Mass Break Guards Kill 82 Prisoners In Korean Prison Mutiny
U N guards killed 82 Communist civilian internees and wounded 120 others in a mutiny on Pongam Island Camp No 10. About 3 600 of 9 000 internees took part in six compounds as guards repelled rock throwing and massed drills.
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Korea
U.N
Pongam Island
U.N. Prisoner of War Command
United Nations
Kose Island
Pongam
Kore
Pvs
Threats Fail To Stop Boss From Talking
An assistant hiring boss Anthony De Vincenzo 43 received threats to life but will appear before the New York State Crime Commission to testify on Hoboken waterfront ties. Protection extended as hearings resume with emphasis on AFL International Shoremen's Association officials and dockside payoffs.
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New York
New York State Crime Commission
Hoboken N. J
Waterfront
Hoboken
Anthony de Vincenzo
New Fork! Oe
New Jersey
Vncenzo
Crime Commission
Great Jury
Brooklyn
the Commission
AFL International Shoremen's Association
Edward J. Florio
ILA
John Debertis
Anthony Aurigemma
Jersey City
Newark
Drama in Naperville as pumps drain quarry for missing children
Crews in Naperville Illinois work around the clock to drain an abandoned quarry searching for 6 year old Jean Petersen and 3 year old Edward Rosenstiel presumed missing since December 7. About 30,000 dollars has been spent with FBI consideration and a large crowd watching in cold conditions.
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Naperville
Ill
Jean Petersen
Edward Rosenstiel
Dee. 7
Edward Otterpohl
FBI
Dupage River
Marshall Erb
U. S. Navy
Coast Guard
Otterpohl
Chicago
Illinois Police Reserve
Mary Petersen
Floyd
Geraldine Rosenstiel
Edward
Petersen
Truman Urges Calm As Red Fear Spreads
President Truman warned Americans to resist hysteria over Communism and defend liberty at home while dedicating a new National Archives shrine housing the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. The ceremony, with Chief Justice Vinson present, moved the documents to a bomb and fireproof federal repository.
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Washington
Truman
Fred M. Vinson
National Archives
Anson County Hospital Bonds and Laur ing Water Bond Bids Planned
Raleigh reports the Local Government Commission will open bids tomorrow for 150000 in hospital bonds for Anson County and a 22000 water bond note for the Town of Laurin g.
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Raleigh
Local Government Commission
Anson County
Lauring
Government Opens Pay Hikes After 10 Day Freeze
Washington reports the Wage Stabilization Board resumes operations after a industry boycott and labor advisory role. Economic Stabilizer Roger L. Putnam plans to delegate authority to four public members to handle 12000 wage cases and process settlements while industry leaders remain absent. AFL figure Elmer Walker says cooperation will speed decisions.
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Roger L. Putnam
Putnam
Truman
National Association of Manufacturers
U. S.chamber of Commerce
Elmer Walker
AFL
Governor Scott in Washington for archives ceremony
Gov Scott traveled to Washington for a ceremony enshrining the Declaration of Independence Constitution and Bill of Rights at the National Archives Building. He will meet later with the Advisory Budget Commission to review budget recommendations for the 1953 Legislature. Chapel Hill State Treasurer Hodges to chair Easter Seal Campaign aiding more than 100000 crippled and handicapped NC children and adults.
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Raleigh
Scott
Washington
National Archives
Advisory Budget Commission
Chapel Hill
Brandon P. Hodges
E. Earl Rives
Greensboro
North Carolina Society For Crippled Children
Hodges
North Carolina
Snow and Cold Grip South as Frost Settles Across Dixie
A deep cold wave blankets the South with subfreezing lows through the weekend and light snow flurries reaching Florida and the Carolinas. Forecasters expect a warmer trend Tuesday, while Tennessee reports a man in pajamas being restrained from leaping into Fort Loudoun Lake.
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Dixie
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Florida
Tennessee
Fort Loudoun Lake
Knoxville
East Tennessee
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Greenville
Pensacola
Mobile
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Tifton
Douglas
Hahira
Blakely
Sylvania
Georgia
Mississippi
California
Plains
Western Lakes
South Dakota
Kansas
West
Los Angeles
Calif
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Weekend Toll in North Carolina Accidents and Homicides Rise
A weekend in North Carolina claimed at least 11 lives across crashes and shootings. Victims include Richard Holmes Lewis 55 of Wilmington Andrew T Stewart 55 of Raleigh Bass 36 of Cameron Wilford W Moore 47 of Rockingham William Lee Meeks 26 of Bur gaw Roger Bond Williams 22 of Fort Bragg Lloyd W Minton 49 of Portsmouth Va William Eason 28 of Ahoskie Susie B Lucas 28 Elm City Cecil Jones 27 Wilson Coroner Raymond Jarman cited death by own action in two cases and Sheriff Cottrell ruled another as self inflicted.
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North Carolina
Richard Holmes Lewis
Wilmington
New Hanover
Andrew T. Stewart
Raleigh
Drivi
Sma
Inos
Bass
Cameron
Harnett-Moore County
Mack Oakley
Wilford W. Moore
Rockingham
Hamlet
William Lee Meeks
Burgaw
Roger Bond Williams
Fort Bragg
Clinton
Lloyd W. Minton
Portsmouth
William Eason
Ahoskie
Susie B. Lucas
Elm City
Wilson
Cecil Jones
Herman F. Laws
Kinston
Raymond Jarman
Vance County
E.A. Cottrell
William R. Ayscue
Henderson
Purge in East Germany Raises Risk of Show Trial
East German politics tighten as Premier Grotewohl signals a purge of officials blamed for shortages. The move targets anti-Communists and suspected spies amid talks of mass arrests and a Prague style trial. Eisler’s fate and the fate of other officials loom as Slansky’s Prague trial echoes in the Soviet zone.
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Berlin
Gerhard Eisler
Otto Grote
Wohl
Communist Politburo
Grotewohl
Politburo
Karlae
Albrecht
Hamann
Prin
East Peceeeny
East Germany
Rudolf Slansky
Prague
Germany
Wilhelm Pieck
Slansky
Eo Ples
Eisler
Eisenhower urges deeds over words for Korea peace
President elect Eisenhower, returning from a 20,000 mile trip, calls for action over words to push a satisfactory Korea peace. He says the journey marks the beginning of a new effort, and notes expanded ROK training and supply fixes as key steps. Air battles over northwest Korea see Sabre jets claim damage to 10 MIG-15s, with two confirmed, as ground forces clash near Pinpoint Hill and Triangle Hill.
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Eisenhower
Korea
Far
Peninsular
Woris
Seoul
Mig Alley
5Th Air Force
Clyde A. Curtin
Portland
Ore
Hershel H
Chunghwa
Hwangju
Korean
1St LA
Reginald Shepard
Middlesboro
Pyongyang
Changhwa
Wonsan
Pinpoint Hill
Sniper
U.N
ROK
Triangle Hill
Jane Russell Hill
Roks
Rocky Point
Sniper Ridge
Congress
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Arca
Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
Theodore Roosevelt
Philosphy
Republic of Korea
Koreas
Roger Ramey
Air Force
John Davies
Army
Secret Service
Chinese Reds Block Plan On Prison Issue
Peiping radio reports Chou En-lai rejected a U N plan to solve the Korean war prisoner exchange deadlock. He demanded the U N Assembly cancel the resolution and urge the United States to resume truce talks at Panmunjom. The U N holds 116 009 prisoners with 10 000 Chinese. 83 000 want to return to the Communists, 33 000 would rather die than return.
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China
Korea
United Nations
Peiping Radio
Chou En-lai
U. N. General Assembly
Lester B. Pearson
Chou
Assembly
United States
U. N
Weather figures for a day with temperature and sun times
Low temperature tonight is expected in the teens with a high around 45 tomorrow. Today's high reached 34 and last night’s low was 16. Sunset is 5:07 p.m. and sunrise tomorrow is 7:23 a.m.
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