Defense completes film on communism for troop education
The Defense Department finished filming its official narrative on communism titled Challenge of Ideas to explain ideological background for troops. Production cost about $20,000 with 200 copies for the Army and 184 for Navy and Marine Corps and 275 for the Air Force.
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Washington
Defense Department
Merly
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Edward R. Murrow
U.S. Information Agency
Hanson Baldwin
New York Times
Lowell Thomas
John Wayne
Helen Hayes
Miss Universe contestants listed with Miss U S A finalists
The article notes Patricia Lyn Squires Miss Michigan and Karen Weller Miss Nevada among 15 Miss U S A hopefuls, plus 43 contestants and 47 foreign entrants. It describes modeling experience, ages, and training as they prepare for the Miss Universe pageant at Convention Hall with promenades and final judging.
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Michigan
Patricia Lyn Squires
Milan
Nevada
Karen Weller
Las Vegas
Alabama
Suellen Robinson
Fairfax
Janet Marie Hawley
Salt Lake City
Convention Hall
Miss U
Self service grows in U.S. druggists stores
Eighty nine percent of U S druggists use some self service in their stores and about 73 percent of promotion budgets are invested in advertising pages of local daily newspapers to inform customers about products.
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U.S
Wyckoff’s Habeas Challenge Overturned in Mississippi Case
New York woman Miss Wyckoff, arrested June 2 in Jackson with Black travelers, was fined 200 dollars for breach of peace and jailed when she refused to pay. Judge Mize denied habeas relief, directing state court route. Judge Wisdom sought review, while Citizens Council backed the decision amid Freedom Riders coverage across 400 radio stations in 42 states.
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Miss Wyckoff
New York
Jackson
State
U.S. Dist
Sidney Mize
Biloxi
Mize
Wisdom
Safed
Citizens Council At
FFA Members Attend Officer Training and Forum Change
Seven Future Farmers of America members from Block and Spearsville towns attended an officer training near Bunkie. Delegates include Lloyd Holland Dale Fannin Sammy Fauntton LeRoy McEntyre Pat Risinger Larry Taylor and Kenneth Garris. A Louisiana Cotton Forum relocation moves to Monroe on August 10 with events at Frances Hotel replacing the Virginia Hotel.
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Future Farmers of America
FFA
Bunkies
Lloyd Holland
Dale Fannin
Sammy Faunton
LeRoy McEntyre
Spearsville
Pat Risinger
Larry Taylor
Kenneth Garris
Monroe
Frances Hotel
Virginia Hotel
Republicans Declare No Need for Federal Aid
A GOP statement summarizes the federal aid stance in six words There is no for it The position was presented as the party's view on government assistance.
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Congress
House Republican Policy Committee
Kennedy
Ne Licans
GOP
Showgirl and Williams romance hints at Hollywood move
Claudine Longet, a Las Vegas showgirl from Paris, hints at marriage to Andy Williams. She describes a normal sunny life, discusses Hollywood interest after a TV special, and says details of their wedding remain secret.
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Hollywood
Claudine Longet
Las Vegas
Nevada
Andy Williams
Rae
Cen
Oles
Ropicana
Butie
Europe
America
Claudine
Andy
Williams
Paris
Gunman Fleeing Through Colorado Hills After Shootout Near Kremmling
A gunman fled on foot into dense pines after wounding Deputy Short and Van Pelt and injuring Sheriff Clark near State Bridge Colorado. Hoover, Short, and Van Pelt confronted the motorist on U S Highway 40 before the shootout and car chase toward Eagle County.
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State Bridge
Colo
Kremmling
Piney Creek
Denver
Clark
Hoover
Sherriff
van Pelt
Short
Eagle County
Henry Knuth
Iowa Auto
Polio Case Level Described as Remarkably Low
The Public Health Service notes a remarkably low level of polio in the United States so far this year 237 cases in the first half. Caution against over optimism is urged as an expected midyear rise looms with eighteen new cases including eight paralytic in eleven states for the week ended July 1.
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Washington
Public Health Service
United States
Psychiatrist Sees Reincarnation Studies in India Visit
Dr. Stevenson plans a seven week India trip to study cases of alleged past lives, noting Buddhism and Hindu beliefs may foster such stories. He allows possible natural explanations and calls parapsychology not yet a full science, while urging more investigation into survival evidence. He is 42, Montreal born, previously at Louisiana State University and New Orleans mental health roles.
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Ireland
Stevenson
Worrey Watsa
India
Europe
America
University of Virginia
Montreal
Canada
Uisiana State University School of Medicine
New Orleans
Louisianartment of Public Welfare
Southeast Louisiana State Hospital
Jackson Officials Weigh Jail Transfers to Ease Crowding
County transfers inmates from Hinds jail to the state penitentiary to relieve crowding at a cost the sheriff says the county will bear. Since May 24, 227 riders have been arrested in Jackson with 220 housed in jail facilities. Only four paid fines. others posted $500 appeal bonds. Bond forfeiture could yield $43,500 for the county if bonds are forfeited. Judge Moore’s order bars attorney recovery of bond money on opening day.
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Jackson
Hinds County
Russell Moore
Gagarin Trapped Briefly By Crowds At Tower of London
Soviet spaceman Yuri Gagarin toured London with a escort when crowds formed at Wakefield Tower. Several thousand gathered around the crown jewels area as rain cleared. Police protected him as he departed, with Ambassador Soldatov anxious at the crowd.
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London
Yuri Gagarin
Tower of London
Tower
Tower Hill
Gagarin
Wakefield Tower
Yuri
Alexander Soldatov
Ralph Guldah Named Local Figure in Sherman Oaks
Ralph Guldah, twice National Open champion in 1937 and 1938, is described as an ineutanne man at Sherman Oaks, California, highlighting his local status and past achievements.
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Ralph Guldah
Sherman Oaks
Grant Era Marker Plan Described by Local Officials
Madison Parish would match funds for a Civil War marker project with Gen Grant as the focus. Officials from the Madison Parish Police Jury and state agencies discussed cooperation on markers, monuments, and parking. Historians highlighted Grant era depots, river works, and marches that connected Delta Point, Milliken's Bend, and Tallulah to Mississippi.
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Madison Parish
Andrew L. Yerger
William Powell
R.B. Watts
Preen
Ray Burgess
Tolbert Slackey
State Highway Department
Burgess
Highway Department
John Regard
O. W. Welch
State Tourist Bureau
Edwin C. Bears
Vicksburg
Natonal Park Service
Grant
Young's Point
Mound
Milliken’s
Mississippi River
Delta Point
Duck Port
Milliken’s Bend
Richmond
Paridres
Tallulah
Bayou Vidal
Lake St. John
Negroes Break Gulf Barriers on Mississippi Coast
In Gulfport Mississippi twenty five Black swimmers entered the Gulf of Mexico near Hewes Avenue and U S Highway 90 amid onlookers. Deputies and police monitored the scene with no disturbances or arrests reported.
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Gulfport
Miss
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Hewes Ave
U.S. Highway 90
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