Former POW says he was forced to stay with Reds
Cpl. Edward S. Dickenson, saved from a Korean War communist compound, testified he was forced to stay behind under death threats after the POW exchange. The 23 year old from Big Stone Gap Va said he feared communists and asked for repatriation, stating he wanted to die on American soil. He noted seven or eight of the remaining 22 American prisoners in the neutral zone would like to return home.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Edward S. Dickenson
Big Stone Gap
Honolulu
Tokyo
United States
FBI
Neutral
U. S
America
Gas Chamber Looms Jury Decides Today If Kidnapers To Die
A federal jury in western Missouri weighs death or life for Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Heady in the Bobby Greenlease kidnapping case. The defendants pleaded guilty. the jury must recommend death under Lindbergh Law before Judge Albert L. Reeves can impose the gas chamber sentence. Prosecutor Edward L. Scheufler urged a death penalty, arguing the case tests citizen judgment.
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Kansas City
Bobby Greenlease
Missouri
Carl Austin Hall
Kansas
Bonnie Brown Heady
Albert L. Reeves
U.S
Scheufler
Mrs. Heady
Hall
Wicks Resigns as Acting NY Lieutenant Governor After Fight
In Albany New York Senator Arthur H Wicks resigned as acting lieutenant governor and GOP majority leader following a bitter quarrel with Governor Thomas E Dewey The dispute centered on Wicks visits to labor extortionist Joseph S Fay at Sing Sing Prison Dewey declared the resignation necessary while Wicks claimed vindication and said the conflict would hinder state business The two day special session proceeded with Wicks presiding over the Senate as party tensions rose
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Albany
N. Y
Arthur H. Wicks
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Wicks
GOP
Senate
Dewey
Joseph S. Fay
Sing Sing
Fay
House
Wicksor
Jim Creek Transmitter Sends World‑Wide Navy Messages
The Navy tested the NLK Radio Jim Creek transmitter delivering 1,200,000 watts to ships and subs worldwide. Messages from Africa, the Philippines, and the Atlantic confirmed loud and clear reception as the system proved global reach for wartime commands and potential voice broadcasts.
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Jim Creek Valley
Wash
Navy
Naval
NLK
Jim Creek
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Atlantic
Africa
Philippines
South Atlantic
Radio Corp. of America
United States
Voice of America
Gillette Plans Refugee Study Tour to Near East
Senator Gillette of Iowa announces an early Near East tour to assess rehabilitation prospects for Arab refugees funded by the United Nations. He chairs a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee previously warned Congress may cut aid if rehabilitation does not proceed. The 1948 Palestine refugee crisis saw about 860000 people in camps after five years and over 100 million dollars spent without real resettlement progress.
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Washington
Gillette
Iowa
Near East
United Nations
Senate Foreign Relations
Congress
Palestine
Lausche Feels Good After Mt. Carmel Hospital Stay
Ohio Governor Frank J. Lausche entered Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus for observation of back and side pains. He reports feeling well and expects discharge in a few days.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J
Lull Called In White Probe No Sign Of Inquiries Dying
Senators probing the Harry Dexter White case paused, but show no desire to halt. The internal security subcommittee led by Sen Jenner plans to resume Monday with possible new disclosures on alleged spies in the Treasury and White’s promotion to IMF. Eisenhower suggested probing may end before next year’s election, yet officials signaled ongoing scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry Dexter White
Eisenhower
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Internal Security Subcommittee
FBI
White
Brownell
Truman
Subcommittee
House Un-American Activities Committee
Rep
Clardy
R-Mich
Lansing
Mich
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Congress
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Treasury
International Monetary Fund
CIO Pushes Repeal of Taft Hartley at Convention
The CIO Convention disregarded Labor Secretary Mitchell's repeal advice and passed a resolution urging outright repeal of the Taft Hartley Act. President Walter P. Reuther stated the measure would pass as delegates argued the law is unfair and unjust. Mitchell, new in his post, urged realism and a focus on dangerous provisions. The resolution commits CIO to devote all energies to achieving repeal.
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Cleveland
CIO
Secretary of Labor
James P. Mitchell
CIA
Walter P. Reuther
Mitchell
Congress
Martin P. Durkin
Eisenhower
Forest Fires Set by Arsonists Near Wellston
Jackson Ohio i Forest Fire Warden John Waters reports seven fires at half mile intervals along Ohio 327 near Rt 1 Ohio 327 on November 17 were deliberately set by arsonists. Most fires controlled quickly but one burned 44 acres and required five hours to subdue.
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Jackson
Ohio
John Waters
Rt. 1
Wellston
Vishinsky pushes renewed peace package at United Nations
Andrei Vishinsky presents a Soviet omnibus peace plan to the United Nations General Assembly’s Political Committee. He adds a call to ban hydrogen bombs and mass destruction weapons immediately. The proposal seeks worldwide arms reductions, a world conference on disarmament, removal of overseas bases, and an end to hostile propaganda. Western officials expect rejection, urging international controls first.
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United Nations, N. Y
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
U. N
Russia
Vishniksy
U. N. General Assembly
Assembly
Red
Security Council
United States
Britain
France
China
Dems Say President Reneging on Budget Promises
Congressional Democrats accuse President Eisenhower of reneging on campaign pledges as he says a balanced federal budget is unlikely in the next fiscal year. Republicans counter that budget woes stem from Truman-era policies, warns of a tense next session.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
House
Ways and Means Committee
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Appropriations Committee
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Truman
Tax Claim Wins Refund Plan for 25000 Customers
Addressograph Multi Graph won a claim that excise tax on some business machines was too high. The company will distribute one million dollars in refunds to about 25,000 customers, the firm said today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Demos Press For Two Billion Air Defense Budget Hike
Rep. John W. McCormack and Rep. Winstead urged a two billion dollar increase in air defense funding. They cited radar systems interceptor planes and other devices to cut enemy bombers to ten percent. They argued current defenses allow 70 percent of attackers to slip through and called for rapid home defense strengthening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Congress
McCormack
House
Winstead
D-Miss
House Armed Forces Committee
Plane Crashes Seven Rescued in Pacific Flight
Seven Navy Catalina crewmen ditched in the Pacific and were picked up from a life raft by the transport Daniel I. Sultan. Three were injured but none seriously. The Sultan heads to Midway Island about 240 miles away. The flight originated in Alaska and ran out of fuel before crash landing.
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Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Daniel I. Sultan
Sultan
Midway Island
Navy
Alaska
Midway
Jury recommends death for Bobby Greenlease kidnappers
A federal jury in Kansas City today recommended the death penalty for the kidnap killers of eight year old Bobby Greenlease. The verdict highlights a high profile case that drew national attention and intense media coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Little Bobby Greenlease
Compromise on Neutral Observers at Korean Peace Talks Looms
PANMUNJOM reports Western and UN officials signal a potential compromise on inviting neutral nations as observers to the Korea peace conference. Arthur Dean says neutrals could aid negotiations, while North Korea and China hold prepared concessions. No progress in prisoner repatriation talks and no new interviews scheduled as diplomats plan to resume sessions tomorrow.
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Panmunjom
U.S
Arthur Dean
United Nations
South Korea
Dean
United States
Jas
Indian Command
Quads Born To Parents In Florida
In Gainesville Florida doctors said they would know today the survival chances of the Hijab quads three girls and a boy born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Wasfi Ahmad Hijab Syrian graduate students at the University of Florida They were born premature and placed in incubators weighing between two and three pounds each Early today the infants were reported doing nicely Nadia a three year old sister was mentioned The father a mathematics student said the first thing he did on learning of the quadruplets was to discard the child care book used for Nadia as it did not cover quads
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Gainesville
Fla
Wasfi Ahmad
University of Florida
Raymond S. Camp
Nadia
Abla
New Violence In Jet Strike Cited In Columbus
Columbus police report a new short violent scuffle between striking union men and workers entering the North American Aviation jet plant. Lawyers for the company filed a contempt citation in common pleas court against Local 927 CIO United Auto Workers over flare ups Tuesday and yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
North American Aviation, Inc
Common Pleas Court
Nixon urges rearmament of Japan in bold policy shift
In Tokyo, Vice President Nixon urged rearming Japan, saying the United States erred in 1946 by disarming and linking peace to military strength. He implied a new soft line toward Japan, stressing Japan as a key defense pillar in Asia and warning that if Asia falls, Japan falls too. Nixon met with Prime Minister Yoshida and Kabuki critics during his orient tour.
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Tokyo
U.S
Richard Nixon
Japan
United States
Nixon
Japan-America Society
Moscow
Sen
William F. Knowland
Calif
U. S. Senate
Asia
Okinawa
Manila
Shigeru Yoshida
Snowstorm Hits West Leaves One Dead
A powerful snowstorm snarled traffic across Colorado Wyoming and Montana with icing and heavy winds. The system spread into Eastern Utah and Nebraska Kansas and New Mexico as a fatal crash at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque killed one man and injured seven others yesterday.
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Denver
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Utah
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Nebraska
Kansas
Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque
Weather outlook shows showers and mild warmth ahead
Weather LTD reports showers tomorrow across Rocky Mountains and Plains while Miami Valley enjoys springlike warmth. Vandalia forecasts partly cloudy and warm weather with a high around 48 expected. Yesterday in Middletown reached 74 at 3 PM and a low of 32 at 6:30 PM with Armco East Side Main Gate record at 38 at 7:30 PM.
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Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Miami Valley
Vandalia
Towight
Middletown
Armco
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Taipei
Formosa
Claire Chennault
Flying Tigers
George Yeh
Chen Cheng
Wang Shih-Chien
By Leonard Lefkow
Cs.ees
Serene DE Pone
Cies
Lausche
By Jack Bell
Vishinsky
Dems
London
Pamela Dalton
Charles Cody
Strand
Greenwich Observatory
Demos
Bulletin
Anthony Palazzola
Dorothea del Longo
Tampa
Palazzola
Florida
West
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