Kesterson Pleads Innocent in Death of Wife
In a preliminary hearing before Mayor Mickle Elmer Kesterson pleads innocent to manslaughter over Ora Mae Kesterson death near Connett last May. Witness Willard Newlan testified the body was found in a field after a missing persons search and suggested she crawled or was dragged, with coroner Dr. Elias saying injuries were not sufficient to cause death.
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Ora Mae Kesterson
Connett
W. P. Mickle
Willard Newlan
Carbondale
Wom
Elmer
Doggie) Kesterson
Kesterson
Mickle
Ray E. Hughes
H. Alfred Glascor
Columbus
James F. Shumaker
Newlan
John H. Elias
Elias
Kestersons
Floyd Martin
U S Awaits NATO Vote on Greek Turkish Entry
The United States seeks approval at the NATO council to invite Greece and Turkey into the alliance. Norway and Denmark weigh their votes. Unanimous consent is required for the proposal to take effect. Foreign ministers Lange and Kraft press for prompt decisions from Oslo and Copenhagen.
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Ottawa
Greece
Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Atlantic Council
Norway
Denmark
Halvard Lange
Ole Bjorn Kraft
Oslo
Copenhagen
Mediterranean
Emperor Hirohito Hosts Ridgways at Imperial Palace
Emperor Hirohito and his wife entertained Gen. Matthew B Ridgway and his wife at a luncheon in the Imperial Palace Tokyo. It marked the first time a supreme allied commander visited the emperor in more than six years of occupation. The event was described as social rather than official, with Gen Douglas MacArthur having never visited the palace.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Matthew B. Ridgway
Imperial Palace
Douglas MacArthur
Well-Timed Want Ads Hit the Bullseye
Mrs. Risley timed her Want Ad and sold a Western Arms 16 ga double barrel shotgun with recoil pad. Dial 28241. Messenger Want Ads produce results for buyers and sellers, easy to place and inexpensive.
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Western Arms
Harry A. Risley
Dial
Taft doubts Southern GOP realignment plan
Washington AP report notes Taft doubts the feasibility of a plan linking Southern Democrats with conservative Republicans. Mundt and Brewster sponsor a bipartisan committee to explore political realignment, with Burke leading, but most Southern Democrats reportedly back limited government. Benton predicts Truman may run again if Republicans back Taft or Eisenhower.
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Washington
Mundt
R-Sd
Brewster
R-Me
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Benton
D-Conn
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U S Fighters to Learn Atomic Warfare at Nevada Test
About five thousand U S fighting men from the Army Navy and Air Force will take part in nuclear tests at Frenchman Flats Nevada under Exercise Desert Rock The drill will place troops in trenches and dugouts before each blast as detectors record the effects on men and equipment The risk varies with air versus ground detonations and residual radioactivity.
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Washington
U. S
Army
Navy
Air Force
Frenchman Flats
Nev
Atomic Weapons Proving Ground
Desert Rock
Ohio Man Kidnapped and Robbed by Two Men
Two men abducted Billie Edwin Murdock of Proctorville Ohio, robbed him, and stole his car before releasing him. Detective Chief Herman A. Frazier said Murdock drove his captors across state lines to Lawrence County Ohio and then was freed. Murdock had picked up the men in Huntington believing one was a neighbor.
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Huntington
W. Va
Proctorville
Ohio
Herman A. Frazier
Billie Edwin Murdock
Lawrence County
Murdock
USS Iowa Begins Shakedown Cruise Off San Francisco
The 58 000 ton battleship USS Iowa sails with a fresh crew on a two day shake down session. This second day tests open water readiness as the ship replaces mothballs with salt spray and proves itself the largest fast battleship afloat.
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Iowa
San Francisco
Blast at Shell Oil refinery kills 12 workers in Wood River
A massive explosion at Shell Oil Co. refinery in Wood River Illinois killed 12 men and injured about 20 others. Four bodies were recovered soon after. eight died later in hospitals. Flames rose over the unit as workers fled through intense heat and a flash fire. Officials cited possible causes such as gas pockets or static electricity and warned damage could exceed 100000.
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Wood River
Ill
Big Shell Oil Co
Willie Burchell
East Alton
Split Among Republicans Over Jessup Appointment
A Senate Republican split emerged on opposing President Truman’s nomination of Philip C. Jessup as United Nations delegate. Senator Taft doubts a fight can stop confirmation, while Senator McCarthy intends to vigorously oppose. The Republican Policy Committee, chaired by Taft, postponed action on the Jessup appointment.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Philip C. Jessup
United Nations
Taft
Ohio
Jessup
McCarthy
Rwis
Republican Policy Committee
Police Find Drug Cache in Cincinnati Hotel Room
Police uncovered 500 morphine tablets hidden in a glove in a Cincinnati hotel room as part of a drive to break up a suspected dope ring. The cache included needles a bottle of sugar of milk and predated prescriptions linked to Claude Smith 64 Newport Kentucky and Betty Lofton 31 New Orleans. They were arrested on narcotics charges and due for arraignment before U S Commissioner J Paul Geoghegan.
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Cincinnati
Newport
Claude Smith
Betty Lofton
New Orleans
U.S
J. Paul Geoghegan
Moderator Elected Steubenville
Dr Samuel Weir of Dearborn Michigan was elected moderator of the United Presbyterian Synod of Ohio yesterday.
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Steubenville
Samuel Weir
Dearborn, Mich
United Presbyterian Synod of Ohio
Aged Patients Burn to Death In Maryland
Colesville Maryland fire engulfs Mrs Jolliff s home for the aged with 50 to 60 residents. Three bodies recovered and others feared dead as nurses and doctors respond. Ten residents were rushed to Washington sanitarium while ambulances ferried injured to the scene.
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Maryland
Colesville
Washington, D. C
Montgomery County
Washington Sanitarium
Chairman Appointed to Ohio Fire Safety Panel
Gov. Lausche names O. A. Helser of Lima as general chairman of the Ohio fire safety committee. The appointment aims to oversee fire prevention measures across the state and coordinate safety initiatives.
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Columbus
O. A. Helser
Lima
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio Fire Safety Committee
Mossadegh Shakes Up Cabinet in Iran
Tehran reports Prime Minister Mossadegh reshuffles his government to bolster nationalism amid British pressure. Finance Minister Varesti resigns amid criticism of oil policy. Deputy PM Fatemi hints further changes and a Friday decision on reopening oil talks with Britain within two weeks. Harriman refused to relay the ultimatum concerning 300 British workers at Abadan.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Britain
Mohammed Ali ‘Varesti
Mossadegh
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
Abadan
CARE Discontinues Iron Curtain Shipping
CARE stops sending relief packages to Romania Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Hungary and Poland as Paul C French reports at the fifth annual conference that these shipments have been discontinued.
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Rome
Romania
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
Paul C. French
Cooperative For
Europe
Communists Claim More Violations at Kaesong Talks
In Tokyo the Communist charge that three Allied soldiers violated the Kaesong neutral zone was announced by Ridgway's staff. UN officials scheduled a Thursday meeting with Red armsistice delegates at Panmunjon to discuss the charge, with no details given.
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Kaesong
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations Command
Korea
Panmunjon
UNC
Ridgway
United Nations
Religious Group Sues For Building Right
A Jehovah's Witnesses group files a Common Pleas Court suit against Bedford Ohio over a refused building permit for a church. Bedford officials say traffic concerns prompted the denial, claiming the site would worsen local congestion.
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Cleveland
Jehovah's Witnesses
Bedford
The
Common Pleas
O. E. Hutchinson
Trade Barriers Set Up Against Bulgaria Goods
Washington announces new U S trade policy barring most favored nation status for Bulgaria exports including rose oil goat skins and latakia tobacco. President Truman ordered cancellation of MFN treatment effective October 7, tightening economic pressure on Bulgaria.
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Bulgaria
Washington
United States
Truman
House Favors Three-Cent Letter and Postal Rate Hikes
The House backs keeping three cent letters while considering a broad postal rate increase to raise revenue and cut a large Department deficit. Senate and House bills propose higher rates for first to third class mail, magazines, postcards, special services, and insurance, with no change to ordinary letters.
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Washington
House
Truman
House Post Office Committee
Senate
Post Office Department
Congress
C.O.D
Interstate Commerce Commission
Two Ohio Cities Drop Fight On Air Service
Zanesville and Mansfield said they will not join the effort against a Civil Aeronautics Board report denying local air service routes. Lake Central Airlines faced opposition as 10 Ohio cities prepared strong exceptions, while Mansfield and Zanesville favor continuing existing service with Trans World Airlines.
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Columbus
Zanesville
Mansfield
Civil Aeronautics Board
John Boutzon
Mansfield Chamber of Commerce
Local Aviation Board
CAB
William M. Corry
Zanesville Chamber of Commerce
Trans World Airlines
Vernon Radcliffe
Washington
Lake Central Airlines
Indianapolis
Ohio
Akron
Canton
Toledo
Springfield
Youngstown
Dover
New Philadelphia
Marion
East Liverpool
Face of Franchot Tone Altered After Hospital Stay
Hollywood reports Franchot Tone may look different after two weeks of bandages as doctors weigh final appearance for closeups. Surgeons say his facial healing is uncertain for filming. Tone and his lawyers plan to discuss criminal charges against Tom Neal, linked to a fight over Barbara Payton.
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Hollywood
Franchot Tone
California Hospital
Leland House
Tone
Kenneth Chantry
Tom Neal
Barbara Payton
Stanley Steamer Wins Cross Country Race
In a 1086 mile contest from Chicago, the 1913 Stanley Steamer averaged 20.46 mph to defeat the 1911 Stoddard-Dayton which averaged 20.22 mph. The race marked the Steamer as the faster gas buggy in the long cross country test.
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Stanley Steamer
New York
Stanley
Chicago
McCarthy Demands Right to Question Witnesses at Hearings
Sen. McCarthy of Wisconsin said he will fight for the right to quiz witnesses at any Senate hearings on the resolution to remove him from Congress. He insisted he has such a right in all fairness.
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McCarthy
Senate
Congress
Wisconsin Republican
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