Conviction Upheld In Dickenson POW Case
Washington reports Army review board sustains court martial conviction of Cpl Edward S Dickenson from Cracker's Neck Virginia for collaborating with Chinese Communists and informing on POWs He faces a 10 year prison term and loss of pay while awaiting appeal to the U S Court of Military Appeals The case cites six acts including distributing pro Communist writings and discussions. Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower to visit Ft Meade Md for a luncheon tomorrow with the post women's club.
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Emery
Review Board
Army
Dickenson
Washington
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Army Board of Review
Guy Emery
Board of Review
Cracker’s Neck
New Cumberland
U. S. Court of Military Appeals
Edward Gaither
Philadelphia
Gaither
United States
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ft. Meade
Post Women's ‘Club
White House
Payment Of 220 For Hauling Of Voters Reported
Washington reports State Senator James B. Monroe admitted paying 20 to three people for hauling voters in the Nov 2 election. Gladys Johnson received 2 for the haul after voting a straight Republican ticket. James Coppage and Walter Swann listed for 10 and 8 respectively. Monroe’s filing notes total expenditures of 97 with no receipts. A separate trial balloon tale from Chicago notes Terry Stromberg’s 10 year old balloon message. An FBI inquiry follows.
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Washington Post and Times Herald
James B.monroe
Charles County
Gladys Johnson
Pomfret
Monroe
The
Post and Times Herald
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Walter Swann
Johnson
Chicago
Terry Stromberg
Grand Junction
Mich
Stromberg
Terry
Opposed To Cutting Down Size Of Army
In Saigon Viet Nam on December 13 General George Nguyen Van Vy, newly named inspector general of the republic's young national army, stated he personally opposes reducing the army. President Eisenhower's special ambassador, General J Lawton Collins, is reported to favor slashing the force from about 220,000 to 30,000. Vy emphasized the stand as a personal opinion until official policy is announced.
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Viet Nam
Nguyen van Vy
Young National Army
Eisenhower
J. Lawton Collins
Viet Nam names new chief of staff and inspector general
Gen Le Van Ty and Vy took over in a simple ceremony at military headquarters. Vy urged Viet Nam to decide army policy as a sovereign state. Vy said the Vietminh, who control the North, are strengthening their army with three new divisions, one motorized with heavy artillery. A French source said the divisions were formed by reorganizing Red forces.
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Viet Nam
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