AP Directors Pledge Efforts to Free Oatis in Czechoslovakia
The Associated Press board said it trusts the U.S. government will pursue all avenues to free William N. Oatis, jailed for espionage in Czechoslovakia. Oatis was sentenced to ten years last July 4 after a year of confinement. The meeting also noted AP photographer Frank Noel is a prisoner of war in Korea and continued working for the AP.
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New York
Associated Press
United States
William N. Oatis
Oatis
Czechoslovakia
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Alfred M. Gruenther
Dwight D. Eisenhower
American News
Paper Publishers Association
Thursay
Frank Noel
Korea
Noel
U.N
Robert McLean
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Martin's RhymeTine Big Blow at Every Meeting
A satirical verse targets the windbag who dominates club church lodge or civic meetings. It mocks the self important speaker who takes the floor, talks endlessly, and forgets nothing as the audience endures his Blab and blab.
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Nincompopp
Phone Companies Told To Become More Friendly
Ohio utilities chief urges 190 small telephone firms to adopt friendlier, more responsive policies. He says addressing subscriber complaints boosts profits for companies and benefits taxpayers. He calls for better internal communication on expansion and repair plans so the public stays informed.
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Columbus, O
Robert L. Moulton
State Utilities Commission Today
Ohio
Moulton
Ohio Independent Telephone Association
Columbus
Britons Move Clocks Ahead One Hour For Summer
London clocks advanced one hour marking start of summer time. The change places Britain six hours ahead of U S eastern standard time as residents adjust schedules.
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London
United States
Bank Robbers To Face Jet Gas Gun In Banks
Halifax Nova Scotia report describes J. Dan Pride's jet gas gun to be mounted under tellers counters to spray masked robbers with dyed ammonia. The ammonia would blind and sicken the robber while the purple dye marks money and wearer for days. Patent applications are pending in several countries.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
J. Dan Pride
Canada
Strange Craft Leaving Trail High In Skies
Unidentified craft reported over Western Ontario leaving a vapor trail at speeds above 1000 mph. Canadian Air Force reserve fighters were dispatched to intercept but could not reach the source, despite flying faster than 450 mph.
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London
Ont
Ontario
Canadian Air Force
Top Notch News For Mosquitoes
Los Angeles Health Officer George M. Uhl reports winter floods killed over three million gambusia fish used to curb mosquito larvae. Two million washed from ponds in Reseda and Northridge, one million carried to sea from the Los Angeles River. one million survived and will be released to target breeding sites.
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Los Angeles
George M. Uhl
Reseda
Northridge
Ubi
Bosses Across History and Myth in One Puzzle
A crossword style list blends rulers and notable figures from history mythology and literature. Entries include Turkish army leaders, Catholic popes, Arabian rulers, Roman emperors, and modern state leaders with clues covering ships, gods, rivers, and famous verbs.
Six Ohioans Win Guggenheim Fellowships for Research
NEW YORK Six Ohioans Sunday were named Guggenheim Fellows by the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. They include John Berryman University of Cincinnati for creative writing Louise H Burchfield Cleveland Museum of Art for portrait miniature studies F Michael Krouse University of Cincinnati for Milton studies Bodil Mimi and Knut Schmidt-Nielsen University of Cincinnati for physiology of camel desert mammals Francis Lee Utley Ohio State University for apocryphal flood stories derived from biblical text.
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New York
Guggenheim
Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
John Berryman
University of Cincinnati
Louise H. Burchfield
Cleveland Museum of Art
F. Michael Krouse
Milton
Charles I
England
Bodil Mimi
Knut Schmidt-Nielsen
Francis Lee Utley
Ohio State University
Non-Catholics Say Colombians Persecute Them
A Protestant confederation in Colombia reports 23 alleged persecutions of Protestants across eight provinces since Feb. 15, including burning Protestant homes. The group notes 30 months of similar abuses amid Catholic-Protestant tensions.
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Bogota
Colombia
Evangelical Confederation of Colombia
Confederation
U. S
Smbassy
Brown Raps Truman Threat
Rep Clarence J Brown Ohio Republican criticized President Truman for threatening to keep Congress in session to restore military cuts. He cited Truman’s Friday Washington speech calling the House’s six billion dollar Pentagon cut dangerous and headline hunting for political purposes. Brown accused the President of political maneuvering on military matters dating to 1948.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Clarence J Brown
Ohio
House
Brown
Actress Mala Powers Recovering From Mononucleosis
Actress Mala Powers is hospitalized at St Josephs Hospital in Burbank in good condition after suffering mononucleosis acquired during a Christmas tour of Korea. A Friday blood transfusion was given and her physician Dr Edward Gorson called the condition serious at that time.
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Burbank
Calif
Mala Powers
St. Joseph's Hospital
Korea
Edward Gorson
Divorce petitions filed in Butler County Common Pleas Court
Manuel Hay in unknown residence challenges Oscar Byram Hay for divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty in case No 67856. Respond by May 10, 1952 or petition granted. Clerk Joseph T. Kiep. Also Corporal Charles Edward Boormer shine and Betty Jane coomershine seek divorce in case No 67898 with a March 26, 1952 response deadline.
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Manuel Hay
Oscar Byram Hay
Common Pleas Court
Butler County
Ohio
Joseph T. Kiep
Richard N. Koehler
Maxwell Finkleman
Atorney
Charles Edward Boormershine
Camp Lejeune
North Carolina
Betty Jane Oomershine
H T. Kiep
More Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH
An advertisement promotes FASTEETH powder to help dentures stay firmer and more comfortable. It claims no gummy taste, is alkaline, does not sour, and reduces denture breath. Available at drug stores with ad by Ady.
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Ady
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