Bulk of $160000 Recovered in Virginia Engraving Theft
Virginia state police report most of the stolen $160,000 from the Bureau of Engraving has been recovered in a metal box on a Centreville area farm in Loudoun County. Secret Service and authorities continue investigations with several suspects sought.
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Virginia
Bureau of Engraving
Washington
Centreville
Secret Service
Treasury
Treasury Department
Loudon County
A. E. Baughman
Army Set For Worst January 22
The 8th Army prepares for any eventuality as more than 20 000 anti Communist prisoners are to be freed from neutral custody at midnight January 22 The plan includes potential moves southward toward the DMZ and special isolation of pro Communist prisoners with loud speakers guiding the process North Koreans will be kept north of Munsan while Chinese prisoners head to Inchon for transport to Formosa
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Seoul
8Th
South Korea
U.N
Demilitarized Zone
Munsan
Inchon
Formosa
Railroads to replace fog horn with whistle or chimes
Two railroads announce ending the fog horn as a public service. New York Central will use a high powered steam whistle in place of the horn. Baltimore and Ohio plans chimes or a chimes like sound.
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Baltimore
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Senators Jenner and McCarran Finish Gouzenko Probe
Senators Jenner and McCarran returned from Canada with Gouzenko’s names and information usable for U S internal security. They questioned Gouzenko for more than five hours and said the hearing was concluded and satisfactory. They plan to study transcripts and may request Canadian release while continuing on to Washington.
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NEW York
Igor Gouzenko
Canada
United States
William E. Jenner
Rind
Pat McCarran
D-New
Gouzenko
Jenner
McCarran
Pennsylvania Station
Montreal
J. C. McRuer
Supreme Court of Ottawa
Senate Subcommittee On Internal Security
Washington
Ellender seeks cut in McCarthy fund spending
Sen. Ellender of Louisiana announced plans to ask the Senate to reduce the budget of Senator McCarthy long investigating subcommittee. Reports say the Eisenhower administration urged McCarthy to focus on waste and corruption, not subversives, with major newspapers confirming the shift and indicating McCarthy may follow it.
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Sen
Ellender
D-La
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
Eisenhower
McCarthy
R-Wis
New York Times and Herald Tribune
Washington Post
Baltimore Sun
Senate Internal Security
Wisconsin
Six year old boy injured in auto accident near Lake Providence
Robbie Skipper aged six from Alsatia was struck by Floyd Barr of Weslaco Texas driving a 1953 Mercury and suffered a double fracture of the left leg. He was taken to the Lake Providence clinic as investigators from Sheriff J W Gilbert and state highway police looked into the incident near highway 65 after the school bus appeared.
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Lake Providence
Robbie Skipper
Alsatia
Floyd Barr
Weslaco
Tex
South Korea and Reds Clash Over Prisoner Head Count
South Korea and North Korea condemned an Indian led head count of 4384 Chinese war prisoners in an exchange marked by war nerves and UN backing. Pyun Yung Tai called the move illegal while India defended it as roster check and U N Command supported free choice for repatriation.
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Seoul
South Korea
U. N
ROK
Pyun Yung Tai
Lee Sang Cho
Pyun
China
Centenary Choir Plans 1954 Evening Concert Here
Centenary College’s renowned Centenary Choir will perform at Brown Auditorium Northeast Louisiana State College at 8 p.m. tonight. Sponsored by the Wesley Foundation, the program features solos by Mr. Bobby Snead and Miss Carolyn Hudnall with a selection of choral works and light classics. Two Twin Cities natives Miss Judy Harris and Miss Beverly Aldridge are among the choir members prompting local interest. capacity crowds are expected.
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Centenary College
Brown Auditorium
Louisiana State College
Wesley Foundation
Ambassadors of Good Will
Alvin C
Voran
Twin Cities
Judy Harris
Monroe
Beverly Aldridge
West Monroe
Franz
Tschesnokoff
Whiting - Harling - Ringwald
Robert Snead
Carolyn Hudnall
Bach
Handel-Martin
Ex-POW Claims Red Command Ordered Breakup of Allied Explanations
Cpl. Claude Batchelor of Kermit Texas says a Red high command instructed him and 21 other Americans to disrupt Allied efforts to win POWs back. He described instructions delivered through a Communist staffed hospital near the neutral zone camp where 22 pro Red American POWs were held. Batchelor spoke at a crowded Tokyo Army Hospital news conference. He admitted a past belief that America was the aggressor in Korea and expressed remorse if he influenced others. He urged freeing other prisoners and hinted at past attempts to contact comrades.
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Tokyo
Red High Command
Cpl
Claude J, Batchelor
Kermit, Tex
Batchelor
Tokyo Army Hospital
North Camp
America
Korea
Stock Law Enforcement Delayed Awaiting Police Jury Action
Sheriff Bailey Grant said enforcement of the stock law is not yet in effect due to missing enforcement provisions. The ordinance bars stock from roaming parish roads but lacks implementation details and equipment for arrests. A January 13 police jury meeting is expected to address enforcement and possible equipment needs.
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Bailey Grant
Grant
No Clues In $75 000 Robbery At Amarillo Bank
In Amarillo Texas a $75 000 bank robbery left police and First National Bank officials without solid leads. The cash in five and ten dollar bills was in three sacks for a Fed to Dallas. Disappearance found around 1 50 p.m. as the bank was busy.
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Amarillo
Tex
First National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas
Eisenhower Eyes Farm Price Plan As First Step
President Eisenhower pledges to tackle the farm price problem to sustain prosperity for all. He says the administration will use every legitimate means to stabilize prices and will push a program before Congress in the State of the Union addressing surpluses, planning, and federal support amid a mixed party Congress.
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White House
Eisenhower
Leslie Arends
Ill
Joseph W. Martin
Mass
Leo Allen
House Rules Committee
Daniel Reed
House
Martin
Congress
Washington
America
Douglas
Illinois
Kerr
Oklahoma
Agriculture Department
City Council Receives Bids On Equipment Expansion
The Monroe City council read bids for relocation of electrical feeder and yard piping, underground network installation, feedwater heaters, evaporator, condensate transfer pump, controls and instruments. Bids target expansion of the city power plant funded by bonds. Nine companies submitted bids including Coastal Engineering Corp, Westinghouse, American Water Softener Co, Cuminons Co, Kewanee Ross Corp, Republic Flow Meter Co, Allen J. Harris.
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Monroe
Costal Engineering Corp
Westinghouse
American Water Softener Co
Suminons Co
Kewanee Ross Corp
Republic Flow Meter Co
Allen J. Harris
96 Percent Of Taxes Collected In Ouachita Parish
Sheriff Bailey Grant announced 96 percent of Ouachita Parish taxes were collected before January 1, 1954, about seven percent more than last year. Total civil office collections reached 1,907,671.79 dollars, with a parish tax roll of 1,985,471.88 dollars. Final quarter receipts were 387,588.50 in October, 356,373.51 in November, and 1,163,709.78 in December leaves 77,800.09 yet to be collected.
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Bailey Grant
Grant
Department
Ouachita Parish
Pope Pius X to be canonized in outdoor May ceremony
Vatican announces Pope Pius X will be elevated to saint hood in an outdoor rite May 29 at St Peter’s Square. He becomes the first pope canonized in 241 years with beatification in 1951 and canonization this spring following a rapid path to sainthood.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius X
St. Peter's Square
Maria Goretti
St. Peter’s Square
Pope Pius XII
Pius V
St. Peter’s Basilica
Pierre Louis Maria Chanel
Maria Crocifissa di Rosa
Domenico Savio
St. Giovanni Bosco
Vincenzo Pallotti
Society of Catholic Apostolate
Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli
Gaspare del Bufalo
Funeral Held For Victims Of Pre Dawn Fire
Four members of the DeWitt Ray family died in a pre dawn blaze near Kilbourne Arkansas as investigators and local residents assisted at the scene. Ray aged 53 his wife 48 daughter Willie Ann 16 and grandson Steve Palmes 2 died in the living room while a brother and others escaped. Authorities attributed the fire to an electrically heated chicken coop adjacent to the bedroom. The Jackson street Monroe cafe operators Frank and Mrs Palmos were related to the victim. Burial followed at Kilbourne cemetery after services at Kilbourne Baptist Church.
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Kilbourne
Arkansas State Line
Kilbourne Baptist Church
W. A. Dearman
Mulhearn
Willie Ann Ray
Ray
Steve Palmes
Young Palmos
Frank Palmos
Palmer
Jackson Street
Monroe
Bayou Macon
Haddox
South
Arkansas
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