China Reds Free Two Women Missionaries
The first stage of repatriating 41 American civilians from Communist China neared completion with the release of two American women missionaries after 13 years' imprisonment. Miss Sarah Perkins, 63, of Tennille Georgia, and Miss Dorothy Middleton, 34, of Cicero Illinois, appeared in good shape and expressed gratitude for being free on soil. They described their imprisonment, asserted they are not spies, and spoke of signing confessions under pressure.
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Hong Kong
China
Sarah Perkins
Tennile
Dorothy Middleton
Cicero
Miss Perkins
Miss Middleton
Dilmas T. Kanady
Houston
Tex
REDS
Barry Gnome
Traila
Bristol
Ham
Pat
Aria
U. S
Robert Aylward
Samkong Village
Linsien
South China
Samkong
Kukong
Canton
Red Council
Bird-Smuggle Trial Nears Conclusion in Bristol Case
In Bristol England the federal magistrate court heard closing arguments in the bird smuggling trial of Sylvia Patricia, 19, accused with three men of marrying for profits to smuggle exotic birds. Defense alleges government witnesses lied seeking immunity. jury to deliberate Wednesday after a trial that began August 2.
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Bristol
England
San Diego
Sylvia Patricias
I Carter
Ernest A. Tolin
Clif
Ford L. Duke Jr
Louis Dof
Glen Ballard
Senta
Bera
Victor F
Gwyn Rees
Torney
Maesie
Sylvia
Rees
Whelan
Hird
Louis Glen Ballard
Duke and
Buono
Nicholas Spicuzza
Spicuzza
Rest-Seeking Bank Robber in Jail After Hoax Bomb Threat
Francis McMullan, 40, entered a Los Angeles bank with a plunger claim and demanded cash, threatening violence. Manager Craig Edwards shut the vault door as McMullan fled. police say the briefcase held a hoax bomb. McMullan was booked on suspicion of bank robbery. He allegedly sought $50,000 to change his life, saying poverty drove the plan.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Francis McMullan
Craig Edwards
Edwards
MelMullan
McMullan
Witness Links Bayes to Anti Communist Conduct
A UPI report from San Francisco describes witness Ralph E. Butler stating that Thomas Bayes Jr. faced a year sentence linked to his conduct amid wartime internment camps. Butler says Bayes aligned with Communist rhetoric, claiming the Chinese no longer trusted him. The testimony during Bayes’ court martial included accusations of cooperation with Reds and questions over his loyalty.
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San Francisco
Upi
Cpl
Butler
Reds
Thomas Bayes Jr
Bayes
Ie Wahcan
Ela
Dai
North Kelihere
Rean
Heds
Fervace Bayes
Wial Muniay
Ralph E. Butler
Granite City
Canadian Wheat Mission Arrives in Tokyo to Discuss Trade Pact
A three man Canadian wheat mission arrived in Tokyo to discuss revoking a one year trade agreement with Japan for import of Canadian wheat and barley.
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Tokyo
Japan
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