Red POW Rioting Spreads to Pusan and Koje Camp
Riots among communist prisoners in Pusan and Koje Island Camp No 1 flare anew with two minor revolts at Koje. One Red POW killed and 85 injured at Pusan. one American guard injured at Camp No 10. Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner settles two Koje disturbances without gunfire.
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Pusan
Koje Island
No. 10
United Nations
Koje
Haydon L. Boatner
Mark Clark
Far East
Tokyo
U. N. Command
Boamer
Seoul
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
U N
Bitter Truce Session Yields No Armistice Progress
United Nations truce negotiators accuse the Communists of vicious tactics to block a Korean armistice over how to handle captured prisoners. The 62 minute Panmunjom session produced no agreement on repatriation, with North Korea insisting on return of detainees. The talks resume tomorrow at 11 am local time as Vice Admiral Joy defends UN humanitarian principles.
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Sam Summerlin Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Panmunjom
Adm
Turner Joy
Joy
Nam II
Charles Colson
Colson
Rose Island
Francis T. Dodd
U. N
Frederick Grand Jury Indicts Six Four Plead Guilty Sentenced
A Frederick County Circuit Court report states a grand jury returned six indictments. Four defendants pled guilty and received two year suspended sentences with restitution, probation, and costs. Specific cases include Haines and Smeltzer for forgery related to a U S Treasury check, Melvin Ross for breaking and entering, Hedge Roomers for grand larceny, and Roy Shell for theft with a grand jury set for June 11. The Metcalf case for bad check advances continue.
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Frederick County
Elliott D. Marshall
Clifton Eugene Haines
Gore
U. S. Treasury
Ray Smeltzer
Warner Willis Smeltzer
Melvin Ross
Route 3
Berryville
Nellie Haines
Old Mill
Berryville Pike
Hedge Roomers
Route 2
Bernice Burdette
Roy Shell
Henry Shryock
Frank Brumback
H. E. Metcalf
Social Security Campaign Issue After House Action
A House rejection of a bill to raise Social Security benefits by 300 million dollars a year sparked debate. Democrats argued benefits for old age and survivors would rise while critics including AMA and some Republicans warned of socialized medicine. The measure failed to reach a required two thirds, despite a 150 to 140 majority showing.
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Washington
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means Committee
House
American Medical Association
Daniel A. Reed
AMA
Oscar Ewing
City and County Draft Boards Send 58 Men for Exams
The Winchester Frederick County draft board sent 58 men to exams yesterday in Alexandria with equal county and city participation. The group returned last night and results will be released in about a week.
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Winchester . Frederick County
Alexandria
City
Boston Officer Attacks Gagnon as Liar in Brink's Case
Deputy Police Superintendent Daley called ex convict Alfred A. Gagnon a liar and faker after Gagnon named himself and two others as planners of the $1,219,000 Brink's holdup. Daley cited FBI and state police proof placing Gagnon in Tampa during the critical period.
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Boston
J.nes F. Daley
Alfred A. Gagnon
Gagnon
Pawtucket
R. I
Carlton M. O'Brien
Warwick
Joseph F. McGinnis
Rhode Island State Prison
Providence
O'Brien
Daley
Rhode Island
William E. Powers
O’brien
Brink
FBI
Tampa
Massachusetts
Consolidated School Is Destroyed by Fire
Early morning blaze razed the South Hill Consolidated High School. Firefighters could not save records or equipment. Origin undetermined. Local crew aided by Lawrenceville and La Crosse firefighters.
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South Hill
Estes
Lawrenceville
la Crosse
Could Potato Famine Be Result Of Sit Down In Agriculture
Potato growers report a shortage and prices rising as they withhold new potatoes from wholesale and retail channels. Merchants note black market sales and limited supply, with some selling seed potatoes to meet demand. Carolinas crop expected to help, but not immediate relief.
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Walter A. Bowman
Inauaiey
Ulture
Shorida
Winchester
Dchmond
Norfolk
Merchent
Prence
Carolinas
Oil Strike Subsides as 15,000 Workers Return
About 15,000 of the nation’s roughly 90,000 striking oil workers resume duties as plant-by-plant settlements spread. Airlines warn revenue loss from gasoline shortages, with American Airlines contemplating over half of schedules canceled. Whiting Indiana and East Chicago refiners report breakdowns, while Cleveland negotiators reject arbitration proposals.
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Denver
United States
Europe
American Airlines
C. R. Smith
Sinclair Refining Company
Midwest
A. U. S. Conciliation Service
Standard Oil of Indiana
Whiting
Ind
Cities Service Company
Chicago
Cleveland
Ohio Company
CIO Oil
College Boys Silk Raiders Stir Dorms Nationwide
College boys raided women’s dorms on multiple campuses from Vermont to Delaware. At Northwestern 200 women serenaded, 1,000 returned. nine students were seized, later released. Missouri and Minnesota campuses saw panty raids with minor damage and water dousing. police handled incidents with few injuries reported. A final tally varied by campus, with protests lasting hours and some calls for National Guard.
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Vermont
Colorado
Evanston
Northwestern University
Columbia
University of Missouri
Stephens College
Christian College
J. L. Parks
National Guard
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
University of Connecticut
Storrs
Conn
University of Vermont
Burlington
University of Wisconsin
Newark
Del
University of Delaware
Five Held in Six-County Burglaries Chain
Five persons including a 16 year old were arrested for a series of housebreakings across Orange Madison Culpeper Fluvanna Albemarle and Fauquier counties. Authorities report about $1000 in goods recovered. Suspects are Stewart A. Butler Clyde Mason Thacker Willie A. Lohr Frances Rankin and the 16 year old. Orange County charges to be presented to a grand jury Monday.
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Orange
M. M. Myers
Orange County
Madison
Culpeper
Fluvanna
Albemarle
Fauquier
Myers
Stewart A. Butler
Clyde Mason Thacker
Richmond
Willie A. Lohr
Herndon
Frances Rankin
Butler
Thacker
Lott
Miss Rankin
Sabre Jet Pilots Raise MIG Kills in Korea to 302
U S Sabre jet pilots claim four Communist jets down in northwest Korea raising Russian built MIG destruction to 302 in the Korean War. Fifth Air Force noted May 4 Sabres destroyed five propeller fighters at Sinuiju air field.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Air Force
Sinuiju
Yalu
Sunchon
Taedong River
Pyongyang
Air
Hamhung
United Nations
John Mason Brown to Speak at Handley Auditorium
Tonight at 8 o clock Handley Auditorium hosts John Mason Brown noted author and critic. Arthur Krock of the New York Times will introduce Brown who will discuss Broadway plays and recent books. Brown has held major posts including associate editor at Theatre Arts Monthly and drama critic for the Evening Post World Telegram.
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John Mason Brown
Handley Auditorium
Arthur Kock
Washington
Bureau of
The
New York Times
Brown
Courier-Journal
Louisville
Krock
Theatre Arts Monthly
New York Evening Post
New York World-Telegram
Weather Outlook for Richmond May 21 to May 25
Extended Virginia forecast calls for near normal temperatures in late May. Cool midweek with warm weekend swing. Rain expected Wednesday followed by fair conditions. Total precipitation around one half inch across the period.
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Richmond
Virginia
TV Permit Sought for Petersburg Channel 8 Station
The South Side Virginia Broadcasting Corp applied to the communications commission for a Petersburg Virginia television station permit on Channel 8. Also want experienced alteration lady for ladies apparel write Box 51 c/o Winchester Star.
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Washington
Virginia Broadcasting Corp
The
Communications Commission
Petersburg
Winchester Star
Railroad unions study White House labor peace plan
Three big railroad unions with over 150000 members studied a White House labor peace plan aimed at ending a three year dispute. The proposal would raise yard and road workers wages, address crew operating rules, exclude binding arbitration, and set up a 40 hour week in yards pending manpower after neutral referee approval.
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White House
Washington
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Truman
Sixth District GOP Chairman Backs Eisenhower for President
Christiansburg Virginia Bentley Hite sixth district Republican chairman becomes first Virginia delegate to openly endorse Eisenhower for the presidential nomination. He says if the convention were tomorrow he would vote Eisenhower but he may change if another candidate better serves the nation. E D Hilton Roanoke County backs Taft.
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Christiansburg
Bentley Hite
Eisenhower
Virginia
Ike
Hite
Roanoke
E. D. Hilton
Roanoke County
GOP
Hilton
Taft
OPS Grants Price Increase On Some Canned Goods
The Office of Price Stabilization announced higher prices on selected canned vegetables fruits and juices by 1 to 2 cents per can to offset lower wholesale earnings. Canned corn green beans peas tomatoes tomato juice fruit cocktail pineapple peaches and pears are affected with potential future rises on coffee cereals cookies and meats for retailers. The move targets wholesalers margins while retail ceilings for all canned goods remain unchanged pending a national profit survey.
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Washington
Office of Price .Stabilization
OPS
Byrd Predicts Bright Future For Virginia
Senator Harry F. Byrd told a Bristol audience that Virginia’s government is not decaying and the state will advance more than any other in the union. He cited Virginia’s low tax burden and debt free status as keys to long term survival while speaking at the Monroe Calculating Machine Company dedication. He rebutted Francis P. Miller of Albemarle who warned of dry rot in representative government.
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Bristol
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Union
Byrd
Francis P. Miller
Albemarle
Old Dominion
Richmo
Monroe Calculating Machine Company
Presidential delegates race moves into Montana today
The Taft Eisenhower and Kefauver Harriman contests reach Montana with eight Republican and twelve Democratic delegates at stake. Taft leads nationwide delegate counts and claims influence in Maryland and DC while Kefauver gains Roosevelt and Missouri backing amid party cost cutting highlights.
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Montana
Associated Press
Taft-Eisenhower
Kefauver-Harriman
Robert Taft
Dwight Eisenhower
Helena
Taft
Eisenhower
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
W. Averell Harriman
New York
District of Columbia
Ohio
Maryland
Theodore McKeldin
Baltimore
Kefauver
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Truman
California
Missouri
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Frank McKineney
Washington
William 8. Bradley
McKinney
Truman Says Communists Failed in Korea and U N Strengthens
President Truman told West Point cadets that Communist objectives in Korea have utterly failed. He warned of renewed aggression and pledged free world resistance, noting the United Nations unity and U S atomic strength as key defenses. He cited civilian control of the military and constitutional limits.
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Korea
ED Creagh
West Point
N. Y
Truman
Kremlin
United Nation
United Nations
U. S. Military Academy
MacArthur
Officials Named For City Election
City election officials announced two ballots for Friendship with north end voters selecting three of five candidates for Common Council and south end voters selecting three. write a candidate name on the ballot and mark a square box as with printed names.
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John W. Kater
Mary Forney Harry Jones
Tethie Fornes
Lornev Wright
North End
South End
Western Union offers wage boost to settle telegraph strike
Western Union Telegraph Co proposes an average seven cent an hour raise to end a 31 000 worker strike led by the AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union. The offer awaits government rate approval that would add about 7 700 000 annually to revenues. The strike began April 8.
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Washington
Western Union Telegraph Co
AFL Commercial Teleers Union
Esterday
Winchester Star
W. W. Glass
Memorial Hospital
Farmers & Merchants Bank NA
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Seafoods, Inc
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Offolk
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Frederick County Court House
Staunton
Robert Grim
Sabre
Weather Outlook
Rowland Evans JR
Western Union
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