Young Marine Testifies on McKeon Disciplinary March
A Marine testified he saw Sergeant McKeon raise a bottle to his lips before guiding 74 recruits into a marsh where six died. Pvt. David McPherson said he could not confirm an actual drink and described a conversation about discipline and plans for harsh training.
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Parris Island
S. C
Matthew C. McKeon
David H. MaePherson
Chatham
N. J
McKeon
McPherson
Diplomatic reshuffle with new assignments
Washington The White House announced a diplomatic reshuffle with four foreign service officials receiving new posts. Henry A. Byroade becomes ambassador to Egypt, Edward T. Wailes moves to ambassador to the Union of South Africa, M. Ravndal to Ecuador, George V. Allen to Greece, Cavendish W. Cannon named ambassador to Morocco, and William M. Rountree to succeed Allen as assistant secretary of state.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Senate
Henry A. Byroade
Egypt
Edward T. Wailes
Union of South Africa
Wailes
M. Ravndal
Ecuador
George V. Allen
Greece
Cavendish W. Cannon
Cannon
Morocco
William M. Rountree
Allen
Best Yet 4-H Club Meets In Erie Planning Fair
The Best Yet 4-H Club held Thursday evening with roll call “A Cause of A Farm Accident.” Sydney Naughton led singing of Swing Low Sweet Chariot and Tell Me Why. Talmage Eagles, 4-H Club agent, spoke on the Erie 4-H Fair August 23 26. Program numbers included Safety in the Water and a report on County 4-H Camp by Sydney Naughton.
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Sydney Naughton
State Health Camp gathers for folk games and refreshment
Naughton reports on the State Health Camp with Pat Keenan as a focal point. Refreshments were served by Phyllis Rensing and Ima Jane Webb as the group enjoyed folk games for recreation.
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Naughton
Pat Keenan
Phyllis Rensing
Ima Jane Webb
Clement of Tennessee Confers With Truman
Governor Clement of Tennessee and Harry S. Truman met in Kansas City to discuss the keynote speech Clement will deliver at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month. The two men held a private conference in a downtown hotel room to review counsel and avoid political discussion.
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Kansas City
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Harry S. Truman
Chicago
Truman
Clement
Los Angeles
Mother Visits in Soviet With British Deserter
MOSCOW Former British diplomat Guy Burgess is vacationing with his mother at a government seafront sanatorium in Sochi on the Black Sea. Travelers say Mrs. J R Bassett arrived about two weeks ago to reunite with her son who deserted years ago and fled behind the Iron Curtain with colleague Donald Maclean.
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Moscow
Guy Burgess
Sochi
Black Sea
Burgess
J. R. Bassett
Donald Maclean
Raw Deal Attack Blasts Eisenhower From Harriman
New York Governor Averell Harriman denounces the shift from the Roosevelt Truman era to Eisenhower as a raw deal for farmers and growers, labeling the current policies as a betrayal of the New Deal and Fair Deal principles.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Averell Harriman
New York
Roosevelt
Truman
Leisen‘hower
Kansas county fairs and rodeos list statewide events
A long OCR fragment lists numerous Kansas county fairs rodeos and agricultural shows by town and county including Dickinson Co Central Kansas Fair Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo Stockton and many others across Cedar, Labette, Shawnee, Butler, Lyon, Harvey, Reno, Wilson, and more with dates like 21-24 and 22-23 and a note about a national championship drag races event continuing into September.
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FT. Scott
Bourbon Co
Biro City
HOKIE
Sheridan Co
Sborme
Fredowia
Fair Howard
Elk Co
Werington
Tri-County
Macksville
Wess City
Ness Co
Overbrook
Osage Co
Atchison
Everest
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Ottawa Co
Rush Center
Rush Co
Jewel Co
Osawatomie
Free Fay
Abileme
Dickinson Co Central Kansas
Stockton
Rooks Co
Columbus
Cherokee Co
Arkamsas City
Cowley Co
Harper Co. Agri
Kingman
Kingman Co
Seneca
Stafford
Erie
Neosho Co
Belleville
Republic
N.C
Kansas
Dodge City
Great Southwest
Wola
Alien Co
Beloit
Mitchell Co
Marion Co
Hog and Cattle Prices Steady at Kansas City and Parson
Kansas City markets show cattle steady to 25 higher with active demand for steers and heifers, hogs mostly steady to slightly higher, and sheep showing gains in slaughter lambs. Parson area reports hogs steady to lower with lighter weights firm, cattle steady to 25 higher, veals and stockers mix of gains and declines. Kansas City produce notes eggs butter and poultry prices with minor changes.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Parsons
Market prices show mixed steady grains and livestock
Agricultural prices drift with slight firmness in eggs and live poultry while Chicago grain prices edge up after an early dip. Wheat gains, corn and oats rise, soybeans up, with Kansas City market reports listing varying wheat and corn bids and hay receipts.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Kansas Workers Receive Back Pay
Two hundred Kansas workers received back pay and overtime totaling $26 645 during the first six months of 1956. Walter W. King regional director of the labor department said they were employed by 66 Kansas firms not complying with the federal wage hour law. He noted broad acceptance of the dollar an hour minimum since March.
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Topeka
Kansas
Walter W. King
Labor Department
King
Rejection Due Jets for Tito
Senator Johnson says the Senate will vote to ban shipment of jet fighters and other new arms to Yugoslavia as debate resumes on the foreign aid bill. The amendment by Knowland Bridges would halt new arms while allowing maintenance and spare parts for Tito’s Yugoslavia.
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Washington
Johnson
Texas
Senate
Yugoslavia
Knowland
Calif
Sen
Bridges
GOP
Tito
Herbert Hoover Jr
H. Alexander Smith
Wil
Ton B. Persons
Jack Martin
Eisenhower
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Michigan Candidates Give Drive-in Service
In Michigan's 14th congressional district candidates offer a drive-in political campaign headquarters where voters can receive literature, get bumper stickers, and meet the candidate without leaving their car. The concept, a Republican brainchild, emphasizes convenient outreach to motorists.
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Michigan
Detroit
14Th
Republi
Rockwell Gust Campaign Team Named
Congressional candidate Rockwell T. Gust selects Michigan state legislator Robert E. Waldron as campaign manager.
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Can
Rockwell T. Gust
Michigan
Robert E. Waldron
Marion Davies Released From Cedars Hospital
Former actress Marion Davies is released from Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after treatment for a slight cerebral stroke. Her secretary cites exhaustion from social and other activities. Also notes: homogenized milk storage in a freezer degrades quality over time.
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Hollywood
Marion Davies
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
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Harold Stassen
Soviet
Raw Deal
United States Brewers Foundation
USBF
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Kansas Division
Parsons Livestock
F.o.b
Chicago Grain
Kansas City Cash
Prairie
Sena
Albarencie
Tweedies
Fiersheims
E. Main
Earl Richman
Tiara Teverians
Jooqy
Sully
Philco
Pittsburg-Joplin
East Main
Chanute, Kansas
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