Army Releases Grim Korea War Atrocity Report
The Army says its war crimes division compiled a detailed indictment of Korean War atrocities listing 6113 American probable victims. The report notes mass killings and torture, with 29815 total civilian victims of all nationalities, and highlights the Taejon massacre and headless bodies. Officials say the release aims to justify strong defense and publicize enemy brutality.
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Army
War Crimes Division
James M. Hanley
South Korea
Yalu River
Taejon
United Nations
Charles Mayo
U. N
May
State Department
Robert T. Stevens
Thompson Announces Bid for Lieutenant Governor
State Rep. Fred Thompson of Mora announced last night he will seek the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. Thompson served as majority floor leader in the 1953 House of Representatives, with Speaker Alvin Stockton noted as a potential Republican candidate for governor.
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Santa FE
Fred Thompson
Mora
Thompson
House of Representatives
Alvin Stockton
Weather data and forecast from United States Weather Bureau
Reading from yesterday afternoon to today shows temperatures from 34 to 75 with no precipitation in the 24 hour span ending 11 a.m. The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions, mild temperatures with a high near 75 and a low around 40, little change expected tomorrow. Sunrise is 6 14 and sunset 5 10 with 10.9 hours daylight.
Steak dinners fail to cover unpaid milk bill
In St Charles Missouri farmer George Sherman was fined 35 dollars plus 10 dollars costs after admitting he ate four steak dinners totaling 7 20 while noting the restaurant owner owed his father a 1936 milk bill. Magistrate Webster Karrenbrock ruled the milk debt did not excuse the meals.
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ST. Charles
O’fallon
George Sherman
Webster Karrenbrock
O. W. Karrenbrock
Sherman
Karrenbrock
Garden clubs oppose courthouse parking expansion in Roswell
More than 100 officers and members from 13 garden clubs in Chaves County backed a plan to beautify the county courthouse grounds and reject adding parking. The meeting led by Mrs. Truman Sanders collected 52 petition copies urging the county commissioners not to permit more parking on the grounds, aiming to preserve downtown Roswell’s beauty.
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Chaves County
CCMNY
Truman Sanders
Real County Council of Garden Ubs
Roswell
Sanders
Balky POWs May Return to Interviews in Repatriation Talks
At Panmunjom the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission hints at a surprising Friday announcement. If 7,800 North Korean prisoners finally attend interviews, it could ease a deadlock over force and help move explanations for Chinese and North Korean POWs. Two South Korean inmates escaped. one surrendered.
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Panmunjom
K. S. Thimayya
Thimayya
MRC
Commission
Wedensddy
Neutral Zone
South Korea
Devonian Staked Southeast of Kenna by Amerada in Roosevelt Co
Amerada Petroleum Corp has staked a 10 000 foot Devonian in Roosevelt County. Drillsite No 1 C Federal lies 1 980 feet south and 660 feet east of the section 10 7S 32E corner. Project is 112144 miles southeast of Kenna.
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HOBBS
Amerada Petroleum Corp
Roosevelt County
Federal
Kenna
Aldermen Name Members To Study Parking Problem
Aldermen name a committee to study Bloomfield Iowa area parking issues. The report aims to identify spots, traffic flow improvements, and enforcement options impacting downtown businesses and residents.
South Koreans Return from War After Repatriation
Seoul reports 205 South Koreans repatriated in Operation Big Switch arriving for home after three years of war and captivity. They were “re educated” on Yongcho Island off Pusan following return from the Communists. Since Big Switch ended in September, 7,000 were taken to the island, with 1,000 sent home in Homecoming last month. 848 sick and wounded remain for medical treatment.
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Seoul
Yongcho Island
Pusan
East St Louis Council Courts Parents Over Truancy Fine
East St Louis city council passed an anti-trust flaw yesterday imposing fines from 5 to 20 dollars on parents whose children skip school without a good excuse.
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East ST. Louis
Roswell firms report 100 percent employee contributions
A total of 13,800 has been turned in for the Red Feather Drive and Roswell firms added to the list of 100 percent employee contributors for the 1953 Community Chest Drive. Firms include Norton Motor Company Beck Lumber Company Roswell State Bank Kemp Lumber Pecos Valley Lumber Kessel's Department Store and Elton-Ellis Motor Company. Previously listed 100 percent contributors include J. C. Penney Company Pirtle-Lively Price's Creamery American National Insurance Ball & Ray Roswell Motor Supply Hinkle Motor Company Roswell Daily Record Wilmot Hardware Roswell Building and Loan Roswell Insurance and Surety.
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Red Feather
Roswell
Melvin Clem
Norton Motor Company
Beck Lumber Company
Roswell State Bank
Kemp Lumber Company
Pecos Valley Lumber Company
Kessel’s Department Store
Elton-Ellis Motor Company
J. C. Penney Company
Pirtle- Lively Company
Price’s Creamery
American National Insurance
Ball& Ray
Roswell Motor Supply
Hinkle Motor Company
Roswell Daily Record
Wilmot Hardware
Roswell Building and Loan
Roswell Insurance and Surety
Hope Contract Awarded for Santa Fe Reservoir Cleanout
J. P. Johnson of Santa Fe wins a contract valued at $63,714 to remove silt from Hope Reservoir. The project covers sediment removal and cleanup to restore water storage capacity and reliability for the Santa Fe area.
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HOPE
Santa FE
J. P. Johnson
Hope Reservoir
Grand Jury Seeks More Information In Kidnap Probe
A federal grand jury investigating the Greenlease kidnapping sought further questioning from two key witnesses Louis Shoulders St Louis police lieutenant who helped arrest the suspects and John Hager a St Louis taxi driver who tipped off police The panel may indict Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Heady later today Edward Scheufler U S attorney noted the case involves a $600000 ransom with $300000 still missing and other suspects facing charges The update follows a lengthy day of testimony and renewed efforts to gather details about the abduction and payment plans
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Kansas City
Greenlease
Louis Shoulders
St Louis
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
John Hager
St. Louis
U.S
Edward Scheufler
Hall
Heady
Bobby Greenlease
St. Joseph, Mo
Robert C Greenlease
Hager
Shoulders
FBI
Edward Eugene Long
Long
City Council Tees Up Parking Study Amid Square Plan Debate
At a 7:30 breakfast session the City Council agreed to a joint street alley and police study to tackle courthouse square parking. The panel will present a plan at the 7:30 p.m. November 10 meeting. Proposals include city leased lots with meters, private lots, and rear-space arrangements by merchants, with garden clubs opposing parking on the square.
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Nickson Hotel
J. Max Littell
Bert Ballard
Dan Carpenter
E. L. Burns
John F. Russell
Courthouse Square
Garden Club
Merchants
C. M. Woodbury
County Capitol Square
Woodbury
Iity
Warren IR. Cobean
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Walter Mayer
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Republican State Central Committee
Chicago
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R. E. White
Ottumwa
Waldo Fimmen
William L. Beecher
Waterloo
Charles N. Pettit
Albert V. Hass
Chariton
Pettit
Missouri Telephone Company
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Des Moines Bank & Trust Co
Youngstown
Ohio
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Wayne
Los Angeles
Joan Wayne
Nicky Hilton
Elizabeth Taylor
King
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Nick Hilton
Esperanza Hilton
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Ken Reynolds
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