Freed Fliers Describe Torture in Red China
Ten airmen freed from a 32 month detention in China testified Sunday that they were tortured to extract statements used in convictions as spies. They described beatings, manacles, and forced standing, with one officer insisting their B29 crash occurred in North Korea. They spoke at a Hong Kong press conference after arrival, saying they only admitted fault possible origins of the downing.
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Tokyo
John Knox Arnold Jr
Silver Spring
Arnold
Hong Kong
Red China
William H. Baumer
Lewisburg
Baumer
Elmer F. Llewellyn
Missoula
Mont
Yalu River
China
North Korea
Air Base
Enoch Arden airman declines to discuss remarriage
In Tokyo USAF airman Daniel C. Schmidt, one of 11 released by the Communists, refused to discuss his wife Ana's remarriage. He asked reporters not to pry until he can privately resolve personal matters and said he would only talk with family. He rushed to Tachikawa hospital to reach his wife after a news conference.
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Tokyo
U.P
Daniel C. Schmidt
Enoch Arden
Air Force
Schmidt
Ana
California
Tachikawa Air Base
Portland
Ore
Plane lands in tiny Iowa field with 72 aboard
Trans-World Airlines super-constellation with 72 aboard made an emergency landing at a small municipal field in Iowa City after an electrical fire. Pilot Robert Bower, Kansas City, brought the jet to a safe stop on the short runway, aided by all-night landing lights. No injuries. passengers continued journey by bus to Cedar Rapids for connecting flights.
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Iowa City
Iowa
U.P
Trans-World Airlines
Robert Bower
Kansas City
Bower
Los Angeles
New York
Cedar Rapids
Rayburn Hall and Nixon Clash Over GOP Record
In Washington House Speaker Rayburn and Vice President Nixon publicly argued over the 84th Congress record. Rayburn faulted party members for not backing Eisenhower enough while Nixon rejected the claim Democrats gave more support than Republicans in the first session. Leonard Hall called Congress a roadblock for failing to pass a national highway program.
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Washington
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
Eisenhower
Nixon
Leonard W. Hall
Congress
84Th
Chandler Seems Winner in Kentucky Vote
Former Baseball Commissioner A. B. Happy Chandler with a large Sunday lead for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Kentucky. Early returns show Chandler ahead of Bert Combs and Jesse Cecil as he targets a likely victory in November. Chandler’s comeback follows a victory against the state organization led by Earle Clements.
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Louisville
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Kentucky
Chandler
Bert T. Combs
Jesse N. R. Cecil
Joseph J. Leary
Cochairman
U. S
Earle C. Clements
Sen
25 Persons Killed When Soviet Airliner Crashes
Oslo reports a Soviet airliner crashed inside Russia killing 25 aboard. The Norwegian delegation of 10 women and five crew members died along with 15 Soviet passengers and crew. The flight was from Stalingrad to Moscow, with Norwegian officials informed by the Soviet Foreign Ministry.
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Oslo
Norway
U.P
Russia
Per Bergen
Moscow
Stalingrad
Russia claims cheap commercial atomic power breakthrough
AP reports Russian physicist Boris Baturov says a 5,000 kilowatt reactor near Moscow could generate power at costs competitive with small conventional fuel plants, signaling a potential first for commercial atomic power. An AEC official remarks Russia “scooped us,” noting the milestone on the eve of the international atoms for peace conference with 70 nations attending.
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AP Science
Geneva
Russia
Dr. Jekyll
Hiroshima
Boris Baturov
Academy of Sciences
Moscow
American Atomic Energy Commission
Dempsey Slugging Speed Tops Louis In Prime Showdown
In a prime clash Jack Dempsey delivered faster punching power at about 135 mph versus Joe Louis at roughly 127 mph. The ad section promotes quick local help with 5451, then a 1939 Hudson for sale at 75 dollars with radio, heater, two new tires, and a new battery in Bayard.
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Joe Louis
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Louis
Mundt pushes Eisenhower to add improved farm program
Senator Mundt urged President Eisenhower to include an improved farm program in the next Congress to ensure farmer price support. He argues action is needed as farmers face prices and a shift from Truman era rigid supports to the current flexible system. Parity remains the price standard used to gauge fair farmer costs.
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Washington
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
House
Sammy Graham Found Dead Near Car East of Nine Mile
Samuel C. Sammy Graham about 55 was found dead beside his automobile two miles east of the Nine Mile Sunday afternoon. He lived in the Kenwood Block and was a lifelong Butte resident. An inquest decision awaits coroner Eldred Chater. He worked as a carpenter, then a salesman for Truzzolino's Tamales. Surviving are a Seattle son Robert and daughter Beryl, with numerous relatives in Seattle and Butte. He belonged to the Episcopal Church Mount Moriah Lodge AF & AM Butte Elks Teamsters Union.
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Samuel C
Sammy) Graham
Nine Mile
Kenwood
Eldred Chater
Graham
White
Mr. Graham
Butte
Webster
Truzzolino’s
Episcopal Church
Mount Moriah
Af&am
Butte Elks Lodge
UCT
Teamsters Union
Robert Graham
Beryl Graham
Seattle
Daniel Graham
Chester Graham
Ira Steck
Russell Hoar
Russell
Darlene Hoar
Jerry Graham
Bert Pfrimmer
Bud Mills
Denver
Kansas City Woman Found Dead Slaver Hunt Begun
The battered nude body of Mrs Wilma Allen 34 wife of a wealthy automobile dealer was found in a Johnson County pasture near Blue River. Coroner Long placed death Thursday, noting blunt force trauma and a struggle. Police traced the killer via a blue scarf stockings purse and a bloody convertible found near Union Station as 200 officers searched the area for clues. Investigators believe the suspect may have stopped at another place before disposing of the body two miles west of Highway 69. The case prompted a large search and a hunt for the slayer.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Kansas City
Wilma Allen
Johnson County
Kan
David S. Long
William R
Bill) Allen, Jr
Anaconda Officials Visit Montana Properties
Anaconda Company president Robert E. Dwyer and wife arrive in Butte with Clyde E. Weed and R. S. Newlin and their wives from New York City. The group will inspect Montana properties and attend the Aug 15 dedication of Anaconda Aluminum Company’s new Columbia Falls plant.
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Robert E. Dwyer
Anaconda Company
Dwyer
Clyde E. Weed
Anaconda
Weed
R. S. Newlin
Columbia Falls
Dedicating Air Guardsmen Facilities At Montana ANG Show
Sunday ceremonies marked dedication of more than one million dollars in Montana Air National Guard facilities. Gov. Aronson attended the jet air show with Lt. Gov. Gosman acting, as National Guard aircraft from four states performed demonstrations. Maj. Rodger Young noted over 20 million dollars in Guard equipment on display including 16 F86 fighters.
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George Gosman
Dillon
Helena
Treasure State
J. Hugo Aronson
Great Falls
Chicago
Air Force
Montana Air National Guard
George M. Gosman
National Guard
Montana
Colorado
North Dakota
Illinois
Bob Hoover
North American Aviation Corp
Rodger D. Young
MANG
Gore Hill
186Th
Forests adopt shovel bucket and ax rule in four regional forests
MISSOULA The shovel bucket and ax regulation took effect for the rest of the critical fire season in Region 1. Forest users entering Bitterroot Lolo Kootenai and Flathead forests must carry the three tools at all times to prevent fires.
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Missoula
Forest Service
Kootenai
GIs Charged With Bayoneting Five Korean War Vets
Demonstrations erupted in South Korea over alleged bayoneting of five Korean War veterans by U S soldiers at the southeast port of Pusan amid protest at four other inspection sites. U S authorities disputed the report while Korean officials warned the supervising teams to evacuate by the coming Saturday.
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Seoul
U. S
U. S. 8Th Army
South Korea
South Ko
Rean
Korean War Veterans Assn
Pusan
Truce Inspectors
Inchon
Taegu
Korea
Kunsan
Kangnung
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Sweden
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Bulganin Seeks Visit to United States and London Trip
Premier Nikolai Bulganin told reporters he has no invitation yet to visit the United States but hopes it happens someday He plans to visit London early next year with Nikita Khrushchev and says meeting the English people is most important The Sunday party at his Moscow estate showcased a harmonious Geneva mood with top diplomats and their families and included boating and rowboat races as Spartak beat Wolverhampton 3 0 on TV
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Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
United States
London
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Bulganin
Khrushchev
V. M. Molotov
Georgi Malenkov
Moscow Spartak
England
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tulsa Lawyer Stabbed to Death in Tulsa Utica Square
Tulsa attorney Bill L. Terry aged 34 was found with a chest wound in his Utica Square apartment about midnight and died four hours later. His wife Geraldine McConnell Brooks Terry, married three weeks, was shocked and to be questioned with doctor approval. Police said no intruder signs and no clear cause until wife’s statements. Terry, a World War II Air Force veteran, unsuccessfully ran for state representative in 1950.
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Tulsa
Okla
U.P
Bill L. Terry
Utica Square
Geraldine McConnell Brooks Terry
John Henderson
Terry
Tulsa County
Ukrainian Demonstration Opposes Soviet Delegation in Minneapolis
Ukrainian American group demonstrated in front of the Nicollet Hotel as visiting Soviet farm delegates stayed there. About 400 people joined in a peaceful, hour-long protest with English posters, while police maintained order.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Nicollet
United
Twin Cities
Vladimir Matsketvich
Matsketvich
Soviet Union
Midwest
Montana Weather Clears Then Cools Across Regions
Montana east sees partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers Monday and Monday night. Cooler northwestern areas Monday and cooler east and south by evening, highs 75 to 90. Montana west remains partly cloudy and cooler with highs 75 to 80.
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Montana
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