Red Team Holds Firm in Deadlock Over Prisoner Exchange
Cairo report says Egypt and the Red Team show no sign of yielding on Korea armistice talks. Reds denounce the Allied counterproposal as unacceptable while tearing down tents used for prisoner exchanges and insisting on a post armistice conference to decide fate. Lt Gen Harrison accuses Reds of abducting prisoners and forcing labor.
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Cairo
Egypt
Korea
United Nations
William K. Harrison, Jr
Yalu River
Manchuria
Sweden
Switzerland
India
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Nam I
Ohio House approves truck tax and gas tax boost
Ohio lawmakers pass axle mile tax on large trucks and a penny a gallon gasoline tax hike to add 4214 million dollars yearly to road funds. The bond issue to speed highway construction fails 72 to 56 as Senate opponents threaten derailment.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
House
State Department of Highway Safety
Congress
ROK Troops Batter Reds on 155 Mile Front
South Korean and American forces clash along a 155 mile front as infantrymen report heavy casualties among Communist units. US Sabre jets counterattack destroying MiGs and hitting supply targets while Allied troops repel a Chinese company north of a key central Korea position.
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Seoul
Government Payrolls Top 7 Million Mark
The Census Bureau reports about 7,105,000 people were on federal, state or local government payrolls in October, about one in 22 Americans. Local governments employed 3,418,000. federal civilian payrolls numbered 2,883,000. states employed 1,403,000.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Federal
Imment
Earl Young of Pomeroy Dies at 64
Earl Arlee Young, 64, of 300 West Main Street Pomeroy died at home Wednesday at 11 p m from a heart attack. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 30 p m at the Federated Church with Rev Dale Ratliff officiating. Burial in Beech Grove Cemetery after calling hours at Ewing funeral home.
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Pomeroy
Earl
Arlee) Young
Main St
Federated Church
Dale Ratliff
Ewing Funeral Home
Beech Grove
Lausche Signs Tax Bill to Raise Race Track Wagering Tax
Gov. Frank J. Lausche signed a bill increasing Ohio state tax on race track wagering by three million dollars annually. He said the action was reluctant to keep immediate revenue for the state. Frank L. Butterworth, 70, died from injuries after being struck by a car.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Columbus, CO
Frank L. Butterworth
Ike to Address U.S. Problems On Radio and TV
President Eisenhower announced plans for a radio address Tuesday night detailing national security, the budget and expenditures. He indicated a subsequent television report within a week or so to review administration actions and accomplishments. A conference with legislative leaders will precede the radio message. Eisenhower may bring one or two aides on a Williamsburg Virginia cruise to draft the speech. Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee oppose extending the excess profits tax.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Smati
Williamsburg
Ublicans
House
Ways and Means
Yank Airmen Down 3 Jets Over North Korea
U S Sabre jets shot up two more targets as Allied warplanes swarm over North Korea for the second straight day. Thirty-eight Sabres attacked a Red troop and supply area in Central Korea while 25 more blasted supply dumps farther west. Thunderjets hit targets near Pyongyang on the Central Front. another MiG was likely shot down and one damaged according to the Air Force.
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Seoul
U. S
North Korea
East Central Front
Korea
Pyongyang
Egypt Tightens Economic Noose on British Forces
Cairo reports Premier Mohamed Naguib’s cabinet bans commerce with British forces in the Suez Canal Zone except with supply minister approval. The move targets food, alcohol, building materials, and raw goods, aiming to force British troops to rely on outside Egypt. Tensions follow canal zone clashes and Ramadan gun salute events.
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Egypt
Cairo
Suez Canal Zone
Interior Ministry
Mohamed Naguib
Suez
Brian Tomes
Canal Zone
Associated Press
Port Said
Canal
Price Props Change Urged by Dairy Advisory Panel
Washington advisory committee created by Secretary Benson urged ending fixed parity for farm price supports at year end. They proposed returning to 75 to 90 percent parity range allowed under the 1949 farm act, with dairy products and several major crops currently supported at 90 percent of parity.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Court disqualifies Union County judge in cattle theft case
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Carl Weygandt disqualified Union County Common Pleas Judge F Leroy Allen for acting without notice or hearing and without authority in fact or law. He will assign another judge to oversee the case.
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Columbus
Ohio Sureme Court
Carl Weygandt
Union County Common Pleas
Weygandt
F. Leroy Allen
Measure Giving States Title To Titleland Oil Passes House
The House approved the tidelands bill 278 to 116 to grant states title to offshore submerged lands rich in oil. Opponents warned of court challenges. previous Truman vetoes and Eisenhower support shaped the campaign. Senate edits removed federal control beyond state seaward boundaries.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
White House
Truman
Supreme Court
Texas
California
Louisiana
Area PWs Reported In Good Health
A repatriated American soldier reports two area prisoners of war in good health. Pte. Peter LaClaire says he saw a notebook listing 200 names including Donald Manuel of Racine Route 2 and Emery McConnahan of West Street Logan smuggled past Communist guards.
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Red
Donald W. Manuel
Racine
Emery McConnahan
West St
Logan
Peter LaClaire
Fulton, Y
British Labor Chief's Jibe Stirs Capital
Washington reports Sen. Ferguson urged President Eisenhower to speak out to win British support for a firm Korea policy. Sen. Knowland condemned Churchill and Attlee for a Munich like appeasement and a Korea truce risking Red China in the UN. Ferguson pressed for a public statement aligning with U S on Asia policy.
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Washington
Sen. Ferguson
Mich
Eisenhower
Korea
Asia
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Munich
Churchill
Cle Attlee
Labor Party
Red China
United Nations
Ferguson
Churchild
Attlee
Akron Youth in Despondent Crisis Ends in Suicide
Richard Willis a 16 year old in Akron fired through his locked bedroom door during a police and pastor standoff then killed himself. His parents Virgil and his wife described him as despondent with no clear cause.
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Akron
Richard Willis
Virgil R. Willis
Waverly Voters Approve School Bond Issue
Waverly voters overwhelmingly approve a 450000 school bond issue by 663 to 113, with 88 percent in favor. The measure includes a 4.3 mill tax levy to fund construction amid concerns of doubled enrollment due to a nearby atomic energy plant.
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Waverly
Publisher of Four Ohio Newspapers Dies in Miami Beach
E. C. Dix aged 79, president of the Republican Printing Co., publishers of four Ohio papers, including the Wooster Daily Record and Ravenna Kent Courrier Tribune, died in Miami Beach. Services were tentatively planned for Tuesday in Wooster.
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Miami Beach
Fra
E. C. Dix
Republican Printing Co
Ohio
Dix
Wooster
McCarthy Demands Britain apologize for Attlee attack
Sen McCarthy charged former British Prime Minister Attlee with a cheap and insulting attack on President Eisenhower and the United States. He said Attlee’s remarks mocked U S sacrifice in Korea and warned of a communist influence, distributing a copied image and hand written letter praising the Communist brigade.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Britain
Attlee
Eisenhower
Senate
United States
Korea
Europe
U.S
Sin
Aja
Anton
Communist Party
Spain
Farm Agency Funds Hiked by House Committee
The House Appropriations Committee recommended an Agriculture Department budget 14 percent above Eisenhower’s request, totaling $712,308,328 for the 1954 fiscal year starting July. The figure is $37,101,014 below Truman’s January budget plan and $8,942,086 above Benson’s revised request, with most of the rise set for 50 small pilot watershed protection plants.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower
Truman
Benson
Alcoa Wins Permit for $40 Million Defense Plant
Alcoa gains council approval to build a government plant in Cuyahoga Heights after five months of delay. The six council members reversed their earlier decision, permitting the project despite prior tax concerns.
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Cleveland
Aluminum Co
American
Cuyahoga Heights
Alcoa
Godfrey to Undergo Hip Surgery in Coming Days
Boston A radio television star Arthur Godfrey to undergo surgery within a few days to correct hip injuries from a 22 year old automobile accident. He suffered 27 fractures in the 1931 Washington DC crash and has endured long lasting pain. Hospitalization expected for about eight weeks.
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Boston
Arthur Godfrey
Godfrey
Washington, D. C
Va man admits setting fires at churches and chief home
A Southside resident from Youngstown Virginia confessed to arson attacks on six Roman Catholic church altars and the home of Police Chief Edward Allen. The fires caused little damage.
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Youngstown
South Side
Edward Allen
Hesson Cleared in Jail Escape Aiding Charge
Ernest Hesson was found innocent in circuit court after a trial over allegations he aided four prisoners to leave the county jail on May 13 1952 to vote in the primary. Witnesses testified prisoners voted. Hesson claimed he unlocked cells and coordinated with Sheriff Morrison. He was police chief and a sheriff candidate at the time.
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Point Pleasant
Ernest Hesson
State Road Commission
Hesson
Priatars
Onn Dilbert
Orville Rimmey
Jeff Porter
Carl Reiker
F. A. Morrison
Morrison
Rimmey
Nibert
Reiker
Owever
Three More Vote Fraud Cases Ended in Circuit Court
Three cases involving alleged election law violations were dismissed on faulty indictments in Circuit Court at Point Pleasant. Lillian Fields and Charlotte Roush were charged with accepting the vote of an unregistered voter in precinct 45 during the May primary last year. Bessie Supple and Celestine Faudree faced charges of accepting votes from unregistered voters. H. V. Butler and S. H. Egnor were indicted for accepting votes from unregistered persons in precinct 25. The cases stemmed from indictments by the October special grand jury. Two cases set for Thursday were continued on state motion.
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Point Pleasant
Circuit Court
Lillian Fields
Charlotte Roush
Bessie Supple
Celestine Faudree
H. V. Butler
S. H. Egnor
Abetting
Lee
L. Smith
Abett
Roy
Army Lowers July Draft Call To 23,000
The July Army draft call is 23,000, the lowest since last June, and brings total inducted or earmarked since resuming selective service after the Korean War to 1,469,430. All but 81,430 went to the Army, with those few entering the Marines over a 10 month span. Defense Dept says the cut aligns with lower service needs for the fiscal year.
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Washington
Army
Defense Department
Tornado Toll Reaches 101 In Waco Disaster
Waco officials reported 101 deaths from the downtown tornado with 50 million dollars in damages and 196 destroyed buildings. Army Engineers from Las gathered figures after a disaster relief meeting as San Angelo counted 10 more fatalities for a Texas total of 111.
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Waco
Tex
Disaster Relief Committee
Army Engineers
Las
San Angelo
Texas
Steelworkers Open Wage Talks With U S Steel In Pittsburgh
The CIO United Steelworkers began bargaining with United States Steel Corp in Pittsburgh as part of talks affecting about 1.1 million workers. The union seeks roughly 10 cents more per hour, with negotiations also set in Youngstown Ohio. If no deal is reached by June 30 a strike remains possible. President David J. McDonald will lead the negotiations.
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Pittsburgh
Industrial
America
CIO
United Steelworkers
United States Steel Corp
Steelworkers Union
U. S. Steel
GOP
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Youngstown
USW
David J. McDonald
Eisenhower Impatient But Open To Major Power Talks
President Eisenhower said he would not object to a conference of top leaders of major powers but wants evidence of good faith from the Soviet Union first. He remains willing to consider Soviet peace overtures, yet notes no proof of good faith. He backs a broad peace effort while stressing caution about Soviet actions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Elsishoweet
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ease Wilson
Wilson
Congress
House
Hells Canyon
Idaho
Hawaii
Alaska
Senate
United Nations
Korea
Mark Clark
Far East
Atomic tests disrupt uranium hunting and farming in New Mexico
Prospectors in Western and Gallup areas report radioactive fallout from atomic tests hindering uranium ore exploration and fruit growers blame frosts on Nevada tests. Residents describe lightheadedness and nausea while Atomic Energy Commission officials discount complaints.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
Gallup
Legendary ship owner dies of heart attack in Wake Island
Hans J. Isbrandtsen, 60, renowned American ship owner, died of a heart attack on Wake Island while en route home from a three week business trip to Japan. He collapsed as he stepped from a plane during a layover and died minutes later. He advocated freedom of the seas.
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Honolulu
Hans J. Isbrandtsen
Wake Island
Isbrandtsen
Japan
Jenkins To Witness Atomic Test Friday
Thomas A. Jenkins, a member of the Joint Congressional Energy Committee, will witness an atomic test in Nevada on Friday.
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Washington
Thomas A. Jenkins
Nevada
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Farm Agency
Defense Project
Athen
Chauncey
Esoeg
Comiga
Galli
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McArthur
Nelsonville
Middleport
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