Marine sergeant faces court martial over drownings in swamp
Marine Corps recommended court martial for Staff Sgt Matthew McKeon from Worcester Massachusetts on charges up to manslaughter over a training night march into a South Carolina swamp in which six recruits died. McKeon allegedly warned those who could not swim would drown and said those who could swim would be eaten by sharks. The inquiry found he lacked authority to punish the platoon and that rescue efforts were disorganized.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Matthew McKeon
Iquor
South Carolina
Worcester
Mess
Corps
McKeon
Secretary of the Navy
Randolph McCall Pate
House
Armed Services Committees
J.C. Burger
Parris Island
S. C
Pentagon
Burger
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Pate
Marine Corps Inquiry
Guard Home in Marriage Bomb Threats
In Dayton area, Dr. Richard A. Pfarrer’s home is under special police protection after eight anonymous calls threaten the family. Pfarrer’s daughter Sarah Louise, 21, was to wed Andrew Donald Dixon, 27, last Saturday. Dixon was injured by a blast from a package he thought a wedding present, and the ceremony was postponed. Police consider possible links to other threatened Catholic weddings and past cases of guarded nuptials.
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Dayton
Ohio
Richard A. Pfarrer
Kettering
Pfarrer
Sarah Louise
Andrew Donald Dixon
Dixon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Coburn
M Parter
Barkley Dies On Platform After Address At Washington and Lee
Former vice president Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky collapsed and died at age 78 after a keynote speech at Washington and Lee University. Eight students accompanied his body to the capital, and a funeral service is set for Foundry Methodist Church in Lexington with burial in Paducah. Barkley, who once led the Senate and served as vice president, described himself as an old firthorse who has heard the ball.
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Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Long Beach
Lexington
Alben W. Barkley
United States
Barkley
Washington and Lee University
Robert Munger
Truman
Washington
Washington and Lee
Nia Military Institute
Hapital
Foundry Methodist Church
Frederick Brown Harris
Senate
Paducah
W&l
Chicago
Congress
Army tests rocket powered digger for fox holes
The Army outlined a rocket powered digging device in the engineering phase designed to ease labor in making fox holes. Spokesmen described the gadget before the House Appropriations Committee, with testimony made public today.
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Washington LP
Army
House Appropriations Committee
Where to Find It Page Guide Entry
A concise list of newspaper page references across sections from Beach Combing to Your World. Mentions specific pages for features, columns, notices, and listings such as Bridge A-9 Death Notices B-2 and Sports A-11 to A-13.
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Hal Boyle
Crosssword
Tradio
Wilson
Mother and two babies die in Maine house fire
In North Searsport Maine a young mother Margie McIntyre 21 and her two daughters Susan 2 and Lynn Marie 2 months died in a fire that swept their home. Her 3 year old son Sidney Jr and Mrs Melntyre's 3 year old brother Terry Hall survived. Sidney said his mother sent them to a neighbor before returning inside. Sheriff Heath suspects a gas storage tank caused the blast that followed. The babies were found burned in their beds. The mother’s body lay nearby on the floor.
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North
Searsport
Maine
Margie McIntyre
Susan
Lynn Marle
Svere
Sidney, Jr
Melntyre
Terry Hall
Sidney
City Council approves 7.14% rise for Municipal Gas Dept
The council voted a 7.14 percent rate increase for the Municipal Gas Department effective July 1, boosting annual revenue by about $616,000 to offset oil income declines and higher gas costs. Engineer Roy Wehe modified his proposal to ease the burden on smaller and average users, with typical 6000 cubic feet monthly customers paying $4.62 now up from $4.29, and 3000 cubic feet users rising to about $2.56 from $2.40. The price change, presented by City Manager Sam E. Vickers, keeps the minimum charge at $1 while lowering the monthly minimum from 1000 to 800 cubic feet.
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Roy T Wehe
Gas Department
Wehe
Sam E. Vickers
Tieers
Vickers
Liturgical St Joseph Day Observance Across Nations
Thousands of Roman Catholic workers mark St Joseph feast urged by Pope Pius XII for labor to return to Christ. In Formosa Chiang Kai-shek promotes uprisings. Mao Zedong looms in Red China. Moscow displays Lenin and Khrushchev as Stalin portraits fade. plus Santa Ana courtroom forger Ditto battle and Eisenhower Mother’s Day proclamation. local gas rate increases slated for 1956-57 with higher charges for commercial use.
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Rome
Nazareth
Pius I
Christ
St. Peter's
Milan
Italy
Iron Curtain
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Peiping
Mao Tze-tung
Peiping Radio
Moscow
Ike
U.S
Washington
Eisenhower
From Ike to Dear Susie Doomed Girl Cheered by Letter
A Brooklyn girl Susie Giardina nine with an incurable blood disease has been cheered by a letter from the President of the United States. She has received periodic blood transfusions from the Red Cross since the illness was diagnosed, bringing hopeful attention from national leaders.
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New York
United States
Susie Giardina
Brooklyn
Red Cross
Quads Born to Couple in Dallas
Four baby girls arrived to Mr and Mrs G A Hunter in Dallas weighing 3, 2 pounds 11% ounces, 3 pounds 3 ounces and a yet unnamed fourth at 12 05 pm All placed in incubators Dr W A Shoecraft attended the birth and the Hunters expect more children Rebecca Noreen their 14 month old daughter is alongside the newborns The family previously faced infantile paralysis Susie contracted the illness last February and spent 50 days in hospital President Eisenhower sent a personal note of encouragement to Susie in Brooklyn”
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Cooley
G. A
Hunter of
Dallas
Methodist
Elsenhower
Red Cross
Susie
Brooklyn Red Cross
Presi
Secjong
Hunter
Chante Vought
Rebecca Noreen
Weather Outlook Cloudy Night With Sunny Wednesday
Forecast expects cloudy conditions tonight and tomorrow morning with mostly sunny skies by Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures show little change across the period.
Man Found Dead in Living Room During Open House
Real estate salesman Helmer D. Johnson reported a death at 45 W Home St after an open house Sunday. Tenant Joseph J Selke 49 was discovered dead on his sofa with television on. Last seen alive Friday afternoon, authorities at the scene.
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Home St
Helmer D. Johnson
Johnson
Joseph J. Selke
Beacon offers free used car with each new washer
Akron dealer Beacon Co offers a free 1946 to 1950 model used car with every purchase of a new automatic washing machine. Forty cars already given away and offer runs until Wednesday. Cars are in working order and Beacon covers tax and title transfer. Buyers may put down as little as $10 and pay $2.50 weekly for the washer.
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Akron
Ohio
Beacon Co
Beacon
Intruder on Porch Misses Target. Woman Wounded Slightly
In Mobile Alabama a 21 year old woman was hit by a bullet from a back porch shooting that missed the 67 year old homeowner Henry Collins who fired a .32 caliber pistol. Collins was taken into custody.
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Mobile
Ala
Inetruder
Henry Collins
Collins
Bund
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Blaze
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Dreve
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Tor
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Toby Wick
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Globe
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Santa Ana
Richard Alan Ditto
Kenneth E. Morrison
Morrison
Maned
John Wobick
Costa Mesa
Ditto
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Orange County General Hospital
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President Eisenhower
Saan
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
W. A. Shoecraft
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