Car Found in Nevada Ties to Kidnapping Case
The 1942 green Ford coupe used by Frank W. Keisty to abduct his 20 year old stepdaughter Betty Jean Hansen was found abandoned near a gravel pit outside Las Vegas. Kristy Hansen remains missing, and police fear for her safety as investigators search the desert vicinity. Keisty, a Downey California house painter, is believed to have acted with motive related to infatuation with the girl.
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Las Vegas
Frank W. Keisty
Downey
Calif
Betty Jean Hansen
Iti
Highway 91
Kristy
Margaret
Los Angeles
President Truman May Visit San Francisco in September
White House press secretary Joseph Short said the President’s potential trip to San Francisco in September is under consideration in connection with the Japanese peace treaty meeting. It is not yet known if Truman will attend the signing ceremony.
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Washington
Truman
San Francisco
White House
Joseph Short
Famed Writer Hammett Jailed in Red Contempt Case
Mystery writer Dashiell Hammett receives six months in jail for contempt of court after refusing to name contributors to a Communist bail fund. Judge Sylvester Ryan orders immediate imprisonment. Hammett rejects bail and release.
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Dashiell Hammett
Red
James L. Kilgallen
New York
Communist Bail Fund Organization
Sylvester Ryan
Hammett
Saving Face and Peace with the Chinese Communists
The article contends the true issue is whether the Chinese Communists seek sincere peace or merely a respite to plan further aggression. It notes the Pekin radio’s loud claims that the West seeks peace through losses and explains the importance of the Chinese concept of saving face, urging readers to judge the leaders' attitude.
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Pekin Radio
Mock Occupation Army Renames Long Beach Lower Slobotvia
A mock occupation marks a training exercise by 14 Military Government units from five Western states in the Sixth Army Area. Long Beach will be renamed Lower Slobovia for a day with officials interviewed to identify subversive activity, all in good fun for trainee experience.
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Long Beach
Slobovia
Tevin Arnett
Ft. Macarthur
San Pedro
Sixth Army
California
Culver City
Torrance
Inglewood
Hawthorne
Huntington Beach
South Gate
lGompton
Redondo Beach
Lower Slobovia
Burton Chace
Palm Springs
Charles Farrell
Puid
100000 Shriners Parade Through New York City
More than 100000 Shriners and their families flooded New York for a six day seventh annual convention. About 500 imperial representatives conducted official Shrine business at the Commodore Hotel while the rest enjoyed the city. General Douglas MacArthur attended, greeting the crowds.
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New York
Commodore Hotel
Douglas MacArthur
Gold miners strike at Canada’s largest mine in Timmins
Fifteen hundred miners walked off the job at Canada’s largest gold mine in Timmins Ontario to press for higher wages and a union dues checkoff. The walkout began early today as workers seek better pay and organizational terms from mine operators.
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Timmins
Ont
Canada
Peace Talks Open at Kaesong on Korean War Armistice
Advance U N truce base near Kaesong reports the first high level discussions between Allied and Communist negotiators began today. The Reds rejected an Allied plan for a 10 mile wide neutral corridor adjacent to the armistice city. Morning talks lasted one hour and thirty one minutes.
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U. N
Kaesong
Reda
UN Says Talks Will Not Discuss Political or Economic Issues
IMJIN RIVER BASE CAMP Korea July 10 official communique from iXaesong talks states the United Nations will discuss only military matters and will not address political or economic rifts. Jay supports the stance, asserting fighting will continue until a just military settlement ends the conflict and prevents restart.
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Imjin River
Korea
Vico Adin
C. Turner Joy
United Nations
Jay
Armistice Talks Open as Communist Side Rebuffs Corridor Plan
In Long Beach negotiations the armistice began with reports that the Communists rejected a UN proposal for a neutral 10 mile corridor between Kaesong and Kumchon. They pledged Allies would refrain from attacks near Kaesong while their own Chinese and North Korean forces operate.
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Long Beach
United Nations
Munsan
Kaesong
Kumchon
400 Reservists Return From Korea to Discharge
San Francisco reports the first Army Reservists to be discharged will arrive aboard the USS President Jackson at Fort Mason at 2 30 p m tomorrow. About 400 reservists are aboard along with 800 rotation troops on the same transport.
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San Francisco
Korea
Armed Forces Public Information Office
President Jackson
Ft. Mason
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