Honor Student Denied Naval Commission Over Mother’s History
Eugene William Landy, 21, a top midshipman at Kings Point, has his commission in the Naval Reserve held up after his mother, Deborah Landy, 54, carried a Communist card in 1944. Navy officials would not explain, confirming only the temporary hold. Landy asserts he never associated with subversive groups and maintains conservative views.
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New York
New York Times
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point
Long Island
Naval Reserve
Communist Party
the Times
Eugene William Landy
Navy Department
Navy
Landy
Midshipman
Deborah Landy
Bradley Beach
N.J
Daily Worker
Naval
Tulsa Gunfight Wounds Deputy and Suspect Porche
In Tulsa Oklahoma five deputy sheriffs confronted a 43 year old man, Charles Porche, after a relative called that he threatened self harm. Porche, armed with a shotgun, was shot by Deputy John K. Harlin and pellets struck Porche in the nose while Leavell was wounded in the knee. Reserves were called after Porche resisted arrest.
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Tulsa
Okla
Mid Leavell
Charles Porche
Leavell
Porche
John K. Harlin
Funeral Rites for Nelson O Washburn Held at Jack Creek
Nelson Oscar Washburn 84 died Sunday at home. Services Tuesday at Jack Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Ralph Smith and Rev. C. W. Henson presiding. He was born June 12, 1871 in Missouri and lived six miles west of Chattanooga as a farmer. He married Martha Price in 1903. Surviving his wife are a daughter Dora Weisert of Loveland, three sons Lloyd of Loveland and Edgar and Clarence of Chattanooga, two sisters, a brother, nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Burial in Frederick Cemetery. Bearers were Harvey Cuddeback Abel Williams Edward Medford Merrill Humble Lloyd Patton and Duard Cagle. Mohr Funeral Home in charge.
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Nelson Oscar Washburn
Jack Creek Baptist Church
Ralph Smith
C. W. Henson
Macon County
Washburn
Frederick
Martha Ellen Price
Duard Cagle
Mohr Funeral Home
Casualty List In American Airlines Crash
Fort Leonard Wood Missouri reports a casualty list for a New York bound American Airlines crash. The list names crew and passengers including Capt Hugh C Barron First Officer William Gates stewardess Thelma Ballard and many others with full addresses in Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Illinois Michigan and New York among the dead.
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American Airlines
Fort Leonard Wood
Hugh C. Barron
East 7Th
Tulsa
William Gates
South Florence Place
Thelma Ruth Ballard
South College Street
Davy Crockett and Superman Stationed at Fort Knox
A playful clash unfolds at Fort Knox as Davy Crockett and Superman, both stationed there, attract attention. Crockett hails from Fonthill Kentucky while Superman, arriving recently, is said to be from Springfield Massachusetts. The lighthearted feature imagines a contest sparked by songs about the superhero and the frontier hero.
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Davy
Superman
Fort Knox
Davy Crockett
Tennessee
Mars
Outer Space
Dorado
Capistrano
Davy Superman
Crockett
Fonthill
Springfield
Mass
Body of Missing Boy Found In Creek
TECUMSEH Oklahoma a 9 year old boy was found early today after a search began last night when he fell into a swift creek near town Kenneth Lee Alexander was recovered several hundred feet downstream from a railroad culvert where he and his brother Ivan 14 fell during a rain storm Ivan said the culvert board broke and he attempted to hold his brother before losing him on a fence snag in the water
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Tecumseh
Okla
Here
Kenneth Lee Alexander
Ivan
Street Car Driver Dies In Chicago
Patrick Walsh a 54 year old streetcar motorman with 27 years service felt chest pains while operating a trolley on Clark Street He steered onto a side street to avoid blocking traffic and died shortly after in the streetcar accident authorities reported Walsh died of a heart attack while on duty on Clark Street in Chicago.
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Chicago
Patrick Walsh
Clark Street
Walsh
Unpaid Advisers To Government Face New Probe
Washington Asst. Atty. Gen. Barnes announced a new Antitrust Division probe into unpaid government posts held by businessmen. He noted an oil company official was removed as head of an Interior Department advisory group on foreign oil supplies. Civil Service Chairman Young said three other businessmen on loan to agencies held executive roles they should not have.___
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Washington
Stanley N. Barnes
House Judiciary
Interior Department
Barnes
Philip Young
Civil Service Commission
Eisenhower
W. W. White
Defense Department
Esso Export Corp
Sen. Neely
D-Wva
White
Malayan Attache Begins Six Month Lecture Tour
Raja Ayoub Bin Raja Haji Bot, Malaya colonial attache to the British Embassy, departed by plane for Washington to promote Malaya to the United States. He will undertake a six month lecture tour visiting major cities and institutions to bolster ties and interest.
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U.S
Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Washington
United States
Raja Ayoub bin Raja Haji Bot
Good Cotton Crop Pushes Farm Jobs In Oklahoma
Oklahoma Employment Service expects a strong cotton crop to create plentiful harvest work. Officials urge farm workers to stay in the state for cotton picking season, promising ample local jobs and work opportunities at home.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Employment Service
Oklahoma
Redhead and Brunette Swindle Target Banks
Bank tellers in Los Angeles and Walnut Park report a redhead with a pony tail and a brunette using a smooth approach to obtain paper money in exchange for rolls of quarters. The rolls contained 40 slugs, totaling about $700 collected so far across six banks.
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Los Angeles
Walnut Park
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