UN Rushed Prep for POW Exchanges at Panmunjom
UN forces moved rapidly to prepare for possible quick return of sick and wounded Allied POWs from North Korea as talks open at Panmunjom. Rear Admiral John C. Daniel, leading the Allied liaison team, warned against premature optimism while coordinating with Gen. Mark Clark's Tokyo HQ. Maj. Gen. Paul D. Adams oversaw advance preparations as Marine engineers fence a large clearing.
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Tokyo
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US Army names POW swap plan Operation Little Switch
The U S Eighth Army in Korea has named the proposed exchange of sick and wounded prisoners of war Operation Little Switch The overall prisoner exchange would be called Operation Big Switch if it proceeds
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Munsan
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Army mobilizes loads for Panmunjom talks amid encampment near Seoul
Allies tighten logistics as convoys haul tent frames canvas lumber and supplies toward Panmunjom while helicopters may airlift sick and wounded prisoners to field hospitals. Delegations gather at a plum orchard site for stalled armistice talks with plans to resume negotiations on exchanging disabled prisoners and possible truce steps.
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Munsan
Eighth Army
Panmunjom
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Fiveman
William K. Harrison Jr
Fong
Ark
Lightning Strikes Twice In 95 Years
In St Louis the Pacific Hotel once blamed for a 20 casualty fire ninety five years ago is set for demolition to make way for a truck terminal. A fire yesterday destroyed the old warehouse and three adjoining vacant buildings sparked by a welder's torch.
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Pacific Hotel
Baby Burned To Death While Asleep In Crib
A 14 month old boy Will Ridley Jr. died in a crib fire in Columbus as flames and smoke thwarted rescue attempts by his mother and firefighters. The child was the son of Mr and Mrs Will Ridley.
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Will Ridley Jr
Will Ridley
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Fred
McManus
Honey Of A Problem For St Louis Zoo Elephant Show
Sore feet threaten Honey in the St Louis Zoo summer elephant shows. Foam rubber shoe soles failed to ease the load as she endures concrete floors all winter. Director George P Vierheller plans outdoor barefoot walks and continued treatment to restore her dancing ability.
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George P. Vierheller
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McCarthy Pleased As Eisenhower Rebuffs Criticism
Senate figure McCarthy hailed Eisenhower’s refusal to condemn his efforts to curb free world trade with Communist nations. The president said Stassen overstepped and restated that foreign accords rest with the White House and State Department. McCarthy claimed ship owners voluntarily cutting trade with Reds is a blow to the enemy and aid to the U.S. while noting no intent to negotiate with foreign governments.
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Dulles
New York
China
Western
Wate
U. S
Ike Taking Soviet Bids At Full Face Value
President Eisenhower said the U S should take every Soviet peace offer at face value until shown unworthy. Officials see hope for a Korea truce and possible future talks with Malenkov, Churchill, and Mayer, while diplomatic powers pursue flexible responses to Kremlin peace moves.
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Charles E. Bohlen
New York
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Senators Offer Van Fleet Staff Adviser's Position
Gen James A Van Fleet offered a staff military adviser post to the Senate Appropriations Committee as hearings on his Korea ammunition claims proceed. Senators Bridges and Ferguson invited him. Van Fleet will consider the role, with retirement likely after 38 years of service. Top pay would exceed his retired general pension, and a legal exception may be needed.
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Purse String Committee
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R-Mich
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William C. Bullitt
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Sea Holland
D-Fla
Auburndale
Fla
Alaska
Army
Senate
Radioactive Dust Readings Declared Harmless After Nevada Blasts
New York office of the Atomic Energy Commission says the rise in airborne radioactivity after Nevada nuclear tests is small and not dangerous. Flypaper devices trap radioactive dust to study distribution patterns. readings track dust moving from west to east.
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No Ambition To Head GOP Now Bliss Says
Republican State Chairman Ray C. Bliss of Akron says he has no ambitions of becoming Republican national committee chairman at this time. Bliss has been mentioned as a possible successor to C. Leslie Roberts of Kansas, who resigned under fire.
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Ray C. Bliss
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Bliss
C. Leslie Roberts
Kansas
Young Slayer Refuses Counsel as Extradition Looms
An 18-year-old confessed slayer refused legal counsel as extradition battles begin among New York Iowa and Illinois authorities. The youth admitted slaying five people including William Braverman a 19-year-old Hobart College freshman. His father from Long Island said the boy now acts differently but still will not allow an attorney.
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Ia.p
Mose McManus
Valley Stream
Long Island
Fred Eugene
McManus
Rochester
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William A. Braverman
Hobart College
Wheaton
Ill
George
Florence Bloomberg
Keeneyville
Illinois
Diana Marie Weggeland
William L. Guild
DuPage County
Guild
New York
Minnesota
David Beaston
Harriet Horsman
Spring Valley
Reds Hurl New Attack At UN Lines
In Central Korea Chinese troops launch a 175 man assault on a hill northeast of Chorwon, clashing with U S 3rd Division forces in a two hour hand to hand battle. Fifteen enemy bodies lie on the position and estimates place 30 more killed or wounded.
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Germans Free Two Charged With Nazi Plot
In Karlsruhe Germany two of seven Germans held by British authorities for a Nazi conspiracy against the Bonn government were freed by a West German Supreme Court order. Four others remain in custody and Karl Kaufmann was released on health grounds. The British had arrested the men in January and handed them to Germany. The freed defendants are Dr Karl Scharping and Dr Henrich Haselmeyer, former Nazi officials.
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Three Children Killed In Blaze While Mom Shops
In Youngstown and Girard a two room frame house burned Thursday night killing three children while their mother, Jessie Hulett, was briefly out buying groceries. Fire chief Nate Walker suggested a coal stove as a possible cause.
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Motors
President undecided on new GOP chairman
President Eisenhower weighing choices for GOP national chairmanship after C Wesley Roberts resignation. He has not picked a candidate and says the pick should command national respect. Governors Dan Thornton Edwin L Mechem Howard Pyle J Bracken Lee named among possibilities, plus youth leaders Robert Goodwin Wayne Hood Ray Bliss. Leonard Hall’s name also mentioned among possibilities.
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Ohio
White House
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Colorado
Edwin L. Mechem
New Mexico
Howard Pyle
Arizona
J. Bracken Lee
Utah
Washington
Robert K. Goodwin
Iowa
Wayne Hood
Indiana
Ray C. Bliss
Leonard W. Hall
New York
Herbert Reported Choice To Head Subversive Probe
Washington reports that former Ohio governor Thomas J. Herbert is Eisenhower’s likely pick for chairman of the Subversive Activities Control Board. The 58 year old Cleveland lawyer has backing from Senators Taft and Bricker and would succeed acting chair Peter Campbell Brown since June 1951. The board enforces the McCarran Internal Security Act and is evaluating Communist Party influence and membership disclosure requirements.
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Washington
Thomas J. Herbert
Ohio
Eisenhower
Russia
Poetic Justice in Chesapeake Traffic Plea
Mayor Jake Smith, village magistrate, faced a former schoolteacher charged with a traffic violation. Upon her guilty plea he awarded a choice: pay five dollars or write I shall not cross the yellow line 200 times. The teacher chose to pay the fee.
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Jake Smith
Lie Successor May Be On Job At UN This Week
Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden is nominated to succeed Trygve Lie as United Nations secretary general and is expected to take over next week. He must be approved by the General Assembly, but delegates foresee a swift election and swift arrival in New York for the swearing in.
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Animals Merit Headlines In Sundays Journal
Sunday issue highlights a dog and a duck inseparable pair and a 242-foot lizard mascot for a group of young naturalists. It also features the boxer dog’s Middletown origin and a former vice-consul’s impressions of postwar Germany. Civil defense progress in Middletown is examined with the need for more work outlined.
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U. S
Weddings Complicate June Nuptials Among Three Friends
Sunday society feature follows three lifelong friends planning June weddings amid college studies and military draft uncertainties. The piece blends wedding prep stories with personal hopes, challenges, and the pressure of Uncle Sam on bridegrooms as they balance life choices and ceremonies.
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