Wainwright Testifies as Proveo Treason Trial Opens
Gen Jonathan M Wainwright testified as a defense witness for John David Proveo a former army sergeant accused of treason He described the Corregidor siege surrender in May 1942 and recalled ordering troops to destroy arms to avoid further bloodshed He said Japanese demands forced the surrender and cited the high burden of responsibility for his men.
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New York
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Philippines
John David Proveo
Corregidor
Wainwright
Pravoo
George Plotkin
Philippine
Tribute at Dr. Erskine Rites Highlight His Medical Service
A Presbyterian minister and a Catholic priest led funeral rites for Dr. Arthur W. Erskine, Cedar Rapids physician famed for K ray cancer treatment. More than 400 mourners heard tributes from colleagues at Turner Chapel, with notes on his worldwide scientific impact and lifelong service. Burial followed at Cedar Memorial. his widow attended with her sister as the service closed.
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Arthur W. Erskine
Cedar iRapids
Theodore G. Lilley
First Presbyterian Church
J. D. Kearn
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Dr. Erskine
Mercy Hospital
Arthur Erskine
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Hall Halts At Red Congress Opens In Vienna
The Kremlin sponsored congress of Communists opened in Vienna at Concert House delayed about 50 minutes with only about half of its 2,100 seats filled. Organizers blamed fog for delays and claimed to protect delegates, though few new faces appeared and only one American delegate was seen.
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Vienna
Congress of Peoples For Peace
Congress of Communists
Stockholm
Warsaw
Berlin
Envoy involved in controversy quits
Edwin A. Locke Jr., U.S. ambassador and roving aid envoy to Arab lands and Israel, submitted his resignation amid a controversy over Near East aid. President Truman had not acted, and Locke was recalled after a critical speech. The State Department cited differences in viewpoint with Locke.
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Washington
Edwin A. Locke
U.S
Near East
State Department
Truman
White House
Locke
Israel
Department
Britain accuses East Germany of drilling youths for military
London reports Britain says East Germany trains children along military lines set by the Soviet Union and its satellites. A foreign office survey described youth programs in the zone as manpower for a mushrooming armed forces.
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London
Britain
East Germany
Foreign Office
Soviet Union
Slayer Cook Executed in San Quentin Gas Chamber
William E. Cook, 24, condemned for a six victim spree that included Mr and Mrs Carl Mosser and their three children in Atwood NL and salesman Robert Dewey of Seattle, was executed in San Quentin Friday.
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San Quentin
Calif
Suken
William E.cook
Cook
Southwest
Carl Mosser
Atwood, NL
Robert Dewey
Seattle
Panther misidentified cat leads to disturbance charge
Milistagel fired from a highway after mistaking a Persian cat for a panther near Holerookr California. He faced charges of disturbing the peace and shooting from a public highway after the incident involving Constable Edward Elmore's pet.
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Holerookr
Calif
Milistagel
Edward Elmore
Millsingel
Hollywood Career Is Not For Her Christine Says
Christine Jorgensen spoke at a Copenhagen news conference stating she has no Hollywood acting ambitions and will not monetize her situation. The 27 year old former George Jorgensen wore a coordinated blue outfit as about 40 reporters observed her, and she outlined plans to become a movie photographer with color films from Denmark to be shown publicly Monday for Danish American audiences. She expects to return to the United States in January.
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Copenhagen
Christine Jorgensen
Hollywood
Christine
Miss Jorgensen
George Jorgensen
The
Bronx
G.I
Denmark
U. S
Skelton Chooses Major Surgery At Santa Monica
HOLLYWOOD UP The comedian Red Skelton decided late Thursday to undergo a serious chest and abdominal operation. He has been hospitalized at St John’s in Santa Monica with a diaphragmatic hernia that has troubled him since last week and delayed his planned discharge and film and TV commitments.
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Hollywood
Comerdian
Red Skelton
Funny Man
Sam
Skelton
St. John’s Hospital
Santa Monica
Iowa Girl Reunited With Fiance After Long Courtship
In Columbus Ohio a tall red haired air force sergeant Raymond Larr from Adam Hills Ohio met his 19 year old fiance Mariam Brown from Grundy Center Ta. The couple had corresponded since May 1951 after a year and a half of letters and photos. Larr arrived from New York and the pair embraced in front of reporters then planned to marry on December 21 in Grundy Center.
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Associated Press
Air Force
Raymond Larr
Adams Mills
Ohio
Marion Brown
Grundy Center
Eagey.mornig
Larr
Columbus
England
Adam Hills
Mariam Brown
Set
New York
Mariam
Harvey Larr
Moses Lake
Wash
Dee
Russia Refuses To Pay For C 47
Moscow rejected compensation for an American C 47 shot down by Soviet fighters in Hungarian territory last year. Russia said the note demanding return of the plane, cargo and equipment or payment of about 100000 was wrongly addressed. Four Americans on the aircraft were released after fines totaling 123000 were paid.
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London
INS
Russia
Moscow
U.S
Hungary
Germany
Yugoslavia
TV producer Les Mitchell told judge his wife left him
In Los Angeles Les Mitchell, a TV producer, faced divorce proceedings after his wife claimed the union ended. She reportedly told the judge that living with a genius was challenging, a remark that seemed to bolster his ego amid the proceedings.
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Los Angeles
Les Mitchell
Eisenhower vows to keep troops in Korea until all U N troops released
President elect Eisenhower says the United States will not withdraw from Korea and leave soldiers in Communist prison camps. In a letter to Basil Brewer of the New Bedford Standard-Times he urges faster training and arming of South Korean forces to reduce U S manpower drain and strengthen allied defense. He criticizes past administration for indecision and cites Wedemeyer and Republican congressmen.
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New Bedford
Mass
Eisenhower
U. S
Korea
Basil
Brewer
New Bedford Standard-Times
Republic of Korea
America
ROK
U.N
Wedemeyer
Council Debates City Insurance Bidding Process
Cedar Rapids officials continued dispute over city insurance bids in a three hour Friday meeting. City Attorney Garberson to study new angles while Finance Commissioner Burgus faces criticism over bid handling. Councillors threaten to restart bidding if progress stalls as the issue centers on addends to four original bids.
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Cedar Rapids
Counci
Milo Sedlacek
Louis Burgos
J. J. Shepard
Burgus
E. A. Prochaska
Pye
Sedlacek
Gerberson
Shepard
Robert i. Safely
Fred Groeltz
Man Shot by Police in Des Moines Robbery Suspect
Elman Buck Mitchell 39 of Oskaloosa was killed by officers in a wooded area southeast of Des Moines after authorities traced his car and linked him to the $300 tavern robbery of Esther Clement. An inquest was scheduled as investigators noted he carried no weapon.
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Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Elman Buck Mitchell
Esther Clement
Lewis
Mitchell
Howard Bos
Mahaska County
Clement
Father Dies in Futile Bid To Save Family
CANONSBURG Pa AP four members of a family were burned to death as the father Gus Kappotus 58 tried to rescue his wife Victoria 32 and children Agnes 14 and Despina 8 from a pre-dawn fire that leveled their home Kappotas escaped briefly then returned inside after breaking free from onlookers
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Canonsburg
Gus Kappotus
Victoria
Agnes
Despina
Kappotas
Putnam Resigns as Economic Stabilization Agency Chief
Ex-Mayor Roger L. Putnam of Springfield said he has resigned as head of the Economic Stabilization Agency. He told the Springfield Daily News he is through and will return to Springfield tonight, then go back to Washington next week to close out his work.
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Springfield
Mass
INS
Roger L. Putnam
Economic Stabilization Agency
Springfield Daily News
Washington
Truman
Colder Weather Returns to Iowa
Light snow and icy roads marked the northwest corner of Iowa on Friday with up to two inches in Waukon and one inch in Dubuque and traces elsewhere. Highway patrol warned of slick highways in Clayton county and cautioned travelers as a danger zone lay northeast of Bellevue Manchester Osage. Temperatures fell to 25 in Cedar Rapids at 2:30 pm after a 35 high, with a forecast for a cold night and a cooler weekend ahead.
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Cefar Rapids
Iowa
Waukon
Dubuque
Highway Patrol
Clayton County
Highway Commission
Bellevue
Manchester
Osage
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats links Cedar Rapids contract to living costs
A new Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats contract ties workers pay to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index. The two year deal includes a nine cent per hour wage rise and revised vacation rules, with holiday pay increased by two and a half times. Changes await Wage Stabilization Board approval.
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Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats Company
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Diamond Hearing Set to Open December 17
Rep. Chelf said the Chelf subcommittee will begin hearings into former U S Attorney Tobias E Diamond of Iowa on December 17. The probe targets the justice department and Diamond resigned amid accusations of using his official position to collect a bill for a civil client.
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Washington
INS
Chelf
D-Ky
Fricay
U. S
Tobias E. Diamond
Iowa
Justice Department
Diamond
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Red Congress
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Eee
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