Kennon urges taxpayers to fund highways willingly
Governor Robert F. Kennon of Louisiana told a highway financing conference that taxpayers will support road construction more readily than other projects. He said roads deliver visible value and cited the Clay committee's proposed 101 billion dollar federal state program and toll road concerns.
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America
Eisenhower
Congress
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Kansas
Houston
Kansas City
St. Louis
Washington
Robert F. Kennon
Louisiana
Kennon
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Lucius D. Clay
Einar Ogra
Fields Decide To Remain In Hungary
Noel Field and his wife will stay in Communist Hungary after notifying the State Department. The move, disclosed by Henry Suydam, follows five years of imprisonment for both Fields. His brother Hermann, freed in Poland, is expected to return home.
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Washington
Noel Field
State Department
United States
Hungary
Field
Budan
U. S
Christian Pavndal
Department
Henry Suydam
Noel
Hermann
Poland
Red
Switzerland
Cleveland
Warsaw
Reds
Europe
Dag Hammarskjold Arrives Silent After Mission Stop
Dag Hammarskjold arrived from his mission to free 11 American airmen in Red China and stayed in bed during a brief refueling stop at Stead Air Force Base. His aide William Rannalo said Hammarskjold would not comment on talks with Chou En Lai and the UN prisoners. The plane then continued to New York, with Hammarskjold maintaining a stony silence on the mission’s outcome.
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Dag Hammarskjold
Red China
William Rannalo
Hammarskjold
Chou En-lai
Rannalo
Stead Air Force Base
New York
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Honolulu
Jobless man in Berkeley hangs self in shanty
Gordon Emlow Deville a 46 year old unemployed salesman and former public health figure in the Japanese occupation hanged himself Monday in a shanty behind a barbershop. A note stated he was broke with no will to go on and asked for his body be donated to a medical school without publicity and cremation.
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Berkeley
Calif
Gordon Emlow Deville
McCarthy Attacks Army Promotion Reversal News
Senator McCarthy charged the Army promoted a cor poral doctor who invoked the Fifth Amendment about Communism. Hours later the Army canceled the promotion of Pfc Marvin S Belsky and reprimanded his commander. McCarthy tied the case to Maj Irving Pe rress and said the promotion occurred within six weeks.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Pfc
Marvin S. Belsky
Belsky
Irving Peress
Awais — Pe Ane 8
Mueral i Waltham
Bar Rejects Move To Admit Negroes Attorneys
Washington officials report District of Columbia Bar Association rejected a bid to admit Negro and other nonwhite attorneys. The effort to remove the word white from membership requirements failed by 18 votes short of the two thirds needed.
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Washington
District of Columbia Bar Association
Ex Curator's Wife Appeals Conviction
Mrs Anna H Morgan of Columbus wife of former Ohio State Museum curator appeals contempt conviction for refusing to answer questions about alleged Communist connections. She invoked the Fifth Amendment when questioned by the Ohio Un American Activities Commission on April 1 1952.
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Columbus
Ohio State Museum
Preeenee Sapece
Ohio Supreme
Anna H. Morgan
Ohio Un-American Activities Commission
Boys Confiscate Submachine Gun Near Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi police seized a sub machine gun from two teenage boys after officers stopped their alleged target practice in a field near the city. The youths were detained for investigation and possible charges were under review.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Catastrophes Afterthoughts Miss Connections on Fatal Flight
In Boone County two planes collided, killing 15 including stewardess Patricia Ann Stermer. Three potential passengers missed the flight by moments or choices, while airport officials faced scrutiny over their safety record and the crash’s impact on it.
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Burlington
Boone County
Patricia Ann Stermer
Soman
Ypelanth
Miche
Charles Westheimer
Eisenhower outlines plan for larger military manpower
President Eisenhower sends to Congress a package to enlarge the nation’s military manpower. The plan includes up to 16 percent pay raises for regulars, aims to boost service families, and envisions a trained civilian reserve of 3 million with a 2 million prep pool. Options for youth under 20 cover volunteering, reserves, or draft paths to full active duty.
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Eisenhower
Congress
State of the Union
Pentagon
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Airorce
National Guard
Air Force
Wolf Attacks Wife Believed Prank Until Citadel Coyotes Found
At Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma City Cormack Hearn rushed home after wife said she was attacked by a wolf. He found and killed a coyote in the yard. Mrs Hearn was bitten on the leg and given anti rabies shots. injury not serious.
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Oklahoma City
Nationalists Bomb Red-Held Island In Fourth Straight Day
Nationalist four engine bombers blasted Communist held Tienao Island for the fourth day and pounded nearby Toumen Island. Nationalist warships fired on three Communist patrol boats and forced them to flee 220 miles north of Formosa.
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Formosa
Tienao Island
Toumen Island
Air Force
Yushan
Tachen Islands
Detective Indicates Trestle Blowup Try
PORTSMOUTH Recent explosions heard by residents of Elfort near the Lawrence Scioto county line may have been an attempt to dynamite a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge abutment. Detectives said they found a hole about two and a half feet in diameter at the base of one abutment.
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Portsmouth
Elfort
Lawrence-Scioto County
P. P. Gienn
Glenn
Eagles divebomb cars at Carlsbad Caverns
Louis Panoz reports an eagle dive bombed his car near Carlsbad Caverns. Last week another eagle struck a bus windshield. Both birds were killed.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Louis Panoz
Carlsbad Caverns
Senators Split On Eisenhower Re election Bid
Several Republican senators said Eisenhower may retire but could run if urged by party leaders. Senator Monroney predicted he won t run, citing reports Eisenhower does not want a candidate President again. Others, including Carlson and Bender, expect him to be the standard bearer in 1994, while Watkins doubts his desire but expects nomination.
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Eisenhower
Monroney
D-Okla
Humphrey
D-Minn
Betti
Truman
Mra
News Co Te
Carlson
Kan
Bender
Ohio
Watkins
Utah
Allott
R-Cole
Clifford Case
Nixon
Paul M. Butler
Dewars Released After Kidney Observation Then Injured
R. L. Kenneth A. Dewars of Pawtucket was released from Woonsocket Hospital after three days observed for a kidney ailment. Three hours later he returned after a car collision at an intersection left him with head injuries.
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Woonsocket, R. L
Kenneth A. Dewars, M
Pawtucket
Woonsocket Hospital
Suitor Slugs Phone to California in Coin Dialing Scam
Dallas defendants T om Patton Will told U S district judge Titfield Davidson that he used 51 washers the size of D-cent coins to make long distance calls to his friend in California named Lave. Williams said she lives in California.
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Dallas
Tex
Tom Patton
Will
Titfield Davidson
California
Lave
Williarna
Mendes France Seeks WEU Arms Agency Backing
French Premier Pierre Mendes France travels from Rome to West Germany for talks with Chancellor Adenauer after two days with Italian leaders. He wins in principle support for a seven nation agency to oversee arms output within the projected Western European Union and notes accords on economic questions. The plan faces a Paris meeting of WEU signatories next Monday.
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Pierre Mendes-France
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Mario Scelba
Paris
France
Italy
Netherlands
Britain
Belgium
Luxembourg
Democrats Name Followers For Service On Rules Committee
Five Democrats likely to side with party leaders were named to the House Rules Committee. Nominees Delaney New York Trimb le Arkansas Thornberry Texas Bolling Missouri and O Neill Massachusetts were announced by the Democratic Committee on Committees.
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House
Democratic Committee On Committees
Roosevelt
Truman
House Rules Committee
Legislative Committee
Committee
Ways and Means
Delaney
New York
Trimble
Arkansas
Thornberry
Texas
Bolling
Missouri
O’neill
Massachusetts
GOP Senate Action Spurs Ohio Legislature Hearings
The Ohio Senate and House move into hearings on several bills with a Feb 14 deadline for introduction. Senate Leader Mechem sets a first time deadline since 1999, prompting committee chairs to schedule hearings on bills already pared down.
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Gop
Ohio Senate
Dilla
Wille
House
Senate
C. Stanley Meachem
Wgree
Mechem
Gas main explosion blasts sidewalk injures passerby
A leaking gas main beneath the pavement caused an explosion that startled a smoker on the sidewalk. The pipe smoke fled and firemen searched for burns, but the man was not found. The incident left a trail of fire along cracks in the pavement.
Washington Countian Denies Ballot Count
Roy Washington Countian pleads innocent to a six count indictment related to ballots in the November election. He resigned as storekeeper effective January 15. Robert Wallace, head of the Ohio highway department personnel division, announced the resignation was sealed.
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Columbus
Roy Washington Countian
Robert Wallace
Ohio Highway Department
Seale
Judge Criticizes Tax Form in Grand Rapids
Circuit Judge Dale Souter voices frustration with income tax forms writing a letter of objection to Rep Ford Senator Potter and Senator McNamara. He says the forms are atrocious and Congress should hire personnel to make them understandable for the average taxpayer.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Dale Souter Sys
Ford
R-Mich
Potter
McNamara
Congress
Souter
18 Year Old Sentenced For Ohio Murder In Electric Chair
An 18 year old was found guilty of first degree murder for the August 12 woodland slaying near here. A panel of three judges deliberated about one hour and denied mercy. The death sentence is set to be carried out in the electric chair.
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Ohio
Here
Fair Goers Call For More Farm Machinery Exhibits
Visitors to the Ohio State Fair urged a return of farm machinery displays. Rural sociologist Dr. Harold Capener of Ohio State University presented a survey of fairgoers from last fall. The report was delivered to the Ohio Fair Managers association.
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Harold Capener
Ohio State University
Ohio Fair Managers
Costa Rica Faces Upsurge As Rebellion Spreads
The United States and Latin American nations push peacemaking as air attacks spread in Costa Rica. The OAS seeks pacific observation flights, while Somoza denies civil war claims and threats duel. Loyalist forces report gains near Villa Quesada and Penas, with evacuations and a downed World War II P-47 in San Jose.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
United States
State Department
Washington
U.S
Organization of American States
OAS
Panama
Cone
Villa Quesada
LA Cruz
Nicaragua
Penas
Ones
Puerto Soley
Nicara Zuan
Ex Pomeroy Priest Dies at Cambridge
Fr William J. Riley, 41, former priest at Pomeroy, died in a Cambridge hospital after surgery on Monday. He arrived at St Benedict's in Cambridge in March 1961 and had served in Pomeroy.
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Cambridge
Wiliam J. Ril
St. Benedict's Catholiccn of
Riley
Pomeroy
Sparkman cautious on Chiang pledge in Formosa pact
Senator Sparkman said there is no 100 percent guarantee Chiang Kai-shek will not draw the United States into war by provoking a Communist attack. He called a December 10 note by Dulles and Yeh a possible promise, noting the U S Formosa treaty commits actions against any armed attack on Formosa or the Pescadores. He spoke ahead of a briefing by Dulles before a Democratic Congress group. The note language remains undisclosed.
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D-Ala
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Dulles
George K. C. Yeh
United States
Formosa
China
Republic of China
Sparkman
Pescadores Islands
U. S
Dulles and Yeh
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