Primaries Shape Tight Kentucky Tennessee Senate Battles
United Press reports six states vote this week with Tennessee's close Senate contest between Kefauver and Sutton and Kentucky's bid involving Barkley and Cooper. Other races see incumbents with little opposition while Missouri focuses on congressional renomination. Kansas Michigan Missouri West Virginia also on ballots. Barkley seeks return to Senate after four terms. Cooper enjoys Eisenhower backing. Kefauver-Sutton feud highlights televised crime era politics. Jenkins-Gregory race also noted. Missouri emphasizes congressional bids as primary day approaches.
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Washington
Senate
Tennessee
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Kansas
Michigan
Missouri
West Virginia
House
Barkley
John Sherman Cooper
Henry Clay
Cooper
Eisenhower
TVA
Sen Estes ‘Kefauver
Pat Sutton
Tax Law Overhaul Aims To Streamline Nation’s System
Washington reports Congress enacted a 1000 page tax code to codify and revise years of conflicting laws. The plan, led by Rep. Daniel Reed, cuts hundreds of existing rules and writes many revenue regulations into the law, promising over a billion dollars in annual savings for taxpayers and firms.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Daniel A. Reed
R-N.y
Reed
House
Ways and Means
Internal Revenue Service
Billio
Lancaster Man Chosen To Head Legion In Ohio
A Lancaster man James Wagonseller was named commander of the Ohio Department of the American Legion. He is a World War II B 24 gunner who succeeds Howard Co. Kingdom of Conneaut. Elected with him were Lustic Cleveland first vice commander Thacker Marion second vice commander Collins Mentor treasurer Buckley Shaker Heights chaplain Whitemeyer Louisville national executive committee. The convention adopted veteran bonus for Korean War, urged severance with Soviet Russia, rejected praise for McCarthy and Cohn. Bellefontaine Drum and Bugle Corps won its class Canton post band top outfit. Batari Trap, a cricket precursor, will be played on floodlit greens in England.
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Cincinnati
James Wagonseller
Ohio Department of the American Legion
Wagonseller
Howard Co
Kingdom of Conneaut
Philip Lustic
Cleveland
Fred Thacker
Marion
William Collins
Joseph Buckley
Shaker Heights
Clarence Whitemeyer
Louis
Sville
U.S
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Roy M. Cohn
Bellefontaine
Canton Post
Tunisian Nationalist Leaders Released in Detente Move
France frees Neo Destour leaders including Mongi Shm from detention as Pierre Mendes France seeks to reduce Tunisia tension and advance home rule. Habib Bourghiba may be released soon as Bey consults nationalist politicians on a new all-Tunisian government. In Morocco, terrorists strike, killing, burning, and sabotaging as Fez police quell a deadly riot.
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Tunis
Tunisia
France
Neo - Destour
Independence
Mongi Shm
Pierre Mendes - France
Habib Bourghiba
Mendes - France
Protectorate
Morocco
Mit
Fez
Not
Colson President Joins National Business Group
Robert A. Pritzker, 28, president of Colson Corporation, was elected to the Young Executives Organization, a national group for under 40 leaders heading firms with at least $1 million in annual gross sales. Colson reported 1953 sales of $11,665,616, a historic high. The company makes casters, wheel chairs, and material handling gear.
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Robert A. Pritzker
Colson Corporation
Young Executives Organization
Association of
Pritzker
Colson
U N Denies Red Invasion Charge At Panmunjom
The United Nations rejected Chinese Communist claims that two Allied soldiers invaded Communist soil and sparked a gun battle in the western front demilitarized zone. The UN callous to identify the soldiers or allow viewing of bodies, while the Communists reported an MP wounded.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.N
Commu
Sts
United Nations
U. N
Western Front
Three Car Derailment Halts Pennsylvanian Freight Train
An investigation was opened into a three car derailment that occurred Sunday in Columbus Union Station west yards, shortly after a passenger tram passed. The incident disrupted Chicago bound service as the freight cars jumped the tracks.
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Columbus II
Pennsylvania Railroad
Columbus’ Union Station
Beauty expert John Robert Powers to write Secrets of Charm
Eminent beauty authority John Robert Powers will begin a daily column Secrets of Charm on The Chronicle-Telegram's Women's Pages, sharing tips on grace, beauty, and charm for housewives and women of all stations. Powers, famed for his Powers Girls, reflects on his journey from farmer to modeling agency head while promoting self-improvement and poise.
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John Robert Powers
America
Chronicle-Telegram
Powers
New York
Locust Valley
Long Island
Patricia
Phillipsburg
N. J
Glamor
Hearing Opens on Rules for Telephone Standards in Ohio
The Ohio Public Utilities Commission opened the first public hearing in the nation on minimum standards for telephone service. The proposed rules cover local and long distance service, maintenance, repairs, transmission, delayed calls, and record keeping. If adopted, the rules become law within 10 days of filing, with some improvements due by July 1956. officials say the order provides a yardstick to measure service quality and streamline handling of subscriber complaints.
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Columbus
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Florida
Ralph A. Winter
Winter
Victims in Ohio Weekend Accidents Reach Fourteen
The International News Service reports at least 14 people died in Ohio accidents over the weekend. Among the dead were Eddie Roush a 27 year old electrician from Addison killed by electrocution near Gallipolis, P D Van Rheeden a service man killed in a three mile south of Brilliant collision, and several others including drownings in a gravel pit near Lancaster and two Tennessee hitchhikers struck on Route 3 near Washington Court House. Additional fatalities include Rev Seth B Norviel 85 of Bainbridge killed in a Rt 70 crash, pedestrian Charles W Pierson 43 near Georgetown, Lou H Grance 63 near Ashland-Wayne line, William Wallace Roy 53 struck by a train near Powhatan, 12 year old William D Bartlett killed on Rt 40 in Hebron, Mrs Julean Sanders 24 drowned at Gordon Park, Walter Selby 11 drowned in the Maumee River, and Ronald Henry 17 killed in a Toledo area crash.
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Ohio
Eddie Roush
Addison
Kyger Creek
Gallipolis
P. D. van Rheeden
Brilliant
Clarence William Duffner
Lancaster
Tennessee
Washington Court House
James Andrew Gosnell
RFD
Sevierville
Tenn
Tugene Smith
Knoxville
Seth B. Norviel
Bainbridge
Rt. 70
Wilmington
Charles W. Pierson
Rt. 131
Georgetown
Lou H. Grance
Bay Village
Ashland
Wayne County
State Highway Patrol
Grance
William Wallace Roy
Norfolk and Western Railway
Powhatan
Scioto County
William D. Bartlett
Hebron
Ion Rt. 40
Julean Sanders
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Gordon Park
Walter Selby
Toledo
Maumee
Ronald Henry
Sylvania
World War II Veterans Head DAV Group
World War II veterans won control of the seven member executive committee of the Ohio Department of Disabled War Veterans at its 33rd annual convention in Columbus. Edward L. Knight was elected department commander, Harold O. Parke senior commander, Romulus R. Duvall junior vice commander, and five WWII veterans joined the committee: James Norcera, Harold Todd, Clayton Protsman, Albert Daniels, and Paul Frederick. The group passed a resolution urging a strong fight to regain state funding for veterans welfare programs, recently ruled unconstitutional.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Disabled War
Edward L. Knight
Lebanon
Harold O. Parke
Romulus R. Duvall
Lorain
James V. Norcera
Steubenville
Harold Todd
Zanesville
Clayton L. Protsman
Elida
Albert L. Daniels
Greenfield
Paul E. Frederick
Cincinnati
Soil Conservation District Supervisors Meet Tonight
Soil Conservation District Supervisors will meet tomorrow at 8 20 p m in Room 214 Elyria Block to finalize plans for a tour fair exhibits and the second pasture inspection.
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Soil Conservation District
Elyria Block
Prisoner Escapes via Jail Improvement Hole
Whitehall Wisconsin a jail improvement project backfired when Henry Knockenderfer a 50 year old forgery suspect from Menomonie escaped through a 24 by 12 inch opening cut for wiring or heating work.
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Whitehall
Wis
Tempealeau County
Henry Knockenderfer
Menomonie
Beauty Champ Plans To Enter Oberlin College
East Orange teenager Joan Waller age 19 was named Miss New Jersey and will compete in the Miss America Pageant in September. She won a $500 scholarship to attend Oberlin College in Ohio. Waller is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 136 pounds, and measures 36 3/4 25 and 36 inches.
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Atlantic City
N. J
New Jersey
Oberlin College
Joan Waller
East Orange
Miss New
Eleven Victims Buried After Worst U S Single Car Crash
WHITESBURG Ky UP Eleven victims of the nation s worst single car traffic accident were buried in six graves as the sole survivor Hexie Maxie 23 a miner from Millstone Ky faced a grim outlook. The crash on Pine Mountain Sunday claimed four adults and seven children. Maxie wife and children perished. he saved others then survived with severe burns. Over 1500 people viewed the bodies as funeral services were planned. Martha Gibson 17 to be buried at Big Branch Cemetery while the others go to Cheese Fork Cemetery McRoberts.
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Whitesburg
Pine Mountain
Hexie Maxie
Millstone
Maxie
A. B. Carter
Fleming Hospital
Archie Craft
Letcher County
Tom Brown
Martha Gibson
Line Creek
Craft Funeral Home
Mra
Craft
Big Branch
Cheese Fork
McRoberts
Elsie Maxie
Louise
Lula Brown
Geraldine
Hayden
Bobby
Ray Maxie
Betty Lee
Shirley Jean Brown
Christine
Two Million Approved for Greenup Locks and Dams Funding
Washington funds two million dollars approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee for Army Engineers to modernize Greenup Locks and Dams on the Ohio River spanning Kentucky and Ohio. The action underscores federal backing for river navigation improvements and regional infrastructure.
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Washington
LLP
Senate Appropriations Committee
Army Engineers
Greenup
Ohio River
Kentucky
Ohio
Eisenhower Signs Housing Bill and Eases Credit Rules
President Eisenhower will sign a new housing bill noon today to expand home construction and launch a nationwide anti slum drive. The measure lowers FHA down payments from 15-20 percent to five percent on the first 9,000 plus 25 percent on the excess, extends loan terms to 30 years, and raises the FHA loan ceiling from 16,000 to 20,000, especially aiding non veterans unable to qualify for GI loans.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Federal Housing Administration
G.I
Retail Food Prices Stay Up Despite Farm Income Drop
The House Agriculture Committee staff reports no strong break in retail food prices despite a sharp drop in farm income. They warn farmers of further declines in livestock and say middlemen costs limit benefits to consumers. The Agriculture Department predicts a modest price dip in late 1954 as heavy farm marketings boost supplies.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
House Committee
Chifford R. Hope
R-Kans
House
French and Communist Indochinese clash in Red River delta
In Indochina's Red River delta French troops and Communist supporters fought with fists and bamboo sticks after unarmed patrols were ordered to remove red flags. The incident, involving many women, followed cease fire restrictions and prompted warnings of potential grave outcomes unless flag demonstrations end. French forces plan to withdraw north and west of Hanoi by August 11 with coast patrols near Haiphong continuing until May per truce terms.
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Indochina
Red River
Delta
China
Russia
Hai Duong
Hakphong
Tibway No. 5
French Authoriies
Haiphong
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