UN SEEKS EXTENSION OF PRISONER TRADES
AP report details returns of 40 Americans from Korea as prisoners exchange resumes. Survivors recount death marches in North Korea, brutal guards, hunger, and harsh treatment. Veterans describe Death Valley and cold routes, with testimonies from Huebener, Clements, Witt, and others of long captivity.
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Freedom Village
Reds
Wayne Huebener
Franklin
N. H
Huebener
Paul E. Clements
Indianapolis
Pic
Harold L. Witt
Bartlesville
Okla
Death Valley
Reds Return For to More Yank Troops
United Nations seeks an indefinite extension of the exchange of sick and wounded prisoners in Korea as 40 more Americans are released. The latest tally brings total American liberations in five days to 119, with further exchanges expected including 17 more Americans and 4 Britons 4 Purva and 75 South Koreans.
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Panmunjom
United Nations
Reda
Fede
Feds
MacArthur urges strike on China to force Soviet end to Korea
Gen. Douglas MacArthur argues a threat to strike Red China could compel the Soviet Union to settle Korea and other global issues on equitable terms. He cites ammunition shortages in Korea and accuses former officials of misrepresenting his views while defending his controversial policies.
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Gen. MacArthur
China
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
U.S
Red China
Russia
Truman
Far East
MacArthur
Len Byrd
D-Va
U .S
Korea
Passenger Train Strikes Abandoned Car at Hamden
An eastbound National Limited passenger train struck an abandoned car left on Baltimore and Ohio tracks at Hamden. The vehicle owned by Henry Mc Clung of Oak Hill was driven by his son Harold. three teenage occupants fled before the collision. The train continued its run after dislodging the car from the locomotive.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Hamden
Henry McClung
Oak Hill
McClung
Harold
Vinton County
William Brown
National Limited
Labor leader seeks end of wide range of labor laws
John L. Lewis urged Congress to strike out Wagner Taft-Hartley Norris-LaGuardia and Clayton Acts leaving only Norris-LaGuardia 1914 Clayton Act 1932 and tax law. He called Taft-Hartley a thorn in labor and criticized government interference while noting unions historically favored the Wagner Act.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
House Labor Committees
Organized Labor
Lewis
Union Leader Urges Timken to Stop Ads Attacking Union
John S. Johns district USW director asks Timken Roller Bearing to halt advertisements the union says attack organized labor. He cites a Timken ad implying Korea ammunition shortages were caused by a 1952 steel strike, insisting records show the union had no role.
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Canton
CIO
United Steelworkers
Timken
Johns. Johns
USW
William E. Umstattd
Johns
Korea
Ohio Sets Standard Time Rules For Liquor Permits
Eastern Standard Time governs business hours for liquor permit holders the state liquor department advised. Daylight time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday for some Ohio points while several cities remain on EST, including Columbus Dayton Lima Mansfield Middletown Springfield Toledo Cincinnati and Zanesville.
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Columbus
State Liquor Department
Ohio
Cleveland
Akron
Youngstown
Canton
Ashtabula
Steubenville
Dayton
Lima
Mansfield
Middletown
Springfield
Toledo
Cincinnati
Zanesville
Jenkins Plea for Education Funds to Protect Vocational Programs
Rep Thomas A. Jenkins urged the House Appropriations Committee to avoid deep cuts to vocational education funds. He testified before budget reviewers for the fiscal year starting July 1, arguing the program has worked well in his district and urging lawmakers not to starve it out.
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Washington
Thomas A. Jenkins
House Appropriations Committee
Jenkins
Ohioan
Walkout Averted in Telephony Strike Brink
The pay raise offer remained on the table as a 43 state strike threat by telephone equipment installers was called off at midnight. The CIO Communications Workers of America halted the deadline and new negotiations were arranged for today.
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New York
CIO Communication Workers of America
House Budget Okays State Wage Boosts
The Finance Committee proposal sets aside eight million dollars for state employee pay raises, affecting about 32 000 workers with 5 percent increases starting July 1. The budget totals 823 million dollars. the House plans a Thursday vote, with Senates six weeks to review, aiming for a mid June adjournment.
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Columbus
House Finance Committee
House
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Senate
Statehouse
Eisenhower Declines Opinion on Ohio Voting Age Proposal
President Eisenhower declines to express a view on Ohio’s plan to lower the voting age from 21 to 18. Walter B. Persons, the President’s special assistant, sent a letter to Rep. Ayres stating that the Chief Executive should not involve himself in state legislative deliberations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Ohio
Walter B. Persons
Rep. Ayres
Oppression rises as Soviet regime tightens grip
William L. Ryan reports rising oppressive measures in the Soviet hinterland signaling a frightened Kremlin. Party cadres order harsher production drives across 16 republics while purges of Stalinists continue and security posts shift to Russians. Malenkov and Beria appear mutually dependent as they bolster power amid censorship and rumors of Stalin-era plots.
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William L. Ryan
Kremlin
Communist Party
Soviet
Biz
Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic
Georgi Malenkov
Laverity Beria
Malenkov
Beria
Mailenkov
Doctor Draft Law Endorsed by Ohio Medical Association
The Ohio State Medical Association endorsed a one year extension of the doctors draft law set to expire June 3. At its annual convention in Cincinnati the resolution urged exemptions for physicians who have served since Sept 1, 1939 and called for no change in draft age or service obligation up to 51.
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Cincinnati
Ohio State Medical Association
The
Medical Association
Doomed Slaver Gives Daughter in Marriage
Walter T. Byrd, awaiting a gas chamber sentence for his wife’s death, was taken from jail to preside over his daughter Gracelee Byrd Rogers16 marriage to William Wayne Rogers 18 in Ventura California. Gracelee asked for his presence and testified against him in the murder trial.
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Ventura
Calif
Walter T. Byrd
Gracelee
William Wayne Rogers
Ships Press Red Guns In Bold Rescue Mission Near Wonsan
Four U. S. ships the Manchester and destroyers Owen Henderson and Epperson pushed through enemy shore batteries to reach an Allied island near Wonsan harbor to rescue wounded personnel. Airmen led by Capt Joseph McConnell claimed another MIG as 2nd Lt Douglas A Lockwood Jr damaged another. Ground clashes and probes kept up along the front as UN patrols reported skirmishes and Chinese casualties in the week’s fighting.
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Seoul
U. S
Wonsan
Manchester
Owen, Henderson
Epperson
Joseph McConnell
Apple Valley
Calif
Douglas A. Lockwood Jr
Winter Haven
Fla
Eighth Army
Christmas Hill
I’. S Tth
Nixon Outlines Ike Peace Plan Steps at Dinner
Vice President Nixon presented six steps Russia could take to show it seeks world peace. They include a Korean settlement, withdrawal of support for Indochinese Communists, Austrian treaty resolution, real disarmament, release of WWII and political prisoners, and free elections for liberated Central and Western European nations. The list mirrors President Eisenhower’s prior proposals.
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New York
Nixon
Russia
Central
Europe
Bureau of Advertising
Ican
Alation
Eisenhower
Murder Case Sparks Dual Suits in Columbus
George Phillips 25 of Columbus was acquitted of second degree murder in the death of Mrs Ruth Alter. Her husband Russell V Alter filed a $75,000 civil action for wrongful death and Phillips faces a separate $25,000 claim against Franklin County Sheriff Ralph J Paul alleging false arrest without warrant and cause. Mrs Alter was found dead at home on April 25, 1951.
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Columbus
Colmbus
George Phillips
Ruth Alter
Russell V. Alter
Phillips
Franklin County
Ralph J. Paul
Paul
Alter
Four Democrats Sign Tax Petition To Force House Vote
Four more Democrats sign a petition to force a House vote on a tax cut bill. The measure would reduce income taxes by 19 percent effective July 1, with a January 10 implementation date claimed. Signers include Reps. Ford and White of Rhode Island, Byrne, Granahan, and Chadoff of Pennsylvania, bringing total signatures to 53 toward the 218 needed to move the bill from the Rules Committee.
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Washington
Forand
Rhole Island
Byrne
Granahan
Chadoff
Pennsylvania
House Rules Committee
The Long Way Home From Cleveland
A six year old boy named Robert Nemec wandered from home and rode a bus before slipping into Lake Erie. A fisherman rescued him and a policeman later took him, and his first hospital stay at St. John’s followed for chills. He scarcely recalls his birth.
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Lake Erie
St. John’s Hospital
Postmans Son Wins Coveted Movie Role
Hollywood reports Robert Francis, 23, an ex soldier from Pasadena, has won the central role of Wille Keith in The Caine Mutiny film adaptation by producer Stanley Kramer. Francis had dramatic lessons prior to Army service and this marks his first major screen appearance.
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Hollywood
Postmans
Wille Keith
Stanley Kramer
Robert Francis
Pasadena
Herman Wouk
Francis
Five Day Ohio Forecast Warm Weekend Cooler Start
Five day outlook for Ohio shows temperatures Saturday near normal levels, then cooler Sunday and Monday followed by warmer conditions Tuesday and Wednesday. Expect daily highs around 67 to 69 and lows near 39 to 42 with showers and thunderstorms Saturday and again Tuesday or Wednesday totaling one to one and a half inches of rain.
Humphrey to Examine Cambridge State Hospital in April
Senator Ralph L. Humphrey announced a continuing committee inquiry into Cambridge State Hospital. The hearings are set for the week of April 27 at the Cambridge courthouse.
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Columbus, C
Ralph L. Humphrey R
Ashtabulai
Cambridge State Hospital
Campbridge
Stowaway Dies After KC97 Crash Near Fort Lewis
A stowaway, Roger Rondeau, 42, died when a Hoeing Aircraft KC97 crashed after takeoff from Boeing Field. Eleven aboard parachuted to safety after an engine explosion. crewman Crames Cresswell led an emergency descent and later revealed the stowaway had no parachute. Rondeau's body was found in the tail section.
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Seattle
Roger Rondeau
Hoeing Airplane Company
Here
Fort Lewis
Air Force
Boeing Field
Crames Cresswell
Cresswell
Pondeau
Rondeau
Honor Student at Miami Lt Disappears
A 19 year old Miami University honor student and varsity wrestler from Maple Heights has been missing since Sunday night. Roger H Tammen Jr was last seen at Fisher Hall Oxford Ohio around 8 o clock that night. His father works as an insurance clerk for the Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. The search is conducted by Butler County sheriff and the State Highway Patrol. The family cannot suggest a possible location for his disappearance.
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Cleveland-4
Miami University
Maple Heights
Roger H. Tammen Jr
Fisher Hall
Oxford, O
Tammen
Delta Tau Delta
Butler County
Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Loocomotive
Richard
Miami
Police Chief Charged With Assault in New Boston
Portsmouth report states Police Chief Fred Brown of suburban New Boston was bound over to a Seilote County grand jury on assault and battery charges. Mayor Vernal G. Riffe requested the move. Brown posted a $100 bond after waiving a preliminary hearing. Former patrolman Eugene Scherer accused Brown of shoving him down a flight of stairs during jail inspection at New Boston City Hall.
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Portsmouth
Fred Brown
New
Boston
Seiote County
Vernal G. Riffe
New Boston
Brown
Eugene Scherer
New Boston City Hall
Victory at Sea wins Peabody for radio and TV excellence
The NBC program Victory at Sea receives a Peabody citation for distinguished achievement in radio and television. Martin Agronaky of ABC wins the Radio News Award, NBC's Meet the Press takes Television News, and other honors go to CBS and NBC musical and entertainment programs.
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New York
NBC
Martin Agronaky
ABC
Radio News
Meet the Press
New York Philharmonic Symphony
CBS
The
Standard Symphony
Mister Peepers
Missing I Eligible For Rank Promotions
The Pentagon announced a directive extending promotion eligibility to about 11,521 Americans listed as missing or captured in Korea. Maj. Gen. William F. Dean is excluded, as he is a prisoner and above the rank covered by the directive. The rule applies to officers below his rank.
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Washington
Korea
Pentagon
Wilam F. Dean
NATO Chiefs Urged To Spur Approval of European Army
The NATO foreign defense and finance ministers urged early ratification of the European Defense Pact. West Germany’s parliament delayed ratification defying Chancellor Adenauer. The plan would pool forces with France Belgium Luxembourg and the Netherlands into a unified NATO army. Dulles pressed for progress by June 30 or Europe’s defense would shift to other options.
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NATO
Paris
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West Germany
Konrad Adenaur
France
Belgium
Luxembourges
Netherlands
U.S
State Dulles
Congres
Europe
North
Prisoner releases list names three U S soldiers
Among the sick and wounded prisoners freed at Panmunjom were Pte Vernon L Rohr haugh of Biewnarck West Virginia Pvt Harry F Mincey of Cleveland and Corp L Jewell of Cincinnati Ohio.
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Panmunjomtxiag
Pte
Vernon L. Rohrhaugh
Biewnarck
W. Va
Pvt
Harry FF. Mincey
Cleveland
Doe L. Jewell
Cineinmati
UN and Communists clash over repatriation of prisoners
In talks at a neutral zone, Allied and Communist officials discussed repatriating sick and wounded prisoners under Geneva Conventions. The Reds promised to return all ill and injured, including recently captured, while the Allied side anticipated higher numbers than initial estimates. Verbal exchanges noted flexible eligibility criteria and ongoing negotiations.
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Itainon
John C. Dercet
Coef Meffner
Doane
Daniel
Quisde
Neo
TN Command
TOC
Probe Bared By Dutchman Grunewald Testimony
Washington inquiry reveals Bemey W. Grunewald testified to a House subcommittee that he conducted an investigation for the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt and refused to disclose its purpose. He claimed to have deposited about $98.08 in 1949 from "face track" money and installed a $10,008 private telephone system linking his winter home to Washington officials.
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Washington
Bemey W. Grunewald
Frankie B. Powsevelt
Wheat
Grunewald
House Ways and Meena
Ani Mieami
Miss Jorgensen Stars In West Coast Show
Los Angeles reports Chrastine Jongenamm billed as the star of a revue at the Orpheum Theater. The article notes her as the former Gl undergoing surgery and treatment relating to sex modifications and plans to explain a color film in Denmark.
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Los Angeles
Chrastine Jongenamm
Orpheum
Denmark
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