Taber Sees Budget Cuts as Too Modest
Rep. Taber urges 12 billion dollar reduction goal to balance the budget through recissions and cuts in defense and other agencies. He predicts substantial savings without harming national security, while criticizing administration estimates as too optimistic.
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Taber
R-Ny
Eisenhower
Keys House Appropriations Committee
F Eisenhower
Congress
Defense Department
Nationa Defense
Wilson
Truman
Durkin
Senate
Labor Department
Rail Dispute Shuts Pittsburgh Mills and Plants
A dispute over suspending two railroaders led to the closing of all U S Steel Corp plants in the Pittsburgh area. About 4500 Union Railroad Co employees struck, triggering layoffs across about 50 000 workers tied to those mills and plants. The walkout halted supply and distribution as unions and officials gave cautious statements. The shutdown would not be complete until around midnight.
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Union Railroad Co
Big Steel
Brotherhood of Railroad
Union Railroad
BRT
U. S
Queen Grandmother Mary Buried at Windsor Chapel
The body of Queen Grandmother Mary was laid to rest at St. George's Chapel Windsor with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II among the mourners. She died last Tuesday after a five week illness and requested burial beside her husband and son in the royal burial place.
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England
Mary
George
St. George's Chapel
Windsor Castle
George VI
Elizabeth II
Third Atom Test Blast Conducted in Nevada Desert
The third spring atomic blast at Yucca Flat 75 miles from Las Vegas flashed pre-dawn sky but was less brilliant than earlier tests. No device type disclosed by the Atomic Energy Commission. no troops participated unlike prior shots. Five minutes after detonation no mushroom cloud appeared. air force planes conducted maneuvers as civilians and animals were exposed for defense and biomedical studies.
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Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Here
Yucca
Fiat
Air Force
Proving Ground
Yucca Flats
Placocatello
Ida
Reno
Stassen Attacks McCarthy on Foreign Trade Moves
In Washington Senator McCarthy defends a move to limit trade with communist areas while Harold Stassen accuses his investigations subcommittee of undermining U S foreign policy. Nixon may brief Eisenhower on the dispute and a presidential decision could follow.
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Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Eisenhower
Harold F. Stassen
Senate
U.S
Stassen
Subcommittee
China
North Korea
Nixon
Fisenhower
Capitol Hill
White House
National Security Council
State Department
Greenshin
Suit Is Riled Against Levy
The Pennsylvania Railroad seeks a court halt to levies by a conservancy district in a 17 county region. It argues the 0.3 mill levy on real estate and 0.15 mill on public utilities exceed the legal 10 mil cap and do not show results from prior levies.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Common Pleas Court
Tt Conservancy District
Conservancy District Board
Railroad
Six Die Nine Hurt In Hunter Base Plane Crash
Six airmen were killed and nine injured when a B 29 bomber from Hunter Force Base crashed on takeoff at Lajes Field in the Azores Sunday afternoon. Eleven crewmen and four passengers, all military, were aboard. Public Information Office announced Monday.
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Hunter Force Base
Azores
Public Information Office
Lajes Field
Adams Jury Recommends Mercy for Killeberry Slayer
Adams County jurors convict Charles Eikieberry Jr. of two counts of first degree murder in the sheriff slaying and recommend mercy for the condemned man. The verdict yields an automatic death sentence by law, though Eikieberry shows little regard for the outcome. Lawyers indicate no appeal is planned.
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West Union
Adams County
Ben Kk. Perry
Common Pleas Court
Charles Eikieberry, Jr
Littleberry
Edgar H. Hale
Portsmouth
Antioch
William Vandate
Marietta
London
Eikieberry
Patrols Steady as Korean Front Sees Light Probes
On the 155 mile front Communist patrols probed Allied lines after heavy fighting on the western end. A 15 car Communist ammunition train was destroyed by an American bomber. Eighth Army reported 3694 Communist deaths last week, highest in five months, with actions around Old Baldy Hill and Outpost Vegas.
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Eighth Army
Punch Bowl
White Horse Mountain
Korea
Old Baldy Hill
Outpost Vegas
Turnpike Chief Offers to Quit Amid Court Bid Delays
Chairman James W. Shacknessy of Columbus publicly offered Gov. Frank Lausche the resignations of all Ohio Turnpike Commission members. Lausche indicated no inclination to accept. The move followed a special meeting to consider a court order on bidding asphalt and concrete for the 241 mile Northern Ohio Turnpike project. Shacknessy urged continuing other turnpike work despite potential delays.
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Ohio Turnpike Commission
Frank J. Lattsche
Commission
Lausche
James W. Shacknessy
Shacknessy
Second District Court of Appeals
Five Day Ohio Weather Forecast Notes Normal Averages
Temperatures in Ohio will average near normal with no major changes. Normal highs range from 56 to 64 and lows from 36 to 39. Rainfall totals from a half to three quarters of an inch expected with showers tonight and Wednesday and again over the weekend.
Crosses Burned Overlook Canfield Hill in Muskingum
Sheriff David Weissert investigates two crosses burned Sunday night on hill sites above Canfield in Southern Muskingum County. He says the act does not appear to be a prankster incident.
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Zanesville
David Weissert
Muskingum County
Notting Hill Strangler Christie Nabbed in London
Scotland Yard announced the arrest of John Reginald Christie 55 a trucking clerk after a week long manhunt linked him to the strangling of six women in the Notting Hill ground floor apartment. Pathologists examined bones from Christie's former garden to confirm a possible seventh victim.
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Secotland Yard
John Reginald Christie
Notting Hill
Christie
Britain
Strangler
Scotland Yard
Putney
Trial Delayed for Lattimore
U S District Judge Luther W Youngdahl postponed Owen Lattimore perjury trial from its May 11 date and kept it in Washington. A formal order will set a definite date, despite defense requests for a venue change and a January postponement. The judge stated Lattimore would have a fair trial in Washington.
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U. & District
Luther W. Youngdal
Owen Lattimores
Youngdah
Lattimore
Gas Fimbpa Fatal Daytgos Details Death
Walter C. Eckert aged 53 was found dead in his room Monday by neighbors Coroner Robert E. Zinf said he died from gas fumes in a domestic accident.
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Robert E. Zinf
Wary U S Awaits Peace Bid on Korea
United Nations observers monitor Chou En Lai’s call for POW repatriation as a potential path to a Korea cease fire. Western delegations weigh implications amid Moscow’s signaling and stalled UN action.
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China
Korea
Canada
Paul Martin
Chou En-lai
Chou
Peiping
Indiana
Assembly
Russia
Andrei Y. Vichinsky
Washington
London
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Moscow
Vishinsky
Stalin
Pomeroy Schools Superintendent Smith Resigns for DC Job
W A Smith longtime Pomeroy superintendent resigns after 12 years to take the Washington DC school post. Charles Gibbs named assistant superintendent designate, with full duties after Smith's July 31 departure. Board leader Dr P E Stanley notes Smith’s strong record and ongoing bond levy plans for a new centralised elementary school building.
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Pomeroy Schools
Washington DC. H
P. E. Stanley
Pomeroy Board of Education
Smith
Charles Gibbs
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Gibbs
Pomeroy Board
Simith
Stanley
UN demands POW choice blocks Korean Armistice Talks
UN General Clark pressed for talks as he urged the Communists to take real steps toward ending the Korean conflict. He proposed linked moves on prisoners of war and medical exchanges, while insisting POWs must be allowed to return home or be relocated to a neutral state. Panmunjom talks faltered over prisoner repatriation and the exchange details remained unresolved.
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Tokyo
Mark Clark
Far Eastlander
Alka
Atul
China
I En-lai
Lark
Panmunjom
Clark
Sdes
Nmad
Jet Walkout In 8th Diary At Cincinnati Evendale Strike
General Electric extended health and life insurance for striking workers for another month. The company will hold talks with union spokesmen Wednesday and Thursday to end the 15 day strike at the state engine center in Evendale. Local 647 CIO UAW with about 4500 members and Local 92 AFL IAM with 1100 members are to meet mediators.
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The
General Electric Co
State Engine Center
Evendale
CIO United Auto Workers
AFL International Association of Machinists
Canned Heat Drink Fatal to Four Men
Four transients died and several others were seriously ill from alcohol poisoning after a canned heat drinking party in Yakima Washington. Victims include Ernest Baca 26 Santa Fe New Mexico Charlie Costa 38 Vanc Nuys California Jake Edwards 55 Louisiana native and Saydock Fry about 49 California native.
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Wash
Central Washington
Ernest Baca
Santa Fe
N. M
Charlies Cacosta
van Nuys
Calif
Jake Edwards
Saydock Fry
Price
Edwards
Louisiana
Fry
California
Retirement marked end of General James A. Van Fleet’s 3 year Army career
A dusk 17 gun salute signaled the retirement of General James A. Van Fleet at age 61. He led the U S Eighth Army in Korea for 22 months amid controversy over alleged material shortages and disputed claims. Senate inquiry looms as high ranking officials gather at Fort Leslie McNair for the full dress ceremony. Eisenhower may attend as West Point classmates and friends.
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Washington
James A. van Fleet
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Stevens
van Fleet
Presiger
Eiephower
Ft. Leslie
Ohio Legislature Sets Record for House Bill Volume
The Ohio House surged with new measures, the largest since 17 years, bringing the total to 996 with five Senate bills added. Senate total may soon surpass the Lth Assembly’s record as deadlines are ignored and cost concerns rise.
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Ohio
House
Senate
Lth
General Assembly
Eisenhower aims to form Cabinet Department of Health Welfare
President Eisenhower wins Senate support for reorganizing the Federal Security Agency into a Cabinet Department of Health Education and Welfare. The new department would be the 10th Cabinet rank and take effect ten days after the approval resolution is signed. Previously, Cabinet ranks counted ten, with Defense created in 1947 by combining Army Navy and Air Force.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Federal Security Agency
FSA
Woman Charged After Kidnap Robberies Case in Ohio
A Beaver woman told Scioto County deputies three men kidnapped her and then beat and robbed her on U.S. 23 near Portsmouth. The woman identified as Opal Scott described the assault and listed the suspects, prompting a local investigation and charges.
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Portsmouth
Scioto County
I. S
Opal Scott
Liquor Dept Names Enforcement Chief
McManamon succeeds Anthony A Rutkowski as enforcement chief while Rutkowski moves to a higher director role. The change shifts leadership within the department amid ongoing eviction enforcement concerns.
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Liquor Dept. Names Enforcement Chief
Tion McManamon
Anthony A
Rutkowski
Hnnor
Mace
Purdue Holds her to Bow
Purdue University faces a key vote by the faculty athletic committee and executive council on renewing the Rose Bowl football pact with the Pacific Coast Conference for three more years. The existing contract expires on New Year’s Day 1954 and faculty approval is essential.
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ICAGO
Purdue Unieeves
Big Ten
Pacific Coast Conference
Ives
Nai
Rep Jenkins Warns Flood Wall Risk Near Greenup Dam
Rep Thomas A Jenkins warns a flood wall in Ironton may fail to stay undamaged as the 65 million dollar Greenup Dam with five locks nears completion on the Ohio River 12 miles away at Greenup. Local residents fear rising river levels and safety concerns amid the project.
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Washington
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Ohio
Greenup
Ted
Taft and Ike May Discuss GOP Candidate Choice
President Eisenhower and Senator Taft may meet this week to discuss a mutually acceptable Republican candidate. If a meeting cannot occur, they might talk informally at a Saturday golf game invited by Eisenhower. The Ohio senator has said he will refrain from political sniping and supports Eisenhower for party chairmanship.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Senate
GOP
Obioan
Csn
Party National Committee
Kiddy Closes Army Career in Frankfurt Farewell
Lt. Gen. Manton S. Eddy ends a 40-year Army career with a large farewell in Frankfurt Germany The Army in Europe commander praised his readiness to meet any threat as soldiers marched by in review A 15 gun salute and a jet flyover accompanied the veteran of two world wars as Gen Matthew Ridgway NATO commander led the dignitaries in bid farewell
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Germany
Manton S. Eddy
Swage
Europe
Bin
Ember
Columbus Man Held in Girl Death Pact
Delaware County authorities charge a 2 year old Columbus man with involvement after he claims his 17 year old girlfriend died in a suicide pact. Tests showed Chelsea Joyce Halley died of carbon monoxide poisoning in his car near WRFD, though no gas was found in an initial sheriff’s custody autopsy. He said he drove to a deserted lane, sat in exhaust fumes, and both fell asleep, waking to find her dead. He claimed marital friction and inability to wed drove the couple to die together.
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Fravel
Columbus
Chelsea Joyce Halley
Robert Robinson
Robinson
Delaware County
Miss Halley
Racketer Robinson
Rover’s Lane
WRFD
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