Eisenhower vows campaign for policies amid GOP rally support
President Eisenhower promised to campaign for his administration's policies whether as a candidate or as a worker in the ranks. At a Salute to Republican heroes dinner, he thanked the 70 000 Republicans and signaled a decision only he can make, stressing strength and duty. He described the world as an uneasy peace while pledging strong defenses and steadfast partnerships.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Over the
Mrs. Eisenhower
Los Angeles
New York
GOP
Ohio GOPsters Join Salute To Eisenhower
Ohio Republicans held two Salute to Eisenhower dinners with about 2500 attendees at the Masonic Hall and Hotel Carter in Cleveland. Rep Charles A Halleck of Indiana and other speakers hailed Eisenhower as dynamic and urged support for a potential second term.
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Eisenhower
Camae
Cleveland
Masonic Hall
Carter
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Duff
Ike
83 Year Old Bridegroom Faces Divorce Suit
Mrs. Harriett Isabell Barfoot filed suit to annul her 9 month old marriage to Thomas Barfoot. Both are 83 and wed last April. She alleges he is a “woman chaser” and seeks a divorce.
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Long Beach
Calif
Harriett Isabell Barfoot
Thomas Barfoot
Eisenhower Diplomacy Draws Calls for Bipartisan Review
The article reports Sen. Sparkman accusing the administration of Communist influence and a White House meeting with Sen. George to renew bipartisan diplomacy. Sen. Mansfield urges a sweeping foreign policy review to meet Soviet pressure, citing a Life magazine quote and Dulles’ cautious stance.
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D-Mont
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Life Magazine
Boston
Kefauver
Indiana jail escapee Leslie Irvin still at large
Indiana fugitive Leslie Irvin, jailed for murder and linked slayings, escaped Gibson County jail using a cardboard foil reinforced key. Police traced possible sightings from Mount Carmel to St. Louis Rolla Vandalia and Chicago as a nationwide search intensified with his cellmate's chilling account.
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Ind
Leslie Irvin
Indiana
John Dillinger
Veo
Gibson County
Princeton
St. Louis
Ruth Patton
Irvin
Milner
St. Louis County
Rolla
Springfield
Plymouth
Vandalia
Ohio
Watseka
Ill
Chicago
Lake County
Crown Point
FBI
Central Ohio Hog Market Peak Believed Reached
Central Ohio hog market runs at peak with weekly averages up about 25 cents. Buyers report bulk 180 to 220 pound butchers at 12.00 to 12.25 dollars, No. 1 grades reaching around 12.50, while receipts may rise modestly into spring but prices are expected to hold.
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Columbus
Bureau of
Former Waldorf waiter indicted for unreported tips
A former head waiter at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel is indicted for failing to report more than 67,000 dollars in tips from 1949 to 1952. In other items, Gov Averell Harriman thanks editors for Democratic zeal and four tractor trains depart Moosonee Ontario for the James Bay radar line supply route.
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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Moosonee
Ont
James Bay
mid-Canada
Logan City 1956 Appropriations Error Disclosed
City Council uncover a miscalculation in the 1956 appropriation total. The error affects the year 1956 budget, with officials noting the need to adjust allocations and verify figures for accuracy.
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Logan
Interstate Disaster Pact Plan Sets Up Mutual Aid
Columbus reports Civil Defense pacts involving Ohio and 26 states for mutual aid in disasters. Maj. Leo M. Kreber says a pact with New York is executed and amendments updated with Oregon Florida and West Virginia.
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Ohio
Leo M. Kreber
Kreber
New York
Oregon
Florida
West Virginia
Frank J. Langte
Ohio Liquor Bill Tops $203 Million
State Liquor Director William C. Bryant reports Ohioans spent a record 203 million dollars on liquor in the previous year. A 10 cent per gallon tax enacted last June helped fund mental health programs, boosting total sales above the 1953 high.
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Columbus
William C. Bryant
Chieftains Fall 84 70 to Jackson Ironmen in SEC Clash
Logan Chieftain cagers drop their fourth straight Southeastern Ohio League game, losing 84-70 on Jackson’s floor. Key scorers include Murray and Byrd for Logan, while Jackson pull ahead early and extend lead with Mitchell and Miller scoring bursts.
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Logan Chieftain Cagers
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Mike Mitchell
Jim Murray
Logan
Larry Byrd
Chiefs
Clayton Miller
Murray
Mitchell
Paul Lavender
Dave Yerian
Byrd
Miller
Chieftain Dan Lappen
Gallipolis High School
Wellston
Gallia
Athens
Middleport
Nelsonville
Pomeroy
Morgan
McLaughlin
Russ Mitchell
Polite knifepoint thief robs lingerie shop in Manhattan
A young man about 20 entered a Manhattan lingerie shop, chatted with owner Mrs. Sara Spira, selected items, offered to fix an electric heater, then announced a stickup with a gun. He took $140 and left with a favorable impression on the owner.
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New York
Manhattan
Sara Spira
Tax Agent Held Free on Probation in Tax Return Case
John W. Ward, 37, a former Internal Revenue Service agent, was placed on a one year probation for failing to file his income tax returns for 1952 and 1953 in Detroit.
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John W. Ward
Internal Revenue Service
Mechanical Heart Used On Cleveland Girl Aged Six
Doctors in Charity Hospital used a mechanical heart to support 6 year old Laverne Ivee of Cleveland during heart valve repair. The device circulated blood for 11 minutes while surgeons widened a narrowed pulmonary valve, allowing recovery and a smile as she remains in an oxygen tent.
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Laverne
Frank A. Ivee
Upson School
Euclid
Earl Kay
Frederick Cross
Charity Hospital
Westinghouse Reports Losses Amid Strike Talks
Westinghouse and the AFL CIO IUE resumed talks in Pittsburgh with Federal Mediator John Murray present but no progress details were released. A separate IUE meeting also failed to yield updates. The dispute involves 55,000 workers seeking 15 cent hourly raises and a one year contract, plus limits on efficiency studies.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Aflcio International Union of Electrical Workers
John R. Murray
Westinghouse
United Electrical Workers
Taal Carer Be Ine Ee Easen
Getoe da Sarae
IUE
Light Snow Forecast and Road Updates Sunday
Light snow expected Sunday while main highways in Hocking County are reported clear. Weather predicts light snow, temperature 35 by 11 a.m. County schools reopen Monday after heavy snowfall. One Friday night crash involved James F. Andrews and Cecil Shafer near Logan on Rt. 33. Shafer cited for stopping on a highway. appearance set in Mayor Myers' court January 23.
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Hocking County
Thurstey
Monay
Logan
Rt. 33
James F. Andrews
Constant Sneezing Exhausts Girl
A 16 year old girl in Dundee Illinois endures a 34 day sneezing spell that began while shopping. Doctors at Research Hospital report partial relief after treatment reducing sneezes from nine to about three times a minute.
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Dundee
Ill
Jean Gentele
Grand Jurors Link Probe to Politics in Tax Inquiry
The Post-Dispatch reports that federal grand jurors investigating alleged tax scandals during the Truman era feel used by the Justice Department for political purposes. The jury, bipartisan, says the inquiry is being stretched for impact, while U.S. Attorney Harry Richards denies any truth to the claim.
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the Post-Dispatch
Justice Department
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Post-Dispatch
Protests Mount Against Nehru Riots in Bombay State
Rioting and arson in Bombay City as protests against Nehru's plan to redraw India's map spread to other states. Police report 51 dead in Bombay with 1,806 arrests this week. Violence centered around Cotton Green as warehouses burned and demonstrators clashed with authorities.
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India
Nehru
West Bengal
Orissa
Biher
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Congress Party
V. Krishna Menon
Salam
New Delhi
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New York
Menon
Cotton Green
Bridge Collapse Near Hempstead Traps Five Workers
Five men are missing after a 180 foot center section of a new bridge collapsed into the Brazos River south of Hempstead Texas. Rescue crews searched the river as hopes dimmed for the trapped workers.
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Tex
Brazos River
Here
Wealthy Chicagoan blames system for no cancer cure
Maurice Goldblatt, head of a department store chain, condemns society and funding as the main bottlenecks in cancer research on the 10th anniversary of his fundraising start. He cites low doctor salaries, insufficient facilities, small federal appropriations, and public underfunding as key obstacles.
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Maurice Goldblatt
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Goldblatt
United States
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