Taber Urges Out Of 3 Bills In Budget Fight
A GOP leader urged shaving three billion dollars from President Eisenhower's budget requests to eliminate a near three billion dollar deficit. House Appropriations Chair Joan Taber and Senate Leader Knowland defended cuts while critics warned of uneven timing and consequences for foreign aid. The budget totals and deficit projections remain under study as Congress weighs substantial spending reductions this year.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
GOP
Eiasenhower
Joan Taber
R-N-Y
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Gop
William F Knowland
Senate
Harold Stassen
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Foreign Relations Committee
New York
Manhattan
Areiometer
Lin
Tme
IGOP
Dulles Delivers Berlin Appeal on German Unification
In Berlin for the Big Four foreign ministers conference, U S Secretary of State Dulles urges Russia to accept Germany’s unification on acceptable terms. He stresses action to match words and signals the West’s focus on unification and a Austrian peace treaty as core aims. He discusses planned talks with Eden and Bidault and confirms U S stance on recognizing Communist China and a UN seat for Peiping. He and Zarubin also arrange talks with Molotov on peaceful atomic energy pooling.
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Berlin
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Russia
Germany
Dulles
Europe
Walter) Schreiber
Tempelhof
Jon Janding
Anthony Eden
Georges Bicault
Austria
Far East
China
Peiping
United Nations
Georgi N. Zarubin
Washington
Molotov
Eisenhower
YMCA Campaign Sees Early Report On Membership Goal
YMCA campaign workers report 405 memberships and renewals from the first night of the 1954 drive. Harle Stevick says the 1,100 goal should be reached with end of campaign figures due at Monday’s supper meeting at 6 15. Brookside High School barbershop quartet led by Dorothy Danielson will entertain, with Elyria High School brass sextette under Bill Walters performing earlier.
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Harle Stevick
YMCA
Stevick
Brookside High School
Dorothy Danielson
Elyria High School
Bill Walters
Northeastern Ohio Weather Summary
Partly cloudy and continued cold today with a high near 24. Tonight remains partly cloudy and colder with a low around 8. Saturday stays partly cloudy with unchanged temperatures. Temperature range Thursday 22 to 35. Precipitation for 24 hours ending yesterday. humidity 74 percent at 8 a.m. Thursday and 64 percent at 8 p.m. Sunrise Friday at 7 44 a.m.
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Ohio
Complete Garments Offered at Standard Cleaners Ad
Complete garments priced at 1.9 dollars now available at Standard Cleaners located at 564 Broad Gt and 1500 W. Ave. This advertisement highlights affordable dry cleaning services and multiple storefront locations for customer convenience.
Cafe Owner Acquitted Of Killing Wife
New Orleans James L Cooper a wealthy cafe owner was acquitted Thursday night after a nine day trial for the strangulation murder of his estranged socialite wife Diddie TM a former TV singer. The 12 man jury announced after a half hour deliberation that he was innocent of murder of Mrs Amalie Cooper 32 on Dec 1 1952. Cooper 46 faced possible death if guilty as charged.
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New Orleans
James L. Cooper
Baumhart Endorsed For Office In 13th District
A. Dave Baumhart, Vermilion attorney and executive director of the Republican National Committee in Washington, D C, won the endorsement of the 3rd district Republican leaders at Monroeville. The four counties Lorain Huron Erie and Sandusky form the new 13th district. Baumhart, 45, aims to win the seat now held by Alvin Weichel who said he will not seek reelection. He previously served as congressman for the old 13th district before resigning in 1942 to join the Navy.
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Dave Baumhart
Monroeville
Baumhart
Republican National Committee
Washington, D. C
Alvin Weichel
Sandusky
Lorain
Huron
Erie
Admirals Brown King to Miss Lorain Ceremony
Admiral Ernest J. King honored in a proclamation by Governor Lausche designating Tuesday Chief Naval Reserve Day will miss the Forrestal Trophy awards in Lorain due to illness. Rear Admiral J. H. Brown Jr. also unable to attend due to hospital confinement. Secretary Robert Anderson will speak at Lorain High School, with national radio and local TV coverage arranged.
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Ernest J. King
Lausche
Naval Reserve
Naval Reserve Division
J. H. Brown Jr
Naval District
Lorain High School
Grafton Bank Reelects President Since 1918
J. A. Knechtges, president of the Grafton Savings and Banking Co. since 1918, was reelected at the bank’s organizational meeting held Wednesday evening. Also reelected were B. A. Rothgery, vice president, W. G. Reese, cashier, and Mabel Knechtges, with Leona S. Wise and R. L. Reese as assistant cashiers. Directors include J. E. Eyring, J. A. Knechtges, C. L. Lehman, W. G. Reese, D. G. Reisinger, B. A. Rothgery, and Ira Schwartz.
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Grafton
J. A. Knechiges
Grafton Savings, and Banking Co
B. A. Rothgery
W. G. Reese
Mabel Knechtges
Leona S. Wise
R. L. Reese
J. E. Eyring
J. A. Knechtges
Ohio Turnpike to decide on radio system purchase or rental
Ohio Turnpike Commission officials said a Feb. 9 meeting will decide whether to buy or rent the radio communications system for the northern Ohio toll road. RCA submitted a bid of 744,847 for purchase while GE offered 11,545 per month for a seven year rental along with bids on extra mobile units and maintenance.
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Columbus, O
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Ohio
Radio Corporation of America
General Electric Co
Carey's Clam Bake Tickets On Sale Soon
Reserve tickets early for Carey's Clam Bake on January 27. Call for tickets in person. Advance notice urges prompt purchase.
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Carey
Adv
Drunkometer Hears New York Drunken Driving Case
Magistrate Peter M. Horn reserved decision on New York's first drunken driving case based on drunkometer breath tests. Defense argued the test violates the Fifth Amendment by forcing testimony. prosecutors hailed the device amid multiple convictions and calls to bolster proof. Dr. Rollan N. Harger defended the test's reliability after seven hours of testimony, noting Indiana victory rates and state police support.
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Peter M. Horn
New York
Horn
Henry Kovacik
Rollan N. Harger
Indianapolis
Harger
Indiana School of Medicine
Indiana
Deputy Alerted By Screams Subdues Slayer in Dayton
Morgan Cousins, 30, killed his grandmother and wounded his wife, mother, and cousin before a nearby sheriff's deputy, Isiah Spooner, restrained him. He told police he planned to kill his ill relatives to avoid money concerns and later faced an electric chair.
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Dayton, O
Morgan Cousins
Sheriffs
Isiah Spooner
Cousins
Addie Williams
Lucy L. Cousins
Tole
Edith
Lucy Guy
Phone Firms Seek Ten Cent Pay Station Rates in Ohio
The Elyria Telephone Co. joins six other independents in asking the Ohio Public Utilities Commission to raise pay station rates from five to ten cents. Other filers include General Telephone Co., Delta Home Telephone Co., Mansfield Telephone Co., Conneaut Telephone Co., Warren Telephone Co., and Chillicothe Telephone Co.
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Elyria Telephone Co
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Columbus
General Telephone Co
Delta Home Telephone Co
Mansfield Telephone Co
Conneaut Telephone Co
Warren Telephone Co
Chillicothe Telephone Co
Wellington Chief Named Civil Defense Leader
Wellington Fire Chief Frank Clara has been appointed director of Civil Defense for Wellington. The office will continue in force until officially terminated. The appointment was made by Albert Anderson, director of the Ohio Civil Defense Corps. The citation praises Clara for special faith and confidence in his patriotism civic responsibility and public service.
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Wellington
Frank Clara
Albert Anderson
Ohio Civil Defense Corps
Clara
Auditor's Survey Shows Effect Of Levy Defeat Upon City Operations
City Auditor Ellsworth Albeit reports that Elyria's two mill levy defeat left 1953 expenditures under the general fund far short of needs. Five major abandoned items total $64,500, including recreation division funding and sewage plant repairs, while new equipment and repairs used funds from the levy. The result is a weaker fleet and deferred projects, with city machinery aging and costs rising to maintain old assets.
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Elyria
Ellsworth
Recreation Division
Thhe City
Albert
North Ford
Cascade Park
Sam Browne
Recreation Department
West Street
Eastern Heights
Recreation
Dozen Sites Studied For Atom Power Plant
The Atomi c Energy Commission studies a dozen possible locations for a 45 million dollar atomic power plant. Ohio’s access to the project hinges on private industry funding, with a Feb. 15 bid deadline for participation. Westinghouse won the reactor contract, while firms eye investments, operations, and power markets to share costs and provide sites.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Iit
Ohio
Buckeye
AEC
Philip Sporn
American Gas and Electric Co
Pike County
Gallipolis
Madison
Ind
Westinghouse
Real Estate Tax Bills Near Completion in 1954
County Treasurer Carl O. Schmitk says real estate tax bills should be ready for mailing by February 10, 1954 and that the payment deadline will likely be March 1 or slightly later.
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Carl O. Schmitkens
Pike Board Studies Radio System Bids
Providence report notes a Rhode Island Retail Grocers Association finding a 50 percent drop in coffee sales due to rising prices. No further details on bids or system discussions were provided in the excerpt.
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Pike Board Studies Radio
Providence, R. I
Rhode Island Retail Grocers Association
Real Welding auction notice still in Lodi
Real Welding auction ad remains in Lodi. Phone contact 2728 listed for inquiries. Auction date shown as January 39, with advance notice details implied by the fragment.
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Lodi
Eight Feared Dead In Navy Air Crash Near Hawaii
A Navy Neptune patrol bomber with eight crew members crashed into a 3000 foot mountain behind Schofield Barracks while approaching Barber's Point Air Base. An Army rescue team found no sign of life around the burning wreckage. A Marine helicopter accompanying the search crashed shortly after, but all four aboard were unharmed.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Navy Neptune
Neptune
Barber’s Point
Schofield Barracks
Bricker Rebuts Eisenhower On Treaty Powers Amendment
Senator John W. Bricker accuses President Eisenhower of misinforming about Bricker’s constitutional amendment to limit the chief executive’s treaty making powers. Bricker states the measure would not grant states veto power or reverse the Constitution, while White House seeks a compromise as co sponsors shift positions.
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Washington
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Eisenhower
Senate
Bricker
U.S
Congress
White House
Indians Declare 347 POWs Free Men In Korea Standoff
At Panmunjom, Indian guards opened the Zone Compound gates after withdrawing, freeing 347 pro Communist prisoners including 21 Americans. The sitdown strike was threatened as guards left, with Reds disputing repatriation terms. Allied officials, led by Gen Hull, declared the former POWs now civilians under armistice terms.
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Panmunjom
Neutral Zone
Reds
K. S. Thimayya
Red High Command
John E. Hull
Corden
Thimaywa
No Man’s Land
India
Songgongni
Red Command
ThuInavya
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Seoul
Hull
United Nations Command
Boy Dies? No, Boy Remains in Critical Condition
Dennis McIntire, seven, remains in critical condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a vehicle struck the sidewalk at E Broad Street and Fairlawn Avenue. He lives at 706 S Boston Avenue and suffered a skull fracture and abrasions while en route to school.
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Dennis McIntire
Elyria Memorial Hospital
S. Boston Avenue
E. Broad Street
Fairlawn Avenue
Jim Resar Moves to New Address and Phone
Jim Resar relocates to 552 Lodi Street with a new contact number 33 11 announced in a brief notice. The item records a change of address and phone details for the individual.
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Jim Resar
Lodi St
Low-heeled Shoes Best for Housewife in Ad Claim
Foot specialist Dr. Benjamin Kauth warns hours of in spike heel use harm feet. He advocates low-heel leather shoes for busy housewives, while Chronicle-TelegramWant Ads promise time‑saving ads to find a job or a home.
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Benjamin Kauth
Chronicle-Telegram
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