Acheson Defends UN Screening as Reds Debate Rages
Secretary of State Acheson told a House subcommittee that disloyal Americans at the United Nations have given the country a bad name but have not endangered national security. He asserted the State Department is doing its best to remove undesirables and that a forthcoming executive order will authorize an FBI loyalty probe in key UN posts.
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Acheson
United Nations
State Department
House
FBI
Rep
Hillings
R-Calif
John D. Hickerson
UN Affairs
Subcommittee
Hickerson
United States
Justice Department
Roy W. Cohn
Indictment Against B and O for False Financial Claims
A federal grand jury indicted the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on 11 counts for making false statements about its finances to the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in 1943. The case, tied to an RFC loan extension granted in 1944, carries potential fines up to $110,000 if convicted.
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Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
B&o
RFC
Federal Grand Jury
Baltimore
Roy B. White
Railroad
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Sen. Tobey
Tobey
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Joseph J. Smith
Smith
Judge Nevin Dies in Dayton. Noted Patent Authority
Robert R. Nevin, 77, U. S. district court judge and authority on patent law, died Wednesday at his Dayton home. A Republican, he was senior judge of the West Division, Southern District of Ohio, appointed in 1929 by Coolidge. He once presided in Radio City Music Hall and halted lawyers with humor saying, Please, gentlemen, can't we have the Rockettes.
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Dayton
Old Year Ends With Storms Across the Nation
A Weather Bureau forecast reports a storm center moving from Alabama into the mid Atlantic bringing moderate to heavy snow for Pennsylvania and New York. Snow showers hit Central California Nevada and the Great Lakes region while rain fell across the eastern half of the country from Arkansas and Missouri to the Atlantic Coast.
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Associated Press
mid-Atlantic
Alabama
U. S
Messenger Carrier Payment Duty in Harsh Weather
A resident emphasizes timely weekly payment of 35c to his newspaper messenger who delivers daily in all weather. He notes the carrier buys papers to resell and fears late payment would cut the boy’s profits. He praises the messenger’s reliable service.
Lie Backs Truman Plan for FBI Screening of UN Staff
United Nations officials report Secretary General Trygve Lie will cooperate with President Truman's plan to FBI screen UN American employees. Some worry the move violates the principle of international civil servants as opposed to U.S. government staff. The dispute risks a new crisis in the UN staff era. Lie returned from Christmas holidays to discuss the issue with top aides.
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N. Y
Trygve Lie
Truman
FBI
Lie
World Organization
U. S
Constantine Stavropoulos
Polio toll in Ohio doubles from 1950 to 1952
Dr. John D Porterfield reports 3360 polio cases in Ohio in 1952, with 100 in December, nearly double the 1833 total in 1950. Hardest hit are Wayne Medina and Holmes counties in the northeast, peak in mid August with 257 cases in the second week. Gamma globulin production and distribution seen as major issue for 1953.
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Columbus
Wayne
Medina
Holmes Counties
Porterfield
Plane Crash Near Chillicothe Injures Couple
A private plane crashed Wednesday afternoon on Rocky Knox hill northeast of Chillicothe. Occupan ts C. E. Darrill and wife Mildred of Conneautville Pennsylvania were hospitalized after Mrs. Darrill walked more than a mile for help. He was listed in critical condition. the craft had departed Cincinnati that morning.
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Conneautville
Darrill
Cincinnati
Grant pay hikes vary for Portsmouth and New Boston workers
Pay increases between 3 and 17 percent take effect today for employees in Portsmouth and New Boston. The action raises wages across multiple city departments, signaling a broad adjustment to the municipal payroll.
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Portsmouth, CO
Portsmouth
New Boston
Condition Unchanged for Gen Beightler at Walter Reed
Washington report says Met. Gen. Robert S. Beightler's condition remains unchanged, as stated by Walter Reed Hospital on Wednesday.
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Washington
Robert S. Beightler
Walter Reed Hospital
New Year Opens With Heavy Allied Artillery in Korea Front
At midnight New Year’s, heavy allied artillery roared along the Korean front. Communist guns replied as UN troops held snowbound positions. Small patrol clashes continued with light ground action and a brief Chinese attack near Kelly Hill. Cardinal Spellman praised U.S. forces in Korea. Defense Dept reports Korean war casualties at 128,238, up 155.
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United Nations
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Punchbowl
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Taegu
Francis Cardinal Spellman
U. S
Korea
America
Washington
Defense Department
Gas Pipeline Case Resumes Under Unusual Procedure
The Power Commission partially reopens the Texas Ohio Gas Co. case after denying authority to build a 1046 mile natural gas pipeline. The FPC designates the previous order as a tentative decision and allows 20 days for exceptions. Texas-Ohio seeks an $185 million line from Hidalgo County near the U S border to Lancaster area.
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Washington
The
Power Commission
Texas- Ohio Gas Co
Houston
Tex
E Fpc
Texas-Ohio
U. S
Hidalgo County
Lancaster
Eisenhower Seeks Peace as 1953 Begins in New Year Message
President elect Eisenhower sent a New Year greeting from New York, wishing Happy New Year to everyone everywhere. He expressed hope that 1953 will restore assurance of a peaceful world and reach freedom-loving people behind the Iron Curtain, saying they are not forgotten. He urged that peace return to the world this year.
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New York
Eisenhower
Iron Curtain
Urges Silent Disc For All Juke Boxes
The National Arts Foundation urged juke box distributors to include a blank disc in every box so listeners can buy five minutes of silence. Director Carleton Smith of New York said quiet has become an expensive luxury and is necessary to enjoy music.
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Hancock
National Arts Foundation
Carleton Smith
New York
League Joins Blue for Gas Tax Hike in Ohio
Akron Ohio lawmakers face renewed pressure as the Ohio Municipal League joins a coalition urging a one cent per gallon gas tax increase. The group also backs a seven million dollar loan from the general revenue fund for access roads near Pike County's atomic energy plant. Governor Lausche supports the gas tax hike. he favors a ton mile tax, which the committee did not endorse.
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Akron, CO
Ohio Municipal League
General Assembly
General Revenue Fund
Pike County
Frank J. Lausche
Bitter Agency Squabble Seen in United Nations Inquiry
Atty Miles J Lane of New York told a House inquiry panel he will reopen an investigation of alleged subversive Americans in the United Nations before a New York grand jury next week. Asst Atty Gen Charles Murray resisted the move and said he would discuss it with Atty Gen McGranery.
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Washington
Miles J. Lane
New York
House
United Nations
Justice Department
Charles Murray
Lane
Murray
House Judiciary Subcommittee: “I Do Not Personally Endorse What Mr. Lane
Atty
Gen. McGranery
Rail unions hail verdict on productivity wage boost
A coalition of rail unions representing about 114 million members praised Judge Paul Guthrie's ruling permitting wage increases tied to productivity. The decision opens a three round process with hearings set in New York City on January 5 to determine the amount and timing of any pay raise. Carriers vow to challenge the boost as already fully compensated.
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Paul N. Guthrie
Guthrie
University of North Carolina
Truman
Leighty
Government
New York City
Airlines Set Safety Mark
Dr. Lewis C. Sorrell, director of research of the Air Transport Association, says 1952 records show airlines carrying more than 27 million passengers, a 9.7 percent rise from 1951. Revenue traffic reached 166 billion passenger miles, up 17.3 percent, cargo ton miles topped 400 million with a 2.1 percent gain.
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Washington
Lewis C. Sorrell
The
Air Transport Association
Sorrell
Acheson Hangs Hindsight On 1946 Choices
Secretary of State Acheson retained his humor while testifying to a House committee about what he would have done differently in 1946 if he knew then what he knows now. He quipped that his hindsight is sore at this point.
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Washington
Acheson
House
All-Out Battle Looms In N. Y. Bus Walkout
New York City prepared for a massive bus strike as CIO TWU demands a 40 hour work week reach Arbitrate bids from eight private bus lines. TWU President Michael J. Quill rejected arbitration and warned of sidewalk protests until goals met. Mayor Impelliteri faced sharp criticism amid firm stance against fare hikes to fund shorter hours.
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Board of Estimate
CIO Transport Workers Union
Michael J. Quill
TWU
TWA
Manhattan
Bronx
Queens
Cio-Twu
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Queen Knighthoods for Britain’s A bomb scientists amid New Year honors
Queen Elizabeth II elevated seven atomic scientists to Britain's aristocracy in the New Year honors. Dr William Penney, who led the bomb project, was knighted, with Leonard Tyte and Charles Turner named Commanders of the Order of the British Empire. Five others received lower ranks. The queen may also adjust the Duke of Edinburgh's status before her coronation.
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Britain
Monte Bello Proving Ground
William Penney
Wsa
Leonard Tyte
Charles Turner
Order of the British Empire
Steel industry solves demand gap says Fairless
Benjamin F. Fairless, United States Steel Corp chairman, stated that the American steel industry has largely solved the demand problem. He forecast second half 1953 capacity above 116 million ingot tons, sufficient for defense and civilian needs, and projected a normal competitive market rather than recession.
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Washington
Benjamin F. Fairless
United States Steel Corp
1953 Welcomed With Hopes For Peace Across The World
Millions toasted 1953 hoping for peace as 1952’s troubles lingered. Wars continued in Korea Indo China Malaya while cold war tensions persisted. Racial political strife troubled Africa and the Middle East as New Year’s traffic gloomed in the U.S. and Europe enjoyed lavish celebrations.
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Korea
Indo-China
Malaya
Africa
Middle East
United States
Local Plane Lines to Enter Ohio Cities by Next Month
Ohio will gain local air service in about a month as Lake Central Airlines extends to Dayton Springfield Columbus Cleveland Youngstown New Philadelphia Zanesville Marion and Mansfield. The CAB approval allows two daily DC-3 flights each way, marking the end of a long push for feeder service.
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Ohio
C. E. A. Brown
Lake Central Airlines of
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Brown
Dayton
Springfield
Columben
Cleveland
Youngstown
New Philadelphia
Zanesville
Marion
Mansfield
Cleveland Tag Day Brings Parking Tickets Downtown
Police flood downtown Cleveland issuing parking tickets in a large scale windshield tagging campaign. The drive began Tuesday after a new safety director's order to tag all downtown violators became effective.
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Cleveland
Boys In Blue
Brodie Duo Amazes Doctors After Siamese Twin Surgery
In Chicago Rodney Dee Brodie, now with his brain shielded by tissue after Tuesday surgery, is improving. His separated twin Roger remains in critical condition, with hospital staff astonished at his continued survival.
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Chicago
Rodney Dee Brodie
Roger
Bare Bones Economy Drafted for Total War Mobilization
Mobilization Director Henry H. Fowler outlined a master plan to strip the civilian economy to its bare essentials and expand war production. The program would require new legislation and funds, with standby plants, detailed output targets, and anti inflation powers to be ready by April.
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Henry H. Fowler
Presideruman
Office of Defense Mobilization
Fowler
Whee Na Eaeer
Congress
Emera
Kremlin
ODM
Soviet Union
Pentagon
Pollution Law Goals Lauded by Health Director
Columbus Ohio Dr John D Porterfield state health director praises Ohio water pollution control law its first year noting it has not yet cut stream pollution but sets the first step toward that goal He says municipalities and industries must obtain permits from the Ohio Water Control Board before discharging sewage or industrial waste streams.
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Columbus
John D. Porterfield
Ohio
Porterfield
Ohio Water Control Board
Census predicts largest annual U.S. population gain to 1952
Census Bureau Director Roy Y. Peel reported on Wednesday that the United States added more people in 1952 than in any prior year. He estimated the year end population at 158,434,000, up from the previous year.
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Washington
Roy Y. Peel
Census Bureau
United States
Peel
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