US Chief Justice Vinson Laid to Rest in Washington
The body of Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson lay in state at Washington Cathedral for funeral services attended by President Eisenhower and former President Truman. Police and Supreme Court officers carried the casket as dignitaries and the public filled the church for the solemn ceremony marked by rose pall and purple gold coverings.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
Washington Cathedral
Eisenhower
Truman
Vinson
Supreme Court
Francis B. Sayren
Episcopal Cathedral
Marines Conduct Massive Search for Missing Boy at Camp Pendleton
The U S Marine Corps deployed 300 Leathernecks with air and mobile ground gear to find eight year old Danny Walker missing since Wednesday from a family housing area eight miles inside Camp Pendleton’s main gate. Air and ground units searched canyons and hills, a duck boat dragged an eight acre pond, and his name was called repeatedly over loudspeakers. His father is S Sgt Charles W Walker and his mother Mrs Virginia Walker, with three other children in the family.
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Camp Pendleton
U. S. Marine Corps
Danny Walker
Camp Pendleton Reservation
Virginia Walker
Danny
Charles W. Walker
Bloodhounds Seek Boy in Sequoia Wilderness
Bloodhounds led search parties scoured Sequoia National Park north of Lodgepole for 8 year old Dana McClure of San Fernando Valley who disappeared while trying to “find a bear.” Rangers and deputies said tracks continued into Calhoun Meadow about three miles north of Lodgepole at 5000 feet as night temperatures dropped and the boy had no food or warm clothing.
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Sequoia Wilderness
Sequoia National Park
Lodgepole
Dana McClure
San Fernando Valley
Calhoun Meadow
Quake Devastates Four Cyprus Towns and Buries Unknown
A violent earthquake struck Cyprus today, devastating four towns including Paphos Djidassi Stroumbi and areas around Limassol and Platres. Communication was disrupted hampering damage estimates as residents searched rubble and the Royal Navy awaited details from its Cyprus station.
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Nicossa
Cyprus
Paphos
Djidassi
Stroumbi
Limassol
Platres
Trodas
Olympus Mountains
Royal Navy
London
Mediterranean
Alexander the Great
Reds Hold 400 for Blood Crimes Ex POW Says
Ex prisoner Lt James E Gunnoe of Charleston West Virginia says a Chinese officer at Panmunjom claimed about 400 Allied prisoners in North Korea are held for "blood crimes" including rape theft and war crimes. He states many are Americans and he was condemned as a war criminal despite his 15 months in captivity.
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Tokyo
North Korea
James E. Gunnee
Charleston
W. Va
Panmunjom
Gunnoe
Reds
Nine Airmen Rescued by Copter After Jump Near Sundad
An Air Force helicopter rescued nine stranded airmen who parachuted from a damaged KC97 tanker after a midair collision. The crew were located near Sundad Arizona and returned to a nearby auxiliary field all in good shape.
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Luke Air Force Base
Ariz
Vti
Air Force
Sundad
Buckeye
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
F. F. Jenkinson
Smoky Hill Air Force Base
Salina
Kan
Arizona
Navy Names Dead in Crash of Bomber
The Air Forces of the Pacific Fleet released the names of three naval fliers killed in a Wednesday crash at Owens Dry Lake Inyo County. The dead are pilot Ens A R Stickney of North Hollywood California John C Peekenpaugh Harrisburg Kentucky and Paul D Fock Alta Montana Illinois
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San Luego
IWUE
Air Forces of the
Pacific Fleet
Owens Dry Lake
Inyo County
Ens
A. R. Stickney
North Hollywood
John C. Peekenpaugh
Harrisburg
Paul D. Fock
Altamort
Ill
Diamond Ring Recovered From Home Sewer Pipes
A $23,000 diamond ring and wedding band were flushed down a toilet by Harry Friedman. After three frantic days of digging, the jewelry was found in the home sewer pipes. The last missing ring was recovered on Wednesday.
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LOS Alowsumucs
Harry Friedman
Friedman
Abdullah King Chooses Turkish Dancer For New Bride
Abdu llah King says his romance with Samia Gamal is over and he will marry Nejla Ates, a Turkish dancer, after a brief courtship. Ates dances at the Latin Quarter in New York and has already received a diamond ring from King.
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New York
Sheppard
Abdullah) King
Lexus Oil
Samia Gamal
Nejla Ates
Latin Quarter
King
Samia
Houston
Cairo
Miss Ates
Atish
Veree
Guards Quell Washington Prisoner Riot
Washington State Penitentiary officials reported a peaceful scene after a damaging riot and fire. About 800 inmates took part in a two hour disorder near the metal plant, with 14 inmates causing the peak violence, as guards and state officers used tear gas to restore order and herd prisoners back to cells.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Washington State Penitentiary
al Remboldti
Remboldt
Cel
Weather Outlook Mostly sunny with variable clouds through Friday
Forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with periods of high cloudiness through Friday. Patches of fog are expected in the early morning hours across parts of the area.
Blame over Korean War Prisoner List Standoff
In Panmunjom Korea the United Nations faces a clash with Chinese Communists over 2404 prisoners on a released list. Maj Gen Bryan warned they must free 2404 POWs or face consequences as Red delegates dispute the numbers. Pentagon officials fear many of 944 missing Americans may have died in Red camps.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
Blackshear M. Bryan
U. N
Military Armistice Commission
Peiping Radio
Bryan
Peace Village
United Nations Command
Red
Pentagon
Durkin Resigns as Labor Secretary Effective Immediately
The Chicago Daily News reports Martin P. Durkin resigned as Secretary of Labor. The resignation, accepted orally by President Eisenhower, is effective immediately. Durkin will return to his prior post as president of the AFL plumbers and steamfitters union.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Martin P. Durkin
Washington Dispatch
Edwitt A. Lahey
Daily News
Durkin
Eisenhower
Lahey
AFL Plumbers and Steamfitters Union
News
Blaze threatens Big Pines resort in rugged canyon blaze
One of three fast moving forest fires neared Big Pines recreation area threatening the resort and destroying hundreds of acres in Angeles National Forest. Two hundred firefighters fought lightning sparked flames in rugged terrain as fires continued to rage with estimates up to about 250 acres burned.
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Glendora
Big Pines
Angeles National Forest
Polish Refugee Warns Reds Plan War With West
A young Polish refugee Jan Hajdukiewicz told Seoul reporters Poland is preparing for inevitable war with the West. He said 99 percent oppose Red aggression but are policed by Communists. He cited underground religious conflict and noted VOA and Radio Free Europe as Poland’s only news sources.
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Warren Franklin
Seoul
West
Jan Hajdukiewicz
Poland
Hajdukiewicz
Korea
Foland
Free World
United States
Hajgukiewicz
Voice of America
Radio Free Europe
Suspend Army Aid Indicted for Perjury
Washington A The Army suspended Louis Fragala an $8500 a year engineering supervisor at Fort Eustis Virginia who was indicted for perjury and conspiracy to defraud the government by a Brooklyn federal grand jury on June 30 1952 The Army said the suspension is in the best interest of the government not for security reasons and that steps have been taken to bar him from secret and top secret information he once had clearance for
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Washington
Army Toflay
Louis Fragala
Fort Eustis
Fragala
Brooklyn
Pra-gala
Army
Movie Star Excluded on Defense Plea
Dorothy Lamour was barred from the courtroom at Adolph Spreckels II’s preliminary hearing in Costa Mesa over the assault charge involving Kay Williams Spreckels. Defense lawyers said she may testify later. prosecutors and defense clashed over procedure while a missing shoe, alleged weapon, drew attention. Lamour attended with husband William Howard. subpoenas sought the actress’s shoe to counter a claim of abuse.
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Costa Mesa
Dorothy Lamour
Adolph Spreckels II
Kay Williams Spreckels
Spreckel
Miss Lamour
Dep. Dist
Atty. J
Schnabel
Smith
Miss Williams
Matty
Galvin
Newport Beach
Newport Beach Chief of Police
Oatis to Explain Imprisonment Behind Iron Curtain
The only U S reporter jailed behind Europe’s iron curtain, William N Oatis, recalls “i was not a spy but my will had faded” after seventy days of ceaseless questioning by Czechoslovak police. The Associated Press story will run in the Press Telegram starting Sunday and continue daily through Friday.
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Wiliam N. Oatis
Czechoslovakia
Associated Press
U. S
Europe
Where to Find Pages and Sections in The Paper
A guide lists the newspaper’s section designations and page names for readers. It specifies where to find topics from classifieds to obituaries, sports to weather, and special features across pages A through C and B sections.
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Boyle
Plan for Hydrogen Bomb Test Ringed In Pentagon Directory
The U S government forms Joint Task Force 7 to run deliverable hydrogen bomb tests possibly at Bikini Atoll. JTF-7 replaces JTF-132, with Maj. Gen. Percy W. Clarkson as commander, former head of the earlier unit. The dates and site remain undisclosed by AEC and Defense.
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Pentagon
United States
United Press
Bikini
Atomic Ene Commission
Pacific Proving Ground
Eniwetok
AEC
Defense Department
Defense Organization
Joint Task Force Ven
JTF-7
Joint Task Force 132
Percy W. Clarkson
Army
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Abdullah King
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William Miller
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Tokya
Raging Blaze Perils
East Germany
Oatis
Will
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