Ike Refuses To Condemn Ship Deals
Senator McCarthy reports a Greek shipowners pledge to halt trade with Red China and North Korea. President Eisenhower defends State Department policy and notes only the president negotiates foreign agreements. McCarthy says his subcommittee cannot negotiate with foreign governments and calls ship owners voluntary actions a blow to the enemy.
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Red China
North Korea
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Stassen
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New York
China
Senate Group Asks General To Join Staff
Washington UP General James A. Van Fleet was invited to become staff military adviser to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Chairman Bridges and Sen Ferguson extended the offer after the retired Eighth Army commander spoke on Korea related ammunition shortages. He will decide in several days.
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Korea
James A. van Fleet
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Bridges
R-Nh
Purse String Committee
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Ferguson
R-Mich
Defense Funds Subcommittee
van Fleet
Eighth Army
Dag Hammerskjold Expected to Become UN Secretary General
United Nations Sweden’s Dag Hammerskjold, 47, nominated to succeed Trygve Lie, is set to take the $40,000-a-year post after Assembly confirmation. He told Lie he would resign as Sweden’s deputy foreign minister and fly to New York the next day. The General Assembly is due to reconvene Tuesday to act on his election.
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Sweden
Trygve Lie
General Assembly
Lie
Assembly
New York
Five day Ohio forecast with near normal temperatures
The Ohio five day forecast shows temperatures near normal with normal highs 56 to 64 and lows 36 to 40. Expect Saturday and Sunday to be near normal and Monday warmer with showers and scattered thunderstorms tonight through Saturday and more rain on Monday and Wednesday.
Chinese Troops Attack Allied Lines Twice in 24 Hours
Chinese Communist forces struck Allied positions in Central Korea for a second time in 24 hours, launching a 175 man assault on a hill northeast of Chorwon. U S third division troops repelled the attack in a two hour fight with hand to hand combat noted by the Eighth Army.
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Central Korea
Chorwon
U.S
Eighth Army
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Munist
Los Angeles
Wonsan
Navy
Reds Release 14 Internees From Korea
Paris reports the French foreign office confirms 14 French civilians held by Communists in Korea have been released and will arrive in Moscow soon. The director of the Soviet Western European division verified the release to France's ambassador in Moscow, Louis Joxe, in a gesture amid the Communist peace drive. The list was not released but likely included Seoul consulate staff and a French press agency correspondent, Maurice Chanteloup.
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Mount Union College President Dies After Heart Attack
Dr. Charles B. Ketcham, about 62, president of Mt. Union College, died Thursday at his home after a heart attack. He led the college for 34 years and previously headed the Cleveland district of the Methodist Church, earning recognition as a top Methodist leader.
Pilgrims Fill St Peter's Basilica on Good Friday
Grief marked Good Friday as thousands of pilgrims and visitors from many lands streamed into St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City for a mournful mass of the pre-sanctified host officiated by Cardinal Tedeschini. The scene was a somber, multilingual vigil during Holy Week.
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St. Peter’s Basilica
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Tedeschini
Welcome Home Troops Arrive at New York Port
New York crowds greet 2000 servicemen aboard a first east coast troopship from Korea. Signs in lipstick messages adorn placards as 1923 Korea veterans and 315 Far East members sail into Brooklyn on the Gen. William Weigel before overhauls.
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Korea
William Weigel
Brooklyn Army Base
Far East
Four North Carolina men die in Cleveland area crash
Four North Carolina men returning home for Easter from Fisher Body Co. plant jobs in Cleveland were killed when their car collided with a tractor trailer at Loyal Oak west of Akron. The driver, Leroy A. Paine, 35, of Akron, was unhurt and said the truck was traveling east on Ohio 261 on a green light as the crash occurred.
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Cleveland
Loyal Oak
Here
Charles J. Madden
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Leroy A. Paine
Sheriff's Deputies
Ohio
Columbus
Financial Experts Cast Loom on Hopes for Balanced Budget
Washington experts foresee a potential deficit near six percent of revenue, with forecasts around 6.4 billion to 6.0 billion dollars as the fiscal year nears June 30. Tax receipts from March filings and corporate income taxes remain uncertain, potentially widening the gap.
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Truman
Eisenhower
Woo
Eisenhower Hints Russia Open to Peace Proposals
President Eisenhower said the United States should take Soviet and Chinese peace offers at face value until proven unworthy. Officials see a possible resumption of Korea talks, with Malenkov, Churchill, and Mayer likely to join any future meeting.
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Georgi Malenkov
Eisenhower
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Korea
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Mayer
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Moscow
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Truce Talks Move Toward Panmunjom Start
UN command rushes plans for quick return of sick and wounded Allied prisoners from North Korea as Panmunjom talks open Monday. Maj. Gen. Adams oversees transport and medical care. Daniel liaises with Tokyo. fence and camps erected for receiving and supply points as convoys bring tents, lumber, and tools while officers prepare for possible prisoner exchanges.
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Children Die in Fire at Girard Frame House
In Girard a two room frame house burned Thursday night killing three children aged three months to three years. Their mother Jessie Hulett had just left for groceries for 15 minutes and a neighbor urged her not to rush back inside. Fire Chief Nate Walker suspected a coal stove as the fire’s possible origin.
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Jessie Hulett
John
Reno
Thomas
Nate Walker
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NLRB Order Reinstates 11 Fired in Zanesville
A National Labor Relations Board trial examiner in Washington has ordered Burns Coal Co of Zanesville to reinstate 11 employees fired for union organizing. The examiner also recommended back pay for suspensions and a halt to warnings or threats of retaliation against workers active in union activities.
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National Labor Relations Board
Zanesville Coal Company
Burns Coal Co
Suspended Ohio State Professor Hearing Continued
A hearing for Lt Byron T. Darling, a suspended Ohio State University professor, was continued Thursday until 11 a.m. Saturday to allow more time to obtain counsel. University authorities said the continuance was granted to aid Darling in securing legal representation.
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Byron T. Darling
Ohio State University
Darling
Counse
Operation Switch Names for Prisoner Exchange
The U S Eighth Army names the proposed sick and wounded prisoner exchange Operation Little Switch. If the broader POW exchange occurs, it would be called Operation Bio Switch.
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Munsan
Korea
U.S Eighth Army
Western Governors Head Prospects for GOP Post
President Eisenhower weighs Western Republican governors as potential national chairmen for the GOP meeting April 10. He hints the chosen leader must command broad respect and notes the chairmanship demands full-time commitment, with governors possibly having to resign to serve. Names floated include Howard Pyle of Arizona and J Bracken Lee of Utah.
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GOP
Eisenhower
White House
C. Wesley Roberts
Roberts
Kansas
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Teme
Howard Pige
Arizona
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Utah
Ex-Governor Herbert Seen As Likely Act Board Chair
Ohio Governor Thomas J. Herbert, a Cleveland lawyer, is reported as Eisenhower’s likely pick to chair the Subversive Activities Control Board. Supported by Senators Taft and Bricker, he would replace Peter Campbell Brown who has acted since June 1961. The board enforces McCarran Internal Security Act provisions on Communist party influence and registration.
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Dormer
Thomas J. Herbert
Ohio
Eisenhower
Russia
Court: cab space priority practice unconstitutional
The Second District Court of Appeals ruled that granting priority street parking spaces to certain taxicab companies is unconstitutional. The ruling states the general code authorizes cab stands but implies equitable establishment for all taxis.
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Second District Court of Appeals
Gig
Tractor accident kills Ross County farmer near Bourneville
Ross County farmer Major A Maughmer aged 66 of Bourneville was killed Thursday when his tractor toppled crushing him. His wife witnessed the incident from a kitchen window at their farmhouse.
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A Maughmer
Bourneville
Ross County
Butter Price Uptrend Spurting Supply Woes Across Markets
President Eisenhower warned butter prices are pricing themselves out of the market and urged changes to the price support program. He noted government purchases at 67 1/2 cents a pound totaling about two million pounds daily, with stock nearing spoilage. Agriculture Secretary Benson said dairy supports would continue for another year as officials meet dairy-industry leaders to address overproduction.
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Eisenhower
Benson
Volunteer Fireman Admits Arson Charge
A volunteer fireman from Washington Township pleaded guilty to arson charges at Mankland Court. R. Haas, 4, admitted starting a blaze while claiming he only wanted to drive the new engine. He was ordered held on $5000 bail for grand jury action.
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Slain Suspect Refuses Counsel in Multistate Extradition
In Dubuque Iowa an 18 year old confessed slayer of five persons remains defiant against legal aid as authorities in two states plan extradition. His father Mose McManus of Valley Stream Long Island reports the youth has not changed, insisting he will not retain counsel. The investigation began with the first victim William A. Braverman a 21 year old Hobart College freshman.
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Mose McManus
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Fred Eugene
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Young McManes
William A. Braverman
Hobart College
Ohio to Launch Wide Survey of Drug Traffic
Ohio will implement a full scale study of narcotics traffic with state Attorney General O Neill anticipating a June start. Legislation authorizing the inquiry passed, and staff will be ready within 90 days after funding. Cincinnati and Cleveland rank among the nation’s worst cities for drug addiction, O Neill said. A separate legislative dispute over the perennial school subsidy issue was noted between education committees of both houses.
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Cnee Ite
Lau‘o'neill
Cincinnati
O'Neill
House
Labor Strikes Tie Up Thousands Across Industries
The nationwide walkouts idle about 85 000 workers in rubber steel and rail sectors as negotiators seek settlements. CIO rubber workers and others join longer strikes stretching from New England to California affecting U S steel and related industries. Federal mediators attempt to end layoffs and production stoppages amid widespread labor unrest.
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Evendale, CO
Teleone
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Lovers Lane Death Brings Murder Charge
Delaware County Sheriff filed first degree murder charges against Robert Robinson in the death of Chelsea Joyce Halley a 16 year old girl from Powell Road. The victim died of carbon monoxide poisoning in what authorities term a death by own action pact. Robinson waved a jail without bail after confessing to a radio station on Sunday night.
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Columbus
Delaware County
Earl Fravel
Robert Robinson
Chelsea Joyce Halley
President weighs new order on security disclosures
A news conference and briefing questions center on whether the president will rescind or modify a prior order that granted civilian agencies authority to classify and withhold information deemed damaging to national security. The Pentagon and State Department previously held similar powers.
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Pentagon
State Department
Fikleberry Sentenced to Life for Sheriff Slaying
West Union Ohio. Common Pleas Judge James W Lang Thursday sentenced Charles Fikleberry Jr 25 Antioch to life imprisonment for the slaying of Adams County Sheriff Ben K Perry on Jan Fikleberry was convicted by a jury of 12 on two counts first degree murder and mercy by the jury spared the electric chair. He will be sent to Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus.
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Charles Fikleberry, Jr
Adams County
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Fikleberry
Antioch
Eikleberry
Ohio Pententiary
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