B-29 Gunner Downed Two MiGs Becomes VIP in Tokyo
Billie G. Beach of Masheim Tennessee, the only U S B 29 waist gunner in Korea with two MiG 15 kills, recounted the April 12 air engagement over the Yalu River near Sinuiju. Despite engine damage and flares of danger, pilot Captain Wayne Pyles landed at Seoul Air Base. Beach earned official credit for two kills and is in Tokyo for a four day visit as a very important person before returning to Okinawa where he has flown 26 missions since the war began.
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Yugoslavian Serb Bishop Vojislav Nastic Freed
American born Serbian Orthodox Bishop Vojislav Nastic, imprisoned for preaching against Tito's government, is freed after three years of an 11 year sentence. He volunteers to retire from church affairs after amnesty granted following a bishops council approval.
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McGhee backs Greece Turkey in Atlantic alliance move
Charlott esville July 11 George C McGhee Assistant Secretary of State said the most logical method of giving military guarantees to Greece and Turkey is to bring both into the 12 nation North Atlantic pact He called them stalwart allies and praised their resistance to aggression He noted U S aid and arms needed for the Middle East and cited Truman’s request to Congress for funds. Sydney July 11 The H J Heinz Co said it will start design and erection of a new food manufacturing plant at Melbourne Australia with estimated cost 2 000 000 Australian to begin late 1953 400 000 U S production to be shipped 20 miles southeast of Melbourne
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Amputee in Army Hospital Plans For Home And Car
Robert L. Smith of Middleburg Pennsylvania, an amputee from Korea, remains at Walter Reed Hospital but plans a future home a two story or rambler with elevator if needed and a specially fitted car. Donations have surpassed 220000 from readers aiding his recovery and housing goals.
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Police Chief Ended Artist's Fast in Santa Paula
In Santa Paula on July 11, Police Chief Tom Moore persuaded displaced Russian artist Paul Ivanoff to end a two week fast tied to protest and hunger. Ivanoff, in financial distress, was housed in the jail and later hospitalized after Chief Moore covered meals and arranged treatment.
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