Bid to Trade British Captive Startles West
A sensational proposal offered a British businessman jailed in Hungary in exchange for Lee Meng, a top Chinese female Communist held in Malaya. British officials weighed the deal with no decision yet, while Edgar Sanders and Robert Wageler faced spy charges. The exchange idea circulated via Budapest and London officials.
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Milton Marmor
London
Malaya
Budapest
Hungary
Anthony Eder
Robert M. A. Hankey
Vogeler
Edgar Sanders
George Sanders
Robert Wageler
Lee Meng
Lee Ten Tai
Perak
Apirephata
Cruiser Los Angeles Bombards Wonsan Harbor
The Los Angeles steamed into Wonsan Harbor and began a heavy bombardment of the port on Korea's northeast coast. Navy planes spotted guns and storage targets for the cruiser eight inch guns as the siege continued with limited surface clashes along the front and a major raid near Pyongyang.
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Seoul
U. S
Los Angeles
Wonsan
Far East Naval Headquarters
Missouri
Navy
Panmunjom
Okinawa
Pyongyang
Price War Slashes Hamburger To A Nickel In Salina
Salina shoppers faced a price war with hamburger at a nickel per pound and two loaves of bread for one price. Oleomargarine sold at 15 cents per pound and popular coffee at 73 cents. Stores offered guarantees and freebies to lure customers as discounts widened.
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Salina
Kan
Jail Lad Hunt Girls in Port Dope Roundup
San Pedro police rounded up teenage girls involved with dope after arrest of suspect Victor Zamudio, 19, who allegedly supplied marijuana to junior and senior high school girls seeking thrills. Officers found marijuana and a coat pocket stash and planned felony charges against the youth. Neighbors reported a steady stream of girls visiting Zamudio’s house when alone.
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Port
San Pedro
Victor Zamudio
Second St. San Pedro
Zamudio
Zamudin
Trea Polite
Kidnap Shocks Tuscaloosa as Wife Vanishes in Car
A red haired pregnant woman, Mrs. William Pelham, 25, was reported kidnapped at gunpoint Friday night near Tuscaloosa. Three suspects were detained. Pelham and her husband were bound for Bessemer when lured by a stranger, later driven to Giles where she was taken. The husband was struck and she remains missing.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Highway Patrol
William WH. Pelham
Pelham
Bessemer
Bucksville
Giles
Young Pelham
Ankara
Turkey
Mrs. Pelham
Slavia
Greece
Russia
Yugoslavia
Loreign
Fuad Koprulu
Stephanios Stephanopoulos
Koca Popovitch
Spring Fashion Week Pictures From Long Beach Stores
Sunday edition of the Independent-Press-Telegram previews Spring Fashion Week with advance pictures of models in new designs by leading designers. The Sun day edition will feature additional outfit photos from Long Beach stores in the women's section.
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Sunday
Independent-Press-Telegram
Long Beach
Independent and Press- Telegram
Iran Crisis Deepens as Mossadegh Flees Home
Rioting mobs loyal to Ayatollah Kashani forced Prime Minister Mossadegh from his home and sent him to a nearby U.S. Point Four headquarters. The shah reportedly canceled plans to leave the country as parliament convened to decide the fate of the government amid clashes.
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Tehran
Iran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Mohammed Mossaddegh
U.S
Ayatullah Seyed Abolghassem Kashani
Mossadegh
Shah
Tehrani
Point 4
U. S
Eisenhower Golf Round With Secret Service At Augusta
President Eisenhower, under Secret Service escort, faced a tough Augusta round as he shot in the 90s despite practice with Augusta National pro Sol Dudley. Georgia golfing icon Bobby Jones was set to visit, with Jones to receive a portrait by the President.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Secret Service
Augusta National Golf Club
Sol Dudley
Georgia
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Jones
Tom Stephens
Weather update shows showers tonight and Sunday
Occasional showers for tonight and Sunday with cooler afternoons. A light wind and patchy drizzle may occur as a front moves through, with temperatures easing into the weekend.
Teacher Accused After Fatal Shooting at Drama Practice
Sundown Texas." A high school teacher called a friend from rehearsal to join a murder play and shot him dead. The victim, Richard McChristian, 37, was a vocational agriculture teacher. Jack Killingsworth, 30, admitted shooting him 11 times with a .22 rifle saying McChristian had forced Killingsworth’s wife to have relations. Murder with malice was filed. bond set at 2500.
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Sundown
Texas
Richard McChristian
Weir Clem
Justice of the Peace
Qdell
Jack Killingsworth
McChristian
Killingsworth
Levelland
McChristial
Killings‘worth
Sundown High School
West Berlin Faces Record Refugee Influx From East Germany
About 3000 refugees swamped West Berlin reception centers as East German rumors of border tightenings spurred a daily wave. Officials forecast February’s total to top 41,245, with a weekday record and daily evacuations by air rising to 800 to 1000 next week.
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East Germany
Ast
Berlin
Red
West Berlin
Énesc
West German Federal Republic
Surfside Street-Dike Crumbled by Waves
Huge ground swells battered Surfside Colony as a 30-foot stretch of Surfside Ave caved in, closing the street that doubles as a seawall. Water was shut off to three homes as gas and water lines were investigated and residents reported persistent battering from the waves.
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Surfside Street
Surfside
Surfside Ave
Stawn
Robert Nibjick
Sunset Water and Land Co. Employe
Pat Stown
Two Tremors Jolt Mexico's West Coast
Mexico City reported two medium intensity earthquakes along the Pacific coast. The first struck at 3 08 11 a m with residents of Acapulco feeling tremors, and a second was recorded at 7 37 37 a m no damage reported.
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Mexico City
Wwel
Mexico
Pacific
Acapuco
Blaze Kills 3 Kiddies In Portland Fire Tragedy
A two family dwelling fire in Portland killed three Granville children aged 8, 4, and 18 months as the 9-year-old Roy leaped from a second story window to survive. The mother, Thelma Granville, and downstairs resident Mrs. David Kiver were out, each assuming the other was home. Roy survived shock but offered few details. The pallid victim Leona had polio and used leg braces, found beside Roy’s bed.
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Portland
Ore
Thelma Granville
David Kiver
Granville
St . Leon
Rey
Eisenhower to host high level White House conference
President Eisenhower announced a White House conference to include Gen. James A. Van Fleet, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. George C. Marshall. Also invited are Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson, top Pentagon officials, four Senators, and two representatives. Van Fleet will land in Washington Tuesday and meet the President at noon, then join lunch.
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Eisenhower
White House
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staff
George C. Marshall
Secretary of Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Pentagon
Congressional Armed Services Committees
van Fleet
Army
Washington
Military Air Transport Service Terminal
James C. Haperty
Bal Air Hotel
Lewis L. Strauss
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Hugh Butler
R.neb
Chauncey W. Reed
R-Il
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Father and Son Killed in Korea Mortar Fire
Warrant Officer Roland C. Mueller and his Marine son Sgt David D. Mueller served near each other in Korea. The elder Mueller feared for his son's safety and had sought removal from combat duty. A premonition followed by mortar fire ended the younger Mueller's life, with the family awaiting the body’s return home.
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Wis
Roland C. Mueller
David D. Mueller
Korea
Mueller
Marine Corps
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