Eleven U.S. Airmen Freed by Peiping Amid Geneva Talks
Peiping announced the release of 11 U.S. airmen amid Geneva discussions on Americans in China. The men, captured in the Korean War after a B29 mission, were sentenced on espionage charges by a Chinese military court. Names, ages, and home towns are listed, with brief notes on their service and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel C. Schmidt
Redding
Calif
Far East Air Force
North Korea
Red China
Manchuria
U. S. Secret Intelligence Service
Red Radio
Supreme People’s Court
Eisenhower greets release of 11 airmen from China
President Eisenhower hailed the Peiping announcement that 11 American airmen held in Communist China since 1953 will be freed. The White House said the United States will use every facility to reunite families and thanked the United Nations for its role. Hagerty noted advance word from the British attache and said details of reunions are being arranged. Congressional reactions expressed renewed hope for other Americans held in Red China.
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China
Peiping
Arnold
Mary I. Arnold
National St
Montgomery
Ala
Peiping Radio
U.S. Intelligence Service
United States
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
United Nations
United Nations Command
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Red China
Hagerty
Air Force
Far East
Congress
U. S
State Dulles
Wang Ping-nan
Warsaw
Sergeant on Trial For Murdering Gis
New York Army sergeant James C. Gallagher, 24, of Brooklyn, goes on trial before a general court martial on charges of aiding the enemy while a POW in Korea and murdering three fellow American prisoners. The deaths at North Korean POW Camp No. 5 are described as unpremeditated murder. Gallagher allegedly expelled three sick prisoners to exposure in extreme cold. two identified as Cpl. Donald Thomas Baxter of Iowa and Cpl. John Williams Jones of Detroit. a third is unnamed. He is also accused of striking and throwing the unknown prisoner to death and of sending a message to promote disloyalty. His mother and sister attend. Gallagher denies speaking until after the trial. He is the first U.S. soldier tried for POW camp killings.
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New York
Korea
James C. Gallagher
Brooklyn
No. 5
Donald Thomas Baxter
Frank Baxter
Waulsen
Iowa
John Williams Jones
Michael Jones
Detroit
Gallagher
Loretta Jones
Zenith Tucker
Cpl. Jones
Lloyd W. Pate
Mae Gallagher
Beckleyans Pay For Violations
Three Beckley residents faced hearings for road law violations with fines posted. Morri Fink of Woodlawn Ave was fined 25 dollars after a speeding arrest on the West Virginia Turnpike. Bobby Earl Lucas of South Oakwood Ave paid 5 dollars for hazardous driving. Joe Rogers Jr of Besoco paid 50 dollars for reckless driving. Additional motorists Michael Bodnar, Jimmy Spencer, and Howard Mack Mitchell were fined 100, 5, and 10 dollars respectively for driving on the wrong side or hazardous driving.
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Joe Rogers Jr
Besoco
Thurman
Michael Bodnar
Glen Rogers
Jimmy Spencer
Rhodell
Howard Mack Mitchell
Detroit
Mich
Wife Succeeds Husband on Brooke County Court
Wellsburg report announces Mrs Pearl Ledger Hartley will replace her late husband John R Hartley on the Brooke County Court He died July 3 and was serving as president George Scott was named Hartleys successor as president with James Inman the third commissioner all Democrats.
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Wellsburg
Pearl Ledger Hartley
Brooke County
John R. Hartley
Hartley
George Scott
James Inman
Presstime Bulletins Run of 11 American Fliers to Hong Kong
Geneva reports 11 U S fliers will arrive in Hong Kong on Thursday to be handed to the United States after leaving Peiping yesterday. Khrushchev says Soviet support possible if Eisenhower satellites program serves mankind. CIO board authorizes $1 per member to AFL CIO organizing drive after merger in December.
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Geneva
Red China
Hong Kong
United States
Peiping
Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Washington
CIO Executive Board
CIO
Afl-Cio
Peipig
U. Alexis Johnson
U. S
Czechoslovakia
Wang
Palace of Nations
United Nations
Red China U S Open Talks at Geneva
United States and Red China begin private talks in Geneva focusing on repatriation of civilians including about 40 Americans detained by Peiping. Wang Ping-nan opened negotiations, noting possible settlement on civilian prisoners as U.S. envoy Johnson keeps press briefings minimal.
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Red China
Geneva
U. S
United States
Red China Today
Peiping
Wang
U.S
Washington
Chou
Bandung
Formosa
China
Laird Assumes New Tax Duties
Fayetteville resident William R. Laird III becomes the state's new tax commissioner after replacing Milton J. Ferguson. Arden J. Curry takes over as Gov. Marland's administrative assistant, succeeding Burl A. Sawyers. Laird vows to work promptly and familiarize himself with his duties.
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Charleeston
William R. Laird III
Fayetteville
Gov. Marland
Arden J. Curry
Atty
John G. Fox
Laird
Milton J. Ferguson
Wayne
Curry
Burl A. Sawyers
State Board of Education
Ferguson
State Tallies Six Highway Deaths
West Virginia police report six highway fatalities over the past week, bringing the year’s toll to 206. July deaths totaled 30, down from 35 in July 1954. The latest victim was Walter Davis Holbert, 34, of Rachael, Marion County, whose car left the road on old U S 250 near Farmington. His father in law Grover Stout was seriously injured and his 11 year old son Walter Holbert Jr. was in good condition.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Walter Davis Holbert
Rachael
Marion County
Farmington
Holbert
Grover Stout
Fairmont General Hospital
Walter Holbert Jr
Nathaniel Crutchfield
Wheeling
W. Va
Brooke County
State Study Plans Outlined to Groups
Preliminary plans for a survey of Alabama public education were outlined to subcommittees of the Legislature and the Citizens Commission on Education. Dr. E J Lindman headed staff and introduced team members detailing phases from general organization to instructional personnel and finance.
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Charleston
Citizens’ Commission On Education
E. J. Lindman
Peabody College
Lindman
Louis E. Armstrong
Alabama Educational Federation
A. C. Flora
Columbia
S.C
Columbia Planning Commission
E. B. Norton
Florence
Ala
State Teachers College
Armstrong
Flora
Norton
Earl W. Anderson
Ohio State University
Henry Harap
Nashville
Tenn
Horace Hamilton
North Carolina State College Rural Physiology
Anderson
School enrollment hits all time high in state
Statewide enrollment reached 457,756 for the year, with Raleigh County accounting for 23,973 students in elementary and high schools. In 1936-37 county enrollment was 21,768, up 2,205. County employed 672 teachers then, 833 this past year, with 23 resignations and 15 vacancies. Bryson notes resignations peak in August.
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Raleigh County
D. W
Bryson
Mabscott
Carl Wood
Age Does Not Count Wedding of Elder Bride
Sydney report reveals the marriage of 57 year old grandmother to 18 year old groom Colin Dempsey. The couple told a reporter that they love each other and age does not matter.
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Sydney
Australia
Colin Dempsey
Polio Victim's Baby Dies Amid Mother's Critical Illness
In Dallas, Michael Edward Schwartz, born to Mrs Edward J Schwartz who was in bulbar polio and hypnotized during a six hour labor, died last night. Doctors said the birth circumstances may have weakened the infant but polio was not involved in the death. The mother remains in very serious condition.
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Dallas
Tex
Michael Edward Schwartz
Edward J. Schwartz
Nationalists Report Sighting Minesweeper
Hong Kong dispatch from Central News Agency says two Soviet built minesweepers and a midget submarine were sighted off the Fukien coast near Communist China. The minesweepers allegedly attempted to sweep Nationalist laid mines around the Matsu Islands. No source is given and the Defense Ministry could not confirm.
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Taipei
Formosan
Central
Hong Kong
Fukien
Communist
China
Matsu Islands
Defense Ministry
Sophia Man Jailed on Raleigh County Peace Warrant
Sophia Man was jailed at Raleigh County Jail at 11 45 a m today on a peace warrant. Arresting officers were Sophia Police Chief Perry Haga and Conservator of the Peace J W Foster.
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Bill Browski
Sophia
Raleigh
Perry Haga
J. W. Foster
Abandoned Children Identified by Aunt in New York Case
Mrs Mary Lawler of New York City identified Veronica Connolly age 3 and her 2 year old brother George as the abandoned children found separately in Baltimore and Wilmington Del The aunt and husband with New York detectives traced them after Veronica was found in a downtown store and George in Wilmington The New York police requested withholding further details due to a criminal investigation though both children appeared well cared for and healthy at discovery
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Baltimore
Wilmington
Del
New York
Mary Lawler
New York City
Veronica Connolly
George
Veronica
Episcopal Cathedral of St. John
Here
Gambling Ship Admiral Dies in Las Vegas Casino
Anthony Cornero Stralla known as Tony Cornero, ex bootlegger and gambling ship operator, died of a heart attack while shooting craps at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas. Coroner's deputy questioned concealment of his death as the body was discovered after a delay. He was awaiting the opening of his Star Dust resort and had a history of bootlegging and controlling offshore gambling ships.
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Las Vegas
Ney
Anthony Cornero
Stralla
Tony Cornero
Bud Bodell
Bodell
Desert Inn
Stardust
McNeil Island
Wash
California
Earl Warren
United States
Murder Victim's Possessions Moved
A moving van loaded with the belongings of Charlie Jin Sing a Beckley laundryman found bludgeoned to death last October was seen today. Items from his Campbell Court shop were being carted away with no destination publicized. James K. Edmundson, administrator of Jin Sing's estate, was unavailable but confirmed the personal effects were being relocated.
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Charlie Jin Sing
Beckley
Jin Sing
Campbell Court
James K. Edmundson
The
Register
Riots Rise Across French Morocco Over Aid El Kebir
In Rabat and Marrakech the Aid el Kebir holiday sparked new violence as nationalist rioters clashed with police and French troops. At least seven killed yesterday, with dozens more wounded and fires set in Marrakech. In Algeria, French Legionnaires reported heavy losses while operations continued against rebels in the Ne mencha Mountains. Gilbert Grandval met Sultan Mohammed Ben Arafa, signaling possible leadership change by August 20 to restore peace.
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Rabat
French Morocco
Aid-el-Kebir
Marrakech
Moulay Idriss
Algeria
French Foreign Legionnaires
Nemencha
Foreign Legion
Gilbert Grandval
Morocco
Mohammed Moulay Ben Arafa
Grandval
Stassen Plans Halt on Atomic Weapon Production
New York Times reports Harold Stassen, Eisenhower aide for disarmament, drafted a plan to stop all production of atomic and hydrogen weapons and end further H-bomb tests. The plan proposes an early warning system with international inspectors at key ports and air fields, with reductions in nonatomic forces and ongoing evaluation with Pentagon and State Department input. The five nation U N subcommittee meets August 29 at the United Nations to consider the proposal.
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New York
New York Times
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Times
United Nations
Stassen
Pentagon
State Department
U.N. Disarmament Commission
U.N
Big Four
Geneva
Beckley Navy Recruiting Station Named Station of the Month
The U S Navy Recruiting Sub Station in Beckley was selected as station of the month for July in the Ashland Kentucky district. It marks the third straight monthly win with 52 enlistments that month including three women. The district includes Johnson City Tennessee Ashland Kentucky Huntington Charleston Clarksburg Parkersburg Fairfield Princeton and Williamson. Selection hinges on quota attainment publicity effort and administrative quality.
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U. S. Navy
Beckley
Ashland
Johnson City
Tenn
Huntington
Charleston
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Fairmot
Princeton
Williamson
Judge Knapp Leaves Raleigh County Court Post for Reserve Duty
Norman Knapp a Raleigh County Circuit Court judge has begun a two week summer training period with the Beckley Army Reserve at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky His wife said he left Saturday for Camp Breckinridge and he did not yet know his assignment
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Raleigh County
Normann Knapp
Knapp
Beckley
Lots of Sunshine Forecast for West Virginia
The Associated Press reports continued hot weather with plenty of sunshine across West Virginia. Temperatures yesterday ranged from the 80s to 99 in Charleston, with Parkersburg at 93 and forecasts calling for highs near 95 in the valleys and 85 to 88 in the mountains.
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West Virginia
U. S. Weather Bureau
Parkersburg
Huntington
Charleston
Morgantown
Wheeling
Martinsburg
Elkins
Flat Top
Weather summary for Beckley and Oak Hill regions
Tonight will be fair with a low around 64 to 70 degrees and a warm feel. Yesterdays highs and last nights lows varied, with readings around 67 to 70 degrees in Beckley and 70 and 55 in Oak Hill. Rivers at Bellepoint, Greenbrier and New Mal stages remain clear as Bluestone Reservoir reports clear conditions.
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Beckley
Soscisesasas
WORY
Gener
Cba
Kate Cele Boog
Oak Hill
Bellepoine
Greenbrier
New Mal
Bluestone
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Missoula
Mont
Wallace L. Brown
Banks
John W. Buck
Armathwaite
Sgt
Howard W. Brown
St. Paul
Minn
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Akron
Ohio
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N.Y
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la Fargeville
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Steve Kiba
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Logan County
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Picot
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Governors Island
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