Ohio Red Probers Seek New Anti Subversive Laws
The Ohio Un-American Activities Commission urges revision of subversive laws and jail terms for participants. It calls to dissolve Communist organizations, bar members from licenses, and require prima facie evidence of Communist ties. The report cites 200 Communists in Central Ohio and 1100 in Northern Ohio, with 700 in the Cleveland area.
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Columbus
Ohio Un-American Activities Mission
Ohio
Gordon Renner
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Jury summons 26 witnesses in teenage drinking probe
Hamilton Ohio prosecutors say 26 persons will testify before the grand jury next week in a teenage drinking investigation. The list includes two Cincinnati brewery executives police chiefs of Hamilton and Middletown and several tavern keepers YMCA YWCA and school officials.
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Hamilton
Jackson Bosch
Cincinnati
Grand
Bosch
Middletown
YMCA
Ywca An
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Common Pleas Court
Unwitting Jibe Drops Kaufman From Show
New York CBS television program This Is Show Business drops playwright George S. Kaufman after his remark opposing the overuse of Silent Night in commercials. Kaufman said the comment was not intended as anti religious.
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New York
George S. Kaufman
CBS
Faufman
Draft Dodging Tycoon Faces Deportation Edict
Serge M Rubinstein, once called a Wall Street boy wonder, must surrender for deportation after a 1947 draft dodging conviction. If he misses 4 p.m. EST, he risks losing a $1000 bond as Gen McGeary orders his custody. Rubinstein has fought deportation for years and may appeal to the Supreme Court.
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New York
Serge M. Rubinstein
Boy Wonder
Wall Street
Old Russia
United States
Mn Weibionton
Kite
James P. McGeanery
Rubinstein
McGranery
Fifth Avenue
Hollywood
Milton Golden
Beverly Hills
Golden
Supreme Court
Love defense to bank robbery set for Mrs Arata
Los Angeles attorney Joan Martin said Mrs Ethel Arata will plead innocent to three counts of bank robbery on grounds she acted under an uncontrollable love for the human race. The 52 year old defendant is a daughter of the late Robert Catts. The Duncan sisters, Rosetta and Vivian, failed to see her in jail after a 1923 stage success.
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Los Angeles
Ethel Arata
Atty
Joan Martin
Arata
Robert Catts
New York
Catts
Duncan Sisters
Rosetta
Vivian
Mrs. Arata
Topsy and
Eva
Meany and Reuther Plan Merger Talks After New Year
AFL President George Meany and CIO Director Walter Reuther outlined plans to hold talks in Washington on proposals to merge their unions. Meany said the discussions would begin after the New Year holiday and be lengthy.
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New York
AFL
George Meany
CIO
Walter Reuther
Washington
Meany
Labor troubles of 1952 rival postwar strikes
The Labor Department reports 1952 had the most labor disputes since 1946 with 4950 stoppages, 34 major strikes, and construction worst hit. The two month CIO United Steelworkers walkout led 176 major stoppages, with production losses surging from 22.9 million to 55 million man-days.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
CIO United Steelworkers
Eres
Pro
Atomic Energy Commission
State Liquor Dept reshuffles investigators in 1953 plan
Columbus Ohio January 2 1953 the state liquor department announced the reassignment of 63 investigators and seven investigators in charge to prevent re establishment of gambling or other rackets linked to the liquor industry Liquor Director William C Bryant said the rotation aims to redouble enforcement and keep the force at its highest level following 1952 progress.
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Columbus
State Liquor Department
William C. Bryant
Bryant
Estimated 410 Holiday Deaths During Four Day New Year
The National Safety Council estimates 410 Americans will die in traffic accidents over the four day New Year holiday period. The AP survey shows 556 deaths in the Christmas four day period, a record, with 744 during Christmas this year and 789 last year. Included were 8 fire deaths and 106 others from various accidents.
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Chicago
National Safety Council Today
Associated Press
Soviet Outspeeds U S in Plane Production
General Hoyt S. Vandenberg warned that cutting back on aircraft output now would be catastrophic. He noted Russia has built five times as many planes as the United States in the last five years. The U S buildup toward a 143 wing Air Force began 29 months ago and has only reached halfway.
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Washington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
U.S
Russia
McCarthy Receives Six Marine Decorations for WWII Service
Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin was awarded six World War II decorations by the Marine Corps in his office. Col. John R. Lanigan presented the honors. McCarthy, an air combat intelligence officer, flew 30 combat missions in the Pacific.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Marine Corps
John R. Lanigan
Fifth Reserve Marine District
Pacific
Eisenhower Konzert Begins on Draft Legislative Program
President-elect Eisenhower meets with Senate Republican leaders including Taft Bridges Likely to outline a preliminary draft of his legislative program. He plans further conferences after inauguration with a staff and cabinet aides to align policy across agencies.
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New York
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
GOP
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Milton R. Young
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Eisenhower
House
Congress
Robert Cutler
Old Colony Trust Company of
Boston
Cutler
National Security Council
Paul G. Hoffman
Ford Foundation
Milton Katz
U. S
Europe
John J. McCloy
Germany
Pope Attacks Red Tempest In Encyclical Crusade
Pope Pius XII condemns persecution of Oriental Rite churches behind the Iron Curtain in a bitter encyclical. He appeals to patriarchs bishops and local ordinaries for a crusade of prayer to end the “grave offenses” and restore flourishing communities.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
New York Critics Name High Noon Film of the Year
The New York Film Critics chose High Noon as 1952’s film of the year. Sir Ralph Richardson won best actor for Breaking Through the Sound Barrier, Shirley Booth won best actress for Come Back Little Sheba, Fred Zinnemann directed High Noon, and Forbidden Games was named best foreign film.
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New York
New York Film Critics
Critics Sunday
Sir Ralph Richardson
Shirley Booth
Truman to ask Congress for about eighty billion in new appropriations
Washington informant says President Truman will urge the new Congress to approve roughly 73 percent of eighty billion dollars in new appropriations for next year. He predicts total government expenditures will run somewhat under eighty billion, though subject to changes by the incoming Eisenhower administration.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Eisenhower
Plane Plunge Death Ruled Accident in Texas Rancher
Ollie William Cox a 23 year old Texas rancher died in a plane crash ruled an accident by Justice of the Peace M C Monroe. Cox told friends by radio he planned to plunge but his father and others dispute suicide claims noting he may have lost control or blacked out. The Civil Aeronautics Board will issue a full report later.
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Sweet Water
Tex
Ollie William Cox
Civil Aeronautics Board
Bureau of Safety Investigations
Justice of the Peace
M. C. Monroe
Fort Stockton
Ollie Cox
Monroe
Senator Mum On Party Post
Friends of Senator Ferguson in Michigan test his chances to become Republican Policy Committee chairman in the Senate. Senator Knowland had been seen as likely for the post but withdrew from GOP floor leadership, leaving Senator Taft with an almost certain uncontested candidacy. Ferguson declined to discuss reports of interest.
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Washington
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Sen
Knowland
Calif
GOP
Taft
Ohio
Ferguson
Prisoner Shanghaied Across States Draws Government Aid
Michigan Governor Williams sought Ohio Governor Lausche’s help after a Detroit street assault and handcuffing case led to Alabama suspect Gerdis Hill being held in Toledo Jail. A Birmingham deputy reportedly placed Hill in custody during transit, amid questions of extradition legitimacy.
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Lausche
Columbus
Pistol Point
Detroit
Ohio
G. Mennen Willams
Frank J. Lausche
Gerdis Hill
Toledo
Ray E. Allen
Birmingham
H. Batson
Hill
Batson
Tran
Alabama
Wilton E. Hogan
Birmingam Bonding Company
Ohio Highway Patrol
Red Probers Hunt Acheson Facing Quiz
A House committee pressed its inquiry into government interference with a Red hunt grand jury in New York and may subpoena Secretary of State Acheson. Jurors testified efforts to block continuation of the UN anti commun ist investigation were discussed.
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Washington
House
New York
Acheson
United Nations
Rep. Keating
R-Ny
State Department
Justice Department
Roy Cohn
Myles Lane
Charles Murray
William Foley
Joseph P. Kelly
Joseph A. Cahil
Charles J. Harsany
Corinne L. Geist
Max M. Zimmerman
U.S
U. S
Kelly
Cohn
Lane
Atty
McGranery
Red
Demand Data On Mob Trip
A House judiciary subcommittee demanded from Attorney General McGranery the full details of the Anastasia brothers immigration. Albert Anthony Joseph and Gerardo Anastasia are noted waterfront figures in New York who allegedly entered illegally by jumping ship and later obtained permanent resident status through unspecified procedures.
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Washington
Atty
McGranery
Anastasia Brothers
Albert
Anthony
Joseph
Gerardo
New York
Walter
Canada Seeks Closer Ties Through Exchange Visits
Ottawa reports Sen Wishart Robertson speaking as a private individual to launch a drive for closer personal relations between Canadian Parliament members and U S Congress members. He aims to arrange frequent or annual exchange visits to foster better ties.
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Ottawa
United States Congress
Sen
Wishart Robertson
Senate
Congress
Five Day Weather Outlook With Snow and Rain
The forecast calls for near normal temperatures with highs around 35 to 42 and lows near 20 to 23. Expect a dip midweek, a warmup Friday, then cooler weekend. Snow or flurries in the north, rain in the south around Wednesday and Friday.
Plane Lost Over Luzon Near Aparri Inquiry Open
Philippine Airlines reports a DC-3 passenger plane missing over Northern Luzon with seven passengers and three crew aboard. Identified travelers include Marshall Nunn of San Francisco and Mary Ireton near Cincinnati. The unpowered in engine aircraft departed Laoag for Aparri in Locos Norte Province this morning.
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Philippine Airlines
Pal
Luzon
Marshall Nunn
San Francisco
Mary Ireton
Cincinnati
United States Information Service
Laoetag
Tlocos Norte
Aparri
Bus Overturns On Icy Grade Near Lebanon Injures Two
A Greyhound bus on Ohio 48 north of Lebanon overturned on an icy grade after braked to avoid a crashed truck at the foot of the hill. Driver W G Shepperd 25 of Detroit and 26 passengers escaped serious injuries with two hospitalized in Miami Valley Hospital Dayton.
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Lebanon
Greyhound
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
W. G. Shepperd
Detroit
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Bernice Roberts
St. Paris
Marleen Fries
Three Die In South Side Furniture Store Blaze
A blast and blazing fire gutted a four story General Furniture Co building on Chicago's South Side. Three bodies were found in the ruins and three other workers were missing believed burned in the disaster. Firemen continued searching debris for the missing in the basement at the time of the explosion.
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Chicago
South Side
General Furniture Co
Army Dept Mum on New Clark Order
Gen. Mark W. Clark’s headquarters cited lack of replacements from the United States as the reason for unchanged rotation rules after January 1. Front-line troops keep 36 points for nine months service. rear-area and Japan-based families adjust weekly points and monthly supports amid ongoing policy disputes.
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Mark W. Clark
U.S
Japan
Clark
Far Eastern
Washington
Dae
Defense Department
Army
United States
Eighth Army
Allied Units Regain Posts Near Chorwon
Allied forces on the Western Front recaptured outposts near Chorwon after a night counterattack by about 225 Chinese Communist troops. About 30 Communists were killed and 100 wounded. Allied losses not stated. Snow, rain, and sleet affected operations as temperatures rose to 6 to 13 degrees above zero.
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Seoul
Chorwon
Eighth Army
North Korea
Kumwha
Accelerator accident fatally injures Ohio banker
Robert Em met Martin, 48, was killed when his wife accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake in a car she was driving through a garage. The vehicle rammed through garage doors while he was unlocking the door, the incident occurring in Lyndhurst suburb.
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Cleveland
Robert Emmet Martin
Lyndhurst
Airman reveals enemy agents penetrated secret B 29 base
Col. Paul W. Tibbets says foreign agents were arrested at Wendover Utah, a guarded B 29 base where the first atomic bomb crew trained. He did not name countries or indicate if secrets were learned, and Manhattan District took charge of the matter. Pentagon offered no immediate comment.
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Paul W. Tibbets
Japan
Utah
Tibbets
Wendover
Mili
Manhattan District
Army
Pentagon
Air Force
Finletter
Inletter
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Ily
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