Adams Swears He Never Tried To Stop Probe
Army Counselor John G Adams testified he did not seek to halt Senator McCarthys inquiry into alleged subversives at Fort Monmouth He disputed accusations that Army officials pressured him to end the investigation and described McCarthys probe as having harmed Army morale The hearing entered its 16th day with cross examination and remarks from McCarthy about earlier testimony.
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McCarthy
ARMY
Joseph McCarthy
John Adams
Senate
Wisconsin
John G. Adams
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin Republican
Fort Monmouth
N.J
Robert T. Stevens
Adams
Ray H. Jenkins
Jenkins
Pvt. G. David Schine
Roy M. Cohn
Schine
Stevens
Cohn
Francis P. Carr
iSchine
Where To Turn LORAIN COUNTY Rummage Sale at Rainbow Lanes
Lorain County announces the El Rey Grotto Band Rummage Sale to be held Friday and Saturday May 14 and 15 at 601 Oberlin Road near Rainbow Lanes. Proceeds support local programs with open bowling and community involvement.
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Lorain County
el Rey Grotto
Oberlin Rd
Stoney's
Stoney’s
Rainbow Lanes
Gertrude T. Phelps 98 Elyria resident dies
Miss Gertrude T. Phelps 98 longtime Elyria area resident died at 2 45 p m Wednesday at her home 214 Fourth Street after two weeks illness She was widow of Frank H Phelps born February 7 1856 She was a member of First Methodist Church and charter member of the Culture Club Surviving are son Jesse E Phelps Lorain daughter Cora J Phelps Elyria stepson Arthur B Phelps Oregon a daughter Mayme Wise Elyria and seven grandchildren Funeral set for Saturday at 2 p m from Harold Dicken Funeral Home with Dr James A Siward officiating burial in Butternut Ridge Cemetery Friends may call Friday 3 4 and 7 9 p m Flowers omitted
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Gertrude T. Phelps
Fourth St
Frank H. Phelps
Phelps
Chestnut Ridge
First Methodist Church
Culture Club
Jesse E. Phelps
Lorain
Cora J. Phelps
Weather summary for Northeastern Ohio and Vermilion on the Lake
Sunny and mild today with a high of 64. Tonight will be fair and cool with a low around 45. Friday warms for forenoon. Wednesday range 42 to 63 with 0. to 0. trace precipitation. Humidity 87% at 8 am, 56% at 8 pm. Vermilion on the Lake hosts the Rythmairs Orchestra tonight with jam session Friday night by Jimmie Saunders Orchestra.
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Ohio
Rythmairs Orchestra
Fridnight
Jimmie Saunders
Adv
Eisenhower Signs Seaway Bill to Open Great Lakes Trade
President Eisenhower signed the St. Lawrence Seaway Bill authorizing a US Canada joint project to create a 27 foot deep shipping channel linking Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The ceremony in the White House featured 10 pens, nine to lawmakers and one to Detroit Historical Museum, with a 20 year effort cited.
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Washington
Eisenhower
St. Lawrence Seaway
Canada
Great Lakes
Midwest
United States
St. Lawrence River
Lake Ontario
Gulf of St. Lawrence
A. D. P. Heeney
France Defends Dienbienphu Stand in Confidence Vote
Premier Joseph Laniel argued France must defend Dienbienphu in Indochina as a potential base for a Communist attack on Southeast Asia. He cited advice from French military chiefs about the fortress and tied the issue to France’s role in the Geneva peace talks.
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Paris
Joseph Laniel
National Assembly
France
Dienbienphu
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Lanjel
Reds Open Big Attack Near Hanoi
Communists launched a major assault against the French outpost at Phuly, 35 miles south of Hanoi, with several thousand fighters. Heavy fighting continued as Viet Minh aimed to isolate Hanoi from the sea, blowing up supply trains and striking around Xuanxuam as air strikes hit Viet Minh routes between Hanoi and Haiphong.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Phuly
Red River
Nam Dinh
Haiphong
Dienbienphu
Xuanxuam
Red
Israel Denies Findings By Commission On Border Clash
Israel rejects the Jordan-Israeli Armistice Commission findings after a clash near Khirbeitlin in which three Israeli soldiers died of wounds and one Jordanian was reported killed. Israel accuses Jordan of killing two wounded Israeli prisoners as the commission condemns the incident. An American-led commission faced Israeli absence.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
INS
Jordan- Israeli Armistice Commission
Jordan
Khirbeitlin
Labor Pact Ends Two Months of Talks at Lear Elyria Plant
The International Association of Machinists and Lear Romeo Division officials finalized a new labor contract for about 240 Elyria plant workers. Wages rise five cents an hour with hospital, insurance, and seniority improvements. Insurance doubles the accidental death payout to 2,500 and hospital service rises to 195, sickness benefits move to 24.50 weekly for up to 13 weeks. No walkout occurred during negotiations after the old agreement expired May 1.
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International Association of Machinists
Lear Romeo
Lear, Inc
Elyria
Albert F. Mertz
La.m
A.F.L
Greek Bride Learns English Here On Word-a-Day Plan
Christine Chipora, a six month Greek bride of Sgt Ted Ristas, learns English via a word-a-day program with his Elyria family. She aims for citizenship while planning to settle in Elyria with Ted, who’s stationed in England and to join his father’s barber business. The couple met after a whirlwind Athens courtship and plan night school to speed language learning.
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Kurt Wachenheilm
Sgt
Ted. Ristas
Christine Chipora
Elyria
Greece
Ted
Elyria High School
Christine
New York
Idlewild
Ristas
Gust Ristas
Benita
U. S. Air Force
Buttonwood
England
1614
Middle Avenue
Athens
Constantine Hygotheodore
Christine Ristas
Ted Ristas
Inset
America
Soviet Hunters Adopt Five Year Plan to Curb Wolves
Tass reports a new five year plan by one million Russian registered hunters to rid the country of wolves within the period. The official agency says the pledge was made to reduce wolf numbers across regions and villages.
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London
Tass
By-Passing Indochina Faces Southeast Asia Strategy
Washington reports the administration weighs the grim option of bypassing Indochina to form a Southeast Asia defense line. Officials hope Indochinese states join a united front, but conditions and native leadership questions loom large. Humprey pressed Dulles on leadership, Dulles offered no clear answer while Wiley cautioned against abandoning Indochina.
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Washington
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Western Pacific
U.S
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
John Foster Dulles
Humphrey
Dulles
Alexander Wiley
France
Potted Tomato Plants Sold At Discount By Resar Florist
Resar Florist at 1435 E River St advertises potted tomato plants for five cents each. The listing also notes Resar Rentals at 552 Lodi St offering a complete line of home tools for rent and provides the phone numbers 3156 and 39-112.
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River St
Real Estate Tax Take For First Half Reaches $3.97 Million
County Treasurer Carl O. Schmitkens reported high real estate tax collections for the first half of the year totaling 3,968,601. From a current tax charge of 3,728,588, 3,617,653 was collected with 216,328 paid on delinquent taxes and 20,636 on delinquent special assessments. Elyria City contributed 786,627 against 825,226 charged with delinquencies of 57,128 in general taxes and 1,857 in special assessments. The second half collection is set to run from July 1 to July 20, with a 10 percent penalty on late payments.
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Carl O. Schmitkens
Elyria City
Schmitkens
Oberlin Newsman S L Powers Dies After Illness
Oberlin obituary notes Samuel L Powers a longtime Oberlin News-Tribune partner and former advertising manager who died at Allen Memorial Hospital after four months of illness. Born June 3 1893 in Oberlin he later worked as a printer's helper and helped publish the Oberlin Tribune before joining Bendix Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake as an inspector for 13 years. He was active in the Oberlin Methodist Church Odd Fellows Sportsmen's Club and as a volunteer fireman. Survived by Bertha his widow two daughters six grandchildren and several siblings. Funeral service set for 2 p m Saturday at Cowling Stang Funeral Home with burial in Westwood Cemetery.
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Oberlin
Samuel L. Powers
Oberlin News-Tribune
Allen Memorial Hospital
Powers
Oberlin News
Carl
Bert Kenney
Oberlin Tribune
Wanda Snoble
Elyria
Joyce Smith
Lettie Rhodes
Charlotte McCarthy
Kenneth
George
Lorain
Frank
Cowling- Stang
Ray Krepps
Westwood Cemetery
Van Fleet Chiang Kai-Shek Open Talks in Formosa Move
Gen James A Van Fleet met Chiang Kai-Shek in Taipei as part of a series of talks. The envoy to the Far East discussed a possible new look at American aid to Formosa and conferred with top American advisors to Nationalist China. Sources say Chiang pressed for armed action against the Communist mainland.
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Taipeh
Formosa
James A. van Fleet
Chiang Kai-Shek
van Fleet
United Nations
Korea
Eisenhower
Far East
China
William C. Chase
John C. MacDonald
Asia
Chiang
Geraniums at Resar Florist Advertisement
Advertisement for geraniums from Resar Florist offering extra fancy plants at five dollars. Includes contact note Use Book matches to advertise and a phone reference 57-044 for inquiries.
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Dot
Resar Florist
Eden's Korea Plan Faces Communist Rebuff at Geneva
British Foreign Secretary Eden pressed for nationwide elections in Korea under UN supervision as sixteen nations at the Geneva conference sought to sidetrack stalled Korean peace talks. West planners favored limiting talks to committee levels to focus on Indochina, with Rhee urging consent to ballot proposals. May 20 polls in the south would test cross‑border support.
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Geneva
Eden
Korea
Switzerland
Indochina
Paris
Joseph Laniel
Anthony Eden
United Nations
Syngman Rhee
Chamber Launches 1954 Membership Campaign Monday
Elyria's Chamber of Commerce kicks off its 1954 membership drive with a dinner at the YMCA at 6 30 p m Monday, per campaign chairman Earl H Tompkins. Officials anticipate Red China may soon propose an all Asian security pact aimed at countering U S moves toward a NATO style Southeast Asia defense pact and to divert attention from Communist disputes over Indo Chinese and Korean peace talks.
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Elyria
Chamber of Commerce
YMCA
Earl H. Tompkins
Red China
Southeast Asia
Struck By Auto Injures Eight Year Old Boy
Robert Lee Nolen eight of 2108 South Oak Street was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital yesterday afternoon for minor abrasions on his right side. He was struck on Fuller Road by an automobile driven by Arthur F. Ruth of 715 East Broad Street, per sheriff department report.
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Robert Lee Nolen
South Oak St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Fuller Rd
Arthur F. Ruth
East Broad St
Sheriff Department
Oysters Lauded as Best Food After Milk in Chemists Claim
A Chronicle-Telegram note reports chemists naming oysters the next best food after milk. The item promotes Want Ads in the classifieds offering selling, renting, buying, hiring, and lost-and-found services with a dial-in ad-writing help line.
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Chronicle - Telegram
Dial 4751
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McCaarthy
South Dakota
Mutual Broadcasting System
House Un-American Activities Committee
Alger Hiss
Page Amherst Books
Elyria Comics
Bs Theatres
Tv-Radio
Wellington
Elyria Area
Ft. Detroit
Historical Museum
Detroit
Laniel
Reds
Lhe Line
S. L. Powers
Chamber
Boy
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