Vote Urged On Bricker Pact Curbs
Sen George of Georgia urged Republicans to push a Senate vote on the Bricker amendment dispute over treaty powers. Sen Knowland said he would back a test vote to strip the contested clause, hoping to make the amendment more acceptable to Eisenhower, while Ferguson backed moving toward agreement.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate
Knowland
Califor
GOP
Bricker
Ohio
Eisenhower
Georgia
House
Sen. Ferguson
Michigan
Ferguson
Congress
Protestant groups condemn Howard Hughes film The French Line
A joint statement from The Christian Herald and the Protestant Motion Picture Council declares The French Line an offense to morals and taste. The council claims to represent 48 million American Protestants while the Roman Catholic National Legion of Decency classifies the film as condemned.
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New York
Howard Hughes
Christian Herald Magazine
Protestant
Motion Picture Council
National Legion of Decency
Pension Pay Drops for Hazleton Miners
Pension payments to retired coal workers are cut from 100 to 50 dollars monthly, a Health and Welfare Fund notice says. The reduction affects about 13,000 United Mine Workers of America members in the Hazleton area.
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Hazleton
Anthracite Health and Welfare Fund
United Mine Workers of America
PIANO TUNING AD OFFERS QUICK BUSINESS BOOST
Elmer W Sutton promotes piano tuning and repair with a messenger ad. He claims his sign in front of a business draws more calls than other methods and invites readers to call 31242 or 28043 to place similar ads.
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Elmer Sutton
Elmer W. Sutton
Accused Kidnappers Face Death or Life in Prison
In San Francisco two former private detectives linked to the Case of the Kidnaped Twin face potential death or life imprisonment under California law. Leonard Moskovitz, 36, was rescued unharmed after 20 days in captivity with no ransom paid. Suspects Joseph Lear, 43, and Harold Jackson, 57, were captured in separate actions. Lear confessed, guiding police to a rented house where Moskovitz was freed.
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Leonard Moskovitz
Maurice Moskovitz
Alfred
San Francisco
Leonard
California
Moskovitz
Thomas Lynch
Joseph William Lear
Sacramento
Calif
Lear
Harold Jackson
Sac
Jackson
Red Hunting Panel Splits Over Oyster
A quarrel within the House Un-American Activities Committee flared as Rep Walter contested the firing of chief investigator Louis J. Russell. Russell, an ex FBI agent, was ousted by Chairman Velde after admitting a $300 loan from Edward G. Robinson.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Walter
D-Pa
Cincinnati Enquirer
Louis J. Russell
Velde
R-Iil
Edward G. Robinson
Russell
FBI
Rep
Kearney
R-Ny
French Seize Rebel Harbor Thakhek in Indochina Drive
French Marines and infantry recaptured Thakhek, the Mekong River port in central Laos, after a tank sweep reached within six miles of the town. Vietminh surrounded the town but did not hold it, with only light clashes and no French losses reported. French command noted the move aimed to recover central Laotian territory and threaten neighboring Thailand across the Mekong.
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Saigon
Indochine
Mekong River
Thakhek
Laos
Indochina
Riveter Bride-Elect Plans Jan 31 Ceremony on Denver Club Girders
Max A. Wilk known as Pappy, a rivet heater on the Denver Club building, will wed Mary Varnell widow 52 of Alamosa Colo. atop the 23rd floor of the under construction club building to show what he does.
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Denver
Max A
Pappy) Wilk
Lady Fair
Denver Club
Mary Varnell
Alamosa
Colo
Eisenhower Begins Second Year Thriving On Big Job
Washington reports President Eisenhower enters his second year in office in strong health and cheerful mood. A surprise gift marks the first anniversary of his inauguration as Dulles prepares to launch to Berlin for the Big Four talks while a cabinet session precedes the event.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Republican Party
White House
Dulles
Berlin
Murder Case Hearing Set in Buck Homicide
In Fostoria Ohio a Municipal Court hearing on a first degree murder charge against George Lloyd Buck proceeds after pathologist Dr Emerich Von Haam testified following an autopsy on Buck's wife Mary 27 found dead at their Buffalo West Virginia home Buck admits knocking her down and dragging her into an attic Buck pleads innocent to the charge Judge James V Ford will decide if the case goes to the grand jury and on what charge City Solicitor Lester T Huth prosecutes the case
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Fostoria
Ohio
Ohio State University
George Lloyd Buck
Mary
Buffalo
W. Va
Emerich von Haam
Buck
James V. Ford
Grand Jury
Lester T. Huth
Nation's jobless total tops two million mark
Labor Department figures show unemployment possibly well above two million. The Bureau of Employment Security reports 467,500 new claimants for the week ending January, the largest weekly total since August 1945. Local totals for Athens Hocking County appear on page 16.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Employment Security
Athens-Hocking County
Young Donald Boerner Dies After Long Fight With MD
Donald Boerner, a 15 year old strength hero in muscular dystrophy awareness, died Monday night as his mother Mrs alter Boerner spoke to a St Louis group formed to fight the disease. His Look magazine story titled My Son Dies a Little Each Day brought national attention to his battle.
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ST. Louis
Donald Boerner
Alter Boerner
Donald
Look Magazine
Movie Actor Sydney Greenstreet Dies in Hollywood
Sydney Greenstreet, the English born, rotund film actor, died Tuesday at age 74 in Hollywood. The longtime star of stage and screen earned fame in classic films and remained a notable figure in cinema history.
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Hollywood
Sydney Greenstreet
Court Snags Move To Halt Truck Taxes
Federal Judge Lester Cecil denied a temporary restraining order blocking Ohio's axle mile tax on interstate truckers from six states. The case seeks a full three-judge hearing for a possible permanent ruling, with Ohio officials named as defendants. The truckers warn the tax raises prohibitive costs and could harm the interstate trucking industry and economy.
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Columbus
Lester Cecil
Ohio
Cecil
Federal Circuit
John W. Teck
R .E. Foley
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Connecticut
New York
Atty
Joseph B. Keenan
Washington
Edmund Brady
Etroit
United States Supreme Court
Joseph S. Gill
State Tax Appeals Board
Tax Officials Report Truck Take Lagging
Ohio's axle-mise tax on trucks is far behind highway department estimates. Only 416237 dollars paid to date for the Oct 1 to Dec 31, 1953 period. The highway department projected 19600000 dollars yearly. Tax Commissioner John W. Peck would not comment until the first quarter is complete and all returns are studied.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Department
State Tax Commissioner’s
John W. Peck
Postal Pay Raises Loom Across Ohio
Robert J. Hill of Akron said all 23 Ohio congressmen favored a raise for postal workers. Hill, secretary of the Ohio Division of the National Association of Letter Carriers, spoke at the legislative conference noting requests to Senators Bricker and Burke and to House members to back a bill for $800 annual increases for all postal employees.
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Washington
Ohio
Robert J. Hill
Akron
National Assn
Bricker
Burke
Senate
House
Wife of FDR's son to retain mementos in dispute
Pasadena report says Romelle Schneider, estranged wife of Roosevelt's son Jim, will not return mementos from Franklin D. Roosevelt until he returns her valuables. Roosevelt sued for separate maintenance last Monday accusing his wife of keeping a ring a wrist watch and a cigarette holder once owned by the president.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jimmy Roosevelt
Romelle Schneider
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Southern Democrats Seek Unity Ahead of November Vote
Sen. Holland says signs of renewed cooperation between Southern Democrats and national leaders could aid party gains in Congress. He backs March Miami Beach meeting with Sen. Smathers and former Gov. Stevenson as main speaker. Stevenson praised Southern civil rights progress in Atlanta, signaling willingness to compromise on policy. The Chicago loyalty oath controversy is largely resolved.
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Sen
Holland
D-Fla
National Party
Congress
Chicago
Miami Beach
Fla
Sen. Smathers
D-Pfla
Adlai F. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Atlanta
Matt Cvetic
Pittsburgh
FBI
Pennsylvania
Russia
China
Lausche To Attend Atlanta Conference On Truck Tax Reciproc ity
Gov. Frank J. Lausche said he will leave Columbus for a conference in Atlanta to address a threatened reciprocity revolt by 10 southern states over Ohio's truck tax. The dispute centers on whether Ohio must include its axle mile tax in reciprocity deals, risking loss of tax reciprocity for Ohio trucks. Lausche serves on the nine member Executive Committee of the National Governors Conference.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Atlanta
National Governors’ Conference
Lausche
Nineman Executive Group
Explosion At Ripley Inc Wrecks Springfield Auto Firm
An explosion and fire in downtown Springfield automobile firm Ripley Inc caused $250,000 damage. Fire Chief Willard Compton said the blaze burned about three hours, destroying ten new cars while nineteen older vehicles were moved to safety from the repair department.
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Springfield
Ohio
Willard Compton
Ripley, Inc
Ex-Policeman Cooper Charged With Manslaughter
Charlies R. Cooper age 30 former Columbus police cruiser driver faces second degree manslaughter charge for the Oct 9 collision that killed Mrs Edna Gieke 40 of Fire Brick Lawrence County. He was charged after the grand jury indictment and resigned from the force under fire. He is to be arraigned January 28.
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Columbus
Charlies R. Cooper
Edna Gieke
Lawrence County
Cooper
Worker Falls Drowns at VA Center Tank
A 45-year-old worker at the Veterans Administration center in Dayton Ohio drowned Tuesday after apparently falling into a six foot tank at the water softening plant. The victim was John Henry Reed.
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Dayton
Ohio
Ponce
Veterans Administration Center
John Henry Reed
Danville tale ends as search for famed coon dog ends
In Danville Indiana volunteers finished a quarter mile of underground drain work to locate Chief a famous coon dog missing since January 10. Lester Jackson a railroad brakeman and father of 15 year old Danny owned the dog and doubted the animal remained in the drain after days of digging with no sign of Chief the best coon dog a man ever owned.
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Danville
Ind
Chief
Lester Jackson
Indianapolis Railroad
Danny
Jackson
Young quits C&O to seek control of New York Central
Robert R. Young, aged 56 and Texas born, resigns as board chairman of the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail road and severs ties with the company. Allan P. Kirby also steps down as president as Young pursues control of the New York Central System amid years of public ambition and influence in American railroading.
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New York
Robert R. Young
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
New York Central
C&o
Central Board
Young
Allan P. Kirby
The
Central
Girl 6 Cited for Bravery in Fire Rescue Near Dayton
Gov Frank Lausche congratulated Janet Cotterman a 6 year old girl for heroism in rescuing her 21 month old sister from a trailer fire near Dayton Nov 24 Janet saved her sister and the governor urged nomination for the Young American Medal for Bravery and the Young American Award for Service established by Congress in 1950 with nominations due by April 3
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Janet Cotterman
Janet
Dayton
Congress
Butcher's Shot Misses Heifer Endangers Worker
In Springfield Ohio an abattoir worker, Morgan Ward 60, died from a chest wound after a butcher fired at a wild heifer escaping the pen. The shot by Robert Allen 50 pierced Ward's lung. a second shot killed the 1000 pound steer after it escaped.
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Springfield
Ohio
Morgan Ward
Ross
Robert Allen
Edwards
Allen
Animas
Langley AFB Officer Henry Belkema Dies
Maj. Henry S. Belkema, 29, son-in-law of Gen Omar N. Bradley, former Joint Chiefs chairman, died Tuesday at Langley Air Force Base Virginia. The report notes his service and family connection to a prominent general. Further details were not provided in the snippet.
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Langley Air Force Base
Henry S. Belkema
Omar N., Bradley
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Thousands of POWs Cross Korean Border to South Formosa
Thousands of anti communist Chinese and Korean War prisoners move south as the deadline nears for civilian release. Over 7,600 Koreans enter South Korea and more than 14,000 Chinese await ship transport to Formosa with a midnight Friday freedom promise from the UN Command.
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Panmunjom
Korea
South Korea
Nding
Formosa
Taipei
U. S. Army
Robert Stevens
French Deny Naval Threat at Mers el Kebir Base
Paris says the French squadron sent to Mers el Kebir in Algeria for target practice arrived independently of warnings to Spain about preserving the Madrid Rabat protectorate. A spokesman noted the fleet, including an aircraft carrier and a cruiser, was there for months planned drills. The Foreign Ministry warned Spain it would resist any move to divide the Sahara region and its protectorate.
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Paris
Mers el-Kebir
Algeria
Spanish Morocco
France
Spain
Sultanate of Rabat
Mediterranean
Cargo Plane Crashes Killing Three Crewmen
Kansas City reports three crewmen killed when a DC3 cargo plane from Transworld Airlines, a GM craft, crashed near the municipal air terminal during a snowstorm. The CAA lists the Jackson, ich crew origin and says the aircraft did not burn after crashing a short distance north of the terminal.
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Kansas City
Municipal Air Terminal
Transworld Airlines
General Motors
CAA
Jackson, Ich
Communists Claim ROK Surrenders Jet Capabilities
North Korea accused a South Korean air force officer of flying a fighter to the North. Tokyo monitored radio identified the pilot as 2nd Lt. Choi Man Chong. The report offered few details and noted past incursions by propeller aircraft, asserting the ROK has no jets.
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Tokyo
Pyongyang
North Korea
Red
Choi Man Chong
Communist Korea
ROK
Rack Opened Taber Hints Withdrawal
Gallia Representative D O Taber of Kananga signaled he may withdraw from reelection to the General Assembly. He cited not abandoning guiding principles and noted the filing deadline Feb 3 in a statement describing strong endorsements but unresolved commitment.
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Gallipolis
D. O. Taeber
Gallia
Kananga
Gallia County
General Assembly
Andi
Dulles Opens Talks With Molotov On Atomic Peace Plan
Secretary of State Dulles prepares to meet Molotov in Berlin to discuss a U N agency for peaceful atomic energy. He met Zarubin twice as Washington presses for early agreement on scope timing and location of full scale talks.
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Washington
Dulles
Molotov
U. S
Georgi N. Zarubin
State Department
Berlin
Zarubin
Eisenhower
United Nations
Dec
Statehood Bills Merged for Hawaii and Alaska
Senate Interior Committee approved merging Hawaii and Alaska statehood bills. Chairman Butler said the Alaska add to Hawaii bill vote was close, likely 8 to 7, with the roll call kept private in a closed session. The panel delayed reporting until Alaska’s section is perfected.
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Washington
Senate Interior Committee
Hawaii
Alaska
Butler
Neb
Taxicab Driver Shot In Columbus Robbery
In Columbus Ohio two separate holdups left a Safety Cab Co driver Jus tice aged 21 shot in the arm and hospital bound while driver John Marshall 37 was struck on the head. Details indicate both incidents occurred early today.
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Columbus
Ohio
Justice
John Marshall
The
Safety Cab Co
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