McCarthy Group Denies Book Burning Charges
The Senate investigations subcommittee led by Sen. McCarthy says removing Communist books from U S overseas libraries was not book burning. It criticizes critics and notes officials showed color blindness to communism while tallying more than 30 000 copies by Communists or allies. It urges USIA head Theodore C Strieb ert to testify on progress.
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Washington
Senate Investigations
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
U. S
Overseas Information Program
U. S. Information Agency
USIA
Theodore C. Streibert
United States
Germany
Clue To Missing Ransom Checked
FBI agents review the Greenlease ransom tale told by a Las Vegas barber identified as Frank Beninato amid charges of an $800 check. He says a man took a suitcase from a car after Shoulders and Dolan arrested Carl Hall for the October kidnapping. Hall and Bonnie Brown Heady were executed last December for Bobby Greenlease's kidnap and death.
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ST. Louis
FBI
Las Vegas
Nev
Frank Beninato
San Francisco
Beninato
Elmer Dolan
Carl Austin Hall
Republicans Plan National Celebration Era Marker
Republicans in their party centennial year meet in Washington to plan celebratory events. Vice President Nixon chairs a committee with local groups. Eisenhower and Herbert Hoover are honorary chairs. Planned events include a Lincoln Day box supper in Washington on February 5, a Ripon Wisconsin reenactment on March 20 marking the party's 1854 birth, and a July 6 centennial gathering in Jackson Michigan.
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Washington
Nixon
Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Ripon
Wis
Jackson
Mich
Drought Threatens California Crops and Timber
U P reports one of California's longest dry spells may slash the state's 2.5 billion farm income and turn vast forestland into a year round fire hazard. Forecasters say rain will be light through January, with Southern California hardest hit and December rainfall at record lows in San Diego and Los Angeles.
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San Francisco
California
Drouth
U.S. Weather Bureau
Los Angeles
San Diego
E. L. Baxter
Mojave Desert
Handcuffs Prove Their Reliability
Boston reports a man named Robert Perry aged 25 spent a Sunday afternoon in a police station after he found a pair of handcuffs in the street and could not remove them. He tried every key at the South End station and hundreds from Suffolk County Jail and the services patrol. A sergeant finally opened the lock with a screwdriver.
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Boston
Robert Perry
South End
Suffolk County
Armed Services Patrol
Compromise Seen On Social Security Tax Dispute
Washington January offers a path to relief for low income workers through higher personal exemptions and possible child care tax allowances. Senator Homer Ferguson and House leaders discuss easing the burden, while opposition to postponement persists and wage caps consider raising from 3600 to 4200. Chairman Reed expects no action to block the hike.
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Washington
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Congress
Eisenhower
Daniel A. Reed
R-N.y
House
Ways and Means Committee
Robert W. Kean
R-N.j
Two-Thirds of U S POWs Said Killed in Korea
Washington senator Potter reports that about two thirds of American prisoners of war in Korea died from war crimes and calls for an impartial UN inquiry. The preliminary investigation cites over 50 000 deaths from Communist atrocities and questions accountability for those crimes.
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Washington
Potter
R-Mich
Korea
United Nations
Cigaret-Caused Fire Proves Fatal
In Tulsa, 25 year old O. E. Ledbetter of Broken Arrow, an employee at Douglas Aircraft Co, died after his shirt caught fire from a cigarette. He sat asleep in the back seat of George Cisco’s car, burned when the cigarette fell on him, woke, and fled into strong wind that spread the flames before Cisco could help.
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Tulsa
Okla
Broken Arrow
Douglas Aircraft Co
O. E. Ledbetter
Bill Thornton
Ledbetter
George Cisco
Turley
Cisco
Thornton
Japanese Swims Eight Hours Through Storm for Safety
Saga Japan police said a 32 year old Japanese diver swam eight hours through raging seas to safety after a small fishing boat sank off Kyushu Island yesterday. Five other crewmen were believed to be missing in the incident.
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Saga
Japan
Kyushu
Pinkham’s Tablets Promise Relief From Change of Life Symptoms
Advert promotes Pinkham’s Compound and Tablets for hot flashes, irritability, and nervous distress tied to menopause. Claims 63 to 80 percent relief in tests and highlights added iron in newer tablets. Encourages women to try the modern product for heatwaves and menstrual pain.
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Ydin E. Pinkham
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
New York special reports a new healing substance called Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H to shrink hemorrhoids and stop bleeding without surgery. Doctors observed rapid pain relief and actual shrinking in cases many months, with cures claimed for hemorrhoids lasting 10 to 20 years. Sold at drug stores for 98 cents a tube with applicator, money-back guarantee.
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New York, N. Y
Hot Debates Seen At Rancher Meet
Colorado Springs cattlemen gather for the American National Cattlemen's Association convention. More than 1,200 members attend as debate over government price supports looms before a three day meeting. Secretary Benson will address attendees, with Mollin noting a cooler attitude toward the disputed aid.
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Colorado Springs
American National Cattlemen's Association
Benson
F. E. Mollin
Association
Nitroglycerine Pills Make Boy Hungry in Theater
In Burbank California a 2 year old boy, Jimmy Resch, gleefully displays an empty bottle of nitroglycerine pills. His mother, Marjorie Resch, alerts theater manager after the child took the medicine from her purse, sparking a frantic reaction.
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Burbank
Calif
Jimmy Resch
Mommie
Marjorie Resch
Ambulance Called as Jimmie Seeks Medical Help
An ambulance was summoned and Jimmie was taken to a hospital where a stomach pump was used. His reaction was a plea to his mother, saying I am still.
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Jimmie
Mommie
Thompson Heads Hugo Ministerial Alliance
Reverend Paul Thompson elected president of the Hugo Ministerial Alliance. He pastors the First Christian Church in Hugo. Reverend W S Harmon serves as vice president.
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Thompson
Hugo
Okla
Paul Thompson
Hugo Ministerial Alliance
First Christian Church
W. S. Harmon
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