Four Month Delay Noted On H Bomb
Washington report cites Rep W Sterling Cole defending the four month delay before pressing work on the hydrogen bomb He argues delay not sinister and not a sign of weakening military strength Other officials say no known 18 month delay cited by McCarthy Another line notes Truman Eisenhower and Pike comment on the issue with the first hydrogen blast occurring in 1952
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Washington
W. Sterling Cole
Cole
New York
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Russia
Sen
McCarthy
Wis
Eisenhower
Truman
Kansas City
Doctor Killsto Golf Star in Triangle at Lakeland
In Lakeland Florida, Dr Dodge Mentzer a prominent city physician fatally shot Billy Leigh a 23 year old top amateur golfer after Leigh returned home with Mentzer’s wife Leigh had allegedly ignored a three year warning to stay away from the Mentzer home Police say Mentzer admitted the shooting citing a domestic life strained by divorce proceedings filed by Elizabeth Mentzer who accuses her husband of habitual drunkenness and a four day binge prior to the filing
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Lakeland
Fla
Billy Leigh
Florida
Dodge D. Mentzer
Leigh
Biggest Coins In Your Purse Biggest Bargain In Your Budget
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Jenkins Named Special Counsel for McCarthy Army Inquiry
Ray H. Jenkins, 57, of Knoxville Tennessee, was chosen as special counsel for the Senate investigations subcommittee to lead the Army-McCarthy inquiry. He pledged impartial handling as hearings begin April 21 with rules to be set, replacing Samuel Sears. Jenkins, a longtime Republican, said he will seek the facts without prejudice and carry out his duties from an Ottawa Tennessee office setup.
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Ray H. Jenkins
Senate
Jenkins
Knoxville
Tenn
Sen. McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Army
R-Wis
David Schine
Samuel P. Sears
Boston
Subcommittee
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Toldkins
Sen. Dirksen
R-Ill
Illinois
Tennessee
Mundh
Sears
Dirksen
Wendell L. Willkie
Tornadoes Leave Damage as Cold Front Bites Midwest
A cold Canadian air outbreak pushed southward from the north central U.S. into Texas as five tornadoes touched down in Illinois Wisconsin and Michigan. One woman died and 12 were injured near Kankakee Illinois while Swart Creek near Flint Michigan reported injuries. The storms damaged farm buildings and livestock across rural areas.
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Texas
Ohio
Ohio River
Plains
Great Lakes
Nebraska
Iowa
Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Illinois
Michigan
Gulf
Kankakee
Swart Creek
Flint
Mich
Drop in Cigarette Tax Revenue Triggers Probe
Gov. Lausche orders a check on bootlegging and counterfeit stamps after a sharp three month drop in cigarette tax receipts. State Treasurer Tracy reports first quarter revenue at 4.52 million, down 357 thousand from 1953, risking about 1.35 million in yearly losses if the trend continues.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Roger W. Tracy
Tracy
Accused Poet Slayer Is Adjudged Insane
Harold Weinberg, 25, charged with the death of Greenwich Village poet Maxwell Bodenheim and his third wife, was committed to Matteawan State Hospital for the criminal insane. Bellevue Hospital psychiatrists reported him insane.
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New York
Harold Weinberg
Greenwich Village
Maxwell Bodenheim
Matteawan State Hospital
Weinberg
Bodenheims
Bellevue Hospital
Twins Set Weight Record at Warren Hospital
In Warren Ohio a boy and a girl born to Mr and Mrs Milford H Williams at St Josephs Hospital Tuesday night set a weight record. The boy weighed 9 pounds 13 ounces and the girl 9 pounds 11 ounces for a combined 19 pounds 8 ounces. The Williams family already has seven other children.
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Warren
Ohio
St. Joseph's Hospital
Milford H. Williams
Kansas City student wins American Legion oratorical final
High school student Jack E. McNees of Kansas City Kansas wins the American Legion oratorical contest final and earns a $4000 college scholarship.
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Los Angeles
Jack E. McNees
Kansas City
Kan
American Legion
Burns Prove Fatal in Kerosen Fire Accident
Van Wert Ohio Leo Ayers aged 34 died Wednesday from burns after a kerosene can exploded while he was kindling a fire. He sustained injuries at his home and succumbed to the burns later.
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Ohio
Leo Ayers
UN Considers Broad Border Raid Debate Today
The United Nations Security Council opens a debate on possible general review of deadly Israeli Arab border raids in Palestine. Lebanon backs Jordan in filing the complaint with Egypt Iraq Saudi Arabia Syria and Yemen joining. Abul Monem Rifai of Jordan and Abba Eban of Israel represent their nations as Andrei Vishinsky of the Soviet Union presides.
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Iss Andrei Y. Vishinsky
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Jordan
Abba Eban
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Saudi Arabia
Syria
Yemen
Destruction Of Spy Data Investigated By Senate Panel
Four witnesses testified in a Senate internal security subcommittee probe into the alleged destruction of naval intelligence files on Communist activity. Chairman Jenner said a 1944 White House order directed destruction of certain files, and he asserted his King quote was fully verified despite Nimitz and King later denying the conversation.
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Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Jenner
R-Ind
White House
Naval
Subcommittee
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New York
Boston
Russia
Adm
Ernest J. King
Naval Operations
Chester Nimitz
Nimitz
King
Women Held In Robbery At Provident Savings Bank
Three young women were charged with armed robbery in the Canton Provident Savings Bank holdup netting 30490 dollars. Beverly Nestor 16 Beverly Wilson 18 wife of Charles Wilson and Doris Craig 20 alias Doris Cribley wife of John Cribley are jailed under guard. Wilson Cribley Colgan Harmon were arrested and prosecutors planned to present the case to the grand jury Thursday.
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Canton
The
Provident Savings Bank
Beverly Ann Nestor
Beverly C. Wilson
Charles A. Wilson
Doris Marie Craig
Doris Cribley
John H. Cribley
Wilson
Cribley
William C. Colgan
Charlies E. Harmon
Grand Jury
Aly Khan Buys Western Wear for Europe Return
Prince Aly Khan buys 200 dollars worth of cowboy shirts pants and hats in Hollywood a clerk says he fitted the clothing beautifully as he prepares for a return to Europe.
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Prince Aly Khan
Europe
Cure of Tuberculosis Aids Longevity Study Finds
Dr. Harry E. Ungerleider of New York told the American College of Physicians that TB survivors who arrest the disease after five years show mortality no greater than peers and after ten years mortality is lower, suggesting care discipline from TB treatment extends life. The study analyzes records of 725000 insured individuals and 18000 deaths across 132 impairment categories, with optimistic notes on heart disease prognosis as well.
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Harry E. Ungerleider
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
United States
American College of Physicians
U S Senators Debate Indochina War Entry and Action
Senators spoke on the possibility of sending U S naval and air forces into Indochina as the administration warns that the region must not fall to the Communists. They debated what kind of force if any would back up a policy, with echoes of Eisenhower Dulles calls for united action and concern over domino effects in Southeast Asia.
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U.S
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
Congress
Eisenhower
State Dulles
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Southeast Asia
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Sen. H. Alexander Smiht
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Asia
Smith
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Burma
Thailand
Indonesia
Head Tax Plan Faces Early Senate Skepticism
Two Senate opponents of a further income tax cut said their stance would not bend to a substitute head tax proposal. Byrd and Carlson warned the substitute would not alter their opposition, citing substantial revenue loss. The plan, backing $200 exemptions then $400, aims for a $7.8 billion annual cut while Treasury officials warn many taxpayers would be dropped from rolls.
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Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Carlson
R-Kan
Treasury
Sen
Frear
Del
George
Kerr
Okla
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Senate Finance Committee
Bill To Allow Wire Tapping Loses Ground
Washington Republicans struggle to defend a bill legalizing evidence from wiretaps in national security cases. Debates focus on whether orders must come from a court, with Democrats and some Republicans pushing for court oversight. Both bills would limit taps to espionage treason and sedition conspiracies.
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Washington
House
Attorney General
Fire Survivor Secures Counsel After Family Deaths
Lawrence Richards, a 29 year old Gilouster miner, from a burned home where his wife and five of his six children died, has obtained legal counsel. Athens attorney R. W. Finsterwald is contacted on a tentative basis as officials continue investigations into the deaths. Sheriff George Bateman said there were no new developments.
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Gilouster Miner
Athens
R. W. Finsterwald
Richards
Charlies Edward
George Bateman
Fraternal Order of Police Sends $100 to Families
The FOP announced $100 payments to each of the families of 17 Cleveland police officers disciplined for not closing a house of a known issue. A spokesman said the men were suspended Feb 14 for a departmental trial and could not work during the proceedings.
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Fraternal Order of Police
FOP
Taft Honored In Cincinnati With Sanitary Center Dedication
The nation marks the public health legacy of the late Senator Robert A Taft with the dedication of a sanitary engineering center in Cincinnati. The ceremony honors Tafts contributions to public health and infrastructure.
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Taft
Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Morrison Wins Third Term as New Orleans Mayor
Democratic Mayor de Lesseps Morrison clinched a third term in New Orleans on Wednesday, extending his long tenure and maintaining party leadership in the city.
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New Orleans
de Lesseps Morrison
Court Affirms Conviction of Pastel Mink Figure
The U S Court of Appeals upholds the perjury conviction of E Merl Young tied to the Senate RFC investigation and reverses his brother Hershel Young on the related charge Both brothers were sentenced to four months to two years and released on bond pending appeal The case highlighted Youngs rise from messenger to RFC examiner and the pastel mink coat of his wife Lauretta
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U. S. Court of Appeals
E. Merl Young
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Reconstruction Finance Corp
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Herschel Young
Meri Young
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Lustron Corp
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Lauretta
White House
Truman
Terrorists Terrorize Tampa Area as Jailbreak Two At Large
Lima Ohio fugitives Richard E. Robart 23 and John Rankin 22 remain at large after a dramatic jailbreak. They abducted a man for over two hours, forced him to drive, then stole his car. Earlier they robbed a meat truck driver and assaulted another escapee in Sulphur Springs.
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Fla
Lima
Ohio
Sulphur Springs
Dep
Ross Andersorm
Richard E. Robart
John Rankin
Anderson
Bus Kills First Grade Pupil Near North Olmstead
A school bus struck and killed a first grade pupil in suburban North Olmstead on Wednesday afternoon. The driver Timothy Frawley said the child exited the bus and ran into the street toward his home.
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Cleveland
North Olmstead
Timothy Frawley
B 29 Tanker Explodes in Midair Crash
An American Superfortress tanker plane exploded and crashed during air refueling with five crewmen believed dead. The jet fighter sustained no damage. The Air Force recovered four bodies and another crewman is missing and presumed dead. names were withheld.
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Tokyo
Air Force
Luxembourg approves European Defense Community treaty
Luxembourg became the fourth nation to approve the European Defense Community treaty with a 46 to 4 vote in the one-house Assembly. Communist deputies were the only ones opposing. Belgium the Netherlands and West Germany had approved, while France and Italy faced delays.
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Luxembourg
Grand Duchy
Belgium
Netherlands
West Germany
France
Chamber of Deputies
FCC weighs two UHF aid plans in Columbus report
FCC economist Dr. Hyman H. Goldin says two proposals could help ultra high frequency television. One adds higher minimum transmitter power for new UHF stations. The other would let multiple owners acquire two VHF stations beyond the existing cap of five.
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Columbus
Ohio
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Hyman H. Goldin
Golden
State Patrol Probes Truck Unloading Dispute in Columbus
An Illinois driver claims he faced demands for union help unloading 32000 pounds of medical supplies at a Columbus warehouse. Governor Lausche calls it a possible racket, while Teamsters label it a misunderstanding.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ilinois
A Teamsters Union
State Highway Patrol
Frank J. Lausche
Joe Carrero
Arbet
Harvey, M
Lausche
Carrero
Carrera
Lauache
Don F. Pfeiffer
Ohio Conference of Teamsters
Pfeiffer
French Union troops rout rebels around Dien Bien Phu
French units swept across Di Bien Phu dislodging rebels from trenches under construction for a new assault. Sixty rebels were killed as Vietminh forces failed to renew direct infantry attacks on the fortress plain, with the garrison reporting an easy night.
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Indochina
di Bien Phu
Vietminh
TV Plagued Husband Chop Down Antenna
In Long Beach California Roscoe Tard was charged after chopping down a television antenna and chasing his wife Beatrice around their home. He claimed she kept the TV on all night and refused to turn it off. The judge sentenced him to five days in jail for disorderly conduct.
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Long Beach
Calif
Roscoe Tard
Beatrice
Tard
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