Madrid unrest and Gibraltar protests widen tension
Madrid students storm the British Embassy and mail a letter to Ambassador Sir John-Balfour protesting Queen Elizabeth II’s planned Gibraltar visit. In Charleston, Korean War veterans face a 1954 enrollment cutoff under the Korean GI Bill. Walter Bilder dies in Huntington after a crash. Vienna endures thaw and avalanches as Danube swells. In Indochina, French forces push into eastern provinces as air land offensive advances.
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Madrid
Gibraltar
Spain
John — Balfour
Queen Elizabeth II
Charleston
West Virginia
21 American POWS Left To Fix Own Fate
In Panmunjom, Indian troops opened gates at midnight leaving 21 pro Communist American war prisoners in the neutral zone. The UN declared the 21,000 freed anti Communist prisoners as civilians. An Indian officer said the guard withdrawal was orderly and no Americans were seen outside their huts due to darkness.
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Panmunjom
United Nations Command
Charleston
Sexton
Wright
Richard Corden
Kaesong
Taft Jr Aims To Enter Ohio Assembly In Political Dynasty
Robert Taft Jr 37, son of the late Ohio senator, announced plans to run for the Ohio General Assembly. He said he is in politics for good, entering a third generation of the Taft political family.
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Cincinnati
AIO Ih
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Mhdé
Ohio General Assembly
Taft
Six Names Revealed As Among Deserters
Washington reports that 21 American war prisoners rejected repatriation. Names include Cpl. Albert C. Belhomme of Ashland Pennsylvania Pfe, Richard G. Gordon of East Providence Rhode Island, Cpl. John R. Dunn of Baltimore Maryland, Sgt. Scott L. Rush of Marietta Ohio, Cpl. Lowell D. Skinner of Akron Ohio, and Cpl. Morris R. Wills of Fort Ann New York.
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Cpl
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Walnut St
Ashland
Pfe
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Warren Ave
East Providnce
R. L
John R. Dunn
E. Federal St
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Scott L. Rush
Gilman
Marietta
Lowell D. Skinner
Fairlawn Southern Rd
Akron
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Morris R. Wills
RFD
Fort Ann
Grafton CAP Cadets View Sky The Limit Film
Grafton Civil Air Patrol Cadets at Grafton High School watched The Sky's The Limit, a WWII aviation film about Wright Field Day ton. Rev Lee Crist spoke on Citizenship. State Trooper W R Withrow invites locals to next Thursday’s CAP meeting. Rotary talk cancellation for Governor Karickhoff due to illness. Moose Home meeting discussed student attendance at World Affairs Institute. Inc sponsors noted. committee referred.
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Wright Field
Dayton
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W. R. Withrow
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Rotary International
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Oren Reneau
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Moose Home
World Affairs Institute
Cincinnati
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Cincinnati Rotary Club
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Racial Segregation Branded 'Bad' Economy
Bishop Wilbur C. Campbell of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese in West Virginia labeled racial segregation as economically harmful and un-Christian. He told the Charleston Exchange Club that racial issues are a key weapon used by Communists to sow tension and distrust, emphasizing that Christ's crucifixion was not for whites alone.
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Racia
Wilbur C. Campbell
Protestant Episcopal
West Virginia
Campbell
Our Lord
Charleston Exchange Club
Highways Glazed By Sleet And Snow In Tri County
Sleet and freezing rain created icy road glare across Tri County as state crews began cindering routes. Primary roads were passable by noon but still hazardous while secondary roads remained slick and chains were advised. Temperatures hovered in the upper 20s with a sharp fall overnight and more snow flurries expected tonight and tomorrow.
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Steet
Tri-County
State Road Commission
SRC
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Dulles Demands Soviet Produce Deeds Of Peace
In Berlin, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles joined Eden and Bidault in calling on the Soviet Union to back their words with deeds of peace. The trio planned a pre conference strategy meeting to present a united Western front for talks with Molotov, including rejection of a Big Five with Red China, demand for free all German elections, and opposition to scrapping NATO and EC plans.
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United States
John Foster Dulles
Russia
Dulles
Britain
Anthony Eden
Georges Bidault
Germany
V. M. Molotov
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European Defense Community
European Army
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Youth Reading Probe Ordered May Spur Censorship
Washington reports Senate subcommittee chairman Robert Hendrickson cites indecent magazines and books as a factor in teen crime and calls for a full scale study. Fourteen witnesses from Boy Scouts, churches, and the WCTU testified as hearings target causes and cures of juvenile delinquency. The panel seeks 175000 for another year and plans hearings in a dozen cities to assess media effects including radio and TV programs.
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Robert C. Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Senate
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National Churches of Christ
WCTU
Pickle Consumption Hits All-Time High in 1953
The National Pickle Packers Association reports pickle consumption reached a record 30,500,000 cases in 1953 as public preference surged for pickles across the United States.
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New York
National
Pickle Packers Association
Association
Navy Patrol Bomber Rams Mountain in Hawaii
A Navy Neptune patrol bomber with eight aboard hit a 3000 foot Hawaii mountain near Schofield Barracks while approaching Barber's Point Air Base. An Army rescue team found no sign of life around the burning wreckage but some bodies were visible. A Marine helicopter crash shortly after caused no injuries to its four aboard.
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Cotte Drink, OK Except For One Thing
Four men in Memphis have devised a coffee substitute using cottonseed kernels costing 2½ cents a pound. They prepared it like regular coffee but admit it tastes awful and lacks one key draw. The creators are Sydel Sims Bill Foreman Allen Smith and Jimmy Curtis.
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Memphis
Tenn
Sydel Sims
Bill Foreman
Allen Smith
Jimmy Curtis
Coffee Prices Aired By Solons
Washington senator George D Aiken urged Americans to drink more milk to lower coffee prices and shortages. He asked his Agriculture Committee staff to report on a bill giving the government power to regulate the coffee market. Senator Guy M Gillette, sponsor of the measure, blamed speculators and supported federal regulation to ease prices.
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George D. Aiken
R-Vi
Aiken
Agriculture Committee
Guy M. Gillette
D-Iown
Mississippi moves to end war with Germany Japan Italy
State legislator Delos Burke announced plans to introduce a bill to terminate Mississippi's wartime status against Germany Japan and Italy. The measure aims to end the official declaration of war and restore peacetime relations.
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Delos Burke
Mississippi
Germany
Japan
Italy
18 Year Old Voter Amendment Advances In Subcommittee
A United States Senate Judiciary subcommittee approved a proposal to grant 18 year olds the vote, backed by President Eisenhower. Three Republicans supported the amendment in a five member subcommittee, with two absentees believed to favor it. The measure states voting rights cannot be denied by age, but faces a tougher test in the full committee and Senate floor amid Democratic opposition.
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Eisenhower
United States
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Peguyded
Ics
Southern Democrats
Judges Attack Deplored By DPA
Robert F. Roth of the state Department of Public Assistance said he was shocked by a circuit judge’s claim that aid to dependent children is an incubator for crime. He urged help not abolition and promised investigations of any misuse. Judge Donald F. Black urged juvenile authorities access to relief records, while Roth noted most records are confidential under state and federal law. He supported a system to refer lawbreaking cases to courts if confidentiality can be solved.
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Canestow
Robert F. Roth
State Department of Public Assistance
Roth
Donald F. Black
Parkersburg
Heat wave breaks as Buenos Aires cools stake to 70
The Buenos Aires area cooled to 70 degrees on Thursday as rain ended the region's worst heat wave of the South American summer. The prior day saw a peak of 94 degrees noted in weather reports.
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Buenos Aires
Young Strives for NYC Control After C&O Shakeup
Robert R. Young intensifies efforts to seize control of the New York Central System following Allegheny's sale of C&O shares to Cyrun 8 Eaton, who becomes chairman of C&O. Young, who resigned as C&O chair, previously faced ICC action in 1947 restricting his NYC directorship while he owned 400,000 shares held in trust. He reportedly aims for a transcontinental railroad someday.
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Robert R. Young
New York Central
Chesapeake & Ohio
Young
Allegheny Corporation
Cyrun 8
Eaton
ICC
Nyc
International
Three Billion Aid Cutpled by Eisenhower Proposals
Washington reports indicate leaders push for a three billion dollar reduction in foreign aid and budget outlays. GOP lawmakers cite prior savings while Democrats demand a balanced plan. The President’s fiscal 1955 budget proposes sixty five point five billion in total spending with foreign aid totaling five point four billion. Analysts warn how cuts affect overall revenue and deficits.
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Congress
Eisenhower
GOP
John Sy
Senate
Harold ‘Blassen
Mike Mansfield
Father of 11 killed at coal tipple in Welch
Hamilton L. Adkins, 64, was killed Thursday when a heavy timber crushed him while he helped dismantle a tipple at Big Four Coal Co. in Welch. He was survived by his widow and 11 children.
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Hamilton L. Adkins
Big Four Coal Co
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