Reds Release French Hero At Viet Tri POW Exchange
Marcel Lepage a high ranking French officer held prisoner by the Vietminh since 1956 was released today in the POW exchange at Viet Tri. The Vietminh said Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries would not be exchanged today due to bad weather as lists of prisoners were added by both sides.
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Anoi
Indochina
Lo Ca
Marcel Lepage
Viet Tri
Lepage
Christian de Castrles
Men Bien Bho
International Admiative Commission
Hhat
Leveling Off Seen in New Polio Cases
Washington reports that public health officials see a definite leveling off in new polio cases with the peak not yet reached. Last week 2,210 cases of infantile paralysis were recorded nationwide, three more than the prior week. year-to-date total 17,112 versus 18,293 a year ago.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Annapolis
Bay Ridge
Ell Lenoe
Sailal
Vice Texas
Kwashington
Maryland Resort Row Ends Report On Outbreak Spread
Public health services note an outbreak mainly among workers in several poultry plants across the state. The highest case counts occurred in May June and July with the Texas outbreak peaking months earlier and no new Texas cases listed last week.
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Alates
Service
Texas Out
Twenty-nine more Yugoslavs seek asylum in Italy at sea
Italy reports 29 more Yugoslavs crossing the Adriatic for political asylum, raising total to 53 this 10 day period. Josiah Punos, 33, landed with a small group at a port Wednesday aboard, among eight men seven women and five children. Five other Yugoslav men arrived by boat at Benesetta Del Tronte.
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Antonia
Italy
Adriatic
Josiah Punos
Ismall
Phere
Sith
Yaroslay
Benesetta del Tronte
Famed flyer Acosta dies after long illness at Sanatorium
Sanatorium veteran and air pioneer Acosta, famed as a World War I pathfinder for the U S Air Mail Service, dies after advanced tuberculosis and cancer at a Sanatorium near New York. He set speed and endurance marks, aided aviation progress, and left a family.
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Denver
U.S. Air Mail Service
Conaullane
Sil Acusti
Cindr
George Novine
Avasta
San Disis
Lothia
California
Canada
Royal Pigg Corps
Royal Mara Av Servier
U.S. Army Signal Gerps
iLengs Island
Onaka
Neb
Clarence Chamberlain
Firsit
Alatt
Byrd
Billy Graham Barred From Phenix City
Adjutant General Waller Z Han na ruled out Billy Graham's appearance in Phenix City and suggested a Columbus, Georgia stop instead. Meanwhile gambling partners Roy Shepherd and Timmy Matthews faced indictments over property rentals, bonds set at 1000 dollars, and Sheriff Miepay delayed signing, as ministers debated Graham's plan amid crowd concerns and a perceived city cleanup effort.
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Phenix
Billy Graham
Waller Z. Hanna
Graham
Adj
Columbus
Comubus
National Guardsman
Roys Shepherd
Timmy Matthews
Moling
Sherif Lamar Miepay
Gen. Henna
Phenix City
Ninwish
Grajaan
Nashville
Sacramento forms first alcohol rehabilitation commission
California's first alcoholic rehabilitation commission met in Sacramento to plan research and treatment efforts. Gov. Knight announced Joseph I. Gabriel Hollister as a new member, with Dr Theo K. Miller elected chairman and a three member subcommittee to hire a $9,000 per year executive secretary and four assistants. Nine applications were filed for the secretarial post.
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Sacramento
Califorrnia
Aeet
Goodwin J. Knight
Joseph I. Gabriel Hollister
Theo K. Miller
Lee Dening
Andrew OC. Geer
San Franciscn
Waren Brown
Richmond Independent
Joseph A. Parker
Los Angeles
Paige Monteade
Calville
Parker
Legal& New Bridget
Fiacal
Jobless Pay Thrift Plan Challenged by Employers
Sacramento director William Burkett proposed cutting unemployment cost by 5000 to 1600 per year through shorter pay interviews and removing job list requirements. Major employer groups protested fearing higher welfare payments and fraud risks, naming California Manufacturers Association and Associated Industries among critics.
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Sacramento
William A. Burkett
Burkett
Payneits
California
Assn
Staninrd Gil Co
Associated Tanmers
Lisiivange
Othées
Earthquake Hits Large Japan Area
An earthquake rocked Tokyo and a large part of eastern Japan, including Hanshu Province, for more than a minute. There were no immediate reports of damage, and a similar disturbance shook the city.
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Tokyo
Eastom
Hanshu
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Arctic
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Schweppes
Call
Acosta
Bert Acosta
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