River towboat strike sparks gunfire reports in Ohio River area
Gallipolis reports of rifle and submachinegun fire tied to a labor picket dispute on the Ohio River circulated from Washington. Local officials denied shooting. Sheriff Ehman and state troopers questioned the claim while Barranco urged federal action to halt alleged violence.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Frank W. Banta
Washington, D.C
Charles Barranco, Jr
Afl-Cio
Department of Justice
Barranco
George Ehman
Gallia County
Justice Department
Mississippi
J. W. Banta Towing Co
Plaquemine
Louisiana
Cairo
Oban Harbor
Frank W Banta
Ehman
Cpl
Pierce D. McCreedy
Point Pleasant
Ohio Side
Frank J Lausche
Ehrman
Warren F. Sheets
Rayburn Outlines Plan for New Congress Clash With White House
Representative Rayburn charts a Democratic program likely to spark friction with President Eisenhower. It includes new farm legislation, federal pay raises, and tax revision. Rayburn, poised to become speaker, notes no foreign policy in initial agenda but seeks bipartisan support for defense and a strong foreign policy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Rayburn
D-Tex
House
Representative McCormack
D-Mass
White House
McCormack
Senate Democrats
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
William Knowland
Lyndes Johnson
New
Democratic Congress
U S Minister Sees Noel Field and Herta Field in Budapest
U S Minister Ravndal and First Secretary Downy visited Noel Field and Herta Field in Budapest today. The Hungarian government announced their release after five years in custody with charges dropped. Fields appeared well and planned hospital treatment, while privacy was requested for the couple.
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Budapest
Hungary
U. S
Christian M. Ravndal
Donald Downy
Noel and
Herta Field
Ravndal
Noel Field
Legation
Field
Hermann
Simiarly
Warsaw
London
Switzerland
Fields
Neel Field
Herta
State Department
Tragic Farm Accident Claims Three Year Old Daughter
Bernadette Rosselot three died at Fayetteville Ohio when crushed by her father’s tractor on the family farm. The child was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernard Rosselot and the incident occurred yesterday near Georgetown.
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Georgetown
Ohio
Bernadette Rosselot
Bernard Rosselot
Fayetteville
CIO Union Wins Right To Bargain At Portsmouth Plant
A CIO union won the right to bargain for 1170 production and maintenance workers at the Portsmouth Area Atomic Energy Commission plant after an NLRB supervised election. Of 1131 ballots, CIO received 689, AFL Pike County Atomic Trades Council 227, 215 for no representation. final tally to be certified in Cincinnati. Workers are employed by Goodyear Atomic Corp. which operates the plant.
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Portsmouth
CIO
Portsmouth Area
AFL
Pike County Atomic Trades Council
Goodyear Atomic Corp
Red China Uses Ancient Medical Art for Many Ailments
Peiping radio reports that acupuncture using gold and silver needles treats about 200 diseases with total or marked relief in about 90 percent of cases. The Ministry of Health backs the claim and cites relief from cancer and athlete's foot.
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Tokyo
China
Ministry of Health
Police Seek Woman Who Owes Judgment in Oberlin
Police search for Mrs. Ethel Axelrod missing since last Thursday. The Oberlin scrap metal firm manager boarded a Cleveland bus in Elyria, after the Oberlin Savings Banking Co. won two judgments totaling 5843 and 1010. A Friday judgment for 751 went to the Hyman Co. and Tuesday a suit for 4052 was filed by the IL A Barnett Co. of Barberton.
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Oberlin
Ohio
Ethel Axelrod
Axelrod
Elyria
Oberlin Savings Banking Co
Hyman Co
IL. A. Barnett Co
Barberton
Model Males Break Fashion Boundaries in Osaka
Eleven young men train in the Osaka area to debut as fashion models for men clothing. The effort signals a shift in roles as male models enter a field long dominated by women.
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Tokyo
Osaka
Corrigan Stages Duel Of Wits At Sheppard Murder Trial
In Cleveland the veteran coroner Dr Samuel Gerber and defense attorney William Corrigan clashed for a full day at the Sheppard murder trial. Corrigan pressed Gerber on a visit to Dr Sheppard’s hospital room and the timing of statements to police. The exchange drew laughter as Corrigan demanded direct answers about the coroner’s testimony and actions.
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Marilyn Sheppard
Samuel R. Gerber
Cleveland
William J. Corrigan
Samuel H. Sheppard
Samuel KR. Gerber
Sheppard
Corrigan
Gerber
Dr. Sheppard
Illage
County
Schottke
Gareau
Bay Village
Carl Rossbach
Dr. Gerber
Family Buys Car With Saved Dimes in Box
Four years of saving dimes nickels and a few dollars by Louis S Farias his wife and four children reached 1403 20 and funded a 1955 model car from an automobile dealer The old car was bought in the same frugal manner Farias a longshoreman and part time bartender led the family effort.
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East Providence
Rk. L
Louis S. Farias
Farias
Barrymore Sister Misses Brother’s Funeral Due to Breakdown
Ethel Barrymore will not attend Lionel Barrymore’s funeral today as her studio states she is under a doctor’s care though not ill, saying she is emotionally shaken over his death on Monday. A spokesman indicated she remains at work while coping with the loss.
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Hollywood
Ethel Barrymore
Jane
Lionel
Turkey Still Trotting Safely in California Hills
A ten pound white hen turkey that believes in celebrating Thanksgiving has eluded a local search, including the dogcatcher, for four days near Paso Robles. The bird, seen trotting through the hills, vanishes as hunters approach, keeping Mrs. Ola Cunningham and Burt Casteel puzzled.
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Paso Robles
Calif
Ola Cunningham
Knowland urges break with Russia for moral sanction
Senate leader Knowland calls for a diplomatic break with Moscow as a moral sanction against Communist expansion. He spoke after a bipartisan congressional leaders conference with President Eisenhower, while stressing a need to reassess foreign and defense policy amid debate over peaceful coexistence and possible nonwar options.
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Washington
Knowland
Russia
Eisenhower
Senate
Moscow
Dulles
Free Nations
UU. S
Lost Money Is Returned In Cleveland
In Cleveland Mrs. Jessie Brown misplaced a $214 wallet while caring for her younger children. 13 year old Larry Hoffman found it on a car bumper in University Heights and slipped it into a milk chute. Mrs. Max Raskin reported it to police, and Brown rewarded Larry $14 for honesty.
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Cleveland
Jessie Brown
Max Raskin
Larry
Typhoon Sally Veers Off Philippine Coast
Typhoon Sally moved away from northern Philippines and headed toward the Ryukyu Islands. It lashed Luzon with 120 mph winds and shifted northward, threatening the Luzon plains before curving toward Formosa and Okinawa. The Manila Weather Bureau placed the storm about 120 miles northeast of Manila tonight.
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Manila
Sally
Philippines
Ryukyu Islands
Formosa
Okinawa
Luzon
Philippine Island
Manila Weather Bureau
U S and Allies Push Peace Plan for atomic agency
The United States and seven Western powers seek Soviet agreement on a revamped plan to create an international atomic agency under a separate constitution. Talks with Russia in New York aim to win support from all 60 UN members, despite Moscow's veto concerns over Security Council control.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
Eisenhower
UN Assembly
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Russia
India
Lemige
Lodge
Andrei Vishinsky
U. S
Vishinsky
Britain
France
Canada
Australia
Helgium
South Africa
Eas
Security Council
Firemen Dodge Slugs as Blaze Threatens Home
Firemen battled a house fire in Niles Ohio when a loaded 28 revolver and loose cartridges in a drawer exploded. Slugs sprayed the room but the crew avoided harm. Damage from a defective chimney is placed at about 220 dollars.
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Niles
Ohio
Charlies Foster
Japanese Moonshiners Reported to Slice Tax Revenue
Tokyo officials announced illegal liquor activity has cost Japan about 5.4 million dollars in tax revenue this year. They noted 67 percent of the country’s alcohol production was illicit, indicating widespread moonshine operations.
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Tokyo
Japan
Heavy Fog Envelops Southern England and Threatens Smog
A dense fog covers the southern half of the British Isles from Scarborough to Swansea, slowing road and rail traffic. Doctors warn it could become lethal if it lingers with smoke and industrial fumes, recalling 1952 smog deaths.
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England
London
British Isles
Yorkshire
Scarborough
Swansea
Wales
Ohio sheriffs not covered by workmen's comp
Columbus Ohio officials discuss at the Ohio County Commissioners Association meeting that sheriffs are not protected by workmen's compensation even if shot in the line of duty. Association Secretary Cliff Baker said coverage does not extend to elective officers and the group will seek a formal record advocating a legal change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio County Commissioners Association
Cliff Baker
Hoodlum Escapes With Cash After Armed Hold Up
A masked bandit armed with a pistol and tacks held up the Household Finance Co. office in Elyria Ohio yesterday. He took cash from drawers then forced Office Manager J J Boreski and three women to remove shoes. He piled the shoes in a hallway and scattered tacks to hinder pursuit.
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Elyria
Ohio
Household Finance Co
J. J. Boreski
Ohio lawmakers favor higher aged aid in next legislature
A Beacon Journal survey of 169 Ohio legislators shows strong support to raise the $65 monthly aid to the aged, with many backing $75 to $79 and even higher. A majority want medical benefits increased, and some favor removing the $200 medical expense ceiling. governor Lausche also supports increases.
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Ohio
Akron Beacon Journal
Ohio General Assembly
Frank J. Lausche
Quash Move On McCarthy Censure Seeks Senate Vote
Washington AP reports a possible preliminary Senate vote on censuring Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin. Debate centers on changes to a resolution and McCarthy’s hospital stay for a bruised elbow after an incident at a Milwaukee dinner. Senator Knowland plans to schedule a formal speech before any vote and McCarthy’s return to the chamber remains uncertain.
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Washington
Senate
McCarthy
R-Wis
Naval Hospital
Dirkeen
R-Ill
Watkins
Utah
Ralph ‘ Zwicker
Dickeen
Bennett
Welker
Idaho
Milwaukee
Hoswie
Knowland
California
Police Watch Vote Recount In Cincinnati
In Cincinnati a partial recount of ballots from 497 precincts on proportional representation for city councilmen is to be watched by police at the urging of the City Charter Committee. Senator Burke may seek county recounts including Hamilton as he pursues possible challenge to his Senate defeat.
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Cincinnati
Pie
Us&s
Thomas A Burke
City Charter Committee
Burke
Hamilton
Senate
Gorge W. Bender
Timothy Hogan
Salt
Ohio
Volunteers Sought to Find Irene and Mary Agee
Beckley West Virginia Raleigh County Sheriff John C Ward asked volunteers to rejoin a search for Irene Agee and her sister Mary missing since after school on November 1. State police and local volunteers would lead searches around the mountain area toward Egeria in a remote effort to locate the girls.
Fire damages Wanyin Girls Club at Muskingum College
A fire gutted the interior of the Wanyin Girls Club at Muskingum College in New Concord Ohio last night. Six residents were injured but dam age estimate was not available.
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New Concord
Ohio
Mus
Ingum College
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