Congress Opens Amid Campaign Year Tensions
Washington AP reports Congress reconvenes in a campaign year atmosphere with routine formalities including six vacancies to be filled. President Eisenhower plans a State of the Union style year outline, amid a closely divided Congress and growing Democratic unity challenging some domestic proposals. William Clark, former chief justice in Germany, arrives in New York after being ousted and accuses Dulles of a drill sergeant mentality and lying about his passport seizure.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Fred M.inson
State of the Union
House
GOP
William Clark
U. S
Germany
New York
Clark
Secretary of State
Dulles
State Department
5 000 Want Jobs Only 500 To Fill
The Republican National Committee lists about 5,000 people seeking federal jobs in the Eisenhower administration, while only about 200 political posts are available. President Eisenhower has 12 high level positions to fill, with four nearing completion and four more under screening. The GOP patronage division has been decentralized to 15 staffers from a prior peak of 34, officials say.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
GOP Committee
Clearing House
Civil Service
Merit
Settlement Pattern Seen In Can Strike Echo
New York reports the settlement of a strike at Continental Can Co may shape talks at American Can Co. The 14,500 workers at 36 Continental plants won a package increase of 15 cents per hour, including 8 percent. The union had sought 21 cents initially. Continental offered 10.8. The average wage was $1.80 in the U.S. and $1.50 in Canada.
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New York
Continental Can Co
CIO
United
Continental
United States
Canada
McCarthy Budget Clash Over Red Hunt Exposed
Senator Ellender questions McCarthy claim of using rehashed data to expose communists and vows to oppose both McCarthy and the Senate committee chair for higher funding. McCarthy seeks a larger budget despite Democratic opposition, while Eldender accuses him of chasing publicity and trampling Senate prerogatives.
Senators Open To Reasonable Debt Limit Increase
Washington AP Sen George Ga votes cautiously for a reasonable rise in the national debt ceiling while criticizing the current 275 billion cap. Sen Flanders Rt VI supports up to 10 billion with hopes it won’t be used. Finance Committee debates a 15 billion request as lawmakers weigh social security tax levels and funding.
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Sen
George
D-Ga
White House
Flanders
R-Vi
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
House
Finance Group
Millikin (Rcolo
Finance Committee
Treasury
Millikin
Congress
Carlson
Bkan
US Seeks Restart of Stalled Korean Peace Talks
A U S diplomat said secret exploratory talks are under way to restart the stalled preliminary Korean peace talks. Kenneth Young indicated progress is uncertain as back-channel talks through an intermediary proceed, with possible intermediaries named as India, Switzerland or Sweden. In Panmunjom a Swiss official wounded himself critically, hospital transport follows.
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Panmunjom
Kenneth Young
U.S. State Department
Young
India
Switzerland
Sweden
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Seoul
Negotiations End After Dec 12 Breakup Amid Communist Demands
In Washington an interview followed secret talks that collapsed December 12 after the Communists accused the United States of perfidy. Ambassador Arthur Dean demanded a retraction and ended six weeks of talks when the Reds refused. Young said Russia’s role in a peace conference remains critical, with the Reds insisting Russia be seated as a neutral while the United States requires alignment with the Communists or attendance as a third party bound by conference decisions.
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United States
U.S
Arthur Dean
Young
Russia
Burke To Be Sworn In As U.S. Senator Today
The United States Senate enrolls Ohio's successor to the late Senator Taft Democrat Thomas A. Burke of Cleveland. About 50 Ohio relatives and friends travel to witness Burke sworn in by Vice President Nixon in Washington.
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Burke
U.S
Washington
Senate
Ohio
Sen. Taft
Thomas A. Burke
Cleveland
Nix
Burke sworn in as U.S. Senator for Ohio in noon ceremony
Former Cleveland mayor Burke is sworn in as Ohio's new U.S. senator in a brief ceremony as Senate opens its new session. John Bricker administers the oath with Burke signing the senate register. Delegates include 30 from the Cleveland Athletic Club and family members Allan W. Fitzsche and Stanley B. Orr. Burke to receive committee assignments soon.
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Senate
Burke
Cleveland Athletic Club
Cleveland
Allan W. Fitzsche
Elyria
Stanley BB. Orr
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Nixon
Bricker
Sen
Red Tide Kills Fish Along Florida Coast
Reported outbreaks of red tide near the Florida west coast from Tampa to Marco Island have killed thousands of fish, mostly mullet. The organism nodium brevis poisons fish and turns waters reddish brown.
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Palmetto
Fla
Florida West Coast
Tampa
de Marco
Three Persons Arrested In New Year Theft at Engraving Plant
Secret Service hunted for $31,700 missing from a $160,000 New Year’s Eve theft at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. A fourth arrest may follow as a bureau employee and his wife, both described, were nabbed on a tip from the wife’s father. Three suspects, all Negro, were taken after a long day culminating in a recovery of $128,300. James Rufus Landis, 29, a $1.42 hourly checker at the plant, is jailed in $50,000 bail on currency theft charges.
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James Rufus Landis
Mamie
Washington
Treasury Department
U.S
Secret Service
Bureau of Engraving
Landis
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Virginia
Irving Grant
Mamie Landis
Favorable Vote Seen For Laniel
Premier Joseph Laniel faced the National Assembly to shore up his crumbling majority ahead of the Big Four talks in Berlin. He aimed to win a confidence vote by pressuring debate limits, warning he would resign if defeated or weakened, as fears grew over delaying the European Defense Community ratification with the Berlin conference looming.
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Joseph Laniel
National Assembly
Berlin
Lanie
France
Laniel
Special Assembly
Rene Coty
Vincent Auriol
Auriol
Coty
EDC
Commie MIG 15 Headed to United States on Globemaster
Far East Air Forces reports a Communist MIG 15 with unclear ownership is en route to the United States aboard a C124 Globemaster. The aircraft, turned over at Kimpo last September, had been tested on Okinawa and will be reassembled at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio for further examination.
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Tokyo
Far East Air Forces
United States
Far East Command
Kimpo
Air Force
Okinawa
O. P. Weyland
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
Ridgway Says Nation Needs Finest Army
Gen Matthew Ridgway Army chief of staff visits 4th Army HQ in San Antonio and states we will have the finest army in the world though he declines to discuss national affairs. He tells reporters the nation will need a top fighting force.
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San Antonio
Tex
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
4Th Army
Ridgway
Four Arrested in Walter Reuther Attempted Killing Case
Detroit authorities charged four people with assault with intent to kill and conspiracy in the Walter Reuther assassination attempt. Names listed include Carl Renda, Jenee Jacobs, Peter Lombardo, and Santo Perrone, with Perrone still being sought. Prosector O'Brien expects federal transfer for Lombardo and notes a 1949 attack on Walter Reuther’s brother Victor remains unsolved.
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CIO
Walter Reuther
Gerald K. O’brien
Donald Leonard
O’brien
Victor Reuther
Walter
Carl Renda
Kefauver Committee
Jenee Jacobs
Tecumseh, Ont
United States
Peter Lombardo
Terre Haute
Ind
Recorder
John P. O'Hara
Santo
Sam) Perrone
Renda
Perrone
Lombardo
Milan
Mich
Reuther
Premier Of Italy Resigns In Coalition Crisis
Rome AP Italy faces a second government crisis in six months as Premier Giuseppe Pella resigns amid Christian Democrat party rifts over land reform and cabinet posts. President Einaudi to consult party heads while a caretaker government remains in place and U.S. officials monitor the unsettled politics.
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Rome
Giuseppe Pella
Christian Democrat Party
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
United States
U.S
Clare Boothe Luce
State Dulles
Luigi Einaudi
Einaudi
Pella
de Gasperi
Sen
Salvadore Aldisio
Rocco Salamone
Lausche says a Cincinnati to Conneaut turnpike is inevitable
Gov. Frank J. Lausche announced a Cincinnati to Conneaut toll turnpike is inevitable as New York builds a northeast toll highway. He spoke ahead of a special legislative session to fund highway expansion with a 500 million bond issue and urged release of $90,000 for a route survey despite Controlling Board delays.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Cincinnati
Conneaut
New York
Pennsylvania
Erie
Lausche
Cincinnati-Conneaut
J. Frank McClure
Ashland
Tom Moorehead
R—Muskingum
McClure
Moorhead
Stokowski Says He Won't Direct Unless Curtain Is Removed
Leopold Stokowski refuses to conduct the National Symphony Orchestra at Constitution Hall unless the dark blue backdrop curtains are drawn aside. He argues the curtain muffles tone and requests removal. hall manager says a large movie screen would be exposed, creating an eyesore and a barnlike appearance. If the DAR refuses, he may address the audience from the stage tonight.
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Stokowski
Washington
Leopold Stokowski
Constitution Hall
National Symphony Orchestra
Daughters of the American Revolution
Boston
Philadelphia
Marguerite Schondau
The
DAR
Mr. Maynard
Mr. Stokowski
Villages in Italy Flooded by Adriatic Storm Tides
MILAN Italy storm tides on the upper Adriatic smashed into the snow covered Po River delta flooding several dikes and villages with more than three feet of water. Police and firemen used boats to reach about 200 marooned residents in predawn darkness while scores more clung to rooftops awaiting rescue.
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Milan
Italy
Adriatic
Weather Threats Bring Snow Flurries to Miami Valley
The Miami Valley faces threatening weather with considerable cloudiness and occasional snow flurries tonight and tomorrow. A low near 20 is expected tonight, rising to around 30 tomorrow. Northerly Arctic air from Canada pushes south, with numbers dipping in North Dakota and Minnesota while readings elsewhere stay above seasonal norms.
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Mercury
Middletown
Helow
Canada
North Dakota
Minnesota
Owens
Indiana
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