Dean Tells Of Threats By Captors From Korea to freedom after 37 months in Reds' hands
Major General William F. Dean returned to freedom and recounted brutal and dull periods in captivity. He described 68 hours of interrogation for military secrets, boredom solved by mental math, and moments of relatively humane treatment from some North Korean guards. Dean, victor at Taejon, thanked accompanying troops and a final award by President Syngman Rhee before medical follow up en route home.
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Freedom Village
William F. Dean
Freedom
Dean
Reds
Hensmen
Taejon
1211St
Syngman Rhee
Korea
Tokyo
Miss Chadwick Sets Record In Channel Swim
Florence Chadwick, swimming secretary from San Diego, broke the official speed record for swimming the English Channel from Britain to France. She then attempted a complete round trip. Her Dover to St. Pau crossing was 14 hours 32 minutes unofficially. If she completes the return leg, she would be the first to complete a two way crossing in one round trip.
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Calais
France
Florence Chadwick
San Diego
Calif
English
Britain
England
Tom Blower
Dover
St. Pau
Wissant
Abdul Latif Abu Heif
Miss Chadwick
Blower
Sprinkling Ban Will Not Be In Effect Sunday
The sprinkling ban will be relaxed over the weekend from 3 p m Saturday to midnight Sunday. It will remain in effect again from 6 a m to 10 p m starting Monday, according to Safety Service Director G Ralph Terry.
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Safety Service
G. Ralph Terry
Northeast Ohio Weather Forecast Affects Weekend
The United Press reports scattered thundershowers and hot humid conditions with a high near 95. Showers this evening give way to cooler, partly cloudy skies and a low around 60. Saturday looks drier and cooler with fair conditions. Lake Erie winds shift from south to west, 15 mph. Thursday temperature range 74 to 101. no measurable precipitation in the last 24 hours. Humidity at 8 am 74 percent, at 3 pm 76 percent. Sunrise 7 02 am, sunset 7 59 pm. Moonrise 3 03 am Friday, moonset 6 06 pm Friday.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Ban Check Artist Leaves Merchants Holding The Bag
Seven Elyria firms learned the same woman named Jo Ann Ross passed fraudulent $50 checks on a Cleveland bank. The shops report buying small items, receiving change, and no one at 133 Eastern Heights boulevard knows the claimant. Police note nine similar checks in Painesville on Saturday.
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Elyria
Jo Ann Ross
Fashion Shop
Toggery Shop
C. H. Merthe Company
Likly- Rockett
Fitch Company
Bell Company
Elyria Hardware
Cleveland
Irene C. Ross
Ohio
Eastern Heights Boulevard
Maurice Flood
Detective Bureau
Painesville
Blessing Set for Addition to St Jude's School
Monsignor William L. Newton will bless the new addition to St. Jude's School Sunday at 3 30 p m. The Rev John A Carrabine announced. After the ceremony the school will hold open house for parents and interested friends with refreshments served by the Parents' Club.
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William L. Newton
St. Mary's Church
Lorain County Deanery
St. Jude's
John A. Carrabine
Want Ads big bargain list in Chronicle Telegram
A promotional note highlights the value of Chronicle Telegram Want Ads for buying and selling. It emphasizes quick placement by phone mail or in person at the counter and ends with the saying it pays to advertise. The piece invites readers to call 4751 to reach a competent ad taker.
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Chronicle- Telegram
Cool Breezes Bring Ohio Relief After Heat Wave
Interservice report notes a sharp cool down across Ohio ending a 10 day heat wave. Temperatures drop from 90s 100s to 50s with rains. Deaths from heat reported statewide and damage from a freak Thursday thunderstorm in Cleveland. Cooling trend continues with a five day forecast predicting below normal temperatures and scattered showers.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Columbus
Weather Bureau
Warren Might Be Named Justice After California Retirement
Sacramento reports Karl Warren’s retirement as California governor opens the 1954 gubernatorial contest and triggers Washington speculation that he could join the Supreme Court bench. The move widens the field as political observers weigh Warren’s possible new role and future in national government.
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Sacramento
Calif
Karl Warren
California
Washington
Warren
Supreme Court
Elyria approves bonds for off street parking lots plan
Elyria City Council approved an ordinance to issue 875000 four and a half percent mortgage revenue bonds to build off street parking lots. The bonds are first mortgage liens backed by lot revenues and curb line meter revenues. The vote came after over three hours of debate in hot chambers with broad support from mayor and officials. The first 440000 in bonds will finance early work on North Street and Lodi Street triangle.
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George Uestis & Co
Cincinnati
Robert Corts
Lorain County Savings & Trust Co
Walter Visnisk
George Hecock
Kenneth Lord
Lord
Richard E Baird
Council
Chamber of Commerce
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Lodi Street
Safety Service
G. Ralph Terry
Citizens Committee
Ellsworth Albert
Seraid Martin
Grant Keys
Dale Kellogg
Two More Street One Way Traffic Plan Adopted
Elyria Police Traffic Division will implement a one way plan on Chestnut street and West avenue starting September 9 to ease access to Route 57. Chestnut street will be southbound from Lodi to Third streets. West avenue will be northbound from Third street to Lodi street.
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Elyria
Yugoslav Protest Demands Italy Troop Tide Down Front
Yugoslavia warned it will take corresponding measures unless Italy withdraws troop concentrations along the Yugoslav Italian frontier. The note, delivered in Rome by the Yugoslav legation, followed fears Tito might annex Trieste’s occupation zone. Tanjug called the protest fourth in recent flareups over frontier tensions.
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Tito
Trieste
UN Bars Morocco Talk Revolt Follow Looms
United Nations reports that Morocco talks stalled and a revolt may follow as discussions reach a critical impasse. Officials from several states warn of heightened tensions if diplomacy fails to curb unrest.
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Morocco
Morocco Dispute Seen as Worsening Tension at UN
Ahmed Balafrej of Istqlal warned that the Security Council rejection to hear the Morocco dispute with France will push Moroccans toward rebellion. The Arab-Asian bloc blames U S and Britain for siding with France as the vote ended 5 to 5 with Greece abstaining. The issue remains framed as a domestic matter by France, which threatened to walk out if discussed.
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Britain
Colombia
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Morocco
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Mid- East
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Council
Adenauer Opponents Blast Dulles Aid Amid Election Push
Bonn reports that Socialists call US backing by John Foster Dulles an incredible intervention as Adenauer seeks support for a West East nonaggression and trade pact. Violent Red agitation and border clashes heighten tension two days before West German elections.
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American High Commission
Italy
Clare Booth Luce
Adenauer
Christian Democrat
Dulles
Washington
Erich Ollenhauer
Woman Injured In Avon Lake Auto Accident
Angeline McCarthy, 35, of Avon Lake, suffered a possible skull fracture and left arm injury after a side swipe on Lake Road. Her eight year old son William was treated at St. Joseph’s Hospital and released. The other driver, Stephen Spisak, 51, from Lakewood, was not injured. car demolished. The crash occurred in Avon Lake’s business district near stop 65 Lake Road.
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Angeline McCarthy
Electric Boulevard
Avon Lake
Lake Road
William
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lorain
Stephen Spisak
Newman Avenue
Lakewood
Surprise release as 275 Americans to be freed Saturday
Panmunjom reports say Communists will repatriate 275 Americans on Saturday the largest single day in the prisoner exchange. Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, released today, appeared healthy and spoke of his 37 months in captivity after being captured August 25, 1950.
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Korea
William F. Dean
United Nations
Dean
Congressional Medal of Honor
Tae- Jon
24Th Infantry
Reds
Mossadegh Treason Trial Set for Saturday Start
Police sources said former Premier Mohammed Mossadegh and associates would face treason charges Saturday in Tehran. A special trial room was prepared at police headquarters and Mossadegh could be moved to a special prison before proceedings. Fatemi remains at large amid reports of his death earlier, later corrected, as police chase his backers.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Atesh
Hussein Fatemi
Shah
Fazlollah Zahedi
Fatemi
Mossaidegh
In Hospital After Accident Near Vermilion
A 79 year old Wooster man and his seven year old grandson were admitted to St Josephs Hospital after an accident on Route 60 south of Vermilion. The elder man suffered a fractured knee and chest injuries while a second grandson had a jaw fracture and chest injuries. The third child sustained forehead contusions. Moderate damage occurred to the elder mans car.
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Woosterman
St. Joseph's Hospital
Vermilion
Harry McClarran
Wooster
McClarran
Billy McClarran
Larry
City Hall to Close Monday. Police and Fire Only Departments Open
Elyria City Hall announces most offices will be closed on Labor Day with water and sanitation bills delayed until Tuesday. All other departments will suspend operations, leaving only police and fire on duty.
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Police and Fire Departments
Tropical Storm Roars Across Shipping Lanes
The Atlantic storm, rated the year's worst, churned across open sea lanes with 150 mph winds and a tendency to intensify. Reports place the hurricane on a west-northwest course at high speed, affecting shipping routes and port advisories.
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Fla
Atlantic
C. Hall
Lorain
Dick Lumley
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