Ex-President Truman Denounces Brownell Charges as Phony
Former President Truman defended keeping Harry Dexter White in government service despite Brownell’s accusations of disloyalty. He blasted the attorney general’s charges as phony and demagoguery, saying the action protected public interest while allowing the FBI probe to continue. Truman labeled McCarthyism a political tool and defended the White case as best for the nation.
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Kansas City
Truman
The
Nation
Harry Dexter White
FBI
Brownell
White
Wisconsin
Herbert Brownell
Samuel M. Brownell
U.S
Washington
Dr. Brownell
Yale University Graduate School
New Haven, Conn
State Teachers College
Oveta Culp Hobby
CIO Ready To OK No Raid Pact Amid Merger Doubts
The CIO prepared to approve a no raiding pact with the AFL at the 700 delegate convention in Cleveland. The agreement would keep AFL and CIO unions from persuading members to switch sides, seen as a step toward an eventual AFL CIO merger though leaders doubt quick unity. CIO President Walter Reuther criticized AFL head George Meany over Meany’s remarks about the CIO’s origin in 1935.
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CIO
AFL
Afl-Cio
Walter Reuther
George Meany
Reuther
Meany
GOP Power in the South Said Fading
Delta Democrat Times publisher Hodding Carter said Republican strength in the South is fading and the trend is stopped. He spoke in Columbus to Ohio Select List of Daily Newspaper Publishers at a two day convention. Hamilton MecPeck elected president. Gordon K. Bush and J. O. Ames renamed officials.
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Hodding Carter
Delta Democrat Times
Greenville
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Hamilton MecPeck
Bellefontaine Examiner
Gordon K. Bush
The
Athens Messenger
Robert C. Dix
Ravenna Record
J. O. Ames
Sydney News
T. B. Artz
Wooster Record
Jack B. Lake
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
Lawrence Finch
Troy News
Segregation Case Before High Court
The Supreme Court is urged to strike down public school segregation as violating the Constitution. Negro parents in four states file briefs arguing the 14th Amendment aims to obliterate race distinctions and a DC case claims the Fifth Amendment due process clause is violated. Briefs precede reargument set for December 7, signaling potential influence on states with segregated schools.
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Supreme Court
Kansas
South Carolina
Virginia
Delaware
District of Columbia
U S shifts on neutrals for Korean peace talks
U S envoy Arthur Dean told the Communists the United States would invite neutral nations to the Korean peace conference under conditions, reversing an earlier stance. He rejected a Panmunjom venue with observers from several nations. The U N delegate said neutrals could join if Koreans reach agreement or if talks stall. Talks resume tomorrow as POW interviews are halted and the Neutral Nations Commission deadline passes.
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Arthur Dean
United States
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India
Burma
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Pakistan
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Neutral Nations
Confession of Kidnapper Leaves Jurors Shocked
In Kansas City AP reports the government seeks the death penalty in the Bobby Greenlease kidnapping case. Bonnie Heady, 41, read aloud a full confession detailing how Carl Hall, an ex-convict, killed the 6 year old after abduction. Robert Greenlease listened as he identified his son’s photo and belongings in court.
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Kansas City
Bobby Greenlease
Bonnie Heady
Carl Austin Hall
Bobby
Robert C. Greenlease
U.S
District Attorney Seeks Death Penalty in Lindbergh Case
Dist Atty Edward Schuefler read 26 pages in opening, asking the death penalty for Hall and Mrs Heady. He argued the crime's nature merits the supreme penalty. Hall and Mrs Heady pleaded guilty at arraignment. The Lindbergh law requires a jury to recommend death before it can be imposed.
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Edward Schuefler
Scheufler
Hall
Heady
Missouri
UN Heading For Vote On Disarmament
United Nations, N Y The 60 nation U N Political Committee prepared to vote on U S backed disarmament proposals, including plans for big power talks. Russia requested a 24 hour postponement to study the Western resolution amid hints it may not oppose it. The issue centers on timing of controls and a ban on atomic and hydrogen weapons. A separate Big Three backed rebuke to Israel over a raid in Libya and Jordan prompted mixed reactions among Arabs and Jews. The Security Council consideration follows yesterday or today.
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N. Y
U.N
Russia
U. N. Disarmament Commission
Israel
Libya
Jordan
Britain
France
United States
Security Council
Palestine
Portsmouth Forest Fire Rages Toward Fifth Day
Hundreds of volunteer firefighters battled a 285 acre blaze threatening West Portsmouth as two new brush fires broke out fifteen miles west in Shawnee Forest and private timberland. Backfires failed to halt flames while Homes near the line faced danger as Shawnee Honor Camp volunteers and Ironton and Portsmouth National Guard units joined the effort.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
National Guard
Ironton
Civil War Vet Killed By Car in Calif Mountains
James Erwin age 102 of Big Bear Valley California died after being struck by a car. He claimed Confederate service and said he served with General Nathan Forrest. He settled near Lake Erwin and had hikers stories about his escape from Redlands hospital.
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San Bernardino
Calif
James Erwin
Erwin
Big Bear Valley
San Bernardino Mountains
Lake Erwin
Redlands
Big Bear
Nathan Forrest
Air Bombers Join Kenya Campaign Against Mau Mau
Four Lincoln bombers from the Middle East Command have arrived in Nairobi to join an intensified air drive against Mau Mau terrorists in the Aberdare and Mount Kenya forest regions. Colonel A. D. Tree stated the new joint army and air force operations center aims to deliver a loud bang.
Polio Shots Planned for Million Grade Two Students
A nationwide test will vaccinate about one million second graders in public, private, and parochial schools across about 200 counties starting February 8. Three doses of a killed polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas E. Salk will be tested to see if natural exposure results in reduced paralytic polio compared with unvaccinated peers. Results expected in 1955 with potential wider use if successful. The test costs about seven million dollars and counties and states are still being chosen.
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National Foundation For
Jonas E. Salk
University of Pittsburgh
U. S
Basil O'Connor
Foundation
Steel Chief and Union Head Tour Ohio Steel Plants
U S Steel chairman Benjamin F Fairless and CIO United Steelworkers president David J McDonald head a grass roots tour of about six Ohio steel plants. Aimed at resolving local disputes and preventing major strikes, the group will visit Pittsburgh, Chicago and other areas in coming weeks.
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Ohio
Benjamin F. Fairless
David J. McDonald
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Fairless
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
Grange Elects Boston? No. Caton Reelected Secretary
Burlington Vermont reports Harry A. Caton of Coshocton Ohio was reelected secretary of the National Grange at its annual convention, highlighting leadership continuity within the organization.
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Harry A. Caton
Coshocton
Ohio
National Grange
Aid Sought In Drafting GOP Plans
Washington Republicans plan to broaden GOP input for the next year’s program. Sen Knowland and Rep Halleck announced that committee chairmen from both chambers will attend White House sessions December 17 to 19. The talks aim to accelerate legislation ahead of the State of the Union.
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Eisenhower
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Halleck
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Capehart
Senate Banking Committee
Plane Called X3 Seen As Extremely High Speed Craft
The Air Force released details of an experimental plane named X3 built by Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica California. It has a fuselage about 65 feet long and a wingspan of 22 feet 8 inches, far shorter than the DC3, with a dagger like appearance and many pinholes in its surface after a year of testing.
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Washington
Air Force
Santa Monica
Calif
Douglas Aircraft Co
Farm Policy Seen As Top Voting Issue
Washington Senator McClellan, returning from Arkansas, warned that unless Republicans reverse farm trends, a Democratic Congress could be elected next November. He cited farmer dissatisfaction, slumping livestock prices, and rising input costs as making agricultural policy a key issue in upcoming elections. He stressed this does not imply unpopularity for President Eisenhower.
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Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Arkansan
Arkansas
Congress
Eisenhower
Republican Congress
Stassen Sees Out in Aid to Europe
Mutual Security Administrator Harold E. Stassen said in a TV interview that American economic aid to Europe has been so successful that most nations can have reduced assistance soon. He cited Europe’s best economic year since the war and indicated aid could be lowered except possibly for Spain Greece and Turkey.
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Europe
Harold E. Stassen
Spain
Greece
Turkey
Brownell To Answer HST Blast
In a charged political atmosphere Attorney General Brownell prepares a comprehensive statement before the Senate internal security subcommittee defending his charges that Harry Dexter White faced no FBI concerns, while President Truman faces mixed reaction from Democrats and Republicans amid renewed debate on the White case and related letters.
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Brownell
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Harry Dexter White
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
White
FBI
White House
Adlai E. Stevenson
Chicago
Leonard W. Hall
Republican National Committee
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Hall
Sen. Ferguson
Michigan
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Ferguson
Treasury
Mild stretch to end week with midweek warmth
The Miami Valley will remain cloudy and mild with a low of 42 tonight and a high near 70 tomorrow. The Associated Press five day Ohio forecast shows temperatures 4 to 6 degrees above normal Wednesday through Sunday, with showers possible Thursday and again over the weekend totaling a quarter to a half inch. Yesterday Middleton reached 74 at 3 pm with a 34 degree low at 6 am and today’s low dropped to 32 at 7:30 am.
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