Eisenhower Talks With Democratic and Republican Leaders
President Eisenhower meets with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders in the White House to discuss bipartisanship and foreign policy. Secretary Dulles and Defense Secretary Wilson participate as Knowland calls for review of administration policy amid tensions with China and Soviet threats.
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Eisenhower
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Congress
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Senate
Knowland
California
Formosa
Russia
Girl Slain by 15 Year Old Step Sister, Mental Tests Ordered
In Rockville Maryland a 15 year old girl married and living with her stepmother admitted fatally strangling her 6 year old stepsister saying I hated her. Police say the girl tied the younger victim to a door knob with a towel. She was detained for mental examinations at Montrose School for Girls in Reisterstown.
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Rockville
Marion Mosley
Katherine Nadine Bannister
Massillon Youth Shotgun Death Probed as Hunting Accident
Coroner E. P. Mozes investigated the shotgun death of 17 year old Richard E. Robinson, found in waist high grass with a shot to the head and his gun nearby. Deputies say it appeared to be a hunting accident. The Massillon youth was a Jackson High School senior. mother said he planned to hunt rabbits after school. The Robinsons live on Stuart Avenue.
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Massillon
E. PB. Mozes
Richard E. Robinson
Jackson High School
Richard
Robinsons
Stuart Ave
Detective Loses Out In Car Trade
St Joseph, Missouri. Police Detective Austin Beierle recounts a wreck with the other driver unable to pay damages. The second driver offered his old car in payment, but Beierle later sold that car for twelve dollars and fifty cents after damages totaled thirty five dollars.
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ST. Joseph
Austin Beierle
Beierle
Fireworks Blast Kills Nine in Sarno Italy
Fireworks stored in a hose for Christmas exploded in Sarno killing at least nine people and leaving several missing. The blast destroyed three homes and badly damaged another structure.
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Sarno
Italy
McCarthy Urges Senate Censure To Its Heart’s Content
Senator McCarthy responded to a move to broaden his rebuke by urging the Senate to vote all the censure it wants. Senator Bennett plans a third count over McCarthy's attack on a special bipartisan committee. Senator Watkins demanded action as he denounced the accusation and pressed for a formal response.
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Senate
Irving Peress
Watkins
Joseph McCarthy
Senator Watkins
Senator McCarthy
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McCarthy
Bennett
Rutah
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Senators Pay the Same Censure Cost Not Great
The Senate censure session for Senator McCarthy costs little in dollars. Travel expenses total about 40 000 to 50 000 as senators receive 20 cents per mile. Printing for the Congressional Record is a major item, with 199 pages added since Nov 8 at 44 a page. Other costs are minor or fixed, including newspapers, pencils, and a snuff box rarely used.
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Senate
McCarthy
R-Wis
Congressional Record
Daily Record
Point Man Dies in Fall At A Plant
Jerry Albert Rodgers aged 67 of 1307 Ohio Street died at Portsmouth General Hospital from a brain laceration after falling about 15 feet from a ladder while working as a steamfitter for Grinnell Corp at the atomic project in Waverly Ohio. He was a lifelong Mason County resident and former city policeman and toll collector. He died after being transported from the plant to the hospital by plant ambulance.
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Jerry Albert Rodgers
Ohio St
Portsmouth General Hospital
Waverly
Ohio
Rodgers
Grinnell Corp
Mason County
William T
Anna Johnson Rodgers
Silver Bridge
Trinity Methodist Church
Two Men Wounded After Tavern Argument in NORWAK
Dairy farmer William Bell, 21, charged with shooting to kill after an argument in a tavern. Junior E. Blackburn, 30, in critical condition from a stomach wound. Arthur Davis, 22, treated for a shoulder wound.
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Norwak
Ohio
William Bell
Junior E. Blackburn
Arthur Davis
Dead Rabbit Evidence Leads to Fine for Out-of-Season Hunting
In Louisville Kentucky State Conservation Officer Malcolm Cocke presented a dead rabbit in court to prove James Lewis rushed the season by a week. The judge found Lewis guilty of hunting without a license and hunting out of season, fining him 30 dollars.
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Louisville
Malcolm Cocke
James Lewis
Lewis
Guns Stolen From Sam Bond Sport Shop In New Philadelphia
Sheriff King Teller said a theft at Sam Bond Sport Shop in New Philadelphia involved 28 guns and four pairs of binoculars valued at 176 dollars. The incident was reported yesterday.
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Philadelphia
Sam Bond
Hopalong Cassidy Dodges Boomerang at Adelaide Event
Adelaide crowds heard actor William Boyd address fans at Norwood Oval when a boomerang hurled during his exhibition veered under the stage awning. He ducked as the weapon skimmed past his head and the weapon was later given to him.
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Adelaide
Australia
Hopalong Cassidy
William Boyd
Norwood Oval
Hoppy
Bender Edges Ahead in Ohio Senate Race by 6041 Votes
Official Ohio returns show Republican George H. Bender with a 6041 vote margin over his Democrat opponent in the U S Senate contest. Lausche leads in the governor’s race by 212 734 votes over Rhodes in the official tally. Gov Lausche’s unofficial margin was 212 151. Secretaries announce canvass to proceed with possible recounts. Burke signals possible recounts in Hamilton and other counties. Total ballots cast reach 2 663 599 across 111 precincts.
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Columbus
Ohio
George H. Bender
Bender
Frank J. Lausche
James A. Rhodes
Lausche
Ted W. Brown
Brown
Burke
Hamilton
Nuclear power may costlier than coal for now
In Bloomsburg Pennsylvania an Atomic Energy Commission official says nuclear fuel is cheaper than coal but reactors are not yet economical for commercial power. W Kenneth Davis deputy director of the AEC reactor development program, notes Shippingport Pennsylvania privately built reactor would not yet beat existing power methods.
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Bloomsburg
Atomic Energy Commission
W. Kenneth Davis
APC
Shippingport
Teenager's Midnight Spin Costs $1500
In Chicago a 12 year old, Robert Ferring, admitted using his father's lavender Cadillac for an after midnight drive. He damaged three cars including a jeep and a parked auto, causing about 1500 dollars in damages. he escaped injury.
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Chicago
Robert Ferring
Glands From Dead Baby Help Woman Thrive Two Years
Thyroid and parathyroid glands from a 21 day old infant were transplanted into a 31 year old woman in Atlantic City. Doctors report the glands remained alive and functional two years later, relieving calcium and thyroid hormone deficiencies and eliminating need for medicines.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American College of Surgeons
Julius A. Sterling
Ralph Goldsmith
Sterling
Burglary Theory Is Hot In Sheppard Murder Trial
Coroner S R Gerber testified the blood on Marilyn Sheppard’s wrist remained wet when the bracelet was disturbed, arguing against Dr Samuel H Sheppard’s claim a prowler killed his wife. The testimony also involved a bloody pillow imprint and a surgical instrument outline, as prosecutors push the burglary scenario.
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Cleveland
Marilyn Sheppard
S. R. Gerber
Gerber
Samuel H Sheppard
Sheppard
William J. Corrigan
Orthopedic Frame Co
Kalamazoo
Mich
Bay View
Saul Danaceau
Communists Say Couple Were Freed In Hungary
Budapest announces Noel Field and his wife Herta released from jail after five years and spy charges dropped. Officials say consular access and repatriation talks are pending, with Western reporters seeking contact details. Noel Field’s daughter Mes remains missing since 1990 in East Berlin.
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Hungary
U, & Legation
Noel Field
Her
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State Department
Wer
Legation
Foreign Ministry
Noel and
Herta
Field
Poland
Hermann Field
Noel
Hermann
Cleveland
Warsaw
Mes Robert Wel
East Berlin
Policeman Scully Feted in Rites At St Joseph Cathedral
Columbus police Inspector Thomas A. Scully 64 died after a heart attack at his desk ending a 37 year career. Solemn high mass will be sung Friday at 10 am in St Joseph's Cathedral with burial in St Joseph Cemetery. Harvey H. Alston to succeed him under civil service rules. Scully helped lead investigations into bombings at North American Aviation during a strike.
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Columbus
St. Joseph's
Thomas A. Scully
St Joseph
Scully
Harvey H. Alston
Alton
North American Aviation, Inc
Lionel Barrymore's Last Rites Scheduled
The body of Lionel Barrymore will be placed in a crypt beside his wife and brother John after a Roman Catholic funeral. A 10 a.m. requiem mass will be held at Calvary Cemetery chapel with honorary pallbearers including Eddie Anderson Lew Ayres Francis Bushman Gene Fowler Bob Hope L B Mayer Mickey Rooney Darryl Zanuck Spencer Tracy and Frank Capra.
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Lionel Barrymore
John
Tormorrow
Calvary Cemetery
Eddie Rochester Anderson
Lew Ayres
Francis X. Bushman
Gene Fowler
Bob Hope
L. B. Mayer
Mickey Rooney
Dere Schary
Robert Taylor
Spencer Tracy
Darryl Zanuck
Frank Capra
Tunisian Guerrillas Clash With French Forces Kills 50
A reliable source reports that 50 Tunisian nationalist guerrillas were killed in two days of clashes with French troops about 150 miles south of Tunis. French losses were two killed and two wounded.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Brothers found shooting illegally in Akron limits
Two Mansfield brothers fired shotguns illegally within Akron city limits and were seen by two patrolmen as they bagged a pheasant. The Lozier brothers Richard and Harold were held pending a hearing by police.
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Akron
Mansfield
Richard
Harold Lozier
Editors Urged to Broaden News Coverage Nationwide
In Tampa AP editors were urged to broaden coverage beyond police and court news. Frank Eyerly, chairing the 1954 APME study committee, argued newspapers should reflect wider American life from home and yard to hobbies like skeet shooting croquet bird watching outdoor cooking fine arts and gardening.
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Fla
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
American Press
Frank Eyerly
Dea Moinea Register
Eyerly
APME
Marilyn Monroe
New York
Belove
Youngdahl Will Hear Perjury Case In Jan
Washington government will not appeal a ruling by U S District Judge Luther W Youngdahl disqualifying himself from the Owen Lattimore perjury trial Youngdahl refuses to step aside calling Rover’s charges scandalous The trial is tentatively set for January 10 with Youngdahl presiding The indictment accuses Lattimore of lying about not following or promoting Communist causes earlier in the 1940s
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U. S
Luther W. Youngdahl
Owen Lattimore
Leo A. Rover
Justice Department
Rover
Youngdah
Lattimore
Youngdahl
Senate Internal Security
Despondent husband sentenced after knife threat chase
In Cincinnati Cecil Hamm, 24, jailed 19 days on assault and battery after allegedly dragging his wife Hattie outside her home and chasing her with a knife following their separation last September. He was later held in the workhouse for the knife incident.
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Cincinnati
Cecil Hamm
Hattie
Army Cuts Spending Amid Budget Talks
The Army reports a 30 billion dollar reduction in spending for the fiscal year, stated by Undersecretary John Slezak in a speech last night. The figure reflects deepening budget pressure and aims to realign funding across programs.
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Chicago
Army
John Slezak
Giant Squid Captured Off California Coast
Long Beach California reports the capture of a 37 pound giant squid nearly 10 feet long by biologists from the California Department of Fish and Game on Terminal Island. It is the first squid taken off the California coast and the fifth in Pacific waters since 1472. The squid will be turned over to Dr. J Berry of Redlands for study.
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Long Beach
Calif
Calfornias
California Department of Fish and Game Laboratory
Terminal Island
California
Pacific
3. Berry
Redlands
White House Opens Winter Social Season
The White House winter social season opened with the first of two state dinners by President and Mrs. Eisenhower for the foreign diplomatic corps. A second dinner is planned for tonight.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Foreign Diplomatic Corps
Dayton Officer Honored for Ejection Seat Work
Air Force Capt Edward G Sperry 27 received a 1953 Cheney Medal for gallantry and self sacrifice after directing development of a high speed B series jet bomber ejection seat. Sperry and a colleague were injured testing the device but Sperry’s effort helped fix weaknesses for a workable design.
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Dayton
Air Force
Cheney
Edward G. Sperry
Sperry
Wright Air Development Center
Nathan B. Twining
Force
Capt
Aero-Medical Laboratory
Henry P. Nielsen
Liquor Store Robbery Ends With Alarm Tester Involved
William Hues, 27, an alarm company tester, was in a Waltham liquor store last night when three masked men robbed the proprietor and a clerk of about $20. They frisked Hues but found no money. He told police the alarm was functioning properly.
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Waltham, Mass
William Hues
Hues
Lawmakers Near Change in Akron Rate Setting Formula
Ohio legislators appear determined to scrap the 100 year old rate formula. A Beacon Journal survey of 169 lawmakers shows 58 percent responded. 5.2 percent want a new formula immediately, 17.2 percent say current is adequate, and 278 percent are undecided or misread.
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Akron
Ohio
Akron Beacon Journal
Assembly
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