Veteran 114 Mourns Comrade’s Death in Crestview
William A. Lundy Florida’s last Confederate veteran dies at 109 after a life marked by endurance. Burial with full military honors planned at Laurel Hill with services by a U S Army chaplain and honor guard. Survived by six sons and three daughters.
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Houston
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Slant
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Texas
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Duluth
Minn
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First Baptist Church
Laurel Hill
West
Troy
Ala
Home Guard
Elba
Fire Experts Prepares For Real Arson Case At Ohio School
Columbus readers learn arson investigators will attend the fourth annual Ohio State Arson School at Ohio State University College of Law September 16 20. Experts will examine cold ashes to detect an arsonist and build a solid case.
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Clinton
Cinual
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Ohio State University
College of Law
Willis S. Peterson
State Fire Marshall
Urban League Opens Session
DETROIT The National Urban League opened its 1957 convention here with race relations in the South high on the agenda. Founded 47 years ago the league aims to close economic and cultural inequities. Convention speakers include Gov G Mennen Williams and Walter P Reuther of the United Auto Workers. Citrus wood was prized in ancient Rome for furniture due to its rich grain and still used in cabinet making.
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National Urban League
League
Gov. G. Mennen Williams
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto
Manhunt halts Utah slaver suspect Grainger
A posse tracked James B. Grainger, a 19 year old sailor from Phoenix, to the Santa Clara river area in southwest Utah. He is jailed on charges connected to molesting a doctor and his wife who were traveling US 91. Mrs Isidore Matilsky was shot in the chest and underwent surgery. the doctor escaped by driving away. Sheriff Roy Renouf said Grainger claimed AWOL from the Saratoga.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Isidore Matilsky
Norwalk
Calif
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St. George
Grainger
Santa Clara
Roy Renouf
Saratoga
Ohio pilot earns fifth Distinguished Flying Cross
NEW CONCORD Ohio Maj John H Glenn of New Concord Marine Corps jet pilot received his fifth Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism in the Korean War. He left formation to protect a crippled jet and beat off MIG attacks. The presentation was at Muskingum College commencement. Glenn recently set a transcontinental speed record between Los Angeles and New York.
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Los Angeles
New York
Hawaii Names 12th Governor William F Quinn
Honolulu reports William F. Quinn, Hawaii's 12th governor, sworn in before Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton. The 38 year old Republican vows to push statehood as a primary goal and hopes to be the last appointed territorial governor.
Ohioans Vote in Congress Highlights and Roll Calls
Washington report outlines how Ohio members voted on key rolls. It notes major votes on Civil Rights Bill, Foreign Aid appropriations, postal pay increases, federal employee pay, and FBI file protections, listing yes and no tallies and the Ohio delegation by name.
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Lausche
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Bricker
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Brush Fire Raging Near Vacaville on West Coast
A massive brush fire burned about 1,200 acres in rugged hills 10 miles northwest of Vacaville as firefighters chased it from seven separate spots. Police sought two men who fled in a jeep toward San Francisco on U.S. 40. State forestry officials estimated the fire could exceed 5,000 acres before containment.
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Solano County
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San Francisco
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Greene
State Division of Forestry
Sacramento
Texas Shrimping Fleet Blessed at Freeport
The Freeport shrimping fleet returned to work after a Blessing of the Fleet led by Rev. Thomas J. Prendergast. About 300 boats were blessed as 4,000 people attended a shrimp boil and fish fry and judged prize decorating. A new navigation system near the Amazon river mouth will bring manganese closer to U S markets.
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Texas
Amazon River
United States
U S Church Membership Rises to 163 Million in 1956
The National Council of Churches reports U S church and synagogue membership reached a record 163 224 954 in 1956, up about 3 000 000 from 1955. Nearly 62 percent of Americans attend a church or synagogue, compared with 20 percent a century ago. The figure appears in the 1956 edition of The Yearbook of American Churches.
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National Council of Churches
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Firecracker Blamed For Man's Drowning
Ralph C. Dreffer age 29 of Silverton Ohio drowned in the Ohio River near Rising Sun after a party boat fired a firecracker at their skiff causing occupants to jump into the water.
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Ralph C. Dreffer
Silverton
Ohio
Cincinnati
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Navy Acquits Marine in Case Like Girard Accusation
The U S Navy said a Marine, Pfc. Telesfor J. Trujeque, was acquitted by a court martial last October in a shooting with a rifle grenade launcher similar to the Girard case. The incident wounded a Japanese scrap collector, Mrs Nogami, who recovered, while the Girard case proceeds in Japan with a second session slated for Friday.
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Tokyo
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Army
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Inaka Sakai
Yokosuka
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Telesfor J. Trujeque
3Rd Marine Regiment
United States
U. S
Trujeque
Justice Ministry
Japan
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2400 Reds Killed on Quemoy in Three Years
The Chinese Nationalist Defense Ministry said Nationalist forces on the Quemoy Islands have killed 2,400 Communists with artillery fire over the past three years.
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Chinese Nationalist Defense Ministry
Quemoy Islands
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