Follows Father Colin Kelly’s Son To Enter West Point
Corky Kelly son of World War II hero Col Colin P Kelly Jr plans a West Point path as his mother and stepfather disclosed. He is a 17 year old Westtown Friends School student leader with Eagle Scout rank and strong academic record. The family will visit West Point to determine requirements while precollege records are sent to the academy.
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Chester Heights
Corky Kelly
U.S
West Point
Corky
Colin
P. Kelly Ili
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Army Air Force
Colin P. Kelly Jr
Philadelphia
J. Watson Pedlow
Pedlow
Academy
Pearl Harbor
Buck Passing in Spiritual Life and Lent Opportunity
The article urges shared responsibility in tasks big and small. It warns against buck passing to clergy and stresses every person must engage in spreading religious messages to seize Lent’s opportunity.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Tax Cut Pressure Builds Up
Washington drums up support for quick tax cuts as Nixon urges caution until March figures. Officials warn ill timed reductions could spur inflation while favoring job creation over broad exemptions. The CED floats a temporary 20 percent personal tax slash to spur demand this year.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Eisenhower
Committee For Economic Development
CED
Dulles Defends Foreign Aid Amid Economic Concerns
Secretary of State Dulles told Congress that cutting foreign aid would worsen unemployment and stall the recovery. He argued the program sustains U S jobs at home and supports allied economies, while most aid funds recirculate back into American industry and agriculture. Critics favor shifting funds to domestic projects.
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Washington
Dulles
Congress
Free World
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Sen
Bridges
Knowland
Calif
Probers Report Ten Million In Labor Union Funds Misused
The Senate Rackets Committee says about ten million dollars in union funds were stolen embezzled or misused in 15 years involving five unions the Teamsters Bakery Workers Army Engineers United Mine Workers and Allied Industrial Workers. Senator McNamara calls the figures phony and accuses the majority of anti labor bias while urging congressional action on pension regulation and other reforms.
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Washington
Senate
Teamsters
Bakery Workers
Armny Engineers
United Orkers
Allied Industrial Workers
Sen
McNamara
D-Mich
Police Gazette
Liz Flies To Todd's Funeral In Chicago
Elizabeth Taylor leaves a sickbed for the funeral of her husband Mike Todd in Chicago. Attending are Eddie Fisher and Helen Rose with others. Todd’s body travels by train to Chicago for private Jewish rites at Forest Park. The ceremonies will be followed by a memorial at Temple Israel and a eulogy by George Jessel.
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Hollywood
Elizabeth Taylor
Chicago
Mike Todd
Eddie Fisher
Todd
MGM
Helen Rose
Lts
Santa Fe
Showman
Sea
Michael Jr
Albuquerque
Art Cohn
Bill Verner
Tom Barclay
Miss Taylor
Mike Jr
Forest Park
Ill
Sophie Goldbogen
Dwight Eisenhower
Temple Israel
George Jessel
Raintree County
Jennifer Jones
Fisher
Barbara Verner
Island nurse reports flu epidemic subsiding on Ocracoke
The island's sole registered nurse, Kathleen Bragg, says about 300 of 500 residents have been affected but the illness is easing. mainland drugs and a Hatteras doctor aided treatment as Dr. Garland Wampler of the Public Health Service assisted with up to 200 beds locally. Bragg works by telephone and messenger, aided by a practical nurse giving antibiotic shots for pneumonia and related cases.
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Ocracoke
N.C
Ocracoke Island
Kathleen Bragg
Hatteras Island
Hatteras
Garland Wampler
U.S. Public Health Service
Elvis Presley Begins Two Year Army Hitch
Elvis Presley arrived early at the draft board in Memphis to start a two year Army hitch. The 22 year old star answered roll call with 11 other inductees and was taken to Kennedy Hospital for exams. Presley hoped to depart for Ft Chaffee if enough volunteers joined the group.
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Memphis
Tenn
Elvis Presley
Presley
Kennedy Hospital
Ft Chaffee
Ark
Little Rock
Elvis
Hollywood
Army
Farley Gey
Robert Maharrey
Memphis Draft Board
Two Brothers Held Over Woodward Grocery Killings
In Woodward Oklahoma a 12 year old and a 10 year old were detained after a fatal shooting at Floyd Blair's grocery store. Blair 49 was killed and two others wounded including Adrian Wilson 22 and Ed Kinney 47. Police surrounded a cotton gin building where one boy surrendered after a bluff by Sheriff Hank White.
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Woodward
Okla
Hank White
Atty
H. B. King
Robert Smith
David
Floyd Blair
Adrian Wilson
Blair
Ed Kinney
Rob
Ert Smith
Liberal
Kan
Smith
King
White
Robert
Churchill's Physician Flies In To See Churchill
Lord Moran, Churchill’s private physician, arrived from London with Lady Churchill’s daughter Mrs. Christopher Soames. Moran said the condition is not serious after a weekend relapse from pneumonia and pleurisy, with Churchill resting comfortably and reported improving.
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Roquebrnne
France
Lord Moran
Sir Winston Churchill
London
Churchill
Christopher Soames
Hotel de Paris
Monte Carlo
David Roberts
Military Pay Bill Delayed In House Action
The House postponed until tomorrow consideration of a 668 million dollar bill to raise servicemen pay. The session honored Rep. George Long with eulogies. The plan largely affects career enlisted personnel and officers in higher grades, with special pay awards for skill and proficiency.
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Washington
George Long
Dla
Rebels Lose Prapat as Government Retakes Area in Sumatra
AP correspondent John Griffin reports Prapat in North Sumatra is firmly in government hands after battles last week. Maj. Boyke M. Golan fled with remnants near rubber estates 100 miles southeast of Medan amid a see-saw fight. Griffin and colleagues were treated well by troops.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sumatra
Prapat
Associated Press
John Griffin
Medan
Mecca
Griffin
John Dominis
Time-Life
Marc Riboud
Magnum Photos
Man Charged After Chase And Battle
James Rhodes 31 of Cove City faced multiple charges in Craven and Jones counties after a high speed pursuit and a gun and blackjack assault on Patrolman Billy Whitehead during a chase that began in Craven and ended in Jones. Whitehead suffered a brain concussion and other injuries. Rhodes was wounded in the stomach and captured with two other officers nearby.
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New Bern
N.C
James Rhodes
Cove City
Billy Whitehead
Jones
Craven Counties
Rhodes
Jones County
Craven County
Whitehead
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