Officer in Evans collision pleads guilty to negligence
Lt. (j.g.) Ronald C. Ramsey, 24, the officer of the deck when the destroyer Frank E. Evans collided with the carrier Melbourne in the South China Sea, pleaded guilty to three charges of negligence and dereliction of duty during a one day court martial at Subic Bay. He received a reprimand and reduced seniority while four related charges were dropped. The collision killed 74 Americans and split the Evans in two during nighttime maneuvers on June 3 aboard the carrier Melbourne. The maximum penalty could have been dismissal, hard labor for two years and forfeiture of pay.
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Subic Bay
Philippines
U.S
Frank E. Evans
Melbourne
J.g
Ronald C. Ramsey
Navy
South China Sea
Ramsey
U.S. Navy
Evans
Lazar Benrubi
Benrubi
James &. Keys
James A. Hopson
Hopson
Kansas City
Kan
FTC Probes Door To Door Magazine Sales
The Federal Trade Commission moves to finalize an inquiry into door to door and telephone magazine sales amid complaints of misleading pitches. The investigation targets overhyped subscriptions, including long terms and hidden costs, and questions the effectiveness of self policing efforts.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Paul Rand Dixon
Commission
Dixon
Fred B. Rooney
D-Pa
Rooney
TV Rate Bill Sparks House Push For Campaign Time
Washington lawmakers introduced a measure to let House and Senate candidates buy TV ads during the final five weeks before elections at 30 percent of the regular price. Senate candidates would get two hours of spot time, House candidates one hour, with a 30 minute bonus at 20 percent, time to be equally shared among stations within a state or district. The plan also allows candidates to buy additional time outside the five week window.
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Washington
House
Senate
Torbert H. Macdonald
D-Mass
Richard D. McCarthy
D-N.y
Pleads Guilty To Mill Village Theft
Curtis M. Clark 18 of Mill Village pleads guilty in Erie County Court to stealing a $300 movie projector from Mill Village Elementary School. He entered via an unlocked window during April 18 to 21. Sentencing set for September 24. Clark’s mother later returned $327 of teaching equipment found unreported.
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Curtis M. Clark
Mill Village
Erie
Clark
Paul Sita
Corry
U S Ops Tempo Of War To Meet Enemy Strikes
American and enemy forces intensified operations after the cease fire ended, with 37 rocket and mortar attacks and two ground assaults. Casualties included 31 Americans wounded and 4 killed, while allied commands reported weekly American deaths at 137 and total American casualties near 38,450 KIA and 249,602 WIA. Corry area veterans began applying for a state bonus, with 40 vets served so far.
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U.S
Saigon
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Corry
Sam Baressi
VFW
VW Club
Baressi
Erie County Veterans Affairs Office
Erie
Senate Probe Sees FTC Secrecy and Poor Priorities Criticized
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee report quotes FTC commissioner Philip Elman accusing the agency of secrecy and trivia, while Chairman Paul Rand Dixon defends it. The panel will hear all five commissioners Friday on the effectiveness of the FTC as Nixon prepares to name a new chairman to replace James Nicholson.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Philip Elman
Elman
Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee
FTC
Paul Rand Dixon
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Nixon
James M. Nicholson
Dixon
American Bar Association
Kennedy
Mary Gardner Jones
Everette MacIntyre
Nicholson
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Erie County
Corry Memorial Hospital
Jerome Pelkowski
Samuel Antrim
Paul Francis
Antrim
Francis
Pelkowski
Hamot
St. Vincent
Hamet
PDS
Fulton County
Paul West
Atlanta
Georgia
Canonsburg
Thomas P. Shaynak
George A. Carter
Hiep Duc
U.S. 196Th Light Infantry Brigade
da Nang
South Vietnam
Laos
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