Navy Scraps Here' Of Guadalcanal
The aging cruiser USS San Francisco and other ships are being mothballed in Philadelphia as the Navy clears its older fleet. The San Francisco earned fame at Guadalcanal in 1942, helping cripple a Japanese battleship and defend Henderson Field before battle damage and heavy action left it battle-worn.
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San Francisco
Navy
Guadalcanal
Philadelphia
Golden Gate
Pearl Harbor
Henderson Airfield
U.S
Daniel J. Callaghan
Oakland
Calif
Pacific
Aleutians
Wake
Gilbert
Marshalls
Carolines
Palau
New Guinea
Marianas
Philippines
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Thor and Polaris Test Success Strengthen Missile Capability
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla A Monday test run strengthened U S intermediate range ballistic missile capability with Thor and Polaris firings The Thor covered a minimum 300 mile range after earlier successes at 1500 miles its nose cone landed within the Atlantic target area The Polaris despite prior failures did not meet its main objectives but the Defense Department announced it ab stained its primary goals
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
U.S
Thor
Polaris
Air Force
Alantic Ocean
Department of Defense
Suit Aims to Stop Negro Voter Purge in Louisiana
In Washington Parish Louisiana a lawsuit seeks an injunction against a purge targeting Negro voters. The suit names the White Citizens Council of Washington Parish and local officials as defendants. It reports 4377 affidavits challenging Negro voters in seven months reducing registration from 1517 to 236.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Justice Department
Washington Parish
White Citizens Council of
Diaz D. McEleveen
Bray McEleveen
Saxon Farmer
Eugene Farmer
Parish Registrar of Voters
Curtis M. Thomas
Washington Parrish
Hollywood
APY
John Wayne
Alicia Marie
Michael
Gretchen Diekel Keplian
Patterson
Ing
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Lane Dwinell
Gavg
New Hampshire
Eisenhower
Dwinell
Walter K .Scott
Wayne
Houbigant
McClung - Payne Pharmacy
Walgreen Agency
Formely Fankhawser Drug
Sairy Sniif
Sairy
Wey
Accidana
90A
Senga Banjo
Ling
Wondee
Chacy
THE
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In, SR
Ices Serwar
Leme
Fric
Wwei
Wray
Philco
World of Tomorrow
Seleaises
Garden City
Hutchinson
Pratt
Dodge City
Liberal
Larned
Great Bend and
Lamar, Colorado
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