Families weigh risks to visit jailed airmen in China
US families react to a China travel offer tied to imprisoned airmen with mixed plans. Some wives and mothers fear harm or futility, while others, like Capt Harold Fischer Jr.’s, intend to travel after seeking Wuhan permission through Premier Chou. UN and US officials signal cautious optimism and ongoing efforts to secure welfare assurances.
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Washington
China
Red. Reeves
S. Air Force
Edwin Heller
Philadelphia
Reeves
Pennsylvania
Hurley Baumer
Alabama
Minnesota
Harold Fischer Jr
Iowa
Fischer Sr
Chou
U. S
Peiping
Hammarskjold
Chen
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Nationalists Hit Red Shipping Along China Coast
Nationalist planes attacked Red ships along the China coast after Yikiangshan fall, claiming at least 20 small craft sunk and many damaged. The Defense Ministry reported fierce clashes, with Vikiangshan defenders said to have fought to the last man and 61 hours after the landings.
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Taipeh
Yikiangshan
China
Defense Ministry
Tachers
Formosa
Air Force
Wenchow Bay
Tachens
Fuo-chow
Nanjih Island
Yrosa Strait
Vikiang-1shan
Knight Tax Hikes Face Assembly Committee Setback
A Sacramento study shows 4% to 15 of the 39 members of the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee oppose Gov. Goodwin Knight's plan for higher tobacco, distilled spirits, beer, and gambling taxes. Only one member, Herdot R. Kloekstein, openly supports the increases. others remain undecided or silent.
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Sacramento
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee
Goodwin Knight
Assembly
Herd
R. Kloekstein
Tio Athens
Nine Eskimos Return From Hudson Bay Ice Pack
Royal Canadian Air Force reports nine Eskimo men feared dead after being stranded on an ice pack in Hudson Bay January 4. They reportedly walked home to Poyungnetuk village after a section broke away carrying their equipment. Three planes had searched for them.
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Halifan
Uti
Royal Canadian Air Force
Hudson Bay
Air Fore Search and Rescue
Port Harrison
Poyungnetuk
War truck driver survives 100 mph plunge and denies truce charges
Dale Fickes of Franklin, age 27, leaped from a shattered truck after brakes failed near 100 mph during a North Korea incident on Oct. 27. He admitted one charge of trampling a UNC truce but denied 10 other alleged violations. Atributes indicate the event occurred amid a tactical air intrusion and the truck fell into a creek, injuring him with a sprained wrist and minor abrasions. The report also covers California Governor Knight's comments on Eisenhower's potential candidacy and the 1956 Presidential question.
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Franklin
Dale Fickes
Jies
U. N
Fiekes
U. S. Navy
W. C.F. Roasha
Eisenhower
UNC
Ihon
California
Gover
J Knight
Knight
Richard M. Nixon
Los Angeles County
Republican Central Committee
Eisenshower
Nixon
Knight Vows Support if Ike Runs Again
Knight states support if Ike runs again and targets control of the state GOP. At a news conference lasting over an hour and 14 minutes he addressed state issues including air pollution, pensions, unemployment insurance, and legislative process while noting Assembly harmony after a bitter speaker contest.
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Nixon
Knight
William A. Burkett
L. H. Lincoln
Oakland
H. Allen Smith
F.glendale
Navy officials honor Stump aboard West Coast tour
Admiral Stump leads cruiser division commanders on a West Coast visit to shore installations and ships. He travels with a staff of seven and is hosted by Rear Admiral Smoot after inspecting facilities in Los Angeles. Lillian Doty, 45, is injured critically when her car collides and she is struck by her own vehicle. Reginald Doherty, 47, and Wilbert Dotson escape unharmed.
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David M. Tyree
Frederick B. Warder
Stumpssid Ne
West Cnnal
Yeoman
Leslie Chambless
Tharlemeyne Ave
Adm Smoot
Adm
Stump
Los Angeles
Diltmate Hotel
Lillian Doty
Match of Dimes
Reginald Doherty
Miss Doty
Wilbert Dotson
Doty
Doherty
Bonelli Jr Denies Father in South America
Los Angeles dispatch reports Bonelli Jr says his father, former Fourth District Board of Equalization member, is at an Arizona ranch and vacationing in Argentina. He says they spoke by phone Wednesday night and they did not discuss a return plan. Grand jury probes into liquor license investigations are mentioned for Orange and San Diego counties.
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Los Angeles
H—Wunam
G. Bonelli Jr
Fourth District Board of Equalization
Arizona
Argentina
Bonelli
Aces
Orange
San Diego
Clear Davis of Blame in Auto Crash
A federal court jury in Los Angeles cleared Sammy Davis Jr. of blame for a two car collision near San Bernardino on November 18. Mrs. Bessie Roth of Akron Ohio was injured and a $75,000 damage suit was dismissed in Davis favor.
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Los Angeles
Sammy Davis Jr
Bessie Roth
Akron
Ohio
Davis
Roth
San Bernardino
Demo Senate Leader Undergoes Operation
ROCHHRoinn New York D MAJORITY LEADER LYNDON B JOHNSON underwent kidney stone removal at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. He arrived Wednesday with his wife and was reported in good condition after the procedure at the hospital.
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Rochhroinn
Senate
Lyndon, B. Johnson
Texas
Rochester
Mayo Clinic
Johnson
U.S. May Help Chiang Withdraw From Isles
A Senate Foreign Relations panel member said Congress would likely support any Eisenhower request to aid Chiang Kai-shek’s forces if he seeks withdrawal from Tachens near Formosa. Administration doubts persist on using force without a treaty as Vice Admiral Good visits Taipei to discuss logistics.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Red Mainland
Tachens
U. S
Senhower
U.S
Taipei
Washington
Chiang Kai-shek
White House
Formosa
Yikiangshan
Adm
Rosent E. Good
U. S. Naval Operations
William C. Chase
U. S. Miitary Assistance and Advisory Group
Woman 55 Killed in Wilshire Death by Self-immolation
An explosion in the Wilshire district led to the discovery of Mrs. Yetta Weisstein, about 55, fatally burned in a gasoline saturated home. Police say it appears she set herself on fire using gasoline, matches, and a bed sheet as a wick. Her husband Julius, an insurance broker, cited years of domestic strife and her earlier threats of death by self-immolation.
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Los Angeles
Wilshire
Yetta Weisstein
Julius
Bill Would Exempt Candy From Tax
A. A. Erhart of Pismo Beach introduces a measure to exempt candy from the state sales tax. The bill targets sugar, nut, raisin, gate and dairy products and follows a similar proposal rejected two years ago.
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A. A. Erhart
R-Pismo Beach
Hormel Sees DA Today on Gunshot
Los Angeles based jazz pianist George A. Hormel plans a meeting with the district attorney today after a bullet pierced his window. He will then report for Coast Guard sea duty as his two year active service nears its end.
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Los Angeles
George A. Hormel
Coast Guard
Hormel
Kent
Fred
C. Hartman
Terminal Island
Jane J
Darlington
George
Knight Jr
Buic-Ioeal
Guernsey
Harford County
Pennsylvania
Surance
Eight year old writes to Eisenhower about ham radio interference
Renee Denicola, age eight, wrote to President Eisenhower about a ham radio station interfering with her TV. A secretary replied, and the FCC investigated, identifying Anthony Shragal as the operator. He said he learned of the issue when his son showed him how to stop the interference.
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Chicago
Renee Denicola
Renee
Eisenhower
Sam
Girard Denicola
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Anthony Shragal
WSSEF
Shragil
Robert
Hallinan Disbarment Held on Hold in Tax Case
The California Supreme Court ruled disbarment actions against attorney Vincent Hallinan must wait until his release from McNeiland federal prison where he serves an 18 month term for income tax evasion. The court said Hallinan must receive a full hearing to determine if his offense showed deliberate intent to defraud the government. Hallinan, 1952 Independent Progressive presidential candidate, paid a 50000 dollar fine and began his sentence last February.
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San Francisco Or
Vincent Hallinan Taust
Federer
McNeilsland
State Supreme Court
Board of Goyvapors
State Bar
Hallinan
Progressive Party
U S Officials Clash Over China Travel Passports Policy
State Department spokesman Suydam avoided details on whether the United States would issue passports for travel to Communist China amid a no-encouragement stance. The Air Force released a family message warning travel is at their own risk and not government endorsed. Senator Knowland calls Chow En-lai’s offer part of a broader mortal communist propaganda effort.
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Suydam
State Department
United States
Red
China
Air Force
Sen. Knowland
California
Senate
Chlorine Gas Floods Tokyo Army Headquarters
The U S Army evacuated downtown Tokyo headquarters after a tank containing poisonous chlorine gas leaked. Six officers and two enlisted men were taken to a hospital for observation. no serious injuries reported. The basement tank is used to chlorinate water.
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Army
Tokyo
U. S. Army
Farmer Injures Foot With Hook in Accidental Break
Fort Morgan Colorado reports Christ Hansen a chicken hatchery owner with a hook on his left arm for 31 years dropped the hook and struck his foot. A physician confirmed a broken bone after days of rising soreness.
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Fort Morgan
Colo
Christ Hansen
Hansen
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