Dulles Vows No Deal With Soviets in Berlin Talks
Secretary of State Dulles pledged in New York against any division of world power with the Soviet Union. He said the United States Britain and France would negotiate for a unified Germany and liberated Austria at Berlin and urged showing freedom's advantages to those behind the Iron Curtain. He linked Korea troop withdrawals to strengthening mass retaliation and warned that the six nation European Defense Community is vital to lasting peace. He urged bipartisan support for Truman-era policies and emphasized deterrence and European buildup.
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State Dulles
Berlin
Moscow
Council of Foreign Relations
Eisenhower
Dulles
United States
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France
Germany
Austria
Russia
Korea
European Defense Community
North Atlantic Alliance
EDC
Truman
Europe
Avalanches Leave 135 Still Missing Across Alps Toll Rises
Rescue teams in Austria and nearby regions battled snow and rain to reach 135 people still missing after avalanches that began the week. The death toll stood with 62 in Austria and 18 in Switzerland 6 in Bavaria Germany and 131 more missing in Austria. A Vienna weather official warned of ongoing danger as temperatures remained above normal and further slides were possible.
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Vienna
Austria
Switzerland
Bavarian
Germany
Dues Waived For Red Cell In Perjury Trial
In Cincinnati a Dayton Communist cell described as the Taft Hartley group faced a perjury trial. E Melvin Hupman of Dayton is charged with lying about not being a Communist in an NLRB affidavit. Arthur Strunk testified Ohio leaders ordered non Communist affidavits.
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Cincinnati
Dayton
E. Melvin Hupman
National Labor Relations Board
Independent
United Electrical Workers Union
Arthur Strunk
U. S. District Court
Ohio
Martin Chauncey
Cleveland
New Jersey Firemen Return to Parked Cars Tagging Disorder
Seven New Jersey firemen returning from a blaze found police had tagged all their cars for parking without lights. The judge showed leniency in the case. The note adds that want ads work for quick results, citing an ad that succeeded after two insertions.
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New Jersey
P. S
Diamond Wedding Band Recovered After Short Loss
A diamond wedding band lost last Wednesday between Billa's Dress Shop and Car Rad Bakery was returned after two insertions of a lost item notice. The ad urged early placement of lost notices to maximize recovery chances.
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Billa’s
Car-Rad Bakery
Quiet Neighborhood Fire Devastates Two Homes in Long Beach
An Air Force F86 Sabre jet crashed into a Signal Hill area, killing six people and injuring four others. Maj. Robert A. Blair of Omaha died in the crash that destroyed two houses and damaged two more, with a fiery path of destruction through the quiet Long Beach neighborhood.
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Long Beach
Calif
Air Force
Signal Hill
Maj
Robert A. Blair
Omaha
Neb
Williams Air Force Base
Ariz
Maj. Blair
Shirley Roberts
Douglas
Shirley Ledbetter
Stephen Louis Shoup
Grace Miller
Ernest G. Bailey
Dual Airline Plan Offered in Ohio Route Fight
The Civil Aeronautics Board heard a plan by Thomas H. Davis of Piedmont Aviation proposing joint routes for Piedmont and Eastern Airlines across Ohio. Davis seeks an Eastern trunk from Detroit to Columbus via Toledo and Piedmont nonstops Columbus to Charlotte, plus Columbus to Charleston with variations via West Virginia and Ohio stops.
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Columbus
Ohio
Civil Aeronautics Board
Thomas H. Davis
Piedmont Aviation, Inc
Piedmont
Eastern Airlines
Lake Central
Davis
Eastern
Detroit
Toledo
Charlotte
N. C
Charleston
W. Va
Parkersburg
Marietta
Newlyweds Charter 88 Passenger Plane
Porfirio Rubirosa and Barbara Hutton plan a Palm Beach flight in a chartered 88 passenger Constellation. An Eastern Airlines spokesman said the party hired the plane for $4500 and will include Rubirosa’s secretary and a domestic, with a regular crew of six.
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New York
Porfirio Rubirosa
Barbara Hutton
Palm Beach
Eastern Airlines
Rubirosa
Salvation Army to Map Plans for Fund Drive
The Salvation Army Advisory Board will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at W Union St headquarters. Major Charlies Dowdell said J. A. Maul, campaign chairman, will present plans for the upcoming fund drive.
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Salvation Army
Salvation Army Advisory Board
W. Union St
Charlies Dowdell
J. A. Maul
Lansing Hoyt Dies at 69. Prominent Republican Leader
Lansing W. Hoyt, 69, a prominent Republican and backer of Gen. Douglas MacArthur for president in 1948 and 1952, died Tuesday in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Lansing
W. Hoyt
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Blonde Ghost Haunts English Home At Dudley
Edward Westwood reports a blonde ghost in his Dudley house wearing lipstick and roaming at night. He asked the Birmingham Psychic Research Society to send investigators to spend a night there to uncover the haunting while he has moved out during the inquiry.
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Dudley
England
Edward Westwood
Birmingham Psychic Research Society
Westwood
Mitchell Attacks Ike On Inflation Farm Prices And Taxes
Washington Pa Democratic national chairman Stephen A. Mitchell charged President Eisenhower distorted major economic issues in his State of the Nation message. At a dinner in Washington Mitchell disputed claims of halted inflation, steady farm prices, and feasible tax cuts, noting rising living costs in all months except November and new records in June through October.
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Washington, Pa
Stephen A. Mitchell
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Mitchell
Akron truck owners seek Taft Hartley help to stop Teamsters strike
A group of owner-operator truckers in Akron and 11 other states urged President Eisenhower to invoke the Taft Hartley Act to thwart a pending AFL Teamsters Union strike. The United Truck Owners of America sent an 850 word telegram noting drivers own their rigs and oppose union representation. The White House has no comment. The threat of a January 15 strike stems from firms resisting Ohio’s axle mile tax.
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Akron
Ohio
Eisenhower
AFL Teamsters Union
United Truck Owners of America, Inc
Teamsterg Union
Washington
White House
Watchmen Exchange Icy River Rescues
In Huntington West Virginia last month night watchman Sam Clyburn slipped from a river barge and fell into the icy Ohio River. Fellow watchman John Forgey rescued him. Tuesday near zero temperatures Forgey fell from a derrick boat and Clyburn rescued him again.
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Huntington
W. Va
Sam Clyburn
Ohio River
John Forgey
Forgey
Clyburn
Jail Trip Delays Horseback Jaunt
Denver metalworker Ralph Ed. Hume, 38, scheduled to ride his Arabian mare Blue from Denver to St. Louis, postponed after a nine day jail sentence for theft of an electric saw on August 6. The stay in Golden, Colorado, interrupted his planned departure.
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Golden
Colo
Ralph Ed. Hume
St. Louis
McCarthy Pushes 100 Percent Parity Farm Price Plan
Washington AP Republicans eyeing November races discuss McCarthy's plan for 100 percent parity as a goal for farm price supports. He argues supports should exceed 90 percent and maybe reach 100, while Eisenhower favors flexibility and potential future changes. Other senators weigh backing and political implications.
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McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Fisenhower
Young
R-Nd
Wiley
R-Wis
Sen. Dirksen
R-Ti
Rhodes Enters Governor Race for Ohio 1954
James A. Rhodes 44, Ohio state auditor and former Columbus mayor, announced his Republican bid for governor. Backed by the GOP State Central and Executive Committee, he faces Lausche if nominated. Rhodes rewards party support after a prior 1950 bid and a 1952 audit win over Ferguson.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
GOP State Central and Executive Committee
Rhodes
Lausche
Ohio
Jackson County
Joseph T. Ferguson
Board of Education
Eisenhower Leaves Strike Vote Timing to Congress
President Eisenhower said Congress would decide whether a workers strike vote should occur before or after a walkout. He presented a general strike poll principle in his Taft-Hartley revision plan and avoided endorsing a must-legislation label. A Senate bill by H. Alexander Smith proposed a government supervised vote after a strike had begun.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Cngress
Fisenhower
H. Alexander Smith
Senate Labor Committee
Peace Talks Move Toward Korean Conference
Panmunjom talks inch toward a Korean peace conference as Communist and Allied staffs plan a meeting tomorrow to set a date and conditions for reopening preliminary talks broken off December 12. Kenneth C. Youngs said the Red reply appeared to accept Allied terms while Peiping radio claimed the Communists would discuss only the date.
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Panmunjom
U. S
Kenneth C. Younes
United States
Young
Washington
Peiping Radio
Grand Jurors Indict 8 in Strike Bombings
Grand jurors return charges of malicious destruction of property against eight former employees of North American Aviation for participating in bombings during the Columbus jet plant strike. Four of the eight also face bombing charges in Lancaster.
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Columbus
North American Aviaation, Inc
Lancaster
Psychiatric Test Set For Video Commentator
U S attorney in eastern Pennsylvania expects a week to complete a psychiatric exam report for Dr Roy K Marshall a national scientist and radio and television commentator indicted for allegedly sending obscene letters to five teenage girls seeking scientific advice The case centers on Marshall’s alleged mailings as part of the ongoing indictment in Philadelphia
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Philadelphia
U. S
Pennsylvania
Roy K. Marshall
Marshall
Police Hold Murder Plot Figure in Ontario Surrender
In Preston Ontario police captured Donald Ritchie a fugitive key witness in the 1948 Reuther shooting case after a five day manhunt. Ritchie 33 a Canadian surrendered to reporter Dennis Harvey and was taken into custody by Preston officers. Betty White his common law wife was arrested in Preston while Detroit officers prepared to bring both to custody.
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Ont
Donald Ritchie
Reuther
Preston
Ritchie
Detroit
Betty White
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
John Ford
Ontario
Dennis Harvey
Hamilton Spectator
Toronto
Stop Letters On Atom Tests Navy Told to Curb Dispatches
The Atomic Energy Commission instructed the Navy to curb letters home from personnel who witness atomic tests. After letters describing a hydrogen explosion at Eniwetok in 1952 surfaced, officials said ship and installation commanders will enforce strict instructions preventing personnel from writing about or hinting at test details.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Navy
Pacific
Task Force
Eniwetok
AEC
Pentagon
Kentucky Hero Receives Medal of Honor at White House
President Eisenhower awarded the Medal of Honor to Kentucky private Ernest E. West for gallantry in Korea. The ceremony in the White House prize room drew high military officials, members of Congress, and the hero’s family as the gold medal and blue ribbon were placed around his neck.
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Eisenhower
Korea
White House
Congress
Pfc
Ernest E. West
Wortland
Adm William Blandy Atom Test Boss Dies
New York reports Adm. William Blandy aged 63 died at St Albans Naval Hospital after a Sunday stroke. He retired in 1950 after three years as commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet and led the first joint Army Navy atomic test force at Bikini in 1946. Born in New York, he graduated first in his Annapolis class of 1913.
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New York
Nam H. P. Blandy
St. Albans Naval Hospital
Blandy
Bikini
Biandy
Annapolis
Newsman John Haynes Dies On Batavia Route
Batavia Ohio 72 year old John B Haynes died of a heart attack yesterday while delivering newspapers on his daily route.
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Batavia
Ohio
John B Haynes
Townsend Plan Leader Townsend Reaches 87
Dr Frances E Townsend, pioneer of the Townsend Plan pension movement, marks his 87th birthday in Cleveland as supporters note his enduring influence and leadership in the effort.
House Group Begins Work On Tax Bill
Washington The House Ways and Means Committee opened a closed session to rewrite most tax laws amid discussion of broad income tax relief. Rep Boggs predicted a possible $100 boost in personal exemptions while Republicans ponder further cuts beyond the 10 percent average reduction that began January 1.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Reed
Rep. Boggs
D-La
Eisenhower
Tax Crusader Attacks Treasury Over Serial Tax Evasions
Sen Williams relaunches his probe into tax violators citing Sam Cammarata, a Detroit bank robber, who allegedly paid no income taxes from 1939 to 1946 while hiding in Ohio. He accuses Treasury officials of avoiding prosecution by allowing belated returns and dropping criminal charges.
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Washington
Sen. Williams
Senate
Williams
Sam Cammarata
Detroit
Michigan
Cammarata
Treasury
Ohio
Treasury Department
Firemen Save Boy From Sewer Drain
Eight year old Albert Salvia fell twenty feet into an icy three foot deep manhole drain in Philadelphia. Four city firemen formed a human ladder to reach and raise him to safety as hundreds watched and cheered.
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Philadelphia
Albert Salvia
Three Steubenville Men Indicted in Christmas Slaying
In New Cumberland West Virginia a grand jury charged John Pastucha 29 Harvey Talamine 26 and John Chaytor 19 with first degree murder for the Christmas Eve slaying of Joseph M Bennett 53 owner of a filling station near Weirton. Bennett was shot during a struggle in his car.
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New Cumberland
W. Va
Steubenville
Ohio
John Pastucha
Harvey Talamine
John Chaytor
Joseph M. Bennett
Weirton
Bennett
Turnpike Survey Funds Approved by State Controlling Board
The Ohio State Controlling Board unanimously approved releasing 135000 dollars for a feasibility study of a second turnpike from Cincinnati to Conneaut with a Toledo spur. Senator Moorehead estimated 975000 dollars may be needed for engineering and traffic surveys, with further funds possible if the initial study proves feasible. McClure and Moorehead had previously delayed funds pending informal legislative approval at a special highway session.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cincinnati
Conneaut
Toledo
J. Frank McClure
Ashland
Tom V. Moorehead
Muskingum
Cincinnati - Conneaut - Toledo
McClure
Moorehead
Russia Stalls On Talks Site Delays Big Four Ministers Meeting
Berlin talks between the three Western powers and the Russians over site for the Big Four foreign ministers meeting have deadlocked. Western sources warn that failure to reach agreement threatens the January 25 opening of the conference and raise questions about Moscow’s intent.
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Berlin
Crash Ends Search In Wichita Husband Succeeds
Mrs Louise Wa gon 31 set out to find her husband Tuesday after he failed to return home. Her car collided with his vehicle, ending the search and resulting in a traffic accident in Wichita Kansas.
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Wichita
Kan
Louise FE. Wagon
Two Youths Indicted in Middletown Murder Case
Hamilton report states two youths were indicted for first degree murder by the grand jury. They are 18 year old Ael Burkhardt of Br. 3 Camden and 22 year old Richard Eugene Noland of Middletown, accused of killing Herschel L. Sorrell, 31, during a robbery on November 21 in Middletown.
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Hamilton
Herschel L. Sorreil
Middletown
Ael L. Burkhardt
Br. 3
Camden
Richard Eugene Noland
Burke and Bricket Plan Shakeup in Ohio Campaign
Washington report notes Michael V. DiSalle backs Burke's Senate bid while Burke says he will focus on rural Ohio rather than full state campaigning. Burke rejects Bricker's treaty powers amendment and backs Knowland's substitute.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Sen
Burke
Ohio
Price
Toledo
Senate
Taft
Two Koreans Convicted Of Betraying Gen Dean
In Seoul two Koreans were convicted on Tuesday for betraying Maj. Gen. William F. Dean to the Communists in 1950. One received death, the other life imprisonment, despite prosecution seeking five years each. The judge imposed death on Choe nok Bong and life on Han Doa Kwoo.
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Willam F. Dean
Choe -Nok Bong
Han Doa Kwoo
Syngman Rhee
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