Soldier Murders Korean Veteran For No Reason
Army private Sgt. Marvin Rayson is accused of killing Korean War veteran Cpl. Benjamin J. Layton for no apparent reason and dumping the body in a Brazos River bottom near Mineral Wells Texas. Rayson led authorities to the corpse after hiding since Thursday in Temple and Bartlett while police tracked his car and blood evidence.
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Mineral Wells
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Marvin Rayson
Temple
Brazos River
Palo Pinto County
Benjamin
Rayson
DickCarver
Bartlett
McCarver
Layton
Camp Walters
Texas Department of Pulic
Bell County
Texas Rangers
Sam Cleveland
Fred Foreman
Cleveland
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Gun Battle Ends in Dallas as Suspect Killed
In Dallas a gunman Benito Torres of Waxahachie was killed after a 15 mile chase and shootout with officers R. A. Huber and B. C. Garrison. A bystander Boyd Stowe was wounded. Torres reportedly fired on police and car tires were shot out. Hundreds watched as the pursuit culminated in a fatal exchange.
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Dallas
Benito Torres
Waxahachie
Tex
R. A. Huber
B. C. Garrison
Torres
Boyd Stowe
Huber
Garrison
Stowe
Oil Man Demands State Cleanup in Oklahoma City
Dr. Waldo Stephens, an Oklahoma oil man and member of a citizen group, urged action against alleged graft and corruption in state government. He criticized political acts as indecent, said the government belongs to the people, and denied political ambitions while noting past gubernatorial candidacy in 1950.
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Oklahoma City
Waldo Stephens
Oklahoma
Stephens
FBI
Columbia University
Zionists Demand Prisoners Release
The Zionist Organization of America demanded Russia release 2.5 million Jews in the USSR and satellite states for emigration to Israel. A Zionist resolution says the group would carry out the transfer en masse if Soviet orbit countries agreed.
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New York
Zionist Organization of America
Russia
Israel
Waterfront Crime Hearings Continue
New York State Crime Commission resumes public waterfront crime hearings with about a dozen witnesses called daily over an estimated two weeks. Special counsel Kiendl said Joseph P. Ryan of the AFL International Longshoremen's Association would be called during the sessions but not today, and Ryan has criticized aspects of the commission's investigation.
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New York
New York State Crime Commission
Theodore Keindl
Kiendl
Joseph P. Ryan
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
Ryan
State Boy Killed By Hit-Run Driver
Joseph L. Breshears of Pensacola Oklahoma died after being found injured on U S Highway 69 about ten miles south of Vinita. Trooper Tom Ballard said Breshears was thrown 30 feet by the impact and a hit-and-run driver in a yellow convertible is being sought. The 1953 highway fatality toll rose to 18.
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Joseph L. Breshears
Pensacola
Okla
Vinita
Highway Patrol
Tom Ballard
Breshears
Murray Arrives In U S Capital Reception Banquet Highlights
Oklahoma Governor John ston Murray led a mixed party delegation at an inaugural reception in Washington. He praised the new president and urged Democratic support, citing FCC chairman Paul Walker and CAB member Josh Lee along with FPC member Harrington Wimberly among attendees. Members of Oklahoma's congressional delegation attended.
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Washington
Johnston Murray
Oklahoma
Murray
United States
Paul Walker
Oklahoma City
Federal Communications Commission
Josh Lee
Civil Aeronautics Board
Harrington Wimberly
Federal Power Commission
Altus
Okla
Restaurant Slashes Prices for inaug Day in Taos
Taos New Mexico salutes incoming President Eisenhower with a one day rollback of menu prices. A T bone steak drops from 2.75 to 89 cents, hamburgers and chile to ten cents, and chicken fried steak to 59 cents. The juke box plays Happy Days Are Here Again.
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Taos, N. M
Taos
Mike Spivey
Eisenhower
Recession Seen By Farm Adviser
PHILADELPHIA Prediction of a recession by 1955 comes from Eisenhower farm adviser W. S. Myers. He says the postwar inflation peak is reached, and the downturn, if it occurs, will be milder than the 1930s. Prices may level off, with ups and downs, and a sharp decline alongside housing and defense cuts could bring trouble.
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Philadelphia
Eisenhower
W. S. Myers
New York State College of Agriculture
Cornell University
Farm Journal
U. S
Myers
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Commission On Agriculture
America
Nuckols Sees Korea Truce Talks Halted
San Francisco dispatch reports Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols, former spokesman for the United Nations armistice delegation, predicting that truce talks in Korea will not resume. He says a purely military armistice terms are broadly agreed, but the prisoner of war exchange remains a government level issue as he heads to rejoin Gen. _________________
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San Francisco
Korea
William P. Nuckols
United Nations
Nuckols
Ridgway in Europe as Information Officer
General Matthew Ridgway travels in Europe serving as an information officer. He states that if Korean truce discussions resume, they would likely be held under United Nations auspices in a neutral or allied location. Source emphasizes Ridgway’s role and potential venue for talks.
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Matthew Ridgway
Europe
United
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The readable portion suggests a reference to headquarters located in the capital of a neutral country. No further names, places, dates, or actions are clear in the text.
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