Ohio Senate OKs 2 Dollar Unemployment Benefit Hike
The Ohio Senate approved a 2 dollar weekly rise in top unemployment benefits from 28 to 30, while blocking Democratic moves to loosen eligibility. Republicans stamped party lines 23 to 10, with some hesitation on amendments. A companion tax-cut bill for employers remains in cold storage in the House as sessions wind down.
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Robert A. Pollock
R-Stark
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Association of Manufacture
House
Pollock
Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Democrats
Defense Chief Faces Hearing on Defense Budget Cuts
Rep. Yorty accuses Secretary Wilson of proposing military spending cuts without adequate explanation. He calls for Wilson’s resignation and blames Eisenhower era reductions contrasted with Republican promises of tax cuts and a balanced budget. Wilson seeks to publicly justify lowering Air Force funds and goals from 16% to 11% and wings from 143 to 120 by mid-1955.
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Rep
Yorty
Calif
Wilson
Eisenhower
Truman
Infant Found In Incinerator In Brooklyn Basement
Carmelo Chillemi a porter in a Brooklyn housing project described pulling a newborn baby girl from a basement incinerator after opening the door to find a blanket wrapped infant on smoldering coals. Doctors said the infant was under one day old and in good condition.
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New York
Carmelo Chillemi
Porter
Brooklyn
Freedom Bid Lost By Frank Costello
New York gambler Frank Costello lost a bid to set aside his 18 month prison term claiming he could serve his time in a common jail. Judge Sylvester J. Ryan ruled the Milan Michigan Federal Correctional Institution where Costello has nine months left for contempt of the Senate is designated a common jail by the government.
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New York
Frank Costello
Sylvester J. Ryan
Federal Correctional Institution
Milan
Mich
Costello
Senate
Parks Open Saturday Across Ohio for Memorial Day Weekend
State Parks Chief W. W. Flickinger says most of Ohio 55 public recreation areas will open for Memorial Day weekend.
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Columbus
W. W. Flickinger
Ohio
South Korea Opposes Allied Truce Plan in Note to UN Command
South Korea announced strong opposition to the latest Allied truce proposal in a note to the United Nations Command. Maj. Gen. Choi Duk Shin delivered the message to Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison in Munsan. A spokesman called the note very important but not an ultimatum.
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Korea
United Nations Command
Choi Duk Shin
William K. Harrison
Munsan
Republic of Korea
Choi
South Korea
Pyun Yung Tai
ROK
Harrison
Henderson Man Dies After Route 17 Crash
Gideon Earl Henry 55 died at Holzer Hospital from skull and internal injuries after being struck by a westbound car driven by John W. Webb of Toledo on Route 17 near Holloway Street in Henderson. Webb, with Mrs Webb and a niece and nephew, was not charged. Henry born December 29 1897 leaves three sisters and four brothers. Funeral plans at Mohr Arnett.
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Henderson
Holzer Hospital
Gideon Earl Henry
John W. Webb
Toledo
Henry
Mason County
J. Gary Kapp
Webb
Gallipolis Ferry
Frank
Ella Belle Morrow Henry
Kitty Alice
Dayton
Mae Messick
Ethel Beckner
William and
Russell
Lowell
Arnold
Mohr-Arnett Funeral Home
Jurist Quits Probate Case in Ohio Estate Fight
Franklin County Probate Judge C P McClelland has voluntarily disqualified himself from the Dennis Kelly estate matter in Columbus following a court chief justice suggestion. Zanesville attorney Ernest Graham filed an affidavit of prejudice alleging excessive fees by a firm linked to McClelland and his son, who stood to benefit from the fees.
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Franklin County
Ohio Supreme Court
Dennis Kelly
C. P. McClelland
Muskingum County
Carl V. Weygandt
Zanesville
Ernest Graham
McClelland
Supreme Court
Kelly
Graham
Doctor's Exams Delay Sentence for Wire-Puller
Judge Alexander Holtzoff ordered a court appointed heart specialist to re examine Henry W. Grunewald known as the Dutchman to determine if imprisonment would endanger his life or health. Sentencing for contempt of Congress was postponed until next Thursday to allow the report and for possible jail time if risk is not found.
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Alexander Holtzoff
Henry W
the Dutchman
Grunewald
Holtzoff
Congress
Hate America Drive Renewed By Red Chiefs
Moscow shifts tone with a new anti United States campaign. Pravda blasts the Bermuda conference and Moscow resists four power talks on an Austrian treaty. The Kremlin accuses U S spy activities in the Soviet Ukraine following a familiar pattern from 1951.
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Soviet Ukraine
Stalin
Georgi M. Malenkov
Pravda
Bermuda
United States
Slayer Loses Court Appeal in Ohio Murder Case
Mason Farmer's appeal from a first degree murder conviction was rejected by the Ohio Supreme Court. He slain Oliver E. Stayner near Peebles in 1949. A death sentence was reversed on initial appeal, leading to a second trial and mercy recommendation. The appellate court affirmed the second conviction.
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Mason Farmer
Ohio Supreme Court
Farmer
Oliver E. Stayner
Peebles
Adams County
Supreme Court
Mason
Soviet Replaces Army Leader In Germany With Commissar
Moscow abolishes the Soviet Control Commission in Germany and appoints Vladimir Semyonov as supreme commissar in Berlin. The post will oversee East German authorities to ensure Potsdam undertakings are fulfilled while commanding only Soviet troops in Germany.
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Ike Disagrees With Taft On Go It Alone Theory
Allies fear Taft proposed policy changes could derail Korea truce efforts and Bermuda talks. Senate figures split with Taft’s speech seen as undermining Eisenhower policy and UN unity while ADA leaders urge President to reaffirm UN centered approach.
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Eisenhower Opposes Taft on United Nations Korea Policy
President Eisenhower states he does not share Senator Taft’s view that the United States should forget the United Nations over Korea. He favors coalition strategy and compromises, warns against unilateral action, and reiterates opposition to admitting Red China to the UN while stressing trade and allied diplomacy. He also notes a Bermuda Big Three summit may or may not produce a four power meeting with the Soviets.
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United Nations
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Senate
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America
U. S
Durbin Trial Nearing End
The trial of Andrew T. Durbin and his wife Mildred in Washington entered its final stages as Judge Alexander Holtzoff urged completion before the day’s end. Durbin faces charges of fleeing to avoid testifying before a federal grand jury, with his wife charged with aiding the avoidance. Durbin cited heavy drinking for his pre arrest wanderings through Ohio and Illinois.
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Andrew T. Durbin
U. S
Alexander Holtzoff
Durbin
Mildred
Ohio
Illinois
Four Sets of Twins Born in Six Hours at Mt Carmel
At Mt Carmel Hospital Columbus four separate mothers delivered twins within six hours. Loren Clark 17 had the first set, Payton Blackburn had a boy and a girl, Clyde Benny had two boys, and Roger Sidner had a boy and a girl. One infant from Mrs Clark did not survive.
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Columbus
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Loren Clark
Payton Blackburn
Clyde Benny
Roger Sidner
South Charleston
Man Drowns While Avoiding Police on Ohio River
Marietta police say a man identified as John Loftus, 43, of Marietta, jumped into the Ohio River to flee a welfare check on a riverbank party and disappeared. A cruiser driver saw an object sink and no body has yet been recovered.
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Marietta
Ohio
John Loftus
Three Chinese Regiments Slam Strategic Outposts
The Reds massed about 6500 men in three regiments to seize five outposts along a 20 mile Central Korea sector before dawn. Hours later three battalions over 2000 men hit five western front outposts Vegas Carson Elko Berlin and East Berlin. Allied air power bombed Red positions as tough South Koreans repelled five outposts and fought hand to hand around four more.
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Elko
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East Berlin
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Finger Ridge
Report Names British Ships In Red Trade Link
The State Department says two ships tied to British Hong Kong firms transported Chinese Communist troops along the Korean War coast. The Perico, registered to Wallem and Co. of Hong Kong, and the Miramar, owned by Wheelock Marden and Co. of Hong Kong, were identified at a news conference by Sen. Mundt. The report, delivered to Sen. McCarthy, signals the next step for Britain.
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R-Sd
Senate Investigations
Mundt
Subcommittee
McCarthy R-Wis
U S Backing Of UN Urged By Sen Tobey
In Cincinnati senators Tobey and Humphrey reaffirmed U S support for the United Nations at a General Electric Evendale meeting. Humphrey called Taft speech unfortunate and urged that collective security in Korea be realized, while Tobey urged continued U S backing toward peace and UN goals.
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U.S
Robert A. Taft
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United Nations
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R-Nh
Humphrey
D-Minn
General Electric Evendale Supervisors and Engineers Association
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Sen. Tobey
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Boat capsizing at Burnet Woods Lake claims two teen lives
A flat bottom rowboat overturned at Burnet Woods Lake in Cincinnati on Wednesday night. Two youths, William Marple aged 15 and Chester Patrick Rose aged 16, drowned. Concessionaire Joe Schultz rescued two others as four teens attempted a rescue. James Wesley and Louis Hickey, both 16, clung to Schultz’s boat and were saved.
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Burnet Woods Lake
Joe Schultz
Beast
William Marple
Chester Patrick Rose
James W. Wesley
Louis E. Hickey
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Four Thousand Refugees Flee East German Sector
Four thousand refugees, the highest one day total, streamed into West Berlin from the Russian Zone on Wednesday. About 3200 could be registered as city officials blamed widespread fear of a possible sealing off by Allied forces.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Flood Bill Stalled as House Rejects Funding Additions
The Eisenhower administration faces Senate pressure to broaden flood control and waterways programs. The House struck down amendments totaling about 41 million dollars added to the levy functions bill, blocking expansion for now.
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Senate
House
Secrest denounces VA hospital funding cuts
Rep Secrest of Ohio criticizes a Eisenhower plan to shrink the Veterans Administration hospital program calling it cruel. He warns a backlog of about 15 000 veterans awaiting hospitalization will grow if cuts proceed and says he will explain the plan to his House Veterans Committee next week. A separate report notes a man buried in snow after an avalanche at Glacier Park is found.
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Secrest
Ohio
Eisenhower Administration
Veterans Administration
Congress
Secrets
House Veterans Committee
Ohioan
Housecrans
Glacier Park
Mont
Crash Kills 2 Policemen Near Fort Wayne
In pre-dawn wreck near Fort Wayne Indiana four people died including two off duty state police troopers. A car driven by Hanzel Stewart struck a hay filled truck and a tractor trailer while the Laesser and another hitchhiker stood roadside. One seriously injured.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Hanzel Stewart
Laessers
U. S. 24
Stewart
Robert K. Miller
Oceola
Chrysler Raises Pension Benefits to Match Ford GM
After nine hours of talks, Chrysler and the UAW agreed to contract amendments boosting pensions to 137.50 a month, matching Ford and GM terms. GM had offered 130 a month. Chrysler also applies to about 11,400 employees and 1,900 pensioners, with payroll costs rising by 7 million dollars annually.
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Chrysler
UAW
General Motors
Ford
Special Motors
Robert W. Conder
Phrysler
Mount Vernon Asks Phone Relief Study
Mount Vernon petitions the state utilities commission asking for relief after a destructive fire damaged the Mount Vernon Telephone Corp switchboard. The company said full restoration would take three to six months, with only 100 emergency phones available during the repair period.
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Columbus
Mount Vernon
State Utilities Commission
Mount Vernon Telephone Corp
Missing Scioto Woman Found in Lorain
Mrs. Mary May Williams, 33, of Portsmouth, reported to have jumped from the Scioto River bridge, was located in Lorain. An unidentified man saw a woman leap from the bridge Monday and searchers found a sweater shoes and a driving license issued to Williams.
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Portsmouth
Mary May Williams
Scioto River
Lorain
Child Found Safe After Miami River Drownings
Dayton police end search as Robert Bailey eight is found safe at his parents home after a string of drownings in the Miami River.
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Miami River
Robert Bailey
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