Reds Reject UN Package Truce Plan
In Panmunjom, Communist negotiators refused to accept a United Nations Command package for settling the Korean armistice deadlock. No details were released, and UNC leaders declined to reveal specifics. The talks focused on POW exchanges, Russian participation, and airfield rehabilitation.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Adm. C
Turner Joy
William P. Nuckols
UNC
Panmunjom
Joy
Nuckols
Nam II
Defense Opens Case in Angel Murder Trial
The first degree murder trial of Louis Allen Angel, 18, Huntington West Virginia, continues as the defense begins its case. Harm ony Cordray, 18, Mooresville Indiana, testified Angel shot Allen Drake, 43, of Columbus on March 4 near Kirkersville. Cordray described a blackjack and a revolver and Angel telling him to drive after Drake fell onto the highway.
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Newark
Louis Allen Angel
Huntington
W. Va
Allen Drake
Columbus
Angel
Marine Corps
Harmony Cordray
Mooresville
Ind
Drake
Kirkersville
Cordray
Rail Freight Hike Granted in Ohio Rates
The Ohio state utilities commission approved rail freight rate increases on all freight except coal. Increases range from three to six percent with three percent on grain products coke sand stone and iron ore while all other products rose six percent. The move supports railroads' wage hike costs after a prior request for 15 percent and a later two cent coal interim rise was withdrawn.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Ohio
Ohio Commission
Watchdog Bribed as Thieves Loot Dail Ey’s Tavern
Police report thieves bribed a watchdog at Dail ey’s Tavern with a ham and then looted the premises while the dog munched on the meat. Officers investigated the incident and cited suspects in connection with the break in.
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Warren
Dailey'’s
Oil Strike Threatens Truck Firms across the Nation
Denver dispatch reports a three day old strike by 22 AFL CIO and independent oil workers unions threatens gasoline shortages. Pickets halted Toledo deliveries while rationing spreads from Boston to Chicago Gary area. Officials warn a prolonged stoppage could halve a 45 day supply, prompting PAD restrictions and potential aviation fuel cuts. Negotiations stall as unions seek 25 cent hourly raises and higher night differentials.
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Denver
AFL
Independent
CIO
Boston
Chicago-Gary
Toledo
Ohio
Petroleum Administration For Defense
PAD
Pacific Coast
Canada
American Truck Associations
Walter F. Mullady
Chapman
Francisco
Oil Workers International Union
Shell ‘Oil
Toledo backs Charles Taft in Ohio contest
Former price stabilizer Michael V. DiSalle and Charles P. Taft loom large in Toledo and northwest Ohio as voters tilt toward DiSalle for the Democratic senatorial nomination. Lucas County backs Taft for governor, boosted by Taft’s 1934 Auto Lite strike settlement settlement role in Toledo.
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Toledo
Michael V. DiSalle
Charles P. Taft
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
DiSalle
Lucas County
Taft
Links Cabinet To Cotton Deal
Sen. Aiken alleges cabinet members are tied to a major cotton deal under Senate Agricultural Committee scrutiny. The panel reviews the February 1951 purchase of long staple cotton for the munition board stockpile to uncover possible favoritism.
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Washington
Sen. Aiken
R-Vt
Senate Agricultural Committee
Munition Board
Ground War Quieted as Rail Lines Hit
Unclear air conditions kept fighters from heavy action while United Nations bombers targeted rail lines between Sinanju and Sinuiju in extreme northwest Korea. Weather stayed hot with temperatures around 90 degrees as ground activity remained light.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Sinanju
Sinuiju
North Korea
Lisbon Sesquicentennial Celebration Dates Set
Lisbon Historical Society announces the sesquicentennial celebration will be held July 23 through July 25, 1953 in Lisbon.
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Lisbon
Huntington Dispute Forces Sylvania Plant Closure
Labor dispute in Huntington prompts temporary shutdowns at Sylvania Electric Products plants. Huntington plant closed after four walkouts. Point Pleasant halts operations until Huntington grievance settles. About 50 demonstrators from Huntington appeared at Point Pleasant. 2000 to 3000 workers affected.
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Point Pleasant
Sylvania Electric Products Co
Huntington
Compaq
Sylvania Management
United Electrical Workers, Cio
Sylvania
Athens Family Involved In Route 33 Accident
Mrs Eva Baker 60 of 42 E State St was admitted to Lancaster Fairfield Hospital with a broken nose and multiple bruises after a car driven by her husband L C Baker fainted at the wheel. Passenger injuries included Mrs Carl Clifford 34 and granddaughter Christie with facial contusions and abrasions. The accident occurred two miles south of Lancaster when the car hit a bridge and left the road into a ditch. Baker is Athens County fair board secretary.
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Athens
Lancaster-Fairfield Hospital
Lancaster
Eva Baker
E. State St
L. C. Baker
Bakers
Carl Clifford
Baker
Athens County Fair Board
Taft Eisenhower Lead Narrow in Eight State Primaries
Early returns from eight presidential preference contests show Dwight Eisenhower with 1,838,502 votes to Robert Taft’s 1,823,176. Eisenhower appeared on three ballots and was a write-in in the others. Taft appeared on all eight ballots, with four on the ballot and four as write-ins, including an unsuccessful effort to withdraw his name in New Jersey.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Wisconsin
Taft
New Jersey
U S Emissary Talks With Oatis in Prague Prison
Ellis O Briggs United States ambassador to Czechoslovakia met with William N Oatis AP correspondent held in Prague police headquarters He was said to be in good health The State Department cautioned the interview does not prove imminent release and noted the case began with his 1951 arrest by secret police
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Washington
State Department
William N. Oatis
Associated Press
Prague
Ellis O. Briggs
U. S
Czechoslovakia
Oatis
Hog Disease Shrinks to 25 Ohio Counties
State Agriculture Director H S Foust said the anthrax outbreak in Ohio has narrowed from 52 to 25 counties. About one new case is reported weekly and quarantines remain on 32 of the 242 farms once restricted. Contaminated meat on farms explains lingering reports.
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Columbus
H. S. Foust
Ohio
Foust
Aviation industry lines up limits on video towers
The Air Transport Association urged the FCC to cap tower heights after lifting the freeze on new TV stations. Ultra high frequency towers would reach 1200 to 2000 feet, a level the association opposes. The Air Line Pilots Association warned towers near airports could disrupt flight operations, urging early regulation to avoid hazards and potential aviation crashes.
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The
Air Transport Association
Federal Communication Commission
Athens
Gallipolis
Air Line Pilots Association
Cyl Aeronautics Board
Clarence N. Sayen
Chicago
Pilots Association
Larry Cates
Washington
Plane Found Feared Dead After Pan Am Stratocruiser Crash
The burned wreckage of a Pan American luxury stratocruiser found in northern Brazil confirms all 50 aboard are dead. The jet, on a Presidente flight from Buenos Aires to New York, broke in two and scattered wreckage near Barreiras and Carolina with 19 Americans among the victims.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Barreiras
Carolina
Panair Do
Marines witness atomic blast close to troops in desert test
More than two thousand Marines endured a brutal atomic detonation at Camp Desert Rock Nevada. The blast destroyed equipment within 900 yards of ground zero while two battalions maneuvered on cue from Brig. Gen. Joseph C. Burger. The advance halted 500 yards from the target amid scorched wreckage.
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Camp Desert Rock
Nev
Yucca Flat
Joseph C. Burger
Camp Pendleton
Burger
Pie Decision Lies Sawyer
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer after a conference chooses hot mince pie over custard pie for lunch. Reporters crowd his paneled office as he prepares a statement. He quips about the endless decisions faced in government while reacting to cafeteria advice and cameras.
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Washington
Sawyer
Moses
Senator McMahon Enters Presidential Contest
Senator Brien McMahon enters the Democratic presidential race joining a field of candidates. McMahon, sponsor of Roosevelt Truman programs, is noted as liberal and backed by President Truman’s support in Washington.
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Washington
Sen
Brien McMahon
President Truman
Connecticut
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Fruit and Vegetable Prices Jump In Early April
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a seven tenth of one percent rise in the food index during the first two weeks of April. Higher fresh fruit and vegetable prices pushed the index to 229.8, the sharpest since April 1926.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
House Fails to Trim Farm Agency Budget
The House sent the 724,003,699 Agriculture Department bill for the new fiscal year to the Senate without cutting funding. The measure, about 24 million below Truman request, was kept at the committee’s level with a 10 million boost in authorization, debt repayments not affecting cost. The action leaves two regular budget bills to clear the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congressional
Agriculture Department
Truman
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Gas Heating Curb Lifted in Ohio Fuel Gas Edict
The Ohio Utilities Commission authorized fuel gas distributors to add 40,000 new accounts after lifting a winter freeze that limited new or conversion gas units. The move ends a shortage scare from the 1950-51 period, with Ohio Fuel Gas Co. leading the effort and Toledo city backing the change.
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Columbus
Ohio Fuel Gas
State Utilities Commission
East Ohio Gas Co
Ohio
Toledo
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Columbia Gas System, Inc
Britain Passes Partial Charge for Health Care Bill
UK House of Commons voted to levy fees on some health services, ending decades of free care. Conservatives won 284 to 266, with Labour opposing and shouting no as the bill passed by a majority of 18.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Labor Party
GOP Can Win Labor's Vote Says Taft in Ohio
Sen. Robert A. Taft told 1600 at Hower Trade School auditorium that Republicans can win American labor support in the presidential race. He blamed corruption for waste and high taxes that hurt workers and said the workman benefits from his government philosophy. He criticized Eisenhower's nomination bid and urged a clear view of candidates' positions before the convention.
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Akron
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Hower Trade School
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Area Dogwood In Full Bloom
Ohio state parks superintendent urges a southern Ohio weekend tour to view dogwood and redbud in bloom. Arthur E. Day highlights Tar Hollow Laurelville Chillicothe Roosevelt Shawnee near Portsmouth Hocking parks Lake Hope Zaleski northern bloom by next weekend. He names Michican State Park near Loudonville and Muskingum Conservancy District parks as good viewing spots.
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Columbus
Ohio
Arthur E. Day
Tar Hollow
Laurelville
Chillicothe
Roosevelt
Shawnee
Portsmouth
Hocking
Logan
Lake Hope
Zaleski State Forest
McArthur
Day
Mehican State Park
Loudonville
Muskingum Conservancy District
Lovett seeks 13.6 million for Lockbourne base expansion
Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett asked Congress for an additional 13 645 000 dollars to expand and improve Lockbourne Air Force Base near Columbus in 1953 according to Air Force officials.
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Columbus
Robert Lovett
Congress
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Air Force
Truman Praises Eisenhower and Denies Draft Talk
President Truman lauded General Dwight D. Eisenhower as an outstanding man and dismissed draft rumors. Republican backers hailed the praise as a boost to Eisenhower’s presidential bid, while a Rhode Island senator pressed Eisenhower to publicly address a proposed 60 billion dollar defense and foreign-aid cut. Truman also said he would not run if he were nominated and would oppose any draft.
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Washington
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen. Morse
Oregon
Eisenhower
Sen. Creen
Rhode Island
Carlson
Senate
Paris
Morse
White House Conference SchedulEd Amid Steel Strike Shuffle
President Truman invites industry leaders to a White House meeting as CIO steel workers order a return to work. The Supreme Court race over government seizure of mills continues, with DOJ appealing Pine's ruling and Murray promising to rebuild production. The case hinges on mootness and potential contract resolution.
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David S. Pine
Truman
Supreme Court
Philip B. Perlman
James R. Browning
Holmes Baldridge
Washington
U. S
David A. Pine
Justice Department
Pine
Court of Appeals
White House
Mills Readied For Production
Republic Steel Corp spokesman said the company is ready to resume operations as soon as union committees indicate workers are ready. In Cleveland the union notified a return to work and operations will start immediately with workers recalled as needed. Time will be needed to ready mills for production.
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Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
Weekend Temperatures Expected Near Normal Ranges
Forecast calls for average readings near normal in the north and slightly above in the south with highs around 65 north and 72 south and lows near 44 to 46. Cool conditions persist in the north with cooler weather in the south Friday night through Sunday and a warming trend Monday and Tuesday with a chance of showers totaling about one inch.
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Stalin
California
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Fkirty
Sen. McMahon
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Army Engineers
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Sen. Taft
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