Refugee Beria aides seek asylum in United States report
A San Diego Union based investigation links four top Soviet leaders to an escape from Russia seeking asylum in the United States. The tale involves Beria’s ouster, a Moscow purge, and alleged plans to contact a refugee in a neutral country via an American agent. State Department silence followed as officials assess potential security risks and world peace implications.
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Berra
San Diego Union
Washington
Russia
United States
Latin America
Mexico City
Beria
Senate
Sep. McCarthy
R-Wig
Mcé
Council of Ministers
Malenkov
Soviet Union
Supreme Soviet
Heme
Moscow
State Department
Sen. McCarthy
Press Association
Refugee Chief Discusses Polish Escape Routes and Soviet Pressure
The refugee leader explains why many Poles flee to the West and risk crossing Soviet zones, detailing the difficulty of joining the Polish Air Force, mass desertions at sea, and the regime’s moral crackdown. He cites Bishop Kaczmarek’s five year trial and notes ongoing anti Semitism, while Mikolajczyk surveys food shortages and repurposed USSR policies.
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Europe
Batory
Poland
Germany
Warsaw
Czeslaw Kaczmarek
Kielece
Russia
Mikolajczyk
International Peasant Union
Washington
Red
Korowicz
Defense budget and air power measurement debate at JCS
The Joint Chiefs of Staff under Adm. Radford tackle how to measure air power as a budgeting and balancing issue. Radford and Carney favor counting aircraft numbers over wing strength, while Ridgway undecided and Twining supports the wing metric. The Air Force goal shrinks from 143 wings to about 120 by 1955 under Wilson directives.
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Moe
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Arthur Radford
Air Force
JCS
Radford
Robert Carney
Naval Operations
Matthew Ridgway
Army
Air
Nathan Twining
Wilson
Thefts Of Tools And Wire Reported To Police Here
Crime activities remained on the downgrade with no burglaries and only minor thefts. H T Grant reported a tool box with tools worth 125 removed from his car near 15th St and Texas Ave. Detectives investigate theft of a large wire spool containing 250 to 300 feet of rubber coated wire tied to Santa Fe Railroad. Other thefts include a 65 pistol, a cocker spaniel named Elmer, and three bicycles.
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H. T. Grant
1St St
15Th St
Texas Ave
3Rd St
Ave. M
Santa Fe Railroad
Elmer
Benson Plans Farm Policy Steers Clear of Quick Fix
Secretary of Agriculture Benson in Augusta Wisconsin defended a no quick fix approach, pledging collaboration with farm groups. He warned Congress may pressure for continued price supports while advocating education and research to raise efficiency and market development. Expect clashes in next Congress over farm policy direction.
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Congress
Benson
White House
Agriculture Post
Augusta
Wis
Capitol Hill
Bension
Stunting RCAF Pilot Killed In Lake Ontario Jet Crash
Royal Canadian Air Force stunt pilot Sqdn Ldr Ray Greene was killed when a jet crashed into Lake Ontario during an air show. The plane completed a loop then plunged into the water, exploded, and spectators heard the blast a mile away.
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Toronto
Royal Canadian Air Force
Lake Ontario
Sqdn
Ray Greene
RCAF
Girl Keeps Up Music With Gifted Yet Fake Strad Violin
Joan Powell a 15 year old sophomore at Senior High School owns a violin labeled Antonius Straduarius Cremona but a German factory stamp proves it not a genuine Stradivarius. The Texas Tech library helped confirm the spelling mix up while her family from Clovis Road noted the gift from James Estes of Chattanooga. She plans to continue violin study through high school and uses the tale as conversation about the instrument.
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Joan Powell
J. W. Powell
Clovis Road
Tennessee
James Estes
Chattanooga
Estes
Carroll Thompson
R. W. Matthews
Joan
Antonius Straduarius
Cremona
Texas Tech Library
Antonius
Eisenhower Addresses GOP Women Delegates at Washington Meet
President Eisenhower spoke briefly to Republican women from 18 states at the Conrad Hilton, praising Dirksen’s leadership and urging that the future lies in women’s hands. Mrs. Eisenhower drew cheers as she thanked the audience and hinted at world travel impact on American values. Dirksen attacked Democratic critics and warned of a Washington mess, while McKay accused Democrats of advocating a monopolistic view of resources.
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Washington
Denver
Mamie
Eisenhower
Conrad Hilton
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Dirksen
Congress
Adlai E. Stevenson
Chicago Mercy
Colorado
Naval Air Station
Fisenhower
Interior
Douglas McKay
Sen. Dirksen
Truman
White House
McKay
America
Reclamation Bureau
End of Yom Kippur Marked by Shofar at Shaareth Israel
The shofar at Synagogue Shaareth Israel on 1706 23rd St. signaled Yom Kippur’s end after fasting and five day services. Rabbi is Dr. Adolf Phillippssorn. Marlin Q. Bond, 23, was slightly injured Saturday at 1:50 p.m. when his motorcycle flipped near 14th St. and Ave. Q. Bond taken to Lubbock Memorial Hospital with cuts bruises and shock. condition not serious.
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Shaareth Israel
23Rd St
Adolf Phillippssorn
Marlin Q. Bond
N. Ave. U
14Th St
Ave. Q
Theatre Fire Sparks Hourlong Rescue Fear at Athens
A theater fire in Athens prompted many children to flee and adults to rescue youngsters. Firefighters faced thick smoke as 180 to 500 children were reported inside. the building was gutted with damage estimates up to 100000 dollars. No cause yet determined.
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Page One
Lloyd Hood
Worsham
Tommy
Red) Hopson
Lowe
Norman
Jerry Stegall
Jimmie Fletcher
Emma Fletcher
Athens
Se Athens
Tyler and
Malakoff
Athens Amusement Enterprises
Births in Lubbock Area Hospital Notes
Mr and Mrs B W Showalter announce the birth of a son weighing 9 pounds at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital Saturday. Mr and Mrs Charles Tillery report a daughter born at 12 09 pm weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces at Lubbock Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Hardy Scott announce a daughter weighing 8 pounds 4 ounce at 5 58 pm Saturday. Mr and Mrs Marvin Cryer report a son weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces at 4 52 pm Saturday at Lubbock Memorial Hospital. The fathers are a salesman farmer trucker and Purina Mill employee respectively.
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B. W. Showalter
Lubbock
Soho
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Charles Tillery
Ave. A
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Hardy T. Scott
42Nd St
Marvin Cryer
Purina Mill
Korean Conference Talks Face Slow Start At Panmunjom
The assembly backed a Western plan limiting participation to wartime nations and allowed Russia’s possible entry if desired. The United States and Korea oppose reopening UN debate on the conference. Prisoner transfers continue with nearly 18,000 moved to Indian custody as 5,000 remain to be delivered.
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Russia
United States
Panmunjom
Reds
Kim Sang
Red
Kaesong
Lee Choo Bok
Lee
Demilitarized Zone
B 36 Bombers Stage Air Show Over Lubbock
Several B 36 bombers swept the skies over Lubbock Saturday afternoon, offering an unofficial air show to hundreds of residents. Officials said the planes were likely on routine training, previously flown from Walker AFB and Carswell, with no formal announcement of a mission.
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Lubbock
Reese Air Force Base
Te Cee Aare
Walker Afb
Carswell
Fort Worth
Hail Damage Hits Hale County Farmlands Hard
In Hale County the Halfway community and surrounding areas suffered severe crop losses from a hail event. Estimates place damage from 50 percent to complete ruin on cotton and feed crops, with some fields possibly 100 percent damaged. Local farmers named include Raymond Akin and Glenn Witten among others. agent Ollie Liner pegged total losses at 5 000 to 10 000 bales across about 40 farm sections, with hail drifting up to a foot in places and trees stripped of foliage.
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Hale County
Plainview
Raymond Akin
George Edwards
Fred Spraggins
Claude Spraggins
Claude Witten
Glenn Witten
Y. L. Harbison
Gib Brown
Ollie Lin‘er
Liner
Six Corners
Grady Shepard
Hale Center
B. M. Nelson
Castro County News
Dimmitt
Hereford
Deaf Smith
Gillantine
MacLean Family Mystery Sparks Eastward Flight Theories
Debonair Donald MacLean with Guy Burgess reportedly fled from the Foreign Office two years ago triggering the largest postwar manhunt in Red Europe. The British Foreign Office refrains from naming theories while rumors swirl about the MacLean family and possible communist links.
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France
Italy
Red
Donald MacLean
Debonair
Brilliant
Foreign Office
Guy Burgess
Oet
Red Europe
Re Een Beinl
Semere MacLean
Maclean
Burgess
New Radio Station Opens in New Mexico
Pinkston announces a new radio station in New Mexico with Corwin Riddell as head of the news department. The staff includes Hi-Pockets Duncan, Walt Lawson, Dot Singer, Joyce Harper, Lonnie Lansing, Marold Giese, Tom Moss Jr., Ben Hall, Vernon Carnes and others. Construction began July 1 1958 at a cost of 900000 with open house September 24 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and a special show at Jamboree Hall at 8 p.m.
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Page One
New Mexico
Corwin Riddell
Southwest
Pinkston
Riddell
Hi-Pockets Duncan
Walt Lawson
Dot Singer
Joyce Harper
Lonnie Lansing
Marold Giese
Tom Moss Jr
Ben Hall
Vernon Carnes
Eee
Inldi
Air Force Mayday Report From Savannah Crash
The B2 craft converted for storm scouting ran into trouble during a flight from Hunter AFB Savannah to Paps Field. A distress Mayday was issued and radio traffic was silenced to aid rescue efforts after the aircraft went down.
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Cati
Hunter Air Force Base
Savannah
Paps Field
Pers
Air Force
Three Hurt in Crash Of Light Airplane Near Amarillo
AMARILLO Sept 19 Three persons were injured none seriously when their light plane hit a power line and crashed as it was taking off from a suburban airport west of here. The trio crawled safely from the burning wreckage. Pilot of the two engine craft was not identified in this brief report.
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Amarillo
Here
Murder Docket Set by District Court Judge James Denton
Thirty one murder cases and related felonies are slated for the 10 a.m. Monday criminal docket before District Court Judge James G. Denton. Included is Roy Edward Mc Callum tied to a May 1 fatal beating of Gus Pierce, with Pierce dying from a brain concussion after being brought to West Texas Hospital. Mc Callum initially reported finding Pierce on a road outside city limits, later returning saying he knew Pierce and asking about his friend. Additional murder defendants include Luis C. Herrera Felton Askew and his wife Vir Juan Boe ie jil k sea, Ward, and others in recent shootins and stabbings. A 135-person jury panel was summoned for 1:30 p.m. exams.
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Wil
James G. Denton
Roy Edward McCallum
Ave. O
Gus Pierce
Ave. K
Pierce
West Texas Hospital
McCallum
District Attorney’s
Aea
Lamesa
Kallina
Luis C. Herrera
Lubbock
Felton Askew
Vir
Juan Boe Ie
Herrera
Mareh
Jose Maria Leal
Avene
Pennsylvania Solon Ruled as Cabinet Post Hint
Washington dispatch notes Rep. Samuel K. McConnell of Pennsylvania emerged as a likely candidate for a cabinet post on September 19. Sources close to McConnell remained uncertain about a definite appointment, with speculation centering on his potential to join the administration's investment committee.
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Washington
Samuel K. McConnell
Pennsylvania
Repubbticas Ane Investment Committee
McConnell
Atomic Expansion Foresees Self Deterrence In War
Secretary See discusses expansion of atomic and nuclear programs with 10 week electronics and 18 week nuclear technician courses. He cautions super weapons may deter use if fear keeps nations from aggression and suggests conventional forces regain primacy if such weapons neutralize themselves.
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Anderson
Airman Aldin Osterbusch and Colleague Stationed at Amarillo AFB
Airman J C Aldin Osterbusch 21 from Wheaton Illinois and his wife 21 accompanied by S Sgt James D Porter 26 from Clarksville Arkansas are stationed at Amarillo AFB.
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J.C. Aldin W. Osterbusch
Wheaton
James D. Porter
Clarkville
Ark
Amarillo Afb
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U. Ineligence Investigative
Amoss
International Services of Information Foundation
Red Army
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Sanctuary
U. S
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Foundation
9Th Air Force
OSS
Franciszek Jarowski
Denmark
Defense
Providence
Rhode Island
King Philip
Seekonk River
Poe
Steve Hospital
Salesman Bearings Specialists Co
Charley Johnson
17Th St
Ward
Gilcus Ward
Lubbock III
Usasaga
Agapito Pena
Aiun Court
Solon
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