West Point Cheating Scandal Spurs Honor System Clash
Cadets at the U S military academy face dismissal after a screening board found many admitted cribbing under threats of citizenship loss perjury charges and prison terms. Ninety cadets were accused and 44 football players linked to the scandal reportedly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
N. Y
Military Academy
Academy
Army
Washington
Harold J. Loehlein
Loehlein
Kim
Baseball Devotee Reflects on Early Era and McGraw’s Reforms
The author recalls a decline in ballpark decorum and class among players and fans, praising John McGraw for imposing order and dressing habits. He contrasts earlier patrons with modern readers, notes Bathgate era reforms, and credits Ban Johnson for cleansing gambling and corruption in baseball.
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John McGraw
Convicts Riot at Louisiana Penitentiary Hospital
About 15 convicts, many heelstringers, wrecked 15 commodes and burned a mattress at the new $1 500 000 hospital and receiving station at Louisiana State Penitentiary Argola. They are in solitary confinement in the old red hats punishment barracks. The disturbance occurred last week with unclear motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argola
Louisiana State Penitentiary
New Hospital
D. D. Bater
Baton Rouge
Rudolph Easterly
Red Hats
Walker Faces Life in Jail for Riverside Slayings
Riverside California August 6 A young air force sergeant Lawrence Walker 20 was found guilty of first degree murder on four counts after a 21 hour deliberation by a jury of 11 women and one man He faces a life sentence with sentencing set for August 15 The verdict covers the killing of Doris Cook 18 and Richard Cook 18 plus kidnapping and attempted rape charges The case unearthed details of a February attack at a Riverside ball park and the murder of Mrs Betty Maund and the assault on her escort The defense argued the issue was underwritten by outside influence and the courtroom scene included the reaction of Walker s mother collapsi ng in shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Calif
Lawrence Walker
Walker
Betty Maund
Lillian Onque
Newark
N. J
Richard Cook
Doris Cook
Murer
Young Cook
Mrs C Cook
SLAIN COUPLE S FUNERALS HELD
Funeral services for Mrs Lu cille Britton Berry 57 who died Saturday when she was shot by her husband W Sandel Berry were held Monday at Hall Funeral Home Chapel. Interment Riverview Burial Park under direction of Hall Funeral Home Rev C Roger Johnson officiating pallbearers J E Thornhill Abner Gilmore Joe Sutton Simmie Wood Ralph McNabb Donald E Gill. Burial rites for her husband W Sander Berry who shot himself continued on page eleven.
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Lucille Britton Berry
W. Sandel Berry
Hall Funeral Home Chapel
Riverview Burial Park
Hall Funeral Home
C. Roger Johnson
J. E. Thornhill
Abner Gilmore
Joe Sutton
Simmie Wood
Ralph McNabb
Donald E. Gill
W. Sander Berry
Miniature Civil War Flares Over Body Of Famed General
A Cowpens South Carolina effort to relocate General Dantel Morgan’s body from Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Winchester Virginia sparks a local dispute. The Winchester Lions Club defers to the Winchester Frederick County Historical Society amid questions of legal authority and burial rights.
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Winchester
Dantel Morgan
Winchester Lions Club
Lions Club
Cowpens
S. C
South Carolinians
General Morgan
Redwood City
Calif
South Carolina
Harry
Historical Society
New Jersey
Berryville
The
Society
West Point cadets face mass dismissal over cheating
Senator Edwin C. Johnson argued the mass dismissal of 90 West Point cadets for cheating could waste over 2 million dollars, noting the army acts to clean its own house and avoid a costly congressional probe. He cited a $30,000 per cadet appointment cost and said the action may save future defense costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Hankinson
Washington
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Colo
West Point
Johnson
Senate Military Affairs Committee
West Point Military Academy
School to Use City's Sewer in Booker T Washington Addition
Ouachita parish school board and Monroe city council agreed to connect the Booker T. Washington school for colored children to the Monroe sewerage system in the Booker T. Washington Addition. The tie-in would save costs versus building a separate disposal system but electricity plans created negotiation, as the city proposed power supply while the parish had a five year contract with Louisiana Power and Light Company. Monday morning negotiations continued after the council notified the board of terms.
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Ouachita Parish School Board
Monroe City Council
Monroe City
Booker T. Washington School For
Booker T. Washington Addition
Parish School Board
Frank X. Cline
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Building Permits Total $389 775 For July
Building permits issued in July totaled 389 775 dollars per monthly report by Samuel H. Awl city building inspector. The breakdown lists 14 dwellings 144 709 dollars non dwelling 3 900 dollars one school 229 476 dollars 15 additions and alterations 11 690 dollars. Thirty four permits issued plus one demolition and twelve building moves.
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Samuel H. Awl
Boyle defends role as Democratic chair amid loan controversy
Washington August 6 William M Boyle Jr met with President Truman saying he will not resign as Democratic national committee chairman. He denies ties to a 556000 government loan to a St Louis printing firm, while critics urge investigation and Byrd calls for removal if influence was used. Boyle says he will serve until the 1952 Democratic convention.
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Washington
William M. Boyle, Jr
Truman
Democratic National Committee
Boyle
St. Louis
St. Louis Post - Dispatch
Congress
Byrd
White House
Post- Dispatch
American Lithofold Corporation
RFC
Team of Analysts to Arrive Tuesday for Price Clinic
A team of business analysts from the Office of Price Stabilization will hold a price clinic in the Chamber of Commerce offices Tuesday August 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All persons involved with price ceiling regulations are urged to visit and present their problems.
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Office of Price Stabilization
Chamber of Commerce
Guardsmen Arrive for Polk Training in Louisiana
The 39th Louisiana Arkansas National Guard division begins its two week summer encampment at Camp Polk Louisiana. Units arrived yesterday and will complete setup today before two weeks of strenuous training. Tomorrow infantry will observe air support with a jet aircraft display using highly explosive bombs napalm rockets and strafing for 30 to 40 minutes. Brig Gen Joseph Redding of Shreveport leads in the absence of Maj Gen Raymond Fleming acting chief of the National Guard Bureau in Washington.
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Camp Polk
39Th
Louisiana-Arkansas) National Guard
Joseph Redding
Shreveport
Raymond Fleming
National Guard Bureau
Washington
Ten Hurt In Weekend Monroe Area Auto crashes
Ten people were injured in four separate automobile accidents over the weekend in Monroe and surrounding highways. Injured include William S. Mercer 66 of Winnfield Mrs Bertha Spangler 45 of route 2 West Monroe and John Thurlow Garrett 21 of Crossett Ark John P Watts also of Crossett Floyd Reno Sidney Puckett 24 of Cullman Ala Clif ford Handley and Hubert A Thorn among others.
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Monroe
William S. Mercer
Winnfield
Bertha Spangler
West Monroe
John Thurlow Garrett
Crossett
Ark
John P. Watts
Floyd Reno
A. Sidney Puckett
Cullman
Ala
Clifford Handley
Hubert A. Thorn
Two Bond Elections Likely On West Monroe Agenda
West Monroe city council meets with two planning groups to discuss five proposed bond issues totaling about 2 million dollars. Projects include a hospital, central fire station, drainage, water system upgrades, and street improvements. Citizens will be invited to share views and a bond election date may be set if no objections arise.
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West Monroe
Ridgway Presses for Resumption of Truce Talks
Gen. Matthew Ridgway and four Allied cease fire delegates conferred in Tokyo on stalled Kaesong talks. A Ridgway aide said he planned a message to the Reds in reply to their apology for armed Chinese soldiers near the U N staff house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Becker
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kaesong
Reds
Ridgway
U. N
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Korea
Iran anxious for oil truce amid protests and talks
Tehran reports government bans patriotic demonstrations on Iran day to prevent violence that could derail oil negotiations with Britain. Premier Mossadegh faces opposition for starting talks with Richard Stokes as media label the move treasonous.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Richard Stokes
Atesh
Mossadegh
Resouye Eyande
Has Start
Lake Village Driver First In Boat Races
David Livingston of Lake Village Ark won the annual Ouachita river motor boat races finishing first in three heats and second in three. National champion Doug Creech of Charlotte N C placed second overall after wins in three heats and a single third. Prizes totaled 210 for Livingston and 170 for Creech with eight heats across four classes. A full list of winners follows with results in A Hydro class heat placements.
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Ouachita River
David Livingston
Lake Village
Ark
Doug Creech
Charlotte
Livingston
Creech
New York Mother Detained in Cherbourg Denying Kidnapping
Mrs Philomene Kreisler Kirkwood a 27 year old New York mother was detained in Cherbourg jail denying a New York police kidnaping charge. She is accused by ex husband George Kreisler of taking her son Tom eight to Soviet occupied Germany to raise as a Communist. French police held her awaiting arrival of a New York warrant while she travels with six trunks and ten suitcases for a two month visit to her mother in West Berlin.
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Cherbourg
France
New York
Philomene Kreisler Kirkwood
Homeland
United States State Department
Raoul Michel
Kirkwood
Tom
George Kreisler
Manhattan
Germany
West Berlin
City Driver Hand Signal Ordinance Quoted
The notice cites ORD. 2788 Sec. 17 describing mandatory hand signals for drivers when turning or stopping. It specifies signals from fifty feet before intersections or five feet before stopping, detailing left turn, right turn, and stop gestures with arm position and hand orientation.
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U. S
Bob Blaik
United States Military Academy
Young Blaik
Ban Johnson
American League
K. M. Landis
Westbrook
Pegler
Negro Air Force
Sandel Berry
PROBE
Violet Wolfner
Charles Bidwill
Walter Wolfner
Chicago
POLK
A. Hydro
Bob Cramer
Gertrude Ederle
Flushing
Miss Ederle
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