391 Motorists Die Over Holiday Weekend
The Associated Press reports 391 traffic deaths over the Christmas New Year weekend, with total fatalities for four days reaching 569 including other accidental deaths. Ohio tallied 35 highway deaths, fueling a push for a state highway safety department and plans for vehicle inspection measures amid GOP discussions and a pending Senate meeting.
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Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Ohio
Department of
Samuel L. Devine
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Rules Fight Faces Defeat as Senate Debates Change
Washington predicted the move to revise Senate rules to curb filibusters will be beaten by more than a 2 to 1 margin. Taft then GOP leader could cut off debate. Anderson proposed two year rules for limiting debate after 14 days with 49 votes.
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Ohio
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Cabinet Crisis in Indonesia prompts emergency meeting
Jakarta reports an emergency cabinet session after unconfirmed tallies that Col. Bambang Sugent resigned as acting army chief. Defense Minister Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX resigned Friday amid wrangle over recognizing Lt. Col. Warren as legal commander of the 7th Army Division seized in defiance of the Sultan. Government later reversed stance to head off minister walkout, appointing another officer to command.
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Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX
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Warren
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Two Die In Blast At Fruit Warehouse
An explosion at a fruit warehouse in Muncie India killed two banana cutters and injured eight others. Deputy State Fire Marshal Paul Hannan said a spark likely ignited ethylene gas used to ripen a large stock of green bananas.
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India
Paul Hannan
East Germans to Try Two Former Officials
Berlin reports East German Communist authorities charge two former high Red officials with anti party activities signaling a forthcoming purge trial.
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Berlin
Red
Barkley Says He Will Not Be Private After Public Service
Vice President Alben Barkley, aged 75, says after 40 years in public life he cannot retire to private life and may lecture, write, or practice law. He advised Richard Nixon to learn and master Senate rules, noting the idiosyncrasies of senators.
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Alben Barkley
Veep
Cbs-Tv
Richard Nixon
Senate
Barkley Conseled
Welker
Rules Committee
McCarthy
Mrs Smith Breaks Down At Trial In Tokyo Murder Case
In a U S Army court martial Japanese maid Shigeko Tani testified Dorothy Krueger Smith brandished a hunting knife and a kitchen knife during the killing of Col Aubrey Smith in their Tokyo home. Smith, 40, mother of two, sobbed as the slain officer's photo was shown. A 17 year old witness testified Mrs Smith warned him she would kill her husband.
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Dorothy Krueger Smith
Shigeko Tani
Howard S. Levie
New York City
Ohio House Opens as 100th General Assembly Opens
Ohio's 100th General Assembly convenes with two urgent bills: an 8.9 million emergency prison funding and a five million word general code revision. Sessions focus on rules and committee appointments as Republicans hold majorities in both chambers. Governor Lausche delayed message until Jan. 12.
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Ohio
General Assembly
House of Representatives
Ohio Penitentiary
National Guard
Rosenberg Couple Set for Jan 14 Execution at Sing Sing
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are slated for the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison on January 14 at an unspecified time, according to their attorney Emanuel H. Bloch. Appeals could delay the execution as U.S. Marshal William A. Carroll fixed the date and hour. the earlier schedule had targeted the week of January 11 by Judge Irving R. Kaufman.
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Julius and
Ehel Rosenberg
Atom
Sing Sing
Emanuel H. Bloch
U. S
William A. Carroll
Irving R. Kaufman
Eisenhower era committee work fills first congressional days
Congress moves to assign committee posts as the 83rd Congress convenes. Leaders hope for early joint session to certify Eisenhower and Nixon, with Presidents Truman and budget messages due this week. Senate rules fights and McCarthy questions hover as Republicans press seniority for coveted panels.
Dodge Slated To Get Unprecedented Budget Power
New York AP report says Joseph M. Dodge will have strong authority shaping fiscal policy as federal budget director under Eisenhower. Dodge, 62, has served as fiscal liaison with the Truman administration since Nov. 9 and will sit in on Cabinet meetings. Eisenhower also named three assistant attorneys general for key Justice Department posts, Warren Olney III, Warren E. Burger, and J. Lee Rankin.
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Eisenhower
Joseph M. Dodge
Dodge
William F. Knowland
California
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GOP
Hugh Butler
Nebraska
Guy Cordon
Oregon
Arthur W. Watkins
Utah
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Detroit
Truman
Justice Department
Herbert Brownell Jr
Warren Olney III
Berkely
Calif
Olney
Special Study Commission On Organized Crime
Warren E. Burger
St. Paul
Alt
New Yorkers Feel Pinch Of Bus Strike
New York faces the impact of a five day old strike by 3,500 privately owned buses. Subways and city buses absorb rush hour loads as 8 private lines wage dispute halts 350 buses, with mediation at City Hall and a TWU mass meeting rejecting the mayor's settlement proposal. The strike began New Year’s and affects 8,200 drivers and maintenance workers.
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New York City
City Hall
CIO Transport Workers Union
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Allan S. Haywood
CIO
TWU
Rubinstein wins court order halting deportation at Ellis Island
Washington court actions block deportation pending district court verdict. Serge Rubinstein, Russian-born financier, obtained a fresh order barring arrest and detention at Ellis Island while his injunction against deportation is reviewed. The Supreme Court refused quick ruling on Taft Hartley act injunction issue raised by CIO United Steelworkers.
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Serge Rubinstein
Ellis Island
U. S. Court of Appeals
U. S. District Court
Rubinstein
Supreme Court
CIO
United Steelworkers Union
John Knight
Buffalo
Churchill says Korea aid for peace. warns on war risk
Prime Minister Winston Churchill, in New York aboard the Queen Mary, said resisting Communism in Korea has improved world peace prospects. He urged not extending the Korean war, noted Britain’s trade tariff concerns, and anticipated informal talks with President-elect Eisenhower on international questions.
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Winston Churchill
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Eisenhower
United States
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Britain
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China
Europe
London
Stalin
Judd attacks socialized medicine push in health debate
Rep Judd urged ousting socialized medicine advocates from federal agencies as GOP lawmakers vow no federal compulsory health insurance. He cited an FSA report showing private spending on sickness. AMA decried the statistics.
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R-Minn
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GOP
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Truman
George F. Lull
Chicago
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Halleck
Indiana
House
Picketing Of Docks Called Off
New York pier work resumed as longshoremen relaxed picketing after an eight hour mediation session. The ILA agreed to work while arbitration on wage and contract terms proceeds, though employers rejected arbitration. About 500 strikers quit Friday and set up lines, halting work on about 60 of 143 piers, with limited effects at nearby ports.
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Baltimore
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Hoboken
N. J
Yonkers
N. Y
Savannah
Pilot downs first MIG of new year in Korea
An American Sabre jet pilot shot down a Communist MIG using a protective screen for fighter-bombers over northwest Korea. Second Lt. William R. Bowman of Sarasota Florida claimed the kill as ground battles persisted in bitter winter conditions above Point Hill and sniper ridge amid clashes and freezing weather.
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Korea
Fifth Air Force
William R. Bowman
Sarasota
Fla
Bowman
Point Hill
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