Turncoat POWs Return to U S After Red China Stay
Three former American prisoners of war who defected to Red China after the Korean armistice returned to U S soil aboard the President Cleveland. They spoke of Eisenhower's peace speech as inspiration to seek repatriation and face possible trial. The men Cowart Briggs and Bell visited the Punchbowl cemetery and Ernie Pyle's grave, and expressed desire to rejoin the Army.
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Cleveland
William C. Cowart
Dalton
Lewis W. Briggs
Jacksonville
Tex
Otho G. Bell
Hillsboro
Miss
Olympia
Wash
Red China
U. S
San Francisco
Griggs
Punchbowl National Cemetery of the Pacific
Ernie Pyle
Shipboard
Reds
Cowart
Col
John K. Arnold
Motor Inspections Get Into High Gear
Charleston State Police reported a rapid rise in West Virginia's first annual motor vehicle inspection program with about 2,500 reports daily from 1,031 stations. The 1955 Legislature authorized the program, motorists must be inspected by September 30, and windshield approval stickers must be placed. Rejection rates remain low as newer vehicles are tested first.
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Charleston
West Virginia
R. W. Boyles
Department of Public Safety
Sacked Admiral and Sailor to Face Trial in England
In Plymouth England Royal Navy announces court martial for able seaman James McNiven McSporran charged with assaulting Vice Adm John William Eaton during an inspection parade. Eaton 52 flag officer of the reserve fleet suffered a two inch cut over the eye and was treated in sick bay. McSporran held at Devonport Naval Barracks and has not spoken.
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Plymouth
England
Royal Navy
Alexander Madden
James McNiven McSporran
John William Eaton
Alexander
McSporran
Adm. Eaton
Bath
H. M. S. Berry
Eaton
Devonport Naval Barracks
Pilot's Kin From Montgomery Claims B29 Downed in Korea
Montgomery man says his Jr. is among airmen whose B29s were shot down over Korea. The family claims Arnold and crew are accused spies. Bell predicts release after signing documents. Cowart and Bell spoke with families by radio telephone.
Sake my PLACE by FRANCES SARAH MOORE
After swimming Laurie and Judith discuss gossip about Kay Ireland and Eric while Maggie stays sidelined. Judith and Laurie scheme a bridge game with Landon to avoid scandal, then switch to Scott Wylie returning home to Chesterville and memories of his parents and town life.
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Frances Sarah Moore
Laurie
Judith
Bill
Maggie
Breck
Steve
Kay Ireland
Jarvis
Kay
Eric
Trace
Grandma Moses
Landon
Lover kills man and harms mother in Springville case
In Springville New York a 59 year old man fatally struck Leroy Crandall 31 after a drinking dispute at several taverns. He then forced Leroy's mother Sara Federspiel 54 to drive him back. She later fired two rounds into the ground as Crandall fired a final shot killing himself when police broke in.
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Springville
N.Y
Sarah Julia Federspiel
Willis Crandall
Crandall
Leroy
Buffalo
Car crashes into second story window after truck exit crash
Detroit scene reports a new car sail through Mrs Liptack's second story window when a haulaway truck failed brakes and struck the Lip tack home after exiting the expressway. Two other new cars stayed on the track. the driver blamed brake failure. The article notes the word lens derives from Latin lenti from its shape.
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Detroit
Miss Roxie Dies Rites Set Tuesday
Miss Roxie Robinson longtime private secretary to Walter S Hallanan dies at 60 from heart attack in Charleston. Funeral services planned here Tuesday and in Moundsville Wednesday. Active in county GOP and Woman's clubs. survived by mother two brothers an Indianapolis sister and others in Ohio.
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Charleston
Moundsville
Roxie Robinson
National Republican
Walter S. Hallanan
Roxie
Hallanan
Miss Robinson
Christ Methodist Church
Republican Executive Committee
GOP
Anderson Clark
Columbus
Ohio
World oil production hits record 700 million tons in 1954
World oil output rose to a record 700 million tons in 1954, signaling a strong expansion across major producing regions. Analysts note sustained demand and higher efficiency in extraction and refining contributing to the milestone.
Wild horse truck rams through Winsted main street
In Winsted Connecticut John L McFaum 48 shouted I ve got no brakes as his five ton truck carrying four horses and two helpers sped down a two mile hill at 80 mph. Kathryn McFaum 48 his wife drove a convertible urging cars to move aside while the truck narrowly squeezed between vehicles and ran three red lights. The transmission broke and he used the emergency brake to stop the vehicle outside town. The incident ended without charges as police praised the couple for their nerve and skill. The horses valued over 15000 remained unshaken though the two helpers were hurt.
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Scott
Windermere
Chesterville
Robert Wylie
Eric Scarffe
Eric
Winsted, Conn
John L. McFaum
Hhs
Winsted Main Street
McFaum
Ipswich
Mass
Town
Lakeville
Waldo Heath
Music Training Plan in West Hempstead
A free music education project forms the West Hampstead Symphonic Society offering reading and performance instruction in symphonic music and concerts to fund music scholarships Joseph Ements cello soloist NY Philharmonic credited as founder Archie Bleyer Samuel Gardner and Lt. the First Air Force band Mitchell Air Force Base contribute services without pay
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West Hempstead
N. Y
West Hampstead
First Air Force Band
Mitchell Air Force Base
Soviet farm chiefs visit Iowa for welcome and talks
Visiting Soviet agriculture minister Vladimir Matskevich says a regular agricultural attaché will be sent to the Soviet Embassy in Washington to monitor American farm progress. The delegation toured Ames and Eagle Grove, attended church, social events, and held a cordial reception at the hotel with Iowa State College faculty, serving vodka and wine to about 200 guests.
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Ames
Towa
Iowa
Dean Moser
Eagle Grove
Iowa State College
Vladimir Matskevich
Washington
Matskevich
Kiss or sniff trial ends with fine in Virginia
In Norfolk a man named Preston Watson claimed he was merely sniffing a perfume when accused of kissing a girl in a car. The trial judge noted prior similar incidents, ordered a twenty five dollar fine, and told him to keep his eye on the road.
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Norfolk
Preston Watson
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King Features Syndicate
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Pleasants County
State Department
Samuel T. Waller
Kline A. Ralston
Gilmer County
Kanawha
Gloria Parr
Wanda Nelson
Virginia Ellers
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Bulganin
Edgar Faure
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Geneva
Antoine Pinay
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Marshal Georgi Zhukov
V. M. Molotov
N. A. Bulganin
Miss Roxie
Witte
Traine
Mate
Kathryn McFaum
Culligan Soft Water Service
Pineville
Dodge
Danny Thomas
Daddy
Bert Parks
Lawrence Welk
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