Former PW pal chiding turncoat lists our blessings
Detroit AP report recounts former prisoner Edward Achee writing to Pfc. Richard Tenneson, urging him to renounce communism. Achee, a 24 year old tortures and starvation survivor, praises America’s freedoms and warns of the emptiness of Communist promises. He notes his own Christmas without rice and emphasizes family, home, and liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PW Pal
Detroit
Pfc
Richard BR
Tenneton
Edward R. Achee
Young
Achee
Tenneson
Detroit News
Portia Howe
Reds refuse to be coaxed in captive camp
Panmunjom AP dispatch reports Indian Lt Gen K S Thimayya failed to sway 22 U S prisoners held in camp 22 to accept repatriation. He says they remain loyal to communist beliefs, though some plan to study in Peiping or farm in China after release. He notes some may return to the United States after years if they desert later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panmunjom
K. S. Thimayya
Thimayya
North
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Peiping
China
Iron Curtain
Europe
United States
NATO General Tells of Fantastic Buildup
Supreme Allied Commander Gen Alfred M Gruenther said the NATO force buildup has been fantastic and they will gain added power via atomic weapons. He noted no automatic force reductions, and spoke as France opposed Dulles warning on the European Defense Community. Secretary Wilson announced plans to seek legislation to share nuclear information with allies.
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Paris
Alfred M. Gruenther
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Allied Supreme Headquarters
Gruenther
North Atlantic Council of Ministers
France
John Foster Dulles
United States
Dulles
Edouard Daladier
Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
NATO Council
U. & Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Council of Ministers
Congress
Midwest Snowstorm Strikes Eastern U S This Week
A severe winter system blankets the eastern third of the United States with snow and rain from Lake Michigan to the Atlantic. Akron Ohio reports 6 inches while New York City sees nearly 2 inches. International Falls Minnesota hits 5 below zero as Duluth records minus 2.
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Presa
Lake Michigan
Ohio Valley
International Falls
Minn
Canadian
Kentucky
Tennessee
Corbin
Akron
Ohio
New Hampshire
Maine
New York
Seaboard
North Carolina
New Engand
New York City
Midwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Mississippi Valley
St. Louis
Duluth
Unions Back Pact in Two Plants
North American Aviation workers in Fresno and Columbus voted overwhelmingly to approve a union management agreement. The contract offers wage increases from 4 to 20 cents, higher group insurance, three weeks paid vacation for long-serving staff, and guaranteed paid holidays. Workers at Downey Torrance and Los Angeles plants were voting in Culver City. return to work starts immediately with a Dec. 21 job quit rule.
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North American Aviation
Fresno
Columbus
Ohio
Downey
Torrance
Los Angeles
Culver City Stadium
Asj
Fisherman Seeks Damages After Bottle Injury Aboard Courageous
San Diego fisherman Tommy Machen filed a Superior Court suit seeking 124500 in damages. He alleges William Carr struck him on the head with a wine bottle aboard the tuna clipper Courageous in the Panama Canal Zone on May 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Tommy
Machen
William, Carr
Courageous
Panama Canals Zone
Weather outlook shows variable clouds into night and Wednesday
The forecast calls for variable high cloudiness tonight and Wednesday with sunny daytime periods. Little temperature change expected, with mild overall conditions and light winds.
Plot to Kidnap Kid Gavilan Foiled in Havana
Alerta reported three men attempted to kidnap world welterweight champion Kid Gavilan as he left a Havana theater. One suspect was arrested. two others sought. Gavilan had received a $3000 ransom threat related to his daughter. He resided near Havana and had recently been named fighter of the year by Boxing Writers Association. He won a Chicago title defense over Johnny Bratton on November 13 and will receive a plaque at the New York dinner January 14.
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Havana
Alerta
Kid Gavilan Stonday
Theother
Gavilan
New York
Cuba
the Kid
Johnny Bratton
Chicago
Boxing Writers Assn
Edward J. Neil
Association
Minor quake jars Kern County area early today
A minor earthquake rattled parts of southeastern Kern County early today. The quake was felt in Lombant Weedpatch Arvin areas. Bakersfield sheriff reported no calls or damage from residents.
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Bakersfield
Kern County
Lanont- Weedpatch- Arvin
Ousted by Unanimous Vote of Board
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to fire Gordon P. Larson as director of the Air Pollution Control District for administration incompetence and leadership failures. A motion proposed keeping him as a consultant at 17496 annually, with a new director to be appointed, as candidates will be interviewed immediately amid rising smog concerns.
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Board of Supervisors
Gordon P. Larson
Air Pollution Control District
Jack
Herbert C. Legg
Legg
Larson
Los Angeles
Knight
Smoge
John Anson Ford
Hal Kennedy
Arthur J
Civil Service
Freed man returns to wife after long prison term
Emg T. Watson, 51, freed by Circuit Judge Edward F. Barnes after nearly 20 years for a $10 burglary at a New Athens store on November 27, 1933. The court ruled the indeterminate sentence far harsher than the crime warranted. Watson, in court, vowed to be a good citizen and left to join his wife in Mount Vernon, Illinois.
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Belleville
Edward F. Barnes
Emg T. Watson
Athens, II
P. C. Orwell
Watson
Steinister
Menard State Prison
Chester
Anton
Otwell
Bates
Mt. Vernon
Trl
Baldy Fire Grips Mt Baldy Area With 1800 Acres Burned
A large brush fire raged along a six mile front in the Mt Baldy region of the Angeles National Forest. Fire authorities reported 1800 acres burned with a nine mile perimeter and could not predict containment before late Friday. Windy conditions drove flames toward Stoddard Canyon threatening cabins as 500 firefighters fought the blaze from Cucamonga Canyon.
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Cucamonga Canyon
Pomona
Claremont
Mt. Baldy
U. S. Forest Service
Angeles National Forest
Arthur Waldron
San Bernardino National Forest
Anselmo Lewis
Stoddard Canyon
Waldron
Classifieds and Page References Point to Various Sections
A reader survey lists where to find features across sections: Beach Combing on B-1, Bridge on A-19, Classifieds on B-lite 15, Comics on A-18, Editorial on A.18, Financial on 2-3, Radio and TV on B-10, Shipping Table on B-11, arts on A.21 to A.23, Theaters on B-9, Tidal Temperatures on B-11, Women on B-4 to B-6, and Your World on A-2.
Rat Pack Terrorizes Couple at San Pedro
A gang of four terrorized a service station attendant Virgil Prince and his wife Dolores at a San Pedro station on Normaliin Dr before police arrived. Prince said the attackers, wild-eyed youths, took gasoline and forced the couple to hide inside the office as they rampaged. Prince, 28, and his wife were terrified as the suspects fled after being confronted.
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San Pedro
Virgil
Prince
Dolores
Cording
Los Angeles Wrestler Fights Off Rat Pack Attack
Robert Bristol, 38, said four youths with a knife accosted him on a street. He offered to buy them food, refused money, and fought back when stabbed, breaking one assailant's wrist. He then walked to Mickey Flanagan Club to teach, saying he regretted injuring the youths but had no choice.
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Los Angeles
Robert Bristol
Dod
Bristol
Mos Alfour
Mickey Flan
Fouth
Hke
Jude
Élf-Datenne
Two Killed in Plunge of Elevator
In Kansas City garment firm incident, an elevator carrying five plunged four stories. Two women died and five were injured. A two ton counterweight crushed the car as it fell, trapping victims in the wreckage. Names given include Sophia Jamieson, 44, Kansas City, and Carolyn Meadems, 42, Liberty, Missouri. A 17-year-old boy involved fled and was later located.
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Kansas City
Sophie Braun
Sophia, Jamieson
Kansas’ City
Carolyn Meadems
Liberty
Bath
Louis Walter & Co
Rex
Julius Harosen
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Long Beach
Jeharam
California
Hinz
Lucille
NATO
U.S
Kid Gavilan
Gueaswork
Baldy
Rat Pack
Pacific, Ave
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