Living graveyard of slaves in Kolyma camps described by repatriates
Maizuru Japan three Japanese returnees report that Soviet labor camps in the Kolyma district of northeastern Siberia held over a million prisoners from Ukraine Poland Germany Hungary and some Japanese. They call Kolyma a living graveyard and recall weekly slave ships carrying 8 000 prisoners from Sovetskaya Gavan to Magadan for the grim voyage.
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Maizuru
Japan
Russia
Kolyma
Siberia
Kyodo
Hase
Sovetskaya Gaven
Magadan
Tatary Straits
Sakhalin
Siberian
Sea of Okhotski
$18 000 Suit Nears Jury
An $18 000 damage suit from City Van & Storage Co. warehouse fire last November nears the jury as closing arguments begin. Mrs. Madeleine Anderson seeks compensation for loss of personal property in the blaze at 1200 N Country Club. Attorneys John F Molloy and Richard Hannah represent Mrs. Anderson. Morris K Udall and Charles Ares represent City Van & Storage Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City van & Storage Co
Superior Court
Madeleine Anderson
1200 N. Country Club
Attys
John F. Molloy
Richard Hannah
Anderson
Morris K. Udall
Charles Ares
Clearing Of Suez To Begin At Once
Lt. Gen. Raymond A. Wheeler announced the Egyptian government agreed the U.N. salvage fleet can start clearing the southern mouth of the Suez Canal immediately. Berlin reports indicate Egyptian technicians began clearing channels at Ismailia and Suez preparatory to mine clearance.
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Cairo
Raymond A. Wheeler
U.N
Suez Canal
Wheeler
Ismailia
Suez
Port Said
el Cap
U.N. Information Office
Raymond Wheeler
Burglars Loot Cotillon Room Safe At Cotillon Club
Thieves broke into the Cotillon Room at 3443 East Speedway early this morning prying open a rear window and battering the safe. Four cash boxes with employee pay envelopes were taken, amount undetermined. Cleanup worker Joe Simpson found the break in and owner Willa L. King filed a police report.
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Cotillon
E. Speedway
Joe Simpson
Carl Beers
Willa L. King
State Files Against Six Tucson Businessmen
Six Tucson businessmen including building contractors a landscaper a brickmason and a restaurant operator faced misdemeanor charges for violations of Arizona employment security laws. Five complaints were filed by Jack G. Marks in Precinct 2 Justice Court alleging failure to file quarterly wage reports and to pay unemployment taxes. Adams Tree Service and Villa Restaurant figures face twin violations with Croonenberghs Samples Caballero Lespron and Beck named. Adams previously paid a 20 dollar fine last April.
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Tucson
Arizona
Jack G. Marks
Precinct 2 Justice Court
James L. Croonenberghs
E. C. Samples
A. C. Caballe
Weller Guilty in Morals Case
Clarence E Weller age seventy of 2009 E Monte Vista St was convicted in city court of taking indecent liberties with an 11 year old girl The trial included testimony that the girl went to the store where Weller worked as a handyman and part time salesman He admitted touching the girl but claimed it was affectionate behavior and denied overt advances The sentencing was postponed to Jan 4 with bond set at 300
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Clarence E. Weller
E. Monte Vista St
Clague van Slyke
Weller
Wilson Will Stay On Job
Secretary of Defense Wilson said he intends to remain in office at least until next summer as Congress works on the military budget. Returning from Michigan, he told reporters he plans to see the budget through but may change his mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles EF
Wilson
Defense
Michigan
Congress
Runaway Boys Caught Near City Police Locate Three Juveniles
Three Watford City youths aged 15 and 16 were apprehended by city police as they tried to wire home for money at the Western Union office. The car used belonged to one boy’s parents and was impounded pending North Dakota authorities. The boys were placed in Mother Higgins Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watford City
N.D
Western Union
Two 15
North Dakota
Mother Higgins
Scouts Offer To Sell Land For Recreation Center
Catalina Council no 11 of the Boy Scouts offers to sell 37 acre Fort Lowell property to Pima County for a recreation center at 50000 dollars. The proposal includes a 10000 dollar down payment and 10000 dollars yearly payments with the right to remove ranger and two barracks buildings within a year. The matter awaits action by the Park and Recreation Board and supervisors in early 1957.
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Catalina Council No. 11
Boy Scouts of America
Fort Lowell
Pima County
Gilbert Ray
County Park and Recreation Board
Edward F. Ronstadt
Boy Scout Council
Ray
Park and Recreation Board
Pima County Board of Supervisors
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Toshitane Ando
Kyoto
Takahiko Hase
Seiichi Sato
Tokyo
Ando
Sato
Canal Authority
Mahmoud Yanes
Red Sea
Aden
Parker-Kerr Mortuary
Parker-Kerr
North
Stone Avenue
Cotillon Club
Leeda
E. Congress
Martin Rogers
David Marquez
Pennington
Dan River
Indian Head
U.5
Keds
Pantrim
Men's & Boys
Levi's
Oxfords
van Heusen
Levi, Strauss
Paddle & Saddle
Campbell
Speedway
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