Truce Talks Recess After Bitter Session
PANMUNJOM (UP) Truce negotiators blamed each other for stalling the armistice talks. The United Nations recessed until May 20 after Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison and North Korea’s Nam Il clashed over prisoner repatriation and the 26 point versus eight point plans. Harrison said the UN plan remains a negotiation basis while Nam insisted on his May 7 proposal with no changes.
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Panmunijom
William K. Harrison
U.N
Nam Il
Nam I
Harrison
Nam
U. N
Freed POW On Honeymoon In Honolulu After Tokyo Return
Capt Zach Dean of Douglas Kansas, last repatriated American war prisoner to depart Tokyo, interrupts homeward trip for a belated honeymoon. He and wife Abigail, married in Tokyo in February 1951, plan three or four days visiting nightclubs and beaches around Honolulu after arriving yesterday. Dean was captured April 22, 1951.
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Honglulu
Zach Dean
Douglas
Kan
Tokyo
Dean
Abigail
Honolulu
Deans
Weather note for Southern California coastal valleys May 16 1953
Partly cloudy today with light showers near mountains in southern valleys. Sunday morning clouds give way to sunshine and warmer afternoon. Noon reading May 16 1953 records high 33, low 44, rain 04, season 14.98. One year ago today high 74, low 34. Jimmy Cub comments on a week of surprises and varied weather amid Memorial Day approach. Humorous zoo vignette closes with a dig at a hippopotamus death.
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California
Jimmy Cub
Jimmy
Zoe
Joe
Armed Forces Day displays power for peace across nation
Military displays and parades marked Armed Forces Day with open houses and vessel tours. President Eisenhower praised servicemen while Charles E. Wilson noted a defense posture and funded arms review. In Washington, Rep. John L. McMillan was found innocent of a federal lease violation.
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America
Eisenhower
Korea
Colliers
Free World
Charles E. Wilson
Imele Sams
Navy
Flio
Army
Manhattan Island
Capittol Hill
Constitution Avenue
Washington Monument
French Planes Pound Reds Over Muong Khoua
French warplanes blasted Communist mortar positions at Muong Khoua and dropped supplies to the besieged garrison led by Captain Pierre Theulier. Despite rains turning jungle into swamps, reinforcements may reach the outpost once the dry season begins. Elsewhere Laos defends austerity measures as devaluation spikes prices.
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Hanoi
Muong Khoua
Pierre Theulier
Rec
Luang Prahang
Laos
Huang Khoua
Indochina
Ihe
Piasire
Gough Receives USC Alumni Outstanding Alumnus Award
Lewis K. Gough national commander of the American Legion returned to the University of Southern California to receive the Asa V. Call achievement award as the outstanding alumnus of the year. Bernard C. Brennan presented the honor as Gough succeeds him as alumni association head next month. Gough, a former student body president and Trojan diamond medal recipient, graduated in 1931.
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LOS Angeles UP
Lewis K. Gough
American Legion
University of Southern California
Gough
Asa V. Call
Bernard C. Brennan
General Alumni Association
Use
Trojan
Co Attacks CIO Reprisal Over Picket Line Walkout
LOS ANGELES UP An injunction petition accuses the CIO Utility Workers Council of reprisals for plans to suspend 28 members who crossed picket lines during a strike against the Southern California Gas Company. The gas firm sued the union and says an April 17 settlement barred reprisals, seeking court action to prevent unrest. Harry Young says the workers will be tried by a 9 member jury of fellow workers and that jobs won’t be jeopardized.
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Los Angeles
C10
Southern California Gas Company
Lotal 132
Wnion
Harry Young
Iocal
Young
Godfrey In Good Condition After Hip Rebuild Surgery
Boston hospital officials said Arthur Godfrey remained in absolutely satisfactory condition after the first of two hip joint rebuilding operations. The bulletin noted he spoke to a nurse after waking from anesthesia saying Riess you all.
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Boston
Arthur Godfrey
Godfrey
Rain Delays Atomic Test in Las Vegas Area
The atomic test planned for today is postponed due to rain and overcast skies. The Atomic Energy Commission expects to decide by this afternoon whether the ninth test of the spring series can be rescheduled for Sunday morning.
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Las Vegas
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Boston Has More TV Sets Than Bathtubs
In Boston area homes Admiral Distributors reports 730,600 television sets and 719,056 bathtubs, showing TVs exceed bathtubs in the metropolitan region. The survey highlights the growing home electronics adoption and provides a snapshot of consumer goods ownership.
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Boston
Admiral Distributors, Inc
Seven Die In Three Way Air Collision Near Hemsbach
In a formation crash at Hemsbach Germany seven airmen were killed with four others injured and flown to Heidelberg Army Hospital. The incident involved 16 F-84 Thunderjets and about 18 C-118 transports during a training flight. Survivors listed include ASC Michael Battiste A1C T Biggs and A2C Charles L Cason all seriously injured. Names of the dead were not released.
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Germany
U. S
Heidelberg
William A. Bradshaw
Chicago
Twelfth Air Force
James W. Chilton
Sandy
Ore
ASC
Michael Battiste
Philadelphia
T. W
Five Die As Stinson Plane Crashes Near Paso Robles
A single engine Stinson sport plane carrying three men and two women from Salinas to Paso Robles crashed three miles southwest of San Lucas, killing all five aboard. Pilot A. M. Simmons, a Paso Robles plumber, died along with his wife, her sister-in-law Lottie Muzzy of Paso Robles, Larry Wensell of Atascadero, and Eugene Cloar of Templeton. Wreckage found after search by five planes from the region.
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Paso Robles
Stinson
Salinas
Monterey County
Civil Aeronautics Administration
A. M. Simmons
San Lucas
Highway 101
Simmons
Lottie Muzzy
Larry Wensell
Atascadero
Eugene Cloar
Templeton
Grand Jury To Investigate Charges Against Bramlett
Washington Rep. Ern est K. Bramblett a California Republican faces a grand jury probe into alleged political contributions from his congressional staff. An FBI inquiry preceded the case, and witnesses linked to Bramblett may be subpoenaed as the panel convenes May 27 under supervision of A. S. Attorney Leo A. Rover.
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Washington
Ernest K. Bramblett
Calif
Herbert Brownell Jr
Federal Land Jury
Bramblett
A. S
Leo A. Rover
Employe
FBI
Department
House
Warren Olney TI
California
U S Made No Deal With Czechs For Oatis Release
Washington reports State Department states no deal with Czechoslovakia over William N Oatis release and notes freedom removes obstacle to better ties with the Soviet bloc. Eisenhower told aboard Williamsburg he was highly pleased as lawmakers decry wrongful imprisonment.
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Oatis
Washington
State Department
William N. Oatis
Czechoslvakia
Department
Lincoln White
Czechoslovakia
Qatis
Eisenhower
Wiliamsburg
Chesapeake Bay
Congress
Oatis Wife Rejoices As Husband Freed From Prague
Mrs William Oatis, 29, gasped with joy and relief at the news that her husband William Oatis had been handed over to the U S embassy in Prague. She spoke of being grateful and hoping for his return home soon, recalling her personal letter to Czech President Gottwald that helped prompt the release.
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St, Paul, Minn
Wiliam Oatis
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Atis
Oatis
United States
Walter Bedell Smyth
Washington
Laurabelle Oatis
Klement Gottwald
William
Moscow
Dwight DB. Eisenhafer
Vilen Siveky
Wadsworth
State Department
Oalin
Qalis
Wailer Bedell Smith
Gatis
St. Paul
Minn
Egypt threatens to fight Britain over Suez canal crisis
In Cairo a senior aide to Premier Mohammed Naguib warns that Egypt will take up arms to eject British troops from the Suez Canal zone if peaceful efforts fail. Lt Col. Gamal A. Nasser cites the American Revolution as inspiration while tensions along zone borders remain high.
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Cairo
Mohammed Naguib
Britain
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Gamal A. Nasser
Naguib
Selwyn Lloyd
John Foster
Dulles
Brazilian Press Rallies Over Argentina News Clamps
Two Brazilian newspapers join protests against restrictions on U S news agencies in Argentina. Fernal Do Brasil condemns what it calls an avalanche of crimes against the press and Peron’s government refusal to curb it. Diario Carioca says Peron is throttling the Argentine press and scapegoating Yankee imperialism.
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Rio DE Janeiro
U.S
Argentina
Fernal Do Brasil
Danton Jobim
Diario Carioca
Juan B. Peron
Peron
Merriam Off Critical List After Santa Ana Crash
Former Gov. Frank F. Merriam, 87, was removed from the critical list at St. Marys hospital in Long Beach and shows signs of improvement after an automobile accident in Santa Ana that left him with six broken ribs and a broken collarbone. Doctor John Cotrell cautioned the heart strain could cause a relapse, but Merriam remains cheerful, eating well, and hopeful for recovery.
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Long Beach
Frank F. Merriam
St. Mary’s Hospital
John Cotrell
Merriam
Santa Ana
11 MiGs Shot Down Over Korea in Air Battles
SEQUEL Korea reports American and South Korean forces in fierce combat as Sabre jets pursue MiG-15s across MIG Alley from dawn to dusk. In heavy fighting, 11 enemy fighters were shot down and six damaged while ground actions near the Central Front left 1,070 Communist casualties.
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Sequl
Korea
North Korea
Traffic Fines Fund High School Driver Training Program
Sacramento report says a bill approved by the Assembly would finance behind the wheel driver training for high school students by increasing fines from vehicle law violations. Assemblyman Earl Stanley notes the course would improve teens' future safety, with fines raised by one dollar per twenty dollars of moving violations.
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Sacramento
Assembly
Senate
Earl Stanley
Balboa Island
Stanley
Referee Frank Sikora Says Referee Life No Bed Of Roses
CHICAGO UP Frank Sikora veteran referee in last night's heavyweight title bout between Rocky Marciano and Jersey Joe Walcott said a referee's life is no bed of roses. He added after counting out Walcott at 2 25 of the first round that you can't beat the hours.
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Chicago
Frank Sikora
Rocky Marciano
Jersey Joe Walcott
Sikora
Walcott
U.S. Newsman Oatis Freed After 25 Months In Prison
American newsman William N. Oatis was released by Czechoslovak authorities after 25 months in prison and crossed into West Germany in the U S embassy car. He appeared healthy and spoke of feeling great as he greeted U S officials and journalists at the border.
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Jong Isojladen
Thnt
Atonin Zapolacky
Oatis
Prague Pandac
Gatis
Bavaria
Waidhaus
Nuernberg
Qatis
Grand Hotel
Waring
Calis
Thissell Jones
United Press
Prague
Radin
Yyee
Europe
Munich
Jones
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