Colonel recounts frenzied POW uprising on Pongnam Island
On Pongnam Island South Korea 16 December American and South Korean guards killed 84 prisoners of war during a mass breakout attempt. 4 500 Reds surged in five minutes as guards fired with machine guns rifles and bayonets injuring 118 others. Lt Col George P Miller led the response saying the barbed wire failed and the uprising was crushed. A five officer board investigates.
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Pongam Island
South Korea
U. S
George P. Miller
Miller
U. S. 9Th Military Police Service Company
Baker
Pongam
Fair Weather and Temperature Outlook for Southern Illinois
The report notes a fair pattern for Southern Illinois with little temperature change. Tonight's low 25 to 30, Wednesday's high 44 to 54, yesterday's low 25 and high 41, and today's noon 49. Sun up 7:12, down 4:38. Crab Orchard Lake 20 inches below spillway, Little Grassy Lake 4 feet below spillway. The Wally Free Press, Carbondale, published evenings except Sundays and holidays.
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Southern
Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Southern Illinoisay
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale Illinois
Carbondale
U S Firm On POW Issue Stiff communique seals stance
The United States will not compromise on the Korean prisoner of war issue and will not push new peace plans through the United Nations unless the Communists agree POWs will not be forced home. The State Department issued a firm communique. China’s rejection of UN peace plans and the deadlock on an armistice are noted. France and Britain regret the Communist move.
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United States
United Nations
State Department
Korea
General Assembly
France
Britain
U.N
Kefauver Says Adlai Can't Dictate Policy
Sen. Estes Kefauver says Adlai Stevenson is the nominal head of the Democrats but lacks authority to dictate party policy. He urges relying on the national committee and a special new committee to chart policy.
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Washington
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Adlai Stevenson
Kefauver
National Committee
Moon and Saturn Images From Hale Telescope Highlight Ring System
A Moon photo from the 200 inch Hale telescope on Palomar Mountain shows a 150 mile wide walled plain with walls about 12 000 feet high and scattered craters. A Saturn image reveals a ten mile thick ring system of countless dust sized particles with a visible division between outer and middle rings.
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Palomar Mountain
California
Saturn
Ex Driving Teacher Gets 60 Days Jail For Traffic Flubs
Walter E. McKiernan, 40, a former driving instructor, was jailed for 60 days after admitting to a drunk driving offense. He faced four bench warrants for left turn without signaling boulevard stop unsafe lane change and illegal parking, all suspended except the drunken driving charge.
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Los Angeles
Walter E. McKiernan
McKiernan
J. C. Kepple
Veterans Administration Announces NSLI Dividend Next Year
The Veterans Administration said about five million veterans with National Service Life Insurance policies will receive dividends next year. Most receive $60, with $80 million total for this regular dividend and prior special payments bringing near four billion dollars. Payments start in February, 30 to 40 days after each policy’s anniversary date. Eligibility requires three or more paid premiums between 1952 and 1953 anniversaries. Options vary by policy type, including cash, applying to premiums, or depositing with 3 percent interest added to cash value.
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Washington
National Service
Veterans Administration
NSLI
V.A. Said
V.A
V. A
Loyalty doubts cloud envoy Vincent case at State Dept
The Loyalty Review Board found reasonable doubt about John Carter Vincent’s loyalty and recommended dismissal, while Secretary Acheson could reopen the case after a North Atlantic Alliance meeting. Vincent was ordered home from Tangier, and Deputy Director Paton Davies Jr. was cleared of loyalty concerns.
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John Carter Vincent
State Department
Truman
Dean Acheson
Vincent
Review Board
Tangier
Hiram Bingham
Bingham
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S
Department
Acheson
North Atlantic Alliance
Paris
Joseph McCarthy
Wis
Senate
Highway Chief Attacks Truckers Book in Illinois Hearing
Frank N Barker state chief highway engineer testified at the Motor Vehicle Laws Commission final hearing asserting flaws in the Illinois Federation of Truck Associations Book of Facts. He argued against the books ten mile theory of road cost distribution and cited Oregon's ten mile tax as voter approved. The commission plans recommendations on truck license fees speed limits safety staffing and possible abolition of the Division of Motor Carriers.
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Springfield
Illinois Federation of Truck Associations
Frank N. Barker
Barker
State
Motor Vehicle Laws Commission
Illinois Supreme Court
Oregon
Truckers
Highway Division
William G. Stratton
Stratton
Secretary of State
Schafer
Allied Pilots Down 4 Migs in North Korea Air Fights
Allied Sabre jet pilots destroyed at least four Communist MIG-15 jets in high altitude dogfights over North Korea. One MiG was damaged and another probably destroyed with a claim under investigation. Total 27 Sabres and about 32 MIGs fought in 13 engagements from 45 000 to 800 feet. Ground fighting eased except in the Kimhwa Ridges where Chinese forces harassed patrols.
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Seoul
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Air Force
Kimhwa Ridges
Central Front
Jane Russell Adopts London Child Second Time
Van Nuys California December 16 AP announces actress Jane Russell has court approval to adopt 2 year old Tommy Kavanagh she brought home from London last year. Russell calls the adoption a fine Christmas present and says she would like to adopt two more children.
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van Nuys
Calif
Jane Russell
Tommy Kavanagh
London
So. Illinois Republican Stanard, Schull Slated For Cabinets
Reliable sources name Stillamn Stanard of Carbondale and Ben Schull of Marion as slated to become directors of agriculture and mines and minerals in Governor elect William G. Stratton's cabinet. Stanard, 59, long active in GOP politics, previously headed Illinois agriculture and has served in state posts since 1918.
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Stillamn Stanard
Carbondale
Ben Schull
Marion
Agriculture and Mines and Minerals
William G. Stratton
Downstate
Illinois
Stanard
Len Small
Frank O. Lowden
Department of Agriculture
Attorney General’s Office
University of Illinois
Shurtleff College
Alton
aDu Quoin
Henry Amos Stanard
Fourth
David F. Malle
Belleville
Roy Yung
Yung
Stratton
W. Elm St
Isabel Ray
Toronto
Canada
Harold White
Brookfield
Young Addict Admits Killing Artist in La Jolla
A 16 year old high school student confessed to fatally stabbing Ida C. MacKeown 67 after she threatened to report his marijuana use. Donald S. Crosby was jailed on suspicion of murder after leading detectives to a knife and giving a partial account of the attack.
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Ida C. MacKeown
Donald S. Crosby
Paul Walk
Tony Maguire
la Jolla
A. E. Gallagher
MacKeown
Crosby
Walk
San Diego
Senate GOP leadership decision delayed until after Christmas
An inconclusive round of talks among key figures left the Senate majority leadership issue unresolved. Senators H Styles Bridges of New Hampshire and Robert A Taft of Ohio said there was no change, with a final decision expected only shortly before the new Congress convenes on January 3.
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Senate
Sen
H. Styles Bridges
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Congress
Taft
Ike Seen as Pushing UN Offensive in Korea
Allied accounts interpret President-elect Eisenhower as likely ordering an offensive to end the Korean stalemate. The plan would bolster Gen. Clark in the Far East with additional U S and allied divisions to shift the balance on the front at Panmunjom era ceasefire.
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Eisenhower
Japan
Korea
U.N
New York
United States Armed Forces
Mark Clark
Far East
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San Diego, Calif
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Ike
Robert Bunson
Tokyo
Panmunjom
Clark
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Seventh Fleet
China
Iinois
Mihesioon
Herrin
Murphysboro
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