Stevenson accuses GOP of smear tactics in campaign push
Adlai Stevenson charges Dwight D. Eisenhower condones a sly campaign against him in a Cleveland Arena speech televised nationwide. He defends his Hiss testimony and attacks Dulles while warning of a broader GOP smear effort as he heads to New York State for a 14-stop, 14-hour tour to rally voters.
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Stevenson
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Premucuyus
Eisenhower
Cleveland
Alger Hiss
State Department
John Foster Dulles
Hiss
NBC
CBS
Mutual
New York State
Niagara Falls
Rochester
Canandaigua
Geneva
Seneca
Auburn
Syracuse
Rome
Utica
Little Falls
Amsterdam
Schenectady
Albany
Troy
Joseph McCarthy
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Gen
Columbus
Ohio
U. S. Senate
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Acheson Calls For Open Korean War Peace Review
Secretary of State Dean Acheson backs a just speedy peace in Korea and will open the deadlocked truce talks in the UN General Assembly Political Committee. He seeks endorsement of Panmunjom terms and urges Communist acceptance. Acheson plans a lengthy three hour address amid high level diplomacy and Allied co sponsors.
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United Nations
N. Y
Dean Acheson
U.S
Korea
General Assembly
Acheson
Panmunjom
Britain
VA. S
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Lausche Taft Talks Slated in Ohio Campaigns
Gov Lausche seeks a fourth term as Democratic chief executive with stops in Marietta Woodsfield and Bellaire while Michael DiSalle campaigns in Belmont County. Sen Bricker re election shelves a five city telecast from 6 15 to 6 30 p m and Charles Taft GOP governor candidate will broadcast from a Cleveland TV station and address women and business clubs.
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Frank J. Lausche
Marietta
Woodsfield
Bellaire
Michael V. DiSalle
Belmont County
John W. Bricker
Charles P. Taft
GOP
Cleveland
Wife Slayer Seeks Appeal in Maryland Case
George Edward Grammer, convicted of murdering his wife to be with another woman, lingered as his attorney Anthony Federico prepared a likely appeal of the first degree murder verdict. Judge Herman Moser postponed sentencing until Federico acts.
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Baltimore
George Edward Grammer
Maryland State Gallows
Anthony Federico
Herman Moser
Grammer
Federico
Typhoon Toll Tops 443 Dead as Philippines Wreck Deepens
The storm battered Philippines with at least 443 killed and 209 missing as of Tuesday and Wednesday. Communications are down across the devastated areas with broken poles wires and ruined radio stations hindering casualty reports.
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Manila
Philippines
Smash-Up Fatal at Wheeling Steel Plant In Steubenville
Two hopper cars broke loose at the Wheeling Steel Corp plant and derailed down a grade into an upbound locomotive. A man aboard the engine, Bertice F. Campbell Sr. of Toronto, was killed and another injured critically.
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Steubenville
Wheeling Steel Corp
Bertice F. Campbell Sr
Toronto
Rising Winds Threaten Cuban Coast as Hurricane Approaches
In Cuba near Cienfuegos the hurricane’s outer bands bring heavy rain and gusts to 60 mph while the storm center roars at 115 to 125 mph over the Caribbean. Havana’s million people brace for impact as Havana Matanzas and Las Villas face severe danger. Navy plane observers describe the rain as violent.
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Havana
Cuba
Cienfuegos
Caribbean Sea
Connfuegos
Grady Norton
Wilfred Moehle
Chicago
Navy
Cuban National Observatory
Matanzas
Las Villas
Eisenhower Attacks Truman in Buffalo Campaign Stop
President candidate Eisenhower accuses the Truman administration of bossism and bigotry amid a 15,000 strong Buffalo audience. He criticizes Stevenson for dodging debates and defends his line against Acheson, urging unity against what he calls rabble rousing.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Michigan
Buffalo
N. Y
Truman
Tom Pendergast
Eisenhower
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Edward P. Hartnett Jr
White House
Stevenson
Administration
Press Accusations of Favoritism in Presidential Coverage
Ninety four American authors accuse multiple newspapers of partisanship in campaign reporting. The signers deny bias while four authors, aligned with Stevenson, claim most papers favor Eisenhower. They based findings on 26 papers across seven doubtful states including Ohio.
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New York
John Steinbeck
John Hersey
Herman Wouk
Cleveland Amory
Adlai E. Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Stevenson
Ohio
Reds Hold On Sniper Ridge In Grim Frontline Fight
South Koreans and Chinese clash along two-thirds of the 155 mile front. Chinese assault from caves and tunnels seeks to keep the northern tip of Sniper Ridge. ROK troops counter with grenades bayonets and improvised charges as artillery roars.
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Seoul
Iron Horse Mountain
Five Day Forecast for Ohio Temperatures Rise Slightly
The forecast projects mild weather in Ohio with temperatures averaging four to eight degrees above normal. Normal highs range from 59 to 64 and lows around 40. Expect above normal conditions from Saturday through Wednesday with brief cooling in the northeast and little or no rain in the south.
Ohio University Plans 1954 Sesquicentennial Celebration
President John C Baker announced 1954 plans for OU's 150th anniversary marked by four focal events Founders Day on February 18 Commencement in June Homecoming in October and Ohio Education Days in November The program includes international participation a history of OU an historical drama The Green Adventure and the dedication of a new 1 5 million Student Center Building with a year long observance led by Vincent Jukes.
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Ohio University
John C. Baker
Ohio Education
Ohio
Ohio Stadium
Northwest Territory
France
England
Spain
Charles Allen Smart
Vincent Jukes
Manasseh Cutler
Ohio Company
General Assembly
Territory
American Western University
Gun Wound Kills Mason County Man
Theo dore Green Meadows 74 was found dead of a bullet wound at his home in Mason County. A 54-year-old man living with him is being questioned as investigators, with ballistics pending, try to determine the cause of death. The .32 revolver was found near the body.
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Point Pleasant
Theodore Green Meadows
Mason County
Meadows
Milton
Route 4
Edna Gettles
Inez Chapman
Roma Black
Charleston
Capitol
Toral Morrison
Robert A. Kayser
Dr. Gettles
Roseville Coal Fields Under Patrols To Prevent Violence
In Muskingum County the Roseville coal fields were watched by deputies and state troopers to prevent more violence after non union miners stayed away to protest perceived government interference. Ernest Bruns, owner of a 45-man operation, said he was forced from his car at gunpoint and slugged, while his superintendent Eugene Irons claimed he shot into a crowd. he did not know if anyone was hit.
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Zanesville
Muskingum County
State Highway Patrol
Roseville
Here
Ernest Bruns
Bruns
Eugene Irons
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
Oakwood
Widen
W. Va
Student Gets 15-Year Term For Extortion Threat
Larry Paul Fudge 20 faced 15 years in prison after admitting he tried to extort 750 dollars from 17 year old Carole Mae Kingsley by threatening death. Federal Judge Harry E. Watkins ruled the case warranted a harsh sentence, denying a five year reduction from the 20 year maximum.
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Huntington, W. Va
Harry E. Watkins
Larry Paul Fudge
Carole Mae Kingsley
Watkins
Fudge
Youth Shot Self In Hunting Mishap
A 17 year old, Likie R. Smith of Branchland, was critically injured after accidentally shooting himself while hunting. Electric linemen found him on a mountain trail and ferried him to a passable road toward a Huntington hospital.
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Hamlin
W. Va
Likie R. Smith
Branchland
Huntington
Things Look Good For TV Set Slayer
In Hempstead N Y Frank P Walsh the man who shot his television set received two offers of new sets The gunman appeared on Wednesday night on the Strike it Rich quiz program and won 280 in cash The destroyed set cost 258 dollars
Coal Industry Seeks Truman Plea to Approve Wage Hike
The soft coal industry, amid a five day nationwide strike, reportedly drafts an appeal to President Truman and Omic Stabilizer Roger Putnam to approve the $1.90 daily wage increase won by John L. Lewis after a Wage Stabilization Board ruling limited payment to $1.50. Violence flared in Ohio Virginia and West Virginia with gunfire dynamite and arson incidents as miners and non union actors clash. An appeal aims to break the deadlock and resume production as unease grows in mine areas.
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Washington
Truman
Omic
Roger Putnam
John L. Lewis
Wage Stabilization Board
Lewis
Putnam
Gang Abducts 20th Person Spur Search
State Highway Patrol reports a carjacked vehicle abandoned with a bound hostage in the trunk. The gang swapped to a pickup at Spencer and left a second captive with reports naming Herschel Myers still with the bandits. The spree reaches twenty kidnapping victims across Florida to Tennessee over three days. Three Nashville youths claim they transported the gang from Miami to Jasper under coercion.
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Sparta
Tenn
State Highway Patrol
Spencer
Here
Lee Johnson
Herschel Myers
Florida
Tennesee
Nashville
FBI
Miami
Jasper
Valdosta
Four Hubbard Residents Die In Flaming Auto Crash
Four Hubbard residents died in a flaming car wreck one mile north of Hubbard on Ohio Route 7. State Highway Patrol identified the victims as Joseph A. Corano 63 Dema Corano 53 Marie M Corano and Albert Corano 24.
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Hubbard
Here
Ohio Rt
State Highway Patrol
Joseph A. Corano
Dema Corano
Marie M. Corano
Albert Corano
Susan Peters Dies Aged 31 In Visalia
Visalia California actress Susan Peters dies at 31 after a hunting accident left her paralyzed from the waist down. The former star rose to fame in 1944 before a 1945 rifle mishap altered her career and life.
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Visalia
Calif
Susan Peters
Hollywood
Susan
Prescription for Thrift: Costly Drugs Targeted in Study
A Baltimore Medical Care program study urges doctors to prescribe cheaper non trademarked drugs with identical properties to cut medical bills. The report notes 55 percent of prescriptions used proprietary drugs and 37 percent were for non official products, risking higher costs for welfare and self paying patients.
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Alton L. Blakeslef
ELAND
American Public Health Association
Frank F. Furstenberg
Matthew Taback
Harry Goldberg
J. Wilfred Davis
Baltimore City
Baltimore
Aiso
Hartford Man Dies Saving New Video Set in Blaze
Charles Baxter about 76 perished in a West Point Road fire that leveled his two story home. Neighbors tried to rescue him as he attempted to save a newly bought television set. trauma from the heat prevented recovery. Fire departments from Mason, Pomeroy and Middleport fought the blaze, and the body was removed around 10:40 a.m. The dog Jack roamed the ruins as Baxter’s will reportedly included a request to bury the dog with him.
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Hartford
Charles Baxeter
West Point Road
Baxter
John Bangor
James McKnight
Howard Leary
Braxeton County
W. Va
Jack
Henry Ewing
Pomeroy
Hannah Hunter
Mason
Middlewort
Baxter Home
Myr Gibbs
Scerm
Ogilvy Weds Yank Heiress in London Society Wedding
Virginia Fortune Ryan a 19 year old American heiress married Lord Ogilvy in a high profile ceremony at St Margaret’s Church London. Princess Margaret and the queen mother attended among 1000 guests in a glittering display of aristocracy and wealth.
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Lord Ogilvy
Scotland
Virginia Fortune Ryan
London
Margaret of
England
Princess Margaret
Britain
Queen Mother
St. Margaret's Church
Dayton Doctor recounts hand massage reviving patient
A Dayton physician described reviving a 51-year-old man after his heart stopped and breathing halted for two minutes. The surgeon massaged the heart with a gloved hand to restart circulation. Both doctor and patient requested anonymity.
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Dayton
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