Potter to Seek UN Probe of Korea Atrocities
Senator Potter announced after three days of Korean atrocity hearings that he will urge the Senate to seek an impartial United Nations investigation. He said evidence from former U.S. POWs shows Communist atrocities in Korea, and urged the UN to appoint a commission in its next session to bring those responsible to justice.
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Washington
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Senate
United Nations
Korea
Potter
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
U.S
China
North Korea
James M. Hanley
Douglas Macarthur
Col. Hanley
U.N. General Assembly
Lodge
U.N
Andrei Vishinsky
War Crimes Commission
Hanley
MacArthur
McCarthy questions telegram count in White House probe
Senator McCarthy issues a fresh challenge to White House figures on telegrams about his Write the President appeal. White House aide Murray Snyder cites 4 pm totals of 1,500 with later updates to 2,030 by 8 pm and a backlog of 1,800 at Western Union. McCarthy says his source reports 2,087 messages by Thursday midnight, accusing the 1,500 figure of a grievous error.
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Washington
Sen. MccCarthy
R-Wis
White House
Murray Snyder
Snyder
McCarthy
Britain
China
Western Union
Dulles
Wisconsin
Labor clash stalls Hawaii sail from San Francisco
Tense waterfront dispute delays the Aleutian voyage to Hawaii. Longshoremen tied up Pier 39 after violence injuring nine and arresting six. The ship moved to Pier 56 as police kept watch while AFL crews faced a standoff with union members. The deal remains unresolved as authorities seek a resolution.
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Aleutian
Hawaii
Hawaii-Pacific Line
H.R. Fischnaller
Harry Bridges
Bridges’ International Longshoremen’s and
Warehousemen’s Union
AFL
Pier 39
Fischnaller
Charles Hoffman
Longshore Local 10
Plane Disaster Kills 27 In Spanish Mountain Crash
A Spanish transport plane with 33 aboard crashed into a jagged mountain 60 miles north of Madrid, killing 27. Survivors include the pilot, co pilot, a mechanic, a university professor, and two Spaniards. among the dead is American Paul J. Douglas, a State Department courier. The Bristol aircraft, nicknamed the Flying Bathtub, broke into flames in a rain storm as it neared Madrid from Bilbao.
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Here
Spanish Commercial Aviation Co
Paul J. Douglas
Douglas
U.S. State Department
Paris
University of Deusto
Santander
Air Ministry
Spain
Iberia
Barcelona
Bilbao
Jose Maria Oriol
Buitrago
Surprise Possum Intrudes During Hunt in Missouri
In West Plains Missouri C L Webster and his son Dan returned from a possum hunt exhausted and hungry. Mrs Webster heard a noise in the basement and found the intruder breaking fruit jars. She killed the possum to protect her home.
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West Plains
C. L. Webster
Dan
Cuban exiled president Prio arrested in Florida conspiracy case
Deposed Cuban leader Prio and former interior minister Curti were arrested in Miami on charges of conspiring to export arms from the United States without licenses. U.S. officials said the weapons were to aid a Cuban uprising. Several others were also detained with bonds set, preliminary hearing scheduled for December 11.
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Fla
Carlos Pino Socarras
Cuba
United States
U.S
Prio
Segundo Curti
Fulgencio Batista
South
Miami Avenue
Jack Peeples
Federal Building
Prior
Curti
Jesse A. Vickers
Miami Springs
Efren Rodolfo Pichardo
Marcus Diaz Y Lanz
Roger E. Davis
Vickers
New York
Piio
Mexico City
Flathead County Man Refuses Oath of Induction
Burton L. Arnoux a 23 year old Kalispell resident refused induction into the U S Armed Forces under the Selective Service Act. He told authorities he must obey the laws of God as a Jehovahs Witness and cited religious beliefs. FBI agents questioned him and released him to appear when wanted.
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United States
Burton L. Arnoux
Kalispell
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. E. Leitheiser
Arnoux
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Leitheiser
FBI
State workers face loyalty oath in Montana plan
Montana's new Personnel Commission plans to ask about 4,500 state employees if they have belonged to any Communist or subversive groups. The form includes a loyalty oath not to join movements to alter or change the government. Exemptions apply to legislators, officials, and university staff among others. full enforcement begins April 1, 1955.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
New
Commission
Harold G. Stearns
Harlowton
Montana University System
National Guard
United States
Personnel Commission
The
State of
Attempt to Delay POW Talks Fails
South Korean officers balked at conversions as they sought to persuade 107 captured men to renounce communism and return home. The Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission prevented forced exits from tents, delaying interviews with 40 POWs. Outcome showed 17 of 40 spoken to on Saturday chose the Reds. Indian Lt. Gen. Thimayya observed the slowdown.
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Panmunjom
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
K. S. Thimayya
B. M. Kaul
Nixon Welcomed to Afghanistan on World Tour
Vice President Richard Nixon arrived in Kabul after flying from India and received a 21 gun salute. Kabul Radio broadcast details of the visit as the Afghan and American anthems played for Nixon and his party. He was greeted by two Afghan deputy prime ministers and the Foreign Minister. Nixon said he came as a personal representative of President Eisenhower and would stay until Sunday.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Richard Nixon
India
Afghanistan
Kabul
Soviet Union
Nixon
Eisenhower
Jury Indicts Lorwin in Perjury Case
A federal grand jury indicted Val R. Lorwin a 46 year old former State Department official on three counts for allegedly lying about Communist party membership at a 1950 loyalty hearing Lorwin who served in the OSS during World War II said the charges are wholly false and that a court hearing will prove he never belonged to the Communist party He was named in McCarthy era lists and related Senate speeches as connected with alleged front organizations
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Washington
Val R. Lorwin
State Department
European Service
Lorwin
Chicago
State Department Loyalty Board
Coo Waes Party
Office of Strategic Services
Office
Sen
McCarthy
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Senate
Congressional
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Wisconsin
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Cold War talks mark start of Eisenhower summit in Bermuda
In Tucker's Town Bermuda President Eisenhower Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Laniel held a personal conference to harmonize Soviet policy. Their foreign ministers discussed meeting Molotov in January and a Western approach to Trieste. The leaders agreed to postpone troop withdrawals in Zone A to push a five power conference and to pursue a joint Soviet note response toward a Big Four parley.
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Joseph Laniel
Kindley Field
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Anthony Eden
Georges Bidault
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Berlin
Chilean Copper Policy Changed
The Chilean Senate voted to place national copper stocks on the world market with a ban on Iron Curtain buyers. It also approved government talks with US owned companies on exchange rates and taxes, marking a complete reversal of policy.
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Santiago
Chile
Senate
Washington
Chilean Senate opens copper sale to world market
A spokesman for Anaconda Copper Mining Co says Chile’s Senate vote to market surplus copper worldwide marks a democratic step. It bars sales to Soviet bloc nations and signals readiness for negotiations with American firms on exchange rates and taxes, curbing special pricing demands.
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New York
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Senate
Anaconda
Chile
Gift Spotter Ad Highlights Wellman Motors in Wanted Section
A vintage ad promotes the Gift Spotter in the Wanted Section for easy Christmas shopping. It tells readers to read gift descriptions and choose items from the comfort of home, noting Wellman Motors as a favored Santa store this year.
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Wellman Motors
U S Reds clash over Balky Prisoners in Panmunjom talks
Diplomatic debates at Panmunjom stalled as Communist demands keep prisoners under Red control until a peace conference decides their fate. U S envoy Dean recesses talks for Seoul consultations with President Rhee while South Korean officials discuss prisoner repatriation amid stark date disputes. More than 22 000 anti Red prisoners remain in Indian custody as tensions rise.
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U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Panmunjom
India
New Delhi
Butte Weather Forecast Confirms Snow Near Peaks
The Butte area expects considerable cloudiness with scattered snow mainly in the mountains Saturday and Sunday. No major temperature changes. Weekend highs reach 30 to 38 degrees with lows around 17 to 24. Precipitation minimal. West of Divide shows snow mainly in mountains. East of Divide remains partly cloudy with light snow.
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Divide
Streeter Death Charge Planned in Jefferson County
Jefferson County attorney says he will file information charging Alvin Herman Taylor aged 61 with murder in the death of Earl Howard Streeter 22 of Loudon New Hampshire found dead near Taylor's cabin. District Judge Phillip Duncan to hear next week. coroner declines inquest. Taylor and nephew Gurney Taylor held as witnesses.
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Boulder
Jefferson County
Alvin Herman Taylor
Earl Howard Streeter
Streeter
Loudon
N.H
Trapper
Taylor
John F. McGough
Lewis and Clark County
Dave Middleman
Gurney Taylor
McGough
Phillip Duncan
Kyle H. Scott
Whitehall
Helena
Jefferson City
Middlemas
Lewis and Clark
General Vandenberg Placed On Seriously Ill List
Washington General Hoyt S. Vandenberg has been listed as seriously ill at Walter Reed Army Hospital. aides report a slight turn for the worse two days ago and that his condition has not improved since. He entered the hospital October 8 after retiring from the Air Force last April 30. In 1952 he underwent a major abdominal operation for undisclosed reasons.
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Washington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Air Force
Vandenberg
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