Measures Short Of War Weighed For US
Washington officials weigh options after 13 Americans jailed by Red China. Options include strongest protests to Peiping through Geneva, pressing allied and Soviet channels, and UN action. Public opinion is sought to influence Peiping’s diplomacy as 13 Americans face prison terms up to life. Major William J. Baumer, eight years, is among those jailed.
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Red China
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United Nations
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White House
James C. Hagerty
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William J. Baumer
Liberace andJoanne Rio Split Over Kiss Articles
Hollywood report says Liberace and Joanne Rio ended their romance after she described their kisses in the dark in syndicated articles. Rio, 23, said she would not date him again, while Liberace admitted no dating since a recent concert tour and declined further comment.
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Joanne Rio
Miss Rio
Slain St. Louis Woman Dies From Slugging Wounds
Mrs. Katherine G. Overstreet 69 died at City Hospital from injuries after being slugged and robbed near the Westmoreland Hotel. The widow was attacked November 7 as she left work, robbed of 328 dollars and a wristwatch, police said. She had worked as a switchboard operator at the Town House. Carl Austin Hall’s arrest nearby 1953 is noted.
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Katherine G. Overstreet
Assai
City Hospital
Overstreet
Westmoreland Hotel
Thanksgiving Day Reflections Across the Nation
Americans paused worries to count blessings amid a peaceful holiday mood. President Eisenhower proclaimed gratitude for a free strong nation and shared worship. In Augusta Georgia the president hosted a 43 pound turkey from the National Turkey Foundation joined by Field Marshal Montgomery as guest. Vice President Nixon vacationing in the Bahamas hosted a dinner for 35 at the Nassau home of a U. S. Consul. Thousands of fans rushed to football games after meals in cities nationwide.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Nassau
U. S
Hartwell Johnson
America
Liberal party backs Yoshida resignation as president
Tokyo Kyodo News reports executives of Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida's Liberal party favor his resignation as party president while provisionally retaining him as prime minister. They seek a special Diet session starting Nov. 30 with Yoshida as PM and Taketora Ogata as party president, and a dissolution of the lower house after the supplementary budget action. Opposition leader Ichiro Hatoyama criticizes the plan and pledges a no confidence push.
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Kyodo News Service
Taketora Ogata
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Kyodo
Kyoda
Ichiro Hatoyama
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Japan Democratic Party
Ime
Army Plans Tricks For Navy Team
West Point coach Red Blaik says Army will spring new plays on Navy in Philadelphia this weekend. He confirmed changes in Navy defenses and noted Cadets did extra work while conceding they were sluggish in final workouts though in top physical condition after pneumonia.
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Ike telegrams to relatives of Americans imprisoned in China
President Eisenhower sent personal telegrams to relatives of 13 Americans held by the Chinese Communists pledging a resolute, tireless effort to win freedom. He expressed sympathy and noted the government would pursue every feasible means for safe release and proper treatment while confinement continues. The messages were sent during a Thanksgiving stay at Augusta National Golf Club.
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Eisenhower
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Red China
North Korea
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Britain Moves to Clean Air Act as Smog Threat Grows
A government committee urged a stringent Clean Air Act to end deadly smog palls after Londons December 1952 fog. It links 4 000 deaths to the event and calls for bans on dark smoke, smokier home heating, smokeless fuel grants, and smokestack controls with aid. It also pushes diesel and electric locomotive adoption to cut smoke now.
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Britain
Housing Ministry
Britain denounces China for wartime POW treatment
London accuses Peiping of violating the 1949 Geneva convention by jailing 13 American airmen on espionage charges. The Foreign Office calls the Chinese justification legal quibbling and says all Korean war prisoners should have been returned in the Big Switch. Nutting in New York backed the stance, while London’s Telegraph offered limited opposition.
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Britain
Anthony Nutting
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New York
United Nations
Overseas Press Club of America
London
Telegraph
Churchill
Remington Death Under Investigation at Lewisburg Penitentiary
FBI and prison officials probe the death of William Walter Remington a convicted perjurer after a skull fracture in his bed at Lewisburg penitentiary hospital He died days after an attack by two fellow inmates identified as George McCoy and Robert Parker Both inmates face murder charges while Remington’s death comes as Alger Hiss nears release after 34 years in custody
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FBI
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Remington
Lewisburg Penitentiary
George Junior McCoy
Grundy
Robert Carl Parker
Washington, D.C
Alger Hiss
Stormy Churchill Criticism Over Reds Stance
London dispatch reports a storm of criticism after Prime Minister Churchill revived wartime plans to oppose the Soviet advance into Western Europe. He defended his actions and recalled messages to Eisenhower and Eden about weapons, aircraft and possible future usefulness. The press debate centered on timing and potential impact on Soviet relations.
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Sydney Silverman
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Italy
Fisenhower
Anthony Eden
Denmark
Reds Say Churchill Plotting Third War
Soviet and East German press assail Prime Minister Churchill over a wartime remark about luring Germans as Western powers resapprove rearmament of West Germany. The Frankfurter Allgemeine criticizes Churchill’s attempt to link history with policy amid domestic criticism.
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Montgomery
Community Chest Deadline Set as Drive Nears Goal
Officials set Tuesday as deadline for the Community Chest drive with $3,530 remaining to reach the goal of 22,827 for next year's budget. A mop-up crew under Joe Drake will seek downtown contributions starting tomorrow. E. L. Buzz Robbins leads Chest Headquarters calls. Residents may donate at headquarters, Chamber of Commerce, or via mail. an anonymous 25 gift has been received.
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Buzz) Robbins
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Lawrence
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Kansas City Woman and Son Found Dead in Car
A Kansas City woman Eve E. Lingley 38 and her son Steve were found dead in a closed motor car parked on a river road five miles south of the city. Authorities said carbon monoxide entered the vehicle through a hose, the windows steamed, suggesting a deliberate act or accident. The bodies were discovered by two girls and two boys near the scene. The involvement of Kenneth Linefev as a spouse appears in the report.
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Thanksgiving Traffic Turmoil Amid Fatal Crash
Thanksgiving morning brought clear skies and a fatal crash on U S Highway 59 near Oskaloosa as Ollie F. Cater, about 35, died when his 1947 car left the curve. Lawrence observed holiday services and many closures while weather stayed dry with temperatures in the 50s forecast.
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