Commerce Head To Quit GOP Post
Boston December 2 AP Sinclair Weeks a Boston industrialist named by President elect Eisenhower to be secretary of commerce said he will resign from the Republican National Finance Committee and sever all business ties as he takes office. Weeks 59 chairs the committee and holds directorships in Atlas Plywood First National Bank of Boston Reed and Barton Cambridge Wentworth Institute and other firms. His father was the late John W Weeks a former secretary of war under Harding. Weeks helped back Eisenhower and is credited with raising one million dollars for the campaign.
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Hotel Room Thief Used Request for Keys, Police Say
Murray Meckler a 24 year old waiter confessed to robbing over 100 hotel rooms in 18 months by simply asking clerks for the key to any room. Detectives arrested him on burglary charges and said he stole jewelry clothing and other valuables and spent the proceeds on horses and cards.
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Weather notes for Southern U area with light snow
The report shows rain and warmer conditions expected Wednesday afternoon with a low around 30 tonight. Yesterday's low was 23 and the high 35 with 1.60 inches of snow recorded from 7 a.m. yesterday to 7 a.m. today. Sunrise is 7 01 a.m. and sunset 4 37 p.m. The Daily Press is published evenings except Sundays and holidays by Southern Illinois Publications.
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Eisenhower names Durkin and Weeks to Cabinet posts
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower completes his cabinet with Martin P. Durkin of Chicago named secretary of labor and Sinclair Weeks of Boston named secretary of commerce. Walter Williams of Seattle is named under secretary of commerce. The roster also lists Vandenberg aide as White House secretary and names Wilson, Dulles, Humphrey, Benson, McKay, Durkin, Weeks, Brownell, and Summerfield in key posts.
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Reuther Seen Winner In CIO Presidency Battle
Walter P. Reuther appeared likely to become CIO president after a bitter union struggle. He claimed an overwhelming victory with rubber and oil unions backing him, while Allan S. Haywood and David J. McDonald resisted defeat as the convention vote loomed. The CIO opened with resolutions urging wage controls and inflation safeguards.
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Wife Killed In Crash Involving Sutton Man
Kelly Smith, 46, of Sutton West Virginia, died when his wife was killed and he was injured in a Saturday crash near Salem. Donald Parrotte, 25, of Ferguson Missouri, was driving another vehicle and collided with a truck on U S Highway 50 between Carlyle and Breese. Parrotte was not seriously injured. Smith was later treated for two fractured ribs.
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Durkin Named Labor Secretary Pick for Eisenhower
Martin P. Durkin, 58, AFL Plumbers Union president and Democratic lawmaker, named by President-elect Eisenhower as secretary of labor. He signals support for amending Taft Hartley rather than repealing it and hints at restoring mediation services to the Labor Department. Durkin, Chicago-born former Illinois labor director, is the first Catholic and sole Democrat in the incoming cabinet.
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Rhee Calls for All-Out Drive Against Reds in Korea
President Syngman Rhee urged an immediate all-out offensive to expel Chinese Communist forces from North Korea. He claimed victory could come without Japanese or Chinese Nationalist aid and warned the conflict could trigger a wider war if the Kremlin remains passive.
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Reed Outlines Tax Cut Plan
Rep Daniel A Reed plans an 11 percent cut in individual income taxes and elimination of the excess profits tax for corporations. The proposal aims to take effect when the new Congress convenes, with a 50 cent drop in the next year and the 1951 rate increases set to expire end of 1953. Reed expects bipartisan support as the first step in a Republican tax and spending reduction program.
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U S Jet Ace Notches Seventh in Korean Air Battle
Lt. James F. Low of Sausalito California shot down a Communist MIG15 in a clash between two U S Sabre jets and two MIGs deep in North Korea. It was his seventh kill of the war as snow and freezing cold blanket the Central Front and surrounding areas.
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Father of 13 Executed in Huntsville for Slaying Biologist
Alton Paris, a 60 year old Black man, was executed in Huntsville’s electric chair after being convicted of killing a state wildlife biologist who had caught him hunting on a game preserve. Paris faced the chair early today for the crime.
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IMF official defies questions amid call for dismissal
Sen. OConnor seeks Frank Coe removal as Internal Security subcommittee reopens hearings on alleged Communist ties in the U.N. and related agencies. Coe refused to answer on self incrimination grounds while confirming prior security denials and that Snyder pressed for his firing.
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Gang of 20 youths attack four teens in Chicago
Four teenage boys were beaten with tire chains and slashed with knives by a 20 member gang in Chicago on a Monday night. Charles Clifford, 19, identified the group as Chi Kats. a 17 year old girl, Roberta Salota, was with them and uninjured. Two victims, Kenneth Kowalski, 16, and Leonard Edwards, 17, were hospitalized. Clifford and Donald Rutherford, 17, were treated and released. The attack occurred when their car stalled at a Northwest Side intersection. A pistol was held to Edwards but not fired. Clifford said five members attacked him previously.
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Sex Changes Not Rare in New York Hospital
Medical authorities say sex change cases are less rare than believed with 10 undergoing treatment at Presbyterian Hospital in New York. The patients are described as pseudo hermaphrodites born with internal female organs and rudimentary male external organs. Surgery includes exploratory work, removal of external organs, and plastic procedures plus cortisone to restore gland function.
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Union Official on Trial for Murder in Slavery Era Labor Beating
Witness Edward Warren identified Harold Ward as the man who fatally beat William Foster with an iron pipe on October 3 during a non strike at International Harvester. Ward, 30, secretary of local 108 of the Independent Farm Equipment United Electrical Workers Union, faced previous acquittal in a separate assault case. The murder trial was expected to proceed to the jury.
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Indian plan sails through UN committee amid Red opposition
The United Nations Political Committee approved India's Korean peace proposal 53 to 5, with all five against from the Soviet bloc and nationalist China abstaining. Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky planned counter resolutions as the plan heads to the General Assembly for final approval and transmission to Korea. American delegates and allies welcomed broad support for the plan despite remaining opposition.
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Midwest Snow Hits Wide Areas From Minnesota to Kentucky
Wet weather brought snow rain and sleet across the central and eastern states with a fresh Midwest fall of one to four inches from eastern Minnesota and Iowa through Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Michigan to Ohio and Kentucky. Fog limited visibility in parts of the Middle Mississippi Valley and driving conditions were hazardous in many areas.
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Knetzer Bankruptcy Trial Delayed to January Fifth
Springfield dispatch reports that Robert L. Knetzer’s trial on charges of concealing assets in bank bankruptcy has been postponed until January 5.
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