Senate Panel Demands Secret Report On War Prison Atrocities
Senate Appropriations Committee summoned Acting Secretary of State Walter Bedell Smith for a private briefing on Communist atrocities against Allied war prisoners. Chairman Styles Bridges announced a second session with Defense Department officials and sought testimony from Col. James M. Hanley.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Walter Bedell Smith
Capitol
Styles Bridges Rnh
Smith
Defense Department
U. N
Bridges
Fatal Island Road Crash Claims John P. Miranda
John P. Miranda, 21, of Cleveland, died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a one vehicle crash on Island Road near Route 10. The 1949 Plymouth rolled after losing control on a curve, striking a utility pole, with Miranda suffering a fractured skull and internal injuries. He had served four years in the armed forces and recently worked as a New York Central Railroad switch attendant.
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John P. Miranda
Guthrie Avenue
Cleveland
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Island Road
Route 10
Miranda
Joseph Granda
James Howard
Fulton Funeral Home
Grafton
Sudro-Curtis
New York Central Railroad
Route 16
Grand Jury Probes Vice Conditions in Black River Township
The Lorain County grand jury launched an investigation into vice conditions in Black River Township issuing subpoenas for three witnesses Sheriff Carl Finegan and two Lorain newspaper staff Rob ert Sanders and James Mahoney to appear Foreman Jack Lipp led the jury in session since Tuesday Testimony was to be a major milestone before adjournment expected late today A report on the investigation and cases presented by the prosecutor's staff was due after adjournment
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Lorain
Battle Casualties Up 324 In Week
The Defense Department reports 324 added American casualties in Korea this week, totaling 133,787 since the war began. The rise includes 63 dead, 247 non fatally wounded, and 14 missing. The overall tally now lists 23,575 dead 97,115 wounded 11,521 missing with 2365 prisoners and 1.3 percent long missing men back to duty.
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Washington
INS
Defense Department
Korea
Shell Explodes Near Freedom Gate Bridge in Korea
An artillery shell exploded near Freedom Gate Bridge on the road to Panmunjom as an ambulance convoy carrying Communist prisoners to the exchange area approached. The 8th Army said the convoy was at a safe distance from the blast.
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Munsan
Korea
Freedom Gate Bridge
Panmunjom
8Th Army
Weather Update for Northeastern Ohio
Northeastern Ohio sees mostly cloudy skies with wind and warmer temperatures this afternoon and tonight. Scattered showers are possible this evening with a high near 54. A 24 hour precipitation total of .16 inch was recorded through 8 pm Tuesday.
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Ohio
Firelands High School to Get Modern Facilities
Voters across Brownhelm Camden Florence and Henrietta approved a 664000 bond for a new Firelands High School to open bids May 1 for a Vermilion road site in Henrietta township. The 1954 completion will add a large cafeteria gym jazz studio library and modern classrooms plus athletic fields and a vocational ag program.
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Firelands High School
Firelands
Brownhelm
Camden
Florence
Henrietta
Vermilion Road
Henrietta Township
Lorain County
Milton E. Murphy
Akron
Beiswenger and Hoch
Living Cost Index Rises for Urban Families
The Labor Department reported a 0.2 percent increase in the cost of living for urban families from Feb 15 to March 15, driven mainly by a 1.5 percent rise in prices for miscellaneous goods and services, notably cigarettes after price controls were removed. The March 15 index stood at 113.6 percent of the 1947-49 average, up from 113.4 in February, and 1.1 percent higher than a year ago. Wage contracts remain unaffected as escalator clauses use the old index. The March 15 figure will be released later this month.
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Washington
INS
Department
Constitutionality Of Turnpike Act Questioned
Cuyahoga County Commissioner Henry W. Spaeth urged officials to study whether the toll road segment in the county should be taxed. He cited Ohio Supreme Court orders that municipally operated entities like the Cleveland Transit Company and Cleveland Stadium pay taxes, challenging the act's tax exemption.
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Cleveland
INS
Cuyahoga County
Henry W. Spaeth
Spaeth
Cleveland Transit Company
Cleveland Stadium
Ohio Supreme Court
Traffic Accident Injures Two Lorain Men
Wallace Kiege of Lorain was discharged from Bay View Hospital after a crash that occurred just before midnight Monday. Robert Morning of Lorain was reported improved with a torn shoulder ligament a broken left leg and a sprained back from the collision with a steel truck.
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Cleveland
Wallace Kiege
Bay View Hospital
Robert Morning
Kiege
Morning
Infant Victim Of Asphyxiation In Bed
Four month old Cindy Lou James of Columbia was found dead in bed with blankets around her head and nose and mouth pressed against a pillow. Her twin Cathy Sue woke at feeding time and alerted parents around 6 a.m. Coroner S. C. Ward ruled the death asphyxiation, noting the infant had likely died earlier. The body is to be removed to Coshocton for burial after services at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home. Survivors include parents Lawrence James, the twin, and three grandparents.
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Cindy Lou James
Lawrence James
R.D. 1
Station Road
Columbia
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Cathy Sue
Cindy Lou
Lorain County
S. C.ward
Sudro‘Curtig Funeral Home
Coshocten
John James
Berea
Charles H. McCoy
Comocton
Allied Bombs And Bullets Rain On Korea Battlefront
U N fighter bombers flew 182 sorties targeting front line positions. They wrecked 77 gun emplacements 30 bunkers 32 caves and many buildings and shelters. South Korean troops killed or wounded about 50 Chinese in Chorwon Valley amid limited ground contact across the 8th Army front. An evening communique said action continued with few contacts and earlier reports of an attack south of Panmunjom were erroneous.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Chorwon
8Th Army
Panmunjom
U. N
Mrs. Amy D. Brownell Dies After Long Illness
Elyria resident Mrs. Amy D. Brownell wife of George H. Brownell died at home after a lingering illness. Born January 27 1877 she was a 1895 Elyria High School graduate and member of local clubs and DAR. Survived by husband daughter grandchildren and sister. Funeral services Friday at 2 p m. at Harold Dicken Funeral Home with burial in Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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Amy D. Brownell
Elyria
George H. Brownell
Park Avenue
Brownell
Elyria High School
First Congregational Church
Monday Colonial Club
W. D. Humphrey
Findlay
Barbara B
William B
Cloyd D. Gull
Harold Dicken
B. Kenneth Anthony
Ridgelawn Cemetery
13 Year Old Boy Missing
The family of Jack Beal, 13, 419 Elm Street, reported him missing since Monday morning. He weighs 99 pounds and wears blue jeans, a maroon jacket and a baseball cap.
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Jack Beal
Elm Street
Freed Allied Prisoners Describe Brutality in Captivity
Reports from Panmunjom indicate more than 2,165 Allied soldiers died in Red captivity due to gruelling marches, malnutrition, and lack of medical care. Repatriation proceeds with 14 Americans slated for release Thursday as exchanges begin, with accounts from liberated prisoners detailing dysentery, forced marches, and neglect.
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Panmunjom
INS
Reds
Alan Winnington
U. S. Seventh Division
Old Baldy
Vegas
Reno
United Nations Command
Justice Lord Delivers Driver Jail Sentence
Jack E. Vincent of 375 Broad Street was fined 150 dollars and costs and ordered to serve three days in Lorain County jail after appearing before Justice of the Peace C. Lord on drunk driving charges. His car left Gulf road, struck a guard rail, then veered into a field causing crop and irrigation damage.
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Jack E. Vincent
Broad Street
Lorain County
Justice of the Peace Sc. C. Lord
Vincent
Gulf Road
Lester Younizy
RD. 1
Elyria
Senator Urges Big Three Talks in London Senate proposes three-way meeting
Washington senator Hunt D Wye called for President Eisenhower to go more than halfway with Soviet Premier Malenkov and convene a Big Three conference in London. He argued such a meeting could stop world tensions at the source and urged Churchill to help arrange the talks amid Korea truce discussions.
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Washington
INS
Hunt
Malenkov
Churchill
London
Funds Grow for Elyria Cancer Crusade Lights On Phase
An additional 300 is raised for the Lights On phase of the Elyria Cancer Crusade, reported by local chairman Mrs. Earl E. Ware. Contributions from missed Monday donors are urged at Lorain County Bank, with home visits offered. The drive runs through April, with Lorain County’s quota at 20 000 and Elyria’s at 7 500.
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Earl E. Ware
Two Men Injured In Lorain Area Car Accident
A 6:40 am Tuesday crash on Broadway extension about a mile south of Lorain injured two men. Virgil H. Graver 23 of Lorain faced reckless operation charges after skidding and losing control, veering into John William Turbeck 48 of Amherst whose car was coming from the opposite direction. Passenger Tony Jones suffered injuries. Graver had an abrasion on a right little finger.
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Broadway
Lorain
John William Turbeck
Leavitt Road
Amherst
Virgil H. Graver
West 14Th Street
Graver
Turbeck
Tony Jones
West 13Th Street
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