Three Airmen Charged in Beatings at Parks Air Force Base
Three airmen face court martial now ordered by their squadron commander for beating trainees at Parks AFB. Richard T. Smith of Omaha is charged with assault and soliciting money from recruits. Dean A. Warren of Omaha and William A. Ott of Selah Washington are charged with assault. Trials date not set. all relieved of duties but not confined.
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Ing
Parks Air Force Base
Richard T. Smith
Omaha
Dean A. Warren
William A. Ott
Selah
Wash
Air Force
Empha- Pale Ana Santa G
Crea Sue
PR Res
Matthew C. McKeon
Parris Island
D.C
Marine Corps Base
James W
Milford
Apalachicola
Fla
Parks
William S. Nicholson
3278Th
Smith
Jay
Ott
Warren
McKeon Marine drill instructor convicted on drinking charge
The court reduced the involuntary manslaughter charge to simple negligence and found McKeon guilty of drinking in the barracks but not in the presence of his men. The verdict ends a Wadaw trial as McKeon faces possible discharge while his wife wept and supporters called the ruling fair.
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Berman
McKeon
International News Service
Marine Corps
Navy
Irvin M. Klein
Korea
Edward L. Hutchinson
Mekheon
Hutchinson
Betty
Charles B. Sevier
Mse
Ribbon Creek
Woman Pays for Ten Commandments Ad in Subway
Adelaide O Mara, a longtime Life Insurance Co stenographer, funded a $400 month subway card ad displaying the Ten Commandments with the message This Space Paid for by a Friend. She hopes the public display may inspire others and perhaps become permanent in the subway.
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New York
Adelaide O Mara
Subway Literaly Life Insurance Co
Ture
Miss O'Mara
Omare
Boy Saves Four With Innertube
In Vicor Texas a whirlpool formed in the Sabine River during a family outing. Nine year old Mack Davis used his innertube to rescue his father Hubert and three girls, Mary Joyce and June McLin, who were swimming nearby. The Davis family were visiting the MeLins.
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Vicor
Tex
Sabine
Mack Davis
Mary
Joyce
June McLin
Hubert Davis
Houston
Mack
Davis
Mexico imposes cotton based import rule to favor cotton exports
The Mexican Finance and Economy ministries announced a near embargo on auto imports to Oct 1. Imports of motor vehicles from the United States and elsewhere must be paid for in Mexican cotton. Observers view it as a response to U S dumping of government surplus cotton.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Gang Plank Stops Driveless Auto on Steamer Admiral
A driverless car rolled 100 yards down the Mississippi River levee and onto the gangplank of the steamer Admiral. Police traced the car to John Robertson of Chicago who was visiting the excursion steamer. The vehicle damaged about five feet of handrail before tipping onto its side.
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ST. Louis Gra
John Robertson
Chicago
Ave’s Stock Seen Rising In Midwest
Governor Ave Harriman gains Midwest support as Iowa Washington and Wyoming state chairmen switch from Kefauver to Harriman. Iowa chair says Harriman leads. Washington praises his farm policy. Wisconsin reports Harriman slightly ahead of Stevenson. Minnesota delegates delay endorsement awaiting Chicago convention discussions with Kefauver Harriman Stevenson and Humphrey.
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Chicago
Ave- Tell Harriman
New York
Democrac
Harriman
Iowa
Washington
Wyoming
Estes Kefauver
Robert Chefflin
Henry P. Carstensen
Wisconsin
Philip Nash
Stevenson
Cecil Malone
Kefauver
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Stevenison
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Mid-Air Crash Kills 3 Fliers in Training Flight
Corpus Christi Texas witnessed a fatal mid-air collision between two Navy training planes. Ensign Philip H Ryan 23 of Virginia Lt Thomas R Pickett 26 of California and Marine Lt Daniel F Harper 27 of Maryland died. Instructor Lt H F Snyder 37 from Michigan survived after bailing out.
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Corpus Christy
Tex
INS
Corpus Christi
Philip H., Ryan
Boyd Tavern
Thomas R. Pickett
Riverside
Calif
Daniel F. Harper
Baltimore
H. F. Snyder
Port Huron
Mich
Nuclear Power Plant Project OKd near Monroe Michigan
The Atomic Energy Commission grants a conditional permit for a 100 MW fast neutron breeder plant near Monroe Michigan. Construction must occur between December 15 1959 and December 1 1960 and safety checks precede any operating license. Detroit Edison will distribute power. the project involves 26 utility allied firms.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Monroe
Mich
AEC
Power R Reactor Development Co
Detroit
Detroit Edison Co
NATO Appeals for Iceland Base U S Stay
The NATO Council warned that closing U S air and radar sites in Iceland would create a defense gap halfway between New York and Moscow. Iceland's parliament earlier voted to urge NATO to pull out U S forces and proposed technicians take over the base and radar facilities.
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Paris T
NATO Council
Iceland
North Atlantic
U. S
United States
New York
Moscow
Tceland
Tast
NATO i
U.S
Meany Hospitalized After Illness At Suburban Club
George Meany, 61, president of the AFL CIO, was hospitalized in Washington after becoming ill at a suburban country club. An aide said the ailment was not serious and a union spokesman noted stomach trouble after golf with no heart problems found.
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Washington
George Meany
AFL Cio
Meany
Former Tax Chief Urged To Run For President
Richmond News Leader reports former internal revenue chief T. Cole Andrews, a 57 year old Virginian and former Eisenhower supporter, has been urged to run as an independent conservative candidate. He declined comment amid approaches from For America and the Federation for Constitutional Government.
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Richmond
T. Coleman Andrews
Day
Richmond News
Andrews
Eisenhower
Internal Revenue Collector
For America
Federation For Constitutional Government
Citizens Councils
Pendergast begs end of stigma in televised plea
Kansas City Democratic leader James M. Pendergast for the first time denounces the label Pendergastism. Former President Truman introduced him and praised his World War I record while noting Boss Tom Pendergast’s influence and prison term. The nephew says the label belongs to an era gone and new ideas now prevail.
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Kansas City
ENS
James M. Pendergast
Pendergast
Tom
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Tom Pendergast
Jackson County
Workers Return To Buffalo Mills After Strike Settlement
BUFFALO u Steel from Republic Steel Corp will flow again within days as workers resume operations after yesterday's strike settlement. The first of the 3,600 workers returned to the midnight shift today.
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Buffalo u—Steel
Republic Steel Corp
Mayor Giorgio La Pira Wins Florence Seat by Age
Florence Italy Contro versial Giorgio La Pira reelected mayor by a one year margin over Socialist Raffaello Ramat. The deadlocked council split 27 27 and Italian law favors the elder candidate in such ties.
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Florence
Italy
Giorgio Ja Pira
St. Francis
New City Council
Raffaello Ramat
la Pira
Ramat
la Tte
Indonesia Nullifies Nearly One Billion Dollars in Dutch Debts
Indonesia announces it repudiates debts inherited from Dutch rule and the revolution, totaling about 956 million dollars in guilders. The Foreign Ministry says only debts contracted with other countries remain payable, while parliament had earlier severed ties with the Netherlands under the 1949 round table treaty.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Asd
Netherlands
Dutch East Indies
Nethrland
Foreign Ministry
Crane Airlifted From Excavation on Park Avenue
In New York a 42-ton crane stuck 30 feet below street level was airlifted by using a second crane twice as large. Veterans with 30 years of experience noted no similar ramp abandonment for this rescue. The crane was dismantled into parts including a 22-ton cab and an 18-ton tractor carriage and moved to the street safely.
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New York
INS
Park Ave
Refugee Stream Enters Austria
A new stream of refugees from Communist Hungary and Czechoslovakia crossed into Austria last night and today. Eighteen Hungarians and three Czechs reached Austria and asked for political asylum. Police said economic hardship was the main reason for the flight.
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Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Infants Killed By Father's Car
A 14 month old boy, Daniel Utter, died when he fell from the front seat and was run over by his father Charles Liter's backing car. Authorities report the mishap occurred as the father could not stop in time.
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Buffalo Im
Daniel B. Utter
Charles Liter
Soviet Union Rejects Japan Kurile Bid in Moscow Talks
Moscow reports state the Kurile Islands claim by Japan is groundless and blocks normalization efforts. Pravda and Izvestia stress that territorial questions are settled and warn that any debate hinders talks. They note an offer to swap Habomai and Shikotan for trade worth over one billion rubles annually.
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Moscow
Russia
Pravda
Izvestia
Soviet Communist Party
Dmitri Shepilov
Kurile
Kunashiri
Etorofu
London
Habomais
Shikotan
Japan
Soviet Union
Mayor Bartle Fills Parking Fine For Truman Warrant
A Kansas City plea cleared former President Harry S Truman of an arrest warrant over a $3 parking fine issued Sept 18. Mayor H Roe Bartle intervened using a personal check after receiving 25 cent contributions from local citizens. Truman said the matter came as a surprise and he did not know about the ticket until told yesterday.
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Kansas City
INS
Harry S.S. Truman
H. Roe Bartle
Bartle
Truman
Lore of Shakers Told at Festival
A festival at the Shaker Museum near Old Chatham displays a 8000-item collection from inventions to craft and literature. Blacksmith Ben Cole planned a four ton hammer forge demonstration once used by Shaker workers. Only 32 Shakers remain across three colonies in Sabbath Day Lake Maine Hancock Massachusetts and Canterbury New Hampshire.
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Old Chatham
Shaker Museum
Hudson Valley
Ben Cole
Sabbathdey Lake
Maine
Hancock
Mass
Canterbury
N. H
England
United States
Police Chief Indicted in Vice Probe
A Portland grand jury indicted Police Chief James Purcell Jr on charges of incompetency delinquency and malfeasance in office amid a wide vice corruption probe. He faces up to one year in prison and a fine if convicted. The probe expanded to include other officers and officials, following Oregonian reports of a Seattle-Portland vice conspiracy.
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Portland
Ore.w
James Pur Cel Jr
Portland Police Dept
Purcell
Bor Lea
Winch
Multnomah County
William L. Langley
The
Teamsters Union
International
Clyde C. Crosby
Oregonian
Seattle
McKeon Got Bad Deal, Vets Say
In New York a majority of First Marine Division Association members at a reunion feel S/Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon received a bad deal from a general court martial. Ex-members argue the verdict was too harsh and that discipline alone should not ruin the Corps. several veterans call for a bust and transfer instead. The leaders ponder whether the decision harms the Marine Corps.
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New York
INS
First Marine Division Association
Reunion
Matthew C. McKeon
First Marine Division
Guadalcanal
Hal S&s
Fuller
Jersey City
N. J
McKeon
Parris Island
Joseph C. Preston
Worcester
Mass
Preston
Edward J. Murphy
Ozone Park
Queens
Lawrence Kenny
Edward Rutkowski
Niagara Falls
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Midwest
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NATO Appeals
Buffalo Mills
San Francisco
Jolaham
Kuriles
Onondaga Hotel
Oswego
Netherland
Vice
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