Eisenhower Opens Korea Talks Aboard USS Helena
President elect Dwight Eisenhower begins a formal conference with advisers aboard the USS Helena after arrival at Wake Island. The Korea War is the likely main topic though Hagerty says no decisions will be announced. The meeting will continue to Pearl Harbor with key aides and military leaders joining discussions.
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Dwight Eisenhower
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James C. Hagerty
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Joseph M. Dodge
Detroit
Herbert Brownell
Wilton B. Persons
White House
Eight or Nine Prisoners Seize Guards at New Mexico Penitentiary
In Santa Fe eight or nine inmates seized two state penitentiary guards and use them as bargaining pawns for freedom. More than 100 armed guards, police, sheriff's deputies, and Los Alamos security personnel surrounded the prison as negotiations stalled. One prisoner was wounded in the initial scuffle and a patrolman aiding the governor was later injured. Officials said negotiations were ongoing with hostages in Cell Block 2 and yard-area prisoners. Governor Mechem planned to assume personal charge of the emergency.
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Nemehra
Joe Pheeo
Freddie Salazar
Edwin L. Mechem
Come Satina
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Gov. Mechem
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Ariz
Mariano Chavez
Agustine Zales
Celestino Escudero
Fred Martinez
Gabriel Ortiz
Tony Sandoval
John Vacherson
Joe Black
Nanan
London Fog Grips City In Worst Smog Crisis
London endured the worst fog in its history with widespread paralysis of transport and crime surge. As sun broke through, transit resumed, milk supplies returned, but residual haze lingered while air, power, and rescue services faced heavy strain.
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Curbs Czar Takes Over WSB Duties
Economic Stabilizer Roger Putnam assumed command of the stalled wage stabilization program aiming to run wage controls under the Eisenhower administration if needed. Industry members on the wage board and regional benches quit over perceived political influence, signaling difficulty in forming a new board. AFL chief Meany warned that wage board logjams could trigger union protest strikes. About 12,000 wage cases await decisions.
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Nixon Calls Taft a Team Player in Incoming Administration
Vice President elect Nixon says Senator Robert A. Taft is a team player who will work smoothly with the Eisenhower administration. He made the remark after arriving at National Airport from Mexico City where he attended inauguration ceremonies for Adolfo Ruiz Cortines. The question arose over Taft and Eisenhower’s split on Martin P. Durkin’s labor secretary appointment.
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Nixon
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
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Mexico City
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Taft
Martin P. Durkin
AFL Plumbers Union
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Appeals Court Edict on Slots
Albert L. Dodson of Urbana appeals to the Ohio Supreme Court challenging the state ban on slot machines. Lower courts upheld the law with penalties including prison up to five years and fines up to $5000.
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Albert L. Dodson
Urbana
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio
Dodson
Common Pleas Court
Pearl Harbor Day Observed at Arlington National Cemetery
The eleventh anniversary ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery honored Pearl Harbor Day with veterans groups in attendance. President-elect Eisenhower sent a message praising duty and sacrifice against communist aggression in Korea. Rear Admiral George C. Wright delivered the main address with Defense Department representation.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
George C. Wright
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Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
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Amvets
Terans
Gun Fight Wounds Fatal to Carpenter
Homer Marvin Spruell a 50 year old carpenter died from shotgun wounds after a Tuesday gun battle with police. He had been under guard in Grady Hospital since the incident and faced murder suspicion.
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Atlanta
Homer Marvin Spruell
Grady Hospital
Allied air sweep stalls Red gains on Korean front
Hundreds of Allied warplanes attacked North Korea as the U S Fifth Air Force reported F86 Sabres shot down a MIG 15 over Sinuiju and crews claimed seven enemy planes in a single day. Eighth Army noted a quiet front with clashes at Sniper Ridge as B 26 bombers and fighters hit supply lines and bridges. About 125 trucks and several rail links were reportedly destroyed amid broad daylight strikes.
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Ohio Records 16 Fatalites Over Weekend
Three Ohioans died in weekend house fires and at least 13 more perished in auto wrecks on state highways from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. Notables include Delbert Morse five in Cincinnati fire. his uncle Herbert Franklin Sr. 57 charged with arson. George Coleman 22 in Cincinnati crash. George W. Sasser 54 killed on Ohio 27 in Hamilton. Harlan Ewing 35 and Roy Hoover 19 in Scioto County two‑car collision near Portsmouth. Robert L. Camsky 29 in Neffs. Robert Carden 20 in West Richfield in overturned vehicle on North Royalton.
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Roy L. Hoover
Friendship
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Robert L. Camsky
Neffs
Ohio
Marietta
Robert Carden
West Richfield
North Royalton
Clergyman Burns Revised Bible At Akron Mission
Rev Bill Denton head of Furnace Street Mission in Akron burned a revised standard edition of the Bible calling it anti Christian. He told his congregation it is like the devil and hard to burn while noting the book has been high pressed nationwide. The mission has run for 23 years.
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Bill Denton
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Court Martial Postponed for Pvt Eugene Walters in Germany
The court martial of U S Army Pvt Eugene Walters 31 accused of abducting an American school girl in Germany was postponed until next Monday Defense counsel Capt Florindo H Derosa of Elmhurst Long Island N Y said he needed time to prepare and awaited Veterans Administration reports Walters a divorced father from Harrods C faces six charges including unlawful confinement of Miss Mamie Ruth Shelton 18 in a car on a lonely road at Hanau last February.
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Eugene Walters
Florindo H. Derosa
Elmhurst
Long Island
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Veterans Administration
America
Harrods
Mamie Ruth Shelton
Hanau
Electors Cast Votes For President Monday
Presidential electors will formally cast their votes next Monday for General Dwight D. Eisenhower as president. The final official result from the November 4 ballot awaits Congress action on January 6.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Congress
Talking Horse Aids Hunt For Missing Rhode Island Boy
A horse named Lady Wonder was asked to help locate missing Rhode Island boy Gary. Reports say the horse answered via a giant typewriter, spelling yes to alive and truck Kansas as the truck location. Authorities hope Lady’s clues, linked to past cases, may guide searchers.
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McIlwain
Gary
McIliwain
Kansas
Danny Matson
Quincy, Mass
Northern California Storm Pounds Coast and Inland Regions
Storms battered Northern California over the weekend, killing at least six people and stranding trains. Strong winds and heavy rain Disaster areas from Ukiah to Mendocino flooded rivers and damaged homes as crews worked to clear blocked rail lines and restore power. Washington state? No, Oregon border focus. A mysterious report of red flares near Tahoe City remains unsolved as residents evacuate Kay Park and Woodacre records 6.91 inches of rain in 24 hours.
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Woodacre
Marin County
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Tahoe City
Job Seeker Mail Floods GOP Senators Offices
In Washington the offices of Republican senators report a flood of letters from job seekers aiming for federal posts after two decades of GOP tenure. They warn many applicants will be disappointed by few openings and uncertain pay. Postmasters now hold civil service status with no fixed terms, prompting questions about tenure and removal for cause as Civil Service Commission disputes.
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Five Airmen Die in Blaze at Rapid City Base
Five Air Force officers were killed when a fire tore through a two story barracks at the Rapid City Air Force Base. Six others were burned. 2nd Lt. John Rycroft of Yonkers New York broke an ankle leaping from a window. He and 2nd Lt. Paul W. Rous of Lockbourne Air Force Base Ohio were flown to Fitzsimmons Hospital in Denver for treatment. The casualties were from a temporary duty group with the 72nd Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at a base known for B36 intercontinental bombers.
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Paul W. Rous
Lockbourne Air Force Base
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Denver
Fitzsimmons Military Hospital
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Develop New Glasses For Partially Blind
In Bangor Maine a lens described as giving vision to about half of the 150000 blind people in the United States was announced. Dr William Feinbloom of Columbia University said the new lens can be worn like ordinary glasses and consists of two or three lenses set about one eighth of an inch apart.
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William Feinbloom
Columbia University
Fire kills four children in two room Arkansas home
Four young Negro children died in a blaze that leveled their two room house near Little Rock on Friday. Neighbors reported the fire damaged the dwelling in a small area, with authorities investigating the cause of the deadly blaze.
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Ark
Parade for Skippy Revisits Columbus Day Tale
Boston’s East Boston staged a Columbus Day parade again for 9 year old Skippy Romano who cannot travel to the original day due to illness. The windy event drew about 1000 marchers six bands and National Guard units reflecting strong local support for the boy battling muscular dystrophy.
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Skippy Romano
National Guard
Vincent Romano
Skippy
Lou Gehrig
Four Escape Blaze Hits Willoughby Restaurant District
Flames ripped through Kleifeld's Restaurant in Willoughby Ohio damaging two nearby businesses. Four men living above the restaurant fled their apartments as smoke filled downtown. no injuries reported.
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Willoughby
Kleifeld
Ohio photographers banned from courts under ethics canon
The Associated Press Society of Ohio adopted a resolution opposing a canon by the Ohio Supreme Court that would bar photographers from courts during sessions or recesses. The measure aims to prevent photos even if no flash is used or disruption occurs.
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Associated Press Society of Ohio
American Bar Association
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Group Will Draft Proposed Changes in Election Laws
A House committee began drafting federal election law changes in Washington but faced long odds of action. Hearings showed demand to raise ceilings on money raised and spent by committees and individuals, with 1952 campaign spending cited as high as 100 million dollars.
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Washington
House
Congress
Report on Czech purge from Yugoslav agency Tanjug
Belgrade dispatch relies on Tanjug for a terse report about a new wave of arrests in Czechoslovakia. Names cited include former minister of trade Antonin Gregor, Svoboda the first postwar defense minister, and Vladimir Kopshiva the minister of police.
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Cotte
Czech
Centonin Gregor
F . Svoboda
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Warren Urges Curb on Local Horse Race
A Warren official urged cancellation of a planned horse race in Trumbull County citing safety concerns. The letter, sent to Gov Lausche and county officials, records neighborhood objections and requests steps to halt the event.
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City Service Safety Wa
Trumbull County
Frank J. Lausche
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