Lt. Gov John Brown sworn in as Ohio chief executive
Republican Lt. Gov. John W. Brown takes over for Democratic Gov. Frank Lausche after his resignation to become a U S senator. Brown, sworn by Robert Barton, vows orderly operation and cabinet continuity as he serves a brief 12 day term ending Jan 14 when Gov elect C William O Neill takes over. Brown and family attend ceremony amid state officials and witnesses including Atty Gen C William O Neill.
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John W. Brown
Frank J. Lausche
U. S
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Robert Barton
Lausche
C. William O'Neill
O'Neill
Cincinnati
Lukenheimer Corp
Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Jacob K. Javits
New York
New York State
City Comfort Station Closed For Economy
The city closed the comfort station for economy amid financial stress. Built by local women’s clubs, it operated over 40 years with annual upkeep around 1, and a, and matron Elizabeth Chaffin has been laid off. Mayor Myers said it may reopen if funds become available. Police now run a five-man force after George Johnson’s resignation. a patrolman may also quit for the Carborundum plant.
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Myers
George Johnson
Two of India's Quintuplets Die
In Madras two of India's first quintuplets are dead and little hope is held for a third. Hospital authorities said the other two babies are in normal health. The five girls were born on New Year's Eve to a 29 year old Indian servant woman.
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Madras
India
Chinese planes drop paper bombs on Peiping in night raid
Chinese Nationalist aircraft conducted a night operation over Peiping dropping propaganda leaflets, the first known “paper bomb” raid on the Communist capital.
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Taipei
Peiping
Eisenhower urges UN path on disarmament talks
President Eisenhower told Bulganin the United States will offer further disarmament proposals at the United Nations and urged the Soviet leader to work within the UN framework. He rejected five power talks for now and kept open a possible future big power meeting if circumstances favor meaningful results.
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Eisenhower
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Eisenhower planning plea for new Middle East authority
President Eisenhower plans a personal appeal to Congress likely Friday seeking standby authority to use U S military forces in the Middle East amid fears of Soviet expansion. Secretary Dulles outlined a tentative resolution to authorize military and economic aid totaling 400 million dollars over two years.
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Eisenhower
Congress
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Middle East
Senate
House
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
General Income Tax Cut Doubted
Washington opens with higher government costs and a record peacetime budget making a general income tax reduction unlikely. Key Ways and Means members say not a chance, though bipartisan support grows for business tax reforms and aid to small business.
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Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Chilean Congress Approves 32 Percent Wage Rise
SANTIAGO The Chilean Congress approved a bill to permit a 32 percent wage increase frozen by government edict last year as inflation and living costs climb. Price controls remain in place to curb inflation despite a 44 percent rise in living costs.
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Santiago
Record Traffic Toll in 1956 Sets New High
The Associated Press notes 1956 traffic deaths rose at least five percent from 1955, with total fatalities estimated above 40,000 and the year tally at 38,426. States report tougher enforcement, longer patrols, license suspensions, stricter tests, and expanded patrols, inspections, and radar use to curb the highway death toll.
GOP Senators and Representatives Back New Farm Corn Plan
A 14 member GOP delegation urged a new corn program to stabilize production and prices. Secretary Benson backs changes after discussions with lawmakers at the Agriculture Department. They seek parity supports trimmed from 75–90 to a zero to 90 percent band.
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Benson
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Senate
House Agriculture Committees
Ed Petoeb
Congress
Air Force Tiff Being Argued
U S judge ordered written arguments within 20 days on a defense motion to dismiss two lawsuits by former Air Force lieutenant William Recht Jr. of Woodmere New York against Randolph Air Force Base commander Brig Gen John W Persons. Recht seeks 250000 repayment alleging unlawful collections from about 1090 officers 1950 to 1956 for porter service and 10000 damages for false imprisonment in an Air Force psychiatric ward after filing the initial suit.
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San Antonio
Tex
Ben H. Rice
Air Force
Randolph Air Force Base
William Recht Jr
Woodmere
Long Island
N. Y
Randolph
John W. Persons
Porter Service
Recht
85th Congress Moves On Civil Rights and Middle East Clash
Washington opens a new session with Eisenhower seeking standby authority to use troops in the Middle East amid civil rights rule fights. Kefauver opposes troop plan while Southern Democrats rally against civil rights, and party leaders prepare for a busy agenda including a 4.4 billion foreign aid request and a 38.5 billion defense budget.
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Eisenhower
Middle East
Sen. Kefauver
Tennessee
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Senate
Dulles
Capitol Hill
Warm Trend Spreads Across Midwest With Southeast Chill
Southerly winds lift temperatures in the Midwest while the Southeast stays chilly. Readings from Georgia to Florida dip below freezing as Arctic air lingers from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic. Minneapolis hits 26 above while northern plains log 10 to 20 degree gains from the prior day.
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Florida
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Atlantic
Mississippi River
Lake Ontario
Appalachians
Canadian Pacific Rail System Idle by Fireman Strike
Montreal dispatch reports the Canadian Pacific Railway system nearly half of Canada’s rail network idled by a strike. About 3,000 Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers members quit at 4 p.m. Wednesday over plans to eliminate firemen from some diesel engines. Prospects for settlement appear dim.
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Canadian Pacific Railway System
Canada
Atlantic
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Banks Given Call For Statments
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks as of the close of business Monday December 31. In Columbus Ohio, the State Supt. of Banks Paul Hinkle issued a similar call for the condition of state banks.
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Comptroller of the Currency
Columbus
Ohio
Paul Hinkle
January Slated To Be Cooler
The Weather Bureau forecast colder than normal conditions for the eastern half of the nation in January. Snow is expected from Virginia northward with precipitation above average east of the Appalachians. the Great Lakes region should see below normal precipitation. In Columbus the Ohio Highway Department said most state roads remain in normal condition despite the cold.
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Columbus
Ohio Highway Department
Unconscious man after one car crash near Laurelville
James Franklin Bond 32 of Columbus was reported unconscious at Berger Hospital Circleville at noon after a one car crash on Sam's Creek Rd about two miles east of Laurelville near Rt 56. Injuries not yet determined. State highway patrol investigates.
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Berger Hospital
Circleville
Sam’s Creek
Laurelville
Rt. 56
State Highway Patrol
Familiar Faces On Hand To Greet Lausche
Frank Lausche arrives as he shifts from governor to senator with a team of aides joining from Ohio. Ray White and Joseph Scanlon join as administrative staff and secretary respectively while Marie King Celie Jirsa Stanley Andrews stay in key roles and Mrs Lausche relocates to Washington. Ohio gains David Dennison Jr. as the new representative while Bolton leaves a Republican-leaning House, 17 Republicans and 6 Democrats.
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Frank Lausche
Ohio
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Lausche
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Millersburg
Joseph Scanlon
Cincinnati
Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation
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Washington D. H
Celie M. Jirsa
State Capitol
Stanley Andrews
Columbus
Lausches
Massachusetts Avenue
David S. Dennison Jr
Warren
Oliver P. Bolton
Dennison
Bolton
Cable-Cutting Attacks Hit Portsmouth Telephones
Portsmouth experiences a coordinated series of cable-cuttings crippling police and highway patrol communications. Hospitals Mercy and Smith-Everett lose service while Portsmouth General remains connected. CWA denies responsibility as talks with Ohio Consolidated resume with federal mediators scheduled.
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Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Portsmouth General Hospital
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Ohio Consolidated
National Labor Relations Board
Columbus
Ohio Industrial Chief Given Nod
Margaret A. Mahoney Ohio Director of Industrial Relations in Gov Lausche’s cabinet will join Cleveland’s City Council Civil Service Commission. Mayor Celebrezze announced the appointment noting her leadership since 1953 and prior service as state representative senator and head of the Division of Securities.
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Margaret A. Mahoney
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
City Council Civil Service Commission
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Lausche Votes with Democrats to Organize Senate
Ex Ohio governor Senator Frank Lausche cast his vote with the Democratic bloc to organize the Senate, ending suspense over his stance. He sat with Democrats as Carl Hayden won the pro tempore post, with Bridges 46 and the chamber packed.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Lausche
Officer Wee
Nixon
Sen
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
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