Prisoner in Panmunjom Chooses Freedom Over North Korea
A young South Korean POW in Panmunjom rejects return to the North. An Allied explainer chats through a South Korean major who promises promotions and aid, showing Stars and Stripes pictures and issuing personal details as the prisoner scribbles notes. The exchange ends with the POW affirming his plan to go north one day.
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Panmunjom
Republic
North Korea
U.S. Army
Stars and Stripes
Tung-moo
South Korea
Carey H. Weinel
Senate
Washington
Weinel
Hickman Falls
Korea
United Nations votes to condemn North Korean and Chinese atrocities
The United Nations General Assembly approved a Western sponsored resolution condemning North Korean and Chinese Communist atrocities in Korea by a 42 to 5 vote amid three days of debate. The Soviet bloc issued strong opposition with five votes against and ten abstentions.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N. General Assembly
Korea
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United States
U. N
Kremlin
U.S
Britain
France
Turkey
Australia
Assembly
United Nations Command
Vishinsky
India
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Dempsey Linked to New York Widow Harmon Spencer Auguste
A Miami paper reports New York widow Mrs. Harmon Spencer Auguste, said to be worth 35 million dollars, planned to marry former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey. In Chicago Dempsey confirms plans to mention marriage.
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Miami
Harmon Spencer Auguste
New York
Jack Dempsey
Chicago
Dempsey
Pattern In Atrocities, Solon Says
Senate hearings hear seven more Korean War veterans recount Communist atrocities and survival tales. Senator Potter labels evidence a studied plan to exterminate prisoners, prompting tougher training for American soldiers and backing for a UN resolution condemning the acts. Gen Ridgway cites criminal misconduct by Communist leaders.
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Washington
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Senate
Potter
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
United Nations Assembly
Benson Set To Defend Revamping Soil Service
Secretary of Agriculture Benson prepared to defend his reorganization of the Soil Conservation Service before a House subcommittee. Ahead of his testimony, critic Walter S. Davis Jr. of League City Texas signaled willingness to help implement the plan. Davis, president of the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts, had opposed the changes including the abolition of seven regional offices.
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Washington
Benson
House
Soil Conservation Service
Walter S. David Jr
League City
Tex
Davis
National Assn. of
Soil Conservation Districts
Association
Trucker's Load of Scotch and Gin Catches Fire
A tractor-trailer carrying a $100 000 cargo of scotch and gin burned early today on U S 42 about 244 miles north of Waynesville. The driver remains missing as authorities probe the blaze reported at 4 15 am. Firefighters from Waynesville quenched the flames. Damages estimated at $40 000. A Roadway Express official suggested the driver could be a man named Baker, possibly from Covington Kentucky.
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0. S. 42
Waynesville
Warren County
Richard D. Satterthwaite
James Mahatzke
Roadway Express
Mahatske
Baker
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Covington, Ky
Eisenhower backs Dulles in sparring with McCarthy on espionage policy
President Eisenhower endorsed Secretary of State Dulles defense of administration foreign policy and signaled continued spy subversion hunts may occur from the Truman era. He promised new security measures by next fall's elections to quiet public fear of communism in government.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Truman
Mesala
Dulles
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Bermuda
Churchill
Laniel
Hijab Quads Progress Prompts Hope of Homecoming
In Gainesville Fla Dr Raymond S Camp reports the Hijab quadruplets born Nov 18 show major gains. The sole boy Omar Bakri Hijab weighs 4 pounds 14% ounces, up 9% ounces, and could be home in about two weeks with parents Wasfi and Moslem Jordan students at the University of Florida.
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Gainesvile
Fla
Raymond S. Camp
Omar Bakri
Wasfi Hijab
University of Flora
Camp
U S Brass Calls for Pay Hike to Boost Military Careers
Washington reports a study committee urged a rise in GI pay and other steps to halt the deterioration of career military service. The panel, named by Secretary of Defense Wilson and directed by President Eisenhower, warned that career attrition threatens national defense. Assistant Secretary John Hannah said the report would be studied by the services and Joint Chiefs, and noted earlier findings were revised.
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Washington
Wilson
Eisenhower
John Hannah
Defense Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hannah
Adm
J. P. Womble Jr
Tornado Kills Eight Persons
A central Louisiana tornado killed eight people and injured at least 20 as it wrecked homes across Leander, Tullos, and Paradise near Alexandria. Six deaths occurred near Leander, two infants died at Tullos, and about 20 houses were destroyed or damaged. Four highway workers escaped injury after a trailer ride in the storm.
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Alexandria
Louisiana
Leander
Tullos
LaSalle
Paradise
Here
Publishers Spurn Offer Of Strikers
New York publishers rejected a photoengravers union proposal cutting demands about half as six city newspapers entered their sixth day of strike action. A membership meeting had refused arbitration and negotiations recessed briefly, with no progress, as federal mediator Frank H Brown reported.
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New York
Frank H. Brown
Brown
AFL International Photoengravers Union
Publishers Assn
New York City
William Mapel
Publishers Group
Newsmen
Gouzenko Interview Terms Advance In Senate Hearing
The Senate internal security subcommittee proceeds with public hearings in Washington after accepting Canadian terms for a secret Gouzenko interview. They expect FBI report releases on White’s associates in the Treasury and notes on V. Frank Coe Victor Perlo and Solomon Adler linked to a Soviet spy network.
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Washington
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Igor Gouzenko
Canada
Justice Department
FBI
Harry Dexter White
Treasury Department
V. Frank Coe
Victor Perlo
Solomon Adler
White
Subcommittee
Atty
Brownell
Truman
Jenner
R-Ind
Gouzenko
Secretary of State
Dulles
Ottawa
United States
Bridges Men May March On City Hall
Extra police were ordered to guard Civic Center as longshoremen led by Harry Bridges threaten a stop work meeting at City Hall over House Un American Activities Committee hearings. Police deployed 50 officers with 30 inspectors and 50 more in reserve to prevent entry and blocking entrances amid a potential impact on 40 ships.
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San Francisco
Civic Center
Harry Bridges
House UN- American Activities Committee
City Hall
Bridges
International Longshoremens and Warehousemen's Union
Harold Velde
R-Ill
ILWU
Michael Gaffey
Ask Vishinsky For Defense
New York reports Soviet deputy foreign minister Andrei Vishinsky is invited to testify before a House committee to defend Russia's seizure of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. Alfred Derzins, ex Latvian cabinet member, claims Vishinsky led the takeover. hearings led by Rep. Kersten begin today.
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New York
Andrei Vishinsky
Alfred Derzins
Washington
Vishinsky
Russia
Lithuania
Estonia
Derzins
Rep
Kersten
R-Wis
Richest Korean praises $100000 U N payment to pilot
Lt No Kum Sok a North Korean pilot and likely Korea’s wealthiest man admires the $100 000 check from the United States for delivering a Russian built MiG 15 jet fighter to the UN command He plans to use part of the money for education in the United States and to support his mother
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No Kum Sok
Korea
United States
Justice Unit Denies Laxity in Denver Grand Jury Case
The Justice Department denied laxity in aiding a Denver grand jury tampering inquiry and said 19 FBI agents assisted the investigation. The statement referenced a political debate linked to Democratic official Clayton Fritchey without naming the judge.
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Washington
Justice Department
Denver
FBI
U.S
Willis W. Ritter
Salt Lake City
Clayton Fritchey
Democratic National Committee
Fritchey
Atty. Gen. Brownell
Harry Dexter White
Musical duel proposed by flute player
Mexican army flute player Silvestre Mayorga, dishonorably discharged for sour notes at the Falcon Dam dedication, challenges accuser Amador Perez to a flute versus trombone duel. Mayorga appeals, boasting 15 years with symphonic orchestras and the Palace of Fine Arts orchestra, while Perez has limited training.
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Mexico City
Falcon Dam
Silvestre Mayorga
Eisenhower
Ruiz Cortines
Mayorga
Palace of Fine Arts
Amador Perez
Perez
Speedometer law proposed in Colorado for speeding control
Denver reports Governor Dan Thornton asks Colorado Legislature to require all automobile owners to install recording speedometers. The devices would keep a permanent speed record with periodic state inspections and fines for speeds over the limit.
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Denver
Dan Thornton
Colorado
Second Unit Of 30 Picks Communism
At Panmunjom a second group of 30 South Koreans chose life under the Communists amid two days of Allied efforts to win back war prisoners. The U N Command reported 90 of 328 who refused repatriation would be interviewed tomorrow. Negotiators met about a Korean peace conference but made little progress.
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Panmunjom
Peresuaders
ROK
U. N
U. S
Arthur H. Dean
Russia
Comeneasus
Dean
24Th Vision
Vandalia Weather: Clouds, Warmth Bring Showers Through Saturday
Weather station members predict cloudy and warmer conditions in the Miami Valley tonight with a good chance of rain and showers tomorrow. Showers and scattered thunderstorms are slated for Friday with colder air coming to the western parts of Kentucky and the state.
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Vandalia
Miami Valley
Kentucky
Middletown
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