Ohio lawmakers duel over truck tax to fund roads
In Columbus the GOP House and Senate leaders and Gov Lausche clash with the truck lobby over a proposed axle-mile tax plan. A competing Fess Humphrey bill would raise fuel and registration fees to fund highway construction without the truck levy. Senate opposition centers on equity and votes.
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Columbus
100Th General Assembly
Ohio
House
GOP
Senate
Frank J. Lausche
House Public Affairs Committee
Lowell Fess
R - Greene
Ralph L. Humphrey
Ashtabula
Fess
Fess- Humphrey
Mechem
Joseph W. Bartunek
Lausche
Treasury chief foresees budget balance by July 1954
Secretary Humphrey told congressional leaders that the government’s finances may balance by July 1, 1954. President Eisenhower had Humphrey at the White House conference with lawmakers. Senate GOP Leader Taft called Humphrey optimistic about continuing spending cuts in the new fiscal year, but would not guess tax-cut timing.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
White House
Eisenhower
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Five Day Forecast for Ohio Turns Cooler Then Warmer Weekend
Temperatures will average below normal with normal highs 68 to 74 and lows 47 to 50. A cooler spell arrives Wednesday with a sharp drop by Thursday and Friday, then warmer conditions over the weekend. Showers and thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday, with about one inch of rain expected Thursday.
Charles Hudson 68 Former Beef Cattle Judge Dies
Charles Hudson a nationally known beef cattle judge died of a heart attack at his Mason home on Monday. He was 68 and well known in cattle circles. (Derived from obituary style summary of death in hometown newspaper.)
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Mason
Charles Hudson
Air Force denies bombing vessel near Japan coast
The Air Force said four Thunderjet fighters dropped bombs in the sea about 38 miles southeast of Misawa between 5 40 and 6 20 a m. A farmer reported seeing a 3000 ton ship explode off Samuraihama at 6 20 a m. Far East Air Forces said the bombing was essential to deter maritime craft in the area.
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Tokyo
U. SS. Air Force
Air Force
Misawa Air Force Base
Samuraihama
Misawa
Far East Air Forces
Attlee Charges U S Wavers on Korea Settlement
London reports Opposition leader Clement Attlee accused elements in the United States of opposing a Korea settlement. He questioned whether President Eisenhower or Senator McCarthy holds more influence and urged China’s inclusion on the UN Security Council after an armistice. Churchill supported a world leaders conference for peace.
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London
Clement Attlee
House of Commons
United States
Korea
Attlee
China
Eisenhower
Sen. McCarthy
Labor Party
Churchill
United Nations Security Council
Red Invaders Cross Border Into Indochina
Hanoi reports Vietminh forces push across the northern frontier into northwestern Indochina as nearly two full divisions cross into the region. An additional division was expected to depart, leaving Division 304 on Laotian soil near Riengkhouang, southeast of Luang Prabang, to cover the withdrawal.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Kingdom of Laos
Riengkhouang
Luang Prabang
Vietminh
Ohio House Debates Fair Employment Bill in Columbus
The Ohio House votes on a bill by Rep. William S. Burton to require fair employment practices and establish a state FEP director who would route complaints to county boards, with appeals to the courts. House also passes a school survey measure and a brewery distribution bill.
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Columbus
Ohio
William S. Burton
Cuyahoga
FEP
House
William L. Manahan
Defiance
Tees
Senate
School Foundation
Don Campbell
Athens
Allies To Submit Counter-Offer On Prisoner Exchange Plan
General Mark Clark said the Allies will shortly file a counter-proposal to the eight-point communist prisoner exchange plan. He stressed it will follow non-forcible repatriation principles. Clark met with South Korea's President Syngman Rhee in Seoul while truce talks continued at Munsan.
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Panmunjom
Mark Clark
Clark
Seoul
Japan
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Korea
Plan
William K. Harrison, Jr
Munsan
Harrison
Eighth Army
Mnist
Race Tax Bill Still Unsigned
In Columbus the act raising the pari mutuel wagering tax on horse tracks likely becomes law without Governor Lausche’s signature. Lausche stated he will not sign it and asked if a without-signature passage is possible. Attorney General O Neill said it isn’t. The bill lifts the current 1.8 million dollar annual tax by about three million dollars.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
C. William O'Neill
House
Senate
Romulo for President Drive Gains Momentum
In Manila the Romulo for president movement gains steam as Liberal party members express support for ambassador Carlos P. Romulo. Senator Tomas Gabili said he would submit Romulo's name to the Liberal convention on May 24, marking early opposition to President Elpidio Quirino's re election bid.
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Manila
Romulo
Liberal Party
U. S
Tomas Gabili
Carlos P. Romulo
Elpidio Quirino
Production controls on wheat crop loom
The Agriculture Department estimated the winter wheat crop at 729,884,000 bushels as of May 1. Spring wheat was not estimated. an average crop is 285 million bushels. At this rate, total production would exceed a billion bushels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Payne Backed Into Red Light Fined Ten Dollars
Albert Payne of Greenfield Ohio, 50, backed into a traffic light while driving the wrong way and into a red light, receiving a 10 dollar fine. He was charged with driving backwards through a red light.
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Greenfield
Albert Payne
Payne
Professor Dies Alliance D A Kitzmiller of Mount Union
Albanus B. Kitzmiller 68 longtime Mount Union College psychology professor died Monday after a career spanning from 1927. He taught and mentored students across generations at the Alliance institution.
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Dies Alliance
Albanus B. Kitzmiller
Mount Union College
Ohio State riot leads to suspensions after campus demonstrations
Dean of men Mylin H. Ross says eight to ten ring leaders will be suspended over a four hour spring fever riot at Ohio State University in Columbus. About 1000 students participated flooding streets, attempting a Baker Hall raid, damaging one window and a fence, and disrupting traffic.
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Columbus
Mylin H. Ross
Ohio State University
Ross
Baker Hall
High St
Trre
Coast Guard Lists Sixteen Sailors Safe
Grand Marais Minn 4 A storm off Isle Royale hindered search for the Henry Steinbrenner which sank with 31 aboard. Two rescue ships brought seven survivors ashore including Capt Albert Stiglin. Coast Guard reports 16 survivors 10 bodies recovered five unaccounted for awaiting the Clem at Sault Ste Marie.
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Grand Marais
Minn
Lake Superior
Isle Royale
Mich
Henry Steinbrenner
Joseph F .Thompson
Wilfred Sykes
Thompson
Soo Locks
Albert Stiglin
Vermilion, O
Coast Guard
Clema
Sault Ste. Marie
Link Ohioan To Art Theft Linked to Bardstown Heist
FBI arrests a 12th man in the nine painting theft from St Josephs Cathedral Bardstown Kentucky. William Napoli 35 of Cleveland is charged with conspiracy to receive stolen goods moved in interstate commerce. Three masterpieces traced to King Louis Philippe of France 1797 origins. The other eleven suspects are on bond or in jail awaiting trial.
Wilson budget cuts slash draft calls and Air Force wings
Defense Secretary Wilson outlined a defense budget plan reducing military manpower by 291000 over 13 months. The Air Force would fall from 143 to 120 wings and monthly draft calls would drop to about 0.000. He urged gaps in income and expenditure be closed within 2 to 3 years.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Barr F
Pentagon
Truman
Penta Kon
Wilson
House
Air Force
Haydenville Boy 8 Dies After Heart Operation
Kenneth Ray Knapp eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Harold Knapp of Haydenville died Monday night at Children's Hospital Columbus during a heart operation. He is survived by his parents brother Garry 11 grandparents Burpee Knapp Logan Route 3 and Cora Crane Haydenville. Funeral services Thursday at 2 p m at Haydenville Methodist Church with burial at Smith Chapel Cemetery near Logan. Friends may call after 6 30 p m Tuesday at the residence in Haydenville.
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Logan
Kenneth Ray Knapp
Harold Knapp
Haydenville
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Garry
Burpee Knapp
Cora Crane
G. E. Fisher
Haydenville Methodist Church
Smith Chapel
Ohio editor Robert Herzog dies at 38 in Youngstown
Robert N. Herzog, 38, church editor and editorial writer for the Vindicator, died today in Youngstown, Ohio.
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Ohio
Youngstown, CO
Roberts N. Herzog
Vindiljeator
Fulbright urges U S to arrange Soviet peace talks
Sen. Fulbright called for U S leadership to initiate cold war peace talks with the Soviet Union. He endorsed Churchill’s call for high level talks and urged restraint and caution in public statements while warning against overoptimism. White House and State Department offered no official comment. Eisenhower said he would meet halfway if the Kremlin shows real evidence of seeking peace. Republican leaders in the Senate noted Churchill’s warning not to assume everything must be settled before any progress.
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Washington
Sen
Fulbright
D., Ark
U. S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Britain
Churchill
White House
State Department
Winston
Kremlin
Eisenhower
Senate
Spilled Milk Quarrel Ends in Airman’s Death
Mason man 21 year old Air Force airman James R. King died from a pistol wound after a struggle over a loaded weapon with his wife in Birmingham Alabama. Mrs. King 16 is charged with murder and the couple's child Kathie Ann born December 7 1952 is in juvenile care. King had enlisted in January 1950 and lived in Mason prior to transfer to Birmingham. Funeral plans were set with Foglesong Funeral Home.
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Point Pleasant
James R. King
Mason
Birmingham
Ala
Kathie
King
Wahama High School
Air Force
James R. King, Sr
Patsy Mahoney
L. R. Mahoney
Maho
United Brethren Church
Foglesong Funeral
Reds Radio Message From Ohio Prisoner
Tokyo reports a broadcast attributed to an American war prisoner Cpl. Andrews Fortuna. He addresses his aunt Mrs. Ruby Evans of Portsmouth Ohio and says he is weighing more than ever and getting along well.
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Tokyo
Peiping
China
Radio Press
Cpl
Andrews Fortuna
Ruby Evans
First St
Portsmouth
O. Fortuna
Ohio health commissioners institute to meet at Lake Hope Lodge
About 35 Ohio health commissioners will meet Tuesday through Friday at Lake Hope Lodge near Zaleski for the fourth annual health commissioners institute. Dr. John D. Porterfield, Ohio's health director, will deliver the keynote address.
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Columbus
Ohio Health Commissioners
Lake Hope Lodge
Zaleski
Health Commissioners Institute
John D. Porterfield
Ohio
Red Assaults Shatter Lull At Korea Outposts
Seoul reports that Chinese forces overran Outpost Texas and two other allied positions in Central Korea. ROK infantry tally at least 175 Chinese killed as counterattacks drove attackers back to their lines after a heavy artillery and mortar barrage. Texas and two other outposts fell in about two hours of intense combat.
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Seoul
Texas
Korea
ROK
Eighth Army
Auto Kills Child in Cincinnati Traffic Tragedy
Pamela Owens, aged 2, was fatally struck by an oncoming automobile in Cincinnati on Monday. Police and witnesses identify the incident as a pedestrian accident and investigate the driver involved.
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Auto Kills
Cincinnati
Pamela Owens
Two Cities Devastated By Twisters
The Weather Bureau warned of more Texas tornadoes after deadly twisters hit Waco and San Angelo, killing at least 42 in Waco and eight in San Angelo with hundreds missing. A third tornado touched Sutton County near Sonora. Red Cross allotted 200000 for relief with more possible.
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Hebron
Neb
Waco
Texas
Tex
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Tyler, Lufkin, Yoakum
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Junction
Taylor
Forrest Moore
Baylor University
Escaphe
Moore
Sutton County
Sonora
Washington
Red Cross National
San Angelo
Raymond T Schaeffer
Disaster Service
Pontiff Urges Peace Parley for Global Quiet
Vatican City Pope Pius XII urged leaders to hold frank loyal talks for peace in a first audience with foreign reporters. He said such discussions would not guarantee peace but are the essential initial step toward it, as Churchill pressed for a high level meeting to ease East West tensions.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Rome
Churchill
East
Est
Stalin Signaled Laos Drive, General Says
General Claire Chennault reported possessing minutes from a Moscow meeting last January showing Joseph Stalin approved the Communist invasion of Laos in French Indochina. He noted Laos had been invaded earlier in the month with rapid gains before withdrawals began.
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Monroe
Claire Chennault
Moscow
Laos
French Indochina
Joseph Stalin
Chennault
Flying Tigers
Senators Debate $10,000 Pay Rise For Congress
Washington report notes a Senate debate on a bill granting a $25,000 yearly salary to senators and representatives, up from $12,500 plus expenses. Public talk is muted though some support remains, while opponents say the measure has little chance. Other linked raises include federal judges and U S attorneys.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Rep.McCormack
D-Mass
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
U. S
Connbeen
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