Cut in European Aid Boost to Orient Urged
A group of 55 American businessmen told Mutual Security Administrator Harold Stassen that Europe aid should be slashed and funds redirected to the Far East. They urged abolishing the MSA, merging aid agencies, and giving ambassadors full policy authority while retaining State Department control over broader affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Washington—I
Eisenhower
Western
Europe
Far BS
State Department
Tual
Harold Stassen
West Berlin
Austria
Congress
Far East
Formosa
Philippines
Indochina States
Far
Mutual Security Agency
Technical Co-operation Administration
Point Four
Dulles
U. S
Paris
Stassen
Senators to Probe Air Supremacy In U S Defense Gap
Washington briefing notes an ongoing Senate inquiry led by Sen Styles Bridges into American and Soviet aviation progress. The five member subcommittee gathers data on production, procurement, contracts, design and spending for the imagined 143 wing Air Force while weighing new defense funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Styles Bridges
R.N. H
Armed Services
W. Stuart Symington
Meo
Harry F. Byrd
D.va
Ralph EB. Flanders
R.-Vt
James Hy Duff
R.-Pa
Bridges
Air Force
Truman
Congress
Eisenhower
Theft Suspect Dies in Jail in Fullerton
A 50-year-old prisoner Frank L. Fox of 104 S. Brockhurst Ave. died Friday in his cell, reportedly of a heart attack, after being booked at 10:05 a.m. Thursday on petty theft charges for allegedly removing a 1953 automobile tab. He was pronounced dead at 8:05 a.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fullerton
Frank L. Fox
S. Brockhurst Ave
Earl Porter
Miss Universe Contestant Triggers Hong Kong Riot
Miss Kuusela of Finland, reigning Miss Universe, arrived in Hong Kong on a world tour and prompted a riot as about two thousand people flooded a downtown shopping area. Riot squads moved the crowd after she disappeared through a rear door to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armt Kuusela
Finland
Long Beach
Hong Kong
Miss Kuusela
Bi-State Truck Feud Surfaces Over Border Permits
California Senators led by James Cunningham denounce Nevada for costly cross border truck permits while Nevada officials deny the claim. Harold Powers reports similar treatment for Modoc County trucks and California waits on Assembly action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
California
Nevada
Commonwealth
James £. Cunnningham
San Bernardino
Senate
Robert Allen
Nevada Public Service Commission
Cunningham
Harold J. Powers
Reagleville
Modoc County
Charles Brown
D.shoshone
Talks on Yugoslav religious law break off
Belgrade reports consultations between a government commission and Catholic Church representatives ended abruptly over Vatican interference. The talks, held two days earlier, aimed to draft a new law outlining privileges and limits for religious activity. The Vatican was said to oppose church state separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Vatican
Tanjug
Borba
Voice
Communist Party
Peiue
Battleship New Jersey Strikes Songjin in Korea Raid
The battleship New Jersey used its big guns on the North Korean port of Songjin for eight hours, causing landslides that covered much of the city. The Seventh Fleet communique tallies three railway bridges knocked out, nearly 400 yards of track damaged, and no operational status for two more bridges. On the ground, Chinese Communist forces launched a major attack near Jackson Heights as American Third Division troops clashed with Reds, while Air Force bombed rail yards, airfields, and vehicles during night operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
New Jersey
Songjin
Seventh Fleet
Jackson Heights
Panmunjom
Sea Captain Held in Killing of California
A Providence sea captain, Michael A. Moretti, 49, is jailed in Hudson County on charges of manslaughter in the Feb 15, 1952, shooting of 25-year-old George Perkins Jr. aboard the Stephenson between the Canary Islands and Tripoli. He was arrested in Newark by the FBI and arraigned before a U S commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. Z
Providence
R. F
Hudson County
Michael A. Moretti
George Perkins Jr
van Nuys
Stephenson
Moretti
FBI
Newark
U. S
Lynch
Fort Breplenson
Canary Islands
Tripoli
Libya
North Africa
Port Newark
Charles A. Wickliffe
Official List of POWs in Swap Today
A compiled roster of Allied prisoners of war released by the Communists, listing names, service branches, units, and home or next of kin details for numerous service members across multiple states and units, with variances in spelling and formatting in the OCR. The document records POWs from Army, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard, including ranks, serials, units such as 90th Bomb Squadron and 7th Regiment, and mentions mothers or spouses as next of kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ens
Mortim
Broomhead
USN
Salt Lakes City
Utah
Fay H. Burnard
Salt Lake City
Altman
Whiliam R. Hilyeard
Columbus
Ind
90Th
David A. Hilycard
Columoug
Wendell Horre
Cait
Donald A. Rose
USMC
Redlands
Cant
Mortar Co
Marine Division
Arley DA
Rose
Bedlanda
Cantt
Ile
Thorne
R. Barnes
Dadeville
Ala
C.J. Barnes
Chi
James W. Billuck
Rana
Fayetteville
N.C
PA Pabietics
Sad
William L. Conley
Morrilton
Ark
Hwa
AAA AW Battalion
SP. Gad
Mothee
Hazel Ethel Conley
Morriston
John J. Watters
Beckley
Wo Va
Seth Repiient
Wits
Bloise Watters
Washington, D.C
James F. Daniel
Tovingon
Sth
Tivision
Bernice Daniel
Alameda
Catit - Pre
George W. Rogers
Yulaa Okla
25Rd
Ealty
Roge Tuna
Oke
MISERY AS PRISONERS TELL HOW 2300 DIED IN CAMP STOCKADES
Two American soldiers described over two years in North Korean captivity where more than 2300 comrades died from exhaustion wounds and hunger. They recalled brutal winters 1950 51, a harrowing march, and limited medical care amid strafing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freedom Village
Kores
Gilbert Christie
Montezuma
Ind
John L. Watters Jr
Beckley
W. Va
United Nations
Pyoktong Benes
Reds
Christie
Ion
Watters
Kunu
U. N
Cpl
John King
Orlando
No Cover-Up He Quits Over Strapless Wedding Gowns
In Oxford North Carolina the West Oxford Baptist Church faces a fold after Rev Homer Nichols resigns following a vote to hold a May 17 wedding with strapless attendant gowns. Deacon chairman A D Dillehay said the pastor objected but the congregation allowed the ceremony. Nichols gave no public statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
N. C
West Oxford Baptist Church
A. D. Dillehay
Homer Nichols
Ruth Hedgepeth
Ditlehay
Miss Hedgepeth
Morris Ray Blackwell
Dillehay
Nichols
Bitter hailstones blamed for San Antonio child’s death
In San Antonio a 3 year old boy Ramiro Canales died after reportedly biting bitter hailstones the size of golf balls that fell Thursday night. Officials sought to determine if hail caused the tragedy though meteorologists doubted such a link. Contents of the boy’s stomach were sent to Austin for analysis by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
IUF
San
Sion
Las Vegas
Nev
Ramiro Canales
Austin
Texas Department of Public Safety
Ramiro
Semi Conscious Thunderjet Guided to Safety Over Korea
The Air Force recounted a Thunderjet mission over North Korea March 26 in which Lt Richard L. Spaulding of Ionia Michigan nearly lost control as oxygen failed. Ground controller Capt Clarence Bell of Van Horn Texas steadied the semi conscious pilot by radio, directing him to drop bombs and guiding a safe landing after bomb jettison. Spare details noted rivets and tanks damaged by the chaotic flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoqul
Air Force
Richard L. Spaulding
Ionia
Mich
North Korea
Spaulding
Mountain Top
Clarence Bell
van Horn
Texas
Bell
New Orleans Hit by Torrential Rain Floods City
A tor rential rain of nearly six inches fell in New Orleans within two hours from 2 to 4 pm today. Streets and low areas flooded, paralyzing traffic and halting almost all public transportation. Workers were stranded while trying to reach downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Lodge Says All U N Staff Who Refused Loyalty Questions Fired
Washington Fra n Amb as sador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr chief U S delegate to the United Nations testified that all American employees of the UN who refused to answer a Senate subcommittee loyalty questions have been fired. Lodge a former Republican Senator from Massachusetts testified Friday before a Senate appropriations subcommittee examining a 991000 allotment to the U S Mission at the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
United Nations
L. N
Senate
Lodge
Massachusetts
Women Gather in Washington for GOP and civic events
In Washington on Friday, about 1200 Republican women met to organize for the 1954 Congressional elections while the Daughters of the American Revolution and the League of Women Voters held separate events. President Eisenhower told the GOP women that ending the cold war needs more than a miracle and urged a strong yet conciliatory America. The DAR and First Lady Mrs Eisenhower attended White House events, and the LWV’s national council met to plan mobilizing public opinion behind the United Nations and reciprocal trade programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capital
Eisenhower
Daughters of the American Revolution
League of Women Voters
America
GOP
DAR
Misenhower
National Council
United Nations
Lewin and others in Long Beach obituary notices
Obituary notices list Merkert Lewin 76 with service at Mottell's Chapel and Sunnyside Cemetery, noting pioneer Signal Mill oil work, Apex Petroleum VP, father of Long Beach's first director of aeronau tics, and residences in Long Beach. Additional deaths include Lily Mackerson Gibson 48, James L Kell 74, Nancy C Turley 79, Ervih Thomas Deppa 28 with services and interments at various local cemeteries and mortuaries.
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Lewin
Merkerthy
Mottell’s
Mak Delbert C. Partin
USAF
Sunnyside Cemetery
Los Angeles
California
Pioneer Signal Mill Oil
Apex Petroleum Corp
Sceplion
Long Beach
Aeronautics
Males
Wales
Herbert D. Lewin
Nina L. Hean
Nancy Ll. Curtis
E. Oceat Blvd
Gibson
Lily Mackerson
Fourth St
England
Andrew
Tom Peacock
Sav
Caristensen-Pine Chapel
Rev
I. Merrill Jensen
Kell
James L. Kell
San Diego Ave
Picken County
City Park Department
Abilene, Tex
Ap&am
James _L. Kell Jr
Rudolph H. Kell
Bellflower
Morfell's Chapel
Purley
Nancy C. Tureley
Owensboro
Tery Wisitor
Glencoe
Thomas J. Turley
TJ. C. d
Paul Dp
RS. W. M
E. W.W. B. A. Turley
Deppa
Ervih Thomas Deppa
St. Cloud
Minn
Seattle
Wash
Circle Drive-in Theater
St. Barnabas Parish
Joseph Deppa
Jerome Deppa
Roderick Felix
Ruth
Corinne Deppa
St. Mary’s Church
Calvary Cemetery
Little Falls
Mottell
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By John L. Steele
Homer Ferguson
R. Mich
Ané Duff
Alfred M. Gruenther
North Atlantic
Miss Universe
Anaheim
Patrick J. Hillings
Arcadia
Bob Wilson
San Diego
Jorgenson
Joseph F. Holt
William F. Knowland
Oakland
Gordon L. McDonough
Carl Hinshaw
Pasadena
Swap
Gis
King
Pfc
Thomas Fetty
Fairmont
Fetty
Denny Denmark
Leutenant
Petty
Jay
Calif
Srose
Detroit
Theodore A. Twern
Forest Park
Tuern
Outpost
Hanson
Yucca Flat
Ney
Angel's Peak
United Press
Dixie Pastor
BY Forrest Edwards
Mum U. S
U. S. Capital
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