Geneva Talks Focus on Indochina and Korea Crises
United States diplomats say the Viet Nam situation worsened after Dien Bien Phu and urge bold steps including Bao Dai returning to lead. Eden travels to Geneva to push negotiation momentum as nine nation talks enter fifth week with Western powers weighing a deadline for potential intervention.
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Stevens Testifies Army Alone Directed McCarthy Clash
Secretary of the Army Robert Stevens testified under oath that Army actions in the McCarthy dispute were the Army s own decisions and not made on orders from anyone The testimony sought to rebut claims high level Administration figures guided Army moves Mundt said McCarthy and aides are ready to testify after Army witnesses The hearings continue amid executive order limits and disputes over records and transcripts
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Barricaded Gamblers Found Guilty by Court
Jefferson Ohio sheriff and deputies raided a garage near Ashtabula arresting six men on gambling charges. Five paid fines and one faces court today after the deputies forced through three doors to reach the scene and the dice table.
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Ohio
Tom Fasula
Ashtabula
Fasula
Earth shock rattles Los Angeles residents
A brief rolling earth tremor was felt in Los Angeles causing residents to call telephones and rattling a few dishes yesterday.
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Los Angeles
A Powerful Punch Classified Ad Teaser
A small classified ad copy from THE MESSENGER explains how classified ads reach thousands of homes across Southeastern Ohio. It notes easy placement by phone mail or in person and provides the phone number 31242 to dial for ad placement.
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Ohio
Prosecution Of Leech Is Held Up In Germany
FRANKFURT AP Legal steps stalled in the 1946 ax arson killings of three American Army officers in Passau Germany. U S Chief Prosecutor Landan said current evidence is not legally sufficient for extradition of James M Leech of Lima Ohio a former Army captain Leech is charged with murder manslaughter and arson in the deaths of Maj Everett Confran Capt Adrian Wessler and 1st Lt Stanley Rosewater Canfield had sought extradition but Lancian halted proceedings and said the evidence in its present form is not sufficient The case cannot proceed to the U S high commissioner for about three weeks while evidence is gathered evaluated and legal requirements prepared.
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U.S
Thomas Landan
James M. Leech
Lima
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Passau
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Everett S. Confran
Washington, D.C
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New Rochelle
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Omaha
Neb
William Canfield
Hampden
Mass
U.S. High Commission
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German Woman May Have Seen Slayer
In Frankfurt a German woman under 1946 curfew told U S investigators she possibly saw the slayer of three American Army officers in Passau after the axe killings eight years ago. She said the man left the death house area, threw an object into the Danube, then went toward the Ambassador's Villa. Investigators later recovered an axe from the river at the spot she named.
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Route 17 accident reported by deputies
An accident occurred on Route 17 Sunday afternoon when a car driven by Dewey Powell of Chillicothe crashed into the back of a car driven by Curtis Roush of Henderson. Roush had stopped to pick up a passenger just east of the 17 Drive-In. Deputy Sheriff J Gary Kapp and State Police investigated the scene.
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Chillicothe
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Henderson
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J. Gary Kapp
Thief Breaks Into Mason Elementary for Milk Heist
Police investigate a weekend break in at Mason Elementary School. Deputy J. Gary Kapp reports a window in the furnace room was forced open and three half pint milk bottles were stolen. The entry is believed to have occurred Friday night.
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Cartridge Explodes In Fire Injuring Three Boys
A 30 caliber cartridge tossed into a fire exploded yesterday in Cleveland injuring three boys. The blast caused minor burns and shrapnel wounds, with responders listing no life threatening injuries.
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Knowland Forecasts Farm Plan Deadlock and Flexible Supports
Senator Knowland predicts possible deadlock over farm legislation and the shift to flexible price supports. He notes disagreement between Democrats and some Republicans on continuing 90 percent parity supports and the prospect of allowing the flexible plan to take effect if no new law is passed. President Eisenhower urged phasing in flexible supports and freezing government-held crops to ease the transition.
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Sen
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Calif
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Senate
Eisenhower
Meigs County Pioneer Dies
William G. Nease 92, last immediate survivor of a Meigs County pioneer family, died at his son Vernon Nease’s home in Nease Settlement. Survived by Vernon, another son Dwight of Parkersburg, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services tentatively set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ewing funeral home in Pomeroy. Burial in Gilmore Cemetery at Nease Settlement.
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Laszlo Krausz Named Akron Symphony Conductor
Laszlo Krausz from the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra was named yesterday to direct the Akron Symphony. The appointment places Krausz as the new music chief directing performances in Akron and guiding the regional ensemble.
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NAACP Plans Mass Petitions to End School Segregation
ATLANTA delegates from 18 states unveil the Atlanta declaration urging immediate school integration with Negro teacher assignments and federal aid. Thurgood Marshall and Walter White led a news conference after the closed NAACP meetings. White criticized Govs. Talmadge and Byrnes and Sen. Russell as they seek to evade the ruling.
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James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Burke Endorsed by AFL CIO in Ohio Kentucky Session
Senator Thomas A. Burke of Ohio was endorsed for November election at the first annual Ohio Kentucky regional conference of the AFL International Ladies Garment Workers Union. The endorsement came during a session held yesterday.
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Thomas A. Burke
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Ohio-Kentucky
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Waste Oil Fire Draws 5000 Cars Causing Major Jam
A waste oil fire in Cuyahoga Heights drew an estimated 5000 spectator cars yesterday creating one of the suburb's worst traffic jams.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga Heights
18 Lose Lives In Weekend Traffic
Four persons were killed Saturday in a head on collision south of Coshocton as Ohio logged 18 weekend traffic deaths. Four non traffic accidental deaths were recorded.
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Associated Press
Coshocton
Ohio
British Cabinet Reviews Its Wait and See Policy
London reports show Prime Minister Churchill convened a morning cabinet session to receive Foreign Secretary Eden’s briefing on the Geneva conference. Ministers weigh intensified Western action in Indochina if Geneva talks fail while Britain keeps the Indo China crisis under review.
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Ohio Race Draws Early Focus From Both Parties
Republican leaders plan a shirtsleeve conference in Cincinnati while Democrats consider Cleveland as a rally hub to press for gains in Ohio. Taft's Senate seat and several House districts are in play, with private optimism in Republican targets Polk and Hays and Democratic effort to contest urban GOP districts.
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Cincinnati
Cleveland
Robert A. Taft
James Polk
Highland
Wayne L. Hays
Flushing
Police chase ends as teen flees after crash in stolen Cadillac
In Cleveland a young man drove a stolen 1953 Cadillac triggering a six car collision and a tree strike before fleeing on foot and escaping police pursuit.
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Cleveland
How Congressmen From Ohio Voted
Washington report records Ohio members voting on recent roll calls. Senate vote on the Cooper Kentucky amendment to boost TVA funding by 12 218 000 was defeated 56 to 23 with Bricker voting for and Secrest not voting. House passage of a bill to hold a White House conference on education passed 269 to 69 with Burke voting against and Secrest not voting.
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Critics See Tide Turning Against Sen McCarthy
Corliss Lamont told a Cincinnati audience at the First Unitarian Church that televised Army McCarthy hearings show McCarthy’s methods and that his committee triggered what he called the worst crisis in civil liberties in the nation’s history.
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Analyst Sees U S Losing Friends in Asian Aggression
William L. Ryan argues at Geneva that communists seek Western surrender in Asia and rely on intellectuals to erode U S influence. He notes Asian distrust, fears of bloc involvement, and a cautious path for Southeast defense, with India and Indonesia unlikely to join a formal alliance.
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Bull Captures Bass, Rural Carrier Recalls Curious Feat
CROSSVILLE Tenn a rural mail carrier Mark Dunbar recounted how he watched a bull in a pond latch onto a fishing line and pull a two pound bass onto shore. He waited three days to tell others fearing laughter and noted the animal dragged the line with its foot.
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Tenn
Mark Dunbar
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