Two more airmen recovered from Atlantic RB36 crash
AP reports two more American airmen found from the RB36 crash area. Fourteen of 23 crew remain missing as fog hampered search. Survivors include Maj George Parkes, Airman Harold Parker, and Sgt Charles DeHaven. Bodies recovered by Monica Smith, India, Magdalena, and Manchester ships.
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London
U. S. Air Force
Atlantic
Monica Smith
India
Manchester
Roy
Nephi
Utah
C. Harold E. Parker
Spokane
Wash
Charles M. DeHaven
Stroudsburg
Clark says Reds hold 2000 to 3000 more POWs than acknowledged
Gen. Mark W. Clark told a Pentagon news conference that Soviet forces may hold 2,000 to 3,000 more American prisoners than the 3,313 they said they would exchange. He outlined no plans for large troop withdrawals from Korea and noted U N Command evidence of more missing prisoners. He also announced his retirement from the Army effective Oct. 31 after 40 years of service.
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Washington
Mark W. Clark
Far East
Pentagon
Clark
United Nations Command
3Rd Marine Division
Japan
Korea
Far Eastern
Military Armistice Commission
Rattlesnake Importers Do Booming Business
LAREDO Tex better business note imports of live rattlesnakes from Mexico rose in July according to the U S Customs Office a total of 1607 pounds were imported last month most will go to institutions for venom extraction for medical use and some will be canned snake meat
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Laredo
Tex
Mexico
U. S
Eisenhower vetoes bill to repeal 20 percent movie tax
President Eisenhower vetoed a bill that would have repealed the 20 percent federal tax on movie tickets, maintaining the levy. The move comes as Congress weighs approaches to tax policy affecting entertainment venues.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Blockade Cracking as East Germans Seek Food Parcels
Reported cracks in the Berlin hunger blockade show East Germans lining up for food parcels and rail tickets. Railway workers quietly sold tickets, while 160000 parcels were distributed to reach 1.6 million total despite restrictions. A record 51 deserters from the East German police cited revolting against enforcing the blockade.
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Brandenburg
Berlin
People’s Police
East Zone
Justice Division Orders Gambler Deported To Italy
The Justice Department orders gambler Joe Adonis deported to Italy after challenging his place of birth. Officials say he lacks a valid passport and entered the U S seven years ago from Cuba. He is charged with failing to register as an alien and to keep the immigration service informed of his address.
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Washington
Joe Adonis
Italy
Justice Department
Adonis
Passaic
N. J
United States
Cuba
Immigration Service
Dulles and Rhee Push South Korea Pact Talks
U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and President Syngman Rhee work with aides in Seoul to complete a mutual security pact and outline plans for rehabilitating war torn Korea with an initial 200 million dollars from Congress. Talks advance toward possible initialing before Dulles departs for Washington.
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Seoul
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Dulles
U. S. Senate
Washington
United Nations Assembly
K ‘Ean
Ork
Rhee
Congress
Army
Robert Stevens
Defense Department
Tokyo
United States
Note From Noel Says He Is Well and Ready to Return
FREEDOM VILLAGE Korea Pvt Shirley Grimmett 21 of Rita W Va carried a message from Frank Noel veteran Associated Press photographer awaiting liberation Grimmett said Noel told him he would be coming out soon Noel was captured with U S Marines near Kunu in December 1950 Indications pointed to possible freedom at Panmunjom with his wife Evelyn expected in Tokyo to greet him
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Freedom Village
Korea
Shirley Grimmett
Rita
W. Va
Frank Noel
Associated Press
Noel
Evelyn
Tokyo
Midget Submarine Being Developed
In Collier's magazine retired naval commander Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood Jr. reports a new American midget submarine in design and development. The craft will carry four crew, use a top secret fuel, and is not a suicide weapon.
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New York
Collier's Magazine
Adm
Charles A. Lockwood Jr
Governor Fine calls for overhaul of penal system
Governor John S. Fine of Pennsylvania urged a complete overhaul of the American penal system at the National Governors Conference. He urged uniform state policies, reform of convictions and parole, inmate treatment, and rehabilitation, opposing costly new prison construction. He also defended firm responses to prison riots and insisted on unconditional surrender from rioters.
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Morrie Landsberg
Seattle
John S. Fine
Pennsylvania
National Governors Conference
United States
U.S. Officials Say Moscow Twisted Note on German Austrian Talks
Washington officials view Moscow note as weak and possibly a Kremlin move to pressure Austria while reframing German unification talks. They expect a ministerial meeting this fall or winter and question Soviet motives about Red China and East German uprisings.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
U. S
Moscow
Germany
Kremlin
East Germany
London
Paris
United States
State Department
Britain
France
Russia
Senate investigates juvenile delinquency targets narcotics gambling and gangs
The Senate judiciary subcommittee led by Hendrickson will study teen narcotics use, gambling influence in school sports, and youth gangs. A $44,000 inquiry aims to assess extent and causes, with hearings expected in fall and actions to aid state and local welfare agencies.
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Washington
Senate
Bohne
Owen
Ticuutr
Hendrickson
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Philadelphia Short Of Keys To City
Walter M. Phillips director of commerce notes Philadelphia lacks traditional gifts for visiting dignitaries such as gold plated keys and paper weights. He seeks new practical tokens that are inexpensive and useful rather than ornamental.
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Philadelphia
Walter M. Phillips
Phillips
Hilton To Build Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills awaits the $14 million Beverly Hilton Hotel as Conrad Hilton announces immediate construction start. The project aims to expand the Hilton chain with a new luxury property in the city.
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Hilton
Beverly Hill
Calif
Conrad Hilton
Wide Check On Commies In Unions Set
Senate Judiciary Committee special task force led by Sen. John Marshall Butler plans investigations into Communist influence in labor unions. Hearings scheduled for fall in Washington will hear from CIO AF of L officials and union members, focusing on unions such as the American Communications Association United Electrical Workers Mine Mill and Smelter Workers and the West Coast longshoremen led by Harry Bridges.
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Washington
John Marshall Bauer
R-Md
Senate Judiciary Committee
Butler
Welker
Ridaho
McCarran
D-New
Internal Security Subcommittee
Judiciary Committee
CIO
AFI
AFL
George Meany
Walter Reuther
The
American Communications Assn
United Eelectrical Workers
Mine, Mil and Smelter
Harry Bridges
West Coast Longshoremens
Poplar Trees Sprout On Roof At City Hall
Chicago Chief Engineer Frank McDonough discovered two poplar trees about 10 inches tall on the roof of the 11 story City Hall. Librarian Fredrick Rex cites an ordinance banning poplars from public ways, while McDonough questions if the roof qualifies as a public way. He suspects pigeons carried the seeds to the roof.
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Chicago
Frank McDonough
City Hall
Fredrick Rex
McDonough
Deadly Cocktail Kills Four Men on Penal Island
In Mexico City a drink made by guards on Islas Marias killed four guards, blinded a fifth, and left two gravely ill. The boradly reported concoction used alcohol ether and lemon juice. Proportions were not disclosed.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Pacific
Islas Marias
Dick Haymes Faces Deportation Under War Service Clause
Actor-singer Dick Haymes, 34, was picked up in Los Angeles for deportation to Argentina. Atty. Gen. Brownell announced the warrant, saying Haymes filed a World War II exemption certificate as a neutral citizen, making him ineligible for naturalization under the McCarran Walter act and thus deportable.
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Washington
Dick Haymes
Argentina
Brownell
Immigration Service
Los Angeles
Haymes
Return of 393 Allied prisoners from Korea exchange
The third day of the Korean War prisoner swap saw 393 Allied POWs released by the Communists, including 70 Americans, with 42 sick or wounded. Some Americans reported torture, while others appeared healthy. 81 Americans were to be released tomorrow, bringing three-day totals to 221. A South Korean died en route, and a U.N. officer warned of precautions to prevent further incidents.
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Panmunjom
U.S
U. N
Comunist
Washington
Sen. Potter
Reich
Senate
U. S
Harrison
Fichtere
Clovis
N M
William K. Harrison
Panemunjom
Sinuiju
North Korea
Russell P. James
Ruby Wash
Crazed Mother Kills Three Children in Alabama
Mrs. Pearl Griffin 26 killed Rickey Age 6 Ronnie 4 and Rosalind 3 at her parents home near Oleander seven miles north of Arab then slashed herself. She told Coroner Carr she felt nerves let go four months ago and planned suicide after pleading for mental help. She is charged with three counts of murder while under guard at a hospital.
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Ala
Pearl Griffin
Aubrey Carr
Carr
Rickey Griffin
Ronnie
Rosalind
Oleander
Here
W. F. Chaney
Hosea Griffin
Many Died At Hands Of Captors
American and South Korean prisoners freed from Communist camps describe beatings, starvation, and death marches. Lt. Col. Thomas D. Harrison arrived at Pane munjom on crutches with one leg missing, recounting torture and starvation in captivity.
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Freedom Village
Korea
Thomas D. Harrison
Reds
Weather watch cool spell to linger into weekend
Vandalia forecasters expect cooler conditions to continue into the weekend with higher temperatures possible Saturday. Today remains mostly fair but becomes cloudy tonight and tomorrow with scattered showers Friday. The Armco East Side Main Gate clocked a 79 degree low at 1 a.m. and a 65 degree reading at 6 a.m.
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Vandalia
Armco
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Byrnes
Truman
South
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John Daujat
Richmond
Dwight E. Coxe
Fresno
Munsan
Austria
John Chadwick
Rowland Evans JR
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ROK
George A. McArthur
Samuel E. Massinberg
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