Desperado Jack Gordon White Placed on FBI Most Wanted List
The FBI added 34 year old Jack Gordon White to its ten most wanted fugitives list after his Aug 25 escape from a Florida prison camp. He faces armed robbery charges in North Carolina and Georgia, a federal car transport charge, and has nine prior criminal convictions. He is described as dangerous, 6 feet tall, 170 pounds with blue eyes and dark hair, and may carry a pearl handled revolver. He has used aliases Buddy and Jay Gordon and has identifiable scars and a tattoo.
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Washington
FBI
Jack Gordon White
Thorn Desperado
White
Florida
Loxahatchee
Georgia
Asheville
N.C
Winston-Salem
Athens
Henderson County
Buddy
Jay Gordon
Love Leavie
Donald Charles Fitterer
San Francisco
Youth Loses Both Hands In Explosion
In Re:lot Wisconsin a 15 year old boy Robert Petroff lost both hands when his homemade Fourth of July fireworks exploded in the family garage. He blamed himself saying I was a chump and urged authorities to curb fireworks sales. His sister Mary 14 and father Iles faced shock and injuries as the blast shattered the garage.
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Reloit
Wis
Robert Petroff
Robert
Mary
Abov
Iles
Milestone Reached In Evacuation From Korea Front
The 300000th air evacuee from Korea arrived at a Tokyo airbase after mortally wounded by mortar fire. Pfc. Arthur B. Pearson of Madison NC led a 54-person evacuation aboard a C 54 Sky Master as Maj Gen Hargreaves and Col Lancaster welcomed them. Pearson joined 15 other wounded UN combatants flown to a Royal Thai Air Force C 47 for rapid transfer across the city. The 20 minute flight replaced a six hour ambulance journey.
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Tokyo
Korea
U. S. Army
Arthur B. Pearson
Madison
N. C
U. N
U. S. Air Force
374Th
John M. Hargreaves
Far East Air Forces
David B. Lancaster
St. Pauls
Jesse J. Grace
Russellville
Ark
James W. Champan
Austin
Tex
Pearson
Toapan
Royal Thailand Air Force
Men’s hat influence shapes female fashion designs
In New York designer Mr. John explains how men’s hats inspire women’s styles. From cone crowned Swiss velour and English bowler to Italian student and gondolier hats, he shows how blanket plaid and adapted shapes yield affordable copies for women.
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Elizabeth Toomby
United Press
New York
Europe
John
England
Italy
Venice
Lyon Resigns Mines Post Amid Furor Over Nomination
Washington dispatch reports Tom Lyon resigning as head of the Bureau of Mines after a furor over his nomination. Lyons will stay on as acting deputy administrator of the DMPA until a replacement is found, with Mansure noting the search for a successor is difficult. He cited Lyons staying for experience and leadership though the resignation remains effective June 30.
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Washington
Tom Lyon
Bureau of Mines
General Services
Edmund F. Mansure
Lyon
Defense Material Procurement Agency
DMPA
Eisenhower
Senate Interior Committee
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Mansure
Senate
Trumans Head For Home After New York Stay
Former President Harry Truman and wife Bess travel through Ohio by car on their way home to Missouri after a week in New York. Truman drives a black Chrysler and personally handles nine pieces of luggage from the Waldorf Astoria suite, with daughter Margaret joining in a brief photo stop before departure.
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Columbus
Harry Truman
Bess
Ohio
Missouri
New York
Mr. Truman
Manhattan
Holland Tunnel
Mrs. Truman
Independence
Trumans
Pennsylvania
Flood Strikes Korea. Ten Reported Dead In Monsoon
A four day monsoon flood in Korea killed at least ten people including two American soldiers. Torrential rains swelled rivers closing bridges and destroying 2,494 homes while 12,000 people became homeless. Aerial bases reported two airmen missing near Pyongtaek as floods threaten Pyongyang.
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Seoul
Korea
Pyongyang
Pyongiaek
South Korea
Yongdongpo
Han River
United Nations
Armed Forces Radio Division
State Department Under New GOP Administration Seeks Cutbacks
The GOP-ruled State Department, six months into its term, has yet to show broad improvements as Secretary Dulles confronts internal Republican challenges and ally tensions. Officials plan a dramatic shrinkage from 42,000 to about 22,000 staff by August 1, with hundreds of job removals amid budget reconfigurations centering on core foreign policy work.
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Donald J. Gonzales
United Press
Aby Myese
Washington
State Department
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Congress
Syngman Rhee
Republican Party
man-Acheson
Joseph R. McCarthy
Rwis
Acheson
Dean Acheson
Senate
McCarthy
U. S. Eadership
U. S. Eadership In the Free World
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Gigan
Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Wnth
Ap Pern
Voice of America
Department
Single Masted Boat Heads for London Transatlantic Voyage
A 34 foot single masted boat carrying Rafael Colorado, 84, sails from Puerto Rico toward Santo Domingo as the first leg of a trans Atlantic voyage to Cadiz, Spain and then London. The crew includes four aboard and the vessel uses an auxiliary engine.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
London
United States
Spain
Rafael Colorado
Santo Domingo
Atlantic
Cadiz
Colorado
Man Injured by Falling Can While Fireworks Holiday
Eugene Peete, 44, of Lakewood California, was struck on the head by a small metal can that apparently fell from an airplane while he weeded his lawn on July 4. He suffered a two inch gash and said he avoided holiday traffic to stay safe from harm.
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Lakewood
Calif
Eugene Peete
Eves Examined Without Drugs Corner Washington and Main Sts
Open all day on Wednesday as the Eves Examination site at the corner of Washington and Main Streets offers services without drugs. Community readers are advised to visit for any needed assessments and information.
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Washington & Main Sts
BC Headache Tablets and Powders advertisement text
An ad touts BC Headache Tablets and Powders as fast acting relief for headaches neuralgia and muscular aches. It markets tablet and powder forms with multiple popular ingredients claiming superior combined effect and suggests "economical" family sizes and large bottles for savings.
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East
Margaret
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Kearns Tent and Awning CO
Main ST
Nash Jewelry & Loan CO
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U. S
Federal Land and Intermediate
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J. P. Bolt
Arthur M. Utley
Shubal C. Kirkman
J. Roscoe Adams
L. C. Matton
Insurance Department
High Point Board
J. E. Millis
Adams-Millis Corporation
Highland Cotton Mills
R. T. Amos, JR
Amos Hosiery Mills
N. M
George E. Hutchens
National Food Stores, Incorporated
Big Bear Super Markets, Inc
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IDOL
Piedmont Building and Loan Association
High Point
Charlotte Raleigh
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Paul Ingle
High Point Paper Box Company
Carolina Container Company, Inc
C. A. Kirkman
High Point, Thomasville & Denton Railroad Co
H. A. Millis
Piedmont Insurance and Realty Company
James H. Millis
W. T. Powell
Myrtle Desk Company
Owen Reese
Elliott S. Wood
Heritage Furniture, Incorporated
R. T. Tunstall, JR
Time Payment Department
Harry A. Alexander
Howard T. Lyon
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Federa
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America
Mann
N. Main
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