Ike's Military Program Gets Partial Backing
President Eisenhower won quick bipartisan support in Congress for extending the draft and boosting military pay while facing skirmishes over other manpower measures. He urged a four year draft extension, higher pay and benefits, expanded reserves, and six month basic training for certain youths.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Senate denounces Communist party in unanimous vote
In a rare unani mous roll call the Senate adopted 84 to 0 a resolution declaring the Communist party a part of the international conspiracy against the United States and democratic government. The measure, offered by Sen Daniel of Texas and 53 others, calls for continued investigation and exposure of the Communist threat.
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Washington
Senate
Communist Party
Sen
Daniel
Trial Continues in Jackson County Sheriff Case
Testimony continued today in the trial of Jackson County Sheriff David L. Trago who faces one of 17 indictments on morals charges involving teenage boys. The trial began yesterday.
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Jackson
Jackson County
David L. Trago
Reds Hit Again in Tachen Island Air Attacks
Chinese Nationalist warplanes pounded Red-held Tienao Island for the fifth straight day in the Tachen area 200 miles north of Formosa, with operations continuing through last night and today.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Tienao Island
Tachen
Big Ben Stalled by Blizzard Locking Clock for Five Hours
A heavy blizzard halted the iconic London clock Big Ben for five hours today. The storm trapped snow behind the clock mechanism and paused its chimes, delaying daily time signals in the city.
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London
Big Ben
Woman Strolls Into House Seeking To Address Scions
An unemployed stenographer from New Kensington, Grace Jackson Clark, walked onto the House floor and asked Speaker Rayburn for permission to speak. He refused and she left quietly. Security concerns rise as lawmakers call for tighter measures after the incident.
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Rayburn
D-Tex
Mr. Rayburn
Rea Rayburn
Meenge Tens
Chieftains Set to Meet Jackson Ironmen in SEC Tilt
Logan chieftains host rugged Jackson Ironmen as they chase league leader Gallipolis. Jackson sits fourth with 3–2 in SEC play after losses to Gallipolis and Athens, while Logan seeks improvement after a 75–60 loss to St. Aloysius.
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Lee O'Brien
St. Aloysius
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St. al
Sonny Ellis
Frank McLaughlin
Roger Kuhn
Dick Harden
John Shaw
Rio Grande Lad Killed In Mishap
The body of Jackson Tandy Walker Jr., 17, a Rio Grande High School senior, was found beneath an overturned car in Racoon Creek near Ohio 11, about 12 miles west of Gallipolis. Coroner says drowning. The youth likely skidded off the road while returning from a Grange meeting.
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Jackson Tandy Walker Jr
Rio Grande
Raccoon Creek
Ohio 11
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt Highlights Global Challenge
In Denver Eleanor Roosevelt said the United States must meet global threats not only militarily and economically but also with strong ideals and ideas. She warned peaceful atomic energy will bring serious problems even if nuclear war is avoided.
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United States
Eleanor Roosevelt
Russia
Red China
Airman Panics and Leaps to Death at Base
A 22 year old airman apparently panicked during a B50 simulated takeoff at Biggs Air Force Base and leaped to his death through the bomb bay doors while the craft was on the ground. Base spokesmen said the exercise trains recruits to flying.
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Tex
Biggs Air Force Base
Probers Aides Stir Up Ruckus in Senate Subcommittee
In the Senate Juvenile Delinquency subcommittee a clash over two aides writing articles erupts. Chairman Hendrickson, ex-Senator from New Jersey, warned Beaser and Clendenen after they published pieces in the Saturday Evening Post without clear authorization.
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Washington
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New Jersey
Eisenhower
New Zealand
Beaser
Clendenen
Saturday Evening Post
Hendrickson
Saar Talks Between Mendes France and Adenauer Ponder Future
In Baden Baden French Premier Mendes France and Chancellor Adenauer discuss Saar status amid West German rearmament plans. They aim to clarify French German views on Saar valley and the pact to place coal rich territory under Western European Union while preserving French ties.
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Germany
Pierre Mendes- France
Konrad Adenauer
Saar
Adenauer
Mendes- France
Saar Valley
Paris
Lancaster Glass Firm Leader Dies
Bernard E. Factor, 63, vice president of the Anchor Hocking Glass Corp tableware division, died at home after a heart attack. He also oversaw sales in the division. A week earlier, fellow VP Thomas C. Fulton, 72, died of suffocation after a fire in his home.
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Bernard E. Factor
Anchor- Hocking Glass Corp
Factor
Thomas C. Fulton
Navy Submarine Goes Aground at Cape Henry
The Navy submarine Tench ran aground off Cape Henry last night in Norfolk Virginia. It refloated herself with high winds and heavy seas and an inspection was planned today.
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Norfolk
Tench
Cape Henry
Panty Clad Monkey Arrested In England
In Southend a drunken monkey named Jokko was found with Benedictine liquor, a bottle, and a pink nylon pair of panties. The creature tried to bite the desk sergeant at the station before being returned home with a severe hangover.
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Southend
England
Jokko
Molly Jones
Costa Rica War Near Standstill
Costa Rica's four day war shows near standstill as an inter American commission says bombing and machine gun fire came from foreign soil. Teodoro Picado Jr confirms command of rebel forces and West Point tied marriage noted.
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Costa Rica
inter-American
Teodoro Picado
Nicaragua
Teodoro Jr
Picado
West Point
Los Angeles
Police Recover 4500 In Loot From Burglary Ring
Detectives recovered loot valued at 4500 from three burglaries with one fur coat still missing. Charged with burglary and larceny are William D. Harris 19 John G. Griffiths 26 and John W. Bossen 34 all of Akron. Bonds worth 3700 were taken from a Cuyahoga Falls residence along with fur coats a television set a radio and other household items from Akron burglaries.
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William D. Harris
John G. Griffiths
John W. Bossen
Akron
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio launches 25000 posters in traffic safety drive
Columbus reports the state highway safety department begins distributing 25 000 colored posters 18 by 24 inches as part of Ohio’s largest traffic safety campaign. The message labels irresponsible drivers as potential killers.
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State Highway Safety Department
Ohio
Two Lake Logan Roads To Close For Flooding
Hocking County commissioners approved closing Blosser and Murphy Roads to through traffic on Monday January 17 due to partial flooding from the Lake Logan dam. The Lake Logan gate will close tomorrow or Sunday to allow bridge removal and storage of a serviceable bridge. Signs will warn motorists. Bills totaling 2644.42 for the county home and other departments were approved.
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County Snow Continues Clad in White Weather
Hocking County remains under a blanket of snow with freezing temperatures. Daytime high holds at 29 degrees while the low dips to 22 last night. Light flurries add little new snow and another snow shower with possible rain is forecast for tomorrow.
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Walt
Winter Weather Baffles Gulf Coast Contrast Across States
Cold air spread southward into the eastern Gulf states and reached Florida while northern North Dakota stayed milder. Temperatures ranged from 31 in Mobile Alabama to 55 in Denver Colorado with below freezing in Columbus. The Great Plains saw mild winter conditions stretching from Texas to the Canadian border.
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Five Day Forecast With Below Normal Temperatures
The forecast calls for average temperatures three to five degrees below normal with highs of 35 to 39 and lows around 20 to 22. Saturday warms slightly while Sunday turns cooler and Monday to Wednesday stay moderately cold. Snow or rain possible Saturday, snow likely Monday, with flurries north Sunday Tuesday and Wednesday.
Judge Splits Children In Divorce Suit
In Cleveland Judge Daniel H. Wasserman awarded custody to each parent after considering the children's wishes. Ten year old Suzanne Wolk goes to her father Harry Wolk, while 13 year old Harry Jr. stays with mother Ann Leak. The couple married in 1937 and divorced in 1950 with a $60 000 custody and settlement outcome.
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Daniel H. Wasserman
Suzanne Wolk
Harry Wolk
Harry Jr
Ann Leak
Surgeon Delays Child Spine Surgery for Bone Transfer
A Denver surgeon halted a 7 year old spine TB operation at National Jewish Hospital to fetch a bone graft from a bone bank 3 percent mile away. The patient remained on the table about 2 percent hours as police escorted the doctor to the Army hospital bone bank.
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National Jewish Hospital
Army Hospital
National Toll Road System Urged To Meet U. S. Needs
H. E. Bailey former Oklahoma Turnpike Authority chief urges a federal state toll network to replace a presidential commission plan. He proposes a 40 000 mile interstate of toll roads financed by state and federal turnpike authorities with a 1 to 1 1 2 cent per mile car fee and 2 to 4 cent per mile for trucks.
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Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Public Roads
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Eisenhower
Robert T. Jones Jr
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Houston Chronicle
Clay Committee
Clay Commission
Clay
Bailey
National Turnpike Authority
Hammarskjo ld says no conditions set for flier release
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold said in Peiping that Chou En Lai raised many questions including a U N seat but put no conditions on releasing the 11 American fliers held there. He called his mission a first step and stressed no deals or linking prisoners to other issues.
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N. Y
Dag Hammarskjold
Red China
Chou En-Lai
U.N
Peiping
Hammarskjold
Chou
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
Dulles
Eisenhower
Soviet offers to share atomic power experience with world
In Moscow, Foreign Ministry official Leonid Hyichev announced the Soviet Union is ready to hand over the scientific and technical know how gained from operating an atomic power station. He said the information would be released via a UN report, though details on access for foreign scientists were not provided.
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Foreign Ministry
Leonid Hyichev
Soviet Union
United Nations Committee On Atomic Energy
Formosa Defense Pact Ratified by Nationalist Legislature
The Chinese Nationalist Legislative Yuan unanimously ratified the mutual defense pact with the United States. The agreement commits the United States to retaliate if Communist forces attack Formosa.
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Formosa
Legislative Yuan
United States
U. S
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