Red China to Deport Four Airmen From Korea War
Peiping radio announced the release and deportation of four U S airmen Capt Harold Fischer Jr Swea City Iowa Lt Lyle W Cameron Lincoln Neb Lt Col Edwin L Heller Wynnewood Pa and 1st Lt Roland W Parks Omaha Neb after a May 24 military tribunal conviction for flying over Manchuria They admitted their crimes and expressed remorse in a lenient ruling Washington welcomed their release but urged freedom for 11 other fliers and 41 civilians The broadcasts stated the cases were under constant review by Red China and hinted releases may follow in Hong Kong and New Delhi with international tension easing if more prisoners are freed.
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Tokyo
U. S
Red China
Peiping Radio
Harold Fischer Jr
Swea City
Iowa
Lyle W. Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Edwin L. Heller
Wynnewood
Roland W. Parks
Omaha
Peiping
Korea
Manchuria
Hong Kong
Washington
U. S. State Department
V. K. Krishna Menon
New Delhi
North Korea
China
Supreme Peoples Court of China
Peoples Republic of
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Heller
U.S
Yalu River
Cameron
Air Force
Parks
Heiping
Fischer
Fengcheng
Liaoning Province
Antung
Kirin Province
Shihhu
Kuosung
Sihhu
Menon
Far East
W. G
Bud) Parks
Associated Press
Reds
Roland
Nation Remembers War Dead With Nationwide Observances
The Associated Press reports Americans mark Memorial Day with parades, private moments, and services at Arlington and cemeteries from Europe to the Far East. Vice President Nixon wreaths the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for President Eisenhower, while Gov. Lane Dwinell places a wreath at Rindge New Hampshire’s Cathedral of Pines.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Richard Nixon
Eisenhower
Rindge
N.H
Lane Dwinell
Cathedral of Pines
America
Europe
Far East
Four Deaths Reported Over Memorial Day Holiday
West Virginia records four fatalities during the holiday weekend including a drowning in Ara cama Logan area. Esther Ferguson, 61, drowned after a seizure caused her to fall into a laundry tub. Clifford Hale, 31, died after being struck on U S 60 near Huntington. Geraldine Liston, 19, drowned in the Cheat River near Rowlesburg. Corbitt Ryder, 37, died when a car jack failed in his Stonecliff garage.
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Clifford Hale
Wayne Rfd 2
Huntington
U. S. 60
Cabell County
Geraldine Liston
Kingwood Rfd 2
Cheat River
Preston County
Rowlesburg
Corbitt H. Ryder
Stonecliff
Fayette County
Two-Time Indy 500 Winner Vukovich Dies In Crash
Indianapolis reports Bill Vukovich 1953 and 1954 winner burned to death in a five car crash during the Memorial Day 500. The Fresno champ led 44 of 50 laps, collided after Ed Elisian hit the wall, with Ed Elisian and Al Keller listed in good condition in the track hospital.
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Indianapolis
Bill Vukovich
Ike Welch
AAA
Fresno
Calif
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Vukovich
Jack McGrath
McGrath
Ed Elisian
Elisian
al Keller
Fred Agabashian
Sam Hanks
Jimmy Bryan
Jerry Hoyt
Robbins
Missing Coal Miner Sought by 100+ Searchers in Kanawha
More than 100 searchers resumed the hunt for 60 year old Talmadge Shelton who disappeared Saturday in Campbells Creek Kanawha County. He left home to cut bean poles and his dog returned home Saturday evening. Gov. Marland to speak at Mountaineer Boys State at Jacksons Mill June 6. Marshall College graduates Genevieve Butler and son Ronald Butler receive degrees amid campus ceremonies.
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Charleston
Campbells Creek
Kanawha County
Talmadge Shelton
Blount
Shelton
Huntington
Marshall College
Genevieve Butler
Pt. Pleasant
Ronald
Butler
Marshall
Morris Harvey Academy
Putnam County
Pt. Pleasant Central School
University of Kentucky
Walker Cup Aces Defeated In British Amateur Upset
In St Anes England two of America's Walker Cup stars Don Cherry and Dick Yost were upset in the opening round of the British Amateur Championship.
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ST. Anes
England
Don Cherry
Dick Yost
Memorial Day Weekend Accident Death Toll Rises
The nation faces rising Memorial Day weekend fatalities with 264 traffic deaths by 9 a.m. EST and an overall toll of 393 including 90 drownings and 39 other accidents. Experts warned the toll could reach 360 traffic deaths, while records show prior peaks.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Woman recalls first Memorial Day as she marks 102nd birthday
Cynthiana Kentucky widow Eliza Ann Rogers remembers her 16th birthday as Memorial Day and now, at 102, celebrates with daughter Melissa Whitaker and Orie. She has 9 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren. Married at 18 on a Salem district farm she cared for home until 97. Once flowers garden and chickens defined her, now weekly church attendance is her daily tribute.
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Cynthiana, Ky
Eliza Ann Rogers
Melissa Whitaker
Yson Orie
Rogers
James
Salem
Congress Calls for No Delay on Big Four Conference
Washington Sen George said he sees no reason for Congress to stay in session awaiting recommendations or reports on the Big Four conference. Sen Ives agreed and questioned acting on speeches. Bridges urged staying until conference ends for progress reports and possible proposals. Sparkman suggested finishing work by July 15 unless new issues arise. George also expressed that foreign aid funding will follow Foreign Relations Committee recommendations with final cuts likely in Appropriations. attempts to restore firing power without civil service rules were defeated.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Congress
Ives
R-Ny
Sen. Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Appropriations Committee
One Jailed Another Hospitalized by Wreck
Lorain, Ohio, man Charles E. Seigler was arrested by State Police for driving while drunk and possession of moonshine after a car ran off the road near Blue Jay around 9 am. Emmett Akers of Killarney was treated at Raleigh General Hospital for lacerations with injuries not yet fully assessed. The car sustained considerable damage. financial loss not yet estimated.
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Lorain
Killarney
Raleigh General Hospital
Blue Jay
Charles E. Seigler
Raleigh County
Emmett Akers
Mechanic Dies In Accident At Stonecliff Garage
Corbitt Harrison Ryder a 37 year old mechanic at King Coal Garage Oak Hill died after a jack slipped under a car at his Stonecliff garage. He died at Oak Hill Hospital at 11 30 p m. Survivors include wife Loriie Ryder. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill awaiting arrangements.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Corbitt Harrison Ryder
Stonecliff
Oak Hill Hospital
W. R. Seal
Ryder
King Coal
Oakil
Loriie Ryder
Tyree
Rescue Ends In Dunking for Seven at Thames
In Hampton England P Neil Dronfield an 8 year old fell from a bridge into the Thames Frank Willingale dived to save him and began to struggle Mrs Willingale entered the water to rescue her husband The four Willingale children aged 7 to 2 followed into the river A calm stranger then pulled all seven from the water and departed unnamed
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Hampton Court
England
Neil Dronfield
Thames
Frank Willingale
Red China’s air power challenges U S strength in Far East
Official reports from the Formosa Strait indicate Red China's air capacity has grown to rival U S strength in the Far East. Beijing rebuilt 20 airfields from Shanghai to Canton, with 10 able to launch light jet bombers, 15 to launch jet fighters, and 5 offering landing space only for light prop planes.
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Washington
Formosa Strait
China
U.S
Far East
Peiping
Shanghai
Hankow
Canton
Rede
Red China
Nationalist China
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Formosa
United States
Japan
Philippines
Okinawa
Comfort Parcels For Americans Delivered Today
Hong Kong frontier border eyed as Red Cross delivers 44 comfort parcels for American airmen and civilians held by Peiping with a promise to ship 44 more on June 15. Officials say discussions were exploratory and no prisoner release confirmed. British operator Robert Webster Ford remains in Hong Kong hospital after poisoning Tibetan priest charges.
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Hong Kong
Red Cross
Peiping
U. S
V. K. Krishna Menon
New Delhi
Harry Lambly
Webster Groves
Far East
Richard Tomlin
Santa Fe
N. M
Lown Bridge
Chico
Lambly
Robert Webster Ford
Reds
Hong Kongs Naval Hospital
Ford
RAF
Tibet
Invaders
Families Rejoice Over Release Of Air Force Officers
Memorial Day joy spreads across the United States as families learn their relatives including Lt. Col. Edwin L. Heller and Capt. Harold Fischer Jr. are to be freed from Chinese Communist detention. Readings from Wynnewood to Omaha show relief, prayers, and hope for others still imprisoned.
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Ocean City
N. J
Judith Rae Heller
Edwin L. Heller
U. S. Air Force
Col. Heller
Communist Game Over Nationalists
In Taipei Chinese Nationalist officials denounce a Communist move to free four American pilots shot down in the Korean War. Indian diplomat V. K. Krishna Menon said New Delhi expects Red China to announce the release within hours. Nationalist quarters call it a bid to confuse world opinion.
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Taipei
Formosa
Red China
V. K. Krishna Menon
New Delhi
Union Will Let Ford Workers Decide Offer
The United Auto Workers proposed a nationwide vote among Ford Motor Co. workers to choose between a guaranteed annual wage or Ford's stock purchase offer. An independent Honest Ballot Assn. would oversee the vote within two weeks. If Ford’s offer wins, a new contract would be pursued. if the union plan wins, 12 cents per hour per worker would fund the guaranteed wage.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Henry Ford
New York
Honest Ballot Assn
Kansas Village Begins Task of Burying Dead
Udall Kansas funeral rites were held yesterday for 10 tornado victims in the south central village of 566 residents. The twister killed 67 people, with John Serrot aged 74 the latest fatality. Thousands of sightseers passed the destroyed town as wrecking crews razed ruins and prepared to rebuild.
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Udall
Kan
Kansas
John Serrot
Anxiety over prisoners as four U.S. airmen to be released
Parents fear for younger son as Communist China reportedly plans to release four U.S. airmen. The Fecteau family details show Robert D. Fecteau, 12, critically injured by a train near Lynn while his brother Richard, 27, previously listed as missing and later reported in Peiping’s spy case, remains linked to ongoing captivity.
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Lynn
Masc
China
U. S
Philip D. Feeteau
Robert
Lynn Hospital
Fecteaus
Richard George
Lawrence
West Virginia Weather Report and Conditions
Forecast calls for party cloudy skies with scattered showers and cooler conditions this afternoon. Tonight will be fair and cool with lows 45 to 52. Tuesday expects fair skies and continued cool conditions. Report notes high yesterday around 78 and low near 50 with river readings at Bellepoint and Bluestone Reservoir conditions.
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Masons
Bellepoint
Greenbrier and
New
Bluestone Reservoir
Bluestone River
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