British Chief Arrives as Court Letter Explains Delayed Appointment
A letter released to newspapers explains why County Commissioners did not appoint Edward Green as assistant prosecuting attorney during the October special grand jury in Mason County. The document, signed by county officials, cites lack of discussion and an election-fraud related context, with affidavits alleging vote buying by J.G.F. Johnson and a 1952 truck incident involving county assets.
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Point Pleasant
Lewis H. Miller
Circuit Court
Edward Green
D. E. Wedge
J. F. Wheaton
Ivan R. Bush
Miller
J.G.F. Johnson
Cabell County
Mason County
J. G. F. Johnson
County
Johnson
Green
Seneca
Gallioplis
Ohio
Hickory Chapel
Arnold H. Bailey
T. F. Yost
Main St
Walter L. Hersman
North Point Pleasant
Junia Jo Bradshaw
Republican congress members worry over committee posts
Republican leaders in the 83rd Congress focus on committee assignments as Eisenhower’s impending oath looms. Senators debate reshuffling for loyal Republicans, with 285 committee seats available and a seniority system guiding the distribution among 221 Republicans and others.
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Congress
House
Sen. Bridges
R-N. H
Sabre pilot downed first MiG 15 of year above Korea
In a high altitude air battle over Northwest Korea, 2nd Lt. William R. Bowman of Sarasota Florida shot down a Communist MiG 15. Bowman's squadron, protecting bomber missions through snow, reported destroying at least 70 Communist vehicles amid cold clashes along the front.
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Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
William R. Bowman
Sarasota
Fila
Bowman
Death Dates Set for Spies
NEW YORK Julius and Ethel Rosenberg the convicted atom spy couple are scheduled for execution at Sing Sing Prison on January 14 at 11 p m their attorney says The date could be delayed by further appeals U S Marshal William A Carroll fixed the time Emanuel H Bloch said on Sunday Judge Irving R Kaufman had earlier set the week of January 11 for the death trial conclusion
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New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Sing Sing
Emanuel H. Bloch
U. S
William A. Carroll
Irving R. Kaufman
Kaufman to Return to TV Program Under New Sponsorship
CBS announced playwright George S. Kaufman will return to the television program on January 24 under new sponsorship after his removal over a remark about a Christmas carol. The network said protests against the decision roughly matched those protesting the remark.
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New York
George S. Kaufman
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Ferguson to Lead Red Hunting Task Force in Senate
Well placed sources say Senator Ferguson of Michigan will command a Senate investigations subcommittee task force tasked with hunting Communists in the government and the United Nations. The plan would shift the Red hunt from the internal security committee and involve multiple Senate panels in the probe.
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Washington
Sen
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate Investigations
United Nations
Williams
R-Del
Internal Revenue Bureau
Senate
Internal Security Committee
Michi
McCarthy
R-Wis
Judiciary Committee
Internal Security Group
Senate Foreign Relations
Sen. McCarran
Dnew
Internal Security Subcommittee
State Department
Transit Fuss Snarls N Y Bus Service
New York experiences the full impact of a five day old strike tying up 3500 privately owned buses. Subways and city owned buses absorb the load with crowded lines and standing room only on those operating. The 40 hour week and wage demand began on New Year’s. staggered school hours ease the rush. Taxis see a boom to shuttle riders.
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New York
New York City
Chambers Faces Prolonged Illness At Home Post Heart Attack
Whittaker Chambers, 52, once at the center of a major postwar espionage case, remained seriously ill at his Westminster home after discharge from a Baltimore hospital. He left the hospital Dec. 24 following a heart attack and his wife said he would stay in bed for many months while continuing treatment.
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Westminister
Whittaker Chambers
Baltimore
Chambers
Dock Pickets Relax Lines
Normal long shore work resumed at New York piers as striking dock specialists relaxed picketing after eight hours with federal mediators failed to settle the dispute. Hundreds of longshoremen returned to work with weighings and samplings not started immediately.
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New York
John King, Franklin County Jurist Dies
Funeral services planned in Columbus for John R. King seventy two year old dean of Franklin County Common Pleas judges after a coronary thrombosis. King served 26 years on the bench and died at Chillicothe City Hospital following a heart attack. A native of Kiousville Madison County, he was admitted to the bar in 1907.
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Columbus
John R. King
Franklin County Common Pleas
Judge King
Common Pleas
Chillicothe City Hospital
Kiousville
Madison County
Truman Creates New Board To Re Test Envoy's Loyalty
President Truman estab lishes a five man Loyalty Review Board to re examine diplomat John Carter Vincent amid charges of Communist leanings. The panel includes Learned Hand John J McCloy James Rogers G Howland Shaw and Edwin C Wilson to review the case after earlier boards questioned loyalty and cleared him.
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Truman
Washington
John Carter Vincent
Foreign Service
State Acheson
Vincent
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
White House
State Department
U.S
Learned B. Hand
New York
John J. McCloy
Germany
James Grafton Rogers
G. Howland Shaw
Edwin C. Wilson
Panama
Turkey
Hank Williams Funeral Draws 20000 In Montgomery
In Montgomery Hank Williams legendary folk singer and songwriter lay in state at the Municipal Auditorium for his last and largest service. Fire Chief R L Lampley estimated the crowd at nearly 20000 with thousands more outside as four women fainted inside and one woman collapsed at the open casket. Only about 3000 could enter the hall.
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Montgomery
Ala
Hank Williams
Alabama
R. L. Lampley
Municipal Auditorium
Sean
Rae
Auto fumes death ends quarrel over noisy neighbors
William Sullivan, 43, irritated by neighbors racing car motors outside his window, pledged to give them their own medicine. He started his car in the garage, filling the space with fumes. His wife found him unconscious at the wheel Sunday morning.
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Cleveland
William Sullivan
Ray Hudec
Sullivan
Judge Miller Opens Term With Grand Jury Defense Of Law
Judge Lewis H. Miller opened a crowded term of circuit court urging jurors to uphold the grand jury and the Constitution. He warned about organized crime and subversive elements while stressing the jury system as a bulwark against tyranny and a guide to governing by rules.
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Point Pleasant
Circuit Court
Lewis H. Miller
Grand Jury
Miller
United Nations
Ohio's 100th Legislature Opens Today
Ohio's 100th General Assembly convenes in Columbus this afternoon with two urgent bills. An eight million dollar emergency prison appropriation and a five million word general code revision are set for an unusual 8 p m session in the House. Republicans hold control in both houses.
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Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
House of Representatives
National Guard
Federal taxes blamed for slowing Ohio industry
A businessmen's survey by the Council of State Chambers of Commerce covering eight states including Ohio finds industry likely to shrink this year. Many manufacturers have cut back or dropped plans for new plants and machinery, with federal taxes named as the major cause.
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Washington
Ohio
Council of State Chambers of Commerce
Former College Head Dr. McVey Dies at 83
Dr Frank Lerond McVey 83 former president of the University of Kentucky died in Good Samaritan Hospital following major surgery. A native of Wilmington Delaware he led Kentucky from 1917 to 1940 and previously served as president of the University of North Dakota.
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Lexington
Frank Lerond McVey
University of Kentucky
Good Samaritan Hospital
Wilmington D
McVey
University of North Dakota
Longevity Recipe Ends as 102 Year Old Miss Wait Dies
Orissa Wait of Baldwinsville New York died at 102 after a life spent drinking hot water and kindness The obituary notes her longevity formula and year of death in Onondaga County village.
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Baldwinsville
N. Y
Orissa Wait
Quondaga County
Ohio Sees Record Holiday Traffic Deaths Spur Safety Plan
Ohio reports 35 traffic deaths over the four day New Year period and 9 total deaths from fires and other accidents, fueling support for a proposed Department of Highway Safety. GOP leaders discussed the plan with House Speaker designat e Rep William Saxbe and Senate talks loom. Rep Samuel L Devine proposes periodic vehicle mechanical inspections.
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Ohio
Department of Highway Safety
Ohio Republican Party
State Highway Patrol
State Highway Department
William Saxbe
Champaign County
Speaker - Desig
Nate
House of Representatives
GOP
Senate
Samuel L. Devine
Columbus
Charges Hiss In Red Cell
Nathaniel Weyl a former communist turned government economist testified that Alger Hiss was a member of a 1933 communist unit with various government officials. Weyl said he joined the unit and that several officials were involved in the early years. He noted five years of party membership and a career in government posts after World War I.
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Washington
Nathaniel ‘Weyl
Alger Hiss
Communist Party
Weyl
Snowball Fight Packed In Plane To Puerto Rico
New England snow sped to Puerto Rico early today in a plane belly for a children's snowball fight. Two tons arrived by truck from Mt. Wachusett, Massachusetts. The event marks a holiday celebration.
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New York
New England
Puerto Rico
Mt. W Mass
Holiday Death Toll on Busy Holiday Weekends Reaches 391
The national death count from traffic crashes over the Christmas to New Year holidays climbs to 391, surpassing the prior four day record of 375. Safety Council president Ned H Dear calls the deaths a disgrace as belated reports push the potential total toward 410 with broader fatality figures raising the 102 hour period to 569 and last year’s total at 611.
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Ohio
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Safety Council
East German purge hints on ex leaders Merker and Mueller
East German communists charge former top officials with anti party activity as a purge appears likely. The Socialist Unity party claims an indictment against ex politburo member Paul Merker and long-missing Kurt Mueller, both believed held in East Zone prisons, Mueller tied to Trotskyite actions and Merker linked with American Jewish financial circles.
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Berlin
Red
Socialist Unity Party
Paul Merker
Expolitburo
Kurt Mueller
East Zone
Mueller
Merker
Broad Policy Powers Seen for Budget Director Dodge
An associate says Joseph M. Dodge will wield unprecedented authority shaping fiscal policy as federal budget director. Eisenhower scheduled meetings with four Republican senators amid ongoing transition talks while Winston Churchill visits. Dodge has served as fiscal liaison since November 9 and will sit in on Cabinet meetings.
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New York
Eisenhower
Joseph M. Dodge
Dodge
William F. Knowland
California
Senate
GOP
Hugh Butler
Nebraska
Guy Corden
Oregon
Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
Churchill Sees Korea War as Boost to World Peace
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, aboard the Queen Mary in New York, praised Korea's resistance to communism as the greatest event of the past five years and said it has strengthened world peace while warning against a wider extension of the conflict. He urged unity among free nations and noted concerns about American tariffs and atomic information sharing. He spoke ahead of talks with President-elect Eisenhower, calling the approaching discussions informal.
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Eisenhower
New York
Winston Churchill
Britain
Dodge
Budget Bureau
Truman
Korea
United States
Great Britain
Churchill
United Nations
China
Europe
Cheshire power plant earthmoving progresses to 400000 cubic yards
Ohio Valley Electric Corp said 400000 cubic yards of earth have been moved at Cheshire for the 145 million dollar Kyger Creek project. Construction superintendent Fred Carman reported one sixth of earthmoving done in five weeks. Completion is eyed for mid 1956. The Cheshire plant is a sister project to the Madison Indiana plant and has slowed traffic on Ohio 7 between Middleport and Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire
Ohio Valley Electric Corp
Fred Carman
Madison
Ind
Ohio 7
Middleport
Revised Rules Move Doomed Senate Fight
Senator El lender of Louisiana predicted the effort to revise Senate rules to curb filibusters will fail by more than two to one. The test could come tomorrow or the next day as Taft the new GOP leader seeks to cut off debate and push a quick test.
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Washington
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Senate
Taft
Ohio
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