Holden Hepburn Are Tops at 1953 Academy Awards
Hollywood reports William Holden and Audrey Hepburn won the night’s top acting Oscars and the film From Here to Eternity was named best picture at the 26th Academy Awards. Holden said he was happy and upset, rushing his acceptance speech to accommodate television time.
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Hollywood
William Holden
Audrey Hepburn
Holden
Billy Wilder
Stalag 17
Wilder
Burt Lancaster
Mass Evacuation and Nike Sites Key to Defense Plan
Senate hearings reveal rapid city evacuation and expansion of Nike missile sites to 30 or 35 locations as integral to a continental defense plan. Senators note top secrecy, warn even full mobilization cannot guarantee complete protection against atomic attack.
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Washington
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Senate Armed Services Committee
Robert C. Sprague
North Adams
Mass
Sprague
Nike
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
Los Angeles
Boston
Chicago
Norfolk
Ft. Meade
Baltimore
Canada
United States
Mrs Hull Dies In Staunton At 79 Years Old
Washington—Mrs Cordell Hull wife of former secretary of state in the Roosevelt cabinet died suddenly today while visiting relatives in Staunton Virginia. She was 79 years old.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
Staunton
May Name Council For McCarthy Probe Today
Senate investigations subcommittee members debate selecting a special counsel for a public probe of Chairman McCarthy and Army officials. Mundt and three Democrats push for full scrutiny amid behind the scenes maneuvering, with a televised hearings plan and ground rules under discussion. For the record, the dispute centers on alleged pressure on the Pentagon over Pvt. Schine and McCarthy’s charge of blackmail against Stevens and Adams.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Army
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Roy M. Cohn
Subcommittee
Pentagon
David Schine
Stevens
John G Adams
Adams
Schine
Circus Violence Probed as Ringling Train Travels North
An investigation centered on violence and a death aboard the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus train departing Sarasota for a 1954 New York tour. A man died near Samoset, others were beaten, and a skull fracture occurred at Trilby. Alachua County questioned roustabouts while the train paused near High Springs. Kenneth Doctor of Buffalo, New York, 27, died reportedly after drinking and walking atop cars.
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Tampa
Fila
Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Sarasota
New York
Madison Square Garden
Samoset
Dade City
Trilby
James M.mewen
High Springs
Gainesville
Alachua County
Kenneth Doctor
Buffalo
N.Y
Roy Baden
Manatee County
Old-Time Medicine Man Is Still Doing Business
Kansas City AP reports a nutrition scientist warns that health foods and diet supplements marketed by fad experts exploit fears of illness. Dr Horace L Sipple criticizes scare campaigns that claim universal dietary lack and endanger public health with unneeded products.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Kansas City
Horace L. Sipple
Nutritios Foundation
New York
American Chemical Society
Sons
Sipple
U.S. Scientists Plan Bigger, More Potent H-bomb Tests
AP war crimes reporter notes American nuclear experts expect a spring program of thermonuclear blasts far stronger than March 1 tests. Officials cite larger test areas and improved warning systems, plus new force estimates, while handling fallout and international reactions, including Japan and Soviet responses.
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Washington
Bikini
Eisenhower
Japan
Nippon
Soviet Russia
Ohio Tornado Warning Turns Out To Be Dud
A false tornado alert sent Ohioans on edge as a Weather Bureau cautious forecast preceded a day of wind storms. Gusts reached 60 mph in parts of the state with damage in Columbus Bellefontaine and Lima, including windows blown, a roof torn, and pedestrians knocked over.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Connersville
Ind
Eaton
Preble County
Columbus
Bellefontaine
Kinnan
Lima
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp
Lindberghs Son Marries Former Stanford Classmate
The marriage of Jon Morrow Lindbergh, 21, son of the famed Lone Eagle, to Barbara Robbins, 21, a former Northwestern student, was disclosed yesterday. They met at Stanford four years ago, plan to finish her senior year at Stanford, and wed in Northfield, Illinois at Mrs. Walter Miller’s home.
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Chicago
Jon Morrow Lindbergh
Lone Eagle
Stanford University
Barbara Robbins
Northwestern University
Stanford
Northwestern
Evanston
Cook County
Walter Miller
Airliner Crashes North of Monterrey Killing Seventy?
A Mexican airliner crashed about 16 miles north of Monterrey early today. Eighteen people were aboard with fifteen passengers and three crewmen believed killed. The passenger list included five persons with North American names.
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Mexico City
Monterrey
Reds Claim of German Sovereignty Declared Sham
BERLIN AP Communists trumpet East Germany as a sovereign state while the West denounces the move as propaganda. The Soviet note says East Germany may decide internal and external affairs but keeps Soviet security functions and troops in the East zone. Western observers and Bonn officials condemn the claim as a maneuver to gain Western recognition. The East German radio repeats the announcement, and U S State Department cautions on the regime's viability without Soviet support.
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Berlin
East Germany
East Zone
U. S. State Department
Washington
West Germany
Franz Bluecher
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Turkey
Soviet Union
German Democratic Republic
U.S.S.R
France's EDC Action Set Back Delays Berlin defense plan
Washington reports a setback as France delays parliamentary debate on the European Defense Community until after the Geneva conference on Asian problems. Bonn sees changes to enable a 500000-man army but bars conscription until EDC ratification. Netherlands and Belgium have ratified. West Germany awaits occupation power approvals and Heuss signature.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Bonn
West Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Theodor Heuss
Tugboat labor dispute disrupts New York harbor actions
New York tug boats continued to move despite ILA strike orders as some crews quit when pickets approached. In Boston, ILA members refused NY cargo, AFL-ILA members handled a few pier jobs. Union and employer talks offered 10 cents hourly raise plus retroactive pay and welfare benefits, with 4000 Port of New York tug crews asked to respect picket lines.
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New York
Independent International Longshoremen's
Assa
ILA
Boston
AFL
International Longshoremen's Assn
Afl-Ila
North Atlantic
Porland
Maine
Hampton Roads
Robert F. Wagner
Eisenhower
Public Housing Plans Scuttled By GOP Group
President Eisenhower's plan for a four year 140000 unit public housing program is nearly blocked by a GOP led House Appropriations Committee. They propose trimming to about 35000 units and ending in two years. The omnibus bill totals 3636048373 dollars, a 6.2 percent cut from the President's request and 375168400 below current year funding. The bill covers the fiscal year starting July 1.
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GOP Group
Washington
Eisenhower
House Appropriations Committee
House
Mixed Feelings Reported After Economic Hangover
CLIO Alabama residents show anger and sympathy toward Royall Reynolds after a $75,000 shortage at the defunct Clio Merchants Exchange. Reynolds offers to sell possessions to raise funds while deposits may recover 85 to 90 cents on the dollar. A mass meeting is set to decide a possible 10 to 15 percent haircut.
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CLIO
Alan U
Royall Reynolds
Reynolds
Clio Merchants Exchange
Eufaula
Ala
Clayton
J. S. Jackson Sr
Chants Exchange
Jackson
Vera Mae Reynolds
Alabama
R “Royall
Sis
County Board of Revenue
Royall
Middletown teachers rated strong compared to Ohio districts
The Ohio Educational Assn survey shows Middletown teachers average well with other Ohio districts. A Sunday Journal story will detail how city educators are rated, with Sports Editor Jerry Nardiello reporting on state finals and sidelines. The Valley pages also wrap the Miami River water article series and a redesigned Franklin court scene in Judge Riley’s chambers.
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Middletown
Ohio
Ohio Educational Assn
Cleveland
Jerry Nardiello
Journal
Jerry
Miami Valley
J. T. Riley
Franklin
Valley Pages
Senators Approve Billion Dollar Tax Cut Plan
Washington AP reports the Senate passed a 1 034 1000 000 excise tax cut bill by 76 8. The measure cuts broad levies on furs jewelry handbags cosmetics sporting goods and movie admissions under 60 cents and slows revenue by about one billion dollars. Conferees to reconcile House and Senate versions eye key stances on appliances and movie ticket admissions. President Eisenhower is expected to sign, with a deadline next Wednesday midnight.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
Sen. Millikin
R-Cole
Eisenhower
Millikins
Nxt
House
French inflict 131 casualties near Dien Bien Phu
French forces reported 131 Vietminh casualties today with 15 killed at Dien Bien Phu. A mopup in the Red River delta produced 116 enemy killed, wounded or captured near Sontay. At Dien Bien Phu the Vietminh attacked Ban Ong but French counterattacked and routed them.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Red River
Sontay
Ban Ong
Vance AFB to Curb KP With Civilian Mess Hall Control
The Air Force at Vance Field Oklahoma announces an experiment placing mess halls under paid civilian staff who will cater, serve, and police while overseeing meals. The change aims to cut KP duties, save costs, and boost rookie morale.
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Enid Okla
Vance Air Force Base
Air Force
Vance
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