President defends Marshall amid McCarthy clash
President Eisenhower sharply rejects former secretary Woodring’s claim that General George C. Marshall would sell out his grandmother for personal gain. He lauds Marshall’s half-century of service as patriotism and warns against party division amid Senate censure talks over McCarthy. The issue crops up as Senate leaders seek a centrist committee to probe McCarthy’s conduct.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Harry Woodring
Marshall
Eisenhower
Woodring
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Blican Party
High Supports Have Chance Of Enactment
Senators from both parties push to extend 90 percent parity price supports on cotton wheat corn rice and peanuts for one more year. Senator Young warns of a tough fight while Senator Aiken backs administration backed flexible supports and House approval.
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Washington
Young
R-Nd
Aiken
R-Vi
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
White House
Jobless Man Obtains Farm and Gas Well
Sidney Neb report details August Jurgens aged 49 who lost his job eight months ago and swapped two houses for land to have a place to work. An oil firm later drilled on his property and brought in a gas well, making him a landowner with a new energy asset.
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Neb
August Jurgens
Jurgens
Nixon to Address Ohio GOP State Convention in Columbus
Vice President Richard M. Nixon will address the Ohio Republican State Convention in Columbus on September 15. Republican State Chairman Ray C. Bliss announced. It marks one of Nixon's first major speeches of the fall campaign.
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Columbus
Richard M. Nixon
Ohio
Ray C. Bliss
Nixon
Two Youngsters Rob Cincinnati Girl in Small Theft
An 11 year old boy robbed an 8 year old girl of 20 cents in Cincinnati. Police chased him with two officers and captured him while recovering 16 cents. Four pennies were dropped during the one block pursuit.
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Cincinnati
Second Dem Candidate Withdraws From Ohio Race
Charles West 59 former New Deal congressman withdraws from Ohio 7th District race citing health. West hospitalized since July 22 acted on physicians guidance. Ballot certification deadline 16 days away forcing party to find replacement ahead of November 2 election.
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Dayton
Ohio
Clarence J. Brown
Charles West
West
Robert T. Secrest
Senecaville
Secrest
Federal Trade Commission
Max Lewis Underwood
New Lexington
Springfield
Ted W. Brown
Clark County Election Board
Brown
G. Louis Wren
Bellefontaine
Columbus
Clark County Board
Ohioan Dies To Win Bet
Toledo police report 38 year old painter Delmar R. Willingham died after leaping from Anthony Wayne bridge into the Maumee River to win a bet. He allegedly lost a pool game and two shuffleboard games to Niles Niemi before making the jump quoting a line about Tipperary.
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Toledo
Delmar R. Willingham
Anthony Wayne
Maumee
Willingham
Niles Niemi
Caa
Tipperary
Boy Survives Tragic Tractor Mishap in Council Bluffs
Eight year old James C. O’Shea escaped serious harm when a 2500 pound tractor wheel rolled onto his chest after his leg got caught in his bicycle spot chain. Driver E. T. Jackson, 59, stopped after the boy skidded under the wheel. injuries were bruises.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
James C. O'Shea
James
E. T. Jackson
Jackson
U S Ready To Fight If Reds Attack Formosa
U S officials signal willingness to go to war if Communist China strikes Formosa though no formal treaty with Chiang Kai-shek is pledged. Dulles notes the 7th Fleet protects Formosa and policy remains flexible amid diplomacy and regional concerns.
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Formosa
Washington
China
United States
Eisenhower
Chiang Kai-shek
Western Pacific
Red China
Indochina
State Dulles
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Chiang
Asia
House Tables Bill Fixing Supreme Court Size and Retirement
The House Judiciary Committee tabled a constitutional amendment proposal to set nine Supreme Court justices and force federal judges to retire at 75. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Butler of Maryland, previously passed the Senate.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Sen. Butler
R-Md
Senate
Guatemalan Leader Maintains Junta Control After Base Surrender
President Carlos Castillo Armas and the regular army held power after dissident units at Aurora base outside Guatemala City surrendered. The president said loyal troops controlled the country and calm prevailed, amid halted dissolution of irregular forces in Zacapa and Ulmula.
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Carlos Castillo Armas
Aurora
Castillo Armas
Liberation Army
Ramon Gonzalez
Zacapa
Ulmula
Intoxicated worker diverts murder probe in Sheppard case
A Lorain steelworker phoned police from a bar to divert the murder investigation of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard. He claimed he killed the victim and was intoxicated. Attorneys say Sheppard has stopped cooperating though new information brings some hope of solving the slaying.
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Lorain
Sheppard
Central Police
Bara
George W. Ennis
Baltimore
Samuel H. Sheppard
Frank W. Story
Story
Aid Fund Faces Cuts In Global Anti Communist Aid Fight
Senate leaders struggle to salvage President Eisenhower's foreign aid request amid Senate cuts to the authorization and appropriations bills. The House approved nearly 2.896 billion in new funds while authorizations were trimmed to about 2.61 billion, creating a rift between chambers as time runs out.
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Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
United States
Bridges
Actu
Secretary
State Dulles
House
Congress
Traditional Wolf Call Brings Unwanted Wolf in Pasadena
Miss Olga Maltsberger, 50, says a wolf answered her traditional wristle call instead of her cat in Pasadena. The animal wandered into her yard. she threatened to call the law. A neighbor filed a prowler report and the man fled before police arrived.
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Pasadena
Calif
Olga Maltsberger
Eisenhower Signs Bill for More Assistant Secretaries
Washington report states President Eisenhower signed a bill authorizing two extra assistant secretaries for each branch. The Army Navy and Air Force would each have four assistants instead of two.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army
Navy
Air Force
Departments
Water use records fall in Columbus during July
Columbus water division reports a new monthly consumption high of 2,006,580,000 gallons, surpassing the prior record of 1,949,810,000 gallons set in August 1953.
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Columbus
City Division of Water
Editor Dies in Chicago Tribune Loss
Paul F. E. Jacoby, 57, foreign news editor of the Chicago Tribune, died on Tuesday.
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Chicago
Paul FE. Jacoby
The
Chicago Tribune
Close Finish Spotlighting W. Va. Race
A tight West Virginia school board race in Point Pleasant produced leading votes for Robert G. Adking at 2797 with others like Charlies G. Jones and Harold R. Fry close behind. Discrepancies in precinct returns delayed final tallies as four precincts required rechecking under County Clerk Andy Wilson.
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Allegast
Robert G. Adking
Board of Education
Charlies G. Jones
Harold R. Fry
Fred R. Saunders
Gerald B. Rood
Charles Powers
Harold Adams
Dana Brown
Andy Wilson
J. Gary Kapp
Otis Young
House of Delegates
George A. Prairden
C. Stevens
Ray Hill
F. A. Morrison
Mason County
Bored Wedge
Henry CC. White
F. Ed Windon
Associated Press
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U.S
House
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Kansans
Edward F. Arn
Kansas
Missouri
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Michigan
George D. O'Brien
Matthews M. Neely
de Va
Kan
Andrew F. Schoeppe
Homer Ferguson
Senate
GOP
Thomas B. Sweeney
Wheeling
Neely
Sweeney
Senators Reluctant To Back McCarthy Inquiry
Washington senators debated forming a six member panel to investigate McCarthy amid accusations tied to his anti communist probes and finance. Leaders Knowland and Johnson faced objections from finalists and delayed selections as they pushed for a quick inquiry before adjournment.
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Wis
Knowland
California
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Millikin
George
Johnson
Russell
Byrd
Stennis
Miss
Hayden
Ariz
Daniel
Tex
Sparkman
Ala
Holland
Fla
Pastore
Edwin C. Johnson
Cole
Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Blast Injury Kills Man at Ohio Ferro Alloys Plant
Neil Wilson, 47, foreman, died at Bethesda Hospital after an explosion at the Philo plant. Six were injured, two in critical condition. others treated and dismissed. Mold explosion blew roof off a building and shattered windows, with no damage estimate yet.
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Neil Wilson
Philo
Ohio Ferro Alloys Co
Bethesda Hospital
Wilson
Gerald Jadwin
Elvin McDowell
Edwin Tansel
Rt. 2
Chandlersville
Madge Hutchison
Granville Garrett
Gabrielle Colette Dies at 81 in Paris
Gabrielle Colette, 81, renowned French novelist and Academie Goncourt member, died Tuesday in Paris ending a prolific literary career with wide influence on modern fiction.
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Paris
Gabrielle Colette
Academie Goncourt
Former OSU star denies mail theft charge
Former Ohio State football player James Shay Thomas 29 denied stealing mail at the Columbus post office. He claimed the arrest resulted from a mixup over horseplay and said he was pulling practical jokes. A preliminary hearing was set. inspectors testified they saw him with a bundle of letters and fired shots as he fled.
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Ohio State
James
Shay) Thomas
Columbus Post Office
U. S
Robert W. Newton
Post Office
Midwest
Toby
Thomas
T. J. Meehan
A. Maddux
East German asylum grants for West spy chief Otto John
Berlin reports say Otto John, West Germany security chief, received political asylum in the Soviet zone after his disappearance July 20. East German Premier Grotewohl cites his asylum as political, while Bonn maintains he was kidnapped. East German radio claims many were spying for Western services and named no individuals.
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Berlin
Otto Grotewohll
Otto John
John
Red State
Bonn
East Germany
Weat
Father Watches Daughter Slain by Estranged Husband
In Bellaire a 19 year old father stood by as his daughter was killed by her estranged husband. The husband died later of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Sanford Seevers 27 an electrician and Irma Campbell Seevers 26 were the victims. The couple had been married seven months and lived at the father-in-law Clifford Campbell’s home. Irma had moved there after separating from her husband. Sanford Seevers worked at Continental Can Co Mount Vernon. The couple had no children but Irma had a 9 year old daughter from a prior marriage.
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Bellaire
Sanford Seevers
Irma Campbell Seevers
Seevers
City Hospital
Continental Can Co
Mount Vernon
Dan'l Boones Riddle Fisherman's Auto Mystery
Three men fired on Frank Jasgarszewski's car in Louisville after a fishing trip. They shot nine 45 caliber slugs and ten .22 rounds into the right tires rear glass and side, then fled when he spotted them aiming at a nearby tree by the Ohio River.
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Louisville
Frank Jasgarszewski
Ohio
Eleven Gambling Stamps Surrendered in Alliance
ALLIANCE Mayor Harley R. Ewing says all 11 federal gambling tax stamp holders in Alliance surrendered their stamps to the city. He had requested last Monday that the $50 stamps be turned in, noting prior action in January when 15 people brought theirs in. He says no one may possess gambling stamps due to law prohibiting gambling.
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Alliance
Harley R. Ewing
Ewing
Fox Studio Suspends Victor Mature Over Wardrobe Tests
Hollywood reports Fox Studio suspended Victor Mature for failing wardrobe tests and replaced him in a film role with Tyrone Power and Van Heflin. Egan was assigned to Mature's part in Untamed as Mature was seen golfing at Del Mar.
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Victor Mature
20Th Cent
Egan
Mature
Tyrone Power
San Hayward
Dei Mar
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