Prisoner Killings at Koje Island Prison Camp Revealed
UN hospital officials report at least 115 POW deaths from brutal beatings hangings and torture during clashes between diehard Communists and anti Reds at Koje Island camp. Guards killed 97 during three riots as riots and executions continued inside the 17 compounds housing 80 000 prisoners.
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Flint
Mich
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U. S. 64Th Field Hospital
Kate
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Gelenger
Pusan
Philip J. Noel
Louisville
General Boatner
Boamer
Tanker Crash Toll At Ten
Two unidentified bodies were recovered and eight missing after two tankers collided in a rainstorm off Augustine Beach. The 10,441 ton Michael carried crude oil. the 630000 gallon gasoline tanker A C Dodge burned and sank near the coast. Firefighting vessels battled the blaze as crews remained aboard the Michael. This followed another tanker explosion nearby earlier in the week, marking a string of Philadelphia port incidents.
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Del
U.P
Delaware River
Michael
Persian Gulf
A. C. Dodge
Atlantic
Augustine Beach
Here
New Jersey
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U. S. Coast Guard
Philadelphia
Dodge
F. L. Hayes
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Milwaukee Father Held After Beating Infant Daughter
Milwaukee police detained a 20-year-old man identified as Jack Bruno after he allegedly beat his five month old daughter Saturday night to stop her crying. The infant was hospitalized in poor condition with a possible skull fracture and severe bruising behind both ears.
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Milwaukee
Jack Bruno
De Gasperi Sees Big Victory in Rome Election
Premier De Gasperi claimed the Christian Democrats won Rome, distancing the city from Communist rule, as early returns showed strong neo-Fascist gains in southern Italy. Turnout topped 80 percent of over 11 million voters amid heavy rain and fraud allegations from Reds.
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U.2
Alcide de Gasperi
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Italian Social Movement
MSI
Italy
Trapani
Sicily
MST
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Paris
European Defense Community
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Interior Ministry
McCarthy Libel Case Rules Against Tape Recorders
Federal Judge Walter Bastian refused Sen Joseph McCarthy use of a tape recorder in the $2 000 000 Benton libel suit as hearings began in Washington He noted the device has never been used in district court and warned it will not be allowed outside the courtroom The Pearson suit seeks 5 1 million in damages and probes McCarthy finances and income tax returns from 1946 to 1949 as the Senate elections subcommittee reviews a 1947 20 000 note to an Appleton bank tied to McCarthy
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U.P
Walter Bastian
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Sen
William Benton
D-Conn
McCarthy
Drew Pearson
Bastian
Benton
Theodore Kiendl
Pearson
Wisconsin
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Appleton
Wis
State Bank
Russell Arundel
Warrenton
Sportsman
Senate
West Germany Signs Peace Pact in Bonn Opening
Western Germany joins the Allied bloc in a historic pact against Russia. The Bonn Republic gains sovereignty and pledges to rearm with 12 divisions totaling 300000 men in a six nation European army. Ridgway to take command and Paris to host a European defense treaty signing.
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United States
Great Britain
France
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Socialist Party
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
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Paris
Matthew B. Ridgway
Britain
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Ernst Reuter
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Moscow
Russian Communist Party
West Germany
Ridgway
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Communist Party
Reds
Dean Acheson
Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
Konrad Adenauer
Acheson
Truman
Western
U. S
Ava Gardner Recovers From Minor Surgery at Cedars
Hollywood actress Ava Gardner recuperates at home after minor surgery performed Saturday at Cedars of Lebanon hospital.
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Hollywood
Ava Gardner
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Army to Move Fast After Atomic Blast at Nevada Test Site
Army troops will sprint from fox holes toward ground zero within seconds after the upcoming atomic detonation at the Nevada proving ground. The move follows the sixth and brightest spring test, described by the Army yesterday as a new rapid-troop drill in weapon soil experiments.
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Ground
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Proving Ground
Ridgway's Secret Strategy Stirs Korea War Speculation
In Washington the Senate Armed Services Committee released a heavily censored transcript of Gen. Matthew Ridgway's closed hearing. He indicated a definite plan to end the fighting if talks fail, suggesting bombing Manchuria but warning it could invite Russian intervention. exchanges with Sen. Saltonstall and Sen. Morse touched on political decisions beyond military power.
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D-Miss
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Matthew B. Ridgway
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Korea
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Far East
Leverett Saltonstall
Rmass
Douglas MacArthur
Manchuria
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
Saltonstall
Wayne Morse
R-Ore
Morse
Japan
Korean
Job Restored To LaViolette
County Judge W. W. Davis ordered Milton LaViolette restored as deputy sheriff after ruling civil service status allows return within the department. The decision overturned the state attorney general's discharge ruling, with pay backdated to May 1.
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W. W. Davis
LaViolette
Davis
Desafler ¢Ha Taealieona
Leonard Jensen
Jensen
Sheriff's Department
Lyle Milligan
Wisconsin Shifts Between Fair Weather and Clouds
Wisconsin remained generally fair for a second straight day with the warmest stretch in three weeks. Tonight expect cloudy skies and scattered showers tomorrow with cooler temperatures. Kenosha reported 61 at noon and a sewage plant noted 59 highs and 48 lows yesterday.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Eight Die in Wisconsin Weekend Accidents
A string of Wisconsin tragedies reports eight deaths over the weekend. In Lone Rock area, Walter Storkson 11 Robert Storkson 8 and Robert Jones 8 drowned while trying to rescue a companion at Smiths Lake. Richard Storkson watched from shore as the trio sank. Other fatalities include Dalton Plucker 34 drowned when his homemade boat overturned on Lake Winnebago. two 15 year olds rescued Mrs Plucker but could not free him. Milwaukee man Stanley Smith 58 died after a truck crash in Wauwatosa. Ralph Denning 41 drowned after falling from a pier. A Millston couple perished in a two-vehicle crash on U S 12. Norman Winnowick and wife Helen were killed.
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Walter Storkson
Robert
Robert Jones
Smith’s Lake
Lone Rock
Robert Storkson
Richard
Dayton Hinke
Richland County
Richard Storkson
Dalton R. Plucker
Lake Winnebago
Millston
U. S. 12
Norman Winnewick
Helen
Hold Rites for Widow Who Plunged to Death
Milwaukee widow Margaret Schifflin aged 70 will be honored in funeral services tomorrow. She leaped from her ninth story apartment after telephoning the janitor at 5 30 am and telling him she intended to jump out. Police were informed but could not intervene.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Margaret Schifflin
Fighting Erupts on Korean Front
Sharp clashes spread along the 155 mile front as Allied patrols tighten after rumors of a Communist push. American Sabre jets swept Mig Alley reaching the Yalu river boundary without sighting Mig-15s, downing four and damaging one. UN fighter-bombers hit Communist rail lines in at least 70 locations between Sakchu and Kusong, flying 1,080 sorties.
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Seoul
Korea
U.P
Yalu River
North Korea
Pilgrims Pack Barcelona for World Eucharistic Congress
Hundreds of Catholic prelates and about half a million pilgrims from nearly every country filled Barcelona for the opening of the World Eucharistic Congress after a 14 year pause.
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Barcelona
Spain
Hoan Heads Group Fighting McCarthy
Daniel W. Hoan former Milwaukee mayor is elected chairman of People of Wisconsin vs. McCarthy a committee formed by backers of Henry Reuss to oppose Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy for the U S Senate race in November.
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U.P
Daniel W. Hoan
People of
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Henry Reuss
U. S. Senate
Reuss
Joseph McCarthy
Supreme Court takes no decision in steel seizure case
The Supreme Court recessed without ruling in the steel seizure case. Its next decision day is set for Monday June 2, with potential action any day. Sen Connally urged swift approval of a $6.9 billion foreign aid bill, warning against timidity.
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U.P
Supreme Court
Connally
Senate
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Sen
D-Tex
Senate Today
Truman lashes utilities in propaganda charge
President Truman attacked private utilities accused of a multimillion dollar drive to frighten threaten and confuse the public over public power. In Franklin Virginia an air force B 45 jet bomber crashed near here in flames possibly after colliding with a smaller plane. Coroner Ivan Steel reported three bodies found in the wreckage.
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Truman
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U.P
Ivan Steel
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