Bright Privates In Revolt At Fort Belvoir
Engineers at the nearby Virginia Army post mutinied over Army routine and bully tactics by noncommissioned officers. Lt. Col. Ray E. Lavan and Maj. Gen. David H. Tulley investigated. no formal complaints filed. Draftees labored as scientists and academics in the Engineer Research Laboratory.
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Army
Engineer Research Laboratory
Virginia Army Post
Ray E. Lavan
Ft. Belvoir
Emery Sanford
Sanford
David H. Tulley
Elvis Worries About Draft
Elvis Presley lounges at home in Memphis preparing for a nine day wait before reporting to the Draft Board as Pvt. Presley U S Army. He will begin training at Fort Chaffee Arkansas on March 24 and says he has no idea what he will do in the Army. He worries about reveille and wake up times.
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Memphis
Tenn
Elvis Presley
Draft Board
Presley
U.S. Army
Hollywood
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
Certainty of Draft for Unencumbered Youth Remains
Federal officials say physically fit single men face a 100 percent chance of being drafted by age 23 despite low monthly call volumes of about 13 000. Deferments apply to fatherhood and hardship, while nonfathers 19 to 25 near induction first, with most inductees around age 23 and registrants liable until 26 if undeferred.
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Washington
National Guard
Winter Fires Last Big Salvo
The Associated Press reports winter’s closing weekend brought heavy snow and strong winds across New England with 30 to 31 inch accumulations in Vermont and Maine. Rain soaked California coastal areas while freezing drizzle appeared in northern Texas. Cold in Alliance Nebraska and Kansas plains lingered near zero as snow spread from the Dakotas to the Virginias, with sun in the Southeast and mild 50s in northern Florida.
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Associated Press
New England
Newport
Rumford
Maine
California
Point Piedras Blancas
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Texas
Kansas
Plain States
Alliance
Neb
Rockies
Dakotas
Great Lakes
Ohio River Valley
Virginias
Tennessee
Florida
Jenner Bill to curb Supreme Court faces Senate defeat
Senate Judiciary Committee members oppose Jenner’s plan to deprive the Supreme Court of appeal in major federal and state matters. The bill would shift final decisions to state high courts and federal circuit courts, limiting Supreme Court review on subversive activity, federal employment security, and related constitutional questions.
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Washington
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nelson
Cole
Watkins
Congressional
Federal Circuit
Leopold Arrives In Puerto Rico For Secluded Life
Leopold, 53, paroled from Illinois Stateville Prison after 33 years for the 1924 Bobby Franks murder, arrives in San Juan and heads to Castaner hospital for a quiet posting as a laboratory and X ray technician. He will live near the hospital and earn ten dollars a month as he rest and work in the mountain facility.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Nathan Leopold
Stateville
Illinois
Bobby Franks
Castaner Hospital
Leopold
Church of the Breth
W. Howard Row
The
Church of the Brethren Service
New York
Cuban Rebels Active in Lead up to June 1 Elections
Four presidential candidates campaigned across Cuba as rebel activity intensified. Andres Rivero Aguero opened Havana headquarters backed by Batista while three opposition candidates held party conferences. Public gatherings remain banned under martial law and rebels extended from Pinar del Rio to Oriente, with crops set afire and train wrecking attempts. Four rebels were killed in Havana gunfire.
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Havana
Cuba
Andres Rivero Aguero
Fulgencio Batista
Ers
Gran San Martin
Autentico Party
Carlos Marquez Sterling
Free People’s Party
Alberto Salas
Union Party
Batista
Pinar del Rio
Oriente
National Library Week Proclaimed By Eisenhower
President Eisenhower proclaimed National Library Week urging citizens to evaluate local library services and meet needs. Herbert Hoover and Harry S Truman joined in publicizing the week with a joint statement on the importance of reading for freedom and thought.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Library Week
Herbert Hoover
Harry S. Truman
Dam Break Floods Lake Town Near Bennettsville
More than 300 residents fled their homes when an earthen dam on the 400 acre Paul A Wallace lake failed between 2:15 and 2:45 am. National Guardsmen and volunteers evacuated sleepers by flat bottom boats and Army trucks to armory and schools. Water rose five to six feet as lake waters inundated nearby residential areas near Crooked Creek and the Pee Dee River.
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Bennettsville
D.C
Paul A. Wallace
Cree
National
National Guard
Frank S. Moore
F. E. Davis
Crooked Creek
Great Pee Dee
Nor Yern County Health de
Hope Lands In Moscow for TV Show Plans
Bob Hope arrived in Moscow aboard a Tu104 from Copenhagen and wore a fur hat as he sought permission to film part of an April television show in the Soviet capital. He joked about Lenin and Stalin’s tomb and planned meetings with U S Embassy staff and Soviet performers during a six day stay.
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Moscow
Bob Hope
San Francisco
Copenhagen
Lenin
Stalin
Grant
Hope
U. S
Harris seeks interview with Moore over Channel 10 tie in Miami case
Rep Harris leads a House probe into the Channel 10 Miami license and Moore's possible Dominican venture. He vows to press Moore for testimony if unrelated to the Miami award. Diary of FCC official Mack emerges as grand jury examines Channel 10.
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Washington
Harris
D-Ark
George Gordon Moore
Miami
House
Moore
National Airlines
Rafael Trujillo
FCC
Richard A. Mack
Federal Grand Jury
Channel 10
Mack
House Committee
Robert E. Lee
A. Frank Katzentine
Miami Beach
National
Katzentine
Alfred Barton
Deluxe
Florida Surf Club
Free descriptive booklet on arthritis and rheumatism
A 36 page illustrated public service booklet explains arthritis and rheumatism causes dangers of neglect and ill effects. It describes a drugless treatment method proven in thousands of cases and offers the book free with no cost or obligation.
How To Deal With Your Tensions booklet offer
A public service message endorses mental health advances and early treatment. It promotes a free booklet compiled by psychiatric experts with eleven simple suggestions to reduce excessive tensions and live happier, offering a New York box address for request.
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New York
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Southwest Desert
Bennettsville D. C
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Dential
Fast Claims Service
H. C. Johnson
High Point
A. C. Boyles
H. J. York
L. T. Mitchell
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