Penitentiary Riot Ends After Tear Gas Fire Damage
At Washington State Penitentiary 800 inmates took part in a riot sparked by a half million dollar fire at the metals plant. Guards with state patrol and sheriff help contained the disturbance with tear gas, treating two inmates and removing five to isolation. damage is estimated up to 150000.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Washington State Penitentiary
al Rembolt
Washington State
Rembolt
Funeral for Chief Justice Vinson Draws Nation’s Leaders
A large Washington Cathedral service paid tribute to Fred M. Vinson, chief justice, who died at 63 from a heart attack. President Eisenhower, former President Truman, Supreme Court justices, and Cabinet members attended, with Truman and Eisenhower praising the jurist and friend. Burial set for Louisa Kentucky.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
United States
Episcopal
Eisenhower
Truman
Supreme Court
Vinson
Kentucky
the Treasury
Louisa
Big Sandy River
Cole
Rado
Mrs. Truman
Missouri
American aid urged to push end of Indochina war
The National Security Council reportedly recommended France receive hundreds of millions in new aid to move nine battalions from Europe to Indochina for a renewed anti guerrilla campaign. The plan would cost about 300 to 400 million dollars in addition to 400 million already appropriated.
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Washington
National Security Council
France
Europe
Indochina
Security Council
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Southeast Asia
Patrol Ends Cycle Use in State Highway Patrol
Columbus report says the State Highway Patrol will replace 60 motorcycles with other motorized gear, keeping a few cycles for parades. Col. George Mingle cites three reasons: no two way radio, limited utility, and driving hazards.
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Columbus
State Highway Patrol
George Mingle
Lawrence Fugitive Nabbed in Ashland
Ashland Ky. residents report Haskel Prater 49, one of three escapees from Lawrence County Ohio jail, captured Wednesday in Ashland. Prater and Barnett and Mellon escaped by a lock aid. Barnett and Mellon remain at large.
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Ashland
Haskel Prater
Lawrence County
Ohio
Prater
Eugene Mellon
Robert Barnett
Barnett
Mellon
Elizabeth Hambleton Dies at 87 After Auto Crash
Mrs Elizabeth Robinson Hambleton aged 87 died Wednesday from injuries suffered when an automobile struck her in Ironton Ohio on September. Her death was reported as the result of the crash with details consistent with the time of the incident and the ongoing investigation.
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Ironton
Ohio
Elizabeth Robinson Hambleton
Pay Your Newspaper Boy on Time
The Athens Messenger notes that a newspaper boy buys papers wholesale and sells them at a profit and must pay for his papers promptly at week’s end. Delinquent accounts can tied up his whole week’s profit.
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The
Athens Messenger
Ohio climber John Fischer vanishes near Lands End cliff
San Francisco reports 25 year old cab driver John Fischer from Akron Ohio vanished Wednesday while hiking a treacherous Lands End cliff. Police, firemen and coast guardsmen searched the area but fog and darkness ended the effort. Fischer's torn copy of Immortal Poems of the English Language was found, his companions Harley and Clyde Browning said they had no climbing experience and chose the long route around.
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San Francisco
John Fischer
Lands End
Golden Gate
Fischer
Akron
Ohio
Joseph Allegro
Harley
Clyde Browning
Harley Browning
Ohio Ballot Termed Mess and Presidential Delegates
Researchers at the APSA meeting call the 1952 delegate selection process an intolerable mess while noting Ohio’s bewildering ballot, though its inner workings resemble California’s streamlined primary. The study headed by Dr. Paul T. David suggests television and debate may drive reforms.
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Washington
America
American Political Science Assn
APSA
Paul T. David
Speakings Institution
Ohio
California
Eight-year-old boy Sacrifices Life For Puppy
Eight year old Jimmy Bumgardner died after grabbing his puppy from tracks near the Columbia South Carolina station to save the animal. He was struck by a diesel locomotive and died a few hours later in hospital.
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Columbia
S. C
Jimmy Bumgardner
Jimmy
Southern Railway
Defense Dept to Release 944 Missing GIs Names
Washington reports the Defense Department will publish the names of 944 missing American servicemen believed captured in Korea. The list, to begin tomorrow, covers 610 Army 312 Air Force 19 Marines and 3 Navy. Next of kin will receive telegrams and a message from the secretary of the appropriate department.
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Washington
Pentagon
Korea
Defense Department
Army
Air Force
Navy
Judge Convicts Newsmen In Ohio Contempt Case
A Common Pleas judge in Cleveland convicted three Cleveland Press editorial staff members for contempt of court over a courtroom photograph of former Probate Judge Nelson Brewer. City Editor Louis Clifford drew a $500 fine, Reporter Sam Giaimo $100, and Photographer James Thomas $100 with suspended sentence. all stayed pending appeal.
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Cleveland
Common Pleas
Joseph H. Silbert
Cleveland Press
Louis Clifford
Sam Giaimo
James Thomas
Atty
Tom J. Edwards
Scripps- Howard
Nelson J. Brewer
Brewer
Silbert
Giaimo
Canon of Ethics
American Bar Association
Edwards
Court Journal
Clifford
Louis B. Seltzer
the Press
Seltzer
Mason Child Loses Arm In Shooting
Eulah Bell Thornton six year old daughter of Charley and Mrs. Thornton of Rocky Fork Road Route 3 was accidentally shot in the right arm Wednesday evening at home. The arm was amputated at Holzer Hospital after Franklin Thornton 17 broke down a 12 gauge shotgun to clean it. He was not held. The girl was admitted to the hospital about 8 p m with the condition listed as fair Thursday morning.
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Point Pleasant
Eulah Bell Thornton
Charley Thornton
Rocky Fork Road
Route 3
Holzer Hospital
Charles A. Roberts
Franklin
Air Force rescue of nine crews after tanker collision
An Air Force helicopter rescued nine airmen stranded in a desert near Sundad Arizona after a KC97 tanker collided with a B47 jet during midair refueling. The tanker crew parachuted to safety and were later flown to an auxiliary field twenty miles west of Buckeye in good condition.
Fifteen Firemen Overcome in Clintonville Blaze
In Clintonville, a three hour fire at a record shop and restaurant sent fifteen firefighters to be overcome by smoke. Ten were hospitalized and five treated on site. none in serious condition. Damages estimated not available.
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Columbus
Clintonville
Major Studio Quits Flat Screen Movies
Twentieth Century Fox will stop flat-screen productions and switch to exclusive CinemaScope wide-screen films. A studio spokesman said personnel will be cut from 2500 to about 400 to 500.
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Hollywood
Twentieth Century-Fox
ROK Security Plot Revealed in Taegu Trial
Three high ranking South Korean officers including Brig. Gen Kim Chong Pyung face a high military court in Taegu on charges tied to national security. Details are undisclosed. An informed source says Kim passed a military secret to a civilian. he was arrested with his father Lt. Col Kim Bong Kil and Col Kim Wha San, former ROK 1st Corps chief of staff.
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Seoul
Taegu
Korea
Republic of Korea Army Intelligence Bureau
Kim Chong Pyung
Kim
ROK
Kim Bong Kil
ROK 1St Corps
Kim Wha San
McCarthy Weighs Weekly TV Program on Campaign Progress
Senator McCarthy said he may begin a January weekly TV program to report on the progress of the Republican clean-up campaign. He noted the plan is not definite and could depend on sponsor support, which he did not name.
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Washington
Sen. MccCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Ohioans Charged In Abortion Cases
Hamilton Ohio police announced two suspects in abortion cases Jesse Creech a 31 year old Middletown fireman and X ray technician and Edith Palmer 37 Hamilton are under arrest after a 19 year old Cincinnati music teacher nearly died. Creech allegedly performed abortions on the roadside in his car outside Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Jesse Creech
Middletown
Edith Palmer
Cincinnati
Creech
Jackson Bosch
Death ruled suicide in Bremer case in Youngstown
Coroner David A. Belinky ruled the death of Richard P. Bremer in Youngstown a suicide after a bullet wound to the head found Tuesday. No further details were released.
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Youngstown
Ohio
David A. Belinky
Richard P. Bremer
Murray City Girl Crowned Miss Hocking Valley 1953
Miss Mary Ann Laurisky of Murray City won the Miss Hocking of 1953 title at the Parade of Hills in Nelsonville. The photo also shows former queens Miss Nancy Smith of Nelsonville 1950, Miss Bonnie McCollum 1952, and Miss Jean Matson 1951 with Laurisky.
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Hills
Mary Ann Laurisky
Murray City
Hocking
Nelsonville
Miss Laurisky
Nancy Smith
Bonnie McCollum
Jean Matson
Chauncey
Messenger Newsphoto
Repatriates Return From Korea Amid Beatings Aboard Ship
San Francisco reports 422 American POWs freed from Korean camps arrive aboard the Gen. John Pope near Ft. Mason. The Marine Phoenix brings 374 more ex-prisoners, slated to dock Sunday. Two alleged progressives were beaten aboard the Pope. about ten pros were segregated after the incident on the voyage from Inchon.
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San Francisco
Korea
Navy
John Pope
Ft. Mason
Marine Phoenix
Military Sea Transport Service
Cpl
Harold W. Beerbower
Saegerstown
Inchon
Agency Raps High Tariffs
The International Monetary Fund warned that U S tariff barriers threaten global free trade. The IMF report to 55 nations noted progress toward a dollar-stable balance of world trade but cautioned that high tariffs or reduced imports could derail gains amid recession risks.
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Washington
United States
International Monetary Fund
Fund
World Bank
Communists level broad accusations in Korean armistice phase
In a volatile press briefing as armistice moves into a new phase, communist representatives accuse the Allies of faking POW lists and abducting a Polish interpreter. They claim North Korean and Chinese detainees are being mistreated and preventively held by Allied forces, while Peiping reports cite alleged torture and hospitalizations among repatriates.
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Munsan
Peiping
Red Radio
Florida Bahamas Threat From New Tropical Hurricane
A tropical hurricane with winds up to 106 mph formed in the Atlantic and threatens the Bahamas Islands and the Florida coast. The fourth storm of the season moves northwest at about six mph and was centered about 160 miles northwest of Turks Island at 5 am BST.
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Miami
Fla
Bahamas
Florida
Turks Island
Polish Interpreter Seeks Asylum After Escape From Poland
Hajdukiewicz, a Polish civilian interpreter for the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Korea, won asylum in the United States after fleeing Communist control. He told reporters in Seoul that Poles oppose the Red regime but that overthrow would need outside help. He said his escape could inspire others to revolting but now is not the time.
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Sven Grafstrom
Commission
Poland
Jan Hajdukiewicz
Red Korea
Seoul
U. S
Hajdukiewicz
Neutral Nations Inspection Commission
U.S
Harold T. Babb
North Korea
Kangnung Air Base
East Korea
Young Pole
Panmunjom
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
U. S. Army
Dixie Beauty Paces Parade for Miss America 1954
Atlantic City pageant opens with Miss Virginia Anne Lee Ceglis of Norfolk and Miss Pennsylvania Evelyn Margaret Ay of Ephrata leading talent and bathing suit preliminaries. Ceglis earned top talent honors with O Mio Babbino Caro while Ay won bathing suit elimination. Ohio’s Martha Zimmerman also performed in a dramatic musical.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Virginia
Anne Lee Ceglis
Norfolk
Pennsylvania
Evelyn Margaret Ay
Ephrata
Ohio
Martha Zimmerman
Constable Killed in Speeder Chase in Hamilton
Special Constable Phillip F. Mullins, 33, was killed near Hamilton, Ohio, Wednesday when his car overturned during a pursuit of a speeding motorist. Three others riding with Mullins were injured as the speeder escaped.
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Constable
Speeder
Hamilton
Ohio
Phillip F. Mullins
Mullins
Colleges Ban Seen on High School Grid Camps
Columbus Ohio report predicts Ohio colleges will ban high school football camps amid rising recruiter activity. Ohio Wesleyan coach Glenn Fraser warns colleges may limit campus camp access and eventually cover or charge costs, while several high schools already held week long sessions on university campuses.
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Columbus
Ohio
Glenn Fraser
Ohio Wesleyan
Delaware
Ohio High School Athletic Assn
Cambridge High School
Otterheim
Steubenville
Mansfield
Ohio U
Zanesville
Muskingum College
Lancaster
Denison
Fraser
Inr High
Mansfield High School
Tygers
Big Reds
Ohione
Bill Peterson
The
Ray Hoyman
Athens
Jet Trainer Crashes Into Van Nuys Home
A jet trainer attempting an emergency landing plowed into a Van Nuys residence, killing resident Mrs. Phyllis O Kray 48 and injuring others. The plane left a wing in the living room and a tank in the kitchen wall while two Air Force men aboard suffered cuts and bruises. John T Chandler 35 and wife Helen 28 survived the shock with minor injuries.
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van Nuys
Calif
Air Force
John T. Chandler
Phyllis O’kray
Chandler
Mo Law
Helen
Murder Charge In Highway Slaying Aims at Soldier
Zanesville Ohio. Haro yd T St. John 25 a Dorchester MA AWOL soldier charged with second degree murder in the hitchhike killing of Joseph W Harding 53 former mayor of Cuyahoga Falls. Arraignment set for Monday. Harding slain Aug 26 after a dispute in his car near police say St. John first confessed before retracting.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Haro
T. St. John
Dorchester
Mais
Joseph W. Harding
Harding
Cuyahoga Falls
St. John
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