Fort Knox Deplorable in Senators' Training Report
Senate investigators rated all but one of 16 basic training centers from excellent to minimum satisfactory. The Fort Knox Army processing center in Kentucky was described as deplorable, with findings of inefficient handling, wasted manpower, low morale and high desertion. Top ratings went to the Marine Corps, followed by the Navy. Army and Air Force faced criticism, with Air Force listed as minimum satisfactory.
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Washington
Senate
Army
Fort Knox
Senate Armed Services
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Air Force Training Center
Lackland
Texas
Marine Corps
Training gaps cited in Korea era recruiting surge
The report said rapid expansion of the Air Force and Army and deployment of many top trained personnel to Korea contributed to mistakes and deficiencies in recruit training.
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Air Force
Korea
Doctor Kills Wife Wounds Man At Florida Beach Cottage
In Cocoa Florida a physician, Dr Hans Strasser 40, killed his wife Wilma Strasser 31 and critically wounded James Howie 27, a civilian technician, during a dawn shooting after a gay weekend gathering. Strasser admitted the shooting and was jailed pending coroner's inquest. The couple hosted weekend guests at their cottage. Howie and his wife were sleeping in the same room when four shots were fired from a .32 caliber pistol.
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Cocoa
Fla
Wilma Strasser
Ams
James
Howie
Guided Missile Proving Ground
Here
Hans Strasser
Brevard County
Strasser
Fatal shooting leaves Howie critical before surgery
A missile strike hit Howie in the head as he stood near the bridge of the nose area. One missile lodged in the front of his brain while a fourth shot missed. He was described in critical condition and rushed to Jacksonville for brain surgery.
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Howie
Jacksonville
Driver Abandons Accident Victim After Crash
Cleveland AP report says a motorist who struck 56 year old carpenter George Beiderman drove him near his home then left. Beiderman, with a fractured right leg, dragged himself to his door while his German shepherd Teddy alerted the family.
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Cleveland
George Beiderman
Beiderman
Teddy
Japanese Vaccination Practice Recalled From Old Days
A historical note recalls how vaccines were administered in earlier times to Japanese populations, focusing on local methods and public health attitudes of that era. The piece discusses common practices, societal responses, and the evolution of vaccination campaigns.
Wayne Gideon Sent Home Well After Bleeding Boy Fight
Wayne Gideon a seven year old boy spent 25 days at St Josephs Hospital after an accident at play pierced a vein in his throat. Doctors said he was well enough to go home and rest a week before returning to first grade. The case drew nationwide sympathy and required 41 blood transfusions before surgery closed the hole in his throat.
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St. Joseph's Hospital
Wayne
Tests Camel Leads All Others by Billions in 30 Day Trial
A promotional pitch claims Camel cigarettes hold a massive edge in mildness and popularity. It urges smokers to undertake a thirty day Camel test to prove Camel is America’s most mild and widely used cigarette, promising enjoyable flavor and throat compatibility.
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America
Camel
Crawford
Joan Crawford
Miss Crawford
Vie
Vic
Coast to coast Camel mildness test reports no throat irritation
Noted throat specialists examined 2,470 throats over 30 days as hundreds of men and women smoked only Camels. The coast-to-coast test recorded not a single case of throat irritation attributed to Camel smoking.
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King Features, Inc
Wayne Gideon
Houston
Tex
U. S
Bob
Vic Raschit
Mel Parwell
Melisa
Tricot Knit
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