Reds To Free U S Prisoner
Washington reports the Soviet government agreed to turn over U S prisoner Pvt William Verdine to U S authorities in Berlin. The return date will be set later. Verdine, held five years, may soon be back in Starks Louisiana as his mother vows a big party.
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Washington
William Verdine
Starks
State Department
U.S
Berlin
Verdine
Vorkita
Arctic
Russia
John H. Noble
Detroit
Baltic Sea
Navy
Noble
William C.marchuk
Norristown
Willie Verdiner
Missing Airman's Wife Had Rowed
Passaic, N J. Ruth Feinberg, wife of missing Navy airman Joe Danens Jr., was married in North Africa. The couple’s daughter learned Danens was presumed dead a year after the 1950 loss. Ruth later remarried in Casablanca. John H Noble says eight American sailors may still be alive in Soviet camps.
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Passaic
N.J
Baltic Sea
Joe H. Danens Jr
Cut Bank
Montana
North Africa
Ruth Feinberg
Joseph Feinberg
Passaid
Navy
Danens
Casablanca
Robert J. Miney
Mineys
Westover Air Force Base
Chicopee Falls
Mass
John H. Noble
Berlin
Panama Extends State Of Siege After Remon Assassination
The National Assembly extended the state of siege for ten more days following the Jan 2 assassination of President Jose Antonio Remon. The move, like the initial decree, aims to facilitate the investigation into the machine-gunning in Panama City. Also, a note on fossil reptiles describes a group so aquatic they resembled modern fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
National Assembly
Jose Antonio Remon
Remon
Prison Camp Raid Foiled Near Labelle Florida
Prison guard shot during a dawn attack at a state prison camp near Labelle Florida. James A. Harrell escaped with three others last week and was wounded in a confrontation at the camp, then treated at Clewiston hospital. Guard Frank Warren injured, Harrell in serious condition at Fort Myers hospital. Harrell had been convicted of armed robbery and grand larceny in Gadsden County.
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Labelle
Fla
QR. L. Rodgers
James A. Harrell
Fort Myers
Frank Warren
Harrell
Largo
Bertha Tyree
Rodgers
Warren
Clewiston
Sheriff's Office
Do You Know Pagans Used Holly in Midwinter Decor
A compact factoid piece noting that pagans used holly for midwinter decorations long before Christ. It contrasts with other curiosities, mentioning water use in steel production, giant sturgeons, insect species diversity, large kangaroos, Juno’s protective role, and the kettledrum’s unique musical nature.
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Black
Caspian
Juno
Bank Capital and Liabilities Reported for Peoples State Bank
The 1954 year end bank statement for Peoples State Bank of Princeton Kansas shows assets of 379,780.65 with liabilities and capital at 350,912.52 deposits and 28,874.13 capital. Directors and a notary certify the figures as of Dec 31 1954 with M L Walter as cashier.
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Princeton
Kansas
U. S
Thia Bank
M. £. Walter
M. L. Walter
Orin L. Kirkendall
Basil W. Kelsey
K. H. Walter
Rockefeller Jr Bequests 20 Million for Theology Education
In a casual letter John D Rockefeller Jr gives securities with a present value near 20.9 million dollars to the Sealantic Fund Inc a philanthropic corporation he founded in 1938. The gift aims to strengthen Protestant theological education in the United States and was sent to the fund trustees yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr
United States
Sealantic Fund, Inc
Rockefeller
Eisenhower defers judgment on Ladejinsky affair
President Eisenhower said he has not formed a judgment on the Ladejinsky security case and that Harold Stassen must assume full responsibility for the outcome. He noted he only heard one side of the story and acknowledged doubts about granting clearances while defending Stassen’s decision to hire the Russian-born American for Viet Nam land reform work.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Wolf Ladejinsky
Harold E. Stassen
Ladejinsky
Agriculture Benson
Stassen
Agriculture Department
Tokyo
State Department
Benson
Viet Nam
Automatic Roll System For House Debated In Legislature
A bill to provide an automatic roll call system for the House is set for introduction within days. Rep. Joe Eves, chair of the 1953 committee, estimates costs at 80 000 to 100 000 dollars and notes the system would require remodeling and wiring under a false floor to desks. The system would reduce roll calls from 15 18 minutes to about one minute, with several hundred calls expected each legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Joe Eves
R-Lakin
Buck Resigns as Kansas Revenue Director
Topeka wallace M Buck resigns as Kansas director of revenue to become Kansas branch manager for the Small Business Administration. The SBA opens a new Nichita branch. Buck will head it. Change takes effect January 24 with the agency aiding business firms in federal relations.
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Topekaw
Wallace M. Buck
Kansas
Small Business Administration
SBA
Nichita
Buck
Public May View Session In Senate Confirmation
The Senate changed rules to allow open or closed sessions on the governor’s appointments, formerly held in executive session with press and public barred. President pro tem Wunsch hopes for no executive sessions this year and favors actions in the open. The article also notes 4/4 million tractors on U.S. farms.
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Topeka
Senate
Paul Wunsch
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Tepoine Settee
Peoples State Bank
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