Unity Cementing Rally Garners Democratic Claim of Responsibility
Democrats converge at Miami Beach for a unity rally asserting they are the nation’s sole party of responsibility. Senator Lynton B. Johnson touts a bipartisan record and plans to campaign next November on performance while Adlai Stevenson delivers the keynote. Senator Richard B. Russell urges a single joint Senate House investigation to curb sensationalism, as Democrats from across the country gather to heal past divisions.
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Associated Press
Miami Beach
Fla
Repub
Lynton B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
Party
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Adlai Stevenson
Tlmnots
Eisenhower
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Washington
Senate House
Executive Department
Russell
Stephen Mitchell
George Smathers
D-Fla
Continue Aid To Five Countries Amid Cold War Shipments
President Eisenhower ordered continued U S aid to Denmark France Italy Norway and the United Kingdom despite shipments by those nations to Soviet bloc countries. In a congressional report under the Mutual Security Act he said aid must continue as withdrawal would harm U S security. Harold E Stassen, head of the Foreign Operations Administration, noted most shipments remain prior commitments made before embargo rules took effect.
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Italy
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Foreign Operations Administration
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Dope Ring Shut In Port of Tampico Report
Mexican police and secret agents close in on an international drug ring traced to Tampico on the Gulf of Mexico. Officials expect several arrests as the investigation proceeds.
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Mexico
Mexvat
Gulf
Missing U.S. Air Force C47 Triggers Alps and Sea Search
A U.S. Air Force C47 with 20 aboard disappeared on a Rome to Bitburg run, sparking a massive search over the Ligurian Sea and French Alps. Reports of a sighting near Nice proved unreliable, while residents recalled hearing a loud plane and French ski troops conducted parallel searches north of Nice.
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St. Etienne de Tince
Protest on Telephone Rate Increase in Pennsylvania
Assemblyman W. W. Waterhouse and Louis Miller of the Gerry Central Labor Council report that the Public Utility Commission will hold hearings in Evie on March 17 and 18 on General Telephone Co of Pennsylvania rate hikes. Protests from Corry and Franklin, Erie, Titusville, Johnstown, Athens and Sayre prompted the inquiry. If allowed, residential bills could rise 80 cents to 1.25 and business lines 1.75 to 2.50 monthly.
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Titusville
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Vietminh raid blows up planes at Hanoi airport
Vietminh commandos attacked Hanoi’s Gialam airport at 2:30 am and destroyed or damaged several planes. Saigon says about nine dozen aircraft were damaged in the raid, most CTs requisitioned by the army for transport. One Vietminh fighter was killed and over 200 suspects were rounded up.
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Snowbound District Shuts Schools Amid Heavy Snowfall
Corry area endures a winter siege as eight more inches of snow disrupts roads and delays buses. Attendance plunges with Hemlock School reporting only four of 31 pupils reaching classes while other districts face similar slowdowns and travel hazards.
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Layoff at Aero Supply Amid Snow Storm Fallout
A heavy snowstorm disrupted shipments from Cleveland suppliers to Aero Supply Mfg Co causing layoffs for at least 15 workers. The storm also disrupted public school roll calls, with Corry and Columbus showing high absentee rates. Schools planned early dismissals, while city streets faced drifting, broken plows, and travel hazards. Weather estimates pegged accumulations around 10 inches with continuing flurries and cold conditions expected.
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Union City
Merchants Sparse Turnout at Parking Committee Session
Only six of the city's several hundred merchants attended a 5:45 p m session called by the Chamber of Commerce Parking Committee. The committee had surveyed merchants on off street parking and possible changes to meters. Secretary FP Bettes said the turnout was not representative and no person was recorded as present.
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Cpl Batchelor Held For Pre Trial Investigation
Washington The Army today ordered Corporal Batchelor held for a pre trial investigation on alleged misconduct and aiding the enemy with a prisoner of war in Korea. The 22 year old soldier from Kermit Texas was placed under arrest at San Antonio and arrived there yesterday for medical checks.
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Claude J. Batchs
Korea
Kermit
Tex
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San Antonio
Batchelor
Molotov reports on Big Four talks in Berlin
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov said the Berlin conference results will show only when the Big Four meet again at Geneva on April 26 to discuss peace in Asia. He faulted the United States Britain and France for East West rifts and urged settlement in Korea Indochina and Indochina through accords respecting freedom and national independence.
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Germany
Japan
Italy
Godfrey Loses Pilot's License for Six Months
Washington The Civil Aeronautics Board moved to suspend Arthur Godfrey's pilot certificate for six months, effective March 18, after a finding of careless flying at Teterboro New Jersey. The action followed a recommended decision by Safety Examiner Albert H. Ruppar and was adopted by the board despite requests from the CAA for a longer suspension.
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Civil Aeronautica Board
Texing
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Six Marines Die as Mortar Shell Explodes in Korea
A mortar shell at a United States Marine base in Korea killed six Marines and wounded about thirty others at the First Marine Division site near a warfare school. The blast struck a Quonset hut doorway, tearing doors and windows and spraying steel fragments. The instructor and four others were critically injured. Names of the victims were withheld.
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Politician Netted 194000 Profit From Stock Sale
J Russell Sprague former Nassau County official testified at a state commission hearing on purging the harness racing industry saying he earned 194000 in one year from selling Cedar Point Trotting Association stock bought for 2000. He said he sold due to moves to put Nassau County on Long Island in pari mutuel plans and denied any conflict with public duties.
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New York
J. Russel Sprague
Republican National
Sprague
Nasaau County
Thomas B. Dewey
Yack
Fin Mid
Andrew Weston
Tony Ishend
Cedar Point
Toonevelt Raceway
Wrest
Seek To Re-Argue Nelsons 8 Cent Sedition Case
The Pennsylvania State Justice Department filed a petition in the State Supreme Court at Pittsburgh seeking re argument of the high court s decision overturning Steve Nelson s sedition conviction. Attorney General Frank Truscott and deputies argued there is no conflict between federal and state laws banning overthrow of government by force or violence, and asserted Pennsylvania can protect lives and property within its borders while federal law cannot pre empt or impair.
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Pittburgh
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Pennsylvania
Sorith Federnac
County to Rule Today on City's Reassessment Plan
Erie County commissioners convene to decide if they will carry out a county wide reassessment this year to match the city plan and save costs. City officials urged the move, with budget figures cited for professional appraisal work and a potential finish by November to fit next year’s tax roll.
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Carl Proctor
Lous Raymek
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Fred Lamberton
Martin Gregor
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Pittsburgh Area Sees Push for Allegheny Valley Turnpike Route
Civil leaders from 12 Allegheny Valley communities urged Erie officials to back a Turnpike route proposed north of Pittsburgh. Delegates from Kittanning, Watner, New Kensington, Olyphant, Franklin and others argued the line would unlock idle industrial sites and spur development. Most favored an east-of-river path from Monroeville, while Butler Eagle’s Vér note Wise opposed, calling an across-river route a rival to Route 19.
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Ol City Chamber of Commerce
McCarthy Drops Libel Suit Against Benton
Senator McCarthy drops a two million dollar libel suit against former Senator William Benton due to his refusal to face examination in court and because Benton says the suit could never succeed since he told the truth about McCarthy.
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William Benton
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McCarthy
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Dens Endorse Furman Blatt in Harrisburg
Democratic leaders in Harrisburg reportedly endorsed Ray Furman for lieutenant governor and Miss Genevieve Blatt for secretary of internal affairs. An unnamed source said the deal followed failed efforts to pull Coroner William D. McClelland of Allegheny County from the gubernatorial race.
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Associated Press
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Wilam D. McClelland
Allegheny County
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Security risk totals rise to 2429 in past year
The Civil Service Commission reported 2429 government security risks in the past year, with 422 cases involving subversive activity. Committee members criticized the data as incomplete and noncomprehensive, citing ongoing reporting gaps from defense installations.
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Washington
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Civil Service Commission
Aiken Backs Farm Officials Amid Senate Questions
Washington farm officials faced more questions as senators opposed to rigid agricultural price controls pressed their case. Chairman Alken of the Senate Agriculture Committee praised Secretary Benson as honest, saying critics push politics rather than facts. He argued 22 years of farm programs cost under 500 million annually, calling it a poor but worthwhile investment. In Louisville, Carl Dellmuth reported his antique shop broken into with nine guns valued at about 1,000 dollars missing.
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Breenhower Administration
Alken
Senate Agriculure Committee
Benson
Louisville
Carl Dellmuth
Better Ways Sought to Handle Security Cases in Army
Secretary of Defense Wilson signals new approach to security risk cases while defending Army actions in the Major Irving Peress matter. He rejected claims the Army coddles Communists and outlined a task force to uncover who and why behind Peress’s honorably discharged status after invoking the Fifth Amendment. Wilson cited Army leadership and hinted at potential accountability, without confirming resignation.
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Striking Longshoremen Disrupt New York Port Control Battle
Waterfront conflict pits Independent International Longshoremen’s Association and rival AFL unit against federal court order. Dock workers refused to report to work on the Queen Elizabeth liner and other piers in Manhattan Brooklyn and Staten Island. National Labor Relations Board won a court ruling as port operations faced disruption with about 1100 Cunard office staff aiding onshore duties.
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