West German army aims for new destiny in civilian-ruled force
Bonn reports the Streitkräfte adopts a Western style uniform and civilian command under defense minister with parliament oversight. Reformers fear civil liberties loss while traditionalists push for stronger combat capabilities. New dress includes Eisenhower jacket and mouse grey, with American helmet replacement.
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Gerhard Menning
Bonn
INS
Streitkraefte
Federal Republic
Honn Defense Ministry
Defense Ministry
Europe
One-Day Campaign Set Today For Belle Convent Building
A one day campaign to raise thirty five thousand dollars to start construction of a convent at Belle will be held today at 1 30 p m Benediction will be given by Fr Paul Fahey pastor of St John s Church at Belle and the Church of the Good Shepherd at Coalburg The campaign committee will seek pledges payable over a 21 month period The convent will house four Sisters Charles G Coughlin heads the parish committee with M Te Cloonan and James Shaughnessy as vice chairs Team captains include Joseph Berta Joseph Cannon and others All committee members will be pledged before visiting prospects Parish members not serving on the committee are asked to stay home until called.
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Barfley Rosenbaum
Jim
Armstrong
John Becher
William
Belle
Maroney
Steve Sisko
Joe Butta
Agipito Carson
Thomas Gargas
Orville Phalin
Paul Stone
Byrd Messinger
Paul Fahey
St. John’s Catholic Church
Coalburg
Charles G. Coughlin
Cabin Creek
M. Te Cloonan
James Shaughnessy
Joseph Berta
Joseph Cannon
Robert Durbin
Bartley Farry
Richard Gairer
Tom Haynes
Mike Maggio
James Moran
William Nobier
Charles Jacobs
Hubert Settle
Robert Trapaso
Jules Wazelle
Angelo Carsaro
Kenneth Holdren
Frank J McGinley
Vincent Twohig
Fred Grass
Edward Kennedy
Gene Verney
Joe Gregg
Donald Murphy
Clarence Adkins
Claude Foster
Cornerstone Laying Slated at St. Luke's
The cornerstone of the new St. Luke's Episcopal Church at 821 Edgewood Dr will be laid at 6 30 p m Tuesday with Rev Wilburn C Campbell bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia in charge He will be assisted by rector Rev Herman J Smith A covered dish supper follows in the Parish Hall.
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St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Edgewood Dr
Wilburn C. Campbell
Episcopal Diocese of
West Virginia
Herman J. Smith
Germany builds new army amid loyalty screening shifts
The defense program creates a parliamentary commission to vet loyalty in officers and soldiers, granting new privileges to rank above colonels. The plan numbers 500,000 personnel across services, targets 75,000 volunteers and 80,000 conscripts in uniform by fall 1957, and notes civilian wages lure youths away from military careers despite high enlistment pay.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense
Theodor Blank
Streit-Krnefte
Hamburg
Thirty American Editors to Tour Ontario as Guests
Thirty editors from 25 states will tour Ontario in a 1,200 mile itinerary starting June 17. The Canadian hosts are Ontario government officials arranging the visit for the group of Canadian guests and press exchange.
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Toronto
Ontario
States
School Chiefs Will Study Educational Leadership
West Virginia school superintendents and assistants are invited to a work conference on changing patterns in educational leadership at Marshall College in Huntington on June 2022. Conference director Dr. Ralph D. Purdy will lead discussions of county admin studies and their application to other counties. Studies span Mercer, Marion, Greenbrier, Wyoming, Summers, Moines, and McDowell counties.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Marshall College
Ralph D. Purdy
Marshall
Mercer
Marion
Greenbrier
Wyoming
Summers
Moines
McDowell
the College
State Department of Education
Educational leadership group to attend meeting
Dr. C. G. Fitewater chief of local school administration U S Office of Education, Dr. Craig Wilson of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, and Dr. Robert Baldwin of West Virginia University will be on hand for the meeting.
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C. G. Fitewater
U. $S. Office of Education
Craig Wilson
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Robert Baldwin
West Virginia University
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