Court Martial Acquits Officers In Death of Four
An Army court martial board acquitted 22-year-old Second Lieutenant Rosser L. Moody of four counts of negligent homicide in the June 22 deaths of four infantrymen and injuries to 13 others at Fort Sill Oklahoma during an attack demonstration before civilians. Moody admitted a transcription error caused six to nine rounds of 4.2 inch mortars to fall on troops. Lt. Col. Walter P. Berger faces trial on related charges.
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FT. Sill
Okla
Rosser L. Moody
Toano
Virginia Polytecnic Institute
Moody
Walter P. Berger
Philadelphia
Berger
Walter D. Short
Short
Polio cases reported in Neodesha area
In Neodesha vicinity two polio cases were reported in one week. Richard Carr seven, son of Irvin and family, was hospitalized in Wichita after illness last Sunday. Michael Pond eleven, son of Paul Pond of Neodesha, was treated at St Francis Hospital for polio on Tuesday. Carr had no shots, Pond had two. Also reported: rattle snake bite on 70 year old Harry Berg of Colony, later resting easily at Allen County Hospital. The rest notes thefts and a truck crash near Bronson.
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Richard Carr
Irvin Carr
Neodesha
St. Francis Hospital
Wichita
Michael Pond
Paul Pond
Carr
Pond
Colony
Harry Berg
R. I
Berg
Allen County
Iola
Navy blimp crew rescued by fishing boat off North Carolina
A fishing boat rescued 16 crew members from a Navy blimp that crashed in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. The surviving naval reservists were towed to Wanchese Coast Guard Station as a large search by 50 aircraft and Coast Guard units continued for a missing jet pilot.
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Norfolk
North Carolina
Pamlico Sound
Coast Guard
Wanchese Coast Guard Station
Manteo
N. C
Navy
Air Force
Oceana Naval Air Station
Virginia Beach
Western Sun
Cmdr
Waldo A. Atkins
Atlantic
Atkins
Stickell
Beaumont
Tex
Glynco
Lakehurst
N.H
Cuba
Weymouth
Mass
Elizabeth City
N.C
Wilmington
No Political Move, Gov. Docking Says
TOPEKA Gov George Docking defends highway signs bearing his signature saying they were not for political gain. Rep Hubert Fatzer charges the highway director used funds for Democratic party gain. Docking and director Lynn Brodrick are Democrats. Docking declined further comment.
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Topeka
George Docking
Hubert Fatzer
Kinsley
Democratic Party
Docking
Lynn Brodrick
Fatzer
Taxable State Value Tops 5 Billion Mark
Topeka reports the taxable value of all Kansas property has surpassed five billion dollars for the first time. The 1957 assessed valuation is 5,025,518,394, up 82,497,606 from last year. Chief Eldon Sloan cites new housing industrial growth by utilities and county revaluations as key factors.
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Topeka
Kansas
Eldon Sloan
State
Sloan
Army Breakthrough in Long Range Ballistic Missiles
The New York Herald Tribune reports the Army achieved a major technological breakthrough by returning an intact nose cone from a Junior intermediate range ballistic missile, claiming a material able to withstand extreme friction heat during ascent and descent. No material details were disclosed.
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New York
New York Herald Tribune
Washington Dispatch
The
Herald Tribune
Billy Graham to Talk on Petting and Dating for Teens
New York Billy Graham addresses 18 000 at Madison Square Garden focusing on teen issues and youth delinquency He recalls his own 18 decision for Christ and the need to break with old gang If the stand is taken 678 decisions for Christ were recorded Mrs Clifford Maddiford of Nova Scotia saves dog hair for a prize sweater
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Billy Graham
New York
Madison Square Garden
Christ
Graham
Billy
Clifford Maddeford
Marriott's Cove
Nova Scotia
Lassie Amber
Lutherans Elect Meyer and Officers at Wichita District
The Rev Wal ler H Meyer of Topeka was elected to a seventh three year term as president of the Kansas district Lutheran Church Missouri Synod at its annual convention in Winfield. Arlen Bruns Great Bend was named first vice president and Rev B J Loesel Paola was reelected second vice president along with appointed circuit superintendents across the state.
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Arlen Bruns
Great Bend
B. J. Loesel
Paola
Winfield
Waler H. Meyer
Topeka
Kansas
Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod
Northeast
Emil L Bickel
Netawaka
Kansas City
Elmer H. Kroening
Julius G. Jacobsen
Junction City
Manhattan
Arnold E Oldehoel
North Central
Alfred A. Stolte
Clay Center
Herington
Harold W
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Leiland Gumfory
David Conderman
Jola
Missouri Pacific
Bronson
Marion Cox
Gary W. Colley
Stotts City
Colley
Cox
Burlington
Frank Keith
Strawn
Paris
New York City
Empire State
Chrysler
Boyd Burns
S. Garfield
James Kensett
Blimp
J Northwest
Edwin W. Licht
Oberlin
Southwest
Edwin W. Eifert
Garden City
R. H. Raedeke
Alma
Charles A. Hass
Brodrick
Army
Brink's Chicken Blood Bait
Pioneer
S. Senta Fe
Meyer
Chevrolet
NATA
Los Angeles
Chevy
National Archmatier Testing Association
Mata Awast
Jas
Western Flyer
Western Auto
Western
TIMEX
PRS
Hi Store
W. Main
Home Owned and Operated
Jim Beech
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