Two Servicemen Survive Month in Okefenokee Swamp
William Denham and George Anderson, both under 25, wandered 600 square miles of swampland in Georgia for about a month and a half after becoming separated from their boat. They lost 103 pounds combined, surviving on fish heads and entrails before a farmer found them and directed them to care in Romerville and then back to the Navy station.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Okefenokee
South
Georgia
William E. Denham
Pic
George Anderson
Marine Corps
Denham
Anderson
Naval Air Station
Romerville
Irvin C. Schneider
Naval Airman
William Edward Denham
Marine Pfe
Okefenokee Swamp
South Georgia
Okefenokees
Wealthy ice cream merchant killed in ammonia holdup attempt
Jacob Reuben Katz, 45, owner of five ice cream shops, was identified as the bandit slain during an ammonia gas assault on an armored car in University City. Police call it a thrill crime. guard Thomas Doerflinger, 24, fired through a peephole, wounding Katz and himself. Coroner says Katz died from gunshot wounds. Katz had recently declined a $100,000 firm offer.
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St, Louis
iUeb
Jacob Reuben Katz
Katz
Orvillé Richardson
University City
A. Sandell
Reedlhe Creary Stores
Katz Firm
Doerflinger
UNESCO Chief Resigns Over Budget Fight
Jaime Torres Bodet resigned today as UNESCO director general amid protest over the budget and an $18 million ceiling set by delegates. Two other top UNESCO executives, Lewes de Berredo Carneiro and Vladislav Ribnikar, also announced resignations from the 18 member board.
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Lewes Paul de Berredo Carneiro
Unesco
Vladislav Ribnikar
Yugoslavia
Lso
Classifieds and notices scattered through the paper
The page list directs readers to sections across the issue including obituaries sports comics and financials with multiple page coordinates. It also notes various features like radio television tides temperatures and ideatars as well as shipping tables and school pages.
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Boyle
Ideatars
Queen's Mate Quit Smoking By Chewing Buttons
A London friend of the Duke of Edinburgh reported that Prince Philip has given up smoking. Observers noted recent pictures show him without cigarettes cigars or pipes. His quitting method was described as chewing buttons instead of using tobacco.
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London
Duke of Edinburgh
Elizabeth
Temblor Fells 500 Miles Wrecks Home in Oceanfront Shake
SAN FRANCISCO AP A rolling earthquake collapsed a house at Oceano and rocked the California coast for 500 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles before and after midnight today. No deaths or injuries were reported though the San Andreas fault was convulsed for more than three quarters of an hour.
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San Francisco
Oceano
California
Los Angeles
San Andreas
KVEC
San Luis Obispo
J. Olin
Here
Herrick
San Francisco Bay Area
Monterey
Carmel
Sabines Paso Robles
Santa Barbalira
Bakersfield
Tehachapi
Nab Ex-Convict in Gun Chase Huntington Incident
Paul Rohrig, 26, an ex-convict, was detained in Huntington Beach on rape charges after a home invasion and a high speed chase during which five shots were fired. A 24 year old mother was assaulted at her Orange County home as police, aided by a neighbor, pursued Rohrig who fled into a bean field and was captured at 410 Hartford Ave. The victim, treated at Orange County General Hospital, was supported by her husband away at work and by neighbors watching over her three children.
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Huntington Beach
Plice
Paul Rohrig
Rohrig
Hartford Ave
Orange County General Hospital
Dwight {Scotty} Bryson
Delaware Ave
Bryson
Fred DeWitt
Paul Darden
Big Storm Brewing Off Philippine Isles
The Philippines Weather Bureau reports a new tropical storm gathering strength in the Pacific off the east coast of southern Mindanao Island. A storm warning is in effect for eastern Mindanao and the eastern Visayan Islands.
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Manila
Philippines Weather. Bureau
Pacific
Mindanao
Visayan Islands
Record Snow Buries Tennessee Three Dead
An all time record 22 inch snowfall struck Knoxville and east Tennessee, isolating mountain communities and causing power and telegraph outages. Three people died in the storm, including Sidney Peane and Louise Morgan in a collision near Morristown and Harold E McMath. Traffic was disrupted and communications were restored only after hours of rescue work. The Tennessee Kentucky football game proceeded as planned despite the weather.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
East Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Corbin
Sidney Peane
Louise Morgan
Southern Railway
Morristown
Harold E.mcmath
High School Radio Cheating Case Sparks Pena lty
A one year student at McKenzie High School in Sao Paulo used a private wristwatch transmitter and tiny speakers to answer an exam from outside the hall. The pair earned an A for radio engineering but were told to take their methods elsewhere next year.
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Sao Paulo
Bragil
McKenzie High School
Soldiers urge Ike to press drive home in Korea
A Kansas City wartime feature gathers 14 GIs including Pfc Bobby Neiweem of Winnetka and Cpl Edward Norris of Flint asking President-elect Eisenhower for a quick end to the Korean War. Replacements, rotations, and homecomings are debated as troops urge a strong push, more aggressive strategy, or an early withdrawal.
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William
Barnard
Korea
Ike
Pfc
Bob Neiweem
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Otba
Neiweem
Winnetka
Edward ‘L. Norris
Flint
Mich
Kored
Chester Lyons
la Crescenta
Calif
Albert Krambeal
North Bend
Ore
Don, Gralinsky
Milwaukee
Ike S
Warren
Orse
Mobile
Ala
Orvil Selke
Charleston
Va.t
Melvin-C. Murphy
Chicago
Eisenbower
Bandit Hunted After $6000 Robbery at Norwalk Market
Sheriff's deputies seek a six foot bold bandit who robbed Manor Market at Rosecrans Avenue late Friday with an automatic pistol. He forced employees Charles Reilly and Johnny Anderson to open a downstairs safe and hand over $6000 before fleeing. The suspect wore a brown topcoat and leather gloves and remains at large.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Norwalk
Manor Market
Rosecrans Ave
Charles €. Reilly
Clarkdale Ave
Heputies
Reilly
Johnny Anderson
Joe
Anderson
Fourth Czech official admits treason at show trial
Vienna reports that former Czech deputy foreign minister Arthur London pleaded guilty to treason and espionage in Prague. He admitted direct contact with American brothers Hermann and Noel, stating he was placed in his post by Rudolf State, Czech party secretary-general. The five-man court heard his confession as part of the widespread show trial.
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Vienna
Austris
Arthur London
Moscow
Prague
London
Pankrac
Hermann
Noel
Field
Rudolf
Communist Party
Londen
Kolanda
Gerard
Gerhardt
Vladimir ‘ Clementis
Associated Press
William N. Oalla
Eisenhower Eyes Cabinet Before Korea Departure
President elect Eisenhower plans to complete his cabinet selections before leaving for Korea next week. He spent a relaxed Saturday at his Columbia University residence while meeting Gov. Alfred Driscoll, campaign writers Jackson and Hughes, and aides to finalize personnel, including postmaster general and agriculture, labor, and commerce secretaries. The meetings followed his West Point reunion attendance and a return train trip to New York.
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New York
GCR
Eisenhower
Korea
Columbia University
Agriculture, Labor and Commerce
West Point
Washington
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Driscoll
R Eisenhower
C. D. Jackson
Fortune Magazine
Brothers Hughes
Life Magane
James C. Hagerty
Jackson
Hughes
Arm Torn Off In Frightful Dryer Accident
In Houston, a 15 year old boy named Bobby Loving was rushed to a hospital after a spin dryer at a local facility tore off his arm. The incident occurred Friday as the machine reportedly snagged his clothing, an event described by doctors as life saving after urgent aid and a tourniquet. The boy asked not to worry his father.
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Houston
Bobby
Ian
Ediuipment
Jornb
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Everett Alexander
Crawford County
Randall Yorks
Indiana
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York
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