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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1953
Page
1
Ten Texans were among released prisoners of war arriving at Panmunjom in three trucks. Families across the state cheered as fathers, brothers, and sons were confirmed safe, with many sharing tearful reunions and notes of gratitude.
Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland said GOP leaders might meet in Washington in late September to decide if federal finances warrant a special session of Congress.
A storm drenched the city with over two inches of rain and lightning struck at least seven locations. Winds toppled a windmill and water tanks near Greenfield. electric poles suffered damage and outages lasted up to an hour. Fire incidents included a fuse box explosion at 2741 East County Road and multiple minor property damages across Odessa.
The United States demanded compensation from Russia for the July 29 destruction of an American B50 bomber over the Sea of Japan. Washington rejected Moscow's version, urged an exhaustive investigation, and sought payment for the loss of the aircraft and crew deaths. It cited radar data placing the plane about 40 miles southeast of Soviet territory with survivor Captain John Roche questioned.
In Sturgis South Dakota a 200 man posse hunted Wednesday for a car reportedly sucked into the sky by a tornado. John McGregor of Spearfish said a vehicle with Idaho plates rode 50 feet ahead of his Jeep during a violent storm before vanishing into mist. A witness described a small boy peering from a car window as it disappeared.
East German soldiers and policemen fled to West Berlin in a mass desertion the second of the year. They escaped from the Soviet blockade around Berlin, risking their lives to reach American relief amid a shortfall of food for 18 million East Germans.
A 24 year old Sudeten German refugee in West Berlin says the June 17 East German revolt did not inspire Czechoslovaks to rise against their Communist rulers. He asserts the Czechs fear German unity and a return to reclaim the Sudetenland. He rode a bicycle six days across 400 miles of Soviet controlled territory to flee Prague.
Oklahoma county police cited a 21 year old robbery suspect Ralph Mullins who claims he killed three men while in the First Cavalry Division in Omia Japan in 1949. He said he killed a heroin runner Ko, a Japanese marine Sosana, and an Arizona soldier Montoya after a series of confrontations. Sheriff Turner said he would seek FBI and military review of the statement.
State Bar officials will meet August 13 in Austin to decide actions in removal proceedings against District Judge Woodrow Laughlin of Alice. Bar President Everett Looney of Austin withdraws as Laughlin’s counsel citing health and bar concerns. Master in chancery D B Wood of Georgetown set to take testimony August 17.
The RB-36 bomber with 23 crewmen crashed in the North Atlantic. A British ship found one survivor and one body about 420 miles west of Prestwick, Scotland. Rescue efforts by American and British forces continued as planes and ships searched two wreckage fields, with lifeboats parachuted to a stranded raft. Major Arthur Beam of Seaford, Del., was the commander. initial reports misidentified him as a Texan.
First group of war prisoners released by the Communists begins home at Panmunjom under Operation Big Switch. Seventy Americans and 32 other U.N. troops freed, many with advanced tuberculosis and lung disorders, amid reports of jailings, alleged double cross, and harsh treatment. Additional evacuees expected as the exchange continues.
North Korean POWs returned to their side in a choreographed reception in Korea. Prisoners shed UN clothing in ambulances and were escorted to medical tents, amid banners, flags, and filmed by reporters. Chinese prisoners later arrived in trucks, chanting and singing.
Weatherford Texas August 5 sheriffs officers searched for Floyd Davis a 52 year old convicted murderer who escaped from Parker county jail Tuesday night Davis allegedly sawed through the bars of a second story cell and climbed down scaffolding used for exterior renovations.
Secretary of State Dulles and President Syngman Rhee reached a quick agreement on topics for four days of talks. They reportedly will push for an international post armistice Far Eastern conference between Oct 1 and 15, with details arranged when the U N Assembly convenes Aug 17. Korean issues unsettled by the war would take priority at the conference.
In San Francisco the iPeiping radio claimed Allied prisoners at Kaesong spent their last day in captivity enjoying garden strolls, cards and chess, guitar music, and grooming. It cited a two story former medical research building as housing, with hot meals and new blankets. A New China News Agency correspondent quoted by the Red radio said prisoners rose early and noted Pfc. Harold Dunn of Baldwinsville New York showing visitors POW camp prizes such as bracelets brooches scarves and lacquered boxes.
East Germany partially lifts travel ban to Berlin as protests surge over scarce food. About 150000 East Germans and 50000 from outside the sector rush to receive Eisenhower parcels in the west, pushing total distribution beyond 1.5 million in ten days while authorities continue food confiscations and identity checks.
The first group of 70 American POWs reached freedom at Panmunjom on Tuesday night. Families across the country voiced praise and relief while awaiting further repatriations, with stories from Fresno and Evanston highlighting the mixed emotions of joy and grief.
One of the first American prisoners freed described a Communist death march that killed about 1,250 Americans out of 1,490 who began the trek from Wonju to the Manchurian border. Prisoners recounted starvation and exposure as they moved across the 38th Parallel, with many dying in camps or en route.
Premier Georgi Malenkov and six top Russian leaders joined the opening of the Supreme Soviet in Moscow. The ceremony highlighted the new session and leadership presence in the parliament building.
Cpl. John Dixon of San Jose California recounts two brutal marches the Bataan death march in the Philippines during World War II and a Korean War march to the Yalu River. He describes frostbite hunger and guard brutality and says the Korean captivity felt less harsh than the Japanese captivity.
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