Pressure noted on Dewey and Cooper to enter Senate races
White House aides were said to press Thomas E. Dewey of New York and Sherman Cooper of Kentucky to run for the Senate. Eisenhower associates reportedly urged Dewey with conditions, including Taft wing support and a prominent role if elected. In Oregon, Douglas McKay faced pressure to enter the primary, while New York and Kentucky GOP figures weighed candidates after Barkley’s death.
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Douglas McKay
Oregon
Eisenhower
Dewey
New York
Taft
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
McKay
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Sherman Adams
Philip Hitchcock
T Wayne Morse
Herbert Lehman
Jacob Javits
J. Raymond
McGovern
Kentucky
Alben W. Barkley
Thurston JB. Morton
State Department
Four men killed in oxy-liquid blast at Cadiz strip mine
A truck loaded with liquid oxygen exploded during a blast at Hanna Coal Co. near Cadiz and Georgetown. Four men died: William Stevens 28, Harry Deaton 49, Bud Hawthorne 24, and Richard Deloma 24. Foreman Andy Jacobs escaped injury. Federal investigators from Georgetown examine the scene near the Mountaineer shovel.
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Cadiz
Omo
Hanna Coal Co
George‘town
Coal” Company
William Stevens
Harry Deaton
Bud Hawthorne
Jewett
Richard Deloma
Bloomingdale
Andy Jacobs
Dayton Home Still Guarded After Bomb Incident
Police maintain round the clock guard at the Kettering home of Sarah Louise Pfarrer 21 and her parents Dr and Mrs Richard A Pfarrer as they receive threatening calls following a bombing that injured her fiancé Andrew Dixon 27. She returned home from hospital 20 minutes after the calls began and the wedding was scheduled for the previous Saturday.
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Dayton
Sarah
Louise Pfarrer
Richard A. Pfarrer
Kettering
Dem Hopefuls Visit Hiram
A mock Democratic nominating convention in Akron brought five gubernatorial candidates together. Michael V. DiSalle and Robert Reider headlined with rivals Oscar L. Flechner Frank X. Kryzan and John E. Sweeney. U. S. Senator Alan Bible criticized the Eisenhower administration during a Jefferson Jackson Day dinner attended by about 600.
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IRA! Saege
Michael V. DiSalle
Robert Reider
DiSalle
Toledo
Reider
Port Clinton
Akron
Oscar L. Flechner
Springfield
Frank X. Kryzan
Youngstown
John E
Grandmother Watches Boy Struck By Auto in Columbus
Mrs Ola Blodgett saw her 6 year old grandson Robert E Blodgett cross to a mailbox in front of their Columbus home and step into the path of an oncoming automobile. He was fatally injured as deputies describe the scene with the grandmother supervising.
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Columbus
Ineru
Ola Blodgett
Robert E. Blodgett
Point Pleasant Loses Long Time Attorney
Predrick Gerald Musgrave 78 longtime Point Pleasant attorney died Tuesday night after four years illness. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p.m. at United EUB Church. Home calls accepted at 2201 Oak St after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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Point Pleasant
Predrick Gerald Musgrave
United Nations
N. Y
U. S
United Nation
Sembly
Nor- Heights
EUB
Friends
Mally the
Oak
Methodist Conference Faces Segregation Clash in Debate
Delegates at the Methodist General Conference clashed over racial segregation as tensions rose during a Tuesday session. A Negro minister from Baltimore urged unity and action to disavow the church's segregated structure, signaling ongoing efforts toward integration amid historic divides.
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Kelly L.itsionson
Balti
Night Mare Committee
Jesus Christ
Young Slayer Lane Faces Murder Count In Ohio Case
In Eaton Ohio a 17 year old boy Kenneth Bowman is charged with slaying his foster parents. A Dayton psychiatry panel ruled him legally sane. He was returned Tuesday to the Preble County Jail. Trial on two counts of first degree murder is set to start May 14.
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Eaton
Ohio
Dayton
Kenneth Bowman
Preble
New Toll Highway Plan Aims From Cincinnati to Conneaut
A proposed LLEVELANU-or-a highway from Cincinnati to Conneaut may include tolls but offer free travel options. Truckers could receive lower gate charges on the current east-west route as part of the plan.
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Llevelanu
Cincinnati
Conneaut
Knock On Any Door Adverts Offer Quick Cash
An ad asks readers to phone 31242 for quick cash by selling usable merchandise. It contrasts knocking on doors with Messenger Want Ads reaching over 18 000 subscribers daily and promotes low cost action and fast results.
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Messenger
Adlai Wins In District Kefauver Beats Folsom
Alabama Governor James E. Folsom loses a Democratic primary for a national committee post trailing 3 to 1 to Charles W. McKay amid race issue accusations. Adlai Stevenson leads in the District of Columbia primary over Estes Kefauver as DC faces a delayed final count, with a six delegate slate pledged to Stevenson and six to Kefauver.
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Associated Press
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Adlai Stevenson
District of Columbia
Estes Kefauver
Folson
Charles W. McKay
Lister Hill
John G. Crommeling
Stevenson
Kefauve
House Debates New Democratic Farm Bill Split Over Soil Bank
The House opens debate on a Democratic farm bill endorsed by sponsors as meeting President Eisenhower’s aims while avoiding a veto. It centers on the soil bank program but lacks his requested 500 million dollar annual payment to withdraw surplus. Republicans push for advance-payment authority and a simpler soil bank measure to replace price-support provisions, risking a partisan clash.
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B. J. Livingston
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Cooley
DNC
House Agriculture Committee
Sylvania to Close Point Pleasant Plant in Huntington Cutbacks
Sylvania Electric Products plans to close its Point Pleasant facility and sharply reduce Huntington operations as government contracts yield lower rates. About 200 workers at Point Pleasant and a drop from 630 to roughly 390 at Huntington over the next seven to eight weeks will occur, with the plants serving as defense device production sites for war and postwar programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Sylvania Uvery
Extended Electric Products Co
Huntington
Navy
Sylvania
Spivania
Richard L. Snyder
Snyder
Lebanon and Syria Press Demands on Israel River Plan
Lebanon formally backs Syria in demanding a pledged ceasefire only if Israel commits not to divert the Jordan River. Israel reportedly rejected the pledge. Lebanon’s note to UN Secretary General Hammarskjold urged talks with Syria, adding urgency to the unceasing call for a cease-fire. The dispute centers on a diversion canal along the Jordan River for power and irrigation near the Syrian border, with regional powers weighing possible resumed construction.
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Lebanon
Syria
Israel
Jordan
Dag Hammarsfold
Damascus
Salim Lahoud
Brig
Oetoa
Maen
Danaaa
FE. L. ‘Burns
Israeti
David Ben-Gurion
Moshe Sherett
Lake Huleh
Sea of Galilee
Pentagon sees no pattern in Marine drownings after new case
Secretary Wilson stated at a news conference that officials believe the incident was not a system issue and steps have been taken to prevent recurrence. Navy chief McKeon faces a court martial on four charges including manslaughter after an unauthorized march at Parris Island amid reports of alcohol influence.
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Wadilnutun
Fenta
Suloon
Marine Corps
Navy
Thomas
Diseip
Linary
Parris Island
A Randolph McC. Pate
Pate
House Armed Services Committee
Joseph C. Burger
Cai Lejeune
N. C
S ‘Set
Matthew C. McKeon
Worseater
Mass
Mazalaughter
Ohio Valley Plant Aids Atom Industry by Carborundum Co
A multi million dollar plant to produce uranium metal will be built three miles south of Blennerhassett Island on the West Virginia side of the Ohio River by Carborundum Metale Company Inc. The site is downriver from Parkersburg near Washington Bottoms, with 180 employees expected. The operation aimed for early 1951 startup. A separate incident reports Zirconium used in atomic reactor construction.
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Parkersburg
Blennerhasset Island
West Virginia
Ohio River
Carborundum /Metale Company, Inc
Athens County
Della
Flaming Clothes Burn Athenian to Death
Funeral services for a local victim will be held at 10:30 p m Friday at Zion EUB Church with the Rev Weber Thoma officiating. Burial is in Zion Cemetery. Two great grandchildren are noted as survivors. Family and friends may attend.
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Zion Eub
Weber Thoma
Zion Cemetery
Dulles Leads NATO Talks Amid Greek Cyprus Tensions
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrived in Paris for a week long NATO Council meeting with officials aiming to energize alliance discussions. Nearby, Ohio area officials awaited news on a Route 7 highway project estimated at 279200 dollars with a 258378 dollar state share, while global issues like Palestine Cyprus and Russian policy loomed over the agenda.
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Yarid
U—U. B
John Foster Dulles
Nto
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Dulles
NATO Council of Foreign Ministers
Ohio
Addison
Cheshire
Gallia
U.S. Capital and Co., Inc
Charleston
White House
Palestine
Cyprus
River Team Aids Boater Near East Liverpool
An Ohio River towboat a ferry boat and an ambulance cooperated to rush injured Letart riverman Dewey Roush 48 to hospital after being struck by a shaft in the John J Rowe engine room upstream from Huntington. He was ferried to Cooks Ferry and met by the ambulance en route to Rochester Pa General Hospital in fair condition.
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East Liverpool
Letart
Dewey Roush
John J. Rowe
Huntington
Montgomery Dam
Pennsylvania
Cooks Ferry
Rochester
General’ Hospital
Nepal Crowns New King Amid Ceremony Blend of Tradition and Modernity
Nepal announced its new monarch in a ceremony that combined ancient ritual with contemporary touches such as film projections and modern media. The coronation followed months of anticipation as religious leaders and state figures joined in the historic rite.
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Kaymandu
Sepa
Himalayan
Nepal
Assistant liquor official resigns in Columbus
Columbus State Liquor Director William C. Bryant announced the resignation of Joseph S. Harrell as assistant director, eight days after Harrell was appointed to the post. The terse notice confirms a rapid leadership change in the state liquor department.
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Lamuor Ansistant
Columbus
William C. Bryant
Joseph S. Harrell
Harrell
Utah Governor Seeks Court Test On Tax Law
Utah Governor J Bracken Lee accuses the federal government of avoiding a court ruling on the constitutionality of using income taxes to fund foreign aid. After IRS liens for 1208.10 in income taxes, he says citizens lack a proper way to challenge government spending and claims the IRS wields excessive power.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
J. Bracken Lee H
Internal Revenue Service
Leads Capital's Farewell to Barkley
Washington residents held a farewell service for Alben W Barkley led by Elwenhower. Four hours later Barkley’s body would depart by train for Paducah Kentucky his longtime home and where he started his political career 51 years ago.
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Washington
Elwenhower
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Paducah
Texas floods threaten more damage as four lives claimed
Wide Texas downpours push water over large areas while authorities report at least four deaths and about 250 people evacuated from homes. National Guard Captain Russell Miller notes ongoing operations this morning as crews assess the damage and assist evacuees.
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Val
Texas
Heownewood
Raun
National Guard
Russell Miller
Fire damages Brandt’s Restaurant in Logan blaze
Fire last night heavily damaged the basement and kitchen of Brandt’s Restaurant on West Main Street Logan. Owner Rudolph Kanits cited suspected defective wiring as the likely cause. Fire Chief Butlin Taylor estimated damage between 4500 and 5000 dollars. Firefighters and kitchen employees were on scene from 10 40 a m until about 6 00 p m. The restaurant will remain closed until Friday with moderate smoke affecting neighboring Risch’s Drug Store and nearby properties.
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Logan
Brandt
West Main St
Rudolph Kanits
Butlin Taylor
Risch
Dove
Minister and Divorced Priest Die in Apparent Double Fatality
In Philadelphia the Rev Michael M Lanoske a 51 year old divorced priest and father of four shot and killed Miss Anon Marehezak 44 and then killed himself police said a coroner investigator termed the deaths murder Lanoske who had served as assistant pastor at Holy Resurrection Church for five years was linked to a divorce suit against the woman's former husband Stephen Yurschak 51 who later filed a separate suit seeking $100 000 in lovetheft damages The report notes Lanoske had previously served as pastor at another Carpatho Russian Orthodox church and mentions the 1969 rise in membership of the Presbyterian Church in the US reaching 2 796 241.
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Cncago
Michael M. Lanoske
Anon Marehezak
Holy Resurrection Church
Lanoske
Mise Marcherak
Stephen Yurschak
John Doe
Yurschak
Landsse
Political Couple Seek U.S. California Posts
San Marino resident John Sobieski runs for Congress while wife Marylyn seeks a state post in California politics. The piece traces their bid, noting Sobieski’s past races, party shifting headlines, and family involvement in the campaign.
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U.S
California
San Makiny
the Sobieskis
San Marino
John Sobieski
Congress
Marylyn
Caltrain Asse
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