FBI Names Two Sought In Zerk Case
Federal agents identified two of the three men sought for the $150,000 Oscar Zerk robbery on Feb. 8. Nick Montes of Chicago and Americo DePietro are believed armed and dangerous. Montes is on the FBI ten most wanted list. Both linked to transporting stolen property. DePietro faces a Chicago murder case and Montes a Georgia robbery charge. Loot recovered from a Melrose Park loft. third man not identified.
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Federal
Oscar Zerk
FBI
Chicago
Nick Montes
Georgia
Americo DePietro
Zerk
Kenosha
Melrose Park
Ill
Dist. Atty
John Rutchik
John Doe
DePietto
Montes
John Braun
Waycross
Alma
Tampa
Fla
Florida
Mississippi
Alabama
Illinois
Danville
Charleston, Ill
Montos
House Likely To Approve Broad Excise Tax Cuts
The House is expected to pass a Reed bill cutting most excise taxes by up to ten per cent effective April 1, with a near unanimous floor vote anticipated. The measure would reduce levies on admissions, telecom, transport, and various goods while canceling other planned cuts, potentially widening the deficit and drawing Senate opposition. Senator George favors some increases in exemptions to ease the impact on low income families, while Eisenhower opposes across the board reductions.
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Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
George
D-Ga
Daniel A. Reed
R-N. Y
House
Halleck
Indiana
Farm Price Fight Opens as Hearing Starts
The Eisenhower administration pitches a flexible price support plan for cotton wheat and corn to Congress arguing it will curb surpluses while protecting long term production. Under Secretary Morse says frozen stocks should count in acreage and quotas calculations. Aiken warns of strong opposition as Eisenhower and Benson push parity based supports 75 to 90 percent. The farm population average income fell to 882 in 1953 from 1198 for non farms reflecting widening rural decline.
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Washington
Congress
True D. Morse
Senate Agriculture Committee
Eisenhower
Morse
Sen. Aiken
R-Vt
Agriculture Committee
Benson
Agriculture Department
Fire destroys eight buildings in Elma main street
A blaze in Elma Iowa leveled eight buildings on the towns main street in windy zero weather. The U P reports an explosion at the Tip Top tavern at 115 am helped spread the flames and the fire burned out around 4 am with damages estimated between 300000 and 500000 dollars.
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Elma
Iowa
U.P
Tip Top
Telegrams Favor Eisenhower Stand Surges at White House
The White House reported President Eisenhower received hundreds of telegrams backing his stance in the Stevens McCarthy dispute. Press Secretary James Hagerty cited a nine to one favorable ratio and noted telegrams arriving by the hundreds.
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Washington
U.P
White House
Eisenhower
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
James C. Hagerty
Cold March In Wisconsin Brings Coldest Weeks In Sight
Cold March in Wisconsin brings the coldest temperatures in weeks. Kenosha reported a 10 above low last night while Grantsburg dropped to three below zero. Tonight cooler, Friday fair and warmer with a low of five to 10 above and a high of 25 to 30. Yesterday’s high reached 28, today 24 downtown near Nash Motors and at the sewage treatment plant.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Grantsburg
Nash Motors
Army Doctor Refuses to Answer McCarthy Panel
Washington Senator McCarthy's public hearing pressed an army doctor who declined to reveal whether he is or was a Communist. Dr Marvin S. Belsky, assigned to Murphy General Hospital in Massachusetts, challenged the subcommittee's jurisdiction and said he is under presidential authority as a soldier. The exchange followed McCarthy's charge of spying at Nutley and his plan to question witnesses publicly.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Pfc
Marvin S. Belsky
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Belsky
Eisenhower
Army
Murphy General Hospital
Waltham
Mass
Federal Telecommunications Laboratory
Nutley
N. J
Mr. Belsky
Senator
Dr. Belsky
Peress
Zwicker
Communist Party
Wisconsin
Camp Kilmer
Stevens
Bentley Condition Remains Serious
Rep Alvin M Bentley of Michigan remained in serious condition at Casulty hospital after being wounded by a Puerto Rican assassin's bullet. He did not rest as well as the night before but shows better chest function and a satisfactory temperature and pulse. His morale remains good and he wants to read newspapers.
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Washington
U.P
Alvin M. Bentley
R-Mich
Casualty Hospital
Light Voter Turnout Expected in Tuesday Primaries
With city and rural voters forecast light, Tuesday's primary narrows city council candidates and state supreme court contenders. Seven council hopefuls and three supreme court candidates compete while constable races appear in three wards. Changes in polling places also announced for wards 4 and 10.
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Supreme Court
Kenosha
Sailor Without a Country Struggles to Land in U S
Charles Slanina an Austrian born seaman who jumped ship in 1922 and later lost his Czech passport remains aboard the Trojan Seaman in Baltimore as a federal judge refused his bid to leave for medical care. His saga traces immigration laws and shifting borders since World War I.
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Baltimore
Charles Slanina
United States
Slanina
W. Calvin Chestnut
Public Health Service
Czechoslovakia
New York
Austria
Vladivostok
America
McCarran
Charge Expedit ions Seen as Imperialistic By Calcutta Paper
Swadhinata the Calcutta Communist publication denounces an American Mount Makalu climbing expedition and a Japanese Mount Manaslu ascent as driven by imperialistic aims. It notes the American group uses military air transport and cites a spokesman claiming aid came in exchange for studies of high altitude stresses on the human body.
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Calcutta
India
U.P
Mt. Makalu
Mt. Manaslu
Swadhinata
Ban on gallery tours lifted after shooting incident
Washington reports Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr revoked a ban on supervised tourists entering the House gallery following Monday's shooting. He warned against overreaction while pursuing long term security plans. In another note, the House Labor committee refused to reconsider stripping the National Labor Relations Board of unfair labor practices case powers after a 14-14 tie.
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Washington
U.P
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
House
Martin
House Labor Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Samuel K. McConnell, Jr
R-Pa
Alaska statehood debated after Hawaii bill advances
Senate Republican leadership told Democrats that Alaska statehood would be brought to debate soon after action on the Hawaiian statehood bill. The pledge signals a forthcoming floor consideration and aligns with ongoing efforts to address statehood timing.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Alaska
Bus Hits Construction Crane In Milwaukee No Injuries Reported
A Milwaukee tour bus carrying Catholic school children and several mothers collided with a construction crane. The crane penetrated the bus about 15 feet as the bus moved slowly. all 42 aboard escaped injury.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Death ends long church walk for 59 year old Milwaukee woman
Miss Cora Roth of Milwaukee, aged 59, who had walked five miles each week to church for 30 years, was struck and killed by a car on Wednesday while en route to Ash Wednesday services in Oak Creek.
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Milwaukee
Cora Roth
Oak Creek
Debate Opens on Hawaiian Statehood Bill in Senate
In Washington the Senate began a lengthy debate on Hawaii becoming the 49th state. Leaders from both parties split on linking Hawaii with Alaska in a single package, while a separate bill to make Hawaii a state and another for Alaska faced a party line divide.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Hawaii
House
GOP
William F. Knowland
Eisenhower
Alaska
Lyndon B. Johnson
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Senate Interior Committee
Alaska National Guard Armory Fire Damages Anchorage Armory
A pre dawn fire at the Alaska National Guard armory in Anchorage caused about 150000 dollars in damage. The blaze started shortly after midnight and was fought by many firefighters though 50 caliber machine gun bullets stored inside repeatedly exploded. Fire Chief George Burns reported no injuries.
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Anchorage
Alaska
UPI
National Guard
George Burns
High Spirits Yet Steady Amid Alaska Winter Carnival
Fairbanks residents endure deep cold and sewer outages as crews thaw 90 homes. The annual winter carnival runs through this Sunday with dog races, curling, hockey, archery and queen contest amid 360 University of Alaska students and vibrant social life despite the cold.
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Fairbanks
Arctic Circle
Horace
University of Alaska
North University
Not Divided Over Vital Issues Says Washington Republicans
Washington Republicans clash publicly as Leonard W. Hall asserts party unity while President Eisenhower and Senator McCarthy spar over methods in hearings and anti communist policy. McCarthy defends his approach. Eisenhower backs army charges against Zwicker and Zwicker thanks press amid calls for clearer laws governing who joins the armed services.
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Washington
Leonard W. Hall
Eisenhower
Sen
McCarthy
Hall
New York
National Republican Club
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Sen. Ferguson
Michigan
Army
Stevens
Zwicker
Psychiatrist Questions Marine Col Schwable's Confession
Eminent psychiatrist Dr Winfred Overholster testified in a Marine court of inquiry that Col Frank H Schwable may not have been fully sane when he signed the false germ warfare confession in Korea. The expert questioned whether torture by Communist captors influenced the confession.
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Washington
Frank H. Schwable
Korea
Winfred Overholster
Schwable
Tax Collectors Needed Chicago
The Internal Revenue Service regional office says it needs 175 more tax collectors at once. Acting regional tax commissioner Delford L. Olsen urged immediate recruitment to fill the shortfall.
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Chicago
VU. S. Internal Revenue Service
Delford L. Olsen
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Pasky Pallamella
Jack Milward
Victor A. Andreasen
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