POWs Readied for Exchange as Korean War Truce Talks Stagnate
Allied planes spotted two convoy trucks carrying sick and wounded U N troops toward Panmunjom for exchange with 5 800 Red casualties. The UNC said 930 Chinese prisoners were being prepared for return, with the larger group of 5 100 North Koreans. Talks on a broader armistice remain stalled since last October.
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Robert B. Tuckman
Munsan
Korea
U. S
Panmunjom
North Korea
U. N
Red
U.N
Tokyo
UNC
Cheju
Rescuers Save 19 Crash Survivors in Cascade Mountains
A DC3 charter crash in the Cascade Mountains left six dead as rescuers tracked a bloodied stewardess, Mrs Adra Long, who walked six miles to guide teams to the wreck. Twenty-two servicemen were aboard from Scranton and Washington DC. 19 survived, nine injured. The Adkins family of Cranberry received aid from generous readers, aiding other households including Mrs Icie McKinney, whose home burned the same day. Red Cross and donors supplied clothing, furniture, and a new home via the New River Company. further support comes from Disabled American Veterans.
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Seattle
Cascade Mountains
Scranton
Washington, D. C
Adra Long
Berkeley
Calif
Cat Adkins
Cranberry
Adkins
Sunday Register
Crewberry
Icie McKinney
McKinney
Red Cross
Disabled American Veterans
T. C. Moorefield
Red Cross Chapter
Resaco
Mabscott Driver Charged With Manslaughter
CAL HILL the Mabscott firm driver will be arraigned in Magistrate R C Godsey's court on a manslaughter charge after a Page area collision between a truck and a car. Injuries from the crash proved fatal Monday afternoon to 17 year old Eugene Ovid Johnson of Page. Hearing set for 11 a m.
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Cal Hill
Mabscott
R. C. Godsey
Page
Carna Clinton Curtis
Eugene Ovid Johnson
Godsey
Kanawha Girl Fatally Injured by Automobile
A 12-year-old Coal Fork girl, Ruth Sharon Johnson, was fatally injured when a car left the road and struck her on front steps. John Beasley, 22, a Korean War veteran, drove the car and was jailed on involuntary manslaughter and drunken driving charges.
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Charleston
Coal Fork
Ruth Sharon Johnson
Jennings Johnson
Kanawha County
C. C. Stewart
John Beasley
Beasley
Stewart
Judge Knapp to Serve Boone Court in May
Raleigh County Circuit Judge Norman Knapp has been invited to preside over the Boone County Circuit Court during the second week of May. Judge K K Hall has disqualified himself in several cases in the Boone County Court.
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Knapp
Boone Court
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Boone County
K. K. Hall
Boone County Court
Seeing Everything Good for Burton Kolman at De Paul Law
Chicago reports Burton A Kolman a De Paul University law senior says all good things are happening at once noting his top scholastic average in the law school history his 21st birthday election as vice president of the American Law Students Association and a promise of marriage from Anita Gubali an Israeli law student. Kolman lost his sight five years ago when struck by a baseball.
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Chicago
Burton A. Kolman
de Paul University
de Paul's Law School
American Law Students Association
Anita Gubali
Israel
Kolman
UN May Accept Communist Plea For Truce Talks
Washington reported the United Nations Command is near ready to accept the Communist proposal to resume Korean truce talks. Details unclear. neutral nation supervision for prisoners possible with Switzerland favored by the U N and backed by the United States. Rep Short urged a cease-fire leading to a unified Korea and full victory after the war costs.
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Washington
United Nations Command
U. N
Switzerland
U. S
Mark Clark
Far East
Rep. Short
R-Mo
Korea
Short
House Armed Services Committee
Lyons Suffer Burns In Fire Near Station
Firefighters rushed a portable extinguisher to a skillet blaze three doors south of the station on S Kanawha Street at 9 p.m. Tuesday. Otis Lyons assistant fire chief received burns on his hands and was treated at Beckley Hospital and released. No other injuries or damage reported.
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S. Kanawha St
Otis Lyons
Beckley Hospital
Allied jet bombs UN position in Korea injuring three
An Allied jet struck a United Nations forward position in Eastern Korea this afternoon, causing three casualties. It was unclear if any were fatalities or which nationalities were involved. South Koreans man much of the front while U S 45th Infantry Division was identified near Heartbreak Ridge earlier. Only a single bomb was dropped.
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Seoul
U. N
Korea
Eighth Army
U.S. 45Th Infantry Division
Heartbreak Ridge
Supreme Court hears bi partisan West Virginia budget dispute
The West Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments on whether a 1953 55 budget amendment that added a 24017 deficit for homebound handicapped education is constitutional. Attorneys for the school board argued the Board of Public Works acted capriciously while the attorney general contended the amendments render the bill unconstitutional. The case centers on deficit financing and the legislature’s attempts to control expenditures amid a complex budget dispute.
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Marland
Board of Public Works
State Board of School Finance
Edgar B. Sims
School Finance Board
Sims
Attorney General's Office
Atty. J. Horner Davis
Charleston
School Board
Atty
John G Fox
Thomas J. Gillooly
Davis
Atty. Gen. Fox
West Virginia
Fox
State Racing Commission
General Revenue Fund
Red Trucks Move Openly During POW Immunity
SEOUL scores of red supply trucks moved toward the Korean front under apparent immunity for transporting disabled Allied prisoners to Panmunjom. Reconnaissance pilots reported a crowded road from northern Korea and drivers appearing to be safe as Allied planes were ordered not to attack. Anti aircraft fire challenged low flying observers.
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Seoul
Panmunjom
Korea
Rent Control Bill Meets Opposition
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration opposed a rapid House move to end federal rent controls on April 30. Defense Mobilization Chief Flemming urged the Banking Committee to extend controls on about 5.55 million housing units in 32 states to Oct 1 to allow states time to assume responsibility per the President’s state of the union.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Defense Mobilization
Arthur S. Flemming
House Banking Committee
Flemming
Banking Committee
Wolcott
R-Mich
Ford Union Ends Strike at Monroe Machining Plant
Detroit reports Ford Motor Co and the CIO United Auto Workers reached a tentative agreement after a 14 day strike over speed up at the Monroe mid parts plant. Up to 40,000 Ford workers were idle in recent days while negotiations proceeded.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Monroe Midh
Ford
Male Change Perilous If Goals Set Too High
ATLANTIC CITY N J Many men in their fifties face an emotional change of life that can drive self harm if untreated Navy psychiatrist Capt George N Raines says the condition resembles the female menopause but no large bodily shift is evident in men He notes the term male menopause is a misnomer and the mood disorders arise when men set goals beyond reach often feeling failure threatens them despite professional success and a life at work and home.
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Atlantic City
N. J.ph
Navy
George N. Raines
Raines
Department of Psychiatry
Georgetown University School of Medicine
American College of Physicians
Story Of Union's Drive Related to Senate Probers
Mayor Albert P. Harding of Central City Kentucky testifies to the Senate Labor Committee about a United Mine Workers District 50 union drive that allegedly used beatings gunfire and dynamiting to intimidate a 4100 resident town. He cites $50,000 weekly sales losses and calls for stronger laws to prevent such extortion-like campaigns.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Albert P. Harding
Central City
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Chaplin Surrenders U S Re-Entry Permit
Washington British comedian Charlie Chaplin has surrendered his U S re entry permit signaling he will not resume residence in the United States. The Justice Department announced the action noting a prior stop order at American ports after his Europe visit, requiring re examination on return to establish readmissibility.
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Washington
Charlie Chaplin
U. S
Justice Department
Department
Chaplin
Europe
James P. McGranery
United States
Masseur Kritnar Fined for Lewd Act in Chicago Court
William A Kritnar, 31, operator of a Chicago massage parlor, was fined 125 by Municipal Judge Oscar Caplan after Policewoman Rita Meany testified Kritnar pinched her during a massage and she pinched him back. Meany said the acts were amorous and criminal.
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Chicago
Oscar Caplan
William A. Kritmnar
Rita Meany
Kritinar
Caplan
Kritnar
Tuck Elected in Virginia in Special Election
Danville Virginia voters in the Fifth District reasserted Democratic control by electing former Governor William M. Tuck to Congress in Tuesday's special election, the first nationwide since November from a district that backed Eisenhower.
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Danville
Virginia
William M. Tuck
Eisenhower
Free Cleanup Help Wanted Advertisement Offered
The Raleigh Register announces a free classified ad in which families or groups can offer part time work to jobless individuals. Call Monday April 20 or Tuesday April 21 to insert a single free ad, published at the address, with one free listing per family.
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Raleigh Register
Register
The
Jailed for Non-Support in Raleigh County
East Beckleyan Joe Robert Harris was remanded to Raleigh County Jail in default of a $500 non-support bond set by Magistrate T. N. Thurman. He must pay $50 monthly for two children. Harris was arrested April 14 by Deputy Sheriff J. S. George and Constable C. A. Thompson on a warrant sworn by his wife Mabel L. Harris.
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East
War Wound Fatal To Eccles Marine
Casualty List 789 reports Marine Pfc Homer Leichliter Jr of Eccles died of wounds in Korea as the 154th area serviceman. He trained at Parris Island and earned a marksman medal with 191 of 250. Also listed is Marine Pfc Clifford E Isom of Lundale, wounded in action.
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Department of Defense
Homer Leichliter Jr
Homer E. Leichliter
Eccles
Parris Island
S. C
Clifford E. Isom
George W. Isom
Lundale
Bluefield Flier Helps Down MiG
Three U S Sabre jet pilots helped destroy a Communist MiG over North Korea with ground support from the 45th Division infantry, as 150 to 200 North Koreans attacked along the Eastern Front near Heartbreak Ridge. The Eighth Army reported 30 enemy bodies and 25 wounded after a 45 minute battle, while action was light elsewhere. Capt. Vincent E. Stacy of Crystal Falls Michigan Lt. Robert D. Carter of Bluefield West Virginia and Lt. Henry A. Jones of Memphis Tennessee shared the kill, each credited with one third.
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Seoul
North Korea
45Th Division
Heartbreak Ridge
Eighth Army
Vincent E. Stacy
Crystal Falls
Mich
Robert D. Carter
Bluefield
W. Va
Henry A. Jones
Memphis
Tenn
Child's Fingers Injured In Beaver Corn Sheller
A five and a half year old boy, Claude Scott Richmond, was injured when his hand was caught in a corn shelling machine in Beaver. Three fingers on one hand were severed and he received treatment at Raleigh General Hospital.
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Beaver
Claude Scott Richmond
William Richmond
Raleigh General Hospital
Killer and Detective Surprise Each Other
Newark officer surprised by a Los Angeles detective, Edward Richard Fredericks confessed to killing his wife in California with a croquet mallet, removing hands, placing the body in his car trunk, and fleeing with three children toward Mexico. He admitted dumping the body near Ensenada after an argument at their Van Nuys home and said he was extremely jealous. He faces arraignment as a California murder fugitive.
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Newark
N. J
Los Angeles
California
Mexico
Edward Richard Fredericks
Fredericks
Ruth Hilda
Prudential Insurance Co
Jane
van Nuys
Calif
Ensenada
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