Mayor Houk Reveals Plea To Sam Sheppard To Confess
Bay Village mayor J Spencer Houk testified in the Sam Sheppard trial that he urged the osteopath to admit any possible guilt in Marilyn Sheppard's murder if he was involved. He described urging Sam to speak, noting Sam refused and said he could not have done it.
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Cleveland
Bay Village
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
J. Spencer Houk
Marilyn
Houk
Sam
City Hall
Iwo Statue Ready For Dedication
Washington marks the 179th anniversary of U S Marines as a 75 foot bronze Iwo Jima statue, the largest of its kind. Felix de Weldon created it nine years in the making with Joe Rosenthal and three survivors attending, six figures each 32 feet high, granite base bearing Uncommon Valor Was a Common Virtue.
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Washington
Iwo Jima
U. S
Eisenhower
Felix de Weldon
Joe Rosenthal
Associated Press
Pacific
Statehood prospects seen as bright for Alaska and Hawaii
Incoming Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee chairman Senator Murray D Montana states prospects are good for Alaska and Hawaii statehood in the coming Congress. He plans to reintroduce a bill to admit Alaska and indicates support for Hawaii as backers know.
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Washington
Murray D
Mont
Senate
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Congress
Alaska
Hawaii
Democrats fail to block Dixon Yates power deal
The Senate House Atomic Energy Committee defeated a Democratic bid to block signing the Dixon Yates contract to bring private power into TVA lines. The vote 10 to 8 along party lines followed Eisenhower affirming support for the proposal and continuing public hearings.
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Washington
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Eisenhower
N. Pastore
D-Ri
Pastore
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Tennessee Valley
84Th Congress
Congress
Dixon + Yates
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
TVS
Atomic Pay Pact Ratified in Oak Ridge and Paducah
Unions representing about 9,000 workers at Oak Ridge Tennessee and Paducah Kentucky ratified a package wage deal ending a year long labor unrest. The agreement includes a 6 cent retroactive raise, a 4 cent raise on January 15, 1955, and a revised holiday schedule, plus wage reopeners every nine months until contracts expire next October.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
America
CIO
AFL
Paducah
Atomic Energy Commission
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Co
United Gas, Coke and Chemical
Doubly Lucky Readers Benefit From Classified Ads
Readers are reminded many people cannot read while others can enjoy the Journal Want Ads. The ad asks readers to dial 2 3611 for an adwriter or seek classified help to buy sell or trade items, locate lost articles or rent a room.
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Great
Miami Valley
Popular Journal
Ike Seeks Senate Backing for Asia Pact
President Eisenhower urged the Senate to ratify the Southeast Asia collective security treaty as a key link in free nations defense against Communism. The pact signed at Manila on September 8 includes the United States Australia France New Zealand Pakistan the Philippines Thailand and the United Kingdom. Action awaited until the 84th Congress convenes in January.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Southeast Asia
Free World
Southwest Pacific
Pacific
Manila
United States
Australia
France
New Zeland
Pakistan
Philippines
Thailand
United Kingdom
White House
Trade Fair Slated in Tokyo Next May
Tokyo metropolitan government announced an international trade fair to run from May 5 to May 18. The event aims to showcase global industry and foster business ties with Japanese firms.
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Tokyo
Democrats See Little Hope For 1955 Income Tax Cut
Washington AP report says leading Democrats who backed a large 1954 income tax cut foresee little likelihood of substantial relief in 1955 despite party control of Congress. Ten Ways and Means holdovers were surveyed. five doubt a cut, three declined to forecast, Dingell (D Mich) saw a bright outlook and plans to introduce a bill to raise exemptions by 100 dollars, from 600.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Dingell
D-Mich
All 10
Ways and Means Committee
Democrats
President Notes Change In Communists Attitude
President Eisenhower said Russia shows a more conciliatory attitude in the latest plane shooting incident though outcomes remain unclear. He noted a difference in the Russian response to American protests and stressed diplomacy with partners rather than orders. He denied atom truth in ChiAng Kai-shek attack reports and discussed bipartisan foreign policy and future outreach to Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Chiang Kai-Shek
Democratic Party
Truman
John Foster Dulles
John Sherman Cooper
Congress
Pentagon puzzled by missing fighter escort for mapping flight
Pentagon officials expressed puzzlement over why jet escorts did not accompany an RB29 on a mapping mission over northern Japan near Sakhalin and the Kuriles. Far East Command had authority to provide cover, but no explanation was given. Eleven crewmen parachuted from the damaged plane. ten survived, one drowned in a snagged chute.
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Washington
Pentagon
Japan
Far East Command
Long
Sakhalin Island
Kuriles
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
State Dulles
Joint Chiefs of Staff
John Hull
U. S
Far East
Solons Plan of Insurance Investigation
Rep. Hess announces at least two witnesses will testify on alleged European life insurance monopoly selling to armed forces. Stern cites eight million dollars yearly swindles involving life policies, whisky, slot machines, and post exchange graft. Texas firms and underwriters linked to 90 percent of private policies. critics claim lax laws and high failures in Texas. Texas opponents rebut with four points defending strict laws and minimal losses.
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Cincinnati
Hess
Ohio
Europe
Mike Stern
Argosye Magazine
Stern
House Armed Services Subcommittee On Defense Activities
Walter O'Haire
Cdr
Lewis V. Smith
O’haire
Pittston
European Assn
Life Underwriters
Germany
Underwriters Association
Texas
B. E. Godfrey
Trans- American Life Insurance Co
Fort Worth
The
Life Insurance Co., of America
Dallas
Ralph D. Pittman
Rhee Opposes Foreign Involvement in Korean Elections
President Syngman Rhee urged that Koreans decide their own political future and reject foreign governments or nationals meddling in any future elections. He commented on a proposed UN compromise formula for Korea, noting Korea must consult and concur before any outside role is accepted.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
United Nations
Korea
Associated Press
Canada
Great Britain
South Korea
United States
Ohio Bank Robbed of Nearly $10,000
Police sought two well dressed young gunmen after a Central National Bank in London area was held up yesterday. Bank President Bruce Lewis said nearly $10,000 was taken. The pair fled in a bank employee’s car, abandoning a red convertible several miles outside town. Two tellers and an assistant cashier were herded into a back room at gunpoint.
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London
Ohio
Central National Bank
West Jefferson
Bruce Lewis
Six Die In 2 Car Collision On Foggy Highway
Beaumont report says two cars collided on a fog shrouded U S 69 killing four youths and two high school girls. Four others were injured with one near death. The deceased include Samuel Perlez Jr Port Arthur Johnny Gutierrez Beaumont Sidney Langhnais Port Arthur Douglas Brewell Port Arthur Joyce Scott Orange Jeanell Tucker Orangefield. Injured are Emick Dionne Allen Peltier Norma Jackson and Charles Brewell all hospitalized in serious condition.
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Beaumont
Tex
D. E. Wood
Samuel Daniel Perlez Jr
Port Arthur
Johnny Gutierrez
Sidney Langhnais
Douglas James Brewell
Joyce Scott
Orange
Jeanell Tucker
Orangefield
Tex. Co
Emick Julius Dionne
Allen Joseph Peltier
Norma Jackson
Charles Ray Brewell
Robbery Suspect Cleared in Bank Heist Case
Cincinnati man Virgil L Handlon 27 was arrested in Greensboro North Carolina on bank robbery charges but released after authorities ruled he was not the suspect. Raymond T Strunk 30 was freed after being identified as the robber. officers said mistaken identity and facial similarity led to the error.
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Cincinnati
Silverton
Ohio
Greensboro
FBI
Virgil L .Handlon
Handlon
Guildford County
George Heitzler
Raymond Thomas Strunk
Strunk
Ex-Iranian official Fatemi executed by firing squad
Former foreign minister Hossein Fatemi, a hard line Mossadegh ally, was executed at dawn by a four man firing squad at Ghosr Barracks after a military court found him guilty in the 1953 coup plot. He was reportedly ill and walked to the stake blindfolded.
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Tehran
Iran
Hossein Fatemi
Mohammed Mossadegh
Fatemi
Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Ghosr
Teimour Bakhtiar
Mossadegh
Fazollah Zahedi
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
U S and Russia Engage in Race to the Moon
German space researchers quote Walter Gerlach as saying the United States and Russia have begun a race to reach the moon. He notes rumors of U S three stage rocket plans and a space station to monitor Earth, with Germany citing strong Russian talent and German researchers aiding both sides.
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BOM
Germany
Walter Gerlach
West Germany
Space Research Society
United States
Russia
Earth
Gerlach
Recount Demanded in Ohio Burke Victory Margin Disputed
In Cincinnati, supporters of Sen. Thomas A. Burke file over 600 affidavits alleging irregularities in Hamilton County votes and seek ballot impoundment. The county board will meet Friday to decide on a recount after Burke’s campaign manager Joseph Sullivan filed affidavits for all 723 precincts.
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Cincinnati
Thomas A. Burke
Hamilton County
Joseph Sullivan
Cleveland
Burke
Frank J. Lausche
Senate
Robert A. Taft
George H. Bender
Bender
Beneder
County Board of Elections
Sullivan
Board of Elections
Sen. Burke
William J. Leonard
Censure Debate Opens as Watkins Rules Committee Action
Sen. Watkins opened formal Senate debate on censure, stating the six member committee sought wisdom and fairness but would not act as prosecutor. McCarthy fired back calling the panel the unwitting handmaiden of communists as extraordinary session began, with about 40 charges pared to five groups and two recommended censures.
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Sen
Watkins
Utah
Senate
McCarthy
Watekins Committee
Communist Party
Ralph W. Zwicker
Zwicker
Sens
Flanders
Fulbright
Morse
the Watkins
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