Reds warn of short cut on prisoners at Panmunjom
In Panmunjom talks, Lt Gen Harrison warns the Communists they may free 32 000 North Koreans who refuse repatriation or delegate 48 000 to a neutral caretaker nation. He says Asian nations near Communist influence pose risks, as liaison officers plan Friday discussions.
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Panmunjom
William K. Harrison
South Korea
Harrison
Red
John C. Daniel
Munsan
Reds
Korea
Switzerland
India
Nam II
State May Lose Federal Funds For Hospital Building
Washington report shows Ohio may lose 180149 in federal matching funds for hospital construction financed over years. Roy L. Harlow, chief finance officer of the U S Public Health Service, testified before the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday and did not indicate which hospitals would be affected.
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Washington
Ohio
Roy L. Harlow
U. S. Public Health Service
House Appropriations Committee
Virginia corporal names 81 missing Allied troops from camp
Cpl. Everett W. Ritenour, 21, Woodstock, Virginia, said 81 Allied soldiers were still held in Red Prison Camp No. 5 on the Yalw River. He reported those named were in pretty good shape when he left the camp, as he provided the official prisoner list.
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Tokyo
Virginia
Everett W. Ritenour
Woodstock
Red
Yalw River
Names Revealed by Ritenour and POWs Head Home
Page four lists the men revealed by Ritenour and confirms 63 released prisoners of war are en route home. The report highlights the identified individuals and the ongoing return of POWs.
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Ritenour
POW NAMES REMAIN SECRET IN RED PRISON LIST
A Honolulu returned American prisoner said 50 missing or dead U S soldiers were actually held in Red prison camps. The Army confirmed but withheld names fearing reprisals. Ritenour’s list also drew no comment. Publication was allowed by the Army censor.
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Honolulu
U. S
Ritenour
Farm Prices Skid Again In Mid-March To Mid-April Drop
Washington reports that farm product prices declined 2 percent from mid March to mid April, landing at 4.0 percent below a year ago. The drop is the largest monthly fall since the Eisenhower era began, with cattle milk grains and vegetables leading losses while hogs lambs eggs and rice rose but not enough to offset the overall decline.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower
Truman
Dulles Accelerates Turnover At State Department
Sen Mundt cites a highly accelerated turnover at the State Department with over 50 top policy posts filled or reassigned since the GOP assumption on January 20. He claims 49 others removed or resigned for suitability or security reasons, plus 112 job denials. Dulles argues for a steady Western defense build and a shift to trade for aid to gain security. The subcommittee reviews a 130 million dollar appropriation as foreign aid plans loom at 5.8 billion in new funding. Mutual Security Director Stassen offers no comment on aides under 6.1 billion aid range.
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Washington
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
State Department
Acheson
Secretary of State
Dulles
Senate Appropriations
U. S
Europe
America
Paris
Eisenhower
Mundt
Senate
GOP
Dean Acheson
Donald Laurie
Appropriations
Department
Truman
Mutual Security
Harold E. Stassen
House Appropriations Committee recommends hefty cuts in Truman era requests
The committee urged a 32 percent slash in new funds for the State Department, 25 percent for the Commerce Department, and 4 percent for the Justice Department. President Eisenhower signed a bill extending rent controls on 5.2 million housing units across three states to July 31, delaying an expiration set for midnight.
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Washington ‘P
State Department
Truman
House Appropriations Committee
Commerce Department
Justice Department
Washington
Eisenhower
McCarthy Says British Stall Aid China Trade
Senator McCarthy claims Chinese Communists partly own ships sailing under British protection to Red China. He cites French government ships and U S Maritime Commission sales, and notes congressional hearings on Monday to probe such shipments. He alleges British flag vessels violate U S export bans while Britain may defend its ships with naval power.
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McCarthy
China
G. Milton Kelly
Washington
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Red China
U. S
U. S. Maritime Commission
Britain
France
North Korea
U. S. Department of Commerce
Ike Proposes Defense Reorganization in Pentagon
President Eisenhower asked Congress to approve a Defense Department reorganization that shifts authority to civilian defense heads and weakens the joint chiefs of staff. The plan adds six assistants, abolishes several boards, and aims to reduce about 500 staff in the secretary of defense office.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Munitions Board
Research and Development Board
Defense Supply Management Agency
Secretary of Defense
Child Gets Lost After Reprimand in Montebello
A 12 year old girl sparked an all night search by police and residents after she vanished and claimed abduction. She later confessed she had run away due to a teacher's reprimand and fear of parental wrath. She entered a Hollywood store to report she had been abducted but police found no crime.
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Montebello
Calif
Hollywood
Barbara Hellman
Reds Force Laos Troops To Pull Back
Vietminh forces sweep toward Luangprabang and capture Muong sung defense post north of the royal Laotian capital. French-Laotian defenders suffer a third straight reverse as weather allows napalm air attacks, splitting enemy columns into smaller groups and delaying the assault.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Luangprabang
Laos
Muongsung
Sisavong Vong
Namhou
Fourteen French Civilians Freed by Soviet Release
Fourteen French civilians arrived in Moscow today by the Trans-Siberian Express after nearly three years of Communist internment in North Korea. They formed the second group released through the Soviet government's intercession.
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Moscow
Trans-Siberian Express
North Korea
Will To Live Brings POW Back From Captivity
Cpl. Wendell Treffery of Terryville Conn. survived captivity after being among 350 U S infantrymen captured near the Changjin Reservoir in 1950. He describes a brutal march to Kangye Korea, severe frostbite eight toes lost, dysentery, and mistreatment before returning at Panmunjom.
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William C. Barnard
Treffery
U. S
Changjin Reservoir
Eisenhower Eyes Eight Billion Dollar Budget Cut
President Eisenhower discussed preliminary proposals to trim about 8.4 billion from Truman's budget in talks with legislative leaders at the White House. Plans include reductions of 5 billion in military spending, 1.8 billion in foreign aid, 1.2 billion in domestic programs, and 250 million in atomic projects as part of efforts to balance the cash budget.
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Eisenhower
White House
United States
Washington
Truman
Treasury
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Taft
Ohio
Traffic Toll Skyrocketing
The National Safety Council warns U S auto fatalities could approach 1941 levels if trends continue. Through the first quarter of 1953 highway deaths rose 4 percent to 8 310, with March totaling 2 840 a 4 percent rise from March 1952 and a projected year total about 1 500 higher than 1951's 38 000.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Long Ordeal Over For 12 Freed Men
Twelve American fighting men repatriated from Korea arrive at Travis Air Force Base California. More will depart for home and another 63 travel by C97 Stratocruisers. Some wounded will go to hospitals as doctors assess needs. Jose Garcia reunites with his brother Alfonso amid a crowded base farewell.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
U. S
Korea
Pacific
Jose Garcia
Alfonso
Garcia
Navy
Air Force
Army
Panmunjom
On Village
Tokyo
Honolulu
Two Planes Of Disabled Headed Home
A second planeload of 63 sick and wounded former prisoners exchanged at Panmunjom by the Communists last week left Tokyo for the United States. Earlier an additional plane carrying returned prisoners roared toward home as part of the freedom airlift. The Far East Command ordered a near blackout on flight details.
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Tokyo
U. S
Reds
United States
Freedom
Panmunjom
Far East
Senate Oil Bill Faces Fresh Defeat In Offshore Lands Fight
The Senate rejected an amendment by Senator Monroney to a bill on state title to submerged offshore lands beyond three miles, voting 59 to 22. The measure would have allowed Texas and Florida to retain claims into the Gulf and would divert federal oil revenues to debt retirement, with further votes and amendments pending before the final tally Tuesday.
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Senate
Sen
Taft
Rohio
Monroney
Dokla
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Florida
Douglas Dill
Ohio
Gulf of Me
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Kangye
Tno
Camp No. 1
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Yalu
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