Farm Bill Seen as Acceptable by Lawmakers
Senator Olin D. Johnston says a drafted compromise farm bill will be acceptable to the majority in both chambers as conferees resume work after Easter recess. President Eisenhower supports a prompt, good farm bill and praises measures expanding farm aid and the soil bank proposal to remove land from production.
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Olin D. Johnston
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Senate
Eisenhower
Tical
Soil Bank
Crash Follows Vibration On Aboard Stratocruiser
A Northwest Orient Stratocruiser crash landed in Puget Sound after a violent vibration just after leaving Seattle-Tacoma airport en route to New York. Five lives were lost. 33 aboard were rescued with crew directions aiding survival. Civil Aeronautics Board opened an investigation as Coast Guard and Air Force responders aided in the recovery.
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New York
Civil Aeronautics Board
Robert R. Heard
Seattle
Dorothy Decetting
Eleanor Whitacre
Coast Guard
Air Force
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Call for State Conspiracy Law After High Court Ruling
Rep. How ard W. Smith and Rep. Velde urged a new state sedition law to prosecute those seeking violent overthrow, after the Supreme Court voided sedition convictions under state laws. They criticized the Nelson decision as weakening state protections against subversion.
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Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
Representative Welde
Illinois
House Committee On
Alaska
Hawaii
Nelson
Warrenton
House Rules Committee
Velde
Court ruling hampers Ohio sedition law enforcement
Cincinnati report notes U S Supreme Court ruling on sedition may impede Ohio s 1953 anti subversive statute enforcement. Sidney Isaacs Ohio assistant attorney general says federal interest precludes state prosecution until status clarified. Ohio law ties penalties to violent overthrow advocacy and subversive organization membership.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Ohio
Sidney Isacs
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Steve Nelson
U. S
Hillsboro school desegregation back to officials by court
In Hillsboro Ohio the Supreme Court returned the desegregation dispute to local officials after declining to review an appellate ruling. Negro students again sought admission at Webster School amid parental support while the Lincoln School remained all Negro. The school board has 25 days to seek reconsideration, risking a May 28 term end without a final decision.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Webster School
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U. S. Appellate Court
Hillsboro City
William L. Lukens
Webster
Washington
Lincoln
Sloan Departs GM Board as Bradley Succeeds
Alfred R. Sloan Jr., a 38 year veteran and pioneer of the auto industry, resigns as General Motors board chairman. Albert Bradley, aged 64, English born and an executive vice president, takes Sloan's seat in a top level reshuffle announced Monday. Harold W. Curtice remains GM president and praises Sloan's forward looking leadership.
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New York
Alfred R. Sloan, Jr
Pioneer
General Motors Corp
Albert Bradley
Sloan
Harold W. Curtice
General Motors
Wisconsin tests Ike Estes in presidential delegate vote
Wisconsin voters went to the polls to select presidential delegate candidates. The contest aims to gauge strength for President Eisenhower and Senator Estes Kefauver amid Kefauver’s call for Republicans and farmers to protest what he called the administration’s poor performance.
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Wisconsin
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Tipster's Wife Granted Divorce in Greenlease Case
Mrs. Jennie M. Hager wins divorce from John O. Hager, once a St. Louis cab driver whose tip to police helped arrest the Greenlease kidnapers. Custody given of a 19 year old son and 17 year old daughter. $50 monthly support for the daughter. Hager linked to investigation of the ransom. About $300,000 of $600,000 remains missing.
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Jennie M. Hager
John O. Hager
Greenlease
Hager
Los Angeles
Calif
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Bobby Greenlease
Kansas City
New Liquor Permit Freeze Rules Begin Processing
William C. Bryant, state liquor director, orders the permit division to start processing the first 200 applications for new liquor permits under the freeze regulation. Priority given to applications from 1947 1948 1949 and earlier with further grouping by date of application.
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Columbus
William C. Bryant
Bryant
Lausche Denounces FavoriteSon Candidacy Feud Renewed
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche accuses delegate candidates of being planted by an alleged party boss as he renews his feud with Ray T. Miller at a meeting of Lausche pledged delegates. He says he entered as a favorite son to keep the Ohio delegation from being bartered for spoils while pursuing the U S Senate nomination.
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Cleveland
Frank J. Lausche
Cuyahoga County
Democatic
Ray T. Miller
Lausche
Ohio
VU. S
Five Day Forecast Normal Temperatures and Rainfall
The forecast shows normal to slightly above normal temperatures with a normal high of 59 and a normal low of 38. A cooler Wednesday gives way to warmer Thursday through Sunday with rainfall averaging between a half and three quarters of an inch.
Pony spooks and drowns 7 year old in Ohio pond
In Jefferson Ohio a 7 year old boy was drowned when a pony bolted and jumped into a farm pond after being startled. The incident occurred Monday near the farm, with authorities investigating the accident.
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Jefferson
Ohio
Here
Wanted Ad Teases Quick Cash From Sold Items
Classified notice shows a seller boasting a quick sale to the first caller. An example used item, a four piece bathroom set with fittings for 35 dollars, invites readers to call a local Grosvenor Street number. The piece promotes Messenger Want Ads as a convenient selling channel.
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Navy Reveals Details On Petrel Air to Surface Missile
The Navy and Fairchild disclose the Petrel guided air to surface missile is a high speed weapon for use against sea targets. It operates from patrol aircraft beyond enemy air defenses and reduces pilot exposure as it attacks ships at sea. No powerplant details are given but it is described as a complex production item with high reliability.
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Navy
Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corp
Hagerstown
Fairchild
Eisenhower Working Full Capacity After Heart Attack
President Eisenhower continues full-time executive work following a September heart attack, says his personal physician Maj. Gen. Howard Snyder. Snyder reports Ike will deliver a formal national report in August ahead of likely renomination, and remains fit to campaign, while noting the president’s schedule will be his decision.
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Eisenhower
Presbyterian Hospital
Howard Snyder
Nation
Snyder
Eyewitnesses Describe Slaying in Hartshorn Trial
Two brothers testified in the Common Pleas Court murder case of Robert Hartshorn 26 with Lloyd Hartshorn slain last November 29. Jack Chester Hartshorn 24 and Melvin Hartshorn 19 described the porch confrontation and the shooting as Robert demanded Lloyd stop and Lloyd advanced. Sheriff Waldron testified to the scene at the Hartshorn residence and noted Robert's injuries. The defense asked a continuance to locate two witnesses from the Everett Hartshorn household.
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Lloyd Hartshorn
Robert Hartshorn
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Jack
Robert
Lloyd
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A. J. Waldron
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Waldron
Everett Hartshorn
Columbus
Policy Vague On Mid East Quiet Diplomacy Amid Arms Debate
Washington sources say Secretary of State Dulles and President Eisenhower discussed delaying Israel’s 63 million dollar weapons request while exploring approval for radar and other electronic defense gear. Officials fear Soviet influence as Egypt buys arms from CommunistCzechoslovakia amid the uneasy Arab Israeli truce.
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Dulles
U. S
Middle East
Emmenhower
United States
Israel
Egypt
Czechoslovakia
Fire damages Daytona Beach buildings after water main burst
A blaze in Daytona Beach in the early hours destroyed or damaged several structures following a water main rupture. Officials said no official damage estimate yet but expected to reach about 750000 dollars.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
North Africa sees 68 more killed in 24 hours
Algiers reports 68 additional fatalities across North Africa from scattered actions in the last 24 hours as French authorities log ongoing casualties in the region.
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Algiers
North Africa
Payoff Fight Over Seized Communist Party Assets
U S Reds reject government offer to reclaim padlocked New York assets for 1500 to cover a 389265 income tax lien. Party officials say four items missing while IRS denies knowledge. federal court action planned to restrain further government seizure. Offer valued assets in four cities at 2100 total with 600 for branch offices plus 1500 for New York items. Daily Worker property not resolved.
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Communist Party
New York City
Philip Bart
Irving Fink
Internal Revenue Service
Bart
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Detroit
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Daily Worker
Edi
Torial
Sermiere
Ture
Tornado Toll Grows Across Oklahoma and Kansas
A spate of tornadoes struck about two dozen towns in Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri killing seven people and injuring many more. In Drumright Oklahoma four members of the C V Revel family died including two daughters and a teenage son survived. The Drumright tornado leveled the First Christian Church and damaged many buildings. The storm halted clocks at 9 36 p m and caused vast destruction across a five block area.
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Sooo
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C. V Revel
Drum
Gloria Jean
Oklo
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Forest Brokaw
Cushing
Squeeze On Farmers Tackles Prices As Campaigns Rise
In Greenville AP reports Fleckner telling farmers that farm families are squeezed by falling product prices and rising costs. Nearby in Cleveland Judge John E. Sweeney, also seeking Democratic governor nomination, calls re evaluating state sales tax to boost municipal revenues.
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Fleckner
Cleveland
John E. Sweeney
Detroit Milk Strike Ends After Nine Days
Detroit leaders declare the nine day milk strike over after a government ordered end to picketing at 1 p.m. The halt comes as the city’s milk supply rises to more than 75 percent of normal following the stoppage and tension.
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Bargaraining Ae Oe
Dust Storm Ravages Southwest with Fatalities and Damage
A powerful dust storm swept across New Mexico, Colorado, and Oklahoma, with its core in West Texas. Reported by locals as one of the worst in memory, the storm damaged small buildings and killed at least three people.
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Oklahoma
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