Oatis Returns Home From Prague Prison
William N. Oatis, U S. foreign correspondent from Marion Indiana, arrives at Idlewild airport after 25 months in a Prague jail on spying charges. He says Czech authorities used “psychological” treatment before trial but were efficient in methods. He is greeted by his wife and described his two years behind the Iron Curtain as demanding yet not酷orous.
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French Claim Big Victory In Indo China War
French command says its troops destroyed a Communist battalion during a 28 hour clash south of Hanoi at Yen Vi. Paratroopers tanks and air support recaptured bunkers and solidified the defense line guarding the Hanoi rice delta as Viet Minh forces regrouped nearby after a costly defeat.
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UN planning move to break Korean truce deadlock
May 19 Tokyo U P reports United Nations military and political leaders met in secret to craft a truce formula aimed at breaking the deadlock in Panmunjom talks. Generals Clark Harrison and adviser Murphy, after radio exchanges with Washington, prepared plans for a Wednesday meeting with the Communists and Harrison to Korea. He had ordered a three day recess for administrative reasons as U S officials discussed options with allies, including Britain.
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Britain
Freedom Plane Returned To Czech Gov't
A Silver hulled C-47 airliner used by anti Communist escapees from Czechoslovakia is to be returned to the Czech government at Berlin Tempelhof after its seizure in March. The move follows the release of AP correspondent William N. Oatis after 25 months in a Prague jail.
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West Germany
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Special Air Missions
Rhine- Main
Victory in Malaya beats back Communist rebellion says Templer
London May 18. High Commissioner Sir Gerald Templer announced at a news conference that Britain has broken the back of the Communist rebellion in Malaya. He cautioned the Communists are not finished and still retain dangerous armed potential.
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Britain
Malaya
Gerald Templer
Wabash dragged for missing man in Illinois river
Crawford County sheriff continued dragging operations after Grover King, a 66 year old Illinois Central conductor, was reported missing from his home after a Sunday 3 am run. His car, glasses, and seven dollars were found along the river bank. Witnesses placed him near the river Sunday morning.
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Crawford County
Everett Alexander
Illinois Central Railroad
Wabash River
Here
Grover King
King
Eisenhower to Boost Spain Aid to Speed Bases Deal
The Eisenhower administration plans to increase American aid to Spain pending Congressional approval to accelerate a defense agreement that would allow U S access to Spanish air and naval bases in emergencies. Officials say aid would be under 100 million dollars for Spain with up to 125 million previously authorized but unused.
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Eisenhower
Spain
Congress
Europe
Truman
James J. Dunn
Madrid
John Foster Dulles
Jet Ace McConnell Sets 16 Kills In Korean Skies
Seoul May 18 P Sabrejet pilots downed 12 MiG 15s as Capt Joseph McConnell claimed three more to reach 16 kills and become the first triple jet ace in Korea. His wingman aided as 28 MIGs were sighted during the morning mission. Fernandez, once a top rival with 14 kills, was retired from flight status just before McConnell’s second sortie.
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McConnell
Manuel Fernandez
Fernandez
Miami
Fla
United States
Clergy warned of death threat by East German communists
Berlin May 18 East German Communists warned clergymen they face death by the guillotine if they oppose the Red regime in the Soviet zone. The threat appeared in the official Communist paper Neues Deutschland which accused the church of sending subversive clergymen into East Germany.
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Soviet Zone
Neues Deutschland
East Germany
Sara Roosevelt Engaged to Son of Immigrant Barber
Sara Delano Roosevelt, 21, daughter of James Roosevelt, will wed Anthony Di Bonaventura, 23, pianist and son of a Manhattan East Side barber. Engagement announced by her mother, with families visiting Whitney estate. couple met at a Philadelphia party over a year ago.
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James Roosevelt
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Sara
John Ray Whitney
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Whitney
Bryn Mawr College
Injuries Prove Fatal to Man in Alley Dragging
Clinton Dunn aged 60 of 1422 Eagle street died Sunday from injuries sustained a week earlier when run over by a truck in an alley near his home. Coroner Fer guson ruled an accident. Melvin Branam reported seeing an object in the alley and later found Dunn. Dunn's survivors include two sisters Mrs Helen Woodworth and Mrs Marian Blazer and a brother. Dunn's body was taken to P J Ryan and Sons Funeral Home.
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Eagle Street
Dunn
St. Anthony Hospital
Denzil M. Ferguson
Melvin Branam
North Fourth Street
Helen Woodworth
Renton
Wash
Marian Blazer
Myrtle Creek
Ore
P. J. Ryan J Sons Funeral Home
Texas Air Crash Kills 19. One Survivor
A Delta-Chicago Southern DC3 crashed in a storm near Marshall Texas killing 19 aboard while one woman, Mrs. J W Cox of Panama City Florida, survived with serious injuries. The pilot Douglas Volk 33 Atlanta had requested landing instructions moments before the crash.
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Here
Douglas Volk
Atlanta
Shreveport
J. W. Cox
Panama City
Fla
Marshal Hospital
Paris Reds Win Election In Suburban Paris
The French Communist party swept 30 municipal posts in Paris suburbs on May 18, adding four seats from 1945. Socialists won eight, MRP-Popular Movement six, moderates and independents sixteen, reshaping the Seine Department general council to include Communists 58, Socialists 17, MRP 12, moderates independents and right-wingers 63.
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French Communist Party
Seine
Reds
MRP
Popular Republican Movement
France
Supreme Court Decisions Due
Washington May 18 The Supreme Court convenes today to hand down decisions on about 40 cases under advisement led by the Rosenberg spy case and a constitutional test of racial segregation in public schools. No guarantee any action will be taken today as the court has delayed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg’s third appeal for over two years after prior denials.
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Supreme Court
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Ethel Rosenberg
U.S
Russia
More Storms Due in South After Deadly Weekend
New Orleans May 18 A third siege of storms was forecast for Louisiana with wind flooding rain and fire tornadoes causing 12 injuries and up to 1 million dollars in damage. Earlier Sunday a Delta Chicago and Southern airliner crashed killing 19 and a Missouri Pacific streamliner derailed at a washout. The weather bureau warned of high winds and scattered thunderstorms across Sicily Island Ferriday and northern Louisiana with storms extending into Texas and Mississippi.
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Texas
Mississippi
Still Bitten By Bluefish In Manteo Tale
In Manteo North Carolina on May 18 a one pound bluefish bit J S Whitley on the lip while he showed the catch to friends. The incident underscores active fishing in the region.
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N. C
North Carolina
J. S. Whitley
Whitley
Ridgway urges $5.8 billion foreign aid to bolster NATO defense
Gen Matthew Ridgway told Congress that even with Europe's planned buildup this year forces remain too weak to prevent reverses if attacked by the Communists. He urged approval of $5.8 billion in foreign aid for the 12 months starting July, citing gaps in land, air and naval power, support units, logistics, and munitions.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
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Grand Jury To Probe Fatal Bloomfield Crash
In Bloomfield Indiana Mrs Peggy Neill 23 a local bank employee was killed when a truck collided with her husband John W Neill s car. Their four year old son Michael was in serious condition along with Mr Neill. The truck driver Fred Crowder sustained an arm injury. The Greene county grand jury will investigate the accident. The crash happened on State Highway 157 near Calvertville as the Neills en route to church. Funeral services are planned at Calvertville Baptist Church with burial in Calvertville Cemetery.
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John W. Neill
Neill
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Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Linton
Fred Crowder
Branstetter Plumbing Company
Paul Haywood
Greene County
Grand Jury
Harvey Faulk
Worthington
Crowder
Here
Neills
Calvertville
William Branstetter
C.S.T
Calvertville Baptist Church
Calvertville Cemetery
Four-Year-Old Brother Survives After 17 Blood Transfusions
Lloyd Wolfe reports Sayre Oklahoma May 18 a four year old Wayne Moses with hemophilia won another battle for survival after 17 transfusions in two months. Wayne and twin brother Gene avoid nicks and bruises with strict precautions at home. Mother Sol Moses guards them constantly and even covers bedroom windows with beaver board to prevent injuries. Father explains continuation on page 2.
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Sayre
Okla
Wayne Moses
Wayne
Gene
Sol Moses
Ike Expected To Ask Profits Tax Be Extended
Senator Ralph Flanders urged President Eisenhower and Congress to keep current tax laws and let automatic tax cuts occur on schedule, opposing extended excess profits taxes. He cited the cash budget balance goal for the next fiscal year while noting a likely federal deficit. Continued on page 2.
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Ralph Flanders
R.-Vt
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Williamsburg
White House
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Senate Finance Committee
Atom Blast Postponed In Las Vegas Spring Series
The ninth atomic blast of the spring series has been postponed for a third time due to unfavourable weather. The predawn shot, planned for last Saturday, is now rescheduled for Tuesday morning if weather allows.
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Communist party labeled a haven for neurotics says Baltimore analyst
May 18. Dr. Robert M. Lindner, a Baltimore psychoanalyst, told a National Psycho logical Association for Psychoanalysis meeting that the Communist party acts as a tailor made haven for neurotics using it as a temporary solution to personal disturbances. He said hardcore Communist leaders and many Fascist members show psychopathic tendencies.
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The
Communist Party
Baltimore
Robert M. Lindner
National Psychological Association For Psychoanalysis
Weather Summary From Local Station
Local conditions note sunrise at 5.34 and sunset at 7.59. River stage 4.2 feet and humidity yesterday at 34 percent. High yesterday reached 74 degrees, with a low last night of 19. Precipitation recorded as 0.5 inches.
Terre Haute Area Weather Outlook with Showers
Partly cloudy conditions prevail with little temperature change tonight and Tuesday. Occasional showers forecast tonight with lows around 50, highs near 72 on Tuesday. Indiana counties show scattered showers mainly in the south and near the Ohio River, with lows 46 to 57 and highs 64 to 74, Illinois mostly fair north and central with 46 to 58 highs. Temperature readings at 9 am 50 and 2 pm 73.
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Ohio River
Illinois
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