Reservists Begin Pendleton Training Camp Emphasis
Leatherneck reservists from Alameda County 1st Communication Battalion start their 1957 annual field training at Camp Pendleton with morning dry net practice and afternoon hand and rifle grenade instruction. The week features amphibious warfare training and a ship to shore landing exercise planned for next week as over 2000 Marine Reservists from multiple states participate.
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Bay Area
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Alameda , County
Paul E Wallace
Marine Corps
San Diego
Aliso Beach
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
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1St Tank Battalion
7Th Infantry Battalion
2Nd Armored Amphibian Company
San Francisco
Button Mishap Delays CBS Stand Up Telecast
Announcer Johnny Olsen faced a wardrobe hiccup as a suit button popped off just ten minutes before air. A New York mounted officer intervened, briefly taking Olsen’s reins as a quick fix, then returned with the button and a hammer joke about his wife.
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Johnny Olsen
CBS Television
Johnny
New York
Olsen
Fronm
39Th Street
Mennonite Youth Serves as Human Guinea Pig
Jerry Duerksen a 20 year old Mennonite conscientious objector lives in a sealed chamber at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda Maryland as a volunteer for scientific research. He endures several day experimental periods during which scientists record his every move and measure his intake of food water and air.
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Bethesda
National Institute of Health
Jerry Duerksen
Mountain Lake
Minn
Formosa Industry Sees Growth Under Second Plan
TAIPEI Formosa under the Chinese government's second four year development plan projects industrial output to rise by 1044 percent by 1960. Communications are expected to grow 45.8 percent while farm crops increase 19.7 percent.
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Taipel
Formosa
Formos
Early California champagne roots traced to 19th century San Francisco
In San Francisco historians note Pierre Sainsevain produced the first commercial champagne in Northern California. He created a sparkling wine labeled California using wines from a region now beneath the Los Angeles Union Railroad Depot site.
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San Francisco
California
Pierre Sainsevain
Los Angeles Union Railroad
California July traffic deaths set all time record
California state police reported 353 traffic deaths in July, the highest monthly toll ever. Commissioner Bernard R Caldwell cited excessive speed and judgment errors as primary causes and said the patrol will intensify enforcement to curb speeding and crashes.
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Sws
Barnard R. Caldwell
California
Oakwell
Caldwail
Parents Face Juvenile Delinquency Crisis Warned
Evangelist Billy Graham assesses teen crime in New York and across the United States, blaming modern culture and parental absence for juvenile delinquency. He argues that removing God from education, permissive media, and moral relativism fuel youths’ misconduct, urging parents to discipline and train their children.
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U.S
Evangelist Billy Graham
Billy Graham
Wes
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