Kefauver Links GOP Criticism to POW Turncoats
Senator Estes Kefauver charged that Republican criticism of the Korean War influenced American prisoners now labeled turncoats. He attacked Eisenhower’s new POW conduct code, urging a fuller study and lamenting that rural and poorly educated servicemen faced harsh interrogations under political rhetoric. He warned that public confusion over objectives fueled Communist interrogations and called for humane wartime discipline.
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Washington
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Tennessee Democrat
Eisenhower
Kefauver
Kefaver
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Secretary’s Advisory Commission On Prisoners of War
Wilson
Truman
Senate
Nhew
World’s Just A Big Stage in Wisconsin and Pueblo
Dane County Supervisor Walter Simon refused to test the sheriff's new lie detector saying every married man has a natural born lie detector his wife. In Pueblo Raymond V. Shrock, 26, former policeman, began a one to two year sentence for possessing burglary tools after quitting the force earlier this summer due to low pay.
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Madison
Wsi
Dane County
Walter Simon
Pueblo
Colo
Raymond V. Shrock
Burclar
Schrock
Rain Cancels Outdoor Commencement at Colorado A&M
Fort Collins reports director Russell K. Britton cut short his outdoor commencement address at Colorado A&M College as rain began. He noted the state institution but added we don’t believe in soaking the public. Also, a California Little League game featured 13 and under players beating their fathers 32 to 4 amid 18 errors and malted milks paid by the losers. Market notes from Oklahoma City detail weekly livestock and grain prices with cattle, hogs, and sheep varying by weight and grade.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Russell K. Britton
Denver City
Colorado A&m College
Long Beach
Calif
Junior
Oklahoma City
USDA
U. S
U S Farmers Criticize Red Farm Control
Fifteen American farmers touring the Soviet Union urged more machinery and less central control in a 14 point program. They pressed for an exchange of farming know how through a major expert and publication swap initiative. The group met at the Agriculture Ministry and visited the Lenin Stalin Mausoleum before departing. The farmers, lacking official status, left with optimism about Soviet agriculture and praised the visit for boosting American prestige.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Agriculture Ministry
United States
Washington Administration
Senator Robertson forecasts possible tax cut amid spending cuts
Washington August 20 Senator Robertson Democrat Virginia says Congress could trim two billion dollars from taxes if it eliminates all but urgent spending. He warns that President Eisenhower’s domestic programs may prevent balancing the budget. He opposes borrowing money for tax relief.
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Washington
Sen
Robertson
D-Va
Congress
Eisenhower
Appropriations
Banking Committees
Burned Out Light Blamed For Baltimore Tragedy
The 1951 Baltimore case centers on a burned out traffic light at Milton Ave and Orleans St affecting U S 40. Louis Nezbed, 71, hanged himself in the garage after a series of losses from the crash that killed his wife and wrecked the plumbing shop. The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled the city at fault but not liable due to police powers.
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Milton Ave
Orleans St
Baltimore
Louis Nezbed
Otila
Louis
Nezbeds
Tracker
Maryland Court of Appeals
Annapolis
Some sea anemones show wide lifespan differences
Some sea anemones live beyond seventy years while others live only about a year, illustrating great variation in longevity among simple marine animals.
Williamson OKs School Bond Issues in Three Oklahoma Counties
Attorney General Mae Williamson approved school bond issues totaling 423000 across Garfield Tillman and Cherokee counties on Saturday. Garfield county 88000 funds building for dependent district 42 North Enid. Tillman county 150000 funds building for independent district 9.
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Oklahoma City
Garfield, Tillman
Cherokee
Mae Q. Williamson
Garfield County
North Enid
Tillman County
Cherokee County district 35 school building at Tahlequah
In Tahlequah Cherokee County district 35 plans a new independent school building valued at 185000 dollars. The project aims to boost local education facilities and expand capacity for the community.
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Davidson
Cherokee County
Tahlequah
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Pws
Bobby Kaspereit
Garfield School
Jennie Rector
Wes Miller
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Oklahoma City Livestock
C. M. Pike
Koehler
Lawton Mattress
C. P. Pennington
U.S
Lauren Soth
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Soth
Air Conditioning, Inc
Hewett’s
Lawton
Frigidaire
Louis Nerbed
Ara
Tna
U.S. Weather Bureau Map
Department of Commerce
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Mississippi
Atlantic
SYKES
W. E. Smith
Hernia Control Service
St. Petersburg
Fla
Midland
Scott's Air Conditioning, Inc
Earl
C Avenue
Chevrolet
Plymouth
Wards
Ward
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