Reluctant POWs Describe Red Camp Life and Repression
Liberated POWs from the Korean War era recount harsh treatment by Chinese captors at Pyoktong and Camp 5. They describe indoctrination, forced marches, and a narcotics weed use among prisoners. Accounts cite brutality, propaganda banners, and solitary wards.
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Powell Jr
Okmulgee
Okla
Leach
Powell
Red Stockades
24Th Regiment
Camp 5
Pyoktons
Yalu River
Manchuria
Pye
Robert T. Brooks
Reidsville
S.C
Cpl
Albert Oxon
Manchester
Willie J. Rudd
Los Angeles
Reds
Godfrey Jones
Scarboro
W. Va
Dixon
Pfe
Wilbert R. Gibson
Detroit
Gibson
Pally Gibson
San Antonio
Texas
Tom Hemphill
Whitestone
Kunn
Pyoktong
Hemphill
Ireanil
Robert J. Rudisill
Shelby
N.C
Japan
Rudisill
Pedro Pereira
Brooklin
WN. C
Cavalry
Robert W. Fletcher
Atek
Germany
Fletcher
Ypsilanti. Mich
90 Yanks Returned to Freedom
A convoy brought returning American prisoners to Freedom Village near Munsan after a harsh trip from North Korea. TurkoKorean captives defied guards, shedding uniforms as civilians scavenged discarded gear. others were flown to Inchon for onward transport to the United States aboard Haven.
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U.N
Munsan
Panmunjom
Red
Freedom Village
Inchon
South Korea
Haven
United States
Probers Getting Full Help in U S Skeptical of State Dept
State Department security chief Scott McLeod told American Legion members in Topeka that for the first time in 20 years Congress has full and unequivocal support from the State Department. He warned that some Communist agents and other risks may remain, but all leads are being followed as he summarized the department’s stance amid McCarthy CIA tensions.
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U.S
State Dept
Legion
Topeka
Kan
State Department
Scott McLeod
Hisenhower
McLeod
American Legion
Congress
House un-American Activities Committee
Rep
Weide
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Sen
Jenner
Rind
McCarthy
R-Wis
Department
Central Intelligence Agency
William P. Bundy
CIA
Bundy
al CIA
Eisenhower
Legionnaires
North Korea ex leaders sentenced to death in purge
London UPI reports the North Korean Supreme Court sentenced ten high officials to death for plotting to overthrow the regime. Two others received long terms as 12 defendants confessed to spying for the United States and South Korea. Ringleader was former Justice Minister Lee Sung Yop. others include Cho Yun Nyong Pak Hong Wong and Rhee Won Chop. One jailed official got 15 years and another 12. The purge appears linked to a wider crackdown noted by South Korean intelligence. Look for it in the classifieds.
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UPL
Mostow Radio
North Korean
Supreme Court
North Korea
United States
South Korea
Lee Sung Yop
Cho Yun Nyong
Pak Hong Wong
Communist Party
Rhee Won Chop
Pak
Korean Communist Party
North
Four Youths Admit 20 Robberies In Bellflower Burst
Four youths, suspected addicts, confessed to about twenty robberies in Bellflower and nearby areas. The spree included Lucky's Liquor Store and Gene's Market, while Cragg was caught after a Paramount stickup. Police found heroin capsules and needles in Cragg’s room as motive was to fund drug habits.
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Long Beach
Lucky's Liquor
South St
Harry Lubell
Virginia
Gene’s Market
E. Artesia Blvd
Burnham’s
Waggoner's
Rosecrans
Paramount
D and L
Garfield Ave
Staticeky
Herman's
Paramount Blvd
Hill's
Young's Market
Bellflower
Red Medics Used GIs as Guinea Pigs in Fatal Experiments
Returning prisoners today alleged Chinese doctors used Americans as human guinea pigs in deadly medical tests. Pvt. Cleveland Clairmont spoke of mercy shots killing in minutes. Other prisoners, including three Negro soldiers, described experiments and painful procedures, with one woman doctor claiming Detroit education.
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Freedom Village
Pvt
Cleveland Clairmont
Mission
S. D
Detroit
Godfrey Jones
jScarboro
W. Va
Anderson Battle
Barton
Fla
Cpl
Tommie Hampton
Chi- Cre
Hampton
Malenkov claims US no longer monopolizes hydrogen bomb
Soviet Premier Malenkov told 1300 deputies that the United States no longer has the hydrogen bomb monopoly and that the Soviet defense program remains strong. He defended Beria’s ouster, stressed peaceful solutions to disputes, and warned the North Atlantic bloc poses the main danger to peace amid Cold War tensions.
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Soviet Union
Malenkov
Turget
Soviet Socialist
United States
AEC
Pacific
North Atlantic
Auto overturns but that ain't half of it
South Bend spectators gasped as Elsie Noggles walked away from an automobile that overturned at 70 mph. She was completely nude, adding shock to the dramatic scene and a surprising frame in the incident report.
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South Bend
Wash
Elsie Noggles
Barriers in Korea Unite U S and Allies Against Red Aggression
The United States and 25 U N member states with troops in Korea sign a warning declaration to the Communists that if the armistice is violated they will fight. Britain and Canada signal limits, while a separate pact pledges U S military aid to South Korea if war resumes. Dulles and Rhee leading talks in Seoul outline joint aims and a 90 day political conference with no unilateral unification action. Dulles heads to Tokyo for further talks before returning to Washington.
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Washington
United States
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
United Nations
U. N
Korea
Britain
Canada
Red China
U. S
Seoul
America
U. S. Senate
John Foster Dulles
ROK
Pyun Yung Tai
Rhee
Dulles
Far East
Long Beach Press-Telegram Masthead Note
Publication imprint shows daily except Sunday schedule, location at Long Beach California, and archival dates with older Bureau circulation notation. It confirms the paper’s post office entry and historic act references for registration and pricing.
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Press-Telegram
Sixth Street
Pine Avenue
Long Beach
California
Ember Audit Bureau of
Long Beach California
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