Eisenhower Wraps Korea Trip With Cautious Parade Of Peace
President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower spent three days in Korea assessing the war and meeting Syngman Rhee as he toured front lines and coastal posts in snow. He ruled out attacking Red China and warned that victory must avoid widening the conflict, saying America has no panaceas. His party included Gen. Mark Clark and Adm. Radford, and his son Maj. John Eisenhower served as aide. He departed Korea quietly to return to the United States.
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U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Red China
Eisenhower
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Rhee
Eighth Army
ROK
Asia
U. S
Korea
Stro
Maj
John Eisenhower
Young Eisenhower
U. S. Third Infantry Division
Air Force
Army
van Fleet
Sta
West Point
Clark van Fleet
Groundbreaking event marks plant start with governor and Miller
The earth mover break ground for the new plant with Governor leading duties. Remington Miller of Mansfield Ohio assisted as the machine was piloted during the ceremony documented by Messenger Newsphotos.
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Remington Miller
Mansfield
Ohio
Messenger Newsphotos
Lausche Lauds Project Begin Plant Construction
Gov. Frank J. Lausche and Philip Sporn urged private enterprise and public cooperation at ground breaking for the Kyger Creek Power Plant beside the Ohio River north of Gallipolis. They said rapid construction could meet national emergencies and boost Ohio Valley industry, with work starting immediately after the ceremony.
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Gallipolis
Kgger Creek
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Philip Sporn
Seid Lausche
Sporn
Farmers Hotel
Lausche
Ohio River
Kyger Creek
Sherley Woods
Cheshire
Vernon Shafer
Gallia County
John Halliday
Ohio Valley Electric Corp
Ohio Valley
Atomic Energy Commission
Atomic
Piketon
Clifty Creek
Madi
Missing Ohioan Ragan's Car Found in Columbus
Police traced the Mansfield News-Journal photographer Ragan Brokaw missing since Friday. His unlocked car with film rolls and an electric iron was found on North High Street. keys under the seat. He was last seen driving toward Akron for camera repairs.
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Columbus
Ragan
Mansfield News-Journal
N. High St
George Scholer
Brokaw
Akron
Mansfield
Nine More Americans Face Ouster From UN
United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie moved to dismiss nine American UN employees who refused to answer questions from the McCarran subcommittee about alleged Communist ties. Ten Americans in total had balked at U S investigation queries, with a panel of jurists recommending firings for those dodging questions.
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N. Y
Trygve Lie
cCarran Committee
Ing
U. S
UN Secretariat
U. S. Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Pat McCarran D
Nev
Lie
International Jurists
Communist Party
Medal of Honor Given to Mississippi Soldier in Korea
The Medal of Honor was awarded to Pfc Mack A. Jordan of Collins, Mississippi, who died at age 22 protecting comrades on a misty Korean hill last November 15. He charged a Communist unit to cover a withdrawal, displaying gallantry beyond the call of duty.
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Washington
Korea
Mack A. Jordan
John W. Jordan
Collins
Miss
Army
Pfc
Jordan
Ohio Auditors Name Hocking Man Veep
Mariam Yeazel Clark County recorder becomes president of the Ohio Association of County Recorders. Francis Longbrake Logan County auditor is named head of the Auditors Association. Officers include Harry L. Smith Hocking County vice president W T McCart Belmont secretary and Ulric T Acton Fayette treasurer.
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Columbus
Mariam Yeazel
Clark County
Ohio Association of County Recorders
Francis Longbrake
Logan County
Auditors Association
Harry L. Smith
Hockings County
W. T. McCart
Belmont County
Ulric T. Acton
Fayette County
Allied Raiders Blast Red Outpost on Western Korean Front
Allied raiders attacked a Chinese outpost near Mun san on the Western Korean Front killing an estimated 58 Reds and withdrawing to the UN line. Sub-zero fighting continued along most of the front as Allied artillery duels persisted and spotters reported bunkers hit.
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Seoul
Munsan
United Nations
Appeals Court Upheld Conviction of Six WAC Sergeants
The U S Court of Military Appeals in Washington announced on Thursday it affirmed the convictions of six women in the Women’s Army Corps for beating a fellow female soldier during a beer hall incident reported in 1951.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Military Appeals
WAC
X. Troctaher
Three convicts still at large after mass prison break
In Cumberland Maryland police hunted three dangerous convicts as a mass break from Western State Penitentiary in Pittsburgh left ten prisoners free. A stolen car found here Thursday linked to two other missing vehicles from Oakland Maryland and Moundsville West Virginia. In Cleveland Ohio the Plain Dealer and Cleveland News raised a two cent price to seven cents per paper starting next Monday.
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Maryland
Charleston
W. Va
Western State Penitentiary
Pittsburgh
Oakland
Moundsville
Cleveland
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland News
Union Elects UAW Leader As President
Walter P. Reuther, 45, was elected president of the CIO Auto Workers Union at Atlantic City. He pledged a strong program to win gains for current members and organize non union workers. Allan S. Haywood was re elected executive vice president. Reuther may soon undergo gallstone surgery.
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N.J
CIO
Walter P. Reuther
America
Reuther
Philip Murray
CIO Auto Workers Union
Allan S. Haywood
Haywood
Union League Clubs of America
Auto Workers
Reather
Pair Admit Mail Fraud in Portsmouth Case
Postal officials report Hobart Clay Barker and Virginia Buffington both of Portsmouth have been arrested on mail fraud charges. Barker confessed to posing as a woman in lonely hearts letters sent across 15 states and Canada to solicit cash advances, then ending contact. Virginia Buffington helped mail the letters and collect replies at several Portsmouth area post offices. In a separate fire incident, Mrs. Margaret Wallace died in a second floor Cincinnati apartment blaze.
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Portsmouth
States
Canada
Lonely Hearts
Lou Henry
Hobart Clay Barker
Virginia Buffington
Henry
Barker
Virginia
Chillicothe
Waverly
Jackson
Cincinnati
Margaret Wallace
Wage Board Walkout Looms After Truman Action
President Truman overruled the Wage Stabilization Board prompting resignation threats from industry members. Archibald Cox quit, citing wage boosts for coal miners and potential broad easing of rules. Killingsworth named as new WSB chairman amid concerns of continued stabilization or wider price impacts on coal users.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Coa
Charles C. Killingsworth
Michigan State College
Archibald Cox
WSB
Killingsworth
Cox
Truman Toea Hent
Lewis’ United Mine Workers
Dulles Ends Policy Talks Before Inauguration
John Foster Dulles completed initial talks with State Department officials during the final days of the election period. He will become secretary of state in President elect Eisenhower's administration and plans a global survey of U.S. assets and the department's operations.
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Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Dulles
Department
Hearing Set In Year-Old Gallia Case
Preliminary hearing before a local justice of the peace was set for Harold Mattox and Andrew Mattox Jr on a burglary charge tied to the December 5 1951 break in at Bert Hughes home Addison. Raymond Mattox had pleaded guilty inCommon Pleas Court after testimony pointed to the three man burglary and assault.
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Gallipolis
James A. Johnson
Harold Mattox
Circleville
Andrew Mattox, Jr
Columbus
Bert Hughes
Addison
Raymond Mattox
Common Pleas
Harold
Andrew Mattox
Hughes
Sailor Takes Stand Today in Columbus Murder Trial
Robert Gemmell, 28, a sailor, will testify today to refute evidence from Thursday that he admitted killing Laura Grimshaw, 25, beat and strangled July 31 in Columbus. Thirteen witnesses and 28 exhibits were presented to three judges. his wife Lona will also testify.
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Columbus, CO
Robert Gemmell
Columbus
Laura Grimshaw
Gemmell
Lona
Thirty More Guards Authorized for Pen
The Ohio Welfare Department authorized 30 additional guards for the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus. The new guards will provide more security after last Halloween’s inmate riot with monthly salaries of 264 dollars for tower and cellblock guards and 288 dollars for company guards in direct contact with inmates.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Welfare Department
Alvis
Ike avoids questions at Korea news conference
President-elect Dwight Eisenhower met 125 correspondents in Seoul and said he had no quick plan to end the Korean war. He allowed no questions, prompting disappointment and mixed reactions among reporters from many nations as he left the war room after about 10 minutes.
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SEOUL
Dwight Eisenhower
Korea
Ike
Eighth Army
Three Slain In Theft Try In Kentucky Bank Robbery
MT Vernon Ky three people die in a bank robbery attempt. A getaway car collides with another vehicle five miles from town. A sheriff deputy dies of a heart attack at the scene. One listed victim is a 37 year old mail carrier.
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Mt, Vernon
State Po
Alan
Aime 37
Speeding Train Kills Mother and Three Children in California
In Sunnyvale a mother, reportedly treated for a nervous condition, drove her car onto a speeding train. She and her three children, John 10 Sedora 9 and Cirica 7, were killed. Police say a note found in her possession points to self harm.
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Sunnyvale
Calif
Ledora Wilson
John
Sedora
Cirica
Eisenhower and Rhee Hold Double Talks in Seoul Visit
President-elect Eisenhower met with Syngman Rhee in Seoul for two discussions during his tour of the Asiatic republic. Generals Clark and Van Fleet attended as observers as the U.S. Eighth Army headquarters watched the sessions. The meetings marked Eisenhower’s final gesture before his long trip home.
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Seoul
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Syngman Rhee
Eisenhower
U. S. Eighth Army
Mark Clark
James A. van Fleet
Durkin Seeks Taft's Views On Labor Law
Durkin aims to convene a conference between Senator Taft and labor leaders to discuss amending the Taft Hartley Act after Eisenhower takes office. He plans a meeting with management representatives later and says labor wants a successful administration and policy outcomes.
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Taft
New York
Robert A. Taft
Martin P. Durkin
Eisenhower
Labor
Air Reserve Calls Slated for 8000 ROTC Graduates
About 8000 Air Force ROTC students who will be commissioned between May 1, 1953 and April 30, 1954 can expect orders within four months after commissioning. The Air Force said all will be non veterans or students not deferred for graduate study.
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Washington
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Uncle Sam
Air Force
Truman Adlai Set Sights on 1954 Victory for Democrats
In a White House meeting President Truman and Adlai Stevenson outlined Democratic aims for 1954. They pledged fair treatment of Eisenhower and focus on cutting deficits while preserving national welfare. Frontline leadership to come from Congress with freedom for nonmembers to voice views. Stevenson urged Democrats to influence congressional actions.
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Truman
Adlai
Washington
Adlai Stevenson
White House
Eisenhower
Congress
Democratic Party
Stevenson
Mountain Earthslide Buries West Virginia Worker
A timber cutter was buried by an earthslide on Herndon Mountain in southern West Virginia. A partner in the strip mining operation said the man likely ran the wrong way while trying to escape as earth slid across a valley and up the opposite slope.
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W. Va
Soutern
West Virginia
Herndon
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