Missing Airman Found Unhurt Near Bainbridge Georgia
Lt Alfred D Blue a 1945 West Point graduate and fighter pilot disappeared the night of June 18. He was found at a tourist court two miles from Bainbridge Ga with his car. Sheriff A E White released him to his family at 7 AM. He was unhurt and held briefly by the sheriff for several hours.
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Birmingham
Alfred D. Blue
Air Force
Bainbridge
A. E. White
Bessemer
Ala
West Point
R. T. Humphrey
Sheriff White
Lt. Blue
Blue
Lakey On Trial In Wife's Death
In Tuscumbia Alabama on June 28 the trial of Stanford Lakey enters its second day. Lakey faces murder charges for the February death of his 32 year old wife Tommy Fields Lakey a nurse technician found dead in their Sheffield garage apartment. Dr D D Cox testified the autopsy showed bruises and broken ribs and the death came by forceful blows. Police and sheriff testified they found blood and hair on a door facing and a neighbor said Lakey threatened to kill his wife.
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Tuscumbia
Ala
Stanford Lakey
Tommy Fields Lakey
Sheffield
D. D. Cox
Robert M. Hill
American oil firms draft emergency plan to meet abroad needs
Washington reports 16 U.S. companies are drawing up an emergency plan to rush oil to Western Europe if Iran's refin eries and fields are shut down amid nationalization. An unnamed official said the plan, with U S government approval, is nearly ready to go though filling the gap would be unlikely.
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Washington
Europe
Iran
U. S
Absent West Point Graduate Reported Missing From Keesler Field
Lt. Blue, a six foot four inch airman, was scheduled to return to classes at Keesler Field but did not appear. Col. J. P. Kirkendall said he has been listed as absent without leave since Tuesday morning last week. Sheriff White at Bainbridge said the airman is all right. Blue attended Bessemer High School and Marion Institute, entered West Point in 1942, graduated 1945, served in Germany, and later was stationed at Craig Field Selma before Keesler.
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Keesler Field
J. P. Kirkendall
Lt. Blue
Bainbridge
Sheriff White
Bessemer High School
Marion Institute
West Point
Germany
United States
Craig Field
Selma
Ala
Keesler
Curling History Brought to Light by Scottish Origins
A note explains curling as a national Scottish game, introduced in the 16th century from the Low Countries, and discusses its early adoption and cultural significance.
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Low Countries
Adams Taught Rhetoric at Harvard University
Historical note records President John Quincy Adams teaching rhetoric at Harvard College. The episode highlights Adams's involvement in early American education and his influence on oratory instruction during his tenure.
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John Quincy Adams
Rhetoric
Harvard
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