Indians Withdraw as Pro Red Camp Prisoners Stay
At Panmunjom on January 23 1954 Indian troops pulled out leaving a token guard while 347 pro Red prisoners remained behind the barbed wire amid uncertainty. The U N Command announced 22 000 Chinese and North Koreans who rejected communism became free men.
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Panmunjom
U. N. Command
U. N
John E. Hull
Far East
U. S. Navy
Formosa
South Korea
India
Thimayya
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Red Side
Reds
Goodby
Pfc
Clarence C. Adams
Memphis
Tenn
Chatfield Fired by Mines Chief in Shakeup
State Mines Chief Frank B. King said E C Chatfield of Welch and Joe Manko of Amherstdale will be removed from the payroll as of Jan 31. Chatfield claimed Gov. Marmland’s 1952 promises motivated his dismissal and noted prior family mine holdings. Manko is a Logan district inspector and Low en County Democrat official.
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Charleston
Frank B. King
E.C. Chatfield
Welch
Joe Manko
Amherstdale
Manko
Logan
Chatfield
King
Marland
McDowell County
Chatfield-Pocahontas Coal Co
McDowell
Snow slide buries three trucks on Lookout Pass
Three trucks were buried by a snow slide on Lookout Pass near the Montana Idaho line on U S Highway 10. Four drivers escaped. A truck carrying bombs for Umatilla Oregon was among the vehicles.
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Saltese
Mont
Lookout Pass
Montana-Idaho
U.S. Highway 10
Larry Boulet
Sheridan
Wyo
Umatilla
Ore
Smitty
Cost Of Living Drops Slightly
The December cost of living index fell by less than one tenth of one percent signaling continued stability. The drop follows November-December declines totaling half a percent with prices near the 1947-49 base, while food costs rose in mid-December and clothing and transportation costs fell.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Ewan Clague
Clague
Battle Erupts Over Bricker Amendment on Senate Floor
Senate floor erupts over the Bricker amendment to curb presidential treaty powers. Sen. Wiley rebukes the proposal as dangerous while Sen. Bricker accuses critics of misrepresentation. Knowland signals Eisenhower may take the fight to the people as debate opens next week.
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Washington
Senate
Bricker
Sen
Wiley
Wis
Ohio
Knowland
California
Eisenhower
Fees
United States
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Beeson Nomination Sparks Senate Labor Committee Clash
Washington January 22 Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Labor Committee clash over President Eisenhower's nomination of Albert C Beeson of San Jose Calif to the National Labor Relations Board. Smith says attempts to stall and embarrass the administration, while Democrats accuse him of blocking questions and keeping the hearing closed to press and public. Beeson 47 faced questions on his views of labor bias and past representation by a current board chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Eisenhower
Albert C. Beeson
San Jose
Calif
National Labor Relations Board
H. Alexander Smith
Beeson
Smith
Sen. Kennedy
Dmass
NLRB
Truman
Lehman
Guy Farmer
the Food, Machinery and Chemical Corp
Farmer
Virginia Lawmakers Edge Toward Bitter Battle Over School Aid Plan
A new state plan to allocate school funds, based on a study commission report, would shift aid between counties and cities. Fifty five counties would gain 2.29 million dollars and 24 cities 1.05 million, while 43 counties would lose 2.09 million and five cities 113 thousand, with Richmond and Norfolk among top gainers and Tazewell the biggest loser.
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Paul Duke
Richmond
General Assembly
Battle
Senate
House
Appomattox
Arlington
Buckingham
Powhatan
Prince William
Norfolk
Halifax
Lee
Pittsylvania
Princess Anne
Tazewell
Washington
Wise
Del
Roy B. Davis
Land Rescue Reaches Navy Plane Wreckage In Hawaii
Nine wreckage seen on a mountain slope near Pearl Harbor after a Neptune patrol bomber crashed in the Wainae Range. Eight crew members aboard are dead. Rescue teams noted the plane hit the mountain head on and scattered wreckage across the slope. A Navy spokesman said the aircraft was returning from patrol in the western Pacific. One helicopter crashed in a down draft but occupants were seen emerging unharmed.
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Honolulu
Jan
Wainae Range
Pearl Harbor
Kiwajalein
Marshall Islands
Barbers Point Naval Air Station
Navy
Pacific
Japan
Big Three Ministers Meet in Berlin for Peace Talks
In war torn Berlin the Western foreign ministers Dulles Bidault and Molotov prepare for a major meeting next week. They aim to craft a peace plan and unite Germany with free elections and sovereign government. They acknowledge doubts about progress.
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Berlin
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Dulles
Columbine
Tempelhof Airdrome
Goode Sighted Near Radford as Slaying Probe Spreads
Report that Lawyer Goode sought for questioning in the Floyd County double slaying was sighted near Radford prompting a large police response. A woman reported a man fitting his description in a local store claiming hunger and hitchhiking, with no link established to the murders.
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Radford
Goode
Floyd County
M. D. Shumate
East Radford
Patrick County
Charles Rufus Epperly
Alvin Dexter Morile
New Haven
Floyd
O. D. Willams
Five Year Old Drowns In Rising Guyandotte River
A five year old girl, Dottie Coffey of Shantytown Marianna, fell into the rising Guyandotte River near Pineville. Firemen and workers scoured the swift water as intermittent snow and rain hampered recovery. River stage topped six feet and continued to rise as efforts paused for the night.
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Wyoming County
Guyandotte River
Guyandotte
Marianna
Pineville
Wilm Lwu Uuitl Vw
Dottie Coffey
Troy Lee Coffey
Shantytown
Wyoming
Paul Goode
Snow and Cold Weather Grips Virginia and West Virginia
Snow and sleet hit most of Virginia and West Virginia with four to eight inches in places while coastal areas escaped. IceConditions slowed travel in West Virginia and across the region as buses and cars ran late and chains were advised on primary roads. In Roanoke four to five inches fell. Giles County reported three inches.
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Bluefield
Virginia
West Virginia
Jce
Atlantic Greyhound
Charleston
Consolidated Bus Lines
Welch
Logan
Williammson
Huntington
Roaaa
Roanoke
Giles County
Bristol
Fire Guts Resort Hotel At Norfolk
A major blaze swept the Gay Manor hotel in Norfolk Virginia causing about 200000 in damage. The four story 110 room resort center facility was unoccupied except for two caretakers when the fire began at 5 51 p m and spread from the first floor lounge to the east wing before being controlled at 7 30 p m. Firemen from Virginia Beach Oceana Naval Air Station Fort Story and Oceana battled the flames in steady rain for two hours. Two firemen were reportedly overcome but no serious injuries among occupants. Damaged furnishings were estimated at 30000.
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Norfolk
Gay Manor
Virginia Beach
Oceana Naval Air Station
Fort Story
Oceana
W. M. Bott
Ocean Front
Bott
Danish Airliner Makes 6 000 Mile Test Flight
Danish Airlines System DC6B landed in Calgary at 2 15 p m MST on a Los Angeles to Stockholm test flight. The Super Cloudmaster Gorm Viking piloted by Povl Jensen continues a 6000 mile trans polar test route via Edmonton Fort Churchill Frobisher Bay Bluie West 8 Greenland to Stockholm, due January 25.
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Calgary
Scandinavian Airlines
Los Angeles
Calif
Stockholm
North America
Scandinavia
Povl Jensen
Jensen
Edmonton
Fort Churchill
Frobisher Bay
Bluie West
Greenland
Sweden
Court Martial Charges Lodged Against Cpl Edward Dickenson
Army announces court martial charges against Cpl Edward S. Dickenson a POW from Cracker's Neck Virginia who initially refused repatriation from Korea and later sought return to UN forces. He is accused of communicating with the enemy and seeking favorable treatment by captors in a case reviewed after a pre trial investigation. Dickenson was among 23 who refused repatriation and later claimed pressure from Chinese authorities.
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Cpl
Dickenson
Washington
Ph. Army
Edward S. Dickenson
Korea
Cracker's Neck
Norman E. Sprowl
U.N
Red Chinese
Unitedates
Sharply Hiked Deductions Get Committee OK
The Ways and Means Committee approved bold tax changes including higher medical expense deductions and a new rapid depreciation provision for business and farming equipment. These moves aim to cut revenue by about 600 million dollars this year with the first year savings around 375 million from depreciation and 65 million from medical deductions. The revisions, part of a broader tax law rewrite endorsed by President Eisenhower, lower the medical deduction floor to 3 percent and raise maximums to 1250 for individuals and 5000 for families while accelerating first-year deductions to modernize industry.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhower
Campbell Withdraws From Virginia 9th Congressional Race
ABINGDON Va Jan 22 Volney Campbell county commonwealth attorney withdraws as a Democratic candidate for Congress in Virginia 9th district citing need to promote party unity. He notes support offered and pledges to back the Democratic nominee in November. Pat Jennings Smyth County sheriff remains the lone announced contender. The GOP nominates Rep Wampler in Bristol Feb 6.
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Abingdon
Washington County
Atty
Volney Campbell
Virginia
Campbell
Rep
Wampler
Jennings
James Williams
Richlands
Bristol
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Col. Sprowl
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