Turncoat's Mother Airs His Early Life
San Antonio reports a general court martial at Ft. Sam Houston for Cpl. Claude Batchelor a 22 year old West Texas soldier from Kermit charged with informing on prisoners and aiding the enemy in Korea His mother testified he grew up in Sunday School Boy Scout and Baptist parish life and showed no political interest The defense plans to probe Batchelor sanity during his time as a prisoner and will address war conduct charges including writing to a camp newspaper denouncing U S wartime methods
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San Antonio
Claude Batchelor
Texas
Batchelor
Ft. Sam Houston
Korea
Kermit
Reds
L. Batchelor
Grande
Baptist Sunday
Ischonl
Tokyo
Joel Westbrook
San Anntonio
Batuhetne
Batchelors
Gom
Donald L. Manes
Westbrook
Chiang's Planes Hunt Reds Near Formosa Front
Nationalist warplanes scouted coastal rivers opposite Formosa to detect Communist invasion craft. Planes and warships bombarded fortifications near Quemoy and Yungning, with ongoing operations described as to be continued and expanded amid calls to civilians to stay clear of military areas.
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Taipeh
Formosa
China
Defense Ministry
Quen
Bass
Amoy
Yungning
Quemoy
Little Quemsoy
Cashier Out 417000 by Aiding Public
Bernard Barrett a 50 year old cashier at the Bank of Whitesville Kentucky was charged with misapplication of funds after a 417000 shortage covered by cold checks from bank customers He said he kept checks for people 12 to 18 months hoping they would be honored The bank serving 750 residents closed with 636468 in assets and liabilities The FBI said the deficit accumulated over four years Barrett was freed on 25000 bond
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Whitesville
Bank of Whites
Bernard Barrett
FBI
Barrett
Kentucky
E. L. Boyle
Louisville
Tin Heiress Custody Case Home Viewed
Paris court weighed whether 4 month old Isabela Goldsmith should stay with her father James Goldsmith or be placed with grandmother Mrs Amenor Patino. The infant’s premature birth followed the death of her 18 year old mother from a brain tumor.
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Paris
UPA
Isabela Goldsmit
Amenor Paitino
James Goldsmith
Versailles
Aftica
Patina
Isabela Lan
James Tvould
Far
Mather
Peace Pact Signed by Four AFL Unions
Four major AFL unions including carpenters Teamsters operating engineers and laborers signed a peace pact to prevent work stoppages on heavy construction and highway projects. Leaders announced the agreement after weeks of talks ahead of the AFL convention next week in Los Angeles.
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AFL
Los Angeles
UPA
International
Carpenters
Appointment of Keesecker to Indochina education mission
Washington announces Dr Ward W Keesecker will lead an educational mission to the Republic of Indonesia. He has served 27 years on the U S Office of Education staff.
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Washington (P
Ward W. Keesecker
The
Republic of Srndonesia
Keesecker
U. 8 Office of Education
Sergeant Halts Wild Truck and Gun Runaway Vehicles
Sergeant Jesus Rosario leaped from an Army truck and used emergency brakes to stop a 75 mm antiaircraft gun carrier and a towing gas carrier that ran out of control on Highway 68 near Cajen grade. Injured were Louis P Dunn and Pvt. Robert J Weilan z. A bus and several cars narrowly escaped as a roadside flare started a small fire.
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Jesus Rosario
Bloomer
Liquor Inquiry Aids Assured Permits Safe
Testimony on liquor licenses in San Diego led to immunity reviews by Asst. State Atty. Gen. William Bennett. The Board of Equalization approved Bennett to determine which individuals cooperated and should receive immunity. Actions also included stopping new license transfers until promises are ready, banning officers from liquor license interests without notice, and approving 26 general licenses for Los Angeles County among other requests.
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Sacramento
San Diego
Board of Equalization
William Bennett
Bennett
Charles Berry
Los Angeles County
San Diego County
New Jersey Citizens Honor Gen Zwicker
About 200 people were to attend a farewell luncheon honoring Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker, famed for his role in the Army McCarthy hearings, reassigned to duty in Japan after more than a year commanding Camp Kilmer. The event saluted his community spirit and mutual aid to nearby towns in welfare efforts.
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New Brunswick
N. J.P
Ralph W
Zwicker
Japan
Camp Kilmer
Kilmer
Miss Truman Offers Help in Democratic Campaign
Miss Margaret Truman says she will be glad to make any speeches the Democratic Party feels she should deliver. Democratic National Chairman Mitchell had hoped the former president’s daughter would appear for the party in the upcoming campaign.
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Truman
Independence
Margaret
Mitchell
Sheppard Bail Hearing Resumes In Cleveland Murder Case
Judge Edward Blythin restarts a bail hearing for Dr Samuel H Sheppard charged with first degree murder in the July 4 slaying of his pregnant wife The osteopaths attorneys subpened nine new witnesses alongside twelve previous ones Six of the first twelve testified last week and three new witnesses report seeing a stranger near the Sheppard home at the time of the murder The court weighs presumption of guilt against release on bond until trial
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Cleveland
Wpi
Edward Blythin
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Hope to Avenge Tortures as POW Told by Officer
Harvey Fleming, a 46 year old Wisconsin officer and prisoner of war in North Korea for three years, testified he remains angry and seeks vengeance for mistreatment by Col Kim Dong Suk and other captors. He described forced participation in broadcasts and said he only took part to obtain medicine for a dysentery attack. He denied wrongdoing and argued the Army and public deserve full disclosure.
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Sheridan
Ill
Harvey’ Fleming
North Korea
Wis
Kim
Fleming
Cal i John Pritchard
Army
Reds
Ftabeddae
Korea
County Fair Opens With Lavish Display
Pomona hosts the 27th Los Angeles County Fair with a lavish opening and a $1,000,000 exhibit suite across 6,000 classifications. Officials predict over a million visitors in 17 days. fair run runs through Oct. 3 in multiple California cities including Baldwin Park, Bell, Duarte, Pomona, and others. Queen Sally Ann Scharfe of Duarte presided as part of opening ceremonies.
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Pomona
Nual
Los Angeles
California
Athens
Baldwin Park
Bassett
Sally Ann Scharfe
Bell
Charter Oak
Florence
Duarte
Garden Grove
Huntington Park
Maywood
Rosemear
Spadra
Vernon
Walnut
Walnut Park
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