Prisoner of Reds for 28 Months Returned to Summer Yale
Cpl. Arthur J. Bowditch, 21, a prisoner of war in Korea since April 23, 1951, is headed home to Long Beach with a long delayed Christmas celebration with his parents Mr and Mrs John Bowditch and two sisters Eva 19 and Cynthia 13. Bowditch enlisted 1949 from the Bronx and served in Hawaii before the war, his release announced to his family who endured three years apart.
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Arthur J. Bowditch
Korea
Long Beach
Shipbridge Ave
Reds
John Bowditch
Eva
Cynthia
Nother
Florence
Torrance
Bronx
N.Y
Hawaii
Rebellious Felons Herded Into Cells at Monroe Reformitory
Guards at the Washington State Reformatory seized home made knives and weapons from about 150 riotous inmates after a Thursday night uprising that burned a dozen structures. State institutions director Harold Van Eaton described the group as the worst yet while authorities began moving prisoners to cells and planning action against ringleaders before parole board review.
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Monroe
Wash
Washington State Reformatory
Reformatory
Harold van Eaton
Ball Park
van Eaton
Supt
P. J. Squier
J. d. Jackson
Corrections
Italy's New Premier Wins Confidence Vote
Rome Italy's new pro Western premier Giuseppe Pella won his first parliamentary test, a senate vote of confidence. The tally was 140 to 86 with ten abstentions and one absence. At 51 he succeeds Alcide de Gasperi and must face a deputies vote early next week.
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Rome
Italy
Giuseppe Pella
Senate
Pella
Alcide de Gasperi
Cham‘ber of Deputies
Publisher Murdered in Charleston West Virginia
Mrs. Walter E. Clark 59, owner of the Charleston Daily Mail, was found shot to death at her home in South Hills Charleston. Police chief Dewey Williams said it appears to be murder after a several hour inquiry and a possible ransacking. the weapon was not found. The body lay face down on a rug. her grandson Jay Alexander slept nearby. Her husband died in 1950. he once governed Alaska. One twin died after the birth.
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Charleston
W. Wall
Walter E. Clark
Charleston Daily Mail
Clark
South Hills
Dewey Williams
Williams
Jay Alexander
Arch J. Alexander
Alexander
Where to Find It Eagle Page
The notice lists sections and page numbers across the newspaper. It directs readers to specific areas for features like churches, classifieds, comics, crosswords, finances, obituaries, and sports including detailed page referrals.
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Eagle
Former Texas Congressman Dies at 64 in Home
Texas obituary reports former U.S. Representative from the Second Texas District and former Ninth Court of Civil Appeals associate justice Judge M. Combs died at his home shortly after midnight. Combs, who succeeded Rep. Martin Dies in 1944, had been ill and confined to his home for several months.
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Saumon
Texas
V. M. Combs
U.S
Ninth Court of Civil Appeals
Combs
Rep
Martin
Congress
Stassen Warns Hydrogen Bomb Raises World Stakes
Foreign Aid Chief Harold Stassen told President Eisenhower the Soviet hydrogen bomb prospect sharpens world security. He reported a big speedup in U S military equipment deliveries to the free nations and disclosed first six months aid figures after briefing at the White House.
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Denver
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
U. S
Free Nations
Stassen
Foreign Operations Administration
White House
Lowry Air Force Base
Soviet Union
U.S
In Back Seat Tot Snoozes Through Car Theft Story
A sleeping child in the back seat of his parents car slept through the theft and recovery. Authorities report the thief abandoned the vehicle downtown and officers recovered both car and child, returning them to the relieved parents before they realized what happened.
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Anavarky
Axia
Danny Pueblo
Danny
Downey Fire Kills Man and Injures Wife Neighbor
A Downey home fire killed Marion R. West a 48 year old retired Navy officer and severely burned his wife Ruby Armanda West 46. Neighbor Thomas C. Rudd 35 sustained cuts while breaking a window to aid the family. The blaze likely started from a smoldering cigarette in an overstuffed chair as the couple’s son Earl 19 arrived home to the fire scene. The home and contents suffered about 7500 dollars in damage.
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St. Francis Hospital
Lynwood
Thomas C. Rudd
Elm Vista Dr
West
Rudd
Young West
Bellflower Blvd
Carl Morrison
S. J. Turner
Weather outlook Mostly sunny through Thursday
Mostly sunny weather continues through Thursday with only patches of fog late at night and early morning. Temperatures remain steady with little change across the period.
Shah of Iran Returns Home After Coup Turmoil
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi returns to Tehran from Baghdad amid security as Mossadegh loyalists threaten unrest. Premier Fazollah Zahedi greets him as 20 fighter jets escort the monarch home. Reports say Mossadegh may face treason charges and death sentence.
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Tehran
Iran
Mehraebad
Monearch
Baghdad
Iraq
Mohammed Mossadegh
Fazollah Zahedi
Zahedi
Mossadegh
Tudeh Party
Samirum
Nabardi Melat
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Chuck Sundquist
A. J. Bowditch
Margaret Ann Beard
Fun City
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Marion R. West
Ruby
G. Turner
Sheriff's
Ralph McClurg
Earl Warren Jr
Santa Monica
Cleo Patricia Kent
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Joseph MacCarthy
R.-Wis
Philip L. Cole
Washington
Senate Committee
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Cole
GPO
McCarthy
GFO
William C. Taylor
Communist Party
D. C
Taylor
Edward Rothschild
Tee
Rothschild
Teste
KTLA
Shah of Iran
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