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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1955
Page
5
Milton Paul Stiker and his wife Ann surprised a burglar looting their home. A struggle left Stiker with a cut nose and bruises while the intruder fled through a window, leaving blood in an orange grove and escaping in a waiting car with about 510,000 in jewelry stolen.
In Khartoum the government said 158 mutinous troops in Yei have been captured or surrendered with holdouts in Torit ready to yield. A third group of 136 mutineers at Oraba near the Uganda border also surrendered to authorities. The government reports uprisings along the Nile are winding down as troops are moved and a self-determination vote nears.
East Germany reports another 100 members of the Communist police deserting to West Berlin last week, raising the yearly total of People's Police deserters to 2,236. The exodus underscores growing pressures on the East German regime and increases Western scrutiny of border policies.
South Koreans demonstrated against Polish and Czech inspectors aiding the truce supervision. Dr You Chan Chang notes demonstrations arose as officials failed to act. Ambassador says Rhee could suppress unrest if desired, while defending citizens' right to protest in a democratic state.
Lincoln reports a second riot in five days at Nebraska's penitentiary. Rebels set fires, hundreds of convicts rioted, guards and National Guardsmen fired shotguns, and 16 ringleaders surrendered after a lengthy stand. No injuries reported.
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