Ike Is Ignored and GOP Digs In on Demos
Washington reports fresh senatorial charges that Democrats consorted with Communists. Sen. McCarthy vows to keep attacking parts of Eisenhower's program, calling Democrats "20 years of treason." He and Sen. Jenner pledge to recite facts despite calls for less partisanship.
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Eisenhower
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
San Mateo
Calif
McCarthy
Sen
Jenner
Rind
Stephen A. Mitchell
Democratic National Committee
Portland
Ore
Sen. Monroney
D-Okla
Warning Not Enough, Demos Told in Portland
Democratic national chairman Stephen A. Mitchell said President Eisenhower must use stronger language to deter a Republican campaign against Democrats. He accused party leaders of a ruthless ballyhoo tactic aiming to sow public suspicion that Democrats are disloyal, urging accountability for economic conditions and campaign rhetoric.
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Ore
Eisenhower
Reublican Party
Stephen A. Mitchell
Oregon
Democrats
Democratic Party
Mitchell
Thom E. Dewey
New York
W. Hall
Commerce
Secretary of Commerce
Ballyhoo
Toledo Designated Critical Labor Area Amid Unemployment Rise
Toledo Ohio area with about 16 500 jobless people was labeled a critical surplus labor area by a Labor Department notice from Washington. Unemployment stood at 8.6 percent of those covered by unemployment compensation, with nonfarm payrolls at 156 000 in mid January, down 13 000 from a year earlier. Lucas County and Rossford Township included. designation aimed to help compete for defense contracts set aside for regions with at least six percent jobless.
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Labor Department
Washington
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Rossford
Wood County
Unemoe
Othor Department
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Plan For Disposal Of Surpluses Considered By Senate
Aiken, chair man of the Agriculture Committee, urged offering surplus farm products to East Germans while noting U. S. holdings worth about six billion dollars. He argued aid to hungry Iron Curtain Europeans could ease tensions and cited West Germany food given to East Germans after last summer’s riots. Commerce Weeks refused to authorize cash exports of U. S. surplus goods to Russia and satellites, preserving a policy against such sales. A barter option remains possible and the ban does not apply to open market exporters.
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Agriculture Committee
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Chief Drops 15 Policemen In Cleveland
Cleveland police chief Frank Story suspended 15 officers for neglect of duty over failure to close a prostitution house run by Papa Joe Cremati on Prospect Avenue. Lt Alfred Weber faced conduct unbecoming an officer after his photo appeared in the Cleveland Press. All 15 must report to Safety Director John N McCormick within five days. possible dismissal if convicted.
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Cleveland Press
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Prospect Avenue
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Slayer Says Both Victims Were Communists
New York AP reports ex-dishwasher Harry Weinberg, captured after fleeing a hideout, was arraigned at police headquarters for the killings of Maxwell Bodenheim and the poet‑author's third wife. He declared he ought to get a medal and signed a statement after ten hours of questioning. Police have not disclosed motive details.
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Harry Weinberg
Maxwell Bodenheim
Washington, D. C
Portsmouth Fights For Airport Aid
Rep. Jenkins urges southern Ohioans to persist in seeking federal aid for an airport near Portsmouth. The city has borrowed 400000 and seeks matching federal funds, while officials weigh a possible AEC site for a future reactor to power peaceful uses in southern Ohio.
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Jenkins
Ohio
Portsmouth
Congressional Record
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Commerce Rtrent
Atomic Energy Commission
French eye breakup of Berlin conference in a week
The French delegation contemplates ending the Berlin conference soon as Western ministers say German unification and European security dominate talks. Molotov’s proposed European security pact draws popular appeal in West Europe, especially France, despite Western rejection and bids to neutralize Germany.
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V. M. Molotov
Western Europe
United States
Molotov
Germany
Georges Bidault
Battle for New York Central road control looms
NEW YORK AP reports the rejection of Robert R Young as director and chairman sparks a looming fight for control of New York Central Railroad. Young, with the largest single stake, denounces the Morgan dominated board and urges an ownership board in an upcoming May 26 annual meeting in Albany where shareholders will vote.
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Robert R. Young
New York Central Railroad
Young
Palm Beach
Fla
Morgan
New York Central
Albany
N.Y
Allan P. Kirby
Young and Kirby
Farm Group Reinforcing Benson Push
The American Farm Bureau is intensifying support for Secretary Benson in urging farmers to back flexible price supports. Rumors tied to changes at USDA surface, including a possible resignation of Howard H. Gordon, with James A. McConnel named as successor. Benson and the bureau stress farmer-led efforts to push flexible supports through Congress as House committee reviews the 1954 expiration.
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Cam Eee
Kulture Benson
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Agriculture Department
Truman Ad
Howard H. Gordon
Commodity Stabilization Service
Commodity Credit Crop
Benson
Washington
Gordon
New York State
James A. McConnel
Congress
Farm Bureau
House Agriculture Committee
State Governors Plan Korea Trip
President Eisenhower proposed a trip to Korea by a group of state governors to assess the situation and report to the American people around April. The White House released a letter listing Gov Dan Thornton of Colorado, chairman of the governors conference, and calling the trip highly beneficial.
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Eisenhower
Korea
White House
Dan Thornton
Colorado
Governors’ Conference
Korean Vet Struggles To Find Work In Detroit
Detroit faces a distressed employment area with 107000 out of work. Korean War veteran Edward Achee, 25, spent 33 months in Red prison camps and, released two weeks ago from hospital rounds, remains jobless. He and wife Margaret, 21, once celebrated returning home. now he laments unemployment while supporting family and pregnancy.
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Edward Achee
Korea
Margaret
Ace
Rhee Offers to Send Korean Troops to Indochina
South Korea reportedly offered to deploy at least one division and perhaps two to Indochina to aid against Communist rebels. President Syngman Rhee personally conveyed the offer to General John Hull as Washington officials weighed potential implications. Hull called Rhee a great patriot and said Korea’s situation would stay difficult, while U.S. plans for any Korean troop involvement remained uncertain.
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John E. Hull
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State Department
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Korea
Ten Thousand Reds Approaching Luang Prabang
Vietnamese Vietminh forces 308th Division push toward Luang Prabang the royal capital of Laos with 1 500 regional troops moving within nine miles of the city. French Union officers monitor the advance as the main force closes in from Dien Bien Phu vicinity.
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City Income Tax Okayed
Cincinnati voters will face a 1 percent gross earnings tax for seven months starting April 1 to help cover a projected seven million dollar city deficit. The plan passed 7 to 2 with three Republicans joining four Charterites after last fall’s defeat of a 4.81 mill levy.
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Cincinnati
Airmen Complete Arctic Survival Test in Isolation
Thirty five U S and Canadian airmen returned to civilization after a week north of the Arctic Circle on Victoria Island. They endured forty below zero conditions living in self built igloos and foraging for food with occasional rations to supplement their meals. The mission tested Indian air force arctic survival training and left the crew about 124 percent lighter.
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Aalta
U. S
Arctic
Rele
Victoria Island
Indian Air Force
Draft call 18000 in Washington for April quota
The Army announced late yesterday that the April draft call will be 18,000 men, matching the February and March quotas. The call targets Washington and sets a steady pace for conscription this spring.
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Washington
Man pays taxes with money drenched in blood
Des Moines report says 27 year old Robert Friel of Council Bluffs dumped 11 bags of silver dollars into a tub and drenched them with red liquid in a protest over IRS scrutiny. He declared the act a reply to agents and asked for camera coverage as he counted out the payment on part of a 13542 dollar federal income tax claim.
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Des Moines
Robert Friel
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Internal Revenue
Frank Halpin
U. S
Secret Service
Halpin
Mr. Friel
F. E. Friel
Income Tax Division
Senators Oppose U S Sending Men To Indochina
Senators Russell and Mansfield voiced fear the United States could be drawn into war in Indochina. They urged President Eisenhower to inform Congress before aiding anti Communist forces. The president said moves are calculated to avoid a hot war and clarified technicians won’t be in combat and will depart by June 15.
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Russell
D-Ga
Mansfield
D-Mont
United States
Indochina
Eisenhower
Congress
Terview
Armed Services Committee
France
Civil War Vet Celebrates 107th Birthday in Duluth
In Duluth Minnesota Albert Woolson the last Union Army Civil War veteran marks his 107th birthday while a flood of birthday messages arrives from across the states including President Eisenhower. Woolson says he is “almost smothered” by kind wishes as cards pile up in his lap.
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Minn
Eisenhower
Chipper
Albert Wooleson
Unions
America
Grand Army of the Republic
Woolson
Penane
Unseasonable Weather Ends With Colder Turn Tonight
Cloudy and threatening conditions bring an end to the mild spell as forecasts show partly cloudy skies, strong winds, and a colder pattern. Lows near 15 degrees in the north and around 20 in the south, with a 2 number high tomorrow, reflect a sharp temperature drop after yesterday's 58 in Middletown and 38 low at Armo.
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Middletown
Armo
Kentucky
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