Benson Defends Cheese Deals Amid Campbell Criticism
The Agricultural Department defended cheese distributions as serving American farmers, contesting Comptroller General Campbell's claim that the April 1954 purchase resale deals were unauthorized and improper. The department did not state whether it would seek recovery of about two million dollars paid to around 100 distributors for roughly 90 million pounds of cheese, arguing the moves kept cheese in commercial channels and saved taxpayers money.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Joseph Campbell
Department
Campbell
Benson
Archie Alexander resigns as Virgin Islands governor
President Eisenhower accepted the resignation of Archie A. Alexander from the post of governor general of the Virgin Islands citing poor health. Alexander, the first African American in the role, served about two years in Fraser Colorado.
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Archie Alexander
Virgin Islands
Fraser
Colo
Eisenhower
Archie A. Alexander
The
Alexander
Lank Named Aid To Gen Theimer
Lt. Joseph M. Lank named aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen. J. E. Theimer at The Artillery and Guided Missile School. Former executive officer of C Battery, 26th FABn in Schwabach Germany, and ROTC graduate of the University of Delaware in 1952. He attended the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Basic Officers Course at Fort Bliss and will enter the Field Artillery Transition Officer course at TA&GMS in September.
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J. E. Theimer
Artillery and Guided Missile School
Lank
26Th FA
Schwabach
Germany
University of Delaware
Fort Bliss
Tex
Ta&gms
Famed Painter Fernard Leger Dies at 74 in Paris
Paris reports the death of Fernard Leger a renowned French painter known for abstract works that depict the human figure as robot like machinery He died Wednesday at his home from a heart attack He was 74 years old and a major figure in modern art.
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Paris
Fernard Leger
New Code Holds Club Over Head Of POWs
James Marlow analyzes Eisenhower’s six point code for POW conduct, which limits interrogation and forbids aiding the enemy. The guard subtext says mistreatment may affect decisions, while officials insist no court martial for disobeying under duress if coercion occurred.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Korea
Wilson
United States
Armed Services
Soviet Subs Seen On Truce Group
O. K. Armstrong former Missouri congressman says Russian intelligence officers often replace Polish and Czech members on the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Korea. He cites Swiss Swedish inspection team members U.S. military sources and South Korean intelligence. He says they have inspected and photographed U.S. military installations across Korea. He was in Korea last week.
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Taipei
Formosa
O. K. Armstrong
Missouri
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Korea
U.S
Armstrong
B ar Grinning Contest At The Alamo
The Alamo area hosts a Davy Crockett Day festival as part of San Antonio’s frontier week. Hundreds of Crockett children compete in a bear grin contest and frontier outfits with prizes. Audie Murphy lays a wreath, and visitors from Tennessee join Mayor Kikendall for the events honoring Crockett’s Aug 17 birthday.
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San Antonio
Davy Crockett
William Barret Travis
David Crockett
Texas
Alamo
Alamo Plaza
Audie Murphy
Texas Independence
J. Edwin Kikendall
Tennessee
James Bomar
Murphy
Crockett
Three Accused Killers Released in Mississippi Slaying
In Brookhaven Mississippi three white men Noah Smith 59 Mack Smith 45 and Charles Falvey 35 were freed on 20000 bond each after waiving a preliminary hearing in the shotgun death of 63 year old Lamar Disney Smith. They await September grand jury action. Sheriff Bob Case of Lincoln County identified the defendants.
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Brookhaven
Miss
Bob Case
Lincoln County
Noah Smith
Mack Smith
Charles Falvey
Lamar (Disney) Smith
Justice of the Peace
E. F. Allen
Mississippi
Edgar Case
Associated Press
Swiss Beauty Threatens Suicide After Engagement Breakup
In Naples Italy Nadia Haenny a 30 year old Swiss beauty and former fiancée to Count Fabrizio Ciano 24 warned she will attempt suicide again after a previous self inflicted wrist slash and sleeping pill overdose. Doctors reported she is out of danger.
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Naples
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Nadia Haenny
Fabrizio Ciano
Mexico City Bus Drivers Plan Strike Over Fines
More than 15 000 bus drivers threaten to paralyze Mexico City transportation unless police ease up on fines and arrests. Union officials told Mayor Ernesto Urchurtu the drivers would strike unless traffic tickets were stopped and drivers no longer jailed.
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Mexico City
Ernesto Urchurtu
Itch relief ad promotes triple action cure at local drugstore
An advertisement claims Itch-Me Not provides immediate relief by deadening the itch peeling away tainted skin and killing germs and fungi on contact. It targets eczema foot itch and surface rashes with a promise of back money if not effective in 15 minutes at Gilbert Wood Drug Co.
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Gilbertwood Drug CO
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