Eisenhower Nominates Wilson for Defense Post Amid GM Ties
President Eisenhower formally names Charles E. Wilson former GM chief to head the Defense Department after he agreed to dispose of GM stock. Senate Armed Services Chair Saltonstall will hold a closed session to clarify previous testimony on stock. Supportors expect swift committee vote and possible floor debate next week.
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Charles E. Wilson
Defense
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Wilson
General Motors
Defense Department
White House
Defense Post
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Senate Armed Services Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
News Administration
Cabinet Meets Today in Washington as Wilson Stock Sale Vows
President Eisenhower meets with his Cabinet to review foreign and domestic issues and to discuss Charles E. Wilson potentially joining the administration after agreeing to dispose of 20 million dollars worth of General Motors stock. The session includes Vice President Nixon and other top officials, likely tied to the upcoming State of the Union address.
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Eisenhower
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
White House
General Motors
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
New York
Police Probe Fatal Beating Near Elyria
Bernie Livingston, 39, of Sheffield Lake, died after claiming he was beaten by a hitch-hiker he picked up following a Lorain movie. Sheriff Carl Finegan investigated, with Livingston’s wife Marjorie recounting the tale of being forced at gunpoint to drive to East Cleveland where he was struck unconscious and his bill folded with $201 left in the car.
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Bernie Livingston
Sheffield Lake
Carl Finegan
Livingston
Marjorie
Lorain
East Cleveland
First Pike Strike Shocks Portable Plant in Pike County
Sixty electrical workers at the atomic energy plant in Pike County walked off Thursday protesting the Wage Stabilization Board delaying approval of a contract between the Gustav Hirsch Organization Inc and an AFL electrical union. It marked the plant's first strike at the billion dollar facility.
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Atomic Energy Plant
Pike County
Wage Stabilization Board
Gustav Hirsch Organization, Inc
AFL
Cold Remedy for Messenger Collections
An old tip promotes having money ready when the Messenger carrier makes his first weekly collection to prevent an extra trip. The device is framed as a preventive measure during winter, suggesting customers avoid delays by paying promptly.
Tito Greece Turkey Move Toward Defense Pact
Marshal Tito signaled a formal Balkan defense alliance with Greece and Turkey against the Soviet bloc. At a Belgrade dinner with Turkish Foreign Minister Fuad Koprulu, he said formal obligation would not block normal relations and represented approval of existing arrangements.
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Greece
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Tito
Balkan
Ohio Legislature Votes on Governor Term Limits
The Ohio Legislature recessed until Monday night as House and Senate sessions considered proposals affecting governor terms. One measure would bar any man from more than four two year terms, including Gov. Lausche, while another would prevent two successive terms. The House planned to take up a recodification bill Monday night and vote on it Tuesday.
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Ohio
House
Senate
Frank J. Lausche
Portsmouth Repeals City's Income Tax
The Portsmouth City Council repealed the city income tax ordinance of half a per cent enacted two months earlier and set to start May 1. They also approved placing a charter amendment on the May primary ballot to allow up to 8.55 mills on real estate.
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Columbus
Portsmouth
Actor Agar Nabbed As Parole Violator
Actor John Agar 31 faces a court appearance on probation violation after a fourth arrest on a drunk driving charge. He previously served jail terms and is divorced from former actress Shirley Temple. He was jailed twice Thursday in Los Angeles.
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John Agar
Agar
Shirley Temple
Convicts End Riot at Bellefonte Prison
A band of 325 inmates surrendered unconditionally to Gov. John S. Fine as state police and National Guard pressed the siege. Six hostage guards were released unharmed after a 72 hour standoff with the riot beginning last Monday.
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National Guard
John S. Fine
Richard Walsh
Walsh
Robert E. Woodside
Former House Member Eaton Dies at 84 in Washington
Former Rep Charles A Eaton of New Jersey and former chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee died today at his Washington apartment. He was 84 and had not sought reelection last year after a long career ending with 14 terms. Eaton helped found the United Nations and later served as a US delegate to the UN.
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Charles A. Eaton
New Jersey
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Congressmaw
The
United Nations
United States
Rita Hayworth eyes Reno divorce from Aly Khan
Rita Hayworth plans to sue for divorce in Reno Nevada on Monday. She will travel with her one year old daughter Princess Yasmin and seek a formal settlement with Aly Khan.
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Nev
Rita Hayworth
Anary
Aly Khan
Hollywood
Yasmin
Eisenhower Nominates Wilson for Secretary of Defense
President Eisenhower formally nominates Charles E. Wilson to be secretary of defense while Secretary of Agriculture Benson moves to overhaul his department and Secretary Dulles demands positive loyalty from the diplomatic service.
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Eisenhower
Fasenhower
Charles E. Wilson
Defense
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Dulles
Diplomatic Service
Rhodes Rails Against Political Findings By State Examiners
Ohio Auditor James A. Rhodes orders end to political findings by the state bureau of supervision and inspection of public offices. He outlines a program prohibiting pre election reports, pledges equal treatment of officials, and warns of dismissal for concealing embezzlement or conversions of funds and of prosecution for dishonesty found in audits.
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James A. Rhodes
Republican
State Bureau of Supervision and Inspection
Kodes
Sixteen B&O Cars Derail Near Williamstown West Virginia
A freight train derailed sixteen cars three miles south of Williamstown West Virginia causing $50 000 in damage. Train master J L Cunsack blamed a broken rail and said single track traffic would be closed until tonight. A related note mentions six cars of a New York Central freight derailed at Fisher Station near Athens.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Williamstown
W. Va
J. L. Cunsack
New York Central
Fisher Station
Athens
Ohio Power Official Urges Economic Balance for Area
E. E. Fournace of Ohio Power told over 80 attendees from eight counties of the Southeastern Ohio Regional Council that the upper Ohio Valley can rise with national prosperity. He highlighted agriculture, water, transport, coal, and human resources as strengths and noted American Gas and Electric ranks highly in customers served while remaining a major power producer. Competition and incentives to attract industry were also discussed.
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American Gas and Electric
United States
Farm Secretary regrouping agri bureau to boost efficiency
Ezra Taft Benson begins his term by reorganizing the Agriculture Department into four major groups, signaling a broader overhauling plan aimed at economy and efficiency. He warns of full work effort and faces policy choices on wheat agreements, budget cuts, crop goals, price supports, and dairy programs.
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Ezra Taft Benson
Agriculture Department
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U. S
Charles F. Brannan
Five Blazes Reported In Southeast Ohio Fires Claim Two Children
Five fires across Southeastern Ohio left two children dead and an elderly man seriously injured. Marvin Hendren, 10, and Judith Flowers, five months, died as their homes burned in Gallipolis and Dundas. A third death and other fires follow in Mechanicsburg and Tu Plains with extensive damage and no other injuries reported.
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Marvin Hendren
Gallipolis
Judith Lynn Flowers
Dundas
Thomas Parsons
Mechanicsburg
Athens
Tu Plains
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Chestnut Ave
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Marvin
Wanda
Woodrow Hendren
Eugene Hendren
Donnie
Bobby
Sherman Criner
Goldie Hendren
Poca
W. Va
J. E. Strong
Wilma Molihan
Car! Kinney
Wrightsel Funeral Home
McArthur
Vinton County
William L. Martin
Higher Road Funds Sought at Ohio Township Convention
Ohio Association of Township Trustees and Clerks opens its 25th annual convention in Columbus with a plea for higher road revenue. Secretary treasurer Charles P. Baker Jr. says townships receive 6 percent of state road funds while controlling 40 percent of roads, and urges a one cent gasoline tax increase to boost township road funds by about a quarter.
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Columbus
Ohio Association of Township Trustees and Clerks
Charlies P. Baker Jr
Painesville
Baker
Tafts Son Seeks Ireland Ambassador Post
Senator Tafts son William Howard Taft III has asked senators to support his bid for ambassador to Ireland. President Eisenhower has not indicated a candidate for the post and could face awkwardness if he rejects the Taft bid due to the need to work with the Senate Republican leader.
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William Howard Taft III
Robert Taft
Ireland
Eisenhower
Taft
Senate
Bump Raffles Youth Doctor Removes Slug
In Painesville a 17 year old, William Marut, was struck on Main St after a YMCA celebration. A bump on his head turned out to be a .22 slug removed by a doctor on Thursday. The incident remains under investigation with no suspect identified.
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William Marut
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YMCA
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Motorist Kills Ashland Woman in Fog Crash
Mrs. Clotine Pollock, 60, of Ashland Kentucky was struck and killed by a car in Portsmouth Ohio during dense fog. The incident occurred today prompting investigations by local authorities.
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Clotine Pollock
Ashland
Painter James Sandage Dies in Westinghouse Fall
James R. Sandage, 22, of Columbus, died Thursday after plunging 40 feet while painting steel supports at the Westinghouse plant in Columbus.
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Columbus
James R. Sandage
Westinghouse
Dulles and Kennan Clash Over Soviet Policy
Ambassador George Kennan wrote to Secretary Dulles defending his remarks as not aiming to attack Dulles testimony before Congress. Kennan plans talks to bridge policy differences on how the United States should handle Soviet satellites, contrasting Dulles call for a peaceful, morally pressured path with Kennan’s emphasis on free ideas and competitive liberty.
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Yank Airmen Extend Jet Toll in Korean Skies
Allied Sabre jets claim four MiG-15s destroyed and seven damaged over Northwest Korea as the U S Fifth Air Force tallies 15 Russian-built jets down in three days. Capt Delphin P Overton of Andrews South Carolina notches his fourth kill in three days on his 148th mission, joined by Lt Harold E Fisher Jr of North Las Vegas Nevada. The Sabres press daybreak sorties to cover fighter bombers striking communist supply lines and front positions.
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Korea
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Delphin P. Overton
Andrews
S. C
Harold E. Fisher Jr
North
Las Vegas
Nev
Forestry Association Ends 50th Anniversary Conclave
The Ohio Forestry Association closes its 50th anniversary convention in Columbus. It will hold talks with the Ohio Christmas Tree Growers Council on timber industry conservation. Awards were given to Thomas H. Price and H. P. Garritt, plus honors for Ohio Power Co. and Ohio Farmer Magazine.
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Ohio Forestry Association
Ohio Christmas Tree Growers Council
Thomas H. Price
Licking County
H. P. Garritt
Philadelphia
Ohio Power Co
Ohio Farmer Magazine
Kyger Labor Official Attends Cleveland Meeting
Kyger Labor official Miles Dowling of Carpenters Local 1159 travels to Cleveland for a meeting of labor officials about employment at Kyger Creek Power Plant near Cheshire.
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Point Pleasant
Miles Dowling
The
Carpenters Union Local 1159
Cleveland
Kyger Creek
Cheshire
Sisters in Cleveland face tax debt amid cold home
In Cleveland Miss Ray Gilbert, 75, and her sister Miss Harriet Gilbert, 76, live without heat and food to save money. A relative cites an Internal Revenue Bureau official who says they owe no tax and actually have a $33 refund, though the sisters remain concerned after Ray’s return home.
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Cleveland
Ray Gilbert
Harriet Gilbert
Lewis A. Hanford
Internal Revenue Bureau
Hanford
Miss Ray
Ohio Five-Day Weather Forecast Noting Warm Start and Snow Flurries
Temperatures in Ohio are expected to average 4-6 degrees above normal with warmer trends on Monday and Tuesday and colder sections Saturday and Sunday. Rain is likely Sunday through Monday with a mix of rain and snow flurries on Saturday and possible snow flurries later. Total rainfall projected at one half to one inch.
Roaring Blizzard Halts Texas Plains Travel With Ice and Snow
A severe northern storm plowed from the Panhandle into Texas, bringing ice, power outages, and heavy snow. Lubbock reported 2-3 inches while Akin saw about 10 inches. 13 towns were cut off as buses stalled and motorists sought refuge in farming homes. Winds up to 80 mph battered the region, with damage limited to some windows and communications facilities.
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Tex
Panhandle Plains
Texas
Panhandle
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Akin
Gulf Coast
Borger
Dalhart
Dallas
New Trial Ordered For Accused Slayer
Canton court orders a new trial for Russell G. Muskus 32, set for March 9, on the necktie murder of George J. LeMasters of New Philadelphia. The state Supreme Court ruled Judge D Deane McLaughlin failed to inform jurors of lesser degrees of homicide. Accomplice Sandra Lee Kingsley remains serving a life sentence.
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Russell G. Muskus
George J. LeMasters
New Philadelphia
State Supreme Court
D. Deane McLaughlin
Sandra Lee Kingsley
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