B-29s Blast Key Bridge On Red Supply Route in Korea
Eight B-29s again strike a 1,170 foot rail bridge over the Taeryong River near Sinanju with 80 tons of bombs using electronic aiming devices. Another flight hits a 435 foot bridge on the Manpojin Sinanju route as ground fighting intensifies with Red artillery and a brief clash leaving seven attackers dead.
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Korea
Manchuria
Taeryong River
Sinanju
Sth
Manpojin-Sinanju
United Nations
Debate on Czech Charges At UN Opens
United Nations Political Committee began debating Czechoslovakia's charges that the United States uses mutual security funds for subversive activities behind the Iron Curtain. Poland and the United States opposed agenda shifts proposed by Indonesia's L. N. Palar.
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United Nations
N. Y
Czechoslovakia
United States
Poland
U. S
Indonesia
L. N. Palar
Stanislaw Skrezeszewski
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
12 Hour Battle Brings Big Fire Under Control
Danville Illinois firemen from two dozen cities spent twelve hours fighting a wind driven blaze downtown. Damage estimates ranged from 1 million to 2.5 million dollars. Two two story brick stores were destroyed and the Milner Hotel suffered heavy damage. The blaze started in the Kresge basement and spread to a women’s shop before reaching the Milner Hotel. Two firefighters were overcome by smoke. no other injuries reported. The cause was not yet known.
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Danville
Smoire
Kresge
Milner Hotel
Weather Summary Northeastern Ohio
Cloudy windy and warm this afternoon then cooler tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy cooler with a high around 66 and a low near 45. Sunday temps 33 to 61 with 0.25 inches of precipitation in 24 hours ending 8 p.m. Sunday. Highway conditions normal with mostly cloudy skies and 50 to 64 degree temps.
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Ohio
Drivers Learn Justice Lord Meant What He Said On Jail Sentences
Justice C C Lord increased fines by 25 dollars and added two days to jail for drivers charged with driving while intoxicated. Four defendants faced 150 dollar fines, six month license suspensions, and five days in jail in Elyria. Samuel Renchen, Malinda Thomas, Charles Thompson, Carlo Swiger, Melvin Edwards, and Joseph Tomasek are named in the case details. George Clark Jr faced larger penalties and potential grand jury charges for receiving stolen property.
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Justice Lord
C. C. Lord
Elyria
Samuel D. Renchen
Murray ‘Ridge Road
West Fifteenth Street
Malinda Thomas
West Avenue
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Renchen
Charles L. Thompson
Front Street
Berea
East Avenue
Carlo ‘Swiger
Melvin Edwards
Joseph Tomasek
Vermilion
George Clark, Jr
Akron
Clark
Broad Street
Kroger
A and P
Vincent Man Passes Ohio Bar Examination in Columbus
Vincent Man, among 206 applicants, passed the Ohio state bar exam held in Columbus in February. Lorain County peers Harry A. Curtis and John D. Kozich also joined the list. Corogin, a Clearview graduate, studied law at Ohio State University and plans to practice locally pending final swearing in by Chief Justice Carl V. Weygant in Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cleveland ceremonies this week.
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Thomas L. Corogin
Vincent
Columbus
Lorain County
Harry A. Curtis
John D. Kozich
Lorain
Corogin
Clearview
Ohio State University
Carl V. Weygant
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Juveniles Escorted From Lorain County Liquor Spots
Deputy Roy Niece is tasked by Sheriff Finegan to conduct unscheduled checks on county night spots to deter underage liquor sales. Niece reports progress over three weeks with juveniles scarce. juveniles found will be jailed for questioning until guardians claim them.
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Lorain County
Roy R. Niece
Carl R. Finegan
Niece
Tornadoes Strike Four Southern States Killing Soldier
Tornadoes tore through Louisiana Alabama Arkansas and Tennessee killing Sgt First Class Harold L Gomez and injuring at least seven others. A family was badly hurt at Eldridge Alabama and a church near Florence Alabama was wrecked.
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United Press
Louisiana
Alabama
Arkansas
Tennessee
Harold L. Gomez
Leesville
Eldridge
Ala
Newburn
Tenn
Bessemer
Florence
Gomez
Beebe
Ark
Sally Hill
Dyersburg
Missouri
Indiana
Windis
Van Fleet Charge Probed in Senate Hearings on Ammunition Shortage
Senate investigators promised a full review of Gen. James A. Van Fleet s charge that the U S Eighth Army lacked enough ammunition to meet a Communist Korea offensive. Hearings scheduled as Van Fleet testified that shortages existed in December and that enemy artillery had grown since 1951 armistice talks.
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Washington
Senate
James A. van Fleet
U. S
van Fleet
Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee
Korea
J. Lawton Collins
Far East
Eighth Army
Elyria Student Named State Vice President of DECA
Elyria High students return from the state DECA convention in Columbus with Glen Rosenthal as state vice president. Rosenthal, son of Mr and Mrs C H Rosenthal, becomes the first Elyria student to hold a state office and will help lead the Ohio delegation to the national convention in Dayton April 12 through 15. Also elected were Earl Hoyer president Mary Ann Lee secretary and Dick Alexander treasurer. Other Elyria attendees included Alma McIntire Frank Jacobs and Marilyn Andrews.
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Elyria High
Columbus
John Taylor
Elyria
Glen Rosenthal
Glen
C. H. Rosenthal
Columbus Street
I Organiation
Earl Hoyer
Dayton
Mary Ann Lee
Alliance
Dick Alexander
Young Rosenthal
Ohio
Alma McIntire
Frank Jacobs
Marilyn Andrews
Obsolete Civil Service Laws Questioned by League
The National Civil Service League warned that obsolete civil service laws threaten top government workers and urged careful revision in its Good Government magazine addressed to President Eisenhower and the new administration. Washington.
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New York
National Civil Service League
Eisenhower
Washington
Taft Sees Guide Vote For Bohlen By Big Senate Action
Senate Republicans expect President Eisenhower to win confirmation of Charles E. Bohlen as ambassador to Russia after a 15 to 0 committee vote. Taft and Senator Wiley met Eisenhower, noting possible floor debate delay and McLeod hearing opposition as a major showdown between Dulles and McCarthy allies.
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Senate
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Charles E. Bohlen
Russia
Taft
Bohlen
Alexander Wiley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senat
Scott McLeod
State Department
McLeod
John Foster Dulles
CIO Officers Seek New Powers Over Infiltration
Atlantic City delegates at the CIO United Auto Workers convention plan to seek constitutional changes to allow international officers to review cases where local officers or members are charged and found innocent of advocating Communist policies. President Walter Reuther outlined four basic principles guiding any AFL CIO merger and called for removing racketeer leadership from the ILA. Reuther will join unity talks with AFL starting April 7.
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Atlantic City
N.J
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Convention Hall
Walter Reuther
American Federation of Labor
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
Reuther
AFL Cio
Urges Step-Up In Indo China Aid
General Mark W. Clark urged the United States to increase military aid to French forces fighting Communism in Indo China after a four day on the spot survey. He said he was impressed with the French handling of the campaign against Red Viet Minh rebels.
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Honk Kong
Mark W. Clark
U.S
United Nations
Far East
Indo-China
Clark
Plans Robbery Charge In Liquor Agent Attack
Detective Capt. David Kerr said robbery charges will be filed against Donald J. Cardell 24 of Pittsburgh Pa who attacked and robbed a state liquor agent Friday night. The agent Fred Riggin 52 of Akron was in fair condition at St Vincent Charity Hospital.
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Cleveland
David Kerr
Donald J. Cardell
Pittsburgh
Kerr
Fred Riggin
Akron
St. Vincent’ Charity Hospital
Calendar and notices page highlights local events
The page lists sections including Business, Markets, Society, Sports and Theatres with county names and page numbers. It notes items such as Death Records and Hospital Notes, plus a Suburban Calendar and TV Radio listings.
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Amherst
Fat Boy
Oberlin
Society
Voice of the People
Wellington
Chief Of Police Paul A. Cleaver Dies In Lorain
Lorain Police Chief Paul A. Cleaver 50 died Sunday after leukemia. He headed the Lorain force since February 15, 1949, joined in 1929, and lived at 2320 Hamilton Ave. A Harrison native, he was active in Masonic work and a 32nd degree Mason. Survived by Charlotte and three sons, body at Schwartz Home for Funerals.
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Lorain
Paul A. Cleaver
Cleaver
Hamilton Avenue
St. Joseph Hospital
Harrison
Hamilton County
Police Department
State Highway Department
Old Lake Shore Electric Railway
Moose Lodge
Charlotte
Allen
William H
Smith V. T
Schwartz Home
Classes For Mentally Handicapped Considered In Elyria Oberlin
Carl Longwell and Howard Wells Jr told the Lorain County commissioners a plan to add mentally handicapped classes in Elyria and Oberlin. A Lorain class already receives up to 200 dollars per child annually in state aid with the county covering the rest. The two officials noted nine current pupils and urged smaller classes of about 12, while citing state funding as a central challenge.
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Elyria
Oberlin
Board of County Commissioners
Carl Longwell
Howard Wells, Jr
Lorain County
GOP Leaders Seek Five Month Rent Control Extension
Washington President Eisenhower and Republican leaders plan a five month extension of federal rent controls beyond May 1 to October 1954. They also agree to abolish the Reconstruction Finance Corp by June 30 1954 and set up small business loan arrangements led by Weeks and Humphrey. About 50 percent of RFC offices will close in 60 days. Rent controls cover about 1 100 communities and 12 major cities plus 100 defense areas.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Joseph W. Martin
Reconstruction Finance Corp
RFC
Secretary of Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Secretary of Treasury
George M Humphrey
Martin
33 Killed In Fight In Philippines
In Buenavista southern Luzon thirty three people died in a clash between Huk rebel forces and Philippine government troops. About 150 to 200 Huks attacked at 3 am killing a six man army unit, looting stores for food and taking seven thousand five hundred dollars from the town hall. Five civilians also died.
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Manila
Buenavista
Luzon
Three-Day Strike Ends at Portsmouth Plant
The Portsmouth division of Detroit Steel Corp in New Boston resumes production after a settlement ending a three day strike involving 2500 of the plant’s 3200 workers.
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Portsmouth
Detroit Steel Corp
New Boston
British help sought to free three Americans aboard Kert
Hong Kong officials planned to ask Britain for assistance via Peiping to secure the release of three Americans believed aboard the yacht Kert captured by Chinese Communists. U S Consul General Harrington called the effort a $64 question and said formal steps would come from the State Department. The 42 foot vessel and its occupants including Richard Applegate Don Dixon and Captain Ben Krasner were taken to Lap Sap Mei Island after a Communist gunboat seized it en route from Hong Kong to Macao. A Chinese girl and two or three Chinese crew members were reported aboard.
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Hong Kong
Julian F. Harrington
U. S
Peiping
China
U. S. State Department
Kert
United Press
Richard Applegate
Lap Sap Mei Island
Applegate
Don Dixon
International News Service
Korea
Ben Krasner
Bong Kong
Macao
F. S. Cote
Hong Kong Yacht Club
Baruch urges stand by mobilization law to deter war
Bernard M. Baruch, 82, told the Senate banking and currency committee that world conflict risks require standby economic controls. He warned a delayed mobilization could lead to a “garrison state” and a “big smash” in the next war unless Congress enacts emergency legislation. He urged two aims: broad standby authority and a designated agency to draft plans and build a skeleton trained force.
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Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Baruch
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Streamlining NYC Operating Plan Announced
A New York Central Railroad vice president announced sweeping changes to streamline the 11,000 mile network across 11 states. Local general managers will now report to Karl A. Bornstrager in New York, effective April 1 as four NYC officials shift to new posts. A new Cleveland Union Terminal ticketing system with pre printed Pullman tickets speeds passenger service.
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Cleveland
New York Central Railroad Today
Karl A. Bornstrager
New York
New York Central
Cleveland Union Terminal
Research Fellow Dies in Cincinnati At Jewish Hospital
Dr. Alfred Froehlich, renowned pharmacologist and May Institute fellow who fled Nazi Germany in 1939, died Sunday at Jewish Hospital after a 10 day illness. He was 2 dollars?
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Cincinnati
Alfred Froehlich
Jewish Hospital
May Institute
Income shaped voting views from UW study
University of Washington research shows a man’s political views tend to grow more conservative as income rises. But Chronicle Telegram Want Ads claim higher income for users and urge readers to dial 4751 to post ads for selling, renting, jobs, or hiring workers with expert ad help.
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University of Washington
Chronicle- Telegram
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