U S Voters apathetic to issues in 1954 campaign
Associated Press reports voters in multiple states show low interest as candidates rally and argue. Observers note no clear villain or compelling issue, with business improving and no war. GOP and Democratic spins frame modest momentum from Eisenhower speech, yet apathy persists nationwide.
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Congress
Campern
Themocrats
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Whitehead
Louisville
Ounce for Pound Rabbit Is Dog's Match
In Warrensville Heights Ohio Mr Courage a 130 ounce rabbit faces a 130 pound Pyrenees dog. The rabbit shares a 10 by 20 foot doghouse with Duchess but guards the door after catching Duchess with his lettuce.
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Cleveland
Mr. Courage
Warrensville Heights
Ohio
John R. Arthur
Duchess
Cabinet Officials Talk Labeled Double Cross
George C. Calams of the Twin City Chamber of Commerce accused Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell of a partisan speech in Uhrichsville Ohio He said Mitchell agreed to a non political talk but praised Eisenhower administration contrasts with Truman administration in the address
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Uhrichsville
Ohio
George C. Calams
Twin City Chamber of Commerce
James P. Mitchell
Chamber
Calams
Mitchell
Eisenhower
Truman
Jamaican Housemaid Ordered Deported From U S
Jamaican housemaid Agnes Isabel Powell 40 was ordered to leave the United States within 15 days by the Immigration and Naturalization Service after a brief release on bond She came to New York on a visit in July 1953 and disappeared after a requested extension was denied Federal agents found her employed at a Canton home.
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Cleveland
Agnes Isabel Powell
United States
U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
New York
Canton
Hoover Sweeper Co Grants 2 Percent Wage Increase
The Hoover Sweeper Co. in North Canton awards a 2 percent hourly wage rise to 1600 AFL represented employees. The increase ranges from 3 to 6 cents per hour, with current scales not available.
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Canton
Hoover Sweeper Co
AFL Federal Labor Union
Delaware Black Students Win Readmission to Milford School
In Wilmington AP: Vice Chancellor Marvel rules 10 Black students have the legal right to attend Milford combined elementary high school amid a prior boycott by white students. The case follows a three week integration and board resignations with a forthcoming Court of Chancery decision.
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Milford
Delaware
William Marvel
Milford School
Court of Chancery
Marvel
Bryant Bowles
National Association For the Advancement of White People
NAAWP
Dover
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Woman Held for Death Of Daughter
Mrs. Dora Liter, 50, of near Cedar Mills, to be returned from Lima State Hospital after a 30 day observation found her insane. She is accused of killing her daughter in law Edith Liter, 26, whose decomposed body was found July 5 at their home. The elder Liter, a self ordained preacher, said she did not report the death to authorities, claiming she reported it to the Lord.
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West Union
Dora Liter
Cedar Mills
Lima State Hospital
Wildcat Strike Threatens Akron Quaker Oats Plant
A wildcat strike by 135 packaging workers at the Quaker Oats Co plant near Akron could idle the 750 employees. CIO Cereal Workers Union head Eugene W. Shoun says the action was unauthorized but cites unmet contract terms. Plant manager James Iverson cites wage demands.
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Akron
Quaker Oats Co
Eugene W. Shoun
CIO Cereal Workers Union
James Iverson
Hospital Refuses Admittance to Mother
An expectant Negro mother gave birth at home to a son yesterday after being turned away from University Hospital. Police later rushed mother and child to the hospital as an emergency case. Authorities blame a medical student for the early denial of admittance.
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Oklahoma City
University Hospital
Formosa Visit Tied to U S Policy on China War
Assistant Secretary of State Walter Robertson returned from Formosa amid reports the trip aimed to limit communist forays against China. He met Chiang Kai-shek three times, signaling broader Far East concerns and possible changes in aid discussions with Dulles away on vacation.
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Walter S. Robertson
Formosa
China
Robertson
State Department
Department
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Far
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Foromsa
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Taipeh
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Quemoy
U. S
Comic Clean-Up Promised in Cincinnati
Charles F. Murphy, named czar of the comic book industry, vowed to halt horror and terror titles from companies under his oversight. He pledged a clean up of the field during yesterday's announcement in Cincinnati.
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Charles F. Murphy
Not A Boom More Attending Colleges
President Raymond Walters reports that about seven of ten American colleges show higher full time student enrollment this fall, based on a survey of 518 schools for School and Society. He notes a modest rise from last year but still well below postwar peaks, with veterans adding only a small share of new freshmen.
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University of Cincinnati
Raymond Walters
School and Society
Educational Journal
Walters
U.S. Korea Showdown Looms Over Aid and Currency Policy
The United States plans a tough stance with Korea over stalled currency talks and a 700 million dollar aid package tied to military and economic buildup. Washington presses Korea for cooperation while threatening to pay workers in dollars if needed, amid currency disputes and aid terms.
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Tokyo
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Korea
Japan
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Orean
U. S
Clerk Pays Fine After Honeymoon Note on Ticket
Houston correspondent reports clerk Johnny Goyen found an overtime parking ticket with a personal note on the back about a honeymoon in India and love. The note signed by Robert E. Waska, a State Department employee in Karachi, Pakistan, prompted Goyen to pay the $1 fine himself.
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Johnny Goyen
Corporation
India
Robert E. Waska
State Department
Karachi
Parkistan
Goyen
Painters Fined For Assaulting Boss In Ohio River Threat
EAST LIVERPOOL. Painters Blaine McGinty and Glenn Strayer were fined 16 each after boss John Pamfilis accused them of assault and battery for threatening to throw him off a bridge into the Ohio River. The conviction followed their anger over being bawled out for splattering paint on a woman motorist.
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East Liverpool
Blaine McGinty
Glenn Strayer
Ohio River
John Pamfilis
Man Falls at Hospital
Tulsa reports carpenter J. C. Garner, 34, fell while working on a new wing of the Oklahoma Osteophatic hospital. He fractured his elbow, but was X-rayed, treated, and placed in bed before his head cleared.
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Tulsa
Okla
Carpenter J. C. Garner
Oklahoma Osteophatic Hospital
Bandits Take Money From Liquor Store Clerk in St. Louis
In St Louis two bandits robbed a liquor store, taking the clerk Miss Helen Jones’s cash. A customer buying 65 cents of goods handed a $1 bill and the robbers reacted by returning the change or altering the transaction. The brief report notes the crime occurred as the customer entered the store. No further details on suspects or outcomes were provided.
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ST. Louis
Helen Jones
Mount Union College Installs New President
Dr. Carl C. Bracy inaugurated as sixth president of Mount Union College in Alliance Ohio, a Methodist supported liberal arts institution founded in 1846.
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Alliance, Ohio
Carl C. Bracy
Mount Union College
Ike Ends Colorado Vacation With Farm Speech in Indianapolis
President Eisenhower cuts short an eight week Colorado trip and heads to Washington via Indianapolis where he delivers a nonpartisan but campaign tied farm speech at Butler University. GOP leaders rely on the address to boost support for a Republican Congress in the November elections.
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Lowry Air Force Base
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Butler University Field House
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Indonesia Faces Red Rule Risk as Communist Influence Grows
Dispatches describe rising prices shortages and hoarding in Indonesia. Army Chief General Sugeng clashes with the Defense Ministry over arming a potential Communist militia. The Communist group Perbepsi gains influence while the government shifts between parliamentary tactics and Moslem Masjumi prospects.
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Bambang Sugeng
Defense Ministry
Sugeng
Dar Ul-Islam
Isam
Iwa Kusumasumantri
Boy Has Tooth Extracted Twice
Pat Stilson ten in Baltimore faced a double dental mishap after a loose tooth earned two extractions. Rather than place the tooth under a pillow he hid it in his ear, leading to an ear ache and a second procedure at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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Pat Stilson
Pat
Johns Hopkins Hospital
License Asked To Transfer WTRF Stations To Ohio West Virginia
The communications commission was asked yesterday to approve the assignment of the WTRF and WTRF-FM licenses at Bellaire Ohio to Ohio West Virginia Broadcasting Co. The move involves regulatory approval and transfer of control for the radio properties.
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Bellaire
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Ohio-West Virginia Broadcasting Co
Five Day Forecast From Associated Press Notes Cooling Through Weekend
The five day outlook shows Saturday to Wednesday 2 to 5 degrees below normal with normal highs 63 to 68 and lows around 44. Expect a cool weekend and a warming trend Monday and Tuesday, then cooler again Wednesday. Rain possible in northern areas Sunday night and statewide Tuesday, totaling a quarter to half inch.
Bender Leads Group In Singing of Hymn
Middletown Rep George Bender campaigns for the United States Senate and defends his GOP convention activity. He led a group in singing When the Bell tolls in what critics labeled a political pitch scene at a 1952 national GOP gathering.
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Bender
Middletown
George Bender
United States Senate
Republican
Elderly Woman Boarded Bus Despite Old Ticket
An Oklahoma City case describes Bennie Raney the bus driver accepting a March 1935 ticket stamped Void after days. The elderly passenger aimed for Norman roughly 20 miles away and still rode the bus, prompting curiosity about the validity and handling of the fare.
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Oklahoma City
Bennie Raney
Norman
World Wide Plot Described in Sheppard Case
Defense seeks change of venue and delay amid nationwide publicity over Dr Samuel H Sheppard murder case. Crank letters asking jurors, arrest of letter writer, and subpoenas for 22 witnesses including Coroner Gerber and Police Chief Story accompany motions before Monday trial opening in Cuyahoga County Ohio.
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Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Blythin
Venice
William Corrigan
Dr. Sheppard
Cuyahoga County
Marilyn Sheppard
Corrigan
Samuel R. Gerber
Frank W. Story
Bert Winstron
John Corlett
John E. Kreidler
Ee Corrigan
Hazel Rakes Carolinas With 100 MPH Winds
Hurricane Hazel slammed the Carolina coast with winds over 100 miles per hour, stretching a 120 mile wide path. Widespread damage hit beach towns from Myrtle Beach to Wilmington as tides rose, communications failed, and shelters opened for refugees.
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