New U S Funds Spur Approval of NATO Force
Lisbon AP reports the United States preliminarily agrees to grant France 5 million dollars to aid rearmament, part of a larger plan to form a European Defense Community with 43 divisions. NATO ministers expect quick approval to ease congressional support for a 7.9 billion dollar foreign aid package and a six-nation treaty. France and allies push for swift ratification and recruitment following approval.
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Lisbon
Portugal
United States
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Truman
Congress
Italy
West Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
MacArthur Declines Back Ike in Political Bid
Gen. Douglas MacArthur states he does not support Dwight D. Eisenhower for political office though he has a warm friendship with him. He cites lack of knowledge on Eisenhower's political beliefs and stresses criticisms of the current administration concern grave national issues.
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NEW York
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
MacArthur
Robert A. Taft
Newsweek Magazine
Newsweek
Taft
Ike
Harry
Eisenhower
Truman
Far East
Ohio
Ee FE
Stassen
Aft
Trailer Fire Claims Lives Of Three Tots
A Salem trailer fire killed three children, Danny Leroy five, Cherry Lynn two, and Pamela Jean four months, trapping them at the door as Dolores Flory and neighbor Mary Dales tried to rescue them. Flory suffered burns. In Columbus a second fire killed Mrs. Richard Biehl and her five-year-old daughter Linda Darlene in a second floor bedroom.
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Salem
Dolores Flory
Danny Leroy
Cherry Lynn
Pamela Jean
Columbus
Richard Biehl
Linda Darlene
Ohio Five Day Forecast Passes Through Weekend
Extended forecast for Ohio shows near normal temperatures with normal highs around 39 to 46 and lows about 22 to 27. Expect cold through Sunday, warming by Tuesday and Wednesday, with rain or snow on Saturday and light snow flurries Sunday. Precipitation totals between a quarter and three quarters of an inch Tuesday or Wednesday.
Waste Cited Lift Charges on Air Bases
Senate hearings probe waste and extravagance in rush building of secret air bases near the North Pole and in North Africa. Officials Edwin V. Huggins and Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Pick testify as lawmakers cite premium pay and standby pay totaling millions, with over 350 million dollars spent on six bases since the Korean War.
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Washington
North Pole
North Africa
Air Force
Edwin V. Huggins
Lewis A. Pick
Army Engineers
Senate Preparedness
Hunt
D-Wye
Blue Jay
Allen Presses Death Probe
Youngstown police questioned Mrs Verna Echard in a case tied to the death of her father, George Brantner 74, found strangled and hacked with a hatchet in his basement coal bin. An earlier heart attack followed once the body was discovered last January 28.
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Youngstown
Verna Echard
Edward J. Allen
South Side Hospital
Practice Alert Triggers Swift Ohio Guard Response
Ohio radio alert spurs rapid mobilization as 3500 airmen from the 121st maintenance and supply squadron rush to Lockbourne after an across the board surprise alert. Other units’ members heard only the initial report.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Air National Guard
121St
Air National Guard
Lockbourne
Marietta Judge Resigns From Washington County Post
Probate Judge Joseph Thomas of Washington County notified Governor Lausche of his resignation on Thursday. The governor’s secretary acknowledged receipt of the letter but did not disclose the reason for the action.
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Marietta
Columbus
Joseph Thomas
Washington County
Frank J. Lausche
Kefauver Launches Ohio Delegates Tour From East Liverpool
Senator Estes Kefauver opens his Ohio drive to secure Democratic convention delegates visiting East Liverpool and Marion. He faults Senator McCarthy and Taft amid opposition from the state Democratic machine led by Robert Bulkley. Campaign head Rep. Wayne L. Hayes plans a whistle stop tour across much of Ohio in April.
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Warren
Robert A. Taft
Estes Kefauver
East Liverpool
Kefauver
McCarthy
Taft
Ohio
Robert Bulkley
Cleveland
Marietta
Wayne L. Hayes
Bargain Day For George Video Sets Sell For $1 in Capital
Washington observes George Washington birthday with a national bargain day. Shoppers queued in freezing weather to secure 99 cent typewriters and TV sets, 69 cent radios, 199 fur coats, and eight cent fence pickets as part of the sale frenzy.
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George
Washington
George Washington
Rappahannock
Taft Gaining Says New Jersey Senator Hendrickson
Senator Hendrickson of New Jersey says Taft is gaining steam in the Republican race while Eisenhower slips. He cites visits, calls, and letters showing rising sentiment for Taft and criticizes Eisenhower’s silence on issues.
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Washington
Hendrickson
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate
Taft
Ohioan
New Jersey
Eisenhower
Vandalia mother rescues child from icy pond
Mrs Elizabeth Weckesser of Vandalia plunged into five feet of icy water to save her four year old daughter Joyce Ann after she fell into a pond. She administered artificial respiration and revived the child.
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Dayton
Elizabeth Weckesser
Vandalia
Joyce Ann
Rioters Clash With U S Troops at Koje Island Prison
In a three hour battle at the Koje Island stockade in Korea the communist led riot in compound No 62 left 70 dead and 165 injured. U S forces reported 750 troops and 1500 interned Koreans involved with one American dead and 22 injured.
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Pusan
Korea
U.S
Eighth Army
Seoul
Korean Civilians In Compound No. 62 On Kore
Clash deepens in armistice talks at Munsan
In Munsan Korea allied and communist negotiators offered compromise on troop rotations and entry ports but remained deadlocked. The sides narrowed to one port and 5000 troops monthly while original demands were nine ports and 70000 men. The UN again rejected Soviet Russia as neutral inspection chair. A communist riot left 69 Koreans dead and 142 wounded during a civilian prisoners rally, with observers fearing it could influence prisoner and displaced civilian exchanges. Vice Admiral Joy dodged speculation on red propaganda use.
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Munsan
Korea
Russia
Neutral
Inspection Commission
Red
Rose Island
Adm
C. Turney Joy
Jeanup Man To Face Quiz On Ship Deal Scrutiny
Washington senators said Newbold Morris, a New York Republican chosen by President Truman to head a tax scandal cleanup, will answer questions about his role in profitable ship deals. Morris said his involvement was minor and denied insinuations about wrongdoing.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Newbold Morris
Morris
New York
Truman
Taft and McCrary clash on TV amid audience boos
In New York Sen. Robert A. Taft accused commentator Tex McCrary on the Dumont network program Author Meets The Critic of calling him a liar over Taft’s new book A Foreign Policy for Americans. McCrary, backing Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, denied the charge and cited Truman’s consultations with lawmakers during the Korean War. The audience booed and cheered as the exchange continued.
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New York
Robert A. Taft
Tex McCrary
Truman
Taft
McCrary
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bee
George Sokolsky
Tugs Aid Split Ship's Slow Voyage
The stern half of the split tanker Fort Mercer with 13 seamen aboard passed No Man's Land near Martha's Vineyard and moved toward Narragansett Bay under tow by two tugs. Coast Guard reports towing progressing satisfactorily at four and a half knots amid snow and NW wind. Fort Mercer remains out of danger. Two barges from New York planned to rendezvous to relieve the stern with nearly two million gallons of oil.
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Carlsen
Fort Mercer
Cape Cod
Mass
Boston
No Man's Land
Martha's Vineyard
Narragansett Bay
Coast Guard
Spar
New York
Newport
R. IL
Mardi Gras Magic in New Orleans Parade Night
New Orleans revelers fill streets and hotels as Carnival joy sweeps the city. Momus leads 15 rainbow floats through the crowd while Hermes and Kir krewe plan more parades and events as the celebration continues this week.
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New Orleans
Bayou Country
Momus
Son
Hermes
Kir Krewe
League of Sportsmen Convene in Columbus
The League of Ohio Sportsmen holds its 44th annual convention in Columbus March 5 to 9 drawing outdoorsmen and conservationists. Attorney General C William O Neill Health Director Dr John D Porterfield and wildlife chief Dr Charles A Dambach will attend the gripe session to answer hunting and fishing questions.
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Columbus
League of Ohio Sportsmen
Ohio
C. William O'Neill
John D. Porterfield
Ohio Wildlife Division
Charles. A. Dambach
Youth Admits Theft Shooting in Columbus
Police said Richard Bogle twenty of Mansfield admitted robbing and shooting Sadie Sanders forty five of Columbus last Thursday night He showed where he had thrown the purse after taking one hundred dollars Sanders was shot in the neck and listed in fair condition at a Columbus hospital
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Columbus
Richard Bogle
Mansfield
Sadie Sanders
Union Strategy Makers Postpone Steel Walkout
Top CIO United Steelworkers leaders, led by Philip Murray, postponed a weekend strike and set back the date 29 days while wage talks with steel companies proceed. The panel review by the Wage Stabilization Board is not binding but may shape public opinion ahead of potential action on March 23 if no settlement is reached.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
USW
WSB
Scalding Bath Kills Paralytic at Cambridge State Hospital
Cambridge State Hospital dismissed two ward assistants after Carl Tinkham a 20 year old paralytic from Zanesville died of accidental scalding. Coroner Dr Larrick said he died 20 hours after the bath incident on Thursday. Superintendent Hopwood said another patient was left in charge and accessed the hot water faucet.
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Cambridge
Zanesville
Cambridge State Hospital
W. A. Larrick
Carl Tinkham
Arthur G. Hopwood
Tinkham
Plasterers Union AFL Accepts 2.97 Hourly Rate
The Plasterers Union AFL agreed Thursday to raise the hourly wage by 14 percent totaling 2.97 dollars per hour. The settlement ends wage talks and sets the new rate for members.
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Cleveland
Plasterers’ Union
AFL
CIO Seeks Wage Boosts in GE Plants
James B Carey president of IUE says the union will seek a further cost of living wage increase from General Electric. Talks begin March 5 in New York with demands including a minimum wage of 1.25 per hour as GE workers recently received a 1.08 percent COLA and a 3.58 percent overall raise extending to Sept 15.
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CIO
New York
James B Carey
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
General Electric Company
Carey
Wage Stabilization Board
Anti-TB Pill Nearing Sale Promises Low-Cost TB Cure
NEW YORK The most promising anti tuberculosis drug yet found is expected on the market by May or June at 25 to 50 cents per daily pill. If effective, treatment costs could drop to under $100 per patient, versus the current average of about $3500. Early tests show the drug virtually stops TB, though doctors caution tests remain in early stages.
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New York
Middleton Gunman Shot After Bank Robbery Bid
In Middleton Tennessee a bank robbery failed as gunman Bondurant 36 was wounded and taken to Memphis hospital. Hostages forced to flee. one bystander stabbed by pellets. Bondurant, an ex convict, faces federal bank robbery charges and state counts of kidnapping pistol larceny. bond set at 25000.
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Tennessee
Otis Bisse
T. L. Madden
Memphis
Bondurant
Marines Repel Allied Island Invasion Off Korea
South Korean Marines beat off a communist amphibious assault on Yang Island near Songjin. The battle lasted 33 hours with 70 invaders killed and 6 captured. 9 Marines were killed and 6 wounded. Captured equipment included rockets and 75 Russian guns. U S planes and ships bombarded Red positions along the coast and at sea.
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Seoul
Korea
Navy
Red Maineland
Yang Island
Songjin
Yang
Red
Republic of Korea
ROK
Choi Chung Song
U. S
Rochester
Yellow Sea
Pyongyang
Chinnampo
Wisconsin
Mine Safety Law Studied by House Labor Panel
The House Labor Panel studied a proposed mine safety law aiming to force shutdowns of unsafe coal pits. Union leader John L. Lewis warned Congress to strengthen mine safety laws or face action, without specifying details. The UMW may trigger memorial idle periods under its contracts to honor miners killed in accidents.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
House Labor Labe
Keleley
D-Pa
John L. Lewis
The
Independent
Congress
Lewis
UMW
Old Corset Found With Cash Attached
A Cleveland woman phoned police to report she left 1400 dollars in an old corset at the West Side Sears Roebuck store. The corset and money were found in the building and the owner must identify them.
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Cleveland
West Side
Sears Roebuck & Co
Paying Your Messenger Carrier On Time
A local notice urges readers to have exact change for the newspaper carrier during regular collection times. Delays from special trips slow service to other readers. Neighbors are asked to ensure timely payments so the carrier can cover costs and earn profit.
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