Walkouts Choke Auto Production Amid Mass Layoffs
Detriot area and six major automakers including Ford Chrysler Studebaker Willys Nash and International Harvester report large layoff plans as supplier strikes slash parts flow. Ford says Rouge layoffs begin and Canton forgings halted. Chrysler idles 27 000. Budd strike halts car bodies. Warner Gear dispute hits Studebaker Willys and IH with thousands idle.
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Ford
Chrysler
Studebaker
Willys
Nash
International Harvester
Canton
Borg
Muncie
Ind
Budd Company
Big Rouge
Dearborn
de Soto
Dodge
Warner Gear
Warner
Nonauto
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Wis
Springfield
CIO United Auto Workers
First Case of Polio in 1953 Reported in Gallia County
Gallia County reports its first polio case of 1953. Gary Roach of Eastern Avenue was ill with the disease and referred to Children’s Hospital in Columbus, per Dr. William F. Ashe county polio foundation chairman.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Gary Roach
Eastern Ave
William F. Ashe
Polio Foundation
White House Reveals Note to Reds on Oatis Pardoning
The AP correspondent William N. Oatis was freed by Czechoslovakia six weeks after Eisenhower offered trade and travel concessions. Messages between Eisenhower and Czech President Antonin Zapotocky show a possible link, with Zapotocky pardoning Oatis on May 15. U.S. Ambassador Wadsworth and Czech PM Siroky facilitated the exchange amid calls to lift sanctions.
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Washington
Czechoslovakia
Associated Press
William N. Oatis
Eisenhower
White House
Antonin Zapotocky
Zapotocky
Oatis
U. S
George Wadsworth
Siroky
Radio Today
Radio Prague
Vienna
Rude Pravo
State Department
Otis
Dulles
Hospitalization chiseling raises hospital load says Magnuson
Dr. Paul B. Magnuson warned that extensive use of hospital insurance backed by doctors overloads U S hospitals. He cited many patients who could be treated at home and criticized physicians for encouraging hospital care to be easier.
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ST. Louis
Paul B. Magnuson
St. Louis Medical Society
Magnuson
Chicago
Commission
Truman
Budget cut hits Veterans Administration programs
The Eisenhower administration reduced VA appropriations by nearly 300 million dollars from a request of 4 575 billion, delaying work on new hospitals in Cleveland San Francisco Topeka and Washington D C if endorsed by Congress. The revised estimates, still preliminary, were sent to a House Appropriations subcommittee led by Rep Phillips of California.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Veterans Administration
Truman
Congress
Cleveland
San Francisco
Topeka
Washington, D. C
House
Rep
Phillips
Calif
Burping Hereford Goes Under Knife
Pete the hiccuping Hereford at Ohio State University undergoes surgery to remove the burps that have troubled him since March 29. Veterinarians report a drop from 10 hiccups to 3 per minute before the operation, and Pete is owned by Jerry Shanks of Martinsville.
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Columbus
Pete
Hereford
Ohio State University
Jerry Shanks
Martinsville
Planned Cuts In Air Power Divide Senate
Washington debate over trimming the Air Force from 143 to 120 wings and shaving five billion dollars sparks a split in Senate. Senator Ferguson supports Secretary Wilson arguing the cut reflects a better funded program while Senator Hill denounces the cut and calls for justification before backing the budget change.
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Senate
Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Ferguson
R-Mich
Appropriations
Wilson
Truman
Sen. Hill
D-Ala
New York Marshal Evicts Family in Private Housing Complex
City Marshal William Goldstone and six aides forced entry with a sledge hammer to evict a Negro family and about 50 others who had barricaded themselves in a three room apartment. Police watched as the door was broken and the safety chain cut. Officers escorted the residents, including Mrs. Michael Decatur and her family, from the building.
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New York
William Goldstone
Michael Decatur
Flood threat forces mass evacuation near port city
Calcasieu River flood surge Endangers Lake Charles area forcing about 1250 families from homes and 1000 in Eastdale subdivision. High water threatens U S Highway 90 and local trailer camps as weather officials warn the river may rise beyond flood stage.
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Lake Charles
Calcasieu
Louisiana
Kinder
Lake Charles Air Force Base
Paul Cook
Old Town Bay
Relief Roster Bill Altered in Ohio Legislature
Ohio Senate approved a bill to remove public relief rolls from secrecy and the House Welfare Committee proposed a substitute. The measure would disclose recipient names only to a county public assistance council for quarterly fraud checks, shifting from full disclosure sought by Sen. Ross Pepple to limited access.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
House Welfare Committee
Ross Pepple
R-Allen
Siamese Twin Boys Die Shortly After Birth in Nova Scotia
In Inverness Nova Scotia two Siamese twin boys born Tuesday died Wednesday night about 33 hours after birth. Hospital officials cited the mother 19 year old Mrs Max Wyrwas in toxic condition before delivery. The babies had appeared healthy earlier.
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Inverness
N. S
Max Wyrwas
Prominent Educator Defends Public Schools on Religion
William G. Carr executive secretary of the National Education Association told about 2500 delegates at the National Council of Parents and Teachers convention in Oklahoma City that public schools are not godless for refusing to teach a definite religious creed. He argued critics ignore freedom of religion and urged teaching about religion as part of American heritage without endorsing any creed.
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Oklahoma City
National Coss
William G. Carr
National Education Association
Washington, D. C
Carr
Hawaii
District of Columbia
Four Year Term Amendment Heads to Ballot in Ohio
The Ohio Legislature approved a proposed constitutional change moving all elected state officials to four year terms. The Senate passed the measure 28 to 4, sending it to the House for a three-fifths vote. If approved, the issue would appear on November’s ballot with no term limit.
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Senate
House
Ross Pepple
Rallen
Ex GI Kills Wife Then Ends Own Life Near Wooster
WWII veteran Ralph Bailey 29 employed at Cleveland Cadillac Plant shot his estranged wife Reva 26 in the back at his sister-in-law’s home, then killed himself with an automatic pistol. Deputy said Bailey used a pistol after filing for divorce. incident linked by similar family names.
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Inlaw
Frederick
Sightless Father in Loudonville Jail Dies by Hanging
Charles Fred Pennington 32 of Columbus, a food concession operator en route to Akron to visit his father, hanged himself with a belt in a Loudonville jail cell. Coroner Dr. Herman Gunn ruled death by own action suffocation. Pennington was father of two blind children and sought a sleeping spot.
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Loudonville
Herman Gunn
Charles Fred Pennington
Columbus
Pennington
Akron
Eno Pennington
Drowns in cistern in Columbus yard
Three year old John Michael Sullivan drowned in an abandoned cistern Wednesday while playing in a neighbor s yard.
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Columbus
John Michael Sullivan
House Block on the Tax Plans Seen
Republican Leader Halleck voiced optimism about House approval of Eisenhower’s request to extend the excess profits tax on business. Opponents outlined strategy moves to defeat or amend the measure as hearings on the request were scheduled for June 1 through 10.
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Washington
Halleck
Indiana
House
Eisenhower
Congress
Joseph Martin
R-Mass
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
AFL
George Meany
Daniel A. Reed
Eisenhower set for White House television address
President Eisenhower will report on his administration in a nationally televised program from 8:30 to 9:00 p m EST Wednesday June 3. Press Secretary Hagerty said others may participate and the four major networks will carry it. A radio simulcast will follow on ABC from 9:30 to 10 p m EST.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
American Broadcasting Company
St Marys Youth Drowns at Lake Park
Eugene Gruber fourteen-year-old student from Marion Route 6 drowned at Lake St Marys while swimming with classmates at a state park. Park officials used artificial respiration for an hour before his body was recovered about forty five minutes after he disappeared.
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ST. Marys
Eugene Gruber
Lake St. Marys
Myron Gruber
Marion
Wiley Urges Congress To Recess in Mid July
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin urged Congress to recess from mid July until January. He praised President Eisenhower's electoral mandate and said he is willing to trust the president with the reins of government for six months.
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Wiley
Congress
Washington
Sen
R-Wis
Eisenhower
Russia estimates say 900 to 1000 Soviet bombers in service
Washington reports place Soviet long range bomber force at 900 to 1000 TU4 aircraft in operational squadrons, excluding production or reserve planes. Officials note official numbers may differ, while U.S. defense leaders debate exact air power sizes and bomber parity across the Iron Curtain.
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Washington
Russia
U. S
Cne
Wilson
Navy
Roger M. Kyes
Kyes
Iron Curtain
South Korean Troops Force Red Retreat On Ridge
U S reports heavy fighting on the Eastern Front where South Korean infantry repelled Red forces after 12 hours of See-Saw combat. Chinese assault halted after reinforcements, with both sides trading rifle and machine gun fire before dawn. Casualty toll in Korea rises to 135 155, up 197 from last week.
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Seoul
Toms
Eighth Army
Washington
U. S
Korea
Gas Pipeline Extension Set
Ohio Fuel Gas Co announces a 2.307 million pipeline project to boost gas capacity from Texas Gas Transmission. Clyde C. Phillips says the work, in two budgets, starts next week and aims for completion in August. First 26 miles of 20 inch line from Crawford Station toward Mt. Sterling costing 1.276 million. Second 22 miles of 20 inch line between Centerville Station and Howell Junction.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Texas
Clyde C. Phillips
Transmissions
Ohio Fuel
Crawford Station
Lancaster
Mt. Sterling
Centerville
Montgomery County
Howell Junction
Greene County
Two Jet Aces Heading Home From Korea
In Seoul two American pilots, Capt. Joseph McConnell Jr. with 16 confirmed kills and Capt. Manuel Fernandez Jr. with 14, depart after receiving high Korean military honors from President Syngman Rhee. They pass through Tokyo for additional medals, then return to the United States.
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Seoul
Korea
Joseph McConnell Jr
Manuel Fernandez Jr
Syngman Rhee
Tokyo
United States
Apple Valley
Calif
McConnell
Miami
Fila
Fernandez
Columbus Postoffice Investigation Looms
Congressional investigators will examine post offices in Columbus and Mansfield. Rep. Bender, Republican from Ohio, chairs the House government operations subcommittee seeking to root out inefficiency and issues in agency operations. The inquiry will cover both cities.
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Washington
Columbus
Mansfield
Rep
Bender
Ohio
House
Senate Labor Panel Reaches Accord on TH Act Changes
Republican members of the Senate Committee report agreement on Taft Hartley amendments to limit the closed shop. Proposals include casual employment unions signing prework contracts, exemptions for public utilities and small businesses, building service workers, adding two members to the NLRB, and allowing strikers to vote in NLRB elections if replaced.
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Senate Labor Panel
Washington
Senate
H. Alexander Smith
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Big Three plan informal June meeting likely in Bermuda
President Eisenhower Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Mayer will meet, probably in Bermuda, to align views on world peace. The White House and foreign offices say the session may start June 17 with a broad agenda including China Britain Europe defense and relations with Russia.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Churchill
Great Britain
France
Bermuda
White House
London
United States
James ©. Hagerty
Paris
Hagerty
Mayer
Son Muda
Britain
Red China
Russia
Polk Drops Proposal to Raise Soil Conservation Funds
Rep Polk of Ohio withdrew his plan to boost soil conservation payments to 250 million dollars for next year. The House narrowly saved a 195 million dollar item from the Appropriations Committee amid a tight margin that would have allowed a cut to 140 million. The provision is in the Agriculture Department funding bill for the year beginning July 1.
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Washington
Polk
Ohio
House
House Appropriations Committee
Britain to Establish Marshall Scholarships
Britain announces 12 American scholars will study at British universities each year as a token of gratitude for Marshall Plan aid. The first awards will be given next April and will be known as Marshall Scholarships in honor of General George C. Marshall.
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London
Britain
Foreign Office
George C. Marshall
Mechanic Recovers After Self-Torture Ordeal
Ralph H. Ball, 49, was hospitalized in Charleston after slitting his throat with a razor, setting his room on fire and burning himself, and striking his head with a hammer. He gave no reason for the actions in a signed statement.
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Charleston
W. Va
Charleston General Hospital
Ralph H. Ball
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