Was Gods Will Glenn Rice Freed From Prison in Korea
The Rice family of Greensboro road learned Corporal Glenn W. Rice Jr was released by Communist captors in Korea after four months of suspense. The mother recalled the telegrams and radio lists that finally named Bud Rice as safe. Rice had been missing since March 8 1952 after a mortar attack while en route to front lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Glenn W. Rice Jr
Bud
Greensboro Road
Freedom Village
Korea
Rice
New York
Pfe
Joseph Picerno
Little Red
Cpl. Rice
Glenn
U. N
Commission
J. L. C. Friedersdorff
Bank Robber Brothers Nabbed in Two North Carolina Thefts
Police in Williamston and Garner tied three brothers to the Guaranty Bank and Trust Co robbery in Williamston with $17,326 taken. A third brother was arrested in Williamston while two other bandits remained at large after the Garner heist of about $12,300. Quitman Strickland and Adrill Strickland faced charges. James Earl Strickland pleaded not guilty. No confirmed link between the incidents yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Williamston
North Carolina
Guaranty Bank and Trust Co
Garner
Charles R. Moore
FBI
State Highway Patrol
Adrill Strickland
Martin County
M. W. Holloman
Quitman Strickland
Camp Lejeune
U. S
W. S. Swain
Rocky Mount
James Earl Strickland
Ae Fla
Bond
First Citizens Bank and Trust Co
Williamstone
Rail strike threatened for Sept 10 by ORC in Illinois and Iowa
The Order of Railway Conductors announced a six am Sept 10 walkout on some railroads with mediation possible delaying action for 60 days. Aides cited pay grade disparities with engineers and firemen, demanding graduated pay tied to locomotive power, with staged strikes rather than nationwide action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Order of Railway Conductors
ORC
Chicago
R. O. Hughes
Ecg
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Hughes
James Paddock
Aim
Paddock
South Korea Pushes San Francisco or Honolulu for Conference Site
South Korea backs San Francisco or Honolulu as the peace conference venue with other options including Rio de Janeiro and Geneva. U N debates invite lists as Red China and North Korea are considered for the Communist side ahead of an armistice meeting expected before October 28. The United States agencies are urged to coordinate timing and location with involved nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Korea
Honolulu
San Francisco
United Nations
America
Rio de Janeiro
U. N
General Assembly
Korea
Soviet Union
Red China
North Korea
Dag Hammarskjold
Peace Party
United States
Geneva
Switzerland
Beirut
Lebanon
Stockholm
Sweden
Ceylon
U. S
Adenauer attacks Socialist neutral Germany push in Kiel rally
In Bonn Adenauer calls for Sept 6 election decision to reject Soviet domination and dismiss neutrality as a goal. He cites Socialist opposition to European integration and urges Germans to choose their path. The campaign tour began in Kiel amid rain as pro Nazi forces seek a comeback led by a former Luftwaffe ace.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Ition
Westermans
Adenauer
Kiel
West Germany
Soviet Union
Europe
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Ostee
Adolf Hitler
Leaf Prices Hold Steady On Regional Tobacco Markets
North Carolina Eastern Belt sales remained steady while the South Carolina and Border Belt markets rose. Border Belt prices gained about 1 to 3 dollars per 100 pounds, with a new season high average of 57.66 dollars on 10,165,505 pounds sold. Eastern Belt averaged 54.26 dollars on 9,627,145 pounds. Season totals reach 53,962,282 pounds at 53.61 dollars average.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
South Carolina
Border Belt
Eastren
Criminal Expert May Take Case in Charleston Slaying
Nationally known criminal expert may be brought in to assist the Charleston murder investigation of Mrs. Walter FE. Clark owner of the Charleston Daily Mail. Lie detector tests for Arch Alexander Jr. are delayed due to absence of qualified operators as investigators pursue leads from the victim and her social circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. VA
Walter FE. Clark
John T. Copenhaver
Copenhaver
Arch Alexander Jr
Alexander
Hosiery Makers End Annual Convention
The Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Assn ended its 20th annual convention in Roanoke after a banquet and the election of four new Board of Directors members. New directors are P. W. Baker Marietta Georgia R. M. Holt Burlington North Carolina P. G. Menzies Hickory North Carolina and J. L. Tawwater Harriman Tennessee.
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Roanoke
Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Assn
P. W. Baker
Marietta, Ga
R. M. Holt
Burlington, N. C
P. G. Menzies
Hickory
N. C
J. L. Tawwater
Harriman
Tenn
Gambling Ring in GPO Uncovered Sparks Hearing
Senator McCarthy charges an organized gambling ring operates at the Government Printing Office posing a national security risk. Public Printer Blattenberger suspends employees who hide behind the Fifth Amendment as hearings reveal suspected Communist links and possible confidential document loss at the GPO. Landmark refuses details, and the session shifts to the gambling inquiry with a surprise witness present.
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Washington i
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Government Printing Office
GPO
Raymond C. Blattenberger
Blattenberger
Senate
McCarthy
Carl J. Lundmark
Philip L. Cole
Cole
Landmark
Tough Sergeants Unbent By Years In Red Prisons
Freedom Village veterans of the Korean War return from three years in communist captivity. M. Sgt. Fisher Watkins of St. Louis recalls pistol whipping but refusal to yield. Other sergeants recount the brutal Tiger death marches and executions by North Korean guards.
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Freedom Village
Fisher Watkins
St. Louis
Watkins
Red
Bronx Union Leader Slain in Bronx Gunfight
Detectives questioned former Yonkers Raceway troubleshooter Lawrence Lynch after the slaying of Thomas F. Lewis 35 Local 32 E Fiilding Service Employes Union leader in the Bronx. Edward Ryan 46 a former convict and alleged hired gun was killed in the same gunfight with a firefighter minutes after Lewis’s death.
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New York
Bronx
Yonkers
George B. DeLuca
Lawrence
Lar) Lynch
Hopewell Junction
N. Y
Thomas F. Lewis
Fiilding Service
Edward
Snakes) Ryan
Ryan
Lynch
DeLuca
George Tilzer
Lewis
Hurricane Suspected Off Florida Near Northeast Coast
The Miami Weather Bureau reports a suspicious area off the Northeast Florida coast with a navy hurricane hunter plane ordered to investigate. An easterly wave extends from that area across Florida into the Gulf of Mexico, with heavy rains on the East Coast and pressure fall signaling possible intensification. If a storm forms, it would likely move north or northeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Miami Weather Bureau
Florida
Daytona Beach
North Carolina
Virginia
Gulf of Mexico
Snow Hill Wife Wins Mrs North Carolina Crown
A 24 year old Snow Hill brunette, Mrs Melvyn Harper, won the Mrs North Carolina title at the Drexel Community Fair beating 9 other finalists. The Raleigh runner up was Mrs Margaret Kovach 21. Mrs Harper will travel to Asbury Park New Jersey next month to compete for Mrs America title. She is married to Ben Harper a tobacconist and has a two year old son.
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Drexel
Snow Hill
North Carolina
Melvyn Harper
Margaret Kovach
Raleigh
Telephone walkout ends in D.C. and parts of Maryland
A one day pause in a nationwide Bell System strike reduced tension in Washington Maryland and West Virginia as about 60 000 Midwest and Southwest workers remained on strike. CIO union leaders called the stoppage tactics successful while talks continued on wage boosts and workplace raises.
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Washington
Maryland
West Virginia
Bell System
Midwest
Southwest
Southwestern Bell Telephone -Etao Shremf Shremfem Co
Missouri
Phil M. Donnelly
Southwestern
Indiana
Indianapolis
Baltimore
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Margaret Weiss
Washington-Maryland
Communications Workers of America, Cio
Farrell J. Beaver
CIO Union
Washington Area
Beaver
Weather Outlook Updates Temperatures Narrow Range
The forecast calls for a low of 65 tonight and a high of 95 tomorrow. Today’s high was 96 with a low of 63 overnight.
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Glenn Rice
Pfe. Joseph Watson
Mrs
Bennie
G. W. Rice Sr
Donald
Panmunjom
Reds
Joint
Prisoner of War Repatriation Commission
Inchon
Brooklyn
John J. McNeill
McNeill
Kaesong
Neutral Nations
Camp 3
Chongsong
James C. Goelzer
New Albany
Ind
Highway Patrol
Tom Brown
Quitman
Ear
TYV
Riles Adenauer
James Ragsdale
S. C
Austin D. Flack
Union Mills
Manpo
Flack
Bronx Union
Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Atlanta
Boston
Chicalo
Detroit
High Point
New Orleans
New Works
Ban Antonie
Tampa
Wilmington
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