United Nations votes worldwide trading ban on Red China
The 14 nation Additional Measures Committee voted 11 to0 to ban shipments of war goods to Communist China with Egypt abstaining. The vote starts a process through the General Assembly while bloc opposition looms. Britain halted rubber shipments to Peiping areas in Malaya as part of shifting stance.
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United Nations
N. Y
United Nations Sanctions Committee Today
China
Egypt
Additional Measures Committee
Korea
General Assembly
India
U.N
Peiping
House of Commons
Red China
U.S
London
Britain
Malaya
Pomeroy Man Leaves Barricade After Surrender
Richard Ebersbach, 45, who had barricaded himself in his Pomeroy home, surrendered at 4 45 AM to officers from Pomeroy and Middleport police, Meigs County sheriff, and the state highway patrol after allegedly firing 14 bullets into Virgil Fry of Rutland s car and a female companion. No injuries reported. He was jailed with no charges filed immediately.
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Pomeroy, O
Richard Ebersbach
Pomeroy
Middleport
Meigs County
Proposed three year service retirement moratorium for armed forces
Rep. Van Zandt of Pennsylvania proposes a three year pause on military retirement except for physical reasons. A naval reserve captain and House Armed Services Committee member he said taxpayers could save nearly 1 million dollars a year if service members did not retire so early.
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Washington
van Zandt
Armed Services
House
Armed Services Committee
Naval Reserve
U S Plane Losses In Korean War
Washington May 14 The U S Air Force reports 212 planes lost in Korea versus 149 by the Communists. Officials gave no explanation, noting American aircraft operate around the clock against varied targets while Reds conduct hit and run strikes from Manchurian bases.
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Washington
U.S. Air Force
Korea
Air Force
Strongarm Bandit Robs Postmaster Near Zoarville
Police hunt a man who strong-armed and robbed postmaster R. E. Stone of $2,100 in cash and about $4,000 in checks as he walked home from work Saturday evening in Zoarville near Dover Ohio. The 63-year-old postmaster was overcome during the robbery on May 11.
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Dover
Zoarville
R. E. Stone
Marshall Fears MacArthur Plan Wrecks Eisenhower Defense
Secretary of Defense Marshall testifies he fears adopting Gen. MacArthur's Korean war proposals could disrupt Eisenhower's European defense plans and widen the war. He says administration leaders present a united front against MacArthur's plan for Japan blockade, Manchuria bombing, and Nationalist troops. Marshall warns Russia could enter the Korean conflict and widen it, and doubts MacArthur's program would quickly defeat the Chinese Communists.
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Washington
Defense Marshall
Douglas’ MacArthur
Dwight D
MacArthur
Marshall
Eisenhower
Truman
Administration
Matthew B. Ridgway
Japan
Ridgway
Far Eastern
Lyndon Johnson
Dtex
Joint
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Russell
D-Ga
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
Maragon Denied Supreme Court Review in Perjury Conviction
Joan F. Maragon a Senate figure in the five percenter probe was denied a Supreme Court review of his perjury conviction. He faced eight months to two years in prison after prior White House access and extended White House time.
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Washington
Joan F. Maragon
Senate
Supreme Court
Maragon
White House
Gorilla Romeo and Juliet Ends in Bronx Zoo Tragedy
New York May 14 Makoko a 14 year old gorilla fell into a Bronx Zoo moat during an attempted jungle romance with his 12 year old betrothed Oka. A keeper diving after him failed to save the 440 pound ape as two rescue cables lay below the surface. Makoko previously wary of the moat succumbed to panic and drowned.
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New York
America
Makoko
Bronx
Pound
Oka
Zoo
Retail Beef Ceilings Take Effect Today Across Stores
Retail price ceilings go into effect today with mixed impacts. Some higher, some lower, some unchanged prices appear as stores leverage ceilings for selective increases on pricier cuts while preserving margins on staple meats. Officials say the move, part of broader price stabilization, aims to shave about 10 cents a pound by October.
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Associated Press
East
Office of Price Stabilization
Chinese Expand Bulge in Front Near Chunchon
Chinese Red troops widened a bridgehead across the Choyang River on the central Korean front as U N patrols probed no man’s land with limited opposition. Deserters hover as a trickle into U N lines while Chinese forces mass north of the river and between Kumhwa and Hwachon ahead of an expected spring offensive.
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Tokyo
Choyang River
Chunchon
United Nations
No-Man’s-Land
George MacArthur
Seoul
Kumhwa
Hwachon
38Th Parallel
5Th Air Force
Body of Missing ABC Reporter Found in Oslo Fjord
Lyford Moore, ABC Berlin bureau chief and Detroit native, was found in Oslo Fjord after five months missing. Fingerprints identified the body. no violence noted by a medical expert, though further investigation is planned. He arrived in Norway in December with U S Air Force personnel to collect Christmas trees for airmen in North Africa.
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Oslo
Norway
Lyford Moore
American Broadcasting Company
Oslo Fjord
Moore
Detroit
Mich
ABC
Berlin
U.S. Air Force
North Africa
Judge to hear Brehm plea for new trial Friday
Federal Judge Burnita Matthews will hear next Friday on Rep. Walter E. Brehm's request for a new trial in the case accusing him of unlawfully accepting a $1000 political donation from Emma S. Craven while she worked in his 1948 congressional office. Brehm was found guilty on five counts of violating the Corrupt Practices Act and faces up to three years and $5000 per count. sentencing awaits the judge's ruling.
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Brehm
Washington
Burnita S. Matthews
Walter E. Brehm
Ohio
Emma S. Craven
Congressional
Leo A. Rover
Matthews
Vice President Lee Yung Resigns in Korea
In Pusan on May 14 the 82-year-old Republic of Korea vice president Lee Yung submitted his resignation. The national assembly accepted it by 77 to 10 with 41 abstentions. He said he had no real authority and criticized President Syngman Rhee's cabinet choices.
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Pusan
Korea
Lee Lee Yung
Republic of Korea
National Assembly
Lee
Syngman Rhee
Chinese Communists Purge Party Ranks Reported
Nationalist sources in Taipei claim 100000 Chinese Communists were purged on the mainland. They estimate the purge has killed over 5000000 people, with Reds reporting 1300000 executions.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Red China
Masonic Reunion Draws Logan Masons in Nelsonville
A Logan contingent joined about 140 Masons from southeastern Ohio at the Royal and Select Masons reunion from the Sixth Arch held at the Masonic Temple in Nelsonville on Friday. Guests included three past grand masters led by C Wood Bowen of Logan and Rolland Bright of Logan, honorary 33rd degree. Attendees came from Logan Athens Jackson Wellston Gallipolis Chillicothe Circleville and Washington DC. Next year’s reunion will be in Gallipolis.
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Logan
Ohio
Masonic Temple
Nelsonville
Ohio Grand Council
C. Wood Bowen
Rolland Bright
Athens
Jackson
Wellston
Gallipolis
Chillicothe
Circleville
Washington, D. C
Industrialist Roy E. Jordan Sr. Dies at 72
Roy E. Jordan Sr. president of Mosaic Tile Co. with plants in Zanesville and Ironton, Ohio, died in Mt. Carmel Hospital yesterday of a heart attack. The Perry County native was 72.
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Columbus, O
Roy E. Jordan
Mosaic Tile Co
Zanesville
Ironton, O
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Perry County
Collier Thomas Tracy Collides With Valcour Near Cape Henry
The collier Thomas Tracy and the Navy seaplane tender Valcour collided five miles east of Cape Henry. Both ships were reported burning with crews abandoning ship, later revised to crews aboard and fires under control. Coast Guard cutters, boats, and Navy planes joined the scene. Valcour proceeds to Atlantic training.
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Norfolk
Thomas Tracy
Valcour
Cape Henry
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Fleet Headquarters
Naval
Coast Guard
Cherokee
Atlantic
Fleet
Madrona
Little Creek
Virginia Beach Life Boat
Navy
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Elizabeth City
N. C
June Draft Quota Set at Four Men in Hocking County
State Selective Service headquarters in Columbus announced Hocking County's June draft quota will be four men, matching May's low figure since the Korean War. Colonel C. W. Goble said Ohio will induct about 1,455 men in June, the smallest since the war began, with nearby counties posting varied quotas including Athens nine and Ross ten.
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Hocking County
Selective Service
Columbus
C. W. Goble
Ohio
Athens
Fairfield
Perry
Pickaway
Ross
Vinton
Salt loaded shotgun used by 14 year old girl
In What the mother claims was self defense a 14 year old girl fired a salt loaded 12 gauge shotgun at her stepfather Thomas Blair after he assaulted her mother Blanche Blair and pursued the girl. Blair was wounded and treated at Mount St. Mary Hospital. Charges were filed against Blair for abuse of three minors and assault and battery. the girl faces no charges as of this report.
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A. J. Waldron
Thomas Blair
Fruitdale Hollow
Carbon Hill
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Blanche Blair
O. H. Bryan
Blair
Leslie L. Thomas Dies at Rockbridge
Leslie L. Thomas 53 died unexpectedly of coronary thrombosis at his Rockbridge home at 3 30 this morning. Surviving are widow Nellie three sons Leslie Richard and Ralph a daughter Martha and sister Mrs O W Roop all of Rockbridge. Funeral services will be held at Leonard Funeral Home at 2 P M Wednesday with the Rev C B Burns officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
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Leslie L. Thomas
Rockbridge
Thomas
Nellie
Leslie
Richard
Ralph
Martha
O. W. Roop
Leonard Funeral Home
C. B. Burns
Fairview Cemetery
War Correspondent Hides Heroic Rescue of Wounded Americans
Tokyo May 14 A US war correspondent John Randolph joined a battalion during a heavy Chinese offensive on April 23 He moved under fire to rescue wounded soldiers making four trips to safer positions and securing medical aid Lt Col Fred C Weyand praised him for courageous actions under fire and saving several lives
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Tokyo
John Randolph
Associated Press
U.S. Seventh Infantry Regiment
Randolph
Fred C. Weyand
Healdsburg
Calif
Weyand
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