Four Airmen Recall Treatment by Reds During Imprisonment
Four Airmen describe their captivity from September 1952 to January 1953 in Mukden and Peiping, detailing harsh winters, limited heating, solitary confinement, limited letters, and eased conditions after the Geneva conference in April 1954. They recount meals described as basic with seaweed and birds nests, daily exercise, and a back pay of 14328 dollars mentioned by Fischer, who notes the tense mood and eventual trial with short notice.
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Cameron
Fischer
Heller
Manchuria
Mukden
Peiping
Notive
Mrs. Doss Sentenced To Life In Prison
Legal records state Mrs. Doss, deemed sane, will serve life for murder. She faces charges for five poisoning deaths including four husbands and her mother. Toxicology links poison to all five, while she denies involvement in the mother’s death and claims innocence regarding husband No. 2. Police investigation pursued bodies of relatives and acquaintances.
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Frank Harrelson
Jacksonville
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Lexington
N.C
Richard Morton $R
Emporia
Kan
Louisa Hazel
Charley Brages
Alabama City
Central High Hall of Fame honors editor Reed Surratt
Reed Surratt editor for the Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel and Edwin Kahn of Arlington Virginia were named to the Central High School Hall of Fame for contributions through journalism to their community and state.
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Charlotte
Central High School
Winston- Salem
Central
Reed Surratt
Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel
Edwin Kahn
Arlington
Surratt
Hodges to Toastmaster at North Carolina breakfast event
Gov Hodges will serve as toastmaster at a June breakfast observing the Daily Month in North Carolina. More than 200 people are expected to attend the morning event at the College Union, North Carolina State College. Betty Jo Ring of Lexington, Miss North Carolina, leads a list of special guests.
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Raleigh
Hodges
North Carolina
College Union
North Carolina State College
Betty Jo Ring
Lexington
Air Force Expands Coverage to Formosa Area
The US Air Force expands its reach to Formosa with advance HQ at Taipei and units reassigned under Pacific Air Force. Brig. Gen. William Lee announces Formosa coverage by July 10, with the 13th and 15th Air Forces shifting to Maj. Gen. Lory Smith's Pacific command and tactical control moving from the 6th to the 13th at Taipei. The main 13th HQ stays at Clark Field near Manila.
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US &. Lith
Philippines
Formosa
Taipei
William Lee
Sth
Vth
Pacific Air Force
Hawaii
Ben O. Davis
Far East Air Forces
Japan
15Th
FEAF
Lory Smith
Ith
Guam
Pormosa
1Th
13Th
Clark Base
Virginia Bonds Upheld In Segregation Era Ruling
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court confronts segregation in public schools. Judge Bazile asserts voters in July 1953 knew Virginia’s Constitution Section 140 and that only segregated schools could operate, supporting Shelton's bond sale contention.
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Supreme Court
Shelton
Bazile
Virginia
Senate Debates Aid Program Funds and Criticism of Gimmick
The Senate faces a clash over a new aid program with Democrats labeling it a jobs for Republicans ploy. Ellender says chances to alter the bill are slim and will push the fight to the Appropriations Committee. The authorization totals 3.408 billion dollars with 122 million more military aid previously authorized last year, totaling 3.53 billion.
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State Department
Etlender
United States
Britain
Ellender
Appropriations Committee
Ledford manslaughter conviction yields suspended sentence
Marshall Ledford, 62, was granted a suspended sentence in the February 2 death of Jack Moore, 40, at Ledford's Springs Creek home after Madison Superior Court Judge Zeb V. Nettles also ordered a $1,000 fine for Moore's widow. Ledford, charged with murder, was convicted of manslaughter after testimony said Moore brought whisky and advanced with a knife as Ledford fired.
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Ledford
Jack Moore
Springs Creek
Madison Superior Court
Zeb V. Nettles
Moore
Fugitives Recaptured in Maryland and California Escapes
Willie Gray Jeffreys, a 1943 Gates County prison escapee serving 25 to 30 years for second degree murder, was arrested by Baltimore police on Tuesday. DeArmond Williams, 39, of Charlotte, also a Gates County camp escapee, was captured by police in Long Beach California after escaping last year. Williams had been sentenced in Cabarrus County in January last year to 11 to 17 years for breaking and entering larceny and receiving.
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Gates County
Baltimore
Prisons Department
Willie Gray Jeffreys
Halifax County
DeArmond Williams
Charlotte
Long Beach
Calif
Williams
Cabarrus County
Stocks Edge Up As Steel and Chemicals Lead Rebound
New York stocks showed a modest advance with gains of 1 to 3 points in several sections as steel and chemical shares fueled the rally. Trading volume reached about 1.47 million by 1 p.m. with tobacco, aircrafts steady, rails and airlines mixed, and Sperry Rand and Trane among active issues on the board.
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Remington Rand
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Ford workers weigh new plan amid idle talks at Rouge plant
At a mass meeting of 15 000 to 20 000 workers Carl Stellito president of Ford's Rouge plant claimed Ford offered a improved plan than earlier, while details remained sealed. He noted union economists were evaluating it and warned against renewing a five year contract. The UAW seeks shorter weeks with pay, while the company backs a stock purchase and guaranteed wage options. GM talks drift behind Ford as GM contract nears expiry next Tuesday.
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Carl Stellito
Ford
Rouge
Arid Foud
Stellato
UAW
General Motors
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