Reed Pushes Quick Passage of Tax Cut Bill
Rep. Reed announces a renewed push to pass his income tax cut bill and says it can pass while the budget is balanced. Democrats caution that Eisenhower and Reed disagree on timing and scope. Taft favors balancing the budget before cutting revenue, while Byrd lauds a firm drive to reduce waste before lowering taxes.
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Washington
Reed
R-Ny
Anew Today
Eisenhower
Cooper
D-Tenn
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rev. Cooper
Ways and Means
Senate Gop
Taft
Ohio
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Finance Committee
AFL To Oust Crime-Ridden Dock Union
The AFL Executive Council vows to purge the crime taint from the longshoremen's union or face exclusion from the federation. Questions linger whether president Joseph P. Ryan can cleanse the New York and New Jersey waterfront ahead of the AFL convention, as insurgent leaders dismiss a phony reform.
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Miami Beach
Fla
AFL Executive Council
AFL
Joseph P. Ryan
New York
Jersey
International Longshoremen’s Association
Vessels Move Despite Strike In New York Ports
Ships docked and sailed under their own power in New York as a three port tugboat strike continued. Customs reported 25 ships docked and 16 sailed since Saturday without tug assistance amid a wage dispute with the AFL ILU locals seeking at least a 25 percent raise.
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New York
Bureau of Customs
United Marine Division
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Nine Unionists Begin 10 Day Jail Sentence
Nine Local 5 CIO United Rubberworkers members start a 10 day jail term after losing an appeal of contempt of court convictions. The group includes former president George R. Bass who led last March's strike against B F Goodrich Co. leading to the convictions.
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Akron
Local 5
Cio-United Rubberworkers
George R. Bass
B. F. Goodrich Co
Courier To Re-Enact Worthington Trip Event
A courier dressed in frontier costume will reenact the 150 year old journey from Chillicothe to Washington to deliver Ohio’s first Constitution to President Thomas Jefferson. The event is sponsored by the Ross County Sesquicentennial Commission as part of Ohio’s 150th birthday observance.
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Columbus
Chillicothe
Washington
Thomas Worthington
Ohio
Thomas Jefferson
Ross County Sequicentennial Commission
Eisenhower Ends Blockade of Chiang Forces on Formosa
President Eisenhower releases Chinese Nationalist forces on Formosa to attack Reds while pledging to protect the island with the Seventh Fleet. The move limbers up options for U S support to Chiang Kai shek for raids, but officials say no new broad aid is planned. Adm Radford notes strong potential with better equipment. Gen Bradley cautions action awaits more assistance.
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Formosa
Eisenhower
U. S
Chiang Kaishek
Dulles
Paris
Chiang
Red China
Truman
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Navy
Pacific
White House
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MBS
Eden Dulles Confer Today Amid Protests in London
In London, Foreign Secretary Eden and U S Secretary of State Dulles planned talks after Dulles’s Paris trip. Britain voices misgivings over Eisenhower’s Formosa decision and a potential protest, while British officials consider linking forces to a projected European army.
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Eisenhower
Formosa
U.S
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Seventh Fleet
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Foreign Office
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West Europe
Harold E. Stassen
Paris
Rene Mayer
United States
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Labor Party
M. P
Chiang
Europe
Nationalists Leader Hails Ike Decision
Chiang Kai-shek lauded President Eisenhower for lifting the ban on Nationalist operations against the mainland as judicious and morally sound. He offered no immediate plans against the Communists but said action would link with the free world plan to combat global communism. He added that Nationalists will not seek foreign ground forces.
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Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Eisenhower
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Chiang
China
Free China
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Court Reduces Jail Sentence for German Based Case
The U S High Commission Court of Appeals cut Martha Joan Wage’s term from 30 to 18 months after she killed her Air Force husband July 26 when he brought a German friend to their home. The court said the original sentence was excessive given a long history of insults and infidelities.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. High Commission Court of Appeals
Martha Joan Wage
Air Force
U. S
Munich
Five Day Forecast for Ohio Sees Mild Temps and Rain
Temperatures in Ohio will run 2 to 5 degrees above normal with no major changes. Rain is likely in the southern portion while the north can expect rain or snow late Thursday and Friday and again Sunday, totaling about a quarter to a half inch.
Missing Audit Uncovered in Ohio County Records
State Auditor James A. Rhodes disclosed a partial report on Summit County operations involving former engineer Arthur F. Ranney showing $13 528 in county material and employee use for private road repairs. A separate $404 finding involved Commissioners Carter and Poda and others. The Ranney report reportedly disappeared from files after a deputy took it home.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Summit County
Arthur F. Ranney
Oren D. Carter
John Poda
C. L. Bower
Ranney
Rhodes
Bureau of Inspection
Joseph T. Ferguson
St. Marys
Truman Loyalty Check System Is Junked by Administration
The Eisenhower administration moves to scrap the Truman loyalty screening for federal workers and replace it with a broader internal security program for all government payrolls. The new policy, outlined in the State of the Union, targets disloyalty and potential security risk with a standard for hiring and firing and may cover personal habits such as alcoholism or homosexuality. Attorney General Brownell will coordinate the plan with cabinet departments and a new executive order is expected under a 1946 act.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Brownell
50 000 Routed In Netherlands
AP reports a storm and flood disaster in three Holland counties with deaths exceeding 1500. About 50 000 were slated for resettlement, millions in flood damage beyond calculation, as sea waters receded slowly and high tides threaten further inland impact.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Britain
Ohioans oppose Eisenhower trade plan in Congress
Rep Hays and Rep Secrest of Ohio oppose extending the reciprocal trade agreements act citing harm to the pottery and glass industries. Rep Bow votes against the last extension and calls for an immediate study, while Eisenhower pushes safeguards for domestic industries amid broader debate.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Hays
Ohio
Secrest
D-Ohio
Rep
Bow
Congress Eyes Quick End to Secret Pacts With Russia
In Washington a push to repudiate secret understandings with the Kremlin gains momentum in Congress. President Eisenhower seeks a resolution declaring no hidden commitments endangering nations, with Sen Taft endorsing rapid action. Kersten argues set aside of Yalta would let the US curb communism, while others question practical effect.
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Eisenhower
Kremlin
Congress
Formosa
Red China
Sen. Taft
Ohio
General Taylor Begins Survey of Eighth Army
Lt Gen Maxwell D Taylor arrived to take command of the U S Eighth Army after briefing in Seoul He will succeed Gen James A Van Fleet and expand the South Korean Army The general said he would not comment on new war instructions from President Eisenhower and stressed U S support for Korea.
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Maxwell D. Taylor
U. S. Eighth Army
Tokyo
Taylor
United Nations
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
Eisenhower
Washington
Korea
Halil
Syngman Rhee
Plastic Pad Latest Fad in Hollywood Surgery
Hollywood reports a plastic surgeon claims to let girls become larger busts with an inside implant, turning a size 34 to 36 or 38. Dr. Robert Franklyn says he has operated on 25 women, including movie stars, using a sponge like material that feels fleshy and can also enhance cheeks or chin areas.
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Hollywood
Jane Russell
Robert Franklyn
Franklyn
Truck Slams Parked Car Kills Two Men in Weirton
A truck descended a hill on Rt. 22 near Weirton striking a parked car and bursting into flames. Two Baltimore men, William Davis aged 61 and Frank Williams aged 50, were killed. They were en route to Steubenville to pick up pottery for a Baltimore firm.
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Weirton
W. Va
Rt. 22
Baltimore
William Davis
Frank Williams
Steubenville
Steubenville Pottery Co
Pension plan proposal targets all over sixty
Washington Congressman seeks to replace the present social security system with a universal pension for anyone over 60. He proposes financing through a two percent tax on gross incomes above 250 dollars per month.
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Washington
Secrest
Ohio
Eisenhower Hosts GOP Leaders In White House Luncheon
Washington reports a Republican harmony day as President Eisenhower entertains GOP Senate leaders headed by Taft at a luncheon. House leaders plan a similar meal Thursday as the president seeks swift support for his State of the Union policies.
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White House
Eisenhower
GOP
Senate
Taft
Ohio
House
Police Widen Search For Death Kiss Killer
Oakland officers broadened the hunt for the Kiss of Death Slayer after the body of Thomas Pelton a 26 year old airline mechanic was found with a lipstick kiss on the forehead and seven bullet wounds. They seek his divorced German war bride Hildegarde Garni Pelton aged 32 as a key suspect.
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Calif
Thomas Pelton
Hildegarde Garni Pelton
Gunman Kills Doctor and Wife in Omaha Home
An elderly housekeeper told police a trigger happy gunman shot her physician employer, Dr Byron W. Hall, 76, at his door then killed his wife, 70, in bed. The killer fled in the doctor’s car after rousing Hall from sleep. The 14 year old housekeeper reported hiding behind a door during the shootings. Detectives speculated the killer might have been seeking drugs.
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Byron W. Hail
Hall
Minnie Peterson
Curtice Named GM President Succeeding Wilson
Harlow H. Curtice of Flint Michigan is elected GM president by directors succeeding Charles E. Wilson. Curtice 59 was executive vice president and acting president before taking the top post at General Motors Corp. Monday election marks a leadership transition in the automaker.
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Harlow H. Curtice
Flint, Mich
General Motors Corp
Charles E. Wilson
Curtice
Officer Raps Police Report on Hotel Duel
Cleveland Deputy Inspector Michael J. Blackwell dismissed a shooting report as poppycock after a fatal confrontation at Hotel Fenway Hall Coral Room. The incident involved John Hayes fatally shot by Blackwell when Hayes menaced with a .45. a recovered bullet had been misattributed to Captain John P. Fitzgerald, who was wounded.
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Cleveland
Michael J. Blackwell
David L. Cowles
Hotel Fenway Hall
Coral Room
Blackwell
John Hayes
Cowles
John P. Fitzgerald
Hayes
Fitzgerald
Hunt Resumed for Lost Plane
London Skyways, Ltd. said it had given up hope for its transport plane missing in the icy Atlantic off the Newfoundland coast since Monday. Forty people aboard included 10 British soldiers their wives and 13 children. Rescue ships and planes promised clear weather today as search efforts continued despite strong winds and heavy rains.
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London
Skyways, Ltd
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Gander
Nifd
Republicans Slash Emergency Highway Projects in Ohio Caucus
Ohio House Republicans, led by Speaker William Saxbe, plan to fund spring highway work from existing state funds with potential extra emergency money. They target projects including the Cleveland Shoreway and Columbus traffic interchanges, totaling about 6.5 million to spur roughly 19 million in road work with federal and local participation.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Department
Ohio House of Representative
William Saxbe
Champaign
Highway Department
Pike County
Cleveland Shoreway
Toledo
Cincinnati Lower River Rd
Akron
Saxbe
Muskingum River
Marietta
Panel Plans Ammo Check in Defense Procurement
The House Armed Services Subcommittee named a watchdog over national defense procurement to inspect ammunition production. Chairman Hess says the panel will help speed procurement and revisit shortages that rationed ammo to front-line troops in Korea. He notes prior investigations by the subcommittee after reports of rationing and promised production buildup.
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Washington
House Armed Services Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Hess
R-Ohio
Hebert
D-La
Korea
Truck Drivers Strike Halt Coal Deliveries in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati a dump truck drivers strike halted coal and building supplies deliveries. About 1000 AFL Teamsters Union members rejected wage offers from 150 companies, voting two weeks ago to strike and now pressing for a 20 cent hourly raise.
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Cincinnati
AFL Teamsters Union
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