Armco Files Annexation Petition For Middletown Expansion
Armco Steel Corp filed a petition with County Commissioners seeking annexation of about 650 acres in Lemon Township into the City of Middletown. The land mirrors a February 1952 proposal, adding company land east of Reed's yard crossing on Jefferson Road and property owned by two other residents joining the petition.
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Armco Steel Corp
Lemon Township
Middletown
Reed’s Yard Crossing
Jefferson Road
Ike Feels Armistice Will Last
President Eisenhower’s top aide Sherman Adams says the armistice in Korea will endure and calls the signing the administration’s greatest deed in seven months. Adams noted plans for Eisenhower’s trip to New York and a housing project dedication, while confirming ongoing budget-cutting efforts and the president’s resilient condition. He also discussed debt limits and possible further savings as the nation faces fiscal decisions.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Adams
New Hampshire
New York
Tomorow
Congress
Truman
Million Made Homeless By Central India Flood
Unofficial reports say about one million people have been displaced by floods from the Vadavari River in central India. Damage is estimated at over 100 million dollars.
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India
Madras
Vadavari
Hungary Frees Sanders After Spy Conviction
Nichelstdorf Austria Edmund Sanders British businessman freed after nearly four years as a spy in Communist Hungary. He and Robert Vogeler were sentenced in 1950 for espionage and sabotage. Vogeler was freed in 1951. Sanders crossed into Austria at Nickelsdorf via car from the British legation in Budapest. An Italian captive, Vincenzo Sciotto, also left for Austria after a separate espionage case.
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Nichelsdorf
Austria
Edgar Sanders
Hungary
Robert Vogeler
Vogeler
Sanders
Nickelsdorf
Legation
Budapest
Vincenzo Sciotto
Sciotto
Rome
George Sanders
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
At&t
Indiana Moves To Quell Phone Strike Violence
Indiana State police and the National Guard prepared to protect workers at Clinton as CIO Communications Workers of America strike enters its 28th day. Cable cuts isolated Muncie. arrests on tense picket lines followed a power outage. In Kokomo seven female pickets faced assault charges after a clash outside the exchange. Evansville saw a striking operator charged with disorderly conduct amid the labor dispute at Indiana Bell’s 82 exchanges seeking higher wages and a new contract.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Clinton
Indiana National Guard
Indiana Bell Telephone
Muncie
CIO Communications Workers of America
George N. Craig
Kokomo
Evansville
CWA
Indiana Bell
Big Three back Austrian peace talks amid treaty dispute
Washington reports the United States Britain and France back resumed talks on a full Austrian treaty. The main divide is over returning industries seized from Nazi assets. Moscow urged a German settlement first, risking delays to Austria. Diplomatic notes point to London meetings to revive talks.
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Washington
Russia
Austria
United States
London
Paris
Britain
France
Adolf Hitler
Foreign Office
Moscow
Potsdam
France Faces Second Week of General Strike Turmoil
Paris tense as union leaders ignore Premier Laniel and threaten tougher action. About 500 parachute troops deployed to bolster Paris security while Assembly prepares emergency sessions. In Washington, Edward Rothschild refuses to answer questions about Communist ties, invoking the Fifth Amendment.
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Paris
Joseph Laniel
France
Laniel
National Assembly
Weather Update Forecast For Mild Spin On Temps
Fair and cool tonight with a slight warming trend tomorrow. Expect pleasant daytime highs around the mid eighties while morning lows linger in the fifties as residents hope for a gentle warmth without extremes. A 54 degree reading this morning marks a chilly start before mild conditions take hold.
Douglas Hits At Congress
Sen Douglas of Illinois criticizes the 83rd Congress for not acting on labor and public issues. He supports consider ing changes to Taft Hartley law listed by the White House. Proposals were withdrawn, with the White House calling them a working paper.
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Washington
Douglas
D-Ill
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
White House
House
Senate Labor Committees
Number of POWs Repatriated Rises in Korea Exchange
Seventy five more Americans joined 75 British and 300 South Koreans returning in the third week of the Korean War prisoners exchange. The U N Command aimed to deliver 456 Allied captives tomorrow, the largest single group yet, as weather disruptions staggered Koje Island consignments.
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Freedom
Reds
Mossadegh Seizes Power After Failed Coup in Iran
Tehran reports Mossadegh maintains control as Zahedi calls on officers to defend the monarchy. Authorities say 14 Army leaders and 30 ringleaders have been arrested amid the palace uprising. The Shah and Empress fled to Iraq. frontier watch ordered to stop Zahedi from joining them.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Shah
Fazollah Zahedi
Mossadegh
Hussein Fatemi
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Zahedi
Imperial Guard
Empress Re
Raq
Baghdad
Fatemi
Iraq
Morocco Tensions Rise Over Pasha and Sultan Clash
Reports say Thami El Glaoui the Pasha of Marrakech may move against Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef with Berger troops. The Pasha warns he could oppose the French unless Paris cracks down on the sultan as France guards the protectorate.
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Rabat
Morocco
Pasha
Marrakech
Berger
Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Thami el- Glaoui
Prisoner Liberated Describes Rice Village Evacuation
A released American prisoner says most who remained with Communist captors will soon come out. Pfc. Clayton Taylor of Campobello, S. C., predicts no American will stay up there to eat that rice.
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Freedom Village
Pfc
Clayton Taylor
Campobello
8. C
GOP Predicts 54 Margin Gain In Congress
Republican Rep Richard Simpson predicts the GOP will gain about 25 House seats in 1954 while conceding some losses may occur. Democrats counter that off year trends favor the party out of power, with 15 seats considered shaky. Democratic aides say President Eisenhower remains popular but not as strong as a year ago.
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GOP
Congress
William F. Arbogast
Washington
House
Richard M. Simpson
Rpa
Republican Congressional Committee
Simpson
Steanhevirser
Soviet proposes neutrals for Korean peace talks
United Nations dialogue on Korea gains motion from the Soviet Union proposing five neutral states join the six combatant nations. The plan lists United States Britain France Russia Communist China India Poland Sweden Burma North Korea and South Korea as neutrals. The General Assembly committee rejected inviting Red China and North Korea, while the U S pressed for talks limited to those who fought in Korea. Britain and France favored broader representation.
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United Nations, N. Y
Russia
United States
Britain
France
China
India
Poland
Sweden
Burma
North Korea
South Korea
General Assembly
Red China
U. N
Korea
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Selwyn Lloyd
Fliers Report New Volcano
Tokyo based U S Military Air Transport Service crew spotted a volcanic eruption and crater 200 to 300 miles southeast of Tokyo while en route from Guam. Aviation photographer Ray Fadich described a column of dark smoke reaching about 23,000 to 24,000 feet and a white steam plume from a crater roughly 50 yards wide.
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Tokyo
Military Air Transport Service
Pacific Ocean
Ray Faedich
Everett
Wash
Guam
Fadich
Reds' Charges Said Ridiculous by Red Cross Official
A neutral Red Cross official dismisses Communist prisoner atrocity charges as ridiculous. He cites a Chinese POW who claimed he was forced to bathe, had his hair cut, and concludes the statements are the work of "silly boys" exaggerating mistreatment.
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U. N
Peiping
Mu Ki Na
Panmunjom
Red Cross
Fifty Die In Tobruk Ammunition Blast
Reports from Tobruk indicate fifty people were killed when an ammunition store salvage operation triggered a large explosion. The blast occurred as workers handled salvaged munitions at the World War II stronghold.
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Tobruk
Libya
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