Prayers Meant Death Reds Murder Chaplains For Christmas
Freed war prisoners reveal that two chaplains were killed after holding Christmas services in a Communist camp. Army accounts describe broader atrocities including malnutrition and mass deaths at Pyoktong and mining camps. Prisoners say Catholic and Protestant chaplains were beaten and killed, while others endured harsh conditions and executions in camps along the Yalu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freedom Village
Edward R. Achee
Detroit
William J. Skipper
Pyoktong
Skipper
Galivants Ferry
S. C
Achee
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Joseph G. Paquette
Grosvenordale
Conn
Reds
Paquette
Yalu River
Inchon
United States
Pfc
Junior E. Dunlap
McCorkle
W. Va
Camp No. 5
Turnpike revenue dispute returns to Oklahoma claims
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority reports Tulsa Tollway net revenue of 141357 after expenses of 41392 as critics argue toll roads lose money. Turnpike Director Bailey says costs and interest are manageable, cites 20 year self sufficiency goal and growing reserve to retire bonds.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Tulsa
Max Cook
Clinton
C. P
Pat) Campbell
Miami
Oklahoma Free Roads Association
Turnpike
H. E. Bailey
Campbell
Turnpike Authority
Bailey
Sanders Silent On Quitting Over Budget Dispute
Lawton recreation director Jim Sanders said "no comment" on rumors he will resign in protest of the city budget cuts. He noted he has considered resigning to return to teaching. Recreation head Fuzz Barnes prepares to discuss program plans under a $4,800 city allocation, well below the $25,000 request. The council approved a small increase from the prior $4,200, adding $600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Sanders
Lawton
Sanders
Fuzz Barnes
Jake Witzel
Jet Plane Crashes In Field In Texas
A jet airplane crashed and exploded Friday on the W. D. Anderson ranch about 15 miles from Coahoma in Howard county Texas. No injuries are reported and the site is described as a ranch field under crash investigation by local authorities.
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Field
Texas
Coahoma, Tex
W. D. Anderson
Coahoma
Howard County
Birthday Flags Lowered Again in Lawton Celebrations
Lawton marked its 52nd birthday with flags stored, parades and rodeo performances, a sunrise breakfast, pioneer meetings, and a square dance downtown. Neal Gay of Dallas won bareback and saddle bronc riding, earning a silver belt buckle, with Eddie Quaid of Oklahoma City as runner up. Moore Hat Co. awards went to top competitors in five divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Lawton Rangers
Pete Fullerton
Ernie Hunter
Paul Tate
Percy Givens
LO Ranch Grounds
Neal Gay
Dallas Tex
Gay
Eddie Quaid
Oklaha City
Moore Hat Co
Burl Lee
Pact Nears Completion Between United States and Korea
Secretary John Foster Dulles and President Syngman Rhee will initial a draft security treaty tomorrow in Seoul. The pact pledges U S aid to South Korea against new Communist aggression and allows American troop basing. Dulles met Rhee for about two hours forty five minutes and said progress would be reported tomorrow before a final meeting and his Tokyo trip. The agreement follows Eisenhower’s June pledge to pursue a security pact. See See PACT, Page 7.
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Seoul
John Foster Dulles
Syngman Rhee
United States
South Korea
Dulles
Rhee
Philippines
Tokyo
States
State Department
Korea
New Reports Claim Reds Hold Back Thousands Of POWs
A healthier group of 394 Allied prisoners left Communist captivity today as reports spread that up to 2000 to 3000 Americans may still be held. 81 Americans were released in the Way side village during Operation Big Switch. The next group is set for Saturday morning, aiming to release 311 Americans total, far short of the 3313 promised.
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Panmunjom
Reds
U. N
William H. Davis
Hearne
Tex
Red
Pyoktong
Cpl
Ulysses G. Baugh
Little Rock
Ark
Baugh
Detroit Honors Last Korea War Casualty Sgt Cross
A solemn retreat in front of Detroit City Hall will honor Sgt. Harold R. Cross Jr the last U S soldier to die in the Korean War The 24 year old Detroit native died just before the July 27 truce took effect The ceremony named Set Cross Day with Selfridge AFB and Grosse Isle NAS planes overhead and his parents and wife attending
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Detroit
Harold R. Cross Jr
U. S
Set
Freed City Captive's Family Plans Party
A Lawton 2% year old boy, Butch Boyd, is puzzled by reporters at his home as his father, Pfc Robert Boyd, freed after 28 months in a Communist prison camp, returns home soon. His wife Clemmie Boyd radiates happiness planning a big welcome, while she hopes for a call from him soon. The article notes Butch has never met his dad, who went overseas before Butch was born, and mentions plans for a homecoming celebration.
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Robert H. Boyd
Butch
Jeanne Howell
Lawton
Robert H
Butch” Boyd Jr
Bell Drive
Robert Boyd
Boyd
Clemmie
Nettie Jackson
Pfc
Rescuers Fear Airmen Dead in North Atlantic Crash
In the North Atlantic a crew of an RB-36 bomber crash left four survivors en route to Canada and England while five bodies were recovered. Two empty life rafts were seen 600 miles from the scene, fueling fears no further survivors remain. S Sgt Speer of Bennington Oklahoma was set to arrive aboard the Manchester Pioneer later Friday.
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London
North Atlantic
Canada
England
Montreal
Britain
Manchester Ship Canal
S. Sgt. Speer
Bennington
Okla
Missing U S PWs May Be Hostages
United Nations reports General Mark W. Clark said the Communists may be holding unlisted American prisoners as hostages for political concessions. He noted possible 2,000 to 3,000 more prisoners than the 3,313 listed for exchange and advised waiting for the prisoner exchange to conclude before protesting.
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United Nations
N. Y
Mark W. Clark
Far East
Free World
Clark
Washington
World Organization
Korea
Speedy Burglar Proves Too Slow
A fast burglar robbed four Broadway hotels within 35 minutes in New York capturing $1,000. Patrolmen Natle and Rogan pursued John D. Miller, 26, after the first theft at the Hotel Marsailles and arrested him outside the Belleville in a surrender.
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New York
Marsailles
Manhattan Towers
Monterey
Bellelaire
Frank Natle
Daniel Rogan
John D. Miller
Miller
Reds Harden Berlin Armor
Reports say Soviet troops are rushing from Poland into East Germany to reinforce the occupation force as anti government unrest grows. East German railway workers delivering Eisenhower parcels warned of Soviet troop movements and possible prison terms for food aid recipients and strikers.
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Berlin
Poland
East Germany
West Berlin
Red Storm
Fritz Selbmann
Steel and
Selbmann
Soviet Zone
Radio station granted for Anadarko on 1250 KC
The Communications Commission granted Caddo Broadcasting Co. a new daytime only standard broadcasting station in Anadarko Oklahoma on 1250 kilocycles at 500 watts. The commission denied Lawton Fort Sill Broadcasting Co. the competing 1250 kilocycle frequency in Lawton Oklahoma with 1 kilowatt day and 500 watts night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Communications Commission
Caddo Broadcasting Co
Standard Radio Broadcasting
Anadarko
Okla
Lawton-Fort Sill
France paralyzed by general strike halts nationwide services
Paris and cities halt as two million civil servants join a 24 to 48 hour strike over retirement age and job cuts. Telephones, trains, and gas faced outages while Paris kept transit running. Non government mine workers joined in as forces converged to pressure Premier Laniel amid near bankruptcy retrenchment talks.
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Paris
France
Josep Laniel
Leon Blum
Popular Front
Socialist Labor Force
Force Ouvriere
Christian
Catholic) Labor Federation
Red Cgt
General Confederation of Labor
Lanier
CGT
Farmers Vote On Wheat Quota Aug. 14 Polling Places Listed
Farm leaders announce a nationwide August 14 vote on marketing quotas for the 1954 wheat crop. A two thirds approval is required to enact quotas. Rejection could cut price supports by 40 percent and automatic enforcement rests with the government.
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U. S
Bill Sieg
County Production and Marketing Administration Office
Sieg
Department of Agriculture
Song from Korea prison camp reflects POW woes
Corporal Manson M. Johnson sang a homemade tune in a North Korean camp, the Brooklyn sergeant known as Snake guiding morale among POWs. He described chilly days, yard slang, and pleas to Eisenhower, noting a comrade jailed for singing God Bless America during a Red propaganda lecture.
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Freedom Village
Korea
Red
Manson M. Johnson
North Korea
South
Sam
Jack
Yalu
Eisenhower
Chosen
Choggying
United States
Johnson
Pyoktong
America
Editor Dies in Hotel in St Louis Burrowes
ST. Louis and Lon Burrowes managing editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat died in his hotel room today from a heart attack. The 65-year-old newspaperman was found after he phoned the hotel manager to say he was ill.
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ST. Louis
Lon Burrowes
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Vacation Pac offers papers storage at no extra cost
Telephonically advertise a service for travelers to store important papers during a trip. The Vacation Pac provides a safe package of documents until the traveler returns home, suitable for those with or without a permanent address. Contact Circulation Department at 620 to arrange.
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Dick Haymes
Immigration Service
Los Angeles
Argentina
James Davis
Bradshaw
Harrison West
Gary
Ind
Davis
Pyoktong Stockade
Steve Glowacki
Brooklyn
Glowacki
Thomas R. Murray
Baltimore
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