Peron Shadowed Revolt as Lucero Leads Quelling Campaign
In Buenos Aires Maj. Gen. Franklin Lucero directed efforts to restore peace after last week’s revolt led by navy fliers and Marines. Censorship affected Argentine dispatches as authorities warn against rumors of ongoing conflict while a three‑man junta purportedly forms with Lucero and Rear Adm. Alberto Tessaire.
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Argentina
Juan Peron
Franklin Lucero
Montevideo
Uruguay
Lucero
Adm
Alberto Tessaire
Graham E. Tune
Detroit
Kaiser Motor Corp
Ford proposes industrywide auto contract with UAW
Ford Motor Co president said informal talks with auto industry leaders explored a possible industrywide contract with the CIO United Auto Workers. He indicated GM may oppose while Chrysler might support it, as American Motors resumes UAW talks and stresses tailored agreements for each firm.
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General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Detroit News
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American Motors Corp
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Jelke Goes To Prison
NEW YORK Mickey Jelke was sent to Sing Sing Prison today along with 11 other inmates. He had two lengthy prostitution trials and ongoing appeals while in jail awaiting release on bail. He is 25 and heir to a multimillion dollar oleomargarine fortune.
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Mickey Jelke
Sing Sing
Hudson
Jelke
Tion
Germ and Chemical War Seen as Big Threat
In Houston Maj. Gen. William M., the Army’s top chemical officer, warned that germ and chemical warfare pose threats equal to atomic weapons. He said in an all-out war an enemy would target people to protect productive facilities, concentrating strikes on personnel rather than machinery.
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Tex
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William M
Five Day Forecast Tones Near Normal Temperatures
The outlook shows normal highs around 82 to 84 and lows 60 to 63 across regions. Cooler midweek with scattered thunderstorms today and Friday. Expect two tenths to five tenths of an inch of total precipitation.
2000 Dead In Argentine Revolt Report
Santiago Chile reports about 2000 killed and 3000 injured in the Argentine revolt against President Juan D Peron. Argentine authorities list 174 identified dead as travelers arriving from Argentina describe troops inspecting luggage and confiscating photographs and newspapers.
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Chile
Santiaigo
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Transandean
Five Die In Head-On Route 206 Collision In New Jersey
In Somerville New Jersey a truck and a car collided head on on Route 206 killing four men a fifth youth and a girl. A sixth youth was critically injured as the two vehicles left the road and toppled into an embankment after passing a car while returning from a church league softball game.
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Somerville
N.J
Winnie Gets Lion Sent To London From Chicago
A 2 month old lion cub is flown from Chicago to London to be presented to former Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
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London
Minis Churchill
Morgan County Trial Near End In Sloan Killing Case
Prosecution nears completion in the first degree murder trial of Frances Sloan accused in the killing of Kenneth A. The case resumes after a three week pause due to Judge Carlos Riecker's illness with 14 witnesses including Nancy Heller testifying. Ed and Mrs. Archer corroborate the Sloans were at their ice cream shop at 8:25 p.m. on the murder night. The state cites the时间 window between 8:15 and 9:15 p.m. for the slaying.
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Mcconnellville
Ohio
Frances Sloan
Od Gn
Kenneth
New Lexington
Nancy Heller
Sayre
Carlos Riecker
Sloan
Rose Farm
Raymond Sloan
Roseville
Ed Archer
Sloans
Churchill Warns Big Four May Not Bring Quick Peace
Sir Winston Churchill told a Geneva Big Four conference may not yield immediate success and urged peace through strength. He spoke at London City Hall where a bronze statue was unveiled and praised gradual détente as science reveals blessings and dangers.
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Winston Churchill
Geneva
Winston
Churchill
Miser Gives Estate Away on Isle of Man
Ellen Cubbin, a wealthy recluse known as a miser, died at 80 leaving an estate valued at 850000 pounds. Bequests include 40000 pounds and four houses to nurse Jimima Campbell, 10000 pounds to John Symonds, the 800 ton yacht to an orphan, 70000 pounds to train boys at sea, a 15 room mansion to the city of Li1 with 80000 pounds for a holiday home, 100000 pounds to buy lifeboats and a fire engine, and remaining assets to friends and charities, all to honor her late son Robert Colby Gam.
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Isle of Man
Ellen Cubbin
Jimima Campbell
John Symonds
Li 1
Robert Colby Gam
Indicted in Hoax Involving 13-Year-Old Marriage Plan
Columbus officials indicted Betty Robinson 31 and Francis L. Grambo 21 for perjury. Authorities say Robinson acted as a decoy to obtain a marriage license for her 13-year-old daughter to wed Grambo.
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Columbus
Betty Robinson
Francis L. Grambo
Athens Boy Leads In Marble Contest
Athens is leading his league in the 31st National Marbles Tournament held in Asbury Park New Jersey. Frank Foreman reports the Athens boy won 9 games and lost 3 yesterday as part of the eight leagues with twelve youngsters participating.
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J.P Frank Foreman
Athens
Scripps- Howard WN
Frank
Nnce
Athens Boy
Tragedy Brings Heir to Vast Fortune for 12-Year-Old
New York reports young William Longergan Burton, renamed from Wayne William Longergan, is set to inherit 7.81 million dollars after his mother Patricia Bernheimer’s death. His father Wayne Longergan was convicted of the 1943 murder and is serving 35 years to life. The boy, now 12, becomes sole heir to brewer Max Bernheimer’s estate, with portions already paid totaling over 3.05 million.
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New York
WlMam
Anthony Burton
William
Wayne William Lonergan
Wayne Longergan
Kman Place
Patricia
Max FE. Bernheimer
India Extends Bulganin Visit Invite In Moscow
Prime Minister Nehru announced he invited Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin to visit India and Bulganin accepted. No date is set. Nehru spoke at Spiridonovka Palace news conference and later addressed 100000 Soviet citizens at Dynamo Stadium in Moscow.
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Nehru
Nikolai Bulganin
India
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Kremlin
Dynamo Stadium
Alr
Molotov
Infant Killed by Faulty Floor Lamp in Madisonville
Cincinnati report states 13 month old Richard McQueen son of Mrs Hazel McQueen died after electric shock last night at home in Madisonville. Police blame a faulty floor lamp for the tragedy.
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Cincinnati
Richard McQueen
Hazel McQueen
Madisonville
Ohio House Acts On Korean Veterans Bonus and Education Board
The Ohio House planned final action on a voter-approved Korean veterans bonus and a proposed 27-member elected state board of education. The Senate backed a $1 million Korean veterans bonus and a $150 million buildings bond. A 23-member board may replace the House’s nine, with Gov Lausche favoring gubernatorial appointments.
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Ohio House
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House
Frank J. Lausche
Philadelphia Communists Jailed Under Smith Act
U S District Judge J Cullen Ganey sentenced nine Philadelphia area Communists to two to three years in jail for violating the Smith Act which criminalizes teaching or advocating overthrow of the government. Names include Kuzma Dubensky Nab rieh Gobeloff Labovitz Lowenfels Katz Klonsky Weiss and others. Bail appeals denied.
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J. Cullen Ganey
Joseph Kuzma
David Dubensky
Dave Davis
Thomas Nabrieh
Sam Gobeloff
Joseph Roberts
Camden
Sherman H. Labovitz
Walter Lowenfels
Irving Katz
Robert Klonsky
Benjamin Weiss
Ganey
Rockets Hit Parked Planes at Portland Air Base
Twelve practice rockets were fired from a parked jet, causing two million dollars in damage. Two jets burned, two more were damaged, a C-46 transport was hit, one missile bounced off a house. No injuries reported. Col. Elmer McTaggart, an authorized official, is detained for investigation.
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Portland
Ore
Portland Air Force
Elmer McTaggart
Point Pleasant Drowning Victim Recovered in James River
The body of William F. Crandol of New port News Virginia, a former Point Pleasant resident, who drowned Saturday afternoon, was recovered from the James River at about 9 am today.
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Point Pleasant
William F. Crandol
Newport News
James River
Fockler Named Superintendent at Athens State Hospital
Dr. H. H. Fockler, 57, of Summersville West Virginia, has been appointed superintendent of Athens State Hospital succeeding the late Dr. C. H. Creed. He is a 1925 West Virginia University graduate and 1927 trained physician with a career focused on acute receiving services. His wife, Dr Beatrice Postle Fockler, also serves on the hospital staff.
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State Hospital
Plan to Expand Ready Reserve Faces White House Review
Washington reports that House Armed Services Committee weighs a compromise reserve bill to avert a month-long deadlock. The Vinson plan omits a proposed 250000 youth corps, seeks to remove segregation language, and keeps the broader goal of expanding the ready reserve to two million while avoiding universal military training concerns.
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Strike Jams Los Angeles Transit Workers
Los Angeles faced a transit strike as 2650 workers walked out forcing thousands into cars and creating downtown gridlock. Police report about 100000 extra cars entered the city as buses and streetcars failed to operate. Union leaders planned a 12 cent pay hike but nearly 2000 workers rejected postponement and voted to strike immediately.
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Oilman Eves 3rd Fortune on Bolivian Venture
Houston oilman Glenn McCarthy vows a Bolivian exploration project will yield enough production in two years to surpass past losses. He notes his U S output once hit 13 000 barrels daily while the current holdings include a few Oklahoma wells. A New York and Denver syndicate has invested 4 160 000 in the Bolivian venture.
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Glenn McCarthy
Beeves
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U. S
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Wildcatter
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Denver
Arthur Godfrey Quits As Navy Officer
Washington AP Navy spokesman says Arthur Godfrey has resigned his Navy commander's commission because he believes he can serve the armed forces better by having no official tie with any one service. Godfrey previously failed a periodic physical examination.
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Requi
Shotgun Slayer to Die in Colorado Justice System
Francesco Archina 22 was sentenced Monday to die in the Colorado State chamber for the shotgun slaying of his mother-in-law during the week of February.
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Denver
Francesco Frank Archina
Colorado
Bus passenger offers seat to woman then she ties
A fragment describes a man giving his seat on a bus to a woman who ties up her hair or outfit in gratitude, then she thanks him and he remains unnamed. The text ends abruptly with “Then he.”
Peace talks in Geneva eyed after Moscow Western talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov signaled agreement with Western diplomats on Geneva top level talks to begin after UN anniversary events. U.S. President Eisenhower, in Washington, pledged to pursue peace and welcomed the hopeful outlook for a four to six day session.
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V. M. Molotov
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United States
Nationalist gunboats intercept British ships near Foochow
Off Foochow Red Chinese Nationalist gunboats stopped two British vessels, the Helikon and Inchjura. The Helikon was ordered to keep out of the Min River leading to Foochow, while the Inchjura, bound for Hong Kong, was observed off White Dog Island. Patrol reported the Inchjura’s crew included four Britons and several Asiatics, with no further word since the incident.
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Chines
Red China
Red Kong
G. J. Tochus
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Williamson and Co
White Dog Island
E. Walker
Inchjura
Helikon
Wo Fat Sing Co
Hong _ war
New York Robbers Possibly Fleeing to Italy
Naples police hunted four men after a $46,000 robbery at a Chase Manhattan Bank branch in New York. Investigators sought the suspects amid reports they could be in Italy.
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New York
Italy
Naples
Chase Manhattan Bank
Flying Rabbit Forces Crop-Duster Plane Down
A rabbit leaped into the air and collided with a crop-duster plane causing the pilot to land. The impact damaged the propeller and spraying mechanism but no injuries are reported.
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Bit
Steel Union Seeks Reactions From Bethlehem and Republic
In Pittsburgh, U.S. Steel negotiates wage talks as the CIO union probes how Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel view a possible raise. Current average wage is about $2.55 hourly with an expected 12 to 15 cent increase, while a 7% bid is deemed unlikely. Contracts run to June 3, 1954.
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U. Steel Corp
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Republic Steel
Jones
USW
Uthat
Wrveg PF
Basic Steel Iron Ore Mining Ee
Oil Companies Hit With $240000 Award in Antitrust Suit
A federal court jury awarded former service station operator George F. Moore $240 000 in damages against seven major oil companies Standard Oil of California Tidewater Associated Union General Petroleum Richfield Texaco and Shell Moore claimed they conspired in 1952 to boycott him for cutting prices The trial spanned three years with treble damages sought and an appeal expected by the companies
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George F. Moore
Moore
Standard OM
California
Tidewater Asociated
Union
General Petroleum
Richfield
Texaco
Shell
Model Guilty Of Slaying Model Guilty Of Slaying LONDON
Ruth Fills a divorced mother of two testified she killed David Blakely after he tried to leave her. Judge Sir Cecil Havers sentenced her to death, the mandatory penalty for the murder.
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London
Ruth Fills
Cecil Havers
David Blakely
Blakely
Meany Foresees Guaranteed Wage Spread Across Industries
George Meany AFL president said the idea of a guaranteed wage will spread to many industries in the coming years. He added that each industry must apply the principle suitably, noting the Ford-CIO UAW contract marks a first where the employer concedes bearing some responsibility at the bargaining table.
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George Meany
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Labor
Meany
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