Coffee price contrasts show rising costs across U.S. eateries
Kansas restaurateurs defend nickel coffee while New York chains push a dime as costs climb. Industry sources cite Brazil crop cuts and higher cream and sugar prices driving per cup costs up, with profits squeezed and some shops experimenting with smaller servings. Dulles presses Berlin conference to address Germany and European security rather than Russia’s five power plan. Bricker’s anti treaty-power stance sparks renewed presidential chatter amid Ike era politics.
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Kansas
Brazil
Paul Park
Liberal
Kan
Jim Lofland
Childs Co
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
The
Waldorf
Childs
Confession Reported in Ironton Ross County Slaying
Ironton Ohio authorities report a new confession in the November 21 slaying of Charlies Herbert Wolfe, 22, of Kingston. Norma Betty Lunsford, 28, of Ironton, admitted striking Wolfe with a hammer and is held for investigation as the grand jury reconvenes. Roy A. Miller and his wife remain free on 12000 bond while the grand jury considers charges. Wolfe was found in an open field behind the Miller apartment.
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Ohio
Ross County
Gene Smith
Norma Betty Lunsford
Carl Rose
Harold Spears
Charlies Herbert Wolfe
Kingston
Roy A. Miller
Wolfe
Miller
Churchill denies rumor of resignation within six months
Prime Minister Churchill, aged in his 80s, told Laborite Eric Fletcher that reports he plans to resign within six months are a delusion. He spoke Tuesday night, grinning and tuning his hearing aid as he dismissed the speculation.
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London
Churchill
Eric Fletcher
Pony Ad Sparks Quick Sale in Glouster to Columbus
Howard Antle of Glouster Ohio ran a pony for sale in The Messenger and drew 49 calls. The colt saddle and bridle sold to a Columbus buyer for 100 dollars with the addle alone costing 60. He notes strong response from a simple classified ad.
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Glouster Way
Burr Oak Lake
Howard
The
Messenger
Glouster
Ohio
Ohio to Tighten Action Against Incompetent Drivers
Ohio Department of Highway Safety moves to involve police and sheriffs in citing incompetent drivers. Changes require a 30 day wait after first revocation plus a year before a third exam if the second fail occurs. A public hearing is set for March 3 in Columbus.
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Ohio Department of Highway Safety
A. C. Felty
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Police and Sheriffs’ Department
Felty
Bureau
Labor Leader Accuses Ike of Prejudice
CIO President Walter Reuther charges President Eisenhower with anti labor prejudice over proposed government sponsored strike votes and Taft Hartley revisions. He testifies that the 14 point program would worsen the law and aligns with manufacturers and anti union employers. Barson doubts about half the administration plan are noted.
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CIO
Walter Reuther
Eisenhower
Patienee Assn
Chamber of Commerce
William B. Barton
Chamber
Steel Outlook Looks Bullish for 1954 at U S Steel
United States Steel Corp. reported record 1953 performance with net income of 222,735,656 dollars or 7.56 a share. Board chairman Benjamin F. Fairless said 1954 should be a good year though likely below 1953.
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United States Steel Corp
Benjamin F. Fairless
America
Fairless
Woman Slain After Obtaining Divorce in Cleveland
In downtown Cleveland a veterinarian dentist shot and killed his wife Florence 39 and wounded himself after she secured an uncontested divorce and custody of their two children Virginia 19 and Richard 17. Richard Cleeve 49 then killed himself in the drugstore.
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Richard Cleeve
Florence
Cleeve
Virginia
Richard
Farm Leader James R. Howard Dies at 80
In Clemon s Iowa James R. Howard the first president of the American Farm Bureau Federation has died at age 80. His leadership helped shape early farm policy and federation growth.
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Clemons
Iowa
James R. Howard
American Farm Bureau Federation
Red Peace Parley Move Delayed
Special Ambassador Arthur H. Dean to confer with State Department officials today on a Communist demand to resume preliminary talks on a Korean peace conference. The Communists sent the letter to Dean yesterday accusing the United Nations of stalling talks and inviting Dean to propose a date. Dean walked out of Panmunjom talks on December 12 in protest against US perfidy accusations.
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Washington
Arthur H. Dean
State Department
Dean
Department
United Nations
Panmunjom
United States
Sludge Bomb Shocker Hits Court in Cleveland Trial
A home made hydrogen bomb exploded in a Cleveland courtroom spraying sludge on Judge Ross Michener and a 12 member jury. Mary Grosser sues Armet Alloys Inc for damages over her husband Fred Grosser's 1949 death from sludge ignition in a city dump. Dr. Aaron Teller testifies sludge from the dump may be explosive as he shows a sludge flask reacting with water.
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Ross Michener
St. Clairsville
Mary Grosser
Armet Alloys, Inc
Fred
Burns
Grosser
Aaron Teller
Fenn College
Way Cleared To Act On Statehood Bills
Senate moves to separate Hawaii statehood from Alaska statehood after Sen. Dworshak switches from supporting a combined bill. Eisenhower administration favored separate consideration. the committee vote disrupted those plans.
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Hawaii
Alaska
Sen
Dworshak
Idaho
Eisenhower
Senate Interior Committee
Condition of Pope Reported Improved
Vatican sources said Pope Pius XII with a nervous stomach and hiccups showed improvement today. Intense work had disturbed his digestion and sleep, causing the bouts in recent days.
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Pius XII
Vatican
Ike Appears To Hold Edge In Pact Feud
President Eisenhower seems to have the upper hand in the battle with Senator Bricker over a proposed change in treaty making powers. The Senate debate moves toward possible outcomes including compromise or abandonment of the core amendment, a majority vote substitution, a rejection of the revised version, or sending the measure back to the Judiciary Committee.
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John W. Bricker
Eisenhower
Bricker
Ohio
Thomas E Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Taft
GOP
Senate
United States
Judiciary Committee
Sen
John Bricker
Robert Murray
Oskosh
Wis
Senator Bricker
Tragedy Near Chillicothe Claims Mother and Infant
Dolores Lykins 20 and her 14 month old daughter were killed in a blast and fire at a home nine miles west of Chillicothe Ohio while authorities believe a kerosene fire started the explosion. Their 3 year old daughter Linda suffered severe burns and was listed in poor condition at Chillicothe Hospital. The husband Robert was at work at the time of the incident.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Dolores Lykins
Linda
Chillicothe Hospital
Eisenhower orders full FTC probe into rising coffee prices
President Eisenhower said the Federal Trade Commission will conduct a full investigation into rising coffee prices, following a January 13 preliminary inquiry. He noted possible law violations in domestic coffee trading and highlighted other comments from a press conference on Berlin talks, the Bricker treaty, and other subjects.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Federal Trade Commission
Atomic Battery Devised For Cheap Electricity
New York City reports a compact atomic battery that converts rays from salt grain level radioactive atoms directly into electricity. RCA chairman David Sarnoff announced a device smaller than a cigarette filter could power homes refrigerators radios and even watches for decades. The lightweight battery uses non splitting cheap radioactivity like strontium to produce efficient power without large plants or shielding.
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Radio Corp. of America
David Sarnoff
RCA Board
Radio City
Vet Confesses Slaying Girl in Levittown
George Capps a 22 year old Korean War veteran confessed to police Tuesday night that he shot and killed 15 year old Marta Gibbons at Curtis Lake after she threatened to tell others about an assault. The partly nude near frozen body was found Monday by a lakeshore. Capps lured Marta from her home where she was watching her sister and drove her to the lake.
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Marta Gibbons
Adrian McCarr
George Capps
McCarr
Capps
Marta
Curtis Lake
Snow and Rain Sweep Wide Eastern Half and West
A wintry mix blankets the eastern third of the nation as rain snow and sleet hit wide areas. The eastern belt from the Great Lakes to New England, including Ohio Valley and Pennsylvania, experiences heavy precipitation with additional reports of snow in parts of the Midwest.
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Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Midwest
Talbott Revises Spain Base Use Remark
Secretary of the Air Force Harold Talbott said the United States will use bases in Spain in wartime in line with agreements with Spain. He noted reports that wartime use was not covered but asserted U S intent to honor all base rights and mutual defense undertakings.
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Talbott
Washington
Air Force
Harold E. Talbott
U. S
Defense Wilson
Pentagon
U. S. Air Force
United States
Pastor Calls for Hope from Ohio Pulpit Banquet
At the Ohio Pastors Convention banquet in Columbus the Chicago Methodist Temple pastor Rev. Charles Ray Goff urged more optimism and faith in daily life. He emphasized God’s love for the world and the value of showing hope to people.
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Ohio
Chicago
Charles Ray Goff
Nels F. S. Ferre
Vanderbilt University
William G. Pollard
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Institute of Nuclear Studies
God
Jet plane crash kills two airmen near Portland
A jet plane guided by powerless controls veered into trees to avoid a suburban crash, killing 2nd Lt. James Kennedy of Richmond and 2nd Lt. J. A. Reid of Peoria. A 4-year-old girl, Barbara Cox, suffered a skull fracture from flying debris as the craft exploded. Col. George F. Couleers said Kennedy steered toward the trees to avert an urban disaster.
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Dre
Air Force
James Kennedy
Richmond
J. A. Reid
Peoria
Barbara Lee Cox
Col
George F. Couleers
Kennedy
Rifle Marksman Sought in Detroit Steel Exec Killing
Police hunt a rifle marksman after the fatal shooting of John Warren Mattson 53 traffic manager of Atlas Steel Corp. He was killed Monday through a company office window using a .30 caliber deer rifle. The Atlas Steel firm is a small, relatively new business in Detroit.
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Detroit
John Warren Mattson
Atlas Steel Corp
Mattson
Morrison Cruises to Third Term as New Orleans Mayor
New Orleans mayor de Lesseps Morrison secured a decisive victory Tuesday to win a third term in Louisiana's largest city. Analysts note his broad support among business leaders and voters, with turnout shaping the landmark election in the Crescent City.
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New Orleans
de Lesseps Morrison
Louisiana
Solon Denies Communist Ties
Rep. Robert L. Condon of California, a first term Democrat, told the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee he is not a Communist or sympathizer. He described himself as a liberal Democrat aligned with New Deal and Fair Deal policies and sought an oath-testimony opportunity after prior access denial and rumors of attending a 1948 Communist meeting.
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V. M Molotov
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Calif
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California
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Fire damages church after fuel truck overturns in Elyria
A gasoline truck overturned on a curve on state highway 113 near Henrietta killing a driver and causing about 400 dollars in damage. Flames engulfed the Methodist Church and parsonage as blaze spread across the road. Driver Earl Bottomly, 27, of Mansfield, was critically burned.
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Elyria
Ohio
Henrietta
Earl Bottomly
Mansfield
Human Skeleton Found By 2 Circleville Boys
Two 13 year old boys Robert W. Teal and Leo Moats uncovered a human skeleton in a shallow grave near the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad tracks in Circleville Ohio. A county official suggested it may have been buried 20 or 3 years ago. Sheriff Radcliff says he is convinced it is murder.
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Circleville
Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Robert W. Teal
Leo Moats
Charles H. Radcliff
Policeman Rescues 15-Year-Old From Nesmith Lake Ice
Akron police officers pulled Perry Wingerter from Nesmith Lake Tuesday after the 15 year old rode a bicycle onto the frozen surface and fell through. The rescue followed immediate calls reporting the incident and the officer’s quick response preserved the teen’s life.
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Akron
Ohio
Perry Wingerter
Nesmith Lake
PLAN APPROVED FOR KOREA PRISONER TRANSFER TO NORTH
Twenty one Americans one Briton and three hundred twenty five South Koreans will depart the Korean neutral zone for new homes in the North under a plan approved by Indian Lt. Gen. K. A. Thimayya. The Red Cross networks will relocate the group to North Korea or China while Indian forces wind down operations and ship about four thousand Indian troops back to India between February seven and seventeen. The Reds reject treating these men as prisoners of war, and the prisoners hope to be seen as free men by Communist command.
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Tommorrow
Thimayya
Red Cross Societies
North Korea
China
India
L. &Th
Incian Harbor
Seoul
Red Command
Red Cros
Reds
VIEW To Make Public Names Of Commies
An executive of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Cincinnati said Ohio members are forwarding to the FBI the names and addresses of persons deemed to have Communistic records. VFW committees decide which names are sent and a list of unions and groups claimed as fronts for communism will be released after the state attorney general reports on House Un American Activities findings.
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Cincinnati
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ohio
FBI
Don E. Lopewell
VFW
Hopewell
C. William Nell
Ohio House
UN American Activities Commission
Jobless Pay Boosts Creed in Columbus Meeting
The One Catholic Welfare Conference urged higher unemployment benefits and public works. The two day gathering led by Bishop Michael J. Ready included Archbishops Karl Alter and others, calling for Social Security expansion and state aid for student nurses.
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Columbus
Ohio
One Catholic Welfare Conference
Michael J. Ready
Karl J. Alter
Cincinnati
Emmett Walsh
Youngstown
George J. Behring
Toledo
John K. Mussio
Steubenville
Fumes Kill Woman in Columbus Carbon Monoxide Case
Coroner Robert A. Evans rules carbon monoxide poisoning caused the death of Mary L. Ramsey 65 of Columbus. Ramsey's body was found Tuesday after neighbors reported she had not been seen for four days.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert A. Evans
Mary L. Ramsey
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