East West Berlin border opens as troops tighten watch
East Berlin lifts border restrictions allowing free crossings and resumed rail service amid large worker protests demanding the release of jailed colleagues after the June 17 uprising. Soviet troops and tanks moved into strategic areas while police warn West Berliners against unrest as clashes erupt and 20000 Russian uniformed police are reported deployed.
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East Berlin
Waldemar Schmidt
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CIO Leader Pledges Aid To German Workers
Walter Reuther of the CIO flew to Berlin to promise German workers fighting oppression more than moral support. He aims to meet Lord Mayor Ernst Reuter and refugee camps, and will seek access to East Berlin to assess conditions as AFL President George Meany backs the effort.
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Walter P Reuther
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Ernst Reuter
East Germany
Surgery on Senator Taft in New York Hospital
Senator Robert A Taft underwent an abdominal laparotomy at New York Hospital today to gain more precise knowledge of his ailment. Medical sources said the operation would not provide access to the hip and described the episode as a serious top ailment.
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New York
Robert A Taft
New York Hospital
Taft
Junior Women’s Club urges crossing flashers at Chestnut Ridge NY Central
The Junior Women’s Club of North Ridgeville asked county commissioners to install flasher signals at the Chestnut Ridge road New York Central crossing. Miss Mona Walsh cited rising traffic and transport to class as factors. The crossing has seen several serious accidents.
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Mona Walsh
Weather Forecast For Northeastern Proho
Weather outlook shows clearing skies and warm conditions this afternoon with a high near 82. Tonight will be fair and cooler around 60. A modest temperature drop is expected Thursday with northwest winds around 15 mph this afternoon and 10 mph tonight and Thursday morning. No measurable precipitation reported for the 24 hours ending Tuesday. Moon phase details: moonset 7:19 PM Wednesday.
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Lake Uttle
Resignations Of Vermilion-On-Lake Officials Rejected
Vermilion on the Lake Mayor Francis Dean and Police Chief Gerhart Klassen offered to resign at last night’s council meeting but neither resignation was accepted. The mayor’s offer followed protests over oiling private property at village expense after road-work by Henry Hart of Elvira. Residents had discussed the issue at a prior meeting and pressured the council amid business district objections.
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Francis Dean
Gerhart Klassen
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Deans
Henry Hart
Elvira
Vermilion-on the-Lake
Dean
Hart
Elyria Chest Campaign Goal Sets at 145 835
Elyria’s 1954 Community Chest sets a goal of 145 835 reflecting a 6.14 percent rise from 1953. The budget and admissions committee approved agency allocations including Boy Scouts 8735, Elyria Memorial Hospital 15200, YMCA 26502, Y M C A 22329, and others with most agencies receiving small increases. Don B Kirkbride chairs the committee with 12 local agencies on the slate and notes readiness to support central planning and the United Defense Funds package.
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Paul J. Haray
James F Hill
Henry W Ingersoll, Jr
Dale C Kellogg
Harold R Rouick
A T Rosenau
Ernest R Seabold
Elmer E Wyatt
Permits For 300 Rental Units Issued
Hart A Dickason city building inspector issued permits to Affiliated Builders Inc for 150 duplex dwellings totaling 1.6 million dollars. Ely Village on Infirmary Road will house 300 units, the largest single permit action in his office history with a 1.198 million dollar building fee and 1,450 more dollars planned for plumbing heating and electrical work.
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Affiliated Builders, Inc
Ely Village
Infirmary Road
Dickason
Jack N. Rassler
New School To Carry Name Of W. J. Durling
Clearview board names the fifth elementary in honor of late superintendent W. J. Durling known as Jake. Durling died December 30, 195? after serving the Clearview-Vincent district since 1925.
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W. J. Durling
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W. J Durling
Clearview
Reds Agree To Resume Full Dress Truce Talks
Seoul reports that Communists press for UN guarantees against South Korean attacks before renewing full dress talks on a Panmunjom armistice. The note warns of possible renewed aggression even after signing and calls for observance of all related agreements to safeguard the armistice.
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Atruce
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Mark W Clath
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Seoton
Syvnkman Rhee
Walter S Robertson
Ways & Means Committee votes to extend excess profits tax
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a 16 to 9 vote to extend the excess profits tax until January 1. Administration leaders have urged the extension, and the measure is set for floor action late this week or early next week.
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Washington
U.P
House
Ways & Means
Reds Predict New Action By Rhee
The Communist New China News Agency charged that South Korean President Syngman Rhee plans to kidnap remaining anti Reds after freeing 27000 anti Communist prisoners of war. Troops have been moved to Pusan in the southeast to carry out the plan.
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South Korea
Battle Looms Over Refugee Bill In Senate Fight
Washington officials predicted a hard fought Senate debate on an administration refugee bill as the Judiciary Committee prepared to act. Chairman William Langer said many amendments would be offered while the plan to admit 240 909 refugees to the United States remained the target.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
William Langer
Safety Checks on 300 Autos by Elyana Police
More than 300 cars were inspected yesterday by Elyana Police Department officers led by Sgt C L Cordes. Inspections averaged 45 cars per hour over seven hours at the Fifth Street alley behind Elwne High School. Inline ad notes custom Motorola autos and Erb Radio purchases.
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Health Director Hears Rumors of Gamma Globulin Trade
Ohio Health Director Dr John D Porterfield said he has no firsthand knowledge of a black market gamma globulin trade but heard of an offer to sell the scarce anti polio serum for forty dollars an ounce from one physician Pittsburgh doctors reported gamma globulin offered at twenty five dollars per vial for a seven cubic centimeter dose Porterfield noted there is no set price gamma globulin is supplied to the department through the Red Cross or the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis The Ohio Health Department has allocated GG to local health departments for administration to exposed children with no charges for the drug
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John D Porterfield
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Borchers Elected Elyria Legion Post Commander
Herman G. Borchers named commander of Elyria American Legion Post 12 for the coming year after serving as second vice commander and leading the membership drive. The slate includes Ford Refenning, Gerald Ruppelt, Melvin Harper, Rupert Wise, Clyde Clapp, Don Aderman, George Day, with Kenneth Vietzen elected to a three year house committee term. Borchers, sales manager at Baker Office Equipment, is a Royal Canadian Air Force veteran and father of two, residing at 218 Fifth Street.
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Butch) Borchers
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Army Transportation Corps
Tito Sees Chance For Settlement In Cold War Talks
Marshal Tito said Russia is in a real policy change and urged the West to seize opportunity for a practical settlement. He cautioned against overestimating Soviet concessions and warned against pressing South Korea's president too hard, noting Hungary's shift signals a bloc shift though the Kremlin won’t abandon core aims.
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Eisenhower Calls for More Atomic Information for Public
President Eisenhower urged releasing more details on atomic weapons to the American people and allied publics. He criticized provisions of the atomic energy law as outmoded and said citizens must have information to act intelligently and that Americans will make good decisions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Advertise For Bids On Turnpike Projects Here
Ohio Turnpike Commission advertises specifications for four sections totaling 17.5 miles in Lorain and Erie Counties. Bids open August 12. Projects include reinforced concrete box culverts, steel beam bridges, arch culverts, and girder bridges across Lorain and Erie areas. Ohio agency urges firms to submit bids for these toll road sections.
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Stephens Road
Hetter
Crews Safe After Planes Collide at Cleveland Hop Rint
Two Navy planes collided on approach at Cleveland Hop Rint Airport as crews prepared to land. Both aircraft sustained damage but were reported safe with no injuries.
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Navy
Americans Battle To Regain Porkchop Hill Posts
US Army forces and Chinese attackers fought a 36 hour battle for Porkchop Hill and Arrowhead Ridge as United Nations troops sought to regain crest positions lost to heavy artillery. American units retook the crest and eastern slopes after a probing Chinese assault and preparations for renewed fighting on the western approaches.
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De Gasperi Faces Difficulties In Retaining Power
In Rome Alcide de Gasperi begins work to assemble a coalition capable of ruling with a reduced parliamentary majority after disappointing election results and possible defections from midline allies. President Luigi Einaudi urged him to form a new government after a three hour conference.
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Sail Your Boa Sale Ad Promises Quick Cash
Chronicle Telegram urges readers to call 475 to place a Want Ad for quick cash. Ad-taker offers help drafting a result producing notice to pay for vacation, new car, or other urgent needs.
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