Army Still Unclear If Reds Indoctrinated POWs
Washington officials say they cannot confirm any genuine conversions among released American prisoners believed to have fallen for Communist propaganda in Red POW camps. Some defected to gain better treatment or survival, while officials expect further investigation. Ten released POWs who underwent special consideration said they were insulted by claims of indoctrination.
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Governors Told Of Economy Plan
Governors of the states and territories met with federal officials to receive reports on the Eisenhower administration’s drive to curb spending and on civil defense against atomic warfare. Secretaries Humphrey and Dodge discussed the economic outlook while Val Peterson outlined plans for defense against a possible atomic attack. The confidential two day talks left governors hopeful for future conferences.
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Eisenhower
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Val Peterson
Nebraska
United States
Judge Anderson Hurt In Fall At Jackson
Judge H C Anderson of the Tennessee Court of Appeals was badly injured after falling about 13 feet down an elevator shaft at the Madison County Courthouse in Jackson Tennessee. He suffered a broken leg possible jaw fracture and facial cuts. An attendant said Anderson used his own key to open the elevator door and stepped forward when the shaft gave way. The operator had already arrived and the elevator was on the third floor when he opened the door.
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City voter registration set for May 13 and 14
The City Election Commission announced registration for the June city election will occur at City Hall on Wednesday and Thursday May 13 and 14 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. for those who have never registered. Candidates must file by May 23, with five already on record: Ed Guenther, William Hagan, J. J. Rogers, J. Nard, and J. A. Bolinger.
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Governor Term and Home Rule Debates Open at Charter Meet
In Nashville the State Constitutional Convention opened its third week with major public hearings on governor term length and home rule. Five former governors will speak to the third committee on term length, while officials address the home rule panel on local government powers. The convention may schedule a county general election next August for ballot placement of amendments.
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Labor's Champion Robert Wagner Dies
New York obituary reports the death of Robert F. Wagner a 75 year old immigrant who rose to U S senator author of Wagner Act. He resigned in 1949 after 23 years in the Senate and had been invalid for nearly two years. Funeral mass to be held at St Ignatius Loyola Church Manhattan with burial at Calvary Cemetery. Wagner opposed the Taft Hartley Act during the New Deal era.
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Robert F. Wagner
United States
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Calvary Cemetery
McCarthy Seeks Dulles Clarity on Trade Policy With Red China
Washington Senator Joseph McCarthy urged Secretary of State John Foster Dulles to resolve a clash over U S policy toward trade with Communist China. McCarthy cited statements by Harold E Stassen and testimony by John M Leddy on whether Allied trade with Red China should be halted. Leddy argued that discontininuing all Allied shipping to China may not be necessary, noting potential net impacts from limited exchanges of strategic materials.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Red China
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McCarthy
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China
United States
Leddy
Atomic Building Halted By Strike
OAK RIDGE Tennessee AFL craftsmen halted work on a $464,000,000 gaseous diffusion plant over wage disputes. Mediation set for May 18 as about 2,500 craft workers walked out, with 1,500 more sent home and over 20,000 AFL trades council members idle, stalling construction across East Tennessee.
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Reds Reject Pakistan As POW Referee in Korean Armistice Talks
UN chief truce delegate Lt Gen William Harrison accused the Communists of a negotiating smokescreen and said there was no evidence they truly desired an armistice. He pressed Nam Il to accept Pakistan as neutral custodian for 46,000 unrepatriated Reds and noted a recess until Tuesday as talks continued.
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Senate expected to ease tidelands oil shift passage
United Press reports Congress slated to approve the tidelands oil shift in the Senate amid a final round of amendments. Also covered: Eisenhower's 200,000 military cut plan, potential deeper reductions if Korea ends, and a one year extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act led in hearings by Sinclair Weeks.
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R-Nh
Congress
Street Scenes Show Lawyers On Court Case Provoking Glee
Two lawyers discuss a court case in loud tones drawing amusement from passersby while a motorist cranes his neck to see if a policeman is on duty before making an illegal turn at Market and Broad Streets. A sign painter slips into a comic routine while rebalancing an extension ladder.
India weighs asking Britain to return Koh-I-Noor diamond
London report says India may request the 106 carat Koh-I-Noor now in Queen Mother's crown. Deputy minister K. D. Malaviya notes India seeks to reclaim art treasures seized during colonial era, linking the diamond to centuries of Indian rulers. The gem, cut from 186 carats in 1852, is not to be worn at Queen Elizabeth II's coronation and will be kept in the Tower of London.
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Ike Seeks 5.8 Billion More Foreign Aid To Counter Soviet Threat
President Eisenhower asked Congress for 5.828 billion dollars in new foreign aid as essential to U.S. security against the Soviet threat. Cabinet members and Gen. Omar Bradley testified, stressing military weapons and support to allies as the core of the program.
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Quiet Front Signals Soft War Day
Seoul front reports minimal activity as U S Navy shells batter Warsaw port in the heaviest strike in months. A Chinese soldier sighted near an outpost. grenades used. line quiet after 34 months of conflict. Police in Buenos Aires say they uncovered an anti government terrorist group with arms, linked to conservative forces. two men charged after a bombing attempt on the foreign minister. In Toronto a 36 year old mother killed herself and four children by gas in their East Toronto home as fire crews failed to revive them.
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Vincente Centurion
Radical Party
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Board to Inspect Proposed Highway 1 A Route
City Board of Mayor and Aldermen schedule an inspection tour Tuesday afternoon of the four lane Highway 1 A route from Gate City Highway to the western city limits. City manager D W Moulton says the tour helps members learn the exact route and assess rights of way costs as the state highway department proposal will be reviewed at tonight's board meeting.
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Kefauver Attacks Tidelands Give Away Law
Sen Estes Kefauver denounces a Senate bill to grant states title to sub submerged lands beneath the sea calling it a giveaway of the people’s treasure. He spoke at Memphis Public Affairs Forum and returned to Washington to push his substitute delaying action for six months.
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Gate City Group Protests School Shoemaker Elementary
Gate City Virginia reports a protest by Estillville district delegates at the Scott County School Board meeting to condemn and close Shoemaker elementary school amid fire hazard concerns. The state fire marshal and Shoemaker PTA are also attending. A prior state evaluation found definite fire hazards in the high school and elementary buildings affecting 1400 students.
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Solonar Tables and Lake Levels Report
Reading shows a garbled data snippet from SOLONAR TABLES with locations Watauga Lake and Holston River. It references a Tuesday level reading around 1,098.3 and a Cherokee entry, plus a value 13,574 for Holston, all from a dated period likely July 7. The text is damaged and unreadable in parts.
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