Clark Harrison hold secret talks on Korean truce strategy
In Tokyo Gen. Mark W. Clark and Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison met privately to discuss a new United Nations command plan aimed at breaking the deadlock over prisoners of war. Clark's adviser Robert Murphy joined the discussions at Pershing Heights. Harrison to meet again before Panmunjom talks resume.
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Tokyo
Mark W. Clark
William K. Harrison
United Nation Command
Far Eastern
Washington
Robert B. Murphy
U.S
Japan
Clark
Supreme Commander
Pershing Heights
Harrison
Murphy
Munsan
Korea
Panmunjom
United States
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
Nineteen Face Kidnap Charge in Ku Klux Klan Case
Nineteen men including seven previously convicted face federal trial in Wilmington N C on charges of kidnaping and conspiracy for lashing George Kemper Smith. Defendants seized Smith at his Nichols S C home and flogged him near Fair Bluff N C after a nationwide KKK crackdown.
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Wilmington
N.C
South Carolina
George Kemper Smith
Smith
Nichols
S. C
Fair Bluff
N. C
Columbus County
Thomas Hamilton
KKK
Early L. Brooks
Horace 8. Strickland
Pittman Strickland
Cerro Gordo
Eddie Carl Richardson
Hazekiah HR. Enzor
Bobby Brooks
Farly Brooks
L. C. Worley
Body Exhumed in Notting Hill Murder Case Trial
In London a grave was opened at dawn to examine the body of Mrs. Beryle Evans from 1949 Notting Hill killings. The exhumation aims to compare hair samples with hair Christie cut from other victims to argue a possible erroneous conviction of Timothy Evans and Christie’s involvement.
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London
Scotland
Beryle Evans
Geraldine
Notting Hill
Timothy Evans
John. Christie
Christie
Taft Endorses Temporary Continuation Of Excess Profits Tax
Senate leader Taft says the excess profits tax is vicious in some aspects but should be continued temporarily to provide needed revenue for budget balancing. He notes it mainly hits big firms, though defining excess profits remains unfair, and the tax, up to 68 percent, is due to expire July 1 unless extended. It currently raises about two billion dollars.
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Nashington
Sen
Taft
Senate
Congress
French Repulse Commie Attack Near Hanoi Defenses
French command reports wiping out a full Communist battalion in a weekend battle south of Hanoi. Paris says forces recaptured the Yen Yi fortifications guarding the Hanoi rice bowl with paratroopers tanks and air support. Observation pilots say Vietminh regrouping a few miles south, signaling possible new assault.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Yen’ Yi
Here
Contempt hearing opens over bondsman L E Bellamy
Blountville circuit court heard a contempt case against bondsman L E Bellamy in connection with alleged violations of a February court order barring Blountville Bonding Co from making bonds in Kingsport General Sessions Court. Witnesses were summoned as the hearing before Circuit Judge Shelburne Ferguson and Criminal Judge Thomas H Rogan paused briefly. Bellamy denied signing bonds in his name but said he acted as agent for a new firm, B and B Bonding Co.
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Bond
L. E B. Bellamy
Blountville Bonding Co
B. and B. Bonding Co
Street Scene Snippets Sketch Downtown Kingsport
A spectator recalls enjoying jet maneuvers once in the Air Force while downtown Kingsport. A man pushes a new lawn mower, then tries to stifle a sneeze as he backs a car from a driveway, but sneezes violently and jerks the car into reverse.
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Air Force
Kingsport
Eo Woon Man
Plane Crash Kills 19 Near Waskom Texas
Investigators sought clues after a DC-3 crash west of Waskom killed 19, with Hazel Cox the sole survivor. The Dallas to Atlanta flight stalled in heavy rain and hail, exploding in a swamp, while rescuers worked to determine the cause and identify the missing crew and passengers.
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Waskom
Tex
Hazel Cox
Here
Dallas
Atlanta
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Civil Aeronautics Board
Marshall
Shreveport
Cox
Khan Memorial Hospital
Marshal
Roger Harman
President Back In Washington After Bay Trip
President Eisenhower returned to Washington aboard the yacht Williamsburg after a weekend spanning business and pleasure. He spoke at William and Mary College in Williamsburg and received an honorary Doctor of Laws, then visited Annapolis where he urged midshipmen to dedicate their lives to the United States. He golfed with Adm. C Turner Joy and Adm. Lyzide McCormick during a Norfolk stay, completing a coastal trip with a final overnight run to Norfolk.
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Chesapeake Bay
Eisenhower
Washington
Williamsburg
William and Mary College
Norfolk
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Midshipmen
United States of America
Adm
C. Turner Joy
United Nations
Hisen-hower
Lyzide McCormick
Atlantic
Ike
Page
Ridgway to Appeal for More NATO Funds in Congress
General Matthew Ridgway, Korean War hero and new NATO commander, testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee seeking further aid for Europe. He arrives from Paris to discuss military buildup and the administration request surpassing three billion dollars in military and limited economic aid, as Senate committees plan joint surveys in Europe and the Far East.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
Congress
Europe
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ridgway
Paris
Army
Eisenhower
Tokyo
Far East
NATO
Rep. Vorys
Ohio
Foreign Affairs Committee
Free World
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bridges
FDR Granddaughter to Wed New York Barber in June
Sara Delano Roosevelt granddaughter of the late President and Anthony di Bona Ventura plan a June wedding after a pre-wedding conference at the Long Island Whitney estate. Di Bona Ventura, son of a New York barber, is a Curtis Institute pianist. The couple met three years ago in Philadelphia while Miss Roosevelt studied near the Whitneys’ home.
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New York
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Anthony di Bona Ferthurs
Long Island
John Hay Whitney
Miss Roosevelt
Whitney
James Roosevelt
Betsy Cushing
Boston
di Bona
Ventura
Bridges
Fred di Bonaventura
Whitneys
Harold E. Stassen
Far East
Japan
Korea
Formosa
Whitney Stables
do-China
Philippines
Pi Bonaventura
India
Pakistan
Curtis Institute of Music
Ridgway
Philadelphia
Washington National Airport
Russia
Europe
di Bonaventura
Italy
di Bonaven
Oatis Returns From Czech Prison and Spain Aid Debate
William Oatis is back from prison as U.S. officials announce a potential $300 million defense and aid package for Spain if Congress approves. The plan would allow use of Spanish bases in emergencies and marks a shift in U.S. policy despite Truman’s opposition.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Spain
Congress
Europe
Truman
Tary
James J
Perley Wilcox Dies. longtime Eastman Kodak figure
Perley Smith Wilcox, TEC Chairman and longtime Kingsport supporter, died unexpectedly at 1 p.m. Sunday in his Rochester apartment. He would have turned 79 on June 15. Survived by his widow Isabelle Blake Wilcox, he lived at 1218 Linville Street, Kingsport. Funeral set for 3 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church of Rochester. burial location undecided. Wilcox led civic efforts in Kingsport, helped organize Tennessee Eastman in 1920, and chaired Holston Valley Community Hospital.
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Perley Smith Wilcox
Tennessee Eastman Company
Kingsport
Texas Eastman Co
Longview
Texas
Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester
N. Y
Normandy
Alexander Street
Mr. Wilcox
Close Associates Salt
Isabelle Blake Wilcox
Linville Street
First Presbyterian Church of
Warren Sage Stone
Mexico
New York
Wilcox
Eastman Kodak Organization
Tennessee Eastman
Kodak
Sutton to Oppose Kefauver in Senate Race
Nashville reports Rep. Pat Sutton of Lawrenceburg entered the Democratic race for U S Senate against Estes Kefauver of Chattanooga. The primary is set for August 1954, with the nomination in Tennessee effectively deciding the election. Sutton, 37, is in his third House term representing Tennessee's Sixth District. Kefauver is in his first Senate term.
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Nashville
Pat Sutton
Lawrenceburg
Estes Kefauver
Chattanooga
Kefauver
Sutton
Tennessee
Senate
Jet ace McConnell downed 16th MIG in Korea
U S Sabre pilots claimed 12 MIG-15s in Korea as Capt Joseph McConnell raised his score to 18 and became the world’s first triple jet ace. His wingmen joined in the sixth straight day of air battles, with two more pilots adding to the tally including Lt Col Louis Green. Eighth Army called the fighting steady and intense.
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Seoul
Korea
Sabre
Air Force
McConnell
Manuel Fernandez
Fernandez
Miami
Fla
United States
Louis A. Green
Lexington
N. C
Green
Eighth Army
Twin Youngsters Face Rare Blood Disease Struggles
SAYRE Okla Four year old Wayne Moses and his twin Gene battle hemophilia a hereditary male linked blood disorder that prevents clotting. Wayne endured 17 transfusions in two months after a hip fall and internal bleeding while his mother Mrs Sos Moses guards them with strict precautions and constant supervision.
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Sayre
Okla
Wayne Moses
Wayne
Gene
Sos Moses
Moses
Newspaperman Is Greeted By Wife In New York
William W. Oatis, the Associated Press foreign correspondent, arrived at Idlewild Airport from Frankfurt after 25 months in a Prague prison on espionage charges. He reported Czech authorities held him, but he said he was not terrorized and described the trial as more procedural than others, noting the efficiency of their methods.
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Laurabelle Oatis
Associated Press
Willam Oatis
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Oatis
Prague
Zapotocky
New York
William W. Datis
United States
Idlewild
Pan-American Airways
Frankfurt
Germany
Marlon
GOP Officials Deny Charges in Savannah Job Peddling Case
In Savannah Georgia two GOP leaders deny corruption charges tied to a federal job peddling probe that also nabbed four others. Williams and Kent say the indictments are unfounded while GOP chair Leonard Hall backs swift action by Attorney General Brownell. Others charged include a county GOP leader a postmaster and rural carriers.
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Savannah
Tom C
Williams
Georgia
Eighth District
Republican Committee
James M. Kent
St. Simons
Kent
Atty
Herbert Brownell
Ir. Willams
Leonard W. Hall
GOP
Brownell
GOF
Chestnut Thompson
Jessup
Grady Smith
Smith
Thompson
Solunar Tables Schedule for Solimar City
A reduced Solunar schedule lists key timings and stations for Solimar rest days. The fragment mentions Koight and SOLITNA references but is incomplete.
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Solimar
Hae Bean
Idep Koight
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