French Give Tunis Head Ultimatum For Restoring Order
In Tunis the French resident general warned Bey Sidi Mohamed Al Amin to curb bloodshed as rioting across Tunisia claims at least 50 lives. Reinforcements pour in while Arab nationalists demand independence. clashes reported in Moknine Teboulba and Tunis with multiple deaths and injuries.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Jean de Hauteclocque
Beyar
France
Sidi Mohamed al Amin
Moknine
Teboulba
National Bid Rumor Denied By Governor
Ohio Governor Frank J. Lausche denied national political ambitions in an Associated Press interview. He rejected rumors he would seek president, vice president, or other federal office and said he would have chosen a favorite son route if such aims existed.
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Frank J. Lausche
Associated Press
Lausche
Chicago
Qchin
Truman
Ohio
U. S
Port Protest in Elizabeth After Deadly Airline Crash
Elizabeth residents plan an indignation meeting called by City Council President John C. Boyle to express fear of flying after an American Airlines jet plunged into a residential area killing 23 aboard and six on the ground. The meeting will address Newark Airport concerns.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Fox
Lheir
John C. Boyle
American Air-lines
Newark Airport
Boyle
Don’t Say See Me Monday When Messenger Carrier Calls
A charity pitched note urges readers to pay paper carriers promptly every week to help them cover paper bills and profit. The message encourages supporting the carrier’s education in sound business principles to become future leaders.
Kefauver Enters Race as Truman Re-Election Question Rises
Senator Kefauver formally entered the Democratic presidential race in Washington, vowing to run to the finish and urging broad voter choice. He praised foreign policy progress under Roosevelt and Truman but called for cleaner government, while not naming current scandals.
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Washington
Kefauver
Truman
Tennessee
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Nancy
Hel J
Poosevelt
Pomeroy Man Seeks Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Licenses
Jesse C. Hayes of Pomeroy an ordained Jehovah's Witness minister asks the Ohio Supreme Court for an writ to compel Meigs County Probate Judge F Harmon O'Brien to issue a marriage license Hayes says the judge refused on December 27 1950 and has since stood firm He accuses the decision of violating state law and the constitution and of biased treatment against Jehovah's Witnesses compared with other faiths.
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Columbus
Jesse C. Hayes
Pomeroy
Jehovah's Witnesses
Ohio Supreme Court
F. Harmon O'Brien
Meigs County
Hayes
O’brien
Three Vinton Men Face Steer Theft Charges
Three Vinton County men Eugene Campbell William Jividen and Alvah Jmden were indicted by a Franklin County grand jury on charges of stealing three steers from a farm near Reynoldsburg and hauling them to Charleston to sell them.
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Columbus
Vinton County
Franklin County Grand Jury
Reynoldsburg
Eugene Campbell
William Jividen
McArthur
Alvah Jmden
Charles
Taft Ike Backers Open Western Duel For GOP Nomination
In Denver the Taft and Eisenhower camps wage the opening round of a likely long battle for Rocky Mountain votes. Colorado Idaho New Mexico Montana Wyoming and Utah hold 80 convention votes, with veteran Senator Millikin backing Taft and Gov Thornton leading Eisenhower in the region.
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Taft
Eisenhower
Rocky Mountain
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Rector
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Colorado
Idaho
New Mexico
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
Chicago
New York
Eugene Millikin
GOP
Youthfu
Dan ‘Thornton
Tisenhower
The General Lost a Son
Letters purchased by the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society reveal Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman as a tender father who mourned a five month old son while away at war. The notes, written by Sherman and his wife to her brother, Phileman Ewing, illuminate family ties and his upbringing alongside Philleman, son of Thomas Ewing.
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Columbus
UPI
Ellen Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Sherman
Phileman Ewing
Thomas Ewing
Ohio University
Ffe
Philleman
Occupational Hazard in Hamilton County Record Office
County Recorder Earl Hogan sustained a concussion when a record book fell from a shelf and struck him on the head in an unusual accident at the Hamilton records office. He was taken for medical evaluation and expected to recover.
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Hamilton
Earl Hogan
UN Claims Reds Plan New Drive in Korea
UN Command accuses the Reds of stalling truce talks in Panmunjom. AUN broadcast says they aim to keep bargaining failure and may use sick and wounded prisoners as leverage to force armistice terms. Libby accuses the plan as a fraudulent grab for military advantage and rejects voluntary repatriation theory.
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Korea
Ito Korea
Toko
Reds
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Libby
Panmun_jom
Hoth
Fnday
Lee Sang Cho
Lee
Bold Stabs Harass Red Front On Korean Front
Allied forces conduct raiding actions across the western, central, and eastern sectors of Korea. Heaviest combat occurred west of Chorwon with United Nations tanks and infantry fighting Chinese entrenched on a hill for six hours. A 7:30 a.m. raid Thursday met heavy Chinese fire as Allies pressed through multiple sectors.
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Seoul
Korea
Chorwon
United Nations
Alles
U. S
Korangpo
Eighth Army
Kumsong
Pukhan River
Kent State receives $5000 GI policy gift from fallen soldier
John A. Florek of Edmington Pa. left $5000 of his military life insurance to Kent State University. Dr. George A. Bowman notes the gift as unusual and surprising, reflecting Florek's respect for how the university aided GI students. Florek, a 1948 Kent graduate in business administration, was killed in Korea while re enlisting in the Army. Trustees will decide how to use the beneficiary proceeds.
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Edvntors
Korea
Kent State University
George A. Bowman
John A. Florex
Fiorek
Kent State
Gi’s
Florek
Border War Truce Shelves Jurisdiction Over River Plant
Judge Clarence Crossland in Zanesville called an eight day truce in the border war between Morgan and Washington counties over a Muskingum River power plant site. Testimony resumes Feb 3 to decide which of Center Township Morgan, Beverly Washington, and Wolf Creek Washington districts is entitled to real estate taxes from the disputed property.
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Macconnellville
Morgan
Washington Counties
Muskingum River
Clarence Crossland
jZanesville
Center Township
Morgan County
Beverly
Washington County
Wolfcreek Township
U S Breaks Five Year Log Jam on Plane Production
Washington reports a breakthrough in jet aircraft manufacturing as the United States moves to alleviate warplane bottlenecks. The Air Force says 18 large forging presses have binding contracts, promising faster, cheaper parts for jet bombers and fighters, though delivery will take two years or more.
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Washington
United States
Air Force
Senate House
Pentagon
Defense
Defense Department
Department
Jilted Swain Denies Theft In Burglary Trial
Harvey Hawley 20 faces possible life sentence as habitual criminal in Cleveland burglary case.Defense argues acts stem from jilted romance after he took back gifts—panties and jewelry—believing he was rejected. Olga Dey 27 testifies she never met him before. Hawley’s rap sheet includes car theft, safe cracking and strong-arm robbery.
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Cleveland
Jpi
Harvey Hawley
Olga Dey
Hawley
Trucker crushed to death in tractor overturn
Loren Cupl a 41 year old Logan County farmer was crushed to death Wednesday when his tractor overturned on a gravel road.
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Loren Cupl
Logan County
Cold Spell Relief Forecast as Arctic Blast Spreads
The Associated Press reports bone chilling cold across the Mid West and eastern half of the U S as arctic air from Canada and the north sweeps south to Florida. Temperatures drop below zero in many cities with readings about 20 degrees colder than yesterday and a warmup expected tomorrow. Snow flurries affect the Great Lakes region and parts of the Northwest while light snow falls from the Dakotas to Idaho and Oregon.
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Canada
Arctic
North Central
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Fla
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Ala
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Dakota
Jury Convicts Ohio Slayer in Mansfield Beating Death
Clarence Cornwell 34 is found guilty of second degree murder in the 1951 death of Florence Davey 79 in a Mansfield apartment after a fatal beating with a carpenter plane during a robbery. He also severely beat Mrs Jennie Moore 75. Police in London Ky reported more than $3000 found on Cornwell July 4 during an intoxication charge arrest.
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Mansfield
Clarence Cornwell
Florence Davey
Cornwell
Davey
Carpenters
Jennie Moore
London
James Webb Quits State Dept Post
Washington James E Webb resigns as undersecretary of state and President Truman names David K E Bruce to succeed him Bruce already ambassador to France and named alongside others for assistant secretary of state posts John M Allison Henry A Byroade Howland Sargeant and Edward Barrett are among those designated Bruce born in Baltimore February 12 1898 has long government service and previously led the Economic Cooperation Administration in France not long before becoming ambassador to France in May 1949
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James E. Webb
Truman
David K. E. Bruce
France
White House
Bruce
Senate
John M. Allison
Foreign Service
Dean, Rusk
Henry A. Byroade
Indiana
George C. McChee
Turkey
Howland IL Sargeant
Rhode I Island
Edward W. Barrett
Baltimore
Economic Cooperation
Pars
Fatal Swimming Pool Death In Columbus
The body of 70 year old Tom McManus was found Wednesday at an empty public swimming pool edge. MicMlana served as caretaker and watchman. police report no indications of foul play at this time.
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Columbus— OP
Tom McManus
MicMlana
Inul Pla
Congressmen urge federal mine safety code expansion
Washington reports that Representatives Hays Secrest and Jenkins back a federal mine safety code while endorsing broader federal powers. Brehm favors stronger inspector authority with state final closure power. Truman urged action after the West Frankfort disaster. Secrest notes Ohio strong laws. all cite mine experience.
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Federal Mine Safety Code
Jenkins, Secrest
Washington
Hays
Secrest
Jenkins
Rep
Brehm
Truman
Congress
West Frankfort
Sserost
Ohio
Old House Mines and Mining Committee
Secrest and
Akron hero saves four from blaze in Springfield Township
A 24 year old roomer Otis Boggs awoke to fire in a four room Springfield Township bungalow. He carried out 10 year old Tommy Baker and 9 year old Delmore Baker from a living room couch. He re entered to pull out Larry Milton age 4 and 16 month old Alice Milton from a back room before escaping himself.
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Akron
Here
Otis Boggs
Springfield Township
Tommy Baker
Delmore Baker
Larry Milton
Alice Milton
New Lexington Judge Elected To Association Posts
The Ohio Association of Probate Court Judges elected Judge Rodney Love of Dayton as president at its two day meeting. Other officers named include Dan C. Kins of New Lexington as first president Jay R Pollack of Defiance as second vice president Joseph B Quatman of Lima as third vice president Constance R Keller of Bucyrus as secretary Thomas E Johnson of Georgetown as treasurer and Ralph Carey of Lebanon as a board member.
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Columbus
Ohio Association of Probate
Tnesday
Rodney Love
Dayton
Dan C. Kins
New Lexington
Jay R .Pollack
Defiance
Joseph B. Quatman
Ilima
Constance R. Keller
Bucyrus
Thomas E. Johnson
Georgetown
Ralph Carey
Lebanon
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