Cuts in Armed Forces To Undergo Revisions
Washington AP reports that defence cuts may be eased as key leaders prioritize a strong national defense over a balanced budget. Eisenhower favors a June strength near 3 million, about 60 000 above Pentagon proposals, with a flexible 1956 target. Cannon stresses cutting nonessential spending, especially on air power.
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Washington
House
Congress
Eisenhower
Wilson
Pentagon
Sam Rayburn
Cannon
D-Mo
UN Chief Discusses Espionage Case with Chou in Tokyo
UN Secretary General Hammarskjold met China's Chou En lai in Tokyo amid talks expected to cover the 11 American airmen convicted of espionage. Peiping radio reported the meeting but gave no details on the purpose. Hammarskjold plans to wrap up discussions this weekend before returning to the United States.
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Tokyo
Hammarskjold
China
Chou Enlai
Peiping Radio
Chou
United States
Chang Han Fu
Chou Keng Sheng
Ministry of Foreign Affair
Tung Yueh Chien
Department of International Organizations
Foreign Ministry
Peiping
Ahhmed
Bokhari
Per Lind
Hammar
Market Rise In Stocks Is Set Back
The Federal Reserve Board increased cash required for stock margins, delivering a sharp setback to the bull market. Prices fell early, dipped again after midday, and ended with losses around five dollars in key areas as AP noted turnover hit 4.64 million shares, the busiest since June 1950.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
Wall Street
Associated Press
Man Claims He is Jesus Christ Arrests four for Blasphemy
In New Britain Connecticut a man claiming to be Jesus Christ and four Polish refugees were booked on a Connecticut blasphemy law charge. Police described wounds on the man and noted the group lived together for three years in the same tenement.
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Jesus Christ
New Britain
Conn
John Tschaplinski
Steven E. Perakos
Connecticut
Tschaplinsk
Perakos
Ohio Legislature Recesses as Busy First Week Ends
Columbus AP The Ohio Legislature recessed until Monday night as the first week closes with 45 bills and several constitutional amendments introduced. The state controlling board discussed a 705 500 survey for a Cincinnati to Conneaut North South turnpike spur and a 5 million transfer to the poor relief fund to sustain matching city relief spending through June 30. A conveyor land condemnation proposal and reforms to utility rate making also surfaced along with a 150 million bond plan for mental hospitals and prisons. Senator William H. Deddens proposed the constitutional amendment.
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Columbus
State Controlling Board
Ohio
Cincinnati
Conneaut
Welfare Department
General Assembly
Riverlake Belt Conveyor, Inc
Forgery Suspect Released On Bond In Ohio Michigan Ontario Case
Port Huron Michigan police report former Detroit man Charles J Meyers was released on 500 bond for a court appearance January 14. He allegedly cashed nine checks totaling 7995 at a Bowling Green bank on December 30 and wrote 1000 drafts on Toledo banks and a London Ontario deposit.
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Mich
Detroit
Charles J. Meyers
Ohio
Michigan
Ontario
Virgil James
Meyers
Bowling Green
Toledo
London
Ont
Spouse Faces Slaying Count In Ohio Case
Washington D. H. Ohio police chief will file first degree murder charges against Everett J. Brumfield 45 for the death of his wife Genevieve 44. Her battered body was found at the Brumfield home after a dispute following a Christmas Eve separation and a drinking session. Brumfield admitted striking his wife with his fist but denied using any other object.
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Washington D. H
Ohio
Varden Long
Everett J. Brumfield
Genevieve
Brumfield
Long
Parking Lot Wreck Reports Ruled Mandatory
Columbus Ohio Atty Gen William ONeill ruled that statutes require reports of motor vehicle accidents on parking lots driveways private lands and U S government reservations The ruling to State Registrar Ervin Nofer said reports apply to owners or operators of each owned vehicle ONeill had earlier ruled government owned vehicles are exempt from reporting
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Columbus
Atty. Gen. Co
William O'Neill
U. S
Ervin Nofer
O’neill
Panama Police Hold American in Slaying
Panama police detained a 34 year old U S citizen for questioning in the weekend slaying of President Joe Antonio Remon and two other men at Juan Franco race track. Authorities described Lipstein as a New York schoolteacher and said they picked him up at the airport about 24 hours after the shootings.
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Panama
U. S
Joe Antonio Remon
Murr
Martin Irvin Lipstein
New York
Remon
Juan Franco Race Track
High Birth Rate Recorded in Ohio 1954
Columbus report shows Ohio posted a record high birth rate in 1954 with 220000 births, 9273 more than 1953. Deaths totaled 81000, up about six percent, per state health director Dr Ralph E Dwork.
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Columbus
Ralph E. Dwork
Ohio
Dwork
Two B-47s Collide Over Gulf Search For Missing Crew
Lake Charles La planes and ships combed the Gulf southwest of the base for four men after a B-47 Stratojet collided with another B-47. The three crew members of the crashed plane and a parachuting crew member from the other bomber are unaccounted for, the latter having reached Lake Charles Air Force Base.
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Lake Charles
Gulf of Mexico
Here
Lake Charles Air Force Base
U S and Canada Deliberate Trade Barriers Talks
United States and Canada hold a one day session on trade barriers in Geneva. Officials planned to discuss questions under the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade with no firm conclusions expected.
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United States
Canada
Geneva
Switzerland
Bricker Reintroduces Treaty Limiting Bill
Senator Bricker of Ohio says he will reintroduce a proposed constitutional amendment to revise treaty powers. The measure would make treaties valid as domestic law only if Congress or state governments pass appropriate enabling legislation, amid White House opposition and past Senate debate.
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Washington
Bricker
Ohio
Senate
White House
Atom Plant Walkout Reaches Third Day in Ohio
A group of 70 cement finishers at the Portsmouth area atomic plant Extended its walkout into a third day. The dispute centers on a demand to remove or replace supervisory personnel, with Peter Kiewit Sons Inc the prime contractor charging the walkout a violation of the working contract.
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Waverly
Ohio
Portsmouth Area
Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc
Thirteen Charged in Columbus Lottery Crackdown
Thirteen persons in Columbus have been charged with selling Irish Sweepstakes lottery tickets after a package opened in the Newark post office contained Sweepstakes tickets. Twelve will be arraigned next Wednesday before Municipal Judge Henry H. Holden and the thirteenth is to appear today.
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Columbus
Newark
Henry H. Holden
Tropical Storm Kilis Leaves 24 Dead in Philippines
A tropical storm in the southern Philippines caused 24 deaths and many injuries, according to the Philippine News Service. Most fatalities occurred in southern Leyte Island as the storm hit coastal towns and disrupted daily life. Authorities worked to assess damage and provide aid to affected communities.
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Manila
Philippines
Philippine News Service
Leyte
Lodge Plans London Trip For UN Disarmament Talks
United Nations chief U S delegate to the UN will travel to London in late February for a closed disarmament subcommittee meeting on arms regulation and atomic energy control. If talks extend beyond three or four weeks, UN deputy James J Wadsworth may attend UN Assembly debates.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. S
London
Lodge
James J. Wadsworth
UN Assembly
Office Secretary Held In Lifting Union Funds
A Cleveland office secretary was arrested amid shortages in CIO council accounts. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports shortages of about 93000 dollars. Mildred Charvat was held for questioning on CIO officials' complaint.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Industrial Union Council
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mildred Charvat
CIO
Aged Doctor Julius H. Johnson Dies at 97 in Houston
Dr. Julius H. Johnson, who retired 57 years ago due to ill health, died yesterday in Houston at the age of 97. A longtime medical practitioner, he served the community through a lengthy career and leaves behind a legacy in local healthcare.
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Houston
Tex
Julius H. Johnson
Congress Pay Increase Seeks Priority in House Action
A plan to raise federal pay 80 percent for Congress members and many federal judges moves to decisive House consideration within weeks. The bill, led by Chairman Celler, would set Congress at 22,500 annually and adjust federal judiciary salaries, with various increases across courts and positions.
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Congress
House Judiciary Company
Celler
D-Ny
House
Judiciary Committee
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Hiss
Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Customs and Patent Appeals Court
Customs Court
Tax Court
Local Man Calls in Rare 1913 Nickel Scam
B F Rimmer read in the Corpus Christi Caller about an expert coin collector visiting with a 1913 liberty head nickel valued over 10000 dollars. Rimmer claimed he had one too. Expert J W McDermott of South Milwaukee Wisconsin confirmed the coin had been altered to resemble a 1913 issue. Only five 1913 liberty head nickels exist and their locations are known.
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B. F. Rimmer
Corpus Christi
Rimmer
J. W. McDermott
Milwaukee
Wis
Kimmer
Triple-Amputee Tot Climbs Up Stairs
Bright-eyed Constance de Stasi a near three year old girl in Boston amazed onlookers by climbing stairs. She is a triple amputee with left leg and right foot and right hand missing due to a rare blood circulation condition. An artificial limb system developed by Joseph Aveni head of the am Ava department of Liberty Mutual Insurance Co was showcased.
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Boston
Constance de Stasi
Joseph Aveni
Amave
Liberty Utual Insurance Co
Army Bound Youth Has Name Changed
Jersey City report notes a youth bound for army service with a name change and unclear details. The brief cites local officials and a family statement, hinting at identity records or enlistment paperwork. Further confirmation from conscription authorities was not provided in the readable text.
Gunman robs Sidney supermarket for 492 dollars
A gunman disrupted a Sidney Ohio supermarket line, entering with a can of coffee and a pistol, forcing cashier Bryan, 19, to stay still while stealing 492 dollars as unsuspecting customers looked on. The suspect fled as officers investigated the daylight robbery.
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Sidney
Ohio
Bryan
Ranchers Seek Mineral Rights Control Amid Uranium Hunt
Fort Worth Texas ranchers urge the Texas Legislature to grant tame rights to uranium and other minerals on deeded ranch lands. Cattle Raisers Association directors plan a resolution demanding state regulation as prospectors flood ranches with Geiger counters. Fort Worth attorney Oliver Fannin supports new law. Local cowmen complain weekend uranium hunts threaten property and safety.
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Fort Worth
Tex
West
Texas
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers
Oliver Fannin
Doggone
Southwest
Sears and Roebuck and
Montgomery Ward
Geiger Counters
Peress Case Under Fire Faces New Senate Probe
Senator Daniel plans a new investigation of the Irvin Peres affair, aiming to turn a Senate resolution into a record that the full story should be told. Peres, an Army dentist, was honorably discharged after invoking the Fifth Amendment in response to questions about communism. The case has been a central issue in the McCarthy Army hearings.
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Washington
Daniel
D-Tex
Irvin Peres
McCarthy
D-Wis
Senate
Peres
Lamue
McCarthy Army
Mental Test Scheduled For Confessed Choker
Frederick Spears, 17, of Galion, accused of strangling his sister Patricia Ann Spears, 16, faces a mental test in Columbus regarding the death last Friday. The case involves murder jurisdiction questions in county court.
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Bucyrus
Onicon
Frederick Spears
Galion
Sla
Colum
Patricia Ann Spears
Galion High School
Fire Inspectors Probe Origin of Columbus State Hospital Fire
City fire inspectors and the state marshal's office planned an investigation today into the origin of a two alarm blaze at Columbus State Hospital administration building. The basement storage fire forced transfer of 454 patients from six wards above the area.
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Coameus
State Fire Marshal
Columbus State Hospital
Parents Charged After Children Buried In Neglect Case
Sandusky police arrest Mr and Mrs Glenn Clinkscales on neglect charges after three young daughters Helen 5 Linda 3 and a two year old are reported as neglected. The case details indicate authorities found possible unsafe living conditions and family's welfare officials are involved.
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Sandusky
Glenn Clinkscales
Helen
Linda
Brookville Man Dies From Collision Injuries
Charlies W Bolinger, 58, of Brookville, died yesterday from injuries he suffered in a two car collision near Dayton on December 4.
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Dayton
Charlies W. Bolinger
Brookville
Eisenhower Warns Congress of War Threat and Unity Need
President Eisenhower delivered a State of the Union style address urging bipartisan unity as free nations face a growing Soviet threat. He cited Southeast Asia security treaties, NATO, and regional conferences, warning of a nuclear holocaust risk and calling for sustained military strength and economic commitments.
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Southeast Asia
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