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sJF THE SMILES on the faces above seem to be more snarls than ini ended grins, bear in mind that you’re looking at a bunch of Devil Dogs. Pictured here are 10 of the newly-elected top Dogs, iLl balloted into office during the annual state Marine Corps League convention held this week-end in Fort Pierce, Shown above, sealed left lo right, are: C. H. (Blackie) Downing, state commandant, St. Petersburg; Jack Maugban, Fort Pierce, Sr. vice-commandant;(Kews-Tribune Stoll Photo by Art KellylWilliam Gardiner, St. Petersburg, judge advocate; and James Fowler, Tampa, adjutant pay-masler. Standing are, left to right: Walt Russel, Ft. Lauderdale, state chaplain; Jackie Mount, Miami, sou.hern vice commandant; Harry Knight, St. Petersburg, Jr. vice commandant; Ramon Viiladonga, Tampa, department ehicf-of-staff; Kent Post, Tampa, central vicc-commandant; and James Britcher, Fori Pierce, sergeant-at-arms.Farm Bureau ToRenew Plea ForImproved RoadsThe St. Lucie County Farm Bureau will go to bat again for improved farm-to-market roads, according to a letter slated to be presented at tomorrow morning’s meeting of the Board of County Commissioners. vPointing oat the “deplorable” condition of the poorly graded, rough dirt roads of the back country, the letter states that when a governing body desires to do something, ways and means of financing and building can always be worked out. This is evidenced by the recent action of the Board regarding a junior college, for which we heartily .commend it.*’U. S. KEEPING CLOSEWATCH ON SUSPICIOUSSOVIET TRAWLER FLEETWASHINGTON (AP)—The State Department has notified the Soviet Union—in response to a Soviet complaint — that the U.S. Navy is keeping close watch on shipping in the ocean approaches to the United States.Moscow had protested that tl.S.Algerians Saidaircraft bad buzzed Soviet trawlers in international waters near the Grand Banks southeast of Nova Scotia.Marine CorpsLeague AdoptsTwo ResolutionsState; Department press officer Lincoln' White said the Soviet complaint ; was made ' about mid-April ana. that it received a prompt answer.Disappointed inReferring to the Bureau's formal resolution for county road improvements of Dec. 3, 1957 and a letter of March 6, 1958 relating to the resolution, the letter; signed by Thurman Wilson, bureau president, mentions that the only request. of the bureau included in the secondary road program in March was the paving of Midway road.French LineupThe letter continues: If themoney that is presently available is not enough to begin immediately the road improvements that are necessary, we feel that a committee to study ways and means of financing these improvements should be appointed . . /'The letter further states that the Farm Bureau has urged the Board of Commissioners to workALGIERS,' Algeria (AP)-Signs of sharp disappointment with the newly invested government of Gen. Charles do Gaulle increased in this insurgent capita’ today.From the streets of Algiers to the back offices of Government House, people were talking and acting almost as if they bad been double-crossed.Privately, informants said that the behavior of the Soviet trawler fleet along sea and air routes between the U.S. east coast and Europe is suspicious in some respects.Seized German assets and a spiritual allegiance to the United Stales Government concerned two major resolutions passed by the Florida Stale department of the Marine Corps League during its annual convention here this weekend.The vessels were said to be in waters which are not normally fished. They seem to have a large amount of electronic deteclion equipment such as radar. - The number, of .vessels is constant, one arriving as mother departs..After 1 20 days of pressure applied mainly through mass street demonstration* throughout the country, the insurgents reached tbeir declared- goal: A Paris government headed by De Gaulle.But, instead of the expected house cleaning in Paris, De Gaulle reached back into the roundly condemned rule of parties for the stalwarts of his new Cabinet.Asked about the nature of the U.S. reply to Moscow, White said that it followed, the lines of a statement which he had just made to reporters.The United States Navy conducts routine surveillance of shipping In -the ocean approaches to the United -States, that statement said.Soviet • trawlers have been sighted from time to time. In conducting the / surveillance it is sometimes necessary lo approach within risual identification range of ships being investigated.”The League gave Sen. Smathers a vnte of confidence In his attempt to have —a aurn in excess of one hundred million dollars” in seized German assets converted to ‘—the use of scholarships for deserving youths in the furtherance of their education development.In the second resolution, the League noted that many foreign nations are currently going through a series of trials and tribulations. In this respect, the Corps resolved:That the Florida Department of the Marine Corps League, by a standing acclamation, reaffirm lo the United States of America and the World its allegiance to God, the spiritual giver of. all things good, and Government of .the United States of America. •Freedom of navigation in theThat all Marines will actively engage and participate in the promotion of their obligations 1 and duties of citizenship for the preservation of the greatest form of government known to man— democracy.JIlt;
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Fort Pierce News Tribune
Fort Pierce, Florida, US
Mon, Jun 02, 1958
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