Turncoat Released In China
Richard B. Tenneson a 22 year old former U S Army private first class crossed from Communist China into Hong Kong and said he turned on the United States because his stepfather beat him in Alden Mimo He cited Army policy and alleged germ warfare by American generals as reasons He was one of 23 U S soldiers captured in Korea and who refused repatriation Two others later changed their minds One died in Red China Three switched last July He said the remaining turncoats will return someday He delivered a message from James G Veheris Hawthorne Calif that he will stay in China 15 years Peiping had announced a Nov 30 release but he remained a pawn in the cold war He was later accepted by American Red Cross representative Richard Tomlin and US Consul S Mall Racke said he remained an American citizen.
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Richard B.tenneson
China
United States
Alden
Mimo
U.S
Tenneson
Peiping
Red Cross
Richard Tomlin
Marwarst Strathie
U S
S. Mall Racke
Ike Reveals Boost In Defense Budget
President Eisenhower disclosed a defense and foreign policy plan for 1956 to congressional leaders. The administration proposes about 5.2 billion for the next fiscal year with the Air Force receiving nearly half, marking a 760 million rise in military spending.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
U.S
Air Force
Defense Challenges Russell's Testimony
Defense opens with witnesses challenging the testimony of William Russell in the Berkeley schoolgirl disappearance case. Elmira Mills says she cannot recall Abbott or Russell in Pring's doughnut shop on April 28. Russell testifies he saw Abbott there less than an hour before Stephanie Gryan vanished.
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Daily Review
Oakland
Burton Abbott
William Russell
San Lorenzo
Elmira Mills
Pring
Berkeley
Abbott
Russell
Stephanie Gryan
Mills
Charles Wade Snook
Stephanie
Granada
Frank Coakley
Hassell
Coakley
Joseph H. Stephens
Stephanie Bryan
Willard Junior High School
Emerson
Stephens
India Russia Demand U N Red China Seat
New Delhi reports a joint India Soviet statement urging admission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations and transfer of Formosa to the regime in Peiping. The leaders urged continued efforts for peaceful relaxation, warned of grave consequences if Geneva Agreements are not implemented, and called for Korean independence, disarmament, and Vietnam reunification under Geneva terms.
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Nika Khrushchev
Jawahalal Nehru
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Howe
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Asia
Peoples Republic of China
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Korea
Far East
Indochina
Vietnam
Persistent suitor jailed in Denver dispute at Mrs Giesecker’s home
William Homer Hopfer started a 60 day jail term for harassment after driving onto Irene Giesecker’s lawn and blaring his horn under her window despite her previous shot at him. Police said his actions were a continued bid for her affection.
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Denver
William Homer Hopfer
Irene Giesecker
Hopfer
Soviet Union Drops Ultimatum on UN Admission Vote
The Soviet Union dropped its ultimatum to the United Nations Security Council on admitting 18 nations and cleared the way for an early vote on a package including Outer Mongolia. Delegation head Sobolev said Albania and Outer Mongolia would no longer require immediate council action before assembly consideration.
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Russia
Security “Council
Quter
Mongolia
A. A. Sobolev
Albania
Kiddy Park Opens for Yule Shoppers
Mothers in Hayward can take children to the free Kiddy Park at the Hayward Area Recreation District offices at 1015 E Street. The center, sponsored by the Hayward Chamber of Commerce with HARD, is open until Christmas from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays and 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Susie
Junior
Hayward Area
E* Street
Hayward Chamber of Commerce
HARD
Otto John Returns to West Germany Amid Mystery
Otto John, former head of West German security, returns from the Soviet zone after crossing the Little Iron Curtain. He surrenders to West Berlin and is flown to Bonn for intelligence handling amid speculation he was used as a fake political refugee. His wife vanishes from a London apartment as inquiries begin.
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Berlin
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Bonn
London
Konrad Adenauer
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Soviet Zone
Southern Cross Bay Crossing Estimated at 249.2 Million
A California Toll Bridge Authority report declares the Southern Crossing feasible and prices the project at 249,200,000 dollars. Norman C. Raab of the Bay Toll Crossings division notes a 25 cent automobile toll on existing Bay crossings.
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Ins
California Toll
Bridge Authority Today
San Francisco Bay
Alameda County
Norman C. Raab
Department of Public Works
Raab
Ford Foundation grants hailed as record philanthropic boost
The Ford Foundation announced a record distribution of five hundred fifty million dollars to colleges and hospitals, praised as a major advance for medicine and education. Education Secretary Marion B. Folsom and Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele lauded the grants as the largest in philanthropy history, with strong support for increased faculty salaries at private four year colleges. The funds are to be spread over 18 months, boosting salaries and education nationwide.
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Ford Foundation
Marion B. Folsom
Leonard JA. Schéele
Henry T. Heald
New York University
Bayes
Frecord
Nut Filled Roll Wins Woman 25000 Prize at Bake-Off
Mrs. Henry Jorgensen of Portland won the Cook of the Year title and $25,000 in the seventh annual bake-off at the Waldorf Astoria, beating 991 contestants with Ring-A-Lings nut filled roll. Helen Trawble handed over the prize as the crowd heard of her plans to send her 18 year old son to college. Other prizes totaled 100000 with Regency Ribbon Cake by Mrs. Claude Hughes of Orange Virginia taking $7500, and Apple Dimplings by Nicholas Lucia of Otter Lake Michigan earning $4250. Junior winners included Karen Folkmier, 13, Battle Creek Michigan with Pieburgers for $8000 and La Vann Jost, 15, Stringtown Oklahoma with Apricot Gooey for $2000. Martha Parkison, 16, Encampment Wyoming won $1000 for My Grandmother’s Pudding.
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Portland
Src
Helen Trawble
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Nicholas Lucia
Otter Lake
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Battle Creek
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la Vann Jost
Stringtown
Okla
Mahtha Pahkison
Encamp
Prince Rainier Seeks Love on US Visit as Monaco Heir
Monaco ruler Prince Rainier sails to the United States for a two month tour hoping to meet a natural looking woman who shares his tastes in arts and sports. He stresses he is not honeymooning for a wife but would marry only for love and aims to have a family while maintaining Monaco’s future. He plans health checks in New York and fishing in Florida, and envisions a princess drawn to family life and charitable duties.
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Claude Dubromnee
LE Havre
INS
Prince Rainier
Monaco
Ling Riviera
Principality
U.S
Brince
Monte Carlo
France
S.S
United States
America
Rainier
New York
Florida
Ture
Ex-Convict Kills Wife, 3 Children in Dallas Killing
Buford Calhoun, an ex-convict who served two years for attempted rape, killed his wife Mary Calhoun and three children Parhela Sue, Patricia Lou, and Bobby Lynn in east Dallas. He seriously wounded son-in-law John Warren while wounding Warren's wife Shirley. Calhoun was cornered in a northeast Dallas drugstore and shot in the head by police. doctors say his condition is critical.
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Buford Cal
George John
Calhoun
Parhela Sue
Patricia Lou
Bobby Lynn
Mary Calhoun
John Warren
Warren
Shirley
Longevity Recipe from 103rd Birthday Celebrate at Embarrass
Julius Barkow of Embarrass Wisconsin, aged 103, shared his own longevity recipe. His advice emphasized keeping doctors at bay and staying active, reflecting a life lived with discipline and routine. He credited regular work, simple meals, and a hopeful outlook as keys to his long health.
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Julius Barkow
Dixon Yates Sues U S Over Controversial Power Contract
The Dixon Yates syndicate sues the government for 3.334 million, claiming government repudiation of its 107 million power contract was based on key factual errors. The suit in the U S Court of Claims names Mississippi Valley Generating Co and cites conflicts of interest involving Adolphe Wenzell and First Boston. The Atomic Energy Commission had ruled the contract invalid on Nov 23 for conflict of interest. Eliasco Services seeks 589,430 for prospective management fees tied to the project once halted by Eisenhower.
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INS
Dixon-Yates Syndicate
Tocal
U. S
Mississippi Valley Generating Company
Dixon-Yeates Combine
Tennessee Valley Authority
U.S. Court of Claims
AEC
Adolphe Wenzell
New York
First Boston Banking
U. S. Budget Bureau
Dixon-Yates Group
Dixon-Yates
Eliasco Services, Inc
Eisenhower
Variable clouds forecast for Christmas week weather
Weather Bureau predicts variable cloudiness today through Wednesday with little temperature change. Rainfall to date from July 15.73 inches. yesterday’s high and today’s low not specified. comparisons to last year noted as Norma.
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