Russia demands Australia hand over spy boss Petrov
Canberra reports Soviet note demanding Australia hand over Vladimir Petrov the so called spy boss of the Kremlin network in Australia. Petrov who sought asylum last week allegedly stole embassy funds by forgery. The note warned that Petrov documents may be forgeries and urged Australia to deny asylum while a royal commission investigates Soviet espionage activities.
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Canberra
Australia
Vladimir Petrov
Nikolai Generalov
Petrov
Kremlin
Robert G. Men‘zies
Commonwealth
Glass Firm Blames Pits On Normal Road Wear
The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. blamed windscreen pits on normal road wear from gravel and de-icing materials after examining 150 cars. New cars showed no pitting. older, higher mileage vehicles were more affected. other parts showed similar marks. Atomic scientists dismissed radioactivity as the cause, while Dr. Winfrid Overholser noted concerns across the country and urged careful consideration.
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United Press
University of Chicago
Argonne National Laboratory
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Winfrid Overholser
Washington
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Seattle
New England
New Car Involved In Henrietta Hill Crash Demolished
A new car and a second vehicle were destroyed in a head on collision on Route 113 at Henrietta Hill. Two Norwalk women and two Lorain men were hospitalized with multiple injuries after Eagle failed to stop for a car ahead and veered into oncoming traffic. Investigators note Eagle had earlier brake warnings but say brakes may not have contributed. Further investigation ongoing.
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Amherst Hospital
Henrietta Hill
Route 113
Norwalk
Fanny Peterson
Milan Ave
Minnie Pitkins
Harrison Ave
Roy and
Okey Eagle
Squire St
Lorain
State Highway Patrol
Peterson
Leland Moore
Amherst
Eagle
City Government Survey Discussion Set By League of Women Voters
City officials and the public are invited to an open 7 30 p m May 5 meeting in council chambers to discuss a survey of about 30 cities using the council manager form. The goal is to help citizens compare government forms and study potential committees.
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League of Women Voters
League
Stanley Orr
Orr
Chamber of Commerce
Elyria’s
Chronicle- Telegram
Mitchell Knittle
Knittle
Navarre plan shapes Dienbienphu crisis and grave decisions
The Navarre plan named after Gen. Henri Navarre aims to break Vietminh operations by supplying nine French battalions from West Germany and Korea while training native troops to seize coastal zones and pacify areas after French expeditionary forces move on. If Dienbienphu falls, decisive shifts in Paris Washington and other capitals loom, though the war could continue as guerrilla fighting.
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Dienbienphu
Christian de Castries
Washington
Sen
Homer Ferguson
Senate
Henri-Eugene Navarre
Indochina
de Castries
Paris
Navarre
West Germany
Korea
Vietnam
Ben Whitaker Dies at 60 in Dallas
Dallas oil man and race horse owner Ben F. Whitaker died at age 60 after a heart attack last Tuesday and was hospitalized since then. He owned the famous thoroughbred Requested and had been a prominent figure in local racing circles. Funeral arrangements were being made today.
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Dallas
Tex
Ben F. Whitaker
Whitaker
Lorain Naval Reserve Unit Shines In Zone Inspection
Lorain Division Navy unit Lorain Naval Reserve Surface Division 4 105 undergoes a three part inspection personnel training administration with white hat inspection as the first day of the fiscal year. Inspectors Cmdr Robert O Toole Lt C J Converse and Lt P W Bauman praise the unit led by Lt Cmdr Robert Boylan while final Forrestal trophy results are weeks away. The top three in each division advance to divisional honors and 35 units remain in the running for the national trophy.
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Dan Boyd
Elyria
Boyd
Lorain Naval Reserve
Lorain County
Naval Reserve
Robert O'Toole
Cleveland Naval Reserve Training Center
Navy
Cmdr
C. J. Converse
Hamilton Training Center
P. W. Bauman
Canton
Robert Boylan
Lorain
Budget Presented To Supreme Soviet Sets Record Spend
Moscow Finance Minister Arseni G. Zverev presented a 571,000,000,000 ruble budget to the Supreme Soviet, earmarking about 25,050,000,000 for defense, the largest in Soviet history. The defense estimate is roughly nine percent below the 1953 level, with the 1953 defense total near 47,540,000,000 rubles.
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Moscow
Arseni G. Zverev
Supreme Soviet
Zverev
Soviet Union
Defense Official Blasts McCarthy Charges As Lie
Washington reports the Senate probe of McCarthy's clash with Army officials advances with hearings set for Thursday. Mundt chairs the 10:30 a.m. EST inquiry as rules ensure equal cross examination. Dworshak named to replace McCarthy during the hearings.
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McCarthy
Washington
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin Republican
Karl E. Mundt
S. D
Henry Dworshak
Idaho
Dworshak
GOP
S Operations Committee
Mundt
Army
Hensel
Stevens
Adams
McCarthy Prepares Texas Speech Amid Hensel Dispute
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin finishes a non political Houston address while again charging Assistant Defense Secretary H. Struve Hensel with masterminding the Army case against him. He declines to repeat specifics without immunity and says a libel suit may follow if repeated.
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Hensel
McCarthy
Houston
San Jacinto Battleground
Mexico
Mundt
Joseph McCarthy
Army
H. Strive Hensel
Left
Defense
Henry Dworshak
Idaho
Tex
INS
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
H. Struve Hensel
Wisconsin
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Blood Tests Show Zaharias In Good Health After Cancer
Beaumont Texas reports blood tests show golfer Babe Zaharias in very satisfactory condition a year after cancer operation. She will rest six weeks and stay away from professional tournaments. The article notes prior oath issues linked to Senate investigations.
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Beaumont
Tex
Babe Zaha-rias
Sales Rise At Thew Shovel Company Meeting
C B Smythe president told shareholders at Lorain that 1953 declines bottomed in January and sales improved through February and March, with April trends suggesting a 50 percent second quarter rise. Forecasts show earnings between 50 and 60 cents per share as construction activity increases. Net sales for quarter ended March 31 1954 estimated at 5.63 million with net income around 0.05 million and 11 cents per share on 455,946 shares. prior year first quarter net income was 0.054 million or 1.22 per share.
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C. B. Smythe
Thew Shovel Company
Lorain
Smythe
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