End Martial Law In East Berlin West Demands Lifting
Western Allies renewed calls for the Russians to lift martial law in East Berlin and rejected charges of American incitement to rioting. Oost German Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl spoke to Socialist Unity workers claiming many arrested were released while ‘genuinely guilty’ would be punished. up to 16,000 in Soviet jails and 4,000 in East Berlin prisons were cited. Martial law remains, curfew in place, with limited concessions and public discussions invited by the regime.
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P. T. Dibrova
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Grotewohl
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East Zone
Radio Berlin
Shooting Case Suspect Cuts Arm in Prison
Orville Stover 36 New England cut his arm with a razor after arraignment on an assault charge. He was returned to county jail and treated at Shelter Arms Hospital and later returned to jail. Officials say the act was not suicide but to create confusion or gain attention. Stover is bound to the grand jury on a $10,000 bond after the fatal shooting of his brother in law Ford Sampson 35 of Marietta. Sampson and Stover were with Kath ry Britton 38 at her New England home when Sampson was shot. Britton pleads not guilty to second degree murder and remains jailed on $10,000 bond awaiting grand jury action.
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New England
Stover
Sheltering Arms Hospital
George Bateman
Mother Forgives Son Drops Larceny Charge
New York report says Henry Way, 43, who lost his mother's $13,000 life savings on the Kentucky Derby, escaped trial for grand larceny after his mother Mrs Lillian Way forgave all and refused to press a complaint. He had bet on Derby favorite Native Dancer and lost by a head.
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Henry Way
Lillian Way
Way
Unknown Called Upon To Form Government
President Vincent Auriol named Joseph Laniel, 63, of the Independent Republican party, to form a new French government after former Premier Antoine Pinay exited his bid. France has been without a government since Premier Rene Mayer was ousted May 21.
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Vincent Auriol
Joseph Laniel
Republican
France
Antoine Pinay
Rene Mayer
Two girls drown in Scioto River near Columbus downtown
Charlene Perkins, 15, and Delores Sheets, 12, both of Columbus, drowned Tuesday while swimming in the Scioto River near the downtown district.
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Charlene Perkins
Delores Sheets
Columbus
Scioto River
Ike Seeks to Halt Major Cuts in Foreign Aid
President Eisenhower urges congressional leaders to back a foreign aid package with minimal cuts ahead of the July Big Three meeting. The House set a ceiling of 4.998 billion dollars for the year starting July 1, while the Senate panel approved 5.318 billion. Senator Wiley proposes shifting funds to areas in greater need, a compromise from earlier calls for unlimited presidential transfer power. Senator Taft and others warn against broad discretionary authority.
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Eisenhower
Britain
France
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wiley
Sen
Taft
Ohio
George
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Russell
Armed Services Committees
Senate
Salvation Army National Chief Dies on Street
Ernest I. Pugmire 65 national commander of the Salvation Army since 1944 collapsed and died while walking from a subway station toward the national headquarters in New York. A Kansas City native, he served 46 years with the Army in the United States Canada China and Japan and organized the relief program after the 1923 Japanese earthquake. He had been in the New York office since 1942 and was also a vice president and director of the United Service Organizations.
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Ernest I. Pugmire
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Salvat Army
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Pugmire
Kansas City
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Canada
China
Japan
Army
East
United Service Organizations
Bulgaria Agrees to Talks on Longstanding Border Dispute
Bulgaria signals a shift by accepting Greece backed talks on the long running border trouble. The Bulgarian government sent a note to UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold stating readiness to negotiate.
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United Nations
N. Y
Greece
Dag Hammarskjold
Cambodia King Vows War on French Over Independence
King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia warned Paris that Phnom Penh may withdraw from the French Union and wage open war unless his country gains full independence. The threat follows his demand for rapid decolonization and self rule in Indochina.
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Saigon
Indochina
Norodom Sihanouk
Financier Strauss Named New AEC Chief by Ike
President Eisenhower chose Lewis L. Strauss, a founder of the Atomic Energy Commission, to be its chairman for a five year term from June 30, succeeding Gordon Dean. Strauss, 57, will serve as the president’s adviser on atomic energy matters in addition to chairing the commission.
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Eisenhower
New York
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
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Strauss
Commission
White House
James C. Hagerty
Gordon Dean
U. S. Naval Reserve
Atomic Commission
Hagerty
Christies Lawyers Press Madness Claim in Notting Hill Murders
London. On the third day at the Old Bailey John Reginald Christie admitted garrotting three more women and said there was no reason for the killings. He testified he may have killed more than the seven victims he remembers, including his wife.
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London
John Reginald Christie
Notting Hill
Christie
Old Bailey Court
Hillsboro Farm Mill Destroyed by Fire
Hillsboro fire damaged the No 2 mill of the Hillsboro Farmers Exchange with losses estimated between 60 000 and 70 000. Fire Chief Fred Bennett said the cause was not determined. The one story metal sheathed building contained grain.
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Hillsboro Farmers Exchange
Fred Bennett
Train wreck kills about 100 in Indochina sabotage
Railway officials said a passenger train plunged 50 feet through a sabotaged viaduct in East Indochina, killing about 100 or more people. The disaster was reported in Saigon.
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Saigon
Indochina
Tax Roadblock Forces GOP to Seek Action on Profits Tax
President Eisenhower and GOP leaders plan to use every means to push the excess profits tax extension. House Speaker Martin says they will try to rally a majority of the 25-member Ways and Means Committee to force a meeting and vote, amid Chairman Reed’s refusal to convene.
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Eisenhower
GOP
House
Martin
R-Mass
Reed
RNY
Ways and Means Committee
Spain Bases Pact Near Final Signing
Washington reports nearing final agreements for U S access to Spanish naval and air bases in exchange for substantial military and economic aid. Three separate accords are expected to be signed this summer with about 200 million dollars in aid planned for the fiscal year starting in July.
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Washington
United States
Eisenhower
Brutal Atlanta Slaying Admitted by Neighbor
Eighteen year old David Gene Price admitted to police that he killed next door neighbor Betty Bagby 22. He said he choked her and dropped a stone on her head after a quarrel over transportation. He asked police to call his mother for "scary murder comics and hot dogs."
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Atlanta
David Gene Price
Betty Bagby
Big City Forces Lose Senate Fight On School Subsidy
In Columbus the Senate backed a school subsidy bill 24 to 9, while big-city forces led by Sen. Carl D. Sheppard failed to win an amendment for a larger share of two year school funding. The Hoffman amendment lost 17 to 16 as roll calls revealed political maneuvering over aid to needy districts versus urban needs. Governor Lausche backs 215 million over two years. House favors 227.7 million.
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Columbus
General Assembly
House
Carl D. Sheppard
R-Summit
Fred L. Hoffman
R-Hamilton
Sheppard
Donald H. Rolf
R Hamilton
Ross Pepple
Rallen
John W. Brown
Pepple
Rolf
Hoffman
Frank J. Lausche
Top Level Talks On Korean Crisis With Eisenhower
President Eisenhower met with congressional leaders at the White House to discuss Korea as U N and United States efforts seek a truce. Senate leaders told reporters after the briefing that details remained private amid pressure on Syngman Rhee to accept a ceasefire.
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Eisenhower
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Senate
White House
United States
United Nations Command
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Pent
Rhee
U. S
United Nations
Korea
Mark Clark
Clark
Heavy Red Attack Halted As War Ends Third Year
U S and South Korean troops beat back Chinese attackers in central Korea near Iron Triangle and Boomerang Ridge as the war nears its fourth year. Rhee threatens to pull his forces from UN control amid armistice talks and protests.
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Iron Triangle
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Boomerang Ridge
ROK
Jane Russell Hill
Triangle Hill
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South Korea
Polish Captain Seeks Haven After Eisler Escape
Capt Jan Cwiklinski of the liner Batory, who helped fugitive Gerhart Eisler escape to a communist haven, was in Britain today seeking political asylum. Officials said the request is under study while sources expect approval. The Batory carried Eisler after his 1949 stowaway escape from the United States.
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Gerhart Eisler
Britain
Jan Cwiklinski
Batory
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Eisler
U. S
Europe
Fire at Lyndeboro Apartment Kills Three Women
A five story brick Lyndeboro apartment on Isabella Street near police HQ caught fire. Three women died and police suspect arson. One victim was identified as Albertina Gauchet who was believed to be visiting the building.
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Isabella St
Albertina Gauchet
287 Casualties Listed in Longest Daily War Losses Report
The Defense Department identifies 287 Korean War casualties in the longest daily list since last fall. The tally includes 32 dead, 239 wounded, six missing in action and 10 injured in battle zone accidents.
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Defense Department
Nelsonville Marines Return From Korea Mission
The transport Gen. M. C. Meigs arrived carrying 2986 Korean War veterans. Ohio Marine Cpl. Carl L. Altier Jr. from Nelsonville was among the troops aboard.
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San Francisco
M. C. Meigs
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Nelsonville
Get Up You Bum Profanity Provokes Probation Ruling
Mrs. Lela Sorrell 53 pleaded for a reluctant husband in Toledo as she prodded him from bed to work. Common Pleas Judge John G. Carey sentenced him to five years probation for cutting with intent to wound and cautioned against future prods with anything sharper than a butcher knife.
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Lela Sorrell
Common Pleas
John G. Carey
Million Tons of Wheat Granted to Pakistan
Congress approved a grant of one million tons of wheat to Pakistan. The House passed the proposal 310 to 75 after the Senate backed a similar bill. The wheat, worth about 80 million dollars, comes from government stocks intended to steady prices.
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Congress
Pakistan
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Eisenhower
Senate
U S Cancels Kaiser Work Over Aircraft Contracts
The Air Force cancelled all Kaiser Co contracts for C-119 and C-123 transport aircraft. Kaiser may finish planes already in final assembly at Willow Run Michigan. The move comes independent of Senate hearings criticizing Kaiser pricing versus Fairchild in Hagerstown Maryland.
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Air Force
Kaiser Co
Willow Run
Mich
Kaiser
Senate
Senate Armed Services
Hagerstown
Fairchild Aircraft Co
Douglas Named New Champion Dissenting Voice on Court
Official figures show Justice Douglas authored 35 dissenting opinions and cast 19 nonwritten dissent votes in the 1952 53 terms, totaling 54 dissents the most ever for a Justice in a single court year. He wrote 12 majority opinions and led in dissents after granting the Rosenberg stay.
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Supreme Court
Douglas
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Owen J. Roberts
Herbert Hoover
Roberts
Black
Frankfurter
Jackson
Clark
Reed
Geanen TE
Buckeye Girls' State Treasurers Vote Dead Heat
In Buckeye Girls State 1953 elections, 16 year old Carolyn Bowman of Orrville and Judy Tinkler of Piqua tied with 261 votes each for state treasurer. The 72 member legislature will select the winner today to begin the mock government proceedings.
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Buckeye Girls
Carolyn Bowman
Orrville
Judy Tinkler
Piqua
End McCarthy Group Asks Mrs. Roosevelt Abolish Panel
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of the late President, says she would like the Senate investigations subcommittee headed by Sen. McCarthy abolished. She adds in a magazine article she would advocate doing nothing possible to strengthen the FBI in its functions.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Senate Investigations
Sen
Me.Carthy
R-Wis
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