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Portsmouth Times

Location

Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1954

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Neutrals May Play Indo Role At Geneva Peace Talks

At Geneva the French foreign minister Georges Bidault proposed that Asian neutrals supervise an Indochina cease fire with United States and Britain backing. The United States rejects a Soviet led group and favors an Asian dominated commission possibly including India Pakistan Ceylon Indonesia and Burma to police the cease fire. Western diplomats see early talks on regrouping Vietminh and French forces if a cease fire is reached, with Aim to end the Indochina war by week’s end.

Georges Bidault Indochina United States Britain U.S Geneva India Pakistan Ceylon Indonesia Burma Korea United Nations Laos Cambodia Poland Czechoslovakia Chou En-lai Palace of Nations Vetminh Henri Deileil Ta Quang Bau Vietminh

South Dakota Democrats Boost Voting Power

South Dakota Democrats fell short of their protest vote target in the farm program debate yet doubled their 1952 turnout. Other primaries in Nevada and Alabama featured Mundt Holum in South Dakota, Pittman and Baring in Nevada, and Folsom Huddleston in Alabama, with key races for governor and Congress outlined.

South Dakota Nevada Alabama Joe Foss Ed C. Martin Senate Karl E. Mundt R-Sb Kenneth Holum Mundt Holum Vail Pittman Charles Russell Walter Baring Clifton Young Rnev James E. Folsom Folsom Birmingham

B&O Takes Option on Ohio River Site

The Columbus Dispatch reports B and O industrial agent Fielding Lewis confirmed 1300 acres were optioned for a plant site along the Ohio River at Willow Grove near West Virginia Rt 2, about 30 miles from Parkersburg and 20 miles from Pomeroy Ohio. Additional riverbank sites between Marietta and Pomeroy were noted.

Columbus Ohio Columbus Dispatch B&o Ohio River Willow Grove W. Va Fielding Lewis Pittsburgh West Virginia Parkersburg Pomeroy Lewis Marietta

Kentucky bred colt wins famed Derby at Epsom

A Kentucky bred colt owned by Robert Sterling Clark of Upperville Virginia won the Derby at Epsom, becoming the second American horse ever to achieve this historic feat. The victory marks a notable moment in international horse racing history.

Die Robert Sterling Clark Upper

Enjoy Vacation Tips From The National Safety Council

Vacation days are here again a time for rest relaxation and fun. The article offers timely safety tips from the National Safety Council to refresh body mind and morale without avoidable accidents or trouble during time away from routine.

National Safety Council

Porterfield Accepts Mental Hygiene and Corrections Post

Dr. John D. Porterfield, Ohio health director, announced his acceptance of the director post for the new State Department of Mental Hygiene and Corrections in Columbus at a meeting of the Ohio Citizens Council for Health and Welfare.

Columbus Ohio John D. Porterfield State Department of Mental Hygiene and Corrections Porterfield Ohio Citizens Council For Health and Welfare

Rosemount Area Water Cutoff Planned Thursday

Weather permitting city water crews will lower the final section of main along the new Scioto Trail just north of the city starting at 8 a.m. Thursday. Water to Rosemount Road area will be off until the cutover is completed, expected in the afternoon.

New Scioto Trail Rosemount Rd

Portsmouth High School Plans 86th Commencement

Commencement at Portsmouth High School in East Municipal Stadium will honor 260 seniors with Dr Homer Vanderpool as speaker delivering Dreams on the Loose. If rain forces relocation, diplomas will be presented in the Grant School gymnasium by Dr William A Duvendeck.

Municipal Stadium Portsmouth High School Grant School William A. Duvendeck H. W. McKelvey Homer Vanderpool Grace Methodist Church of Dayton Harry F. Hannum Central Christian Church Leonard Klotz Franklin Avenue Methodist Church Edward Fournier Einar Helstrom East High School Allard Park Harding School Lou Davis Verna Mae Grasher MaDonna R. Hughes Robert Jo Ketter Phyllis Louise Lowe Robert Klein Grace Methodist Church T. W. Smith East High

McCarthy Seeks Full Set of Monitored Army Calls

The McCarthy camp charged the Army has not produced all monitored telephone calls and McCarthy urged that none be admitted as evidence unless every call is provided. Roy Cohn said transcripts he called vital were missing and questioned whether presidential orders barred disclosure. The subcommittee planned to ask the attorney general about the order's reach.

Washington McCarthy Camp Army Sen. McCarthy McCarthy Senate Investigations Subcommittee Sen. Symington D-Mo Roy M. Cohn Ray Jenkins Cohn Stevens Jenkins Joseph N. Welch Brownell Kirke B. Lawton

29 Portsmouth Concrete Workers Hit By Strike

29 of 30 Local 413 AFL Truck Drivers Union members walked out at Portsmouth Mixed Concrete Co after failed talks on pay and holidays. Picket lines formed, curtailing Route 23 paving and other concrete work, with no negotiations scheduled.

Portsmouth Mixed Concrete Co Scioto Trail Daniel Smith Graff Smith Samuel E. Frowine

Sales Tax Stamps Get New Look in Ohio

Ohio will issue redesigned sales tax stamps within one or two months aimed at vendors who alter consumer receipts. Tax Commissioner Stanley J. Bowers said the stamp will read Always obtain from vendor State of Ohio prepaid sales tax consumer's receipt on all taxable purchases.

Columbus Ohio Stanley J. Bowers

Eisenhower pushes for quick loyalty decision action

President Eisenhower boasts an impressive record in fighting Communism and subversion and aims to advance his legislative program. He deflected questions on the McCarthy controversy while citing a Justice Department report and urging focus on governing.

Washington Eisenhower Sen McCarthy R-Wis Justice Department Federal Bureau of Investigation Department

Explosive Blasts Hit Saigon Munitions Dump

A massive explosion at a French munitions depot near Saigon killed one Vietnamese woman and wounded several others. Authorities warned blasts could continue for two days as Viet Minh saboteur speculation rose, with French troops ordered to billets and depot casualties rising.

Saigon Indochina Vietminh

Fleety McComb Retires After 34 Years at Portsmouth High

Franklin B. McComb known as Fleety retires from Portsmouth High School after 34 years of teaching and coaching. A PHS fixture since 1920 he credits YMCA work and athletics for shaping his service minded approach and his belief that youth should be guided by strong values.

Peter Harries-Jones PHS Franklin B. McComb Portsmouth High School Fleety YMCA McComb Portsmouth

U S Begins To Pull Out Indo Technicians

Washington reports the United States has begun withdrawing about 200 Air Force technicians sent to Indochina to assist French warplanes. Some volunteers may help French ground crews while most return to Far East bases by June 12. Aerial support with 47 B26 bombers will stay to bolster air strikes in the delta.

States Indochina Hanoi Congress U.S Far East France

French Bomb Vietminh Bases Near Hanoi Destroyed, Say French

The French high command announced massive air strikes that destroyed a string of Vietminh bases twelve miles east of Hanoi. Spokesmen said 30 fighters and 20 bombers hit arms depots and rebel caches along villages near the Hanoi Haiphong corridor. The Delta region was described as calm.

Hanoi Indochina Vietminh Haiphong Red River

Oppenheimer Split Report Raises Security Risk

The Atomic Energy Commission reviewed a three member board decision after six weeks of hearings. The board found J Robert Oppenheimer loyal but too great a security risk to restore his cleared-for-secrets status, which he lost on December 23.

Washington Atomic Energy Commission J. Robert Oppenheimer Oppy Oppenheimer Special Board

Ike Silent on Oppenheimer Security Board Ruling

President Eisenhower refused to comment on the board's split decision barring J. Robert Oppenheimer from the nation's secret atomic files. He said the matter remains in a quasi judicial process and would be decided through proper channels.

Washington Eisenhower Security Board J. Robert Oppenheimer

McCarthy Reports Alarming CIA Infiltration Claims

Senator McCarthy told a subcommittee panel that evidence shows alarming Communist infiltration of the CIA and of hydrogen and atomic bomb plants, suggesting serious security concerns at top agencies and facilities.

Washington McCarthy Central Intelligence Agency CIA

Oppenheimer Seeks Commission Review on Brief and Hearing

The commission was asked to take the case under immediate consideration and to grant time to file a written brief by Monday with a later date set for argument before the commission. Oppenheimer, director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N J, was at his home there today.

Oppenheimer Institute For Advanced Study Princeton N. J Katherine Russell

Heavy Storms Struck Ohio Regions Heightened Damage

The Associated Press reports heavy storms and high winds across Ohio on Tuesday. A man was killed by lightning near Cadiz as trees blocked roads and rail lines. The Mercury between Cleveland and Cincinnati stalled near Delaware due to a fallen tree. Knox Morrow and Richland counties saw a near tornado and widespread property damage in Ashland County towns Jefferson Rock Creek Orwell.

Associated Press Ohio Cadiz Knox Morrow Richland New York Central Mercury Cleveland Cincinnati Delaware Jefferson Rock Creek Orwell Ashtabula

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Bidault By Eddy Gilmore Dems THE Inside the Times Ture Amr Naataar Ville Rosemount East Vanderpool Sciotoville Ihe Reds Fleety’ McComb Chips Portsmouth High Defense Department John Scali United Ward V. Evans Loyola University of Chicago Lloyd K. Garrison AEC K. D. Nichols Commission Personnel Security Review Board Ike Buckeye
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