Pullout debated as US weighs Korea redeployment
Washington reports say top policymakers may again consider withdrawing American forces from South Korea and redeploying them to Japan and Pacific bases. Factors include easing East West tensions with China and Russia, Gen Maxwell Taylor’s push for redeployment, and the growing strength of the Korean army which totals about 660,000 with 20 divisions and a 10 division reserve.
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Washington
United States
South Korea
Japan
Pacific
Defense
State Departments
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Security Council
Geneva
China
Russia
Formosa
Far Eastern
Indochina
Korea
Maxwell Taylor
U. S
Korea-Japan
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Navy
Air Force
Taylor
Ridgway
Republic of Korea
ROK
United States Army
Hawaiian stowaway teen queen aboard Canadian destroyer
A 16 year old Hawaiian beauty queen Joycelyn Pilapil secretly boarded the Canadian destroyer Athabaskan in Hilo with about 150 sailors. A lipstick note claimed a man named Bill would care for her and the baby, prompting FBI involvement as she awaited transfer to U.S. authorities in Long Beach. The mother says Joycelyn was spirited and led astray, with the family noting a local married woman may have influenced her.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Athabaskan
Joycelyn Joan Pilapil
Gloria Pilapil
Long Beach
Calif
Joycelyn
Antil
U.S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Los Angeles
Joycelyn Tommorrow
Bill
Pilapils
Joyce
Polio Cases in New England Top 1000 Mark
Boston and Providence appeals seek more nurses as New England polio cases surpass 1,000. Boston reports 312 cases with a drop in new infections, while 21 polio deaths in Massachusetts this year are recorded and John Eldridge Jr. dies in Brockton.
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Boston
New England
Providence
Children’s Medical Center
John H. Cauley
Cauley
Massachusetts
Department of Public Health
John Eldridge
Brockton
Haynes
Happy Chandler Leads In Tight Kentucky Governor Nomination Race
In Kentucky Democratic governor race former baseball commissioner A B Chandler and Bert T Combs were close leaders as 41 915 to 40 746 were tallied from 535 of 4 063 precincts. Combs gained momentum with Louisville returns while Cecil trailed. Republican side saw Edwin R Denney leading James L Clay 1 727 to 463 with Angell is ahead in state senate bid.
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Louisville
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Bert T. Combs
Kentucky
Chandler
Combs
Jefferson County
Cincinnati
Reas
Jesse N. R. Cecil
U.S
Edwin R. Denney
James L. Clay
Denney
John Sherman Cooper
India
Robbery at Arlene Francis Home Nets Jewelry Value
Three men raided the New York residence of TV star Arlene Francis last night and escaped with jewels valued at 15000 dollars and 800 dollars in cash, police reported.
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Arlene
New York
Arlene Francis
Navy Secretary to review Landy commission denial case
Navy Secretary Charles S. Thomas said he will personally review the rejection of Eugene W. Landy a Kings Point graduate and top student for a reserve commission after learning of the case in newspapers Landy appealed to the Bureau of Navy Personnel and urged reconsideration describing his loyalty and readiness to cooperate The issue ties to his mother's past Communist activity and an administrative security check Navy officials and a senator called the decision unjust and asked for a full report
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New York
Navy
Charles S. Thomas
Eugene Landy
Thomas
Landy
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point
N. Y
Bureau of Navy Personnel
Washington, D. C
Eugene W. Landy
Aegtion
Ensign
Herbert H. Lehman
DNY
H. Alexander Smith
Sen. Smith
Soeenen
Land
Washington
Academy
Week-Long Meeting Ended By Greensboro Friends
Delegates to the North Carolina yearly meeting of the Religious Society of Friends closed their week long session with a four fold pledge. They pledged honesty with themselves in four areas spiritual unity stewardship social conscience and effective outreach noting a need for unity not of indifference or ignorance but unity of purpose.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Russian Farm Leaders Get Peace Pipe
Six Soviet delegates visiting Biscay Minnesota were presented with a pipe carved from Minnesota pipestone and a textile painting by a handicapped local girl Pat Shumaker. A signed photo accompanied the gifts as the delegation traveled from Worthington toward Minneapolis and received a warm, festive welcome with music and dancing.
Una Schmidt Fine Seeks Privacy After Korea War Case
Mrs Una Schmidt Fine asks to be left alone with Alford Fine claiming she married him to protect their private lives after her former husband Airman J C Schmidt was shot down in Korea. The Nevada City couple, represented by Harold Berliner, refuse details on allotment checks and location. Travel writer Travelpiece reports the pair spoke in Nevada City about keeping their situation private.
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Sacramento
Calif
Una Schmidt-Fine
Korea
Alford
Fine
J.C
Daniel C. Schmidt
Schmidt
China
Berliner
Una Fine
Nevada City
Hurricane Connie passes north of Puerto Rico remains offshore
The Weather Bureau announced Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are out of danger as Connie’s eye stays about 100 miles north of San Juan. Widespread winds lessen to about 35 mph with brief squalls, five inches of rain reported, and evacuations along the coast advised until renewals of advisories.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Weather Bureau
Virgin Islands
U. S. Islands
Atlantis
Here
Puerto
Rico
Uerto Rico
Isla Verde
Miami
Fla
Civilian Defense Corps
Isla Verdes
Old Grande
American Virgin Islands
Leewards
Gordon Dunn
U.S
Cape Hatteras
Dunn
Blood Type Clue Sought in Mrs. Allen Disappearance
Police in Kansas City analyze a bloodstained towel found on a Blue River viaduct to identify blood type in the case of Wilma Allen missing since a Thursday shopping trip. Investigators confirm human blood but not the victim's type yet. other leads include a pink scarf, blue pocketbook, silk hose, and a car seen near River 30 miles east.
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Kansas City
Wilma Allen
Blue River
Lester Haupt
Homicide Bureau
Record Of Congress Is Cause For Debate
Senate leaders clashed over whether the session ended this week aided or harmed by divided national control. Republican Knowland argued a Republican president would struggle with a Democratic Congress, while Democratic Johnson called the session one of unity and achievement. Both lauded Foreign Relations Chair George for steering policy. Knowland claimed domestic bills were blocked or altered by a Democratic-led Congress. Johnson, hospitalized after a heart attack, offered no clear political stance.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Congress
Sen
Knowland
California
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Congress National
Fliers in Red China Release Begin Transpacific Calls
The 11 U.S. fliers freed after 32 months in Red China started using Red Cross free circuits to call loved ones. They held a party, plan a Sunday press conference, and expect departure for Travis Air Force Base late Tuesday. One reunion involves Airman Daniel Schmidt and his California family amid a blended marriage dilemma.
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Tokyo
U.S
Red
Travis Air Force Base
San Francisco
Uns Schmidt-Fine
Daniel C. Schmidt
Redding Calif
Schmidt
Alford Fine
California
Surplus Food Pushed as Tool to Reach Across Iron Curtain
Sen Kerr urges President Eisenhower to use farm surpluses to crack the Iron Curtain amid talk of trading foods with Communist nations. Sen Stennis backs trade as a path to better relations, while Kefauver urges caution until Soviet sincerity is clear. Benson plans Western trip to discuss surplus disposal.
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Washington
Sen
Kerr
China
Russia
Sen. Stennis
Senate Agriculture Committee
Benson
Kefauver
D-Tenn
United States
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