Local Briefs Show Travel Visits and Military News
Residents and visitors travel to Kansas City, Burlington, and other towns for family events and business. Jerry Grogan completed basic Army administration training at Fort Dix after joining February 1957, previously employed by Dr. Pepper Bottling and studying at Chanute Junior College.
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Robert D. Grogan
Ira J. Grogan
S. Highland
Fort Dix
N.J
Grogan
Army
Fort Benning
Dr. Pepper Bottling Company
Chanute Junior College
Maitland ordained priest in Episcopal Church today
Brig Gen Lester J Maitland former Michigan civil defense director who resigned to study for holy orders is ordained as an Episcopal priest. The article also notes a statistic that one in three U S families have income beyond regular earnings.
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Tron River
Mich
Lester J. Maitland
Michigan
Civil Defense
Episcopal Church
U.S
First Comprehensive Picture of Hydrogen Bomb Devastation Described
The Defense Department and Atomic Energy Commission issue a 579 page handbook The Effects of Nuclear Weapons detailing blast heat and radiation from high yield bombs up to 20 megatons. It notes no progress toward clean bombs and discusses fallout as a potential weapon.
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Washington P
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Japan
Nehru Plans Sudan Visit After Talks on Tensions
In a brief briefing before departing for Khartoum, Nehru outlined a 24 hour visit with Sudanese leaders as part of mounting international tension. Meanwhile U S defense command changes were announced with Vice Admiral Doyle to assume Formosa duties on July 26 replacing Ingersoll. In Geneva Prince Sadruddin Khan postponed his marriage to Nina Dyer for six weeks following the Aga Khan death, 79, and uncertainty remained over succession and burial plans for Ismaili leadership.
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Nehru
Khartoum
Taipeh
Austin K. Doyle
U. S. - Taiwan
Formosa
Defense Command
Doyle
Stuart H. Ingersoll
Naval War College
Newport
R. I
Geneva
Prince Sadruddin Khan
London
Nina Dyer
Aga Khan
Sadruddin
Nina
Heinrich von Thyssen
Aga
Startling Move Due of Masser
Washington officials expect Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser to announce a drastic Middle East move in a July speech. Possible actions include demanding UN Emergency forces leave Egypt or announcing a Gulf of Aqaba blockade with Russian submarines. Such moves could trigger a new regional crisis.
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Washington
USS
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Middle East
Suez Canal
Nasser
United Nations
Gulf of Aqaba
Russia
Farouk
Saudi Jordan Move Toward Stronger US Ties
In the Chanute Tribune July 12, 1957, reports describe Saudi Arabia and Jordan pursuing closer relations with the United States amid shifting Middle East diplomacy. The piece notes official visits and economic or strategic discussions shaping a friendlier posture toward Washington.
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Saudi Arabia
Jordan
United States
Bulb Change Fatal At Macedonia Ball Park
Robert Weaver aged 25 was electrocuted while changing light bulbs at the Macedonia ball park during preparations for a night game. A separate note states the throat of a giant blue whale measures six to eight inches in diameter.
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Robert P. Shirley
Paul
Yellowstone National Park
James A. Bufin
Jimmie
Mose Shirley
Corpus Christi
Macedonia
Iowa
Robert Weaver
Iran hit by a tenth day of tremors after deadly July quake
Iran reported a new series of earth tremors marking the tenth straight day since the July 2 quake which left an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 dead or missing. The ongoing disaster has prompted a worldwide concern over aftershocks and relief efforts.
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Tehran
Iran
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