Rosenbergs Executed After Long Espionage Case
The Rosenbergs Julius and Ethel faced execution in New York as authorities concluded a covert spy ring tied to Klaus Fuchs and David Greenglass. The pair died in separate electric chair sessions, with witnesses and officials describing a tense sterile chamber scene and final prayers. In Middletown a three year old, David Kovacs, was fatally struck by a city bus on North Sutphin Street, the first local traffic death of the year. driver Jesse Bendel faced charges after the incident.
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Denno
Rabbi Irving Koslowe
Rosenberg
Helen Evans
Lucy Many
Ethel Rosenberg
Mrs. Evans
Kipp
Julius
Klaus Fuchs
Great Britain
David Greenglass
New York
Atlantic
Fuchs
Greenglass
Middletown
Sutphin Street
Middletown Hospital
David Kovacs
Joseph Kovacs
Sutoninov
Jesse E. Bendel
Orchard St
Ortman - Stewart Bus Company
Jack Pergram
Casper Sr
Bendel
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Baker’s
Arnold Ferguson
Robert Walton
Virgil Sorrell
Armco
East End
Boone
Stella Katona
Dennis Smith
Julia Torok
This
City
Theresa Kovacs
Hungary
Charles Witters
Springfield
Wilson Funeral Home
Union Square
Julius and
Sing Sing Prison
Ossining
N. Y
New York City
Vorys Says Aid Approval Confidence Vote Support
Rep Vorys announced the House approved a $4.998 billion foreign aid program by 280 to 108, a vote he framed as a confidence for President Eisenhower to lead in world affairs. The measure now goes to the Senate where further fights over funds and appropriations are anticipated.
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Rep
Vorys
Ohio
House
Eisenhower
GOP
Joseph W. Martin
Rmass
Rep. Rayburn
Texas
Senate
George S. Long
D-La
Lyle
D-Tex
Halleck
Indiana
Truman
Mountain Lion Kills Child Near Tampico
Local authorities report a mountain lion killed and ate five year old Elena Salzar on a ranch 20 miles from Tampico. She was chasing a donkey when the cat attacked and carried her into a forest. Relatives and officials found her clothing after a two day search. A similar killing occurred two years ago in the same area.
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Tampico
Mexico
Elena Salzar
Singer Morrow Marries Fred A. Miller In California
Coretta Morrow, 26, famed singer and comedian, wed Fred A. Miller, 38, an airline executive with U S Airlines, yesterday in Los Angeles after taking time off from stage work in New York and Hollywood. It is her first marriage and his second.
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Los Angeles
Coretta Morrow
New York
Hollywood
Comedienne
Fred A. Miller
U.S. Airlines
Reds Tell UN To Control Rhee If It Wants Truce
In Panmunjom the Reds pressed Allies to curb South Korea's government and recapture 26,000 anti Red prisoners freed by Rhee. They warned the UN Command must control the Rhee clique or armistice flaws follow. The letter, signed by Kim Il Sung and Peng Teh Huai, sparked Allied protests and a South Korean denial.
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Munsan
Todo
U. N
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Panmunjom
Clark
Washington
U. S
Reds
United Nations Command
Korea
Kim Il Sung
Peng Tehhuai
Nam
Karl Hong Ki
United States
Republic of Korea
U.S
Pusan
Yung Tai Pyun
Pyun
Clark Demands Release of 9,000 Anti Red Prisoners
U N forces clash with Korea as Gen Clark urges immediate freeing of about 9,000 anti Communist prisoners held in Allied stockades. President Eisenhower accuses Syngman Rhee of violating U N command and Rhee defends mass releases amid renewed tensions.
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South Korea
Mark Clark
U. N
Syngman Rhee
ROK i
Clark
Rhee
Eisenhower
U. N. Command
Sohio Raises Gasoline Prices In Ohio
Sohio Boosts gasoline prices by a penny per gallon in Ohio. Regular commercial grade rises to 27.1 cents and X-Tone to 29.6 cents. Heating oil climbs eight tenths of a cent per gallon.
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Sohio
Cleveland
Standard Oi) Co
Ohio
Sohio Supreme
Reed To See President In Tax Extension Clash
President Eisenhower plans a face to face talk with Rep. Reed of New York regarding the excess profits tax. Reed leads the Ways and Means Committee and has not committed to a vote on the bill, despite GOP hopes it would reach the floor. The President seeks a six month extension while Reed cites impact on business growth and revenue.
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Charles F. Barrett
Washington
Eisenhower
Rep. Reed
R-Ny
Reed
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Eisenower
White House
Ways and Means
NMU Wins New Contract
New York report states the CIO National Maritime Union and 39 major shipping firms signed a four day tie up ending in a broad pact. NMU President Joseph Curran said ships will move as soon as they wish. Wage increases match earlier tanker contracts.
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New York
U. S
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
CIO National Maritime Union
NMU
Joseph Curran
General Arnold Makes First Official Visit to Italy
Maj. Gen. William H. Arnold commanding general of U S forces in Austria arrived in Rome and has inspected the U S base at Leghorn Italy which supplies Austrian occupation forces.
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Rome
William H. Arnold
U. S
Austria
Italy
Arnold
Leghorn
Iraqi Communists Try Prison Break Seven Killed
In Baghdad seven Communist prisoners died during a jail shooting outbreak. Twenty three inmates and seventy six police and guards were wounded in the incident.
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Baghdad
Iraq
J Frank Gallaher Dies Founder of Gallaher Drug Co
Dayton obituaries report J Frank Gallaher died Friday night at his home. He built a drug store chain of 50 stores across Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia and founded and chaired the Gallaher Drug Co. He led the firm as a major regional retailer and pharmaceutical figure.
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Dayton
J. Frank Galaher
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
G. Gallaher
Gallaher Drug Co
Reds mass 16000 troops along East Central Front
AP reports the Reds moved 16 000 fresh troops to the East Central front as the greatest Communist offensive in two years unfolds. U N Eighth Army notes heavy Allied air losses, 19 Sabre jets shot down, and bombs held back the drive while Red forces push South Korean units back up to two miles.
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Seoul
East Central
U. S. Eighth Army
Pukhan River
U. N
London Paper Claims Giant A Test Set
The Daily Express said Britain will explode the world’s biggest atom bomb early next year. The Ministry of Defense offered no comment. The paper claimed the test would take place at the Woomera rocket range in the Australian desert, following Britain’s first bomb detonation at Monte Bello Islands last year.
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London
The
Daily Express
Britain
Ministry of Defense
Two Russian Divisions Keeping Berlin Quiet
Major General Thomas Timberman said two Russian armored divisions totaling about 235000 troops were depressing East Berlin as Soviet power tightened across East Germany for the fourth straight day. The unrest backed by workers and alleged provocateurs led to executions, widespread arrests, and heavy damage in Berlin and industrial plants including the Lenna refinery.
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U. S
Thomas Timberman
East Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
West
Saxony
Elbe River
Magdenburg
East Zone
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