Twenty One POWs Turn to Communism Northward
Twenty one singing Americans and one Briton renounced their homelands and moved north in flag bedecked trucks toward the Bamboo Curtain from Ka rea's neutral zone. The U.N. Command in Tokyo said at least nine were accused as stopk pigeons who betrayed fellow POWs to the Communists. They carried Red peace banner and shouted charges of imperialism and germ warfare as they left the demilitarized zone.
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Panmunjom
Tokyo
U.N
Karea
Sarlle
Freezing Cold Grips Britain and Europe Hardest Wave In Six Years
A severe cold wave blankets Britain and much of Europe, with Siberian air bringing gales and blizzards. Moscow Radio reports a temperature of 53 below zero in Siberia as the cold front pushes south toward Italy.
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Britain
Europe
Italy
Siberia
Moscow Radio
Zara
Pusan Fire Ravaging City Anew
A second disastrous fire struck Pusan Korea as flames spread through more than 200 flimsy houses two hours after starting at 2 a.m. The hillside residential area north of the November blaze hindered control efforts amid a light breeze. No major U.S. military installations were threatened.
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Pusan
Korea
Novemer
U.S
Coins Sealed in Pipe Found in Pennsylvania Home
A hoard of silver dollars allegedly up to 33000 dollars was discovered sealed in lead pipes buried in the cellar of the late Martin G Hoch in Chicora Pennsylvania. Executors locating the coins during an inventory declined comment. Hoch left cash and land to Chicora borough six churches and other beneficiaries.
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Butler
Martin G. Hoch
Chicora
Hoch
Helen E. Schoeder
Parkersburg
W. van Hoch
Schroeder
Truck driver aspiring officer helps nab liquor-store robber
A 24 year old truck driver Len Herendeen and 25 year old James Boone chased and captured a robbery suspect at Pine Ave and Eighth St after the thief slugged liquor store proprietor Theodore Diettrich. The suspect James Keller 21 admitted the holdup and was booked for investigation of robbery. Diettrich was treated for a head wound.
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Theodore Dietrich
Len Herendeen
James Boone
Diettrich
Pine Ave
Albury St
Long Beath
59Th St
Theto
Charles
Bennett
Keller
Eighth St
Herendeen
Boone
Koller
Young Herendeen
Civil Service Ust
Heller
Diettricn
President predicts end of business dip and bold steps
President Eisenhower forecast recovery this year from a brief, self correcting business dip and pledged to use federal power to avert a depression if needed. He urged Congress to take bold steps to strengthen the economy, expand unemployment and old age insurance, boost public works, housing, tax reform, and foreign trade programs.
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Washington
Eigenhower
Congress
Washengton
Eisenhower
Federalid
Police raid targets 902 dope dens. 314 arrested in Osaka
In a dawn operation in Osaka Japan more than 2000 police raided 902 suspected narcotics dens and arrested 314 people including 117 women Kyodo News Agency reported Osaka Japan's second largest city and commercial industrial capital
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Osaka
Kyodo
Japan
Lie test backs Marine in gun death case
Richard Steinfeldt, 29, cleared of suspicion after a lie detector test backed his account that his wife Juanita killed herself in a game of Russian roulette. He and witnesses described the couple arguing over caring for their two young sons, Danny and Richard, as police investigated whether he manipulated the scene.
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Richard Steinfeld
Ricky
Danny
Roger Coar
Richard Steinfeldt
Shome
Hyo
Richard
Steinfeldt
Truman Boyd Manor
Pasadena
Mexico City Theater Fire Sparks 1500 Escape
A major Mexico City theater burned on Wednesday night, but most of the 1500-strong audience escaped via fire exits without injuries thanks to quick actions by theater staff. In Washington, Sen Bricker blasted President Eisenhower s treaty making amendment as untrue and wrong, opposing the White House line while urging a constitutional safeguard.
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Mexico City
Pune
Washington
Sen
Bricker
R.chip
Eisenhower
Senate
White House
State Dulles
Dulles
Beach Combing and Page Listings
A consolidated directory lists where to find specific content across sections in the newspaper, including Beach Combing on Page B-1 and Editorial on Page A-18, with other topics and pages mapped such as Classifieds B10 to B15 and Sports A-21 to A-23.
Soviet Plan for World Armament Conference Proposed
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov proposed to the Big Four that a world conference on general armament reduction be convened in 1954 under the United Nations framework with participation by UN members and non members alike. The plan links disarmament with a solution to atomic weapons and signals a bid to include Red China, drawing U S criticism from John Foster Dulles who urged immediate focus on Germany.
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Berlin
V. M. Molotov
United Kingdom
France
Soviet Union
United States of America
United Nations
Eastern Bloc
RED China
U.N
China
U. S. Secr Tary
John Foster Dulles
Molotov
Red
Germany
Li F
Montreal slasher on rampage as eighth attack reported
A razor wielding assailant struck again in Montreal, bringing the weeklong spree to eleven attacks. Police sealed an East Side neighborhood and hunted a 38 year old former boxer identified by victims. Seven earlier assaults were linked to the suspect with one more on Wednesday night. Victims suffered gashes requiring stitches but none were seriously injured. Authorities described the man as a figure nose sadist on a slashing rampage while intensifying the manhunt with multiple police cars on scene.
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Montreal
Wilfred Bourdon
Dean Tasse
Rescuers Battle Snowdrifts to Free 40 Michigan Children
Bad Axe Michigan officials report 40 children ages 5 to 10 stranded overnight at Pinnebag School as 20 inches of snow and high winds trap them. Road crews push through snow to reach the school and expected late-day rescue proceeds, with meals and cots prepared.
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Bad Axe
Mich
Huron County
Pinnebag
Michigan
Hazel Weatherhead
County Road Commission
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George McArthur
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Allan Winnington
Wilfred Burchett
James Keller
By Sterling F. Green
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Eddie Cantor
Marilyn Cantor
Eddie
Mexico
John M. Hightower
Sadist
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