Return of POWs Sparks Joy Across Nation Homes
On April 20 1983 crowds and families learned 80 American prisoners of war were returning from Korea. Emotional scenes included Robert Farrer of Newark hugging an Army lieutenant at Freedom Village Ko ig. Inocencio Medina prayed in New York for his son. A Lithuanian immigrant in Denver faced a misstep but was cleared. Others shared heartfelt remarks from families across the country as radios and TV carried the news. A taxi driver prevented a robbery, and a Brooklyn bakery thief fled with a 1100 weekly haul.
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Newark
N. J
Freedom Village
Ko Ig
Hyman Nessauer
New York
Annie Porter Thomas
Oakdale
Jackson Wayne
Ind
Maggie Davison
Palestine
Texas
Louis P. Wayner
Detroit
Robert Pingsten
Jacksonville
N. C
Paula
Yvonne Dugel
Quebec City
Que
Mirs
Roy P. Jones
Minneapolis
Korea
Inocencio Medina
Grausx
Serchabeh
Denver
Robin R. Gordon
Gordon
Allan B.cuddy
Los Angeles
City Council to Hear Annexation Plea Tuesday
Douglas Aircraft Co asks Long Beach plant annexation to the city. Fore mal Jettey by F W Conant senior vice president delivered to City Manager Vickers. If approved the area could be annexed in 69 to 70 days with government consent in hand. Plant at Lakewood Blvd and Carson St covers 242 acres 2 800 000 square feet valued about 4 979 009. Savings on gas and better fire police protection cited as main reasons. Back taxes to MWD and city costs for airport runway and gas extensions noted. Annexation could save up to 9939 a year per City Finance Director M S Roberts.
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Long Beach
F. W. Conant
Mgr
Sam E. Vickers
Vickers
Conant
Air Material Command
Douglas
Lakewood Blvd
Carson St
Lakewood
Douglass
Campany
5. M. Roberts
iCity
Taft and the Form Entente Against Par
In Augusta Eisenhower and Taft play golf with Taft labeled as opposing Par. Eisenhower reported a strong 18 hole round with hints of a personal best at Augusta National. Bobby Jones noted Eisenhower’s score below 90 for the first time since his presidency began. Dudley the club pro suggested President Eisenhower may have beaten Taft, while Hagerty said both leaders kept their rounds secret.
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Eisenhower
Scrate Rerubii
Taft
Bobby Jones
White House
James C. Hagerty
Ed Dudley
Augusta National Club
Ohio
Weary Firefighters Race to Contain New Mexico Blaze
More than a thousand firefighters toil in a three day battle to control a large forest fire in southeastern New Mexico. Weather conditions will determine the outcome as crews push to halt the blaze today.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Reefer Party Raid Nets Teens For Marijuana
Police raided a Prospect Avenue party Sunday night arresting 10 youths and five teenage girls on marijuana charges. Narcotics officers found three marijuana cigarettes and trace amounts in two cars. many suspects—ages 16 to 23—were booked and scheduled for questioning about narcotics sources.
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D. L. Goldsamith
F. L. Goode
Carol Weschselberg
Nieto Ave
Long Beach City College
Gerald R. Johnson
Pacific Coast Hwy
Wilmington
Sherman J. Larson
Weather forecast notes clouds and showers today
Considerable cloudiness with occasional showers today. Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Windy afternoons.
No Slump in Sight Says Treasury Sect
Secretary George M. Humphrey told about 1000 editors and publishers at the Associated Press luncheon in New York that the United States is not headed for a low mood whether Korea peace talks succeed or not. He urged tax cuts and controlled government spending, arguing lower taxes prevent depression as peacetime spending grows. He said defense cuts would not trigger a recession and that civilian production would rise.
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Secretary of the Treasury
George M. Humphrey
United States
Korea
Eisenhower
Humphrey
Associated Press
Waldorf-Astoria
America
Dulles Opposes High Level Big Four Talks Now
Secretary of State Dulles rejected the idea of a high level Big Four conference at this time saying such meetings are useful only after careful preliminary work. He urged continuing Korean armistice talks with quick follow up on a political settlement and reaffirmed support for a unified Korea. He also suggested Moscow could improve by adopting an Austrian settlement.
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IAI
Dulles
Churchill
United Nations
Korea
Russia
Moscow
Aerta Seay
Justice Erjouer
Ziatic
North Atantic Ao
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Ferse
Torney General
Ohio State Trustees Oust Mum Professor
Ohio State University trustees dismissed Dr. Byron T. Darling physics professor after he refused to answer the House Un-American Activities Committee about Communist ties. The action followed a two hour session and unan imously approved a Bevis recommendation.
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Union
Ohio
State University Trustees
Byron T. Darling
House un-American Activities Committee
Howard L. Bevis
Ohlo
Defense Dept Names 150 More Casualties in Korea War
The Defense Department identified 359 Korean War casualties in new list No. 794. It shows 25 killed, 114 wounded, five missing, five captured, and one injured.
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Defense Dept
Washington
Defense Department
U S Commies Must Have Member List
The SACB branded the U S Communist Party a subsidiary of the Soviet Union and ordered it to disclose membership lists and provide a financial accounting. The board ruled the party is directed by Moscow and acts to advance a Russian led world movement, a decision to be reviewed by the courts.
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Washington
J. Howard McGrath
Stoppages Hit New York Waterfront Labor Action
Hundreds of Longshoremen protest a no work no pay order as 550 at Brooklyn Port of Embarkation refuse to work. Two Army piers shut, AFL International Longshoremen's Association spokesman says. Manhattan piers affected by foreman dispute.
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New York
New York City
Brooklyn
AFL International Longshoremen's Association
Manhattan
Chelsa
Hudson River
800000 Reported Held in Red China Camps
A Chinese nationalist news agency claimed today that about 800000 persons classified as reactionaries are held in five high concentration camps in Red China. The report, issued via Ta Tao, says camps are in Manchuria, Hopei, Jehol, and Shensi provinces, with two in Manchuria.
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Interior Ministry
Ta Tao
Jean
Manchuria
Hopei
Jehol
Shensi
35 Additional GIs on Second Releasee List
Thirty five American soldiers freed in the first prisoner exchange of the Korean war begin their long journey home from Seoul. They will fly to Tokyo for processing and rest before crossing back to the United States on a hospital plane around 8:30 a.m. Long Beach time. A second group of thirty five more Americans is to be released in the second day exchange starting at 8 p.m. local time. The earlier group, declared ready to fly to Tokyo, will be interviewed by reporters and await further arrangements.
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Sal Diers
Morean
Tokyo
Long Beach
Pacific
Army
Seoul
Korea
Teikyo
Yanks Reveal Lot Eased by Truce Parley
The report from Freerdom Village Korea states POWs freed by Americans and UN soldiers encountered fair treatment by Reds after truce talks began. Some indoctrination attempts occurred but conditions improved, with quotes from Lt. Roy M. Jones of Minneapolis and others like Greek soldier Chletzos Constantinos. Prisoners expressed relief at homeward return and hope despite lingering hardships.
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Robert Eunson
Freerdom Village
Korea
United Nations
Roy M. Jones
Minneapolis
Minn
Chletzos Constantinos
Lemnos Island
Reds
Pie
Raymond H. Medina
Bronx
James Lee Pinkston
Salise
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