Returning Prisoners of War Repatriation Amid Armistice Talks
The second wave of POWs and sick and wounded are to be freed by Saturday as armistice negotiations resume. About 5800 North Korean and Chinese captives are to return by May 1, with 36 Americans among new arrivals at Tachikawa Air Base. Army and Marine veterans recount brutal marches, disease, and harsh conditions, noting improved care since talks began but continued shortages and hardship for those left behind.
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Returnee Tibor Rubin Reunites With Long Beach Family
Tibor Rubin, a Hungarian-born Army private, was released from a POW camp in North Korea after capture in 1950. He told reporters he hopes to become American soon while his family in Long Beach rejoiced, planning and awaiting his return, aided by letters and a growing path to U.S. citizenship.
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L B Area Passengers Die In Alameda Bay Airliner Crash
A large passenger plane crashed in Alameda Bay near San Francisco at 11 08 p m. Three children and a widow survive one victim Petty died after rescue efforts. Four missing after the crash are sought as investigators probe cause and crews search with coast guard helicopters. The accident follows prior fatal aviation crashes in nearby waters and Western Airlines reports their first crash since 1946.
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Two Koreans killed in Army Theater Fire in Pusan Korea
A U.S. Army theater in Pusan Korea burned Monday night killing two Korean workers as several hundred servicemen had left the building within the hour. The $200,000 blaze caused extensive damage and is under investigation by military authorities.
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Dovey Trip Approved to State Peace Officers Meet
Police Chief William H. Dovey was authorized by the City Council to attend the annual conference of the State Peace Officers Association on May 20 in Sanford.
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Assembly Votes Bill on Rebate by Florist
The Assembly passed unanimously a bill making it a misdemeanor to pay a funeral director or embalmer a rebate for recommending a florist. Assemblyman Charles E. Chapel said this will hold down funeral costs as the measure moves to the Senate.
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