Army Pays Off After 67 Years In Brownsville Case
Dorsie Willis receives 25000 from the federal government for a 1906 mass dishonorable discharge of 167 black soldiers after a Brownsville incident. Willis, then a porter, vows to use the money for home repairs and savings, noting the long delay and his belated honor.
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Ellen Haddow
Associated Press
Minneapolis, Minn
Dorsie Willis
U.S. Army
Willis
Brownsville
Tex
Fort Brown
Sleep Learning Aims To Help Smokers Quit
In Los Angeles four California radio stations offer a sleep learning program. Listeners are urged to tune in before bed and have an antismoking message played every 15 minutes to reach the subconscious as they sleep. The approach proposes that learning occurs during sleep can influence quitting when awake.
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Los Angeles
California
California Hearts Association
Jim Holston
PSA Broadcasting Inc
KEZM
KEZL
San Diego
KEZS
Sacramento
KEZR
San Jose
Grocer and robber die in North Carolina gun duel
In Gaston North Carolina a grocer Wilbur Garner 54 and robber died after a shootout as Garner returned home with receipts. A second robber fled with an undisclosed sum while Garner’s wife 46 was wounded by a stray bullet. Sheriff Frank Outland said the couple’s home north of Gaston near the Virginia line was the scene. The wounded woman fled to her brother’s nearby home for help as bloodhounds pursued the second suspect.
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Gaston
N.C
Frank Outland
Northampton County
North Carolina
Wilbur Garner
Dempsey Weaver
Outland
Garner
Virginia Line
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