Allies Press Reds to Guarantee No Death March for Prisoners
In Munsan Korea Allied representatives demanded that the Reds guarantee no death march of Allied prisoners in Korea as truce talks stall. A Panmunjom meeting deadline looms while subcommittees discuss policing an armistice and prisoner exchanges. The UN warns against blind payment until prisoners’ safety is assured.
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Munsan
Korea
Reds
Panmunjom
Howard S. Levie
Bataan
Levie
Adm
R. E. Libby
Yanks Gain Greatest Jet Victory in Korea War
Fifth Air Force reports 13 MiG-15s shot down by Sabre jets with two probables and a damaged plane. Maj. George A. Divsi Jr of Lubbock Texas becomes top jet ace by downing four MiGs, boosting total to 12. One Sabre crashed from fuel loss. pilot rescued.
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U.8
Fifth Air Force
Korea
George A. Divsi, Jr
Lubbock
Texas
Davis
Air Force
Cold Wave Hits Ohio Valley and Midwest
The Associated Press reports the coldest weather of the season grips the Midwest and Ohio Valley with subzero readings in northern border states. Temperatures drop to 13 below in International Falls and -12 in Grand Forks while Chicago records 8 above, as snow flurries affect the Great Lakes region and upper Ohio Valley.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Ohio Valley
North Central States
Dakotas
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
International Falls
Minn
Grand Forks
N. D
Duluth
Minot
Chicago
Corpus Christi
Tex
Miami
Los Angeles
Rocky Mountain
Defiance Daily News Sold to Dix Family of Wooster
The Crescent News, Defiance’s only daily, was sold Wednesday to the E. C. Dix family of Wooster. Retiring publisher Lee O. Tustison said the Dix family would assume ownership Jan. 1, Gordon C. Dix of Bellaire will become publisher.
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Defiance
Crescent News
E. C. Dix
Wooster
Lee O. Tustison
Dix
Gordon C. Dix
Bellaire
Union Hints Steel Wage Talk Crisis
Philip Murray called a meeting of the CIO United Steelworkers top policymakers as contract talks with U S Steel enter the third week. Murray and U S Steel reps held a two hour session and plan Monday talks with the executive board and wage policy committee. Murray pledged a report on negotiation status at that meeting amid signs of a possible snag on the 22 demands. U S Steel declined to comment on a potential crisis in the pact talks.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers Union
Murray
U. S. Steel Corp
USW
Four Testify On Dog Thefts
Four witnesses testified that Andrew Sansom 69 received and sold coon dogs stolen by his brother and another man. Sansom faces a charge of receiving and concealing stolen property in a dog theft ring. Prosecution says the theft involved dogs from Kentucky and West Virginia suspects Hugh Sansom and John Trent face theft charges.
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Waverly
Andrew Sansom
Sansom
Wary Bevens
Russellggs
Ashland
Dvvie Mills
Huntington
Hugh
John Trent
W. Va
Youth Facing Murder Charge Is Sent to Lima Hospital
Donald Jones, 22, charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of a Columbus woman hotel worker, was ordered to Lima State Hospital for examination as a psychopathic personality by Common Pleas Judge Myron B. Gessaman on prosecutor Ralph J. Bartlett’s recommendation. Bartlett later said Jones would plead guilty to second degree manslaughter and urged acceptance of the plea.
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Columbus
Donald Jones
Lima State Hospital
Common Pleas
Myron B. Gessaman
Ralph J. Bartlett
Bartlett
Jones
Canton Indicts Marine Corps S Sgt. John Boyle on Assault Charge
Marine Corps Corporal John Boyle, 27, of Alliance Ohio, was indicted in Canton on criminal assault of a 15 year old babysitter in a residence last November 19. The case concerns an alleged attack occurring at a Canton home and names Boyle as the defendant.
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Canton
Marine Corps Corp
John Boyle
Alliance, O
Faces Murder Trial in Canton Case
Mrs. Ma hala Craig, 41, is indicted on first degree murder for the fatal shooting of 19 year old Donald Phillips in her Canton home last October.
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Canton
Mahala Craig
Donald Phillips
Special session ratifies revised Ohio turnpike act
Ohio lawmakers approve changes to the 310 million turnpike bill after three days of session. The measure backs revenue bonds for a 240 mile road across northern Ohio, with Lausche expected to sign. Passage hinges on steel availability and potential local court actions.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
House
Senate
James W. Shacknessy
Turnpike Commission
Maumee
Cleveland Metropolitan Park Board
Park Board
Maumee and
Elyria
Police-Hating Killer Evades Maryland Manhunt
George F. Ross, 27, accused police killer, burglar and dope addict, vanished amid the largest Maryland search. FBI and state troopers, 100 FBI men and 50 troopers, failed to flush him from Ellicott City area after he fired on officers in a stolen car. His fingerprints were found on a flashlight, tying him to the area. the manhunt ended after 39 hours.
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Baltimore
George F. Ross
Maryland
FBI
Ellicott City
Ross
Ohio
Cleveland
Forney L. Haas
Jailbreakers Captured after Columbus Escape
Robert Vermilion 27 and Chester V. Parker 24 among five escapees from Franklin County Jail are in Pittsburgh police custody on vagrancy charges. Three others remain at large.
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Columbus
Robert Vermilion
Chester V. Parker
Franklin County
Pittsburgh
Western Big Three Revise Arms Curbs
The Western United States Britain and France revised their disarmament plan to address Soviet objections while keeping major demands for phased arms cuts. They propose a June 1 1952 report by a new disarmament commission and neutral wording on armament standards.
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Paris
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Greece
Russia
Security Council
Assembly
Andrei Vishinsky
Solons Attack Ike Backers Over President Talk
Senator O Mahoney criticizes Republicans for using General Eisenhower to bolster their party ambitions. He says Eisenhower should focus on his role as NATO commander to protect the nation rather than aid political factions. Senator Humphrey reports Western Europe residents urging Eisenhower to remain out of the presidential race.
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Washington
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Atlantic
Europe
Humphrey
Minnesota
Eisenhower
Judge Denies Mistrial In Talulah Bankhead Case
Defense for Evyleen Cronin accused of forgery and grand larceny asks for mistrial claiming two trials in one courtroom. Judge Stevens denies the motion saying Bankhead's conduct did not prejudice Cronin while the crowded courtroom listens to the high profile Elia Bankhead trial with fans present.
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New York
Talulah Bankhead
Star
Evyleen R. Cronin
Miss Bankhead
Moritt
Harold L. Stevens
Burglar Tools Instructors Sought By Columbus Police
Columbus police seek a good instructor in burglar tool use for a planned Police School course. A year ago they bought burglary tool sets to aid operations such as apartment entry and safe recovery, but no one currently knows how to use them.
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Columbus
Columbus Police Department
Fire leaves five Butler families homeless
Five families are homeless after a Wednesday fire in Butler that destroyed a brick garage and heavily damaged a three story apartment house. Firemen estimated losses between 140000 and 150000 dollars, with at least nine new autos and several others burned in the garage.
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Butler
C. A. Snyder Company
Train Rams Auto in Union City. two women killed
An Erie railroad express train struck an auto at the main street crossing in Union City killing two women. Police tentatively named the victims as Mrs. Betty Crewman of Amboy Ohio and Miss Helen Nyberg, about 35, formerly of North Girard Erie County, with current address unknown.
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Union City
Erie Railroad
Betty Crewman
Amboy
Ohio
Helen Nyberg
North Girard
Erie County
Truman to name FBI chief amid tax corruption probe
President Truman signaled drastic government action over the tax scandals. He may appoint FBI Director Hoover or form a bipartisan commission to supervise reform, as House probes target Internal Revenue Bureau figures and a Chicago attorney testifies to a shakedown attempt.
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House
Ways and Means
J. Howard McGrath
Arrow
Truman
Rep
Cecil King
California
Fred Truman
FBI
Washington
Justice Department
Internal Revenue Bureau
Pennsylvania Avenue
Charles Oliphant
Hoover
Internal Revenue
Samuel J. Hamway
Detroit
George C. Mulligan
Philadelphia
Oliphant
Abraham Teitelbaum
Chicago
J. Edgar Hoover
White House
Joseph
Dawson
Charles Murphy
Capitol Hill
Humphrey
D-Minn
New York
Taft
Ohio
Mass Rally Roars Through Tehran Over Oil Nationalization
About 30,000 nationalist supporters marched past Iran's parliament in Tehran to denounce British oil control and oppose Mossadegh opponents. The Majlis met in secret, postponing a public session, as police and troops secured Majlis Square amid warnings of political violence from clashes last Thursday.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Majlis
Etilre
Jamal Imami
Khalil Tahmasebi
Ali Razmara
Majlis Square
Georgia Jury Gets Liquor Death Case
In Atlanta the state pressed murder charges against John R. Hardy also known as Fats after two days of testimony tied him to 38 liquor poisonings in October. Hardy a 360 pound ex convict faces murder counts in Blounts death and four other cases as he argued he mixed the concoction but did not know its lethal nature.
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Atlanta
Georgia
John R
Fats) Hardy
Superior Court
E. E. Andrews
Hardy
John W. Blount
Water Tank Collapse Kills Four in Tucumcari
A pre-dawn failure of a 750000 gallon water tank in Tucumcari New Mexico unleashed a flood through the business district. Four bodies were recovered by 7:30 a.m. and about 20 buildings were wrecked as waist deep water flowed four blocks. A child aged about three or four was among the last found near the tank.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Typhoon Toll in Central Philippines Tops 569
Manila reports the death toll from a central Philippines typhoon at 569 as the storm returns, with heavy rains soaking Manila and a second eastward storm likely to graze the city. Leyte confirmed 457 dead from winds and landslides, mud and rock slides triggering tremors though no quakes occurred.
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Manila
Philippines
Weather Bureau
Luzon
Leyte
Red Cross
Acheson Reports To Truman On World Situation
Secretary of State Dean Acheson reports to President Truman after six weeks of European conferences. He flew in from Paris and Rome where NATO and UN talks occurred and noted a proposed world disarmament plan faced Russian rebuttal. He urged progress toward a European Army by February for decisive action.
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Washington
Acheson
Truman
Europe
White House
Paris
United Nations
Rome
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
United States
Russia
New York
Portugal
Ex Point Pleasant Girl's Trial Stated
London Ohio police say 18 year old Barbara Ann Neville of Point Pleasant West Virginia will face a grand jury on December 19 for second degree murder in the fatal shooting of her stepfather Russell Baird aged 26. Authorities say she admitted shooting him believing he was choking her mother.
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London
Barbara Ann Neville
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Russell Baird
Nation foresees millionth traffic death on December 21
The National Safety Council projects the nations motor vehicle fatality toll will reach 1,000,000 around December 21. Exact identification of the millionth victim is impossible due to pre 1933 figures and rounding, the council says, as counts include all motor vehicle related fatalities.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Doe
Council
Atom Powered Sub Readied for 1954 debut
The Navy plans an atom powered submarine ready in 1954 with keel lay next spring. Electric Boat Co of Groton Connecticut holds the contract. The Atomic Energy Commission Westinghouse and Argonne National Lab design the engine. Nuclear speed could exceed 30 knots, about five knots faster than conventional diesel electric submarines.
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Washington
Navy
The
Electric Boat Co
Groton, Conn
Atomic Energy Commission
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Argonne National Laboratory
Bus Crushes Youth in Columbus Tragedy
A 13 year old boy from nearby Harper Jr. fell from a moving school bus in Columbus and was crushed to death beneath the wheels on Wednesday.
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Columbus
Zenith radio and phonograph combination fleet cabinet item
Zenith radio and phonograph combination fleet cabinet with automatic record changer. Record player handles multiple records and is serviceable. Everything works. Sold by G. K. Bush at Strathmore Blvd. Phone 952.
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Zenith Radio and Phonograph
G. K. Bush
Strathmore Bivd
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