Airmen Deny Credit To China Reds For Release
Eleven U S airmen freed after two and a half years in Chinese jails denied Communist credit for their release. They described harsh treatment, said they were charged with espionage, and noted their captivity began after their plane was shot down over Chinese territory. Col John Knox Arnold Jr stated they entered China from North Korea by train and were treated as criminals for most of captivity.
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Hong Kong
U.S
China
John Knox Arnold Jr
North Korea
Arnold
Eisenhower to Outline 84th Congress Achievements
President Eisenhower is expected to present his views on the 84th Congress in a post-adjournment news conference. White House aides say no radio or TV address is planned, with 250 bills awaiting his action and over 900 in the printing office. The president may begin summer travel in about 100 days after finishing legislative work.
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Eisenhower
White House
James C. Haverty
Congress
Senhower
Denver
Colo
Negotiations Over U S Civilian Exchange Stall In Geneva
In Geneva the United States and China adjourned talks on prisoner exchanges after China asserted rights over Chinese students in the United States. The meeting with U A Johnson and Wang Ping Nan recessed until Monday to seek a face saving formula.
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Geneva
Switzerland
China
United States
Red
Peiping
U. S
U. Alexis Johnson
Wang Ping-Nan
Wang
Red China
Reformatory Escapee Caught on California Coast After 22 Years
Booth R. White, 40, a Fort Bragg commercial fisherman, was arrested at his home on a Sacramento Bureau of Identification tip. An escapee from the Washington State Reformatory since November 29, 1933, he faced Washington extradition after fingerprints confirmed his identity. White had married, fathered three, and moved to Fort Bragg seven years ago.
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Fort Bragg
Booth R. White
Sheriff's
Bureau of Identification
Sacramento
White
Sears and Roebuck
Fort
Airmen Forced to Sign Spy Confessions in Peiping Broadcast
AP reports 11 American airmen released by Communist China were made to sign confessions branding them spies before being freed. Peiping broadcast the texts after their Nov 23 1954 sentencing, naming Col John Knox Arnold and Maj William H Baumer among the senior officers and detailing alleged CIA ties and air resupply duties.
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China
Red China
Russia
Radio
Peiping
Red
Communist China
North Korea
Air Force
Col
John Knox Arnold
Montgomery
Ala
Maj
William H. Baumer
Lewisburg
Arnold
58St Air Resupply and Communication Wing
Central Intelligence Agency of
United States
Central Intelligence Agency
Baumer
Weather Summary for Northwestern California and Fort Bragg
Northwestern California shows fair conditions today tonight and Friday with coastal fog cooler humid coastal valleys. Highs Napa 80 Santa Rosa 80 Ukiah 92 lows 52 to 54. Northwest to west winds 10 to 20 mph near the coast. Fort Bragg area sees fair weather tonight and morning with similar slight cooling and 10 to 20 mph northwest to west winds near the coast.
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California
Santa Rosa
Fort Bragg
Supervisors Schedule By Pass Hearing and Annexation Vote
The Ukiah city council announced hearings on August 22 for a seven million freeway by pass and on August 24 to hear protests on annexation of the Southside Addition. Petitions certified with 56 signatures spurred the public meetings at Ukiah High School and council chambers.
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Dolhir
Ukiah
Ukiah High School
S$ Pan
Atdition
James Turner
James Mummert
Southside
Mummert
Hater
River Road
Perkins Street
Orchard, Avenue
Russian River
Witnesses questioned in Abbott kidnapping murder case
Defense lawyers for Burton W. Abbott interviewed about 10 volunteer witnesses to verify Abbott's activities on the day Stephanie Bryan vanished. Abbott, 27, faces kidnapping and murder charges after being arraigned before Superior Judge Donald K. Quayle, with further proceedings set for Aug. 12. Stephanie was last seen about 3 45 p.m. April 28. her body was found July 20 near the Wildwood cabin in Trinity County, owned by Abbott's brother-in-law.
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Wildwood Cabin
Trinity County
Abbott
Brinks Bandit Eludes Police After Abortive $498,500 Heist
Buffalo police pursue a machine gun wielding Brinks Bandit James Salermerio 35 alias Jimmy Sheridan and two accomplices after a failed $498,500 robbery at Brinks Inc. guards wounded guard Eugene Colhessy in chest. robbers captured or fled with cash recovered from scene and garage. Entrapped suspects Pettinato and Mazzella arrested after tear gas. Salermerio remains at large as police seal exits city and continue search.
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N.Y
Brinks, Inc
James Salermerio
Jimmy Sheridan
New York
Anthony Pettinato
Baltimore
Sylvester Mazzella
Brinks
Iwo
Eugene Colhessy
Colhessy
Salermerio
Proposed Poker Ordinance For Ukiah City Council Decision
Ukiah council to decide next week on a proposed ordinance allowing California Poker with annual 500 fee and no alcohol at tables. Chief of Police George Smith backs a public hearing, notes prior games were clean but halted by current gambling ban.
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Ukiah
George Smith
Smith
William Ostini
Ostini
Richard Mazzoni
Safeway
Loosley Assigned to Malden Air Base Missouri
Second Lieutenant Don Loosley of the U S Air Force received orders from the Pentagon designating Malden Air Base in Missouri as his new posting. He is to report for duty August 10 after previously being slated for missile training in Denver. He graduated June 3 from the Naval Academy at Annapolis and then joined the Air Force.
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U.S. Air Force
Pentagon
Malden Air Base
Missouri
Loosley
Denver
Colorado
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Air Force
Sheriff's Probe Into Fort Bragg Novelty Store Burglary
Deputies investigate a burglary at the Fort Bragg Novelty Shop owned by Racine Everett. A pistol, ammunition, and $63 in cash were stolen after entry through a rear window and a door, with the weapon valued at $37.50. The incident is being treated as first degree burglary.
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Fort Bragg
Racine Everett
Reno Bartolomie
Fed raises discount rates to curb inflation
Washington reports four Federal Reserve banks boosted their loan discount rates effective today. The move aims to slow borrowing and prevent inflation after a half year of record loan growth, with consumer and real estate lending reaching new highs while FHA and VA tightened home loan terms.
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Federal ‘Reserve
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Bulletin
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Federal Reserve System
Ukiah Plans 5000 foot airstrip dedication event
Claude Falconer of Ukiah Chamber of Commerce names William Cotton of Masonite Corp to coordinate the airstrip project. The 5000 foot runway will extend the airport with a 2 inch asphalt surface over 10 inches rock ballast. Cost is about 35415 with 54.22 percent funded by the federal government. A fly-in breakfast will mark the dedication with invitations sent to aviation enthusiasts statewide.
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Claude Falconer
Ukiah Chamber of Commerce
William Cotton
Masonite Corporation
Ukiah
Herman Runkel
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Glissen
Arthur B. Sim
Cotton
California
Goodwin Knight
U. S
Kuchel and
Knowland
Hubert Scudder
James Bush
Assemblyman
Belotti
Hamilton Field
Grim Battle for Power Rages In Argentina
Santiago Chile reports a three way struggle for power in Argentina with President Juan D Peron seeking prestige, the army wavering, and remnants of the June revolt active. Peronist newspapers show bolder rhetoric while younger officers chafe at his exit delaying tactics.
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Santiago
Chile
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Mrs. Estella Rose Dies Widow of Charles Rose
Estella Rose died Thursday morning after midnight. Widow of Charles Rose who died in 1949. Mother of Dan Rose of Ukiah and several daughters in Ukiah. Body at Zimmerman Mortuary. Services Saturday at 10 am. Interment at Windsor.
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Estella Rose
Charles Rose
Dan Rose
Ukiah
Walter Brown
Lottle ‘Collins
Effie Collins
Zimmerman Mortuary
Windsor
Senator Busch to Leave Ukiah General Hospital Soon
State Senator James E. Busch, recovering from injuries sustained in a recent automobile accident, expects to be discharged from Ukiah General Hospital within a week. At home he will have restrictions on visitors.
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James E. Busch
Ukiah General Hospital
Eisenhower holds hope for secret exchange with Bulganin
President Eisenhower said Bulganin did not close the door on trading military secrets and referred to Moscow's May 10 disarmament proposal as more realistic. In Hollywood a last-ditch SAG and producers meeting aims to avert a nationwide strike halting TV filming. Public Health Service reports 1087 new polio cases last week, a 27 percent rise, with the Northeast and Massachusetts hardest hit.
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Eisenhower
Nikolai Bulganin
Bulganin
Soviet Union
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Screen Actors’ Guild
TV Film Producers
Washington
The
Public Health Service
Massachusetts
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