Two Red Leaders and Three Aides Nabbed by FBI in Sierra Cabin
In a dramatic FBI operation, two fugitive Communist leaders Robert Thompson and Sidney Steinberg and three satellites were captured in a Sierra Nevada cabin at 8000 feet. They were identified by fingerprints. Thompson is to serve a three year term at Alcatraz. Additional arrest Patricia Blau linked to the case.
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Hreys
San Francisco
Grim Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
FBI
Robert George Thompson
Sidney Steinberg
Nevada
Rillea
Thompson
Alcatras
New York
Steinberg
New Yor
B.S
Joseph Kavesh
Sierra
Carl Edwin Rass
Minnesota
Teader
Samuel T. Coleman
Red
Shirley Keith Kremen
Stender
Los Angeles
Patricia Blau
Stockton
Calif
Blau
Gus Hall
Mexico City
Gilbert Green
Harry Winston
Yosemite National Park
FHT
PRESS HUNT FOR TWO FAST MOVING BANDITS
Police stepped up their hunt for two fast moving bandits who grabbed $37,000 from a tank messenger on a busy street. The holdup occurred in front of the Rutherford National Bank and the getaway car was found abandoned near the Wright Aeronautical plant in Lodi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
East Rutherford
N. J
Hrarch
Rutherford National Bank
Lodi
Wright Aeronautical Corp
Summer Returns as Thermometer Reaches 92
After a spell of cool days, summer returned with warm sun and a 92 degree high reported by observer George Mudervick. Local gardeners faced delays in watering and garden tasks due to excessive recent rain.
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Mercury
Tualah
Weather Bureau
George Mudevick
Loci
Washington Area Phone Workers Strike Spreads
About 10 000 telephone workers in Washington area and West Virginia walk out joining Communications Workers of America in six other states. Picket lines rise as negotiations with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. fail. wage demands up to 20 dollars a week sought while offers range from 1.50 to 2.50 daily. Further talks planned in St Louis and at Indiana Bell amid broader regional action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Washington Area
West
Communications
Workers of America
Washington-West Virginia
Chesapeake and Potomec ‘Telephone Co
Farrell J. Beaver
Liv West
Virginia
Insy
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Jay
St. Louis
Indiana Bell Telephone Cu
Indiana
New York
Stiles
Columbia
Baltimore
Maryland
Chesapeake and Potomac ‘Telephone Co
Richmond
Clymer Man Shot in Face While Cleaning Gun
Elmer E Rundell an 8 year old Clymer man was wounded in the chin and temple by a 238 caliber revolver as it discharged while he cleaned the weapon. He was taken to Jamestown General Hospital in fairly good condition under care of Dr X Williams. Deputy Lester Thompson reported the nickel plated revolver held one empty and two undischarged cartridges. The incident occurred at Rundells home, with his brother Mitton present.
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Elmer Rundell
Clymer
Jamestown General Hospital
Tom
Mieweet
Elmer E. Rundell
Mitton
Mmm
R. D
Lester Thompson
Thompson
X. Williams
Rundells
Runden
Spthner
EAA
Communutisus Wii
South Korea
Atvirilis
Reds
North Korea
Pf Reuben
Kimball, Jr
Buys Sons
Tex
U. S
Manchuria
Bill B. Pose
Rawlins Greely
Air Force
Kaesong
Thomas Wappel
Homestead
Willum F
Pape
Prisasmers Athletic
Ge. Blackshear M. Bryan
U.N
Tr Tian
Tinusks
State aid tied to completed sewage plants
Harrisburg officials announced a program to provide state aid to communities that finish sewage treatment plants. The plan prioritizes those with completed facilities, offering reimbursement for construction and ongoing operation and maintenance, with potential 50 year amortization and broad county reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Elvan Atreums
Russell
Teigue
State Health
Sec Verry
Tedgue
State Suntory Water Board
Towver
Justice Department
Sanitary Water Board
Teague
General Assembly
M. ‘Harvey Taylor
Dauphin
Susquehanna Valley
Esse Vist
Commonwealth
Theu
Grand Jury Indicts Union Leader Ben Gold for Affidavit Lie
Washington grand jury indicts Ti workers union president Ben Gold on charges he lied in an August 1950 affidavit to the Labor Relations Board claiming he was not a Communist. Also reported Russia rejected the U S protest over the July downing of an American bomber in the Far East stating there were seven crewmen and survivors found by an American ship with co pilot John E Roche among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ben Gold
Alions Labor Relations Board
Russia
U. S
John E. Roche
Am Ameri~ Tan
Clarefice Claar
United Nations backs American plan for Korean peace talks
The General Assembly approved a U S backed plan for Korean peace talks by 43 to 5 with 10 abstentions. India withdrew late and Russia may join if the other side desires it, placing Korea with the United Nations on the Communist side if Russia attends. Geneva is seen as a likely site for the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United Nations
General Assembly
United States
Assembly
Russia
Red China
North Korea
South Korea
Special Assembly
U. N
Andrei ¥. Vishinsky
Geneve
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Legion home up for sale after long discussion
North Center street building that has housed the post for 17 years is up for sale. Ex servicemen especially World War II veterans pushed for the move, noting the original residence build is unsuitable for a club and the location is distant from the business district. Club members seek leasing or buying new quarters better suited for functions.
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Mallee
Eimer
Marner Post
Anier
North Center Street
Inte C. L Alexander
Sovns
Jess
State workers pay hike slated to Reno
Harrisburg reports a ten percent raise for state employees earning under $0,000 annually, funded by a $12,324,899 general appropriation allotment for the current biennium. The increase applies to about 40,000 employees including day workers and hourly staff, with Highway Department workers on hourly pay also benefiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg —State
Highways Department
Lightning kills Coyt Williams in Clearwater incident
Coyt Williams, a former well known resident of Miselty, was killed when a bolt struck him while he worked on a construction project by the Mos Punerith Horm in Clearwater. Born in Riceville, Williams served in World War I and leaves a wife Mare Selby Williams of Dineden, a daughter Mary Williams, four brothers and two sisters. The death occurred as a light shower left scaffolding volatile and the body was moved for burial arrangements.
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Vesterdisy
Wideroor
Histanuy
Mme Coyteile" Wiis
Miselty
Clearwater
Youll
Robert Starr
Ysither
Riceville
Mer
Williams
Cory
Florida
Aiyeo
U.S. Navy
Mare Selby Williams
Dineden
Mary Sie Wliams
Gerry
Fou Brothers
Anna A. Wiliams
Corry
Avthur
B. Wiliams
Oil City
Willard Williams
Koga Falls
Thea P. Willams
Saratomy
Cals
Harold G Lavelind
Ene
Ene, Wid Mrs. Fen Duke, Survitoya
Gul. Fieri
Nerangemo
Heine
Prospector Held for Murder in Quebec Wilderness Slayings
Wilbert Coffin, a 37 year old prospector, was held on charges of murdering Pennsylvania hunter Richard Lindsay and another man in the Gaspe wilderness last June. Evidence linked Coffin to the case, linking a pistol sale and binoculars to the crime as authorities prepare arraignment. A separate report notes Trucker Leroy Scott Fuller died when two gas tanks exploded after a collision on Route 22 near Jonestown.
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Coffin
Pennsylvania
Quebec
Associated Press
Gaspe
Gatspe
Las Sumo
Wilbert Coffin
Hichird Linsey
Hollidaysburg
Fred
Oldar
Esai Freedom
WaRam
Provin
Diel Patios
Apel Berlin
Sid Goffin
Perce
Young Lindsay
Eugene WN. Lindsay
Montres
Marios Petrie
Mie
Wilber
Uebanon
Leroy Scott Fuller
Vanderbilt
Fayette County
Jonestown
Polkasala Piller
Fuller
Tales of Brutality From Freed POWs
Excerpts from prisoner testimonies recount brutal treatment by Communist captors. Veterans describe executions, forced marches, and torture while detailing specific incidents, locations, and individuals including U.S. service members held at sites such as Panmunjom and Kaesong.
Agreement Near In Rubber Tieup
Negotiators in Cleveland seek a narrow 2 cent hourly raise as unions and Firestone Rubber Co resume talks to end a labor dispute. The strike idles 45,504 workers across eight cities as the wage offer and fringe benefits are discussed. Two killed in a Pittsburgh crash when a car struck a wooden pole near Braddock General Hospital.
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Cleveland
CIO Unites Rubber Workers Statien
Firestone
Tire Ae Rubber Co
Slike
Jvs
Maintena
Eis
Pittsburgh
West Mitflir
Braddock General Hospital
John Green
Levanse Washington
Dugquesire
State awards accounting system contract without bids
Governor comments on a no bid award for a sales tax accounting system. The contract to Remington Reind amounts to about 11.25 million dollars with payment to Messner and associates. Justice Department notes the award deemed justified amid emergency, citing a state Supreme Court decision and earlier opinion by a former attorney general.
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Harrisburg
Olin T. Messier Akepeliry
Revenun
Ying Asychr
Philadelliia
Masaney
Reninton
Rand
Remington Reind
Justice Department
Commonwealth
Harrington Adams
Alley
Tole
Islate Supremi
D McHkeen Chidsey
Sage Poll
Leader of Thai revolt arrested in Bangkok raid
Police captured a man described as the revolt leader in Bangkok in a Banglamphu hideout. The suspect, linked to the Communist area of Thoo Veli, was said to have gun running ties and claimed involvement in a plot inspired by Reds abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist
Indochina
Associated Press
Bangkok
Thi
Ite
Thoo
Des Gan
Thailand
Air Force
Urihy
Prewilar Pibwlsongeram
Lter
Chien
Banglampoo
Tadochina
Budget Averts Debt Limit Hike Amid Downward Spending Trend
Congressional leaders praise a new Eisenhower administration budget as a step toward tax cuts and a potential halt to raising the federal debt limit. The plan shows reduced military outlays, seeks a balanced next fiscal year, and hints at revenue increases including a possible national sales tax.
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Washington
Tederst
OSE
Wits
Secretary of the
Treasury
Hun Plewy
Congress
Eisenhower
Truman
Ash Jorhiry
Butler-Richard Haines Sentencing Set After Guilty Plea
Butler Richard Haines, last of five defendants in the Storoh case, awaits sentencing next Wednesday by visiting Judge J Frank Graff. Haines admitted conspiring to cheat and defraud after receiving 1900 dollars for arranging the killers. The case centers on the trust and conspiracy surrounding Alice Storoh’s murder plot.
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Butler
Richard Haines
Alice G. Storoh
J. Frank Graff
Armstrong County
Haines
Butler Colli
Clark H. Painter
Iis
Storch
First Deere Mundee i
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Aleatrox
West Virginia
U.S
World Organization — India
Legion
Coyt Williams
Funeral Home Crematorium
Warne
New York City
Hinde Loy
Momiltig Lip Wilk
Secretary of Revenue
Robbie
St. George's Syrian Orthodox Church
Thomas M. Marshall
Relph Pennington
Thomas Jones
Earl Johns
Paul Bentley
Ther
Secretary of Treasury
Humphrey
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