to get back to camp. They were turned over to the shore patrol.
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Launa Beach
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Victor Stewart
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Camp Pendleton
Goats Wanted for Clearing Duncan Pasture
Goats sought by George Whittaker in Duncan British Columbia to clear a large grazing area for imported Galloway cattle. About 200 goats are requested to ready the pasture, after which special pasture would be planted to support the cattle.
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B.C
George Whittaker
Former Red to Address Civic Bureau Session
Igor Bogolepov born 1904 in Tomsk Siberia, also known as Dr Ivar Nyiman, will address Cedar Rapids Chamber Civic Bureau dinner. A former Soviet foreign ministry official who joined the Communist party in 1939, he now holds permanent resident status after testifying to Congress in 1952 and 1954. He discusses US life, communism, and immigration policy, optimistic about moderation in the Soviet leadership and peaceful detente.
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Gazette
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Cedar Rapids
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Soviet Union
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Robert Ray
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Cedar Rapids Chamber
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Jailer Shoots Self After Prisoner Escape Near Benton
Benton Kentucky AP report says jailer C. C. Edwards died by self-inflicted gunshot at his home, possibly triggered by two prisoners escaping earlier. Edwards, 70, had heart illness. Escapes involved J W Turner of Paducah recaptured after fleecing, and Lawrence Neece of Leitchfield who fled during Edwards’ investigation.
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APJ
Billy Watkins
Watkins
C. C. Edwards
J. W. Turner
Paducah
Lawrence Neece
Leitchfield
Edwards
Phone Rang in Time Foiled $10,000 Payroll Robbery
In Toronto, two masked men entered the R.S.C. Bothwell Company office to seize a $10,000 payroll but fled when a phone rang at an opportune moment. Mrs Thelma Bothwell answered, seemingly prompting the misread call to police.
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R.S.C. Bothwell Company
Thelma Bothwell
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