State Dept News Leaks Under Fire During Hearings
Rep. Rooney accuses the State Department of leaks as reports arise about scathing testimony on 534 security dismissals under the Eisenhower era. McLeod disputes figures, while Under Secretary Bedell Smith reportedly says no active communists were found. Berlin talks and Hatch Act questions add to the confusion.
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Washington
Rooney
D-Ny
State Department
Eisenhower
House Appropriations
R. W. Scott McLeod
House
Walter Bedell Smith
McLeod
Subcommittee
Department
Berlin
MacLeod
Missing Boy Case Revived in Akron Investigation
A man walked into Akron police headquarters with a new statement about the 25 year old disappearance of 4 year old Melvin Hoost. Detectives say the tale warrants further tests though a woman and her ex husband were released. The man says a home partner ran over the boy and disposed of the body. The case began December 27 1928 when Mrs. Raymond Horst’s son vanished from Orrville Wayne County and has never been found.
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Akron
Ohio
Melvin Hoost
John F. Struzewski
Raymond Horst
Orrville
Wayne County
Radar Weapon Outlay Soars
The armed forces have received or seek authority to buy more than three billion dollars worth of guided missiles for actual procurement. Part of the total reflects ordered yet to be delivered, with about 400 million dollars in requests in the next fiscal year’s budget.
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Washington
Air Force
Army
Navy
Are You One of the Few
A short advisory urging newspaper customers to pay promptly on collection day to support reliable delivery. It emphasizes that regular payments ensure a dependable carrier and speedy daily newspaper delivery, and warns against being among the few who delay.
Rare Lincoln assassination reward poster uncovered in Ohio history
A 1865 Lincoln assassination reward poster owned by Athens businessman Charles C. Millikan was found folded in a book. The document, issued by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, offered 100000 dollars for Lincoln’s murderers with 50000 for the killer and 25000 for two accomplices. Millikan plans to preserve the sheet, possibly donating it to Ohio University.
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Department
Edwin M. Stanton
Abraham Lincoln
Charles C. Millikan
Athens
United States
John Wilkes Booth
Port Royal
William Millikan
C. C. Millikan
John H. Surratt
Daniel C
Harrold
Ohio
Marion
O. LaPorte
South
Policemen Charged Over Prospect Ave Vice Case
Cleveland police chief charges 15 vice squad members with neglect of duty for not closing a rooming house run by Papa Joe Cremati on Prospect Ave. Lt. Alfred Weber faces conduct unbecoming an officer after a suicide attempt following his photo in the Cleveland Press. All 15 to appear before Safety Director McCormick within five days.
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Cleveland
Frank Story
Alfred Weber
Cleveland Press
John N. McCormick
Papa Joe Cremati
Prospect Ave
Cremati
Ike To Try Luck At Quail Shooting
President Eisenhower flies to southern Georgia to try quail shooting at Treasury Secretary Humphrey’s vacation estate. His private plane Columbine will depart National Airport after Lincoln birthday ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Georgia
Gum-Drop Financed Trip Goes Astray
A 10 year old runaway who funded his trip by selling gum drops at the YMCA reached the bus station with a BB gun for protection, a Boy Scout water canteen, apples and bananas, road maps, 80 cents and a comic book. Detectives gave him pop and returned him home.
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Oklahoma City
Charles Edward Ryan
Boy Scout
John L Lewis Turns 74 as UMW President
Washington notes John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, reaches his 74th birthday. The labor leader has steered the union through major strikes and coal industry negotiations.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
The
United Mine Workers
Baby’s rapid trials test father’s try it psychology
In Salt Lake City Thomas J Fehr reports little success with his approach as his 20 month old son repeatedly bowls cereal to the floor. After paddings and replacements fail to teach, Fehr buys a plastic bowl as the child keeps discarding the meal.
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Salt Lake City
Thomas J. Fehr
Fehr
Russell
Toledo Boy Trapped 18 Hours in Icebox
A 6-year-old boy named James Edward Brice crawled into an abandoned icebox Wednesday evening and sealed the door. Cracks allowed air to enter and he was found Thursday by a neighbor hearing his cries. He was hungry and cold but unharmed after an 18 hour confinement.
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Toledo
Ohio
James Edward Brice
Poison Drink Slayer Committed to Asylum
Harlow Fraden, accused of poisoning his parents with a champagne cocktail, was committed Thursday to Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane by Bronx County Judge James M. Barrett. The commitment delays any murder trial while he remains a patient. Fraden entered his parents’ apartment last August and poisoned their drinks.
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New York
Harlow Fraden
Matteawan State Hospital
Bronx
James M. Barrett
Fraden
William Fraden
Five Day Forecast for Ohio Temperatures Trend
The forecast shows temperatures 3 to 5 degrees below normal with a colder start Saturday morning and warming through the weekend. Expect colder conditions Monday and Tuesday and a warmer Wednesday. Normal lows are 20 to 25 and highs 37 to 45. light rain is possible Sunday and a chance of snow Wednesday.
Rhoades Attacks Lausche Administration Over Cincinnati
State Auditor James A. Rhodes, unopposed for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, accused the Lausche administration of discrimination against Cincinnati. Speaking at a Lincoln Day dinner, Rhodes said the city has been treated as a stepchild and charged obstruction of Cincinnati's expressway program.
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Cincinnati
James A. Rhodes
Lausche
Rhodes
Frank J. Lausche
Hamilton County
Republican Club
Ohio
Train kills student. corneas transplanted to patient
In Braintree Massachusetts 18 year old Philip J Hardy died after being struck by a train on his way to school. About a week earlier he had offered to donate his eyes to the Massachusetts General Hospital eye bank and the corneas were transplanted to a patient that night.
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Braintree
Mass
Philip J. Hardy
Massachusetts General Hospital
Nixon Urges Caution In Political Attacks
Western powers pressed the Soviet Union to drop demand for a Big Five with Red China and join in a new approach to Korean and Indochina settlements. Dulles signals possible shift if Molotov accepts a four power framework without Red China.
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Berlin
Soviet Union
Red China
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
U. S
State Dulles
North Korea
Allied Control Authority
Bidg
Dulles
Big Four
Korea
United States
Moderate Tone Advised But Vice President Has Dems Diplomatic Losses
Vice President Nixon urged Republicans to avoid indiscriminate attacks on Democrats over communism and credited Eisenhower with urging moderation. He contrasted diplomatic victories at the conference table with battlefield gains, while Len McCarthy of Wisconsin pressed for halting trade with Red China.
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Nixon
Eisenhower
Corte
New Haven
Conn
Dulles
Berlin
Times
GOP National Committee
Len McCarthy
R-Wis
Dallas
Tex
McCarthy
Ther
MrecCarthy
U. S
ROKs Offer 2 Divisions To Aid French In Indochina
South Korea offered to send a full army division to assist France against the Vietminh in Indochina. Pyun Yung Tai said Beijing might retaliate by sending divisions. President Rhee discussed the plan with Gen John Hull, but Hull denied two divisions were offered.
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Spoul
South Korea
Indochina
Pyun Yung Tai
Pyun
Red China
Syngman Rhee
John FE
U. S. Far East
Hull
Washington
ROKS
Lawyers Lose To Railroader
A former railroader named George A. Young was arrested in Bradford after allegedly fooling four Bradford attorneys out of about 25 dollars each. FBI agent Norman H. McCabe said Young phoned lawyers claiming a personal injury case and a settlement offer but asked for train fare to Bradford and never appeared.
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Warren
FBI
Norman H. McCabe
Cleveland
George A. Young
Bradford
Young
McCabe
Legislation Aims to Cut FHA Down Payments and Extend Terms
Bills by Senator Capehart and Representative Wolcott propose reducing FHA down payments, varying from 350 dollars on a 10 thousand dollar home, and extending loan payback to 3 1/2 years. The plan allows low down payments on new and existing homes and grants the President leeway on rates, potentially up to 2 percentage points above long term bond yields.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Sen
Capehart
R-Ind
Rep
Wolcott
Rmich
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Veterans Administration
U.S. Plans Substantial Military Aid to Pakistan
American officials announce a large military aid package to Pakistan despite Indian protests. A U.S. survey mission will assess Pakistan's armed forces to determine needed equipment. Announcement may await a Pakistan Turkey defense pact, sought to be disclosed within days. The move could influence Ali’s party ahead of next Tuesday’s provincial elections and draw Nehru's ire.
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Washington
United States
Pakistan
India
Turkey
U. S
Ali
Nehru
Cop Cleared Of Assault
A Chicago municipal court jury acquitted policeman George E. Kuhter after he faced charges of assault and false imprisonment in a case stemming from an alleged attack on Circuit Judge John T. Dempsey in Humboldt Park on November 14. Co-defendant Donald E. Cummings awaits trial on accessory before the fact to assault and false imprisonment.
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Chicago
John T. Dempsey
George E. Kuhter
Donald E. Cummings
Dempsey
Humboldt Park
Kuhter
Galion Board Bans Novels from High School Library
The Galion City Board of Education unanimously removes Richard Wright Native Son and two Harold Allen titles Anthony Adverse and Toward the Morning from Galion High School library citing inappropriateness for students.
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Galion
Ohio
City Board of Education
Richard Wright
Hervey Allen
Galion High School
Allen
Anthony Adverse
Ohio Un American Activities Commission Ends
The Ohio commission bowed out and warned that a Moscow directed core of communists threatens the state. It was replaced by a branch of the attorney general's office. In its final report the group said Ohio Reds are underground but their number has fallen only 3 to 5 percent since 1952.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Un-American Activities Commission
State Attorney Generals Office
Ohio Reds
Newlywed Couple Killed in Ohio Bridge Crash
A Cincinnati bride and her Covington sailor husband died when their car hit a bridge on U S 52, three miles east of Manchester Ohio. The victims were Seaman 1 C. Edward Berberich, 19, and his wife, 17.
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Manchester, Ohio
Cincinnati
Covington, Ky
Wus
Seaman
C. Edward Berberich
Destroys Mill and Fire Damages In Circleville
A large mill burned in Circleville Ohio causing about $200 in damage. Spontaneous combustion started in the Maize Mill boiler room with sparks sparking multiple fires and power outages. Police remained on duty overnight to prevent further outbreaks.
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Circleville
Ohio
W. Main Street
Robert Hedges
Truckers Challenge Ohio Axle Tax Legislation
Attorneys for 21 truckers across Ohio Michigan Illinois and Indiana seek to halt enforcement of Ohio’s axle tax law in a federal suit. A three judge panel heard arguments as depositions are due next Thursday to test the constitutionality and interstate commerce impact of tax rates from one to two cents per mile on multi axle trucks.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Joseph B. Keenan
Washington
Alleged Death Weapon Shown in Sternbaum Trial
In Mansfield Ohio prosecutors showed a monkey wrench they say Max Sternbaum used to kill his wife Leah Sternbaum. Roy Jones testified he found the wrench in the burned supermarket office where Leah’s body was found December 5 1952. Sternbaum admits a fire but claims burglars attacked them and he escaped. fire captain Clarence Hall testified Sternbaum was found on the sidewalk calling for his wife.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Max Sternbaum
Sternbaum
Theodore Lutz
Roy Jones
Jones
Leah Sternbaum
Clarence Hall
Student Sentenced In Icepick Stabbing
A 16 year old high school student received a three year term in a training school for the icepick stabbing of a high school basketball player on January 15. He is to remain there for training and re education until age 19. Three older boys were convicted after trial and await sentences for assault and battery.
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Detroit
George Edwards
Hillsboro News-Herald Editor Dies After 46 Years
Granville Barrere, longtime editor and publisher of the Hillsboro News-Herald, died today in Hillsboro Ohio after a 46 year tenure at the paper.
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Ohio
DLES
Hillsboro
Granville Barrere
Hillsboro News-Herald
Akron Seeks Key Figure in Local Counterfeit Ring
Secret Service agents and police hunted a suspected distributor of phony ten dollar bills as part of a Northeast Ohio counterfeiting ring. Authorities tied the probe to Patsy J. D Andrea, an auto salesman, arrested on counterfeit possession charges. The suspect’s name was not released.
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Akron
Ohio
Secret Service
Patsy J. D'Andrea
Rupert Holmes
Cleveland
Gallia County Elections Board Appointment Made
C. W. Aliaga will succeed Mark Burnett on March 1 as Gallia County Board of Elections member. He was recommended by the GOP executive committee. O. E. Russell, retained by the Democratic committee, will remain on the board with chairman Reuben Phillips and Charles Stevens. Crilla Stiverson is listed as a Republican member.
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Gallipolis
C. W. Aliaga
Mark Burnett
Gallia County
Auto strike kills 12 year old in New Carlisle area
Springfield police report a vehicle struck and killed Jay Dean Tyree 12 son of Mr and Mrs J D Tyree of Rt 3 New Carlisle on Thursday.
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Springfield
Ohio
Aar
Jay Dean Tyree
J. D. Tyree
New Carlisle
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