Cabinet Choices Seen for Swift Senate Confirmations
President elect Eisenhower's picks for secretary of state John Foster Dulles secretary of defense Charles E Wilson and secretary of the interior Douglas McKay won broad praise in Congress and foreign capitals with expectations of quick Senate approval after his inauguration. Public reactions varied with critics from Truman and Taft offering terse comments while supporters praised their leadership and qualifications.
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John Foster Dulles
State Department
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors
Interior
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Congress
White House
Truman
Dulles
Wilson
Eisenhower
Detroit
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Cincinnati
Wellington Koo
Washington
Formosa
Tokyo
Dwight Eisenhower
New York
Charles E Wilson
Defense
Sala Blames Gas After Olson Bout Knockout
Lee Sala said he was made dopey by gas fumes in his dressing room before the Thursday night middleweight fight won by Carl Bobo Olson in the second round. Sala's manager Bunny Buntag said he would protest to the California Boxing Managers Association and the International Boxing Guild and noted a possible investigation by the California Boxing Commission.
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San Francisco
Lee Sala
Carl Bobo Olson
Sala
Bunny Buntag
Associated Press
California Boxing Managers Association
International Boxing Guild
California Boxing Commission
Police Patrol School Halls In Cleveland Incident
Principal Barnett W. Taylor says East Tech High may get police patrols after three youths assaulted him and two teachers. Taylor and Karl Kuehn were knocked down. Howard Gould subdued a youth, while John E. Quick held another for 20 minutes until officers arrived.
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Cleveland
Barnett W. Taylor
East Tech High School
Taylor
Karl Kuehn
Howard Gould
John E. Quick
Ex-Sergeant's Treason Trial Delayed in Federal Court
The treason trial of John David Provoo is postponed until Monday as a satisfactory Tevanese language interpreter could not be found for the defense. Provoo, 35, a former U S Army sergeant captured on Corregidor, is accused of betraying a fellow prisoner to the Japanese.
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New York
John David Provoo
Provoo
Corregidor
Fatal Crash Injures Two Month Old in Cleveland
A two month old baby died after a Thursday night two vehicle collision in Cleveland. Gerald Ry bak was among those injured in the crash as responders rushed to the scene.
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Cleveland
Gerald Rybak
Western Allies Move Closer to Truce Plan Accord
United Nations officials report the Western Allies narrowing gaps on India's plan for Korean War prisoner repatriation. A working group led by the U S Britain and France met to refine Krishna Menons proposal while Britain Eden endorses it, signaling progress though Moscow has not yet reacted.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. S
India
Britain
France
V. K. Krishna Menon
Canada
Australia
Turkey
Denmark
Colombia
Anthony Eden
Korea
Confession in Czech Purge Trial by Geminder
Bedrich Geminder, second of 14 former top Czech Communists charged with treason, admitted conspiring to overthrow the present Communist government in Prague's purge trial. He followed Rudlph Slansky to the confession stand and acknowledged working with Slansky to overthrow President Gottwald and to re establish capitalism.
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Vienna
Bedrich Geminder
Prague
Moscow
Geminder
Rudllph Slansky
Communist Party
International
Prague Radio
Slansky
Klement Gottwald
Coal Verdict Delayed Again by Economic Stabilizer
Washington reports Roger Putnam may postpone until next week his decision on a $1.90 daily pay raise for soft coal miners amid inflation. He had earlier promised a decision this week and may now rule Monday or Tuesday.
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Washington
Roger Putnam
Putnam
Plan Faces Lifting Niagara Falls in Joint Commission
A U S Canadian commission proposes to beautify Niagara Falls by altering its appearance and reducing water flow to enhance its visual allure. The plan aims to present a more striking spectacle for visitors from both sides of the border.
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Toronto
Ont
Niagara Falls
Slayer Given Life Sentence After Murder Conviction
In Cleveland a 50 year old man named David S. Baker received a life term after a Common Pleas jury found him guilty of second degree murder for shooting Della Brown as she drank in a car with several men on Sept. 13. Baker laughed while recounting the incident and claimed the shooting was accidental.
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Cleveland
Common Pleas
David S. Baker
Della Brown
Baker
Defense reports 359 Korea War casualties with breakdown
The Defense Department identifies 359 additional Korean War casualties. 68 dead, 243 wounded, 37 missing and reinjured. The tally adds new names to government rolls, reflecting ongoing losses.
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Washington
Defense Department
Allies Repel Chinese Attacks on Sniper Ridge Front
Allied infantry on the Central Korean Front repelled a major Chinese assault on Sniper Ridge after 38 days of attempts. The U S Eighth Army said no ground was lost as Chinese forces suffered heavy casualties and retreated amid fierce hand to hand fighting and tank gunfire.
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Seoul
Sniper Ridge
U. S
Eighth Army
Bolper Ridge
Dulles Named Next Secretary of State for Eisenhower Cabinet
John Foster Dulles to become secretary of state as Eisenhower selects a high level cold war council idea. Officials expect a smooth transition and possible informal advising from Dulles to influence early administration foreign policy. Dulles brings 45 years in diplomacy and prior role in the Japanese Peace Treaty talks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Kremlin
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Russia
Truman
State Department
Korea
State Acheson
Department
Hogan eyes five to six perjury cases from commission hearings
New York District Attorney Frank S. Hogan says he is interested in five or six matters involving possible perjury and alleged sales of judgeships from recent Crime Commission hearings. He cautions that indictments need solid corroboration beyond mere statements as the FBI continues its Luchese denaturalization and deportation proceedings.
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New York
Frank S. Hogan
New York State Crime Commission
Hogan
FBI
Thomas
William D Upshaw Dies Prohibitionist Leader at 86
William D. Upshaw 86 author lecturer and preacher died in Glendale California He won the sobriquet dryest of the days after entering Congress in 1919 as a Democrat from Georgia serving eight years In 1932 he polled 80000 votes as the Prohibition party's presidential candidate He became an ordained Baptist minister at 72 and continued anti alcohol work from the pulpit on mission tours
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Glendale
Calif
William D. Upshaw
Congress
Georgia
Prohibition Party
Ohio Town Fights To Keep Physician
The town of St. Clairsville in eastern Ohio negotiates with officials to obtain a deferment from Naval service for Dr. R A Porterfield one of four physicians serving the area. Harvey Goodman and Dr R N Lewis advocate for the deferment as civic groups push to retain local medical care.
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Washington
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Harvey Goodman
R. N. Lewis
Naval Service
R. A. Porterfield
Porterfield
Re‑elect Officers at Ohio Chamber of Commerce Meeting
The two day annual meeting of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce concluded with the re election of C I Weaver of Springfield as president and the reelection of all other officers.
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Cleveland
C. I. Weaver
Springfield
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
General Motors Leader Takes Futile Defense Post
Washington report notes Charles Erwin Wilson will leave General Motors to become U S defense secretary. Four prior secretaries faced abrupt departures amid the post’s heavy burden. Wilson’s pay will drop from a multimillion dollar GM package to about 22 500 from the federal government.
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Proeision
General Motors Corp
Wilson
Eisenhower
Washington
Defense
Defense Department
Defense Dept. Wilson Native of Minerva Ohio
New York dispatch clarifies three prominent Charles E Wilsons. Charles E Erwin Wilson is GM president named as secretary of defense by President-elect Eisenhower. Charles Edward Wilson led General Electric and the Office of Defense Mobilization. Charles Ken Wilson headed Worthington Pump. All are unrelated. Wilson was born in Minerva Ohio and educated at Carnegie Institute of Technology.
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Washington
P —Charles
Erwin Wilson
Defense
Wilson
Eisenhower
General Motors
New York
Charles E
Minerva, C
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Vets Oppose Hiss Parole Plea In 1940s Case
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania the Joint Veterans Council opposed parole for Alger Hiss who was convicted of perjury for denying passing secrets to a prewar Soviet spy ring. Hiss is eligible today after serving one third of his five year term and parole review is with the U.S. Parole Board in Washington. He was interviewed by board chairman Dr. George G Killinger last Friday.
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Harrisburg
Alger Hiss
Ole
U. S
Lewisburg
Pennsylvania Joint Veterans Council
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
State Department
U. S. Parole Board
Washington, D. C
George G. Killinger
Trial Set for Axe Slayer in Crooksville Murders
Vincent Nash, 58, accused of killing wife Emma and five children in Crooksville Perry County, to stand trial after eight years in Lima State Hospital. Dr. R. E. Bushong reports Nash now sane and able to stand trial. defense by Robert Tague and D. F. Trew. Trial scheduled first week in December.
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New Lexington
Vincent Nash
Lima State Hospital
Nash
R. E. Bushong
Bushong
Robert Tague
D. F. Trew
Emma
Crooksville
Perry County
Hunter Missing Near Warren in Cherry Grove Camp
Charles Powell, a 57 year old hunter from Conneaut Ohio, is missing from the George Godding hunting camp in Cherry Grove Two after leaving Wednesday morning to hunt bear. The Clarendon Fire Department begins a search party.
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Warren
Charles Powell
Conneaut
George Godding
Cherry Grove
Powell
Bear
Clarendon
Taft Republicans fret over cabinet share in Eisenhower plan
President elect Eisenhower has named three early Taft supporters to cabinet posts. Taft backers fear they may be shut out of top jobs as six more cabinet slots and other high posts remain to fill. The Ohio senator’s allies hope Eisenhower will pick from the Taft slate to ease GOP unity.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Taft
Robert A. Taft
Dulles
GOP
Defense Department
Ohioan
Eisenhower Aims for Cabinet Moves Before Korea Trip
President elect Eisenhower moves to appoint three cabinet members tied to Korea and meets four GOP senators as he speeds toward a Korea trip. Dulles becomes Secretary of State and Wilson Secretary of Defense, McKay named Interior, with plans to limit press coverage during the voyage.
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John Foster Dulles
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors
James C. Hagerty
Robert Lovett
Korea
Lovett
Eisenhower
Lodge
Knowland
Senate
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
McKay of Oregon Seen as Ike Interior Choice
Governor Douglas McKay of Oregon is named to the cabinet and is viewed as reflecting Eisenhower domestic views. He has supported state ownership of tidelands Alaska and Hawaii statehood and favored large federal power projects with state voice. Public reaction was mixed but West officials and newspapers generally favorable.
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Salem
Ore
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Eisenhower
Alaska
Hawaii
Columbia Valley Authority
McKay
West
Link Suspect To Unsolved Mob Killings
Los Angeles police chase ties between fugitive mobster Leonard Moceri and older gangland slayings from 1931 to 1933 Toledo cases. Investigators consider links to the Bugsy Siegel era murders, Mickey Cohen’s attorney Sarmmy Rummel, and the Brancato Trombino Hollywood killings. Detroit detectives also seek questions about Jack George's corpse found in a car trunk.
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Los Angeles
Leonard C. Moceri
Leonard the Lip
J. E. Hamilton
Los Angeles Police Intelligence Unit
Toledo
Bugsy Siegel
Mickey Cohen
Sarmmy Rummel
Tony Brancato
Tony Trombino
Hollywood
Detroit
Jack George
News Piracy Claim Denied
Lorain Ohio 33 year old Lorain Journal editor Don Miller charged with assault and battery after James Cochran WEOL radio reporter says Miller struck him twice in the jaw. WEOL writer Jack LaVinha says Miller claimed a Journal story broadcast at 4 pm was pirated about a four lane highway near Vermillion. paper printed but not delivered to many homes.
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Lorain
Lorain Journal
Don Miller
James Cochran
Elyria-Lorain
WEOL
Jack LaVinha
Miller
Journal
Vermillion
Ohio Soldier Wins Silver Star Medal
Lt. J. Hayes Metzger of Wilmington Ohio received the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry with the U S 2nd Division in Korea. Col. Joseph W Stilwell Jr presented the medal just before Metzger's rotation home for service with the 23rd Infantry Regiment on Old Baldy.
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U. S
Korea
J. Hayes Metzger
Wilmington
Joseph W. Stilwell Jr
Metzger
Old Baldy
23Rd Infantry Regiment
No Major Weather Change Indicated Here
Temperatures will average about 3 degrees below normal with normal highs 45 north to 50 south and lows 31 to 32. Somewhat colder tonight but otherwise no major change through Wednesday. Rain likely Sunday night and Monday may total up to half an inch.
Torture Case Dismissed Against Rest Home Operator
Judge Tom D. Stahl in Ashland Ohio dismissed torture charges against Ada Faddis, 67, operator of a rest home near here. He suggested the prosecutor pursue assault and battery instead, noting testimony showed fits of anger rather than torture or premeditated torment of 13 elderly residents.
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Ashland
Tom D. Stahl
Adaline Faddis
Stahl
Port Clinton
Meat Price Decline Expected After Election
Detroit reports economist Henry B. Arthur of Swift & Co. predicting lower livestock and meat prices than last year. He notes beef likely to fall with expanding marketings, while pork may not decline as much due to a 5 to 10 percent smaller pig crop last spring.
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Detroit
Henry B. Arthur
National Industrial Conference Board
Arthur
Swift & Co
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