Solon Named in Windfall Probe to Answer
Washington The Senate Banking Committee closes hearings in its housing probe and will let any harmed party respond. Chairman Capehart said Rep. Preston will get a chance to testify about profits from an FHA insured Savannah project and related dealings. A November appearance is possible as the committee nears a final report.
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Solon
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Capehart
R-Ind
Preston
D-Ga
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Savannah
Probes Set to Study Eisenhower Power Plan
Senate inquiries from the Antimonopoly subcommittee and the House Atomic Energy Committee will examine Eisenhower's proposal to send power from a private Dixon Yates plant to TVA lines. The AEC approved the Dixon Yates contract while Langer Kefauver and Hickenlooper challenge the plan amid public-private power debates. The scheme envisions a 107 million dollar plant at West Memphis Arkansas delivering electricity to TVA facilities.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate
Atomic Energy Commission
Langer
Kefauver
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
AEC
Hickenlooper
Congress
Edgar H. Dixon
E. A. Yates
Dixon- Yates Group
West Memphis
Ark
TVA
Dynamite Blasts Hit Zanesville Strip Mine Equipment
Sheriff Weissert continues probe into explosions at a Zanesville area strip mine. Three mining machines damaged, two diesel shovels valued at 180000 and a bulldozer 25000 destroyed, debris spread over a half mile. Only worker Charles Strickler and owner George Smith were named, no suspects listed.
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Zanesville
David Weissert
Here
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Weinsert
Charles Strickler
Avondale
George Smith
Strike Fails To Halt Penitentiary Operation
Michigan City Indiana The Indiana State Prison operated normally today despite a guards strike. A bid by other unions to support the strike appeared to fail as William Jenkins business agent for a Teamsters local said all prison trucks would cross the picket line. He accused the independent guard union of raiding the AFL State County and Municipal Employees Union with about 20 members.
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Michigan City
Ind
Indiana
William Jenkins
Teamster
Independent Guard Union
AFL
Ike Calls on All To Observe Veterans Day
President Eisenhower urged all Americans to observe November 11 by honoring the sacrifices of those who fought valiantly and rededicating efforts to promote lasting peace. He signed a proclamation noting Congress moved Armistice Day to Veterans Day to honor all veterans.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Congress
Lucky Dog Led Search to Missing 3 Year Old Hunter
In Zanesville Ohio a shepherd dog named Lucky led volunteers to a hollow tree stump where 3 year old Donnie Hutchison lay hiding. Donnie wore blue jeans and a tee shirt and was found unharmed. His parents live in Dresden and said he often spoke of squirrel hunting.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Lucky
Donnie Hutchison
Charles Hutchison
Dresden
Hurricane Hazel churns northwest toward Caribbean and potential East Coast
Hurricane Hazel, eighth of the season, moves at about 12 mph through the Caribbean with strengthening indicated. Winds 90 to 100 mph near the center, gale winds extend 150 miles north, 280 miles south of Port au Prince. Forecasters say no land threat for a day or so, but a possible northerly turn after Jamaica and eastern Cuba.
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Miami
Fla
Hazel
Caribbean Sea
Weather Bureau
San Juan
P. R
Port au-Prince
Haiti
Florida
Grady Nort
Jamaica
Cuba
Rhodes Attacks State Tax Appeal Board in Talk
Mansfield. State Auditor James A. Rhodes Republican candidate for governor accused Ohio's tax appeal board, appointed by Governor Lausche, of taking advantage of the defenseless property owner. He cited a 1949 law for real estate equalization but said the board pushed wholesale value increases from about 3 to 62 percent between 1950 and 1952.
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Mansfield
James A. Rhodes
Republicaan
Ohio
Tax Appeal Board
Frank J. Lausthe
Rhodes
General Assembly
Board of Tax Appeals
Three Thousand Methodists Open National Family Life Conference
Three thousand delegates from Methodist churches across the United States Hawaii and Cuba open a weekend national conference on family life in Cleveland. Attendees include young married couples ministers and Sunday School workers. Topics cover juvenile delinquency rising divorce rates working mothers and two million American youths not belonging to church.
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Cleveland
United States
Hawaii
Cuba
Salesman Wilbur Wolfe Killed in Route 30S Crash
Kenton reports salesman Wilbur Wolfe about 45 was killed last night when his car overturned on Route 30S west of town. Authorities described the incident as a fatal roadway crash with Wolfe ejected from the vehicle.
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Kenton
Wilbur Wolfe
Route
Here
Stevenson Hits GOP Campaign
Adlai Stevenson derides the Republican 1952 model and the Eisenhower administration as foolhardy and broken promises. He criticizes Nixon and the party for corruption, foreign policy paralysis, McCarthy tactics, and Soil Conservation Service changes, rallying about a reborn progressive Democratic party in Kansas.
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Wichita
Kan
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Nixon
Korea
Stevenson
Kansas
Maine
McCarthy
Soil Conservation Service
Republican Politcal
Harlem gunman battles 100 police for 90 minutes
In New York a berserk gunman, Robert Ricks, 47, fought more than 100 officers for 90 minutes in a Harlem six story building. Dozens of residents died as Ricks, a Negro cook, fired on pursuing police and was fatally wounded on the stairwell. Two plainclothesmen were questioning another man when Ricks opened fire and fled while declaring he would die from narcotics use.
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New York
Harlem
Robert Ricks
Negro Cook
Ricks
GOP Women To Hear Senator Bricker In Columbus Meeting
The Ohio Federation of Republican Women's Organizations opens its two day fall meeting in Columbus with speakers including Senators Dirksen Illinois and Bricker Ohio. Katharine Kennedy Brown of Dayton serves as presiding national committeewoman.
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Columbus
Ohio Federation of Republican Women's Organizations
Dirksen
Illinois
Bricker
Ohio
Katharine Kennedy Brown
Dayton
Mendes-France Faces Questioning Over London Agreement
Premier Mendes-France faced crossfire in the French National Assembly over the London agreement to rearm West Germany and join NATO. Supporters sought broad endorsement of London principles and authority to negotiate treaties later this month. The Bundestag backed the plan, despite Socialist opposition, as Mendes-France pressed for a sweeping resolution confirming the London talks as successful.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
French National Assembly
London
West Germany
Mendes-France
Brussels Mutual Defense Alliance
Bonn
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels Group
NATO
Bundestag
Konrad Adenauer
Britain
Assembly
Nationalist Raids Halted By U S Pressure
Reports from Taipei indicate U S action led to a halt in Nationalist attacks on Red held mainland targets. China News cites potential irreparable effects on morale while officials and citizens criticize the no retaliation order amid tension over Amoy and Quemoy bombardments.
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Taipeh
Formosa
U. S
China News
United States
Amoy
China
Quemoy
Rarden Mayor Plans Resignation After Council Clash
PORTSMOUTH, The mayor A. P. Hoffer aged 66 announced he would not sign again as the council demanded. Hoffer faced abuse of authority charges for allegedly jailing six residents in two months while council threatened removal.
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Portsmouth
Rarden
A. P. Hoffer
Hoffer
Witness recounts bribe offer at FCC inquiry into Lamb
Mrs. Marie Natvig of Miami Beach testifies at the FCC hearing on Edward Lamb, saying a tall stranger offered up to 59 000 to influence her testimony and to retract her statements. She claims she reported the matter to the FBI and FCC. Lamb denies the allegations and seeks renewal of WICU Erie license.
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Washington
Communications Commission
Edward Lamb
Marie Natvig
Miami Beach
Fla
Cleveland
Russell M. Brown
Brown
Natvig
Erie
Wicu
Milling Underwood
FBI
The
Underwood
Victim of Gas Blast In Critical Condition
In Zanesville Edward E Harris a 39 year old laborer remained in critical condition at Good Samaritan Hospital after a gas explosion blasted him from his two room apartment The blast shattered a wall and Harris said the kitchen gas pipe may have not been capped at the time firefighters reported the incident happened last night
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Zanesville
Edward E. Harris
Good Samaritan Hospital
Harris
Man killed in crash near Zanesville Ohio
Paul Miller, 55, of Caldwell was killed last night when his car collided with a truck about six miles southeast of Zanesville Ohio along Route 146 authorities reported The crash investigation is ongoing and no further details were released
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Zanesville
Paul Miller
Caldwell
Here
Ohio
Doctors Will Tell Patients All About Their Operations
At the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine meeting Dr William Kaufman urges doctors to outline every step of surgery to patients. Foreknowledge, he says, eases fear, reduces anxiety, and may lessen perceived pain during operation and recovery.
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New York
The
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
Asd
William Kaufman
Bridgeport
Conn
Academy
UN Group Plans Quick Start to Disarmament Agenda
United Nations Assembly top Political Committee opens with disarmament as a priority. The panel will also tackle collective security and the Eisenhower Dulles peace plan. Debates on Russia’s disarmament proposal could span two weeks with Vishinsky pushing for separate consideration.
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United Nations
N. Y
UN Assembly
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
United States
Vishinsky
Five Day Forecast From The Associated Press
The five day outlook shows temperatures averaging three to six degrees above normal with normal highs of 66 to 70 and a 45 degree low. Temperatures rise through Sunday and Monday with a slight fall by Tuesday or Wednesday. Light rain chances appear north on Saturday and again Tuesday or Wednesday, totaling about a quarter inch, while the south remains drier with little rain.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower to Deliver Major Campaign Address From Denver
President Eisenhower will deliver a nationwide straight from the shoulder campaign speech from the Denver Munich Auditorium televised on CBS and NBC networks at 9 30 p m EST. The White House says 2 150 000 party workers and 26 500 precinct workers rallies nationwide will tune in to support a Republican bid for Congress.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Nixon
Denver White House
Congress
Republican National
Cbs-Tv
NBC
Mutual
White House
Los Angeles
Washington
Ohio Bell Plans Gallia Exchange Upgrading Service
The Ohio Bell Telephone Co. asked the State Utilities Commission to improve Gallia area service by converting about 365 phones in Cheshire territory to a separate Gallipolis exchange. Improvements are estimated at 190000 dollars and include a creek power plant to serve the Portsmouth area.
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Columbus
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
State Utilities Commission
Gallia
Cheshire
Howe
Gallipolis
Aere Creek
Portsmouth
Sisters Seek Name Changes in County Court
Miss Carlotte Rizzo asked to change her name to Linda Knight. Mr and Mrs Carl Merietti sought to take the surname Day. The Merietti sisters, Miss and Mrs Merietti, had their applications approved by Judge Jacob A Latona in Buffalo New York County Court.
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Buffalo, N. Y
Carlotte Rizzo
Linda Knight
Carl Merietti
Day
Merietti
Jacob A. Latona
Off Key Melody Halts Prison Escape Bid in Kent County Jail
In Grand Rapids three inmates failed a prison escape plan at Kent County Jail as sheriff’s investigation followed loud singing from a cell block. They tried to saw through bars with hack saw blades but were deterred.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Kent County
Arnold Pigorsh
Flood Devastates Southeast New Mexico Valley
In Roswell and nearby communities a major flood from the Sacramento Mountains drenched the Veeos Valley after days of heavy rain. Four people are dead, three wounded, seven missing, and about 200 families evacuated as rivers creeks and arroyos overflowed into Hagerman Lake Arthur Artesia and surrounding farms. Communications were severed and roads rail lines damaged as cleanup began.
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Roswell
N.M
New Mexico
Sacramento Mountains
Vrelonged
Veeos
Fariehad
Dester
Hagerman
Artesia
Lake Arthur
Here
Rio Hondo
Rowwell
New Religious Upsurge Seen in U S
Dr Elites Trueblood head of the United Religious Information Service says a religious renaissance is spreading across the land. He addressed 1500 listeners in Toronto noting a revival in faith makes life feel vibrant. He cites Lutheran priesthood of all believers and the belief that every occupation is a field for service as key shifts.
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Toronto
Elites Trueblood
United Religious Information Service
United States
Chricy iv
Truetoo
Ana Earlham College
U. S. Information Service
Western College States Inauguration of Head
Dr Hersich Young a former newsman and teacher abroad will be inaugurated tomorrow as the 10th president of the century old Western College for Women Oxford. More than two colleges and universities will be represented at the inauguration ceremonies. Under Young's leadership the college is initiating a program of international education.
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Oxford
Hersich @ Young
Beed Tommorrow
Western College For Women
Young
Pipeline Approval For Ohio Fuel Gas Co Build Plan
The Federal Power Commission approved Ohio Fuel Gas Co in Columbus to construct about miles of pipeline and add 3000 compressor horsepower on its natural gas system in Ohio. The $3,832,700 project spans Jackson, Vin Hocking and Fairfield counties.
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Washington
The
Power Commission
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Columbus
Ohio
Jackson
Vin Hocking
Fairfield
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