Died in Red Prison Camp Names 207 Americans Missing
The Defense Department lists 207 more U S servicemen said by Communist sources to have died in enemy camps. The new names include Sgt Arlin S Bredeson and Capt Lawrence S Overton among others in Maryland and Washington D C. The lists note unverified status and remain as missing in action. The piece details a Master Sergeant Miss in Korea reported missing in 1951 and outlines his service and previous injury.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
U. S
District of Columbia
Joe W. Howard
Vivian B Howard
12Th St
Southeast
Maryland
Arlin S. Bredeson
Rock Hall
Xavier W. Hill
Catherine Hill
Mechanicsville
Alphonse F. Gladkowski
Alice Gladkowski
Foster Ave
Baltimore
Fimer Howell
Annie E. Howell
Fremont Ave
Alfred 8. Jennings
Sylvester L. Jennings
East Biddle
Richard W. Krepps
George Krepps
Crafton Road
Franklin D. McPherson
Jerry B. McPherson
Mayo Road
Edgewater
M. Set
Ira V. Miss Jr
Ira V. Miss. Sr
Buckeystown
Lawrence S. Overton
Jeanne Wiley Overton
Brookmore Drive
Silver Spring
Cpl
Dock L. Riddle
Peggy J. Riddle
Rhode Island Ave
Hyattsville
Miss
Korea
Japan
Hagerstown
Eisenhower Urges Self Help. Aid Not Whole Job
President Eisenhower told Congress that Western nations must boost self help and collective security as American aid cannot do the entire job. The six month review notes Soviet threat, shifts focus to Asia, and outlines 1954 FOA funding of 6.6 billion with 37 percent for Asia. It calls for European Defense Community ratification, expanded trade, and private capital in underdeveloped countries.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Russia
U. S
Europe
Asia
Pacific
America
Foreign Operations Administration
FOA
Mutual Security Agency
Indochina
Little League Game Set At Audubon Tonight
The Audubon New Jersey Little League game against Front Royal Virginia is scheduled for six o clock this evening. Rain earlier in the day delayed play but authorities report the rain has stopped and plans were made to dry the field. Chief Charles V Main, reached at 1 30 this afternoon, confirmed the arrangements after contacting park authorities.
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Audubon
N. J
Charles V. Main
New Jersey Park
Front Royal
Wreck Ties Up Frederick City Traffic With Injured Men Car
A driver carrying two injured men from a tavern fight to Frederick Memorial Hospital crashed into a power pole on South Market Street. Calvin Kinna and Franklin Biffle, Thurmont area residents, were admitted with lacerations. Police charged several drivers in unrelated crashes that morning, with damage estimated up to $500 and one reckless driving charge.
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Fredick Memorial Hospital
Frederick City
Charles Portner
Thurmont
South Market Street
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Portner
Calvin Kinna
Franklin Biffle
Frederick
Biffle
Kinna
West Patrick Street
Wild Typhoon Rips China and Formosa Clash
A powerful Pacific typhoon tore across the China mainland after brushing Okinawa and Formosa. The Japanese Weather Bureau said the storm veered and spared Okinawa with minor damage while heavy rains and winds up to 69 mph lashed Northern Formosa. The cyclone moved northeast near Shanghai, one of the Pacific’s mightiest storms on record.
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Formosa
China
Okinawa
Tokyo
Shanghai
Pacific
Auto Accidents Damage Cars Along Route 240 and Pole Crash
State Police report two Saturday night accidents. A vehicle struck parked car owned by James Chester Reeder on Route 240 A five miles south of Frederick, damage about 100 dollars. A second crash on Baltenzer Creek Pike near South Jefferson Street left Robert Theodore Jackson’s 1940 Chevrolet demolished after losing control and overturning the vehicle.
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James Chester Reeder
West Seventh Street
Frederick
V. L. Guimino
Robert Theodore Jackson
Carver Apartments
Baltenzer Creek Pike
James
Stonesifer
Jackson
South Jefferson Street
Deaf-Mute Error Sparks Crime and Court Action
Willie Redding used a deaf mute card to obtain money until he uttered Thanks. Peace Justice Carl L. Katz sentenced him to 90 days in a penitentiary for disorderly conduct and 30 days for public intoxication. Martinsburg, Aug 17 Vernon B. Garton, retired newspaperman, received a D0-seat Masonic grand lodge pin from Hiram Lodge No. 21 Winchester after joining here 51 years ago.
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Wolcott
XN. Y
Willie Redding
Carl L. Katz
Martinsburg
W. Va
Vernon B. Garton
Masonic Grand Lodge
Hiram Lodge No
Winchester
Masonic Lodge
Condemnation suit filed in Frederick County for Route 40 extension
The State Roads Commission filed a condemnation suit in Circuit Court to take 7.27 acres in Woodville district and 0.43 acre for slope and drainage easements for the dual Route 40 west extension from the Howard County line through Ridgeville. Defendants listed include Mt Airy residents and others now shown as living in Washington DC and nearby counties. A fair market value check of 88,500 was deposited with the clerk. An order set 15 days to answer with return date August 29. Officials from the Attorney General’s office represent the roads commission.
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State Roads Commission
Frederick County
Howard County
Ridgeville
Wiliard ‘R. Smith
Mt. Airy
Harry Wagner
David M. Jones
Charles W. Cuthbertson
Arthur Zepp
T. J. Paul Smith
Washington D. C
Montgomery
Carroll
Woodville
Circuit Court
Patrick M. Schnauffer
E. D. E. Rolins
Joseph D. Buscher
Walter E. Linn
Roads Commission
Demands Truth About Churchill's Condition
The Daily Mirror urged in a front page editorial for a full official statement on Prime Minister Churchill's health. The paper, with large circulation, said Britons rely on secondhand reports from abroad and cited Stewart Alsop’s claim of a possible stroke in June along with alarming French press reports.
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London
Daily Mirror
Churchill
Stewart Alsop
Heavy Rains In Frederick County Slow Weekend Travel
A weekend of scattered showers hit southern Frederick County with an Urbana to Washington line rain, plus a general morning rain in the county. Airports logged 0.02 inches. Frederick city saw light showers. Strong winds woke sleepers as traffic on routes 40 and the new Washington road stayed heavy with signals off and officers directing flow. >
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Frederick County
Vastoy
Maryland
Ee Kemptown
Browningsville
Urbana
Washington Line
Fred-erick
Airport
Emmitsburg
Knoxville
Frederick
Washington
Ignored Summons Leads to Fines in Local Court
A Baltimore man who skipped a Magistrate Court summons for reckless driving was arrested on a state police warrant, found guilty on two counts, and fined 37.90 dollars. He was jailed to arrange payment from Baltimore. Other defendants: Arthur Henry Snowden Jr. guilty of assault and battery with suspended three month sentence. Morris Markoff forfeited 26.45 for speeding. William Wood forfeited 16.45 for passing when not clear.
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Baltimore
Marvin R. Whiteman
Donald Tucker
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Arthur Henry Snowden, Jr
Carver Apartments
Morris Murphy Markoff
Brook
Dyn
Petersville
James Stonesifer
William Ronald Wood
Tr. Stonesifer
Syria's Strongman Assassinated in Damascus Shock Claim
Unconfirmed reports from Syria claim President Adib Shishekiy was killed by machine gun fire as he left a bulletproof car in Damascus. The dispatch notes no source and cites border-speed news. Shishekly, a two-time coup maker, had appeared publicly after his July election, driving 290 miles in a German armored Mercedes to address military cadets in Homs.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Adib Shishekiy
Damascus
Ailanis
Shishekiy
Ikind
Damasscus
Shishekly
Homs
Russia pushes for German reunification and end to West ties
Moscow urged an all German government and a six month peace conference plan while offering to drop reparations and reduce occupation costs. The proposal aimed to undermine Adenauer’s Bonn government ahead of September elections, signaling Kremlin hopes for East West unification under Communist influence.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
Adenauer
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
Stowe
Europe
Moscow Radio
Moscow
United States
Britain
France
Kremlin
Free German Trade Union Federation
East Germany
West Germany
French Strike Expands Across Nation Amid Paralyzed Services
In Paris, most newspapers report a broad walkout by state run workers across communications and transport. Rail traffic remains largely halted as coal mines stay shut and postal, telegraph, and telephone services remain closed through day six. Premier Laniel and ministers met Leon Jouhaux to discuss a possible breakthrough, but details of any pact were not disclosed.
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Paris
New York Herald Tribune
Herald Tribune
Joseph Laniel
Leon Jouhaux
Baby Born After Her Mother Dies In Wreck
An Akron area woman 21 died after a two car collision last night. Her newborn daughter survived the birth at Canton Mercy Hospital where doctors reported the infant in good condition. The husband, James, was admitted with shock and lacerations. The report also notes local river conditions and a mixed New York market with a slight downward tilt.
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Akron
Ohio
Catherine Weffelfinger
Barberion
Canton Mercy Hospital
James
Quakes Dead Set At 600 To 700 Persons
Ionian Island disaster toll revised to about 600 dead and 700 seriously injured after day of strong tremors. Gen Istrides reports full Ithaca data and near complete reports from Zakinthos and Kefallinia. Three hundred wounded moved to Athens, others hospitalized in Patras amid typhoid and smallpox fears as five-nation fleet delivers emergency aid to about 120000 affected islanders.
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Argostolion
Greece
Ionian Sea
Argostolian
Dimitrios Istrides
Ithaca
Zakinthos
Kefallinia
Athens
Patras
Fierce Storm Strikes Shore in Eastern Maryland
A severe storm on Maryland's Eastern Shore caused multiple fires from lightning. A vacant tenant house burned at Warfield Emory's farm, a Cordova Road house lost its roof, and a nearby barn burned as Centreville street lights failed after a transformer strike. Easton and Cordova fire units saved a house. damage estimated at 35000. A lightning bolt struck firefighters during efforts. two men were knocked down and a helmet was knocked off.
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Easton
Maryland
Warfield Emory
Centreville
Charles Tahlman
Cordova Road
Cordova
Tahlman
A. J. Starkey Jr
Ession Police Department
Lester Moore
James Chance
India Won't Attend Conference See Peace Role In Korea
Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament India has no desire to attend the Korean political conference unless major parties resume talks and India can perform a useful function for peace. He said Indian POW guards at Panmunjom would sail from Madras tomorrow and 4000 soldiers would head for Korea within days. Lt General Thimara will leave September first week, as India’s advance party in Korea reports progress with the UN and Communist commands.
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Xew Delut
India
Nehru
Pakistan
Mohammed Ali
Panmunjom
Madras
Korea
Thimara
R. ¥. Nehru
U. N
Communi Lommands
Leader Falls to Hills After Coup in Iran
Mossadegh crushes a bloodless coup by Shah supporters in Tehran. Shah and Queen Soraya flee to Iraq as Mossadegh jails opposition leaders and dissolves Parliament. Fatemi seized and urged regency. In Baghdad the Shah remains in seclusion as Britain is denounced. food handler suspected in Camp Airy poisoning case affecting 150 people.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Soraya
Iraq
Mossadegh
Fazellah Zahedi
Zahedi
Shah
Hossein Fatemi
Fatemi
Baghdad
Caspian Sea
Idy
Britain
Moss
Camp Airy
Thurmoni
Forbes H. Burgess
Health Department
Burgess
Korea War Soldier Repatriation Figure In "Operation Big Switch"
Army Pic. John D. Black stationed with Eighth Army in Korea serves with the Munsan ni Provisional Command in Operation Big Switch to repatriate UN and ROK prisoners of war. His wife Nola Ines from Sykesville Maryland is noted.
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Korea
Eighth Army
Pic
John D. Black
Nola. Ines
Sykesville
Munsan-ni Provisional Command
1 105 U S POWs Freed In Korea Exchange
Panmunjom reports 400 Allied prisoners released today including 73 Americans. Total Americans freed reaches 1,103 of 3,213 Reds claimed. Riders say 5,177 Allied troops freed in 13 days. typhoon delays some Red ship shipments. Observers mention ongoing detentions and camp conditions at Camp 1 Kaesong.
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Panmunjom
U. S
Kaesong
Freedom Village
Inchon
Kore Island
UNC
Cpl
Howard Waters Jr
Battle Creek
Mich
Camp 1
Waters
Indiana
Chongsong
Carl R. Head
Evansville
Red Cross
Yalu River
Kaesong Sundar
Manchurian
Reds
William F. Dean
Dean
Tucson
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Fairfax County
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New York
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Omar N. Bradley
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