Funeral for Fred Vinson Draws Presidents and Court
Washington held a national tribute as Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson died at 63 from a heart attack. President Eisenhower and former President Truman attended, with Supreme Court justices, Cabinet members, and public mourners. Burial will take place in Louisa Kentucky. Vacancy questions linger as the court prepares to open the term.
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Missouri
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Earl Warren
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Harold Burton
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Hugo Black
British May Build Ships For USSR
Britain considers allowing 28 million dollars worth of small ships for the Soviet Union. The plan, discussed by the Board of Trade and admiralty experts, includes at least 40 refrigeration vessels and trawlers, announced by Harry L. Dowsett, leader of a British industrial mission from Moscow.
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Three Newsmen Convicted of Contempt in Cleveland
A Cleveland judge convicted three Cleveland Press staff members of contempt for taking a courtroom photograph of former Probate Judge Nelson Brewer during his arraignment. Sentences were fined totals of 700 dollars and suspended, but stayed pending appeal filed by the press group.
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Sam Giaimo
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Tom J. Edwards
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American Bar Association
Edwards
Repatriates Arrive in San Francisco After Korea Prison Camp
422 American POWs returned home aboard the Gen. John Pope at Fort Mason amid cheering relatives. The Marine Phoenix with 374 more ex-prisoners docks Sunday. Two beaten as suspected collaborators aboard the Pope on Inchon escape. witnesses named a pair of alleged informers.
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John Pope
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Military Sea Transport Service
Cpl
Harold W. Beerbower
Weather Outlook for Miami Valley and Nearby Areas
Miami Valley will be partly cloudy and warmer tonight and tomorrow with scattered showers tonight. Vandalia fore caster notes cloudiness and highs around 82 to 88 in Kentucky with scattered light showers in northwest and north central areas. Low tonight 50 to 60. Friday remains partly cloudy with little temperature change. Middletown reported 84 degrees at 5 pm yesterday and 56 near 6 am, with a low of 59 recorded later.
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Vandalia
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Middletown
Quiet settlement at Washington State Penitentiary after riot
After a night of violence at the Washington State Penitentiary 800 inmates remained in their cells and no fresh trouble was expected. Guards aided by state patrol and sheriff's officers contained disturbances that produced a fire in the metals plant causing about 500000 dollars in damage and bringing tear gas into the cell blocks.
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World Trade Depends On Stable U S
The International Monetary Fund warns that the United States must avoid a depression to sustain a free and stable global exchange of goods and money. The report cites risk from high tariffs or reduced imports and notes a small downturn in U S business could trigger a dollar shortage worldwide. Ivar Booth urges liberal tariff policy alongside Bank President Eugene R Black.
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Eugene R. Black
France Seeks U S Aid to Reinforce Indochina War
The National Security Council recommended hundreds of millions in U S funds to back a new French plan. Nine battalions would move from Europe to Indochina to bolster operations against Communist led rebels. France aims to grant independence to Viet Nam Cambodia and Laos as it seeks broader support.
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Red China
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Henri Navarre
Laos
Laniel
Thirty Die In Cyprus Quake
An earthquake struck the Paphos district in Cyprus killing about 30 people and injuring around 100. Homes suffered extensive damage and doctors rushed to the area as telecommunication lines were disrupted. Reports also noted tremors felt in Haifa and northern Israel with no casualties.
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Communists accuse UN of mistreatment and fake POW lists
The Reds accuse the Allies of torturing prisoners and faking lists of unrepatriated personnel as armistice work shifts to dislodge POWs. A first group of 500 North Koreans moves to the buffer zone under Indian care while 1,900 Chinese POWs are to be turned over to Indian troops.
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Hurricane Bears Down On Florida
A tropical hurricane with winds near 100 mph formed in the Atlantic threatening the Bahamas and Florida coast. The fourth storm of the season moved northwest at about six mph and was centered about 160 miles northwest of Turtle Island at 5 am EST.
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Dean to Return Soon Homeward Hero Maj Gen Dean
Mrs Mildred Dean cancels trip to Tokyo to greet her repatriated husband Maj Gen William F Dean telephoned that he would be home within two or three weeks.
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Mildred Dean
Tokyo
Wiliam F. Dean
Polish Interpreter Seeks Asylum After Fleeing Reds
Jan Hajdukiewicz, a 28 year old Polish interpreter for Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission, escaped from Communist control and sought political asylum in the United States. He said Poles oppose the Red regime but owe outside help to overturn it and hopes his escape will spur others.
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U. S
Jan Hajdukiewics
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Harold T. Babb
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Young Pole
Panmunjom
U.S
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Six Britons Killed in Hong Kong Navy Corvette Attack
In international waters near Hong Kong a Chinese Corvette opened fire on a Royal Navy launch. Six Britons were killed including reserve captain E Frank Gower. five others were wounded, and survivors were taken to Hong Kong. The launch was towed to a British anchorage and then to Hong Kong by a Marine police boat.
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E. Frank Gower
Concord
Pearl River
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Boy Dies While Saving Pup Near Station
Eight year old Jimmy Bumgardner rescued his puppy from rail tracks beside the station in Columbia South Carolina. He was struck by a diesel locomotive and died in hospital a few hours later.
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8. C
Jimmy Bumgardner
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Southern Railway
Five Men Also Arrested In Bank Embezzlement Case
Miami case charges Jean Elizabeth Dusing 24 with misapplying 111232 belonging to Central Bank and Trust Co. Five former customers identified by the FBI faced charges of conspiring to cash bad checks. Totals show 91131 recovered. others restituted losses to avoid charges. Dusing fired after bank examiners uncovered fraud last March.
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Fla
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Central Bank and Trust Co
FBI
Tom E. Howell
Chester C. Smallwood
Major McDaniel of Ahoskie and Albany Starved in Korean Death March
Editor notes Don Whitehead’s war dispatch reveals the fate of Major William Thomas McDaniel missing since 1950. After leading forays around Taejon and suffering captivity, he helped prisoners and provided last rites prayers. Surviving youths recall his care as his fate remains unknown. His wife Mrs. McDaniel waits in Williamsburg, seeking any word from returning prisoners or a final record.
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Seoul
William Thomas McDaniel
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Camp Haugen
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Japan
U. S. Military Academy
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Sunchon
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