Japan Elects Hatoyama Victor in Big Liberal Victory
Prime Minister Hatoyama's Democrats win a near 2-1 sweep of the Japanese House, securing 185 of 467 seats and signaling a stronger administration. Liberals suffer losses amid corruption charges while Communists win 2 seats. Hatoyama poised for reappointment as Diet reconvenes.
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House of Representatives
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Hatoyama
Farmer-Laborites
Iap
Diet
Taketora Ogata
Ken'en Liberals
First
Yoshida
United States
Educators Attack Yale Growth Limit Claim On Dilution
A panel at the 10th National Conference on Higher Education denounces Yale president A Whitney Griswold’s claim that enlarging college enrollments dilutes education. Speakers from Pratt Institute Ohio State and Southern Illinois University label the idea nonsense and rubbish, arguing Yale and Princeton already run selective programs and that growth should not threaten quality.
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Chicago
Yale
Associated Press
A. Whitney Griswold
Francis H. Horn
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
N.Y
Princeton
George H. Hand
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Ill
Griswold
Ronald B. Thompson
Ohio State University
Ohio Rivers Crest Near Flood Stages After Weekend Rain
Four officials forecast the Ohio and Scioto rivers will crest at high levels today but remain below flood stage after heavy weekend rainfall. Creeks and streams remain swollen from the rain yesterday.
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Ohio
Scioto Rivers
Columbus
Scioto
Dulles Outlines SEATO Might in Asia Tour
Secretary Dulles described SEATO strength during a swing through Indochina. In Laos he met Crown Prince Savang and officials, saying Manila Pact powers deter Red invasion from China and North Vietnam. He later pressed Laos toward SEATO admission amid regional tension.
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Viet Nam
Dulles
Southeast Asia
Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
Vientiane
Tiao Savang Vatthana
Manila Pact
Pacific
China
France
Red
Pathet Laos
Phong Saly
Sam Neua
SEATO
Ana Dines
Egeeceen
Bangkok
U.S
Rangoon
U Nu
Truck Upset Blocks Route 7 Near Silver Bridge
A tractor triglyceride truck loaded with pipe tipped over on Route 7 about a tenth of a mile north of the Silver Bridge in Gallipolis. The 6:10 a.m. accident delayed traffic for about an hour as workers from the Kilger Creek Power Plant headed to their jobs. The driver escaped injury and was later identified by the State Highway Patrol. the rig belonged to Gramm Trucking Co.
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Gallipolis
Route
Silver Bridge
Kgger Creek
Mason and
Pomeroy
State Highway Patrol
Gramm Trucking Co
Publisher's Libel Trial Opens in Ohio Court
In Youngstown the criminal libel trial of Buddy Fares publisher of The Youngstown Star opens today after a September grand jury indictment on libel charges tied to allegations linking the police vice squad to local racket figures. State Liquor Enforcement Chief Edward J. Allen, a former Youngstown police head, is scheduled to testify.
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Youngstown
Buddy Fares
Youngstowner
Fares
Edward J. Allen
Lausche Aims for Surpluses in Budget Message
Gov. Frank Lausche says his budget will oppose new taxes and seek a surplus, aiming for a record general operations request near 831 million, with rising totals into next year. Senate leader Mechem accuses administration as talks turn to belt conveyor project linking Lake Erie and the Ohio River.
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Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Additionalsy
Sen
C. Stanley Mechem R
Senate
Administration Nation Committee
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Chou En Lai Open to Talks on jailed U.S. Fliers
Burmese Premier U Nu said Communist China leader Chou En Lai would consider an unofficial U.S. mission to discuss jailed American airmen amid Sino American tensions. Dulles, in Rangoon for talks, heard Chou’s approval. Hammarskjold continues quiet diplomacy with the prisoners and their families in China.
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Defense Department
Washington
United States
Lyle Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Harold E. Fischer
Swea City
Roland W. Parks
Omaha
Cameron
L’arks
Fischer
Rangoon
Burma
U Nu
Chou En Lai
U. S
Peiping
Chou
U.S
Dulles
Laos
Saia
Colombo
Reda
UN General Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Ohio High School Scholars Announced for 25th Annual Test
Ohio students earn honors in the General Scholarship Test led by state education director R M Eyman. Elizabeth Joan Deutsch of Shaker Heights High tops the state and Nicholas Sopkovich of Canfield is top among boys. Honorable mentions include Mary Lou Wichterman Athens High Martha Harrold Elberfeld Susan Kerne Martha Logan Earl Dallas Winters Gallipolis and Paul Duane Jones Corning. A record 13981 students participated.
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Ohio
R. M. Eyman
Mary Lou Wichterman
Athens
Martha Harrold Elberfeld
Susan Kerne
Martha
Logan
Earl Dallas Winters
Gallipolis
Paul Duane Jones
Corning
Elizabeth Joan Deutsch
Shaker Heights
Nicholas J. Sopkovich
Canfield High School
State Department of Education
Bridge Collapse Fatalities Prompt River Search
Fremont Ohio patrolmen searched for two bodies after a bridge collapse sent a car into Green Creek. Authorities identified the two motorists as 44 year old jeweler Robertin of Fremont and 25 year old Jack Grote of Green Springs. Both were believed to have been alone in their vehicles when the bridge gave way Saturday.
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Ohio
Green Creek Colla
Neater
Ener
Robertin
Jack Grote
Green Springs
Unconscious 2 Years Worker Dies in Coma
CINCINNATI John Wil toppled from a foot ladder on a job and remained unconscious for two years before dying in a coma at an area hospital. The incident prompted an occupational safety review and investigations into workplace safety practices.
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Cincinnati
John Wil
250 Workers Return To B and O Repair Jobs
Baltimore reports an encouraging increase in business leading to the recall of 250 men who were among several thousand furloughed by the B&O Railroad during a seasonal slump in January.
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Baltimore
B&o
Will Weather Permit A Blast At Dawn
Weather will decide if an atomic blast at dawn is possible tomorrow as wind conditions canceled today’s scheduled test.
Liberal Noboru Tanigawe Dies After Victory in Japan Vote
Noboru Tanigawe dies of a heart attack as he secures a Diet seat just before the moment of victory. The runner up takes the new seat in the election held in Hiroshima and surrounding areas.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Noboru Tanigawe
Uup
Americans Expelled by Red China Endorses Communism
Two Americans expelled from Red China as spies repeated that they view communism as the best life and expect world adoption. Malcolm Bersohn, 32, of New York City, and Adele Austin Rickett, 35, formerly of Seattle, now in Hong Kong, spoke after a Peiping jail term and arrival from Peiping.
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Red China
U.S
Hong Kong
Malcolm Bersohn
New York City
Adele Austin Rickett
Seattle Wash
Peiping
Giraffe Ailing With Arthritis in Oklahoma City Zoo
Ailing giraffe at a city zoo suffers arthritis and laryngitis. Director Julian Frazier considers hoist support to relieve foreleg weight as the animal remains in serious condition after a kneecap fracture from a recent fall.
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Oklahoma City
Lincoln P and i
Julian Frazier
Frazier
Gunmen Fire On Bar Crowd During East Side Robbery Attempt
Two gunmen tried to rob an east side bar early yesterday spraying bullets into a room of about 30 patrons. Bartender Ray Gallagher struck one robber with an ashtray and wrestled the weapon away as the other fled. suspect Robert F. Krochinski, 24, was detained on robbery charges after minor head injuries.
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East Side
Ray Gallagher
Robert F. Krochinski
St. Vincent Charity Eagles
Navy Prepares Guided Missile Cruisers for Fleet Use
The Navy expects the first two guided missile firing cruisers to be ready for antiaircraft duty with the fleet next July, with one major hull conversion under way. Earlier plans to convert Kentucky and Hawaii into missile ships stalled, as missile development lagged behind ship design.
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Siga
Canberra
Britain
U. S. Navy
Kentucky
Hawaii
Navy
Boston
New York
Delaying Tax Cuts Seen as Political Move in Debate
Senate Finance Committee hears Secretary Humphrey on a House tax cut plan that would delay the $20 per person reduction to mid 1956. Rep Zablock says Dulles faces questions on Asia policy as Bandung talks loom and potential pro Communist influence is discussed.
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Carlson
Kan
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Secretary of the Treasury
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Rieenhower
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Bandung
Indonesia
Red Chine
Zablock
Dwis
Secret of State
Dulles
Asia
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Quemoy
Red China Coast
Actress Elizabeth Taylor Welcomes New Son
Santa Monica reports actress Elizabeth Taylor celebrated her birthday with the birth of a new son. The article notes her marriage to British actor Michael Wilding in February and that their child was born in January. Furthered by a brief update on the father’s well being.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Elizabeth Taylor
Ristophere4
Electric Workers Vote On Contract Agreement
Electric workers at Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co vote today on a contract reached late Saturday between union leaders and company management amid ongoing negotiations and terms of the proposed agreement.
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MJP
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Union
Manger
Ichiro Hatoyama Tops Tokyo General Election Vote
In Tokyo's central district Hatoyama secured the highest personal vote in Japan's general election, unofficial returns show he received 149 446 votes, among 14 candidates in the area. Education Minister Masazumi Ando led district registration with 93 754 votes.
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Tokyo
Ichiro Hatoyama
Japan
Asahi
Hatoyamma
Targenta
Hea
Masazumi Ando
Sitka Tragedy as Two Buried in Harbor Mountain Collapse
Two boys aged 8 and a brother died after a tunnel collapse at Harbor Mountain near Sitka. Rescue crews worked to reach the site but were unable to reach the victims in time. Authorities investigated the accident as a deadly cave-in with local officials coordinating the response.
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Sitka
Alaska
Ancom
Harbor Mountain
Hans
Bundestag Approves Western German Rearmament Treaties
The Bundestag endorsed four interlocking treaties paving West Germany’s entry into NATO, the Western European Union, and the Saar issue settlement. Final ratification expected within three weeks as debate highlighted sovereignty, occupation ends, and Franco-German tensions amid coalition divisions.
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Bonn
Germany
Bundestag
Western Alliance
Cance
Konrad Auers
Cermany
Ware
Traffic Toll High on Ohio Highways This Weekend
The heaviest traffic death toll of the year in Ohio rose as at least one person died on the state highways last weekend. The period included a three day New Year’s period with fourteen fatalities. A week earlier the toll stood at thirteen. Five persons were killed last weekend in multiple crashes and five more died in other accidents, bringing total deaths to twenty seven.
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Ohio
Ambassador Byroade Arrives in Cairo as U S Envoy
TM Henry A Byroade former Army general and assistant of state arrived in Cairo yesterday to take the post of ambassador succeeding Jefferson Cafferterty who has retired.
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Cairo
Egypt
Henry A. Byroade
Jefferson Cafferterty
Cop Killed Police Officer In Robbery Case Shocks Kentucky
An admitted cop killer Herman C Howerd 32 allegedly shot a patrolman during a supermarket robbery and later bound a couple and their infant before being captured near Frankfort. He ate dinner at hostages’ home and resisted arrest with a gun at Baxter Farm. State police traced him to a bridge entry to the capital.
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Herman C Howerd
Frankfeet
Howard
Grange
Norwood
Ohio
Milo T. Baxter
Baxter
Frankfort
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