Marshall Receives Nobel Peace Prize Amid Oslo Demonstration
Communist agitators disrupted Oslo University Hall as Gen. George C. Marshall accepted the Nobel Peace Prize. Leaflets flew from balconies while anti American chants rang out. Marshall remained seated, received a standing ovation, and order was restored after a protester was dragged out.
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Oslo
Norway
University Hall
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Haakon VI
Olav
Reds
Gunnar Jahn
Two Left On Commission Ousted by Ike
President Eisenhower removed the remaining Democratic War Claims Commission members for refusing to resign their $14,000 posts. He replaced them with three Republicans, including Pearl Carter Pace, Whitney Gilliblang, and Raymond T. Armbruster. The Democratic chairman Daniel F. Cleary had died.
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Washington
Eisenhower
War Claims Commission
Daniel F. Cleary
Georgia L. Lusk
Myroi. Wiener
Pearl Carter Pace
Kentucky
Republican State Central Committee
Burkesville
Whitney Gilliblang
Glenwood
Iowa
Ezra T. Benson
Raymond T. Armbruster
New York
Wisconsin and Minnesota Weather Forecast Update
Increasing cloudiness with light snow north and central Wisconsin. Freezing rain possible in northwest. Warmer toward Friday. highs 28 to 38. Minnesota mostly cloudy with light snow possible tonight. colder tonight and Friday. Winds NW 15 to 20 mph. Randall gauge shows slight river level rise.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Randall
Fox River
Menasha’ Dam
Buckstaff Observatory
Coleman testimony over radar lab spying inquiry in Washington
Fred J. Coleman of Cranford New Jersey testifies before the Senate Investigations Subcommittee in Washington. He describes being pressured by Aaron H. Coleman to provide secret radar information from Fort Monmouth New Jersey radar laboratories. Kitty says he supplied data briefly but then refused, insisting Coleman seek data through normal channels.
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Coleman
Fred J. Kitty
Cranford
N. J
Senate
Washington
Fort Monmouth
Aaron H. Coleman
Kitty
International
McCarthy Targets Gen Taylor in Ft Monmouth Radar Probe
Senator Joseph McCarthy says retired Brigadier General Telford Taylor will be subpoenaed as part of the Ft Monmouth radar center espionage inquiry. Testimony is expected next week in New York City as the hearings proceed with witnesses including Coleman associates and documents tied to a radar program at Ft Monmouth.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
Suboena
Telford Taylor
Army
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
McCarthy
Taylor
New York City
South Bend
Ind
New York
Ft. Montrouth
Wisconsin Republican
Nuernberg
Federal Service
Aaron H. Coleman
Henry N. Shoiket
Morris Savitsky
Nathan Sussman
Sussman
Subcommittee
Coleman
Young Communist League
City College of New ‘York
Julius Rosenberg
Atom
CCNY
Rosenberg
Justice Department
Roy M. Cohn
Three Armed Prisoners Free Shell Lake Jail
Three convicted men escaped from Washburn county jail in Shell Lake Wisconsin early Wednesday forcing a countywide alert in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Eugene Bagee 25 John Bagge 21 and Doran Daniels 18 fled in a 1947 Plymouth coupe after prying bars from a jail window. They were said to be armed and ready to shoot rather than return to jail and were aided by Bagee’s wife who reportedly took their one year old child. Orrin Daniels unknown age from Earl was sentenced for breaking and entering earlier. Police searched for the trio in Wisconsin and Minnesota while their escape was linked to a car with a green storm coat wife listed in the case.
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Shell Lake
Wis
Washburn County
Laurence S. Stegman
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Eugene Bagee
Hood River
Ore
John Bagge
Eugene
Doran Daniels
Daniels
Earl, Wis
Stegeman
Eugene Bagge
Giant Japan Industry Returning to Business
Mitsubishi Shoji, once a giant in prewar Japanese trade, resumes operations after seven years of inactivity. The conglomerate was broken into over 100 units under U.S. occupation orders in July 1947, and is now reassembling as it re-enters business.
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Japan
Lorkyop
Mitsubishi Shoji
Mitsubishi
U.S
U S Aid to Britain Under Security Act Totals 486 Million
The Treasury announced that American aid to Britain under the Mutual Security Act amounted to 486,536,057 dollars in the year ended March 31, 1953. Most funds supported defense, with smaller sums for technical assistance and colonial development.
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U. S
Britain
London
Treasury
Reed Predicts Broadening Of Social Security
Rep. Daniel A. Reed predicted Congress will extend old age insurance to perhaps 10,500,000 people next year. He urged broadening coverage to farmers, professionals, state and local workers, and others while opposing a tax freeze as Social Security remains funding sensitive. Reed noted no specific benefit increase, with current max payments at 168.75 dollars per month.
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Washington
Daniel A. Reed
Congress
Reed
House
Ways and Means Committee
New York Republican
Eisenhower
Panama
Republican Party
Ways and Means
Explosive Crash In Iowa Involves Ammo And Poultry Trucks
At Malvern Iowa an ammunition truck sideswiped a poultry truck on U S 34 touching off a fire and explosions heard for miles. Elmer Jessen 23 of Kingsley suffered a lacerated foot and bruises. Donald Bredin driving the ammo truck escaped. Trains halted and power lines knocked out as two trucks burned.
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Malvern
Iowa
Here
Elmer Jessen
Kingsley
Owa
U.S. 34
Donald Bredin
Watson Bros. Transportation Co
Omaha
Jessen
Bredin
Nebraska
Joliet
Glenwood
Huge Sum In Stolen Goods Is Uncovered
FBI agents raided the apartment of Arthur Johnston a reputed underworld fence and seized merchandise valued between 450000 and 1 million dollars The seizure included a handbag with diamond rings 459 suits furs whisky photographic equipment electrical tools women's hose and other items Joseph Tabet and Adolph Kapachinski were arrested with Johnston They were charged in earlier stolen goods counts and were to appear in court again today FBI estimates placed the value of the seized goods at about one million dollars or at least 450000.
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Chicago
FBI
Arthur
Fish) Johnston
Johnston
John Dillinger
Joseph Tabet
Adolph Kapachinski
Kline Weatherford
Gouzenko Agrees To Meet Probers In Ottawa Talks
Igor Gouzenko agreed to a secret meeting with representatives of the United States and the Internal Security Subcommittee under Canadian auspices. Canada would veto what is disclosed. The session location and timing were not finalized as talks continued between Ottawa and Washington.
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Ottawa
Igor Gouzenko
United States
Gouzenko
Canada
Britain
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
U.S. Senate
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
U.S
Lester B. Pearson
Washington
Pearson
Wisconsin Governor Kohler Calls Federal Gas Tax Invalid
Gov. Walter Kohler of Wisconsin at a National Conference on Highway Financing argued the federal gasoline tax is no longer valid and the federal government should withdraw from the tax field. He urged turning over $1.2 billion yearly motor vehicle excise taxes to build an interstate system under the 1944 federal aid program.
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Washington
Waler Kohler
Wisconsin
Kohler
Congress
Three Inch Snow Slows Wisconsin Highways
A midweek storm left southern Wisconsin highways slippery while central regions stayed clear of ice. Madison Lone Rock Beloit reported three inches of snow, Dubuque Iowa area eight inches, with four to eight inches forecast for southern Wisconsin. Rain dominated near southern Lake Michigan as Milwaukee saw rain then wet snow. Temperatures ranged from 41 in Milwaukee to single digits in northern towns.
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United Press
Wisconsin
Highway Department
Port Washington
Prairie du Chien
Beaver Dam
Portage
Madison
Lone Rock
Beloit
Dubuque. Jn
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
Mequon
Ozaukee County
Park Falls
Equ Claire
Grantsburg
Rosenberry Law to Rule 54 Elections
Wisconsin Attorney General Thom son and Secretary of State Zimmerman agreed that 1954 elections should be conducted under the Rosenberry reapportionment law with corrections to noncontiguous districts. Changes affect Brown Dane Dodge Eau Claire Marathon and Milwaukee Counties to ensure contiguity. Zimmerman had signaled openness to the interpretation.
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Madison
Thomson
Zimmerman
Rosenberry
Brown
Dane
Dodge
Eau Claire
Marathon
Milwaukee
White House Says Soviet Reactions Not Final Policy
The White House said the Soviet first reaction to Eisenhower’s atomic proposal should not be taken as the Soviet government’s final decision. Officials emphasized thoughtful study, the goal of atomic peace, and continued hopes for legislation to share peaceful atomic benefits with other nations.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Radio Moscow
U.S
Congress
James C. Hagerty
Indians Break Sit Down By Six Prisoners In Korea
Panmunjom Korea United Nations guards ended a pro Communist sit down by six South Korean prisoners who resisted outdoor interviews. After ejection from tents 30 ROKs favored remaining with the Communists and 250 have rejected repatriation leaving 78 more to be interviewed by Sunday.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations Command
ROK
U.N.C
Roks
Nixon Continues Talks With Iran Leaders
Vice President Richard Nixon on a three day visit to Iran held talks with political labor and agricultural leaders and U S embassy officials He planned to attend a state dinner hosted by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi tonight as guest of honor
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Tehran
Iran
Richard Nixon
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Eisenhower Atom Plan Draws Kremlin Rebuff at U.N.
At the United Nations General Assembly Russia rejected Eisenhower’s peaceful atom proposal while Moscow Radio accused him of threatening atomic war. Diplomats saw the plan as a constructive step toward world peace despite Kremlin pushback. Boris Leontiev led Moscow Radio’s strong critique as U.S. delegate Henry Ford II commented on the reaction.
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United Nations
N.Y
Eisenhower
Kremlin
Andrei Vishinsky
U. N. General Assembly
Moscow Radio
U.N
Russia
United States
Gomumentstag
Boris Leontiev
Henry Ford I
U.S
U.N. General Assembly
U. N
Dean Receives New Orders to Pursue Korean Peace Talks
Special envoy Arthur H. Dean said Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged full effort to set up a Korean peace conference. Dean, a partner of Dulles, announced the aim at the Bermuda meeting and outlined conditions for inviting Russia and India while noting Rhee’s opposition to neutrals.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Arthur H. Dean
John Foster Dulles
Dean
Dulles
Bermuda
Reds
Ki Sok Bok
Red China
Huang Hua
Russia
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
India
Lundestag Appeals To Big Four for Unity
The West German Bundestag appealed to the Big Four to unite the divided countries at the Berlin foreign ministers conference and help contribute to world peace.
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Lundestag
Big Four
Bonn
Germany
Bundestag
Berlin
Tus
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