Trouble for Ire Forces in Congress Hinted
Democrats rally behind Truman as he prepares to discuss the Harry Dexter White case on radio and TV. The issue could affect Eisenhower era policy, with Brownell promising more disclosures, while critics warn of political fallout and possible shifts in congressional votes.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Harry Dexter White
Eisenhower
Atty Gen. Brownell
White
U. S
International Monetary Fund
FBI
Independence
J. Edgar Hoover
Leonard W. Hall
Republican National Committee
Stephen A. Mitchell
Democratic National Committee
Beloit
Wis
Hall
Brownell
GOP Committee
Capitol Hill
Russell
Georgia
Ellender
Louisiana
Wreck victim freed after hill crash near Madison Ave
Joseph H. Shane of Carbondale Route 1 was rescued from a crushed car after being pinned for about an hour on Madison Avenue hill. Fire department squad morged the car from a tree and he was rushed to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Joseph H. Shane
Carbondale
Route 1
Madison Ave
Hill
Shane
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Messenger Newsphotos
POWs Reject Communist Pleas in Panmunjom Interviews
At Panmunjom 221 of 227 Korean prisoners chose South Korea while 6 aligned with communists after five hours of questioning. Interviews stretched up to 2½ hours as Indian guards restrained outbursts. Explanations, held seven days since Sept 26, run through December 23 with two subcommittees to plan the Korean political conference.
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Panmunjom
Reds
Red
South Korea
Tile Building Blocks Kill Woman and Injure Daughter
In Nitro near Charleston West Virginia a truck mounted crane snagged by electric wires toppled tile blocks from a grocery wall. Mrs Georgina Saunders 24 died from a fractured skull. Her 3 year old daughter Barbara Kay suffered bruises and possible skull injuries.
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Charleston
W. Va
Georgina Saunders
Barbara Kay
Boy Toy-Searcher Lights Fires in Cleveland House
An 8-year-old boy, searching for toys with a candle at a friend's home, started two blazes causing thousands in damage. Neighbors saw curtains afire at Mrs Pauline McCulloch's house. firefighters found another blaze in the bedroom of her son Thomas, 11, visiting a friend. Mrs McCulloch and daughter Donna, 13, were visiting in Youngstown. Damages later estimated at $6,000.
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Cleveland
Pauline WwcCulloch
Wom
Thomas
Erie Engineer Slain Mystery Puzzles Police
Police report no clues in the slaying of a 70 year old retired boat engineer whose burned body was found in the locked trunk of his car. The victim was identified as George Harrington of Lakeville Ohio. Erie County detective John Coates said a hitchhiker could be the killer.
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Erie
George Harrington
Lakeville
Ashtabula County
Ohio
John Coates
Erie County
Harrington
Boy and Sister Die After Haystack Fire
A Sunday fire in an abandoned pig pen killed Oakey McNealy Jr aged 4 and Dolores Ann McNealy aged 3. The siblings died after a play haystack ignited when Oakey found matches. Other McNealy children and Browning children escaped as parents reached the scene. Dolores Ann died after surgery at Children’s Hospital Columbus. Funeral arrangements were set for Tuesday through Strong Funeral Home Wilkesville.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Oakey McNealy, Jr
Dolores Ann
Oakley McNealy
Radcliff
Little Oakey
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Childrens
William Brown
Oakey
McNealy
Allen Browning
Hamden
Dolores
Minnie
Strong Funeral Home
Wilkesville
Funeral Home
Franklin County
Meigs Gallia Fire Burns 145 Acres
Gallia County Chief Fire Warden David Williams of Rio Grande and a firefighting crew battled a Sunday forest fire on the George Titus farm. The blaze scorched about 130 acres in Meigs County and 15 acres in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
David Williams
Rio Grande
George Titus
Williams
Meigs County
Ex Assistant Bergson Charged Under Conflict Law
Herbert A. Bergson a 44 year old former assistant attorney general in the Truman administration was indicted on two counts for violating the conflict of interest law and pled innocent in U S District Court Judge Edward A Tamm presiding and the case carries up to a year in jail and a $10000 fine
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Washington
Herbert A. Bergson
Bergson
U. S
Edward A. Tamm
Margaret Truman Delays LA Singing Engagement
Margaret Truman, confined to bed with a severe laryngitis, cancels a Los Angeles singing engagement scheduled for Wednesday while remaining in New York for treatment and rest.
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Margaret Truman
New York
Los Angeles
Mysterious Collision Sinks Italian Freighter Vittoria Claudia
Twenty seamen feared dead after the predawn collision in the English Channel near Dungeness. The 2,745 ton Vittoria Claudia sank. 17,264 ton Perou escaped with minimal damage. Five survivors plucked from wreckage as rescue efforts swept the calm channel.
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Dungeness
England
Vittoria Claudia
English
Perou
Genoa
U. S. Air Force
Greenlease Policeman Not Asked to Testify
Former police Lt Louis Shoulders, who helped solve the Bobby Greenlease kidnapping, arrived home from Hawaii and said he was not called to testify at the Kansas City kidnapping trial. He plans to divorce his wife and marry Miss Jane Marie George, who joined him on the Hawaii trip to see his son.
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Pomeroy
Delmar A. Canaday
George Adams
Sacred Heart Church
Canaday
Bacon
Walter E. Wolfe
Wolfe
Chief Wolfe
Clark
Jean Jones
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Adams
Fr. Adams
Fred Crow, Jr
Fred Crow
Father Adams
Mayor Canaday
Monte
ST. Louis
Louis Shoulders
Bobby Greenlease
Hawaii
Shoulders
Kansas City
Jane Marie George
GOP Discord Feared In Senate Seat Race
Ohio GOP leaders seek to avoid a damaging primary after reports that Cuyahoga County chair George H. Bender ordered petitions printed. Sen. Bricker expected back Friday from South America to help curb discord as candidates mark time for Taft's vacant seat. Democrats may field Gov. Lausche and ex-mayor Burke. Rhodes and ONeill courted for governor.
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Columbus
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Taft
George H. Bender
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Bricker
Robert A. Taft
GOP
Bender
William O’neill
O'Neill
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Tito Offers Trieste Convinces on Zone A Split
Tito proposed Italy gain Trieste port while Yugoslavia keeps Zone A rest with farms and vineyards. Diplomats expect a five power conference with the United States Britain France Yugoslavia and Italy to resolve disagreements and outline a corridor to the port.
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Rome
Tito
Italy
Trieste
Adriatic
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Zone A
Ales Bebler
United States
Britain
France
Klansmen Nabbed by FBI in Two-State Roundup
FBI agents arrested 14 ex Ku Klux Klan members in North and South Carolina on charges of kidnaping and flogging a brother and sister exactly two years after the incident. FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said the raids form part of a broader probe with 29 previous convictions in 18 months. Victims are Christine Rogers and Ernest Barfield Rogers living about a mile apart.
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Washington
FBI
North
South Carolina
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Christine Rogers
Ernest Barfield Rogers
Civil War Vet Walter Williams Turns 111 and Plans Fox Hunt
Franklin Texas reports Walter W. Williams oldest surviving Civil War veteran reached 111 yesterday. He celebrated with family on his weathered farm as youngsters, grandchildren, and great great grandchildren gathered for a birthday party. Williams, now married to a 79 year old wife, remains spirited and eager for fox hunting after the festivities.
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Franklin
Tex
Walter W. Williams
Williams
Ohio Judge Hare Passes Away in Uniform News
Jonathan S. Hare 64 longtime Tuscarawas County Common Pleas judge died of a heart attack shortly after returning from a trip to Washington. He had served on the bench since 1949 and was a prominent figure in the county's legal community.
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Ohio
Uhrichsville
Washington
Jonathan S. Hare
Tuscarawas County
CIO Attacks Administration At Convention
At the national CIO convention in Cleveland Walter Reuther accused the Eisenhower administration of serving big business and urged unity to back candidates who advance CIO aims. David J. McDonald of the United Steelworkers reportedly planned to skip key sessions amid leadership battles with the auto workers.
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Cleveland
CIO
Walter Reuther
Eisenhower
Reuther
Washington
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
McDonald
Philip Murray
Steelworkers Union
Auto Workers Group
OSU Livestock Judges Take First in Show
TIMONIUM Maryland Ohio State University's five man livestock judging team won first place at the Eastern National Livestock Show with 4449 points. Penn State finished second and Connecticut third. The Ohio team led in draft horses swine and sheep and was second in beef cattle.
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Timonium
Ohio State University
Penn State
University of Connecticut
Ohio
Gail Long
Arden Blythe
Robert Mitchell
Harley Rice
George Scott
Murder Charge Slated In Pensioner's Slaying
Mansfield Ohio police report a 74 year old pensioner James Richardson was shot twice through his screen door by an assailant. Theodore Lutz said first degree murder charges would be filed against 34 year old Charles Thomas of Mansfield. Detective S Bruce noted Richardson opened the door before the attack.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Theodore Lutz
Charles Thomas
James Richardson
Richardson
S. Bruce
Welfare personnel open two day regional session
Civil defense welfare personnel from eight states and the District of Columbia meet in Pittsburgh for a two day conference on emergency welfare. The event is sponsored by Region Two of the Federal Civil Defense Administration.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Washington, D. C
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Region
Federal
Civil Defense Administration
Jury selection begins in Greenlease kidnap case
Federal jury selection opened to decide if Carl Hall and Bonnie Heady face death for kidnapping and killing six year old Bobby Greenlease. U S attorney Scheufler seeks the death sentence, arguing lack of mitigating circumstances.
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Kansas City
Bobby Greenlease
Carl Austin Hall
Wastrel
Bonnie Brown Heady
Forest Fire Near Shawnee State Forest Halts Spread
Forest fire over 250 acres near Upper Town Creek in Shawnee State Forest, Scioto County, was nearly under control as state foresters and more than 100 volunteers battled the flames since Friday. The blaze, once thought controlled, rekindled Saturday night and expanded earlier.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Shawnee State Forest
Scioto County
Here
Upper Town Creek
West Virginia Sees 43 New Forest Fires Reported
The State Conservation Department reported 43 new forest fires in West Virginia yesterday with radio updates listing 92 fires burning statewide and 42 blazes still out of control.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Conservation Department
West Virginia
MET Opens 69th Season With Faust
New York The Metropolitan Opera Company launches its 69th season tonight with Gounod's Faust. The production marks the opener for a year of performances by the renowned company.
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MET
New York
The
Metropolitan Opera Co
Gounod
Faust
Barge Fleet Expanded for Kyger Creek Coal Transport
The Ohio River Company awarded contracts to build 20 steel barges and a diesel powered towboat for transporting coal to the Kyger Creek Electric plant under construction at Cheshire near Gallipolis. First barges under way at Dravo Corp in Neville Island, with the towboat starting at St. Louis Shipbuilding. The fleet will require about 50 more barges and possibly two towboats for the 15 year contract. Coal will come from Powhatan Ohio and the Monongahela River.
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Kyger Creek
Cheshire
Gallipolis
Dravo Corp
Neville Island
St. Louis Shipbuilding and Steel Co
St. Louis
Dravo
Ohio River Co
Kgger Creek
Powhatan
Ohio
Monongahela River
Making Plane a Day North American Says
Los Angeles North American Aviation reports a plane a day since the Oct. 23 strike. J S Smithson, manufacturing VP, says 25 planes completed and 417 delivered to the Air Force and Navy from Los Angeles Fresno and Columbus plants amid the CIO United Auto Workers walkout. The firm builds the F 86 Sabre F100 Super Sabre T28 for the Air Force and the FJ2 FJ3 Fury for the Navy.
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Los Angeles
North American Aviation, Inc
J. S. Smithson
Air Force and Navy
Fresno
Columbus
Ohio
CIO
United Auto Workers
Air Force
Navy
Lausche to Undergo Check-Up at Mt. Carmel Hospital
Governor Frank Lausche will enter Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus for a routine physical. He said back and right side pains have troubled him for some time and that X-ray pictures were taken last week though he did not disclose their findings.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Mt. Carmel Hospital
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Reeves
Roy K. Diertich
Kansas City Lawyers Association
Heady
Harold Hall
Maryville
Dietrich
Little Bobby
Kansas
St. Joseph
Kgger Creek Coal
Point Pleasant
North American
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Athens
Chauncey
Niewnet Aiinaiaan
Glouster
Logan
Ocinianaee Markets
Nelsonville
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