Ike Free-Trade Plan Heads to House Debate
Supporters of President Eisenhower's free trade plan express confidence as the House takes up the measure. Both parties back the bill but insurgents vow a last-ditch fight before action. Senate action is pending. The proposal would extend three years of tariff lowering powers and allow the president to cut rates up to five percent annually with potential larger cuts, aiming to boost allied economies and military strength.
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Truck Driver Is Acquitted Amid Cheers
In Washington C H 24 year old Jack Southward was acquitted of first degree murder in the death of his wife Ruth after a courtroom demonstration. The jury deliberated four hours as Southward’s mother and two children watched. Prosecutor Bath had alleged deliberate killing after a quarrel. defense said the shotgun discharge was accidental. Hundreds gathered outside as a glass door panel cracked during the crowding.
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Jack Southward
Ruth
Southward
Common Pleas
John
Case
Bath
Paul M. Herbert
Pineau Hunts Cabinet Men Faces Withdrawals
Paris Christian Pineau announced a proposed government lineup but within hours three of his 36 nominees withdrew at their party request. The deserters were Edward Corniglion-Molinier Pierre Ferri and Andre Gaubert all URAS members and nominees for Justice Posts and Posts Telephones Commerce.
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Christian Pineau
Reuest
Genarles de Gaulle
Pineau
National Assembly
Waw
Edward Corniglion-Molinier
Justice Ministry
Pierre Ferri
Ministry of Posts, Telephone and Telegraph
Andre Gaubert
A Commerce
The
Republican Union For Social Action
URAS
More Officers Resign Than Leave Schools
Carter L. Burgess assistant secretary of defense told Congress the mill services lost many more regular officers through resignations last year than the total number of graduates of West Point and Annapolis.
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Carter L. Burgess
Defense
Congress
West Point
Annapolis
GOP Picks San Francisco for 1956 National Convention
The Republican National Committee unanimously ratified San Francisco as the 1956 GOP convention site with a Cow Palace venue planned for the week starting August 20. Leaders praised President Eisenhower and urged unity, while dissenters within the party were dismissed as outdated factions.
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Republican National Committee
San Francisco
Cow Palace
West Coast
Press Wins Libel Battle Against Cincinnati Enquirer
A common pleas court cleared the Cincinnati Enquirer of libel damages in a suit by Tom McCarthy who claimed personal and professional harm. The jury held the paper had the right to fair comment on fluoridation in a Feb 26, 1953 editorial supporting adding fluoride to city water to reduce tooth decay.
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Common Pleas
Cincinnati Enquirer
Tom McCarthy
Cincinnati Times-Star
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School Aid Program Denounced as Token
The National Education Association denounces President Eisenhower s school aid plan as token and urges genuine federal help to provide each school child a desk. NEA executive secretary William G Carr says the proposal favors state and local financing with federal ties, giving schools too little aid and too much control.
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William G. Carr
NEA
Wealthy landowner convicted in old tree damage case
Elon Farren 77 of Wilmington Route 1 was found guilty by a Clinton County common pleas court jury of maliciously injuring a maple tree in Sugar Grove Cemetery near a mausoleum he built and that holds remains of two wives a brother and a sister. Judge Kirk withheld sentence pending appeal.
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Ohio
Clinton County
Elon Farren
Common Pleas Court
Sugar Grove
Farren
Charles R. Kirk
Atto
Henry Hague II
Navy to Investigate Sighting of Unidentified Sub Near Florida
The Navy plans an investigation to evaluate a reported sighting of an unidentified submarine near Fort Pierce Florida. Two Coast Guardsmen reported an orange glow about 11 miles southeast of Fort Pierce and approached within a quarter of a mile before losing the object in darkness. In New London Connecticut Lt Cmdr Jack Parry said no submarines are operating in that area.
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Jack Parry
Atlantic Submarine Fleet Headquarters
Blaze Fatal Fire Hits Yokohama Old Ladies Home
About 100 aged women died in a flash fire at a Yokohama old age home with 46 survivors. The fire started from defective wiring at 4 30 a m and rapid flames spread through a two story dormitory injuring many inmates ages 60 to 96. Sister Umeko Sugiyama died bravely while trying to rescue residents. The building was a converted Japanese army barracks part of the Garden of Our Lady convent run by the Francisco Missionaries of Mary.
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Japan
Umeko Sugiyama
Garden of Our Lady
Francisco Missionaries of Mary
Retired Man Dies Rich in St Louis
Albert F. Kersten a bachelor and former upholsterer died last Nov 22 on his 68th birthday An estate valued at 154380 stocks and bonds chief assets Probate Court inventory shows. A Lutheran Convalescent Home spokesman noted few knew he was wealthy.
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St, Louis
Albert F. Kersten
Kersten
Lutheran Convalescent Home
Truman Still Agrees With Dean Acheson
Kansas City report recalls Harry S. Truman at age 70 confirming plans after leaving office. Dean Acheson, visiting the Trumans, joked about running for president at 90 and said he would be glad to serve with him if elected at that age.
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Harry S. Truman
Hisormer
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Trumans
Truman
Ballots To Be Tested For Incorrect Marks In Cincinnati
Ballots from four Hamilton County precincts will be tested in a laboratory to check for improper markings. The ballots were subpoenaed yesterday for review in a county irregularities case tied to last November's election and related to C. Watson Hover's indictment.
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Hamilton County
Scort
C. Watson
New Democrat Appoints Gallia Election Board Member
Columbus Secretary of State Ted W. Brown announces the appointment of Northup as a Democratic member of the Gallia County Election Board to fill the unexpired term of G. R. Phillips of Northrup who died recently. The term ends February 29.
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Ted W. Brown
Awd
Northup
Gallia County
G. R. Phillips
Northrup
House Group Likely to Delay Tax Cuts
Washington The House Ways and Means Committee will act next week on President Eisenhower’s request for about three billion dollars in scheduled tax cuts. A one year postponement is expected, with extensions potentially including changes to personal and excise taxes.
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Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhower
Senate
Ethone
Bungled Job Tale in Rubinstein Murder
Police say frail 50-year-old Herman Scholz who fingered possible killers in the Serge Rubinstein case is being questioned about two unsolved bank robberies. Scholz, held on $25,000 bail as a witness, described a failed plan to kidnap Rubinstein for ransom and a switch from a Costello kidnapping plot.
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Herman Scho
Serge Rubinstein
Scholz
Rubinstein
uayIng
Ue Pilayouy
High Sth Ave
Frank Costello
Plang
Invaders Get Flushed Out at Swiss Romanian Legation
In Bern the anti Communist invaders of the Romanian legation fought Swiss police and troops for nearly two days. Three surrendered after leaving the legation. a fourth was arrested. They face trial for the death of legation chauffeur Aurel Sedu who was fatally wounded during the takeover. The incident threatens Romania Swiss relations and could spark a diplomatic break.
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Rockefeller speaks to Canton Urban League banquet
Winthrop Rockefeller addressed 300 attendees at a Canton Urban League banquet via last minute telephone hookup from New York. He is noted for philanthropic and civic work while the Canton bound airplane he rode had to turn back due to weather at Akron Canton Cleveland or Pittsburgh airports.
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Pittsburgh
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Atomic Tests To Use Different Type Bomb
After three postponements the 1955 atomic test series could begin tomorrow morning as the Atomic Energy Commission holds a new option. The AFL revealed a Sees sensitive shot is ready for detonation alongside the previously canceled device set for the opening.
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New
Atomic Energy Commission
AFL
Chinese Sign Petition Opposing Atom Arms
TOKYO reports Communist China is collecting signatures on petitions opposing atomic weapons. A broadcast stated that one and a quarter million people eligible to sign had signed within three days.
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Tokyo
China
Liquor Sales Decline Prompt State Store Layoffs
In Columbus state stores, liquor sales decline leads to 50 layoffs of clerks and staff effective March 1, announced by Liquor Director William C Bryant. The director said the measure aims to trim costs and adjust operations across outlets.
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Columbus
William C. Bryant
Cargo Belt Employed as Boost for Youngstown Area
Kenneth Lloyd tells Ohio House committee that a 600 mile Erie to Ohio River belt conveyor would aid the Youngstown economy. Riverlake seeks public utility status with eminent domain to obtain rights of way for ore and coal transport, needing 500 workers for three years and 14 thereafter. Next hearing set for next Tuesday.
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Youngstown
Ohio House Commerce and Traction Committee
Kenneth Lloyd
Mehoning Valley
Lloyd
Louis J. Schneider
R-Hamilton
Ohio legislature weighs mental health treatment options
Kansas expert Dr. William C. Menninger urged Ohio lawmakers to act on humane mental health care, arguing for treatment over prolonged confinement as the General Assembly nears its seventh week. He spoke before a joint session in Topeka.
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Kansas
William Co. Menninger
Menninger Foundation
Topeka
Kan
Construction Starts on Kaiser Mill and Ravenswood Homes
Ground was broken in Ravenswood for a Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical rolling mill project and the first phase of a 49 home community building. Operations manager Ford R. led earthmoving on the 400000 cubic yards grading work while State FHA Director Hubert Ellis turned the first shovelful for the housing phase.
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Ravenswoods
Ford R
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation
FHA
Hubert Ellis
Ravenswood
Nine Henry Chapman Family Diphtheria Cases in Cleveland
Nine members of the Henry Chapman family were treated for diphtheria and two others hospitalized as a precaution in Cleveland. Health official E B Buchana called it the worst outbreak in several years.
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Cleveland
Henry Chapman
E. B. Buchana
Fuller Case Proceeds With State Testimony
State's attorneys began the trial of Albert Fuller with groundwork testimony that may lead to eyewitness accounts of the death of A. L. Patterson. Three witnesses testified yesterday.
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Birmingham
Alan State
Albert Fuller
A. L. Patterson
Senate Poised To Vote Big Pay Raise For Congress
President pro tempore George and Kefauver foresee Senate passage of a House backed bill raising federal lawmakers pay to 75 000 a year with proportional boosts for the vice president and federal judges. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a 22 500 increase for members of Congress, while a minority voices concern over a lengthy mail backlash.
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Judiciary Committee
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Kefauver
Gome
Halleck
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Burdick
RND
Courthouse Sale Authorized in Perry County
Perry County commissioners gain authority to sell the old Somerset courthouse after approval by the House. An auction was blocked when Rep. Neil B. Robinson, an auctioneer, attempted immediate bidding, with a single bid of 400 dollars ruled out of order by House leadership. The building sits in Newlington.
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Perry County
Somerset
Senate
David J. Lewis
Perry
Newlington
Neil
Robinson
Richland
A. G. Lancione
Helmont
Roger Cloud
Logan
Executive forecasts responding machines
New York report quotes Dr E W Engstrom executive vice president of ERadio Corp. of America predicting voice responsive systems. He says a future system will type directly on paper the words spoken.
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New York
E. W. Engstrom
Eradio Corp. of America
Grocer Samuel Brody Subdues Armed Holdup Suspect
In New York a grocer named Samuel Brody confronted and handed over an armed holdup man who entered his store. Police were alerted and took the suspect into custody after the encounter.
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New York
Samuel Brody
Newtek
Brody
Ravenswood Fire Causes Over $95 000 In Damage
Fire at Ravenswood damaged a garage and service station owned by Grover Halls and destroyed within an hour. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours while nearby Faulkners Bishs restaurants and Hub Tavern suffered water damage. Chief Harris noted a firewall limited spread between buildings under a shared roof. The service station and garage were owned by Harald Bish with other property owned by another Ravenswood owner.
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Paul Harris
Ravenswood
Grover Halls
Harris
Faulkners and
Bish
Hub
Harald Bish
Weather Across Regions Reports Mild Dry Conditions
The weather today was generally dry and mild with light rain in parts of the East and Far West. No severe weather was reported nationwide. Wisconsin recorded the coldest temps, below zero in Eau Claire and Wausau, while light snow occurred in New England and interior New York and rain moved through the middle and southern Atlantic states.
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Eau Claire
Wausau
New England
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Atlantic States
Dulles Sees Moscow Power Shift Shaping US Relations
Secretary of State Dulles states a Moscow power struggle will yield practical U S led negotiations with future Russian leaders. He says Formosa can be settled if China renounces force and urges a new UN push to disarm Formosa. He contrasts Soviet and Chinese rhetoric with restrained tone.
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United States
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Formosa
Red China
Foreign Policy Association
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Chow Enelai
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Sach
Quemoy
Chiang Kai-Shek
Lulies
Nathan Security Council
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Communim Party
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Russia
Russane
Gtature
Wife’s multiple marriages cited in Cambridge custody case
Richard C. Burke, 21, a Navy man from Arlington, told a Probate Court judge that his wife Mariquita Campastrano, 25, had been married before and never disclosed it. He found government allotment checks at home after their marriage in West Virginia last year. Campastrano is said to be serving a three year term in the West Virginia Reformatory, and Judge John Leggat nullified the marriage.
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Navy
Artington
West Virginia
Mariquita Campastrano
Feathers Fade Shrimp Can Dye Them
The Cincinnati Zoo hopes to restore flamingo color using gulf shrimp fed to the birds after FDA inspectors seized a shipment mislabeled as fresh frozen. Zoo executive J. F. Heusser says the plan could brighten plumage beyond the current pink, making brighter colors affordable for the birds in care.
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