Report Says Freed POWs Wouldn't Mind Returning To Camps
North Korea prisoners who escaped Allied stockades may prefer to return if no reprisals are promised by South Korea. Many have been enlisted in the ROK Army or headed for duty, with few expected to return to U N camps. The Defense Ministry declined to comment on totals or future actions.
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Robert Gibson
Seoul
North Korea
Syngman Rhee A
Cainot
South Sean
Defense Ministry
U. N
Rhee
ROK
U. N. Command
South Korea
Weather forecast for Independence Day outings
The weatherman says mostly fair conditions with a warm 90 degree high for Sunday and Monday. A cool front lowered temperatures to 70 at 6 am in Middletown, but daytime readings still approached 100 at Armco East Works gate. Kentucky outlook calls for partly cloudy warmth with possible scattered thundershowers in the south. Ohio five day forecast shows cooler conditions early in the week then warming midweek, with a few local thunderstorms and totals around half to one inch.
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Middletown
Armco
East Works
Kentucky
Ohio
Rhee presses US for unified Korea in Fourth of July plea
President Syngman Rhee urged Americans to back his fight for unified Korea in a CBS recorded Fourth of July appeal. He refused to yield on unification, insisting the struggle will continue, as U N talks with U S envoy Robertson stall over terms and a 90 day deadline for a post armistice political conference.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Korea
CBS
Rhee
U. S
Walter S. Robertson
Robertson
U. N
South Korea
U.N
North Korea
North
Washington
New Delhi
Nehru
Robert Murphy
Mark Clark
Tokyo
Rhee-Robertson
United States
Boat overturns on river leaves boy dead
In Batavia Ohio river incident a boat capsized on Thursday sending 16 year old Lewis Hiling to his death. The tragedy highlights dangers on swift water and a missing boatman search continues.
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Boy
Batavia
Ohio River
Lewis Hiling
Monsters Are His Hobby In Middletown Sunday Journal
A Middletown man spends spare time making mummies and strange electrical devices to animate monsters. He hopes this macabre hobby becomes a full time job, with story and photos in Sunday’s Journal. The Western Girls Tennis Tournament kicks off Monday with top players from five states. Sunday’s sports section lists pairings and seedings. Sunday’s society section previews summer vacations of local teachers and bridal shower etiquette. An article also covers ways to keep babies cool in hot weather.
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Middletown
June 1934 heat noted by Sunday Journal
A historical note recalls unusually warm weather in June 1934 described as exceedingly hot, with Sunday Journal confirming the extended warmth and heat wave conditions of that period.
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Sunday Journal
House Backs Ike AF Stand and Pared Arms Bill
The House backed President Eisenhower’s military judgment by approving 34.43 billion dollars in new defense funding for the current year while cutting 1.175 billion from Air Force funds. The vote upheld a 120-wing Air Force goal over Truman’s 143 wings, with final overall defense passage 386 to 0 and Air Force debate 230 to 161. The bill moves to the Senate for further clash over Air Force funding.
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Russell Baines
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Air Force
Senate
Truman
Rep
Mahon
D-Tex
Hoyt Vandenberg
Congress
Pentagon
Scrivner
R-Kan
Appropriations Committee
Navy
Secretary of Defense
Rep. Javits
RNY
Franklin Father Waynesville Girl Die In Accidents
Two people died and five were injured in Warren County traffic crashes last night amid a toll rise for 1953. June Ward 22 of Waynesville and Eward Trent Jr 22 of Franklin died after cars and a truck collided on U S 42 near Lebanon and on Franklin Trenton Road. Ward suffered a skull fracture and died at Middletown Hospital after severe injuries to both legs. Trent died at Middletown two hours after the Franklin crash with skull and chest injuries. Five others were injured. two seriously. Randall Herald 16 of South Lebanon faces reckless driving charges. The wrecks disrupted phone and power service in Waynesville as crews worked to restore lines. Ward’s survivors include her mother and sister. Funeral services will be held in Waynesville.
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Warner County
June Ward
Waynesville
Eward Trent, Jr
Maple Ave
Franklin
Waynesvile
Genntown
U.S
Lebanon
Miss Ward
Franklin-Trenton
Trent
Donald
Gene Carpenter
Richard Satterthwaite
Warren County
Randall Herald
South
Herald
U.S. 42
Donald Langworthy
Clio
Mich
Langworthy
Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Janet Peters
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Barbara Stanley
Jesse Stanley
National Cash Register Company
Bessie Lamb
Mary Rose Ward
Stubbs Funeral Home
Free Pentecostal
London
Young Trent
East St
Fifth St
John Booth
Eward Trent
Anglesby
Red Attack Forces ROKs Off Height
South Korean infantry battled up the ridge in central Se a after pushing back Chinese troops who were tied together by wire. U S and Korean officers said the ROKs cleared the crest earlier, then faced a noon counterattack as two Chinese companies pressed the position. Front-wide fighting continued with heavy rain and limited air activity.
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Seoul
ROK di
Associated Press
John Randolph
Inf
Seans
Out
Eighth Army
Pukhan
Song
Eas
Lookout
Finger Ridge
Chor Hill
Bulge
U. N
McCarthy Aide Criticized for Clergy Attack
Washington reports three Democratic senators condemn J B Matthews for a July American Mercury article asserting Protestant clergymen form the largest single group aiding the Communist apparatus. McCarthy defends Matthews, saying he poses no plan to investigate clergy while noting Matthews’ long anti subversive career and loyalty to Protestant faith.
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Milton Kelly Washington
J. B. Matthews
Sen. McCarthy
Wis
Matthews
American Mercury Magazine
United States
McCarthy
Torday
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McClellan
Arkansas
Symington
Missouri
Henry Jackson
Washington
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Potter
Michigan
Dirksen
Illinois
House
UnAmerican Activities Committee
Rep. Dies
D-Tex
Velde
R-I
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
Kentucky Jury Indicts I for Gambling in Newport
Campbell County grand jury issued 19 indictments just before Thursday midnight centering on gambling and vice. Names include Schmidt Playtorium, 316 Club, and several other Newport area venues facing craps dice and slots charges.
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Newport
Campbell County Grand Jury
Louisville
Glenn Schmidt
Peter Schmidt
Schmidt
Playtorium
John Cazzaro
Merchant’s Club
George H. Gebhart
Latin Quarter
Wilder
Kenneth Bright
Flamingo Club
Harry Potter
Beverly Hills
Campbell County
Robert Clark
Yorkshire Club
William Kinsella
Adobe Club
Southgate
Charles Mile
Elmer Wiethorn
Avenue Night Club
Bellevue
Craps
Wilfred Rodgers
Butter’s Cave
Taylor Farley
316 Club
Seine Marshall Downard
Revenue Bureau May Tax UMW Pensions
The Bureau of Internal Revenue reportedly rules the United Mine Workers must pay taxes on income from its 90 million dollar welfare fund and retired miners must pay taxes on pensions. About 60,000 retirees could face back taxes to 1948, with individual payments potentially reaching hundreds or thousands of dollars.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis’ Union
Agreement Ends Strike On Long Island Trains
NEW YORK rail officials and a union reached a noon agreement to end a sick strike that halved Long Island Rail Road service since Thursday midnight. After over six hours of closed talks the joint statement said they agreed on principles to guide disposition of the matters at issue, with no details released.
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New York
Long Island
Seixas Wins England Men's Singles Title in Wimbledon
Vic Seixas of Philadelphia defeated Denmark's Kit Nielsen to capture the England men's singles championship at Wimbledon. Final scoreline shows Seixas dominant with sets 9 7 6 6 4.
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Winbledon
England
Vic Seixas
Philadel
Denmark
Kit Nielsen
Valley News Clip Highlights Local Events
A condensed read covers church news, obituaries, markets, society notes, and sports summaries from the valley area. It notes community activities, upcoming services, and brief updates on local organizations and events.
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Crane
Scccesccscissiued Society
Ced
Montgomery polio gamma globulin drive nears end
Montgomery and Caldwell County mobilize to inoculate tens of thousands of children with gamma globulin in a major polio prevention effort. Despite 85 fatalities in Montgomery, lines persist as centers close and experts await weeklong results guiding the epidemic fight. In Lenoir Caldwell County over 10,000 children are to be inoculated with serum this weekend amid a rising case count and a mass immunization effort led by health authorities and national foundations.
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Montgomery
Ala
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
The
Red Cross
U. S. Public Health Service
Lenoir
Caldwell County
William Per
Polio Foundation of
New
Fred
Polio Foundation
Mark
Mass
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