Ten POWs deny Red taint in Korea at Valley Forge hospital
Ten gaunt veterans told reporters at Valley Forge Hospital they were not Communist sympathizers after their Korea captivity. They said the label insulted them and described their treatment. an Army doctor resisted the Red brainwash notion while noting secrecy surrounded the flight home from Tokyo.
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Phoenixville
Valley Forge
Korea
Tokyo
Air Force
Pentagon
Vaile Forge Hospital
Cpl. Ver
Reds
James L. Ball
Belliburn
W. Va
Wage Accord Ends Phone Strike Threat
Western Electric Co and 16 500 CIO installation workers in 43 states reach a one year contract after six weeks of talks. Wage boosts from five to 13 cents an hour raise pay from 1 13 to 2 45 dollars per hour and fringe changes are included. Ratification by the union is required within 30 days.
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New York
Western Electric Co
CIO
CIO Communications Workers of America
Ex-Gangland Figure Thompson Found Dead in Elgin
Russell Thompson known as the Armorer of Gangland, age 64, was found dead in his Elgin apartment with a .32 caliber revolver at his side. Police called it self-inflicted while they investigated his failure to appear in court on drunken driving charges. His widow said he had been in failing health and they had separated recently. In 1929 Chicago police claimed he supplied machine guns used in the St Valentine’s Day massacre that killed seven Moran gang members.
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Elgin
Ill
Russell
Frank) Thompson
Thompson
Kathryn
Chicago
St. Valentine’s Day
George
Bugs) Moran
Kaiser Named President of Willys Motors in Toledo
Edgar F. Kaiser of Kaiser-Frazer Corp will become president of the newly formed Willys Motors Inc. Ward M. Canaday declined the post and will remain chairman of Willys-Overland Motors, which was sold to Kaiser-Frazer for over 60 million dollars.
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Toledo, O
Edgar F. Kaiser
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Willys Motors, Inc
Ward M. Canaday
Willys
Toledo
Willys-Overland Motors, Inc
K-F
Probers Aim New Blow At Red China Traders
Senate investigators planned hearings to curb Western goods to Communist China. Senator McCarthy and the investigations panel seek new controls on ships tied to MSA cargo, with doubts raised about public sessions affecting White House policy. Kenneth Hanson expected as an early witness.
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Red China
Washington
West
Communist
China
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Red
White House
State Department
Sen. Jackson
Dwash
Jackson
McCarthy
Kenneth Hanson
Mutual Security
Harold E. Stassen
Mutual Security Administration
MSA
U. S
Governors Convene at White House Briefing on World Affairs
President Eisenhower hosts 45 state governors for confidential sessions to discuss the state of the world and the U S role. Governors will be welcomed in a closed meeting and briefed by top administration officials on military diplomatic financial and other world affairs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
Runaway Speed Boat Slams Parked Auto
A racing speed boat tested by Charles Boyd of Youngstown plowed onto the shore and struck a parked car after being driven out of control. Boyd was thrown into the water but swam to shore as the boat zigzagged across Wake Mil ton and climbed a slope.
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Youngstown
Party Heads Oppose Hays Governor Bid in Ohio
Democratic Rep. Wayne L. Hays of Flushing hopes to run for Ohio governor if Governor Lausche retires. He would face Democratic state opposition tied to last year’s Kefauver delegate campaign. Hays already notes Cleveland Mayor Thomas A. Burke as a likely rival unless Secrest chooses not to run.
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Washington
Wayne L. Hays
Flushing
Ohio
Harbo
N. J. Lausche
Lausche
Hays
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Thomas A. Burke
Cleveland
Robert T. Secrest
Senacaville
Reds Release 14 Internees From North Korea
Fourteen French civilians, five men eight women and one child, returned to France after two years and eight months of internment in North Korea. Freed last month after Soviet intervention, they traveled via Moscow to Paris and appeared in good health according to Georges Perruche.
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Paris
France
North Korea
Soviet Union
Moscow
East Berlin
Georges Perruche
Seoul
Ohio lawmakers push mid June adjournment drive
Ohio legislators advance plan for mid June adjournment amid optimism. The 823 million dollar budget bill cleared, senators set hearings on two year state operations funding, and leaders aim to finish within six weeks. Governor Lausche criticizes welfare cuts to fund schools as the Senate weighs a Cleveland subway support bill.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate Finance Committee
Frank J. Lausche
Welfare Department
Senate
Cleveland
House
Allies nominate Pakistan as neutral caretaker for Korean prisoners
Panmunjom dispatch reports Allied leaders naming Pakistan to oversee POWs unwilling to return home. The Reds remained silent and requested a recess until 11 AM tomorrow to consult higher officials while UN delegate Lt Gen William K. Harrison Jr. pressed for progress as talks edge toward a deadline.
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Panmunjom
Pakistan
William K. Harrison Jr
Reds
Tere
Il Gested
Indonesia
United Nations
Switzerland
Sweden
Korea
Harrison
Burma
India
Assam
Altho
Peogenet
Nam Ti
Red
Nam
Jet Crash Kills 43 In BOAC Comet Disaster At Calcutta
Ground search parties found all 43 aboard dead after a BOAC Comet crashed near Calcutta following a Saturday night takeoff for New Delhi. Among the dead were three Americans and a Methodist missionary. Fire or explosion shortly after takeoff is suspected, with 37 passengers and crew aboard.
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Calcutta
India
Here
British Overseas Airways Corp
BOAC
Dum Dum
New Delhi
Singapore
Jean S. Cohen
Baltimore
Anita Whistler
Fresno
Calif
Cabinet Chiefs Give Trade Views On Tariff Policy
Washington AP report on the Eisenhower administration facing a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Simpson bill to bolster U S industry and tariff defenses. Cabinet members Dulles Humphrey and others were listed to testify with Stassen under consideration.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Rep. Kean
Secretary of
Dulles
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
House
Ways and Means Committee
Commerce, Agriculture
Richard M. Simpson
U.S
Simpson
Tariff Commission
Six Shots Six Misses in Cleveland Concession Attack
A Negro man opened fire at a shop, a dining room, and a kitchen in Cleveland after entering the L and P Concession Record Shop Sunday. The gun jammed first, then he fired at a window washer and a dog, but all shots missed. Police arrested him at his home.
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Cleveland
L. and P
E. 105Th St
Superior Ave
Irma
Irma Ward
Ex Cardinal Owner Begins Jail Term
Fred M. Saigh former St. Louis Cardinals owner surrendered today to a U.S. deputy marshal to begin a 15 month prison term for income tax evasion. He called the situation terrible and left with Deputy Marshal Les Davison for the Terre Haute Indiana federal penitentiary.
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ST. Louis
Fred M. Saigh
St. Louis Cardinals
U.S
Saigh
Les Davison
Terre Haute
Ind
Beauty queen named from San Francisco in press photogs event
GALVESTON Tex A San Francisco airlines hostess Miss Betty J Everhart 22 was named queen of the National Press Photographers Association. A screen test was a prize. Miss Patti Moats 20 Circleville did not place. Circleville already had honors as an Ohio press photographer in the event.
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Galveston
Tex
San Francisco Airlines
National Press Photographers Association
Betty J. Everhart
Patti Moats
Circleville
Ohio Press
Czechs Grant Amnesty For Minor Offenders
The Czech amnesty, aligned with Soviet practice, frees all youths under a year, pregnant women under two years, and people with serious illnesses, while reducing sentences by two thirds for those over one year and cutting life terms to 20 years. It excludes many convicted of espionage, sabotage, or crimes against the peace.
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Oatis
Fof Ason
Stalin
Romania
38 Released Yank POWs Flying Home
Two military transports depart Tokyo bearing repatriated American prisoners to the United States. The Far East Command announced the total list of freed servicemen, with 97 already flown home and 14 remaining in theater. Included are Cpl. Earl L. Beck of Wheeling and Pfc. Thomas C. Fetty of Fairmont, both in West Virginia.
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Tokyo
United States
Far East Command
Honolulu
Travis Air Force Base
U. S
Mainland
Hawaii
Cpl
Earl L. Beck
Wheeling
W. Va
Pfe Thomas C. Fetty
Fairmont
Iran Parliament Sees Murder Plot Denial by Muzzafar Baghaie
Labor party leader Muzzafar Baghaie denies links to a plot to murder and topple Mossadegh. A government statement ties the kidnapping and slaying of Gen. Mahmood Afsharteh to a plan to oust the Mossadegh government and elevate Baghaie. Baghaie, immune as a parliamentarian, demands full Majlis airing of the case.
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Tehran
Iran
Labor Party
Muzzafar Baghaii
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mahmood Afshartus
Mossadegh
Baghaie
Bagsdale
Ecuador Jails Five Critics Of Government
Quito police said La Nacion owner, editor and three reporters were sentenced to five years in prison and fined 10 000 sucres each. The papers La Nacion and La Hora of Guayaquil had been closed weeks earlier by the government after repeated critical reporting on Velasco.
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Quito
Ecuador
Fernando Guzman
la Nacion
la Hora
Guayaquil
Ohio Mishaps Claim Fourteen Lives This Weekend
A weekend of Ohio accidents killed fourteen people across the state. Eight died in traffic crashes, four in train-related incidents, one drowned, and one in a farm incident. Notable deaths include Cleveland residents Mrs. Fannie Rosati and her mother Angela Bonomo after a collision near Chippewan Lake in Medina County, and Cleveland youths Eugene Schefft and Kenneth Turk in separate crashes.
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Ohio
Fannie Rosati
Angela Bonomo
Cleveland
Chippean Lake
Medina County
Eugene Schefft
Kenneth Turk
Sam D. Kolling
Milwaukee
Anauto
Toledo
Robert Bierney
Maumee River
Strike continues as ex-Federal Mediation head aims to shield GE plant
David Cole former head of the Federal Mediation Service says he is determined to keep a seven week strike at a Cincinnati General Electric jet engine plant from reaching the White House.
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Washington
Federal Mediation Service
David Cole
General Electric
Cincinnati
White House
Laos forces brace for major Vietminh assault on Luangprabang
Vietminh forces move south of Diengkouang and toward Luangprabang as French and Laotian troops await a major royal capital attack. Patrol clashes near the king's residence are reported with light enemy elements observed along Colonial Route 7 and 90 miles southeast of Xiengkouang.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Vietminh
Vietiane
Luangprabang
Sisavang Vong
Diengkhouang
Boat Upset Kills Nine Near Helena Montana
Sheriff says nine people perished when a boat capsized on a lake near Helena Sunday night. Only survivor is Mrs Ed Akins of East Helena. Victims include Ed Akins 35 Pete Akins 14 Dolores Akins 11 Darlene Akins 9 and Doris Akins 19 all of East Helena. Other named victims are Mr and Mrs John Akins of Townsend and Edward Burns of Helena.
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Helena
Mont
Dave Middiemas
Ed Akins
East Helena
Saes
St. Peters Hospital
Pete Akins
Dolores Akins
Darlene Akins
Doris Akins
John Akins
Townsend
Edward Burns
A Mace
Grants Pass
U. S. Maintains Housing Rent Controls Near Pike Plant
The government extends rent ceilings for permanent housing tied to the atomic plant in Pike County Ohio. Controls apply to pre 1947 housing in defense zones, and FHA backed units totaling about 1,000 units with 750 rental and 250 for sale.
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U. S
Pike Plant
Washington
Ohio
Eisenhower
Pike County
Portsmouth-Cadillicothe
Home Finance Agency
FHA
Carbondale Home Burns in Fire. Nelsonville Barn Damaged
Fire Chief reports a Carbondale residence of Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Arnold with three children destroyed by a blaze that started in the kitchen around a bottled gas stove. No injuries. Nelsonville firemen also tackled a tile barn fire at the west city limits, attic hay and corn damaged with volunteers assisting.
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Nelsonville
Pearl Arnold
Carbondale
Clarence Hall
Don Campbell
Lima Man Selected To Head Ohio Elks
Walter J. Beer of Lima was elected president of the Ohio Elks Association at its 55th annual meeting in Columbus. He succeeds Joseph E. Hurst of New Philadelphia. Other officers named include Willard Schwartz, Sprir William Deal of Canton, Plummer of Zanesville, Leslie Strong of Canton secretary, Col. C. W. Wallace of Columbus treasurer, and Lou Nisley of Upper Sandusky as board member.
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Columbus
Ohio Elks Association
Walter J. Beer Af
Lima
Joseph E. Hurst
New Philadelphia
Willard Schwartz
Sprir
William Deal
Canton
Plummer
Zanesville
Leslie Strong
Col. C. W. Wallace
Lou Nisley
Upper Sandusky
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