German Reds Purge High Official Ouster Hints End of Loft Policies
East Germany's government ousted Justice Minister Max Fechner on a death-penalty charge and installed Hilde Benjamin, a long-time communist, as his successor. The move signals a harsher line despite a newer approach touted by the regime amid repressive purges tied to Beria fallout. Benjamin, 50, is a devoted Communist with a history of persecution under the Nazi era and has a Jewish husband killed in a concentration camp.
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Berlin
East Germany
Red
Max Fechner
Otto Grotewohl
Fechner
Kremlin
Lavrenty P. Beria
Hilde Benjamin
Supreme Court
Moscow Radio
Beria
Republic of Georgia
Vladimir G. Dekanozov
Par
Walter Ulbricht
Wilhelm Zaisser
Ulbricht
Zaisser
Benjamin
House Group Hacks Funds For Voice and Civil Defense
The House cut two major Eisenhower requests including funds for foreign aid and the Voice of America and civil defense. The $168,155,584 appropriation bill backs both programs, with the subcommittee trimming the foreign aid line well below the $5.4 billion asked and Republicans opposing Democratic suggestions to defend the President’s positions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
House Appropriations Committee
Voice of America
Civil Defense Administration
Scouts Ready for Jamboree at 1953 National Jamboree
Scouts from Mason City Paducah Passaic and Watertown gather for the opening of the third National Boy Scouts Jamboree at Jamboree City California. About 50 000 people are expected on 3000 acres with arena shows swimming scout craft displays and a mammoth opening pageant to forge jamboree spirit.
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Calif
Mason City
Paducah
Passaic
Watertown
Pacific
McCarthy Calls Democrats to Return and Discuss Differences
Senate Republican leader McCarthy invites three Democratic members who resigned from the investigations subcommittee to return. He says the door is open for discussion on operation methods and that other Republicans approve. Democrats quit after McCarthy gained sole staff hiring power, citing one man rule.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate Investigations
McClellan
D-Ark
Symington
D-Mo
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
MacCarthy
Boat Journey Nearing End
A 16 year old Spanish War veteran, Harvey H. Hecker, nears the final laps of a 5000 mile voyage in a 15 foot self built motor boat. He plans to navigate the state barge canal weather permitting then head to Sandusky Ohio before retracing his route along the Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of Mexico back to the Mississippi. The craft was assembled from a mail order kit and began from Sandusky nine months ago.
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Troy
N. Y
Harvey H. Hecker
Lake Erie
Sandusky
Ohio
Hacker
Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
Huk Troops Seized By Philippine Army
Philippine Army reports 104 Communist Huk dissidents killed or captured in a two week operation that ended Wednesday. The force seized 65 firearms and 1366 rounds of ammunition. Army losses were listed as 5 killed and 8 wounded.
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Manila
Philippine Army
Nepal rushes troops to quash Red raids
New Delhi reports Nepalese government rushing reinforcements to western Nepal to quell continuing Communist disorders in the isolated Himalayan region. Indian authorities reportedly allowed the troops to cross into Nepal to reach the troubled area.
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Nepal
New Delhi
India
Ta ber in Hospital for Possible Surgery
Gallia County Representative Dana O. Taber, ex Messenger reporter of Gallipolis, is in University Hospital Columbus for possible surgery. Local officials provide no further details.
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Gallipolis
Dana O. Taber
Gallia County
the Messenger
University Hospital, Columbus
50 Operators Stage Scioto Phone Strike
Portsmouth Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co operators strike to spread to five other exchanges after a yesterday agreement in Columbus averted action CIO Communications Workers union leaders say the walkout surprised Portsmouth local president Virgil Pierce and meetings to ratify the pact are set for Cambridge Wilmington Cadiz Circleville and St Marys.
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Portsmouth
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
CIO Communications
Columbus
Wilmington
Cambridge
Cadiz
Circleville
St. Marys
Virgil Pierce
Richard N. Cole
Thomas C. Ryan
Communications Workers
Water Crisis Grips Oklahoma City Amid Drought
Oklahoma City faces a severe water shortage as drought tightens its grip. With 250000 residents and two lakes, usage is down about one third but supply may not last past mid November despite normal rainfall prospects.
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Oklahoma City
Reds Press for Recess as Armistice Talks Stall at Panmunjom
Negotiations at Panmunjom recessed until Saturday amid hints of a new UN proposal. The brief session lasted 24 minutes with Allied and Communist delegates, while Gen. Clark met with President Rhee and other officials. Talks stalled over guarantees and the return of 27,000 anti Communist prisoners.
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Panmunjom
Munsan
Alan Winnington
London Daily Worker
Mark Clark
Seoul
Tokyo
Clark
Peiping
South Korea
Rhee
Chinese Army Renewed Assault Halts Allied Progress In Korea
Chinese forces launch a fresh 10 000 man attack on Kumhwa a key Allied hub in Central Korea after losing ground to South Korean counterattacks further east. American officers describe the East Central Front as stabilizing though wary of possible changes as air and sea power blast at Chinese positions.
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Seoul
Reda
Kumhwa
Korea
ROK
Tof Kumhwa
John Eisenhower
U.S
Joseph L. Horvath
Box 98
Piketon
Ohio
Kumesong River
U. SS
Air Force
Navy
Associated Press
Forrest Edwards
Racket King Is Released From State Prison
Joe Adonis emerges from State prison after 26 months for gambling. He faces new warrants for perjury before a congressional committee and contempt of Congress. He is to appear before Commissioner Moore and then proceed to Hackensack for Bergen County material witness detainer in a bribery case.
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Trenton
N. J
Joe Adonis
U. S
Rites Set Friday for Middleport Collision Victim
Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine Nobles 48 who died from injuries in a Wednesday traffic accident will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Middleport Nazarene Church. Rev. Paul Taylor to officiate and burial will follow at Middleport Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Rawlings-Coats funeral home.
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Middleport
Josephine Nobles
Bus Strike Shuts Columbus Transit Over Fare Hike
Columbus, 0 4 bus drivers walk out in a dispute with the city and transit company over a fare increase. The city approved 11 cents but the company seeks a cost of service franchise. About 170000 riders daily. 450 courtesy cars offered to stranded passengers. Last buses departed at midnight after talks failed.
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Columbus
Columbus Transit Co
CIO
W. Glover Porter
Linde Plans West Virginia Silicon Plant Near Ohio River
Linde Air Products Co a unit of Union Carbide announces construction of a new 1400 acre plant along West Virginia Route 2 near the Ohio River eight miles north of St Marys WV. The facility will manufacture silicones and silanes supplementing current output at Tonawanda NY and near Marietta Ohio. Details on cost and payroll were not released.
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New York
Ohio River
West Virginia
Linde Air Products Co
Union Carbide and Carbon Corp
W. Va
St. Marys
Union Carbide
Electro- Metalurgical Co
Marietta
Ohio
Linde Air Products
Tonawanda
N. Y
Blonde Wins Nation's Top Beauty Title
Chicago born Myrna Rae Hansen, 18, crowned Miss United States, meets 25 rivals in Miss Universe preliminaries in Long Beach. Hansen scored near perfect in Miss United States finals and wins a Universal-International film contract. noted for warm brown eyes and even smile.
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Long Beach
Calif
Chicago
Miss Hansen
Universal-International Studio
British base tension eases as road blocks lifted near Ismailia
British authorities announced the immediate lifting of road and rail restrictions around Ismailia in the Suez Canal zone. They alleged a British airman missing since last Thursday was abducted with an Egyptian officer linked, though Egypt denied involvement. The move aims to ease rising British Egyptian tension after the checkpoints were established.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Ismailia
mid-Suez
Two men confess to boat shooting and thefts in Ohio
Ashland police report Eulan Ray Boyd of Dayton and Haskell Prater of Ashland confessed to the motor boat shooting of Dorothy Culbertson, an Ironton woman, and to 16 nearby thefts. Both were arrested after a Sunday incident aboard a boat where Culbertson was wounded.
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Ashland
Eulan Ray Boyd
Dayton
Haskell Prater
Ironton
James Barney
Boyd
Prater
Dorothy Culbertson
Ohio
Love's Sweet Song fuels odd offense in Denver
Miss Frances Riley reported a breakup three months ago. Her former boyfriend allegedly came by her home and poured sugar into the gasoline tanks of her car, triggering a police complaint.
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Denver
Frances Riley
Smuggled aboard Los Angeles battle cruiser by dare
18 year old Joan Garrison admits she boarded the battle cruiser Los Angeles on a dare with two Navy men and posed as a sailor. She was detected by a master at arms after word spread that a woman was aboard and arraigned in Federal Court in Los Angeles for impersonating a sailor.
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Joan Garrison
Los Angeles
Miss Garrison
Calif
Gasoline tax in Ohio rises one cent per gallon
Ohio raises state gasoline tax by one cent to five cents a gallon while a new axle mile tax on trucks begins October 1. Federal taxes add two cents. Revenue funds four lane arterial highways. lawmakers expect about 23 million dollars yearly from the gas tax and 19.6 million from the truck levy.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Postal Office Goes Modern in Columbus Suburb
Ohio's first drive-in postoffice opens in Upper Arlington allowing motorists to order stamps from a microphone, pay via drawer, and hear a live ball game description through loudspeakers while services remain the same as traditional walk-in offices.
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Columbus
Emergency Repairs To Close River Dam Near Portsmouth
Lock and Dam No. 31 on the Ohio River near Portsmouth will close for 48 hours starting 8 am Friday for emergency repairs. Col. R. O'Brien of the Huntington District U S Engineers says a temporary dam may be installed and the pool may be lost during work.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ohio River
Portsmouth
Ohio
Col. &. R. O’brien
Huntington District U. S. Engineers
Velde Seeks Matthews Testimony On Clergy Infiltration
Rep. Velde said J B Matthews should be allowed to testify before the House Un American Activities Committee about charges of Communist infiltration of the clergy. A closed committee meeting Monday will decide whether to hear him. Matthews resigned last week as executive staff director of Sen Mc Carthy subcommittee.
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Washington
Velde
R-Ii
J. B. Matthews
House Un-American Activities Committee
Matthews
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
House
United States
Westinghouse Grants 18000 Wage Boosts and Pension Hikes
Westinghouse Electric Corp. announced wage and salary increases and higher pensions for about 18,000 nonunion employees. Hourly workers gain 11 cents top rate, with scale boosts for earnings under 1.21 and above 2.15. Clerical salaries rise from five dollars monthly to a maximum 4 percent or 18.60 monthly. Supervisory and professional staff receive 5 percent. Pensions increase effective September 1.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Singer Slain in West Side Apartment Mystery
Police found Florence Forsberg, a blonde singer in Broadway chorus, slain with blunt force and stab wounds in her west side flat. A suicide note by Lester Johnson, 25, found at his nearby residence stated he killed Forsberg. No motive yet established.
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New York
West Side
Florence Forsberg
Big Three Pressures Kremlin on German Unification Issue
Western powers including the United States Britain and France push for a four power meeting to discuss German unification and a rollback likely to push the border to Poland while offering a path to closer Western defense ties. Moscow faces a choice on joining talks and accepting a postwar frontier settlement.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Germany
Moscow
Reds
United States
Britain
France
Ters
Poland
East Germany
Russia
Soviet Brass Aids Chinese On Kumsong Front
American officers report that Russian military advisers are with Chinese divisions attacking along the Kumsong Front in Korea. Identified as divisional advisers, the exact number remains unconfirmed and officials did not immediately corroborate the claim. The report was rewritten to meet UN Command security standards.
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Kumsong Bulge
Korea
Kumsong
U. N
Gallia Man Confirmed As Brigadier General
George E. Bush of Gallia County has been confirmed by the Senate as a brigadier general in the Army. He serves as chief of staff of the Siaskan command and learned of his promotion upon arriving in Anchorage. His headquarters are at Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage. His wife Helen McDade and their daughter Susan are in Anchorage, with another daughter Mia Dade and Mrs. W. E. Mee Dade. Jane Dade works at Fort Benning, Georgia.
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Gallipolis
George E. Bush
Gilbert P. Bush
Gal Lipolis
Senate
Bush
Siaskan Command
Anchorage
Elmendorff Air Force Base
General Bush
Helen McDade
Meigs County
Susan
Mia
Dade
W. E. Mee Dade
Jane
Fort Benning, Ga
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