Raid Hill Assault Staged Before Army Guests Probed
Rep. Hoffman seeks full Defense Department explanation of Operation Smack a Korean raid near Spud Hill north of Seoul witnessed by generals and war correspondents. The military action moved with air and armor supplies but faced heavy Communist fire and ended with troops pulling back. Hoffman's resolution may prompt a House committee probe as Pentagon requests a full field report.
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Washington
Hoffman
R-Mich
House
Defense
Wilson
Korea
Spud Hill
Seoul
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Pentagon
Bray
Indiana
Defense Department
Pacific
Spud Hills
Tax Evasion S?igh Sentenced for Cardinals Owner
Fred Saigh, owner of the St Louis Cardinals, was sentenced in federal court to 15 months in prison and fined 15000 for tax evasion. He faced five counts, with three withdrawn. sentences run concurrently. He faces up to five years per count and a total plea of guilt ends his baseball career.
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ST. Louis
Fred Saigh
St. Loui Cardinals
Sarin
Saigh
Roy W. Harper
Cardinals
Harper
Senators defend Soviet A bomb claims amid Truman doubts
Three members of the Senate House Atomic Committee say evidence shows the Soviet atom bomb exists beyond doubt. They note Truman had cited Russian detonations and warn against using fear to mislead the public.
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Washington
Russia
Senate
House Atomic Committee
Truman
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Durham
Cole
Kansas City
Jenkins to Join Republican Policy Committee in House
Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins of Ohio will sit on the Republican Policy Committee in the House. Rep. Frances Bolton lost her place after Noah Mason of Illinois objected to two Ohio members on the panel. Marguerite Church of Illinois was named to replace Bolton.
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Washington
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ohio
Frances Bolton
Noah Mason
Tlinois
Marguerite Church
Ilinaig
Bolton
Deadly chlorine gas hospitalizes 32 men in Idaho plant
In Lewiston Idaho a workman cutting through a pipe with an acetylene torch released chlorine gas at Potlatch Forest Inc paper mill. Thirty two workers were hospitalized with choking and chest burns but all were out of danger within hours.
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Lewiston
Idaho
UPI
Potlatch Forest, Inc
Eclipse of Moon Visible Tonight Here
If there are no clouds the total lunar eclipse will be visible starting at 4 54 p m and end at 3 40 p m The eclipse will be the only total lunar eclipse visible here this year
Embezzlement Charge Filed Against Athens County Title Clerk
Sylvia Castle former deputy clerk in the Athens County vehicle title department faces an embezzlement affidavit alleging $5359.94 misappropriated from state and county funds. The affidavit was filed by Clerk 108 courts Phyllis LaVelle Cross with special prosecutor James F Shumaker present in Maor Seel's court.
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Sylvia Castle
Athens County Clerk of Courts Office
Phyllis LaVelle Cross
Ael
Maor Seel
Cross
James F Shumaker
Joel Draper
Shumaker
Francis D. White
Ohio
Athens
State Auditor’s Department
Fred Mc
Bride
Russell Johnson
Audi
McBride
C. Stanley Mechermn
Athens County
Reg ‘Nisters
Castle
Meigs Boy Dies of Burns Fourth Fire Victim in Week
Charles Dye aged year old of Harrison community near the Carpenter experiment station died at Sheltering Arms Hospital from burns suffered Tuesday when fire destroyed the Dye home. His mother saved him with help from a neighbor, and the blaze prevented any fire department response.
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Meigs
Charles Dye
Alvin Dye
Harrisonville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Charles
Harrison
Carpenter Experiment Station
Bigony
Albany
Ohio
Marvin Hendren
Gallipolis
Judith Lynn Flowers
Dundas
Thomas M Parsons
Athens
Fluoride Test Said Success in Marshall Texas
Six year olds in Marshall Texas showed 57 percent fewer cavities than peers in a nearby city after a long term fluoride in water study. Dr Edward Taylor of the Texas Health Department announced the findings at a civic club noon meeting. Marshall began fluoridating water in 1946 as a pioneering southern experiment.
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Marshall
Tex
Texas
Edward Taylor
Texas Health Department
Marshall Civic Clubs
South
Tsiang Rejects Using Chiang Troops For Korea Plan
Nationalist China delegate T. F. Tsiang at the United Nations rejected moves to deploy 30 000 Chiang Kai shek troops to Korea. He urged NATO powers to withdraw recognition from Communist China and said no American soldiers were ever asked for in a war on the mainland. He urged support for Formosa against the Reds and criticized Churchill for careless advice. Ohio soldier killed in Memphis street crossing.
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New York
China
T. F. Tsiang
Chiang Kan Shik
Korea
Tsiang
United Nations
Winston Churchill
Britain
New York Young Republican Club
NATO
Formosa
Senate Group Clears Way For Dulles Appointments
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee agreed to proceed with nominations from Secretary of State Dulles after delaying actions until FBI security checks are completed. Aldrich and Mrs. Oswald Lord were set for hearings, with further nominees pending FBI reports and timing. Wiley noted FBI delays can stretch to two months.
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Dulles
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Walter Bedell Smyth
James Bryant Conant
Germany
Herman Phleger
State Department
FBI
Wiley
Ohio Senate weighs code reform amid emergency bills
The Senate and House prepare for bill signings as a massive new code reform bill faces delays and internal caucus debates. Leaders hint at hearings and potential rapid action while a parallel emergency measure modernizes Ohio prisons and other bills await votes.
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Ler i
Senate
Ohio
Commonwealth
Mechem
Willam Saxbe
Mechanicsburg
Patrols Raid Enemy Lines Near Panmunjom
Allied raiders attacked a Chinese position south west of the Panmunjom conference site killing an estimated 27 Reds with bullets grenades and flame throwers. The raid occurred at daybreak in sub zero weather after Allied aircraft and artillery pounded the hill and its 20 to 40 defenders.
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Seoul
Panmunjom
Eighth Army
Yonchon
TrainCar Crash Leaves Two Teens Dead in Defiance
In Defiance two 17 year olds, John Grimes and Ronald Moser, were killed when a Baltimore and Ohio Capital Sharter train rammed their car at a crossing. Floyd Ankney, 16, and Thomas Weisenburger, 15, were seriously injured and two others survived with critical conditions at Lima City Hospital.
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Defiance
Lima City
Floyd Ankney
Thomas Weisenburger
Baltimore
Ohio
John Grimes
Ronald Moser
National PTA Urges Fluoridation Backing
The National Congress of Parents and Teachers asks its local groups to promote fluoridation of community water supplies nationwide.
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National Pta
Chicago
National
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Bus Strike Ends in New York After Arbitration
The longest bus strike in New York City history ends as 8200 drivers and maintenance workers from eight private companies sign an arbitration agreement. The walkout, lasting 29 days, suspends disruptions to mass transit and resumes service.
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New York
New York City
Climax Nears on 3 Appointments as Wilson Ruling Looms
Washington reports indicate an imminent climax in President Eisenhower's plan to appoint Harold E. Talbott and others as secretaries of Army Navy and Air Force. Saltonstall announced a public hearing on the nominations while disputes over stock holdings and defense contracts threaten Senate approval.
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Washington
B. Anderson
Texas
Secretary of Navy
Harold E. Talbott
New York
Anderson
Army
Navy
Air
Air Force
Saltonstall
Defense
Eisenhower
Wilson
Senate
Cial
Stevens
Talbott
Con
Eral Motor
Stanes
R-Mass
Senate Armed Services
Wilson S
Robert T. B Stevens
Connecticut
Rosemary Clooney Returns Home for Star Are Singing Premiere
A barefooted street singer child Rosemary Clooney returns to Maysville Kentucky for the world premiere of Paramounts The Stars Are Singing. Mayor Rebekah Hord recalls Rosemary and sister Bettie once sang for pennies and nickels in the streets as youngsters.
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Maysville
Rosemary Clooney
Paramounts
Rebekah Hord
Rosemary
Bettie
Detroit
Special grand jury indicts twice charged murder duo
West Union Ohio January grand jury returned murder indictments against Charles Eikeberry Jr and Ben K Perry for the January 12 slaying of Sheriff Perry. Both men face burglary and armed robbery counts tied to the Charlies Carter residence break in and the Lens Evans service station hold up. Eikeberry pleaded guilty to murder. Vandale pleaded not guilty but admitted lesser crimes. Detained for safekeeping in Scioto County jail.
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West Union
Charles Eikeberry, Jr
Trgger
Shentz
Ben K Perry
William Vandale
Adams County
Pris
Ethelberry
Antioch
Vandale
Marietta
London
Woodsfield
Monroe County
Perry
Scioto County
Portsmouth
George McDowell
Hillshore
James W Lang
Charlies Carter
Manchester
Charles JT. Rigdon, Jr
Rigdon
Lens Evans
Ejkelberry
Justice of the
Koreans Hail Yank General Farewell Here
In Seoul 50,000 Koreans cheered James A Van Fleet as he left command of the U S Eighth Army. He promised to visit again and named Lt Gen Maxwell D Taylor as his successor, ending a tenure since April 1951 amid wartime hardship.
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Seoul
James A. van Fleet
Peninsula
van Fleet
U.S Eighth Army
Maxwell D Taylor
South Korea
Jesse E Estep
Twoi
Lima
Urg' Hospital
Allen County
Estep
Ernest Navarre
Eugene Wolfe
Harold Carr
Wolfe
Carr
Ohio declares Veterans of Foreign Wars Week
Gov. Frank J. Lausche proclaimed January 23 to 30 as Veterans of Foreign Wars Week in Ohio. Authorities urged observance by veterans groups and the public to honor service and sacrifice.
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VFW
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Urbana Youth Wins Declamation Contest
Gilbert Ware of Urbana won the Prince of Peace Declamation Contest at the Ohio Pastors Convention. The 17 year old receives 200 dollars in cash and a four year tuition scholarship to an Ohio college. Bonnie Roxbury of Cuyahoga Falls takes second with 100 dollars and a two year scholarship. Carl Oglesby Jr of Akron is third.
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Columbus
Gilbert Ware
Urbana
Prince of Peace
Ohio Pastors Convention
Ohio College
Bonnie Roxbury
Cuyahoga Falls
Carl Oglesby Jr
Akron
Governor to meet cabinet over Pike County gambling and prostitution concerns
Governor Lausche will convene Friday with top officials to plan vigorous action against alleged illegal operations in the W Pike County atomic energy plant area. Police and city officials say there is no local basis for the governor's stated alarm.
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Columbus
Franknor Sciot J. Latische
Pike County
Glouster Man Heads Ohio Beer Association
Carl Pico of Glouster was elected president of the wholesale Beer Association for Ofue Inc Others named to offices included Leander Hipp Norwalk vice president Adam Brandt Mansfield treasurer Andrey Knail Cleveland secretary and George Flanigan Dayton as a board member succeeding outgoing president John T Stanko Dayton
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Cincinnati
Carl Pico
Glouster
Ofue, Inc
Leander Hipp
Nortwalk
Adam Brandt
Mansheld
Andrey Knail
Cleveland
George Flanigan
Dayton
John T. Stanko
Meigs Utility Firm Proposes Gas Abandonment Or Rate Hike
A public hearing for Syracuse Meigs County Home Utilities Co. on abandoning gas service or seeking an emergency rate increase was continued to Feb. 4. The 283 customer firm seeks 20 cents per 100 cubic feet more gas, adding about $4000 yearly gross revenue and $1000 annual gross earnings, arguing for a 3.7 percent return on its investment.
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Columbus
Syracuse
Meigs County
Cat
Public
Ray O. Martin
Lanngz
Three Planes Lost In Wreck Area North Pacific Rim
Seattle dispatch reports a plane crash in the North Pacific area with one aircraft confirmed down and two others missing. Aboard the three planes were 22 persons including Captain Julian D. Greer of Fleet Air Wing 6 based at Alameda Naval Air Station. Overall, 298 people are known dead or missing in ten prior military disasters around the North Pacific rim since November 7.
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Seattle
Cfi
North Pacific Rim
Julian D. Greer
Fleet Air Wing 6
Alameda Naval Air Station
Calif
Tokyo
Alaska
Montana
Noy
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