Former Sailor Held in Trick or Treat Murder Case
Johnstown Pennsylvania AP report says Harry Gossard a 39 year old former merchant marine was jailed on suspicion in the death of 6 year old Karen Mauk. Police say evidence includes his nearby residence car evidence and a cemetery where the girl’s body was found with suffocation listed as the cause.
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Johnstown
Dist
Fred Fees
Harry Gossard
Gossard
Karen Mauk
Karen
Mauk
Conemaugh
Chinese Reds Launch Attack on Nationalists
Chinese Reds launched an air strike on the Nationalist held Tachen Islands marking the second straight day of attacks in the west pocket war. The assault hit Yikiang shan Island after a pre-dawn raid on Toumen Island as Nationalist ships also engaged. Peiping claimed multiple targets lit up and a warship set afire. Nationalists claimed all planes returned.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Tachen Islands
Yikiangshan Island
Toumen Island
Chekiang
Techens
Toumen
Peiping
War's End Is Stressed By Nixon
Vice President Nixon told a Denver audience that Eisenhower administration achievements make peace more likely than since World War I. He spoke in a televised talk previewing Eisenhower's GOP program and emphasized foreign affairs. he said the previous policy led to war, while the Eisenhower approach avoided it.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Nixon
Washington
Adlai Stevenson
United States
Rare Disease Strikes Athens with Second Child Victim
Four year old Walter Steven Cox died at Sheltering Arms Hospital from pancreatic fibrosis, joining seven year old David Gill Brown who also succumbed to the disease. The Cox family, long-time Athens residents, include parents Walter and his wife and a three year old brother William. Cox’s father works for Holt Construction Co. Funeral arrangements are being planned by Dowler Ferguson Hughes.
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Athens
Walter Steven Cox
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Walter Cox
Richland Ave
David Gill Brown
Cox
DeGraff, O
Holt Construction Co
Here
William
Dowler - Ferguson-Hughes Funeral Home
Blaze Victims Rites Set In Rural Ohio Fire
Joint funeral services were arranged for four children who died yesterday when a stove exploded in a small rural home in Ashtabula County. The stove, fueled with bottled gas, caused a blaze that destroyed the house trailer where Mrs. Tryon cared for the Riggs children. The dead are Richard R. Tryon, 4, Kathryn Riggs, 11 months, Erline Riggs, 3, and Richard Riggs, 2.
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Ashtabula
Ashtabula County
Richard R. Tryon
Ira Tryon
Samuel Gordon Riggs
Kathryn
Erline
Richard
Tryon
Dennis Day Sued For Skit Impersonation Of Composer
Hollywood composer Hugo Friedhofer sues singer Dennis Day for 400000 in privacy damages claiming Day imitated him in a skit about Friedhofer life in a derisive manner. National Broadcasting Co. named as co defendant in Los Angeles filing.
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Los Angeles
Dennis Day
Hugo Friedhofer
Hollywood
National Broadcasting Co
Friedhofer
Day
Collision Report Near College Housing on E State Street
City police say a Tuesday morning collision occurred between vehicles driven by John Daniel Whitehouse of 7-A E State St and Stan Brown of 11-F E State St at the rear of the college housing unit on E State St. No injuries were reported.
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John Daniel Whitehouse
E. State St
Stan Brown
F. E. State St
College
Cold Snap Reaches Midwest and South as Freeze Spreads
An early November cold snap brought winter air to the Midwest and chilled the South and East. Freezing temperatures extended into northern Texas and Oklahoma, with teens in the Dakotas and Bemidji. Snow flurries and 1–2 inch blankets marked Wisconsin Michigan and northern Illinois Indiana.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Texas
Louisiana
Alabama
Oklahoma
Missouri
Dakotas
Kansas
Jamestown
N. C
Bemidji
Minn
Fargo
N. d
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio Valley
Wisconsin
Michigan
Heirs of Magnet Get Million in Property
The will of theater magnate Charles P. Skouras leaves property valued at over a million dollars to his immediate family. Filed for probate yesterday, it designates a Beverly Hills home for Florence as her separate property, theater property in San Diego, and stocks and bonds in six corporations. It places in trust all community stocks and bonds held by her husband.
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Los Angeles
Charles P. Skouras
Florence
Beverly Hills
San Diego
Debris Sightings Probe Ongoing in Navy Plane Search
Scores of planes and ships scour the North Atlantic for a missing Navy plane carrying 42 aboard. Navy officials caution that debris or flare reports and SOS calls are inconclusive without careful study. The last routine radio contact occurred 90 minutes after takeoff from Patuxent Maryland. the craft had fuel for about until 10 a.m. Sunday.
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New York
North Atlantic
Navy
Patuxent
North Africa
Baltimore
Polish 'Count' Is Arrested In Cleveland Case
Lester Zybiczko Potocki, 32, described as a Polish count, is jailed in Cleveland accused of posing as an FBI agent and Secret Service man. FBI agent H. Hawkins says Potocki infiltrated Polish displaced person families claiming government authority. Potocki, in the U.S. since 1949, told police he has a wife and child in Chicago. He was arrested in a hotel last weekend and arraigned yesterday.
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Cleveland
FBI
Secret Service
H. ©. Hawkins
Lester Zybiczko Potocki
St.aul
Potocki
United States
Chicago
Five Day Forecast Calls for Below Normal Temps
The forecast shows temperatures averaging 8 to 12 degrees below normal with normal highs 53 north to 57 south and lows around 34. Colder than normal through Sunday with modest moderation on Friday and Saturday. Frequent snow or flurries near Lake Erie and occasional flurries in other areas.
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Associated Press
Lake Erie
Group to Raise Funds for Cincinnati Xavier University
Xavier University forms business men's committee to raise 200000 dollars from business and industry to support the Roman Catholic institution in 1955.
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Cincinnati
Xavier University
Manning jury dispute delays Sheppard trial decision
A morning recess in the Sheppard murder trial delayed juror Manning from a possible removal for concealing a past crime. Sources expect Manning may be replaced by an alternate juror and the trial to continue, with mistrial unlikely. Judge Blythin would base any ruling on Ohio law as to juror incapacitation.
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George R. Naumann
James Manning
Manning
Samuel H. Sheppard
Cleveland
Edward Blythin
Sheppard
James R. Manning
John J. Mahon
Willam J
Ohio
Angel hair mystery trails from cigar shaped craft sighting
In Marysville Ohio two teachers and about 60 children reported a three mile trail of fiber resembling asbestos left by a cigar shaped aircraft over Jerome Elementary School. The strands reportedly green on contact and vanished within minutes after being touched.
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Marysville
Ohio
California
France
New Guinea
Rodney Warrick
George Dittmar
Mitchell Denounces Radio Campaign as Fake
Democratic National Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell denounces a Moscow framed radio spot as malicious fakery and calls for congressional and FCC investigations. He accuses the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee of producing the recording sent to GOP House and Senate candidates for use in their districts.
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Washington
Stephen A. Mitchell
Moscow
GOP
Mitchell
Congress
Federal Communications Commission
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
House
GOP House
Senate
Calm Yourself Doctor Do What You Enjoy
In Columbus a panel of six physicians advised calming nervous tension at a Columbus Academy of Medicine forum held at Central High School. They suggested whitewashing walls a good cry and relaxing by doing what you enjoy. One doctor repeatedly slipped his left shoe on and off prompting light humor.
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Walla
Columbus Academy of Medicine
Central High School
Batista Wins Cuban Presidency as Grau Quits Race
Havana reports Maj. Gen. Fulgencio Batista leads in the presidential race after ex-President Ramon Grau San Martin withdraws. Early official returns show Batista far ahead with Taus of votes from 647 of 8000 polling places and army figures credit him with broad coalition support. Grau accuses Batista of terrorism while urging a boycott.
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Havana
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Batista
Ramon Grau San Martin
Grau
Army
Rafael Guas Inclan
Un American Verdict Upheld in Columbus Contempt Case
The Second District Court of Appeals upheld the contempt conviction of Mrs. Anna Morgan of Columbus. She was found guilty on counts for refusing to answer questions about possible Communist associations before the Ohio Un-American Activities Commission.
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Columbus
Anna Morgan
Ohio Un-American Activities Commission
Second District Court
Clyde Powell
FHA
Powell
Wife cites abuse in divorce from schoolteacher husband
Ida M. Cross, 43, alleges mistreatment by her husband Chester A. Cross, 49, a schoolteacher, and is granted a divorce yesterday.
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Cincinnati
Ida M. Cross
Spees
Grant
Chester A. Cross
Early Returns Hint Heavy Ohio Balloting Across Cities
Early reports show strong turnout in Columbus Cleveland Dayton Cincinnati and other areas as voters challenge expectations of only about 2 percent of ballots cast. In Columbus the pace is heavy to extra heavy with suburban annexation issues adding interest. In Cuyahoga County a large share of ballots is anticipated in the statewide race with Ray facing a crowded field.
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Columbus
Ohio
U.S
Columbia
Cleveland
Dayton
Cincinnati
Cuyahoga County
Ray
Stevenson Presses Peace Message In Election Eve Address
Adlai E. Stevenson urged voters to reject campaigns that divide on peace issues and accused Republicans of political gains from Korea’s end. He said a Democratic Congress would address farm prices and unemployment while uniting the nation, after listening to Eisenhower and Nixon.
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NEW York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Korea
Stevenson
United States
Indochina
Eisenhower
Prince Ali Reza Found Dead After Iran Plane Crash
The Iranian Court announced the body of Prince Ali Reza, brother to the Shah, was found near the wreckage of his private plane about four miles northeast of Tehran. Also killed were the prince's pilot Maj. Armin Pour and a sick attendant.. The wreckage was located by soldiers patrolling near Dehhala.
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Tehran
Taft’s Son Seeks Ohio Legislature Seat
Robert Taft Jr., age 37 and son of the late senator, runs as a candidate for the Ohio Legislature in Hamilton County. Eighteen candidates compete for nine seats with a split field of Republicans and Democrats. Taft expresses confidence and observers largely agree.
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Cincinnati
Robert Taft, Jr
Ohio
Hamilton County
Taft
Fremont Beets Harvest Reaches 150000 Tons
Growers in Fremont Ohio labor to finish the largest beet crop ever raised in the area with an estimated harvest of 150000 tons doubling the usual yield.
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Fremont
Ohio
First Election Returns In Mountain Village Spark GOP Lead
In a small Republican stronghold in New Hampshire, Derm erratic candidates led by 64 votes as polls opened at midnight and closed at 5:00 am after all 10 registered voters cast ballots.
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Hart
Snil Ph
Dermerratic
Early Ohio election day ballots show heavy turnout amid cold weather
Election officials report heavy early balloting in Cincinnati Hamilton County and Butler County as towns like Columbus and Dayton see long lines at polls. Voters endure 20 degree mornings and snow flurries while forecasts predict about 8.48 million eligible residents and a national turnout near 20 million.
Imposing Task Started To Restore Frescos
In Assisi Italy the Central Institute for Restorations begins a sweeping effort to save Giotto frescos and other 13th century works by lifting them from decaying pilaster backing and transferring them to canvas in a meticulous restoration process to preserve these gallery masterpieces for visitors and scholars.
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Assisi
Italy
Giotto
St. Francia
Central Institute For Restorations
Four Weird Farm Pests Baffle Oklahoma City Garnering Attention
K Bloomfield faces a naming puzzle after discovering four pond fish like creatures from a farm pound. They weigh about a pound each and resemble fish with feet and whiskers while making a small barking sound when removed from water. Local residents weigh oddities against practical names.
Ohio Democrat Denies Endorsement Request in Ads
Rep Wayne L. Hays of Ohio says a newspaper ad showing President Eisenhower was not meant to imply endorsement. His Republican foe Walter J. Honston released a White House telegram claiming Eisenhower objected to the autographed photo used in Salem and Martins Ferry ads. Hays notes he backed the President 49 percent of the time, arguing that exceeds many Republicans.
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Salem
Ohio
Wayne L. Hays
Eisenhower
Walter J. Honston
White House
Hays
Martins Ferry
Hunston
Congress
Ike Makes Last Appeal To Voters
President Eisenhower urged Americans to vote, saying there is no such thing as sitting out. In a 19 minute radio TV address he stressed citizen responsibility and that a vote reflects one’s beliefs, while avoiding explicit party references. Vice President Nixon had spoken earlier from Denver.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Mra. Eisenhower
Finenhower
Nixon
Denver
Sheriff Charge To Be Aired In Probe
In Jackson a sheriff faces five charges after pleading innocent to morals offenses. Grand jury was convened early by Judge James E Kinniven to review the case with delayed report due to today’s general election. The judge said the findings will be part of a broader grand jury report.
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Jackson
Holland Arthur
James E Kinniven
Jeweler’s salesman reports case of missing diamonds
YOUNGSTOWN Ohio Detectives investigated a jewelry salesman’s claim that a briefcase containing uncut diamonds worth 95000 was switched in a hotel safe. Mandell Lewis of New York said he stored the case on Friday and found it missing upon checkout yesterday. a replacement case was identified.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Mandell Lewis
New York
Point Man Dies After Auto Collision
Raymond Lanier 32 of Point Pleasant West Virginia died from a skull fracture after a two car collision last Friday at the U S 62 and Ohio 661 intersection 123 miles south of Mount Vernon. Lanier wife Anita 28 and son Lewis 6 remained in fair condition at Memorial Hospital.
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Mount Vernon
Raymond Lanier
Point Pleasant
W. Va
U. S. 62
Ohio
Here
Lanier
Anita
Lewis
Memorial Hospital
Legion to Meet at Post Home Wednesday
American Legion Legion to Meet Post 21 convenes Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the post home. Commander Charles H. Evans announced details.
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