Communists threaten Nanchishan invasion amid Nimble naval moves
Red China fired an invasion scare at Nanchishan, but backed off as Nationalist planes and ships rushed to defend the tiny island. Chiang Kai-shek’s forces bombed Taishan, while U.S. and Allied fleets watched, with officials warning against further offshore landings.
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Formosa
Red China
Nanchishan
Communista
Nanchi
Han
Tachen
United
U.S
Yiklangshan
Nationaliata
U. S
Shan
Nanchiahen
United States
Asian Aid At Confab Focuses On Military Pact
Bangkok AP delegates from eight nations discuss a Southeast Asia military force and economic aid amid rising Communist activity in Laos and Yunnan. Dulles arrives signaling peace aims as Thai premier Pibulsonggram notes a military committee may oversee the force.
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Southeast Asia
Laos
China
Yunnan
Thailand
United States
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Pakistan
U. S
State Dulles
Manila
Pibulsonggram
Dulles
Graying
Red China
Richard Casey
Cambodia
South
Viet Nam
Cancer Ills Plague Youth
Dr. C Everett Koop, associate professor of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, told a convention session of the American College of Surgeons in Cleveland that cancer is a leading cause of death among children after accidents. He said half of pediatric cancers affect the central nervous system or eyes, or involve leukemia and lymphoma. abdominal cancer is the chief killer in the remaining cases.
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Cleveland
C. Everett Koop
Philadelphia
Koop
University of Pennsylvania
American College of Surgeons
St Patrick Parade Prompted Lenient Sentence Reduction
Newark police records show Thomas Dowd, 53, objected to a 60 day drunkenness sentence before Magistrate Anthony Giuliano. The judge shortened the penalty to 25 days to avoid missing the St Patrick's Day parade.
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Newark
N. J
Thomas Dowd
Anthony Giuliano
Lausche Names 29 Ohio Educators for White House Meeting
Gov Frank Lausche appoints 29 lay and professional educators to represent Ohio at a White House gathering scheduled for November and December. The group includes representatives from various schools and institutions across the state.
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Lausche
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
White House
Congress Debates $20 Tax Cut Clash With Eisenhower Veto Threat
Representative Halleck predicts a GOP stand against a Democratic plan for a $20 per person income tax cut aimed at Jan 1. House Ways and Means backs tying the cut to an administration bill. Senate Finance Chair Byrd and Senator George oppose new tax reductions until the budget balances. Democrats urge broader cuts and accuse Republicans of favoring the wealthy.
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Washington
Halleck
R-Ind
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
Ways and Means
Cooper
D-Tenn
Ways and Means Committee
Billy Graham and St John’s U Win Freedom Awards
Freedoms Foundation lauded evangelist Billy Graham and St John’s University Brooklyn for 1954 contributions to American freedoms. At Valley Forge ceremonies the group announced 841 awards with 14 000 dollars in cash prizes to top 25 winners and 31 000 to 1954 awardees, honoring 191 high schools.
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Billy Graham
St. John’s University of Brooklyn
Freedoms Foundation
Foundation
George Washington
America
United States
Clifford F. Hood
United States Steel Corp
Asl
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Statehouse tree cutting plan and education bills advance
In Columbus the Ohio Senate votes today on a bill to create a commission with power to build a large parking garage around Capitol Square near the Statehouse. The House also schedules a vote on an A endorsed education bill demanding basic subjects in schools. Senator Stanley Mechem reports favorable response to two Mechem bills aiding small communities with sewage treatment under Ohio's anti-pollution law.
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George Washington
Ohio
State Capitol
State Senate
Washington
Capitol Square
Statehouse
Stanley Mechem
Athens
Mechem
The
Water Pollution Board
Bangkok Seato Conference Prompts Police Notice
Bangkok campaigns to impress SEATO delegates as a radio truck warns thieves and pickpockets to stay indoors and streets ban naked children during the conference week.
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Bangkok
Thailand
SEATO
Five Governors Back Toll Road Network Plan
Evansville Indiana five midwestern governors Craig Indiana Anderson Nebraska Lausche Ohio Stratton Illinois Wetherby Kentucky endorse a nationwide toll road network as the quickest way to expand expressways. They say tax funded roads are inadequate amid rapidly rising car numbers following a transportation conference.
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Evansville
Ind
Eisenhower
Craig
Indiana
Anderson
Nebraska
Lausche
Ohio
Stratton
Ilinois
Wetherby
Kentucky
Bodies Found From Wreck in Italian Alps
Rescue teams uncovered 29 frozen victims from a Sabena Belgian Air Lines crash on Mount Terminillo in the central Apennines. Nine days after the Feb. 13 disaster at 4500 feet, subzero weather and heavy snowfall hampered efforts. An international team including Italian and Belgian officials led the recovery. Four of the dead were Americans.
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Italy
Mount
Terminillo
Apennines
Sabena
Belgian Air Lines
Threaten Strike Looms Over Columbus IBEW Contract
About 900 members of Local 1466 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers threaten a strike if a new contract isn t reached by March 1. Negotiations continue at Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co with members seeking a 5 percent wage rise for workers at Walnut Picway and Poston substations in Columbus.
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Columbus
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Walnut
Picway
Postonts
Coumbus
Second Atomic Blast Jolts Las Vegas During Nevada Test
LAS VEGAS Nev a second atomic test in the 1955 series shocked the city at 5:45 a.m top of Yucca Flat tower. Seventeen congressmen and 200 military observers watched the George Shot as the cloud rose beyond 20 000 feet. The blast damaged no structures and winds spread the cloud toward Utah and Arizona with aircraft restricted within 300 miles by the CAA.
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Nev
Washington
Yucca Flat
AEC
Nevada Memorial Hospital
Nevada Test Site
St. George
Utah
Arizona
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Grand Canyon
CAA
Uthern
Shawnee Man Listed Missing Aboard Sub
Donald Barckhoff, 29, of Shawnee, listed among two sailors missing after the submarine Pornodon exploded at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard Sunday night. Navy crews planned to recover bodies from the wrecked battery room as three other dead and five injured were reported.
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D. Davis
Shawnee
Waslis &S
San Francisco Naval Shipyard
Navy
Ice Bridge Cleared by Dynamite on Cuyahoga River
Blasting crews used dynamite to clear an ice bridge at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. The action freed the river and allowed most of the 12 flood impacted Eastlake families to return home. The ice structure stood about 15 feet tall and had dammed the river, causing a flood in nearby areas.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga River
Eastlake
Ex-Postmaster Plans To Protest Dismissal
Ex postmaster Elvin B. McKay acts as post master while former Postmaster James F. Smith vows to continue fight his dismissal. Smith said he will file suit against the postmaster general in U S District Court Washington D C.
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Elvin B. McKay
James F. Smith
Smith
McKay
U. S. District Court
Washington, D. C
Russian Church Leader Bans Atomic Bomb
Patriarch Alexei of the Russian Orthodox Church called for an unconditional prohibition on the atomic bomb in a Izvestia article. He urged disarmament and condemned nuclear weapons as a threat to humanity and peace.
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Moscow
Alexei
Izv
Ptia
Liar Admits He Branded Hundreds
Harvey Matusow, calling himself a reforming liar, testifies before the Senate Internal Security subcommittee amid questions over his claim to have branded hundreds as Communists or traitors. Chairman Eastland says the case targets deeper issues and possible manipulation of convicted individuals. Matusow questions key witness Elizabeth Bentley and hints about associates while naming two U.S. senators in a charged exchange.
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Washington
Harvey Matusow
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Matuson Terday
Fast
Dmiss
Fastland
Matuserw
Matusow
Federal District Court
New York City
Elizabeth Bentley
Miss Bentley
Lafayette
Eastland
Prince Chooses Atomic Dancing Girl as Bride Prospect
The Yomiuri reports Prince Tete of Thailand met Tokuko Sasame, 19, an Atomic Girl of Tokyo, during a Southeast Asia tour. The prince asked for her acceptance as a potential wife by March, promising no additional wives if she agrees.
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Tokyo
Yomiuri Today
Teteot Thai
Japan
Panupan Yugara
Tokuko Sasame
Southeast Asia
dance_o
Yomiuri
Accept
Wet Belt Extends From Ohio Valley to New England
Wet weather stretched from the lower Ohio Valley through the eastern Great Lakes into northern New England. Snow covered portions of the Rockies and Midwest while precipitation eased in some areas. Light snow was reported in southern Michigan and Indiana as skies cleared in others.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Midwest
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
New England
Michigan
Indiana
Fire damages Weisberg Sausage Co curing room and stock
A blaze swept through the Weisberg Sausage Co in Cleveland yesterday causing an estimated $89,000 damage to the curing room roof and sausage stocks. Firemen blamed the fire on grease dripping in a smoke room.
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Cleveland
Weisberg Sausage Co
Armed Forces Day Proclaimed for May 71 by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower issued a proclamation designating Saturday May 71 as Armed Forces Day. The announcement marks a national observance honoring military personnel and service branches across the United States.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Urges Highway Network For Atomic Attack Readiness
President Eisenhower calls for a national road network to evacuate people quickly in case of atomic attack. He argues better highways save lives, reduce congestion, and cut vehicle costs, while noting rising population and output demand more road development. He favors special bond issues over general revenue increases to finance the program.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Howard
Senate
State auditor reports record first quarter school fund distributions
Ohio school districts receive a record 91.7 million dollar first quarter distribution. City and county districts share 12.5 million to county schools and 10.8 million to city schools while village and retirement systems receive several million more. Notable payouts include Cleveland schools at 1.06 million and Summit County 445,500 with Athens Muskingum and Marietta among counties listed.
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James A. Rhodes
Ohio
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Surmernat
Sylvenia
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Musakingem
Pike
Rem
Washington
Former Indians Star Arrested in East Cleveland
Dem Black, a former Cleveland Indians pitcher who threw a no hitter against Philadelphia in 1946, was arrested on bad check charges. Police say he passed two bad checks totaling 45 dollars at an east side tavern in January and was released after posting a 10 dollar bond.
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Dem Black
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia
Suturtan
Black
Athletics
Walter Konjura
East Side
Chicago Democratic Leadership Enters Voter Struggle
In Chicago a sharp contest for party power played out as voters chose between Mayor Martin H. Kennelly and the 50-member board of Democratic ward committeemen. The outcome will determine who wields real influence over the party structure.
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Chicago
Martin H. Kennelly
Democratic
Fireworks Explosion Leaves Dozen Dead in Karachi
A blast in Karachi killed twelve people yesterday, including nine children under ten. Emergency crews scrambled to the scene as investigators began to examine the cause and assess damages.
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Pire Works
Karachi
Pakistan
Probe Slated On GI Loans
Akron officials heard Rep Ayres, ranking Republican on the VA housing subcommittee, say a two to three week inquiry into GI housing loans will consider 29 million dollars lost since 1944. He warned that small default percentages scale up in a rising economy and could worsen in a recession, with losses tied to resale of veteran‑financed houses.
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Akron
Monal
Ohio
Willam
Ayres
Veterans Affairs Committee
Akron Peal Estate Board
Yves
17th District Favors Flexible Farm Price Controls
Washington reports about percent of citizens in Ohio's 17th Congressional District favor flexible farm price controls and medium crop controls. Rep. J. Harry Me represents a half rural half urban district in central Ohio.
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Washington
Ohio
17Th
Congressional District
J. Harry
Weather forecast hints at near normal days this week
The forecast shows near normal maximums in the north and around 45 in the south with a low near 22 to 26. Warmer Thursday and Friday followed by a colder weekend. Rain expected in the eastern portion tonight and Wednesday, then across the state Friday.
Farm Bureau Awards at Ohio Meeting
Ohio Farm Bureau gathers for its one day annual meeting in Columbus. H C Joan of Indianapolis will present the principal address as assistant to the Indiana Farm Bureau general manager.
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Columbus
Ohio Farm Bureauative Association
H. C. Joan
Indianapolis
Indiana Farm Bureau
State probes Fuller flight in Patterson murder case
In Birmingham the state seeks to admit new testimony to prove Albert Fuller fled the scene of A L Patterson’s murder in Phenix City last June. Judge J Russell McElroy weighs whether a cab driver’s radio claim can be admitted and whether it links to Fuller’s alleged escape.
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Patterson
Birmingham
Alan
Albert Fuller
A. L. Patterson
J. Russell McElroy
Alabama
Tion
James R. Taylor
Columbus
Taylor
Ter Patterson
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Phenix City
Arch Ferrell
Phenx City
Atty
Gi Garrett
Deason
Phenix City Gral
Ferrell
F. Peoples
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