Slain couple ambushed as neighbor shot in head
In Reed City Michigan a man and woman, Donna Poling and Ray Nehmer both 33, were killed by shotgun blasts as they left a taxi with Nehmer’s ex wife. Nearby 65-year-old neighbor William Dempke was critically wounded. Poling’s son Donald 15 and husband Roy 45 were injured. a second woman escaped harm. Police are mystified by the motive and say Dempke lay in wait with a 20 gauge shotgun. several shells fired.
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Reed City
Mich
Donna Poling
Ray Nehmer
William Dempke
Sheriff's
Dempke
Ordnance Depot De-Mothballed Near Erie
About half a billion dollars worth of artillery and ordnance materiel at the Erie ordnance depot is being de-mothballed. The army will not reveal exact gun counts. Colonel Elmer M. Webb, commanding officer, says he will consider applicants for jobs.
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Sandusky
Erie
Army
Elmer M. Webb
Stars and Bars flag of the Confederate States
The flag used during the Civil War known as the Stars and Bars is identified as the emblem of the Confederate States. It carries historical significance as the early national flag of the Confederacy and is often discussed in context with Civil War symbolism and memory.
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Confederate States of America
Churchill Calls for Unified Western European Army
Winston Churchill urged immediate creation of a unified European army to defend the west against Russia. He asked the European Consultation Assembly for a force under democratic control and argued for strong US atomic superiority and Franco-British rearmament as part of a broader Western shield. He urged cooperation with the United States and Canada in support of the UN Security Council and dismissed the Brussels Treaty as ineffective.
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France
Winston Churchill
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Russia
Britain
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United Nations Security Council
West German Reds Face Double Crackdown
Western allied authorities and West German interior ministers moved against communists. Eleven state interior ministers banned two major meetings in allied sectors while the Düsseldorf Freies Volk newspaper was barred for prejudicial content to allied forces.
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Germany
West Germany
Duesseldorf Freies Volk
Slavery on Oriental Markets Noted by Britannica
Britannica notes that even in the recent past Russian slaves were sold on Oriental markets. The claim highlights historical slave trade practices and shifts in regional markets across centuries.
Back to School Edition Promises helpful ideas for parents
Sunday La Crosse Tribune Aug 13 features a 1950 Back to School Edition. It offers parents ideas to help children start school well, regardless of age, focusing on saving money time and easing feelings.
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la Crosse Tribune
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