Allies Demand Accounting For 3 404 Captives
The U N Command accuses the Communists of holding 3,404 Allied captives including 944 Americans and demands prompt accounting or return. Maj Gen Blackshear M Bryan presented a verified list at Panmunjom while Washington speeds possible public release. The list covers Americans and allied nationals seen in camps or reported via radio or letters.
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U.N. Command
Blackshear M. Bryan
Reds
Far East
Washington
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Bran
Armistice Commission
U.N
Bryan
Red
Reeves
Kojealand
Korea
Carpenters Return To AFL Fold Amid Feud Showdown
AFL President George Meany ends the Carpenters Union walkout after 27 days restoring the 822000-member group to the federation. The dispute centered on a power clash with William Hutcheson and a failed bid to curb interunion raids. Meany ordered AFL state and local bodies to reinstate Carpenter delegates.
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Washington
AFL
George Meany
Carpenters Union
Big
Labor Federation
Carpenters Group
Meany
William
Big Bill) Hut
Green
AFL Executive Council
Carpenters
Bill
AFL Council
Chicago
CIO
Hutcheson
Maurice Hutcheson
Big Bill
Rickenbacker Urges Stronger Air Force
Dayton industrial safety forum heard Eddie Rickenbacker, chairman of Eastern Airlines and World War I ace, press for a stronger U S Air Force to stop the Kremlin from pushing the country into costly wars. He spoke at the Dayton Chamber of Commerce event.
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Dayton
Ohio
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Airlines
United States
Kremin
Dayton Chamber of Commerce
McCarthy Pushes Army for Names in Security Clearances
Sen. McCarthy demands disclosure of Army civilian workers with security clearances tied to alleged communist links. Secretary Stevens pledges a no whitewash stance while Eisenhower upholds Truman’s 1948 order. McCarthy plans appeals if names aren’t released amid Caldwell Pearson controversy.
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Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Secretary of the Army
Robert T. Stevens
Army
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Truman
White House
Eisenhower
Stevens
Munitions Board
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Frederick Z. Blumenthal
Knowland Criticizes India's Asian Policy
U S Senate Majority Leader William F. Knowland attacked India's stance in a Taipei Formosa speech. He condemned appeasement as surrender and said India backs UN trusteeship for Formosa and Korea. He urged India's support for freedom in Red China and North Korea and for elections there.
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Formosa
U. S. Senate
William F. Knowland
India
California
United Nations Trusteeship
South Korea
Red China
North Korea
Miss America Hopefuls Parade For Crown In Atlantic City
Fifty two contestants begin three night run for the Miss America of 1954 title at Convention Hall with ten judges presiding over beauty and talent events. A parade on the boardwalk introduced contestants headed by Miss Alabama Virginia McDavid and Miss Wyoming Elaine Lois Holkenbrink. Neva Jane Langley the 1953 winner rode a throne float with Eddie Fisher as grand marshal as the group prepared for final rehearsals and press shoots.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Boardwalk
Virginia McDavid
Birmingham
Elaine Lois Holkenbrink
Neva Jane Langley
Macon
Eddie Fisher
Pole Seeks Asylum During Korea Truce Inspection
Jan Hajdukiewicz a 28 year old Polish civilian interpreter with a neutral nations inspection team at Kangnung sought asylum at an American air base as the team prepared to fly back to North Korea. He cited opposition to Communism and was placed under protection by Col Harold T Babb following the request to stay in the United States.
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South Korea
Pole
North Korea
Jan Hajdukiewicz
Kangnung
Korea
Hajdukiewicz
Army
Edward Moran
Westernport
Moran
U.S
Harold T. Babb
Republicans Snap Back At Truman
Republicans attack Democratic foreign policy criticisms and former President Truman’s advice to quit supporting Eisenhower programs. Sen. Dirksen accuses Truman of political motives, contrasting him with Herbert Hoover. McCarthy rebuts Adlai Stevenson on anti Communist books and foreign policy unity. Stevenson warned of inconsistent U.S. stance abroad. Wiley defends bipartisan policy and national unity.
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Eisenhower
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Detroit
Missouri
Herbert Hoover
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
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Stevenson
Newsweek Magazine
United States
Wiley
Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Iran says Soviet envoy Lavrentiev alive and well
Tehran confirms Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Lavrentiev is in good health after rumors of death by his own action. An Iranian protocol official said he spoke with Lavrentiev for half an hour at the Soviet summer embassy in Zargandan and found him physically and mentally sound.
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Tehran
Iran
Anatoly Lavrentiev
Apdolhossein Haykaden
Lavrentiev
Zarganden
New Term Opens the May Appoint Justice Within Next Three Weeks
President Eisenhower faces a three week window to name a successor to the late Chief Justice Vinson with the new Supreme Court term set to begin October 5. If not chosen by then Associate Justice Black would preside, with possible nominees including Earl Warren or other Republicans mentioned in speculation.
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Eisenhower
Vinson
Supreme Court
Congress
Senate
Black
Harlan Fiske Stone
Earl Warren
California
Warren
High Bench
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Arthur V. Vanderbilt
New Jersey Supreme Court
John J. Parker
Charlotte
N.C
U.S. Circuit Court
Collegians Plan Visit To Russia
Four college editors plan a trip to the Soviet Union after visa promises from Moscow. Zander Hollander of Michigan Daily, Natalie Becker of Vassar Miscellany Arts, Daniel Berger of Oberlin College Review, and Mark Edmond of Colorado Daily said they will proceed. Two others promised visas have not yet stated intent.
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Russia
Zander Hollander
Brooklyn
University of Michigan Daily
Natalie Becker
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Daniel Berger
Oberlin
Ohio
College Review
Mark Edmond
University of Colorado Daily
Washington
Arthur Brown
Mishawaka
Ind
University of Chicago Maroon
Kenneth F. Rystrom
Mayard
Neb
University of Nebraska
Queens College Crown
New York Municipal College
Oatis To Reveal Story Of Years In Czech Prison
AP correspondent William N. Oatis faces Czech secret police pressure as he plans to recount years of imprisonment. His firsthand account will appear in the Journal starting Sunday.
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William N. Oatis
Czechoslovakia
Journal
Two Bodies Found in Cleveland Acid Vat Room
The bodies of two Cleveland construction workers were found early today in the acid vat room of Industrial Rayon Corp. authorities believe they were gassed by sulfuric acid fumes.
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Cleveland
Industrial Rayon Corp
Mass polio immunization drives 30000 children in Minnesota
Thirty thousand youngsters in Stearns and Benton counties line up for gamma globulin shots and lollipops as part of the nations 15th mass inoculation. Over 50 doctors and nurses will administer vaccines at 11 clinics to children 3 months to 14 years old.
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Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
National Foundation For
Martin Says Special 53 Session Out
House Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. ruled out a special session this year saying there will be plenty of work next year. He noted no need to boost the debt limit this year and predicted the 10 percent income tax cut would take effect January 1 without delay.
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Joseph W. Martin Jr
R-Mass
Congress
Capitol
Martin
Eisenhower
New Research May Yield Bigger, Better Vegetables
UW horticulturist Dr. W H Gabelman reports hybridization advances could extend to onions beets carrots celery and swiss chard promising higher yields and quality. He notes new sterile-pollen methods remove need for detasseling and could apply to multiple crops though tomatoes may resist cross pollination. AUniversity of Chicago botanist Wayne Mellrath adds a chemical sterility technique for sorghum but commercial use remains uncertain.
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Wis
University of Wisconsin
W. H. Gabelman
American Institute of Biological Sciences
AIBS
Gabelman
Wayne J. Mellrath
University of Chicago
Vandalia Forecast Signals Mild Night and Warmer Friday
Vandalia forecasters predict fair and mild weather tonight and continued warmth tomorrow and Friday. Ohio regions expect some cloudiness with slightly warmer conditions. Kentucky shows sunny today with highs around 80 to 85. Yesterday in Middletown reached 82 at 5 pm, low 53 at 7 am, today’s low around 68 at 8 am.
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Miami Valley
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Kentucky
Middletown
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