Big Four Launches Secret Sessions
Senator Knowland said Eisenhower's program may pass with broad approval as Congress completes its work. National Chairman Hall voiced optimism about GOP gains in November and said Eisenhower will support candidates on TV, while McCarthy remains a party asset. He predicted communism will be a key 1954 issue and that a second term demand for Eisenhower is likely.
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Knowland
California
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Leonard W. Hall
NBC
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Republican Party
Wisconsin
National Committee
Democratic Party
Maxwell Bodenheim and woman found slain in New York room
The 63 year old writer Maxwell Bodenheim and Ruth Fagan, 35, were found murdered in a furnished room in Manhattan. Police sought Harold Weinberg alias Joseph Greenburg in a 13 state sweep while detectives searched Greenwich Village for clues. Bodenheim had a controversial 1920s career as a poet and writer of harsh fiction.
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NEW York
Maxwell Bodenheim
Bodenheim
Police Today
Harold Weinberg
Joseph Greenburg
Manhattan
Greenwich Village
Thomas A. Nielson
Ruth Fagan
Weinberg
Disarmament Conference Debate Dominates Berlin Talks
Western ministers pressed a three point program on Russia, seeking a united world disarmament effort under the UN, and an Austrian independence treaty while reserving talks with Red China on Korea and Indochina. The session followed East German unrest and a lack of progress on any concrete agreement.
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Red China
Berlin
Russia
China
Austria
Molotov
Red Hina
Korea
Indochina
Peiping
Big Four
Germany
Aussie
United Nations
East
Asteva
East Germany
Imp
Sid Ston
Rome Cabinet Task Given To Unknown
Mario Scelba a former interior minister known as a tough enforcer agreed with reservations to try forming a new Italian government. President Luigi Finandi chose the 52 year old Sicilian born Christian Democrat after consultations with political leaders, with Alcide de Gasperi expected by many to be asked again to form a cabinet.
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Rome
Mario Scelba
Luigi Finandi
Alcide de Gasperi
Italy
Scelba
Scelha
Toreh Murder Trial Opened
Mansfield OH Ernest Max Sternbaum 34 a supermarket executive goes on trial in Common Pleas Court on a first degree murder charge for the slaying of his wife Leah 31 on December 4 1952 He is also indicted on an arson charge related to a fire that gutted the Sternbaum Food Market office Mrs Sternbaum was found in the burned office A Cincinnati pathologist Dr Frank P Cleveland said autopsy traces of carbon monoxide show she inhaled smoke after being beaten.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Ernest Max Sternbaum
Common Pleas Court
Leah
Sternbaum
Sternbaum Food Market
Frank P. Cleveland
Cincinnati
Piano sale draws many calls from buyers
Mrs. P. O. Nichols notes a surge in inquiries after placing a small ad. She says they received many calls and sold the Baby Grand for the asking price, reflecting strong demand for pianos.
Baby Grand Piano For Sale and More Wanted Ad
Classified notice offers a baby grand piano for sale and other items through Messenger Want A. Call 706 to place a want ad and reach a buyer willing to meet your price. Dial 31242 to place your ad and see results.
Fortune Found After Vandals Attack Recluse
Police recovered a fortune in cash and securities from the cluttered flat of 86 year old Carrie Wherritt. The widow, beaten by burglars who ransacked her home, was hospitalized in serious condition. Authorities said the safe contained 291800 dollars in cash and securities valued at least that much.
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Detroit
Carrie Wherritt
Wherritt
Rhodes Claims Ohio Hospital Funds Wasted
Ohio Governor candidate James A. Rhodes charges Cleveland State Receiving Hospital wasted tax money in 1949 and 1952. Welfare Director Henry J. Robison admits unsatisfactory administration but says issues were corrected by replacing the superintendent and business manager. Auditors cite storm windows, $60,000 laundry equipment, and 60 door locks unused.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Cleveland State
Henry J. Robison
Frank J. Lausche
Rhodes
Cleveland Hospital
Escapees Still at Large After Prison Break
BAY MINETTE Ala Hunger forced the remaining three Atmore Prison escapees to surface Sunday night but they fled after demanding food at knifepoint. Lt Whitten said the trio headed to a backwoods area seven miles north, as authorities search for Ned Capinelli Adrian McCrandel and James Norton Guy the last of nine long termers who fled Thursday via an electrical tunnel.
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Bay Minette
Ala
Atmore
W. L. Whitten
Here
Ned Capinelli
Adrian McCrandel
James Norton Guy
Czech Plane Forced Down in West Germany
U S military authorities hold two Czech airmen Lt Franz Zawadilik 26 and Cpl Georg Skorm 22 after their training plane made an emergency landing in West Germany Friday. They were moved to Nurnberg for food and lodging while the U S Air Force offered to repair the aircraft for the return flight behind the Iron Curtain.
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Mernberg
Germany
U. S
West Germany
Franz Zawadilik
Georg Skorm
Nuernberg
Official Photograph of Eisenhower Chosen
The White House announced a new official photograph of President Eisenhower to replace the previous pre inauguration image. Taken by George Tames of the New York Times on August 7, the picture will be periodically updated as the official executive portrait.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
George Tames
New York Times News
James Hagerty
Secret Police Suppress Unrest in Soviet Zone
In Berlin and other eastern cities, authorities claim a mass arrest drive by the secret police and allied units quenched suspected resistance. Western sources say the crackdown targeted more than 500 Germans in industrial areas, dismissing June revolt fears as quelled.
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Berlin
V. M. Molotov
Dresden
Gera
Merseburg
Ocisnitz
Germany
Zion Fire Ravages Historic Business District
A weekend blaze in Zion's two block business area caused by wind whipped flames damaged a block long department store during Saturday night shopping. Firefighters from nearly 40 communities fought the four hour blaze. Fire Chief Robert Burleigh of Fox Lake Illinois died of a heart attack after aiding efforts. Four firefighters were injured.
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Fox Lake
Derailment Blocks B and O Traffic Near Barnesville
About 19 cars derailed on the Baltimore and Ohio line five miles east of Barnesville at Speidel. No injuries reported by track foreman D R Bowman. Both tracks blocked. freight and passenger trains rerouted via Newcomerstown to the north.
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Barnesville
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Wheeling-Columbus
Here
D. R. Bowman
Speidel
Newcomerstown
Lisbon fishing smack sinks off Cabo Paso
A fishing smack with 18 men aboard foundered on rocks off Cabo Paso near Lisbon. At least 11 men are feared drowned with rescue attempts ongoing and authorities investigating the disaster.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Cabo Paso
Brownell cites 20000 missing spy documents in White case
General Brownell says an FBI espionage report on Harry Dexter White was found among about 20000 misplaced documents. He asserts the White promotion in 1946 followed an FBI finding he was under spy suspicion, with Truman and Hoover involved. The missing documents surfaced during Justice Department budget hearings.
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Washington
Afty
Brownell
Harry Dexter White
White
CBS
Truman
FBI
Treasury
International Monetary Fund
J. Edgar Hoover
Chicago
Justice Department
Red Cleanup Underway Says State Department Official
Scott McLeod, security administrator, says morale in the U S foreign service is not lowered by new security procedures. He notes a gradual cleanup of a mess in the State Department without harming effectiveness. He denies Sen McCarthy influenced his appointment and calls reports of dismissal over reading matter ridiculous.
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Department of State
VU. S. Foreign Service
State Department
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U. S. News and World Report
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Court Clerk Admits Theft Morals Charge
Parma clerk of courts Charles W. Custer admitted he had sexual relations with several teenage boys and embezzled parking fine money. He signed a confession and resigned when demanded by Municipal Judge George P. Alien. His 28-year-old roommate was being held for questioning.
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Cleveland
Parma
Charles W. Custer
George P. Alien
Custer
Five Die in Ohio Weekend Traffic Crashes
Five people died in Ohio traffic crashes over the weekend, a low toll for recent years. An additional accidental death occurred when a woman burned to death in bed.
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Ohio
College dean named at Michigan State College
Dr John D Ryder age 47 was named dean of the School of Engineering at Michigan State College in East Lansing.
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East Lansing
John D. Ryder
Michigan State College
Attopeu Falls to Vietminh as French report north fighting
The French concede loss of Attopeu a key Laotian village in central Indochina after withdrawal three days earlier. Vietminh occupy the town at Leos about 280 miles north of Saigon while French mobile groups in the north report heavy Vietminh losses and a clash near the Red River delta where 111 enemy and 72 captured are claimed.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Attepes
Red River Delta
Attopeu
Vietminh
Leos
Saigon
Pakse
Mekong River
Earthquake Devastates Chiapas Wide Area in Southern Mexico
Reports from Chiapas state say four towns were ruined after a strong quake. Officials estimate damage at 200 million pesos about 23 million dollars and 5000 families left homeless as telephonic updates from mayors narrowed fatalities.
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Mexico City
Chiapas
Mexico
Chiapas State
Efrain Aranda Osorio
Heat Wave and Quake Hit San Diego Area
Record 85 degrees in San Diego with strong winds toppling trees including one at tennis star Maureen Connolly’s home. A light earthquake was reported as beaches drew about 10 000 visitors. Los Angeles also reached a record high of 88 degrees.
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San Diego
Calif
Maureen Connolly
Los Angeles
Wong Family Hosts Chinatown New Year Reunion
Los Angeles reported Wong family celebrated Chinese New Year with a large reunion. About eight hundred relatives attended.
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Los Angeles
Wong
AFL Faces Split Over Rival Union Jurisdiction Plan
In Miami Beach the AFL Executive Council nears a showdown over a proposed mechanism to peacefully settle jurisdictional feuds between rival unions. President Meany backs a neutral board for binding decisions, while Teamsters chief Dave Beck reportedly opposes any such binding forum.
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Miami Beach
Fla
AFL Executive Council
AFL
AFI
George Meany
Dave Beck
Teamsters Unions
Pontiff Shows Improvement For 3rd Diary
Vatican report says Pope Pius rested well and shows continuing improvement for the third straight day. Dr Riccardo Gateagzi-Lisi notes a return of strength despite a stomach ailment leaving him weakened and confined to bed at the Palace apartment.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius
Riccardo Gateagzi-Lisi
Vatican
Galenszi-Lisi
Rome
Surplus Aid Planned for 4000 Jobless Farm Workers
In Kennett Missouri about 4000 drought hit farm workers registered to receive food and clothing under an emergency relief program. Red Cross and county volunteers set up points across eight townships to aid the destitute workers while cotton harvesting boosted yields and regional shipments of surplus beef were expected.
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Kennett
Missouri
Danklin County
Kansas City Star
Vinisters Veet in Cincinnati Vinisters
In Cincinnati a delegation of ministers and Christian lay leaders arrived to review past battles and map new plans for Christian education. More than 50 speeches and sermons will address the theme Christ Our Unity Teaching Missions.
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Cincinnati
Christ
National Council of the
Youth Admits Shooting Parlor Operator in Ohio
Portsmouth Ohio James E Vaughters 18 Wheelersburg shoe factory worker will be charged with first degree murder in the death of Luther Cunningham a middle aged pool hall operator Scioto County Sheriff Burn Justice said Vaughters admitted shooting Cunningham but claimed it was an accident He said a rifle he was trying to sell to Cunningham discharged accidentally The sheriff said the youth confessed stealing $52 from Cunningham
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Portsmouth
Ohio
James E. Vaughters
Wheelersburg
Luther Cunningham
Scioto County
Burn Justice
Vaughters
Cunningham
Twin Coffee Price Probe Sparks Senate Action
Senators move on two fronts over coffee price spikes. Testimony from five New York coffee traders is sought before a Senate Banking subcommittee led by Sen Beall to determine if speculation raised prices above 1 a pound. Aiken pushes fast passage of a bill for government supervision of coffee trading and futures.
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Washington
New York City
Senate Banking
Sen
Beall
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Commodity Exchange Authority
Agriculture
Department Ey
Former House Member Cited In Ship Deals
Indictment returned Oct 13 by a DC grand jury charges nine defendants with conspiracy to defraud the government in postwar surplus ship deals totaling millions. Joseph E. Casey, ex Massachusetts Democrat, allegedly led a Senate committee crew profiting from tanker sales. Aristoteles S. Onassis appeared in court and pleaded innocent.
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Tregtment Today
Etd Wy Co
Joseph E. Casey
House
Massachusetts
Casey
Senate
Aristoteles S. Onassis
District of Columbia
Onassis
Greece
Argentina
Federal District Court
Alaska Bush Pilots Save Six From Plane Crash
Two veteran Alaska bush pilots were credited with saving six of sixteen men aboard a C47 that crashed after departing Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage. Eight were missing and two were known dead. Names of the dead and missing were withheld pending next of kin notifications.
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Alaska
Reader
Air Force
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Anchorage
Shel Cliff Hudson
Don She
Six Die In Car Truck Crash On Highway 9 Southwest
Six persons were killed Sunday night when a pickup and a sedan collided on a hilltop 10 miles southwest of Yuma Arizona on Highway 9. A third car was struck by the skidding truck and two persons were injured.
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Yuma
Ariz
Here
Just Practicing Seaman Cleared of Begging Charge
Walter Hallett a 43 year old seaman faced a begging charge in Baltimore Magistrate William Laukaitis court. Hallett said he was keeping in practice for low mood and the magistrate dismissed the case after confirming he had visible means of support.
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Baltimore
Walter Hallett
Wiliam F. Laukaitis
Hughes Seeks All RKO Stock
Howard Hughes holder of the controlling interest in RKO Pictures Corp announces an offer to buy out all remaining stockholders for 23 million dollars. He states the offer equals a fair price per share and requires acceptance by a duly constituted RKO officer and a majority of stockholders by March 30.
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Hollywood
Howard
T Hughes
RKO
Federic Appreys
Hughes
Car Theft Kingpin Added to FBI List
Nelson Robert Duncan from Chattanooga Tennessee, once jailed for car theft in Atlanta, is named by the FBI as a top wanted fugitive. The ex convict’s brothers are already in federal penitentiaries as authorities label him a kingpin in the car theft racket.
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FBI
Washington- Ia
Nelson Robert Duncan
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ste of Lo
Atlanta
Duncan
Earth tremors Felt Across Region Over Several Hours
Quake shocks of strong density were recorded and felt between 1 and 9 a m, indicating multiple tremors across and around the area during that window.
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