Eisenhower assigns Lodge to review Truman era files
Sen Henry Cabot Lodge Jr arrives in Washington to study secret diplomatic and military files for President elect Eisenhower. He plans to confer with State and Defense officials, aiming to smooth the government transition and prepare for the Korea truce talks at the UN.
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Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
Korea
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Massachusetts
State
Defense
Lodge
Budget Bureau
Joseph M. Dodge
John Kennedy
State Department
David Bruce
Secretary Acheson
Flames Kill 8 Children And Mother in Mass Fire
In Westport Massachusetts a mother Mary Audette and eight children aged 3 to 17 died from smoke and heat in a kitchen fire. Father Aladdin Audette and son Daniel 19 survived at work at Berkshire Fine Spinning Mill in Fall River. Police say the blaze burned about half an hour before detection.
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Westport
Mass
Mary T. Audette
Aladdin
Daniel
Berkshire Fine Spinning
Fall River
Charles Dean
Divorce Granted After Yacht Blast Case in 1947
Mrs Beulah Louise Overell Cannon 22 wins divorce from Robert Cannon 31 ex Los Angeles police officer and bar owner. couple married in 1949 after acquittal of slaying parents in a yacht blast in 1947. settlement reached out of court.
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Las Vegas
Beulah Louise Overell Cannon
George Gollum
Robert Cannon
Los Angeles
Cannon
Ohio Five Day Extended Forecast Notes Mild Warm Period
Temperatures in Ohio are expected to average up to 8 degrees above normal with normal highs from 48 to 53 and lows 34 to 35. A mild spell from Saturday through Wednesday is forecast with no major shifts. Rainfall totaling up to percent is expected as showers tonight and Saturday and again early next week.
Ex-Intelligence Officer Faces Quiz on Katyn Massacre
Former wartime intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Clayton Bissell testifies before a House committee probing whether officials suppressed a wartime report accusing Russia of mass killings in Katyn Forest. The inquiry also examines censoring Polish broadcasts and wartime information handling.
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House
Russia
Germany
Katyn Forest
Adm
William Standley
U.S
Moscow
Sumner Welles
Washington
Clayton Bissell
Arthur Bliss Lane
Poland
Voice of America
Katyn
Lane
Alan Cranston
Office of War Information
Board Chief Resigns Over Conscientious Objector Case
The chairman of a Cheviot draft board, Bernard Blattman, resigns after the U S Court of Appeals reversed a prison sentence for Samuel E Davis Jr a 22 year old who did not report for induction citing religious beliefs. The judge hinted other board members may follow suit.
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Cincinnati
U. S. Court of Appeals
Bernard Blattman
Samuel E. Davis Jr
Armed Services
Court of Appeals
Truck Kills Pedestrian Along U S 40 Near Newark
William Stiles, 70, of Glenford Perry County, was killed when struck by a truck while walking across U S 40 south of Newark Thursday.
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Newark
William Stiles
Glenford
Perry
County
U. S. 40
Prince Charles Turns Four In Britain Birthday Cheer
London dispatch notes celebration for Prince Charles on his fourth birthday. Queen Elizabeth II remains monarch with the late King George VI referenced as the former holder of the throne. Bucking Palace flags and official notices mark the occasion.
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London
Britain
Scotland
Prince Charles
Elizabeth II
George VI
Bucking Palace
Eleven Perish As Navy Plane Rams Hillside
A Seattle area Navy four engine plane crashed into a hillside in the Olympic Mountains foothills near Shelton. Eleven sailors were aboard. four bodies recovered and the rest searched for. Among the dead is Captain G R Dyson, 48, commander Fleet Wing Four.
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Navy
Shelton
Wash
Olympic Mountains
Here
G. R. Dyson
Fleet Wing Four
Judge considers contempt charges against United Mine Workers
In Zanesville Ohio Judge Clarence J Crossland took under advisement Thursday contempt charges against the United Mine Workers, signaling a procedural step in a labor dispute.
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Zanesville
Clarence J. Crossland
United Mine Workers
GOP Sees Democratic Help for Eisenhower Program
Congress poised to advance President-elect Eisenhower’s legislative agenda with expected Democratic backing. Rep. Martin predicts broad support despite a slim Republican House margin, and calls for a balanced budget with possible tax cuts alongside debt concerns from a 54 billion dollar defense bond maturity.
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Martin
Massachusetts
House
Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
GOP
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower Meets Dewey At Augusta In Korea Policy Talks
President elect Eisenhower hosts Gov Thomas E Dewey in Augusta for a five hour policy conference focused on Korea and other issues. A possible cabinet post is discussed with Dewey as a leading candidate while Williams travels to join the general. Dewey plans to stay two years as governor before potential national duties.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Thomas E. Dewey
Korea
New York
Korean War Zone
Truman
Seattle
Walter Williams
Dewey
Williams
Citizens For Eisenhower Committee
Defense
Miami
Fla
Augusta National Golf Club
John S. Doud
John Eisenhower
Fire Water Woes Plague Ohio Village
In Adamsville Ohio villagers worry over drinking water as a well sample flames when touched to a match in a dramatic demonstration. State fire marshal to investigate after Deputy Kleinknecht previously found no hazard.
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Ohio Village
Zanesville
Adamsville
John Kleinknecht
Coshocton
Floyd McHenry
Lord Woolton Relapses. Conservative Leader Seriously Ill
Anxiety rose today for Lord Woolton the 69 year old Conservative chairman who relapsed after initial illness earlier this month. He previously underwent surgery for a perforated appendix and peritonitis with subsequent lung complications.
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Lord Woolton
Scarborough
Eng
Conservative Party
Mobster ties to politicians surface in crime hearing
State Crime Commission hearings reveal former judge Mancuso alleging two underworld figures Rao and Stracci tried to force him from Tammany leadership after the 1950s mayoralty bid. Ericson testimony details 184 bench visits at Rikers. warden Klein cites approvals by the Corrections Commissioner as context.
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NEW York
Tammany Hall
General Sessions
Francis X. Mancuso
State Crime Commission
Manhattan
Democratic Organization
Mancuso
Joseph L
Joey) Rao
Joseph
Joe Stretch
Stracci
Underworld
Ior
Tammany
Rao
Harlem
Manc
Frank Costello
Costello
Frank Erickson
Rikers Island
Erickson
Milton Klein
Rikers Island Penitentiary
Albert Williams
New Jersey
FBI Probes Ricca Telegram Inflow To Chicago
Attorney General James P. McGranery asked FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to investigate how a Justice Department telegram about ex Al Capone associate Paul Ricca was sent to Chicago without his knowledge. The telegram ordered U S District Attorney Otto Kern er Jr to drop further proceedings. The case aims to bring Ricca back to serve a ten year extortion sentence.
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Washington
James P. McGranery
FBI
Justice Department
al Capone
Chicago
McGranery
J. Edgar Hoover
U. S
Otto Kerner, Jr
Paul
Ricca
Dispel ROK Gas Charges At Sniper Ridge
A U S chemical warfare expert said claims by South Korean troops of Chinese gas shells were unfounded after front line tests. Lt Col Harrison A Markham reported one Korean ill from picric acid fumes from old artillery powder, while another was knocked out by a flying log from a shell blast.
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Seoul
U. S
Harrison A. Markham
Pup Survives Wing Flight Over Lake Sammamish
Seaplane pilot Roy Aitchison reports his craft at 2000 feet when he spotted the Curley the cocker spaniel clinging to a pontoon. He slowed to 60 mph and made a gentle turn back to Lake Sammamish, the dog still attached as the plane landed safely.
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Seattle
Roy Aitchison
Atchison
Curley
Aitchison
Lake Sammamish
Ships Collide. Five Die Six Hurt Near Cape Henry
A fast Navy attack transport colliding with the tanker Washington 50 miles east of Cape Henry left five dead and six wounded. All casualties were Army personnel from the 278th Infantry Regiment Combat Team, formerly Tennessee National Guard, aboard the transport Ruchumkin.
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Norfolk
Navy
Texas Co
Washington
Cape Henry
Ruchumkin
Naval
278Th Infantry Regiment
Tennessee National Guard
Wingless Plane to Return for Redesign After Maiden Flight
In Santa Ana California a wingless aircraft built by William E Horton made a forced landing in a plowed field on its first flight. Horton said the design is sound but needs extensive development and will be redesigned before another test attempt.
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Santa Ara
Calif
William E. Horton
Horton
Ohio Valley inks 15 year coal contracts for plants
Ohio Valley Electric Corp announced 15 year coal contracts totaling more than seven million tons annually for two power plants at Cheshire in Ohio and Madison Indiana. Estimated cost reaches 25 million dollars per year plus about 4 million in transportation. Ground breaking planned for early December.
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Atomic Energy
Pike County
Ohio Valley Electric Corp
Cheshire
Madison
Ind
Ohio
West Virginia
North American Coal Co
Cleveland
Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal Co
Pittsburgh
Indiana
Southern
Kentucky
Ayreshire Collieries
Indianapolis
Sinclair Coal Co
Kansas City
Green Coal Co
Owensboro
Death of UN aide sparks clash over loyalty probes
New York AP UN aide Abraham H. Feller, 47, leaped to his death as controversy raged between UN Secretary General Trygve Lie and the McCarran internal security subcommittee probing loyalty among American Secretariat staff. Lie cited strain from defending employees against smears while subcommittee counsel Morris called Lie's statements irresponsible amid ongoing espionage inquiries.
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NEW York
United Nations Council
Abraham H. Feller
Trygve Lie
McCarran
Feller
Lie
Sen
Pat McCarran
D-New
Internal Security Subcommittee
Secretariat
Robert Morris
Senate
Land
D-Miss
Omer
Ono
R-Mich
Willis Smith
Alger Hiss
Forimer
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Morris
United States
United Nations
Communist Party
Reds Hold Pinpoint Hill In Daylong Battle
AP dispatch from the Central Front describes a 13 hour clash on Kumhwa Ridges as Chinese forces mount human wave assaults and ROK troops fight to retake Pinpoint Hill. Dense fog and mud hinder movements while air support is grounded and communications fail.
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Seoul
John Rendolph
Central Front
Kumhwa
Republic of Korea
ROK
Roks
Randolph
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
UN again tackles Korean War debate in 60 nation committee
The United Nations resumes focus on Korea as the 60 nation Political Committee discusses a compromise to end the prisoner of war stalemate. Delegates from Cuba Pakistan Israel El Salvador and Panama are listed among speakers with Eden Schuman and others outlining foreign policy in the General Assembly.
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United Nations
N. Y
Korea
Cuba
Pakistan
Israel
el Salvador
Panama
Britain
Anthony Eden
France
Robert Schuman
Eden
Ottawa
U. S
Schuman
Dewey Denies Cabinet Post Bid Amid Eisenhower Transition
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey said there is no possibility of joining the Eisenhower cabinet. He spoke while en route to Augusta, Georgia to confer with the president-elect and reiterated plans to serve out his term as New York governor through January 1955.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Eisenhower
Eastern Airlines
Augusta
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dewey
Marietta Man Sends Self Payroll Tax Bill In 1953 Start
Marietta businessman Carlos J. Stiers sent himself a payroll tax bill for 10 dollars to inaugurate a peers. municipal payroll income drive. He said the amount equals half of one percent of his estimated earnings for the first six months of 1953 and urged other Marietta residents to follow.
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Marietta
Carlos J. Stiers
Typhoon Ravages Southern Formosa Island
More than 100 casualties reported as a typhoon struck Southern Formosa on Thursday. Defense Ministry officials flew south to assess damage and organize relief efforts.
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Teipeh
Formosa
Defense Ministry
Convict Slayer Of Baby Sitter Found Guilty In California
Rupp Jr. an 18 year old Yorba Linda beekeeper was convicted of first degree murder in the Aug 8 death of 15 year old babysitter Ru Ann Payne. A jury of eight women and four men deliberated 28 hours and returned a verdict with no recommendation. If found sane at the sanity trial next week he faces the gas chamber at San Quentin. Payne was killed after resisting his advances while babysitting the employer's three children.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Rupp, Jr
Yorba Linda
Ann Payne
Rupp
San Quentin
Payne
Weinberg Perjury Indictment Challenged in Trial Opens
Defense motions argued to dismiss a three count indictment against Joseph W Weinberg a scientist accused by the House Un American Activities Committee of passing atomic secrets to a Red agent. Judge James R Kirkland presided over the opening arguments in Washington.
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Washington
Joseph W. Weinberg
House Un-American Activities Committee
U. S
James R. Kirkland
Weinberg
UN Activities Committee
Communist Party
Carts Massive Safe In Right Direction
Cleveland police arrested Thomas Womack today while pushing a 400 pound safe down the street with his car. He claimed ownership but skid marks led to Art Metal Co where the safe valued at 150 dollars had been stolen. Womack later admitted stealing the safe.
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Cleveland
Thomas Womack
James E. McArthur
Art Metal Co
Womack
McArthur
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