Recount in Bender Burke race begins in Steubenville
A partial recount of the Bender Burke senatorial race started in Steubenville with Republican George H. Bender gaining one vote in 11 precincts. Burke posted a $68,530 bond for 6853 precincts across 25 counties as recounts commence in Jefferson Muskingum Franklin Richland Allen Putnam Summit Hamilton counties with further adjustments planned depending on results.
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Columbus
Jefferson County
Steubenville
Muskingum County
Senseville
Franklin
Richland
Allen
Putnam
Summit
Hamilton
Burke
Democratic National Committee
Ohio
Bender
A. L. de Maioribus
Cuyahoga County
GOP
Columbiana County Election Board
Columbiana
Election Board
Ashland
Joe's Backers Rally Monday in Madison Square Garden
A New York committee pushing 10 million signatures to censure Senator Joseph McCarthy will end its drive with a Monday night rally at Madison Square Garden. An estimated 22,000 people are expected to attend, with nationally prominent speakers to be announced. The petition drive was extended from a planned 10 day period to include the rally.
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New York
Joseph McCarthy
Madison Square Garden
Brownell Proposes Localized Desegregation Plan
Attorney General Brownell proposed to the Supreme Court that racial desegregation of public schools be implemented locally under the supervision of federal district courts in the affected areas. The plan aligns with President Eisenhower’s call for decentralizing desegregation.
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Washington
Brownell
Supreme Court
Federal District Courts
Eisenhower
Bank Robbery in Salem Targets New Waterford Bank
Four men robbed the New Waterford Bank in Salem on Wednesday, stealing about 30000 dollars, according to the State Highway Patrol report.
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Salem
Ohio
New Waterford
State Highway Patrol
Eisenhower vows full effort to free 13 Americans in China
President Eisenhower said the government is doing everything humanly possible with peaceful means to secure the release of 13 Americans imprisoned by Chinese authorities as spies. State Department lodged a strong protest with Beijing and consul Gowen seeks a face to face meeting with Chinese officials in Geneva.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Hurley L. Baumer
Lewisburg
Hagerty
State Department
Geneva
Switzerland
Franklin D. Gowen
Gowen
Weng Peng-chiu
United States
China
London
Red
U. S
Trator Chiang Kaishek
Sina
Chang
Hong Kong
Peiping
Alr Supply and Communications Wing
John Thome
Downey
CIA
Arnold
U. S. Air Force
Silver Springs
Air Force
William H. Baumer
Pa Downey
U. S.S
Morton Downey
Peiong
Lewney
Baumer
U. S. State Department
McCarthy Improves in Bethesda Hospital Watch
Senator McCarthy is reported to be improving at Bethesda Naval Hospital from an elbow injury. Supporters say the censure debate may resume Monday, with Dirksen noting uncertainty about his return. The Senate previously recessed and may delay action until McCarthy is present.
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Washington
McCarthy
Senate
George
Dga
Young
RND
North Dakota
Auto Thieves Bash Remington to Death in Prison
William Walter Remington, 37, a convicted perjurer who denied sharing government secrets with communists, died from a skull fracture in the federal penitentiary at Lewisburg. FBI accuses two auto thieves of bludgeoning him during a Monday morning assault in a dormitory as he slept. An emergency surgery failed to save him.
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Lewisburg
William Walter Remington
FBI
Remington
Pr.n
Ohio Cities Not Bound To Prevailing Wages
Ohio Supreme Court rules a city chartered under Home Rule Law is not bound by the prevailing wage law for paying civil service workers. The ruling supports lower court decisions denying Lawrence Craig a Youngstown water department machine operator's claim.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Common Pleas
Lawrence Craig
Youngstown Water Department
Rare Birth of Elephant Calf Observed in Ceylon Jungle
In Yala game sanctuary Ceylon forest guard W L A Andiris records the birth of a baby elephant attended by eight midwives. The mother calved quietly, the attendants helped lift and dry the calf, then aided its first suckle before the herd disappeared into the jungle.
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Colombo
Ceylon
W. L. A. Andiris
Yala
Andiris
Pomeroy Man Killed in Route 7 Collision
A Route 7 head on crash near Pomeroy killed John Richmond Sr. 67 and injured two Marshall College students who were riding home for Thanksgiving. Richmond died at St Josephs Hospital in Parkersburg while Mayberry 22 and Eugene Beau 30 escaped injuries. Several students were hospitalized at Meigs General with facial injuries and fractures. A separate Meigs County crash damaged an Ohio Valley Poultry Co truck after brake failure near Letart Falls.
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Pomeroy
Marshal College
John Richmond
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
State Highway Patrol
Ray Fransa, Jr
Richmond
Corporation
Trafic
Mayberry
Beech Bottom
W.va
Eugene Beau
Marshall College
Ohio University
Athens
Meigs General Hospital
Gerald Barnhart
Powell
George Templen
Martins Ferry
Marshall
John Wells
Glendale
George Kuhns
Follansbee
Barnhart
Meigs County
Ohio Valley Poultry Co
Letart Falls
West Coal Co
Harold Duckworth
Clarence G. Proffitt
Portland
Proffitt
Eisenhower, Knowland discuss GOP leaders meeting
President Eisenhower and Senate Republican Leader Knowland talked about a planned meeting of GOP congressional leaders to review the 1955 legislative program. Knowland, an unscheduled White House caller, said the aim is to discuss aspects of the State of the Union. He noted no invitation yet for Democratic leadership and no final timing.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Knowland
California
White House
Election Official Fights Move To Locate Ballots
Hamilton County election board chairman William J. Leonard refused a demand to call the county prosecutor to locate between 500 and 1000 missing ballots in the PA 6X recount. Officials say the proportional representation plan for City Council was defeated in the Nov election, though a later recount showed the outcome unclear.
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Cincinnati
William J. Leonard
Hamilton County Election Board
Britain approves wartime pacts to rearm Germany
The British House of Lords tonight announced approval of the Allied pacts to rearm Germany, following the House of Commons vote last week.
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Britain
London
British
House of Lords
Germany
House of Commons
Life Has Been Rough So Far For Tiny Bobbie Madsen
SALT LAKE CITY Bobbie Madsen a 21 month old boy born May 19 1953 weighed 30 ounces at birth three months premature and faced a double hernia congenital heart condition and early surgeries. He spent three months in hospital and battled measles twice and chickenpox once in his first year.
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Salt Lake City
Bobbie Madsen
Living Cost Drops as Food Prices Slide in 1954
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports October consumer prices down two tenths of a percent from September, lowering overall living costs to the year’s lowest level. Food prices fall, boosting holiday meal affordability while wage earners see partial pay adjustments. housing, transportation, and several durable goods show mixed changes.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Pg Ae
Labor Department
Yugoslavia Rejects Soviet Invitation to Security Conference
Yugoslavia formally refused the Soviet invitation to attend an all European conference on collective security. A note rejecting the invitation was given to the Soviet ambassador in Belgrade. President Tito stated he supported the idea but would not send a representative, calling the effort doomed to failure.
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London
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Belgrade
Tito
Kopar
Briton Calls Sentencing of 13 Outrageous
New York, Anthony Nutting chief of the British delegation to the United Nations called Red China's imprisonment of 13 Americans outrageous. He told the Overseas Press Club of America that Britain would do all in its power to mitigate this grievous wrong.
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New York
Anthony Nutting
United Nations
Red China
Great Britain
Nutting
Overseas Press Club of America
Man Dies at 101 in New Richmond Ohio
John Samuel West aged 101 died yesterday in New Richmond Ohio. He was a veteran steamboat engineer for many years and known for his long service in maritime work.
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New Richmond
Latin Americas Launch Inter-American Plan
Latin American nations push a plan for a large Inter American bank to fund economic development with or without U S participation. Chile leads the proposal with backing from Argentina Cuba and eleven delegations while the United States shows reluctance citing existing resources from the Export Import Bank World Bank and IMF.
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Latin Americas
Quitandinha
Brazil
United States
Chile
Washington
U.S
Jorge Prat
Inter-Am Bank
Argentina
Cuba
Colombia
Ecuador
Dominican Republic
Costa Rica
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Honduras
Guatemala
Pew
Oma Acu
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Ace Sleuth Finds Blood in Marilyn Sheppard Case
Cleveland detectives testified that human blood was found on the basement stairs of Marilyn Sheppard’s home after the July 4 murder. Detective Henry Dombrowski, a chemical expert, described the slow, careful steps used to link blood evidence to the suspect and challenge the defense.
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Cleveland
Marilyn Sheppards
Nhat
Dr. Samuel
Henry E. Dombrowski
Protests to Red China Called Meaningless
Rep Thomas J. Lane of Massachusetts said protests are meaningless regarding Chinese prison sentences. He warned that force is the only argument to secure release for American prisoners, citing Richard Fecteau of Lynn as among those jailed.
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Lawrence
Mass
Thomas J. Lane
Lane
Lynn
Richard George Fecteau
Man Sentenced After Attempted Robbery Assault
John A. Woll, 25, faced charges of assault with intent to rob and carrying concealed weapons in Cincinnati. The judge dismissed the robbery charge, sentenced Woll to six months, and ordered him to write a note about liquor as a punishment. Assistant Prosecutor Leonard Kirschner said Woll showed a pistol during the incident at a friend’s home. Woll claimed excessive drinking and fear of going home.
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Cincinnati
John A. Hooty Woll
George E. Kearns
Woll
Charles Junker
Leonard Kirschner
Voll
Smat 1
Francis Kumpf
Kirschner
Grand Jury to Hear Vote Case in Washington County
Washington County Prosecutor Metcalf said he will present evidence and testimony from a hearing on alleged irregularities in disabled voters ballots to the January grand jury. Clerk Carl Funk noted the board questioned involved persons and found results unsatisfactory. The board lacks machinery for the investigation. four disabled ballot applications were signed by Dr. J F Weber prior to the November 2 election.
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Marietta
Washington County
Rantali Metcalf
Ballota
Washington County Board of Elections
Metcalf
Grand Jury
Carl Funk
Board of Elections
Funk
J. F. Weber
Scandinavian Ministers Lunch With President at White House
The prime ministers of Norway Denmark and Sweden lunch with President Eisenhower at the White House. They visited after a history making Copenhagen to Los Angeles polar flight on the first commercial leg of the Scandinavian Airlines System owned by the three nations.
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Washington
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Eienhower
White House
Oscar Torp
Hans Hedtoft
Tage Eriander
Copenhagen
Lan Angeles
Polar
Western Reserve Receives Grant for Medical Curriculum Revision
Western Reserve University in Cleveland has been awarded a $691,520 grant from the Commonwealth Fund to revise and update the medical school curriculum. The funds will support modernizing instructional methods, updating courses, and enhancing clinical training across departments.
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Cleveland— Western Reserve University
Commonwealth Fund
Cancer Society vows to press fight despite industry pressure
In New York the American Cancer Society says it will continue to battle cancer regardless of threats from a tobacco company president who charged the group with firing to cigarettes despite no substantial evidence linking them to lung cancer.
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New York
Amers Ican Cancer Society
Tobacco Company
Society
Hibbs Father of Ben Hite Dies in Stafford Hospital
Sylvia Kansas Russell Hibbs 82 father of Ben Hite died Tuesday night in a Stafford Kansas hospital following an illness. He was a longtime resident of the area and is survived by family and friends.
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Porrors
Sylvia
Kan
Russell Hibbs
Ben Hite
Tor
Stafford
Thanksgiving Proclaimed by Lincoln Fueled by Hale
Springfield Ohio reports on a Wittenberg College professor’s claim that Sara Josepha Hale, author of Mary Had a Little Lamb, spurred Abraham Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1861. The piece outlines Hale’s editorial leadership at Ladies Magazine and Lady’s Book and notes her influence on civic causes and Vassar College.
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Springfield
Ohio
Abraham Lincoln
Mary
Wittenberg College
Sara Josepha Hale
Lincoln
Paul F. Bloomhardt
Department of Biography
Wittenberg
Hale
Bloomhardt
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mrs. Hale
Matthew Vassar
Vassar College
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