German Officer To Head Land Forces
West Germany selects Lt. Speidel to lead its land forces in Paris era reorganization. A 39 year old with a PhD, he served on Rommel’s staff during Normandy and influenced the Seine bridges decision. After WWII he taught at Tuebingen and became West Germany’s NATO representative.
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Hitler
Marcel Carpenyear
Speidel
Rommel
Seine River
Tuebingen University
West Germany
NATO Headquarters
Multination
Silver Lining Gets Mighty Tarnished
Local farmer Lester Florey recounts a string of misfortunes affecting his farm and family. His wife Hilda suffered medical crises including a stroke and coma after an abdominal operation. Additional losses include cattle, poultry, crop damage from weather, and livestock predation.
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Henry, S. D
Lester Florey
Hilda
Florey
Communist Party Sets Convention Clash Over Marxist Path
The Communist Party faces a convention to decide whether to cling to traditional Marxism or adopt structural changes led by John Gates of the Daily Worker. Delegates will elect a national committee and chairman amid factional tensions with Eugene Dennis and Soviet hints backing the Foster faction.
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NEW Ee
John Gates
Daily Worker
Eugene Dennis
Gates
Soviet Communist Party
Foster
Political Affairs
Stalin
Marx
Lenin
Jury verdicts in Lee County trial expected on merits
SANFORD N C Juries in Lee County Superior Court are expected to reach verdicts on the merits of the case, even when questions of evidence and procedure arise during the trial.
Macon County review doubts tax exemption for Macon deeded lot
In Decatur Illinois the Macon County Board of Review exempted a nearby lot from taxes last fall but the State Department of Finance rejected the exemption. The department said the parcel beside the Macon building is not used exclusively for agricultural purposes.
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Decatur
Ill
Macon At San Lees
Macon County Board of Review
State Department of Finance
Laurence Tangney
Britain May Get U S Weapons From Washington Talks
British Defense Minister Sandys said talks with U S officials explored Britain adopting certain American weapons. Items include Nike Hercules and Talos missiles, with Britain to fit their own atomic warheads due to U S prohibitions, and possible U S help to trim four billion dollar annual defense costs.
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London
United States
Britain
Duncan Sandys
Washington
House of Commons
U.S
U. S
West Germany
Assn
U.S. Army
Navy
Gray Named Defense Mobilizer in Eisenhower Administration
Washington Gordon Gray, a 47 year old former university president and newspaper publisher, was nominated by President Eisenhower to replace Arthur S. Flemming as defense mobilizer. Known for patience and hard work, Gray rose from North Carolina roots to high government posts including director of the Psychological Strategy Board and assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs. Born in Baltimore on May 30 1909 he is president of the Piedmont Company which publishes the Winston Salem Journal and the Twin City Sentinel.
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Washington
Gordon
Gray
Truman
Eisenhower
North Car
Eisenhow
Arthur S. Flemming
University of North Carolina
Yale Law School
Psychological Strategy Board
Russia
Young Democrats
Baltimore
Bowman Gray
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Jane
Nancy Maguire Beebe
Piedmont Co
Winston-Salem Journal
Twin-City Sentinel
Winston- Salem
N.C
Patrolman uses hambone to quiet howling dog
Linden New Jersey patrolman Officer Fred Heiss received complaints about a howling dog. With the owner away for the night he visited a nearby diner and obtained a hambone. He tossed the bone over the fence and the dog fell silent.
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Linden
N. J
Fred Heiss
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Gordon Gray
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N. Main ST
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