Liberated GIs recall Korean prison torture and rescue
Three U S soldiers Frank Freede Blaine Mackrall and James Martin recount 16 hour jailhouse confinement by Red police in Yongdong before rescue by the U S 24th Division Their captors fed them sparingly and machinegunned fellow prisoners Mackrall survived a near fatal round of gunfire doctors treated them well and one North Korean medic spoke of a secret weapon while they waited for liberation
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Austrian Communists Cut Vienna Rail Traffic in Eight Hour Clash
Thousands of Austrian Communists disrupted Vienna rail lines for eight hours as clashes with police erupted over wage and price scales. Demonstrators stormed districts in Vienna and staged speeches from a balcony outside the mayor's office. Police reported about 20 officers injured. authorities faced a rare postwar challenge to Allied control in a city previously shielded from major blockades.
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Air travel and protests under postwar Vienna access pact
The report notes no protest to Soviet actions yet and cites a 1945 London agreement guaranteeing Western access to Vienna. It also highlights a revenue rise for All American Airways in August 1950, with passenger numbers up 119 percent from 1949 and a record 19,596 travellers, marking its first profitable month.
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Beall Sells Policy Linked to Truman Letter Revelation
Frostburg, Sept 26 Rep Beall Md disclosed he sold $10,000 fine arts insurance on the Truman letter saying Marines have a propaganda machine nearly equal to Stalin's. Rep McDonough Calif bought the policy and plans to auction the letter with proceeds to Marines publicity fund. Auction in Washington or Los Angeles. minimum bid set at 1,000.
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Calcium nitrate plant planned at Suez for Egyptian agriculture
A new calcium nitrate plant is planned at Suez to boost Egyptian agriculture. The project will leverage a nearby Hinestone supply to ensure steady raw materials and reliable production for the region's farming sectors.
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