From Devil's Island to U S Citizenship Belbenoit Returns
Rene Belbenoit, the French exile who spent 15 years on Devil's Island and 15 more fighting to stay in the United States, arrived at LAX with his American wife. He plans to reapply for U S citizenship and operate a dry goods store in Victorville, California.
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Los Angeles
INS
Rene Belbenoit
Devil’s Island
United States
Belbenoit
American Airlines
Los Angeles International
U. S
France
French Guiana
Devil's Island
Trinidad
British West Indies
Columbian
South
Central America
Freedom
Honduras
U.S
Mexico
Victorville
Calif
Korean Vets Eligible for New G I Loans Guaranties
The Veterans Administration announced that veterans with service since the Korean war began gain full guaranty rights under both G I bills. Home and farm loans are protected with 60 percent guarantees up to 7500 dollars. Farm and business loans carry 50 percent guarantees up to 4000 dollars for real estate and 2000 dollars for non real estate loans.
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Washington
INS
Veterans Administration
Four Military Men Vie in Imece S Elections Today
Four military figures lead major Greek parties in a pivotal general election. Marshal Alexander Papagos, General Nicholas Plastiras, Sophocles Venizelos, and General Stephanos Saratis compete as Greece marks a rare campaign where former officers head all four main factions. About two million men eligible to vote from 2.4 million registered. women are barred due to registration timing.
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Athens
INS
Greece
Alexander Papagos
Rally
Nicholas Plastiras
Epek
Sophocles Venizelos
Liberal Party
Stephanos Saratis
Eda
Eam
CBS TV City Dedicated in Hollywood First
Hollywood CBS Television City was inaugurated with a ribbon cutting led by Mayor Fletcher Bowron Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor and CBS TV President J L Van Valkenburg The complex includes four studios on an 11 acre site with plans to expand to 25 acres The project aims to streamline production and reduce costs for Hollywood programs Paley said it will improve tools and conditions for creators and artists
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Hollywood
INS
Cbs-Television
Los Angeles
Fletcher Bowron
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Cbs-Tv
J. L. van Valkenburg
CES Board
William 5. Paley
Fifty-Four Caught in Crackdown on Speeders
Omaha and Council Bluffs police reported 54 speeders caught Friday night on the Ak-Sar-Ben bridge over the Missouri River. Most were 40 to 55 mph, one hit 85 mph. Thirty-six tickets issued on the Council Bluffs side, eighteen on the Omaha side.
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Omaha
Council Bluffs
Ak-Sar-Ben
Missouri River
Donald Tague
Council ‘Bluffs
McKinley Students Earn Excellent Rating at Cedar Falls Meet
Four McKinley high school students received excellent ratings at the high school invitational discussion meet held at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. Winners include Gloria Haddy Stephen Obrecht Bernard Weinberg and David Nelson. Denison Schladetzky was elected clerk at the subsequent legislative session.
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McKinley High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar, Falls
Gloria Haddy
Ste.ephen Obrecht
Bernard Weinberg
David Nelson
Denison Schladetzky
Schladetzky
Gorman Probed For Doormat Theft In Gillingham
A UK court praised 75 year old Michael Terence Gorman for resourcefulness but found him out of bounds for borrowing a pub doormat and selling it to another to buy drinks. He received one year probation.
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Rio Grande
Mexico
Texas
Los Angeles
Devil's Island
France
U. S
Gillingham
England
Michael Terence Gorman
Gorman
Reds Profit on Americans Aid to Relatives
A wartime era inquiry shows Americans sending dollars to Poland Czechoslovakia and Hungary in exchange for certificates redeemable for goods. Agencies Pekao Darex Centex and the Hungarian department of American Fuel Trading Co operate across New York to supply food textiles housing material and more. The programs reportedly ease domestic pressure while funding Communist operations in the United States.
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Willam
Ryan
Europe
United States
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
America
Broad ‘Street
New York
Financial District
Pekao
Fourth Avenue
American Fuel Trading Company
Warsaw
Centex
Darex
Washington
United Nations
Cedar Rapids Eyes Conservative 1953 Revaluation Plan
Cedar Rapids assessor Scolaro outlined 1953 revaluation policy noting districts with added improvements may boost lot values about 16 percent while buildings retain 1949 valuations. He warned against chasing market trends and urged conservative, equalized values to prevent higher levies.
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Scolaro
Board of Review
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids’ Loop
Sterns
Camp Good Health Budget for 1952 Summary
The text notes Camp Good Health’s 1952 budget with an amount to be raised of 6 907.90 and 87 688.00 780.18. It also states bobcats can reach up to 40 pounds though their typical weight ranges 15 to 26 pounds.
Swiss Everest Expedition Faces Mixed Reports On Descent
Conflicting signals from sources in contact with the Swiss climbers on Mount Everest suggest a descent may have begun, while a New Delhi embassy spokesman says the assault continues. Some reports claim two climbers neared the summit within 650 yards as a final push, others indicate the team may be heading homeward without confirmation of a successful ascent. The article also notes demographic data on U S population and church membership from 1840 to 1950.
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Eatmandu
Nepal
INS
Mt. Everest
Souries
New Delhi
Walkout Averted At H-Bomb Plant
The promise of investigation by the Atomic Energy Commission led to the cancellation of a threatened strike at the H-bomb plant near Augusta Georgia. Frank Garvin, business manager of the American Federation of Technical Engineers, said the action was called off after ABC telegraphed that its inquiry would begin Monday.
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Augusta
Atomic Energy Commission
Here
Frank
Garvin
American Federation of Technical Engineers
ABC
It Doesn’t Take Long To Collapse in Faint
A young television model fainted Friday night while delivering a 30 second national commercial on the 20 Questions program on the Du Mont Network. A physician attributed the faint to a virus infection. network officials did not identify her.
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New York
DuMont
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