UN Debate Opens as Russia and West Clash at General Assembly
The eighth annual UN General Assembly session opens in New York with Russia and Western powers squaring off over Korea and the seating of Red China. Western delegates expect to sidetrack China for 1953 while pressing for a two sided Korean peace conference.
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United Nations, N.Y
Russia
UN General Assembly
Korea
World Organization
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Assembly
India
Nehru
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Thailand
United States
Britain
China
Peiping
Nts
Vishinsky
Forest Fire Danger Ebbs in Ohio After Rain
Gov. Frank J. Lausche and state wildlife officials say weekend rains across Ohio reduced the forest fire threat. A prior drought and drying winds had raised concerns but the weather improved conditions, easing fears of widespread fires.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Senate Banking Committee to launch world trade study
The Senate Banking Committee convenes with a 121 member advisory panel of business labor and farm representatives to study ways to stimulate world trade. Four Cabinet members and agency reps will attend as chairman Capehart aims to ease obstacles in international trade channels and foster world peace.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Capehart
Senate Committee
Overdose of Medicine Fatal to 3 Year Old
Canton coroner rules overdose of cough medicine caused 3 year old Carol Ann Stahler’s death. He states the child climbed to a top shelf and drank about half a bottle from a medicine cu.
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Canton
Ohio
E. B. Mozes
Carol Ann Stahler
Carol
Bryan Rites Set for Jesse T. Bryan
Funeral services for Jesse T. Bryan 73 a retired coal miner who died at his Millfield home Sunday will be held tomorrow at 1 30 p m at the Blower funeral home Rev R S Lawrence Methodist Church of Glouster will officiate Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery
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Glouster
Jesse T. Bryan
Millfield
Blower Funeral Home
R. S. Lawrence
Methodist Church of
Maplewood Cemetery
Fire Destroyed Union Home of Roy Cline Jr
Early today a six room ranch style house owned by Mr and Mrs Roy Cline Jr of Union Athens Route 2 was destroyed by a fire that started in the garage and spread through the residence Auto was lost Neighbors and Officers Fields and Welling helped move furniture to safety Insurance reported by Cline with the house built recently Neighbors observed the blaze after the automobile horn warned them
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Athens County
Roy Cline, Jr
Union
Athens
Cline
Neigh
Bors
Athens Fire Department
Luhrng-Salem
Joseph Fields
Carl Welling
Messenger
Don Moore
Eighth Traffic Death in Vinton County
McArthur man Robert McWilliams, 28, died instantly when his southbound car hit a concrete abutment on Route 75 near McArthur at 12:45 a.m. He becomes Vinton County’s eighth highway fatality this year, with a crushed skull and chest reported. He was married to Lola Bartoe and father of a four year old. He is survived by his parents, James and Irene McWilliams.
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Mcarthur
Vinton County
William Brown
Robert McWilliams
McWilliams
Sheriff's Department
Lola Bartoe
James and
Irene McWilliams
Threats Bring Court Action
POMEROY R West a Meigs County coal operator is under a 500 peace bond in Justice Gerald Reuter s court Sheriff Charles Russell reported. West allegedly threatened twice to take Ralph K Russell s life of Pomeroy Star Route. Ralph Russell filed July 23 suit in Meigs County Un ion Pleas Court for damages to his reputation after West accused him of concealing payroll sheets and unemployment records. A search of Russell s home and automobile was conducted by Constable Ross Evans before the suit.
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Pomeroy
R. T. West
Meigs County
Russell
Ross Evans
Five Day Ohio Forecast Notes Below Normal Temps
The forecast calls for temperatures about three degrees below normal with highs around 76 to 80 and lows near 53. Areas northeast may see showers tonight and Wednesday. more widespread showers expected Friday or Saturday across the state.
Nelsonville Seeks Industry Boost with Lure Plan
Nelsonville moves to attract industry by expanding municipal electric building use. A $3500 appropriation funds repairs to the boiler room and adjoining engine room, with bids to be sought for improvements. An August 1949 ordinance, needing signatures, was noted as effective though not signed by former officials. Local residents complain of a dust problem from a hot mix plant. the mayor pledged action once an affidavit is filed in court.
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Nelsonville
Sharp Manufacturing
James F. Shumaker
Oral Daugherty
Earl Hilleary
Jackson St
Asa Linton
Willard Hall
Arthur Kennedy
Kennedy
Recluse’s Bonds Valued at 240000 Found in Illinois Home
In Anston Illinois detectives recovered stocks and bonds valued at 240000 from the home of Therese Stoody Porter an 80 year old recluse who had become the subject of a local Evanston legend. Authorities also found 67000 cash in a safe deposit box after Porter died Saturday at a friend's home following illness two weeks prior.
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Anston
Ill
Evanston
Therese Stoody Porter
New York Voters Set Mayoral Primary Verdict Today
NYC voters decide in a bitter Democratic mayoral primary between incumbent Vincent Impellitteri backed by conservatives and Manhattan Borough President Robert Wagner Jr. with liberal backing. Polls open 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Estimated turnout runs from half a million to a million amid a high stakes party fight.
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New York
New York City
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Manhattan
Robert Ae Jr
Orew Deal
Impellitteri
Wagner
James A. Farley
New York States
Bernard Baruch
Stock Market Ends Decline Rally Rebounds After Fall
New York traders pushed stocks higher after a six week decline and a year low. Despite the rally the market remains in a downward readjustment as slowing business activity weighs on sentiment. Early buying surged as prices looked bargain like and ticker tape lagged two minutes on the NYSE.
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New York
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Rutland Resident Samuel L. Bryant Dies by Suicide
Samuel L. Bryant, 80, of Rutland, took his own life at 5:45 a.m. by slitting his jugular with a pocket knife. Found in his bed by his wife and sister, he had been in ill health for three years. Sheriff Russell and Coroner Ewing reported. body sent to Chase funeral home with arrangements incomplete.
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Pomeroy
Samuel L. Bryant
Rutland
Charles Russell
Bryant
Russell
Henry Ewing
Chase Funeral Home
Two POWs Die In Car Crash Near Boonville North Carolina
Yadkin County mourns as two returning prisoners of war die in a car wreck on the southern edge of Boonville. M. Sgt. Kenneth Hemric age 23 and Cpl. Locksley Hutchens age 22 of Yadkinville were occupants of a 1953 model car just purchased by Hutchens. Hemric had returned home September 9 after 32 months in a Communist prison camp while Hutchens had returned two years nine months after capture.
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Boonville
N. C
Yadkin County
Kenneth Hemric
Cpl
Locksley Hutchens
Yadkinville
Hutchens
Hemric
Stevenson Blasts Foreign Policies In Korea POW Tally Debate
Stevenson denounces foreign policies as UN awaits word on a tally of over 3000 missing UN troops, including 944 Americans believed held by the Reds. The Joint Military Armistice Commission meets for the first time since missing-person names were handed over.
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Munsan
Korea
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
North Korea
Utility Asks End to Gas Heating Curb
East Ohio Gas Co officials urged the State utilities commission to allow continued gas furnace installation at current rates. The company holds a backlog of about 3500 Ohio homes awaiting gas heating, and seeks to maintain a three-for-one conversion ratio, up from a one-for-one ratio this spring. The semi annual gas hearing will determine if restrictions stay, tighten, or ease.
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Columbus
East Ohio Gas Co
State Utilities Commission
Ohio
East Ohio
Ohioan Gives Red Testimony
James McNamara of Cincinnati testified to the House Un American Activities subcommittee that he attended Communist party meetings and probably paid dues in 1938 to 1940. He said he joined the conciliation service in 1940 and admitted possible party membership while noting he did not have a membership card.
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Washington
Communist Party
James McNamara
Cincinnati
Conciliation Service
House Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Meigs County Reports 27th Polio Case
Meigs County reports its 27th polio case, the most in 10 years, with 5 year old William Robson of Pomeroy Route 3 as the latest victim. Diagnosis occurred at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis before transfer to the Children’s Hospital in Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Department of Health
William Robson
Williams
Pomeroy Route 3
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Ironton Man Dies in Jail Cell of Heart Attack
Ironton police said Earl Hannon of Ironton died in his city jail cell from a heart attack Sunday. The death was reported Monday as investigators reviewed the incident.
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Ironton
Ohio
Earl Hannon ,Tl
City Jail
Czech Regime Reorganized Under Soviet Style Officials
Vienna reports Prague radio outlining a broad reorganization of Czechoslovakia s Communist government. Premier Vilem Siroky remains head of government as a three man high command replaces the prior presidium. Novo tny retains party control with chief role, amid months of unrest and currency reform.
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Vienna
Austria
Prague Radio
Czechakia
Vilem Siroky
Antonin Zapotocky
Siroky
Presidium
Jaromir Dolansky
Alexei Cepicka
Communist Party
Antonin Novotny
Erful
Zapotocky
Klement Gottwald
Eee
Czechoslovakia
Navy hails atomic submarine as new weapon
Navy Secretary Robert P. Anderson praised the atomic powered submarine as a marvelous new weapon capable of bottling up enemy warships far from American shores. He spoke at keel laying for the USS Seawolf while the USS Nautilus nears builder's trials, with early runs planned soon.
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Croton
Conn
Navy
Robert P. Anderson
Anderson
Friends Buy Home Lost To Aged Man
In Toledo Ohio an 83 year old Edmond G Shickler saw his 100 year old home sold for 1600 in a tax forfeiture sale. Friends and neighbors raised funds to buy back the house and grant him use for the rest of his life.
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Toledo
Ohio
Edmond G. Shickler
Reds Reneg on 3000 Prisoners, General Says
General James Van Fleet charged that over 3000 UN prisoners in Korea are unaccounted for including his son Captain James A. Jr. He urged the Communists be held to account and expressed hope for his son's release. Van Fleet spoke on arrival from Europe after a nine day US Korean Foundation tour.
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Korea
James A. Jr
Cormunists
van Fleet
8Th Army
Europe
American-Korean Foundation
Dodgers Best Stanky Says Predicts World Series six games
Stanky, managing the St Louis Cardinals, predicts the Dodgers will win the World Series in six games. He says the Dodgers are a stronger all around team than last season, with power at the plate a strong bench and solid pitching.
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ST. Louis
Brooklyn
Eddie Stan
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Benson Eyes Acreage Controls for 1954 Crop
Washington reports Secretary Benson weighs acreage planting allotments for the 1954 corn crop or freedom to plant. He favors fewer controls while acknowledging allotments influence farmers and compare them with harsher quota penalties. Benson criticizes Brannan for not using controls on surplus crops.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Truman
Benson
Charles F. Brannan
Stevenson Blasts Ike Policy At Democratic Rally
Former President Truman supported Adlai E Stevenson at a Chicago dinner criticizing Eisenhower era foreign policy. Stevenson condemned defense cuts and Asia tensions, saying Republicans misled the public and harmed national security while Democrats would guide future negotiations in Asia and Europe.
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Chicago
Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Ilinois
Asia
Free Nations
Democratic
White House
House
Joseph Martin
R-Mass
Stalin
Europe
Quake Toll Rises in Fiji Islands
Casualties from the Fiji earthquake rose to five with a man and boy missing after a tidal wave toppled their punt. Four others were rescued. A landslide in the interior was reported to have killed one person, while Nukui village was wrecked but reported uninjured.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Fiji Islands
Suva
Southwest Pacific
Viti Levu
Nukui
Rewa
Viti
1 Cent Hike Seen In Price of Beer
Anheuser Busch reports a wholesale beer price increase of slightly more than a half cent per bottle or can effective today due to higher production costs. Retailers are expected to respond variably with some absorbing the rise and most adding a cent to the price.
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ST. Louis
Anheuser- Busch, Inc
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