Mau Mau Uprising Strains British Kenya Policy
A six man parliamentary delegation reports Mau Mau violence in Kenya may last generations. They propose police reforms as security forces guard Nairobi area, with 34 000 troops and 8 000 regular police fighting rebels. Since 1952 about 3 400 Mau Mau killed and 30 000 Kikuyu suspected of oath.
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London
Kenya
Nairobi
Oliver Lyttelton
Sir John Harding
Imperial General Staff
Britain
King’s African Rifles
Prober Says Red Handled Army Codes
Senate investigators pressed the Army for clarity on Annie Lee Moss amid McCarthy claims she handled top secret messages. The Army said Moss never had code access but did work as a communications operator handling classified and unclassified messages before Feb 5. Her lawyer said Moss denies Communist party membership and may testify later.
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Washington
Army
Annie Lee Moss
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Pentagon
FBI
McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Moss
Irving Peress
Peress
New York
Robert T. Stevens
Ralph W. Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
N. J
William Bergin
Army Adjutant General
Stevens
Zwicker
Ike Returns From Coast
President Eisenhower comes back from a six day Southern California vacation aboard the Columbine. He arrives at Washington National Airport to a nationwide TV audience and heads to the White House for a session with GOP congressional leaders to tackle the legislative outlook.
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Washington
Eisenhower
California
Columbine
Washington National Airport
Palm Springs
White House
GOP
Akron Republicans Drift From George Bender in Senate Race
Rep Ayres says Akron GOP bears growing sentiment against George Bender. A patronage dispute drives talk of backing rival William Saxbe in the May primaries as Ohio Republicans reassess support for the Cleveland congressman.
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Washington
Akron
Ohio
George Bender
Bender
Ayres
Cleveland
William Saxbe
Large 5 Room House With Garden On Marshfield Road
Eleven families called after the afternoon paper to inquire about the five room house with garden on Marshfield Road. The Messenger classifieds advertise quick results with ad line 31242 for placing notices.
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Guy Graham
New Marshfield Road
For
the Messenger
Marshfield Road
Prospect
Bishop Oxnam Says Clergy Free of Communism Threat
Bishop G Bromley Oxnam told a Methodist convocation in Columbus that clergy have not been reached by communism and called the accusation a libel. He asserted the FBI law courts and American spirit will defeat the threat while accusing some politicians of using fear for political gain.
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Columbus
G. Bromley Oxnam
Washington Area
FBI
Law
Courts
Oxnam
America
Frederick B. Newell
New York Area
Pastor Charged With Heresy in Presbyterian Church
Detroit reports 59 year old Rev. Claude Williams frocked by a church commission on a charge of heresy. The commission acquitted a second charge of teaching and preaching communism. An Associated Press error misquoted calls it a censure of admonition on the communism charge.
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Detroit
Presbyterian Church
Claude Williams
Presbyterian Church of the USA
Associated Press
Henry J. Walch
Plymouth
Mich
Williams
Fall Injury Fatal in Portsmouth Ohio
Dale Lawson 80 of New Boston died after a fall down a stairway at his home Sunday. He was injured in the same incident and succumbed Tuesday.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Dale Lawson
New Boston
Earth Tremors Hit Mining Region Damaging Homes in Wilkes-Barre
Tremors in a five block area near Woodward colliery of Glen Alden Coal Co damaged hundreds of homes and cracked foundations. Police reported no injuries as residents fled in night clothes. Officials attributed the quakes to underground cave-ins while others blamed mining activity. Similar tremors shook Allentown earlier.
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Wilkes-Barre
Woodward
Glen Alden Coal Co
W. J. Clements
Francis O. Case
The
Coal Company
State
City and Coal Company
William Hughes
Allentown
Church Convocation Opens on Urban Life in America
In Columbus the Methodist Convocation on Urban Life in America opened with about 1000 delegates. Bishop Frederick B. Newell of the New York Area presided as convocation chairman. Main speakers included Bishops William C. Martin, G Bromley Oxnam, Glenn R. Phillips, and Hazen G. Werner from several regional areas.
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Columbus
America
Frederick B. Newell
New York
William C. Martin
Dallas-Fort Worth
Council of Bishops
G. Bromley Oxnam
Washington, D. C
Glenn R. Phillips
Denver
Hazen G. Werner
Ohio
Ohio Aid for Aged Rosters Reach New Low
Four state auditor James A. Rhodes reports February rolls at 106,107, a new low since the early 1940s peak. Average February awards were 54.40 for 103,812 regular recipients and 57.05 for 2,295 in public institutions.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Aid
Woman Testifies In Ohio Wife Murder Trial
Miss Margaret Rozenman 32 of Columbus testifies today in the murder trial of Max Sternbaum in Mansfield Ohio. Leah Sternbaum 31 was found dead in a burned office building December 4 1952. Prosecutor Lutz called Rozenman’s sister to testify that Sternbaum was seen with Miss Rozenman before and after Leah’s death. Defense links Rozenman to another name used in surgical records. Mrs Nichols quotes Sternbaum saying they could have married if Leah had not been killed.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Margaret Rozenman
Columbus
Max Sternbaum
Leah Sternbaum
Sternbaum
Theodore Lutz
Miss Rozenman
Molly Nichola
Tiftin
Marge Nistel
Paw Herbert
Mrs. Nistel
Ike Vacation Intruders Held for Vagrancy at Eisenhower Retreat
Two men Kinsey and Ortega were arrested at the Smoke Tree Ranch entrance as they sought to visit President Eisenhower at his desert vacation headquarters. They face arraignment on vagrancy charges. Authorities said the men meant no harm. An unloaded rifle was found in their car.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Eisenhower
John S. Davis
Carl E. Kinsey
San Bernardino
John T. Ortega
Smoke Tree Ranch
Senate urged to act on Warren for chief justice
Senate Judiciary Committee faced calls to confirm Earl Warren as chief justice without delay. Chairman Langer said two unfavorably viewed charges would be heard if requested, but testimony remained at the committee's discretion. Warren has served since last October under a prior appointment. Senator Watkins warned that the public would be outraged if action is blocked.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Earl Warren
United States
Langer
R-Nd
Warren
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Pontiff Under Constant Care
Pope Pius XII, 77, spent a fairly restful night and remained under constant care as he continues a monthlong illness. He has been confined to his Vatican apartment since January 25 after severe gastritis weakened him, with aroundtheclock watch not lifted and Vatican officials urging cautious optimism.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican
l'Osservatore Romano
Marilyn Heads Home With Medal After Korea Tour
Marilyn Monroe returns to the United States with a cold and a silver medal for her four day tour of the Korean front. Colonel from the Far East Command presents the medal as she and Joe DiMaggio board a Pan American plane.
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Tokyo
Marilyn Monroe
Joe DiMaggio
Korean Front Line
Far East Command
DiMaggio
Fiketon voters reject bond to expand high school and add four elementary schools
In Piketon Ohio the village council reports residents voted down a 380000 bond issue intended to enlarge the existing high school and fund construction and equipment for four elementary schools in the Portsmouth atomic energy plant area.
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Piketon
Ohio
Fiketon
Portsmouth Atomic Energy Plant
House Democrats Split on Tax Cut Strategy
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee argued over whether to strike up to two billion dollars in business benefits from a Republican tax revision bill while seeking to raise individual exemptions from 600 to 700 dollars. Some Republicans discussed countering with their own cuts, while the administration showed continued opposition.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Republican Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
Georgia Democrat Warns Kremlin Won Objective At Geneva
Senator George of Georgia says Russia gained a foothold by placing Red China in the Geneva talks on Far Eastern issues. He argues the move could lead to UN recognition and potential U S acknowledgment. Secretary Dulles defends the session while maintaining nonrecognition of Communist China.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Russia
Dulles
Berlin
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Geneva
Peiping
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Chiperfield
Retl
China
Korea
Indochina
Area County Fairs Slated Across Ohio This Summer
Dandelion greens sprouting as 82 county and eight independent fairs set dates for summer and fall. Ohio expects about 2 million attendees at 90 fairs and the state fair. Notable events include Canfield Mohoning attendance of 135000 and the 100th Ohio State Fair August 27 to September 3 with fairs in Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Washington Fairfield Jackson Lawrence Muskingum Pickaway Ross and other counties scheduled through autumn.
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Columbus
Ohio
States
D. Robert Jones
Jones
Canfield
Mahoning County
Athens
Gallia
Gallipolis
Hocking
Logan
Meigs
Pomeroy
Washington
Marietta
Fairfield
Lancaster
Jackson
Wellston
Lawrence
Proctorville
Muskingum
Zanesville
Pickaway
Circleville
Ross
Chillicothe
Bpen
McConnelsville
Point Pleasant High School Break-In Reported
Point Pleasant Senior High School was illegally entered for the second time within two weeks Tuesday night. State Police are investigating a cardboard partition was taken from a window of the boys rest room. No vandalism or missing reports Wednesday morning. Wahama High School has been included in a series of break ins, entered Saturday night.
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Point Pleasant
Wahama High School
Executive director named for Southern Ohio Episcopal Diocese
The Rev. Stanley W. Pattenburg of Rome New York is named executive director of the Department of Christian Education for the Southern Ohio Episcopal Diocese by Bishop Henry W. Hobson. He replaces Irene Scudds who resigned last summer.
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Cincinnati
Stanley W. Pattenburg
Rome
Department of Christian Education
Southern Ohio Episcopal Diocese
Henry W. Hobson
Irene Scudds
9yearold veteran admits death hoax at hospital
In Bristol Virginia a 9yearold Spanish War veteran claiming to be Robert Vollmer of Chillicothe Ohio admitted to hospital officials that his wish to die among others at a Milwaukee home for the aged was a joke. He said he enjoyed wandering.
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Bristol
Milwaukee
Wis
Fred Parker
Robert Vollmer
Chillicothe
Ohio
Mitchell Opposes Immediate Public Works Plan
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell opposes an immediate public works program as a cure for unemployment. He argues the economy is undergoing a gradual readjustment from wartime peaks and would suffer if public works projects were started now, warning of a sharper, more painful transition.
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Flint, Mich
James P. Mitchell
America
Secretary of Labor
Glass Workers Lye Rise in Unemployed
West Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania glass workers meet in Washington to press for relief as unemployment grows in the handmade glass industry. Representative Staggers says talks with Tariff Commission Chairman Brossard will cover import competition affecting jobs in small towns across three states.
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Washington
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rep. Staggers
D-W.va
Edger B. Brossard
Tariff Commission
Ohio Farm Bureau leader urges national program for fair farm prices
John M. Sims speaking at the 71st annual meeting of the Ohio County Farm Bureau Assn urges a national farm program to ensure ample food, fair prices and sustainable soil use. The group reported sales last year of 65 million dollars, the second highest on record, with net savings of 1.3 million dollars, up 109 thousand from 1952.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio County Farm Bureau Assn
John M. Sims
Ohio County Farm Bureau
Man crushed as crowds surge to see Queen arrives
In Melbourne a man died when about 10,000 people surged through police and troops at the Queen Elizabeth II arrival. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh had just passed the spot when the crowd surged forward, while the reception remained orderly yet tumultuous.
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Melbourne
Australia
Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Tasmania
Bricker Proposes Narrower Treaty Clause In Senate Debate
senate debates a Bricker amendment to curb treaty powers with night sessions planned to push a vote this week Morse blocked a debate limit. Bricker’s language would require congressional action or two thirds Senate ratification for treaties to become domestic law while executive agreements remain unreviewed by the Senate
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Senate
Washington
Sen
Bricker
Ohio
Ohioan
Eisenhower
Morse
Indore
Knowland
California
Congress
Marine officers to testify in Schwable court martial
Two Marines Lt Col John McLaughlin and Maj Walter Harris, decorated POWs, were to testify on Col Frank Schwable’s confession after he repudiated it. Schwable, held by Reds for years, claims coercion and brutality influenced his signing. His defense seeks testimony from Gen Dean and Dr Charles Mayo.
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John W. MecLaughlin
Walter R. Harris
Marine Court of —S
Frank Schwable
Schwable
Arlington
Reds
Paul Sherman
Dean
Charles Mayo
Minneota
Kaiser Otis Kaizer six year legal battle ends with joint statement
A six year dispute between Otis & Co and Kaiser Motors Corp ends with a joint statement from William R Daley and Edgar F Kaiser. The quarrel began in 1948 when Otis withdrew from a public offer of Kaiser Frazer stock. Kaiser Frazer sought over 3 million dollars in court, but the Circuit Court and Supreme Court reversed.
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Cleveland
William R. Daley
Otis & Co
Edgar F Kaiser
Kaiser Motors Corp
Otis
Kaiser-Frazer
United States Supreme Court
Jury Convicts Union Bosses In Racket Case
Three AFL officials were convicted of shaking down an Oklahoma City firm for 15,312 dollars to keep labor peace on a pipeline project. They face up to 20 years and a 10,000 dollar fine on each of two counts of violating the federal anti racketeering law. Carl J. Dutch Branch of Engineers Local 513 St Louis A Thompson of Teamsters Local 574 Cape Girardeau Mon Fach convicted of conspiracy extortion and actual extortion from Trojan Construction Co of Oklahoma City.
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ST. Louis
AFL
Oklahoma City
Carl J. Dutch Branch
Engineers Local
A. Thompson
Teamsters
Cape Gairardeau
Mon Fach
Trojan Construction Co
Price of Wholesale Coffee Raised Again
Maxwell House wholesale price rose a nickel per pound to 60 cents by General Foods on Tuesday. Instant coffee priced up 25 cents per dozen 2 ounce cans. Eastern roasters had raised prices last week. higher green coffee costs blamed for the increases.
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New York—I
Maxwell House Coffee
General Foods Comony
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