Hillbilly GI Hibok amnesia claim shocks readers
Toronto police identify Peter Grainger as the shoeless Hillbilly who fooled the U.S. Army and wandered into Canada. He says amnesia explains his actions and explains his memory gaps from head injuries. He recalls being in London with a wife and two children and had joined Canadian Forestry Service later. In the Philippines, Mt Hibok Hibok erupts with lava and ash, forcing evacuations as rescue teams hunt for missing bodies after a deadly blast.
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Aberdeen
London
Cana
Bagdian Forestry Service
Qin Estahtich
Camiguin Island
Philippines
Army Rookie's Heroism Wins Medal of Honor
Sgt. 1st Class Joseph C. Rodriguez, 23, of San Bernardino, California, earned the Medal of Honor for heroism near Munye-Ri, Korea, May 21. Despite heavy fire and wounds, he crawled under enemy fire, hurled grenades, silenced an automatic weapon, and saved fellow soldiers as his unit pressed a successful assault.
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Joseph C. Rodriguez
Sant Bernardino
Cali
Munye-Ri
Rodriquez
United States
Camp Carlyon
Colo
John J. Phelan, Jr
Tannersville
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Phelan
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Navy man's lungs best rescue aid at Dallas lake
A Dallas sailor, 18, faced freezing temperatures after his small boat stalled at Mountain Creek Lake. With no oars and a dead motor, he shouted and beat on the vessel until rescuers found him. He avoided cold illness, saying his hoarseness came from shouting.
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Steelman
Hudson River Urged as New York City Water Source
An engineering panel recommends using the Hudson River to supplement New York City's water supply, preferring it over the Cannonsville upland reservoir plan. The panel, chaired for over a year by the Mayor's Committee on Management Survey, contrasts with the Board of Water Supply’s urging to reject these recommendations.
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Cannonsville
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Hyde Park
Board of Water Supply
Vatican to Publish St Peter Findings On Grottos
Vatican city announces results from decades of diggings around St Peter's grottoes. Louis Peterson, now 29, says the Vatican burial site for St Peter will be published with two patent dials on a pegless board, claiming the cupola and silica rise mark the resting place. Two volumes will cover illustrations and texts detailing the discovery and its context within a jubilee year for the church.
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Peterson
Vatican
St. Peter
Local 15 Members Seek Higher Fringe Benefits
Fragmentary OCR shows Local 15 members pushing for enhanced fringe benefits beyond standard packages. Mention of seven holidays replacing six reflects ongoing contract talks. Peterson coordinates search for a suitable manufacturer to produce proposed terms.
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Peterson
Bartenders Strike Averted In New York Union Pact
The AFL Bartenders Union of New York ratified a five day forty hour week contract covering 2200 members. Approval was cast yesterday ending a pre Christmas strike threat and ensuring labor peace for the season.
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Steel union resumes talks on wage boost plan
Negotiators for United Steelworkers and U.S. Steel resume contract talks in Pittsburgh as Washington eyes a potential wage settlement via higher productivity payments. Philip Murray, head of the CIO and the steelworkers union, seeks a substantial raise beyond the current four to five cent ceiling. Union members earn about $1.95 an hour.
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Philip Murray
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