Moscow led Reds threaten Ohio in tense postwar talks
Berlin AP reports cautious progress as Big Four foreign ministers resume secret Asia talks. Western sources say slight progress and hints of common ground emerged. Discussions focus on Austrian independence treaty and Asia items including seating Communist China in great-power councils and disarmament proposals. Dulles may back Korea conference with Red China involved, shifting U.S. stance from two sided talks to broader participation.
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Berlin
Asia
China
Russia
France
Dulles
Korea
Red China
North Korea
South Korea
United States
United Nations
U.N
Fixes Blame For Ousting Story Leak
Washington AP Rooney accuses department of leaking a congressional account of 534 security dismissals at the State Department. McLeod says figures cited as 11 for loyalty issues are inaccurate. Bedell Smith testified no active Communists found. hearings forthcoming with official answers.
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Washington
Rooney
D-Ny
State Department
Eisenhower
House Appropriations
R. W. Scott McLeod
House
Walter Bedell Smith
cLeod
McLeod
Subcommittee
Extra Pentagon Seeks 3 Billion for Guided Missiles
The armed forces seek or have authority to procure over three billion dollars in guided missiles, not including research and development. The Air Force leads with about 1.27 billion, focusing on medium and long range surface missiles like the Matador. The Snark extends range, while the Army emphasizes anti aircraft guided missiles.
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Washington
Erican
Air Force
Army
Navy
Nixon Urges Republicans To Pull Their Punches On Communism
Vice President Nixon urged Republicans to avoid indiscriminate attacks on the opposition over communism and praised Secretary Dulles for standing up to Communists in Berlin. He said Democrats were fed up with Trumanism as well, aligning with Eisenhower's call for restraint during Lincoln Day events amid GOP moderating tones.
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Nixon
Washington
Eisenhower
New Haven
Conn
Dulles
Berlin
Rhodes Claims Cincinnati Gets Raw Deal in Ohio Politics
State Auditor James A. Rhodes, unopposed for governor, denounced Cincinnati as discriminated against by the Lausche administration at a Lincolns Day dinner. He accused officials of obstructing the expressway program and attacked the Federation for Railway Progress as a Lausche lobby, saying rail interests backed Lausche for a fourth term.
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Cincinnati
James A. Rhodes
Lausche
Rhodes
Frank J. Lausche
Hamilton County
Republican Club
State of
Ohio
Farouk's Treasures Put Up For Auction In Cairo Sale
Farouk's playthings valued around three million dollars are auctioned in Cairo as the largest royal-property rummage sale. Items include bloodstone bodkin cases, gold curios, clocks, stamps, and bric a brac, with H R Harmer Ltd estimating the royal stamp collection at 300000 to 400000 dollars.
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Charles Mercer
New York
Farouk
Egypt
Cairo
H. R. Harmer Ltd
London
Royal Stamp Collection
Cincinnati Enquirer plans new building on Gilbert Ave
Roger H. Ferger, president, disclosed last night the Cincinnati Enquirer has tentative plans to build a new building costing at least 3 million dollars on Gilbert Avenue at the northeast edge of downtown Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Roger H. Ferger
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Gilbert Avenue
Discipline Tossed Out On Navy Ship Yorktown
Traditional Navy discipline was suspended for 43 days aboard the Yorktown. Chief petty officers served breakfast in bed, shined shoes, and a ship’s officer played hide and seek with the crew. The $25,000 booty will go to Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children when the ship returns to the United States.
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Yorktown
Shriners’ Crippled Children's Hospitals
United States
U S Plans Military Aid to Pakistan Amid India Protests
U S officials announced substantial military aid to Pakistan, with a survey mission to assess needs. A formal decision hinges on a broader Pakistan Turkey pact, seen as counter to India’s Nehru and aimed at reinforcing an anti Communist alliance.
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Washington
United States
Pakistan
India
Turkey
U.S
Ali
Nehru
Asia
Defense Department
Free World
Pakistan- Turkey
Springfield Observes Lincoln's 145th Birthday Ceremony
Springfield marked the 145th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's death with ceremonies centered at Oak Ridge cemetery tomb. Prominent sites include the brown frame house Lincoln lived in and New Salem state park. The American Legion led the 20th annual pilgrimage with wreaths and a speech by national commander Arthur J. Connell.
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Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Mecca
Lincoln
New Salem State Park
Recre- Moar
American Legion
Arthur J. Connell
Legion
ROK Offers Troops to Aid Indochina Fight
South Korea offered to send a full army division to aid the French against the Viet Minh in Indochina. Foreign Minister Pyun Yung Tai said it was "quite probable" China could retaliate by sending divisions. President Rhee informed Gen. Hull before a Washington trip. diplomatic sources say one to two divisions were offered. Hull denied two divisions and would not comment further. No direct approach was made to Indochinese or French governments.
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Seoul
South Korea
Indochina
Pyun Yung Tai
Pyun
Red China
Syngman Rhee
John E. Hull
S. Far East
Ina
Washington
Rhee
Hull
Roks
Japan Ends Honor System for Public Phones
Japan shifts to a coin deposit before calls as the public phone system moves away from the honor system. Officials report 8 percent of calls were unpaid, driven by wrong numbers and rude notes left in coin boxes, while customers complained of frequent busy signals and poor service.
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Tokyo
Japan
Asia
Fire guts Circleville maize mill in massive blaze
In Circleville Ohio residents watched a large mill burn after a spontaneous boiler room fire. The Maize Mill across from W Main Street suffered total loss with sparks and electric lines broken. Firefights from Circleville and nearby towns continued into the night as trains were halted and a jail fire damaged a small area. Owner G Dana Harrington valued the damage around 200 dollars.
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Circleville
Ohio
W. Main Street
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Robert Hedges
G. Dana Harrington
The
Harrington Co
Columbus Jewelers
Signs And Water Woes Mark Middletown Journal Page
Sunday's Journal reports a new traffic system slated for Feb 21 and a city-wide sign facelift photographed by Bill Weith. The paper also notes serious water supply concerns in the Miami Valley and previews a Valentine's Day society feature with photos. Sergeant Al Walters prepares to depart Middletown after two years of local Army Air Force recruiting.
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Middletown
Bill Weith
Miami Valley
AL Walters
Army
Air Force
Killer Insane Harlow Fraden Committed to Matteawan Hospital
Bronx County Judge James M. Barrett ordered the commitment after Fraden, accused of poisoning his parents, was declared insane. Accomplice Dennis Wepman was found sane in the same case.
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Harlow Fraden
Matteawan State Hospitals
Bronx
James M. Barrett
Dennis Wepman
Fraden
Prosecution Under New Law Urged in Ohio
The Ohio Un-American Activities Commission has dissolved and transferred duties to the state attorney general’s office. The final report urges direct prosecution under the subversive activities control act to curb hard core Communists, noting FBI estimates of about ten fellow travelers per hard core. The commission questioned 30 witnesses in Cleveland Akron Canton and Columbus before ending.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Un-American Activities Commission
State Attorney General’ Office
William O’neill
Cleveland
FBI
U Ohio
Summit
Stark
Cuyah Ga
Attorne General's Office
Cincinna
Sidney Isaacs
Samuel L. Devine
Franklin
Ol Commission
Edward H. Dell
Middletown
Murrow, Arden, O'Connor Lead TV Award Winners
Edward R. Murrow named outstanding TV personality of 1953 by the Academy. Miss Arden wins best female star of a regular series for Our Miss Brooks. O'Connor takes best male star. Omnibus named best variety program. I Love Lucy tops situation comedies. Dragnet named best mystery. Other awards include public affairs, best new program Make Room for Daddy, and Kukla Fran Ollie.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Edward R. Murrow
Eve Arden
Donald
Stole Dakine
London
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Murrow
Miss Arden
Miss Brooks
Academy
Omnibus
Sullivan
Jackie Gleason
Sid Caesar
Jack Webb
Dragnet
U.S. Steel
Kukla
Fran
Ollie
Daddy
Steel Hour
Art
Weather outlook for Miami Valley cold with rising weekend warmth
Vandalia forecasters expect a clear cold night with a low between 10 and 15 degrees. Tomorrow becomes increasingly cloudy with a high near 30. The AP five day Ohio forecast indicates temperatures operate 3-5 degrees below normal, with colder Saturday morning and warmer weekend.
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Miami
Vandalia
Mercury
Associated Press
Ohio
Journalist Writes Own Kidnap Tale In Nashville
Reporter Bill Woolsey recounts being robbed and bound with adhesive tape in a Nashville parking lot. He freed himself within minutes and alerted police, who arrested two men, Perry William Moore and Joe Sicurella, charged with highway robbery. Moore allegedly escaped Kilby Prison in Alabama in 1959, with Kilby officials suggesting the man may be Earl Phillips alias Oliver Earl Moore. The incident occurred near the Nashville Printing Corp. offices, where Woolsey was lured into a car and robbed of $11 before being released.
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Nashville
Tenn
Bill Woolsey
Nashvill
Perry William Moore
Joe Sicurella
Moor
Kilby
Moore
Woolsey
Boy Trapped 18 Hours In Icebox Freed In Toledo
A six year old boy crawled into an abandoned icebox in Toledo on Wednesday and was locked inside for 18 hours. Neighbors heard cries and alerted authorities. He was found exhausted and hungry but otherwise unharmed.
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Toledo
Ohio
James Edward Brice
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