Eisenhower seeks social security expansion to 10 million
President Eisenhower asked Congress to broaden Social Security coverage to about 10 million more people including self employed farmers and professionals and to raise the tax base from 3600 to 4200 to fund higher benefits. He outlined a seven point program to permit earners to work without losing benefits and to boost federal aid to states with low resources while protecting disabled workers and updating earning calculations.
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Dent Eisenhower
Congress
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Oveta Culp Hobby
Secretary of Health
India to Return POWs to Captors in Six Days
In Panmunjom India and North Korea agree on altered procedures for repatriation. About 22,850 POWs will be moved from the neutral zone beginning three days before the January 23 deadline, to be returned as captured military personnel, not civilians. Thimayya warns unilateral action would breach the Korean armistice. UN and Indian officials clash over status and timing as Seoul and Tokyo respond to the plan.
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Panmunjom
India
Red
Iin Korea
K. S. Thimayya
Thimayya
John E.hull
United Nations
Neutral Nations
Hull
Tokyo
Thimayva
Washington
Seoul
South Korea
Y. T. Pyun
Pyun
Republicans Set Feb 9 Date For Annual Dinner
Plans were completed for the Lincoln Dinner to be held February 9 at 6 30 p m at Washington Avenue Church. Bruce Alexander, chairman of the Lorain County Republican Central Committee, is chairing. Tickets may be secured from him or any GOP county executive member.
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Mal Lincoln
Washington Avenue
Bruce Alexander
Lorain County
Republican Central Committee
GOP
Weather to 18 Precipitation for 24 hours end ing at 8 p m Wednesday
Weather summary shows 24 hour precipitation ending 8 p m Wednesday with trace amounts. Temperature range year ago Wednesday was 35 to 47. Humidity at 8 a m Wednesday 82 percent, at 8 p m 5 percent. Thursday forecast suggests similar conditions with minor variations.
Ridgeville school may get water from new well
In Ridgeville a newly drilled well may supply the school with water pending Health Department tests. Ario Smith of Spencer drilled through red rock and found a 182 foot well yielding about 2000 gallons per hour. Tests are not yet completed after prior failed wells and a school addition increased demand. The water appears clear and pure if approved for piping.
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North Ridgeville
Department of Health
Ridgeville
Health Department
Ario Smith
Spencer
Elyria
Smith
Red Rock
Gradual Exit At Bus Terminal To Start Tomorrow
Alfred Alten announces the gradual closure of the Sec ond street bus terminal with Greyhound shifting to an on street depot at 224 Middle Avenue starting tomorrow. He will close all concessions and the ticket bureau while keeping the auto license bureau open. City officials aim to relocate all Elyria Transit Co. routes by February 1 and reduce the terminal to daylight use only as a waiting area.
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Greyhound Line
Middle Avenue
Alfred Alten
Elyria Transit Co
Alten
Elyria
James Boggs
Man Dies In Fire In Columbus Home Destroyed
A 51-year-old Rufus Parker died after an explosion started a fire in his Columbus home about 6 a.m. His wife Ruby heard him move to the kitchen then scream as flames blocked her path. She and her two children escaped the two story frame house.
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Columbus
Rufus Parker
Ruby
Legislators Back Pike Act Review In Ohio
Ohio lawmakers backed a House resolution urging a full review of the Turnpike Act and tighter limits on the Turnpike Commission’s route selection. Rep Leslie Burge said future legislatures should require Highway Department routes to gain city council consent. The measure, adopted by voice vote, signals sentiment but is not binding on agencies. Burge warned Elyria may still lose its fight to reroute the northern turnpike.
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Columbus
Leslie Burge
Turnpike Commission
Highway Department
Burger
Lorain County
iHouse
House of Representatives
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Cincinnati
Toledo
Burge
Russell Wade
R-Lorain
Elyria
Commission
Elyria Commission
Black River
Robert W. Reider
Ottawa
Change Date For Mothers March Against Polio
Mrs. Robert Boylan announces area chairmen for the Mothers March on Polio and states the event date is moved to January 28 from January 29. Elyrians are asked to keep porch lights on from 7 to 8 p.m. to show support for the 1954 March of Dimes campaign.
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Robert Boylan
Elyrians
Boylan
Clarence Teller
John Timms
Lowell Burton
George Miraben
Ridgway Speaks For Korea Pact
General Matthew B Ridgway told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that General Thimayya's plan to return Korean prisoners on January 20 could have serious consequences. He said the Joint Chiefs see no evidence of Chinese intent to renew the war and noted verified withdrawals but a near million Chinese forces still in North Korea. He cited rebuilt and new air fields in the North and reiterated no sign of renewed hostilities.
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Washinton
Matthew B. Ridgway
Thimayya
Washington
Matthewb. Ridgway
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army Chief of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
South Korea
Ridgway
North Korea
N. Korea
Eighth Army
Korea
Far East
Thew Shovel recalls about 100 workers this year
Thew Shovel Company increases production schedules and recalls about 100 employees since the start of the year, with more expected by mid next week. Rehires are on a seniority basis for those laid off since December 1 as seasonal slack eases and orders rise with spring.
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Thew Shovel Company
Earl White
White
Snow Clears as Rain Set to Move Across Ohio
A warm spell will erase snow across most of Ohio today as temperatures rise into the 30s and light rain replaces snowfall. Up to two inches of precipitation is expected statewide, with tonight's lows near 20 to 24. A cold air mass is forecast for late Saturday, while highways remain normal in the north and west including Defiance, Tiffin, and Fort Clinton.
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The
Mercury
U. S. Weather Bureau
Downstate
Ohio Highway Department
Defiance
Tiffin
Fort Clinton
Lisbon
Keys
Elyria
Lotko
Commission
Columbus
Ted J. Kauer
Frank C Dunbar Jr
John Lansdale
James Hartshorne
Millersburg
Indiana
Midwest
Minnesota
Michigan
Chicago Weather
East
Seaboard
Thaw Signs in Elyria Turnpike Route Dispute
Mayor J Grant Keys reported progress in easing the two year clash with the Ohio Turnpike Commission over a Flyrna route. Gov Frank Lausche pledged personal attention and a next meeting was set. Key issues include North South traffic impact and potential bypass to avoid downtown congestion.
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Elyria
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Frank J. Lausche
J. Grant Keys
Columbus
Lausche
Keys
Flyrna
Commission
Keys and Safety Service
Michael Lotko
J. M. Powell
Richard Baird
Elyria Draft Board to Send Seven for Induction
Elyria Draft Board No. 72 will send seven men to Cleveland for induction on February 7, per clerk Catherine McKee. The board received its quota from Selective Service headquarters in Columbus. Ten men also go to Cleveland on February 23 for pre induction physicals. these figures are slightly lower than this month’s inducted and medically cleared men.
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Elyria
Cleveland
Catherine McKee
Selective Service
Columbus
Brighton Two Home Damaged In $1,000 Fire
Wellington Fire Department saved Edward Lugaski’s Quarry road Brighton Township home from a clothing fire that started upstairs and spread through baseboards and into the attic. A caretaker in the home during the Sugaskis absence alerted responders as damage was estimated around $1,000 and a 49.50 aluminum storm door was installed.
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Wellington
Wellington Fire Department
Edward
Pat) Lugaski
Quarry Road
Brighton Township
Gene
City Funds Use For Bus Subsidy Believed Illegal
Mayor J Grant Keys reported that an Ohio Turnpike Commission discussion with a municipal law expert suggests Elyria cannot use city funds to subsidize Elyma Transit. The opinion questions funding public transport with municipal money. Lorain’s Employe’s Transit Co. may stop buying Elyria Transit, stressing profitability concerns and rider numbers.
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J. Grant Keys
Elyria
Elyma Transit. Co
Keys
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Columbus
Attorney General's Department
Lorain’s
Employe’s Transit Co
Elyria Transit
John Schmauch
S Transit
the Chronicle- Telegram
Senate approves road funding for $82 million program
Ohio Senate passes road appropriations bill sending first installment of an eight year highway plan to the House. The $82,046,500 will come from a $500 million bond issue and finance the program through fiscal year 1955.
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Columbus
Senate
House
Jim Resar Relocates to New Address
Jim Resar has moved to 552 Lodi Bt New Pye 10112. The update notes the new residence as the primary detail of the notice.
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Jim Resar
Lodi
Pye
Adul
Lorain County Budget Appears Bright for 1954
The Lorain county financial outlook for 1954 looks bright with $95,000 more available than last year. County Auditor Frank Ayres reports a general fund appropriation of $1,435,1718, and commissioners note this is higher than 1933 and 1953 expenditures. A half-mill Pleasant View Sanatorium levy renewal is needed next fall to sustain operations, or another plan must be found. Continued on Page 2.
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Lorain County
Frank Ayres
Pleasant View
General Fund
County GOP Endorses Candidates. Fremont District Meet Decides State Race
Lorain county executive committee endorsed GOP candidates backed by the State Republican Executive Committee and backed Charles Mosher of Oberlin for State Senator and Arthur W. Doyle of Akron for Court of Appeals. They paused discussion on a congressional candidate awaiting the 13th District meeting in Fremont to hear incumbent Alvin F. Weichel’s plans. Harold L. Covault noted W. O. McClellan filed petitions and Probate Judge Malcolm Thomson could be a nominee if Weichel does not run. The panel also backs the Bricker Amendment, plans petitions, and recommends James C. MacDermott’s reappointment to the County Board of Elections, noting his father’s prior service.
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Lorain County
Republican Executive Committee
Lorain
Charles Mosher
Oberlin
Arthur W. Doyle
Akron
Court of Appeals
GOP
Fremont
13Th Congressional District Committee
Alvin F. Weichel
Republican ‘Executive Committee
Harold L .Covault
W. O. McClellan
Elyria
Board of Elections
Malcolm Thomson
Weichel
Bricker
Wellington
County Board of Elections
MacDermott
Covault
Christopher MacDermott
The Wise Way to Wash Widows
A playful classified note urges safe window washing practices using a ladder and pail. It contrasts risky high-ladder methods with safer options and mentions Chronicle-Telegram Classified ads offering quick ad writing by calling a number for immediate buyers.
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Chronicle - Telegram
Garments available at Standard Evan Bet Broad St.
Two complete garments are now at Standard Evan Bet Broad Street and 1500 West Avenue for pickup or viewing. The listing notes ready stock at the two locations, inviting customers to visit and choose.
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Standard Evan Bet
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