Military Urges Pay Boosts To Save Services
A five member committee of admirals and generals urged a military pay increase and fringe benefit restoration to halt attrition in the armed forces. They warned budget cuts could erode combat effectiveness and called for about eight percent pay rise to retain talent against private industry.
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Washington
Wilson Jas Spring
Eisenhower
John Hannah
Defense , Department
Joint Chiefs of State
Defense Department
Bound Man Faces Murder Charge After Tragic Slaying
In Holbrook Arizona a man named Carl J. Falk 60 of Albuquerque and Clovis New Mexico is charged with murder in a case where he allegedly forced entry into a house trailer, bound Raymond Bruce Allen and his wife Betty, set the woman on fire, and strangled her while the husband watched. The 10 year old son slept through the attack. The husband is listed as seriously injured and in fair condition. City officials say medical evidence supports a murder charge to be filed.
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Holbrook
Ariz
UPJ
Carl J. Falk
Albuquerque
Clovis
N. M
Raymond Bruce Allen
Harbor Creek
Navajo County
Ben Pearson
Falk
Lawrence
Folk
Allen
Betty
Melvin TL Shore
Jey
Shelley
UN approves Korea atrocity resolution amid Soviet veto
The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution voicing grave concern over evidence that Communist Korea forces committed atrocities against 38 000 people including 10 000 American deaths. The vote stood 42 to 5 with ten abstentions from the Communist bloc and Asian Arab nations. Sponsored by the United States and allies, the text calls on all governments to avoid torture and uphold international law, while offering a Red Cross on scene inquiry if Russia agrees.
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United Nations
N.Y
United Nations General Assembly
Korea
Yugoslavia
United States
Rourg
Britain
France
Australia
Turkey
Red Cross
Belorate
Andrei
Vishinsky
Charandor
Senator Hearings Hear Starved Prison Camp Atrocity Tale
Senate Investigators plan 10 30 am hearing with Sgt Wendell Treffery of Terryville Conn recounting brutal Gobi Yalu prison camp abuses by Chinese Communists during Korea War He survived amputations of toes with garden shears and describes days of torture and death marches.
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Washington
Senate
Yai River
MT Ks
Charles E. Potter
R-Mich
Wendell Trefffery
Terryville
Korean War Crimes Commission
Treffery
Yalu
No. 1
Retired Worker Found Dead In Creek Near Home
John J. Glover aged 71, a retired industrial plant employee, was found drowned in Reedy Creek near his Roller Street home early Thursday. He had been missing since 7 a m Wednesday and was last seen about that time. Police believe he slipped and fell into the shallow water. Deputy Coroner J M Broyles reported the cause of death.
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John J. Glover
Roller Street
J. M. Broyles
Glover
Roller
Repatriation Standoff and Indoctrination Concerns
The United Nations reports 30 more South Koreans among 328 refuse repatriation chose communism after indoctrination. 22 Americans and 1 Briton still with the Communists await contact. U. S envoy Dean warned that pressuring Russians to attend as a neutral may stall peace talks indefinitely. Negotiations on Korea peace conferences meet with little progress.
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Ife
U. N
United Nations
Bo Tecedant
U. S
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
Russia
McCarthy Rejects Challenge to Ike as GOP Leader
Senator McCarthy refutes claims he is challenging President Eisenhower for GOP leadership. He affirms support for the party while criticizing administration foreign policy on China and dollar aid. He says honest disagreement with Dulles is possible and urges a policy appraisal.
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Washington
Carthy
Eisenhower
MelCarthy
Republican Party
Dulles
China
McCarthy
Administration
Mcarthy
Strinke
County Squires Consider Bonds for School Building Plan
Blooutville officials report county court will meet Thursday to approve sale of 41.747 million in school bonds and two bond lots totaling 1.741 million and 700 thousand. Plans include consolidations of Lone Star Solomon’s Tempie and other schools with new eight and six room buildings.
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Blountville
Sulivan County
Howard Poston
Poston
Squires
J. Craft Akard
Lone Star
Salomon
Tempie
High Point
Mount Holston
Avora
Valley Pike
Akard
Dicksoni
Long Island
Kingsport
Attorney Missing In Diving Attempt Off Miami Beach
Miami attorney Hose Root, 52, vanished after dropping from a boat four miles off Miami Beach to attempt a record diving depth. He wore nine pounds of weights and 65 pounds of gear when he disappeared at 12 30 pm. Coast Guard and university marine lab craft searched the four‑foot seas for hours, but Root had not surfaced by 1 15 pm.
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Miami
Coast Gund
Gulf Stream
Atlantic Ocean
Hose Root
Miami Beach
Coast Guard
University of Miami Marine Laboratory
Brownell Denies Charge In Denver Jury Tampering Case
The Justice Department denies laxity in aiding a Denver grand jury tampering probe and says 19 FBI agents assisted the investigation. U S District Judge Willis W Ritter had claimed the department refused to help the inquiry, a remark tied to political debate prompted by Clayton O Fritchey.
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Washington
Justice Department
Denver
FBI
U. S
Willis W. Ritter
Sell Lakes City
Clayton O. Fritchey
Democratic National Commnit
Hcy
Alty
Brownell
Harry Dexter White
Ritter
George Says We Became Careless in Government
In Atlanta UPI reports Senator Walter PF George of Georgia said at a Democratic fund raising dinner that the party will restore the economy, fight corruption, and will under no circumstances defend Communists. He admitted the party became careless in administration and public spending.
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Atlanta
UPI
Walter
PF. George
Georgia
Senate Finance Committee
Pentagon Chiefs Back Old Military System
Adm. Arthur W. Radford said the Joint Chiefs of Staff have endorsed the strategy and forces outlined by their predecessors. The Republicans sought a new look but the top military leaders signaled continuity, arguing no recommendations for radio changes. He spoke publicly in New York to the American Ordnance Association.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Slaif
Pentagon
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs
Truman
GOP
Radford
New York
American Ordnance Association
Defense
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Star
Ousted flutist taunts accuser to duel in music field
Ousted Mexican army flutist Mayorga challenged trombone director Amador Perez to a field of honor duel after a hearing. Mayorga claimed 15 years as a concert musician and said Perez had little flute training and would be judged by experts on who plays better.
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Mexico
Falcon Dam
Mayorga
Eisenhower
Ruiz Cortines
Palace of Fine Arts
Amador Perez
Perez
Government Reds Three More Kept On Job After Linked to Espionage
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee prepares to reveal that three Treasury officials remained on the payroll despite FBI linked Novait espionage reports. The hearing at 11 30 a m EST was set with Secretary Snyder invited to explain retention. Talks with Igor Gouzenko will be held in secret with Canada approving disclosure.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
FBI
Noviet
William E. Jenner ,Jr Ind
Internal Security Subcommittee
Justice Department
PHI
Virginius
Frank Coe
Solomon Adler
Victor Perla
White House
John W. Snyder
Jenner
Snyder
Igor
France and Britain Center on Bermuda Conference Demands
French premier Laniel travels to Bermuda for talks with Churchill and Eisenhower amid French plans to push the European Community Pact and German rearmament. He brings conditions on the Saar Basin autonomy, troop commitments, Indo China policy, and a possible Big Four foreign ministers meeting. Eisenhower arrives with a five day agenda.
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Tucker
Bermuda
Prance
Joseph Laniel
Churchill
Eisen ‘Hower
Bull
Laniel
Georges Bidault
Eisenhower
Washington
National Assembly
France
Germany
1Rani
Sadr
Indo-China
Ho Chil
Minh
Moscow
Twister Toll Rising Across Louisiana and Mississippi
A severe early tornado swept central Louisiana and nearby Mississippi, killing several people and injuring many more. The hardest hit area was Leander Louisiana where seven deaths were reported, and two more fatalities occurred in Tullos. A Mississippi village, Fillcher Mississippi, also reported deaths and injuries as the storm tracked across a 100 mile path. Police described widespread damage to farms, utilities, and roads, with a hospital in Rolling Fork reporting the mother and child among the injured. Authorities warned of possible more tornadoes as the system moved eastward.
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Alexandria
UPI
Louisiana
Filler
Missalevee
New Orleans
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Flitcher
Rolling Tork
Evans Chambers
Robert
Leander
Epictiren
Tullos
Louisians
Oute
Willi & Post Office
Leaner
Ella Hughes
Dempsey Plans Christmas Wedding With Widow Auguste
New York reports Jack Dempsey will wed Mrs Havin Spence Auguste before Christmas after a decade of friendship. The widow, said to be worth 38 million dollars, dismissed earlier rumors of Kirk Douglas as a suitor and implied a strong mutual interest.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Havin Spence Auguste
Boxing Campion
Kirk Douglas
Auguste
Dempsey
Solunar Tables by Join Alden Knight
Solunar Tables list the WolunRt Herioda schedule with heat and tide notes. It notes lake levels and weather timing warnings and provides data on Bodney and Fort Henry readings for that period.
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Alden Knight
Mdep Kahle
Bundey
Fragmented Sky Report From Unknown Area
The readable parts describe a time around 4 pm and a venue near Deneb with a reference to northwest at 11 22. Information is garbled, but mentions weather or sky observations and a location near a town or city.
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