Army Drops Liquor Sales Ban on Posts
The Army issues a directive allowing open mess liquor sales on continental U S posts and territories under controlled rules. Bars must avoid saloon-like appearances, access should not force non-drinkers through the area, and packaged liquor is for personal use with serial numbers for traceability. Local laws vary. dry-area posts are exempt from local prohibitions.
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Tion
United States
Territories
Bergin
Haven Home Repatriates 104 Sick and Wounded
At Alameda the Haven ship brought 104 sick and wounded servicemen to the Army General Hospital. Maj. Gen. Armstrong greeted Pfc. Albert James Curtis of Scranton as litter bearers moved him to an ambulance. The repatriates, though ill, appeared in good spirits and received special diets and a building up program aboard.
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Army
Letterman General Hospital
Pfc
Albert James
Curtis
Scranton
George BE. Armstrong
Tuttle
Haven
Bay
Alameda Naval Air Station
Miss Brooks Principal Injured in Car Crash
SRN reports Miss Brooks principal Conklin and Mrs. Conklin from the Qui Miss Brooks show are hospitalized after a Thursday traffic accident. Actress Mrs Charles T Aldrich, real name Gale Gordon, was treated for minor abrasions after the car her husband was driving was struck from behind. Aldrich also sustained minor injuries.
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SRN
Lrincipal Conklin
Conklin
General Dean Recalls Three-Year Korean War Captivity
Gen Dean relates his escape from a Taejon area breakout failed, capture near Chongju, and long captivity in North Korea. He describes brutal conditions, bean hours of interrogation, and being treated with tea, meat, butter by Chinese guards while sharing rations with Korean guards. He notes press conferences, shifting custody, eventual Kaesong time, and a Red Cross package arrival.
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Reds
Chongju
South Korea
Dean
Pyongyang
Kaesong
Kaesung
Mrs Dean Overjoyed by Tidings in Berkeley to Monterey
Mrs Dean, wife of Maj Gen William F Dean, learned her husband was freed by the Communists via radio and rushed to tell a daughter in Berkeley. She said she needed eight hours sleep and preferred not to have photos until Dad returns home, planning to greet him with grandchildren. His mother wept with relief after years of waiting. The family noted he might retire after 30 years service.
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Robert G. Williams
Monterey
Calif
William F. Dean
Dean
Ann
Ft Ord
San Francisco
Berkeley
Robert Williams
Robert
Elizabeth F. Dean
Goodyear CIO Union Agree on Pay Hike
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co and the CIO United Rubber Workers reached a general hourly wage increase of 24 to 544 cents for 30,000 workers across 10 plants. This follows similar agreements signed last week with Firestone and B. F. Goodrich, as U. S. Rubber Co. remains in talks on wage clauses expiring September 8.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
CIO
United Rubber Workers Today
Firestone Tire & Rubber
B. F. Goodrich Co
Chicago
U. S. Rubber Co
Warrant for Alimony Ties Carradine to 7 Year Old Debt
Los Angeles actor John Carradine, 47, jailed today on a seven year old contempt warrant over $12,000 in alimony unpaid to his former wife, Mrs Gordon Bennett of Oakland. He said matters were settled two years ago. Carradine, who did a Hollywood theater show Thursday, is married to actress Sonia Sorel.
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Los Angeles
John Carradine
Carradine
Hollywood
Gordon Bennett
Oakland
Carrafine
Sonia Sorel
Man recalls three years of longing and family letters
Dean described his longing during three years and noted letters received from his daughter, mother, wife, and son. He refused to broadcast a message on the Communist radio to avoid enabling propaganda, stating he would not open the door for broadcasts. He said he is counting the hours until he returns home.
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Dean
McCarthy Lays Probe Aim at Mining Abandoned Mines
Senator Joseph McCarthy says he may personally investigate abandoned mines that yielded manganese zinc lead and copper. He cites Truman era policies that closed mines and flooded operations, warning of reliance on foreign sources and potential Russian disruption of sea lanes if war starts. The four day hearing on Communist infiltration of the armed forces ended. private hearings resume next week in Washington.
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ULP
Joseph FR. McCarthy
R.-Wis
George WW
Malone JR
New
Malong
McCarthy
Truman
United States
Russia
Senate
Washington
Breezes Bring Relief as Midwest Heat Wave Breaks
Across the Midwest cooler northern breezes and showers spread, easing a long heat spell. The Weather Bureau projected relief day by day with a cool mass moving from Canada, rolling toward Michigan and Indiana, bringing lower temperatures and scattered rain to eastern states.
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New York
WA. 5
Weather Bureau
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Canada
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Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Michigan
Indiana
Illinoiis
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Louie Estes and family name mixup at Los Angeles court
In Los Angeles a Van Nuys man named St Louis Albert Estes appeared in Municipal Court over a speeding ticket. He denied several other traffic tickets on his file claiming many relatives share the same name, distinguished only by ordinal numbers. He said others named Estes the Fifth and similar names belong to different people.
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Louie
Los Angeles
St. Louis
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