Wilson's Defense Pick Faces Senate Rejection Risk
President Eisenhower faces opposition in the Senate over Charles E. Wilson's potential appointment as defense secretary while he still owns stock in General Motors. Republican leaders in the Senate signal the nomination may be rejected if Wilson continues holding GM stock.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors
White House
Taft
Ohio
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Brownell
Defense
All-Out Assault Readied In Move To End Uprising
A standoff at Rockview State Penitentiary enters a fourth day as 325 convicts hold six guards hostage in Cell Block A. State officials led by Attorney General Robert E. Wood consider an all-out assault with troopers and guards ready to move, while inmates control the food store room securing a week of provisions. A guard volunteer offers to replace a hostage, and a Catholic chaplain prays for sacred items saved from a Tuesday fire.
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Bellefonte
Rockview State Penitentiary
Robert E. Woodside
John E. Fine
Ishler
Chandler
Richard Walsh
Rail Attack Resumes on Lake-Erie Belt Conveyor Plan
The 100th General Assembly faces a renewed fight over a Lake Erie Ohio River belt conveyor system. Railroads oppose, warning of ruinous coal and ore hauling competition for Northeastern Ohio mills. Riverlake Belt Conveyor Lines claims cheaper material transport than rail. The 1953 push follows earlier attempts in 1949 and 1951 as costs rise.
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Columbus
Special Transportation Committee
100Th General Assembly
Ohio
Riverlake Belt Conveyor Lines, Inc
Transportation Committee
Eisenhower shifts plan for Peterson ambassador post
The New York Times reports President Eisenhower canceled plans to name former Nebraska Governor Val Peterson as ambassador to India. Instead Peterson will join the White House staff.
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New York
The
New York Times
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nebraska
Val Peterson
U. S
India
the Times
Eisenhower
Peterson
White House
Cold remedy for carriers saves trips during winter collections
A playful note urges readers to prepare money for the Messenger carrier’s first weekly collection. By having payments ready, customers prevent an extra cold trip and spare the carrier from another trip outdoors.
Code Revision Bill Heads For Quick House Vote
Ohio lawmakers move toward quick House action on a sweeping 5900 page recodification bill that would simplify and renumber the state code. After 16 hearings in two weeks the House Judiciary Committee gave unanimous approval though amendments remain to be typed delaying a Tuesday House vote. A six member joint commission would act as a sounding board to flag errors and suggest corrective amendments as the session proceeds.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Tomy
Code Revision Bureau
William Saxbe
Slayer's Case Under Study
Governor Lausche met with cabinet lawyers over the first degree murder case of Louis Allen Angel 18 Huntington West Virginia slated for execution in Ohio Penitentiary Friday night Angel killed Allen Drake 43 a Columbus numbers writer in Licking County March 4 1952 Angel and Harmon Cordray 18 Mooresville Indiana were picked up by Drake on U S 40 Cordray was later acquitted of the shooting near Kirkersville Ohio
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Louis Allen Angel
Huntington
W. Va
Ohio
Angel
Allen Drake
Licking County
Marine Corps
Harmon Cordray
Mooresville
Ind
Drake
U. S. 40
Cordray
Kirkersville
Witness admits altering tale in Spivey pay-for-play probe
New York report says Jim Line a former Kentucky teammate admitted changing his story on payments tied to college basketball fixing allegations against Bill Spivey. Line testified he once received money to share with Spivey and another player for their role in the St Louis Kentucky Sugar Bowl game on December 29 1950.
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New York
Bill Spivey
Jim Line
Spivey
University of Kentucky
Line
Odessa
Tex
West Coast Bandit Added to FBI List
Lawson David Shirk Butler a notorious West coast bandit 41 with many aliases was added to the FBI ten most wanted list. He escaped Oregon State Penitentiary last February by scaling the high walls in fog and remains at large as a fugitive.
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Washington
Lawson
David Shirk Butler
FBI
Butler
Oregon State Penitentiary
Wife Given Crewcut and Mate Gets Jail Cell
Mineola Lloyd received a crew haircut from her husband James who was sentenced to 180 days in jail. He faced battery and disturbing the peace charges after defending his actions by saying his wife had been drinking and running around, and he wanted to keep her home.
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Los Angeles
Mineola Lloyd
James
Lloyd
Sisters End Tax Fasting Over Refund Belief
In Cleveland Miss Ray Gilbert 75 and her sister Miss Harriett 76 stopped eating and heating their home after fearing they owed taxes. A reporter and the Internal Revenue Service clarified they owed a refund of 83 dollars from last year’s tax, easing the sisters’ worries about losing their house.
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Cleveland
Internal Revenue Department
Starlings Plague Lea County Courthouse Custodian
Jesse Benson tells Lea County Commission he has failed to curb a starling infestation. He describes attempts with shotguns and Roman candles, noting the birds return each evening from West Texas and Mexico and that they will leave in March.
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Lovington
N. M
Jesse Benson
Lea County Commission
Jesse
Carl Denson
West Texas
Old Mexico
Denson
Capistrano
Eisenhower Swears In Eight Cabinet Members
President Eisenhower and eight Cabinet nominees were sworn in by Chief Justice Vinson marking a rapid start to his administration. The ceremony included Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby. Charles E. Wilson was absent amid appointment controversy as the defense post awaited confirmation. The president plans a draftsman’s review of the State of the Union before delivering it in person to Congress.
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Taft
Defense
Eisenhower
Vinson
White House
Oveta Culp Hobby
Wilson
Senate
General Motors
Defense Department
Washington
Congress
House
Women’s Army Corps
Ex President Truman Returns Home to Seek Work
INDEPENDENCE Mo Harry S Truman welcomed home after eight years of crisis era leadership moves to find what to do next with idle time. The ex president says lack of work leads to trouble and he plans to consider offers from across the country before deciding on a job.
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Independence
Harry S. Truman
Harry Truman
United States
White House
Yanks Blast 4 More Jets Over Seoul Skies
In Seoul area air battles the U S Fifth Air Force says Sabre pilots outnumbered 10 Sabres against 9 Red aircraft and damaged four MIGs. One MIG may have been destroyed with three more damaged, details pending confirmation.
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Seoul
U. S. Fifth Air Force
McKinley Birthday Observance Planned by Ohio Delegation
Rep. Oliver P. Bolton will speak for the Ohio delegation in the House a week from today to observe the 110th birthday of William McKinley. Ohio members traditionally distribute red carnations and select a member to eulogize the Spanish American War president.
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Washington
Oliver P. Bolton
Ohio
William McKinley
McKinley
Light Plane Crashes Near Willard Injures Two Veterans
Two Korean War veterans were hospitalized after a light airplane crashed in a field near Willard. Both men sustained injuries and were listed in stable condition at Municipal Hospital.
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Willard
Ore Cars Jump Tracks On Steubenville Bridge Crash
Four ore cars jumped the Mingo Junction bridge on State Route 7. One driver, Sally Hotchkiss, 26, was injured when a car carrying 75 tons of ore landed on her vehicle. The derailment was caused by a broken wheel on car 19 of a 47 car train from Brewster to Rock Pa.
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Steubenville
Mingo Junction
Sally Hotchkiss
Martins Ferry
State 7
Miss Hotchkiss
Ohio
Truman Gave Leave Order For Major Eisenhower
San Francisco Chronicle reports Major John Eisenhower was granted 15 days of home leave to visit his father, President Truman, after a question about who ordered him home from Korea was asked by Dwight D. Eisenhower. Truman confirmed he issued the order.
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San Francisco
Maj
John Eisenhower
Korea
Chronicle
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
White House
Plan rink wedding in a skating rink ceremony
Nora L. Myers of nearby Mineral Ridge and Harold E. Pettit of Nelson in Portage County will be married in a roller skating rink Saturday. They plan to skate to the altar.
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Warren
Nora L. Myers
Mineral Ridge
Harold E. Pettit
Nelson
Portage County
Seventeen Patients Escape Kings Park State Hospital
Seventeen male patients bolted from Kings Park State Hospital in a snow storm. Eleven were recaptured within hours, with five attendants and a doctor uninjured. Some were tracked to Long Island Rail Road stations and surrounding areas.
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Kings Park
N. Y
Kings Park State Hospital
Murray Rossman
Long Island Rail Road
Influenza Confines Pope Pius XII to Bed
Pope Pius XII, 77, is confined to bed at the Vatican after an influenza attack and fever. All audiences are suspended temporarily as the Vatican press office reports a temperature around 100 degrees.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Vatican
Infections Termed Mild Spread Of Flu Across States
A nationwide AP survey shows flu like illness widespread in more than half the states but generally mild. Texas reports 200000 to 250000 cases while Arkansas records historic upper respiratory infections. Ohio State University and Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp begin voluntary vaccination programs.
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Army
Associated Press
Texas
Arkansas
Tennnessee
Tennessee
Florida
Korea
Europe
Bavaria
Munich
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Ohio
Ohio State University
Airmen Captured Three Die Reported After B29 Loss
AP dispatch reports Red China accuses a U S B29 of violating Manchurian skies on January 12 and being shot down by night fighters. FEAF confirms loss, placing crash about 12 to 15 miles south of the Yalu, with 11 crewmen captured and three dying after parachuting.
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China
U.S
U.S. Far East
North Korea
Yalu River
Manchuria
FEAF
Reds
Antung
Yalu
Korea
Peiping
Red China
Chou En-lai
Chou
Mao Tzetung
Central People's Government
Chinese People’s Republic
Far East
Air Force
Workers Seek Court Action Over Plant Dispute
In Jackson a group of Hercules Toone Co. workers petitions for a restraining order against 35 discharged colleagues. They claim picketing and harassment hinder return to work as the plant faces possible relocation due to alleged inadequate police protection.
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Jackson
Hercules Toone Co
J. S. Resier
Karen Rebels Threaten Key Burmese Port of Moulmein
Reinforcements were rushed into South Burma by air and river to counter a Karen rebel thrust toward Moulmein, Burma’s third largest city. Burmese Army reported heavy casualties at Kawkareik on the Thailand border as the Karen revolt persists since triggering demands for a separate state.
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Burma
Moulmein
Kawkareik
Thailand
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