Prisoner of War Letter From Korea Defies Homecoming
A letter from Private Rich ard R. Tenneson, one of 22 American POWs who refused repatriation, to his mother Mrs. Portia Howe details his reasons for staying in Korea. He declares love for peace and mankind, asserts he fights for his country, and criticizes U.S. authorities while describing camp life at Camp Drake in Japan and life under DPRK control. He asks his mother to visit a friend’s wife in Tokyo and hints at loyalty oaths and surveillance.
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Tokyo
Portia Howe
Alden
Minn
Richard R. Tenneson
Howe
R. RK. Tenneson
Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea
House of un-American Activities
SIC
Gbh
Gestapo
FBI
Drake
Japan
Claud Bachelor
Kiyoko Araki
Kita Senzoku-Cho
Ime
Where Did I Fail? Mrs Howe Seeks Answers
Mrs Howe spoke of training her son Richard from birth and wonders if overdiscipline caused his resentment. She tearfully told reporters she has not given up hope of his return and relies on prayer and Bible verse. A letter from the prisoner advised contacting the Japanese wife of Claude Batchelor, and Mrs Howe met the two women but had little to say as she defended her faith in God and the home.
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United States
Richard
Physicians Plan New Insurance For Health Coverage
Physicians at a state convention discussed a new health plan akin to auto collision coverage. Patients would pay the first 100 or 200 while insurers cover amounts above. The program targets the lower income and seeks group plans first, with physicals required for individuals and exemptions for large groups.
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Todd
Cole
William Durnin
Hugh Prichard
Milton An Dyke
Philip Voigt
Gaylord Fisher
Robert Helms
Dorothy Hewitt
Long Beach
J. P. Sampson
Los Angeles County Medical Society
California Physician's Service
International Association of Machinists
Santa Monica
Douglas Aircraft Co
Henry J. Kaiser Permanente Health Plan
Kaiser
CPS
Machinists Union
Santa Monica’ Douglas
Bandits Shot in Wild Chase Ends Hostage Spree
Two Minnesota men Charles Henry Leibig and James Theodore Leibig, 21 and 22, were wounded and captured in Pershing County Nev after a gun chase that left service station attendant Edson Olds injured. The pair, who hijacked vehicles from Elko to Winnemucca, were identified by Sheriff Art Sebbas as suspects in a crime spree across Nevada that began with robbing soldiers in Elko and escalating to a roadblock confrontation near Lovelock. The wounded suspects and Olds were hospitalized.
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Lovelock
Nev
Minnesota
Nevada
Pershing County
Art Sebbas
Charles Henry Leibig
James Theodore Leibig
Cambridge
Minn
Sebbas
Edson Olds
Winnemucca
Sehbas
Elko
Battle Mountain
Golconda
Olds
Incident Report Notes Car Stop After Swag Hit
A car was halted after its driver struck a bystander with a swag. The assailants then fired, injuring the driver in the head and the other two in the leg. Police are investigating the shocking street incident.
Bakersfield Students Killed After Football Game Crash
GORMAN California crash after the Junior Rose Bowl game killed two Bakersfield College students John C. Byrd 19 and Larry Joe Mosely 20 both Wasco residents. A high school girl Jean Ellen Arnold 17 was critically injured with skull fracture. Driver Herbert E. Spivey 20 Wasco suffered severe facial injuries.
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Gorman
Toe Bakersfield College
Oklahoma A&m
John C. Byrd
Larry Joe Mosely
Wasj&9
Newhall Community Hospital
Jean Ellen Arnold
California Highway Patrol
Herbert E. Spivey
Wasco
Hakersfield College
Car Dealer Must Obey Labor Law
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that the Taft Hartley Act applies to Howell Chevrolet Co. in Glendale California, a General Motors franchise. The NLRB had jurisdiction to find unfair labor practices tied to GM’s national distribution, including worker discharge for union activity and bargaining refusal. The decision notes GM’s control via a dealer agreement and interstate merchandise flow.
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Washington
IUP
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Howell Chevrolet Co
Glendale
Calif
General Motors
Huge L. Black
William O. Douglas
Howell
California
Black
NLRB
Bed Smokers No 7 U S Fire Problem
Boston reports a fatal bed smoking case where oxygen revived a couple in a hotel room twice before both died. The National Fire Protection Association notes 1480 U S deaths from smoking in bed over five years and 216000 fires last year from smoking and matches.
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Boston
Mass
Gus Lander
Seattle
Wash
America
National Fire Protection Association
United States
Californians may elect split party ticket for governor and LG
A historical note recalls 1886 when Democrat Washington Bartlett and Republican Robert W. Waerman won governor and lieutenant governor, underscoring California's cross-filing system. Analysts say a mixed outcome is possible but uncertain, with current races featuring a Republican governor contender and a dynamic lieutenant governor contest.
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Sacramento
California
Harold J. Powers
Eagleville
Assembly
James W. Silliman
Salinas
Silliman
Goodwin J. Knight
Earl Warren
James Roosevelt
Edmound G. Brown
Kempff Seeks Silence During London Concert
German pianist Wilhelm Kempff interrupted his Sunday London recital as audience coughs and interruptions rose during one of his own works. Kempff pleaded for quiet, earning cheers from listeners who believed winter respiratory ailments should be endured at a concert. The article notes political shifts with Republicans gaining broad seats.
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London
Wilhelm Kempff
Kempff
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