Scar-Faced Kidnapper Seized NYC Girl Found Safe
A scar-faced man abducted 13 year old Dorothea del Longo from her East Side Manhattan home after terrorizing the family for about an hour. He demanded rent money, forced drinks, and drove her away in a car before police recovered her four hours later.
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New York
East Side
Manhattan
Dorthea del Longo
James Botticelli
Botticelli
Bertha
Dorothea
Thomas
Truman Raps Fear and Hysteria in New York Dinner
Former President Harry S. Truman told about 1,000 attendees at a $100-a-plate Hebrew University of Jerusalem fundraiser that fear and hysteria are being manipulated for political gain. He accepted the Solomon Bublick Award for distinguished public service. He urged truth over propaganda and warned against thought control.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Solomon Bublick
Harry Dexter White
UN Pushes To Finish Arms Talk
The United Nations 60 nation Political Committee opened a double session to wind up arms debate and seek a Western call for private Big Four talks on atomic control. Russia may back the plan, but the Disarmament Commission is urged to report by March 1 on substantial cuts and a ban on atomic and hydrogen bombs.
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United Nations, N. Y
U.n.’S
U.N. Disarmament Commission
U.N
Russia
Britain
France
United States
Jules Moch
Disarmament Commission
12 Nation Commission
New York
Commission
Big Four
Paris
Red China
Russians To Get Real Love In Novels, Plays
Moscow reports that Soviet literature and theater will feature real passionate love. Theater magazine and Komsomolskaya Pravda note a shift toward authentic romance, with Nikolai Toman's Secret Agent cited and analyses of love on stage. Critics urge livelier, natural performances.
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Moscow
Theater
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Nikolai Toman
Friday the 13th Club of Pittsburgh luncheon
Fourteen Pittsburgh business men formed the Friday the 13th Club of Pittsburgh to poke fun at bad luck beliefs. The luncheon featured rituals such as entering under a ladder, sitting under umbrellas, and paying with $2 bills, with the group’s officers listed as thirteen vice presidents and a vice president in charge of vice presidents.
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Pittsburgh
Friday the 13Th Club of
Top Korea Negotiators Meet Again
PANMUNJOM AP reports top U S and Red negotiators to resume talks after a week’s recess on a Korean peace conference. Staff advisers held six secret meetings but gave no results. a broad agreement appeared likely as the main delegates were recalled. General Hull in Korea said he would press for the release of all remaining anti-Red war prisoners by Jan 22 if the conference has not begun. The truce pact states unrepatriated POWs must be released as civilians within one month.
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Panmunjom
U. S
John E. Hull
U. N. Far East
Korea
Hull
U.N
Korean Prisoners Refuse to Return Grow Number to 333
The custodian Indian command said 332 South Korean war prisoners who refuse repatriation rose to 333 this week. An Indian spokesman noted a baby girl born Tuesday to one of the women in the group. The birth was described as non political, though the child will accompany her mother.
Peace talks stalled as Red interview program ends
Efforts to woo home the POWs falter as the peace conference agenda stalls for an eighth day. The Red interview program will end December 23 by U N interpretation. Communists reject Indian speeding plan and refuse to interview other groups, holding 356 Chinese POWs and a larger 492-man compound in protest. The repatriation commission notes protests by Polish and Czech delegates over alleged illegal refusals.
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U. N
Reds
Red
Potent New TB Drug Announced
Four Pittsburgh physicians report a home treatment method for tuberculosis that halves hospital stays for responsive patients. Of 173 sent home early, seven returned to hospital. 111 on isoniazid remained well, 4 of 62 on streptomycin and PAS returned. Patients attend monthly clinics with ongoing drug therapy for one to two years.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Merle Bundy
George E. Martin
I. Alexander
Carl C. Kuehn
Pittsburgh Department of Health
Greeting to Greek royals sparks Houston cheer
Houston mayor Roy Hofheinz urged residents to replace curtsies with a simple greeting when greeting King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece next Wednesday. He endorsed the line Howdy pardner as the proper salute reflecting good taste and democratic standards.
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Houston, Tex
Roy Hofheinz
Hofheinz
Texas
Howdy
Pardner
Eisenhower Welcomed At Canada Border On Ottawa Visit
President Dwight D. Eisenhower in pajama attire arrived aboard the Eisenhower train at Rouses Point across from Canada to begin a two day state visit. Canadian officials and RCMP welcomed the party as L B Pearson and R Douglas Stuart joined the president for talks on defense the St Lawrence seaway power projects and expanded trade. A joint committee was announced to advance multi lateral trade relations as part of the visit aims.
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Eisenhower
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Rouses Point
N. Y
Boundary Line
Canada
L. B. Pearson
R. Douglas Stuart
U. S. Secret Service
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
USS
United Nations
A. D. P. Heeney
United States
White House
Dominion
Washington
St. Lawrence Seaway
Free World
Trade Seen As Possible With Communist China
Detroit reports Chrysler executive C. B. Thomas said the State and Commerce departments are surveying industrial sentiment on opening trade with Communist China. He noted Dulles hints and said Chrysler would sell autos to any government approved shipping, with government policy guiding restrictions. France, Italy and England already ship to China.
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Detroit
U. S
State and Commerce Departments
Chrysler Corp
China
C. B. Thomas
Chrysler
John Foster Dulles
Thomas
Dulles
France
Italy
England
Fight Muscular Dystrophy Drive In Middleton City
Sunday’s Journal highlights a fund drive in the city and Butler County for muscular dystrophy research. It profiles a Middleton resident affected by the disease and notes a new Armco slag conversion plant nearby. The issue also previews Girl Scout volunteer photos, a library feature, and a Business Page report on the new industry.
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Butler County
Armco
Sunday’s Journal
Velde Group Pressed To Drop Plans
Washington AP report says Republican leaders pressured by the Republican National Committee and the White House backed off plans to subpoena former President Truman to testify in the Harry Dexter White case. Eisenhower implied he would not subpoena Truman, White House staff expressed views, and Velde announced Truman’s subpoena was postponed awaiting legal grounds. Clark remained scheduled but expected to refuse.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
White House
House UN- American Activities Committee
Truman
Harry Dexter White
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
James C. Hagerty
Republican Committee
GOP
House Committee
GOP National Committee
Welde
R-Ill
Clardy
Michigan
Scherer
Ohio
National Committee
Velde
Alexandria
Leonard W. Hall
Senate
Internal Security
Clark
House
Atty
Atty. Gen. Brownell
White
FBI
Brownell
Soviet Russia
Justice Clark
South Carolina
James F. Byrnes
Three Dimensional Photos Used in Damage Suit
In Baltimore County Circuit Court a damage suit yielded $4,000 in verdicts for auto accident victims. Attorney Hyman A. Pressman said 3D pictures gave jurors a clearer view of the scene and vehicle damage. A special viewer circulated among jurors after judge approval, with verdicts delivered after ten minutes.
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Towson
Baltimore County
Hyman A. Pressman
Howard Murray
Building Boom Expected In U S for 1954
LOS ANGELES Undersecretary of Commerce Walter Williams predicted a strong 1954 building year with activity across all construction sectors. He cited 1953 as a record year at about 35 billion dollars and projected 1954 new construction around 34 billion, signaling expenditures near 1953 levels.
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Los Angeles
Walter Williams
National Assn. of
Truman Defense Is Taken Up By Some Associates
Associates of former President Truman say he kept Harry Dexter White in his administration with FBI awareness to shield him from Soviet surveillance. They claim White’s transfer from a security post to IMF director was not a promotion and reflects Truman’s response to charges he aided a spy for Russia.
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New York
Truman
Harry Dexter White
FBI
White
Washington
the Treasury
International Monetary Fund
Russia
Truman Says Subpoena Refusal Won’t Silence Spy Controversy
Former President Harry S Truman avoided elaboration on the Harry Dexter White case after denying a House committee subpoena. He indicated he might respond if invited by the Senate Internal Security Committee, but declined to give specifics, noting the executive and legislative branches are separate.
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Truman
House Un-American Activities Committee
Atty
Herbert Brownell Jr
White
Treasury
International Monetary Fund
FBI
Senate Internal Security Committee
Robert C. Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Senate Committee
Guard Placed At Lodge Suite At Waldorf Astoria
New York police set a 24 hour guard at the Waldorf Astoria suite of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. U S ambassador to the United Nations. Authorities offered no reason for the action only that the guard was posted three days ago. Lodge is on a special train with President Eisenhower and the first lady en route to Canada on a two day goodwill tour.
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New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
United Nations
Lodge
President
Mrs. Eisenhower
Canada
Supreme Court Justice Clark defies House subpoena in White case
Subpoena to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee was declined by Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark. President Truman refused to testify, citing constitutional separation of powers. The committee pressed Brownell and Byrnes, with further witnesses like Jerome Blumauer slated, but dates and schedules remained unsettled.
Strip Tease Fading Out In Burlesque Stronghold
Boston authorities shut the Old Howard and Casino burlesque theatres for the rest of the year after a municipal court convicted three strippers and two managers of immoral shows. Secret police footage aided the case as District Attorney Byrne called the acts indecent. Strippers defended their art while officials warned of strict license renewals if burlesque returns.
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James Calogero
Boston
Board of Censors
Howard
John B. Hynes
Howard and Casino
Rose la Rose
Rosina Capello
New York
Irma
Mary Goodneighbor
Paterson
N. J
Helen Russell
Eloise Adams
Huntington
W. Va
Max Michivels
Frank Engel
Dist. Atty
Garrett H. Byrne
Miami Valley Forecast Says 252 Fair Cool Tonight
Forecasters in Vandalia expect fair and cool weather in the Miami Valley tonight with a low near 32 degrees. Tomorrow should be fair and warmer with a high around 62. The five day outlook from the Associated Press calls for mild above normal temperatures through Monday, then a cooler trend Tuesday into Wednesday.
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Miami Valley
Vandalia
Associated Press
Tuesay
Kentucky
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Society
Seemee Eeennee Valley News
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AP Science Reporter
John Daniel Mulqueen
Cudahy
Wis
Denver
Colo
Tom O'Neill
Army
Lloyd Larson
St. Paul
Minn
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Menominee
Mulqueen
Evelyn Hartley
la Crosse
Las Vegas
Nev
NEA Telephoto
U.S
Commerce Department
State Department
Sunday's Journal
Middletown Public Library
Velde Group
William Ambogast
Kix
Larry Truman
Harry Vaughan
Congressional
Tom C. Clark
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Jerome Blumauer
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