Long Miles 3 Freed Airmen Heading Home
Honolulu AP reports three of four U S jet fighter pilots released by China headed home aboard a special Air Force plane with families. Capt Harold Fischer Swea City Iowa Lt Lyle Cameron Lincoln Neb and Lt Roland Parks Omaha travel with Lt Col Edwin Heller Wynnewood Pa staying 10 12 days for physiotherapy after a North Korea bail out. Fischer described bluffing as a Russian pilot to aid capture and later hoped to remain friends with his divorced wife Dorothy Van Bank Fischer.
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U.S
Hong Kong
Special Air Force
Harold Fischer
Swea City
Iowa
Lyle Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Roland Parks
Omaha
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
North Korea
Reds
Fischer
Yalu River
Manchuria
Dorothy van Bank Fischer
San Antonio
Tex
Sicilian Regional Assembly Vote Signals Shifting Currents
In Palermo Sicily nearly 2.4 million voters turnout 86.89 percent in yesterday’s regional election. Christian Democrats lead with 31.21 percent, Communist-Socialist 30.22 percent, each winning 30 seats in the 90 seat assembly amid a field of MSI Fascists, Monarchists, Liberals, and Social Democrats.
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Sicily
NATO
Italy
Democratic Center
United States
Christian Democrats
MSI
Social Democrats
Texas Oil Promoter Pattillo Higgins Dies
Pattillo Higgins, 92, the Texas oil promoter who discovered and promoted the Spindletop field near Beaumont, died of a heart attack. He faced poverty during the early Spindletop years from 1892 to 1901 but later sold his holdings for more than three million dollars.
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Texa
Pattillo Higgins
Beaumont
Higgins
Czechs Grab American GI at West German Border
At the WAIDHAUS border point, Czech frontier guards arrested an American sergeant and two soldiers during a sightseeing trip when the sergeant stepped a few yards into Czech territory to photograph a border hut. He was seen later in an army truck heading inland. Czech officers said the case must be handled by American authorities. U S Army officials in the area did not comment.
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Waidhaus
Germany
Loan Basis On Foreign Aid Urged
Rep. Vorys pushes House action to convert more foreign aid to loans despite Hoover Commission and Senate objections. He seeks earmarked loans for 50 percent of development aid to backward nations, tying strings to Yugoslavia aid after Tito-Kremlin talks. The Hoover Commission urges more grants and tighter controls.
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Vorys
Ohio
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Hoover Commission
Senate
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Kremlin
Eisenhower
Hoover Commission On
Herbert Hoover
Commission
Hoover
Eisenhower Returns To West Point For 11th Normandy Anniversary
President Eisenhower visited West Point with his 1915 classmates for the 11th Normandy anniversary. He attended June Week events, planned a memorial service for fallen cadets, an alumni luncheon and review, and will deliver tomorrow's commencement address to 469 first classmen. The trip marks his first Point visit since 1951 as he and Mrs. Eisenhower toured the parade ground and presented the Eisenhower Award to Cadet Capt. Delbert H. Jacobs.
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West Point
N.Y
Eisenhower
United States Military Academy
Normandy
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Washington Hall
Cadet Corps
Old Stone Inn
Natty
M. R. Nelson
Easten Air Defense Forces
Thayer
Delbert H. Jacobs
Seattle
Dayton Bandit Returns Loot to Priest
A repentant Dayton bandit told Rev. Henry J. Taske he robbed Duesey's Market last night and, unable to sleep, handed the priest $1,200 in cash and $1,600 in checks to return to the rightful owner. He then fled the parish house, asking help to recover the stolen funds.
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Ohio
Henry J. Taske
Our Lady of the Rosary
Duesey
POW Who Chose Chinese Now Wants To Come Home
Olympia widow Mrs. Otho G. Bell says her husband, POW Otho Bell, who stayed in Red China with 21 others, now wants to return to the United States and reunite with their young daughter Paula. Military officials caution about passport implications and citizenship status.
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Wash
Otho G. Bell
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Bell
Paula
2Nd Infantry Division
State Department
Hong Kong
Washington
U.S
Eden Lays Out Perilous Strike Fallout and Plea
Britain faces economic disruption as 67 000 railway workers strike. Prime Minister Eden appeals for a return to work while unions push for higher pay and wage talks. Dock and stevedore actions idle dozens of freighters amid broader transport stoppages.
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Britain
Eden
Noel Pinches
Associated Societ of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Pinches
Dbar
Transport Workers Union
United
Egypt pushes for demilitarized Gaza border zone
Cairo reports Israeli forces fired on two Egyptian outposts near the Gaza demarcation line. Egypt demands a demilitarized zone to curb border clashes, as Premier Nasser revives talks with UN observers and Burns.
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Israel
Gaza Strip
War Office
Jerusalem
U.N
War Ministry
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Edson L. M. Burns
Gaza
Rescuer Dies A Hero In Treacherous Undertow
A fisherman saved a man and boy from an undertow near Kemah Texas Sunday night and was swept to his death by the current. The incident highlights the risks taken by rescuers, with local authorities identifying the heroic act as a tragic loss to the community.
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Kemah
Tex
Strauss Debunks Fears Of Atomic Test Fallout
Atomic Energy Commission chairman Lewis Strauss said claiming radiation from atomic tests poisons air and endangers future generations is an act of irresponsibility. He stated there is no current evidence that weapons testing has raised radiation to harmful levels. The remarks were prepared for the American Medical Association meeting in Atlantic City.
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Japan
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Atlantic City
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The
Atomic Energy Commission
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Ford and UAW reach historic guaranteed wage agreement
Ford Motor Co and the CIO United Auto Workers announce a historic guaranteed wage plan to end nationwide walkouts affecting about 68,000 of Ford's 140,000 workers. The pact, described as the largest economic package yet, boosts pensions to a maximum of 241 dollars a month and signals broader industry implications while prompting talks with General Motors.
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United Auto Workers
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Ford
UAW
General Motors
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Fellows
Fellows. It’s A Good Agreement.” Reuther
Reuther
John S. Bugas
MacDonald Seeks Substantial Wage Increase from Major Steel Firms
CIO United Steelworkers plans wage talks with U S Steel and five other major producers in Pittsburgh starting tomorrow. David J. McDonald leads negotiations for a possible 10 to 25 cent an hour raise, with strike threat if no deal by June 30. Industry observers expect higher wages and steel price increases to offset costs.
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U.S Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Steelworkers Organization
U.S. Steel Committee
John A Stephens
McDonald
Big Steel
Basic Steel
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Inland Steel Co
Ford Workers Strike at Ohio Plants Over Wage Demands
Ford Motor Co employees walked out in three Ohio cities Cleveland Cincinnati and Canton in support of the CIO United Auto Workers push for a guaranteed annual wage. Pickets totaled about 60 to 75 at Brook Park and Walton Hills with none reported violent incidents as plants prepared for negotiations.
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Mercury
Weather swings to mid 80s with scattered showers likely
The report notes a cool 65 at 3 a.m. Sunday rising to 95 by 5:15 p.m. yesterday. Today’s forecast calls for mid 80s with possible clouds and a few showers. Tonight’s low around 65. Tomorrow expects mid 80s again according to the weatherman.
Paper plant accident injures man at Raymond Bay Co
Norman Gibbs of 918 Beech Street suffered a crushed left knee when both legs were caught in a paper machine at the Raymond Bay Co. He was under treatment at Middletown Hospital at press time. State police reported a riot at the state reformatory with several guards injured but few details available.
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Raymond Bay Co
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Jonia
Mich
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