New Labor Secretary Is Named
James P. Mitchell a 52 year old New Jersey Republican is named by President Eisenhower as the new secretary of labor. He succeeds Democrat Martin P. Durkin who quit the cabinet to return to the AFL Plumbers Union presidency. Mitchell pledges to do his best for the American people while critics question the cabinet’s pro business tilt.
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Washington
James P. Mitchell
New Jersey
Eisenhower
Mitchell
New York City
Martin P. Durkin
AFL
Durkin
Congress
United States
AFL Vee
al Hayes
AFL Machinists Union
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Department of Labor
Hayes
CIO
Walter Reuther
Florida Tropical Storm Nears Fort Myers With Heavy Rains
Florida watch warnings extended from Fernandina to Lake Okeechobee as the seventh tropical storm of the season moved northeast toward Fort Myers. At 8 a.m. EST the center was about 90 miles southwest of Fort Myers, with winds 60 to 75 mph in a small area northeast of the center and heavy rains expected across the lower west coast from Sarasota to the Everglades.
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Miami
Fla
Florida Peninsula
Fernandina
Lake Okeechobee
Fort Myers
Lattitude
Sarasota
Everglades
Grady Norton
Florida
Cosmic Show Due Tonight
In Albuquerque scientists expect a respectable meteor shower tonight as observers worldwide look skyward. Dr Lincoln La Paz notes uncertainty but highlights the rare chance to witness a grand celestial panorama following the Giacobini comet point event years ago.
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Albuquerque
Lincoln la Paz
University of New Mexico
Giacobini
Earth
White Slave Ring Inquiry Underway
Federal authorities disclosed the arrest of Garlvin Brunson aged 34 of Muskegon in a probe of a white slave ring operating in Michigan Minnesota and Ohio. Atty. Wendell Miles said a second suspect Leroy M. King aged 29 had been in custody in Cleveland since October 1 in the same investigation.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Garlvin Brunson
Muskegon
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
U. 8S
Wendell Miles
Leroy M. King
Cleveland
FBI Delays Nationwide Alert in Bobby Greenlease Case
The case centers on Hall confessing to kidnapping six year old Bobby Greenlease and burying him after ransom, while Marsh remains at large with a fugitive warrant. Legality, possible accomplices, and where Marsh is remain unresolved amid ongoing investigations and multiple state charges.
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Hall
Robert C. Greenlease
Bobby
Heady
Marsh
FBI
Bobby Greenleafe
St. Louis
Mrs. Heady
Howard Brownell, Jr
Washington
Missouri
Jackson County
Richard K. Phelps
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Roy Wickland
Brainerd, Minn
Minneapolis
Minnesota Lake Country
Britain ousts Guiana premier amid red scare crisis
Governor Sir Alfred Savage proclaims a six month emergency and scraps the constitution after Britain removes Prime Minister Jeddie Jagan and five cabinet ministers to thwart a suspected Communist takeover in British Guiana. Troops arrive as the colony faces political upheaval with parliamentary elections just held.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
Britain
Alfred Savage
Moscow
Brazil
Venezuela
Panama Canal
India
Jeddie Jagan
London
Washington
Crash Kills Two Four Hurt Near Alliance Ohio
Two people die and four are hospitalized after a head on collision at Ohio 44 and Road 619 ten miles from Alliance. Victims include Clyde E Magargil and La Rue Dutter. Gene Dutter, his wife and two children are injured. La Rue Magargil dies. Gene Dutter’s children are treated at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna.
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Magargil
City Hospital
Dutter
Carol
James
Robinson Memorial Hospital
Ravenna
Windy City Fire 82nd Anniversary Observed at DeKoven Site
Chicago marks the 82nd anniversary of the 1871 great fire with a ceremony at 558 DeKoven Street the site where Mrs. O Leary s cow is said to have kicked over a lantern. The metal plaque will be moved to the Chicago Historical Society as the current building is slated for demolition.
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Chicago
Fire Department
DeKoven St
Grand Jury Studies Coed Murder Charge
Wyandot County grand jury will weigh first degree murder charges against Roy R. Schinagle an Ohio Wesleyan University student accused of killing his girlfriend Cynthia Pfeil a White Plains New York resident. Police say Schinagle 19 confessed to the strangling last month.
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Upper Sandusky
Ohio
Wyandot County
Roy R. Schinagle
Ohio Wesleyan University
Schinagie
Mayfield Heights
Cynthia Pfeil
White Plains
N. Y
Train Death Shocks Newark as 80-Year-Old Man Is Killed
Weslie W. Blizzard of Newark was struck and killed by a railroad passenger train in West Newark on Thursday. The incident involved a pedestrian on or near the tracks, and authorities began an investigation into the death.
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Newark
Ohio
Weslie W. Blizzard
West Newark
20-Year Olds To Fill Draft for November
Ohio draft officials announce the November call for 1090 twenty year olds in Columbus. Col. Chester W. Goble notes enough 20-year-olds to meet the quota and mentions boards previously drew on 19-year-olds. County quotas listed include Muskingum 9, Washington 7, Perry 5, Athens 5, Gallia 4, Meigs 4, Jackson 3, Hocking 2, Vinton 1.
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Columbus
Ohio
Selective Service
Chester W. Goble
Col. Goble
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Meigs
Muskingum
Perry
Vinton
Washington
Two Men Held In Kidnaping Indicted by Grand Jury
Benjamin B. Williams of Lisbon Ohio and Francis L. McDole of Smiths Ferry Pa were indicted on federal kidnapping charges. The FBI says they held Mary Jo Buchanan 20 and Henry Cornman 23 as prisoners at gunpoint and drove them across state lines on August 16. They also face state assault and robbery charges for attacking Buchanan and robbing Cornman.
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Pittsburgh
Benjamin B. Williams
Rt. 3
Lisbon
Ohio
Francis L. McDole
Smith's Ferry
FBI
Mary Jo Buchanan
Henry Cornman
East Liverpool
Pennsylvania
McDole
Williams
Miss Buchanan
Cornman
Cinderella Burglar Leaves Shoes Behind
Salt Lake City police hunt a burglar dubbed Cinderella after he fled an East Side home barefoot, leaving size 9 brogans behind. Residents startled him tiptoeing through a bedroom but escaped unharmed as officers seek the cheeky thief.
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Salt Lake City
East Side
Deathless Days End in Youngstown After Fatal Truck Collision
In Youngstown Ohio 13 year old Robert Karchar was killed by a truck ending a 105 day streak without fatal traffic accidents in the city. The incident occurred Thursday and ended the period of no fatal crashes.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Robert Karchar
Heavy Rain Floods Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach
More than nine inches of rain flooded Daytona Beach, creating lakes and flooding streets and homes. Mayor Leo Foley said at least 50 homes were water damaged and families evacuated. The Halifax River and drainage canals overflowed, stranding areas in Ormond Beach as police lost barricades.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Ormond Beach
Leo Foley
Halifax
Retired Farmer Dies as Daughter Dies From Shock
Hillsboro Ohio report of Arthur Parrett 79 and his daughter Mrs Roy E Carroll 25 both dying of heart attacks within minutes. Parrett fell at home in Elmville and the daughter rushed to aid him then collapsed and died. Coroner Dr W M Hoyt cited heart failure and shock as the causes with the events occurring Thursday night.
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Hillsboro
Ohio
Arthur Parrett
Roy E. Carroll
Parrett
Elmville
W. M. Hoyt
Kidnap Fugitive Sighted Near St Clairsville
Officials from three states checked main eastbound highways from St Clairsville Ohio after a sighting of a man resembling Thomas John Marin, wanted in connection with the Bobby Greenlease kidnapping.
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ST. Clairsville
Ohio
Thomas John Marin
Bobby Greenlease
Ohio River
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Five Day Weather Forecast Near Normal Temperatures
Temperatures will average near normal with highs 65 to 70 and lows around 44. Little weekend change, followed by a warmer Monday and Tuesday, then a cool down Wednesday. Showers possible Tuesday, otherwise little to no rain expected.
Runaway Truck Crashes Into House In Cincinnati Area
A tractor trailer loaded with molasses ran downhill on U S 52 near Miamitown and exploded into a two story house, killing the driver Bailey Scrimpshire Jr. of Decatur Illinois. Eleven people escaped as fire destroyed the house and a nearby garage shop and branch post office. Officials estimated damages up to 100 thousand dollars readied by firefighters from Indiana and Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Miamitown
U. S. 52
Here
Herbert P. Lyle
Bailey Scrimpshire Jr
Decatur
Ill
Indiana
Ohio
Allies Offer Compromise In POW Row
PANMUNJOM The Allies proposed a plan to accelerate prisoner explanations with centers ready by Monday. The UN Command would operate around the clock to shorten the explanation period for 22,600 Chinese and North Korean prisoners. The NNEC accused both sides of stalling as Christmas Eve ends the current timeline.
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Panmunjom
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
NNEC
Ohio Airman Admits Theft Confession at Portsmouth
Air Force sergeant Virgil W. Brull 29 of Two Rivers Wisconsin surrendered to deputies in Portsmouth Ohio and admitted stealing 1100 from the Chanute Air Force base book store where he worked. He said he took the money to cover gambling debts and fled AWOL September 30 after the theft. He returned some funds to his wife at the base and then wandered to Indianapolis Cincinnati and Columbus spending long hours in bars and theaters.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Air Force
Air Force Base
Burl E. Justice
Virgil W. Brull
Two Rivers
Wis
Justice
Brull
Chanute Air Force Base
Rantoul
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Columbus
Ohio Bank Robbed by Masked Gunmen at Lincoln Heights
Three masked gunmen robbed Lincoln Heights Savings & Loan Co. in Cleveland today and escaped with 5000 after manager Ben Racnowski triggered the alarm. Teller Anthony Birga was knocked unconscious as he handed over the cash.
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Cleveland
Lincoln Heights Savings & Loan Co
Ben Racnowski
Anthony Birga
Traffic mark falls Oberlin tragedy claims life of John Murray
Oberlin Ohio reports its first fatal traffic accident since April 1947. The victim was 75 year old John Murray of Wellington. The incident occurred Thursday as investigators work to determine cause.
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Oberlin
Ohio
John Murray
Wellington
Thursas
Eisenhower says Soviets gain in atomic capabilities
President Eisenhower says the Soviet Union already has an increasing capability to deliver an atomic attack and likely a hydrogen bomb precursor, while noting no immediate threat to American shores. He orders admins to withhold unverified comments and confirms a growing U S stockpile for Army Navy and Air Force needs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
United States
America
U.S
Moscow
Sen
Kefauver
Tenn
Senate Armed Services Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Wilson
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Wi Strauss
Army
Navy
Air Force
Sens
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Olin D. Johnson
8. C
Sen. Green
Administration
Santa Claus Isn't Alone in North Pole Mayoral Race
In North Pole Alaska two candidates Everett Dahl and James Ford tied at 20 votes each for mayor while two city council races also deadlocked at 31 31 and 28 28. Election judges settled the ties by tossing a coin. Dahl became mayor. North Pole lies 14 miles south of Fairbanks.
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North Pole
Alaska
Santa Claus
Everett Dahl
James Ford
Mayor Dahl
Fairbanks
Dick Haymes Faces Tax Dues and Lien Moves
Los Angeles report says crooner Dick Haymes owes about $55,000 in back taxes. Internal Revenue Service may lift the salary lien if he begins paying, otherwise liens will be filed wherever he works after a $9,600 lien was issued in Philadelphia last week.
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Los Angeles
Dick Haymes
Internal Revenue
Haymes
Philadelphia
Gagement
Florence Chadwick swims Dardanelles both ways
Florence Chadwick of San Diego completes a double crossing of the Hellespont in Turkey, a fourth channel conquest in a month. She previously swam the English Channel from England to France in 14 hours 42 minutes but quit the return trip after two and a quarter miles due to the cold.
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Cannabale
Turkey
Florence Chadwick
San Diego
Calif
Hellespont
Dardanelles
English
England
France
Turnpike Suspect At-Large In Ohio and Pennsylvania
Suburban Newburgh Heights police set up roadblocks on Willow Freeway to capture a 25 year old man wanted for question ing in thePennsylvania Turnpike shootings. Officers search for John Wesley Wable on a murder investigation warrant after a rooming house escape. Ballistics tests on a German pistol linked to the July shootings were completed as two truck drivers were killed and another wounded in separate turnpike attacks.
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Cleveland
Newburgh Heights
Willow
John Wesley Wable
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wable
Harrisburg
Turnpike
Lisbon
McKay Releases Revised Mine Safety Code for Coal Mines
Secretary of the Interior McKay issues a revised safety code for soft coal mines endorsed by United Mine Workers and Bituminous Coal Operators Assn. The code supplements the 1952 Coal Mine Safety Act, lacks punitive provisions, and requires union and operators to abide. Key changes include roof control and eliminating black blasting powder in underground work.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
McKay
United Mine Workers
J. J. Forbes
Bureau of Mines
Poison Slayer Asks Clemency
Mrs. Davie Blanche Dean, sentenced to death for the first degree murder of her husband Hawkins in Clermont County, appeals for clemency to Gov. Lausche. The Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission sets a hearing for Oct. 29 and the governor will decide after the commission’s recommendation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Davie Blanche Dean
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
Dean
Hawkins
Clermont County
Loop Death Shocks Infant in St Albans Play Pen
A 13 month old, Donald Barstow Dickinson, died in St Albans when a string loop hung from his play pen and the child slipped his head through it. Coroner Goff P. Lilly ruled strangulation. Survivors include parents William and former Athens resident Mrs Dickinson, sister Margaret Elizabeth, and brothers William and Evan. Grandparents live in Athens and Richmond. Services set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at St Albans Presbyterian Church.
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ST. Albans
W. Va
Donald Barstow Dickinson
Goff P. Lilly
William Dickinson
Athens
Margaret Elizabeth
William
Evan
Margaret Barstow
C. W. Dickinson
Richmond
St. Albans Presbyterian Church
Tito Cabinet Meets Riots Erupt Over Trieste Crisis
Belgrade AP reports demonstrations flare as President Tito and his cabinet plan protests against Italy and Western powers over Trieste. Mobs pelt embassies of Britain, the United States, and Italy while Yugoslav troops and police hold back crowds. The government warns it will take measures to protect Trieste and Slovenes.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
United States
Great Britain
Italy
Tito
Trieste
Three Nations
Adriatic
Jury To Hear Accused Of Murder In Zanesville
In Zanesville Ohio 26 year old Harold St John an AWOL soldier from Dorchester Massachusetts was to testify in his second degree murder trial of Joseph W Harding assistant Ohio industrial relations director Harding was shot outside a motel near Zanesville in August Army investigator Sgt Kenneth C Page testified St John described grabbing a service pistol ordering Harding to Pittsburgh a struggle ensued the gun fired injuring him and he fired again according to Page
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Zanesville
Ohio
Harold St. John
Dorchester
Mass
Joseph W. Harding
Ohio Industrial Relations
Harding
Kenneth C. Page
St. John
Pittsburgh
Page
Nigel Bruce Dies Veteran Actor Known as Dr Watson
Nigel Bruce, 58, veteran actor famed for portraying Dr Watson in the Sherlock Holmes film series, died Thursday at St John’s Hospital in Santa Monica after entering hospital Sunday night following a heart attack. He rose as a brumbling comic and became a top character actor after arriving in Hollywood in 1934.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Nigel Bruce
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes
St. John's Hospital
Hollyswood
Two Rooms Closed At Rutland School
Two classrooms at Rutland Grade School were closed after plaster fell from ceilings following a state inspection. First and third grade children were excused for Friday. classes for those grades were to move to Rutland High School gym starting Monday while repairs were arranged.
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Rutland
Rutland High School
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Ike
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