Bad Weather Hits States On Weekend
A trio of storms produced high winds and rain across the nation this weekend. A Utah blizzard killed three as it stranded cars near Colton, dust storms darkened eastern Texas, and a coastal storm drove a large freighter aground near Cape Hatteras. Rain spurred Ohio and Kentucky flooding fears while the Ohio River level edge rose toward flood stage.
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New England
Central Rockies
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Seaboard
Mississippi
Ohio
Great Lakes
North Atlantic
Colton
Utah
Estern
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Louisville
Missing girl taking trip sparks Florida search
Cleveland reports 16 year old Berea beauty queen Sandra Charvat is missing for six days. Her mother says a postcard from West Columbia South Carolina shows Sandra with Bill Combs and Ray Hammon claiming they are traveling in a new car to make money. Sandra vanished after a basketball game with Hammon 28 and Combs 17.
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Cleveland
Berea
Florida
Marie Charvat
West Columbia
S. C
Sandra
Bill Combs
Ray Hammon
Hammon
Combs
Stassen Delgates In Ohio Announced In Columbus
Harold E. Stassen disclosed a full slate of delegate candidates pledged to him for the Republican presidential nomination in Ohio. On May 6 the ballot will include 4 district delegates and 10 at large delegates, with Stassen’s slate backed by the state Republican organization for Taft. Delegates at large include Lois Cossitt Toledo and others from Dayton Piqua Columbus Cleveland and Akron, with names such as J Paul Brenton Carrington Marshall and Roy V. Sherman among them.
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Columbus
Harold E. Stassen
Ohio
Stassen
Minnesota
Prisoner Exchange Talks Move Closer to Agreement
United Nations and Communist negotiators edged toward a prisoner exchange pact as armistice talks resumed in Panmunjom. Officials outlined progress on sick and wounded exchanges, civilian repatriation safeguards, and timelines, while wrangling over troop rotations and airfield access.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Rear Adm
R. E. Libby
Panmunjom
Libby
Red Cross
U.N
Monk Identified as Possible Bormann by Photograph
In Rome, a brown-robed Franciscan friar Father Antonio Romualdi Antonizi said a Berlin Nazi leader claimed a photo showed deputy fuhrer Martin Bormann in monk garb. He explained the image was taken about a month ago by three tourists. Bormann’s fate after World War II remains uncertain.
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Eberhard Stern
Berlin
Martin Bormann
Adolf Hitler
Stern
Rome
San Antonio College
Bormann
Frater Martini
San Antonio
Cloister
Martini, Jr
Bavaria
Hitler
Antonio Romualdi Antonizi
Doctor Faces Second Trial In Blackmail Case
MUNCIE Ind. The prosecutor weighs pressing a second manslaughter charge against Dr Jules Laduron who was acquitted in the Ralph Carter death. A second indictment over Siebert Carter remains. Judge Joe Davis set March 31 for trial. The prior proceedings did not resolve the blackmail issue.
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Muncie
Ind
Berne
Mitchell
Jules Laduron
Ralph Carter
Carter
Siebert
Laduron
Joe Davis
Painter Electrocuted in Mishawaka Incident
William Edwin Strucker a 52 year old Osseola painter was electrocuted Saturday when he touched a transformer wire carrying 29000 volts at the Dodge Manufacturing Co. The accident occurred in Mishawaka Indiana and authorities investigated the cause of the incident.
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Mishawaka, Ind
William Edwin Strucker
Dodge Manufacturing Co
Lovett Warns Military Budget Cut Raises Calculated Risks
Defense Secretary Lovett testified before Senate panels that cutting the 1953 military budget from President Truman’s request would raise calculated risks beyond prudence. He defended a $52 billion figure as rock-bottom, saying lower funds would force less efficient operations and hinder accelerated production of key weapons over the next two years.
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Lovett
Washington
Defense
Truman
Senate
Int Economic Committee
Morris Ready For Probe Of Corruption
Newbold Morris arrives in Washington to set up an investigative operation aimed at exposing corruption in government. The independent Republican lawyer plans a sweeping survey of all departments, with Louis E. Yavner as possible chief of staff. He faces Republican criticism, possible scrutiny over a surplus ship sale, and a separate House probe into Justice Department conduct. A federal grand jury is probing income tax irregularities linked to Abraham Teitelbaum and Hen W. Grunewald.
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Washington
Newbold Morris
Morris
New York
Justice Department
Atty. Gen
Truman
Louis E. Yavner
New York City
House Judiciary Committee
McGrath
Rep
Keating
Abraham Teitelbaum
Hen W
Grunewald
10th Division Tangles With Chinese Reds
The 40th Division, newly arrived from California, engaged Chinese Reds on the central Korean front east of Kumsong in a bitter hour long patrol clash. Cold, wind, and snow limited action while Sabre jets fought 50 MiGs overhead, with Lt. Anthony Kulengosky and Lt. Iven Kidahl credited with damaging two MIGs. The Fifth Air Force said fighters and bombers hit 700 Communist vehicles, destroying 54.
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Seoul
Korea
40Th
California
National Guard
Kumsong
Eighth Army
Anthony Kulengosky
Catawissa
Iven C. Kidahloe
Cassapolis
Mich
Sixty crewmen rescued from stranded Miget at Cape Hatteras
Twenty six crewmen of the Panamanian freighter Miget ashore at Portsmouth Island five miles south of Ocracoke after abandoning the storm tossed ship in a lifeboat. Coast Guard reports the men in good condition and being rushed to Ocracoke for medical attention while rescue efforts continue after the freighter ran aground off treacherous shoals near Cape Hatteras.
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Morehead City
N. C
Portsmouth Island
Ocracoke Island
Ft. Macon
Cape Hatteras
Eaton Resident Sells Interest In Bus Line
RICHMOND Ind The Dare Bus Line operating from Richmond to Connersville New Castle and Anderson has been sold by Ralph Dare of Eaton Ohio to the Hines Coach Lines of Kokomo which operates in the Kokomo Marion Lafayette Frankfort and Anderson areas.
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Richmond
Ind
Dare
Connersville
New Castle
Anderson
Ralph Dare
Eaton, O
Hines Coach Lines
Kokomo
Marion
Lafayette
Frankfort
Amdancie
Mediators Pursue Settlement Of Trucker Strike
Federal mediators in Memphis moved to settle a 10 state AFL trucker strike that disrupted transport. D Y Heafner chaired talks between AFL Teamsters and carrier associations as about 10 000 drivers and union members pressed wage demands of 19 cents plus mileage. Operators offered 12 cents more and 5 to 6 cent mileage. States involved include Alabama Arkansas Georgia Florida Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee Texas and Oklahoma. Meanwhile 4000 AFL dockworkers in Chicago accepted a 31 cent hourly raise and returned to work after a week-long strike.
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Memphis
Green
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Texas
Oklahoma
AFL
Chicago
Servel Doors Stay Closed After Walkouts
Evansville Ind Servel kept its doors closed as production and maintenance workers were set to return during a second week of walkouts tied to a wage dispute. United Electrical Workers began the action January 31 with the first stoppage January 24 ending last Monday. A company spokesman warned the departments would stay shut until no further slowdowns occur.
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Evansville
Ind
Servel
United Electrical Workers Ind
Serve
Jesse Gilbert Quits Secretaryship Race
Jesse J. Gilbert of Columbus withdrew from the Democratic race for secretary of state leaving former boss Charles F. Sweeney of Wakeman as the remaining candidate in the Aug 6 primary. Gilbert cited 7500 petition signatures from about 80 counties but chose not to file and said he will pursue a home building business.
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Columbus
Jesse J. Gilbert
Charles F. Sweeney
Wakeman UN
Sweeney
Gilbert
Woman LOO Years Old YOUNGSTOWN Birthday Milestone
Mrs. Margaret Hughes celebrated her 100th birthday in Youngstown on Sunday. Four of her five children are living, marking a notable family milestone.
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Youngstown, O
Margaret Hughes
Ohio Strike In Fourth Day Sees 150 Signed Reported
In Columbus Ohio the truck strike reached its fourth day with unconfirmed word that more than half of the state s 450 carriers may have signed new union contracts. Eighty two Ohio trucking firms voted Sunday night to reject AFL Central States Driver Council demands. None of the figures are exact as unions and operators have not kept precise records.
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Columbus
Ohio
AFL Central States
James R. Riley
Harry Gray
Toledo
Family Wiped Out As Stove Explodes In Fire
In Binghamton New York a young family of five perished in a third floor apartment fire caused by an oil stove explosion. The victims include George Resseguie 23 Lola 22 and their three children Gerogette Georgia Anne age three and George 18 months. Fire officials reported the infant was found near a window with an outstretched arm as if struggling to escape. The cause of the blast was not immediately determined.
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Binghamton
N. Y
George Resseguie
Lola
Gerogette
Georgia Anne
George
Joseph Dale
Dale
Officials Suspect Outside Help in Tiger Woman Escape
Phoenix authorities expand search for Winnie Ruth Judd the Tiger Woman who vanished after escaping the State Hospital for Insane. Police from border to border warn entry points into Arizona and routes to Mexico while hospital officials report no solid clues. Theories vary with Lt Slaughter listing Phoenix as likely, while Dr Conway cites possible outside help and a rumored escape plan, noting a guard was assigned briefly before the tip faded.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona
Mexico
L. C. Boies
Maricopa County
Winnie Ruth
John Slaughter
M. W. Conway
South America
Lincoln Day Party Set for Tonight at Georgetown Gym
Republicans prepare a five hour Lincoln Day rally at Georgetown University gym with speeches, square dancing, and a panel led by Adolphe Menjou. Aimed at party harmony, the event will be broadcast and will feature questions to Senators McCarthy Bricker Mundt Bennett and Representatives Halleck Judd St George and Arends.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
West Virginia
Georgetown University
Adolphe Menjou
Senators McCarthy
Wis
Bricker
Kip
Mundt
S. D
Bennett
Utah
Halleck
Ind
Judd
Minn
St. George
N. Y
Arends
Til
Ohio Democrats Consider Split Of Delegate Votes
The Democratic State Central Committee in Columbus is to meet to approve halving Ohio’s 54 national convention votes. 46 come from district delegates and 8 from at large delegates. The split aims to broaden representation. Kefauver’s supporters fear an incomplete slate if the plan passes.
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Columbus
Democratic State Central Committee
Ohio
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
55th Wing in Puerto Rico gets new commander
Command change announced for the 55th Wing Strategic Reconnaissance in San Juan Puerto Rico with Col Alfred F Kalberer of Lafayette Indiana succeeding Brig Gen Sydney D Grubbs. Grubbs to be transferred to Hunter Air Base Atlanta to command the 38th Air Division effective February 18.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Alfred F. Kalberer
Lafayette
Ind
Sydney D. Grubbs
55Th
Strategic Reconnaissance
Grubbs
Hunter Air Base
Atlanta
38Th Air Division
Third District GOP Delegates Are Selected
Dayton Republicans named two district delegates to the GOP national convention pledged to Sen. Robert Taft. Howard G. Young of Dayton and Peter A. Rentschler of Hamilton were announced by Katharine Kenedy Brown and Herbert D. Mills. District alternates pledged to Taft are Richard H. Grant Jr. of Dayton and Martin Coyle of Hamilton.
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Dayton
Republican
Robert A
Howard G. Young
Montgomery County
Peter A. Rentschler
Hamilton
Katharine Kenedy Brown
Herbert D. Mills
Taft
Richard H. Grant Jr
Martin Coyle
Butler County
Nomination of McDonald to head RFC nears showdown
President Truman faces a fast Senate confrontation over the nomination of Harry A. McDonald to head the Reconstruction Finance Corp. Senator Maybank urges the Banking Committee to vote up or down. McDonald, a Republican, has stalled since January 10 with RFC chief Symington seeking retirement.
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Washington
Truman
Harry A. McDonald
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
McDonald
W. Stuart Symington
RFC
Thieves Crack Safe At Williams Brothers Grocery
Thieves attempted a safe cracking at Williams Brothers grocery in Lima Sunday using two nitro glycerin charges. The blast cracked the safe and destroyed much of the store, with owner Ray Williams reporting $4,117 stolen and $8,000 in damage to the premises.
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Lima
C.R
Williams Brothers
Ray Williams
Fairless Warns Steel Pay Rise Hurts Tax Revenue
Benjamin Fairless, head of United States Steel, argues a wage rise could be absorbed with price holds but would slash federal income tax payments by up to 60 percent. He says a broad industry raise risks a government revenue loss and possible price increases to protect taxes. The remarks were made to a Wage Stabilization Board panel amid steel wage dispute and CIO USW demands for higher pay and a guaranteed minimum.
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Fairless
New York
Benjamin F. Fairless
United States Steel Corp
U. S. Steel
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
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