Slowdown in POW Interviews Delays Korean Peace Talks
Allied efforts to interview 23 prisoners slowed by time-consuming tactics amid NNRC negotiations. Lt. Gen. K. S. Thimayya said 30 more South Korean POWs would be interviewed, as talks over including Russia in the peace process stall. Dean may depart Washington, leaving negotiations to Kenneth Young. no pledge of progress on the Russian condition.
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Panmunjom
K. S. Thimayya
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Thimayya
NNRC
Coe Eae
Budg
Dean
Kenneth T. Young
State Department
Waaunes Teorency
Korea
Russia
Snar
Two Small Brothers Found Dead in canal
In Myrtle Beach South Carolina two eight year old brothers Kenneth Gasque and Edward Gasque were found dead after a two hour search triggered by a toy water pistol drifting in a canal near their home. Police say no foul play suspected.
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Myrtle Beach
S. C
W. C. Newton
Kenneth Gasque
Edward
James Gasque
Newton
Gasque
Arches
Carroll cites positive factors in North Carolina education
Public instruction chief Dr. Charles F. Carroll urged improved public relations among educators to highlight positive factors in the state’s education picture. He spoke at the North Carolina Education Association division of superintendents meeting, noting the need to show strengths over the darker side and addressing the teacher shortage with actions evident at the conference.
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Charles F. Carroll
North Carolina
Carroll
High Point
Division of
North Carolina Education Association
Preced
Luther Hodges
Dr. Carroll
Million Italian Workers Stage Nationwide Government Strike
About one million Italian government workers walked out in a daytime protest, paralyzing rail and postal services and affecting schools. Unions also pushed roughly three million industrial workers to strike four hours. No major disorder reported as railways ground to a halt and transport limited, with government arranging extra buses and special flights.
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Rome .P
Italy
Rome
Milan
Warrant Sworn for Escapee in Double Killing
Police issued a murder warrant for Raymond Carney alias J W Page in the slayings of Betty Clair Cain and Harvey B Allen near Pamplico South Carolina and Latta North Carolina. Carney, a 38 year old six foot two inch Black man with dark red eyes and a scar on his right knee, is sought after an escape from a Wilson County prison camp. The two victims were found near a well on a bluff overlooking the Pee Dee river after being shot. Carney has been the target of a two state manhunt centered in Edgecombe and Wilson counties.
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Law Enforcement Division
John Hanna
Florence County
Raymond Carney
J. W. Page
Edgecombe
Wilson
North Carolina
Betty Clair Cain
Pamplico High School
Harvey B. Allen
Latta
Carney
Edgecombe County
South Carolina
Tom Bardin
Wilsonry
Betty Clair
Allen
Gouzenko Hearing Predicted On Soviet Espionage
Robert Morris, counsel for the U S Senate internal security subcommittee, says former Russian code clerk Igor Gouzenko may testify soon on Soviet spying in the United States. Morris reported Gouzenko is ready to tell what he knows, possibly in Canada, with Sen Jenner coordinating a date with the State Department.
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New York
Robert Morris
U. S. Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Igor Gouzenko
Gouzenko
Canada
Ottawa
Morris
Ontario
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Subcommittee
State Department
Washington
One Child Survives Beatings in Ohio Family Tragedy
In Steubenville Ohio five children suffered brutal blows from their father Frank Holt 34 who said he killed them to save them from the devils torments Only one survivor five year old Doran Holt remains in critical condition after an hour long operation and his four year old sister Susan died Deputies say Holt struck the children with a 30 inch crowbar stomped on them and may be sent for mental examination to Lima State Hospital by order of the Common Pleas Court
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Steubenville
Ohio
Ohio Valley
Doran Holt
Susan
Frank Holt
Iney
Sam Holt
Little Susan
Lima State Hospital
Common Pleas Court
Bernard T. McCann
Marshall Urges Spiritual Awakening For World Peace
Gen George C. Marshall, 1953 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, urged a spiritual rebirth as a prime necessity for enduring world peace during a Oslo University lecture. He called for study of war-causes and fundamentals guiding peaceful progress, tying leadership to faith and understanding among nations.
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Oslo
Norway
George C. Marshall
Oslo University Festival Hall
America
McCarthy questions staff over Ft Monmouth espionage inquiry
Senator Len McCarthy of Wisconsin summoned Army security officials for questioning about lax handling of suspected individuals at Fort Monmouth. He outlined an espionage hunt targeting the Signal Corps labs and radar research, and warned contempt against two former Fort Monmouth employees and an associate who did not respond to testimony.
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Washington
Len McCarthy
R-Wis
Ft. Monmouth
McCarthy
Army
Signal Corps
Sea Investigations
Joseph Percoff
Samuel Snyder
Morris Savitt
Percoff
Finnegan Begins Prison Sentence
James P. Finnegan, associate of former President Harry S. Truman, surrendered to begin a two year term for official misconduct. He left with U.S. Deputy Marshal Les Davison for Terre Haute prison after pleading innocence and claiming to be a victim of circumstances. Finnegan had been free on bond since a jury conviction last year for accepting $8,000 in fees from firms with pending government matters.
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ST. Louis
James P. Finnean
Harry S. Truman
Internal Revenue
Federal
U.S
Les Davison
Terre Haute
Ind
Finnegan
Mother Denied Visit To POW Son In Tokyo
Mrs Portia Howe of Alden Minnesota arrived in Tokyo to seek access to her son Pfc Richard F Tennerson held as a prisoner of war. General Hull stated U S policy bars relatives entering Korea to visit POWs. Far East Command offered to discuss issues but gave no promise of entry to Panmunjom for a meeting.
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Portia Howe
Alden
Minn
Minneapolis
Pfe
Richard Tenneson
Dorothy Brown
Tokyo
Korea
John E. Hull
Howe
Hull
U. S. Department of Defense
Defense Department
Washington
Far East Command
Panmunjom
U.S. Weighs Next Move On International Atomic Pool
Washington officials weigh the next step in promoting Eisenhower's plan for a UN backed international atomic pool. Possible moves include a UN Disarmament Commission subcommittee and private talks with Molotov at NATO and Big Four meetings. The U.S. adopts a wait and see stance pending Soviet reaction.
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Washington
United States
Moscow
United Nations Disarmament Commission
Theshowar
U. N. Assembly
Dulles
Berlin
Molotov
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Treasury
Hum
Ease
NATO
Europe
United Nations
Eisenhower
U. N. Eee
U. S
Christmas Cheer Fund Receives 110 In Donations
High Point appeal shows daily receipts totaling 110, lagging behind a 263.60 target from prior periods. Campaign runs through December with press and radio stations collecting gifts for city needy.
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High Point
Ted
F. H. Gray
Harold
Joule Pacea
Frank Wineski
Cotton farmers learn 1954 allotments for marketing quotas
Washington officials announce the 1954 national cotton acreage allotment at 17,910,448 acres with individual shares to be set by Tuesday’s referendum. Agriculture officials expect 600,000 to 700,000 farmers to vote on marketing quotas as the House and Senate debate higher totals and possible changes to the national quota.
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Washington
Department of Icial
Benson
Sonties Mene
House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sens. Respiondee Ieerson
D-Nm
Lana
Agriculture Department
Burglary at Fairview St School Steals Food and Supplies
An unidentified thief broke into Fairview Street School yesterday and stole 15 pounds of stew beef, 3 pearls at pea a were potatoes, 5 one gallon cans of mixed vegetables, 9 large cans of tomato soup, two large stew pots, a half case of cleanser and 20 cakes of soap. The motive appears to be to cook the meals with the stolen goods.
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Fairview St. School
Churchill and Laniel Reach London for Bermuda Conference
Prime Minister Churchill and French Premier Laniel greet the crowd in London before flying to Bermuda for talks. Laniel travels on to Paris after a Bermuda stopover. Churchill faces opposition in his Conservative party over Egypt policy as negotiations with Cairo stall.
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London
Churchill
Laniel
Paola
Bermuda
Paris
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Britain
Prince
Cairo
British
Middle East
Ie Paap
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