Real Issues Behind Prisoner Exchange Talks
United Press analyzes Panmunjom negotiations, noting both sides hide core questions. U.N. holds many Communist prisoners who refuse exchange, some mutinies and desertions possible, while awaiting potential atrocity stories from Allied POWs to counter Reds propaganda. The article flags fears over deserter executions and the political need for a favorable image in talks.
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Harry Ferguson
United Press Foreign News
Panmunjom
United Nations Army
U.N
Pyongyang
New Waves Of Cold Air Hit States
Cold Canadian air swept into the Midwest with subzero conditions in North Dakota and near zero in Northern Minnesota. Light snow stretched from the Dakotas to Michigan while warmer trends emerged in the Southwest and South Central regions. A narrow rain belt touched East Central Mississippi to Western South Carolina as fair conditions prevailed elsewhere outside the snow belt.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Dakotas
Michigan
North Dakota
Minnesota
Mississippi
South Carolina
Try and Stop Me at University of Michigan
An amusing anecdote describes unexpected East Asian delegates arriving at Ann Arbor's station. The station master seeks guidance from President Ruthven, who directs the English-speaking emissary to the office while others are held. A cordial bow precedes a cautious greeting, highlighting student exchange quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Michigan
Far East
Ann Arbor
Ruthven
Dr Ruthven
Dr. Ruthven
Sightless Sightseer Tours Paris Despite Blindness
Catherine Smith, a Buffalo journalist and blind traveler with her seeing eye dog Quinta, tours Paris visiting the Louvre and Carnavalet, attends a Marcel Rochas salon, and observes life and fashion. She chats with politicians, economists, writers, and artists, noting Paris’s tempo and kindness in guiding her through museums and streets.
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Paris
NEA
Catherine Smith
Europe
Louvre
Carnavalet
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Spain
France
U. S
Marcel Rochas
Jean-Paus Sartre
Devil
God
Quinta
Pawley Named Special Assistant to Lovett
William D. Pawley of Miami former ambassador to Peru and Brazil is appointed special assistant to Defense Secretary Robert A. Lovett. Duties not announced.
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Washington
William D. Pawley
Miami, Fla
Peru
Brazil
Defense
Robert A. Lovett
Pawley
Rats Reproduce to Yield 50 in Favorable Conditions
Under favorable conditions a single pair of rats and their offspring can generate fifty in a year.
May Probe Profits of Auto Builders
A U S congressional committee opened hearings into Army Tank Automotive Center purchasing showing alleged excess profits over 200 million dollars in three years. Rep Porter Hardy and Rep Clare Hoffman questioned auto executives from General Motors Electric Auto-Lite Studebaker Timken Detroit Axle Chrysler about bid practices and supplier deals. Shaffer testified that direct manufacturer bidding is blocked and middlemen profit from inflated pricing. Hardy criticized profits from perceived non economic services. Estimated $300 million in excess profits since 1949 were traced to the last 14 months of investigations.
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Detroit 4
Congressional
Porter Hardy
1D-Vai
Army
Clare Hoffman
R-Mich
Hardy
Committee
John L. Shaffer
Tank Automotive Center
General Motors Corp
Electric
Shaffer
Woman cracks egg to bake cake finds second egg inside
In Worchester Massachusetts Mrs Samuel Zukas broke an egg for a cake and discovered another egg shell with the entire inner egg intact inside the shell.
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Worchester, Mass
Samuel Zukas
Water in lake above Boulder dam could cover New York state
The lake above Boulder dam holds enough water to, if full, cover the entire state of New York to a depth of one foot, illustrating the immense scale of the reservoir.
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Boulder Dam
New York
Costly cat love drains Boston widow's funds
Mrs Jeanne Dodge faces steep pet upkeep feeding 25 adopted stray cats costs 40 dollars monthly.
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Boston
Jeanne Dodge
Bihar Province Produces Major Share of World Isinglass
Approximately 60 percent of the world mica, commonly called isinglass, is mined in Bihar, India, reflecting the region's dominant role in this mineral supply. The fact highlights Bihar's economic significance in global trade and the mica mining industry.
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Bihar
India
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