Sealed mutiny at Pongam POW camp leaves hundreds involved
In Pongam Island camp near Koje, about 3600 of 9000 internees joined a coordinated mutiny led by Communist prisoners. UN and ROK troops, aided by massed formations, quelled the uprising after rival compounds staged drills and hurled stones. Two American and two South Korean soldiers were injured.
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Korea
Pongam
Diers
Com
Koje
United Nations
United States
Republic of Korea
Ka Camp
Pongom
Kojeapg
Anne Ae Vaenon
SEC Veterans Land in U S
Five combat veterans from Jackson and one from Corning aboard the transport M Meigs arriving in San Francisco from Korea. Names include Pfc James Channell Pfe Roy F Martin Sgt Raymond Scarberry and others from Jackson Route 4 and 72 Bridge St plus Corning Route 1 and Chesterhill Route 1. Another Jackson veteran Pf Jack E Bisnaugie aboard the Navy transport Gen Hugh J Gaffey due to dock in Seattle Tuesday.
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Corning
Chesterhill
M. ©. Meigs
San Francisco
Korea
James
R. Channell
Roy F. Martin
Raymond Scarberry
Route 4
John R. Elias
Bridge St
Pvt
Everett Osborne
Mound St
Carlos R. Everett
Robert D. Rush
Jack E. Bisnaugie
Navy
Hugh J. Gaffey
Seattle
Former 37th Div Head To Undergo Treatment
COLUMBUS. Maj. Gen. Robert S Beightler,Ohio engineer who rose from private to general, returns from Okinawa for medical treatment. He will not resume his post as commanding general of the Ryukus Islands. Army HQ says he is sent to Walter Reed Hospital for heart condition treatment.
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Columbus
Robert S Beightler
Ohio
United States
Okinawa
Ryukyu Islands
Army
Beightler
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Votes Cast by Electoral College In 1960 Presidency
The Electoral College formally cast votes to decide the next president. Polls favored Stevenson while Eisenhower ran ahead in nationwide ballots, though electors may legally align with their pledged candidate. Debate grows over whether the system is archaic or due for change.
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Washington
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Tennessee
Oeteehee Pike
Tate
Senate
Congress
Out
Grommet Reefer Splits In Half Off Leghorn Harbor
The 3800 ton U S Navy refrigerator ship Grommet Reefer tore in two on rocks at Leghorn Harbor during a gale. Forty men aboard, with 12 hours before the stern section was made safe by breeches buoy, all reported uninjured. Rescue crews from U S Navy repair ships aided shore parties as the bow drifted nearby. Cargo included seven tons of turkeys for Austrian Italian meals.
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Leghorn
Italy
Leghorn Harbor
U.S. Navy
Austria
McKay Plans Resignation as Oregon Governor
Governor McKay announces resignation citing cabinet changes and shifts in staff. He discusses hiring plans and signals ongoing policy changes including stance on federal control of Columbia River power.
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McKay
Oregon
Hower
Trans
Columbia River
Contract Awarded for Towboat Building
Huntington district of the Corps of Engineers announces the award of a towboat construction contract to a New Orleans company for Marietta Ohio. The low bid totaled 250400 dollars.
Reds Capture ROK Outposts In Severe Winter Battle
Chinese forces struck through rain and snow along the Central Korean front seizing two outposts held by South Korean troops. Fierce fighting raged on Triangle Hill and other Southeast areas with hundreds of Chinese troops engaging in close combat as Allied air units targeted the area.
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Seoul
Rocky Point
Soon le Hill
Republic of Korea
Triangle Hill
Hecahee’ Sei
Five Children in Year Born to Miner's Wife
The miner's wife says five children were born in one year and that offers to adopt older siblings came, but they will keep them. She complains the real difficulty is laundry, claiming she spends all day on it.
Judge Metcalf Dies at 59 After Sudden Heart Failure
Judge Metcalf died yesterday at his home at age 59 after a coronary. He had been elected Nov 4 to a six year term as appellate judge and previously served as a state senator from 1935 to 1939. A GOP foe of Gov. Davey, he led the party in the senate during his second term and was active in Masonry. Services will be at First Presbyterian Church with burial in Marietta.
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Metcalf
Martin L. Davey
Davey
Senate
First Presbyterian Church
Marietta
Jet Explodes Kills Officer as Bombers Investigated
Lockbourne Air Base officials probe Sunday's RB 45 five engine jet crash that killed First Lt. John S Brace age 23 of Columbus. His body was found strapped in an ejector seat on a Pickaway County farm five miles from the base. Investigators theorize no burns imply Brace may have escaped before the explosion and parachute failed. Two other crew members Maj John E Snyder and another officer from Los Angeles remain unidentified.
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Columbus
Air Force
Lockbourne Air Base
John S. Brace
Pickaway County
Blaze Destroys Three Hotels in Kansas City Fire
A downtown Kansas City blaze forced 500 guests to flee from three hotels including the New Yorker and State. The fire destroyed a two story building housing a restaurant and cleaner and caused smoke damage at the Phillips Hotel.
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Kansas City
Phillips
Government Girds Pay Controls Amid WSB Shakeup
The Wage Stabilization Board faces a backlog of about 12 000 pending union employer wage agreements with over a million workers affected. Economic Stalin Roger L Putnam transfers control to Charles C Killingsworth and three public members as labor and industry reps stand by for guidance.
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Age Stabilization Board
Economic Stati
Roger L. Putnam
Putnam
Charles C. Kiworth
WSB
Killingsworth
Nandions
Tr Hieman
FCC Studies Community TV Antennae Regulation
The FCC probes if privately built community television antennae qualify as common carriers under interstate commerce rules. Interference complaints, including in New Philadelphia Ohio, drive the 18 month study into whether such systems require federal approval.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Commission
New Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Cleveland
War Casualties Listed
Washington defense officials released a list naming 103 Korean War casualties including 29 dead, one wounded, five missing and one injured. The report provides official tallies and identifies the individuals affected by the conflict.
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Washington
Defense Department
Levittown Parents Erase Death Pond After 16 Hour Effort
In Levittown New York an army of parents and teens toiled for 16 hours to fill and cover a 14 foot deep 72 by 72 foot hole known as death pond. They used shovels bulldozers and a small pump to drain and fill the pit as neighbors watched from cars and nearby homes.
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Levittown,n. Y
Hicksville
N. Y
Reds Reject UN Peace Plan Blocking Korea Truce
Peiping rejects the UN General Assembly plan for prisoner of war exchanges and calls the resolution illegal and unfair. Chou En-lai demands unconditional, speedy repatriation and resumption of talks at Panmunjom.
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TOKYO
Red China Today
Korea
United Nations
Peiping
Chou En-lai
UN General Assembly
U. S
Panmunjon Oe
Rei Y
Vishinsky
J Chou
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
U. N. Assembly
Peiping Radio
Pearson
U. N
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
Ied
Tae
Red China
North Korea
Chou
Fire Hits Apartments At Hamden
Four families were left homeless Sunday night when a fire destroyed the interior of an apartment house in Hamden. Firemen from three communities battled the blaze aided by Wellston and McArthur volunteers. No injuries were reported among firefighters.
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Hamden
Frees
Wellston
McArthur
Sheriff's Office
Propaganda Drive Sought by Italy at NATO Meet
Premier Alcide de Gasperi urged NATO ministers to unite in an anti communist propaganda campaign. He argued Russia propagandizes against Western democracies and cited the need for free nations to express ideas with vigor. Danish Foreign Minister Ole Bjorn Kraft cautioned that a balance with the Soviet bloc remains unrealized.
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Paris
Alcide de Gasperi
Italy
Atlantic Alliance
Russia
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Stetpins Pedores
NATO
Societ
Bartunek Likely Re-elected Ohio Senate Minority Leader
Senator Joseph W. Bartunek of Cleveland appears set to secure another term as minority leader of the Ohio Senate. Democrats hold 10 of 33 seats in the upcoming session convening January 5 as they gather in Cleveland for meetings today.
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Cleveland
Joseph W.bartunek
Ohio Senate
Edward H Dell
Mid
Spot of Tea Sipped On 179th Anniversary
A fragment notes a 179th anniversary tea event with unclear year details and missing context, mentioning 1773 as a missed reference. The readable text hints at a ceremonial tea but provides limited specifics about people or locations.
Ohio Weekend Auto Crashes Kill Ten in Ohio
Ten people died in auto accidents across Ohio over the weekend with five more deaths from miscellaneous incidents, according to an Associated Press survey.
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Ohio
Columbus
Associated Press
Daring Feat Saves B-29 on North Korea Mission
Airman Ernest P. Goorls defused a live bomb stuck in a B 29 bomb rack during a mission from North Korea. In 40 below zero, with a 60 second fuse ticking, he disarmed the device in three seconds, preventing a catastrophic explosion with a 13 man crew returning to Okinawa.
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Tokyo
Air Force
Okinawa
North Korea
Ernest P. Goorls
Goorig
Youth Father Admits Death Of Girl
HAMILTON Ohio police said Clyde Browning a 25 year old Oxford man who worked quietly in Hamilton confessed the girl Mary Ann 17 died in an accident Browning said he last saw her sitting in the road after she became panicky and leaped from his moving car Mary Ann who had recently moved from Arkansas to Hamilton was found on a lonely road Thanksgiving night with two skull fractures police had sought the man seen leaving a Hamilton cafe with her about two minutes before she was found
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Hamilton
Midwest
Mary Ann Fildes
Clyde Browning
Browning
Mary Ann
Arkansas
Dr Harlan Wilson Dies Noted Surgeon at Ohio State
Dr Harlan Wilson a nationally known orthopedic surgeon died after a heart attack Sunday night at a Christmas party at Children s Hospital in Columbus He led the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Ohio State University and headed the orthopedic unit at Children s Hospital The report notes his prominent role in Columbus medical circles.
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Wilson
Ohio State University
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Children’s
Erly
Mt. Car
Time Bomb Planter Sentenced to Prison in Tel Aviv
A 29 year old man who tried to land a time bomb in the Israeli Foreign Office last October was sentenced to 21 months in prison. He was arrested Oct 5 after carrying the ticking device into the government office and claimed to act in protest of reparations. The case involves claims tied to Garten’s statements.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Shilvansky
Garten
Germany
Eisenhower Returns to New York Sets Peace Goal in Korea
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower resumes work in New York and outlines public statements stressing patience and foresight for a political solution in Korea. He signals no fixed meeting date with generals but vows to push a starting point trip as a step toward broader, peaceful efforts.
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Hawaii
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
Bradley
Joseph M. Dodge
General Bradley
Herbert Brownell
George M. Humphrey
Treasury
Wilton Persons
NEW York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Teeter Neeada
Korea
Hig Ieee Eben
Ane Fidence
Douglas MacArthur
Formosa
Opi
Ohio Soldier on Trial for Molesting Girl
An Army psychiatrist testified Pvt. Eugene Walters was sane and responsible when he abducted and molested a American girl. Walters, 29, a combat veteran from Harrods, Ohio, faced a U S Army court martial consisting of eight officers and four enlisted men in Frankfurt Germany.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Eugene Walters
Walter
Ter
Harrods
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