Ritchie Denies Ties To Reuther Shooting Story
Windsor Ontario AP report says Donald Ritchie, jailed in extradition proceedings, completely denies knowledge or connection to the 1948 attempt on CIO President Walter Reuther. Prosecutor O'Brien relied on Ritchie’s earlier statements for warrants against four men, but Ritchie’s repudiation threatens the case. UAW officials voiced little surprise at his denial.
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Windsor
Ont
Donald Ritchie
Reuther
CIO
Walter Reuther
Ritchie
Essex County
Detroit
Wayne County
Gerald K. O’brien
Carl Renda
Santo
Sam?) Perrone
Peter Lombardo
Clarence Jacobs
O’brien
O'Brien
Y. O'Brien
United Automobile Workers
UAW
United States
Truck Tax Cash Under Estimates in Ohio
Ohio axle mile tax collections for trucks lag far estimates by the highway department with 416237 dollars paid for Oct 1 to Dec 31, 1953. The department projected 19600000 dollars annual revenue. early payments indicate only about one tenth of the estimate. Tax Commissioner John W. Peck cautioned delays may occur as truckers learn the new filing.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Department
State Tax Commissioner
John W. Peck
Ill Confederate veteran gravely ill in Texas home
Thomas Evans Riddle, 107, a veteran known as one of the Boys in Gray, lies at the Texas Confederate Home in Austin, critically ill with pneumonia amid his long life and Civil War memory. In San Francisco, two ex detectives jailed for kidnapping split with confessions and denials as authorities reveal details of the high‑profile case.
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Thomas Evans Riddle
Gray
Austin
Texas
San Francisco
Dem Sees Signs of New Unity in Southern Democrats
Sen. Holland says there are signs of better cooperation between Southern Democrats and national party leaders ahead of November elections. He joins plans for a Miami Beach meeting on March 6 with former Gov. Stevenson expected to speak. Holland and Smathers cite Stevenson’s civil rights stance and improved party attitude as promising for progress.
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Washington
Holland
D-Fla
Congress
Chicago
Miami Beach
Fila
Sen
Smathers
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Eens
Roe
South
National Party
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Atlanta
Civic Leaders Become Slaves In Polio Drive
More than 125 businessmen officials and civic leaders were “slaves” in Vista California for a March of Dimes polio fundraiser. The event, part two of the drive, raised about 1000 in sales from 1 to 5 pm plus proceeds from a special Vista Press edition. Everett Remsbury donated about 300 in proceeds.
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Howard D. Cunnemon
Vista Press
Everett Rémsbury
Grahme Smith
Vista Community Church
Frank Jones
Ike Starts 2nd Year In Office
President Eisenhower began his second year in office as aides plan a surprise gift during a ceremony in the White House. He will meet with Secretary of State Dulles before his Berlin trip for the Big Four talks, while a cabinet session precedes the anniversary event. Reports note he is in good health and high spirits despite the duties.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Dulles
Berlin
Quarrel over ousting of prober heats up in House panel
Washington report says Walter and Kearney challenged the firing of Louis J. Russell, chief investigator for the House Un-American Activities Committee, after he admitted borrowing 300 from Edward G. Robinson. Chairman Velde announced Russell's dismissal, prompting a 6-0 committee vote while several members abstained from voting.
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Washington
House UN- American Activities Committee
Rep
Walter
D-Pa
Cincinnati Enquirer
Louis J. Russell
Velde
R-I
Edward G. Robinson
Russell
FBI
Kearney
Frazier
D-Tenn
Cincinnati
Scherer
Ohio
Enquirer
Dulles Molotov To Meet Over Atomic Peace Plan
Secretary of State Dulles prepared to meet Molotov in Berlin to discuss the U S proposal for an atomic energy pool for peaceful uses. Dulles and Zarubin held talks as Eisenhower urged private discussions to create a governing agency for peaceful atomic materials and knowledge.
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Washington
Dulles
Molotov
U. S
Georgi N. Zarubin
State Department
Berlin
Zarubin
Eisenhower
United Nations
Russia
United States
Britain
Senate Vote Pushed For Treaty Plan
Senator George and others push for a Senate vote on a proposed constitutional amendment on treaty powers. Senator Knowland remains hopeful for a compromise. President Eisenhower opposes state nullification of treaty operations. Bricker offers a roll call test on a section of the amendment. Lawyers dispute the real danger to state rights in voter qualifications and reserved powers.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate
Knowland
California
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
Eisenhower
Bricker
Six States Involved Request For Truck Tax Injunction Rejected
Federal Judge Lester Cecil denied a request for a temporary restraining order blocking Ohio's axle mile truck tax. The lawsuit, brought by 31 interstate truckers from six states, seeks to halt collection while a full hearing on a permanent order is arranged before a three judge federal panel. The defendants are Ohio officials led by Attorney General C William O’Neill. The group warns the tax will force operators out of business if not halted, and plans to continue to the U S Supreme Court if needed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lester Cecil
Cecil
John W. Peck
R. E. Foley
George Mingle
State Highway Patrol
S. O. Linzell
Robert Moulon
State Utilities Commission
C. William O'Neill
Michigan
Indiana
Ilinois
Connecticut
New York
Atty
Joseph B. Keenan
Washington
Edmund Brady
Detroit
United States Supreme Court
Homemade Chair Device Used By Man To Kill Self
Roslyn Heights N Y John Newton 49 an electrical engineer borrowed a prison death house idea to kill himself. In his basement he wired a transformer to two metal plates to step up house voltage and attached the plates to his body in front and back like an electric chair. He then threw the switch and died.
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California
Moskovitz
Thomas Laych
Joseph William Lear
Sacramento
Calif
Alfred
Lear
Harold Jackson
Jackson
al Nelder
San Francisco
Frank Ahern
Roslyn Heights
N. Y
John Newton
Young Drops Ties to C&O in Bid for New Central
Robert R. Young, long linked to Chesapeake & Ohio, resigns as C&O board chairman and cuts all ties with the railroad. Allan P. Kirby also leaves his roles as president, signaling a bid to control the New York Central System. Four other C&O directors also resign or step back as the shakeup unfolds.
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New York
Robert R. Young
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
New York Central System
C&o
Central Board
Young
Allan P. Kirby
The
Central
Alleghany Corp
Unemployment Figures Signal Over Two Million Jobless
Washington labor data show unemployment possibly above two million. The Labor Department’s Bureau of Employment Security reported 467,500 workers filed unemployment pay claims in the week ending January 9, the largest weekly total since August 1945.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Employment Security
Captives' Transfer Is Smooth From Panmunjom
India completed the transfer of 21,809 anti Red prisoners to UN command at Panmunjom with a mostly smooth operation amid rain and mud. 14,227 Chinese and 7,582 North Koreans left the compounds while 72 Chinese and 32 North Koreans requested repatriation to home or a neutral country. The UN promised freedom by midnight Friday, and Peiping warned against unilateral action. Formosa Nationalists plan celebrations as POWs may face re education before civilian life or joining Nationalist forces.
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Panmunjom
U.N
Red China
Peiping
Formosa
Cloudy and Mild with Showers and Snow Likely
Weather outlook for the Miami Valley expects cloudy and windy conditions with scattered showers and possible thunderstorms tonight. A low around 36 degrees is forecast, with tomorrow turning cloudy and rain changing to snow and a high near 40. Across the Roc Mountains and plains sections a new blizzard drives icy blasts toward the mid continent, with Montana recording near 40 degrees below zero earlier today.
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Miami Valley
Vandalia
Roc Mountains
Plains
Montana
Canada
Central Plains
Eerie Bugle Signal As POWs Begin Return Parade
PANMUNJOM The mournful wail of a Chinese bugle cut the air as the first prisoners of war marched peacefully out of compounds in Korea's neutral zone at 8 52 am. Among them were thousands who had stormed here in 1950 and 1951, now laughing as they boarded American trucks while ROK bands played. Tops officials from the Far East watched, waving and smiling as the procession began.
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Korea
Imjin River
America
Far East
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Westinghouse
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