Newsman Defies Senate Call on Communist Ties
Robert Shelton of the New York Times refused to reveal if he is a Communist and resisted the Senate Internal Security subcommittee questions citing First Amendment rights. Chairman Eastland ordered an answer under penalty of contempt, while noting more hearings and broader probes beyond New York.
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Washington
Robert Shelton
New York Times
Today
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Shelton
Eastland
D-Miss
U. S. Senate
Subcommittee
Price
Ford Plant Hinted for Point Pleasant Area
Rumors unverified claim Ford Motor Co plans a factory near Point Pleasant in the Apple Grove area or Gallipolis Ferry West Virginia. Earlier, Ford considered a northern Columbus plant but zoning disputes halted those plans.
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Point Pleasant
Ford Motor Co
Apple Grove
W. Va
Gallipolis Ferry
Ford
Columbus
Government May Sell W. Va Rubber Plant
The Bricker office says Attorney General Brownell ruled the 11 million dollar sale of the idle synthetic rubber plant at Institute West Virginia to Gulf Chemicals Inc Cleveland would be legal since the government would be the seller. The plant cost eighteen million dollars. Rayburn Turns 74 Today
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Waomngton
Bricker
Brownell
Institute
W. Va
Goodrich Gulf Chemicals, Inc
Cleveland
Winds Bring Temporary Break in Britains Dense Smog
Britons saw relief as winds broke up the three year worst fog but relief is warned to be temporary. The choking smog halted London air service while coal byproducts filled the air. Medical officials reported a spike in chest disease patients and oxygen requests amid ongoing hospital strain.
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Britain
England
London
Oxygen Co
Demos Voice Worries on Security Amid Eisenhower Optimism
Democrats expressed concern over U S defenses and warned against overoptimism about the president’s bright outlook. Senate figures like Russell and Johnson cited fears of Communist influence and insufficient defense, while Republicans echoed caution about Russia’s military gains.
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Eisenhower
House
Martin
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Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Teland
Vinson
Armed Services
Rayburn
D-Tex
Ieahow
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
United States
Russia
Ala Lt Gov Wife Killed In Alabama House Fire
ADSDEN Ala un srs James B Allen husband of former Alabama lieutenant governor died of suffocation and burned badly in a home fire. He and his wife were found in a damaged one story frame house with the blaze under investigation. Firemen recovered his daughter and a window was broken to aid escape as the merger talks in Ohio labor circles continued.
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Adsden
Ala
James B. Allen
Alabama
Allen
Cleveland
Ohio State Federation of la
Bot
James
Debbie
Ohio Cio Council
Phil Hannah
Treas
Mary Reuter
AFL
Keecs
Ohio Cio Conn
Hannah
Ohio Labor Organization
Porterfield Seeks Split Projects For Building Needs This Year
Porterfield proposes splitting the 30 million dollars in state bonds for the department of mental hygiene and other agencies to fit building needs this year. Gov Lausche and legislative leaders discuss using remaining funds for 1957 priorities and a long-range plan at a 1 hour executive session with key officials and school representatives.
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Volumbus
Gov. Frank
J. Lausche
Mumn
Department of Mental Health
John D. Porterfield
Senate
C. Stanley
Chem
Athens
Roger Cloud
Logan
Dr. Port
P. M. Eyman
Porterfield
Westinghouse Calls for Vote To End Rift
Westinghouse Electric Corp refused a federal mediator's plan and proposed a secret ballot by 44 000 IUE members in 30 plants instead. Franklin County sheriff reports armal picketing at the Columbus Westinghouse plant with mass demonstration history and prior clashes. Local 146 denies plans while pledging to follow court picketing rules.
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Hattsburgh
Um —Westinghouse Electric Corp
Afl-Cioternational Union of Electrical Workers
Washington
IUE
Nhon
Volumbus
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Armal
Columbus
Monaco Celebrates Hope for Prince’s Union with Grace Kelly
Monaco erupts in praise as Prince reinvigorates hopes of a marriage with film star Grace Kelly. Officials warn the royal family’s continuity affects Monaco’s tax status and military obligations. Residents express relief at renewed stability for the tiny principality.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Whener
Jainier Iil
Irace Kelly
France
Tragic Simeon Wassela Family Perishes on Alaskan Tundra
In remote Lake Tiamna region 250 miles from Anchorage, Simeon Wassela his wife and three children aged under one to 14 are found dead from exposure. Only two of nine sled dogs survive as searchers recover the frozen bodies on the snowy tundra.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Simeon Wassela
Lake Tiamna
Solons Study Way To End Joblessness Act
Senators, professors, and state and city officials testified as a Senate labor subcommittee resumed hearings on a Douglas bill to provide federal funds for redeveloping areas with chronic unemployment. The plan envisions loans and grants to spur new plants, reduce tax write-offs, and fund vocational retraining to attract new industries. The President urged a federal partnership to supplement local efforts while states retain primary responsibility.
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Senate Labor
Douglas
D-il
Eisenhower
Congress
Doulas Dill
Acquittal in Cleveland Case Tests Defendants
A Cleveland jury acquitted one of the defendants accused of plotting to overthrow the government by advocating communism. At least one other defendant could be freed as the case moves toward jury deliberations. Judge Charles J. McKatz noted evidence mainly shows he accompanied his wife to Communist Party meetings. Defense seeks directed verdicts of acquittal for all 11 defendants as witnesses prepare for court Monday.
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Cleveland
Charles J. Mc Katz
Frieda
McNamee
Katz
J B Poston Led Electric Firm Dies at 67
J B Poston president of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co died at Mt Carmel Hospital Columbus aged 67 after illness. He helped build the firm through mergers and served as executive VP before becoming president. Funeral Monday at Schoedinger Columbus with burial Walnut Grove Worthington. Donations to Cancer Society requested.
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B. Poston
Nelsonville
Columbus & Southern Ohio] Electric Co
Mt Carmel Hospital
Columbus
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E. M. Poston
Hamley Run
Hocking Power Co
Flood ‘Wood
Ath
Poston
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Southern Ohio Power Coxthens Electric Co
Mutual Electric Southern Ohio
Ohio Utilities Co
Delaware
Circleville
Chilcothe
Gallipolis
Hillsboro
Columbus Railway, Power and Light Co
CASOE
Schoedinger Funeral Home
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Worthington
The
Cancer Society
Eisenhower Benson Press Congress on Farm Income Crisis
President Eisenhower and Secretary Benson met in Key West to urge Congress to act quickly on farm income declines. A draft proposal accompanied them, aiming for immediate and drastic measures to support farmers. In Paris, the Republic Front coalition faced a rebuff as Pierre Mendes France rejects socialists' entreaties and Daure Faure bids.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Congress
Paris
Baea
Faure
Center
Republic Front
Pre- Pierre Mendes-France
Guy Mollet Mollet
Mendes-France
Flood victims counted in California and Oregon
The Red Cross reported 28 726 families affected by floods across California and Oregon during the Christmas period.
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San Francisco
Ed Cross
California
Oregon
Freed Chinese Student Sent Home From Hospital
A 36 year old Chinese student held against his will was approved for deportation after hospital and British Hong Kong officials granted transit clearance. Doctors at Farmington Missouri state hospital said he is well enough to travel alone and has received maximum benefits from treatment since 1949 when committed for schizophrenia.
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Immigration Service
Hong Kong
State Hospital
Farmington, Mo
Hostopital
Penny Blame Sheds Light On County Fair Horse Fire
Fire Chief D E Drenien says overloaded wiring caused the Washington County Fairgrounds horse barn blaze last Tuesday killing 23 horses. He notes a penny in a fuse prevented the fuse from blowing, allowing the wiring to overheat and start the fire.
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Washington County Fairgrounds
D. E. Drenien
Congress Political Skirmish Underway
In Washington Democrats challenge President Eisenhower on foreign farm tax and election issues. Senate Leader Lyndon B. Johnson says the union and world are not rosy and accuses the administration of frantic farm policy and rushed tax cuts. Senate Finance Chairman Byrd and others push for tax relief while awaiting budget details and a forthcoming farm message from Eisenhower.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Midwest
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
Cooper
D-Tenn
House
Ways and Means
Kowel
Kuender
D-La
Aiken
R-Vi
Senate Agriculture Committe
Humphrey
D-Minn
Strange Will Ties Real Estate to Living Clean Living
Percy T. Martin, wealthy real estate developer who died in 1962 leaving 448 946 dollars, left a will granting Mrs Helen Dill and Miss Frances Miller monthly sums of 200 or 300 dollars if they refrain from alcohol tobacco and men The unusual stipulation reflects a quirky bequest tied to personal conduct Local details place Mrs Dill in Owensville Indiana and the named beneficiarys age noted as 53 and 51 respectively A separate note mentions President Eisenhowers Union message and right s omitting two years of requests in Washington.
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Angeles
Percy T. Martin
Helen Dill
Owensville
Ind
Frances Miller
Martin
Talks Slated for Ohio Jam Improvements
Washington reports hints that Ske will run for a second term as a message signals plans to improve the Ohio River dam and lock system. Democrats in Louisville, Kentucky, noted ongoing discussions while Republicans weigh in.
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Ohio
Strong
Ske
Washington
Frankfort
Govrats
Wasgal Celecok
Sita
Walt
Louie
Fio
Lyndon B. Joh
Texas
Senate
Louisville
Mother Rescues Baby From Burning Room
A mother rescues her infant from a burning bedroom in Nelsonville as fire crews battle the flames. Separate items note political talk around Eisenhower and potential 1952 candidacy, with various senators commenting on the president’s message and its tone. Weather forecasts predict cold, light precipitation with temperatures around six degrees below normal through midweek.
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George
D-Ga
Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Representative Flood
D-Pa
John Bell
D-Miss
Ture
Knowland
California
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