Dick Haymes Faces Deportation Over World War II Era Status
Hollywood reports singer Dick Haymes, linked to Rita Hayworth, was arrested on a deportation warrant for illegally leaving and re entering the United States. He faces possible court action after the McCarran Wagner law chain tied to a World War II military relief exemption that blocked naturalization.
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U.P
Dick Haymes
Rita Hayworth
Argentina
Hawaii
Reanead
Haymes
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Strip
Los Angeles
Buenos Aires
Justice Department
Singer
McCarran-Walter
Honolulu
Board of Immigration Appeals
President Won't Kill Movie Tax Veto of admissions tax bill blocks relief
President Eisenhower vetoed a bill repealing the 20 percent federal tax on movie tickets, saying it would cause a large revenue loss. He called the action a pocket veto and argued extending the excess profits tax is needed, noting industry competition and ticket prices would remain unchanged. The repeal won broad support in Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
General Mark Clark to retire after 40 years of service
General Mark W. Clark, Far East commander, announced at a Washington news conference that he plans to retire from the army on October 31 after 40 years of service. He said he hopes his successor is named in time for an orderly turnover before he returns to the United States in September.
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U.P
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Far East
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Tokyo
United States
Train Hits Car Kills La Crosse Man
Herbert Lucas of La Crosse, 46, was killed when a Burlington Route train struck his car. Police said he had been parked near the crossing and drove onto the tracks as the train approached.
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Herbert Lucas
Lucas
Train Shot Up Near Braunschweig By Polish Snipers
East German refugees report Polish underground snipers wounded the Blue Ex press running from East Berlin to Moscow. The attack caused the service to be sidetracked for repairs.
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Braunschweig
Germany
Dulles and Rhee Map Plans to Rebuild Korea
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and President Syngman Rhee agreed on a U S Korean mutual security pact and outlined plans to reconstruct war torn South Korea A $200 million appropriation has been voted by Congress as the first of a potential $900 million over three to four years with final details to be ratified by the U S Senate and discussed by lower level officials in Seoul and Seoul.
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Syngman Rhee
Seoul
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U.S
John Foster Dulles
Henry Cabot Lodge
U. S
UN Assembly
Tokyo
South Korea
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U. S. Senate
Washington
Congress
Army
Robert Stevens
Defense Department
Hope Dims For Airmen In Ocean Search
Bodies of two more U S airmen were recovered from the RB 36 crash in the Atlantic as planes and ships searched a broad area west of Ireland. Four survivors were saved earlier, with fourteen crewmen still missing amid worsening seas and low visibility as rescue efforts continued.
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Atlantic
Monica Smith
India
Ireland
Manchester Pioneer
Canada
Liverpool
U. S. Air Force
South Ruislip
Britain
Bus Crash Kills Five Near Hydro Oklahoma
Five people died and 24 were injured when a Greyhound bus and a car pulling a house trailer collided on a bridge and plunged 25 feet into a ravine on U S Highway 66 three miles west of Hydro. The dead included an infant. a woman in the car also died and the car driver suffered a broken back. Local officials reported the scene chaotic with victims shouting for help.
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Wika
Here
U. S. Hwy
E. W W. Lewis
Arizona
State Woman Learns Of Husband's Release
Army wife Mabel G. Krueger learns from a Beloit reporter that M/Sgt. Ralph H. Krueger has been released from a Communist prison camp in Korea and is returning to the Allies. He was missing since November 30 and is a native of Oshkosh. his family includes wife Terry Louise and son Bradley.
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Nora Eddington
Errol Flynn
Miss Hayworth
Harry James
Benny Goodman
Tommy Dorsey
Joan Marshall
Joanna Dru
Flynn
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Miss Dru
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Korea
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Black River
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Bradley
Aurora
Ill
Far East
Navy
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South Beloit
Beloit
Diamond finds 200 to 300 carats at Jagersfontein mine
A diamond weighing between 200 and 300 carats was discovered at the Jagersfontein mine in the Orange Free State. Its value is estimated at 50 000 to 60 000 pounds, about 140 000 to 168 000 dollars.
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Bloemfontein
South Africa
Jagersfontein
Orange Free State
Many Returning Men Sick and Wounded in Prisoner Exchange
In Panmunjom the Communists released 392 Allied prisoners, with two dead and many gaunt from captivity. Seventy Americans freed, forty two ill or wounded, as talks promise 400 more captives to be sent Friday. Total for three days: 221 Americans among the 81 in the latest batch.
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Panmunjom
Brutal Treatment by Reds Reported in Korea Prisoner Exchange
American and South Korean prisoners freed by Communists described beatings, starvation, and torture in North Korean stockades. Lt. Col. Thomas D. Harrison arrived on crutches with a missing leg, reporting starvation and suffocation attempts. Other captives, including a Detroit pilot and a Royal Korean Army member, recounted dark cells, water-filled dungeons, and forced restraints. UN officials protested and called for investigations while Reds offered little explanation.
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Samuel E. Massinberg
Detroit
Clark says Communists may hold more American prisoners
Gen. Mark W. Clark, Far Eastern commander, told reporters at the Pentagon that evidence suggests the Communists may hold 2,000 to 3,000 more American prisoners than agreed to return. He said the armistice commission will be pressed for a full accounting, with potential referrals to the future peace conference. He noted Campbell totals align with some estimates yet other sources hint at larger numbers. Additional points cover Korea force capabilities, Maj. Gen. Dean’s status, and Syngman Rhee’s cooperation with armistice efforts.
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U.P
Mark W. Clark
Clark
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Red
Republic of Korea
North Korea
United Nations
Red Chinese
Korea
Roks
William F. Dean
Dean
Weather Notes from Kenosha Signals Mild Improve
Kenosha reports first rain-free day in days with 77 daytime high and 60 overnight low. Noon readings reach 80 at a sewage plant and 78 at Nash Motors and downtown. Scattered evening thunderstorms forecast with cloudy skies. Friday outlook calls for partly cloudy and cooler conditions.
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Nash Motors
Brothers Auto Crash Kills One Man in Montello
A head on collision in Montello involving brothers George Millard 22 and John Millard 23 left George dead. John Millard 23 was injured and rushed to Portage hospital in serious condition.
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Wis
George” Millard
Buffalo Farmer
John
Portage
Reds May Hold Americans Prisoners in Communist Korea
Returning war prisoners report that Communists in North Korea are jailing Americans on trumped up charges. At least three repatriates at Panmunjom describe arrests as instigating against peace and endangering other prisoners. Military censors at Freedom Village limited details.
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Freedom Village
Korea
North Korea
Panmunjom
Eisenhower Plans Denver Vacation For Three Weeks
President and Mrs. Eisenhower will fly to Denver Colorado for an extended vacation. They will stay at Mrs. John S. Doud’s home. The duration is not fixed but expected to be at least three weeks unless a national or international event requires a return to Washington.
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U.P
Eisenhower
Denver
Colo
White House
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John S. Doud
Hagerty
Colorado
Troops Move Toward German Rebel Centers Amid Strikes
Soviet columns and armor reportedly advance toward key industrial hubs in East Germany to quell growing worker strikes defying ban on Eisenhower food parcels. Bundy to receive passport despite McCarthy protest, State Dept says. In France, a general strike cripples government posts and telecoms as protests mount over economic measures.
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U.P
East Germany
Eisenhower
Mine Union Organizer Shot Dead in Kentucky
In Hyden Kentucky an organizer for the United Mine Workers Union in Clay Leslie County was found shot to death in his parked car today. Local authorities investigated a suspected fatal attack amid ongoing coal field tensions and unrest surrounding the union activity.
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United Mine Workers Union
Clay-Leslie County
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