Big Switch frees 150 Americans at Panmunjom
The United Nations lists 150 U.S. prisoners released at Panmunjom led by names such as Nicholas J. Aramino Leroy Emertson and Jerome W. Emertson. The lengthy roster includes soldiers from Iowa Ohio California Texas and many others with ranks from private to sergeant and officers among them. The batch marks another step in postwar repatriation as personnel return home from Korea.
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Mansan
United Nations Command
Panmunjom
Nicholas J. Aramino
Leroy
Jerome W. Emertson
Manly
Iowa
Robert D. Bishop
Wyoming
Lawton Turnpike Backer Denounces Signature Tactics
Ron Stephens, chairman of the southwest district of the Oklahoma Turnpike Association, accused opponents of using misleading methods to obtain petition signatures at a Lawton Optimist Club luncheon. He warned that enough signatures could delay turnpikes and isolate Oklahoma from a national network, noting Oklahoma traffic declines on U. S. 66 and arguing turnpikes could free tax money for other roads. Stephens urged fair use of initiative and referendum and warned against distorting facts.
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Ron Stephens
Oklahoma Turnpike Association
Lawton Optimist Club
Stephens
Oklahoma
U. S. 66
Jack Hawkins
Bill Logan
Lawton
Oklaoma
Riviera Robbery Triggers Coastwide Manhunt
Police comb Riviera coast for a band of gunmen who snatched about 300000 dollars in uninsured jewelry and cash from a hotel in St. Tropez. The haul included gems owned by a Paris jeweler, left with hotel manager Mrs. Clio Ceggiaco for safekeeping by guests, taken from a safe in her bedroom early yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Tropez
France
Riviera
Paris
Clio Ceggiaco
Tipler Faces License Charge No-Show Sparks Inquiry
Former Lawton Negro officer Tom Tipler failed to appear in city court on a no drivers license charge. Judge John Fullerton said illness prevented an answer. Court marshal D Moncrief contacted him. Highway Patrolman H D Morgan arrested Tipler on S Second Street during a traffic check. permit had expired.
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Tom Tipler
Lawton
John Fullerton
Fullerton
Tipler
D. Moncrief
H. D. Morgan
S. Second Street
Thomas Edmondson and the 1836 Lancaster Ticket Invention
Thomas Edmondson, station master in Lancaster, England, devised the railroad ticket system in 1836, creating a standardized travel document that transformed railway operations and passenger commerce in the early era of rail transport.
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Thomas Edmondson
Lancaster
England
Stamp Thieves Operate Under Mystery Cover
New York police and stamp dealers track a high value theft ring with over a million dollars in stamps stolen in a decade. Peter G. Keller of the American Stamp Dealers Association suggests an organized group, aided by philatelic experts, that also targets furs and diamonds. Robbers access dealer shops, drill safes, and sell pieces abroad before returning stolen collections to the market.
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New York
Peter G. Keller
The
American Stamp Dealers Association
Keller
United States
Area Men In Service A-3c Willie J. Self at Brooke Army Medical Center
Willie J. Self son of Mr and Mrs E W Self 507 Jefferson is a student in the medical intermediate course at the Medical Field Service school Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas The course covers technical and professional training in military medical service and completion qualifies graduates for duty as technicians in military hospitals and medical units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie J. Self
E. W. Self
Jefferson
Medical Field Service School
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Prisoner recounts starvation and killings by guards in North Korea camp
Army sergeant Ellis C. Jackson, a 1950 prisoner from Prison Camp 5, alleges 1700 American British and Turkish prisoners died from starvation or were killed by Chinese guards during a 32 month captivity. He describes lack of medical care, improper food, and executions in rice paddies after a 326 mile death march. He visited Birmingham before heading to Meridian to his family.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ellis C. Jackson
North Korea
Jackson
Meridian
Miss
Mary Jacka
Birmingham Post-Herald
Arab nationalists urge boycott of France over deposed Sultan
In Beirut and Tripoli last night Arab nationalist leaders demanded Lebanon enforce an economic boycott against France if Paris refuses to reinstate the deposed Sultan of Morocco. The calls came at a series of anti French mass meetings.
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Beirut
Lebanon
France
Paris
Morocco
Tripoli
Leadville Highest City in the United States by Elevation
Leadville Colorado sits at 10,190 feet, identified as the nation's highest incorporated city. The record highlights the mountain town's extreme altitude and status among U S settlements.
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Leadville
Colo
United States
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