UN Offers To Break Deadlock In Korean Armistice Talks
UN truce negotiators propose dropping Norway from neutral nominees if Reds yield Russia. Two neutral nations per side would oversee armistice instructions, with Switzerland and Sweden for the Allies and Czechoslovakia and Poland for the Communists. Talks adjourned after fruitless prisoner exchange session. another meeting set for Panmunjom Tuesday.
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Munsan
Korea
Norway
Russia
Switzerland
Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Pu Shan
George W. Hickman
Panmunjom
Reds
Tsai Cheng
Andrew J. Kinney
Tsai
Supervisory Commission
Aging Doctor Faces Trial For Abortion
Cincinnati police charge 67 year old Dr Clarence A Meeker with abortion after his Mt Washington cottage raid. He was released on 2500 bond after police seized a 29 year old Cincinnati woman and her companion and confiscated surgical instruments used in illegal operations.
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Clarence A. Meeker
Mt. Washington
Cincinnati
Dr. Meeker
District 6
Meeker
Youth Facing Kidnap Charge in Montreal
Police filed a kidnapping charge against 16 year old Robert Patenaude after he seized Barbara Nemeroff, three year old daughter of Morris Nemeroff, with a demand for $50,000. The child was found in a Montreal crowd and returned unharmed to her parents.
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Montreal
Robert Patenaude
Robert
Patenaude
Barbara Nemeroff
Morris Nemeroff
Ex Communist Names Ohio Red Youth League Leader
Harvey Matusow of Dayton identifies Vince Pieri of Cleveland as director of the Labor Youth League in Ohio. He testifies the LYL is an arm of the Communist Party under Moscow direction and says Reds recruited youth in Ohio with FBI cooperation.
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Columbus
Ohio Un-American Activities Commission
Vince Pieri
Cleveland
Communist Labor Youth League
LYL
Ohio
Labor Youth League
Communist Party
Moscow
Ohio Lyl
Harvey M. Matusow
Dayton
American Youth For Democracy
AYD
Young Communist League
YCL
Matusow
Reds
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
House Un-American Activities Committee
Washington
New York
Sidney Isaacs
Cincinnati
Red
Charles Baxter
Matthew Cvetic
Pittsburgh
Pilot Forced To Land Near Jackson Road
A light sea plane developed motor trouble and forced an emergency landing near state highway 776 southwest of Jackson. Pilot Ernest Arthur Patton, 28, of Seth West Virginia, suffered minor injuries and was uninjured enough to exit the wreck. The plane from Capital City Air and Marine Base of Charleston had previously landed on the Ohio River at Huntington before diverting. Cecil Miller of Seth was reportedly a passenger, though not confirmed by patrol records.
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Jackson
West Virginia
Here
Ernest Arthur Patton
Seth
W. Va
Patton
Ashland
Charleston
Air and Marine Base
Ohio River
Huntington
Cecil Miller
Highway Patrol
Treasury Tax Rule Assailed by Senator Ferguson
Washington Senator Ferguson accuses the Treasury Department of stretching rules to let ex revenue commissioner Joseph D. Numan represent tax troubled clients. A Treasury official calls the claim far fetched while Ferguson says he may introduce legislation to stop such actions. Treasury officials say they would welcome congressional limits on former officials representing clients before government agencies.
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Washington
Senator Ferguson
Mich
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Ferguson
Joseph D. Numan
The
Revenue Bureau
Govvernment
Department
Congress
Pilot Dies In Flight On United Stratocruiser
The pilot on a United Airlines Stratocruiser collapsed and died two hours after leaving Honolulu for Los Angeles. First Officer W A Mantross of Redondo Beach piloted the return to Honolulu without incident. Capt L C Brown, 46, of Los Angeles, is believed to have suffered a heart attack.
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Honolulu
United Airlines
Los Angeles
L. C. Brown
W. A. Mantross
Redondo Beach
Calif
Fire destroys building behind Pickaway County Children's Home
Fire in Circleville destroys a two story frame building behind the children's home causing about 10000 dollars in damage. The upper floor housed a gym and clothing storage while the lower floor contained a garage and tool shop. Fire crews from Circleville Ashville and Amanda quelled the blaze. The children's home itself was unharmed.
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Circleville
Pickaway County
Ashville
Amanda
Puzzle Expert Robert Towne Dies at 86 in Ambler
Robert D. Towne, famed for the riddle How old is Ann, died at 86 after a long illness in Ambler Pennsylvania. A Warren Ohio native, he edited Judge Magazine in 1905, began as a minister after St Lawrence University, and helped found the Progressive Party backing Theodore Roosevelt in 1912.
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Ambler
Robert D. Towne
Ann
Towne
Mary
Warren, O
Judge Magazine
St. Lawrence University
Progressive Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Isaly Dairy official dies in apparent suicide
Coroner S. R. Gerber ruled death by self act in the Statler Hotel Columbus room of Ruhland Isaly 43 vice president and general manager of Isaly Dairy Co. Columbus and Mansfield divisions. Police say he left a note for his wife and had been missing since Friday morning. Burial planned in Mansfield Memorial Park after private services.
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Cleveland
R. Gerber
Isaly Dairy Co
Columbus
Mansfield
Ruhland Isaly
Statler
Isaly
Donna
Walford Funeral Home
Mansfield Memorial Park
Loopholes and Tax Ceiling Under Fire in Congress
Senator Humphrey and committee staffs attack current tax loopholes and a proposed 25 percent peacetime tax ceiling. They argue benefits accrue to high earners while harming the poor, noting income splitting and percentage depletion as major cost drivers. Humphrey cites a $4% billion annual loss to the treasury and criticizes log-rolling in tax writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Humphrey
Public Affairs Institute
Treasury
Conservation Group Opens Meet Tuesday
The National Association of Soil Conservation Districts begins its sixth annual convention in Cleveland with about 800 delegates from 2400 districts and over a million members arriving. Sessions run through Thursday with addresses from Gov. Earl Warren Sen. Robert Taft Robert J. Salter and Charles F. Brannan. Committees will set policies for public lands and watershed use.
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Cleveland
America
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Earl Warren
California
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Robert J. Salter
U. S. Soil Conservation District
Charles F. Brannan
Seventh Anniversary of Iwo Jima Flag Raising
About 100 U S airmen and Coast Guardsmen marked the seventh anniversary of the Iwo Jima flag raising in a cold rain on Mount Suribachi. Three rifle volleys and bugle calls preceded a wreath laid at the Suribachi monument. the island battle left about 5 000 American Marines and 22 000 Japanese soldiers dead.
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Iwo Jima
U. S
Mount
Suribachi
Great Debate on Universal Military Training in 1952
Congress opens a four day debate on Universal Military Training with six months of service at age 18 and seven to two years as reservists. House Armed Services backs the plan, opposed by labor and educational groups. Senate action anticipated after House vote, unlikely without House approval, as debate closes a period of inactivity.
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Washington
Congress
House
House Armed Services Committee
James Wadsworth
Senate
Missing Athens County trio found after West Virginia search
Three Athens County children Corrina Johnston 15 Rodney Wayne 3 and Virginia Rose Wilson 14 were found in Man West Virginia. They were returned to Athens about 3 am by a Johnston brother and confined to the county jail awaiting Juvenile Court disposition.
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Athens County
Athens
George Bateman
Corrina Johnston
Rodney Wayne
Chauncey
Virginia Rose Wilson
Gan
W. Va
Fisher
Man
West Virginia
Lausche Urges Medal for 15 Year Old Sally Beamer
Gov. Frank J. Lausche recommended a national Young American Medal for bravery for Sally Beamer of Sandusky. She rescued a four year old boy who fell into 12 feet of water at Battery Park basin dock last year. The boy’s parents moved him away before his identity could be learned. The medal is awarded annually by the U S Justice Department committee. The governor urged Ohioans to nominate other eligible youths.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Sandusky
Sally Beamer
Battery Park Basin Dock
U. S. Justice Department
War Enters 21st Month In Korea Front Holds Quiet
The Korean war entered its 21st month with minimal fighting as heavy clouds and snow grounded most Allied airpower. A few fighter bombers conducted rail cutting missions while probes and patrols sparked brief clashes along the 155 mile front. Far East Air Forces reported about 200 supply trucks destroyed Sunday, the highest tally in months.
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Seoul
Korea
Far East Air Forces
Portsmouth Wife Kills Self After Argument
Portsmouth, Mrs. One ena Ratcliff Shaw 28 allegedly shot her husband Russell Eugene Shaw 35 and then killed herself with a shotgun after an argument Sunday night. Deputies say she told a neighbor she had shot him, then returned home and died. The wounded husband sought aid at a neighbor’s home.
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Portsmouth
Oneena Ratcliff Shaw
Sheriff's Deputies
Taft Confident MacArthur Backing Him at Chicago Convention
Senator Taft of Ohio says he is confident Gen Douglas MacArthur will give him full support for the Republican presidential bid at Chicago. MacArthur has indicated no personal hostility to Truman and did not refute a Newsweek claim that Taft is his preferred compromise if a deadlock occurs. Taft urged MacArthur to deliver a keynote speech at the convention, noting several others could be chosen as well.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Douglas MacArthur
Chicago
MacArthur
Newsweek Magazine
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Pacific
Taft Taft
Pam Busts Tradition at Port Gibson Penguin Egg
In Port Gibson Mississippi Pam the penguin laid an egg breaking a long held rule of the Antarctic clan. Pam and three other penguins tour with Mr and Mrs Leonard Neill of Columbus Indiana. The Neills say her egg laying is rare with only a London case in years past. Four weeks remain before offspring are expected.
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Port Gibson
Miss
Pam
Mississippi
Deep In
Dixie
Leonard Neill
Columbus
Ind
Neill
London
Reds Force French Forces To Retreat In Indochina
In Saigon the French announced their first major retreat in North Indochina in 15 months. French forces abandon Hao Binh key highway center and pull 20 000 soldiers back into a compressed perimeter around Hanoi.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Indo- China
Hao Binh
Hanoi
Experts Eye Black-Out In Sudan Solar Eclipse
In Khartoum the sun was obscured by a total eclipse for just over three minutes at 11 a.m. local time. Seventy scientists from ten countries observed with extensive astronomical and photographic gear hoping to test relativity and refine knowledge of the sun and maps.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Fudging on Tax Return Boosts Informer Payments
A Washington report shows the revenue service paid out half a million dollars last year to informers who tipped on tax evasion. Tips helped collect over 9.6 million in additional taxes, with a long term rise in informer payments, reaching up to 80 thousand in a single case for up to two million in tax recovered.
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Washington
The
Revenue Bureau
Chiefs End Historic NATO Conference in Lisbon
In Lisbon the North Atlantic Council closes a historic meeting with a master plan for Western Europe defense. Key issues: funding an infrastructure program across Europe and streamlining NATO's civil and economic setup under a permanent secretary-general.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Atlantic
Europe
North Atlantic Council
U. S
NATO Civil and Economic Organization
Austria
Acheson
Robert Schuman
Anthony Eden
West Germany
Eisenhower
Iceland
Dardanelles
Russia
Police uncover still in probe of Ohio thefts
Sheriff deputies arrest Walter Meyers McClain 48 and his wife Hazel 38 at Mt. Joy Ohio home amid investigations into southern Ohio thefts. McClain admits moonshine production for 85 cents a gallon sold at five dollars, revealing a 400 gallon still and 200 gallons mash in Frost Kentucky. The couple, linked to cattle rustling, will be turned over to federal authorities.
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Portsmouth
Walter Meyers McClain
Mt. Joy
Ohio
Burl Justice
McClain
Ohio River
Frost
Greenup County
Kentucky
Joe Martin
McCilain
Hazel
Judy Garland Final Broadway Showing Gets Standing Ovation
New York Judy Garland received a standing ovation at her final Palace Theater performance. After two-a-day vaudeville on Broadway her return from Europe marked an American comeback and applause followed her 184th show.
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New York
Judy Garland
Broadway
Palace Theater
Miss Garland
Europe
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