Patronage policy in flux as Eisenhower era postons debated
GOP senators warn many job seekers will be disappointed as patronage plans face Civil Service rules. Federal civilian jobs remain largely merit protected with about 95 percent under civil service. non civil service posts are small and often require technical qualifications. Postmasters' tenure debates clash with Civil Service views. letters from seekers await guidance from Eisenhower HQ. Herbert Brownell handles top appointments but routine posts await instruction.
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Honer
White House
GOP
Civil Service Commission
Eisenhower
Herbert Brownell
Thomas E. Stephens
New York
Eisen
Putnam Takes Charge of Faulty Wage Stabilization Effort
Washington action centers on Roger Putnam who takes control of the stalled wage stabilization program amid resignations from the wage board in protest of political handling. Industry and labor officials warn of logjams and possible strikes if the program falters. CIO head Reuther poised to meet Truman and Putnam on ending wage controls.
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Washington
Roger Putnam
Eisenhower Administration
Putnam
Boston
Chicago
Truman
Kentucky-Ohio
Defense
Henry Fowler
AFL
George Meany
WSB
Meany
CIO
Walter Reuther
At Least 16 Die in Ohio Mishaps
Associated Press survey reports 16 deaths in Ohio over the weekend from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. Thirteen died violently in automobile accidents while three burned to death.
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Ohio
Columbus
Associated Press
Christmas Food Drive Gathers in Wilmington
Bill Brooks of the White House restaurant has collected $85 for baskets of food for the needy this Christmas. A fund box sits on the counter for customer contributions. Dr. Frank Hazard, biology professor and bug raiser, raised $20 on CBS What's My Line. He was misidentified as a bank executive and later noted as in New York for an insecticide convention.
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L. C. Clinton
Bill Brooks
White House
Frank 0. Hazard
CBS
Wilmington
Hazard
New York City
Ohio Soldier’s Trial Delayed In Germany
Private Eugene Walters 31 from Harrod Ohio faces six charges including unlawful confinement and theft of an Army truck for abducting Mamie Ruth Shelton 18 near Hanay Germany in February. The court martial in Frankfurt postponed until next Monday as defense seeks time to prepare and awaiting VA reports.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. Army
Eugene Walters
Florindo H. Derosa
Elmhurst
Long Island
N. Y
Walters
Veterans Administration
America
Harrod
Mamie Ruth Shelton
Hanay
Shelton
F. B. Burns
Hot Springs
U. S
Miss Shelton
Galvin Wire Service Begins Second Year of Operation
Galvin Wire Service marks its second year supplying state, national and world news to this paper and four others in Ohio. The service edits headlines in Circleville and transmits via telephone lines, delivered as perforated tape run through lintcasting machines. In its first year it activated nearly four million lines of type. line number 4,000,000 will be activated this week.
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Galvin Wire Service
Ohio
Circleville
Editors Oppose Bar Groups Canon in Ohio Courts
The Associated Press Society of Ohio opposes an ABA ethics canon that would bar photographers from Ohio courtrooms during sessions or recesses. After a two day meeting the society unanimously adopted a resolution against the Ohio Supreme Court adopting the canon.
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Columbus
Associated Press Society of Ohio
American Bar Association
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
California Storm Strikes Northern California Over Weekend
San Francisco reports wind rain and snow sweeping Northern California over the weekend. Five people died and seven passenger trains carrying 1,370 passengers were stranded. Highways and communications were disrupted and lowland floods reported. Rain forecast to continue tonight.
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San Francisco
California
90 year old woman to be baptised at Bethesda Church
Ipswich a 90 year old widow Mrs Katie Berritt will be baptised by total immersion at Bethesda Baptist Church next Sunday The pool will be warmed for the ceremony to prevent chilling her and she says she has pondered the step since she was 18.
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Ipswich
England
Katie Berritt
Bethesda Baptist Church
UN Air Power Scorches Frontline Targets in Korea
Hundreds of Allied warplanes struck Communist targets across front lines and rear areas in Korea. F86 pilots shot down a MIG15 over Sinuiju, tallying seven Red planes in a single day. B26s damaged trucks, six bridges were destroyed, and Chinese infantry attacked Sniper Ridge before being repelled by South Korean forces.
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Seoul
North Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Sinuiju
U. S. Eighth Army
Sniper Ridge
She Met Her Hero, Didn't Realize It
In Cincinnati Mrs Aleen Knierim a lifelong Democrat received a dollar from a man she later learns was President Truman. She did not recognize him at first and joked about wanting mint dollars. The moment came when she saw the signature on the bill. The President's train stopped in Cincinnati en route to Independence Missouri for Mrs Wallace funeral.
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Cincinnati
Aleen Knierim
Truman
Union Terminal
David W. Wallace
Yanks In Germany Share Christmas Cheer With Refugees
In Nuernberg American school children distributed gifts to 130 refugee youngsters after a Czech admitted gambling away funds from a displaced persons labor unit intended for gifts. The U S kids contributed 425 marks to cover the loss, with 25 marks more needed to complete the fund.
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Nuernberg
Germany
U. S
Woman 107 Celebrates Birthday With Day Out
Rochester woman Miss Carrier Cotter turned 107 on Sunday. She had her hair done at a beauty parlor, checked her birthday cake at the bakery, visited department stores, and enjoyed a chocolate soda as she marked the milestone with small errands and preparations the day before.
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Rochester
N. Y
New Mexico Prison Hit By Rioting
Eight or nine inmates seized two guards at the New Mexico State Penitentiary in a protest for a car and escape passage. Authorities surrounded the facility as prisoners roamed Cell Block 2. One inmate was hurt. a guard was wounded by a cartridge fired accidentally by a posse member. Newsmen were barred and broadcasts halted.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico State Penitentiary
Santa Fe County
Joe Roach
Freddie Salazar
Edwin L. Mechem
Surprise Air Raid Drill Shocks Rockefeller Center Crowd
In New York four Rockefeller Center buildings conducted a surprise air raid drill, sending over 40,000 people racing to shelter in under three minutes. Participants included 11,000 firm employees and 10,000 visitors at the Midtown complex.
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New York
Rockefeller Center
Midtown Center
Arlington Honors Pearl Harbor Day
Arlington National Cemetery marked the 11th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day with veterans groups in attendance. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower sent a message praising the devotion to duty of those who fought and those who face communist aggression in Korea.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
London Smog Lifts Amid Crisis as Thieves Flourish
Fog over London lifts after four days as transport resumes and milk supplies return. Criminals exploited the crisis with burglaries and a six man gang attacking an American airman. Firefighters and ambulances faced delays while airlines grounded and power cuts strained the city.
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London
Thames
Hyde Park
William J. Bliss
Panel Drafts New Poll Law But Few Changes Expected
A special House committee began drafting changes to federal election laws led by Rep. Boggs. Hearings showed support for raising spending and contribution limits and extending coverage to primaries. Yet observers expect little action next Congress as past recommendations have often died.
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Washington
House
Congress
Rep. Boggs
D-La
Boggs
Husband-Killer Goes On Trial in Clermont Case
Mrs. Davie Blanche Dean, 54, goes on trial in Clermont County Common Pleas Court for first degree murder in the death of her husband Hawkins Dean, 68, Owensville farmer, allegedly poisoned in milk. Prosecutors say she admitted the poisoning and claimed she acted first after his alleged threats.
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Batavia
0. S
Davie Blanche Dean
Clermont County
Man watches sea claim $1508 billfold at Georgia coast
Virginia trucker W. E. Conner lost a $1508 billfold into the Atlantic at St Simons Island while his family stayed on the beach. A lifeguard and Coast Guard searched as his 14 cent cash and valuables vanished, with the finder promised a reward.
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Man
Sea
ST. Simons Island
W. E. Conner
Roanoke
Conner
Coast Guard
Rt. 2
Watches Hidden In Lady's Corset Snares Parisian Smuggler
British customs at Dover nabbed Rosalie Silder a 48 year old traveler from Paris. A woman inspector found 268 contraband watches valued at over 14000 dollars hidden in a body belt under her corset. A Dover magistrate sentenced her to one year in jail or a 5000 pound fine.
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Dover
Eng
Paris
Rosalie Silder
London
Talking Horse Asked To Find Missing Boy In Rhode Island
A 27 year old talking horse Lady Wonder is asked to help find nine year old Gary Hayman missing since Sept. 23 from Exeter State School near Providence Rhode Island. Reporters interview Lady who signals via a lettered typewriter device and gives hopeful but unclear directions naming a truck and Kansas. Authorities caution about misinterpretation despite past cases like Danny Matson found in a quarry after horse based hints.
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Richmond
Rhode Island
Gary Hayman
Exeter State School
Providence
R. I
Benjamin Hayman
Richmond Times
Dispatch
Rhodes Island
Lady Wonder
Times-Dispatch
Bill McIlwain
Lady
Gary
Eisenhower Opens Pacific Conference Aboard Helena
President elect Dwight Eisenhower began talks with advisers aboard the heavy cruiser USS Helena two hours after arrival at Wake Island. Attendees include Dulles Humphrey and Clay with plans to discuss Korea, though no subjects or decisions will be revealed yet. The group will confer in Hawaii and Pearl Harbor en route to final discussions.
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Uss
Helena
Dwight Eisenhower
Wake Island
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Korea
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
John Foster Dulles
Gov
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Interior
George M. Humphrey
Cleveland
Treasury
Gen
Lucius Clay
Joseph M. Dodge
Detroit
C. D. Jackson
Emmet Hughes
White House
Charles E. Wilson
Defense
Arthur Radford
Pacific
Wake
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Herbert Brownell
Wilton B. Persons
Dulles
Humphrey
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