Marines absolve Parris Island officers in deaths case
Marine Corps Commandant Gen Randolph Pate absolved officers at Parris Island from blame in the deaths of six recruits during a disciplinary night march on April 8. Sgt Matthew McKeon faces court martial for involuntary manslaughter and related charges. a broader shake-up of training programs followed.
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Marine Corps
Parris Island
S.C
Randolph McCall Pate
Walter Norblad
Norblad
Pate
Matthew C. McKeon
Marine
McKeon
Armed Screent Committee
McKeor
Dog Weapon For Mailmen
Postmaster General Arthur B. Summerfield signaled a potential new hedge for letter carriers facing vicious dogs. He proposed mail carrier uniforms could include chemical dog repellents and suggested a patron education program to accompany the protective device.
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Washington
INS
Arthur B. Summerfield
Ike's Housing Plan Rejected by Senate Committee
Washington reports the Senate Banking committee rejected President Eisenhower's public housing proposal. By a 10 to 5 vote, the panel junked 35,000 public housing dwellings annually for two years and endorsed a two pronged Democratic plan to provide low rent housing for low income families and the elderly.
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Senate Banking Committee
Eisenhower
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Freed Teacher Happy After Pardoned Prison Stint
Robert Enzensperger, a former San Jose State College basketball player, was freed from a Nevada prison after a four hour hearing by the State Board of Prison. His teaching credential remains valid and he hopes to return to his job. Ehrlich, his attorney, argued successfully that his client faced a miscarriage of justice.
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Sunnyvale
Alif
Robert Enzensperger
San Josn State College
Nevada State Post
Carson’ City
Enzensperger
San Francisco
Jake
Ehrlich
Ezensperger
Pardon Board
Tax Immunity Denied in Probe of Tax Evasion
In St Louis the attorney for a tax evader denied that the case involved a pledge of immunity from prosecution. Ben L. Shitrin, former attorney for Irving Sachs, who pled guilty in 1951 to tax evasion, testified under questioning by special assistant William Newcomb. The matter touches Truman era officials alleged to have conspired to tie officials to the case.
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Ben L. Shitrin
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Newcomb
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