Armistice Talks Deadlock Over Prisoner Exchange
At Panmunjom the UN Command rejected a Red prisoner exchange plan as unsatisfactory, arguing it would return Reds to communist rule or prolong captivity. Both sides stood firm in a second meeting since Oct. 8 with another session planned and Allied warnings to resume constructive negotiations.
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Panmunjom
Korea
William K. Harrison
Freedom
Tokyo
Harrison
Nam
Nan
Kyes Signals Policy Review of Arms Program Post War
Deputy Defense Secretary Roger M. Kyes told a U.S. Chamber audience that the Eisenhower administration will review the munitions picture and prune costly plants to keep America strong in peace and war. He harshly criticized Truman era planning as he outlined steps to retain low cost production and ensure essential defense industries remain viable.
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Washington
Roger M. Kyes
Defense
Eisenhower
America
Kyes
Truman
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Defense Department
Hut Eyes
Kees
Wilson
Europe
General Motors
Iran Police Chief Slain Sparks Government Blame
Tehran reports that Brig. Gen. Mahmood Afsharius was found strangled in a roadside grave six days after his disappearance. A military communique links the murder to retired Army officers and government opponents, naming Hossein Khatibi as a figure tied to the case.
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Tehran
Iran
Mahmood Afsharius
Hosseingholi Ashrafi
Afsharius
Afshartus
Mohammed Mossadegh
Hossein Khatibi
Blaze sweeps home killing eight children in Ontario fire
In Sault Ste Marie Ontario a weekend blaze killed eight children from two families, seven of them found trapped in a bed. Philip and Winifred Derry, their parents, suffered severe burns during a failed rescue attempt as they fled through a window. The couple returned to save the children but the house was engulfed.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Philip
Winifred Derry
Dorothy
Reginald
Clifford
Eleanor
John
Derry
Ontario
Wound Fatal To Malta Boy
Sheriff Dean Ellis of Washington County held Ralph Ford Doak without charge in the gunshot death of 16 year old Charles Eugene Starling. Starling, son of Mrs. Wilfert Ghees of Malta, died at Marietta Memorial Hospital Sunday night after being shot below the heart with a .45 caliber pistol. Details were not known. the shooting reportedly occurred at Doak's home near Waterford, about 20 miles north of Marietta.
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Marietta, O
Dean Ellis
Washington County
Ralph Ford Doak
Charles Eugene Starling
Wilfert Ghees
Malta
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Ellis
Doak
Waterford
Marietta
Back-to-Work Move Gains at Jet Plant
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports GE in Evendale says well over 1000 striking workers have returned to production at the jet engine plant. Unions admit as many as 500 production employees have gone back, a GE spokesman declining to confirm or deny.
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Cincinnati
General Electric Co
Evendale
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Model Assembly ends in Columbus Youth simulate General Assembly
The second annual YMCA model legislature concluded Sunday in Columbus. About 400 teens participated for three days debating and passing bills, with Walter D. Gundel of Massillon serving as youth governor.
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Columbus
General Assembly
Walter D. Gundel
Massillon
Blast Wrecks Silver Mine in Mexico
AGUANGUEO Mexico early today rescue teams had hoisted 11 bodies from the burning American Smelting and Refining silver mine near here. Fourteen others were listed dead and six miners unaccounted for after a fierce fire and explosions Saturday. Officials expect several more days to reach all victims in what is Mexico’s worst mine disaster in years. Rescue chief Antonio Madrazo provided the update.
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Agangueo
Mexico
Here
Antonio Madrazo
Report claims Soviet spy activity mounts in free countries
A Senate foreign relations subcommittee reports Soviet spy activity in the United States and other free nations may be stepped up under the guise of Russian peace overtures. The compiled subcommittee report appeared Saturday, after Kremlin press statements last week.
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Washington—P
VA. S
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Moscow
Taft Seeks Test Vote Over Oil Lands Ownership
Senate leader Taft moves for a test vote in the fight over offshore lands. He aims to gauge support for Andersons federal control plan while signaling possible final votes on related amendments. He cautions against optimism on a final vote date as talks continue.
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Taft
Washington
Senate
Ohio
Sen
Anderson
D-Nm
Malone
Hills
Hill
Dulles Faces Congress Over Slower European Defense
Secretary of State Dulles returns from Paris to ask Congress for funding a slimmed down European defense program. Indications grow that both cost concerns and patience in Congress will curb pace, with a target of about 56 divisions in Western Europe this year from an initial plan near 100. The plan slowdown aligns with Eisenhower administration aims for a drawn out Cold War footing.
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Washington
Dulles
Paris
Congress
Eisenhower
NATO
Council
Atlantic
Europe
Five men nabbed after Oak Hill restaurant hold up chase
State police say charges will be filed against five men captured in an 18 mile pursuit by car and on foot after a $100 Oak Hill restaurant hold up. Suspects include Buster and Amos Johnson brothers of Claypool Indiana Ralph Bailey 17 Lemas ter Jr. of Indiana and Gordon Gibson 18 of Goodhow Kentucky. Some were found near a stolen car after it overturned while others were caught after an all night search in the woods. Details on page 5.
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Ironton
Oak Hill
Lawrence County
Buster and
Amos Johnson
Claypool
Ind
Ralph Bailey
Felt Lemaster Jr
Indiana
Gordon Gibson
Goodhow
L. S. Russell
Aid
Independents gain as De Gaulle opponents win in municipal vote
In Paris and other cities, France’s Rally of the French People loses ground in municipal elections. Independents around Antoine Pinay rise, capturing 25 Paris seats while the Communists hold 26 but lose influence in rural towns. RPF drops from 26 to 11 seats.
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Independents
Cai
de Gaulle
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Antoine Pinay
Pinay
Nicipal
RPF
Reach Accord In Rail Rift
The Nickel Plate Road and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen reached a settlement after 15 sessions ending a dispute that narrowly neared a strike. E. B. Chase represented the union and J. C. Wallace the carrier. Working rules time claims and July grievances were settled. The agreement canceled strike action held off by a court order and emergency board.
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Cleveland
Nickel Plate Road and Brotherhood of Railroad
E. B. Chase
Detroit
Trainedr
J. C. Wallace
Nickel Plate Road
Chase
New Secrees Edict Issued
The Pentagon issues a security order restricting which officials may share defense information. Acting Secretary Roger Kyes signs the directive during Charles E. Wilson’s absence in Europe, following Wilson’s tighter controls to keep secrets from leaking.
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Washington
Pentagon
Roger Kyes
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Europe
Wilson
Informa- SS
el Taper
Oldest Swedish Couple’s 77 Year Union Ends by Death
Stockholm report details the death of Nils P. Jonsson at Asmundtorp South Sweden ending a 77 year marriage to his wife Bothi da who is 93. The couple never left their small village after marrying on April 12 1876 the same year as the Custer massacre reference.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Nils P. Jonsson
Asmundtorp
Bothida
George Custer
Ohio weekend toll on highways sets grim record
The Associated Press reports four additional deaths in Ohio weekend crashes, bringing the tally to 31 for the year. Wet roads contributed to 13 more fatal accidents Sunday. Names include Forest Hudson near Clarksbury and Crate Johnson, 25, of Dayton, among others.
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Ohio
Eall
Highwa
Forest Hudson
Clarksburg
Frankfort
Ross County
Crate Johnson
Dayton
Oun Bip
James K. Qui Io
Sabres Join Allied Raids On Red Lines
In Seoul, American Sabre jets conducted dive bombing missions in close support of Allied ground forces for the Korean War first time in 34 months. U S. 45th Division infantry repelled a 150 North Korean assault near the Eastern Front. Air strikes dropped 250000 pounds of bombs on Communist targets and supply concentrations with one Red MIG damaged.
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Red
Seoul
U.S. 45Th Division
VA. 8
S. Oese
North Korea
Iconauto Sabre
GM employment peaks in first quarter 1953
General Motors reports a preliminary first quarter 1953 showing an average of 544 806 workers, a rise from the prior year, with pay totaling 663 million dollars versus 474 million in the same period last year. The 1953 level surpasses wartime highs.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Fire damages Columbus liquor store and chicken carryout
A blaze swept a state liquor store and a nearby chicken carryout in north Columbus causing damage and smoke injuries. Ten people were treated and others received oxygen. flames affected multiple storefronts.
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Columbus
Logan Native Dies in Akron Rubber Research Chief
Richard A Crawford 32 director of rubber research for the B F Goodrich Co died Saturday night. A Logan Ohio native from Hocking County he came to Akron 29 years ago.
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Akron
Richard A Crawford
B. F. Goodrich Co
Logan
Hocking County
Top GOP Senate voices on balancing the 1954 budget
Senate leaders from both parties debate balancing the next year's budget. Taft backs Byrd on feasibility but cautions details, while Millikin and George discuss defense and foreign aid cuts. Tax levels and July 1 timing spark further disagreement amid atomic program cuts reports.
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Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Virginia
Congress
Truman
White House
Ohioan
Sen. Millikin
R-Corp
Senate Finance Committee
House
Millikin
Sen. George
D-Ga
Repatriated POWs Describe North Korea Prison Experiences
Two U S soldiers at Tokyo Army Hospital recounted their experiences in a North Korean prison camp. They said some fellow captives “squealed” to the Chinese about their captivity days for a wrist watch and a wedding band.
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Tokyo
U. Ss
Ilf
Probers to Air New Loyalty Program Details
A conference with top Congress leaders will reveal details of a new loyalty program. Gen Brownell along with Rep Veide Rep McCarthy and Rep Jenner are invited. the White House intends to announce specifics Sunday in a radio interview.
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Congress
Brownell
Veide
R-Il
McCarthy
R-Wia
Jenner Ip
Volcano Peak Blast Harms 100 In Japan Eruption
Aso Volcano in southern Japan erupted during a school excursion, injuring about a hundred youths. They were near the crater rim when smoke and rocks shot into the air. The crater area houses multiple villages with large populations but was not deemed immediately dangerous.
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Tokyo
Asq
LS. Niewiele
Aso Reelee
Japan
Police reenact wife slaying for officers in Van Nuys
Richard E Fredericks, 35, of Ma plewood New Jersey, acted out for police a supposed wife killing scene at his Van Nuys home. Neighbors watched from a fence as he sobbed and described the pretend crime amid a strange, tense reenactment.
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van Nuys
Peesters
Richard E Fredericks
Maplewood
N. J
Study Urged Of Red Offer By Western Newspapers
Leading British newspapers urged the West to explore Russia’s latest talks offer without delay though warning booby traps may exist. Hungary and Czechoslovakia replied to President Eisenhower after Pravda followed the Budapest editorial.
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London
Russia
St Kuengary
Pravda
Eisenhower
Nep
Budapest
Com- Atke
Paths for Extension of Reciprocal Trade Pacts
Rep. Richard M. Simpson said he would drop a provision tying tariff cuts to measures that threaten American industry in a bid to avert conflict with Eisenhower on tariffs. The House Ways and Means Committee prepared to open hearings on extending the Reciprocal Trade Act for one year beyond June with witnesses from industry groups supporting high protective tariffs.
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Washington
Richard M. Simpson
Simpson
Eisenhower
House
Pennsylvania
Oan
Ways and Means
Aunes
Eisenhower Pledge Outlines Liberal Economic Philosophy
In a letter to CIO President Walter Reuther, President Eisenhower condemns mass unemployment and urges useful steps. Reuther praised the missive as a clear liberal economic outline on ABC TV while noting John L. Lewis’s hard line against repeal of labor restrains.
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Washington
Eisenhower
CIO Yge
Walter Reuther
CIO
Reuther
ABC
Sondary
John L. Lewis
Senate
Ohio
Esis
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