De Mille Leads Oscar Night as Greatest Show Wins
Cecil B. DeMille, 72, breaks 40 years of suffering to win best picture for Greatest Show on Earth at the 1952 Oscars. Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth clinch actor awards, with Gloria Grahame named best supporting actress. Katherine DeMille, his daughter, makes Oscar history as wife and father win in one night. Frank Cavett, Ohio University alum, shares writing honor.
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Veteran John Ford wins directing Oscar for The Quiet Man
The ceremony honors John Ford with the directing prize for The Quiet Man while High Noon receives best song for composer Dimitri Tiomkin and lyricist Ned Washington. Bob Hope hosts and earns a special Oscar for his contribution to laughter worldwide.
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Tito Outlines Plan To Stem Russian Tide
Tito discussed with Prime Minister Churchill and British officials a Yugoslav plan to counter Soviet aggression in the Eastern Mediterranean. The plan reportedly involves increased economic aid and Britain supplying jet planes and heavy tanks to Tito's forces, though specifics were not disclosed.
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Probe Bares Bowles Memo
Two Voice of America officials testified before Senate investigators that Chester Bowles then ambassador to India urged toning down anti Communist propaganda broadcasts to India. Gerald Dooher acting chief for VOA Middle East Africa Asia and Stanley S. Ghosh VOA India deck said a memorandum dated last June confirmed Bowles request to refrain from undue emphasis on anti Communist propaganda.
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Cambridge State Hospital employee dies after auto crash
James B. 68 an employee of the Cambridge State Hospital died Thursday night from injuries suffered in an auto accident the previous Wednesday.
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Cambridge State Hospital
Dear John M A better than ever be
A brief note proclaims Dear John M A improving and stronger than before, with a casual tone. The line hints at progress or renewed vigor without specifying details. Readers are left with a sense of upbeat momentum.
Security Council Rejects Pandit Bid for UN Seat
Russia’s Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit fails to win Security Council support in secret ballot. With U S abstentions and China voting against, debate continues among the Big Five on next steps before March 24 meeting. Other candidates include Pearson Romulo Skrzeszewski. no date set for another huddle.
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France
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Carlos P. Romulo
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Stanislaw Skrzeszewski
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Moscow
CIO Chooses Riffe for Executive Vice President
Washington reports veteran labor organizer John Riffe, active in the South, is expected to succeed Allan Haywood as executive vice president of the CIO. Riffe, linked to the CIO Steelworkers Union, will base headquarters in Atlanta and awaits ratification by the CIO Executive Board meeting April 6 in Washington.
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Former actress Dorothy Comingore denies vice charge
Hollywood actress Dorothy Comingore pleaded innocent and requested a jury trial on a prostitution charge. She was arrested by the sheriff's vice squad on Thursday and denounced the inquiry as part of her being an unfriendly witness to a House Committee hearing.
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Jane Froman Loses Damage Suit Against Pan Am
New York report states singer Jane Froman and Gypsy Rose Lee collaborator Gypsy Markoff lost a multi million dollar damage action against Pan American World Airways. A state Supreme Court jury awarded 11 to 1 in favor of the airline. Justice Aron Steuer ordered judgments of 9050 for Froman and 9580 for Markoff.
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Miss Markoff
Lancaster Man Found Legally Sane in Mother-In-Law Murder
Hubert C. Kunkler of Lancaster was ruled legally sane by Lima State Hospital after pleading not guilty by reason of insanity to the first degree murder charge in the killing of his mother in law Mre Luin B Gouldman.
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Hotel Blaze Kills Five and Injures Nine in Chicago
Fire swept a four story Chestnut Hotel at 119 W Chestnut St on Chicago's Near North Side. Five people died and nine were hospitalized with burns or shock. arson is suspected. Moritora Nakanaga, 35, was identified among victims. others included a man, two women, and a baby. Fire escapes trapped victims on the fourth floor as flames climbed an airshaft from the basement. Firemen aided many to safety.
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Stage Actress Cancer Victim Dies in New York
Irene Bordoni, famed stage actress and singer born in Paris, died of cancer at Jewish Memorial Hospital at 35. A Broadway star from 1917 to 1930s, she recently withdrew from a Maggie musical trial over role dissatisfaction after starting in Paris at 13 and moving to New York in 1912 for The First Affair.
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Western Germans Approve European Army Plan
Senate Republican leader Robert Taft urged a full survey of U.S. military needs in light of President Eisenhower’s push to maintain combat strength. Rep. Short proposed tighter defense management to cut costs, while lawmakers questioned whether administrative savings would offset a projected budget deficit.
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Dulles Hails German Army Pact Advance
In Bonn the Bundestag approved the treaty easing postwar controls and enabling a 500000 man German contingent within a Western defense force. Secretary Dulles hailed the vote as a significant step toward a European defense community, with ratification required by other nations and court reviews pending in Germany.
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Iran Rejects British Plan in Nuclear-Iran Dispute
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh rejected Britain’s month-old settlement proposal over the Anglo Iranian oil dispute. He said he hoped diplomacy could resume while claiming Iran could fund Abadan refinery operations at full capacity and left the door open for further talks on compensation to the AIOC.
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Miss Safety of 1952 Fined on Three Charges
Elaine Aiken pleaded guilty to running a stop sign driving without a license and going the wrong way in traffic court. She paid a $25 fine and explained she broke an ankle last month while skiing, appearing in court on crutches.
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Elaine Aiken
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Proposal for Car Inspection To Be Salvaged by Sponsors
Ohio lawmakers push to salvage a compulsory motor vehicle inspection bill defeated in the House. Reps Devine and Barrett plan a substitute bill, proposing annual inspection for cars trucks and trailers, with a near pass rating and opposition over fee. The Senate sent two measures to the House including rural noise control and stiff penalties for switch blade knives.
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R Guernsein
Rupp Linked Co-Defendants In Kentucky Gambling Suit
Federal suit names University of Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp and Ed Curd with Frank Costello as co-defendants over alleged gambling losses. Plaintiff Lucille Bradberry of Athens Georgia seeks triple damages totaling 573 257 79 for losses tied to the operation by Rupp and others. The action alleges several named losers including George Chumbley and notes the triple damages aim.
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Senators Press Reopening of Bohlen FBI Review
Republican senators demand the Foreign Relations Committee reopen hearings to review the FBI data on Chip Bohlen after its unanimous approval. Sen Bridges urges a fuller report while Sen McCarthy warns Eisenhower would reject Bohlen if he saw the file summary. Eisenhower says Bohlen nomination is a very good idea and Dulles testifies there is nothing suspicious about Bohlen's loyalty.
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Cincinnati Named New National Home for LOK
Cincinnati becomes the national home for LOK as a committee of Cincinnati Eagles and allied groups in Kentucky and West Virginia, plus the FOE, contribute $50,000 to move the national headquarters from Kansas City after 30 years. The Regkir building downtown is to house the new headquarters.
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Five Day Forecast for Ohio Temperatures Stay Above Normal
The Ohio forecast calls for temperatures averaging 6 to 8 degrees above normal with typical highs 52 to 59 and lows 32 to 36. Expect cooler weather Sunday and warmer by Tuesday with showers on Saturday and again Tuesday.
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Bribery Trial Plea Entered in Columbus Tavern Case
Four men Stanley Bonnes of Independence, Stanley Delhart of Creve land, and Roland Tague of New Lexington, plus an associate, pleaded innocent to accepting a $150 bribe linked to over 700000 violations at a Columbus tavern. Arrest followed a Feb 16 police trap.
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Quake Toll Reaches Five Hundred Fifty Five In Turkish Region
Rescue workers pull more bodies from debris in Turkey as death toll from the Western Marmara quake increases. Officials report 455 dead with unofficial estimates near 1,000. 15,600 homeless and over 1,000 injured in Venice and surrounding towns as thousands of homes collapse.
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Senate Gets Race Tax Bill
Gov. Frank Lewsehe backs a bill to raise race track betting taxes after the House approved it and sent it to the Senate. He warns lawmakers that lobbyists will push to cut the impact on operators, while the measure aims for three million dollars annually, with critics seeking six million.
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Frank J. Lewsehe
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Senate
Area Servicemen Return From Korea
Area servicemen returning from Korea are listed as Sgt Earl F Guseman and Col Eamamett Olbers both of Ath ons from Alva McClelland, and Leland W Bateman of Lagan. The Navy transport Gen Mo Cc Meigs is noted in transit.
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Eamamett Olbers
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Alva McClelland
Giouster
Leland W. Bateman
Lagan
Korea Marks Thirteenth Day of Stalemate Frontline Clashes Persist
In heavy rain and fog near Yenon, Korean Republic forces repelled attacks by about one hundred Chinese troops on the Western Front. Patrol clashes occurred in central and eastern sectors as Allied air support struggled through cloud cover but struck some supply targets and trucks in the western Haelu arc.
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Rule Jackson Awards Void
Columbus State Auditor James A. Rhodes confirmed Miss Mary Nicholson Jackson County prosecutor complaints that contracts to rebuild the fire grid courthouse were illegal. Many contracts lacked certificates of the former county prosecutor and county auditor and other supplemental contracts were also deemed illegal.
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Delay Seen on Lax Cut Action in House Debate
Washington sources report delays in writing appropriations may push floor action on tax cuts into May or June. House leaders expect no tax trimming vote before foreign aid bills are ready, while Reed accuses Eisenhower and others of betraying campaign pledges in a growing budget fight.
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Hunt Victims Absent as Search Continues for Bomber Crash
Rescue teams hunted on Newfoundland's east coast for two missing victims of a bomber crash as weather cleared. The 21 known dead were from a V engine RB S, downed about 36 miles north of St. John's, with another B 29 crew lost near St. George's Bay.
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Report Shows Vinton Clerks Underpaid
State examiner's report finds several Vinton County clerks underpaid. It notes some clerks paid themselves a 550 dollar salary but did not add a 2 percent statutory allowance on township expenditures over 5000 dollars annually.
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Tunnel Collapse Leaves Japanese Workers Missing
A tunnel cave-in during railroad work Thursday left several Japanese laborers missing. Rescue efforts continued as authorities assessed the collapse site and the fortunes of the trapped workers.
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