MFA Renames to Midcontinent Farmers Association Seeks National Role
Missouri Farmers Association changes its name to Midcontinent Farmers Association while keeping MFA initials. Fred Heinkel, a longtime adviser to Secretary Freeman, argues for a moderate Washington voice for midwestern farmers. The group cites gaps in leadership and aims to expand into 16 states with 152,000 members, seeking broader alliance across smaller groups.
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Ovid A. Martin Washington
Missouri Farmers Association
MFA
Midcontinent Farmers Association
Missouri
Fred W. Heinkel
Columbia
Washington
Heinkel
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
John F. Kennedy
the Missourian
Kennedy
Farm Cabinet
National Farm Organizations
National Grange
National Farmers Organization
Pennsylvania
Rocky Mountains
Johnson
Farmers Union
Suit Alleges Slow Courts In Cuyahoga County
Cleveland attorney Richard M. Markus seeks a federal ruling against the Cuyahoga County court system for delays in hearings. He notes cases linger years before trial and argues for reapportionment principles to ensure judges match population, citing Ohio’s Gov Rhodes and other officials in the suit filed last March.
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Cuyahoga County
Common Pleas Court
Richard M. Markus
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Supreme Court
Kingsley A. Taft
Ohio General Assembly
William Saxbe
Markus
Cuyahoga
Fight Breaks Out At Manning Movie Theater
Police broke up a Friday night fist fight at Manning's Park Hill Theater involving white and Negro adults and teens. Police chief O M Bridges said it was not labeled a racial incident, no injuries or arrests reported, and the disturbance began near the theater front with eight to ten officers on scene.
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Manning, S.C
Manning
O.M. Bridges
Bridges
Park Hill Theater
Clarendon County Sheriff's Deputies
Army relinquishes Governors Island after 1794 control
The 1st Army leaves Fort Jay New York for Fort Meade Maryland in a ceremony ending Army control of Governors Island. The post will transfer to the Coast Guard as part of a Defense Department consolidation. Historic note recalls Director General Wouter van Twiller purchased the island in 1637 for two ax heads.
Thurmond urges use of A bombs in Vietnam war
Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina says the United States should use nuclear weapons in Vietnam if needed for victory. He told a news conference that any power should be used to win and save lives, citing World War II as precedent.
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Columbia
S.C
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
United States
Viet Nam
Thurmond
Island’s Strategic Passage Shaped by Dutch British Rule
The island saw control alternate between Dutch and British hands, with the first American troops stationed there arriving in 1794, marking a turning point in its military significance.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
National Farmers Union
James G. Patton
Congress
Fred Heinkel Association President
Cleveland
Saxbe
Reeves
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Jewelers
Ft. Jay
New York
Governors Island
Manhattan Island
SER
Fung
Dr. Chest
Salem Square
Pce
Colonial Group
North University
Stevens Ave
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