Tearful Soldier's Family Recounts Lengthy Army Service
A 23 year old veteran, Johnson, served nearly six years in the army amid family testimony. His mother disputes published ages and notes shrapnel wounds. he allegedly provided Communist interrogators with military information before a return to American control.
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Urfahr
U. S
West Berlin
Bautzen
East Germany
Presbyterians Vote $24 Million Mission Plan
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States voted 24 million dollars to finance home and foreign missions evangelism and Christian education over the next year in Detroit on May 22.
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Detroit
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
United States of America
U S Rejects Arms Shipments to Guatemala and Church Unity
The State Department said the United States refused licenses to ship arms to Guatemala due to uncertainty about their use and Guatemala's non ratification of the Rio pact. Separately the Presbyterian Assembly endorsed unity among its three branches, with final actions due in 1955 and a plan to unite the denominations.
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Poland
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New York
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U.S.A
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United Presbyterian Church
Pennsylvania
United's Assembly
U. S
John A. Mackay
Theological Seminary
Assemay
Presytery
Spokane
Federal Aid Debate on School Construction and Segregation
Washington May 22. A hearing on federal aid for school construction unfolds near the Supreme Court as Sen. John Sherman leads discussion on funding to add 100 dollars per pupil annually. Cooper pushes for a bill within weeks despite White House and southern opposition.
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Supreme Court
Capitol
Ss Fom
John Sherman
Golden Gate Bridge
Cooper
Eisenhower
Oveta Culp Hobby
Health, Education and Welfare
White House
CIO
George T. Gurensey
Department of Less Health
Clarence Mitchell
Mitchell
Kentucky
Athletic Prowess Saves Her Life
A 19-year-old Tokyo girl who was pregnant and deserted attempted to leap before a speeding train. She leaned back from the 10-foot wide tracks and the train passed by, saving her life. She told police she once was a high school bantam? champion.
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East West Differences Appear in MAC Session At Panmunjom
In Panmunjom Korea on Sunday May 23 the Korean Military Armistice Commission session echoed Geneva divides. Lt Gen Lee Sang Cho accused the U N delegation of action while citing a Swiss Swedish NIC letter criticizing the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission. The Allies pressed for accounts of 3405 UN prisoners 54 foreign nationals and 2831 South Korean civilians held by the Communists.
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Geneva
Korean Military Armistice Commission
Lee Sang Cho
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U.S
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
MNSC
North Korea
United Nations
Lee
Nam J
U.N
U.N.C
Vast New Coal Reserves Found in Upper Peninsula
Accidental discovery of high quality hard coal near Iron River Michigan prompts hope for vast pre Cambrian coal fields. Geologists led by L P Barrett of the AEC with state access and Ottawa National Forest land rights plan summer exploration aided by a $2000 grant from the American Geological Society.
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Upper Peninsula
G. E. Eddy
Eddy
American Geological Society
L. P. Barrett
Atomic Energy Commission
Ottawa National Forest
Canada
United States
Russia
Vatican to issue stamps for Marian year series
The Vatican reports a new series of stamps commemorating the Marian year now in progress will be issued soon.
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Vatican
Yugoslavia Protests Italy Over Seizure Of Four Soldiers
Belgrade protested to Italy over the seizure of four Yugoslav soldiers by an Italian gunboat. Italy released the soldiers and arranged their return, amid rising Yugoslav Italian tensions tied to Trieste. official Yugoslav version says Italian armed boats pursued Yugoslav patrols and captured the four on the Giulio Cesare.
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Zirje Islands
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Eed
Ambus
Blitvenica
Giulio Cesare
McCarthy Reminds Ike About Teapot Dome Row
Sen. McCarthy urges President Eisenhower to recall Teapot Dome events from 1924. He cites Coolidge era demands for cabinet testimony and notes alleged blockades on access to files. He says he will testify if the Senate subcommittee resumes Monday.
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Francis Carr
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Bridges Acre Becomes Firestorm in Waterfront Fight
The Waterfront Commission accuses Harry Bridges of backing the old International Longshoremen's Association with at least 3675 to Local 327 1 as rival ILA and AFL fights for pier control. A colective bargaining election is set for next Wednesday amid charges and counterclaims.
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West Coast
International Longshoremen’s Assn
New York-New Jersey
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Bridges
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Thomas Dibella
Anastasio
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Patrick J. Connolly
William A. Bradley
Daily Worker
Bradley
Joseph P. Ryan
Connolly
Aflila
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Radar Fires Tail Guns In New Air Force Jet
The Air Force disclosed a remote controlled tail turret on the Boeing B47 jet bomber. An electronic brain pulls the trigger after radar spots approaching planes in search mode. GE and Avco Crosley produce the gun firing system used on RB47 and BATE variants.
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Air Force
Washington
General Electric Co
CAP Finds Plane After Simulated Crash Near Burlington
Civil Air Patrol search and rescue teams started from Burlington headquarters to locate a simulated crashed plane five miles southeast of Roxboro. First Lt. R E Frowein and Capt. C D Kellenberger directed the operation as about 30 CAP planes scoured the area with plans for another mission tomorrow. A real crash near Burlington injured pilot Edgar L. Wike and observer Capt. Troy Shimpock when his two passenger plane failed at 800 feet and landed in a plowed field inside the city limits.
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R.e.frowein
Washington, N. C
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Greensboro
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Frowein
Kellenberger
Peeres
Edgar L. Wike
Kannapolis
Troy Shimpock
Concord
Small Girl Drowns In Lake Near Pine Haven Cottage
Lexington rescue squad recovered the body of a young girl at about 9 45 PM from the lake near the Biggs cottage in the Pine Haven development. Co Capt Buren Hill and M C Parks arrived with the rescue team as the body was found.
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Biggs
Pine Haven
Byerly
Buren Hill
M. C. Parks
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