Repatriated Americans Omitted From POW Lists
A Pentagon survey shows at least 40 repatriated Americans were omitted from Communist Korea POW lists in 1951 and 1952. The finding suggests total American prisoners may exceed 4,000, with Ridgway asserting 1,200 more could have been held. The Army checked 127 returnees and found 57 omissions.
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Darrell Garwood
Washington
Pentagon
Korea
Ridgway
Matthew B. Ridgway
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Bloodmobile volunteers briefed for Post visit May 13
Red Cross field worker Miss Joan Fitzsimmons will briefing volunteer workers at 2 30 p m Wednesday in the First Baptist Church men s Bible classroom for the Red Cross bloodmobile trip to Post on May 13 About 500 donor pledge cards have been distributed with a May 8 deadline for returns A minimum of 200 donors and 1 pints of blood is planned The bloodmobile will operate at First Methodist Church basement from 10 a m to 4 p m Co sponsors include American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts and their auxiliaries will handle volunteers appointments and the master schedule
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Joan Fitzsimmons
Red Cross
First Baptist Church
Ralph Kirkpatrick
O. G. Murphy
C. A. Prater
L. A. Barrow
Southwest
Willard Kirkpatrick
Northwest
Ralph Welch
Walter Boren
Jack Ballantine
North Texas National Defense Blood Center
Fort Worth
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Ralls Band to Present Program at Post High Tuesday
The Ralls High School band will perform in an assembly at Post High School on Tuesday at 11 30 a m Principal C D Lee announces The appearance is part of an assembly exchange with Post High School chapel choir having performed there weeks earlier
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Ralls School Band
POST
Ralls High Schools
Post High School
C. D. Lee
Rallis High School
Post High School Chapel
Returnees and Communist List Inconsistencies Reported
Air Force, Navy, and Marines returnees reveal gaps in Communist list coverage. Of 57, 32 were missing in action before 1952, 22 captured since then, with 3 records unavailable. One returnee on the list, one omitted since 1952, and one captured last year. Marine prisoners trace back to the Chosin Reservoir.
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Washington
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Chosen Reservoir
Forty-Five Txdot Maintenance Men Receive No-Accident Awards
Forty-five Texas Highway Department maintenance men were honored with Truck Driver No-Accident awards at the Texas Public Employees Association annual barbecue at Mackenzie Park. About 250 people from 12 counties, plus Plainview Chapter No. 37, attended. Awards covered one to 15 years of accident-free driving.
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Texas Public Employes Association
Mackenzie Park
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Plainview Chapter No
Tech Flying Club Builds Momentum at Texas Tech
The Flying T's campus aviation group shows steady progress with nine members, eight having solo flights and two awaiting more stick time. They own a Piper Cub J-3 and plan a second plane once membership hits 17, meeting at Municipal Airport's Vickers-Dagley hangar.
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Texas Tech
Tech
Harold Rucker
Darrell Jackson
Sandra Mason
B. T. Smith
Aubrey Shaver
Garnett Reeves
J. D. Harkey
Harrold Simon
Bentley O'Quinn
Laddie Linstrom
Vickers-Dagley
Municipal Airport
Mental Health Week Proclaimed By Mayor Tripp
Mayor Murrell Tripp proclaims Mental Health Week citing citizen awareness to improve health principles and state hospital program. Lubbock Mental Health Society observes the week and reports an ambitious lecture series drawing capacity crowds of educators and medical authorities.
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Murrell Tripp
Lubbock Mental Health Society
Lubbock Mental Health
Funeral services for W. Jones Arnett in Seagraves
W Jones Arnett 50 died Thursday night at his Seagraves home from a heart attack. Services set for 8 p m Sunday at Southside Baptist Church officiated by Rev Joe Mauldin. Webb Funeral Home directs burial in Loop Cemetery. Arnett, a Stanton native, lived two years in Seagraves and worked for a local oil company.
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Seagraves
W. Jones Arnett
Southside B
Crushed by Tractor Claims Stafford Youth
May 2 reports Arthur Browning a 17 year old from Stafford was killed early today when a tractor crushed him.
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Houston
Arthur Browning
Stafford
Wrestler Libbraccio Wins Case In Elopement Bet Dispute
Naples May 2 A Naples wrestler Tiberio Libbraccio carried Miss Ermine Ot tavini from a bedroom to a garden during a bet about elopement. The retired general father shouted for police but the court dismissed the case saying Libbraccio won the bet and the matter.
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Naples
Tiberio Libbraccino
Ermine Ottavini
Libbraccio
Ermine
Installment Buying Hits Record Level
Washington reports March consumer installment credit rose to a record 19 billion dollars from February. Auto sales credit led with a 313 million gain. other consumer goods rose 29 million. Home repair loans up 6 million. personal loans up 74 million. Noninstallment credit increased to 6.4 billion, pushing total consumer credit to 25.6 billion.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
One Shot Penicillin Reported Safe for Syphilis
Dr Clarence A Smith of the U S Public Health Service announced tests of a new one shot treatment for syphilis using bicillin a long acting penicillin. Results from 125 patients at VD clinics in Chicago Durham N C New Orleans and St Louis showed it safe and effective in most cases.
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Washington
Clarence A. Smith
U.S. Public Health Service
Service
Chicago
Durham
N.C
New Orleans
St. Louis
Beavers Now Found in Europe Only at Scattered Points
Scientific survey confirms beavers have established populations in Europe only at scattered sites. The study notes limited distribution linked to habitat availability and historical range. Researchers emphasize conservation to protect fragmented populations and ecological roles.
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Europe
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