Fire kills university employee as boat burns on Ohio River
In Kanauga along the Ohio River a fire killed Edward Allison Davis, 54, a New Martinsville WV fireman aboard a derrick boat owned by Atlas Towing of Parkersburg. The blaze damaged the hull and boiler house, with $25 000 to $30 000 in losses. Firemen from Point Pleasant and Gallipolis treated Delbert Stover and four others for injuries.
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Gallipolis
Kanauga
Edward Allison Davis
New Martinsville
W.va
D. R. Warehime
Gallia
Point Pleasant
Delbert Stover
Holzer Hospital
Roy Jackson
Rodney Wamsley
Glen Goodman
Bill Huddleston
Wamsley
Atlas Towing Co
Parkersburg
W. Va
Standard Asphalt and Tar Co
Charleston
Kananga
Atlas
Big Three Sign Unique Pact With Former Enemy
West Germany joins the Western powers in signing a peace contract with the allied nations and plans a European Army treaty. British Foreign Secretary Eden, French Foreign Minister Schuman, U S Secretary of State Acheson, and Chancellor Adenauer signed as observers warned parliamentary ratification is still required. The pact aims to unite 48 million Germans west of the Iron Curtain in a peaceful, equal partnership.
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Bonn
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Bundesratsaal
Soviet Union
Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
U.S
Dean Acheson
Konrad Adenauer
Paris
Moscow
1500 Troops To Take Part In Atom Test
LAS VEGAS Nev Army troops will move toward ground zero seconds after the next atomic blast in a first rapid advance. The sixth and brightest spring detonation at the Nevada proving ground involved 1500 service troops from Camp Desert Rock with 1000 combat troops and 600 observers observing nearby. The blast lit Las Vegas and caused dogs to yelp seven minutes after.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Ground
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada _ proving ground
Camp Desert Rock
Tito Cites Progress In Birthday Address
Belgrade Yugoslavia relay runners bearing silver torches from seven provinces brought flaming greetings to Premier Tito on his 60th birthday. He spoke at his palace to visitors about major progress since the war and warned that Yugoslavia must stay alert to dangers from Kremlin dominated neighbors.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Remier
Marshal Tito
Kremlin
Oil Tanker and Barge Crash Claims Six Missing
A Delaware River collision between the 10 441 ton tanker Michael and the gasoline laden barge E D Dodge caused a fire and sinking of the Dodge. One unidentified dead man and two rescued crew members are reported. Six more Dodge crewmen are missing as of last night. The Michael reported its fire under control and continued toward Paulsboro with two crewmen missing. The incident marks the third fatal shipping accident in 10 days in the Delaware area.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Here
Coast Guard
Michael
E. D. Dodge
Dodge
Wilmington General Hospital
Sjar
Chester
Truce Talks Recess Ends in Korea Armistice Talks
UN delegates return to Panmunjom after a three day recess to see if Communist stance on armistice hardens. Reds demand return of captured soldiers by force if needed while UN refuses forcible repatriation. Allied screening shows only 70 000 of 169 000 POWs wish to return. General Harrison says Reds may still delay or reject an armistice.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Panmunjom
William K. Harrison
Harrison
Area Vets Return From Korean Area
SAN FRANCISCO The transport Gen. A W Brewster arrived with 3228 Army combat veterans from Korea. Readily identified were Southeastern Ohio men Cpl Kenneth R Alexander St Marys Cpl Donald L Berry Zanesville Cpl Wesley A Coppock Jr Waverly Sgt James H Crowe Magnolia Cpl Jack N Thompson Laurelville.
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San Francisco
A. W. Brewster
Korea
Ohio
Kenneth R. Alexander
St. Marys
Donald L. Berry
Zanesville
Wesley A. Coppock, Jr
Waverly
James H. Crowe
Magnolia
Jack N. Thompson
Laurelville
Freight cars derailment shocks Piqua riverfront scene
Two freight cars derailed by a broken wheel fell 75 feet into the Miami River from a Pennsylvania Railroad trestle in downtown Piqua Sunday. No one was injured.
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Piqua, O
Miami River
Pennsylvania Railroad
Piqua
Senator Connally Warns on Foreign Aid Bill
Texas senator and Foreign Relations Committee chair Connally urged approval of a 6.9 billion dollar foreign aid bill arguing timidity leads to disaster. He predicts this could be his last major Senate effort before retirement next January and backs maintaining the committee’s one billion dollar reduction from Truman’s request.
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Washington
Connally
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Texas
Truman
House
George D-Ga
Truck overturns with political supporters kills 26 in Mexico
A truck carrying supporters of anti-government presidential candidates overturned in Chonomas Mex on Sunday killing 26 men and injuring 27 others.
Western Union Strike Ends After 52 Days
The 52 day Western Union strike ended as AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union members voted 8685 to 5468 to accept a settlement. Pay changes depend on government rate approvals with possible 10 percent increases to fund raises. average pay rises to 1.54 an hour for most workers and 83 cents for messengers, while all employees would average 1.73 an hour.
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Washington
Western Union
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
Vien
Federal Communications Commission
Ecoeeese Union
Strik
Ing
Guardsmen Camps Stated Training Plan for Summer
Washington report: about 229000 ground and air National Guardsmen will train in 15 day encampments this summer. Defense Department says 210000 officers and men from 3500 ground units and 10000 from air units will train across more than 50 states and territories. Major locations include Indiana Camp Grayling Michigan July 27 to August 10 and Camp Perry Ohio July 13 to 27 with McNamara Field Grayling Michigan July 19 to August 2.
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Washington
National Guard
Defense Department
Air National Guard
Air Guard
Indiana
Army
Grayling
Mich
Ohio
Air Force Pushes Back Civilian Plane Spotting 24 Hour System
The Air Force plans to run the Ground Observer Corps as a 24 hour civilian plane spotting network by July after a May start was paused by state officials. An Alaska contrail sighting without radar confirmation spurred a nationwide readiness alert and highlighted low altitude unidentified aircraft risks near Soviet border airfields.
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Washington
Air Force
Ground Observer Corps
Air Defense Command
USAF
Alaska
Siberia
Russian
Alaskan
United States
Adoption Ring Bares Secret Baby Adoptions in New York Trial
Prosecutors reveal witnesses will testify in the Brooklyn case charging eight defendants with running a $500000 black market in newborns. Girls from several states allegedly sold babies for 50 dollars and hospital care at a hidden farm in Lynn Massachusetts. Some were teens, college students, or married. identity protections will be sought.
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New York
Miles McDonald
Brooklyn
Lynn
Mass
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Ilinois
Marcus Siegel
Florida
Potato Prices Trigger Strike by Detroit Truckers
About 300 trucks blocked the Detroit Union Produce Terminal in protest of potato price ceilings. Truckers claimed Office of Price Stabilization ceilings foster a potato black market and urged public opinion against them. The strike appeared spontaneous after a Sunday meeting with no formal action.
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Detroit
Detroit Union
Commission
Office of
Ohio Youth Crowns In Rescue Attempt
Fifteen-year old Robert Fick of Richwood screamed while swimming in a water filled quarry north of Marion. His friend Donald Weavers 17 of Marion leaped to help and disappeared under the water presumed drowned. Coroner Dr. E H Morgan withheld ruling. Nearby McKinley Lake saw the death of 65 year old Mrs Garnet Vail of Marion by her own action.
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Marion
Robert Fick
Richwood
Union County
Donald Weavers
Fick
Weavers
E. H. Morgan
Garnet Vail
McKinley Lake
Rt. 4
Texas GOP Split Seen In Taft Ike Fight
Texas Republicans confront a split as Taft and Eisenhower backers vie for 31 of 38 county delegations ahead of the state convention to name 38 delegates. Eisenhower supporters threaten to boycott if the State Executive Committee oversteps, as polling shows Eisenhower narrowing Taft in early AP tabulation.
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Lone Star State
Texas
Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Eisenhower
Holt
Associated Press
Idaho Prison Riot Quiet After Weekend Clash
Idaho State Penitentiary remained calm after a four hour riot by about 300 convicts who barricaded the recreation hall and a license plate shop. Warden L E Clapp punished 11 ringleaders with solitary confinement and others were moved to cells. tear gas ended the disturbance and damage was estimated at 15000 dollars.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho State Penitentiary
L. E. Clapp
Recreation Hall
Clapp
Ava Gardner Recovering After Minor Surgery At Cedars
Hollywood actress Ava Gardner is convalescing at home following a minor procedure she underwent Saturday at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital.
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Hollywood
Ava Gardner
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Death of Ohio University professor in Ohio auto crash
Henry A. Frost 69 visiting professor of architecture at Ohio University died early Monday at Sheltering Arms Hospital from injuries suffered in a Sunday afternoon crash near Route 50 A in Poston. His wife Anna Frost 69 was hospitalized with facial lacerations and possible right shoulder fracture. Frost joined the university in 1950 after a career at Harvard and Cambridge schools. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Henry A. Frost
Ohio University
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Poston
Anna Frost
Reds Repulsed In New States On Korean Front
United Nations troops on the Korean Western Front repulsed a change‑of‑pace assault by two reinforced Chinese companies. The U S Eighth Army reported over 100 Reds killed or wounded in a fierce five‑hour battle, the first at battalion scale in weeks. Allied reinforcements repelled a midnight drive west of Chorwon, securing the outpost after counter flanks.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
U. S. Eighth Army
Chorwon
World Eucharistic Congress Opens in Barcelona
Crowds of hundreds of prelates and half a million pilgrims from nearly every nation gather in Barcelona for the first World Eucharistic Congress in 14 years. The event features a 146 foot high altar and a 114 foot cross as a central monument, with Cardinal Tedeschini inaugurating the gathering and more than 15,000 priests in attendance.
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Barcelona
Spain
Budapest
Lille
France
Pius XII
Federico Cardinal Tedescini
Unknown Man Killed On Route 7
An unidentified 18 to 20 year old man was fatally struck on Route 7 about five miles north of Gallipolis by a hit and run driver. The victim, possibly Mexican, suffered a skull fracture and multiple injuries. He wore a yellow T shirt with a woman's figure and a cream shirt, gray jacket, overalls, and tan shoes. Sheriff and highway patrol searched for the second driver Herb Rife Jr. assisted at the scene. The coroner and fingerprinting were used in the investigation.
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Frosts Geatn
Ohio
Gallipolis
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Frost
Herb Rife, Jr
George Ehman
D. R. Warehime
Waugh Funeral Home
Rife
Concensus
Fisher
Sherriff
Await Steel Grab Verdict
President Truman weighs sending the steel controversy to Congress if the seizure is ruled illegal. The Supreme Court's decision looms as nine justices meet for an opinion session with a possible ruling today. CIO steelworkers led by Philip Murray threaten a broad strike if government operation ends.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Supreme Court
Philip Murray
CIO
High
Two Hurt in Plane Crash at Somerset
A light plane crashed near a cemetery at Somerset injuring the pilot Richard Colopy 25 of Lancaster in fair condition at Lancaster Fairfield Hospital with several broken bones. Passenger Robert Fisher 25 of Lancaster is at the same hospital with undetermined injuries.
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Somerset
New Lexington
Richard Colopy
Lancaster
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
Robert Fisher
Lima Hospital Escapee Nabbed in Cleveland
Cleveland police captured one of three escapees from Lima State Hospital for the criminal insane last Wednesday at night. The man was arrested after a chase through streets and alleys, ending with his surrender near a utility alley. A lookout remains for the two other escapees.
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Lima Hospital
Cleveland
Lima State Hospital
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