Housewives Demand Relief as Grocery Prices Stay High
The House Agriculture Committee released a study showing grocery store prices near record highs despite farm price declines since 1951. It notes little benefit to consumers unless marketing and processing costs are reduced, while the Agriculture Department warns of ample major foods in 1954 with modest price easing.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Ohio
McCarthy Faces Senate Censure Showdown as Opponents Rally
Senate critics led by some Republicans push to stop a censure bid by Sen. Flanders of Vermont against Sen. McCarthy of Wisconsin. Debate loomed with talks of substitutes and possible committee referral, while McCarthy urged strong action to root out communists.
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McCarthy
Flanders
Washington
Senate
Rwis
Wisconsin
Sen
R-Vt
Eee
Knowland
California
Dirksen
R-Ill
Goldwater
R-Ariz
Sen. Jackson
Dash
Johnstown
American Republic
Tom
Johnstown Catholic Athletic Association
Cooper
R-Ky
McClellan
D-Ark
Subcommittee
Congress
Fulbright
Stevens
Morse
Lustron Corp
Annie Lee Moss
Ralph W. Zwicker
George C. Marshall
Dynamite Kid Still Evades Ohio Police
Police arrested the parents of the elusive youth nicknamed Dynamite Kid after a Friday questioning. He has hidden three weeks in a wooded area on the east side and is described as wearing a vest containing stolen dynamite.
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Youngstown
Carney
Osteopath Samuel Sheppard Habeas Hearing Opens
Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard charged with murder seeks habeas corpus to challenge legality of his arrest. Judge Frank J. Merrick bars spectators as Corrigan argues warrant issued by acting mayor Barber was illegal and Sheriff Sweeney must justify detention.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
William J Corrigan
Arthur E. Petersilge
Corrigan
Murray Sweeney
Bay Village Council
Gershom M. Barber
J. Spencer Houk
Barber
Justice of the Peace
Sheppard
Marilyn
Clifford Mercer
Bay Village
Ohio
Samuel If. Sheppard
Gershom B. B. Barber
Four Top Communists Held in Denver by FBI
FBI agents arrested four leading Colorado Communists near the state capitol and a fifth in Los Angeles on Smith Act charges. Arthur Bary, 42, chaired Colorado party with regional duties. Anna Correa Bary, 29, former Denver organizer. Harold Zepelin, 28, Colorado organizer. Martin Johnson, 34, Utah head. Bond set at 100000 each.
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Denver
FBI
U.S
Joseph C. Neff
Colorado Capitol
Los Angeles
Schearing
Patricia Blau
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
UU. S
Donald E. Keily
U. S
Arthur Bary
Colorado Communist Party
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Utah
N. M
Anna Correa Bary
Communist Party
Harold Zepelin
Martin Johnson
Contractor Sues Over Libel In Mason County Building Row
Virgil Love a local contractor filed a 25000 libel and slander suit in Circuit Court against John W Oshel The dispute centers on Oshels letter to the Charleston Gazette and a paid ad in the Point Pleasant Register about Mason County school construction Love was the auditorium gymnasium contractor slated for completion around October 1 and has worked on several county buildings
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Point Pleasant
Virgil Love
John W. Oshel
Oshel
Mason County
Charleston Gazette
Point Pleasant Register
Osher
The
Gazette
Love
Register
Man Loses License To Drive in 6 Hours
A driver passed a test at 2 50 p.m. and reached the 10 point limit six hours later under Carolina demerit rules. Violations listed include speeding at 3 15 with 3 points, reckless driving at 6 30 with 5 points, and a warning at 8 with 2 points.
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Grefney
8. C
Carolina
Reds Warlike Yet. Smith Warns Allies
Secretary of State Walter Bedell Smith warned that Soviet and Chinese belligerence shows no signs of settlement. He said Communist overtures to America’s allies aim to split solidarity and isolate the United States.
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Washington
Walter Hedell Smith
Russia
China
America
Smith
United States
Miss Majorette Crown Goes to Sandra Keyes at Buckeye Lake
Sandra Keyes 16 of Portsmouth earned Miss Majorette of Ohio at Buckeye Lake Park in a field of 89. Joan Posekany 17 of Omaha, Nebraska, was named Miss Majorette of 1954 in the finals, triumphing over 32 contenders Sunday night.
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Newark
Ohio
Buckeye Lake Park
Lovely
Sandra Keyes
Portamouth
Sandra
Buckeye Lake
Joan Posekany
Omaha
Neb
Cyclist Hurt Chasing Hit and Skip Driver
A 14 year old cyclist Herman Johnson was struck by a hit and run driver in Baltimore. He chased the fleeing car through a one way street then crashed into a parked car and was treated at Provident Hospital for a broken elbow.
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Baltimore
Herman Johnson
Herman
Provident Hospital
Atomic Plan Compromise Sought by Congress
Senate and House conferees began closed door talks to resolve three major differences in a bill opening atomic power to private industry and permitting limited nuclear information sharing with allies. Final passage hinges on debates over amendments and related foreign aid and social security provisions.
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Morse
Zwicker
McCarthy
Senate
Subcommittee
Roy M. Cohn
House
McCarthy Haw
Knowland
California
Eisenhower
Rev Dr Frank G Peardstey, 83, Dies in Cainton
The Rev Dr Frank G Peardstey, 83, retired Congregational minister and author of several histories of religion in America, born in Ovid Michigan, died Saturday in Cainton Massachusetts. He wrote notable religious histories and served in several parishes over a long career.
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Cainton
Mass
Frank G Peardstey
America
Ovid, Imich
Five Senators Face Primary Debates In 1948 Westward Races
In the week of primary voting five incumbents seek renomination including Estes Kefauver in Tennessee who faces Pat Sutton while Michigan’s Homer Ferguson and West Virginia’s Matthew Neely seek easy paths. Kansas’ Andrew Schoeppel and Kentucky’s John Sherman Cooper also face light opposition as candidates for 58 House and 18 governor posts compete nationwide.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Sens
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Matthew M. Neely
D-Wva
Andrew F. Schoeppel
R-Kan
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Ferguson
Neely
Schoeppel
Cooper
Senate
House
Michigan
West Virginia
Kansas
Kefauver
Pat Sutton
Sutton
Two of Quadruplets Survive at Magee Hospital
A Magee Hospital spokesman reports two of Ruth Hurd’s quadruplets born Friday are in fairly good condition. The boy and two of the surviving girls remain alive while two siblings died by nightfall. Total birth weight is about eight pounds. the mother is doing well.
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Pittsburgh
Magee Hospital
Ruth Hurd
Conneaut Former Councilman Abram Ollila Dies
Abram Ollila 69 a former Conneaut city councilman died Friday He operated a grocery and market in East Conneaut from 1933 to 1944.
Ohio State Fair to Open August 27 as Family Affair
Columbus reports the Ohio State Fair will run eight days from August 27 to September 3 with gates opening at 6 a.m. It emphasizes family access with Youth Day festivities, a new youth building dedication by Governor Lausche, and free admission for students. The event features various shows, parades, and animal displays, plus expanded facilities and water stations for comfort.
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Columbus
Sam C. Cashman
Elimi
Frank J. Lausche
Veterans and Armed Forces
Ohio
Big M & M
Merchants and Manufacturers Exposition
Kyver Creek South Line Completed
Kyver Creek south line, over 50 miles to the Pike County atomic plant, finished Saturday six hours before deadline. George A. Hout of Ohio Power Co. supervised the project as inspector. Collier Construction Co. began work in April with about 120 workers on the ground and towers ranging 150 to 280 feet tall awaiting the first power unit next February.
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Gallipolis
Kyver Creek
Pike County
George A. Hout
Southeastern Ohio
Ohio Power Co
Collier Construction Co
Cleveland
Kgger Creek North
Collier
Kgger Creek Power Plont
Kaiser aluminum plant site decision expected August fifteenth
A Kaiser aluminum plant location decision in the region is due August 15. A telegram from Congressman Brent Spence says Kaiser completed a site survey. Possible sites include near Siloam Kentucky, Haverhill Ohio, and Ravenswood West Virginia.
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Point Pleasant
Kaisers
Patterson A. Williams LI
Ashland Building Trades Council
Brent Spence
Siloam
Haverhill
Ohio
Ravenswood
Polish Refugee Panufnik reports Warsaw misery
Polish composer Andrzej Panufnik seeking asylum in the West says life in Warsaw is very difficult and hopeless with meat scarce bread scarce and food hard to find. He notes opposition to the government exists beneath surface apathy and heavy drinking.
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London
Andrzej Panufnik
Warsaw
Retired General James S. Simmons Dies in Hartford
Brig. Gen. James S. Simmons, Retired, former U S Army chief of preventive medicine, died Saturday in Hartford Connecticut. The obituary notes his service and rank and mentions his career in preventive medicine.
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Hartford
Conn
James S. Simmons
U. S. Army
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