West Is Intent About Settling Indochina Issue
Geneva AP report says Indochina conference returns to closed session as West seeks quick armistice prospects. Eden flies to London for Churchill briefing, discusses Laos and Cambodia with Molotov and Chou En-lai while France pushes for broader Viet Nam ceasefire and phased withdrawal.
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Indochina
Geneva
Anthony Eden
London
Churchill
Eden
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Red
China
Chou En-lai
Laos
Cambodia
France
United States
Georges Bidault
Paris
Britain
Bidault
Viet Nam
Waverly Man Added to FBI Ten Most Wanted List
The FBI added Otto Austin Loel, 43, an ex sailor from Waverly, to its ten most wanted list for the stabbing death of a woman in a Oklahoma City motel on January 10. The victim had planned a cost sharing trip from Compton to Newark with her husband, and Loel disappeared afterward. He has a prior drunk driving arrest in 1947.
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Washington
FBI
Otto Austin Loel
Oklahoma City
Loel
Compton
Calif
Newark
Ohio
California
Waverly
After 54 Years Leaves With Husband's Cash
In St Clairsville Ohio a 72 year old farmer asks Belmont County court to stop his wife Kostanczia Hodzinski from taking their life savings. She left with 7500 dollars cash joint bank pass books and farm title and vowed not to return. She now lives ten miles away. The reason for the departure was not stated.
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ST. Clairsville
Ohio
Mike Hodzinski
Belmont County Common Pleas Court
Kostanczia
Central Ohio Crashes Kill Man and Woman
COSHOCTON Ohio police report two deaths from separate crashes in the region. Robert R Myers 27 of War saw was killed when his motorcycle collided with a moving Nickel Plate Rail freight train two miles south of Coshocton. Irene Dyer 21 of Beckley West Virginia died in Coshocton County Hospital from injuries after a truck automobile collision at Newcomerstown in Tuscarawas County.
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Coshocton
Ohio
Robert R. Myers
Warsaw
Cochocton
Irene Dyer
Beckley
W. Va
Coshocton County
Newcomerstown
Tuscarawas County
Citizens Group Elects Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant III
The Citizens Planning Conference ended its five day session with Maj. Gen. U S Grant III of Washington reelected president. Grant, grandson of the 18th president, leads the American Planning and Civic Association, sponsor of the national conference marking its golden anniversary in Columbus.
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Columbus
Citizens Planning Conference
U.S. Grant III
Washington
Gen. Grant
American Planning and Civic Association
National Planning Conference
Asian Pact Delayed Without Britain Support
The United States warns a Southeast Asia anti communist defense may stall without Britain. New Zealand Foreign Minister Webb said a satisfactory alliance must include Britain, amid Britain delaying commitments pending Geneva negotiations. Eisenhower said a workable defense could emerge if New Zealand Australia and Asian nations cooperate, implying failure without NZ backing.
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Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
Britain
New Zealand
T. Clifton Webb
Dulles
Leslie Knox Munro
Webb
Geneva
U. S
Eisenhower
News Zealand
Australia
British Commonwealth
Living costs dip in April led by tax cut
The government reports a small drop in living costs for April, the third decline in as many months. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the index fell two tenths of a percent from mid-March to mid-April to 114.6 percent of the 1947-49 average, still below October 1953’s peak and slightly under a year earlier.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Auto Breaks Power Pole in Route 2 Crash
A 1949 convertible driven by Glendale Watterson hit a power pole on Route 2 at Ash ton near 1 a m Friday and overturned. No injuries were reported. Watterson, on leave from the U S Air Force, was traveling north after crossing a railroad track. Passengers were Clyde Bower Jr Amanda Handley and Patty Marcum. Sheriff Charles A Roberts investigated.
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Point Pleasant
Ashton
Glendale Watterson
Steel Talks Halted To Review Demands
Pittsburgh U S Steel Corp began reviewing contract demands of the United Steelworkers outlined at a three day conference opening 1954 negotiations in the basic steel industry. The session recessed and a two week period is expected to study the demands before resuming talks.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel
Marshal Improves After Wounding Near Napoleon
NAPOLEON Ohio Marshal Harry Hartsing of McClure was critically wounded but today hospital officials described him as much improved. Authorities report the injuries occurred yesterday with the marshal expected to recover.
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Napoleon
Ohio
Harry Hartsing
McClure
Pittsburgh conference grants $3000 to Mount Union
Delegates at the annual Pittsburgh conference vote a grant of three thousand dollars for Mount Union College. The decision reflects support for student aid and church education programs.
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Pittsburgh
The
Methodist / Keavert
Mount Union
Uisege
Unio
Airman Rake Receives Soldier's Medal For Heroic Rescue
Airman Second Class Jack L. Rake of Athens and Ale Charles B. Duncan of Dalton Ga were awarded the Soldier's Medal for risking their lives July 14 1953 in Herby France to save a French physician from drowning after a car driven into the Seine River. The awards were presented by Maj. Gen. Dudley D. Hale at Fontainebleau France. Both men later joined a parade with General Hale for Armed Forces Day observances.
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Jack L. Rake
Athens
U.S
Rake
Ethel D. Rake
S. McKinley Ave
Ale Charles B. Duncan
Dalton
Dudley D. Hale
Fon
Tainebleau
France
Allied Air Forces Central Europe
Aircent
USAF
NATO Air Command
Herby
Seine River
United States Air Force
Duncan
Hale
AIC
Charles B. Duncan
Man
Red Move Threatens Formosa
Washington reports a sizable shift of jet fighters and light bombers by China along the mainland coast opposite Formosa. The Chekiang deployment centers on MIG15 fighters and IL-28 bombers, part of a broader postwar air power buildup near southern fields and near Indochina.
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Washington
Red China
Air Command
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Manchuria
Chekiang
Indochina
Russell Attacks 18 Year Voting Proposal
Senator Russell of Georgia denounces Eisenhower's plan to lower the voting age to 18 as an invasion of states rights. He notes Georgia currently allows 18-year-olds to vote and says voting eligibility should remain a state matter under the Constitution.
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Washington
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Eisenhower
Senate
Georgia
Tragic Tractor Crash Claims Delaware Boy
George Henry Smith Jr aged 10 died near Delaware when he fell from a tractor and was crushed beneath it. The vehicle was driven by his stepfather Donald Davis who was operating at the time of the accident.
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Delaware, Ohio
George Henry Smith, Jr
Here
Donald Davis
C&O Seeks State Funds for Crossing Safety Lights
The Portsmouth area atomic plant work prompts a crossing dispute in eastern Pike County. Route 124 traffic will cross C and O tracks at Robbins for eight months of work. The state highway department wants a watchman paid by the railroad, while the railroad offers a watchman if funded. The department refuses to pay. The utilities commission set a June 7 hearing to decide on safety equipment. Traffic has risen to 3000 vehicles daily with two passenger and 30 to 35 freight trains crossing daily.
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Columbus
Ohio
Portsmouth Area
Pike County
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Robbins
State Highway Department
State Utilities Commission
Guy W Metcalf 69 Dies At Marietta Hospital
Guy W Metcalf 69 of Stockport Route 1 died Friday morning in Marietta Memorial Hospital. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p m at Dale EUB Church with Elders C V Leach and A D Leach officiating. Burial in Dale Cemetery. Friends may call at Fawcett Stone Funeral Home after 4 p m Saturday.
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Chesterhill
Guy W. Metcalf
Stockport
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Dale Eub
C. V
A. D. Leach
Dale Cemetery
Fawcett-Stone
Lima Man Charged In Old Triple Slaying
James M. Leech of Lima Ohio, a former U S Army captain, awaits extradition after being charged in Germany with murder in the 1946 ax and fire slaying of three U S officers in Passau. Victims Maj Everett Corran Capt Adrian Wessler and Lt Stanley Rosewater were killed as the killer used an axe and gasoline to set the house ablaze.
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Frankfurt
Germany
James M. Leech
Lima
Ohio
U.S. Army
Dep. Dist
William Canfield
Leech
Everett S. Corran
Washington, D.C
Seattle
Wash
Adrian L. Wessler
Stanley Rosewater
Omaha
Neb
Cofran
Danube
Passau
Canfield
Hampden, Mass
Corran
Rosewater
Capt
Wessler
Eisenhower postpones tariff clash hearings to 1955
President Eisenhower moves to delay a major tariff battle by proposing a one year renewal of the Reciprocal Trade Act with a plan for a full hearing schedule next year. Senate and House Republicans welcome the delay while McCarthy faces Senate hearings on Army disputes.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Daniel A. Reed
House
Ways and Means Committee
Reed
Charles H. Percy
Chicago
Judge Defies Libel Threat in Ohio Meeting
Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt of Ohio Supreme Court said he would attend a Youngstown gathering of the Ohio Bar Association as scheduled, then depart for Washington to join American Law Institute meetings. Judge Walter B. Wanamaker threatened to seek Weygandt’s arrest over a disputed sentenced libel claim.
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Columbus
Ohio
Youngstown
Ohio Bar Assa
Carl V. Weygandt
Ohio Supreme Court
Washington
American Law Institute
Walter B. Wanamaker
Summit County Common Pleas Court
Weygand
Wanamaker
Supreme Court
Door Swings Open Fire Alarm Damages Logan Residence
A Logan morning fire started when a closet door swung open due to clothing on a wire hanger in the James Goss residence at 1210 Church St. The garment touched a gas heater, ignited, causing bathroom and hallway water and fire damage. No damage estimate given. Responding units included Assistant Chief Robert Stallsmith and volunteers.
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Logan
James Goss
Church St
Burlin Taylor
Robert Stallsmith
Rhee Party Clinches Control in South Korea
Seoul reports President Syng Man Rhee's Liberal Party won 109 of 203 seats in the South Korean National Assembly. Independent candidates took 74 districts, with 15 for the Democratic Nationalists, 3 for the Korean Nationalists, and 2 for the Korean Nationalist Society.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Liberal Party
South Korean National Assembly
Korean Nationalist Society
Roy killed by truck in Columbus incident
Ronald Jones age 16 of Williamsport died from injuries after falling from a truck driven by his uncle Bernie Jones of Circleville. The accident occurred Wednesday and the fatality occurred yesterday in Columbus.
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Roy
Columbus
Ronald Jones
Williamsport
Bennie Jones
Circleville
Frost Brings Near Freezing Temps Across Region
Temperatures in southeastern Ohio and southern West Virginia fell to near freezing last night with frost reported in rural Gallia and Mason counties. Athens County readings showed a low around 40 degrees, while Gallipolis registered no frost at a 40 degree low and Mason County reported 39 degrees before warming to 60 by 10 30 am.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Athens County
Gallipolis
Gallipolia
Gallianes
Mason County
W. Va
W. C. Roberts
Five Day Forecast for Columbus Area
Five day outlook shows Saturday through Wednesday near or below normal temperatures with a weekend warm up. Sunday and Wednesday may bring scattered showers producing about a half inch of moisture. Temperatures range from cool Saturday to mid to upper seventies by midweek with a cooler Monday.
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Columbus
Frosts Reported Across County Yet No Major Damage
In Athens the temperature dropped to 31 degrees at the F M Poston Power Plant in Hamley Run with frost reported countywide but no apparent damage. The 11 am reading in Athens was 65. County agents said no crop damage reported and some gardeners saw no frost while parts of Gatlin County indicated frost damage.
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Athens
Hamley Run
C. L. Colmer
U. S
Ross Wright
Meigs County
Gatlin County
Bill Smith
Secretary of Army Stevens Attends Montana Stockgrowers Meet
Secretary of the Army Stevens, a Montana rancher, visits Miles City for a brief respite from McCarthy hearings and to attend sessions of the Montana Stockgrowers Association convention. He owns property between Two Dot and Big Timber and is due back in Washington Monday.
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Miles City
Mont
Stevens
Montana Stockgrowers Association
Montana
Dot
Army
Washington
New York Students Riot on Subway Line After Park Event
Hundreds of high school students from the High School of Commerce and other schools rioted on a Bronx to Manhattan elevated line after a rain delay at Van Cortlandt Park. They roughed a porter, smashed equipment, and delayed trains as police questioned 24 boys and 19 girls. two remained detained.
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New York
van Cortlandt Park
242Nd Street
Refugee Sponsorship Discussed by NY and Ohio Methodists
Technically, ties of bringing refugees to this country under American sponsorship were discussed here yesterday by Methodist Church leaders of New York and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Methodist
New York
Ohio
New Irish Premier Plans Farm Build Up
Dublin reports that a coalition led by John A Costello will prioritize agriculture as he prepares to become premier after Tuesday's general election gave Fine Gael and allies a majority in the Dail. Fianna Fail concedes defeat as Costello vows to modernize Ireland's 12 million acres of arable land.
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Dublin
Ireland
John A. Costello
Costello
Eamon de Valera
Finanna Fail
Men of Destiny
Dail
Fine Gael
United Ireland
Clann Na Poblachta
Fianna Fail
de Valera
Evacuation of 159 Wounded From Dien Bien Phu
French command reports 159 wounded flown from Dien Bien Phu to Luang Prabang with 100 more to follow as monsoon rains delay operations. Beaver and helicopter shuttles carry casualties to Hanoi via Dakota transports, after a night of heavy rain and low visibility.
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Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Luang Prabang
Hanoi
Slaver of Elderly Man Jailed for 120 years in Ohio
Raymond L Grambo 35 was sentenced to one toe 20 year term at Ohio Penitentiary for first degree murder in the May fatal beating of 74 year old John B Church. Grambo's nephew Walter Robeson 18 and William R Hudson 25 were sent to probation for pre sentence investigation. All are Columbus residents.
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Columbus
Raymond L. Grambo
Ohio
Janghter
John B. “Hurch
Grambo
Walter Robeson
William R. Hudson
Probation Department
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Rep
Richard M Simpson
Ways and Means
Simpson
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
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Wisconsin
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Carr
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Lutheran Hospital
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Kenny Broyles
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