Dim Hopes For Abducted Legislator Clem Graver
Chicago reports dwindling hope of finding state Rep. Clem Graver alive more than 30 hours after his abduction near his West Side home. Police fear lethal outcome as Gov Stratton orders full state resources. wife and witnesses observed the struggle. a suspicious caller claimed Clem is OK.
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Chicago
Clem Graver
Timothy O'Connor
Graver
O'Connor
West Side
Amelia
William G Stratton
Joseph Bibb
Illinois Department of Public Safety
Clem
O. K
Stray Collie Saves Child After Fall
In Okla the McDaniels family dog sheltered and alerted rescuers when 18 month old Karen fell into a 10 inch shaft on their farm. The collie barked until help arrived and a relief shaft was dug to free the child who was treated for shock at Elk City hospital. The mother plans to keep the dog for life.
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Leedey
Okla
McDaniels
Collie
Karen
Aubra McDaniels
Elk City
Death Of Woman Triggers Search For Husband And Five Sons
A Glen Burnie mother was found dead from a gunshot in a yellow Harundale cottage. Police issued a cautionary pickup for her husband and five sons aged 18 months to 9 years, last seen in Somerset County, Pa., in a maroon 1946 47 Buck sedanette. Authorities cannot confirm if the death was murder or suicide. A 32 caliber cartridge shell and an unfired bullet were found. the medical examiner noted no gun was recovered.
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Glen Burnie
Somerset County
Pennsylvania
Martin M. Puncke
Harundale
Here
Steelworkers Get 8 Percent Pay Increase Across Major Firms
More than 350000 U S Steel and four other major steel firms employees gain 8 percent pay rise effective immediately. The pact, reached without fanfare, aims to cover 600000 CIO United Steelworkers members in basic steel. Previously wages averaged 2.06 to 2.16 an hour across the sector.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
Big
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Republic Steel
Steel labor pact praised by senators after yearlong talks
Washington reports that a one year contract between the CIO Steel workers and major steel producers drew mostly favorable response from senators. Sen Griswold of Nebranks said the agreement is the ideal of labor management relations and shows what can be done at the bargaining table.
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Washington
CIO
Griswold
R-Neb
Steel unions avert strike with wage deals across plants
About 45 000 United Steelworkers members, led by USW, avoided a strike by reaching quick wage settlements. Weirton Steel Co and Independent Steel Workers Union announced an 8% raise for 11 000 workers at Weirton and Steubenville, retroactive to Friday, lifting average hourly pay to 2.46 and above the industry mean. Inland Steel planned wage talks restart, while the USW targets pension and insurance improvements. Prices and inflation concerns loom as steel price expectations rise. David J. McDonald and John A. Stephens signed after ratification.
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USW
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Jones and Laughlin
Weirton
W. Va
Weirton Steel Co
Independent Steel Workers Union
Steubenville
Toay
R. B. Buchanan
Gardy
Ind
Inland Steel Co
CIO
United Steelworkers
Eisenhower
U. S. Steel
David J. McDonald
USW Oendent
John A. Stephens
Rosenbergs Seek Stay Of Execution From Supreme Court
Justice Jackson today submitted to the full Supreme Court a petition for a stay of execution for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the condemned atom spies.
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Washington
Jackson
Supreme Court
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Atom
Hiccups Five Years On Yet Jack O'Leary Fights On
In Los Angeles Jack O Leary a former market manager has endured hiccups for five years since June 13 1948 clocking at least one per second. Despite weight drop from 136 to 77 pounds he clings to life aided by his mother faith and prayer. Recent weeks show slight gains weighing 78 pounds able to retain food longer and tolerating a broader diet though still unable to keep meals down.
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Los Angeles
Jack O'Leary
Jack
Margaret O'Leary
Draft Treaty on Austria Faces Russian Terms Challenge
The Big Three press Russia to spell out its terms for Austrian independence. U S Britain and France say Austria has waited nearly a decade for freedom and insist Moscow must show good will by proposing terms. The notes reflect frustration over Jacob Malik's earlier boycott of a Big Four meeting.
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Washington
Kremlin
Russia
Austria
U. S
Britain
France
State Department
UU. S
Jacob Malik
London
Malik
Tiny Transmitter to Aid Downed Fliers At Sea
A radio radar beacon called Sarah will be made in the United States for lifejacket wearers. The 344 pound device includes batteries a loudspeaker and a 31 inch aerial to guide rescuers and enable communication. Simmonds Aerocessiores acquired US rights from Ultra Electric Ltd and Grumman Aircraft has begun purchases for flight testing.
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Washington
U. S
Sarah
Simmonds Aerocessiores, Inc
Tarrytown
N. Y
Ultra Electric Ltd
London
Grumman Aircraft
Bethpage
Grumman
Air Force
Army
Navy
Patuxent, Md
Father and Daughter to Graduate in Cincinnati
Archie Mussell Sharp and his daughter Dolores both graduate from East High School in Cincinnati tonight. Sharp earns the top class average of 97 percent while Dolores finishes second with 95 percent. Sharp supports eight children and works as a lumber inspector for Baldwin Piano Co and credits Dolores for inspiring his continued studies.
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Cincinnati
Archie Mussell Sharp
Dolores
East High School
Sharp
Baldwin Piano Co
Cincinnati Carpenters Refuse Hike Strike
AFL carpenters in Cincinnati began a strike against the Associated General Contractors of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Contractors' Guild after a 12 day referendum by 3,200 members of the Ohio Valley Carpenters District Council. Workers rejected offers of 74 cents an hour for one year and 10 cents an hour for two years by a 61 percent vote.
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Cincinnati
AFL
Associated General Contractors of
Cincinnati Contractors’ Guild
Ohio Valley Carpenters’ District Council
Carpenters
Counterfeiter Jailed in Puzzling Baltimore Case
Martin Thomas Storey a $10,000 a year administrative officer in the Department of Agriculture was sentenced to one year in prison for counterfeiting. Miss Mary Ellen Watson a 52 year old clerk in Storey's office was placed on probation for one year.
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Baltimore
Martin Thomas Storey
Department of Agriculture
Mary Ellen Watson
Storey
Top Ukrainian Red Leader Dismissed in Soviet Shuffle
The Ukrainian Communist Party’s Central Committee in Kiev dismissed Leonid Melnikov, longtime first secretary since 1949 and alternate Presidium member, amid charges of failure to lead and policy errors. A. I. Kirichenko was named successor. TheY accused Melnikov of Russification and suppressing Ukrainian language in Western districts, amid broader Soviet emphasis on national unity.
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Thomas P. Whitney
Moscow
Leonid Melnikov
Soviet Communist Party
Melnikov
Kiev
A. I. Kirichenko
Reublic
Ukraine
Soviet Union
Eisenhower Tackles Left-Wing Tide at Wisconsin Rally
Madison Wisconsin. Republican leaders relay President Eisenhowers pledge to arrest a left wing tidal wave sweeping the world. Leonard W Hall says the President is determined to shape foreign and domestic policy with firmness toward Communist aggression and Korea.
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Madison
Wis
Leonard W. Hall
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
Hall
Asia
Pakistan Wheat Gift Seen Approved Fast by Congress
Eisenhower asked to provide a million tons of surplus wheat to Pakistan. The Senate Agriculture Committee recommended the plan unanimously with minor amendments within two days of his message. Officials Dulles Stassen Morse aided the fast action. a House committee decision is hoped for Monday. The package, plus shipping tolls, could exceed 100 million dollars, bought to support prices.
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Hatte Ghdow
Eisenhower
Pakistan
Congress
Senate Agriculture Committee
Dulles
Stassen
True D. Morse
House Agriculture Committee
Aikn R-Vt
Senate Farm Committee
Senate
Forces Take Priority in Foreign Aid Study
Sen. Saltonstall, head of the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged prioritizing U S armed forces in military equipment delivery under the foreign aid program. He plans Senate action on the $5.318 billion aid bill while President Eisenhower favors arming allies for potentially greater returns than domestic production.
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Washington
Sen
Saltonstall
R-Mass
America
U. S
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wiley
R-Wis
Foreign Relations Group
Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Foreign Relations Committee
Sweden Names Truce Agent For Korean Armistice Commission
Sweden named Sven Grafstrom the chief Swedish representative on the four nation commission to supervise a Korean armistice. Grafstrom, former U N delegate and current ambassador to Mexico, will join Poland, Czechoslovakia and Switzerland on the panel. India to be fifth member on the separate repatriation commission.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Sven Grafstrom
U. N
Mexico
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
India
Heiress to 50 Millions Wed In Tenement District
Miss Sara Delano Roosevelt, heiress to a $50 million Whitney fortune, wed Anthony Digthaman in a double ring ceremony at the Church of Mary Help of Christians on East 12th Street. About 2,000 onlookers cheered from tenement rooftops as the couple, who met as students, joined in marriage with family from both sides present.
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East Side
Manhattan
Miss Roosevelt
John Hay Whitney
Long Island
East 12Th Street
Church of Mary Help of Christians
Whitney
Betsying
Dsv
James Elt
Welt
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Eisenhower Pursues Peace Tour and POW Accord Hopes
President Eisenhower returns from South Dakota tracing a five state swing aimed at backing the Korean POW repatriation accord. He lands in New Hampshire to receive an honorary degree then outlines hope for an armistice and broader world easing.
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Oyster Bay
Long Island
New York
Sagamore Hill
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
French Creek
Eisenhower
Nehru
India
Panmunjom
Korea
Judge In Rosenberg Case Is Threatened
A telephoned bomb threat targeted the Park Avenue residence of Federal Judge Irving R. Kaufman who sentenced Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Police said the 16 story building was evacuated and the judge and his family were away.
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New York
Park Avenue
Irving R. Kaufman
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Two In Ohio Family Victims Of Polio
WOOSTER Ohio two members of the Shreve family are confirmed polio victims and a third member may also be affected. Carl Dessenburg 18 and Richard 13 are listed as polio sufferers while older brother Paul 20 remains in the Akron Children's Hospital polio ward with an illness not yet diagnosed.
Military Leaves Cancelled as Rhee Denounces Armistice
South Korea cancels all military leaves amid grave emergency and forces personnel to stay at bases. President Syngman Rhee reasserts opposition to an armistice while urging efforts to protect allies. Demonstrations flare for a fifth day with mobs crying drive north.
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ROK Defense Ministry
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Clark Ordered to Maintain Order in Korea Amid Truce Talks
The New York Herald Tribune reports Gen. Mark W. Clark has been instructed to take necessary measures to maintain order in South Korea and prevent any violation of a truce. The Washington dispatch cites instructions to Clark as U N commander despite growing confidence in an anticipated truce agreement with South Korea and Rhee.
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New York
New York Herald Tribune
Mark W. Clark
South Korea
Washington
Ned Russell
Clark
United Nations
Korea
Ane
Rhee
South Korea Opposes Armistice as Cease Fire Talks Continue
Reports describe fist fights in Seoul and barbed wire outside Allied billets as 1,000 Korean War veterans sit in. At Panmunjom, Allied and Communist staff officers draft cease fire and prisoner exchange details while truce delegations may assemble soon. Acting Prime Minister Pyun warns against violence and says Koreans cannot disengage from Korea.
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Seoul
Panmunjom
Korea
South Korea
Pyun
Five Thousand Reds Hit Allied Main Line In Korea
In Central Korea more than 5,000 Chinese Reds attacked multiple points along the front, driving Allied troops from some positions. U N and South Korean infantry fought hand to hand, while the main Allied line shifted southward as attackers were repelled. The day featured heavy pre-armistice fighting near Outpost 10 miles northeast of An, with about 3,000 Reds attempting a major assault on U S Third Division forces, repelled by withering American fire. Casualty figures were not released.
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Seoul
Korea
U.N
Associated Press
Milo Farnell
U. N
White Horse Mountain
Pukhan
U. S
Assa
Eighth Army
Rhee Presses Defense Pact Before Armistice
Korean President Syngman Rhee urged immediate conclusion of a defense pact with the United States, saying it would calm unrest and make a truce acceptable. The remark came in Seoul via Mac R. Johnson's dispatch reacting to a reporter's questions.
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ROK
Shin
Paik Sun Yup
Seoul
General Yup
United States
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
NEA Radio- Telephoto
Watad Tebans
San Uted
Seera
Rolf Lamborn
Stockholm
Tidningen
Reporter Doubts Bring Accused Slayer Freedom
Phoenix reporter Gene McLain questioned the fatal glare in the killer’s eyes leading to the release of Paul Joseph Altheide 26 father of three after 137 days in jail. A death penalty was slated if the first degree murder trial proceeded next Tuesday. Altheide failed a lie detector test but an expert questioned its reliability. McLain persuaded detectives to verify Altheide’s Fabens Texas alibi linking him to the shop robbery and murder in Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Gene McLain
Paul Joseph Altheide
Ben
Altheide
McLain
Alt
Fabens
Tex
el Paso
Nathan
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