Truce plan rejected by Reds at Panmunjom talks
North Korean General Nam Il told allied delegates that it is inconceivable to turn over any Red prisoners to the UN and that releasing civilians or prisoners is unacceptable. The letter carrying South Korean views was presented by Maj. Gen. Chol Duk Shin and approved by President Syngman Rhee.
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Panmunjom
South Korea
UN General Assembly
Nam Il
Nam
India
Chol Duk Shin
William K. Harrison
Choi
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
Taft Eisenhower Clash Over Far East Policy Highlights GOP Unity
In Washington, Senator Robert Taft and President Eisenhower navigated sharp policy differences on Korea and the Far East without a party split. Taft warned against a one sided cease fire while Eisenhower pressed for staged progress and UN diplomacy. Taft plans to return to Washington as the pair maintain public unity despite tensions.
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Eisenhower
Far East
Jack Bell
Washington
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Sen
Robert
U. S
Korea
White House
United Nations
Senate
Cincinnati
Walter Reed Hospital
Robert A. Taft, Jr
Republican Party
Union Leader Bound to Jury
Ray Ross a Springfield union leader tied to the GE Evendale jet engine plant strike was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of malicious destruction of property. Ross pleaded innocent as Mayor Clark McGrew of Evendale acted after two GE nonstriking employees filed the charges.
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Cincinnati
Ray Ross
Springfield
General Electric Co
Evendale
Clark McGrew
Ross
CIO
United Automobile Workers Union
McGrew
Coroner Rules Death of Student From Natural Causes
Coroner B. P. Mansfield reports autopsy on Thomas Anderson 24 Spokane Wash medical student shows death due to infection causing paralysis of breathing centers. He was found convulsing on a homeward trip and died shortly after.
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B. P. Mansfield
Thomas Anderson
Spokane
Wash
Anderson
Mansfield
Durbin Convicted of Evading Grand Jury Testimony
Andrew T. Durbin was convicted for hiding to avoid testifying before a grand jury. His wife Mildred was acquitted of aiding and abetting charges. Federal Judge Alexander Holczoft released Durbin on $5000 bail pending sentencing with no date set.
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Washington
Andrew T. Durbin
Mildred
Alexander Holczoft
Liberty
Ohio governor calls unemployment bill veto minded
Governor Lausche denounces Senate approved unemployment compensation bill as badly conceived and veto prone. He objects to a 120 million dollar reserve fund credit to active employers and disputes the distribution plan amid Republican House scrutiny.
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Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
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Lausche
Statehouse Veterans
Charles J. Carney
D-Mahoning
CIO
House
William Laxbe
Champaign
Saxbe
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Hibernians Upset Over Coronation
Cleveland activity by the Ancient Order of Hibernians and its Ladies Auxiliary denounces Queen Elizabeth's coronation. A resolution targets Eisenhower Dulles and McCarthy, opposing dominion claims over Northern Ireland and calling for cutting financial aid to Great Britain.
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Joseph McCarthy
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Order of Irishmen
Great Britain
Bomb Blasts Hit Towne Casino in Cleveland
Police investigate a second bomb at Towne Casino on E 105th Street Cleveland. The dynamite device tore a hole in an unused party room roof Thursday night. About 60 patrons in the bar were shaken but not hurt as windows shattered in nearby buildings including Fenway Hall Hotel.
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Towne Casino
E. 105Th St
Fenway Hall
Ohio Sees 99 Strikes In April Involving 40700 Workers
The Ohio Department of Industrial Relations reports 99 strikes in April with 40 700 workers idle. Idleness up 88 percent from March. Construction accounted for 20 percent of April strikes, led by the General Electric jet engine strike in Cincinnati at 35 percent. Youngstown reported the most strikes among large cities with 27. 13 of those lasted one day or less.
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State Department of Industrial Relations
Ohio
Albert A. Waldman
General Electric Co
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Five Day Forecast With Temperature Outlook
The forecast calls for temperatures 5 to 8 degrees above normal with highs around 76 in the north and 81 in the south and lows near 54 to 56. Warmer conditions are expected Saturday and Sunday, with a likely cooler trend by Tuesday or Wednesday. Scattered thundershowers possible Monday.
North's Last Civil War Vet To Mark 84th Memorial Day
Albert Henry Woolson at 106 will lead Duluth's Memorial Day observance for the 84th time with a wreath laying at the soldiers and sailors monument. As the last surviving Union veteran, Woolson reflects on five wars and will wear his self-designed GAR uniform. James A. Hard of Rochester is noted as the other Northern veteran who died earlier this year.
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Duluth
Minn
Albert Henry Woolson
Woolson
Grand Army of the Republic
GAR
James A. Hard
Roch
Ester
N. Y
John A. Logan
PUC Grants Phone Firm Rate Boosts
The Ohio Utilities Commission approved Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone Co. an annual rate increase of 4.64 million dollars, effective June 1, with a rate base of 89.98 million. The hike yields a 5.72 percent return and covers Cincinnati and surrounding areas in multiple counties. The company’s filing was supported by Cincinnati and Norwood officials and local business groups.
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State Utilities Commission
Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Telephone Co
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Cincinnati
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Butler
Clermont
Warren Counties
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Hamilton County
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1200 Federal Workers Lose Jobs in DoE Dismissals
Washington reports the Health, Education and Welfare Department issued dismissal notices to about 1200 employees due to budget cuts. The Public Health Service accounts for a net 1000 cuts, the Food and Drug Administration 100, Office of Education 50, and miscellaneous 5.
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Health, Education and Welfare Department
Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration
Office of Education
Wife Admits Slipping Saw Blades to Mate
A 20 year old mother, Marjorie Houston, pleaded guilty to slipping hacksaw blades through jail bars to her husband Allen Houston. She was released on $1000 bond pending grand jury action. Allen Houston, 27, was recently bound to the grand jury on grand larceny and breaking and entering charges.
Freight Derailment Causes $15,000 Damage Near Thurston
Five cars of a seven car freight train derailed at a crossing near Thurston on Thursday causing $15,000 in damage. No injuries were reported.
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Thurston
Farm Tractor Overturn Kills Woman in Bellefontaine
Mrs. Herbert Weiser, age 58, was crushed to death Thursday when the farm tractor she was driving overturned in Bellefontaine. The fatal accident prompted an investigation by local authorities.
Five Mile Front Erupts as UN Forces Battle 15000 Red Troops
Allied troops including Americans Turks British and South Koreans clashed with about 15 000 Chinese along a five mile front north of Seoul. U S and Turkish units seized Outpost Carson and Elko while Marine tanks and fighter bombers pounded Chinese positions. Sabre jets engaged MIGs and near record Korean war air kills were reported as ground fighting raged on Bloody Ridge and Finger Ridge.
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Korea
Associated Press
Forrest Edwards
Eighth Army
Carson
Elko
Edwards
Outpost
Vegas
U. S
North Korea
Bloody Ridge
Finger Ridge
Transcontinental DC-6B Breaks Nonstop Flight Record
A four engine Douglas DC-6B completed the first nonstop commercial flight from Los Angeles to Paris covering 5700 miles in 20 hours 28 minutes. The French airline Transport Aeriens Intercontint eaux bought the plane from Douglas and flew the route with a French crew carrying no passengers. The flight path went over Winnipeg Hudson Bay and Southernland.
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Los Angeles
Transport Aeriens Intercontinteaux
Douglas
Los Angeles International Airport
Winnipeg
Hudson Bay
Southernland
Ike To Mix Golf Speeches on Tour
President Eisenhower will play a round of golf during his western tour next month. He will stay two nights and a day June 11 to 13 at a game lodge near Sturgis South Dakota, with a golf outing scheduled for June 12 at Lead Country Club about 20 miles away.
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Senhower
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White House
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Sturgis
S. C
Lead Country Club
Hoist Fall Fatal at Warren GM Plant
James Slav in, 26, of Youngstown was killed when a 7200 pound hoist fell on him as he helped install an elevator at the Packard Electric Division of General Motors Corp in Warren Ohio on Thursday.
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James Slavin
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General Motors Corp
Soviet Change Elevates Molotov Power in Germany
Western diplomats in Moscow say replacing military control with a civilian Soviet High Commissioner strengthens Foreign Minister Molotov. V. Semyonov is named Soviet High Commissioner for Germany, taking over from Gen. Chuikov, who may be recalled or reassigned.
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East Germany
V. M. Molotov
Defense Ministry
Kremlin
V. S. Semyonov
Germany
Vassily Chuikov
Soviet Control Commission
Chuikov
Soviet Union
Mansfield urges tighter tax rules on actors abroad
Senator Mansfield urged tightening laws to stop movie stars from avoiding U S income taxes by living abroad. He cited the rule allowing citizens abroad for 17 of 18 months to be tax free and said it was meant for technicians and workers, now exploited by actors and actresses.
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Mansfield
D-Mont
U. S
Senate
Coronation Trial Run Behind Doors At Westminster Abbey
London crowds saw a full dress rehearsal for the coronation with a stand-in queen and six maids of honor in full-length white gowns. Sir Thomas Innes, 59, an herald, collapsed during the ceremony and was removed on a stretcher. The queen did not attend, disappointing spectators but a successful preview unfolded.
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Elizabeth II
Westminster Abbey
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Sir Thomas Innes
Duke of Edinburgh
Draft Burke Move Looms In Cleveland Politics
Cleveland Mayor Thomas A. Burke may face a possible draft to seek a fifth term as mayor. Burke declined to discuss the draft but said he is not a candidate for reelection. Once a formidable vote getter, Burke’s future remains a focal point in local politics.
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Cleveland
Thomas A. Burke
Burke
GM and UAW Reach Pension Boost in Five Year Deals
General Motors and the United Auto Workers union finalize five year contracts including a $137.50 monthly pension increase for current retirees. The accord aligns GM with Ford and Chrysler in the industry wide pension and wage push by the Big Three automakers.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Ford
Chrysler
CIO
United Auto Workers
ROK Resists Truce Bids Creating Crisis Within Crisis
South Korea rejects armistice terms favored by the United States and vows to boycott truce talks unless Allies withdraw or alter proposals. A potential stalemate faces the Eisenhower administration as Seoul may press on with fighting, risking a breakdown of armistice hopes amid ongoing communication between Eisenhower and Syngman Rhee.
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Washington
South Korea
United States
Eisenhower
Syngman Rhee
Rosenbergs' execution date set for week of June 15
In New York Federal Judge Kaufman denied defense requests to delay and fixed the Rosenbergs’ execution for the first week of July, despite ongoing motions. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to pass atomic secrets to the Soviet Union and are held in Sing Sing's death house.
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Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Sing Sing
Irving R. Kaufman
Kaufman
Rosenbergs
Soviet Russia
Sing Sing Death House
Emanuel H. Bloch
Alexander Bloch
Bloch
U. S
J. Edward Lumbard
Lumbard
East Liverpool Youth Admits Killing Woman
Police said 20 year old factory worker Richard Elliott confessed to fatally shooting Mrs Violet Brewer 34 as she read in bed at her East Liverpool home. Elliott, a ceramic company employee and Army dischargee, faced murder charges after surrendering to authorities following the nighttime slaying. He was living with the Brewers and reportedly acted out of anger over a dispute about his relationship with Patricia Brewer.
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East Liverpool
John Russell
Richard Elliott
Ceramic Company
Violet Brewer
Orville
Elliott
Brewers
Russell
Mrs. Brewer
Patricia
Tornado Damages Motel and Town in Kansas
A tornado struck Liberal Kansas Thursday damaging several buildings and a $150000 motel. The motel roof was ripped off and many guests escaped injury. Nearby lumber yard and a partly built cafeteria also suffered damage. No casualties reported.
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Kan
State Patrol Warns Drivers for Memorial Day Weekend
Col Mingle, superintendent of the State Highway Patrol, says officers will show no leniency to careless drivers during the Memorial Day weekend. An augmented force will target reducing the traffic death toll from last year’s 22.
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Col
Mingle
State Highway Patrol
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