Advisors Split On Postal Rate Increase
President Eisenhower faces a split in his inner circle over planned postal rate hikes. Sen Carlson urges delay and a pay as you go approach, while Postmaster General Summerfield advocates rising rates to cut the postal deficit. House hearings consider raising letter postage to 4 cents and airmail to 7 cents with gradual second class increases.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen, Carlson
Kan
Summerfield
Carlson
Senate Post Office Committee
Fisenhower
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Congress
House Post Office
Tee
House
Bricker Promises Battle Over Treaty Powers Amendment
Senator Len Bricker of Ohio vows a fight to secure a constitutional amendment to limit treaty powers. He says he told Secretary Dulles and Atty. Gen. Brownell that the administration can block passage this session, but public pressure could shift votes next January.
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Washington
Len Bricker
Ohio
Bricker
Dulles
Atty
Brownell
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Missing items pile up at Jamboree Bay yard sale
Thousands of unclaimed items fill the jamboree Bay t and found, from dental braces to hats and tuba parts. Officials say 70 pairs of glasses, 20 wrist watches, 12 pairs of shoes and 25 knives are among the unclaimed pieces to be distributed to underprivileged children after the jamboree ends.
Fishermen net river jackpot with discarded slot machines
Fishermen in the Little Scioto River pulled from the water fifteen one arm bandits apparently discarded when Ohio banned slots in 1951. Some machines recovered still held change.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Scioto
Ohio creates nine new municipal courts
Gov. Frank J. Lausche signed emergency legislation creating nine new municipal courts in Ohio. The new courts will be located in Athens Ravenna Cuyahoga Falls Circleville Delaware Kenton Tiffin Sidney and Port Clinton. The measure allows judicial candidates to file petitions for election this fall, with the courts to begin operations next January.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Athens
Ravenna
Cuyahoga Falls
Circleville
Delaware
Kenton
Tiffin
Sidney
Port Clinton
Ike Believes Foreign Aid Cut Too Deep
President Eisenhower argued the House Appropriations Committee cut of about 1.19 billion dollars in foreign aid is too deep. He said the program must operate with a smaller total while study continues as the House plans debate and a vote later in the week.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House Appropriations Committee
White House
House
Fisenhower
Cardinal Star Is Sidelined
New York Polo Grounds game ended 10-6 with St Louis Cardinal second baseman Red Schoendienst suffering a 2 inch forehead cut from an infield throw by Alvin Dark. Ten stitches were required and manager Eddie Stanky estimated a 10 day to two week absence.
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New York
Red Schoendienst
Alvin Dark
New York Giant
St. Louis Cardinal
Polo Grounds
Cardinals
Eddie Stanky
Rhee Ultimatum Threatens Impending Korea Truce
Defiant South Korea leader Syngman Rhee and Foreign Minister Pyun warned the UN that Seoul will act independently if assurances given to the communists at Panmunjom are not honored. Rhee set a 90 day window for a postwar political conference to urge Chinese forces to withdraw, else Seoul will pursue its own course. The statements come as truce talks near completion and U S officials note Panmunjom progress.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
United Nations
Rhee
South Korea
North Korea
Pyun Yung Tal
Pyun
United States
Panmanjom
U.S. State Department
U.S
Tokyo
Walter Robertson
U. S
Oxnam Cleared On Communist Links By HUAC Hearings
The House Un American Activities Committee found no record of communist party ties for Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam but critics urged fuller verification. The marathon hearing revealed testimony naming two clergymen as active communists and challenged church courts to act if charges prove true. Oxnam defended his work with reform groups and signaled more cautious affiliations in the future.
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Washington
House Committee On UN- American Activities
G. Bromley Oxnam
Velde
R-N
Oxnam
Communist Party
Harry F. Ward
New York
Union Theological Seminary
Jack McMichael
West
Red Front
Matthews
Harold H. Velde
House Un-American Activities Committee
J. B. Matthews
Senate
McCarthy
United States
Hope's Jokes Charm 45000 Scouts at National Jamboree
Jamboree in JAMBOREE CITY California hosted 45000 Boy Scouts and leaders for a Hollywood show featuring Bob Hope and film talent. Hope, master of ceremonies, joked about the United Nations in short pants and the scouts helping him across the street as the event opened.
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Calif
Hollywood
Bob Hope
Hope
California
United Nations
Boy Scouts
Private Club Liquor Permit Freeze Ends
The state liquor department plans to issue new private club liquor licenses for the first time since a freeze began April 11 1949. About 200 licenses are expected from the 100th General Assembly. Licenses will go to branches of veterans organizations and to units of national fraternal groups eight or more years old.
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Columbus
State
100Th General Assembly
Rains Narrow Drought Area and Check Crop Damage
The weather bureau reports moderate to heavy rains narrowed drought areas and checked crop damage across the nation. Rainfall relieved Southwestern drought and aided pastures and stock water while central and southern Texas saw little rain and continued drought. The harvest is predicted to be a large one, with attention on the Atlantic Coast drought area from New York to the Carolinas.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Continental Divide
New York State
Virginias
Carolinas
Agriculture Department
Atlantic Coast
Texas
Fair Opens in Jackson County Ohio With Sesquicentennial Theme
Jackson County fairs begin a four day run in Wellston as part of Ohio’s 150th birthday observances. 15 year old Sandra Parsons leads the sesquicentennial parade and Cpl John Robinson is honored on John Robinson Night. Night harness racing is introduced with portable lights to offset the heat.
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Wellston
Jackson County
Ohio
Ike Remains Confident Of Armistice
President Eisenhower voiced hopeful and reasonably confident that a Korean truce will be signed soon despite South Korean pressure. He avoided specifics on Syngman Rhee’s 90 day withdrawal demand and noted ongoing misunderstandings in armistice negotiations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Reds Protest Gifts of Food in Berlin Crisis
In Berlin East German officials cry foul as the Soviet High Commissioner accuses the Western relief effort of aiding Fascist agitators. Moscow demands U S action to halt food gifts while West Berlin workers continue packing and preparing deliveries.
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Berlin
East Germany
Vladimir Semyonov
U. S
West Berlin
British Arrest Six As Agents of Kremlin
British authorities announced the arrest of six Germans on spying charges for the Soviet Union. Two women were detained. one woman had recently worked as an operator in a British military telephone exchange. The group included four men and a former German Air Force lieutenant.
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BOM
Germany
Soviet Union
British High Commission
Man Fatally Beaten in Youngstown Killing Questioned
Police in Youngstown Ohio held three men for questioning after Roy Jackson a 22 year old man was fatally beaten Tuesday. Investigators continued to seek details about the assault and motive as they reviewed evidence and spoke with witnesses.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Roy Jackson
Firemen Hurt Battling Factory Blaze in Sorain Ohio
Two firemen were injured Tuesday while fighting a factory fire in Sorain Ohio. The blaze prompted several units to respond and crews worked to contain the flames. No further details available.
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Sorain
Ohio
Senator Ferguson Pushes Budget for U S Defense
Senator Ferguson of Michigan urged the Senate to approve a defense budget around 34 percent of the total for the coming year. He defended the plan as directed by the President and noted previous cutbacks by the Eisenhower administration to Air Force funds. Leaders sought swift passage in a single day, a feat not achieved since World War II.
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Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Eisenhower
Truman
Air Force
House
Bell Systems Walkout Hits Indiana Bell Workers
About 800 plant and traffic workers walked out at the South Bend Michigan City and Culver exchanges amid union restiveness over stalled contract talks. Indiana CIO official May Mann warned a nationwide Bell system walkout may follow within days.
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Indianapolis
Mm Ah Cio
Indiana Bell Telephone Co
Bell Systems
May Mann
Indiana
Associated Press
South Bend
Michigan City
Culver
Ohio to Study Public School Problems Panel Formed
Gov. Lausche signed into law a bill creating an 11 member School Survey Commission to examine Ohio public school problems. The panel includes four representatives, four senators and three gubernatorial appointees, with studies due by December 15.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
UN Prepares General Assembly Meeting in Wake of Armistice
United Nations officials in New York quietly plan for a General Assembly session August 12 if the UN Command and the Communists sign a truce this week. Diplomats, wary, await the armistice signing as they monitor events.
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United Nations
N. Y
General Assembly
Margarets Path To Wed Is Cleared
London reports Queen Elizabeth II has given permission for Princess Margaret to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend, a divorced air attache. The government plans to amend the Regency Act to allow the marriage, with opposition leader Attlee urging respect for royal feelings and to end speculation.
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London
Elizabeth II
Margaret
Peter Townsend
Brussels
Richard A. Butler
House of Commons
Clement Attlee
Butler
1952 Boom Sets Record For U S Production
Washington report shows 1952 total production reached 348 billion dollars, with Americans spending more on food than the value of all goods and services in any five depressions years 1931 to 1935. The 1952 dollar, by 1939 purchasing power, was nearly three times the 1933 low.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Voice Cut Disturbs Ike Over Overseas Info Budget
Sen H Alexander Smith says President Eisenhower is disturbed by a 32 percent cut in overseas information funding. He says the Voice of America and related propaganda agencies should be strengthened. Smith, a Foreign Relations Committee member, disclosed Eisenhower’s feelings as the House trimmed nearly 28 million from the International Information Administration budget.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
State Departments Overseas
H. Alexander Smith
Smith
Voice of America
State Department
New Jersey
Foreign Relations Committee
Administration
International Information Administration
TIA
VMeBee Co. Worker Dies At Sheltering Arms Hospital
George Cline Chauncey collapsed while working at the MeBee Co and died this morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Details of his illness were not available at press time and funeral arrangements had not yet been made.
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George Cline
Chauncey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
MeBee Co
Clines
Prices Rise As Living Costs Hit Record High
Government reports show May to June price gains push consumer cost index to 114.5 of 1947-49 average. Food housing medical care cigarettes and beer rose in several cities, erasing earlier declines while overall inflation remains tied to policy changes this year.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Eisenhower
Truman
Reds Hit Korean Front as U S Jets Shot Down Three MIGs
About 1000 Chinese attacked five South Korean posts in the Kumsong Bulge as U S Sabre jets downed three Communist MIGs before dark. The 8th Army repelled three ground prongs before dawn while two points saw ROK infantry driven from hills and then counterattacked.
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Seculpy
Kumsong Bulge
Central Korea
6Th Air Force
8Th Army
Tiwangju
Fifty Columbus Cab Drivers Stage Wildcat Strike
In Columbus on the seventh day of a bus strike, 50 AFL Taxi Drivers Union members walk off. They protest a Common Pleas Court ruling allowing courtesy cars driven by striking bus drivers to operate, creating traffic jams on High Street until police intervened. Judge Myron B. Gessaman refused a temporary injunction, citing public emergency.
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Columbus
AFL Taxi Drivers Union
High Street
Broad
Gay
Common Pleas Court
Myron B. Gessaman
Wrike
Grand jury to probe million-dollar hot oil racketeering
In Duncan Oklahoma District Judge Arthur Marmaduke ordered a grand jury to convene August 10 to investigate a reported million-dollar hot oil racket. About 200000 barrels of crude were stolen from Stephens Garvin Carter and Tillman counties and sold to refineries in Oklahoma and Texas. State Crime Bureau Chief O K Bivins said five people have been arrested.
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Duncan
Okla
Arthur Marmaduke
Oklahoma
Stephens County
Stephens
Garvin
Carter
Tillman
Texas
State Crime Bureau
O. K. Bivins
Fires rise in Ohio in 1953 total 15905
Ohio reports 15 905 fires in 1953 with over a fifth from careless smoking and match use. Smoking caused 3 356 fires, costing 1 552 382 dollars. Overall fire losses reach 29 537 822 dollars.
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Columbus
Ohio
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