Eleven Czech Red leaders hanged in Prague execution
Prague Radio reports that 11 former Czech Red leaders including Vladimir Clementis and Rudolf Slansky were hanged after an eight day trial in Pankrac Prison for treason espionage and murder. Additional defendants received life sentences.
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Vienna
Austria
Vladimir Clementis
Rudolf Slansky
Czech Communist Party
Czech Red
Prague Radio
Czech Red Party
Grim Pankrac
Prague
Czech Justice Ministry
Slansky
Clementis
Bedrich Geminder
Josef Frank
Rudolf Margolius
Otto Sling
Brno
Otto Svab
Bedrich Reicin
Andre Simone
Rude Pravo
Ludvik Frejka
Red
Clement Gottwald
Otto Fish
East Germany
Vavro Majda
Arthur London
Evzen Loebel
Reds Take Hill Then Driven Off On Sniper Ridge
In heavy fighting at Kumhwa front Pinpoint Hill on Sniper Ridge fell to Chinese forces earlier today but was retaken by South Korean infantry after hours of hand to hand combat in bitter weather. Allied air power supported the counterattack with Mustang fighters and Marine Corsairs joining in separate strikes against dugouts bunkers and gun positions.
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Seoul
Korea
Pinpoint Hill
Kumhwa
South Korea
58Th
474Th
Fifth Air Force
Eighth Army
ROK
Legion Posts In Ohio Plan Gifts For Veterans
American Legion state headquarters in Columbus announced gifts for about 7300 Ohio veterans in VA hospitals and homes. The plan provides 186 dozen bedroom slippers 268 wool argyle socks 3446 books 915 cartons cigarettes and a $1000 gift shop contribution to Crile Hospital near Cleveland.
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Columbus
American Legion
Veterans Administration Hospital
Veterans Home
Ohio
Crile Hospital
Cleveland
Legion 1
Bank Robbery Case Fueled by 41 FBI Agents
U S District Attorney John J Kane disclosed that 41 FBI agents aided the Warren bank heist case against Julius Petro and Joseph Sanzo. The duo, labeled Public Enemy No 1, faced trial after witnesses identified them from photos and lineups. The investigation traced stolen money through Petro's mother and Sanzo, who spent cash locally.
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Cleveland
U.S
John J. Kane
FBI
Julius Petro
Joseph Sanzo
Petro
Warren Bank
Stan Kenton
Carter Alden
Sanzo
Kane
Alden
Warren
Charles Foley
Council President Quits Over Reenacted Tax
J Kenneth Silbaugh resigns as Lancaster City Council president in protest of the reenacted one half of one percent income tax. He calls the action a slap at the intelligence of the American voter after serving since January. voters repealed the tax at the November 4 election.
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Lancaster
J. Kenneth Silbaugh
Silbaugh
Snow Melt Expected In Ohio As Warmth Returns
Warmer temperatures and light showers were forecast to melt snow in Ohio today tonight and tomorrow with roadways remaining open though slippery spots were reported north of a line through Van Wert Bucyrus Canton and Youngstown.
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Ohio
Columbus Weather Bureau
State Highway Department
van Wert
Bucyrus
Canton
Youngstown
Buckeye
Akron
Cleveland
Delaware
Marion
Toledo
Circleville
Columbus
Cincinnati
Dayton
Rocky Mountain
Atlantic Seaboard
New York
New England
County Teachers Workshop Friday closes Lorain schools
Lorain County schools will be closed all day Friday to allow teachers to attend the Teachers Workshop at Clearview and Vincent schools. The day’s theme is Working For the Improvement of the Educational Program, with Dr. Dwight L. Arnold of Kent State University as keynote.
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Lorain County
Clearview
Vincent
Dwight L. Arnold
Kent State University
Arnold
C. A. Gibbons
Lorain County Schools
Slippery roads in parts of Ohio coasted north of line
The Ohio Highway Department reports roads are slippery in spots north of a line from Van Wert to Bucyrus to Canton to Youngstown. The remaining highways are normal.
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Columbus
Ohio Highway Department
van Wert
Bucyrus
Canton
Youngstown
Man Killed by 1500-Pound Bull in Delaware Barn
Elwood McCloud aged 40 was gored and trampled to death by a 1500 pound bull on the McCloud farm near here yesterday. The incident occurred in a barn and is being investigated by local authorities.
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Delaware
Elwood McCloud
McCloud
Northeastern Ohio Weather Forecast Update
Cloudy tonight with little temperature change and intervals of snow in the afternoon. Continued mild Thursday with a high near 28 and a low around 3 tonight.
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Ohio
Adviser May Reply To Taft Blast On Durkin
Gov. Sherman Adams, soon to be Eisenhower aide, may respond to Sen. Taft's criticism of Durkin as Labor Secretary pick. Adams will travel from Morningside Heights to Commodore Hotel and issue a statement. Taft called Durkin appointment incredible and an affront to union members. Treasury Secretary-designate Humphrey expressed hope for minimal dissension.
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Taft
New York
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Martin P. Durkin
Adams
Morningside Heights
Hugh D. Scott
Pennsylvania
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
John Lodge
Connecticut
Albert Leman
Commodore Hotel
Durkin
Chicago
Ilinois
Adlair. Stevenson
Ohio
George M. Humphrey
Salvation Army Opens New Citadel in Elyria
Elyria celebrates the formal opening of the Salvation Army Citadel with J. Clare George of the Chronicle Telegram delivering a program overview. Mayor Henry W. Ault Norris Ryder and others participated as presiding Lt. Colonel Edward Carey led the dedication. The ceremony included hymns, a band, solos, and a tea reception hosted by the Home League.
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Edward Carey
Cleveland
Salvation Army Citadel
Elyria
J. Clare George
Chronicle-Telegram
Mr. George
Salvation Army Movement
Henry W. Ault
City of
Norris Ryder Chamber of Commerce
S. M. Glenn Fitch
Burton Johnson
Cleveland Temple Band
Harry Tolhurst
Paul Wainwright
Salvation Army
H. A. Zealley
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Hargate
Col. Carey
Leonard Fowls
Mabel Smith
Full Rights Of Citizenship Restored To Man
Anthony Zadekas who was placed on probation on Sept 13 1949 after pleading guilty to shooting with intent to wound was restored to his full rights of citizenship by order of Commonwealth Judge D A Cook yesterday. He did not know that under probation certain citizenship rights were suspended such as voting. When he sought to vote at the last election he found he was ineligible though his probation terminated Sept 12 1951. The last prohibition has now been lifted.
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Anthony Zadekas
Commen Pieas
D. A. Cook
Zadekas
UN approves India plan for Korea peace effort
The United Nations General Assembly was set to give final approval to India's compromise peace plan for Korea. The plan passed 54 to 5 in the Main Political Committee with Russia and its Cominform allies opposing, Nationalist China abstaining. If approved, the UN may adjourn and reconvene in February to consider replies from Pyongyang and Peiping.
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N.Y
United Nations General Assembly
India
Assembly
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Russia
China
Elyria
Pearson
Broad St
Adv.j
Peiping
Pyongyang
Korea
Waterfront Rackets Quiz Opens
NEW YORK The New York State Crime Commission launches public hearings into waterfront crime on the New York City docks. Witnesses include shipping company officials and AFL ILA leaders as the probe aims to curb extortion theft and inflated freight charges.
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New York
New York State Crime Commission
New York City
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
Winter Tells Views On Telephone Rates
Columbus Ralph A. Winter of the Public Utilities Commission warned Ohio Bell workers that high rates could price the industry out of the market while rates that are too low deter investor capital, risking insufficient funds to expand the telephone system.
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Columbus
Ralph A. Winter
Public Utilities Commission
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Meyer Dies First Lorain County Auto Dealer
Leo R. Meyer longtime Elyria car dealer and eighth county pioneer in Ohio auto sales died of a heart attack at 234 Washington Ave He led The Leo R Meyer Motor Company since 1919 and served as its president and chairman He also held posts with Elyria Telephone Lorain County Bank and Employes Transit Lines Funeral services set for Friday at First Congregational Church with burial in Brookdale cemetery Flowers omitted in favor of Center for Sightless and Heart Fund contributions
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Leo R. Meyer
Washington Avenue
Lorain County
Ohio
Lillian G. Meyer
Mr. Meyer
Norwalk
Elyria
Leo R. Meyer Motor Company
Meyer
Elyria Telephone Company
Lorain County Bank
Employes Transit Lines
Lorain
Elyria Elks and Eagles Lodges
Loiz Hinshaw
Jack
Leo, Jr
Alvin
Roman
Carl Meyer
Antoinette Kappus
Cleveland
First Congregational Church
B. Kenneth Anthony
Brookdale Cemetery
Welsh Goldcamp Funeral Home
Center For Sightless and Heart Fund
Adenauer Appeals For West German Approval Of Pacts
In Bonn Chancellor Konrad Adenauer urged West Germany to approve the Peace treaty and the European Army Pact, warning that a rejection would be a vote for Stalin. He argued the debate ends a three year split over rearmament and alliance with Atlantic powers.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Stalin
Nein
Adenauer
Europe
Soviet
Russia
West Germany
Kremlin
Syfert Family Receives Aid For Home Rebuild
Donations of money clothing and household goods flow to aid the Syfert family after a fire destroyed their Sperry road Brownshelm Township home. Albert Syfert and uncle William Larmon began remodeling a barn into living quarters with three rooms downstairs and four upstairs as neighbors and four Brownhelm Congregational church members assist.
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Sperry Road
Brownhelm Township
Syfert
William Larmon
Larry Todd
Brownhelm Congregational Church
Larmon
Todd
Amherst
Commit No
Truman invokes Taft Hartley to end Dunkirk strike
President Truman uses the Taft Hartley Law to create an emergency board over the CIO United Steelworkers strike at American Locomotive Co in Dunkirk New York. The board will report by December 10 on whether the strike imperils national safety and could lead to a court injunction.
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Washington
Truman
CIO United Steelworkers
Dunkirk
N. Y
American Locomotive Co
National Safety
14 Men Are Inducted By Elyria Draft Board
A total of 14 men were inducted today by Elyria Draft Board No. 12. Miss Catherine McKee, clerk of the board, reported thirteen from Lorain County and one transferred from another board. The group leader was Robert McCallister of 406 Woodland Avenue.
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Elyria
Catherine McKee
Nimrod’s Tailored Prank Gone For Cover
PhillipstonMass resident Ralph H Wood protected a life sized concrete deer on his lawn by covering it with a tarpaulin to hide the sculpture from a nearsighted prankster.
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Phillipston
Mass
Ralph H. Wood
Board Prepares For First Pike Road Contract
The Ohio Turnpike Commission plans a Saturday meeting to approve about 250 sheets of plans and a 200 page specifications book for its first construction contract worth 5 million dollars. Once approved, bids will be invited and full turnpike construction, totaling 326 million, should start by March. The industry proposes near carte blanche to build gasoline stations in eight service areas per side of the road, challenging the commission’s station plan.
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Columbus
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Commission
Oil
Man Injured After Stepping Into Side Of Car
Martin O Donnell an employee of the New York Central railroad and resident of the railroad camp sustained head abrasions and cuts when he stepped into the side of a car driven by Eugene Elder in Artemas court at Lake and Dewey avenues. Witnesses said he wandered in the street prior to the incident. He was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital where tests showed intoxication.
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Martin O'Donnell
New York Central Railroad
Eugene Elder
Artemas Court
Lake Avenue
Dewey Avenue
O’donnell
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Ex Tax Chief Nunan Denies U S Tax Charge
Former IRS commissioner Joseph D. Nunan Jr. denies charges of evading 91 086 in income taxes from 1946 to 1950 and fraudulent returns reporting 127 251 in income. The grand jury indictment seeks prosecution in Brooklyn, with defense claiming justification and expected vindication.
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New York
Joseph D. Nunan, Jr
U.S. Internal Revenue Bureau
Brooklyn
Nunan
Richard J. Burke
Welfare Council To Meet Friday in Elyria
The Elyria Community Welfare Council will hold its December meeting in the Elks Marine room Friday at 12 15. Secretary Courtney Kirby announces committee reports several business items and a program planned by Captain Burton Johnson program chairman.
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Elyria
Fabulous Fish Snapshot of 1953 Record Goals
The Chronicle Telegram notes world records to chase in 1953 fishing season with examples including a 37-pound Rainbow trout from Pend Oreille lake Idaho 1947 a 32-pound Dolly Varden from the same lake 1949 and an 83-pound Chinook from Umpqua river Oregon 1910. It also plugs Want Ads urging readers to place ads by calling 4751 with ad assistance.
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Pend Oreille Lake
Umpqua River
Oregon
Chronicle-Telegram
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