Truce in Korea Near as Talks Show Momentum
Washington reports a close stand on a Korean armistice with high officials confident a truce is near. The UN and Communists held secret talks at Panmunjom while a long counterproposal allegedly surfaced. South Korea boycotted session as prisoner exchange and terms remained the main sticking points.
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United Nations
Canon
U. N
Reds
Panmunjom
United Nations Command
Milton Herr
U. S
Lancaster Painter Guilty of First Degree Manslaughter
An eight man and four woman jury in Lancaster found George W. Redd, a 60 year old painter, guilty of first degree manslaughter for the March 27 fatal beating of fellow painter John W. Woodward. Woodward died March 28 after the Hickory Club incident. Deliberations lasted about one hour and twenty five minutes.
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Lancaster, O
George W. Redd
Lancaster
Redd
John W. Woodward
Hickory Club
Woodward
Weather Elsewhere Reported By The Associated Press
Weather listings for major cities show varied conditions and temperatures. Boston remains cloudy with 73 and 57 as highs and lows, Chicago clear at 66 and 87, Cleveland cloudy with high 85 and low 60, Denver clear at 82 and 50, Miami cloudy around 81 and 72, New Orleans cloudy 70s, and Washington D C clear 81 and 60. The report notes a broader discussion on atomic energy and its impact on economic power, calling the achievement a milepost of progress.
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Associated Press
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Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
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St. Paul
New Orleans
New York
Atomic Energy
Washington, D.C
Tucson
Stone of Progress
Cabinet Aides Take Part In Family Circle Telecast
President Eisenhower staged a TV fireside chat style event aiming to reassure the nation about the fight against communism and avoid war. He introduced a presidential panel with expert advertising input, presenting a practiced but outwardly spontaneous program to roughly 50 million viewers.
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Eisenhower
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Jean
Logan Phone Co Asks Rate Increase for Several Exchanges
Logan Home Telephone Co. asked the state utilities commission for rate increases in Logan Bremen Zaleski McArthur and Wilkesville exchanges. The proposed rates would yield 57709 dollars annually, about 5.92 percent on investment. A hearing was set for June 18 by the commission.
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Columbus
Logan Home Telephone Co
State Utilities Commission
Logan
Bremen
Zaleski, McArthur
Wilkesville
State Hospital Laxity Scored by Senate Report
A report by Humphrey criticized the Cambridge State Hospital operation and urged a complete investigation of Ohio welfare programs. Committee members included Sens. Frank W. King and John T. Corrigan. The release stresses ensuring best treatment and efficient care.
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Cambridge “State Hospital
Frank W. King
D-Lucas
John T. Corrigan
Cuyahoga
Humphrey
Ohio
Former Ohio Liquor Director Dies at 66
Robert M. Sohngen, 66, a Hamilton lawyer and businessman, died at Mercy Hospital from a heart ailment. A former Ohio Supreme Court member, he was appointed director of the Ohio Department of Liquor Control in January 1945. He also served as Hamilton city solicitor, on the board of education, chaired the Butler County Democratic Executive Committee, and was a director of Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. His widow Helen, formerly of Middletown, survives.
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Robert M. Sohngen
Mercy Hospital
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Board of Education
Butler County Democratic Executive Committee
Ohio Casualty Insurance Co
Lash Seniors Get Diplomas Here Tonight
Lash High School will award 330 diplomas at a 8 o’clock commencement in the city auditorium with Dr. William Ray Irvine of Marietta College as speaker on What of the Next 150 Years. The program includes processional, invocation, alma mater, benediction, and recessional. diplomas distributed by Dr. Weldon Slater.
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William Ray Irvine
Marietta College
A. Dale Sowers
Central Presbyterian Church
Weldon Slater
Board of Education
Ralph Storts
Delores B Curry
Donald F. Summers
Irvine
William G. Kirschbaum
First Congregational Church
Janice Kreager
Carolyn Homola
Charlotte Morosko
Barbara Nesselroade
Donald Fox
James Leckrone
Leonard McAllister
Stuarts Porter
Shirley Ann Fenton
Leage
Chipawa
Ronald Lee Apperson
John Nicholas
Elitis
Carol
Walter
Norris F. Schneider
Pirates Trade Kiner to Cubs in 10-Player Deal
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded slugger Ralph Kiner, catcher Joe Garagiola, pitcher Howie Pollet and George Metkovitch along with two others to the Chicago Cubs for six players and cash. The Pirates acquired Bob Schultz Toby Atwell Gene Hermanski Preston Ward and Bob Addis plus an option to buy George Freese from Springfield. The deal, the NL’s biggest this year, was announced by Wid Mathews and Branch Rickey. Players were urged to switch uniforms for the Cubs Pirates game.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Ralph “Kiner
Joe Garagiola
Howie’ Pollet
George Metkovitch
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
Bob Schultz
Toby Atwell
Gene Hermanski
Preston Ward
Bob Addis
George Freese
Springfield
Wid Mathews
Cubs
Branch Rickey
Rockefeller Purchases Van Courtlandt Manor for Landmark
John D. Rockefeller Jr. buys the 288 year old Van Courtlandt manor house at Croton on Hudson. The property, famed for Revolutionary era gatherings, will be preserved as a historic landmark.
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New York
van Courtlandt
Croton-on-Hudson
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Conservation Farming Day Near Irville Draws Hundreds
Muskingum county's Conservation Farming Day was underway on the Ben Moore farm near Irville with level land contour plowing matches. Junior winner Donald Eppley, 17, of Frazeysburg. Myron Ardrey of Frazeysburg second. Gary Appleman of Dresden third. Senior results pending. Event features included tree planting, farm machinery exhibits, and a livestock watering tank demonstration. Judges included Ohio State University extension engineers and Soil Conservation Service planners. The day is hosted by the Muskingum County Soil Conservation District and local dealers.
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Muskingum County
Ben Moore
Irville
Washington D. H
Donald Eppley
Frazeysburg Road
Myron Ardrey
Frazeysburg
Gary: Appleman
Dresden Road
Sam Huber
Ohio State University
Morton Hamilton
Soil Conservation Service
Newark
Clarence Miller
Cooperdale
George Eikenberry
Cambridge
Benson Law
Ford Agency
Willard Stewart
Oliver Agency
Grunewalds Jail Term Suspended for Contempt
Henry W Grunewald Washington mystery man fined 1000 dollars and given a suspended jail sentence by U S District Judge Alexander Holtzoff for contempt of Congress The judge placed him on probation for one year noting bad advice from his former lawyer and that the witness acted on counsel’s directions does not excuse the conduct Grunewald 61 underwent a health review before sentencing and had pleaded guilty to one of 31 counts with the others dropped by the government
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Henry W
Grunewald
Washington
Mystery Sman
Congress
U. S. District
Alexander Holtzoff
House
Ways and Means
William Power Maloney
Vonerese
Holtzoff
Bernard 3. Walsh
Milestone of Progress Scientists Find Way to Recycle Atom Fuel
Atlantic City reports that the United States disclosed a successful breeding of atomic fuel creating at least as much new fissionable material as is burned. AEC Chairman Gordon Dean described the Arco Nevada process with a water analogy to show how fuel could be continually regenerated, potentially transforming uranium-238 use and Civilian atomic power prospects.
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Atlantic City
United States
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
Edison Electric Institute
Dean
AEC
Arco
Nev
Bet Mother's Dough an Short-Odds Loser
New York report: Henry J. Way Jr. 43 borrowed $16,000 from his mother’s savings to back Native Dancer in the Kentucky Derby. The horse finished second by a head to Dark Star, leaving Way to face a grand larceny charge with $5,000 bail after his mother refused to sign the complaint.
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New York
Henry J. Way Jr
Way
Native Dancer
Rich ard Elliot indicted for first degree murder slaying landlady
A Columbiana County grand jury indicted Richard Elliot, 20, on a first degree murder charge for the rifle slaying of his former landlady Violet Brewer, 3. His arraignment was set for June 12.
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Lisbon, O
Columbiana County
Richard Elliot
Violet Brewer
Hand to Hand Battle Rages as U N Forces Hold Key Ridge
In fierce close quarters fighting on the East Central and Eastern Fronts Chinese and North Korean units smashed at South Korean positions. ROK divisions counterattacked across Finger Ridge Bloody Ridge Luke Castle and Anchor Hill but made little gains as North Koreans briefly held parts of Anchor Hill and the castle defenses. Allied air power hammered the Iron Triangle with heavy B 29 bombing while fighters supported ground troops.
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Luke the Gook’s Castle
Anchor Hill
Luke’s Castle
Anchor Ridge
U. N
U. S
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Iron Triangle
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