Dulles Threat Triggers French Outrage Over Army Pact
At the NATO Council ministers meeting Paris erupts as U S Secretary of State Dulles warns France to ratify the European army pact soon or face a U S reevaluation of European policies. French officials denounce the blunt ultimatum calling it brutal while London papers label the remarks folly.
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Bidault Attacks Dulles On NATO Pact In Meeting
French Foreign Minister Bidault and Premier Laniel reported on Dulles warning that the European Defense Community must be ratified quickly or the U S would rethink NATO obligations. He cautioned France and Germany over uniting for a European army to defend Western Europe against the Soviet threat.
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Congress Shuts Down Merged UNIT Plan Debate
Washington lawmakers largely rejected the National Security Training Commission's recommendation for universal military training to precede drafts. Speakers argued UMT could not operate concurrently with the draft and would face stiff congressional hurdles despite claims of fairness and cost savings.
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Briton Spurns Appeal For POW Talks At Panmunjom
Allied efforts to win back American prisoners who stayed with the Communists stalled as all 22 Americans and 1 Briton spurned a personal appeal from the Korean Repatriation Commission chair to attend interviews. Lt Gen Thimayya met with two leaders, U.S. Set. R. G. Corden and British Marine Andrew Condron, who remained unmoved after private talks outside the wire compound.
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Andrew Condron
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Repatriation Commission
Assault Case Trial Cleared In Toledo
Charles Walter Barker 17 will be tried as an adult on charges he participated in the kidnapping and assault of an 18 year old girl in Bay View Park. Co-defendants Oscar Stapleton 25 and Early W Druillard 21 confessed. U S attorney Openlander said death penalty sought under the Lindbergh act.
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Ohio
Charles Walter Barker
Herbert Brownell, Jr
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Oscar Stapleton
W. Druillard
Bay View Park
Michigan
Gerald P. Openlander
U. S
Train Kills Man at Crossing in Cleveland
A Nickel Plate freight train struck and killed Abraham Roberts, 30, at a crossing in Cleveland today. Emergency crews reported the fatal accident as the locomotive hit the victim’s car, causing his death on the scene.
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Abraham Roberts
North American Aviation Workers Ratify 4 Percent Pay Rise
Striking Fresno California employees vote 347 to 38 to approve a union management contract with the CIO United Auto Workers. Raises at North American plants will be 8 to 20 cents hourly, with conditions on union membership for current and future workers. Voting also occurred at Columbus.
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North American Aviation, Inc
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Ohio
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Eisenhower Promulgates new secrecy policy
President Eisenhower's order takes effect to maximize public access while safeguarding national security. It replaces Truman era rules criticized as repressive and aimed to curb government cover ups though some nonsecurity information remains filterable by administrative action. Tax data stay protected by law.
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Eisenhower
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Elevator plunge kills two in Kansas City garment firm
An elevator carrying 15 workers at Louis Walter & Co. in Kansas City plunged four stories. Two women died, five injured as a two-ton counterweight crushed the car. Victims were Sophia Jamison 44 of Kansas City and Carolynn Meadows 42 of Liberty Missouri.
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Carolynn Meadows
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Louis Walter & Co
Truck Forces Bus Off Road Near Vermilion
A Greyhound bus veered into a creek after colliding with a pickup on an icy curve four miles west of Vermilion on U S 6. The truck driver Ray Adkins, 31, of Norwalk, skidded into the bus, injuring three people, one seriously. State Patrol investigated the crash.
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Here
Ray Adkins
Norwalk
Akron Man Charged In Sunday Slaying
Willie Robinson, 33, was charged with second degree murder after the death of James Sidney, 42, whose body was found in an east side Akron house. Coroner W. J. Pittenger said Sidney died from two heavy blows to the head, likely with a two by four.
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Willie Robinson
James Sidney
W. J. Pittenger
Sidney
Rules Tightened by East Liverpool School Board
East Liverpool Ohio school board tightens rules on student departures during school hours in response to the Greenlease kidnapping case in St. Louis.
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Ohio
Greenlease
St. Louis
McCarthy Attacks Harvard as Fifth Amendment Haven
Senator Joseph McCarthy attacks Harvard University during hearings on Communist espionage at Ft. Monmouth New Jersey and cites the institution as a sanctuary for Fifth Amendment cases. President Nathan Pusey of Harvard and professor Wendell Furry are noted, with Berke questioned over possible communist ties. McCarthy asserts Harvard connections and cites suspensions at Griffiss AFB Rome New York.
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Harvard
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Bremont
McCarthy
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N. Y
Sylvia Berke
Bronx
Berke
Board of Education
Pusey
Wisconsin
Lawrence College
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Griffiss Air Force Base
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N.Y
McCarran Withdraws Request to Attend Gouzenko Interview
Sen. McCarran said he has dropped his plan to sit in on Senate investigators questioning Igor Gouzenko. He discussed the idea with Chairman Jenner, noting interview access was difficult through the State Department. He still believes Gouzenko could reveal leads on Soviet operatives in the U.S. government.
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Internal Security Subcommittee
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U. S
Ohio Supreme Court to view banned film M
The Ohio Supreme Court agreed to review the state censorship ban on the film M and will view the movie at a private showing. The court had refused to vacate the ban on April 29, after Superior Films, Inc. sought to overturn the decision.
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Ohio
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Physician Convicted of Perjury in Bank Robbery Trial
A Cleveland jury found 52 year old skin specialist Dr. Alexander V. Spaeth guilty of false testimony in the trial of bank thief Joseph Sanzo and accomplice Julius Petro. Spaeth was fined 500 dollars and sentenced to 18 months in prison. Sanzo and Petro were convicted of stealing 71 thousand dollars in Warren on August 14 1952.
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Man Found Dead in Chillicothe Apartment
James Shanton was found dead Monday in an apartment he moved to Sunday after his one room house near Clarksburg burned down. The cause of death was not immediately known.
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James Shanton
Clarksburg
Navy transport Marine Serpent arrives in Seattle
The Navy transport Marine Serpent docked in Seattle on Monday, marking a port call by the vessel to the Pacific coast city.
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Columbus Man Captured After Hostage Brawl Ends
A 28 year old Columbus man held his two sons as hostages inside a trailer for over 16 hours. Deputies fired tear gas as Charles Ivan McLaughlin surrendered and was arrested on charges of assault and battery, assault with a deadly weapon, and shooting with intent to wound. The children, ages 7 and under, were unharmed.
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Charles McLaughlin
Ohbetz
Charles Ivan McLaughlin
Ronald Lee
McLaughlin
Ohio Supreme Court Extends Stay for Slayer Muskus
The Ohio Supreme Court extended the death row stay for Russell Muskus, 31, of Kankakee Illinois, from December 18 to February 26 while he appeals to the U S Supreme Court. Muskus was sentenced to die for the December 2 1950 Canton murder of George J LeMasters 43 New Philadelphia. He was indicted with Sandra Kingsley 25 of Chicago who received a life sentence.
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Ohio Supreme Court
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Kankkakee
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Ohio
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New Philadelphia
Sandra Lee Kingsley
Chicago
Sandra
LeMasters
Milner
Cold snap to linger in Ohio with light weekend snow
Temperatures from Wednesday to Sunday run just below normal with highs around 38 to 41 and lows in the low 20s. A cold spell continues Wednesday and Thursday then moderates Friday afternoon before turning colder again Sunday. Rain or snow Saturday could yield a quarter to a half inch of moisture.
Dean Rejects Bid To Resume Korean Peace Talks
Tokyo reports U. S. envoy Arthur H. Dean arrived en route to Washington after bluntly rejecting a Communist proposal for immediate resumption of negotiations. He insists the Red charge that the United States conspired with South Korea to release 27,000 anti-Red prisoners must be withdrawn before talks resume. The Communists argued for resumed talks but were rebuked as perfidy.
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Rhodes Secures Backing From Mahoning County Republicans
Columbus Ohio State Auditor James A. Rhodes won endorsement for governor from the Mahoning County Republican Executive Committee. Committee Chairman Chester W. Bailey praised Rhodes for a hard campaign and efficient leadership after election. The Wellston Telegram in Jackson County recently endorsed him as well.
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Wellston Telegram
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Charity foundation shocked by charges on fund raising
New York National Kids Day Foundation faces accusations over fundraising methods. The executive committee plans to testify in New York while representatives from California travel to address lawmakers. A committee accountant cited nearly four million dollars raised from 1948 to 1953 with only 302 thousand spent on promotion. Bing Crosby’s name was used without permission to promote the drive.
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Nixon Briefs NSC on Asia Trip Findings to Nation
Vice President Nixon, after 70 days of travel to Asia the Middle East and the Pacific, prepares a report for the National Security Council detailing trade frictions in Australia and New Zealand concerns over rearmament in the region disputes between Korea and Japan Okinawa status and broader U S policy questions for South Southeast and South Asia and the Middle East Iran weaknesses and Pakistan relations Eisenhower to decide on a nation address and timing for a radio TV report.
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Police Probe Youths Death In Cincinnati Rooming House
A 19 year old itinerant youth identified as Kyle M Houser of Knoxville Tenn was found dead in his rooming house room in Cincinnati under mysterious circum stances. He was also known as Jack Hughes and had worked as a record librarian at WMPR Syracuse and other stations. Hamp Phillips of Hazard Ky said he did not know Houser had died until Lemke notified him.
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Highball Andy Keeps Retirement Promise in Toledo
In Toledo Ohio longtime railroadman Andrew J Stoll known as Highball Andy fulfilled his retirement promise Monday at 66 by bringing his New York Central passenger train from Cleveland for the last time. He wore a Chesterfield overcoat with velvet collar a black homburg a white carnation and a white scarf.
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Author Rawlings Dies In Florida Hospital
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings 57 Pulitzer Prize winning novelist died in St. Augustine Florida hospital last night after weekend indigestion complaints. Born in Washington DC she won the 1939 Pulitzer for The Yearling.
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Washington, D. C
Baby Abandoned Found in Cathedral Pew
A blue-eyed girl about two weeks old was found Monday in a rear pew at Holy Name Cathedral in Steubenville Ohio. Gill Memorial Hospital officials reported the infant appears normal and healthy.
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Red Convert's Sister Seeks Final Appeal
The sister of an American war prisoner who joined communism prepared to fly to Tokyo to seek a final appeal. Myrtle Elaine Wilson of Kansas, la., sent a radio message saying she was coming to Japan to see her brother Cpl. Aaron Wilson among 22 Americans who stayed with the Communists. The message was addressed to Mrs Portia Howe of Alden, Minn., who had flown to Tokyo hoping to see her son Pfc. Richard Keig return home.
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Heavy Snow Hits Wide Northeast Area
The wintry storm blankets the eastern third of the nation with snow and rain from Lake Michigan to the coast. Ohio Valley reports up to five inches in Akron while Corbin Kentucky records two inches. the system reaches New York State and New England and ends along the Atlantic seaboard after yesterday’s heavy rain. A second surge of cold air is forecast for the Midwest with snow in the eastern Dakotas and Minnesota.
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Rhodes Halts Agents Pay Amid Investigation
Ohio State Auditor James A. Rhodes froze the pay of liquor enforcement agent Charlies F. Marts pending inquiry. The probe focuses on Marts buying a 10 cabin resort at Houghton Lake Michigan in September 1952 and weekend travel between Toledo and Middletown while living in Michigan. The investigation also notes Rutkowski and other officials spent 1953 vacations at the resort.
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Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Charlies F. Marts
Rhodes
Marts
Middletown
Toledo
Houghton Lake
Mich
Michigan
Anthony A. Rutkowski
Houghton Lake Resort
Fraternity Fines Paid Off in Blood at Penn
University of Pennsylvania fraternity members begin paying fines in blood after the Inter-Fraternity Council ruled fines can be settled at one pint of blood for each five dollar fine. This unusual program allows members to offset penalties by donating blood, reflecting a controversial approach to disciplinary fines.
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University of Pennsylvania
Inter-Fraternity Council
Falling Asleep While Smoking Causes Fatality in Hamilton
In Hamilton, Ohio, Cornelius Stewart, 3 percent, died Monday from suffocation after falling asleep while smoking.
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Ohio
Cornelius Stewart
Choppy Seas Upset Launch Near Norfolk Navy
In Hampton Roads a 50 foot liberty launch from the cruiser Pittsburgh capsized with up to 65 aboard. Authorities say no bodies recovered and no known missing, while eight crewmen remain unaccounted for as weather delays muster calls. Naval searches by air and sea continue to locate survivors.
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Dixie Farmers Spur Demands at Farm Bureau Meeting
Southern delegates pressed to keep price floors for cotton and peanuts within a flexible support system. The policy committee tentatively adopted resolutions favoring ongoing price supports, while Farm Bureau officials signaled no endorsement for two price plans for major export crops like cotton wheat and rice.
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