Morris Rips Into Senate Probe Panel
Washington March 13 Morris Republican Newbold Morris blasted a Senate probe panel accusing lawmakers of a diseased mind as they question him over surplus tanker deals and alleged ties to Communist fronts. He urged moral accountability and denounced character attacks by McCarthy Mundt and others while urging honesty in government and opposing political smears.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Newbold Morris
Congress
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Morris
Congressional
Senate
House
Rep
Potter
R-Mich
Capitol
Celler
House Judiciary Committee
Senate Committee
Nixon
Calif
Truman
Special Investigations Subcommittee
China
White House
Mrs. Rosenberg
David Lilienthal
Acheson
Wisconsin
Red Dean
Ohioan drowns off Texas island near Corpus Christi
Corwin Mead, 18, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Ye of near Cincinnati, drowned in the Gulf of Mexico while attempting to land on an island 22 miles south of Corpus Christi Texas.
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Corpus Christi
Corwin Mead
Arthur Ye
Cincinnati
Gulf of Mexico
Pete
Here
32 Registrants Take Draft Physicals Today
Thirty two men registered with the Hocking County Selective Service Board left Logan for Fort Hayes Columbus for pre induction physicals. Originally 35 were slated but two enlisted in the Navy and one transferred to Local Board No 39 in Columbus. The March call for induction will be for four men on March 21.
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Hocking County Selective Service Board
Logan
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Navy
Local Board No. 39
Ned Milton Shaw
James E. Frazee
Donald C. Keels
Haydenville
Joseph D. Mathias
Richard L. McCune
Jack Edwards
Nelsonville
Paul J. Stump
Carbondale
Charles F
Anderson
Robert \. Shuttleworth
Murray . E. City
Garland E. Decker
Murray City
Denzil R. Berkemer
Ronald L. Davis
Charles E. Williams
John F. Yates, Jr
Horton R. Henderson
Pleasantville
James J. Moore
Robert Wolfe
Richard D. Walker
Rockbridge
Earl W. Pittman
Landus Anderson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Joseph M. Scott
James E. Kennedy
Douglas S. Sigler, Jr
New Plymouth
Roger L. Fritz
Carl W. Geil
Billie W. Riddle
Laurelville
Richard L.green
George W. Kercher
Franklin
Pearl J. Pennel
Floyd A. Garner
Glouster
Wiliam E. Dorris
Columbus Selective Service Board
Truman Attacks Opposition to Federal Power Program
President Truman denounced the drive against the federal power program as cynically dangerous. He and Interior Secretary Chapman vowed to defend public power and the conservation of water power resources for the public benefit against industry opposition and alleged propaganda.
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Chicago
Truman
National Rural Electric Cooperative ‘Association
Chapman
Valley Authority
CIO Panel Blames High Prices On No Strong Controls
In Cleveland on March 13 the 15 member CIO United Rubber Workers executive board adopted a resolution blaming high prices on Congress not enacting strong price controls and on businessmen seeking excessive profits. It warned inflation will raise costs of fighting Communism and push the national budget higher.
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Cleveland
CIO
United Rubber Workers
Congress
Little Folks In Tax Agency Very Jittery
New York March 13. An internal revenue agent at Desk 12 describes the tense mood in the U S Treasury tax office amid public scandals. A grateful taxpayer gifts a nickel but explains she still owes a dime for a phone call.
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Internal Revenue
New York Tax Collector’s Office
U. S. Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Bureau
George T. Woods
Threatening Letter Reaches Brooklyn Doctor Tied to Sutton Case
A letter mailed to Dr. Solomon M. Fialka, neighbor of slain Arnold Schuster, was intercepted by postal authorities. Schuster, a 24 year old pants salesman, was killed Saturday night and linked to Willie The Actor Sutton.
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New York
Brooklyn
Arnold Schuster
Willie
Sutton
Solomon M. Fialka
Fialka
Schuster
Taft Shifts West to Campaign in New Mexico
Senator Robert Taft of Ohio heads to New Mexico on Thursday to press his Republican presidential bid in a state with strong Democratic leanings. The visit signals a broader Western outreach as Taft seeks traction among voters and delegates.
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EL Paso
Robert Taft
Ohio
New Mexico
Formidable Truman and Taft seen as still strong rivals
The article notes continued respect for Truman and Taft despite defeats in New Hampshire and Ohio. Kefauver beat Truman in New Hampshire while Eisenhower overwhelmed Taft in Ohio. Senators Aiken and Ives warn the race remains open as Kefauver vows a tough, nationwide fight. Truman faces no immediate decision on reelection.
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Washington
Truman
Sen
Taft
New Hampshire
Kefauver
Gen
Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Sen. Aiken
Aiken
GOP
Achauer Nominated for Logan Postmaster Job
President Truman sent the nomination of Charles C. Achauer as postmaster of the Logan post office to the Senate for confirmation. He would continue as acting postmaster until final approval after hearings and floor vote.
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Truman
Senate
Charles C. Achauer
Logan Post Office
Associated Press
Achauer
Democratic Executive Committee
U.S. Civil Service Commis
Fiery Sky Object Seen Over Logan Western Sky
Residents report a red flame like streak in the Logan area on Wednesday evening sparking reports of rockets and flying saucers. Sheriff Waldron and others say an airplane preceded the streak and likely caused the phenomenon seen near Columbus as well.
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Logan
Columbus
Hocking County
A. J. Waldron
Ben Bigham
James Frey
Luurelville
Sheriff Waldron
B 29s Collide In Mid Air In San Antonio Texas
Two B 29 Superfortresses on instrument flight collided during training from Randolph Air Force Base in South Central Texas. Fifteen crewmen died as one plane crashed and another exploded. Witness D C McDonald reported the midair collision near a windmill and a tree, with engines found on a hilltop. A nearby resident found a burned paperback titled I Want A Big Funeral.
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San Antonio
Texas
Randolph Air Force Base
Air Force Base
D. C. McDonald
Jack Nolen
Junction City Girl Dies Of Gun Wound
Ruth Ann Leach 15, a Junction City High School freshman, died after a self inflicted gunshot wound. She died at Good Samaritan Hospital after being taken from Zanesville hospital. Survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Leach and three siblings. Funeral services set for Friday at Junction City Methodist Church. Burial in Hamden Cemetery. family formerly lived in Wellston.
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Junction City
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ruth Ann Leach
Paul Leach
Junction City High School
Miss Leach
Zanesville Hospital
Junction City Methodist Church
Hamden
Wellston
'Tiger' Named Commander of Nationalist Air Force
Taipei reports Russian trained Lt Gen Wang Shu ming named commander of the Chinese Nationalist air force as of March noted. The appointment marks a key leadership change in the air force structure amid ongoing tensions in the region.
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Taipeh
Tiger
Wang Shu-ming
Truman Plan Faces Senate Vote On IRS Shakeup
President Truman’s internal revenue service reorganization faces a Senate vote with a tight margin expected. Supporters cite streamlined tax collection while opponents count on a coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats to defeat the plan.
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Washington
Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Senate
Sen
McCleleland
D-Ark
Government Operations Committee
Committee On
Wilson
Polls misled in New Hampshire election results
In Manchester on March 13 the New Hampshire vote confounded poll predictions. Eisenhower won a 14-0 delegate sweep and led in popularity by about 11 percent, while Truman and Kefauver forecasts failed to anticipate their outcomes.
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Manchester
N. H
New Hampshire
Gen
Eisenhower
Sen. Taft
Ike
Taft
Governor Heads Probe of Anthrax
Governor Lausche took personal charge of an anthrax investigation after 94 hog deaths across 16 Ohio counties. He named top officials to review animal feed sources and suspected imported bone meal contamination from Inland Products plant southeast of Columbus.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Agriculture Department
Foust
E. G. Buchseib Division
Inland Products, Inc
Baas Brothers of
Clark
Clinton
Clermont
Fayette
Franklin
Hardin
Athens
Greene
Highland
Licking
Miami
Meigs
Pickaway
Morgan, Ross and
Warren
Funeral Services for LaRue R. Bassett Killed in Ice Crash
Funeral services were held for LaRue Royce Bassett of Canton Route 1 Pa formerly of Logan killed in an auto crash this week. He died from a fractured neck after his car slid on ice and struck a small East Canton bridge. He was a World War II veteran survived by wife Geraldine three daughters Joanne Barbara and Patty and his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Bassett.
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LaRue Royce Bassett
Canton
Logan
Morse Funeral Home
Bassett
Geraldine
Joanne
Barbara
Patty
Harry Bassett
Communists Claim 50 000 Freed At Front
Allied truce negotiators push for a complete roster of prisoners as North Korea demands exchange terms before listing captives. Libby calls the plan unacceptable though the Reds insist on a step by step exchange. Two hour staff meeting yields little progress amid fighting along Heartbreak Ridge and heavy Allied air and sea pressure.
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Libby
Reds
Andrew J. Kinney
Lee Sang Cho
U. S. 25Th Division
U. S. 35Th Regiment
Heartbreak Ridge
Brain surgery aims to awaken girl from coma
In Pasadena on March 13 a seven year old girl, Carol Ann Pugh, awoke briefly after measles caused sleeping sickness. Doctors planned to remove a membrane exposing the entire left brain to rouse her from a three year coma. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Mark I. Pugh of Balne.
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Pasadena
Carol Ann Pagh
Mark I. Pugh
Ballne
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