Second Middletown GI Freed Old Friend Tells Family
STAN MEISLER reports that Pvt. William Roosa of Middletown, long held as a POW in North Korea, was liberated and notified by telegram from the Army secretary. Roosa, with the 24th Division, was captured in April 1951. his parents in Cincinnati area learned of his release as friends and family prepared a welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Roosa
Jefferson Rd
Pvt
William Roosa
Cincinnati
Glenn Ellis
Roosa
Bill
Middletown
Secretary of the Army
No. 1
Korea
Jefferson Road
Pfc
Distortion Of Truth Denials By U S Command At Panmunjom
At Panmunjom the U S Command denied Communist charges of brutal treatment of repatriated POWs calling the claims a distortion of the truth. The session discussed 75 Americans freed Wednesday and preparations for further repatriations as UN officials planned to deliver a strong note demanding return of all Allied prisoners.
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JU. S. Command
Reds
U. N
Col. L. C. Friedersdorff
Friedersdorff
U. N. Com
U S Supplies Chiang While Retaining Control Over Major Actions
Washington reports show the United States is supplying modern military gear to Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist forces on Formosa while preserving a strong U S say in major strategic decisions. The arrangement aims to deter Communist attacks on the mainland and keep the 7th Fleet prepared, with advance U S consultation on any large operations.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Formosa
Red China
Red
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Eisenhower
7Th Fleet
U. S
Jin
U S Business Booms As July Output Near Records
Washington reports U S business enjoying its best summer with steel and automobile production near record levels in July. A new three month sales record above 26 billion dollars was set in June while unemployment at 11 percent was the lowest for July since World War II. New orders fell in June by five billion from September peak as inventories rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Department of Commerce
Department
Craig Called Strike Buster in Indiana Bell clash
CIO Communications Workers officials charging Gov. George N. Craig with aiding Indiana Bell in a union busting and strike busting campaign. Mae Mann Indiana CWA director cites a police state claim and cites a South Bend settlement as a model with reduced pickets and removal of out of town workers.
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Indianapolis
CIO Communications Workers
George N. Craig
Indiana Bell Telephone Co
Mae Mann
Indiana
CWA
South Bend
Indiana Bell
Lodge Calls Vishinsky Korea Conference Plan Sleazy
United Nations delegates eyed an explanation of Andrei Vishinsky’s Korean peace conference proposals. Lodge Jr. called the plan a sleazy maneuver aimed at letting Communists dominate the talks. The Soviet lineup includes United States Britain France South Korea North Korea China the Soviet Union Poland India Sweden Burma and neutrals.
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United Nations, N. Y
United Nations
Soviet Union
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
Vishinsky
U. N. Assembly
Korea
U.N
United States
Britain
France
South Korea
North Korea
China
Poland
India
Sweden
Burma
Australia
New Zealand
Netherlands
Belgium
France reels under 2nd week of postwar strike
Paris AP reports a million French workers remain out as railroads, post offices, and telecoms slow to a crawl. Talks with non Communist unions failed, Premier Laniel faces a potential ouster as Mollet says government reforms already cost more than savings.
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Paris
France
Josephaniel
Socialist Party
Guy Mollet
Laniel
Mollet
UN Trains Pilots of Latin America
Mexico City hosts the International Civil Aviation Training School established by the United Nations. The facility, opened by Mexico’s secretary of communications, will train Latin American pilots and aviation maintainers in a three year program.
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Latin America
Mexico City
International Civil Aviation Training School
United Nations
Mexico
Eisenhower Calls Action on Government Contract Bias
President Eisenhower demanded concrete steps from a new action committee to address employment discrimination in government contracts. Vice President Nixon said seven contract committee members took an oath at the Waldorf Astoria as Eisenhower returned from a western trip for a 32 million housing project dedication.
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New York
Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
C. D. Jackson
Digging In Korea Rangers Dig Fortifications On Western Front
Marines of Charlie Company 1st Marine Division dig trenches and erect bunkers south of the DMZ as North Korean and Chinese POWs are housed in a new tent city for fate decisions. Engineers repair roads and recover gear while R and R flights increase and guard patrols stay alert.
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Korea
Demilitarized Zone
Munsan
U. N
U. S. 8Th Army
Seoul
Japan
1St Marine Division
Blackwell
Pfc
Walter Ackerina
Brooklyn
N. Y
Plea For Shah's Return Drives Tehran Uprising
Royalist forces clash with Mossadegh loyalists in Tehran amid a revolt that toppled the premier’s grip on government offices. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, in Rome, calls for return as broadcasters claim Mossadegh is ousted and Fatemi killed.
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London
Don Schwind
Associated Press
Iran
Tehran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Mossadegh
Houssein Fatemi
Rome
U.S. Watches Iran as Power Struggle Unfolds
The State Department kept a wary eye on Iran amid the Mossadegh versus Royalist struggle. Tehran radio claimed Shah loyalists seized the government and Mossadegh was replaced by Gen Fazollah Zahedi, but corroborating details were lacking. U.S. diplomats favored a hands-off stance.
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Washington
State Department
Iran
Mossadegh
Tehran
Shah
Fazollah Zahedi
Weather Outlook For Vandalia And Miami Valley
Forecasters expect tonight to be fair and cool in Vandalia with slightly warmer conditions in the Miami Valley tomorrow without heavy heat. Early today Armco East Side readings show 54 degrees at 6 15 a m and Middletown thermometers report a 5 a m low of 54 and 78 degrees at 11 15 a m with a 84 degree high reached yesterday afternoon.
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Vandalia
Miami Valley
Armco
Middletown
McCarthy Probes Spy Case. Mrs Rothschild Refuses Comment
Senator McCarthy says public hearings may follow on a civilian leak case. He reports lack of Pentagon cooperation and notes a Washington newspaper correspondent allegedly received secret military information. The Rothschilds refuse to answer questions about espionage or Communist ties.
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Rothschild
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Washington
Wisconsin
Pentagon
Body Found In Sewer Outlet Near Oxford State Road
The body of a Nerge man was found about 2 p.m. today in a sewer outlet off Oxford State Road. No identification had been established at press time.
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Nerge
Oxford State Road
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Camp No. 1
Crane
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Seer
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Ener
Valley News
U.S. Command
By Williiam J. Waugh
Mand
Red Cross
ROK
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Panmunjom
Haven
Inchon Harbor
Inchon
San Francisco
Alexander Kreizer
Danbury
Conn
Kreizer
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Craig
Mark Clark
Peng Tehhuai
Chinese People’s Volunteers
Nam I
Contract
By Relman Morin
Nixon
Govern
Gls
By Forrest Edwards
Western Front
Talmage W. Blackwell
Raleigh
Sepah
Foreign Ministry
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Soraya
Zahedi
Ahmed Qanam
Qauam
Tudeh Party
By John M. Hightower
Lou Henderson
Spy
ED Creagh
Edward Rothschild
Government Printing Office
GPO
Senate
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