Five Yanks Bail Out of CN9 Safely
Five American airmen bailed out of a crippled C-119 near Caceres Spain after engine trouble en route to Madrid. The crew included First Lt. T. G. Johnson, Second Lt. John Matthesen, Capt. William Adams, S/Sgt. Charles John Sink, and S/Sgt. M. W. Strang. One report lists injuries. rescue teams from Spain Portugal and allied bases searched the area. The plane, attached to Blith Troop Carrier Wing Neuburg, crashed after the bailout.
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Madrid
Spain
Caceres
T. G. Johnson
John Matthesen
William Adams
Charles John Sink
M. W. Strang
Blith
Neuburg Air Base
Munich
Germany
United States
Azores
Here
Portugal
Prestwick
Scotland
Royal Air Force
Gibraltar
U. S. Air Force
Rhein Main
Frankfurt
Sevwart Air Base
Smyrna
Tenn
Dvora
Czech Flier Seeks Asylum After Plane Crash
A Czech Air Force corporal Georg Jiri Skorm, 22, requested and was granted political asylum by U S authorities after a training plane crash near Bayreuth. His pilot Lt Frank Zawadiick, 26, chose to return to Czechoslovakia and was handed over at a border rendezvous. The aircraft, 14 years old, landed in a Bavarian field and will be shipped back by truck to the Czech border Thursday.
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Bomn
Germany
West Germany
West
Georg Jiri Skorm
U. S
Frank Zawadiick
Bayreuth
Wiesbaden
Czechoslovakia
Air Force
Czech journalists seek asylum claim reported in Prague
The Prague daily Rade Pravo alleged two American journalists named George and Meira Lohr requested political asylum from the Czech Communist regime. The paper identified them only as journalists from the United States who were known in Vienna.
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Vienna
Austria
Prague
Rade Pravo
George
Meira Lohr
United States
Wilson Calm Over Detroit Job Distress
Washington Secretary of Defense Wilson said not to worry about Detroit despite the city being labeled a distressed labor area with high unemployment. He predicted the spring would be "all right" and noted Detroit alone would not lose military contracts, while stressing the area can manage temporary labor surpluses. Also reported is the Baxter pioneer funeral in Santa Paula with 106 descendants attending.
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Washington
Defense Wilson
Detroit
Labor Department
Wilson
Michigan
Santa Paula—Sur
Joseph Augustus Baxter
Baxter
Texas
Taft-Hartley law support drops among workers
A public opinion survey notes declining support for the Taft-Hartley law among both union and non-union workers in the five years since enactment, as reported by a Loox Magazine writer.
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New York
Loox Magazine
Calvet deadline emphasized for veterans education
SACRAMENTO ILA. Gattar nia veterans discharged before Aug 20, 1952 must commence classes during the spring or summer sessions this year or lose their educational benefits a state official said. Dr Roy F Simpson state superintendent of public instruction noted that 330 veterans must commence classes before Aug 20, 1954 or before two years from discharge date whichever is later.
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Sacramento
ILA
Gattar
Nia
Roy F. Simpson
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Wader Pribie Dan
Bramblett Acquittal Plea Lost in Court Row
Trial records reveal Bramblett accused of payroll kickbacks involving John M. Hardaway and Olga Hardaway of Santa Barbara. Testimony showed Mrs Hardaway denied payroll on May 1 1951 while Hardaway said she was on Bramblett’s payroll in January 1951. A mistrial request was denied and counts allege Bramblett placed Margaret Swanson on payroll for 16 months to recover salary via kickbacks. Irving Swanson testified he paid Bramblett most of Mrs Swanson’s salary, reducing his tax bill.
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John M. Hardaway
Olga
Santa Barbara
Calif
Bramblett
Hardaway
Williams
Margaret M. Swanson
Divorce Granted to Actress Virginia Hunter in 1952 Case
Santa Monica reporter states Virginia Hunter, a 23 year old TV actress formerly in New York, was granted a divorce in 1952 to golfer Henry Hunter on cruelty grounds. She testified that he repeatedly named her and sought divorce about monthly during their marriage.
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Santa Monica
Virginia Hunter
New York
Henry
Mac} Hunter
Hunter
Bernarr
Jonnie Lee MacFadden
Bernarr MacFadden
New York Supreme Court
Reds Bolster Patrols in East Zone Unrest
Berlin reports say Communist police strengthened East German cities with special squads to seize leaflets calling for unity through free elections. Unrest grows in major industrial areas as headquarters and key plants are fortified. West Berlin observers note intensified controls at transit points while thousands more leaflets circulate urging Western plan acceptance for freedom from communism.
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Berlin
Ningsdor
U. S
High Commission
Newe Zeitung
Eest
Germany
FBI Inquiry Into L A Police Dept Launched
The FBI opened an inquiry into the Los Angeles Police Department with records and details being sent to the district office. Chief Dovey defended the department, denying illegal taps while noting prior discussions with prosecutors. Irvine’s 1952 case, involving a $350 gambling stamp, reached the Supreme Court, which upheld state gambling laws. Trial outcomes included a prison sentence and fine.
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Dovey
Brown
Los Angeles
FBI
Long Beach
Peter Chie
U.S
Ted Sten
Irevine
Catagore
Irvine
Tribune
Justice Jackson
Ine
Opiniun
Saa Ie
Atty
Morris Lavine
High Court
Heat Sparks New Forest Fire Danger in Southern California
Foresters report hot spell raises fire risk across Los Angeles area forests. Spotters found smoldering logs from the Mt Wilson fire area, with rainstorms failing to offset drying winds. Seeding efforts by air aim to restore erosion protection on thousands of acres. watershed damage tallies reach millions.
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Los Angeles
California
William V. Mendenhall
Angeles National Forests
Mr. Wilson
Mt. Wilson
Alan Bald
Sierra Madre
Forest Service
Mt. Baldy
Pis
Mt Wilson
Baldy
L A Police Nip 7500 Dollar Vice Racket
Los Angeles vice squad raided a supposed 7500 dollar monthly call girl ring, arresting Jack Che 45 and Connie Hayes Cherry 25 along with Cherry 25 and Malfoy Carlson 25. Charges include felony pandering and misdemeanor solicitation as police recover a book believed to hold client names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Jack Che
Connie Hayes Cherry
Miss Malfoy Carlson
Miss Carlson
Cherny
U S Rejects French Plea for Airmen in Indochina War
In Indochina US officials reject a French request to deploy airmen, fearing direct involvement in the fight against Communist rebels. President Eisenhower era discussions and Republican assurances signal no current plan to send military forces. French Defense Minister Rene Pleven arrives in Saigon amid advancing Communist forces near Luang Prabang, Laos, with frontline reports describing Mekong River advances.
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State
Defense Department
Southeast Asia
Paci
Indochina
Congress
Wilson
China
Red China
Rene Plevin
Luang Prabang
Laos
Pleven
Saigon
Mekong
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Ch. Fancy Bombardier
Westminster Kennel Club
Madison Square Garden
Tom and Pearl Sheahan
Connecticut
Tate
Legra
Corea Ates EL Ata
Mercury Emaleem
F T.D. Florists
Speedy
Mercury
Florists
Telecraph Delivery Association
Detroit, Michiaan
Calvet
Reds
L. A
Trving
Rose
Barker Bros
Broadway
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