Slayer Gardner Faces First Degree Murder Charge in Midnight Hearing
Oshel Junior Gardner, 22, was arraigned in a West Virginia magistrate's court and bound over to the Mason County grand jury for the murder of Roy Jackson. The solemn hearing occurred less than 48 hours after the Crab Creek Road death, as photographers watched and Gardner expressed a desire to take the case to the grand jury.
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Point Pleasant
Roy Jackson
Lonely Crab Creek
Osher Junior Gardner
Gallipolis Ferry
West Virginia
Gardner
Jackson
Sixth St
Mason County
S. A. Simmons
Grand Jury
Mason County Grand Jury
Oshel Junior Gardner
Shel Gardner, Jr
Ex-Officer Found Dead In Gallipolis
The body of Rob ert L. Stevers a 39 year old former city police officer was found in a parked automobile at the Gallipolis State Institute at 12 10 p m Wednesday A 19 year old Gallipolis girl Nina E George was found in the car ill and taken to Holzer Hospital Early reports suggested carbon monoxide poisoning may not be correct Coroner Donald R Warehime ordered the body sent to Columbus for an autopsy Stevers survived by his wife Alma and newborn twins He lived at 853 Second Ave son of Ed and Mrs Stevers of Garfield Ave
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Gallipolis
Robert L. Stevers
Gallipolis State Institute
Nina E. George
Holzer Hospital
Stevers
Gallia County
Donald R. Warehime
Columbus
Warehime
Frank McCalla
Lower River Road
Roy McCarty
Mill Creek Road
Alma Stevers
Second Ave
Ed Stevers
Garfield Ave
Ohioan Charged In Abduction Case In Germany
Pvt Eugene Walters 28 of Harrods Allen County Ohio faces formal charges including unlawful confinement desertion and multiple larceny counts in Germany as the accused abductor of 18 year old Mamie Ruth Shelton adopted daughter of Major F B Burns of Hot Springs Virginia. The abduction occurred Feb 3 near Hanau when a man in American uniform forced the girl from a car at gunpoint. Trial date was not released.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Eugene Walters
Harrods Allen County
U. S
Walters
Mamie Ruth Shelton
F. B. Burns
Hot Springs
Pistol Point
Hanau
Senate panel ends three day UN inquiry in New York
The U S Senate internal security subcommittee wrapped a three day probe of United Nations employees over possible Communist ties. The panel led by Senator Herbert O Conor said it would resume hearings in New York within two weeks.
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New York
U. S. Senate Internal Security
United Nations
Herbert O’conor
Ohio flood surveys blocked by lack of funds
Three Ohio flood control surveys authorized by Congress cannot begin as no money is available for the current fiscal year. Gallipolis and Pomeroy along the Ohio River and the Chagrin River area near Cleveland have been assigned to division offices, but all funds for survey work are obligated.
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Washington
Ohio
Congress
Army
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Ohio River
Chagrin River
Cleveland
GOP Gains In Alaska Signal Legislature Shift
Early returns from Alaska's general election show Democratic Delegate E. L. Bartlett leading by about 2400 votes, while Republicans gain momentum in 26 of 33 legislative seats. Anchorage updates narrowed the margin from a 1950 two to one win, with GOP leads forming across the lower house results.
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Juneau
Alaska
Congress
Anchorage
E. L. Bartlett
Left Wing Laborites Invite Attlee to Join Split
Aneurin Bevan, stormy leader of the left wing faction threatening to split Britain's Labour Party, invites Clement Attlee and moderates to join them. Leftists seized six of seven executive seats at the party conference, reshaping the 27 member Executive Committee.
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London
Aneurin Bevan
Britain
Labor Party
Clement Attlee
Lake County Board removes horse racing ban from ballot
Lake County voters will not decide on a horse racing prohibition as the Board of Elections removed the issue from the November 4 ballot. The action ends the measure's chance to appear in the county election.
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Painesville
Lake County
Board of Elections
Mason County Road Inquiry Nearing End
The Mason County grand jury nears completion as it probes State Road Commission activities. District 1 engineer says records lack specific gravel load data from Ohlinger States Excavating and Equipment Co. Prosecuting Attorney had sought the firm’s records. About 35 witnesses were heard with deliberations expected to continue through Saturday.
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Point Pleasant
State Road Commission
Mason County
C. H. Boggs
District 1
Ohlinger-St@ats Excavating and Equipment Co
J. G. F. Johnson
Mason County Democratic
Lester Ohlinger
New Haven
Grand Jury
Taft Seeks Unity Behind Eisenhower In Utah Tour
Senator Robert A. Taft campaigned in Ogden Logan and Salt Lake City urging unity for Eisenhower. He attacked current foreign policy and government corruption while defending the Taft Hartley Act to limit government bargaining interference. Taft supporters wore red buttons as he advised voters that Truman and Stevenson paint a misleading world view.
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Salt Lake City
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Utah
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Ogden
Utah State College
Logan
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Ohio State Plans New Women’s Dormitory
Ohio State University announced plans to build another women’s dormitory to house about 900 students with an estimated cost of 2.7 million dollars. The project aims to expand housing on the campus in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Eisenhower Goes East in Final Campaign Push
Dwight D. Eisenhower continues a grueling campaign tour sweeping 28 states in 16 days until the November 4 election. He rallies crowds in New York New Jersey and the South while planning a 10 day push through New England New York and Pennsylvania.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Seaboard
Pacific Coast
Hackensack
Paterson
N.J
Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation
Waldorf-Astoria
New England
Pennsylvania
East
Midwest
South
Texas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Ft. Worth
Dallas
Shreveport
Memphis
Knoxville
Dixie
22 Year Old Charged In Shot Gun Slaying
Osher Junior Gardner, 22, of Gallipolis Ferry is bound to a Mason County grand jury on first degree murder charges over the shotgun slaying of Roy Jackson, a 54 year old Point Pleasant cab operator. Investigators say robbery was the motive though Gardner had only $9 when arrested.
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Roy Jackson
Lonnie Safford
Point Pleasant
Cecil Roach
Guyan Creek
Frank Bonecutter
Glenny Bonecutter
Charles Parsons
Messenger Newsphoto
Lowely
Jackson
Osher Junior Gardner
Gallipolis Ferry
Mason County
Mason Countian
Galipolis Ferry
Gardner
Here
GalMpolis Ferry
Jackson Cab Co
Huntington
Mason-Cabel
Senate Panel Hails Hoover Report On Government Reform
A Senate Government Operations panel credited the Hoover Commission with improving federal efficiency but said claimed savings were overstated. The panel noted 281 recommendations were largely acted on by Congress or its committees with 28 still requiring further action.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Hoover Commission
Senate Committee On
Commission On
Congress
Two Coal Strike Threats Loom Over Industry
In Cincinnati two threats of a national coal work stoppage emerged. John L. Lewis said at the United Mine Workers convention that workers should not strike on November 18 unless operators raise royalties by 10 cents a ton to fund the union. The second threat concerns the Wage Stabilization Board weighing a $1.90 daily wage boost from the miners’ new contract.
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Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis
Wage Stabilization Board
Nixon Critics Truman Over Red Infiltration in Michigan
Nixon campaigned in Muskegon praising crowds at Central High School auditorium while blaming the Truman administration for allowing U S Reds to infiltrate the United Nations. He drew about 2200 supporters as he wrapped up a Michigan swing.
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Muskegon
Mich
Michigan
Richard Nixon
U. S
United Nations
Central High School
Yanks Break Chinese Assault on Triangle Hill Front Line
American troops defend Triangle Hill as Chinese forces repeatedly attack the crest with waves of infantry. UN artillery and air support target routes and Papa San Mountain while ROK troops counterattack to reclaim the heights, ending reported Red gains before dawn.
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Seoul
Triangle Hill
Pinpoint Hill
Sniper Ridge
Papa San Mountain
U.S. 7Th Division
Triangle
Dean Acheson Voices Cautious UN Korea Stand
Secretary of State Dean Acheson prepared to address the UN General Assembly with a broad general outline on Korea rather than a forceful armistice demand. He is expected to speak after eight delegates, and his remarks may be delayed or softened to avoid tensions before Soviet deputy Vishinsky's turn.
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Dean Acheson
United Nations
U. S
Korea
UN General Assembly
Acheson
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Yugoslav Confesses Spying for Russia
Darko Circovic a 42 year old Yugoslav national pleaded guilty to spying for Russia. He was arraigned in a U S High Commission Court and faces a trial on October 24. Circovic said he handed 16 Allied secret agents names to a Russian in Munich and revealed American troop strength and plans of two barracks.
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Munich
Germany
Darko Circovic
Russia
U. S. High Commission
Circovic
Hunters Promised Huge Duck Flocks In Southward Migration
New York dispatch reports the major duck population in Canada is up to twice last year’s level. Bert Cartwright of Ducks Unlimited notes favorable May and June weather on the breeding grounds as a key factor, forecasting a large supply for U.S. hunters as the birds move southward.
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New York
Canadian Prairies
U.S
Bert Cartwright
Ducks Unlimited
Canada
Cartwright
Truman Campaign Crusade Visited New England States
President Truman campaigned through Connecticut and New England arguing the 1952 election shapes world peace. He attacked Gen. Eisenhower and McCarthy, dismissed the change slogan, and warned voters not to treat the election like a baseball game.
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Truman
Connecticut
New England
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph McCarthy
George C. Marshall
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankees
Navy
Iran and Britain Break Diplomatic Ties Over Oil Dispute
Washington officials said Premier Mohammed Mossadegh’s move to cut relations with Britain sinks efforts to resolve the British Iranian oil dispute. The break worsens negotiations, stirs public reaction in Iran and Britain, and jeopardizes revived talks sparked by note exchanges among London Tehran and Washington.
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Washington
United States
Mohammed Mossadegh
Britain
London
Tehran
Iran
Sparkman Attacks GOP Masquerade on Eisenhower
Uniontown Pa Sen John Sparkman Democratic vice presidential candidate denounces the Republican choice of Gen Dwight D Eisenhower as a masquerade aimed at victory. He says the GOP seeks to hide the old party behind a military persona during a three day campaign swing in Pennsylvania.
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Uniontown
John Sparkman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Sparkman
GOP
Signalman Failed to Obey Signal in Harrow Train Crash
A signalman at Harrow ignored a signal affecting three trains on Wednesday causing a collision. Investigators focus on the signaling error and potential safety lapses at the station.
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London
Harrow
Killed by Train in Cleveland P W Rudolph Grossman
Rudolph Grossman aged 71 was fatally struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Cleveland Wednesday. Details of the incident are scarce in this clipping.
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Cleveland
Rudolph Grossman
Pennsylvania Railroad
Stevenson Attacks Eisenhower in California Campaign
Gov Adlai Stevenson spoke in Sacramento and San Francisco accusing Eisenhower of riding two horses in California and endorsing Warren while lampooning Nixon. He praised Warren and drew cheers from a Cow Palace audience that booed Nixon, urging a thorough self review from the vice president candidate.
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Stevenson
California
Adlai E. Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
San Francisco
Eisenhower
Illinois
Capitol Steps
Sacramento
Earl Warren
Cow Palace
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Revised Tax Bureau Set
The Bureau of Internal Revenue reorganizes with five new revenue districts since last May now in 13 states. Secretary Snyder announced dates in the next 10 days for three more districts in 12 states and two more districts likely in at least four states. Changes anticipated in New York City and Chicago districts. Twenty five states functioning or to function under the plan.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Easury Snyder
New York City
Chicago
Congress
Indictment Hits Chicago Post Office Former Official Named
A federal grand jury indicted Chicago’s former postmaster John C. Haderlein and 10 others over alleged job selling in the Chicago post office. Frederick P. Wall, 37, former secretary to Rep. William M. Dawson, is among those named. Wall left Dawson’s staff before the inquiry, and Haderlein resigned from office prior to the investigation.
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Chicago
John C. Haderlein
Frederick P. Wall
William M. Dawson
South Side First District
Wall
Dawson
Haderlein
Two Men Released In Car Theft Case
Xenia police say two Kentucky laborers were released from the Xenia jail after being held for investigation in a stolen car incident near Troy. Chief A R Stephens called them innocent victims of circumstances as they were found hitch hiking in a region under patrol alert.
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Xenia
Troy
A. R. Stephens
Kentucky
Cold Weather Grips Midwest With Snowfall
The Associated Press reports the season's coldest air spreading across the Midwest and Eastern states. Five inch snow at International Falls Minnesota shows the severity, with Bemidji and Grand Forks recording subfreezing highs as cold air moves southeast toward Texas.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Weather Bureau
International Falls
Minn
Canadian
Great Lakes
North Dakota
Bemidji
Grand Forks
N. D
New England
New York State
Texas
14 Passengers Die In Flaming Airliner Crash Near Porto Alegre
Rescue workers moved bodies of 14 killed in a Brazilian airliner crash near Porto Alegre. Four survivors were in hospitals. The DC3 operated by Aerovias Brasil went down Tuesday in a wooded farm area near San Francisco de Paula about 54 miles northeast. Search planes found the wreck Wednesday and rescue crews, hampered by heavy mud, reached the site hours later.
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Porto Alegre
Brazi
Aerovias Brasil
San Francisco de Paula
Here
Par‘ules
Hopewell Council OKs Fundraiser Coffee Nuts Sale
The Hopewell City Council approves a sorority fundraiser selling coffee and nuts at five voting precincts on November 4. Proceeds will fund a new X ray unit for the city department.
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Hopewell
French Editor Cited in Lyon for Aiding Morale of French Army
A French Criminal District Court in Lyon convicted a communist editor of aiding the morale of the French Army and fined him sixty dollars. The case framed local press actions during wartime tensions and reflects government controls on propaganda.
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Lyon
France
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