Polish Pilot Describes Flight To Freedom In MIG Escape
A 22 year old Polish Air Force lieutenant Zdzislaw Jazwenski told reporters in Copenhagen how he piloted a Russian MIG through the Iron Curtain to defect to the West. He crash landed on Bornholm after fleeing Poland to seek asylum. he described mistrust of communism and said his plan began in 1950.
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Figil Andersen
Copenhagen
Denmark
Zdzislaw Jazwenski
Bornholm
Venstre Faegnsei
Jazwenski
Poland
Fellowiot
Franciszek Jarecki
Russia
Jarecki
Fernandez Gets Hero's Welcome After Korea Ace Returns Home
Miami honors Capt. Manuel J. Fernandez Jr. with parade, city keys, and a proclam tion naming Fernandez Day. The 28 year old ace, credited with destroying 141 MIGs, expressed humility as family and thousands cheered under windy skies.
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Miami
Fla
Modest
Manuel J
Little Pete) Fernandez Jr
Effie Fernandez
Fernandez
Miami Beach
Double Ace
Mig Alley
Korea
Little Pete
Col
Big Pete) Fernandez Sr
18Th Air Force
Donaldson Air Force Base
Greenville
S. C
Earl Rice
Jacksonville
Big Pete
Eden to Fly to Boston for Gall Bladder Operation
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden will fly to Boston next Friday for a third operation on gall bladder trouble. The illness threatens his political career and was announced today by an American specialist.
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London
Anthony Eden
Boston
Spe
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Lahey Clinic
Richard Bartley Channing Cattell
Cattell
Martins Ferry
Royal College of Surgeons
Eden
John Basil Hume
State Marker Honors 1918 Mirlo Rescue by Coast Guards
A state marker in Rodanthe North Carolina honors six Coast Guardsmen of the Midgett family for rescuing 42 crew members from the torpedoed Mirlo in August 1918. Arthur Midgett Leroy Midgett attended with grandchildren Jackie Farrow and Jazania Herbert unveiling the plaque.
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Rodanthe
N. C
Mirlow
Arthur Midgett
Waves
Leroy Midgett
Wanchese
Jackie Farrow
Jazania Herbert
John Allen Midgett
Zion S. Midgett
Clarence E. Midgett
Mirlo
Hart and Blair Present Driving Test Certificate at Rodeo
In the photo N. L. Bowman Jaycee rodeo chairman presents Auman with a certificate for earning a high points score in the driving test. Stuart Hart and Bob Blair look on with the vice-chairman present.
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Stuart Hart
Bob Blair
N. L. Bowman
Jaycee
Auman
Looking On
Valedictorian Of 1903 Back For Reunion
Durham, N C May 30 UP Ever Carle Perrow Duke University Valedictorian of 1903 returns for the golden anniversary reunion. Once a scholar and teacher he moved to a Georgia mountain farm living on 500 a year with a garden and animals. He calls contentment riches. He reflects on life and literature.
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Durham
N. C
Carle Perrow
Duke University
Perrow
Georgia Mountains
Ae Talking Rock
Ca pri Island Lacks Local Water Supply
Ca pri, a famed tourist island, relies entirely on imported water. All consumption is met by tanker shipments from the mainland, as no native supply exists.
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Capri
Congress Pressed To Restore VA Funds
Congress faces pressure to prevent closing several veterans hospitals as talks swirl over restoring about 28 million of a 279 million budget cut to the Veterans Administration. VA experts warn the cut could shutter six to seven hospitals while proponents say beds remain unfilled.
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Congress
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Veterans Administration
White House
John Phillips
R.cal
Appropriations
Phillips Group
Phillips
House
Budget Bureau
Truman
Eisenhower
Veterans Affairs
48 Korean War Casualties Identified
The Defense Department identified 48 casualties from the Korean War in list No. 822. The report notes nine killed, 34 wounded, three captured and two injured. The releases provide names and statuses for the listed personnel.
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Washington
Defense Department
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Grandfathers Mountain
Milton M. Chapman
Green Park Hotel
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Leonard Cleaners
JE Tesky JR
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