Sailors and Marine Face Bad Conduct Discharges
Two sailors and a Marine convicted by court martial for disobeying orders were given bad conduct discharges. Michael L. Yankee of Topanga California and Larry D. Bobbitt of Downey California claimed conscientious objection after enlisting. Jack Gorman of Dearborn Michigan, stationed at Pearl Harbor, also argued atheistic views and objection to service. The Marine is slated for release next month.
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Viet Nam
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Jack Gorman
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Mich
Crewman Reported Overboard Near Fort Bragg
A freighter Coos Bay reported a missing crewman about 3 30 am thirty miles northwest of Fort Bragg and 1295 air miles north of San Francisco. The Coast Guard dispatched the 8 foot cutter Paint Ledge from Novo station and a plane from San Francisco as search efforts continued.
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Coos Bay
Coast Guard
Fort Bragg
San Francisco
Coas Bay
Paint Ledge
Novo
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Oakland Cop Pleads Innocent
AP report says Oakland patrolman George K. Chamberlain 43 pleaded innocent to bribery charges tied to a gambling clubhouse protection case. Fellow officer Frank E. Reed 38 faces bribery and murder counts in the same case, with victims William Smith 49 and Lawrence Walker 53 killed December 7. Reed wounded himself but is not seriously hurt. preliminary hearings set for December 2.
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Oakland
George K. Chamberlain
Frank E. Reed
William Smith
Lawrence Walker
Reed
Chamberlain
Producer Merrick Attacks Theater Critics at Press Club
Broadway producer David Merrick blasted theater critics at the National Press Club, saying critics review for their own taste with little regard for the public. He charged critics are pompous and try to shape public taste, noting the public has largely ignored them in recent years.
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Washington
David Merrick
National Press Club
Jess Dute
Crifies
Merrick
Author W. Somerset Maugham Dies at Riviera Villa
British author W. Somerset Maugham, 73, died after a stroke at his La Mauresque villa near Nice. A prolific writer of 30 plays, 26 novels, and 120 stories, his works include Human Bondage and The Moon and Sixpence. He spent his final years in France, after hospital care in Nice.
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France
W. Somerset Maugham
Riviera Villa la Mauresque
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Maugham
Ope
Cap Farrar
Jazz Pianist George Shearing Hospitalized in Salt Lake City
AP reports blind jazz pianist George Shearing was hospitalized at University Hospital in Salt Lake City with a slight hemorrhage described by hospital officials as gastrolyte internal hemorrhaging. He is listed in satisfactory condition as doctors run tests to find the cause.
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Maugham
Thompson
Toj
Library of Congress
America
Shearing
Utah
Salt Lake City
George Shearing
University Hospital
Jchctats
Los Angeles
Larry Stern
Sea Bass Lands In Street During San Diego Rain
In San Diego a sea bass about eight inches long reportedly fell from the sky and landed in a street gutter as rain and hail poured down. Mrs. Richardson and friends witnessed the odd catch, noting a water spout off the coast may explain the spectacle, as officials confirm a water spout was present near the sea.
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San Diego
Bishop Hannan Dead At 69 in Rome Hospital
Bishop Jerome Hannan of the Scranton diocese died in a Rome hospital at age 69 from complications of severe bronchitis. The death occurred Wednesday, as reported from Rome with details on his service and status within the Catholic Church.
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Rome
Jerome
Scranton
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