Major Talk By Ike Sought In GOP Farm Belt Drive
Chicago will host a major farm address by President Eisenhower to kick off a GOP farm vote campaign. Dan Thornton heads the Midwest farm HQ and says White House staff hinted at the speech. The plan includes 1,000 volunteer farmers to spread Eisenhower’s message across 13 Midwest states before expanding nationwide.
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Dixie Democrats eye solid front at Southern unity meeting
Atlanta hosts a high level gathering of state Democratic leaders to discuss a unified Southern approach at the Chicago national convention. Governor Timmerman reports letters from Louisiana Mississippi and Georgia leaders backing solidarity. Georgia chair John Sammons Bell says the effort is not a bolt or third party move.
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Earl Long
Louisiana
J. P. Coleman
Mississippi
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Russell
U.S. Supreme Court
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Lords Delay Repealing Of Hanging Law
In London the House of Lords voted 238 to 95 to delay abolishing hanging Britain’s sole capital punishment. The measure goes back to the House of Commons and could become law again if approved a year after its March passage. Lord Goddard opposed the bill saying harsher punishments would vanish for serious crimes.
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Contempt Threat Won't Halt Miller Honeymoon
Roxbury Conn Playwright Arthur Miller and his actress wife Marilyn Monroe head to Europe for a honeymoon despite the House Un American Activities contempt vote against him. Miller expects no legal action soon but says the passport will accompany them and opposes identifying party members.
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Walking stick insect blends with twigs on trees
The walking stick insect resembles a twig so closely that it becomes nearly invisible when resting on bark. Its camouflage highlights how effectively it mimics natural surroundings.
Steel Strike Impact Warns Of Lingering Disruptions
Iron Age reports even a quick end to the steel strike will leave users in the lurch with millions in lost tonnage. Production cannot resume at full speed for a week and orders will be snarled for months, as government officials pressure to limit the strike to about six weeks.
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Iron Age
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Robbery hoax confession by Cincinnati attendant
Edward Yahn, 26, a night attendant at a Cincinnati service station, claimed he was robbed of 214 dollars. Police later learned the tale was false. he admitted the report was a fabrication and led investigators to the hidden money. He faces a charge of making a false crime report.
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Edward Yahn
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Legion Editor Is Called In Blacklisting Inquiry
Washington House Committee on Un American Activities summoned an American Legion official and two witnesses in a blacklisting report inquiry. Arnold Forster James ONeill and Frederick Woltman testified as figures linked to clearance and coverage of alleged communist influence.
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House Committee On Un-American Activities Today
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New York World- Telegram & Sun
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Ford Foundation
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New York
Cogley
Hutchins
O'Neill
Forster
Sanity Test Ordered In Fake Confession
Cincinnati police and court records indicate William Lloys Watson aged 20, involved in the death of a five year old, was ordered to Lima State Hospital by Probate Judge Chasé M. Davies after a fake confession. Watson had been observed at Rollman Receiving Hospital where officials said he is mentally deficient. He confessed to strangling Richard Townson but was later cleared by police.
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William Lloys Watson
Lima State Hospital
Chasé M. Davies
Rollman Receiving Hospital
Watson
Richard Townson
Ranft's advertised home furnishings sale MAX
Ranft's promotes a sale of fine nationally advertised home furnishings at much lower prices than lower quality competitors. The ad invites customers to visit soon and learn how they offer the best for less.
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Ohio Polio Cases Show Decline This Year
Ohio reports 46 polio cases this year across all ages, far below 145 in the same period last year. Health director Dr. Ralph E. Dwork notes figures do not reflect vaccine effectiveness and that vaccine was given only to school children and pregnant women. He cautions the trend may not hold through summer.
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Ohio Department of Health
Ralph E. Dwork
Dr. Dwork
Fatal Blast Blamed On Defective Valve
An apartment house explosion in Cincinnati last June 12 killed one and injuring 19 was caused by a defective safety valve. George Keller, city air pollution control and heating inspection superintendent, reported the finding and discussed new laws with heating officials to reduce future accidents.
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