Guard Testifies McKeon Hid Vodka Bottle After Drowning Deaths
Marine guard described Sgt Matthew McKeon attempting to hide a vodka bottle behind a toilet during the death march of Platoon 71 at Parris Island. The trial hears testimony from Magruder and Lyons about the bottle and McKeon’s actions as recruits faced marsh waters where six drowned.
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McKeon
Magruder
Jackson
Miss
McKean
Sgt
Tael
Island
Arnold J. Lyons
Pittshurch
Lyons
Carl Leslie Whitmore Jr
Newport News
Whitmore
Hardeman
Pyi
Thomas Hardeman
Vidalia
Ribbon Creek
Charles GB
Sevier
Jacksonville
Lil
Stassen Attacks GOP Chief and Nixon Ticket Talks
Stassen sails insults at the GOP chairman amid a push to drop Nixon from the ticket. He urges Eisenhower-Herter pairing, claims broad support from Congress for replacing Nixon, while White House and lawmakers weigh the fallout and Herter denies candidacy.
Four Nation H Bomb Test Talks Stated
In the House of Commons on Tuesday Foreign Secretary Lester B. Pearson said Canada the United States Britain and France would discuss limiting hydrogen bomb tests before the next disarmament subcommittee session with Russia Eden in Parliament had proposed a general disarmament framework but said Britain was ready to discuss the matter separately and seek practical control measures without rigid plans
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Pearson
House of Commons
Eden
U. N. Disarmament Commission
New York
Desert Torrent Disrupts Traffic in Las Vegas and Barstow
Torrential rains battered desert Nevada and California Tuesday night, flooding streets and the Las Vegas airport terminal lobby. A two hour downpour dumped 1.36 inches, with Daggett and Barstow receiving heavy rain and Barstow losing telephone service for three hours. Several families in low areas moved to higher ground as utilities faltered and highways slowed.
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Las Vegas
Nevada
California
Daggett
Barstow
Calif
Santa Fe Streamliner Collides at Crossing Hurls Car
Montebello police report a Santa Fe streamliner struck a car at a railroad crossing Tuesday night, sending the car 166 feet down the tracks. The driver, Edwards of Coronado, was thrown 38 feet from the wreckage and transported to General Hospital with multiple fractures and severe injuries. The train, arriving from San Diego, was moving about 50 mph.
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Montebello
Santa Fe
General’ Hospital
Edwards
Coronado
Palice
San Diego
Senator Millikin withdraws from reelection bid
Washington reports Senator Millikin of Colorado will not seek another term due to ill health. The veteran Republican, bedridden by arthritis and high blood pressure, has attended Congress in a wheelchair after hospitalization at the start of the session. He had earlier said he would run if the party in Colorado desired him. The state Republican Assembly is set to meet in Colorado Springs Saturday to nominate primary candidates.
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Stassen
Eisenhower
Heli
White House
Nixon
Hall
Herter
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Washington
Sen
Milkin
R-Cole
Congress
Republican Party
Colorado
Colorado Republican Assembly
Colorado Springs
Aid to Tito Foes Narrowly Beat Back by Senate Vote
Senate debate centered on restricting military aid to Yugoslavia as Knowland Bridges sought to block new funds and arms in the pipeline. The amendment failed to reach two thirds, but the final tally showed 30 Republicans and 30 Democrats backing the measure. President Eisenhower pressed for freedom to handle Yugoslavia policy.
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Y Yugoslavia
Knowland
Senate
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Ad Bridgés
Tilo
Khl
Yugoslavia
Thal
Fisenhower
Firsteen
Charge Boy Killed Dad in Nuptial Row
UNIONDALE New York a WPA teenage boy aged 13 was charged with manslaughter after beating his father to death during a dispute over his plan to wed a 15 year old girl. The incident followed an elopement attempt and a later fight with a iron bar. Robert Gunn was arrested at the girl's home.
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Uniondale
N.Y
Wpa
Robert Gunn
iPetér
Robert
Meureen
Steer Sparks Wild Los Angeles Police Chase
A 400 pound steer being unloaded at a packing plant sparked a two hour chase through Los Angeles industrial streets as 12 radio cars and patrols pursued it. The animal charged yards and a switch engine attempted a stop before officers R W Smith and George Serenbete finally cornered it in a vacant lot and killed it with nine bullets.
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Angeles
L —Polics
Rodeo
Dotk
Arizona
Gearink
Tay
R. W. Smith
George Serenbete
Timaway
Solons Act to Speed Windup of Session
Congress leaders moved to accelerate adjournment by suspending Senate rules to take up a 2.3 billion dollar appropriations bill after the House approved a housing measure. The catchall bill funds health research, public housing units, and energy programs, with rapid Senate action eyed for Friday. The move could end the current session on Thursday.
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Solons
Washington
House
Johnson
Oweetius
Orig
Eisenhower Wentsinal
Energy Commission
Senate
Matales
Ren. Widnall
Cal
Nners
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Rules Committee
Colmer
GOP
Martin
Mass
Widnall
Congress
Eisenhower
House Banking Committee
Rep
Spence
TrKy
Widnall Dia
Ex-Husband Shot to Death in Triangle Tragedy
In Tajunga Canyon a merchant mariner Marvin Hyman 23 was shot dead by his ex-wife Alicia Golstab 30 after a confrontation in a five room apartment. Golstab had shared the apartment with Hyman and Golstab’s former husband, the shooter, who entered the room through French windows and fired five times. Police say Hyman fired first, three shots hit Golstab, who was a clerk at Lockheed Aircraft plant. Detectives noted no immediate motive beyond a love triangle and possible stalking. House and Senate housing talks overshadowed by broader budget questions.
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Tujungapl
Johnson
Alex
Krowland
California
Ander Golstab
Ench
Alicia Colstab
Marvin Hyman
Valley
Don Rilalo
Golstab
Stassen Clouded By Hightower Fallout In Disarmament Plans
Washington report says Stassen’s bid for the Republican vice presidential nomination clouds his future as Eisenhower’s top disarmament adviser. He says he does not plan to resign, while speculation grows over his ongoing influence on policy and UN disarmament work.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Harald
Stassen
Nixon
Eisenhhower
Eisenhower
Fussia
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
United States
United Nations Committee On Disarmament
Elsthower
U. S
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Richard Nixon
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