Questionnaire Answers Indicate Inefficiency Causes Switch To Manager Plan
Editor notes this is second in a series on council manager government. League of Women Voters surveys show inefficiency in mayor council systems prompts adoption of a manager plan with trained personnel. Responses from Morgantown and Newburgh indicate marked improvements, limited graft, and general public approval, with debates on election methods and leadership.
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Elyria
League of Women Voters
Stanley Orr
U. S
Newburgh
N. Y
Rome
Morgantown
W. Va
Iowa City
Iowa
Auburn
Bill, Hart
Hart
James R. McCartney
Chamber of Commerce
A-Hart
McCartney
Citizens Committee
Charles D. Osborne
Eisenhower's campaign role hinges on coat tail aid
President Eisenhower’s plan to stay out of local congressional contests appears fragile under pressure. His Kentucky tour with Senator Cooper signals a shift toward open campaigning to bolster GOP prospects, with him attending Illinois and California events while avoiding direct involvement in many races.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Kentucky
John Sherman Cooper
Cooper
Alben W. Barkley
Georgia
Denver
Illinois
Paul Douglas
D-Ii
Elect
Eisenhowser
California
Jury Finds 4 Guilty Of Harboring Red Fugitive
A federal court jury in San Francisco convicted Sidney Steinberg Carl Ross Samuel Coleman and Shirley Kremen on two felony counts of conspiring to harbor and of harboring fugitive Robert Thompson the described Communist leader. The panel found the four accessory counts proven after a seven hour deliberation. Judge Goodman ordered them held for sentencing as motions for a new trial are considered. Patricia Blau was acquitted for lack of evidence.
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San Francisco
Robert Thompson
California
Sidney Steinberg
Communist Party
Carl Edwin Ross
Minnesota
Samuel Coleman
New York
Buffalo
Shirley Keith Kremen
Los Angeles
FBI
Sierra Underground
United States
Louis E. Goodman
Thompson
Ross
Coleman
Kremen
Steinberg
Goodman
U.S
Grotto Band to Hold Annual Rummage Sale
The El Rey Grotto Band hosts its Fourth Annual Rummage Sale on May 14 and 15 at 601 Oberlin Rd to raise funds for a June trip to the National Convention in Pittsburgh. The band, a five year winner with a national title and two state titles, will compete in marching events and perform at the Lorain and Elyria Memorial Day parades and a July 28 Cleveland Indians game. contacts for item pickup are Carl Turner Bob Bridgett and Bill Curtis of Elyria and Song of Lorain.
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el Rey
George Hecock
Elyria
Lorain
Carpet Cleaning Study Ordered by Agriculture Dept
The Agriculture Department has ordered a study of in place cleaning of cotton carpets and room size rugs. The study follows recommendations from the cotton and cottonseed research advisory committee which prioritized new uses for cotton in floor coverings as part of utilization research.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Cotton and Cottonseed Research Advisory Committee
Defenders in Atomic Drill Attack Today
Nine thousand airborne troops attacked Carolinas beachheads in Exercise Flash Burn. General Ridgway praised the 18th Airborne Corps after the mass drop, as the Army planned to hospitalize about 1000 men for radiation concerns but reported only nine minor injuries despite protective gear and geiger counters.
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FT. Bragg, N. C
Carolinas
Matthew B. Ridgway
18Th Airborne Corps
Rhineland
Say It Right Pronunciations From INN Names and Places
International News Service outlines how to pronounce key figures and places: Chau En-Lai as Chow En-Lie premier and foreign minister of China. Jawaharlal Nehru as Jah-wah-hur-lahi Neh-roo for India. Hanoi as Han-oy for the Indochinese city.
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Chau En-Lai
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jah-wah-hurh-lahi
Neh’ Roo
Hanoi
Han-oy
Ex POW Cleared on One Informer Charge in Army Court
In a Army court martial proceeding, ex POW Corporal Edward S. Dickenson of Crackers Neck Virginia is benched on two remaining charges accusing him of informing on a fellow prisoner and collaborating with Communist captors. He was previously acquitted of a charge that he informed on Corporal Martin Christensen after a hidden pistol was found. The defense plans to call about a dozen witnesses, with Capt. William R. Shadish expected to testify, while testimony by Christensen was limited by the judge. Christensen left the room after authorities barred parts of his testimony accusing Dickenson of signing documents while prisoners.
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Washington
INS
Cpl
Edward S. Dickenson
Young Crackers
William R. Shadish
North Korea
Yalu River
Dickenson
Martin Christensen
Richard F. Scarborough
Christensen
Hammond
Ind
Scarborough
Indiana
Governors Briefed On Problems Facing Nation
Washington reports say state governors gathered for a two day White House briefing by administration officials on national issues. Topics include foreign policy national security civil defense federal state relations and the economy. Officers include Vice President Nixon Walter Bedell Smith Robert Cutler Lewis Strauss and Allen Dulles.
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Washington
Indochina
White House
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Walter Bedell Smith
Robert Cutler
National Security Council
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Allen W. Dulles
Central Inteligence
Wisconsin GOP backs McCarthy with general vote of confidence
The Wisconsin Republican Party Executive Committee passed a resolution commending Senator Joseph R. McCarthy. State GOP chairman Robert Pierce called it a general vote of confidence, praising his courage amid attacks by left wing press and others and citing his stand against perceived Communist influence in government.
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Republic
Communist Party
Red Radio Propaganda Slip Slips on Korea Reference
Tokyo radio Peiping in a propaganda slip calls the Republic of Korea a term in reporting the Caneva conference opening. Earlier broadcasts had labeled South Koreans as the Syngman Rhee bandits the Rhee clique or the American puppets.
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Tokyo
Peiping
Slowdown In Wheat Stock Buildup in 1954-55
Farm spokesmen warn of a sharp slowdown in U.S. wheat stock accumulation for 1954-55 due to reduced this year's crop. Carryover stocks may halt as production falls, signaling tighter supplies ahead.
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Washington
U.S
Newsman Witnesses French Paratroops at Dienbienphu
MARVIN STONE reports from a C47 over Dienbienphu as French volunteers jump feet first into the siege. Heavy anti-aircraft fire, collapsing daylight, and a battlefield lit by napalm frame a grim scene as paratroopers descend to reinforce positions amid a chaotic air war and radar-guided Chinese guns.
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Dienbienphu
Hell
Vo Nguyen Giap
Cage Boy Mauled by Circus Tiger at Madison Square Garden
Charles Hicks of Kirksville Missouri, a Ringling Bros. circus worker, was mauled by Saipan the tiger in the Madison Square Garden basement. Guards beat the animal back with poles. Hicks was rushed to Polyclinic Hospital fearing possible amputation.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Charles Hicks
Kirksville
Ringling Bros
Saipan
Hicks
Polyclinic Hospital
Korea Aid Held Up By Ban On Japan Imports
Seoul sources say over 12.6 million dollars in U S Foreign Operations Administration funds for South Korea are blocked due to Korea’s ban on Japanese imports. FDA halted 24 requests totaling 12,632,720 dollars as Korea bars Japan, risking 50 to 60 million more in aid and delaying rehabilitation efforts.
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Korea
Japan
Seoul
U. S. Foreign Operations Administration
South Korea
Republic of Korea
FDA
U. S
Washington
FOA
Bank of Korea
Cally
Tyler Wood
Three Plant Veterans Receive Stainless Watches
Three veteran National Tube Co. employees were honored at the superintendent’s luncheon for 40 to 43 years of service. Edwin C. Keyes, Charles C. Milliken, and John Verbanek received stainless steel watches, presented by Assistant General Superintendent L. F. Sattele. They are among 192 workers scheduled to receive watches.
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National Tube Co
Edwin C. Keyes
Elyrian
Charles C. Milliken
John Verbanek
Butt
Mill
400 Persons to Hear Senator as Democrats Dine
U S Senator Warren Magnuson of Washington will be the keynote speaker at the Jackson Jefferson Day dinner in Lorain. The banquet at the Hungarian Reformed Church will draw more than 400 attendees at 10 dollars each, with funds for the 13th Congressional District. Magnuson, a Pacific pact advocate, cited efforts to stop Communism in the Far East and led a 1952 Far East survey for the Senate Appropriations Committee. Co chairs are Virginia Saylor and Harriette Vanca, with Judge George Steinemann as toastmaster.
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U. S
Warren Magnuson
State of Washington
Lorain
Magnuson
31St St
Globe Ave
13Th
Washington
Far East
Macnuson
Senate Appropriations Committee
World News Today
Sen
Pacific
U. S. Senate
Virginia Saylor
Oberlin
House of Representatives
Steinemann
Dem
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