Mother Of POW Defies Red Tape Defies Red Tape in Far East Trip
Mrs Portia Howe, mother of prisoner Pie Richard F Tenneson, leaves Alden Minnesota for Seattle to press for a visit to her son. She plans to travel to Japan by Friday seeking Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission approval amid U S and Korean officials efforts.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Portia Howe
Nowe
Seattle
Wash
Alden
Woran
Washington
Defense Department
Pansmunjom
Pie
Richard F. Tenneson
Japan
NNR
Howe
Big Snowstorm Moves Through Iowa and Midwest
A major snowstorm swept Iowa today and moved northeast toward the Great Lakes. Weather officials warned four to eight inches of snow with winds up to forty miles per hour, plus freezing rain expected in parts of Illinois and Indiana. Temperatures fell across Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, and New Mexico as the storm intensified.
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United Press
Iowa
Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Lower Michien
Illinois
Indiana
Illingis
Kansas
Colorado
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
New Mexico
Gulf
Negro Attorneys Backed by Administration in Segregation Case
Washington UPI reports the Eisenhower administration backs the Negroes in their challenge to public school segregation. J. Lee Rankin argues that the 14th Amendment forbids denying equal protection, and the case tests whether separate but equal must fall. Mississippi House votes to empower abolition of public schools if the Supreme Court bans segregation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
J. Lee Rankin
Jackson, Miss
Mississippi House
Georgia
U. S. Supreme Court
House
Rankin
Herbert Brownell Jr
Eisenhower A
South
Williams
Douglas
Robert H
McCarthy Expands Probe Into Signal Corps Spy Hunt
Senator McCarthy renewed an espionage probe at Ft Monmouth New Jersey recalling Aaron Coleman a 45 year old Long Branch researcher suspended last September from a 9600 a year job Coleman has stated access to secret material during prior hearings Coleman will hear more testimony before a Senate Investigations subcommittee hearing at 11 am EST McCarthy said he will forward Coleman testimony to the Justice Department for possible grand jury action and suggested perjury may have occurred
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Washington
Sen. MecCarthy
R-Wis
Army Signal Corps
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Aaron H. Coleman
Long Branch
Army
Coleman
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Justice Department
Walkout Continues at Holston Ordnance Works
Officials gave no details on two walkouts at Holston Ordnance Works today while a conference is in progress at Area B. The stoppage began Monday when United Association Local Union No 538 Johnson City members walked out, with Carpentry Local No 557 joining in a sympathy walkout Tuesday morning.
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Holston
Dean Threatens To End Efforts For Korea Talks
U S envoy Arthur H. Dean warned he would break off the tentative Korean peace talks if progress stalls. Delegates prepare to depart for Christmas as Russia’s neutral observer role stalls negotiations.
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Dean
Korea
Panmunjom
U. S
Arthur H. Dean
Rebels Cut Off Indochina Posts
Communist Vietminh forces seized the village of Tuan Gio between Lai Chau and Dien Bien Phu, cutting off France's two main Western outposts. The 316th Division backed by mortars and artillery threatened moves toward Lai Chau or Dien Bien Phu after a prior effort to retake Dien Bien Phu.
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Hanot
Indochina
France
Tuan Gio
Lai Chau
Dien Bien Phu
Black River Valley
Laos
Red
Dien Phu
Bold New Atomic Energy Pool Under UN Proposed By Ike
U.S. atomic stockpile now includes a family of hydrogen super bombs, with the feeblest far more powerful than a million tons of TNT. President Eisenhower, in a United Nations address, said bombs are over 85 times as potent as early weapons and hydrogen devices reach millions of tons of TNT. He indicated Russia may have more than one H bomb and warned no absolute defense exists.
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Washington
U. S
Eisenhower
United Nations General Assembly
America
U.S
Russia
1954 GI Insurance Dividend Announcement
The Veterans Administration announced a $190 million dividend to about 5 million World War II GI Insurance holders next year. The average veteran will receive around $60, with payments about 600 days after each policy anniversary. This is the third regular annual dividend after prior special and regular payouts in earlier years.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
AVA
United States Eyes Berlin Big Four Talks in January
The United States plans for a January 4 meeting in Berlin with Britain and France to press for early talks with the Soviet Union on Germany and Austria. Dulles signals a two to three week window to judge Molotov’s intent and to outline steps toward German unification and the Austrian treaty.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Germany
Austria
Berlin
John Foster Dulles
Moscow
Dulles
Yu. M. Molotov
Europe
Molotov
Britain
France
Kremlin
Bermuda
Holston Valley Hospital reports smaller deficit in 1953 meeting
Holston Valley Community Hospital held its annual meeting detailing finances and board elections. The 1953 operating deficit fell to 51,431.43, still better than 1952, with a net deficit of 3,470.40 after discounts. Admissions rose to 12,293 and net income reached 1,308,584.68.
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Holston Valley Community Hospital
H. Anderson
R. ©. Counts
T. M. Divine
C. P. Edwards
Mark Wargrave
James Hoffman
J. &. Isley
BE. S. Leeper
W. J. Mc
Auliffe
Claude B. McConnell
Gate City, Va
Frank Me~ Glaughan
Edward H. Niederauer
Mex Y ¥. Parker
Howard Poston
Co. E. Sanders
W. S. Vaughn
E.B. White
J. E. Wright
Crosley
Community Chest
HYCH
Sen Hospital
U S Judge William Clark Ordered Home Then Refuses
The U S State Department suspended Judge William Clark for insubordination and ordered his return to the United States. Clark, serving as U S chief justice in Germany, said the department's move was insulting and illegal and vowed to continue his judicial duties. He declined to return to Washington amidst reports of imminent dismissal as surplus.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
William Clark
United States
Juris
Department
Conviction of Colonel Before Military Court
The court martial of Lt. Col. Melvin B. Voorhees, former editor of the Tacoma Times, concluded at the nation’s highest military court. He was found guilty on five counts for violating Army censorship by publishing his book Korean Tales about his Korea service, with a sentence of dismissal and forfeiture of pay.
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Washington
Gol. Melvin
B. Voorhees
Korea
Voorhees
Tacoma
Wash
Eisenhower Proposes International Atomic Energy Pool
President Eisenhower urges creation of a United Nations led international atomic energy agency with participating nations including the U S Britain Australia Canada Belgium and Russia to pool peaceful atomic materials for global use. He warns only bold cooperation can prevent civilization destruction from atomic war. Vishinsky says study is necessary and Russia must join talks.
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John M. Hightower
United Nations
N. Y
Eisenhower
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
U. N
Bermuda
Churchill
Laniel
U. N. General Assembly
United States
International Atomic Energy Agency
Britain
Australia
South Africa
Canada
Belgium
Free Nations
Evening Schedule and Notices From Local Waterways and Calendar
The page lists daily schedule items and tide notes for several rivers and bays, including times and measurements. It references a May 7 event and names locations such as Lake Stages, South Holston, Port Henry, Cherokee, and Romane Stars with scattered figures and dates.
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Tennessee Highway Patrol
Mason-Dixon
R. L. Skipp
Surgoinsville
Kesterson
Son
Signal Corps
Reds
Flo
Ike
GI Insurance
China
Pam Martin
Defense
Charles ©. Wilson
Navy
Marine Corps
Deval
Wilson
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F. c. So
Sowell
Nashville
Frank Clement
New York
Dominick Petrillo
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
East Side
Petrillo
Dominick the Gap
Mauriello
Ally
John Alden Knight
Jone
Alden Knight
Umea
Walaur
South Holston
Port Henry
Anne
Mare
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