Jury Cleared of Wounding Charge in Swackhammer Case
A Laurelville jury found Pearl Swackhammer guilty only of assault after deliberating about 45 minutes. The murder charge was resoundingly rejected. sentencing by Judge Meyer set for Friday morning. Witnesses described Swackhammer entering the Weaver store with a shotgun and firing toward Rev. Joseph Martin, though none saw him pull the trigger.
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Pearl Swackhammer
Laurelville
Fred Murray
Hubert Leppen
Swackhammer
Weaver
Joseph Martin
Chillie
Charles Weaver
Ras
Martin
Cloyd Steele
Rev. Martin
Ohio Registers 2350 Aircraft Under New Law
Columbus April 29 The Ohio Aviation Board said 2350 aircraft owners have registered since Feb 1 when the new law took effect. License fees totaling 25000 will fund uniform air markings and upkeep of navigational facilities statewide.
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Columbus
Ohio Aviation Board
Court Expected Ruling on Steel Seizure Today
Federal Judge David A. Pine may issue a ruling on the Truman steel seizure case, with a decision anticipated late Tuesday or Wednesday. The outcome could affect wage adjustments and ongoing government control of mills begun April 8 amid a threatened nationwide steel strike. The case centers on presidential authority versus corporate rights in seizing steel plants.
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Washington
David A. Pine
Truman
CIO
Judge Pine
Savings Bond Program Revamped by Treasury in April Changes
The Treasury overhauled its multi billion dollar savings bond program, ending sales of two series F and G bonds effective Thursday. Three new bond types will be offered while the E defense bonds continue with higher overall rates at three percent. Existing E bonds retain terms until maturity with the option to switch to the new rate.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Complete Recess Stalls Talks On Korean Truce Settlement
In Munsan on April 29 the Korean truce talks entered a complete recess for the first time in five months as the United Nations Command awaits Communist reaction to an Allied armistice package. Observers note the plan centers on prisoner exchange and rebuilding air fields, with no official UN response. Front activity remained quiet, as weather grounded UN planes and Red probes on the Central Front were repelled.
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Munsan
United Nations Command
Peiping
Pyongyang
Moscow
Russia
Chicago Sun-Times
Washington
North Korea
United Nations
Ohio Killer Denied Review By Court
The U S Supreme Court refused to review the case of James C Edwards the Canton slayer set to die in Ohio Penitentiary May 9 Convicted of first degree murder in the 1950 robbery slaying of Mrs Helena Teubner Edwards has received four stays of execution the latest arriving an hour before the scheduled date Gov Frank Lausche intervened saying the high court had not yet had a chance to consider the case
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Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
James C. Edwards
Canton
Ohio
Edwards
Helena Teubner
Frank J. Lausche
Supreme Court
Ridgway Approved to Lead NATO Forces on Capitol Hill
General Matthew Ridgway won broad support on Capitol Hill for succeeding Eisenhower as NATO commander. General Mark Clark faced criticism from Senator Long over WWII actions at the Rapido crossing, while Ridgway’s and Clark’s moves were seen as rewards for past service. Army officials expect no congressional blocking, with Ridgway set to head Allied forces in Europe and Clark to command in the Far East. Gruenther named Ridgway’s chief of staff, with Eisenhower aiming for the presidency.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
Europe
Mark Clark
Far East
Ridgway
John Hodge
Third Army
Clark
Army
Washington
Matthew Ridgway
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Army Field Forces
Truman
Omar Bradley
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Sen
Long
D-La
Armed Services Committee
Rapido River
Texas National Guards
Navy
Rapido
Korea
Gen. Bradley
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
NATO
Alfred M. Gruenther
Gruenther
Matty
Tokyo
NATO Council
Paris
International
Heavy Vote Expected Today in Massachusetts Primary
Massachusetts voters braved chilly rain to cast ballots for President and delegates in the first preferential primary. Taft and Eisenhower fight for GOP delegate strength while Kefauver leads Democrats in one district. If Eisenhower prevails, a close delegate race with Taft is possible. 603 delegates needed for nomination.
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Massachusetts
Robert Taft
Ohio
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
GOP
Taft
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Democratic Organization
Associated Press
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Boston
Wedemeyer
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Navy to hold formal inquiry into Hobson sinking
The Navy plans a formal court of inquiry into the mid Atlantic sinking of the minesweeper Hobson with 174 dead. Carrier Wasp returned with 61 survivors as the Navy faces questions about ship condition and safety.
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Navy
Washington
mid-Atlantic
Hobson
Wasp
Naval
Adm
Lynde McCormick
Atlantic Fleet
Norfolk
Naval Court of Inquiry
Emperor Hirohito's 51st Birthday Observed Quietly
Tokyo reports Emperor Hirohito marked his 51st birthday in mourning for the empress dowager with no official celebration. In Washington Rep. Reid F. Murray of Wisconsin dies at 64 while serving his seventh term in the House at Bethesda Naval Hospital. In Lynn, Julia Callahan 91 founder of the PTA movement dies. In Angier a bandit with two pistols robs the First Citizens Bank of 44050 and escapes.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Washington
Reid F. Murray
Lynn
Mass
Julia F. Callahan
Parent-Teacher Association
Shirley Temple Becomes Mother to Second Child
Shirley Temple Black, once a child star and now Mrs Charles Black, welcomed her second child a six pound 12 ounce baby boy on Monday.
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Washington
Shirley Temple
Charles Black
Sailor stops live bomb on carrier Boxer in North Korea
On the Boxer off Korea a 250 pound bomb jammed against a parked plane after a Panther jet mission. Aviation ordnanceman Ralph V. ODell stuck his finger between the striking pin and fuse to prevent detonation until crew moved the bomb aside and he removed the fuse with a wooden pin.
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Korea
Boxer
North Korea
Ralph V. O'Dell
O'Dell
Hamilton County Hay Threatened by Insects
In Cincinnati on April 29 county agent Carl R Bibbees warned hay yield in Hamilton County could drop as much as 50 percent without action. He cited potential losses of 50000 to 75000 dollars on the first cutting of alfalfa and clover hays and noted alfalfa aphids causing plant stunting in the western part of the county. A second pest, the clover leaf weevil, is feeding on plant leaves.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Carl R. Bibbees
Purdue Students Raid Sorority Houses For Undies
About 500 Purdue University students raided sorority houses Monday night and brought out 30 police. One student released after questioning said the prank came from a magazine article about similar forays at other schools. Some men carried women’s undergarments as police recovered identification papers for processing.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Donald Mallett
Berlin Air France jet attacked by Russian fighters over Allied corridor
Four injured as two Soviet jets opened cannon and machine gun fire on an Air France four engined plane en route to Berlin. Two German passengers were wounded and two crew members hit. The plane reached Templehof safely. no Americans aboard. Allied protests and temporary Berlin Western Germany air corridor embargo followed.
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Berlin
Air France
Templehof
Allied High Commission
Bonn
Germany
Frankfurt
Irmgard Nebel
Walter Kurth
Bad Homburg
Nebel
Koennern
Eisleben
Elbe
Russian Air Safety Center
Koethen
Berlin-West Germany
U. S
Coroner puzzled by drowning in shallow Wolf Creek
Coroner C I Martin of Summit County questions how Grant W Harley 29 a Wadsworth contractor drowned in six feet of water though he could swim His body was found in Wolf Creek near Copley Monday with fishing tackle on the bank The coroner noted he should have reached shallow water.
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Barberton
C. I. Martin
Summit County
Grant W. Harley
Wadsworth
Wolf Creek
Copley
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