Abduction of Chicago GOP Legislator Shocks City
Police seek Clem Graver a 53 year old Republican state representative after he was seized near his west side home while his wife watched. An all night manhunt with over a hundred officers failed to locate him and investigators fear he may have been slain. Witnesses described three men forcing him into a car as he returned from his garage with his wife and a neighbor nearby.
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Chicago
Clem Gaver
West Side
William Touhy
Eugene McNally
Graver
Touhy
FBI
Garver
Amelia
Walter Pikelis
21St Police
Maxwell Street
William J. Granata
James Adduci
GOP
Charles Gross
Gross
Pikelis
Joan Zelenks
Shirley
India
U. S
State Dulles
Democratic Party
Adlai Stevenson
Three Die After Police Chase Crashes Into Truck
A police chase in Columbus ended when a car ran a red light and collided with a semi at Fifth and Neil Aves. Coroner Robert A. Evans identified Edward Sanders 43 Mary Lou Linden 33 and Rebecca Fields 31 as the deceased. The car’s roof was sheared off and two victims were decapitated.
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Columbus
Robert A. Evans
Edward Sanders
Mary Lou Linden
Rebecca Fields
Sanders
Fifth
Neil Aves
Indochina's Fate Worries U S Leaders
AP Bureau Chief John Scali reports top American officials fear a French premier crisis could alter plans in Indochina. They consider France may seek U S payment or pullout, risking a broader Communist advance in Southeast Asia and higher American involvement.
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Washington
Indochina
France
W House
State and Defense Departments
U. S
Two Bodies Missing In Worcester Tornado
Authorities report 84 dead and two missing after Tuesday night's Worcester tornado wreckage in Central Massachusetts. Search and recovery continue amid extensive debris in the affected area.
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Worcester
Mass
Massachusetts
Malenkov Rule 100 Days Old Signals Insecure Era
AP analysis notes the Soviet regime under Premier Malenkov reaching 100 days with internal insecurity and power struggles evident. The peace offensive marks foreign policy, while domestically the top leadership faces army threats and concessions to public sentiment as it tries to hold power.
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Malenkov
William L. Ryan
Georgi Malenkov
Moscow
Ussr
Europe
Asia
Germany
Austria
Africa
Reds Attack For Third Day In Row In Korea Fronts
Chinese and North Korean forces renewed heavy fighting along the East Central Front near Chorwon and Outpost Harry. US and ROK troops reported stiff resistance with hundreds killed and wounded on both sides as battles raged across ridges and hills.
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Seoul
S. S
Harry
Chorwon
Ipere
East Central Front
Sabre Jet Strikes Allied Position Wounds Three
An F-86 Sabre strafed an Allied position on the East Central Front and wounded three men while protecting a downed Allied pilot. Investigators said the pilot believed he was facing Communist troops and a Far East Air Forces spokesman provided the account.
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Tokyo
No Man's Land
Far East
Frontline Actions Across Central Front and Eastern Front
The Army reports packing outposts on Sniper Ridge and a northwest position near Kymhwa on the Central Front. Red forces abandoned Christmas Hill on the Eastern Front amid a bayonet counterattack by South Koreans, then retreated to the crest before night. ROK counterattacks occurred again at dusk as storms grounded most aircraft. The Eighth Army notes heavy artillery duels at Outpost Harry and the 3rd Division records around 15,000 rounds of Red explosives in its sector. American artillery thunders.
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Kymhwa
Christmas Hill
Eighth Army
Thun
Rosenbergs Denied Stay of Execution by Appeals Court
The U S Court of Appeals declined a new trial or stay for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg condemned atom spies. They face execution June 18 at Sing Sing Prison Ossining, with the Supreme Court previously siding against a stay. A Union Square rally drew about 4000 supporters and Sophie Rosenberg urged prayers for her son and daughter-in-law.
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U. S. Court of Appeals
Julius
Ethel Rosenberg
Rosenbergs
Sing Sing
Ossining
U. S. Supreme Court
Union Square
Sophie Rosenberg
Frank M. Colley Dies Noted Columbus Sports Writer
Frank M. Colley, 53, Columbus sports writer and former director for the American Association press and radio bureau, died today. He helped organize and led the Ohio State League and later the Ohio-Indiana League, serving three three year terms as president.
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Columbus
Frank M. Colley
American Association
Colley
India invited to lead arms armistice peace talks
New Delhi views the invitation for India to play a key role in a Korean armistice as a crowning endorsement of Jawaharlal Nehru's independent foreign policy. Nehru's stance keeps India free of U.S. and Soviet entanglements, boosting national pride while enabling home resource development.
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New Delhi
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
U. S
Soviet Bloc
Nehru
State Department cites Swiss refusal over POW repatriation panel
The State Department said it asked Switzerland to reconsider its refusal to serve on a prisoner of war repatriation commission in Korea without applying pressure. Lincoln White said reports of U S pressure are incorrect and that Switzerland’s initial refusal stemmed from incomplete information, with the United States merely providing factual data and asking for reconsideration.
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Washington
State Department
Switzerland
Korea
South Korea
Lincoln White
U. S
India shifts stance on West as Nehru rejects treaty line
The article notes India adopting non alignment over neutrality in policy. Indian leaders, raised in British political tradition, faced a shift from hostile Western views of Nehru’s stance after his rejection of the Japanese peace treaty. Government sources cite India refusing to attend the San Francisco conference as an Asian ally in defense of Japan against Western powers.
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Nehru
India
San Francisco
Japan
Big Four Talk Disagreement Developing
Senators spar over Korean settlement as a condition for a Big Four meeting with Russia. Sparkman backs flexibility while Knowland insists on a Korean peace treaty and UN mandate before any high level conference.
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Washington
D-Ala
Eisenhower
Korea
Sparkman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Alabama
Knowland
United Nations
Homes to Close Feeble-M minded Care Homes in Columbus
Chief building Inspector John S. Stith will order the closure of private homes in Columbus that care for feeble minded patients from the Columbus State School. The Columbus Planning Commission called the homes a zoning violation and will issue cease operations notices within a reasonable period. State Welfare Director John H. Lamneck declined comment while Dr. Roger M. Gove said the Columbus State School would be tremendously inconvenienced.
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Columbus
John S. Stith
Columbus State School
Columbus Planning Commission
Eugene van Cleff
Stith
Seach
John H. Lamneck
Roger M
Camping Season Opens for Scouts in Local News
Sunday's Journal previews the coming camping season as the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts prepare for openings on Monday. The issue will feature photos and a story on these preparations.
Union Holds Key To Pay Of Steelmen
The United Steelworkers meet to decide a wage boost offer from U S Steel believed to be about nine cents. The Wage Policy Committee will vote at 1 p m EST for final approval or rejection. President David J McDonald declined comment until after the meeting. A last negotiating session was cancelled for an unexplained reason.
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U. S. Steel
USW
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Piqua Utility Funds Short Auditor Reports Shortfall
Auditor reports a shortage of 28386.91 dollars in Piqua city utilities accounts after a three month audit. Cashier Horace Day and estate of Wilbur Baldwin linked to the missing funds. Shortages allegedly covered by misdating delinquent industry accounts and cancelled checks show payments.
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James A. Shores
City of
Piqua
Utilities Department
Eecoery
Ane Horace Day
Ole Cashier
Wilbur Baldwin
Bartender Freed In Widow's Death
Xenia Ohio: Harold Ellis a 28 year old Dayton bartender was freed after being held as a material witness in the death of Mrs. Sarah Chambliss widow of a former Xenia mayor. Coroner’s report cited natural causes and the case remains open for further reports. Throckmorton said Mrs. Chambliss had fainting spells and Ellis said he found her unconscious after waking on a cottage roof.
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Xenia
James R. Ramsey
Harold Ellis
Dayton
Ellis
Sarah B. Chambliss
Ramsey
Chambliss
Three On Bus Killed In Turnpike Crash
A Greyhound bus on the Pennsylvania Turnpike westbound crashed into a parked tractor trailer near Harrisburg today, killing five women and injuring about three other people. Coroner Thomas J. Fritchey said the bus skidded off the pavement and, in trying to reenter, smashed into the trailer.
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Harrisburg
Greyhound
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Here
Thomas J. Fritchey
South Koreans oppose truce as armistice nears
In Seoul anti-truce demonstrations continue while U N staff refine the final armistice document at Panmunjom. President Rhee shows no bend in opposition as thousands march protest slogans urge unification and rejection of a ceasefire.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Panmunjom
U. N
South Korea
U N Threat Of Embargo Denied In Korea Truce Talk
South Korea's ambassador to the United States accused unnamed U N officials of threatening an embargo to push Seoul into accepting truce terms. U S and U N officials denied any such pressure while cautions about misreadings of U N diplomacy circulated from Panmunjom to Tokyo.
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Philadelphia
Republic of Korea
United Nations
Panmunjom
South Korea
U. S
You Chan Yang
U. N
Dr. Yang
Washington
U.N
United States
Eisenhower
Korea
Yang Date
Anat
U.S
U. S. State Department
Three Women End Air Race In One Day
Three pilots completed the 1150 mile all women international air race from Welland Ontario to New Smyrna Beach Florida in one day. Edith Long and co pilot Helen McBride led the field in a Beach Bonanza with a nine hour two minute crossing. Virginia Ashelford and JoAn Hrubee followed in a Piper Tri Pac er, then Doris Langher solo in a Navion 260. The winner will be determined after Saturday noon by speed and aircraft factors. finish times to date do not count.
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New Smyrna Beach
Fila
Welland
Ont
Edith Long
Charelotte
N. C
Helen McBride
Apoka
Virginia Ashelford
Springfield
Joan Hrubee
Cleveland
Doris Langher
Chicago
Ike says creeping socialism struck U.S. in 20 years of Democrats
President Eisenhower cites a two decade rise of creeping socialism and warns Republicans that the nation faces risk if the opposition gains control again. He spoke to about 500 South Dakota GOP leaders at Custer State Park after returning from Mt. Rushmore.
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Marvin Arrowsmith
Custer State Park
S. D
Eisenhower
United States
South Dakota
Mt. Rushmore
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