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'ROFIT • U»m tswrnipn netting I of ti), but. ¦h iitu. hununt •re » » to the • ffom ' these r. The ' Itreat I. ferti- A Paper For The Home C^^^-y^^ytMtji^ ^^-^^-f^ SUNDAY INDEPENDENT ,MosfIy Sunny Highest 82-86 Today. Monday Fair, Little Chance. 4ITH YEAR — NO. 43 — 62 PAGES «. »•—>"«"• WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 1953 tTKITKD PRRM PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS Recordi Number of CTs In Prisoner Exchange / ranh by Lyon* Studio King's College Students Will Enjoy This View ^ ^ King's College students will enjoy this pleasant view of Wyoniing Valley from vari- ous parts of the main building on North River, street with the opening of classes Sept. Ifi. From the college's classrooms, library and administrative offices, the six-story building affords a view of the valley that is almost , breath-taking to local residents as well as out- of-town visitors. The many window.<i on all four sides of the jfermer l.*high Valley Coal Company properly will provide for excellent lighting and ventUa-' tion throughout the building. Most classrooms have the excellent view of the Susquehanna River, while rear windows encompass the en¬ trance to the Poconos and a fine view of the Va Hospital. Renovations and painting of the interior of the King's edifice will continue until the open¬ ing of classes next month, and the transforma¬ tion of the former coal company offices will afford local students with an ideal academic atmosphere. SM SENDING FBI Holds Suspect In Turnpike Murders E Indiana Man Also Charged With Murder of Missouri Minister EASTON. Pa. gamma globulin IP" ' •00 I gloi ¦ froi fr ' f cur -'l 'tP» A call for to be adminis¬ tered to 54 ohildren In the Caston Children's Home was issued Sat¬ urday by Dr. Anthony J. Sparta, *lp(lical director for Northampton Junty. Si>arta said he decided to ask tJie state Department of Health for the scarce substance which is believed to iessen the effect of polio. One o^ the boys at the f)mn« was stricken with the dis¬ ease. •00 fjC Due He aald the state is sending *10 cubic centimeters of gamaj* cab globulin here by state police cars drove a from Harrisburg. Sparta said no other children at home have shown symptoms polio but are being kept on a rtailed schedule as a precau¬ tionary measure. obert Bender, 18, became III Thursday. His Illness was ased as polio yesterday. DE vaFera'sTarty WINS CRUCIAL SEAT GALWAY, Kirp Prime Min- Ister Kamon Dp Valera's Fianna Fail Party won a crucjal by-elec-| tion yesterda.v giving it a working majority In Parliament and en¬ abling It to avoid an early general election. R. Lahlffe, the Fianna Fall can¬ didate in the Oalway constituency, polled 13,T14 votes to 11,448 for the other three candidates. Had Lahlffe lost. De Valera's party would have been even with opposition parties tn the Dail, Ireland's parliament. With 73 votes apiece, a general election would have been a virtual cer¬ tainty. But Lahiffe's victory gave the Fianna Fail, which had lost the la.9t three by-elections, a 74 to 72 edge, considered a working ma¬ jority. Apob4 LOGANSPORT. Ind., (ID-Wil¬ liam J. Townsend, 22, of Liogans- port, charged with the niurdtr of a Muisourl minister and wanted for questioning in a recent series of slayings on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, was arrested by the FBI here last night on a tip from a taxi driver. Authorities said Townsend, who escaped June 5 from the state re¬ formatory where he was serving time for a 1949 rape, w.3S takin by surprise and did not offer re¬ sistance when arrested in a trail¬ er here. Federal agents were called after driver notified police he man answering Towna- end's .description to a tjivern. Agents followed the suspect' from the tavern to the trailer, sur¬ rounded it, and kicked in the door. Not Armed They said Townsend was rest¬ ing on a couch. He was not arm- More Than Half Reported Held Now Repatriated PANMUNJOM, Sunday (UP)—The "Gate to Freedom opened today for 150 mora Americans released by the Communi.sts, increasing the number of U. S. men freed in the last 19 days to 1,709—more than half the expected total. Also returned were 250 South Koreans. The Allies released 2,400 Communists who are returning voluntarily to their Red homeland. The first prlsonera to cros* tho .Imaglnasr Mno marking tht boundary of tho Communlot world arrived hero at > p.m. Saturday EDT. The Americans laughe.d and whooped cowboy yells as they rodo up in drab Russian truck*, but South Korean* cursed and shook their fists at Communist officer*. "Xx>oka them!" on* American ed. The FBI said he admitted his identity but made no other state¬ ment. , The trailer is owned by Towns- end'* father, the Rev. Shelby Townsen.d, a minister here. The suspect was alone at the time of his arrest, police said. Agents said the arrest climaxed a manhunt in north central Indi¬ ana "during the last few days" after rr^celving information Towns- end was in the area. • Authorities said Townsen,d was charged with the murder of the Rev. Robert A. Hodges, Blue Riv¬ er, Mo., last month. He also wa.s charged in a federal complaint with the shooting of a soldier In New London, Mo.. Aug. 11. Townsend also was believed to be a member of a car theft ring which operated between I>ouis ville, Ky.. and St, Louis, Mo. Four other members of the ring are In custody at Louisville, authorities said. His uncle, Stephen Douglas Townsend, 37, also was sought in connection with interstate trans¬ portation of stolen vehicles, tlie FBI said. shouted, pointing at a couple of military policemen wearing the traditloneJ "snowdrop" helmet*. "Lemme outa hero!" another man shouted as he waited for his name to be called. 'Tvo been waiting a long timely* Mutual Contempt I Red prisoners re^tirned by the Allies tore off their clothes in the usual ge.<rturo of contempt for the free world, and South Koreans repaid the compliment by ripping off clothing Issued them by the Communists. One wounded South Korean on a stretcher waa so weak he had trouble pulling off his sockis, but by the time he had reached an am¬ bulance he had managed to atrip down to his underwear. Tho Korean prisoner of war ex¬ change haa less than two weeko to go and there aro 4,»4S allied pris¬ oner*—including 1,804 Americans —Otill waiting for freedom in North Korean oamipo, aoeordlng to Communist figure* quoted at tho July 27 Annlattco signing. 400 Tomorrow Tho Communist* *aid they would reiwtrlato ISO Amorlcan and 3.VI South Korean prisoner* tomorroiw. No other Natlonalltlea will bo in¬ cluded among tho repatriate*. Allied officials have long felt that the Red* did not report all their prisoner*. And returning men have revealed oomo POWs were held back to oorvo prison sentence* for "non-cooperation (Continued on Pago A-2) E IS STAGED FOR OF New U.S. Power Policy Rapped by Rural Croup Premier, Who Imposed 6-Day Exile, To Be Tried As Traitor TEHRAN, Iran (IB—The Shah of Iran came home from exile to a hero's welcome yesterday, and his government announced that de¬ posed Premier Mohanuned Mos¬ sadegh would be tried aa a trai¬ tor. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, shortly after his arrival, thanked in a speech over radio Tehran, the people and the Army for their support in last Wednesday's up¬ rising which overthrew Mossa¬ degh. "I have tolerated In the last two years every kind of insult be- !cause I wished to see the final laims of our struggle achieved," 'T*' man kills LANDLADY; RAISED RENT TO $10 m WASHINGTON HPi A rural I electric cooperative leader assert ed that President Eisenhower's decision to de-empha.size public power construction will cost the farmers "several million dollars a year." It will mean "a longer wait" for farmers still without electric 'service, "higher prices, and per haps inadequate supplies for those already served." Clyde T. Ellis, executive manager of the National Rural Electric Copera- tive Association, told reporters. The administration's new port'er policy places primary responsi¬ bility for new power development on "the people locally," with the federal government as a "part¬ ner" if desired. Official Disagrees Fred Strong, as.sistant to Rural Electrification Adminis tration chief Ancher Nelsen, challangcd Ellis' statement. He said the new "no elffct at all on cooperatives." Bap fprn. B CIIICAGO aP)-^.-Martin Pervan,, ^.„^„^ j,^^,^ «5, beat his 81-year-old landlady! „ j„ cooperative. tQ death becau.se she wanted to| gt^ong .said that onlv 21 per- raise her ront from $7 to $10 il\^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^gg cooperatives fin- month, police reported, lanced uy KEA to distribute power Pervan, booked on a murder j now get wholesale electricity charge, admitted that he killed ,frorii federal plants. These are Mrs. Maria Mangino with an axe concentrated in the northwest, handle, police said. southwest and the Tennessee Val- Pervan. ¦> v'-^k'-nn. had lived! ley Authority area. In the widowed Mrs. Mangino's! He agreed thp new policy would building for 12 ytars. I mean a greater portion of the Scieniisis Now Mini of C-Bomb -'Sure io Wipe Oui Human Race LONDO.N ill'i .A British nuolearlhave quietly put aside their data he said, power produced for future needs j Special Charges will come from private utilities But. he said, this will not neces¬ sarily mean higher rates for co¬ operatives. Tlie administrations new pro¬ gram includes continued priority for public agencies and coopera¬ tives In sales of government-gen¬ erated power. New Llnea Needed Ellis said this would be mean¬ ingless If the "new approach" is used to choke off federal con¬ struction of power lines to bring electricity from government dams to "preference" customers. "In much of the south and we.si:, the REA program became possible only after low cost wholesale power became available from fed¬ eral projects," he added. "Over half a million farm families are still without electricity, most of them in the south and west. Tills new policy will mean a longer wait." New Premier FazioUah Zahedi announced Mossadegh would be tried on two special charges:— (1) Errors committed while he waa premier, and (2) "mishaps" committed when he was dismissed by tho Shah before the uprising— which would bo "straightforward treason." Tho Shah was welcomed at the airport by cheering crowd* and stood tearfully as government offi¬ ciais threw themselves at his feet. Crowds along the welcoming route slauerhtered young .sheep in thanksgiving to Allah for the Shah's safe return. The 33-year-old Shah flew home to Tehran this morning from Baghdad to end his six-day exile imposed by Mossadegh. The Shah turned misty-eyed at the welcome given him, but he quickly got down to business and (Continued on Page A-2) U.S. DISAPPROVES Pro-French Sultan Welcomed to Capital; 1,000 Held in Custody WASHINGTON OIV-A State Dertartment official aaid the United State* view* with "deep concern" developments that led to the ouster of Morocco's Sultan Mohammed Ben Touaeff. Tho remark* by tho U. 8. ottl cial appeared to bo a slap at the French government which apon' sored the bloodleaa revolt that toppled tho oultan last week. The iStato Department, It waa learned, later attempted to soothe tho disturbed French hero by as¬ suring that Ita spokesman's re- marks were Intended to bo noth¬ ing more than a middle-of-the road statement. Obaervera at tho briefing aaid thia waa a thinly-dlsguis'ed ges- ture Iq support of the Arab na¬ tions' viewpoint In a delicate po¬ litical situation in tho North African tlnderboot French dlplomatie officials here expresaed astonishment, saying it appeared to bo contrary to what tho State Department had told the French mtibtmay In tbo laat two daya. Crowda dieer RABAT, J'.orooco (IP»—The new pro-French sultan of Morocco. Sidi Mohammed Ben Arafa, was welcomed to hia new capital by cheerinjr crowds bearing the tra¬ ditional gift of milk and dates But the aultan's nationalist op¬ ponents and followers of deposed Sultan Sldl Mohammed Ben Yous- self again warned France they intended to press their fight for (Continued on Page A-2) Bclentist warned the world Watch os't fnr the (--bomb. It might wipe out the human race at one shot, he said. The i)omb would be a deadly refinement of the hydrogen bomb, which the Ru.ssians have learned to produce along with the United States. Now that the atomic method of destruction appears to have struck a balance on both .sides of the Iron Curtain, some physicists 4» In Trxtatf's Issue 1 < lassified P Kditorial [ ^Feature Page L ->Iovies ^1 0''"-iarv OTl^Radio WWMoeltil Tsports lelevision . A—3S . B—6 B—7 C—8 B-M O—10 C—1 .. . B—1 :l on the A-bomb and H-bomb. Thoy have started, instead, a new dock¬ et under the initial "C" for Cobalt, acording to the scientist who asked not to be identified. Now Just an Idea The cobalt bomb, as far as can be ascertained, is still only an idea. But the scientist said its operation would depend on "simple and well-establi,9hed" principle.s which leave little doubt as to ite feasibility. The idea i.s to make a bomb big enough and powerful enough to release a radioactive dust that would contaminate most of the world and stay active for a year or more. The scientist said the lK>m^ would be made from Cobalt whloh costs about $2,000 a ton. According to this informant, thi C-bomb could be made in three (Continued on Page A-2) President Says U.S. Best Air Force in the Needs World This Husband Doesn*t Scare CHBCAOO, (tP» —Tho homicide .department ef tho Chicago police department received a call that a murder had been committed at a South Side addreaa Sgt Jame* McMahon aped to tho scene and wa* greeted out- *ido tho building by a woman who handed him a pistol and *ald: "I lust kiUed my huaband. I couldn't atan,d th* beatlnga." MxsMiahon entered tho house oxpocting to find a corpse. In¬ stead ht^ found tho husband aound aaloop. Aroused, the husband ex¬ plained: Toah, she took a couple of *hots at mo a* I was getting ready to go to bed. But they missed, so I Just went to sleep." Fine Signs Bill Allowing Referendum Raps GOP Senators For 'Feeble' Step Toward Revision Of Constitution More Foreign Aid YHH Follow News Of Russian H-Bomb HARRISBURG (IP)—Gov. I. Fine yesterday signed DENVER (IP-Tli"'oreign Aid Di¬ rector Harold E. Stassen after a long talk with President Eisen¬ hower raised tho possibility that tho Russiasi hydrogen bomb might force a change in the United States overseas military and economlo asslstanc* pro¬ grams. Stassen was the top caller In a busy morning at the summer White House offices of the Presi¬ dent, who devoted a lot of time to the broad field of foreign co¬ operation. The foreign operations admin¬ istrator was asked after his meet¬ ing with the President. "Does the hydrogen bomb make any differ¬ ence In your plans?" "Yes, certainly," Stassen re¬ plied. "That is one Important factor In tho world security bal¬ ance." Greater Strength Needed He also said It made strength¬ ening tho free nationa militarily and economically more Important. His review of world developments and the U. S. assistance pro¬ grams during the pa-st six months was generally optimistic, although he said the "grave danger of war" was a continuing matter that might continue for years. Stassen gave the President a broad picture of what had hap¬ pened under the military and eco¬ nomic aid programs since the Eisenhower administration took office. In talking with reporters U. S. military equipment to co¬ operating nations overseas for tho first six months of 1953 waa larger than the total for all of 1952. Actually military equipment de¬ liveries for the first half of 1953 amounted to $2,363,000,000. Stas¬ sen said the delivery total for the first half of 19.52 was $880,000,000 and $1,447,000,000 for tho last half of the year. He predicted that this country would meet the 1953 goals set Atlantic Treaty organization. Ho at the April meeting of the North .said the Korean truce should make maintenance of the delivery schedule easier. Reporters asked Stassen to measure the prospects for world peace. "The peace outlook Ls somewhat brighter than when the President was inaugurated," he replied, "but the grave danger of war, as the President has said. Is a continu¬ ing matter and may well continue for years. That should be the foundation of all of our foreign and domestic policies." On specific countries, and In response to questions, Stassen pointed out: 1.—The $200,000,000 South Ko¬ rean relief and rehabilitation pro¬ gram is definitely under way with "ships on the hiigh seas" bound for Korea with relief cargoes. 2.—The American aid program accordance with plans made at John a bill! after his extended conference lin Italy is "moving forward" in which will provide fjr a referen-j with the President, Stassen dis- the Anril NATO meetini?. Ho dum of Pennsylvania voter* this I closed that actual deliveries ofl (Continued on Page A-2) November on the question of whether they favor revision of the state's 80-year-old constitution. The governor called the bill a "fce^ile step toward revision of Pennsylvania's basic law"—but he aald he was glad the legislature went at least that far. OOP Senators Balked The results of the referendum will not be mandatory. Despite th : fact that both Republicans and Democrats last year called for re- Propane Gas Carrier Crashes at Bear Creek A trailer, carrying 40.000 pounds vision of the constitution, Senate Iof highly Inflammable propane WASHINGTON —President Eisenhower assured worried air power enthusiasts tonight he thinks now, more than ever, that America must build the. beat air force in the world. The President's remarks were delivered to the pvsenth annual convention of the Air Force Asso¬ ciation by Air Force Secretary Harold E. Talbott, who said Mr. Eisenhower's cutback in Air Force plans Is subject to reconsideration after the new Joint chiefs of staff complete a restudy of military strategy. The asfiociation said the restudy is "long overdue" but labeled the joint chiefs incapable of handling It Impartially. The group urged that the job should be done by a new civilian commission free of service or political bifls. No Second Hand Force Mr. Eisenhower, in a letter to association officials, recalled that he told thom in 1947 that "no real security rests in a second-best Air Torce." "Those sentiments are as true »odav as they were In 1947," the President added. "In f»ct, Iflioy have become even more pertinent" Talbott told the association the administration's goal of 120 air wings—instead of the 143 previ- ouflly planned by the Truman Ad- ministratfon — is only an interim program pending a fresh look at the whole military picture. Only after the joint chiefs finish their study, he said, will the ad¬ ministration know how much money the Air Force will need. In a policy statement approved unanimously and without debate, the association of 35,000 Air Force ve^;eranB, including many big- name generals, accused members of the Joint chiefs — comprising chiefs of staff ©f Army and Air Force, chief of naval operations, and a chairman—of bias in favor of their own servicea. Urge Oivilran Group "The group said Mr. Eisenhower should have assigned his military review not to the Joint chiefs but to a permanent, all-civilian com mission, which would call on the Joint chiefs—as well as on top scientists—for advice. Tlie statement said U.S. policy maker* and tho United Nations should recognize that "only the threat of inunediato decisive mili¬ tary defeat can dissuade tho So¬ viet tyranny from prodding un¬ witting or unwilling satellites into bloody, expensive local wars'." For that reason, the association urged the administration to an¬ nounce a clear policy "to unleash tho full force of our air-atomic power against armed force* of aggression In any future Korean- type Communist adventure*." Gen. Creorge C. Kenney, retired World War U head of tho Far East air forces, was elected pres¬ ident of the association without opiposition. He aucoeeds Arthur F. Kelly, Loa Angeles, who moved to chairman of the board. Julian B. Rosenthal, New York C!ity, was elected secretary and Samuel B. Hecht of Baltimore and Waahington, treasurer. Talbott aaid a recent tour along the European rim of the Iron Cur¬ tain convinced him America !fes vulnerable to Soviet air attack. He warned that Russia ia moderniz¬ ing ita air arm with plane* com¬ parable to tho best thi* country now hss. _L Republicans stripped the House approved bill of all its provisions for th' simultaneous election of constitutional convention dele¬ gates. In a statement .-^iccompanying tho signing of the referendum bill, the governor chided Senate Re- {.ubltcans for their stand. Hia atatement said, in part: "Although I would have pre¬ ferred passage by the legislature of the original measure submitted to that body, which would have given the voters an opportunity to adopt a new constitution at an earlier dr.te, I am glad that the present step was taken feeble though It Is. Watered-Down 'This measure is a watered- down version of what I had rec¬ ommended, I believe, for the good of tho people, tho betterment of state government and the keeping of party platform pledges." "Political leadera must learn," the .rjovemor aald, "that political promlaea should bo kept unless circumstances have materially al¬ tered after the promise waa made. "There la absolutely no doubt that the present state constitution Is antiquated and needs revision or rewriting. Only In this way do I foresee that my successors as governor ma.y b freed of present constitutional limitations." COLLAPSE OF BRIDGE KILLS DRIVER OF CAR MEADVILLE, Pa. (IB—David E. Mead, 27, Saegerstown, was killed when a bridge on Route 198 buckled under him after his au¬ tomobile glanced off its right edge and struck the center sup¬ ports. The accident went unnoticed until nearly four hours later when an automobile hit the col¬ lapsed structure and fell on top of Mead'a car. All four occu- panta of tho car were Injured. gas from Marcus Hook to Pitts ton, broke away from its tractor on a small grade on Route 115 six miles cast of Btar Creek, at 3:20 yesterday afternoon and both pieces of equipment left the road and were demolished. No one was Injured in the acci¬ dent, although the trailer struck the left rear fender of an auto¬ mobile operated by William Row¬ lands, 192 South Main street, Avoca, as it rolled over twice and landed on its top. The tractor landed on its wheels, but was ex¬ tensively damaged, according to the authorities who investigated the mishap. Two telephone poles were knocked down and traffic stopped for a considerable time ,dup to the danger of the highly inflam¬ mable gas. Both the tractor-trailer and au¬ tomobile were proceeding west on Route 115. 500 yards east of the Wishing Well, when the trailer broke away from the tractor. Edmund C. Wilson of 205 Har¬ rington Road, Upper Darby, wa* the driver of the tractor, owne.d by Leaman Transportation Com¬ pany, 520 Lincoln Highway. East Downingtown. The equipment, valued at above $10,000, was a total loss. The gas, being hauled to Subur¬ ban Gas Company, Pitt.sto- not escape from the ruined trailer and plans were being made last night to unload it under pressu/e. Bell Telephone repairmen were on the scene replacing poles and wires. The accident was investigated by Troopers Michael Simon and Albin Puza of the 6tate Police at Wyoming. ArchbaldV eteranHabbed After Auto Crash Here Prompt action by State Trooper Eugene Stansfield resulted in tlie apprehension of an escaped in¬ mate from a New Jersey hospital who stole a vehicle, caused an ac¬ cident and fled through the woods last night at 5:15 along Route 115. The fugitive, Bdward Munley, 36, of 118 Chestnut street, Arch¬ bald, waa driving a Ford ranch wagon with New Jersey registra¬ tion when he crashed into a stop sign, knocked It down and plowed into the automobile of Norman Franks. 36 S. Dickerson street, Wilkes-Barre Township. Goes Off with Wine Both the 1953 Buick sedan of Franks and 1953 ranch wagon were heavily damaged and had to be towed away. Munley left his vehicle and, taking a bottle of port wine with him, fled through the woods. He wa« apprehended at 8:25 p. m. by Pvt. Eugene Stans¬ field in the mountain section near Laurel Run and taken to Wyo¬ ming Barracks, where he Is being held pending further investiga¬ tion. According to Information ob¬ tained by the state police Munley served in the Air Force from 1941 to 1947 and has been in and out of institutions since his release from service. Police learned he was arrested in Scranton in 1950 for Indecent eicposure and served 18 months in Lackawanna county prison. He went to New Jersey in 1952 and, in November of last year, waa arreeted at Summer- ville, N. J., for indecent exposure. He was sentenced for an indefi¬ nite period to Grayson Park Hos¬ pital, near Morrlstown, N. J., last March. Last Thursday he escaped frtnn (Continued on Page A-2) Returned Prisoners Say Heroic Ranger Captain Chose Death Than to Reveal Secrets to Chinese Editor's Note: The heroic cap- dawn every day and make hlmlbeam above himThen if he moved tain In the following atory can¬ not be Identified until hia next ot kin have been notified by the Department of Defense, or until Korean censorship is relaxed in thl* special case. INCHON, Korea (IP> - A heroic American Ranger captain chose death rather than reveal military jecrets to his Communist captors, two returned prisoners said today. Sgt. Paul Urabel, 28, of Johns- climb mountains with a bag ofi an inch he waa choking. But the rice on his back—^then they wouldi captain wouldn't give In. start the questioning at night." \ "He would say over and over. Urabel aaid American enlisted men slipped into the hole at night and placed cigarets in the pain-l wracked captain's mouth. "He would tell ua not to give in to them," Urabel said. Sgt. Charles Rollins, 23, of Greensboro. N. C, served with the 'You've got my name, rank and serial number—that's all you get.' And that's ail they ever did get." Urabel kept contact with th* officer for 11 month—until he waa finally killed by tho furloua Clii¬ nese. "We all grew to love that cap¬ tain," Urabel said. "Ho was like a symbol -a strength—something to hold on to. "He was really something to see. They would keep him in that captain In the First Ranger Com- town"," P«7summ"^"u?'GT op'inion!?*"':- 3^5^^"* captured together of the captain when he said, "hel'" ^*'' ^^'"^¦ was a great man —a wonderful i "The CSilnese were trying to find officer." I^ut why the Rangers were in _ "They (the Communists) kept {Korea and how they operated," hei hoie, tied iFke a hog —and tho him tied up In « hole near thelaaid. The captain swore he wouldUain would fall right in on him hut where we were quartered,"!never tell them. |u„tii ^e was lying in inches of Urabel aald. "They questioned him' "They had a special way of ty-'mud. But when they brought him all night and harassed and work- ing him up with ropes. They would: out he'd be holding his head up, almost pinch hia arms off with proud-hke, because he knew we them and then run the line were all pulling for him and h* ed him all day trying to break him down. They would got him up at around hia throat and over a didn't want to let us down."
Object Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Volume | 47 |
Issue | 43 |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Creator | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Place of Publication | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
Date | 1953-08-23 |
Location Covered | Pennsylvania - Luzerne County |
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Month | 08 |
Day | 23 |
Year | 1953 |
Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Volume | 47 |
Issue | 43 |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Creator | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Place of Publication | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
Date | 1953-08-23 |
Date Digital | 2011-01-10 |
Location Covered | Pennsylvania - Luzerne County |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
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Source | Microfilm |
Language | English |
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Contact | For more information, please contact the Osterhout Free Library, Attn: Information Services, 71 S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. Phone: (570) 823-0156. |
Contributing Institution | Osterhout Free Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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4ITH YEAR — NO. 43 — 62 PAGES «. »•—>"«"•
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 1953
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King's College students will enjoy this pleasant view of Wyoniing Valley from vari- ous parts of the main building on North River, street with the opening of classes Sept. Ifi. From the college's classrooms, library and administrative offices, the six-story building affords a view of the valley that is almost , breath-taking to local residents as well as out- of-town visitors.
The many window.arta said he decided to ask tJie state Department of Health for the scarce substance which is believed to iessen the effect of polio. One o^ the boys at the f)mn« was stricken with the dis¬ ease.
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He aald the state is sending *10 cubic centimeters of gamaj* cab globulin here by state police cars drove a from Harrisburg. Sparta said no other children at home have shown symptoms polio but are being kept on a rtailed schedule as a precau¬ tionary measure.
obert Bender, 18, became III Thursday. His Illness was ased as polio yesterday.
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WINS CRUCIAL SEAT
GALWAY, Kirp Prime Min- Ister Kamon Dp Valera's Fianna Fail Party won a crucjal by-elec-| tion yesterda.v giving it a working majority In Parliament and en¬ abling It to avoid an early general election.
R. Lahlffe, the Fianna Fall can¬ didate in the Oalway constituency, polled 13,T14 votes to 11,448 for the other three candidates.
Had Lahlffe lost. De Valera's party would have been even with opposition parties tn the Dail, Ireland's parliament. With 73 votes apiece, a general election would have been a virtual cer¬ tainty.
But Lahiffe's victory gave the Fianna Fail, which had lost the la.9t three by-elections, a 74 to 72 edge, considered a working ma¬ jority.
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LOGANSPORT. Ind., (ID-Wil¬ liam J. Townsend, 22, of Liogans- port, charged with the niurdtr of a Muisourl minister and wanted for questioning in a recent series of slayings on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, was arrested by the FBI here last night on a tip from a taxi driver.
Authorities said Townsend, who escaped June 5 from the state re¬ formatory where he was serving time for a 1949 rape, w.3S takin by surprise and did not offer re¬ sistance when arrested in a trail¬ er here.
Federal agents were called after driver notified police he man answering Towna- end's .description to a tjivern. Agents followed the suspect' from the tavern to the trailer, sur¬ rounded it, and kicked in the door. Not Armed
They said Townsend was rest¬ ing on a couch. He was not arm-
More Than Half Reported Held Now Repatriated
PANMUNJOM, Sunday (UP)—The "Gate to Freedom opened today for 150 mora Americans released by the Communi.sts, increasing the number of U. S. men freed in the last 19 days to 1,709—more than half the expected total.
Also returned were 250 South Koreans. The Allies released 2,400 Communists who are returning voluntarily to their Red homeland.
The first prlsonera to cros* tho .Imaglnasr Mno marking tht boundary of tho Communlot world arrived hero at > p.m. Saturday EDT.
The Americans laughe.d and whooped cowboy yells as they rodo up in drab Russian truck*, but South Korean* cursed and shook their fists at Communist officer*.
"Xx>oka them!" on* American
ed. The FBI said he admitted his identity but made no other state¬ ment. ,
The trailer is owned by Towns- end'* father, the Rev. Shelby Townsen.d, a minister here. The suspect was alone at the time of his arrest, police said.
Agents said the arrest climaxed a manhunt in north central Indi¬ ana "during the last few days" after rr^celving information Towns- end was in the area. •
Authorities said Townsen,d was charged with the murder of the Rev. Robert A. Hodges, Blue Riv¬ er, Mo., last month. He also wa.s charged in a federal complaint with the shooting of a soldier In New London, Mo.. Aug. 11.
Townsend also was believed to be a member of a car theft ring which operated between I>ouis ville, Ky.. and St, Louis, Mo. Four other members of the ring are In custody at Louisville, authorities said.
His uncle, Stephen Douglas Townsend, 37, also was sought in connection with interstate trans¬ portation of stolen vehicles, tlie FBI said.
shouted, pointing at a couple of military policemen wearing the traditloneJ "snowdrop" helmet*.
"Lemme outa hero!" another man shouted as he waited for his name to be called. 'Tvo been waiting a long timely* Mutual Contempt I
Red prisoners re^tirned by the Allies tore off their clothes in the usual ge. |
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Month | 08 |
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Year | 1953 |
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