Economic clash over U.S. recovery in Senate reports
Republican Watkins of Utah and Goldwater of Arizona urge a brighter view of the economy, countering Democratic rhetoric that the rebound from the 1954 recession is slow. Democrats warn of unemployment, aid gaps for distressed areas, and farm income drag, while liberals defend stabilizers and a improving trend.
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Washington
Watkins
Utah
Goldwater
Aziz
Douglas
D-Ill
Eisenhower
Committee Democrats
Talent Time Finalist From Logan Loses to Hester London
Harry Kitchen, 16, son of Mr and Mrs Darley Kitchen of 364 E Hunter Sr, performed well in WLW C finals but lost to Hester London of Mr Vernon who sang Make Believe. Kitchen played Sugar Blues on trumpet and represented Hocking County with Pickaway Fairfield and Franklin counties also competing.
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Harry Kitchen
Darley Kitchen
E. Hunter Sr
Wlw-C
Hester London
Vernon
Make Believe
Logan
Hocking County
Pickaway
Fairfield
Franklin County
Two Men Abduct Legal Assistant in Oklahoma City
Carroll Freeman reports two men forced him at gunpoint to drive for three hours with him. He was released unharmed and had recently recommended revoking parole in a rape case, which authorities consider a possible motive.
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Oklahoma City
Carroll Freeman
Cashier Robbed at Keith's Theater Box Office
The box office cashier at Keith's theater in downtown Cincinnati was robbed last night, losing 129.90 dollars. The crime occurred in the box office area and investigators are reviewing security footage for clues.
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Cincinnati
Keith
Senators near income tax vote
Senate debate centers on a Democratic income tax cut proposal. Humphrey and Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey clash over whether the plan helps the little taxpayer or big business. The measure would cut the income tax and delay scheduled rate drops, offset by repealing dividend tax cuts and faster depreciation.
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Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate
the Treasury
George M
Sen. Smathers
D-Fla
Sen
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Ohio Conservation Pioneer David C Warner Dead at 82
Columbus remembers David C Warner 82 known as the father of Ohio water conservation after a long illness. The legislature recently approved 5000 dollars for partial compensation for past services to Ohio. Warner dedicated about 70 years to conservation work shaping basic water policy.
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Columbus
David C. Warner
Ohio Water Conservation
Ohio
Warner
Frost and Dust Drift Over Hocking County Weather
A frost last night in Hocking County caused minor damage to a few early buds while experts warned deeper harm could come if repeated. Dust haze lingered over parts of the county from Plains States storm activity, with temperatures ranging from 22 to 63 degrees and a 77 degree peak last Saturday afternoon. In a separate note, a violent hailstorm in South Carolina killed a man and a child as a concrete block home collapsed under 5 inches to 4 inches of hail on the leading edge of a cooler air mass.
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Hocking County
Plains States
Chicago
South Carolina
Batesbury
York
Dynamited switch delays Shriner train home from Detroit
A New York Central chartered nine car train carrying Indianapolis Shriners was halted for hours near Yorktown Indiana after a dynamited switch created a 2½ foot gap. The engine and four cars passed the gap and were stopped. no injuries were reported.
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Yorktown
Ind
Indianapolis Shriners
Detroit
New York Central
Rainmaking Considered to Combat Southeast Forest Fires
Fire fighters weighed artificial rainmaking to slow a Foley Florida blaze that has scorched 32,000 acres, with backfires planned to protect Madison and Taylor counties as a 27,000 acre burn. In Georgia, the Okefenokee area fire neared control after burning about 15,000 acres with 400 men at work. Total personnel reached about 400 as backfires and new lines were created amid shifting winds.
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Waycross
Florida
South Georgia
C. H. Coulter
Foley
State Forest Service
Madison
Taylor
Madison-Taylor
Okefenokee
Guyton DeLoach
Georgia Forestry Commission
Forestry Department
States
Soviet Gunman Forces Entry to British Embassy
A husky gunman shot his way into the British Embassy in Moscow last night, seriously wounding a Russian police guard. He was overpowered by two unarmed British embassy attaches after forcing his way to the ambassador’s living quarters. Sir William and Lady Hayter were skiing abroad and returned as the gunman was handed to Russian police. No motive was learned.
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Moscow
Sir William
Hayter
William
Moskva River
Kremlin
No Yes Yet For Princess
Brussels report quotes Group Captain Peter Townsend denying any decision to marry Princess Margaret. Anglican Bishop Alfred Blunt urged Margaret to abandon plans to wed the divorced RAF officer, saying the queen cannot consent to such a union.
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Belgium
Peter Townsend
Margaret
Britain
Edward VIII
Alfred Blunt
Bradford
Elizabeth II
Church of England
Townsend
Quarreling Men and Motorists Fined in Mayor's Court
In Mayor Joseph Phillips court on Friday night quarrel and disorderly conduct led to fines for Gerald D. Finley 26 Logan Rt 1 and Hollis R. Davidson 24 Logan Rt 4 both $10 plus costs for quarrel. Darrell Swackhammer Somersest $10 costs for unsafe operation. Chester Stevens South Bloomingville $15 costs for speeding. Robert Hutcheson Lancaster $25 costs for speeding at 95 mph.
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Gerald D. Finley
Logan Rt. 1
Hollis R. Davidson
Logan Rt. 4
Joseph Phillips
W. Main St
Darrell Swackhammer
Somerset
State Highway Patrol
Chester Stevens
South Bloomingville
Robert Hutcheson
Lancaster
Composer Dies in Belmont at 72
Edward C. H. Rowland, 72, credited as the lyricist of the World War I song Mademoiselle from Armen tieres while serving as a sergeant in the British army, died Saturday in Belmont England.
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Belmont
England
Edward C. H. Rowland
Mademoiselle
Armentieres
TB Treatment Law Sparks Debate in Ohio Legislature
In Columbus the House opened a heated week as lawmakers debate a bill mandating hospital treatment for contagious tuberculosis. Gov Lausche backs the measure to hospitalize about 100 sufferers yearly, with hearings set on related unemployment, tax, and insurance bills as the session advances.
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Columbus
Joseph E. Lady
R-Hardin
Harold W. Oyster
Washington
Eugene J. Sawicki
D-Cohahoga
Frank J. Lausche
CIO
General Assembly
House
Ohio
House Conservation Group
TB Association To Meet March 24
The annual meeting of the Hocking County Tuberculosis and Health Association will be held March 24 at 6 30 p m in the Presbyterian Church in Logan. Robert Stewart of the Division of Hospital Facilities Ohio Department of Health will be the featured speaker at the public meeting. He will present plans for the new state tuberculosis hospital to be constructed in Nelsonville.
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Presbyterian Church
Logan
Robert Stewart
Division of Hospital Facilities
Ohio Department of Health
Nelsonville
River Recedes After Record Ohio Flood at Cincinnati
The Ohio River fell back to its banks in Cincinnati after a week of record high floods. Last Thursday the river reached 61 feet, nine feet above flood stage, prompting evacuations and emergency responses.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Three Hocking County crashes. one man hospitalized
Over the weekend three accidents occurred in Hocking County. Burlin Black of Laurelville was hospitalized after a crash on Creamery Hill Road, the car tearing down fence and turning over. A Logan driver and a Columbus teen were involved in a second collision on W Hunter Street with both cars damaged. A Goldsberry and Hoover collision west of Rockbridge led to a fine for Goldsberry for failing to stop. both cars suffered left side damage. Ohio streets logged seven fatalities that weekend, plus one non-traffic death.
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Hocking County
Burlin Black
Laurelville
Berger Hospital
Circleville
Creamery Hill Rd
Rt. 56
Spurgeon Metzler
W. Hunter St
James D. Allbery
Logan Rt. 1
Jean Stewart
Columus
Stewart
State Highway Patrol
Rockbridge
Township Rd
Mary Hoover
Hoover
Goldsberry
D. W. Tucker
Columbus
Ohio
Burglary Reported At Thompson Ridge Cabin
Sheriff A J Waldron and deputy Spurgeon Metzler investigated a burglary at Joe White of Logan's Thompson Ridge Rd cabin. Thieves forced entry by breaking a storm door and kitchen door, opened a can of peas, and removed canned goods an overcoat and an electric clock during the past two weeks. Investigation continues.
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A. J. Waldron
Thompson Ridge Rd
Joe White
Logan
Waldron
Spurgeon Metzler
South Perry
Baldwin Lima Hamilton Reports 1954 Net Income Dip
Baldwin Lima Hamilton Corp reports 1954 net income of 4,066,020 down from 1953's 7,361,213 in its annual stockholders statement.
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Philadelphia
Baldwin- Lima-Hamilton Corp
Washington lawmaker targets Spanish contract mishandling
In Washington Rep. James of Pennsylvania accuses the Foreign Operations Administration of jeopardizing relations by mishandling a Spanish contract for 14 American diesel locomotives. In Detroit UAW leaders meet GM to outline talks on a guaranteed 52 weeks pay per year.
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Washington
James
R-Pa
Foreign Operations Administration
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
UAW
Senator urges end to public Formosa advice to Eisenhower
Washington Senator Jack son of Washington calls on Congress to stop giving the President public guidance on Formosa policy. The appeal emphasizes executive branch discretion and raises concerns over public meddling in foreign affairs.
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Washington
Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
Congress
Eisenhower
Formosa
Resources of 4th District banks totalled 13.82 billion
Total resources of member banks in the 4th Federal Reserve District reached 13.815 billion dollars at year end 1954, up 429 million from 1953. The gain reflects broader domestic activity and lending growth across the district.
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Cleveland
Federal Reserve District
Wisconsin fair withdrawal mirrors Ohio move by exhibitors
The secretary manager of the Wisconsin State Fair reports the withdrawal of farm machinery exhibitors from Ohio’s 1954 state fair was mirrored by similar withdrawals in Wisconsin and other states.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wisconsin
Burglary Attempt Ends in Fatal Shooting Near Tiltonsville
A burglary attempt at Fontana's Night Club in Tiltonsville Ohio 15 miles south of Steubenville ended with the fatal shooting of an ex convict from Weirton West Virginia early yesterday.
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Steubenville
Fontana
Tiltonsvile
Ohio
Here
Weirton
W. Va
Sheppard Appeal Brief Delayed to Next Saturday
Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard's filing of an appeal brief is postponed by a week to next Saturday, attorney William J. Corrigan indicated today.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
William J. Corrigan
Democratic governors invited to meeting in Washington
The 27 Democratic governors are invited to gather in Washington on May 4 and 5. National Chairman Paul M. Butler says the event will give state executives more importance in the party structure.
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Washington
Paul M. Butler
Fed chief warns of unhealthiness in markets
Washington The chairman of the Federal Reserve Board says signs of unhealthy tendencies exist when business leaders focus unduly on stock prices. He cautions margin hikes alone won’t cure speculation as the market falls after a Senate inquiry spurred stock downturns and major issues like Bethlehem Steel and General Motors weaken.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Banking Committee
Sen. Fulbright
D-Ark
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Sears Roebuck
Bendix Aviation
United Aircraft
Radio Corp
American Telephone
du Pont
General Electric
Pennsylvania Railroad
Texas Co
Eastern Airlines
Martin
New York Stock Exchange
Fulbright Committee
Foreign aid surge noted in Asia expansion drive
President Eisenhower cited a significant acceleration of FOA operations in Asia. A July-December 1954 report by the Foreign Operations Administration, led by Harold Stassen, details $5.3 billion total with $1.9 billion in Far Eastern military aid since the program began, and notes one fourth of new appropriations target Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Asia
Foreign Operations Administration
Harold Stassen
Southeast Asia
Western Pacific
Eisenhower Reports $10 Billion World Military Aid Shipments
President Eisenhower told Congress that the mutual security program has shipped ten billion dollars in military aid worldwide from October 1949 to December. Major items delivered include electronics and communications gear, motor vehicles, tanks and combat vehicles, artillery, aircraft, navy vessels, artillery ammunition, small arms and machineguns, and large quantities of ammo.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
FDA Approves 555 Million for Mutual Security Programs
Eisenhower notes rising Asia activity in a letter to Congress while outlining the overall mutual security program beyond military aid. The FDA said through March 1 this year it had approved 555 million dollars in that area for various mutual security efforts.
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FDA
Eisenhower
Congress
Asia
US aid programs expand to Asia Africa and Latin America
A report highlights a shift from Europe to underdeveloped regions in Asia Africa and Latin America. It details 700 million in military aid to Europe, defense partnerships with 13 countries, farm sales to West Germany, development programs in Iran Jordan Lebanon Egypt and India, and 1 750 American technicians in 43 countries and 20 territories.
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Free World
Europe
Asia
Africa
Latin America
FDA
Korea
Formosa
Hilippines
Thailand
Viet Nam
Cambodia
Laos
Greece
Turkey
Pakistan
Italy
Spain
Yugoslavia
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West Berlin
Iran
Jordan
Lebanon
Egypt
India
Guatemala
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