McKeon Court Martial Ends With Nine Month Prison Term
Staff Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon was sentenced by a general court martial to nine months in prison. He was reduced to private, discharged for bad conduct, and forfeiture of $30 a month for nine months. The case arose from drunken on duty and negligent homicide tied to Ribbon Creek era events. The sentence is subject to automatic Navy review and possible appeal.
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Matthew C. McKeon
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Parris Island
McKeon
Navy Department
Marines Bitter Over McKeon Punishment Discharge
At Parris Island Marines react to the court martial sentence of S Sgt Matthew C McKeon a 31 year old drill instructor. He received a bad conduct discharge and nine months hard labor from a trial that rejected criminal responsibility for six recruits who died after a night march. The base voices question what the judgment proves for the Corps.
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Panhandle paper grants $42,338 to GOOD MORNING In Today's Paner Tech
Editorial and farm news sections list various pages and topics. The note includes a humorous line defining America as a country where Congress makes laws and the Supreme Court explains them. No additional events detailed.
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WESTS HOPES HINGE ON PARLEY FOR SUEZ CRISIS
The Suez conference in London draws in invitations as Britain and France ready to press the threat of force. Nasser, in Cairo, is said to have made up his mind to fight if needed to keep the canal open and resist international control.
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Cotton Forecast Rises for South Plains Area
The Lubbock Cotton Exchange raised the August 1 forecast for the 20 county South Plains region by 8,000 bales to 1,460,000 with 1,452,000 estimated on July 1 and notes a ten week rainfall streak aiding crops. Rain provided scattered benefits though dryland cotton remains vulnerable if rainfall does not increase.
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High State Interest in Lubbock Veterans Land Case
State interest from the capitol to farms centers on Lubbock as a change of venue for State of Texas vs. B. R. Sheffield on two forgery counts involving land titles tied to the veterans land program. Trial could last three weeks with 200 witnesses, including Gov. Allan Shivers and state officials.
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Veterans Land Program
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Robert H. Bean
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Victor H. Lindsey
Allan Shivers
Texas
Earl Rudder
John Ben Shepperd
Homer Garrison
State Department of Public Safety
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Coaching School and Golf Spotlight Highlight Today
The feature section spotlights coaching education as two major stories. In majors the Yankees suffer a fifth straight loss to Detroit 54 while Cleveland falls to Boston 6 5. Milwaukee tops Pittsburgh 7 3 and Brooklyn beats St Louis 12 4 as Cincinnati loses to Philadelphia 10 6. At home, Murrell Tripp leads the Lubbock Country Club Invitational by one stroke, and over 2 000 Texas high school coaches begin a week-long coaching school data from pages 1 6 and section 2.
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Lubbock Country Club Invitational Heads Into the Finals Today With Murrell Tripp
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Houston Entry Wins Miss Texas Title
A Houston contestant, Barbara Therrell Murry, was crowned Miss Texas 1956 and will compete in Miss America in Atlantic City. Fort Worth’s Margaret Rose Weber finished second, with Doris Sue McCollum, also of Fort Worth, in third place.
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Elderly Black man identified in Littlefield apartment fire
In Littlefield an elderly Black man about 55 was burned to death in a second floor apartment blaze around 6 p.m. today. Neighbors reported he was inside. firemen found his body on a bed near a window. Funeral plans were being made at Littlefield Funeral Home as relatives were sought.
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Willie Lemon
New Gas Price War Opens Here
A gas price war appears in Lubbock with stations in most city areas posting about five cents per gallon lower than prices ten days earlier. Major brands show regular at 23.9 cents and premium at 26.4 cents, down from 29.9 and 31.4 cents a week ago. Independent stations also cutting prices.
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Busy Pilot Helps Six Year Old Find Answers
Six year old Wayne Sakowicz of Crum Lynn wrote to an airline pilot who flies over his home each morning. His letter to Philadelphia International Airport asked questions inspired by the daily sight of the plane.
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Wayne Sakowicz
Crum Lynn
Joseph Sakowicz
Wayne
Lubbock Demos Endorse Yarborough For Party Loyalty
About 140 Lubbock County Democratic delegates debated endorsing gubernatorial candidate Ralph Yarborough at their Saturday county convention. They ultimately backed loyalty to the Democratic Party over backing a single candidate, with discussion delaying an endorsement for the state convention in Fort Worth on Sept. 11.
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Texas
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Weather Map Forecast for Lubbock and Vicinity
Fair to partly cloudy with possible thundershowers late today. High near 97 and low around 65. Winds southwest under 20 mph. Minor temperature changes expected. City humidity figures show high 88 percent and low 29 percent with midnight 43 percent.
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