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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1952

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Solons May Probe Atrocities In Korea

Washington AP Rep Flood says the incoming 83rd Congress will approve an inquiry into alleged Communist atrocities in Korea. He notes a bill to authorize the probe would be introduced promptly. The Katyn report links Polish massacre to wartime Soviet actions and urges UN action against mass crimes.

Washington Flood D- Pa 83Rd Congress Korea House Katyn Forest Congress Katyn Committee U. N Smolensk Russia Katyn Ussr World Court U. MN. General Assembly United States U. N. International Commission Nazi Germany

Separated Twins Miss Christmas As Health Fails

Chicago December 23 A UP report on 15 month old Brodie Sia mese twins Rodney Dee in critical condition and Roger Lee in a coma six days after surgeons separated fused tissue and blood systems. The twins remain in the University of Illinois hospital as their parents prepare for Christmas near their sons bedside. Doctors say Rodney has shown variable signs of consciousness and nourishment after the seven and a half hour operation while Roger’s condition remains precarious as the team continues care.

Chicago Brodie Siamese Rodney Dee Roger Lee Oger Lee Rus Cona Reodney University of Illinois Educational and Research Hospital Royt Brodie Lincoln A. Williston Roger Rodney

Young Girl Attacked by Four Men in Oakland

A 16-year-old girl was hurt and slashed by four men who held her at knife point from her naval cadet escort. The escort defended her and was cut on the face and arm. the pair were held captive for three hours as police launched a city-wide search for the assailants described as Black men.

Oakland Calif

Mexico Chamber Passes Women Vote Bill to Senate

The Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved a bill granting women the right to vote in national elections and sent it to the Senate for final action.

Mexico City Chamber of Deputies Senate

Stripper Jailed In Slaying Of Restaurant Owner

Dallas report outlines the murder of 38 year old Alfred Rosenfield Jr. and the arrest of 23 year old Billie Shonnen known as The Flame of New Orleans in a Cedarvale Oklahoma escape. Stripper Roscoe Ails 54 held for murder investigators seek which gun fired Rosenfield four times.

Dallas Billie Shonnen New Orleans Cedarvale Okla John Massey Rosenfield Shannen Louisiana United States Ails Roger Bowman

Caveman Romeo Pleases Victim in Houston Assault Case

Houston police report Betty Kirkpatrick 20 drops assault charge against Romeo Bush after her parents pressure and her decision to testify. The case marks a pattern of aggravated assaults with prior struggles involving Betty and her father H S Kirkpatrick, including an earlier incident on a sidewalk.

Houston Tommy Bush Romeo Bush Betty Kirkpatrick Miss Kirkpatrick H. S. Kirkpatrick Betty Kirkpatrick

Freezing Weather Sweeps Texas No Rain Expected

Frigid conditions roll across Texas with no precipitation while Kansas and northern Missouri report heavy snow. Temps dip from freezing to the 40s in East and South Central Texas, with 20s in North Central and West Texas. Houston and Beaumont saw last rains, and a cold front pushes through Kansas and Missouri.

Texas Southwest Kansas Missouri Panhandle Amarillo Dalhart Childress Brownsville Houston Beaumont The Weather Bureau

Armored Vest Saves GIs Life in Seoul Action

In Seoul the Army reports Pfc. Tom Miles of Decatur Illinois used an armored vest to withstand 10 Communist rifle shots and a nearby grenade blast while aiding a wounded comrade. He remained conscious and killed the Red attacker with a carbine burst after the explosion.

Seoul Tom Miles Decatur Miles Army

Rangers Called In To Aid In Search For Nago Alaniz

Nago Alaniz murderer defendant missing in south Texas as Texas Rangers join the search. He posted bond Friday and was to appear in district court for a re arraignment after failing to show, with no clear indication of flight or foul play from the probed circumstances. Floyd family and political links to Judge Reams noted, while co defendant Mario Lopez remains jailed on denied bond.

Alice Nago Alaniz Jacob S. Buddy Floyd Jr South Texas Alaniz Halsey Wright Texas Rangers Floyd Connecof Homer Dean Jr University of Texas Dist Sam Reams Judge Reams Reams George Parr Duval County Parr Brownwood Mario el Turbo) Lopez San Antonio Young Floyd Jim Wells

Four Injured When Odessan Car Flips on County Road

Two youths were seriously hurt and two more slightly injured when a car driven by Donald Manley 17 seven miles west of West County Road flipped over after losing control on Seven Mile Road at 12:15 this morning. Sue Parrish 16 sustained a fractured clavicle while Manley endured scalp lacerations and a hip injury. Helen Campbell and Bill Rumbaugh were treated and released. State highway patrol called it an unavoidable accident and said two charges will be filed.

27Th St Sue Parrish Donald Edwin Manley Medical Center Hospital Helen Campbell Bill Rumbaugh

Soldier who dined with Eisenhower dies hero in Korea

Corporal James E. Murray, 23, of Porum Oklahoma, who had lunch with Dwight Eisenhower during a Korea front visit, died amid a Communist ambush near No Man's Land while leading a patrol. Murray earned a Bronze Star and had extended his Korea tour to June, leaving behind fellow soldiers and praise from his commander.

Korea James E. Murray Dwight Eisenhower No-Man’s Land Murray John J. Richards Grand Rapids Mich Porum Okla Tulsa Japan 15Th Regiment Eisenhower Donald M. Chadwick Cleveland Ohio Chadine

Texans recall worst air disaster in Moses Lake crash

Survivors and families recount the Moses Lake crash that killed 86, with at least seven Texans among the dead. Nine of 30 survivors were flown to Brooke Army Hospital in San Antonio for severe burns, while others treated at Madigan Army Hospital in Washington.

Air Force Moses Lake Wash Brooke Army Hospital San Antonio Alexander Maynes el Paso Frank Riggenback Pasadena Tex Riggenback Brooke Wendell L. Burth Temple Okla William L. Burton Oklo Madigan Army Hospital Billy Alexander Duncan Sherman A&c Howell D. McCarley

Passengers and Crew Rescued From Stricken Champollion

Reports say 30 of 238 aboard the liner Champollion drowned after grounding near Beirut. The British cruiser Kenya aided rescue as lifeboats faced heavy surf and a lifeboat capsize. Beirut and Aden dispatches described survivors, including women and a 10 year old boy, swimming to shore.

London Kenya Lebanon Beirut Admiralty France Alexandria Bethlehem Marseille Beirut Port Beirut Harbor Francois Pugh Pugh

U S Warplanes Hit Red Troop Center Near Chaeryong

U S warplanes blasted a huge Communist troop center near Chaeryong in northeast Korea destroying 40 buildings and creating flames and smoke. F-80 Shooting Stars also attacked a Red air base at Pyongyang while Sabrejets and MIG-15 clashes occurred with claims of one MIG destroyed.

Seoul Korea Chaeryong Pyongyang North Korea John A. Inferp Rera Auburn St Air Force Marine Fifth Air Force Manuel J. Fernandez Miami Fla Mai James P. Hagerstrom Tyler Tex Jack E. Mass Red Bank N. J An &Acre Tang

Crawdads Deny Dam Burrowing Amid Leak Rumor

Dallas dispatch reports C L McNair of the Tarrant County water district dismisses a tale that crawdads caused leaks at Lake Bridgeport. He cites a 650 foot base thickness, vertical digging habit, firm dam compaction, and a month gain of 5 000 acre feet of water as evidence against the rumor.

Dallas Lake Bridgeport C. L. McNair Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement Dist No. 1 Bridgeport Here

Bandit Mixes Romance and Robbery in Chicago Holdup

A pair of gunmen robbed a chain food store last night in Jefferson Park Chicago. One robber kissed cashier Anne Lidquist to calm her as he demanded cash while the other forced the second cashier to empty the till. They stole 623 dollars.

Chicago Anne Lidquist

Honor Guard Prepares for Eisenhower Inaugural Parade

Seventy U S combat units selected from American forces begin assembling at Camp Drake near Tokyo for travel to Washington. They will march in President-elect Dwight Eisenhower's inaugural parade on January 20.

Tokyo U. S Camp Drake Washington Dwight Eisenhower

Spic Hating GIs Bomb Crowded Inn

Three young servicemen, one a Marine sergeant, discharged a phosphorus bomb in a crowded Upper West Side tavern on Columbus Avenue at 103rd Street. One attacker died later in hospital and 14 people were injured. McDermott, 19, was shot by police eight blocks away after a chase. another suspect was knifed, and a federal agent among the injured was treated. Police blamed bigotry for the violence. the sailor escaped.

New’ York James Eugene McDermott McDermott Agtee J Twe Upper West Side Manhattan Columbus Avenue 103Rd Street 96Th Broadway

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