Nugent on Trial for Korea War Crimes Testimony
Major Nugent faces a 13 count general court martial over alleged collaboration with the enemy while a POW in Korea. Witnesses described his farewell meeting speeches, hesitation due to illness, and alleged attempts to parley with Communists while preserving his men's safety.
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UPI
Dio
FT. Sill
Okla
UPA
Ambrose H
Nugent
Thailand
Wisconsin
North Korea
George Morar
Elgin Air Force
Korea
Morar
United States
Air Force
Coupon Book Stunt Brings Penalty on Fresno Ads
Three Oakland brothers James Wilder Elliott and Harper Wilder were placed on three years probation and barred from running their Fresno County coupon advertising business. They received suspended 180 day jail terms after being found guilty on five counts each of coupon redemption and false advertising. The men were arrested in October for mailing coupon books offering 75 dollars worth of goods for three dollars. James and Elliott Wilder faced similar charges in Bakersfield Municipal Court.
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Oakland Brothers
Fresno County
George W.huffman
James
Eliott
Harper Wilder
Elliott
Bakersfield
Jet bomber crash kills pilot. navigator severely injured
Beallsville Maryland reports a B57 bomber crash killed Capt. William S. Told Jr. from Ogden Utah and seriously injured 1st Lt Masaru Uyehara of Compton California. The aircraft, from Hill AFB Utah, was ferrying from the Glenn L. Martin factory in Baltimore. Uyehara parachuted, suffered a severed leg and mangled other leg, and was rushed to Bethesda Naval Hospital.
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William S. Told Jr
Ogden
Utah
Masaru Uyehara
Helen Uyehara
E. 133Rd St
Compton
461St
Hill Afb
Hill
Glenn L. Martin
Baltimore
Uyehara
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Matson Drops Opposition to LaGuardia Passenger Plan
Matson Navigation Co. withdrew its opposition to chartering the liner LaGuardia for a passenger cargo service between the Pacific Coast and the Hawaiian Islands. Randolph Sevier, Matson president, sent a telegram to the Federal Maritime Board saying the Hawaiian tourist industry needs such ships and the plan could aid industry growth. He added Matson does not retreat from serving Hawaiian cargo needs with its fleet.
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Wilmington—Matson Navigation Co
LaGuardia
Pacific Coast
Hawaiian Islands
Randolph Sevier
Matson
Federal Maritime Board
Washington
Hawaiian Steamship Co
Man Pleads Insanity in Rouble Slayings
Los Angeles charged with murdering his former wife and her husband James Merkouris 40 pleaded innocent by reason of insanity Tuesday. The victims were Mr and Mrs Robert Forbes. The slayings occurred in her ceramics shop last Sept 20. Merkouris was arrested in Hot Springs Ark five days later. He will be tried first for the ex wife killing and later for Forbes. The court ordered a psychiatric examination.
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Los Angeles
James Merkouris
Robert Forbes
Merkoutris
Hot Springs
Ark
Merkouris
Grand Rapids
Mich
Forbes
Bar Owner Testifies Over $8500 Liquor License Price
Santa Ana testimony reveals Miss Melitas Forster paid 8500 for a liquor license and was satisfied with the deal. She accuses Ray S. Adams of negotiating for an underhanded license, claiming Adams promised only a small slice of the proceeds. The Orange County Grand Jury indicted Adams on conspiracy to bribe ministerial State Board of Equalization workers and grand theft. Jury selection concluded as Kneeland used three peremptories, defense five, with others excused for cause amid liquor-business ties.
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Santa Ana
Melitas Forster
Ray S. Adams
The
California Tavern Assn
Adams
Miss Forester
San Juan Capistrano
Orange County
State Board of Equalization
Miss Forster
Kneeland
Z. B. West
Ronald Crookshank
Two 11-year-olds Admit Latest Los Angeles Bomb Hoax
Los Angeles detectives traced a new wave of school bomb scares to two 11 year old boys who were seized Tuesday night and admitted the hoax. They caused evacuations at St Agnes Elementary and High School and Vermont Avenue Academy. A 15 year old girl blamed for a Lu theran High School scare last Monday also faced investigation. Five students apologized for a Santa Monica High School alarm last week linked to a chain of incidents starting at St Monica Church and School. Juvenile Court action was requested to apply discipline.
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Los Angeles
St. Agnes
Vermont Ave. Atedatary
Lutheran High School
Santa Monica High School
St. Monica’s
Santa Monica
School Help for GIs Gets OK in Senate
Senate approved legislation preserving full GI education benefits for service members who joined before Feb 1. The measure, passed by voice vote, would aid nearly 1.2 million veterans with about 39 million dollars in post discharge schooling over 10 years. President Eisenhower indicated support to keep benefits alive for those in uniform before Feb 3.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Liberace's Mother Seeks Return to Former Name
Mrs Frances Casadonte seeks permission to resume her maiden name Frances Liberace once used before marriage to Samuel Liberace. She is Liberace the pianist's mother and had divorced Samuel before later marrying Alexander Casadante who died years ago.
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Los Angeles
Frances Casadonte
Frances Liberace
Liberace
Lee Liberace
Syria says Israeli patrol crossed border into Banias
A Syrian spokesman claimed a five man Israeli armed patrol entered Syria near Banias and opened fire on peasants. The Syrian patrol reportedly repelled the intrusion with no Syrian casualties.
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Syria
Damascus
Banias
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