Turncoats Interviewed by Newsmen
An interview session with 347 pro-Red prisoners in Korea included 1 Briton, 325 Koreans, and 21 Americans who spoke of reuniting with families and seeking peace. They denied inducements, discussed fears of punishment back home, and cited McCarthyism as a reason to stay.
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Jl l
Mike Fright
Korea
Washington
Defense Department
Army
Secretary of
Defense Wilson
United States
Cpl
Edward S. Dickenson
Crackers Neck
Panmunjom
U.N
U.S
Corden
Samuel D. Hawkins
Oklahoma City
Sai Mawkins
Set. Alpert C. Belhomme
Ashland
Europe
Hitler
McCarthy
Andrew Fortuna
Lincoln Park
Mich
McCarthys
Veldes
Pfe
James G. Veneris
Hawthorne
Callf
Valley Yorge
Richard KR. Tenneson
Portia Howe
Tokyo
Alden
Minn
Fallon
Tenneson
South Korea
Formosa
ABC
Conden Defends Integrity Amid Red Charge Hearing
Congressman Condon defended his integrity before the House American activities committee after being under Red scare scrutiny. He described meetings in California with leaders of a new Independent Progressive Party and faced questions about partners rumored to be Communist. He criticized hearsay as evidence and argued he bears the burden of proof of innocence while the AEC cited undisclosed witnesses.
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House
Condon
California
Charles D. Blodgett
Chicago
Blodgett
Progressive Party
Oakland
Robert L. Truenart
Bertram Edises
Sen. Anderson
N. M
Congress
Anderson
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Tam
Candon
ABC
AEC
Aia
Rennrtine
Gun Game Ends In Tragedy At Home Murder Attempt
Police report describes Juanita Steinfeldt and husband Steinfeldt in a deadly gun incident at their home. He claims he pointed the revolver at his head and pulled the trigger after saying Look Honey. Juanita grabbed the gun and fired, killing herself. They leave two young children with neighbors. Investigators will pursue further questioning before deciding whether to seek charges. The couple had been married eight years and reportedly had normal quarrels. Juanita, a Marine Corps veteran, had recently cleaned the weapon and stored it on a kitchen shelf. The scene included a .38 caliber revolver, four cartridges on the table, and rounds fired during a domestic dispute.
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Tubbs
Steinfeldt
Nast
Juanita
Danny
Richard
Juvenile Bureau
Long Beach
Foothill Folk Return to Muddy Property
Los Angeles area faced heavy rainfall with 1.71 inches in the city and up to 7 inches in Lake Arrowhead as a two day storm moved earth from mountainsides. Thousands evacuated as mud and debris damaged wells and a Ventura oil field. Duarte and Sierra Madre residents began cleanup after evacuations. a family escaped as mud engulfed their home.
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Los Angeles
van Nuys
Lake Arrowhead
Ventura Avr
Venture
Oil Company
Duarte
Sierra Madre
Herbert TH. Lindstrom
People Cars Thirsty in 53 Pay More Tax
California's 1953 alcohol tax receipts topped 17.57 million for the first 11 months, about 700 thousand above 1932. Gasoline sales reached 3.9 billion gallons, roughly 200 million higher than 1952. November fuel taxes totaled about 20.33 million on 333 million gallons. Breweries boosted both domestic sales and exports in the year.
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Sacramento
California
State Board of Equalization
Thief Uses Bamboo Pole to Loot Empty Bag
In Hartford Connecticut a thief shoved a 10 foot bamboo pole through a window to fish a woman's handbag from a bed but the bag was found empty. The incident shows a bold, unusual method of theft with no item recovered.
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Hartford
Conn
Dulles Rejects Meet With Chinese Reds
Dulles rejects Molotov proposed conference routine to avoid weeks of argument over agenda. Molotov attacks European Defense Community and calls for a united front against West Germany. Western diplomats view Molotov as trying to shift blame, drive US-France tensions, and press for a five power framework.
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Nounced
Molotov
Dulles
Eden
Bidault
U. 5
Mototoy
France
Germany
Dules
Soviet Union
Versailles
Georges Bidault
Britain
Anthony Eden
Maletov
Berlin
Russia
United States
West Germany
East Berlin
Russian roulette described as deadly gambling act
The piece explains Russian roulette as a deadly form of gambling where one shell is placed in a revolver and spun before firing toward the body. It notes that in a case the trigger was pulled twice before the shell fired and that Mrs. Steinfeldt did not spin the chamber.
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Steinfeldt
Man Beaten and Slain Found at Malibu Gas Station
Stanley Keith Swain, 26, a carpenter formerly from Santa Cruz, was beaten and dumped near a Pacific Coast Highway gas station. Detectives say he was likely fired upon and robbed by a chance acquaintance who drove away in a pony. Swain suffered severe facial and head injuries, with signs of a ferocious struggle.
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Malibu
Stanley Keith Swain
Santa Cruz
Pacific Coast Highway
Swain
Robert Swain
East Pasadena
Etzel
Plea Guilty in Santa Ana Bookmaking Case
SANTA ANA two men from Santa Ana pleaded guilty in Superior Court to felony charges of bookmaking after a raid on the Orange County Labor Temple. Judge Gardner dismissed two other counts and set February 5 for sentencing after reviewing pleas for probation. Trial had begun with eight jurors and four alternates.
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Santa Ana
Sheriff's
Orange ‘County
James Reitman Gibson
Kenneth Frank Visll
Robert Gardner
Mamie Eisenhower Spring Hats Revealed by Designer
New York hat stylist discloses Mamie Eisenhower's spring wardrobe choices. Hats include a panama straw profile piece, a navy silk flower embroidered hat, and a pink shantung wavy brim sailor in burnt pink, highlighting Mrs. Eisenhower's refined style.
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New York
Mamie Eisenhower
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