Marines Order Court Martial For Instructor
The Navy ordered a court martial to convene May 14 or soon after to try Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon for the April 8 drowning deaths of six Marine recruits at Parris Island. He faces manslaughter charges with a maximum 10 year prison term, plus offenses for drinking, barracks liquor rules, and leading recruits into Ribbon Creek. The probe named 10 officers on the court, with McKeon able to request enlisted members.
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Washington
Navy Today
Matthew C. McKeon
Parris Island
S. C
McKeon
Congress
South Carolina
Ralph C. Wood
Secretary of the Navy
Thomas
Wood
Ngs
Ribbon Creek
Peace-Maker Dag Hammarskjold Returns With Report
Dag Hammarskjold flew to New York with a report the U N Security Council may use to push Arab Israeli reconciliation. He said only that bases are erected and governments must act, as he prepared to hand the interim findings to the council. Maj. Gen. Burns aided the Rome mission.
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Rome
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
U. N. Security Council
U. N
Hammarskjold
Security Council
E. L. M. Burns
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Rhodes
U.N
Sam Arbuckle’s lengthy path to city mayoral bid in Boyne City
In Boyne City Michigan Harry Tompkins circulated a petition to qualify Sam Arbuckle as a candidate for mayor. Arbuckle won in 1952 and three subsequent elections. In the latest election Tompkins had not qualified as a candidate.
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Boyne City
Mich
Harry Tompkins
Sam Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Tompkins
Four Teen Crapshooters Robbed in Brooklyn Club
Four teenage craps players were stripped at a Brooklyn gambling club by four armed gunmen who looted about 2000 dollars from the frightened crowd. Police reported no pursuit and no injuries were noted.
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Brooklyn
Neel PTA Supper and Tackiest Party Billed as Fun
Neel Friday PTA meeting featured a 7 p.m. basket supper in the school auditorium and a tacky party. Joyce Owens won the tacky child prize, Mrs. Forrest Plant won the adult prize, with Louie Key presiding and Mrs. Louie Key giving meditation.
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Neel
Parent- Teacher Association
Joyce Owens
Forrest Plant
Louie Key
Charlie Lewis
Murray Braswell
Alma Braswell
B. E. Braswell
William Grady Witcher Rites Held in Berlin
Funeral services for William Grady Witcher aged 58 were conducted in Berlin today. The obituary notes his death and lists surviving relatives.
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William G. Witcher
Berlin
Cullman
William Grady Witcher
Write-In Candidate Declares Run to Secure Contest
A candidate announced a write-in bid to ensure a contest. Tompkins won with 280 write-ins against 170 regular ballots for Ar Buckle.
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Tompkins
Arbuckle
Miss Nungester Addresses Falkville Faculty
Frances Nungester principal of West Decatur School spoke at a Falkville Faculty meeting in the home economics building. The dinner was served by home economics girls as W. C. Payne led a meditation and Mary Woodruff presided. The address urged making the environment attractive to learning.
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Falkville
Frances Nungester
West Decatur School
W. C. Payne
Mary Woodruff
R. A. Summerford
A. R. Patterson
Harold Parker
Bill Whitlock
Miss Jones
J.D. Light
Wallace Whitehorn
J. W. Calvert
G. D. Sims
D. C. Poe
Motley Rites Set For Cullman Man
Funeral services for 47 year old Joseph Rog er Motley of Cullman are at Moss Service Funeral Home Chapel at 8 this afternoon with interment in City Cemetery. He died Friday at the Veterans Hospital in Tuscaloosa and is survived by his wife Dorothy Motley four sons two sisters and two granddaughters.
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Cullman
Joseph Roger
Motley
Moss
Funeral Home Chapel
City Cemetery
Mr. Motley
Veterans Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Dorothy Motley
Joseph
Wyatt
Roger, Jr
Billy
Ida Mae Schuster
Edna Lee Fanning
Funeral services set for Mr Witcher at Berlin church
Mr Witcher of Cullman 8 died Friday at 10 am in Cullman Hospital. He was a farmer. Interment at the adjoining cemetery will be directed by Moss Service Funeral Home. Survived by his wife four daughters and five sons. Funeral is this afternoon at 20 p m at Berlin Methodist Church.
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Berlin Methodist Church
Witcher
Cullman 8
Cullman Hospital
Moss Service Funeral Home
Cullman Republicans Elect Delegates for May Convention
Cullman County Republicans pick twelve delegates and twelve alternates to attend the district convention in Jasper on May 24. Delegates include S. O. Williams Pete Kratchvil A. H. Schmale Henry Arnold Dan C. Mitchell Don W. Mitchell Murphree Kenney Lloyding Albert Tohm Joe Speegle K. Dan A. Kirk. Alternates named are Ora Benefield Wallace Bailey L. E. Stephens Amos Hankey Ralph Johnson Dewey Wood Jack Johnson Charlie Lowery R. O. Anderson George Stiefelmeyer Carl Stiefelmay er Avery Harrison.
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Cullman
Cullman County
Jasper
S. 0. Williams
Pete Kratchvil
A. H. Schmale
Henry Arnold
Dan C. Mitchell
Murphree Kenney
Lloyding Albert Tohm
Joe Speegle
K. Dan
A. A. Kirk
Ora Benefield
Wallace Bailey
L. E. Stephens
Amos Hankey
Ralph Johnson
Dewey Wood
Jack Johnson
Charlie Lowery
R. O. Anderson
George Stiefelmeyer
Carl Stiefelmayer
Avery Harrison
Fence Work Forgotten After Son Struck by Car
In Amarillo Texas W J Carroll abandoned his driveway fence project after his two year old son was injured when struck by a passing car. The incident prompted questions about safety and supervision in residential areas.
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Amarillo
Tex
W. J. Carroll
Neighborhood fence dispute ends with surprise completion
A quarrel over a backyard fence escalates when a neighbor quietly finishes the structure after a hospital leave. Carroll describes returning home to find the fence already completed, signaling a swift resolution to the dispute.
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