Knight radios the word be kind to Democrats
Governor Knight, visiting President Eisenhower at his Palm Springs retreat, urged avoiding bitter attacks on Democrats. He cited California voters’ preference for nonpartisan governance while noting his own bid for a full term and his staff’s GOP strategy to attract both parties. Ronald Button accompanied Knight and delivered a cross section report of Californian sentiment to Eisenhower.
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Bley Describes Korean War Interrogation Ordeal
Maj. Roy Bley testified he was mentally and physically broken by communist captors in Korea and forced to sign a false confession on germ warfare. He described sleepless nights, solitary confinement, beatings, near starvation, and repeated torture before his confession. The inquiry narrows to Col. Frank Schwable while another Army case targets Cpl. Edward Dickenson for alleged collaboration with captors.
State's Job Level Highest Since WW I
California director of industrial relations Paul Scharrenberg reports that manufacturing employment for last month reached its highest January level since World War II, totaling 1,024,700 workers. The figure is up 6,300 from a year earlier but down 7,400 from the prior month due to seasonal declines in food production.
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Spectacular Find in Crystal Cave Reveals Ancient Coral
Crystal Cave in Kentucky yielded a lost paradise of faded coral canyons. Five explorers, wandering through underground passages, discovered a vast cave room wall lined with fossil beds and coral deposits dating 3,000,000 years. The find, hailed by the National Speleological Society as the week's standout discovery during their six-day exploration near Mammoth Cave National Park.
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L A Church Folk to Vote Sunday on Loyalty Signup
Los Angeles readers report that First Unitarian Church trustees will vote secretly Sunday on signing a loyalty oath linked to tax exemptions. The oath requires nonprofit groups to promise not to advocate overthrow of the U S or state by force. The church faces debate over civil liberty and tax status amid involvement with un American activities inquiries.
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Mao Absence Signals Possible Grave Illness in China
Hong Kong dispatch reports Mao Zedong, aged about 60, missing a pivotal party central committee meeting in Peiping. Peiping Radio cites a vacation excuse, fueling speculation about his health as observers note his recent public absences and question if a weak heart or other illness has sidelined him.
Destroyer Escorts Maintaining Constant Security Checks Near H-Bomb Test Area
Destroyer escorts patrol the Pacific west of the H-bomb proving grounds on a 24 hour alert. They sweep for submarines and surface craft with radar sonar and air patrols from the Marshalls to Japan. The force tightens as reports of tests near Eniwetok raise urgency with strict air lanes and enhanced patrols from Kwajalein. A Hanna detachment laid ashore on five Bonin islands during a recent sweep while Lt Cmdr Meredith notes constant readiness to prevent any hostile activity. Sonar traced a sunken mountain 350 miles north of Guam between Ascension and Agriham, about 348 feet below the surface and 5,000 feet high.
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Soldier Floyd accused in Korea death cliff case
Fort Leavenworth Kan TJ asked Floyd what he was ergeant has told an Army doing Walden said and be ing Rothwell B Floyd said it was none of my damned for murder that he saw Floyd sick POW over a cliff. Two other witnesses were prisoners of the Communist in Korea N J and James Dobson of Alcoa Tenn soldiers now stationed at Ft. Knox Ky testified Thursday the incident occurred on a march through North Korean mountains in Fort Collins A for 1April 1951 Pennock Hodges said Floyd first searched the man and another prisoner who had fallen to use their classroom studies then picked up one of them and Thursday threw him over the cliff Hodges testif ied The blaze destroyed about 40 acres of scrub timber It was 75 feet under control by night I asked him Tiny what the hell did you do that for Hodges testified He replied To keep the Chinese from getting him or finding him The Army expected to complete its case against the 243pound Chicagoan today Chief Prosecutor Lt Col Burton K Philips Thursday dropped one charge of murder and one of larceny He said the charges were withdrawn because of the illness of one government witness Sgt Joe Labbatto of Oklahoma One charge of murder assault with intent o Hill and striking an officer still remain Today was the eighth day of trial The government is basing its assault charge on the incident related by Hodges The prosecu tion explained a murder conviction in this particular case was not sought because no body was found Hodges was one of four sex POWs who testified Thursday George Walden a Tulsa auto repairman testified that on two occasions he saw Floyd enter the death house at Bean prison camp and take bilfolds from bodies.
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Powers Snubbed by Republicans At Palm Springs Welcoming
Los Angeles California lieutenant governor Harold J. Powers blasts Republican leaders for not clearing him with Secret Service, saying the exclusion from President Eisenhower's Palm Springs welcome was a shabby political rebuff. He vows not to tolerate the mistreatment and credits Governor Knight for trying to rectify the situation.
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Prosecution Witness Marries Defendant in Forgery Trial
In Los Angeles a key prosecution witness married the defendant, complicating DA strategy in the Joseph M. Fowzer forgery and grand theft case. The 29 year old, formerly with a county collection bureau, wed Corrine Clazebal, 23, linked to a forged $760 bank deposit. The marriage raises witness-credibility and spousal testimony questions.
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