Senate moves toward passage of tidelands bill today
Washington AP reports the Senate nears final passage of a measure to grant state ownership of submerged offshore lands within state boundaries. Debate on amendments continues, with proponents predicting Eisenhower backing will win by nearly two to one. The plan would extend to minerals and resources and include inland navigable waters and filled lands.
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Washington
Senate
House
Sen
Morse
Holland
D-Fia
Truman
Supreme Rt
California
Texas
Louisiana
Great Lakes
Three Young Thugs Slay Elderly Columbusite
In Columbus central market district a 74 year old man, John B. Church, a retired insurance salesman, was beaten to death by three dungaree clad youths after they threatened to whip everyone in the house. The assailants entered the Market Grill, ordered a beer, and attacked Church following fights with other patrons. Coroner says death may be from a head injury after Church struck a stool. Witnesses identified the trio, who fled the scene.
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Columbus
Church
Will He Be Right Decatur Weather Bet Veteran Bets Rain
In Decatur N W C L Cal Waggoner a 92 year old former bank employee bets on rain for May 10th each year. He has won 38 of the last 47 bets and caps each wager at one dollar showcasing a long running local weather gamble.
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Decatur
Cal
Waggoner
McCarthy Questions Cold War Propagandist Kaghan
Sen McCarthy and his investigations subcommittee quiz Theodore Kaghan deputy director of public affairs for the U S high commissioner for Germany over whether his early plays showed a pro Communist slant Kaghan says he has been bitterly anti Communist since 1945 and will provide analysis of his writings The hearing also featured a clash with State Department official John R Leddy over blacklisting Western ship owners who profit from cargos to Communist nations
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
U. S
Theodore Kaghan
Germany
Kaghan
Subcommittee
Roy Cohn
David Schine
John R. Leddy
State Department
Leddy
Wagner Act Sponsor Robert Wagner Dies in New York
Robert F. Wagner, long time Democratic U. S. senator who sponsored the Wagner Act and major New Deal laws, died at 75 in New York after a prolonged illness. He resigned in 1949 and was converted to Catholicism. funeral services set for Thursday.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
U. S
Wagner
Thomas E. Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Herbert H. Lehman
Dulles
Franklin D. Roosevelt
National baseball games postponed by rain across leagues
Milwaukee at Brooklyn, St. Louis at Pittsburgh, Cincinnati at New York, and Chicago at Philadelphia were all postponed due to wet grounds and rain. No reschedule details provided.
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Milwaukee
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Ex Governor Sworn In As FSA Control Board Chair
Former Ohio Governor Thomas J. Herbert was sworn in Monday as chairman of the Federal Subversive Activities Control Board by Ohioan Supreme Court Justice Harold H. Burton, former mayor of Cleveland, Herbert's hometown.
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Washington
Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
Federal Subversive Activities Control Board
Fight Looms In House On Appropriation Bill
Democrats in the House prepared to oppose a provision in a 1.143 billion dollar State Justice and Commerce bill. The clause grants the attorney general and agency heads power to fire any employee in the name of national interest, risking civil service protections and veterans’ preferences. The American Legion warned the plan could target veterans and block veterans’ advantages. Teague, a veteran Democrat, warned the measure could subject every veteran employee to dismissal.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
United States
Truman
American Legion
Lewis K. Gough
Legion
Rep. Teague
D-Tex
House Veterans Committee
Compromise Sought On Tariff Policy By GOP Members
Washington report says House Republicans seek a compromise in a tariff dispute with the Eisenhower administration. State Defense and Treasury testify against a bill by Rep. Richard Simpson to extend the reciprocal trade program one year with stronger protections. Administration witnesses urged a straight one year extension with no major changes while a special commission studies the issue.
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Charles F. Barrett
Washington
House
Eisenhower
State
Defense
Treasury Departments
Ways and Means Committee
Rep
Richard Simpson
R-Pa
U. S
Secretary of Commerce
Harold E. Stassen
Secretary of States
Dulles
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
British Worker Freed After Five Years Imprisonment
George Bundock, a British Embassy employee, spent five years in Moscow's embassy to dodge a Soviet jail term. He was convicted in March 1948 of infecting a Russian girl and sentenced to a year and half in prison. The Kremlin extended amnesty to include him, and Bundock left by plane for Berlin and Britain.
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Moscow
George Bundock
Berlin
Britain
Bundock
Kremlin
Last Americans Return From Red Prison Camps in Honolulu
The second of three Air Force transports delivering 149 liberated Americans from Red prisons landed in Honolulu. The third flight carried 12 Americans, two Canadians, and six Colombians for a 17 hour Pacific journey. Most repatriates met by Hula dancers and Red Cross volunteers, some still medical patients. Brig Gen Wilford F. Hall praised their morale and mental condition after the long ordeal.
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Honolulu
Air Force
Tokyo
Pacific
Freedom Airlift
Hickham Air Force Base
Red Cross
Navy
Marvin S. Broomhead
Salt Lake City
Wayne R. Cot
Wilford F. Hall
Military Air Transport Service
Two Battles Scheduled In Ohio Senate
In Columbus the Ohio Senate readies for a clash over unemployment compensation fund contributions and a separate tax proposal on pari mutuel wagering at state horse tracks. Democrats plan to oppose Sen. Robert A. Pollock's plan to cut employers’ payments by about 30 million dollars annually, against current roughly 70 million. The bill would reduce payments to about 40 million a year after credit for 120 million in interest on federal social security funds.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
Senate
Senate Democrats
Robert A. Pollock
R-Stark
Pollock
Quiet Korea Front Amid Heavy Wonsan Bombardment
The Korean front was quiet except for a major U S Navy strike on Wonsan, with four ships led by New Jersey shelling Red positions near the harbor. Task Force 77 dive bombers hit the city as St Paul and destroyers Endicott Nicholas Henderson Moore Brush Endicott supported the assault. A report noted one Chinese sighting and neutralized targets including bridges and gun emplacements.
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Seoul
U. S. Navy
Wonsan
New Jersey
Wonsan Harbor
Red General Is Dead in Moscow
Soviet newspapers report the death of Air Force Lt. Gen. Nikolai Buyanskii after a short illness. He was 52 years old.
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Moscow
Air Force
Nikolai Buyanskii
Eisenhower inches toward 43 billion defense plan
Eisenhower plans keep military spending near 43 billion with Taft claiming the cut is insufficient. Taft calls for a full revaluation of wartime roles and a manpower trim, while Byrd suggests 2 billion in further savings without harming combat strength. Pentagon aides estimate a 180 to 250 thousand manpower cut depending on Korea outcomes.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Truman
Taft
Senate
Congress
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
White House
Pentagon
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Department
National Guard
Reds Reinforce Forces In Laos But Avoid Fight
Vietminh troops tighten around two fortified French Laotian posts north of Luang Prabang. Despite surrounding Muongkhoun and Muongsai, insurgents avoid direct assault as French and Laotian patrols fail to contact them near Luang Prabang and around the Plain Des Jarres.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Luang Prabang
Muongkhoun
Muongsai
Plain Des Jarres
Governors To Receive Saving Tale
Governors from 44 states and five territories attend a two day Eisenhower administration briefing on spending cuts and civil defense against atomic attack. Secretary Humphrey and Budget Director Dodge prepare financial outlook. Val Peterson to report on civil defense plans. Governors praise sessions but some say no new information was learned.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Interior
McKay
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Joseph M. Dodge
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Val Peterson
Nebraska
United States
Eisenhower Appeals For Foreign Aid
President Eisenhower asked Congress for 5.828 billion dollars in new foreign aid as a defense against the Soviet threat. He spoke in a special message to lawmakers, with Cabinet members and Gen. Omar Bradley backing the plan in joint committee testimony. The plan centers on 5.25 billion for military weapons and support to allies, described as essential to free nations under peril.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
America
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations
House Foreign Affairs
United States
Canton Strike Hits Ford Canton Forge Plant
Ford Motor Co says a two week old strike at its Canton forge plant will affect manufacturing and assembly in days ahead. The company warns of layoffs and plant shutdowns varying by facility as materials run down, with no system wide shutdown planned.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Co
Canton
Ford
Knoxville Airport Hit By Four Minute Storm
A four minute windstorm with gusts over 100 miles an hour struck Knoxville Municipal Airport. Two hangars were unroofed and a house flattened. Four people suffered minor injuries. Knoxville Flying Service estimated damage at 100000 dollars.
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Knoxville
Tenn.p
Knoxville Flying Service
Smoke Screen In Delaying Truce Talks
AP wires report the United Nations Command accusing the Communists of using a smoke screen to stall Korean truce talks. Lt Gen Harrison says 48000 prisoners cannot be moved to a neutral custodian, as many would destroy themselves rather than leave Korea. The Reds oppose committing to a neutral custodian, suggesting Pakistan as a caretaker may be welcomed, while demanding defined neutral functions before deciding on a nation. Nam Mi questions whether prisoners should go to a neutral nation or to a custodian in Korea.
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Panmunjom
U. N. Command
Red
William K. Harrison, Jr
Korea
Pakistan
Harrison
Nam Ml
Cus
Iodian
Nam
U. N
Arrison
66 Persons Fingered As Communists
New York AP report on Dorothy Finn naming 66 people she said she knew as Communists. The Brooklyn teacher testified many were spectators at a House HUAC hearing while some were subpoenaed for today. Names included 24 NYC school employees and 42 others in Washington and Baltimore.
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New York
Brooklyn
House
Dorothy K. Finn
Robert L. Kunzig
Washington
National Negro Congress
New York City
Baltimore
Finn
Locust Plague Predicted in 27 Ohio Counties
Ohio State University Extension Entomologist T. H. Parks warns 17 year locusts will attack young trees in 27 counties starting May 15. Farmers should tie branches, cover with cheesecloth, or delay pruning. He recommends spraying trees with the insecticide tepp.
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Columbus
O. U
Ohio State University Extension
T. H. Parks
Ohio
Parks
Damages Sought in False Arrest Suit in Jefferson County
Three suits filed in Common Pleas Court seek a total of 150000 dollars in personal injury damages from Sheriff Clarence A. Eberts of Jefferson County, Stephen Z. Sigray Jr., Steve Porco of Tiltonsville, and Donald G. Ogen of Rush Run. Plaintiffs allege unlawful arrests by two deputies during a 1951 skating rink riot at Smithfield. Home Indemnity Co. of New York City is named as defendant along with Sheriff Eberts.
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Steubenville
Common Pleas Court
Clarence A. Eberts
Jefferson County
Stephen Z. Sigray Jr
Steve Porco
Tiltonsville
Donald G. Ogen
Rush Run
Smithfield
Home Indemnity Co
New York City
Eberts
Pulitzer Prizes Reveal 1953 Winners and Milestones
New York announces the 1953 Pulitzer Prize winners for work done in 1952. Ernest Hemingway gains fiction prize for The Old Man and the Sea, William Inge wins for Picnic, Archibald MacLeish and Don Whitehead receive repeat honors, and the New York Times earns a special citation for Review of the Week. Local papers Whiteville News Reporter and Tabor City Tribune win meritorious public service for anti Ku Klux Klan campaigns.
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New York
Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway
Wiliam Inge
Archibald MacLeish
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
New York Times
Whiteville
N. C
Tabor City
Tribune
Austin Wehrwein
Milwaukee, Wis
Journal
Canada
Providence
Edward J. Mowery
The
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