Probers Bar Early Check On Atrocities
Washington AP chairman Short said the House Armed Services Committee will not immediately probe reported Communist atrocities against American prisoners in Korea. Some lawmakers push for inquiry as new POW accounts surface. others urge restraint to avoid risking captives. General Clark suggested more Americans remain in enemy hands than acknowledged.
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Short
House Armed Services Committee
Machrowicz
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen. Ferguson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Mark Clark
United Nations
Far East
Pentagon
Reds
U. S
Mark W. Clark
U. N. Far East
Clark
Germans Feel Grip Of USSR
Soviet Army tanks ring East German factories amid outbreaks of rebel unrest. Neue Zeitung reports East Germans travel to West Berlin for U S backed food handouts as Red tanks guard numerous big East zone plants with no indicated violence yet. Continued on page 18.
Eisenhower Signs Law Expanding U S Refugee Quotas
President Eisenhower signs a measure allowing up to 214000 refugees orphans and other aliens to enter the United States over three years beyond regular quotas. The act targets those behind the Iron Curtain and relatives of Americans, with varied visa allocations across Germany Italy Greece and other regions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Congress
Fisenhower
Germany
Austria
Russia
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Sweden
Iran
Free Territory of
Trieste
Ice Buckets With Mink Trim For Sale In Palmyra
Roger Wilco liquor store in Palmyra New Jersey offers ice buckets trimmed in white mink fur. Prices start at 100 dollars and vary by size.
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Palmyra
N. J.P
Roger Wilco Liquor Store
Philadelphia
Farmer seeks permit to haul garbage for hog feeding
In Charleston West Virginia a farmer asked for a permit to transport garbage to feed his hogs. When asked by the State Agriculture Department about the disposition of swine he answered tame.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Agriculture Department
France Faces Nationwide Strike Threat Looming Over Premier
Paris reports that two million civil servants joined a 24 to 48 hour general strike against Premier Joseph Laniel. Trains stopped, telephones dead, and garbage piled up as postal and rail crews joined the action. The protest targets plans to raise retirement age and trim public payrolls, with CGT and Force Ouvriere backing the walkout.
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Paris
France
Joseph Laniel
Leon Blum
Popular Front
Socialist Labor Force
Force Ouvriere
Christian
Red Cgt
General Confederation of Labor
Laniel
Dope Flows From China Said by Agents
Federal agents have fought for over a year to curb a persistent heroin flow from Communist China to the U S West Coast via Hong Kong. The Narcotics Bureau report notes pure heroin in West Coast traffic, source China, with Hong Kong as a main route. Small, scattered systems supply U S Chinese communities, not a single large organization, as mail and seafaring smuggling continue despite reduced mail use.
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Washington
China
U. S
Hong Kong
Narcotics Bureau
B. T. Mitchell
Bureau
Mitchell
Far East
Pacific
East
Burping Bull Sent To Slaughter Pen
Pete the 17 month old bull from Martinsville was euthanized in Wilmington after four months of persistent hiccups resisted by veterinarians at Ohio State University and owner Jerry Shanks. The operation to stop the hiccoughs failed and Pete was sent to a slaughter house.
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Wilmington
Ohio
Pete
Jerry Shanks
Martinsville
Ohio State University
Shanks
Some Remain Behind POWs Say Small Group Wants To Stay With Reds
Liberation reports reveal a small number of American POWs and at least one British prisoner chose to stay under Communist rule. An Ohio soldier said three Americans in his group returned while their truck neared the Panmunjom exchange site.
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Reds
Jim Becker
Stan Carter
Freedom Village
Korea
Ohio
Panmunjom Exchange
Cpl
Charles Bryant Jr
Cincinnati
Red
U. S
James Davis
Bradshaw
Davis
Donald C. Stewart
Theopilus Parrisi
Huntsville
Ala
Harrison West
Gary
Ind
Pyoktong
Manchurian
Rhee Dulles To Sign Security Pact In South Korea
Secretary of State Dulles and President Rhee plan to initial a security treaty draft in Seoul with U S troops to be based in South Korea. A joint statement is expected, and a news conference is planned before Dulles departs for Tokyo.
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Seoul
John Foster Dulles
Syngman Rhee
United States
South Korea
Dulles
Rhee
Tokyo
Korea
Eisenhower
U. S. Senate
Philippines
States
State Department
Eisenhower Sees Start Toward Peace and Reform
President Eisenhower, in a radio address, hailed a beginning toward an honest efficient regime at home and unity abroad while warning Russia not to provoke. He cited Congress actions on defense aid refugees taxes and economic controls and noted bipartisan goodwill and a Korea truce as progress.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
America
U. S
Korea
Russia
Asia
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Cherry Grove boys' firecracker ruse charms mother
Two boys hide a cherry bomb by claiming it is a mosquito smoke bomb for protection. Their mother, convinced, places it on the kitchen table. While cooking, she lights the smoke bomb, causing a loud explosion that shatters nerves, damages a tablecloth and dishes, and leads to a paddling.
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Cherry Grove Beach
S.C
Spying Accusations Hit North Korean Officials
North Korea's radio announced 12 officials were prosecuted for plans to overthrow the regime and for spying for U.S. agents. Named are Rhee Syng Yop, former censorship chief, and Pak Hong Wong, former vice premier and foreign minister, with conflicting spellings for Rhee. The report follows talks of purges and power struggles within Pyongyang during a tense era.
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Tokyo
Pyongyang
U. S
Rhee Syng Yop
Peoples Censorship Committee
Special Secret Police
Pak Hong Wong
Lee Sung Yup
81 Gls Among 394 Reds Free
A healthier group of 394 Allied prisoners was released at Panmunjom during Operation Big Switch. Eighty-one Americans regained freedom amid reports the Reds hold back 2,000 to 3,000 more POWs, with further groups promised including Americans, South Koreans, Turks, and British.
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Panmunjom
Reds
Civil Rights Debate Divides Senate Leaders Clash Over Legislation
Senator Lehman labeled the 83rd Congress as a total blank on civil rights with over a dozen bills failing to reach committee hearings. Senator Ives contends Republicans may advance civil rights, while Lehman notes Democratic opposition and absence of White House leadership hindered progress. Eisenhower cites federal action against discrimination and courts handle segregation suits. Ives had backed a GOP civil rights push, but Lehman says outcomes fell short.
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Washington
Sen
Lehman
Lib-Ny
Ives
Senate
New York
Trueman
White House
Congress
Eisenhower
U. S
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Thundery Showers Expected Over Middletown Tonight
Weather forecast from Vandalia forecasters predicts partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with light showers. It will be warmer by day and cooler at night, with a Sunday forecast for fair and cooler conditions. Yesterday reached a high of 87 degrees and a low of 65.
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Middletown
Vandalia
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