One of Civil War's Strangest Conflicts Will Be Refought
The Lexington reenactment will recreate the 1861 siege of Mulligan's Union lines by Price's Confederates on Missouri River bluffs. About 700 cadets, Guardsmen and ROTC units participate as Wentworth Military Academy marks its 75th anniversary and a site restoration begins. The event recalls hemp bale breastworks and a dramatic siege that ended with Mulligan's surrender.
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Lexington
Missouri River
Price
James A. Mulligan
Wentworth Military Academy
National Guardsmen
Kansas City
Mulligan
Missouri
U S Plans Underwater Atomic Blast
U S military scientists will detonate a small yield underwater nuclear device in the eastern Pacific within days. Task Force 7, led by Rear Adm. C B Monsen, will conduct the test to study effects on submarines and ships, aiming to counter Soviet submarine threats.
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Washington
U.S
Pacific
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Task Force 7
Adm
C. B. Momsen
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Bikini
Central Pacific
Russia
British Columbia's Rank Among Canadian Provinces
The article notes British Columbia as the third largest of the nine Canadian provinces, likely by area, with reference to its geographic standing within Canada.
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British Columbia
Waterman Steamship Refuses ICC Acceptance of Rights Sale
Washington Waterman Steamship Corp of Mobile remains the unwilling holder of operating authority for domestic east to west trade. ICC officials said they would not accept surrender of intercoastal rights before litigation is resolved. The sale to the C Lee Co of New York for about 42 million hinges on ICC approval as Waterman retains the operating certificate. Malcolm McLean leads both the Lee firm and McLean Securities, and recently acquired Pan Atlantic Steamship from Waterman.
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Washington
Waterman Steamship Corp
Mobile
Ala
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
C. Lee Co
Lee Company
Malcom McLean
Winston-Salem
N.C
Waterman
McLean
McLean Securities Corp
New York City
Pan-Atlantic Steamship
Reds Move Toward Eastern NATO in Warsaw Conference
Soviet Premier Bulganin and Foreign Minister Molotov travel to Warsaw for a security conference to pool armed forces of the USSR and seven East European allies under a joint command. East Germany Czechoslovakia Poland Hungary Romania Bulgaria Albania and Red China to be represented as observers or members in the emerging bloc.
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Soviet Union
Nikolai Bulganin
V. M. Molotov
Warsaw
NATO
Molotov
West Germany
Germany
Paris
Bonn Republic
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Poland
High Point
N. C
Ivan Konev
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Albania
China
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