Eisenhower Expected to Name New Chief Justice in Weeks
President Eisenhower faces a three week window to appoint a successor to Chief Justice Vinson who died at 63. If chosen in time, the appointee could join the Supreme Court October 5. Names circulating include Earl Warren and Thomas E. Dewey with other Republicans also mentioned. Vinson’s funeral services are planned in Washington and Louisa Kentucky.
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Eisenhower
Vinson
Supreme Court
Congress
Senate
Black
Harlan Fiske Stone
Earl Warren
California
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Arthur V. Vanderbilt
New Jersey Supreme Court
John J. Parker
Charlotte
N. C
U. S. Circuit Court
Sen. Anderson
Orie Leon Phillips
Washington Episcopal Cathedral
Angus Dun
Louisa
Pinehill
Vet’s suicide attempt ended by quick police rescue
A 21 year old Korean War veteran threatened to jump from the high level bridge over the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland. Capt William F Zimmerman and 18 officers and 10 firemen responded. Fire nets were set and the Coast Guard supported the rescue as the man let go from the railing.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga River
William F. Zimmerman
Coast Guard
Detroit
Superior Aves
Zimmerman
Will Names Hornsby As Sole Beneficiary
Rogers Hornsby is named sole beneficiary of the estate of Mrs. Berna Harris, found in a safe deposit box on the North Side. A representative of the Illinois attorney general's office recovered $25,000 in currency from the box.
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Will
Hornsby
Chicago
Rogers Hornsby
Bernadette Ann Harris
Illinois Attorney General's Office
Hicks Rites Today for University Leader
Funeral services for Dr. Frederick C. Hicks former president of the University of Cincinnati will be held in Cincinnati. The 90 year old educator died Monday and burial is planned in Chicago.
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Cincinnati
Frederick C. Hicks
University of Cincinnati
Icago
Two Cleveland Workers Die in Acid Gas Incident
The bodies of two Cleveland construction workers were found in the acid vat room of Industrial Rayon Corp. Police believe sulfuric acid fumes caused their deaths.
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Cleveland
Industrial Rayon Corp
White House Silent On Vinson Successor
President Eisenhower offered no comment on potential chief justice successors after Justice Vinson’s death. Governors Warren of California and Dewey of New York were among names discussed, but aides said there would be no word until further notice. Eisenhower declared national mourning and ordered flags at half staff for 30 days.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Fred M. Vinson
United States
White House
Vinson
Washington
Earl Warren
California
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Murray Snyder
Snyder
Coat Lined With Cash Found On Dead Plymouth Junk Dealer
In Wembury a junk dealer named Wem bury collapsed beside a bus stop. Police found 3,600 pounds in the lining of his overcoat, a startling sum amid speculation about his sudden death and possible theft.
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Plymouth
England
Alec Wembury
Wembury
Lausche names first woman to Ohio cabinet post
Gov. Lausche appoints Miss Margaret A. Mahoney of Cleveland Heights as state director of industrial relations. She becomes the first woman in Lausche's cabinet, succeeding Albert A. Woldman who left to become Cuyahoga County Juvenile Judge. He gave no comment on Taft's successor, saying the Senate is not in session and no hurry is needed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Margaret A. Mahoney
Cleveland Heights
Robert A. Taft
Miss Mahoney
Lausche
Albert A. Woldman
Cuyahoga County
Woldman
Joseph W. Harding
Cuyahoga Falls
Zanesville
Taft
Senate
British Air Show Closed To Some Exhibits At Farnborough
At Farnborough England secrecy shrouded parts of the annual air show as censors ordered removal of a jet powered helicopter model a jet engine detail exhibit and a new aviation camera. The event opened Monday with many foreign observers present and no officials from Communist countries invited.
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Farnborough
England
Britain
Society of British Aircraft Constructors
Postal Speed Test Slated Between Major Cities
Postmaster General Summerfield announced a wide scale air surface mail test between New York Chicago and Washington subject to Civil Aeronautics Board approval. The program would move standard 3 cent letters 2 cent postcards and time sensitive items like newspapers by air potentially shaving up to 24 hours from delivery times.
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Washington
Summerfield
New York
Chicago
Civil Aeronautics Board
Husband Charged In Woman's Death in Columbus
Jess Snyder, 61, is charged with second degree murder in the death of his wife Lillian after a quarrel last Saturday in Columbus Ohio. Franklin County coroner Dr Carl E. Tethrick said she died from a blow or a fall.
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Columbus
Ohio
Jess Snyder
Lillian
Carl E. Tethrick
Franklin County
House Speaker rules out special Congress session
Washington News. Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. said no extra session this year though work will continue next year. He noted debt limit concerns won’t trigger a session and cited administration forecasts that the current limit will not be reached this year. He also backed no extension of the excess profits tax and affirmed the 10 percent income tax cut takes effect January 1.
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House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Rmass
Congress
Capitol
Martin
Eisenhower
UN claims Reds hold 944 Americans among 3404 captives
At Panmunjom the UN Command pressed the Communist side to return or account for 3404 Allied prisoners, including 944 Americans. Maj Gen Blackshear M. Bryan presented a documented list of missing prisoners, noting it covers those named in radio, camp letters, or observed in stockades. The Reds delayed comment and demanded the return of 27,000 North Koreans released in June.
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UN Command
Blackshear M. Bryan
Reds
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Bryan
Armistice Commission
Rebel Union Back Under AFL Banner
AFL President George Meany ends a rift with the Carpenters Union as it reaffirms AFL membership after a 27 day withdrawal. The clash centered on Hutcheson’s pressure and a CIO raid pact Meany struck to curb cross union raiding within the federation.
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AFL
Washington
George Meany
Carpenters Union
Big
Labor Federation
Carpenters Group
Meany
William
Big Bill) Hutcheson
Big Bill
William Green
Green
Hutcheson
AFL Executive Council
AFL Council
Chicago
CIO
Mass polio vaccination begins in Minnesota
Thirty thousand children lined up in St. Cloud for anti-polio shots and lollipops as more than 50 doctors and many nurses participate in the 15th mass inoculation project. Gamma globulin supplies, provided by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, will be used at 11 clinics over the next six days to inoculate ages 3 months through 14 years in Stearns and Benton counties.
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ST. Cloud
Minn
Minnesota
Stearns
Benton
National Foundation For
Mason County Man Cleared of Final Felony Charge
Lester Ohlinger of New Haven was cleared when Judge Lewis Miller sustained a demurrer to the false pretense indictment. The court ruled the charge covered intangible services rather than a tangible theft, ending the last felonious accusation against Ohlinger from a special grand jury probe into state road irregularities and vote frauds.
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Point Pleasant
Lester Ohlinger
New Haven
Lewis Miller
William Bardin
Ohlinger
Joe Lyons
Mason County Democratic
Fire guts Moose Building in Canton after $500,000 blaze
Canton Ohio fire crews fought a blaze that gutted the Moose Building near the public square with an estimated loss of 500000 dollars. Fire Chief William Rosche cited the Wheel Cafe kitchen as the origin and said flames spread quickly through floors. About 200 firefighters and 20 pieces of equipment, including 60 auxiliaries, battled the fire.
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Canton
Ohio
Public Square
William Rosche
Army Secretary Refuses McCarthy Call to Name Security Guards
Washington AP report says Sen McCarthy presses for the names of Army civilian workers with security clearances linked to alleged communist ties. Secretary Stevens cites Truman Eisenhower orders restricting disclosure as the Army delays compliance amid public hearings.
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McCarthy
Washington
Sen
R-Wis
Secretary of the Army
Robert T. Stevens
Senate Investigations
Truman
House
Eisenhower
Aameen
Stevens
Munitions Board
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Vitamin adds weeks of sweet milk with penny cost
Chicago reports that feeding cows mena dione slows souring by bacteria, extending sweetness. Milk from treated cows stayed fresh 18 to 24 hours at 98.6 degrees versus 12 hours for untreated milk, and pasteurized milk stayed sweet about 20 percent longer. Fresh raw milk lasted four days at 68 degrees.
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Chicago
Karl Dittmer
G. G. Kelley
Florida State University
Tallahassee
American Chemical Society
Death of Wealthy Banker Under Investigation in Ohio
Coroner David A. Belinky investigates the death of Richard P. Bremer a wealthy banking and rubber official found with a bullet wound in his bedroom in Youngstown Ohio. The coroner declined to confirm weapon evidence or whether the wound was self inflicted.
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Youngstown
Ohio
David A. Belinky
Richard P.bremer
Rosh Hashana Observed Worldwide As New Year Begins
Jews worldwide observe Rosh Hashana starting at sundown ushering in the 5714th year with traditional religious services in synagogues and homes across communities.
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New York
Polish Truce Team Member Seeks Asylum in South Korea
Jan Hajdukiewicz a 28 year old Polish interpreter with a neutral nations inspection team at Kangnung fled to an American officer aboard the Kangnung airfield saying he feared return to Communist control. The U S Army placed him in protective custody under Col Harold T Babb following his request for asylum citing opposition to Communism.
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Seoul
South Korea
Pole
North Korea
Jan Hajdukiewicz
Kangnung
Korea
Hajdukiewicz
Edward Moran
Westernport
U. S
Harold T. Babb
U. S. Air Force
Dalton
British Ship Attacked in Hong Kong Waters
The Admiralty in London reported a British naval launch was fired upon in Hong Kong waters with casualties. A 72 foot motor launch of about 53 tons carried a crew of 14 and was built for seaward defense. A destroyer Concord rushed to aid and came under fire from Red Chinese batteries in August 1950 but was not damaged.
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London
Admiralty
Hong Kong
Concord
Ex Governor Cornwell of West Virginia Dies
John J. Cornwell, 86, former West Virginia governor, died at a Cumberland Maryland hospital. His 1917 to 1921 term faced World War I challenges and industrial strife, ending a 20 year Republican governorship sequence.
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Cornwell
West Virginia
Point Pleasant
John J. Cornwell
Cumberland
Hocking Man Killed in Portstown Car Crash
Allen W. Nelson, 75, of Logan Route 4, died last night in a collision near Portsmouth when his car struck a truck. The crash remains under investigation by local authorities.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Allen W. Nelson
Logan
Here
World Bank appeals for more funds from Western Europe
Western European powers were urged by the World Bank to boost investment and aid development. The bank reports that ten highly industrialized nations have supplied only 62.8 million dollars in seven years, with 306.6 million more available but conditional and hard to rely on for loan decisions.
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Washington
World Bank
Europe
Republican Senators Blast Attacks by Top Democrats
Senate Republicans defended Eisenhower era policies and disavowed Truman era calls to opposition. Senator Dirksen criticized Truman for political maneuvering and praised Hoover’s public service. Senator McCarthy attacked Stevenson over anti McCarthy rhetoric and accused Stevenson of defending pro Communist book purchases.
Ten Judges Eye Queens for Miss America of 1954
Fifty two contestants compete for the Miss America crown and a 50000 prize in Atlantic City New Jersey. Ten judges observe three nights of preliminaries in beauty and talent on the Convention Hall stage with segments in gowns swimsuits and specialty acts. Finals are scheduled for Saturday night after all entrants have performed.
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Atlantic City
Funeral services for midget actress Lady Dolly Nona Cooper
Funeral services were scheduled today for Mrs. Nona Cooper 77 known as Lady Dolly the midget actress. The widow of Tex Cooper she stood 3 feet 7 inches tall and died Saturday. She was a former schoolteacher who later worked in films as a stand in for actresses.
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Hollywood
Nona Cooper
Dolly
Tex Cooper
Pin Ball Shifts In Cincinnati Amid Magnet Tricks
Reported this day that gamblers use magnets to steer metallic balls in pinball machines. The magnets allegedly pass through leather and glass, guiding balls to payoff spots and altering results.
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Cincinnati
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