Hope for Freedom of 11 Others Released U.S. Airmen Back With Families
Four U.S. jet pilots freed from Red China after more than two years in prison are reunited with families in Hawaii. They describe jailer interactions and hope that the remaining 11 airmen will be released soon. They face private interrogations and await leave for home as press scrutiny continues.
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Honolulu
U.S
China
Red China
Hong Kong
Hawaii
Roland W. Parks
Omaha
Lyle W. Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Parks
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
Harold JE. Fischer
Swea City
Iowa
Free Salk Shots Proposed For All American Children
Senate Democrats push a bill to provide free Salk polio vaccine to every American child beyond Eisenhower's income based plan. Chairman Hill and six Democrats introduced the measure and scheduled a committee meeting to decide on distribution and pricing. Democrats favor a fair distribution while Republicans back a voluntary system.
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WASHINGTON /P
Senate
Eisenhower
Hill
D-Ala
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Committee
Sen
Murray
Montana
Europe
Parents return Purple Heart over missing pilot in Korea
Ottley and Ethel Coulter of Lemont Furnace say their son 1st Lt. John R. Coulter is a prisoner in North Korea. They returned his Purple Heart to the White House and urged Eisenhower to honor the medal’s original purpose, criticizing wartime policy and leadership.
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Lemont Furnace
Korea
White House
Ottley R. Coulter
Ethel
John R. Coulter
Coulter
North Korea
Air Force
Eisenhower
Pension Plans for Victims' Families In Marion County
Lawyers for Mr and Mrs Edward Lindley were hired to defend the elderly couple against murder charges tied to the slaying of three law officers. Civil suits by the officers widows seek damages while a Tallahassee bill would provide a 225 monthly pension to families, with state and Marion County funding adjustments tied to asset recovery.
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Ocala
Gainesville
Edward
Lindley
Parks Carmichael
Joseph McGowan
Indiana
Bertha
R. O. Wooten
Tallahassee
Senate
Woman to Die in Gas Chamber for Mob Killings at San Quentin
Barbara Graham 32 and two mobsters, Jack Santo 54 and Emmet Perkins 47, are set for execution in the San Quentin gas chamber after being convicted in the murder of an elderly widow during a robbery. The trio planners of several killings including the Chester California grocery murder tied to a $7,100 robbery. Graham, with a turbulent life, sought money and respectability.
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San Quentin
Calif
San Quentin Prison
Barbara Graham
Jack Santo
Emmet Perkins
Santo
Perkins
Chester
Graham
Hotel Strike in Miami Reaches 52nd Day
Renewed efforts to settle the Miami area hotel strike on its 52nd day with AFL representative Robert Baker of St. Louis visiting to survey opinions. The AFL Hotel Employes Union seeks recognition at Miami Beach and Miami hotels while a court injunction halts picketing at the Lombardy. Picketing continues at two Miami Beach hotels.
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Miami
Miami Area
Robert Baker
St. Louis
AFL
Teamsters
Baker
Miami Beach
Marshall C. Wiseheart
Lombardy
Naval Academy class of 740 sworn in at Annapolis
The Naval Academy’s 115th class of 740 graduates was sworn in at Dahlgren Hall in Annapolis before about 10,000 people. Secretary Thomas urged the new officers to show genuine concern for their men and to lead with fairness, accessibility, and authority.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Navy
Thomas
Thom
Air Force
Marine Corps
Dahlgren Hall
Armed Sheriff's Posse Sets Vigil For Uranium Rush
About 200 men and several women camped near Hoobo Springs Kern River Can yon to preempt potential violence as uranium stampedeclaims begin. Kern County sheriff's posse of 53 armed riders arrived with horses and rifles to deter trouble, aided by doctors and emergency gear. Sheriff Le Roy Galyen said the display aims to show force while remaining ready to react if needed.
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Hobo Hot Springs
Calif
Kern River
le Roy Galyen
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Kathy Locke
Ted McConnell
Joe Moyer
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