Move Reported Underway in Senate To Restore Air Force Cuts
Senator Hill and allies plan to restore about four of more than five billion dollars in Air Force cuts while Eisenhower budget aims for 110 to 114 wings, 120 by 1955. Senator Ferguson supports administration line as hearings continue with Gen. Vandenberg recalling for questioning.
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Senate
Washington
Sen
Hill
D-Ala
Sen. Ferguson
Reich
Congress
Eisenhower
Air Force
Hoyt Vandenberg
Elise
Truman
Senate Appropriations
Ferguson
Senate Air Force
Vandenberg
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Harold E. Talbott
Joint Chiefs
American Jet Bombers Set Speed Record
Three American B 47 stratojet bombers shattered the U S to England speed mark by flying 3120 miles from Limestone Maine to Fairford England in 5 hours 36 to 5 hours 37 minutes. The mission included 45 stratojets with a mass flight from MacDill Florida to England and involved fifteen planes on the leg.
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Fairford Air Base
England
U. S
Atlantic
Limestone Air Base
Maine
Fairford
306Th Medium Bombardment Wing
MacDill Field
Tampa
Fla
Deadly Soviet Gas Revealed in Cold War Tale
Baltimore report details a Russian poison gas so lethal that a single drop could kill a man. It recounts German scientist deaths while the formula was shared with the United States. Col Julius L Amoss, OSS veteran, explains ISI obtained formulas for US officials.
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Baltimore
United States
Julius L. Amoss
Air Force
Fast Europe
Office of Strategic Services
Col. Amoss
International Services of Information
ISI
Flood Emergency Declared as Montana Streams Burst Banks
Fourteen Montana counties faced emergency flood status as rain swollen streams reached up to ten times normal flow. Sun River and Belt Creek valleys shelter at least nine communities while hundreds may be displaced. Gov. Aronson warned of slow improvement and widespread damage.
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Great Falls
Mont
Montana
Continental Divide
Red Cross
Sun River
Belt Creek
Tracy
Havre
Here
Hugo J. Aronson
Belt
Sun River Crest
Warn Against Alien Plants
Washington The Agriculture Department urges American tourists not to bring foreign plants or plant materials to prevent introducing unseen insects or plant diseases. Such souvenirs could harbor pests that threaten crops by spreading unnoticed and multiplying rapidly.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Jenkins Alerts U S Agency to Pest Peril
Congressman T A Jenkins told Washington the army worm invasion in Southeastern Ohio counties threatens farmers. He said the Department of Agriculture will cooperate and provide what help it can while Ohio officials handle on the ground relief.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Ohio
T. A. Jenkins
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Ohio firms win majority of Pike County AEC subcontracts
The Atomic Energy Commission reported that about 37 percent of subcontracts awarded for the Pike County plant went to Ohio firms. Thirty-two Ohio companies received 54 lump sum subcontracts totaling around 46.858 million dollars, while plant construction is projected at 1.2 billion dollars.
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Portsmouth
Atomic Energy Commission
Pike County
AEC
Ohio
Truce Won't Alter High Tax Levels
Under secretary Marion B. Folsom said a Korea truce would make no difference in continued high taxes. House Ways and Means Committee members urged ending the excess profits tax beyond June 30 as asked by Eisenhower. Folsom said Treasury officials offered no pressure on business leaders to back a six month extension and saw no lobbying law violations in meetings with officials and business leaders.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Marion B. Folsom
Korea
House
Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhower
Folsom
Humphrey
1200 Couples On Ohio Rolls
Rep Patrick J Dunn from Tuscarawas County notes about 1200 married couples are on Ohio state payrolls. Dunn, in his 10 terms, pushed bills to ban spouses from state employment. the House passed some versions but Senate rejected them. He asked State Auditor Rhodes for the total and received departmental tabulations.
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Columbus
Patrick J. Dunn
Tuscarawas County
Dunn
Ohio House
House
Senate
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Peace Fever Mounts Truce Near Near End Seen in Korean War Talks
Washington reports fresh instructions to UN negotiators as truce talks resume at Panmunjom. Officials weigh U S policy toward Red China and whether a split with Moscow is possible while allied governments study terms for breaking the prisoner deadlock. Rhee’s cooperation remains uncertain.
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Washington
Defense Department
State Department
America
Red China
Red
Kremlin
Panmuntom
U. S
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Seoul
UN Reds Near Agreement on Korea Truce Plan
Reports from Seoul describe a near compromise on an armistice with UN and Communist terms closely aligned. A prisoner exchange may be signed Saturday, with a Panmunjom meeting set for 11 am Saturday. South Korean opposition under President Rhee threatens bloodshed if terms are imposed.
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Pyun
Eighth Army
Washington
South Korea
North Korea
Red China
GOP Leaders Plan Huddle In Ohio Senate
The 23 Republican Ohio Senate members will meet in private Monday to chart the session’s final weeks. Their decisions may determine the party’s 1954 campaign record and its bid to keep legislative control and elect a Republican governor. Highway and school financing are main issues before the GOP senators.
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Columbus
100Th General Assembly
Ohio Senate
GOP
Father Tragedy at Lancaster Gravel Pit Rescue Attempt Fails
Veronica Raver, 12, of Lancaster Route 4 drowned at a gravel pit five miles south of Lancaster while swimming with her father Joseph Raver. The State Highway Patrol said he could not rescue her as she went under in deep water.
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Lancaster
Veronica Raver
Here
State Highway Patrol
Joseph Raver
Insect Infestations Rampage Across Several States
Army worms and tent caterpillars sweep the nation in what experts call the heaviest infestation in 20 years. Reports from Massachusetts gypsy moths threaten 25 000 acres while Minnesota opens a 30 year pest control program as outbreaks spread from the East Coast to the Mississippi and beyond.
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Associated Press
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Mississippi
Watertown
N. Y
Minne
Sota
Massachusetts
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Missouri
West Virginia
Kentucky
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Louisiana
Tennessee
New Jersey
New York
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Washington
Georgia
Maing
Yanks Bay Light Jets in Air Duels Over Korea
American Sabre jet pilots claimed eight MIGs on the North Korea front as Major Vermont Garrison of Tulsa downed his fifth MIG to become the war's 32nd jet ace. Ground fighting persisted across East Central and Eastern Front sectors with hand to hand clashes and territorial exchanges near Anchor Hill.
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Seoul
North Korea
Vermont
Tulsa
Ohio Launches Air Offensive Against Pests
Ohio land owners launch an aerial counter-offensive against legions of army worms. County farm agents farmers and Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co plan to spray poisonous dust over large areas. Extension expert says the invasion is the worst in 10 years, flattening fields in 24 Ohio counties.
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Columbus
Ohio
Midwest
R. L. Ireland
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Cleveland
T. H. Parks
Ohio State University
Scions Propose Operation Yes Against Communist Propaganda
Representatives Leo OBrien and Carrigg propose Operation Yes to counter brainwashing of captured American GIs in Korea. They draft identical bills for House introduction directing soldiers to reject propaganda and to respond with tongue in cheek to all suggestions.
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Washington
Leo O’brien
D-Ny
Carrigg
Rpa
Korea
O’brien
Safety Dispute Idles Central Coal Miners
About 600 UMW miners at Central Coal Company did not report for work due to concerns a mine section was unsafe. Company officials could not be reached for comment. Central Coal supplies coal to the Philip Sporn power plant.
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Point Pleasant
UMW
Central Coal Company
Philip Sporn
Spies' Plea Denied by Court of Appeals
New York The U S Court of Appeals refused a stay of execution for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, condemned atom spies, who are slated to die in Sing Sing Prison's electric chair on June 18.
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New York
U. S. Court of Appeals
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Sing Sing
Reds Relieve Berlin Chief In East German shift
The East German news agency says Gen. Vassily Chuikov is relieved of duty in Germany and will return to the Soviet Union for a new assignment. Col. Gen. Andrei Gretschke is named to command the 300,000 man Red army in East Germany, with Chuikov previously holding political head and military command duties.
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Berlin
Vassily Chuikov
Germany
Soviet Union
Andrei A. Gretschke
East Germany
Chuikov
Vladimir Semynov
Stalingrad
Control Commission
Foreign Students in U S Colleges Top 34,000
New York report shows 34 000 foreign students enrolled in U S colleges an increase over last year. The tally lists 4636 from Canada 2611 from China and 1371 from Germany per the Committee on Friendly Relations Among Foreign Students.
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New York
United States
Committee On Friendly Relations
Canada
China
Germany
Truce to End Ike Taft Dispute Likely
Washington reports suggest an early truce in Korea may align Sen. Robert Taft with President Eisenhower on Far Eastern policy. Taft indicated he would back UN participation in peace decisions after a cease fire, and that a negotiated truce could lead to a wide international peace conference.
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Washington
Korea
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Taft
Senate
United Nations
Ohio
Cincinnati
U. S
FEA Names Nine Star Farmers at Ohio Convention
The Ohio Future Farmers of America honors nine high school students for achievements in agriculture during the 25th annual state convention at Ohio State University. Awards go to Gilbert Acord, Louis Huffman, Daryl Stoner, Wayne Papple, Eldon Neilson, John Gordon, Lewis Morris, Jim Nichols, and Dennis O’Keefe for farm fire prevention and related work. Judging contests for dairy cattle, sheep, wool, poultry and milk are scheduled, and Roy Loudenslager was named state star farmer with a $100 prize.
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Columbus
Ohio Future Farmers of America
FFA
Ohio State University
Gilbert Acord
Frazersburg
Louis Huffman
Hilliards
Daryl Stoner
Hayesville
Wayne Pepple
Arlington
Eldon Neilson
Dunkirk
John Gordon
Huntsville
Lewis Morris
Loudonville
Jim Nichols
Iberia
Dennis O'Keefe
Westerville
Roy Loudenslager
Near
Arion
Burping Pete To Return Home From Ohio Clinic
In Columbus Ohio Pete the Hereford bull at Ohio State University veterinary clinic is set to go home after hiccoughs eased. Dr John Helwig reports the animal has improved with hiccup rates down from about ten per minute to one or two. Pete has spent most of his 16 months under treatment. The farm story notes a fresh salt lick will be laid on the Jerry Shanks farm in Martinsville soon.
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Columbus
Jerry Shanks
Martinsville
Pete
John Helwig
Ohio State University Veterinary Clinie
QO. S. A
Helwig
Benson Aides Call for End to Dairy Substitutes War
Washington officials urged the dairy industry to stop fighting margarine and other substitutes and focus on serving customers. Don Paarlberg said public weariness grows as legislation curbs substitutes and butter piles up under price support. He warned margarine may erode butter sales amid competition from frozen desserts filled cheese and filled milk using cheaper fats.
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Washington
Don Paamberg
Benson
St. Louis
Paarlberg
Lancaster Man Guilty of First Degree Manslaughter
A jury found George W. Redd, 60, Lancaster painter, guilty of first degree manslaughter for the fatal beating of fellow painter John W. Woodward, 50, at the Hickory Club on March 27. Woodward died March 28. sentence ranges from one to 20 years in prison.
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Lancaster
George W. Redd
Redd
John W. Woodward
Hickory Club
Woodward
Five Day Forecast Temperatures Shift Through the Week
Five day outlook shows temperatures averaging 2 to 3 degrees above normal from Saturday to Wednesday. Normal highs range from 77 in the north to 83 in the south with lows from 56 to 58. Cooler Sunday, warmer Monday, then cooler again by Wednesday.
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Pyun Yung Tai
Ellis O. Briggs
Clark
Pyung
Yanks Bay
Anchor Hill
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Ike
FEA
Star Farmer
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