05 Jun 1954
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Times
Location
Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1954
Page
1
Eisenhower wins key victory as Senate Finance Committee votes 9 to 4 with two abstentions to back the House tax bill provision granting relief on dividend income. The panel expects to finish drafting next week with floor action not likely until around June 21.
Honduras faces a month-long strike alarmed by alleged Communist influence as U S aid boosts army expansion. Police jail strike leaders while army units patrol the north coast as United Fruit operations suffer and banana production declines. Carlos Castillo Armas leads Guatemalan exile movement from Tegucigalpa though Honduran officials downplay war risk.
A massive blaze at the Institute plant of Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corp near Charleston injures at least 49 as five explosions rock the area. About 200 workers were on site. roughly 40 are plant employees. Firefighters battled the flames for hours while windows shattered in nearby towns.
Geneva dispatch reports the United States began direct negotiations with Red China to secure release of about 83 Americans detained in China. The unofficial tally lists 54 civilians and 29 military personnel, with further meetings planned and no recognition implied by the talks.
Scioto County Receiving Hospital will be dedicated Sunday afternoon June 27 Dr. Thomas A McMahon superintendent announced. State Welfare Department officials will visit to plan the ceremonies Gov Frank J Lausche and other state leaders are expected to attend. If equipment arrives on time the hospital will accept patients before the dedication.
A catalog listing sections including Church Announcements 7-10 Comics 27 Death Notices 18 Editorial Page 6 Radio and Television 22 Round About Portsmouth 4 Social Affairs 15-17 Sports 20-21 Theaters 11.
James Dickey Post hosts about 200 war veterans for the 7th District American Legion convention. Joseph Deutschle of Columbus will speak and district officers will be elected. The event includes eight counties and a welcome by Richmond Dale’s Roscoe Collins, with delegates to the national convention chosen.
The A-Plant in Portsmouth reported week ending May 29 with 19 887 employed and projections to exceed 20 000 soon. Employment rose by 595 that week while hiring halls showed few job seekers and the Waverly pipefitters and welders hall stood vacant Friday. City officials led by City Manager Robert E Layton visited the plant. accompanying the group were Finance Director James L Williams Fire Chief Howard Kiebler and Service Director Clyde Zuene Ernest Layton father of Manager Layton joined the visit.
Contractors apply blacktop surfacing on Route 23 Scioto County with Ohio Asphalt Paving Corp nearing completion from Club Franklin to north of Club 23. Red Eagle Corp lays new pavement from the state garage to Lucasville. Traffic flows in updated sections while berms are finished.
Senator McCarthy declares long secret phone transcripts destroy the Army case against him. He frames yesterday’s hearings as a step toward final victory and cites Stevens remarks about Schine as evidence of exaggeration by Army officials. The telecast transcripts, released after a long delay, include Stevens remark from March 8 about preferred treatment claims.
Marshall Rosene was elected Friday afternoon as president of the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce for the 1954 55 year. He assumes duties immediately and succeeds Harold Whitlatch who served last year. The new board also reelected J Richardson Thomas and Duncan Baxter as vice presidents Vernon Miller as treasurer and E D Dougherty as national councilor James V Skaates was reap pointed secretary manager. The board will form a committee to study extending water service to outlying areas amid a county survey on the best path forward.
Harold Giles Hoffman, 58, longtime Republican figure who led New Jersey from 1935 to 1937 and drew national attention during the Lindbergh kidnapping case, died Friday.
A South Webster Ohio Marine William G Collier 20 says he was blown clear when two Skyraider bombers collided over the Everglades. Two pilots 2nd Lt Ray M Holton 21 Alpharetta Ga and 2nd Lt Harry Proudian 24 Los Angeles were killed. The crash occurred near Homestead during instrument flight practice.
Washington rep Holifield says testimony reveals a serious rift within the Atomic Energy Commission over granting more power to the chairman. The five commissioners debated whether the chairman should be named as the principal officer, with Smyth Murray and Strauss weighing in on leadership and operation of the agency.
A King Brothers Circus truck carrying trained horses plunged 25 feet off an embankment two miles east of Oil City Pa killing three men and destroying seven of twelve horses.
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