Recruits Forced Headfirst Into Grease Pit at Ft Jackson
At Fort Jackson South Carolina an eight member court martial hears charges against M Sgt George Lovie for assault and battery and maltreatment of recruits. Trainees testfy they were dunked headfirst into a grease pit as punishment for minor infractions. Other recruits say they were made to tear up and eat dollar bills.
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FT. Jackson
S.C
Georgia
George Ll. Sheffield
Fairburn
George Lovie
Ogdensburg
X.Y
Sovie
1St
Sheffield
C. Charles L. Moman
Empire
Ala
Whispers of Folk Remedies and Snake Tales in Hills
In a rugged hillside vignette, locals recall old time cures from mothers, a WWI flu tale with two fried fish, and a surgeon Dr. Melvin Lea admitting fear of snakes. A doorway of autumnal relief and lively anecdotes closes with a call for bravado.
Eisenhower frames 1958 race as unity bid in California
President Eisenhower urged voters to back a Republican Congress in California, framing the race as a fight between a unified, forward-looking government and a radical Democratic wing. He attacked left-wing governance and stressed strength against communism while signaling support for GOP candidates Knowland and Knight amid a coast-to-coast campaign. A separate note reports the Supreme Court declined to review James Burkhamer’s execution case in West Virginia for the 1937 Charlene Vilain murder.
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Los Angeles
Eisenhower
Spaycheck
Kkey
California
America
William F. Knowland
Goodwin J. Knight
Knowland
Senate
Los An
G. James Fleming
Committee On Fair Employments
White House
Malcolm Moos
Harry S. Trumar
Democratic Party
United States
Washington
Supreme Court
James Lee Burkhamer
West Virginia
Burkhamer
Charlene Vilain
Harrison County
W. Va
Two Brothers Die In Tenement Fire
Washington AP report says two young brothers died when a brick row house burned in northeast Washington. Michael Mack, 4, and Dennis Mack, 3, were found unconscious on the smoke filled second floor. Their grandmother Rosebud Mack, 43, aided other children and rescued a six year old from the first floor as Annie Lee Mack, their mother, worked as a cook. Firefighters broke two second floor windows to reach the boys, but they did not survive.
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Washington
Michael
Mack
Dennis
Annie Lee Mack
Rosebud Mack
Nixon To Visit Only Britain Next Month
Washington AP reports Vice President Nixon will tour only Britain in late November, denying plans for a broader Western Europe swing. State Department said it would have welcomed more stops and that the schedule reflects no fear of demonstrations like those in Latin America. Nixon is to attend the dedication of an American chapel at St Pauls Cathedral in London on November 26. The department stressed no guidance to avoid Italy or France.
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Disstaff
Melvin Lea
Rattlesnake Gulch
Ernie
Berger
Mountain View
Carroll Creek
Shrine Auditorium
Presiident
Noa
Dick Niner
Eiseshower
Sow
Ras
Hiss
Democrats
Democrat Party
Democratic Party
Eisenhower
America
Lebanon
Quemoy
Nixon
Britain
Washington
State Department
Dulles
Italy
France
Department
Ixen
London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
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Truman
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Baltimore
Ford Foundation Today
Morgan State College
Gram
Legislaton
Upper Marlboro, Md
Marlboro Race Track
Haverhill
Aj. W. Watters
Maryland
Prince Georges County
Lawrence R. Woltz
Auto Radio
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Thomas M. Eichelberger
Aluminum
ALCOA
Rusco
East 4Th ST
Frederick Call MO
Farmers Supply CO
Delaval Milkers
Pate Tor
DeLaval Milter Parte
Howard H. Tregoning Jr
Conway
Onway Electric
Frederick, Maryland
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Magic Mind
Tithe Century
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