Soviet proposal dims hopes for early Korea armistice
Paris January 3 The Soviet Union urged UN Security Council involvement in Korea armistice talks proposing high level deliberations. The American delegation rejected the move as unacceptable and Western observers said it undermines Panmunjom negotiations and signals a shift toward Assembly action.
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Paris
Soviet
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Korea
Vishinsky
U. S
Soviet Union
Peiping
Nthe
United Nations
Assembly
General Assembly
Jane Russell Forgets Adoptive Hopeful in German Orphanage
In Frankfurt Jane Russell, who sought a baby to adopt two months earlier, has let her plan lapse on Klaus, a year-old German boy now on the orphanage’s unreserved list. Lisel Maischein said Russell showed early interest but took no further action or communication. Russell previously visited England and then returned home with 15-year-old Irish infant Thomas Kavanagh as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Jane Russell
Lisel Maischein
Klaus
Miss Russell
Hollywood
Ohio Turnpike to Save Auto Driving Costs
A motorist would pay a $2.90 toll yet save 38 cents by crossing Northern Ohio on the proposed 241 mile turnpike. Parsons Brinckerhoff firm estimated current roads cost about $3.28 more. The commission trimmed 6 000 feet in the Maumee district and will hire a Cleveland firm for land titles while seeking steel allocations to finance bonds.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Hall and MacDonald
New York
Maumee
Cleveland
James W. Shocknessy
Shocknessy
Wreck Sets Shells Flying Near Columbus
In Hilliards Ohio a wreck of two freight trains caused a massive fire that raged four hours. Firemen battled heat and 20 millimeter shells from an Army ammunition car bound for Ft. Meade. Eight tank cars of oil and chemicals burned while grain dust caused an elevator blast. No serious injuries.
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Columbus
Hilliards
Here
Ft. Meade, Md
Guadalcanal
Farm Bureau
G. J. McCloskey
Pennsylvania Columbus Division
Santa Claus Marries Amid Honeymoon News
Santa Claus and Margaret Viola Poston of St. Santa Claus wed New Year's Day in Marshall Missouri. The couple plans Mrs Claus's work helping with the many letters from children while Santa, a minister of the Church of God, continues his holiday duties after Christmas.
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Marshall, Mo
Santa Claus
Auto Thieves Held For FBI In Circleville
Two 18 year olds Glen Haddox and William Fugate were taken into custody in Circleville and held for the FBI after admitting to stealing a car from South Bloomingville. The car recovered in Huntington West Virginia sparked federal jurisdiction due to interstate transport. Everett Edmonds was briefly detained but released.
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South Bloomingville
Circleville
FBI
Glen A. Haddox
William Fugate
Edgar M. Greene
West Virginia
A. J. Waldron
Cincinnati
Huntington
Haddox and
Fugate
Everett Edmonds
Court Awards Real Estate and Praise to Joe Baker
An appellate court in Cleveland ruled in favor of Joe Baker, a traveling serviceman who housed widow Eva Lohman since 1937. He helped buy a home in 1944, transferred a deed to Baker in 1947, and gave her at least 7,873 dollars from 1942 to 1947. Lohman’s grandchildren challenged the transfer, arguing lack of mental capacity.
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Cleveland
Joe Baker
Baker
Eva Lohman
Fred
Lohman
Carbon Hill Store Burglary Reported Near Midnight
Sheriff A J Waldron investigated a burglary at the Ben Bailey store in Carbon Hill where thieves forced a back door and stole four cartons of cigarets and about seven pounds of meat including bologna and loaves. The break in happened between 8 p.m yesterday and 6 a.m today.
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A. J. Waldron
Ben Bailey
Carbon Hill
Sheriff Waldron
Scrappy Skipper Refuses To Leave Ship On Stormy Atlantic
Capt Kurt Carlsen governs the Flying Enterprise in a North Atlantic storm refusing evacuation as the damaged freighter struggles. The U S Destroyer Weeks stands by with offers of aid while Carlsen endures at sea on a listing deck awaiting calmer seas.
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Atlantic
London
Kurt Carlsen
North Atlantic
Carlson
Flying Enterprise
U. S
John W. Weeks
Carlsen
Enterprise
Reds Reject UN POW Trade Plan at Panmunjom
In Munsan the Communists condemn the Allied plan as a bartering of slaves while a UN negotiator defends the proposal. Major General Lee Sang Cho rejects one for one exchanges, urging a broader all-for-all trade. Admiral Libby notes the UN aims to return any repatriation desires and warns the plan would not cap total numbers. A second subcommittee on truce supervision remains deadlocked over airfield rights.
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Munsan
Lee Sang Cho
Libby
Panmunjom
Deputy Arrested in Vice Raid Sparks Sheriff's Dispute
Lima January 3 deputy sheriff Leroy Edward Boyd was arrested in a raid on a house of ill repute. He posted a $20 bond for April 2 trial and claimed resignation, but Sheriff Ray Dailey said Boyd was fired and not yet officially out. The deputy and four others were taken into custody by Lima police.
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Lima
Allen County
Leroy Edward Boyd
Boyd
Ray Dailey
Playful Spook Performs Strange Tricks In Home
In Louisville Kentucky the Henry Thacker family reports a ghost performing odd feats since Sunday. A two pound photograph album swirled through air a corn cob rose from basement to dining room and a ring box flew between rooms. Neighbors and a patrolman offered mixed reactions while 16 year old Walter Brown witnessed spectacles levitating onto a chair.
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Henry Thacker
Robert Covington
Russell McDaniel
45 Called To Undergo Draft Physicals Jan. 9
The Selective Service Board of Hocking County announces a January 9 physical examination for 45 men, the largest pre induction call during the current conflict. Induction calls reach 15 men on January 14, with 16 expected to depart after one volunteer. Re examinations for 4-F rejects are planned later in January. Mrs. Mary Sweazy urges youths to register within five days of turning 18 and to bring birth certificates.
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Hocking County
Selective Service Board
Mary Sweazy
Weather Turns Cold as Wave Moves Into Hocking County
A cold air mass advances into Hocking County with a noon temperature of 31 degrees, seven degrees below yesterday’s high and four above last night’s low. The forecast calls for a clear, cold night with a low of 15 to 20 degrees, followed by cloudy but warmer Friday. Rainfall Wednesday pushed streams near bank full. waters are receding today.
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Hocking County
Weather Bureau
Banks Get Call For Statements
The Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks as of December 31. The Ohio Division of Banks issued a similar call for state banks with the same date.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Columbus
Ohio
Large $630000 Wager Reported in Northeastern Ohio
The Internal Revenue Service said professional gamblers in 22 Northeastern Ohio counties reported November wagers totaling about 630000 with tax collected of 63000 under a 10 percent gross business tax. The Cleveland IRS chief cited largest single payment at 16663 and another payer around 7000.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Internal Revenue Office
Thomas H. Carey
Parapooch Survives Jump After Parachute Strap Breaks
In southern Japan Teddy the parapooch leaped from a big transport plane with paratroopers. His parachute opened but a strap broke, leaving him suspended by his legs. He landed safely as soldiers noted he would have fallen if he wriggled.
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Tokyo
Teddy
Japan
Truman Proposes Sweeping Reorganization of IRS
President Truman unveils a plan to reorganize the scandal-tainted Internal Revenue Bureau drawing cautious Capitol Hill reactions. Senators from Idaho and others criticize it as too little too late amid ongoing corruption charges and personnel purges totaling 53 in 1951.
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Washington
Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Capitol Hill
Dworshak
R-Ida
Welker
Rida
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Congress
MR. Truman
McCarthy Hit With $100000 Slander Suit
A $100 000 lawsuit charging slander and breach of contract was filed in Washington against Senator McCarthy by Charles E. Davis of Pasadena California. Davis says he made a verbal deal on September 5 1949 to obtain information about State Department employees in Europe and fulfilled his side until his arrest last November while McCarthy failed to pay or deliver.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Charles E. Davis
Pasadena
Calif
State Department
Europe
Retrenchment Shrinks Athens BUC. Logan Takes Over
The Logan Bureau of Unemployment Compensation now oversees the former Athens BUC area after Athens was reduced to part-time status. Logan staff rises to five with two Athens aides, Hixenbaugh and Donavan, sharing Athens duties on Thursdays and Fridays. The move affects Hocking County and nearly all of Athens County, except Trimble Township, and aims to save taxpayers about 132 thousand dollars annually.
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Logan Bureau of
Athens Buc
BUC
Athens
Logan
Homer Schein
Thomas Hixenbaugh
John P. Donavan
Logan Buc
Mr. Schein
Jean Spackey
Mary Rote
Hocking County
Nelsonville
York Township
Athens County
Athens Genes
Trimble Township
BUC Dice
James R. Tichenor
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Tichenor
Tichemor
H. H. Sands
Sands
Ohio State Employment Service
Ohio
Marie Connett Rites Held Today in Columbus Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Shannon Connett formerly of Logan were held at 9 a.m. in St. Francis Church, Columbus, with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery later. She resided at 1350 Neil Avenue and worked 12 years at University Hospital, Columbus, dying after a short illness. Surviving are three daughters, Misses Anne and Eve Connett and Mrs. J. W. Acker of Columbus, and two sons, William and Edward.
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Marie Shannon Connett
Logan
St. Francis Church
Columbus
Oak Grove Cemetery
Connett
Neil Avenue
University Hospital, Columbus
Anne
Eee
J. W. Acker
William
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McKinney, Tex
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U.N
Adm
R. E. Libby
Spook
Louisville, Ky
Marie Connett
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