Storms Leave 45 Dead In Wisconsin And Nine States
Tornadoes and windstorms swept 10 Midwest and Southern states with at least 45 dead and over 300 injured. Michigan Wisconsin Illinois and Tennessee reported heavy losses as homes were destroyed and hundreds homeless. In Wisconsin two communities faced eight dead and about 50 injured while statewide Red Cross mobilized 43 disaster specialists. Presidential primary results in Wisconsin showed Eisenhower leading in delegates with Kefauver gaining ground among farm areas.
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Associated Press
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Midwest
Mississippi
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Watest
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Kentucky
Nebraska
Tennessee
Arkansas
Washington
Red Cross
Oklahoma
Kansas
Boston Weather Bureau
New England
Hudsonville
Berlin
Bancroft
Berlin High School
Lexington
Tenn
Dyersburg
Henderson
Salem
Indiana Hills
Chicago
Joliet
Eisenhower
Chapple
Kefauver
Miami
Fla
Minnesota
Phillip Nash
Democratic
Leonard Hall
National Republican
Philip G. Kuehn
Republican Party
GOP
Adlai Stevenson
Truman
Thomas Dewey
Driver Killed in One-Car Crash Near Dayton
State highway patrol says Howard W. Shipley, 37, of St. Paris, was killed in a one car crash on Ohio 69 about six miles north of Dayton. Shipley was alone in the vehicle at the time of the accident.
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Dayton
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Howard W. Shipley
St. Paris
Ohio 69
Here
Shipley
Tornado Rips Through Lexington Tennessee Town
A broad section of Lexington, Tennessee, was wiped out by a tornado that cut a path along Boswell Avenue. Two residents died, 30 houses destroyed, with many others damaged as cleanup teams cleared debris and residents sought shelter.
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Lexington
Tenn
West
Tennessee
Boswell Avenue
Earl Martin
Jimmy Davis
Highway 104
Davis
Weather Bureau
Boy With Urge To Kill Testified In Williams Trial
In Wheeling West Virginia a psychiatrist testified Tommy Williams aged 14 suffers from an incurable psychopathic disorder and killed to satisfy a need to do away with his father. He is on trial for the February 9 slaying of 9 year old David Powell. The defense has entered an insanity plea as rebuttal witnesses are expected.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Tommy Williams
David Powell
Tommy
Joseph
H. Sinclair Tait
Weston State Hospital
Thomas Williams Sr
Navy
Weather outlook cool and dry with a front passage
The weatherman notes a cold front moved through the Miami Valley in the early morning bringing cool dry air. Officials forecast partly cloudy colder weather today tonight and Thursday with a high near 60 and a low around 42 degrees. Middletown reported an unofficial high of 71 yesterday at 4 pm and a low of 56 this morning at 6 30 am. Rainfall last night totaled .70 inches.
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Thursay
Miami Valley
Middletown
Lausche to Speak in Los Angeles on Nonpolitical Visit
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche will give a non political talk in Los Angeles on April 26 as part of a Forest Lawn Foundation fundraiser for denominational colleges. He has said he will avoid out of state political talks until after the November election and will join his wife in the area to visit a seriously ill cousin.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
California
Lausche
Forest Lawn Foundation
Los Angeles
Jane
San Jose
Mary Wilcox
Ohio Society of New York
Eisenhower
United States and Allies Seek UN Backing for Peace Mission
At the United Nations a U S led push seeks Security Council approval for Dag Hammarskjold to lead a Middle East peace mission. Lodge Jr and Western allies urge a vote while Soviet amendments are rejected. Israel Jordan and Lebanon show no objections. Hammarskjold to confer with leaders and Burns in the area.
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A. J. Goldberg
United Nations
N. Y
United States
Security Council
Middle East
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Council
Hammarskjold
Ahmed Shukairy
Syria
Egypt
Omar Loutfi
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Lodge
Arkady A. Sobolev
Sobolev
State Dulles
Britain
France
Sir Pierson Dixon
E. L. M. Burns
U. N. Palestine
Communists Regain Hold On Daily Worker Offices
NEW YORK The Communists recovered the seized assets of their Daily Worker and national headquarters by posting 4500 toward income tax liens. They regained possession of the padlocked offices Tuesday night after signing an agreement with Donald R. Moysey, district director of internal revenue. The Daily Worker continued publishing from a separate printing plant and proclaimed We're back free press scores victory. Officials said they did not intend to halt publication. The seized assets, mainly damaged furniture and equipment, were applied against liens of 389265 on the party and 46049 on the newspaper. Revenue agents had seized Communist assets in six other cities in a series of raids began last Tuesday on income tax claims.
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New York
Daily Worker
Internal Revenue Service
Donald R. Moysey
Internal Revenue
Free Press
Ike Plans Golf Trip Next Week
President Eisenhower intends to leave next Monday or Tuesday for his spring golf vacation in Augusta Georgia. The exact day depends on the Masters Tournament outcome at Augusta National, where he stays in a cottage during visits.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Augusta
White House
James C. Hagerty
Augusta National
Firefighters Contain Blaze At Hillsgrove Airport Test Fire
An alarm spread last night as flames lit the Hillsgrove airport. Fire crews answered, and officials said firefighters themselves staged a gasoline grass fire to test new equipment, with the blaze under control by nightfall.
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Hillsgrove
R. L
Lightning Strikes Store Causing 120000 Dollar Loss
In Greenville Ohio lightning hit a store at Painter Creek near Arcanum Tuesday evening. A fire that followed caused an estimated 120000 dollars in damage. The general merchandise store owned by Kenneth Whited was a total loss, with firefighters from six communities combating the blaze. The strike appeared to hit a large electric motor in the locker plant at the store.
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Greenville
Painter Creek
Arcanum
Kenneth Whited
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Riots Hit St. Louis Ancient Workhouse Again
Riots erupted in the city’s 100 year old workhouse for the third time in 10 months. Inmates smashed windows and cell doors, burned rags, and ripped plumbing as water flooded the second floor. Police and firemen battled barricades and subdued rioters.
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ST. Louis
Circuit Court
Harold E. Baynes
White House Firebugs fire set in main red room
A middle aged woman admitted setting fires in the White House and four executive offices across the street. James Hagerty said she was apprehended while starting a fifth blaze and: she was described as not lucid and sent to a hospital for observation. No major damage occurred as guards and officials noted quick extinguishing of the fires.
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Washington
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Secret Service
A. E. Baughman
Julia M. Chase
Hagerstown
U S Disarmament Steps Plan Unveiled at U N Meeting
Four major powers studied the United States disarmament framework calling for staged cuts in conventional and nuclear arsenals with strict inspections. The plan envisions a census of nuclear stocks, conversion to peaceful uses, and a five-nation regulatory process guiding manpower, budgets, and a staged treaty, amid open skies and port inspection ideas.
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London
U.N
U.S
U. S
Harold E. Stassen
U.N. Disarmament Commission
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Canada
America
United States
Russia
Eisenhower
Bulgania
Peewee Commission
B29 Crashes Into Tower Killing Airman in Texas
A B29 from Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio crashed after its power failed on a routine training flight. It struck a 410 foot WOAI transmission tower, toppled the tower and debris, while six crewmen survived. Killed: engineer A J C S B Gibbons of Muldrow Oklahoma. The main transmitter building remained intact.
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San Antonio
Tex
Randolph Air Force Base
A.J.C. S. B. Gibbons
Muldrow
Oklo
Woai
Thieves Strip Car Wheels In Denver Incident
In Denver unknown thieves stole the two rear wheels from a parked car. They left the spare wheel in the front seat and arranged four hubcaps nearby in a neat row.
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Denver
Week Later Family Of 5 Die From Heater Fumes
In Cleveland a week after their deaths a family of five was found in their West Side flat. Emory Hall 37 Evalyne Richards Hall 25 and children Gary Lee 7 Emory Jr 4 and Linda 2 apparently died from carbon monoxide. Fire officials suspected a defective heater flue while the coroner could not determine an exact cause. Neighbors reported a strong odor and a neighbor shut off a gas valve after investigating the smell.
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Cleveland
West Side
Emory Hall
Evalyne Richards Hall
Gary Lee
Emory Jr
Linda
David E. Kerr
Edwin J. Douttiel
Calvin Pritchard
Pritchard
Douttiel
Halls
Hall
North Eaton
Lorain County
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