Missing British Officials Spark Moscow Route Theories
Two Foreign Service members Donald MacLean and Guy Burgess remain missing since May 25 as authorities and gendarmes join French police in Paris. An official statement says inquiries are ongoing with suspicions of a Moscow visit to advance ideological aims. Both men previously served at the British Embassy in Washington and London, with varied postings since 1935.
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Gence
Ernest Davies
Paris
Marx
Lenin
Foreign Office
Moscow
Foreign Service
Donald MacLean
Guy Burgess
France
MacLean
Soviet Union
Washington
Burgess
London
United States
Diplomatic Service
U. S
Cairo
Guy Francis de Moncy Burgess
Information Department
Hector McNeil
Tire
Air Ace Meyer's hopes end as Pentagon reassigns him
John C. Meyer, poised to become America's top air ace with 40 kills, is reassigned, ending his bid to surpass Maj. Richard Bong's 40. The officer, credited with two MIGs in Korea and 371 German planes in Europe, heads home with 39 kills and a Legion of Merit, and will serve as deputy commander of the 101st Fighter Interceptor Wing at Grenier AFB, New Hampshire.
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Cal
John C. Meyer
America
Maj
Richard Bong
Pacific
Meyer
Korea
Europe
101St
Grenier Air Force Base
New Hampshire
Dynamiting Confessions by University of Miami Student
John Pelleni an 18 year old University of Miami freshman confessed he organized four dynamiting expeditions with thrill seeking youths to have fun reading about explosions. He said the blasts caused several hundred dollars in damage and was often joined by prominent high school pupils. He claimed two buildings were dynamited due to a grudge against the occupants. No one was hurt.
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Miami, Fla
John Pelleni
University of Miami
Korean War Tides Shift as Allies Gain Ground
The UN forces rout isolated Chinese groups near Kumhwa and push up to 13,000 yards in a day. Western front advances 5,000 yards below Chorwon meet a Chinese battalion. North Koreans fiercely defend near Hwachon Reservoir as mortars and artillery hit Allied positions. Reds abandon some fortifications around the Iron Triangle while Kwaktong Mountain is taken by infantry. New York reports television ads rising alongside newspapers as 168 papers monitored show circulation trends and ad impact.
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Kumhwa
Chorwon
Reds
New York
Geyer, Newell Andjreans
Janger
Yongpyongli
Anthony C. DePierre
Man with a Jammed 1911 Buick Sparks Parking Tale
AP reports motorists face quirks of an old maroon Buick from 1911. Johnny Tortore complains it starts hard and is awkward to drive on the right side while attracting admiring glances. The piece touches Michigan University observers and a broader survey across several towns.
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Piltsburgh
Johnny Tortore
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Betsy
Liv J
Jantern
Night Clerk Knocks Bandit Speechless at Broadway Hotel
New York police report a dramatic hotel lobby incident as a 300 pound night clerk named William Salved struck a bandit with a billy club, leaving him speechless and hospitalized. The bandit's last words were a demand for money. Ambulance doctors noted possible speech center damage.
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New York
Broadway
William Salved
Bryant
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