Inspectors target shortages in Portsmouth fire facilities
City officials review a National Board of Fire Underwriters report labeling Portsmouth undermanned with inadequate engine and ladder company facilities. It urges water mains improvements, added personnel, training facilities, and safer buildings, while praising overall efficiency amid aging equipment.
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Portsmouth
National Board of Fire Unaderwriters
Seventh St
East End
Hilltop
Sciotoville
Robert B. Layton
Ike Dedicates New AFL-CIO Headquarters in Washington
President Eisenhower dedicates the AFL-CIOs four million dollar granite headquarters across Lafayette Park from the White House. The event follows a cornerstone laying ceremony held a year earlier when the labor merger formed the AFL. Beginning March 29, the AFL-CIO Executive Council meets four days to discuss politics organizing problems and internal conflicts. Major topics include AFL-CIO complaints against the Teamsters Union with President George Meany at odds with Teamster President Dave Beck, who attends the sessions after boycotting a prior meeting. The dispute centers on Teamsters go slow orders and mergers of AFL and IQ state groups amid ILA tensions and gangland concerns.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Iapl-Cio
Lafayette Park
White House
AFL
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
Teamster
Dave Beck
Executive Council
Beck
International Longshoremen’s Assn
AFL Cio
George Meany
ILA
Kiss In Auto Water Causes Wreck and Arrest
James E. Compton, 22, of Sciotoville, drove east on Third Street at 2 30 am Sunday and kissed his girlfriend, losing control of the car and striking a parked vehicle. The girl was hurt and left the scene. Compton was charged with intoxication. Separate incidents include a crash involving Moore and a report of water damage at the Scioto County Courthouse from a clogged toilet drain.
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James E. Compton
Harding Ave
Sciotoville
Compton
Third St
A. W. Drummond
Wit. Moore
Barg's
Scioto County
Fourth Moor County
GOP
Naminstine
Nto
Commissioners
Karl Kaylor
Burl E. Justice
Pentagon plans deeper underground defense cavern
Elton C Fay in Washington reports the Pentagon plans expanded construction at the Ft Ritchie Maryland complex and Rock Raven Mountain to serve as an underground defense nerve center in case of an attack on Washington. The project already holds about 35 million dollars and is tied to a broader military appropriation awaiting Congress action.
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Ay Elton
C. Fay
Washington U
Pentagon
Maryland
Washington
Congress
Ft. Ritchie
Rock Raven Mountain
Defense Department
Continental
United States
U S Brass Seeks Limits on Foreign Aid Cuts
Washington reports say U S military leaders oppose reducing foreign aid by a larger amount and want cuts capped at 129 million. The House began consideration of a proposed 4.9 billion dollar foreign aid program with large reductions debated.
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U.S
Washington
Pentagon
Rep. Vorys
R-Ohin
House
Eisenhower
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Inside The Times: Comics Death Notices Editorial Page
Brief glance at the Portsmouth section hints at a traditional newspaper page structure with comics, obituaries, editorials, markets, radio and television notes, round about items, social affairs, sports, theaters and continued coverage. The readable bits suggest a standard Sunday tabloid mix from the era.
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Portsmouth
Ring Is Recovered In Armed Robbery Theft Case
City detective Harold Tinsley recovers a $3,000 diamond ring stolen last December from Louis Distel of Tri State Novelty Co. The ring resurfaced after clues from local jewelers and a man in a trucker outfit. driver Glyde Sheets, 37, of Campbell Ave, is identified as the suspect.
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Harold Tinsley
Sheets
Hobart McAllister
Tri-State Novelty Co
Gallia St
Louis Distel
Tinsley
Mr. Sheets
Mr. McAllister
East End
Glyde Sheets
Campbell Ave
California primary shapes final day of Democratic race
Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver predicted victory in California as the final direct clash for 68 Democratic National Convention votes. They also noted New York Montana and South Dakota primaries, with Kefauver poised to gain delegates in Montana and South Dakota. Eisenhower delegates in New York remain unopposed as Harriman distances himself from the race.
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Associated Press
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes
Kefauver
California
Stevenson
Florida
Fisenhowler
New York
Montana
South Dakota
Eisenhower
Averell Harriman
Wes
Harriman
Tito Ignores Stalin Casket in Kremlin Visit
Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito toured the Lenin Stalin Mausoleum in Red Square, laid a wreath, then briskly passed Lenin’s casket and ignored Stalin’s body. He and aides moved through the Kremlin tombs and departed eight minutes after arriving.
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Moscow
Tito
Stalin
Communist Family of Nations
Soviet Union
Red Square
Josip Broz Tito
Titi
Lenin
Kremlin
Tita
North Korean Offer Rejected At Armistice Talks
The United Nations Command rejected a North Korean proposal to soften the order expelling the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission from South Korea. Major General Robert Gard said the demand was not acceptable. The talks followed the U.N. order for truce supervision teams to withdraw to the DMZ.
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U.N
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
South Korea
Robert Gard
U.S
Joint Military Armistice ‘S Commission
Chung Kook Rok
Gard
U.N. Command
North
Detectives Probe Blasts At Two Homes
Explosions at the homes of Portsmouth High School and East High principals appear to be pranks. A note and a dagger left at the Fournier residence suggest a threat to PHS. Detectives seek witnesses while officials deem the incidents likely prank activity with no serious injuries.
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Edward Fournier
Coles Blvd
Portsmouth High School
St A.m
Teachor W. Smith
Marshall Ave
Sciotoville
East High School
PHS
Tournier
Document Of Red Attack Is Released By Khrushchev
The State Department released a 25000 word version of Khrushchev's February 24 to 25 speech condemning Stalin. He alleged Stalin used terror, purged associates, and distrusted leaders, claiming Molotov and Mikoyan would have spoken differently if Stalin had remained in power.
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John M. Rightover
Washington
Nikita
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Anastasi
Mikoyan
Russia
Klementy Y. Voroshilov
Voroshilov
Allonc
Dice Taler
State Department
Ion
Molotov
Soviet Union
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Nikoli A. Bulganin
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Sciota Trail
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Kieblep
Ead
Layton
Lve
Ohio Inspection Bureau
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Linda Lewis
Malarsha Swinsky
Mercury
Ike
Dvoids Headon
Crash
Moore
Portsmouth General Hospital
Nauvon
Merlin
Runnels
Harn- Santa Barbara
Ohio
Katharine MacDonald Holmes
Inside the Times
Distel
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Michigan
T. W. Smuth
East High
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