Repatriation of wounded U S and Allied troops from North Korea
Hobbling and stretchered Americans and Canadians were liberated at Panmunjom as the Reds began a third wave of repatriations from NK stockades. Among 151 Allied returnees were 94 Americans, 43 other non-Koreans, with many still bandaged. 300 South Koreans and smaller groups of British, Canadians, Australians, a Frenchman, a Turk, and a Colombian.
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Panmunjom
18Th Daily Exchange
U. S
Hawaii
U.S
Reas
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
Robert P. Montgomery
Indianapolis
Wan
U.N
South Korea
Freedom Gate
China
Peiping Radio
Reds
Dutchman Released in Own Custody After Gas Incident
JERSEY CITY N J Vere ry Grunewald once tied to Washington investigations was released in his own custody Friday night after being charged with disorderly conduct. Grunewald and Mrs Ann Anderson 46 were found overcome by gas in an apartment possibly from a boiled over coffee pot. They were treated at Jersey City Medical Center and paroled in their own recognizance with a hearing set for Aug 31. Grunewald faces probation review tied to a Congress inquiry while federal officers assess probation terms for honesty temperance and clean living. If probation is violated the 90 day jail term could be enforced.
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Jersey City
Vere Ry
Grunewald
Washington
Ann Anderson
Michael F. Riley
Air Force Association Calls for Atomic War Policy
The Air Force Association urged the administration to declare a national policy to unleash atomic power against armed forces in any future Korean style Communist aggression. It also pressed policymakers and the United Nations to acknowledge that only the threat of immediate decisive military defeat can deter Soviet aggression.
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Washington
Air Force Assn
Association of
Air Force
United Nations
Association
West German arms assured for 12 divisions army
Bonn officials said the United States and other NATO members assured the Bonn government that arms would be provided for the 12 divisions West Germany would contribute to the European Army. American authorities added the U S would supply most tanks and heavy equipment, with some planes and training support anticipated. Estimated need runs about 2000 tanks.
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Bonn
Germany
United States
West Germany
U. S
Tunisian official targeted in extremist attack near Ref
An extremist actor attacked Ayachi Ben Chedli, assistant mayor of Ref, six miles from Tunis. The assailant escaped in what police call part of a pattern of violence by factions opposed to any who are friendly to France.
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Dunsa
Ayachi Ben Chedli
Ref
Tunis
France
Tragic Inquest Details Suicide of Thomas Hairston
In Longacre West Virginia an unemployed Army veteran Thomas Hairston 26 killed himself by lying on railroad tracks after hanging his coat on a signal post. Magistrate Charles R. Bess of Boomer summarized the inquest stating Hairston left a note to his sister and brother in law expressing sorrow and that life was not worth while.
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Longacre
W. Va
New York Central Railroad
Charles R. Bess
Boomer
Thomas J. Hairston
Hourly Wage Peak Set Just Before Truce
Washington WPI reports average hourly wages of factory workers rose to a record 1.77 dollars last month just before the Korean truce was signed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes a 21 percent gain over prewar levels, including overtime and other pre truce pay.
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Washington
WPI
Bureau of Sehor Statistics
AU Industries
BLS
18 Year Old POW Slain by Chinese Reds in North Korea
An 18 year old American prisoner was executed by Chinese forces at the Mining Camp POW facility in North Korea on June 3 1951. Fellow U S prisoners heard the charge read and saw the youth run then shot six times. Described injuries include rope scars and marks from punishment.
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Freedom Village
Reds
Doyle L. Reedy
Chelsea
Oklo
Pestt
North Korea
Pic
Kenneth H. Connacher
Altoona
Connacher
Two Long Beach youths jailed for liquor theft
Milton G. Var Nation and Robert D. Prater, both 19 or 20, were sentenced to 60 days in county jail after pleading guilty to stealing 20 pints of whisky from a North Long Beach market. They admitted breaking a plate glass window at 6197 Atlantic Ave and taking liquor. They were placed on probation by Superior Judge Jos M. Malthy.
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Long Beach
North Long Beach
Milton G. Var Nation
Third
Robert D. Prater
Gardenia
Iwoeycar Bation
Jos M. Malthy
Atlantic Ave
van Wattan
Eudie Nelson
Jordan
van! Nattan
Missing Nebraska girl spurs large search by volunteers
In Rushville Nebraska about 100 men including 200 horsemen and 20 planes searched sand hills for Karen Talbot a 13 year old who vanished on the way home from a movie. Parents describe her as shy and unlikely to wander off without telling them.
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Rushville
Neb
Karen Talbot
Nebraska
Lloyd Talbot
Karen
Ice pick jab triggers gas leak at Girard apartments
A resident accidentally jabbed a refrigerator coil with an ice pick, causing an ammonia leak at the Girard apartments on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. About 40 residents fled in night clothes as police ordered evacuations. firefighters used large fans to vent fumes and restore safety.
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Los Angeles
Girard Apartments
Wilshire Blvd
Piremen
Westinghouse Official Vanishes on Fish Trip
Fred T. Whiting, 62, Westinghouse vice president and head of the mid American region, disappeared while trout fishing on the Morice River in British Columbia. Rescue teams and Mounties searched the river and banks after his companions, including Westinghouse President Gwilym Price, reported he was swept away or may have suffered a heart event.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Westinghouse Electric Corp
British Columbia
Fred T. Whiting
Chicago
Westinghouse
Canadian Mounted Police
Gwilym A. Price
Pittsburgh
Whiting
Morice River
Prince Rupert, B
Price
Prince of Wales Island
Ketehikai
S. A. Montgomery
Standard Oil of
Indiana
J Iy A. Ponegh
Seattle
Prince Rupert
Donogh
Maries Lake
Burns Lake
Mounted ‘Palace
Montgomery
Protest Halts Lions Charity Raffle in Seal Beach
A protest to the Orange County district attorney forced the Seal Beach Lions to cancel its annual charity raffle tied to the fish fry. Club President Kit Carson said the $500 already collected would be refunded and prizes sold, with the fish fry proceeding as scheduled but without the raffle.
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Orange County District Attorney's
Seal Beach Lions
H. i
Kit Carson
Carson
United Citizens of California
W. L. Robertson
Shortages whipped Auto Industry's worries eased
Detroit reports six months ago metal shortages hit car assemblies yet now the industry sees 1953 as second biggest year. Replacement parts output remains strong, axles gears transmissions scarce after hydra-matic plant destruction. Copper scarce but experiments with copper free radiators continue. nickel remains tight. Base plating research uses lead and antimony in place of copper and nickel.
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Detroit
General Motors
Korea
Law Breaker Bowls Out City Employee
Milton Wiegman, a road salesman, wandered the Municipal Building corridor with a traffic ticket. An employee warned he must post $15 bail or appear in court due to two prior traffic arrests. Wiegman objected, later learning he must appear in court, and in a subsequent hearing Judge Walter C. Allen scheduled a jury trial in another judge’s court, noting potential prejudice.
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van Nufs
Milton Wiegman
Municipal Buildiing
Wegman
Wiegman
Walter C. Allen
Wiegmaan
Pacific Natl Bank Names New Officers
Wailer EF Cosgriff who with associates recently purchased the Pacific National Bank of Long Beach was elected chairman of the bank's board of directors. Les Allen was elected president and William C. Kulow was named executive vice president. Retained officers include Harold E. Lacey Ben E. Davis Carl L. Searcy and Earl L. Wright. Directors are Cosgriff Allen Lacey Smith Gerken Trammell Wood Davis Diffen and Glikharg.
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Wailer EF. Cosgriff
Associates
Pacific National Bank of
Long Beach
Les Allen
Wiliam C. Kulow
Cerritos Dr
Harold E. Lacey
Pacific Ave
Ben E. Davis
Carl L. Searcy
Earl L. Wright
Cosgriff, Allen, Lacey
Harry F. Smith
Glen A. Gerken
George W. Trammell
James K. Wood
John B. Davis
Clyde 5
Diffen
William K. Glikharg
Haymes Spouse Sues for Divorce Amid Turmoil
Singer Dick Haymes faces multiple legal woes as Nora Eddington sues for divorce citing extreme mental cruelty after signing a property settlement that grants her eight thousand dollars cash and lifetime alimony. He also confronts a prior wife’s suit for delinquent support and questions over U S entry following a Hawaii trip.
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Los Angeles
Dick Haymes
Nora Eddington
Miss Eddington
California
Haymes
Rita Hayworth
Miss Erdington
Joanne Dru Ireland
United States
Hawaii
Miss Hayworth
Argentina
Southland Methodist Leader Dies at 97
Dr. Frank Brooks Cowgill 97 longtime figure in the Southern California Conference of Methodist Churches died Thursday. Funeral is planned Monday. He was a Hamline University trustee and author of several religious books. He earned a 1879 PhD from the University of Iowa, where he remained the oldest alumnus at his death. Surviving: daughter Nina Cowgill Huntington Park and sons Frank Los Angeles and George New Haven Conn.
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UN Park — P
Frank Brooks Cowgill
Southern California Conference of Method
Cowgill
Hamline University
St. Paul
Minn
University of Iowa
Nina Cowgill
Huntington Park
Frank
Los Angeles
George
New Haven
Conn
Back-Scenes Struggle Over India at U.N. Peace Talks
At the United Nations a heated back-scenes fight over India's inclusion in the Korean peace conference continued during a committee recess. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr and U.S. delegates opposed India's participation, citing neutrality and potential boycott threats from Korea. Latin American and British Commonwealth positions varied, with Britain hinting India would align with U.N. allies on key issues and free elections for Korea.
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United Nations
N.Y
India
US Aassembdiy
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Inia
Johhbie
Britain
British Commonwealth
U. S
Lodge
Rhee
Tidia
Stand Lodge
Korea
Y. T. Pyun
U.N
Hints Slash in U S Jobs
Civil Service Chairman Philip Young after a White House conference predicted the administration would add 180000 jobs to federal payrolls starting July 1. He said about 50 percent of the 80000 jobs eliminated came from not filling vacancies. He spoke at Lowry AFB after touring regional offices in St Louis and Denver.
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Denver
Philip Young
Civil Service Commission
Eisenhower Iodev
Young
Civil Service
White House
Lowry Air Force Base
St Louis
Bloodhounds Aid Search For Lost Elderly Man Near Pinecrest
In Sonora and the High Sierra area, bloodhounds were brought in Friday to help locate 88 year old John A. White of Sunnyvale who vanished after leaving a Pinecrest summer cabin. His family said he went for a walk and may not survive the cold 5000 foot altitude nights.
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Sonora
High Sierra
Here
John A. White
Sunnyvale
Pinecrest
John White Jr
Gill
White
Karl’s Shoe Stores Founder Succumbs
Karl P. Karl, 71, founder of Karl's Shoe Stores Ltd, died Friday at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after coronary thrombosis. Immigrating from Poland, he opened his first store in 1909, building a chain of 225 outlets across the West.
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Los Angeles
P. Karl
Karl
Denver Hotel Sued Over Race Based Refusal of Accommodations
Los Angeles attorney Vince Monroe Townsend Jr. sues Park Lane Hotel claiming race based denial of lodging in Denver after a booking for August 2 was canceled. He alleges breach of contract and violation of Colorado civil rights statutes, while hotel officials deny any refusal to African Americans and dismiss Townsend as a troublemaker.
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Denver
Los Angeles
Calif
Vince Monroe Townsend Jr
Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Townsend
Park Lane
Colorado
Owen N. Nicholls
Bees Upset on Ridge Route Crash Ties Up 99
Beekeeper trucks collided on U S 99 south of Bakersfield sending about 549000 bees and 90 hives into the road and a truck fire hindered fire crews. Traffic stalled for hours as a swarm filled the air near Lebec and Wheeler Ridge.
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Bakersfield
Here
Highway Patrol
Lebec
212 Wetbacks Nabbed in Houston in July
Immigrants described as wetbacks have been arrested in Houston at least 212 times since July 1, according to immigration officials. The 12 month period ending June 30 saw about 700 arrests, compared with 1,200 in the prior fiscal year.
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Houston
Texas
Fridday
Rio Grande
Dempsey Daughter to Wed in Santa Monica
Joan Dempsey eldest daughter of Jack Dempsey announces her engagement to Dennis OFlaherty son of Co and Mrs A E OFlaherty. The wedding is set for August 29 at St Vedetta Church with Msgr Raymond OFlaherty officiating. OFlaherty a Loyola University student. Miss Dempsey’s mother Hannah Williams is a former New York show girl. The notice appears in the Independent Press Telegram classifieds.
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Santa Monica
Joan Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Dennis O'Fiaherty
O'Flaherty
A. E. O’flaherty
Msgr
Raymond i O'Flaherty
Hannah Willams
New York
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