Final Truce Draft Nears After Panmunjom Plenary
UN and Communist negotiators near final armistice form with staff officers drafting the cease fire timetable. South Korea opposes the truce and protests erupt in Seoul while Switzerland hesitates over prisoner repatriation. U.S. hopes Rhee will accept an armistice despite tough opposition.
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Panmunjom
United Nations
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Washington
Rhee
Korea
Panmunjim
Russia to Name Austrian Envoy
Vienna reports Russia will appoint an ambassador to Austria and restore full diplomatic ties with the country now occupied. The Austrian government confirms Moscow will also receive a Soviet ambassador. The move follows recent easing of military and economic controls kept by Soviet forces in Eastern Austria since the war.
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Vienna
Russia
Austria
Aussian
Moscow
Auto on Track Sparks Freight Train Derailment
An automobile driven by Russell Wright, 30, of Chillicothe, veered onto a railroad track near Piketon after foggy conditions blurred his vision. The collision with two Norfolk and Western freight trains derailed 16 to 20 cars and injured at least two people. Wright and two passengers escaped on foot as the northbound train neared.
Jabara Becomes Sixth Double Jet Ace in Korea
Wichita born Lt James W Jabara, America's first jet ace, shot down two MIGs to raise his score to 11 on his 97th mission, while Lt Fred L Hughes credited with another probable kill. Thunderjet and Sabre bombers attacked North Korean airfields as U N forces reported 4000 Reds killed or wounded in the week, with prisoner numbers classified for security.
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Seoule
James W. Jabara
Wichita
Kan
America
Jabara
Korea
Fred L. Hughes
Akron
Sabre
North Korea
No Man’s Land
Kanggye
Yalu River
Sabres
Stmchon
Eighth Army
U. N
Panmunjom
Tornado Victim Richard H. Jesse Remains In Poor Condition
Richard H. Jesse, 60, of T18 West Bourne Avenue, remains on the danger list at Fairview Park Hospital in Cleveland after injuries from Monday night's tornado. He suffered multiple fractures, a possible skull fracture, and severed tendons on both hands after being struck by a flying timber while leaving the YMCA to fetch a flashlight from his automobile. family members are watching at his bedside.
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Richard H. Jesse
Westbourne Avenue
Fairview Park Hospital
Cleveland
Jesse
YMCA
Ten Year Employees Get Year’s Vacation
CHICAGO AFL contract grants workers after ten years of service a paid year off or double pay for time worked. Hedco Mfg Co president Paul M. Davidson said the deal, signed yesterday, aims to cut turnover and attract new hires. The firm has 155 employees, mostly women, with most not past two years on the job.
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Chicago
Radio and Phonograph Manufacturing
Paul M. Davidson
Hedco Mfg. Co
AFL
Davidson
Women Killed En Route To Graduation Ceremony
In Norwalk Ohio a Hancock County woman and her mother in law died when their car skidded on a wet highway and collided with another vehicle while on the way to Cleveland for a daughter's graduation. Victims were Mrs. Sidney Hilty 82 of Mt. Blanchard and Mrs. Amos Hilty 75 of Pandora.
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Norwalk
Hancock County
Cleveland
Sidney Hilty
Mt. Blanchard
Amos Hilty
Pandora
Putnam County
Taft Hip Ailment Declared Serious By Doctors
Senator Taft of Ohio says his hip condition is serious and will keep him from acting as Senate floor leader for the remainder of the session. Returning from a four day checkup in New York, Taft appeared on crutches as his aide announced the medical advice and rest plan.
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Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Senate
New York
Jack Martin
Sen. Knowland
California
Senate Gop Poliy Committee
Eisenhower
Locomotive Blast Kills 3 Trainmen in Hinton Yard
In Hinton West Virginia a Chesapeake and Ohio steam locomotive pulling a coal train exploded in the yards yesterday. Three crewmen were killed engineer W H Anderson 62 fireman Joe Sullivan 47 and brakeman O B Richmond. About 300 feet of track was ripped up and the cab was blown 100 feet into the New River. Cause of the explosion remains unknown.
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Hinton
W Va
Chesapeake and Ohio
New River
W. H. Anderson
Joe Sullivan
O. B.richmond
Eden to Undergo Gall Bladder Operation Today
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden is to be operated on today for a gall bladder ailment. The operation will take place at the New England Baptist Hospital in Boston conducted by Dr. Richard Cattell of Boston. Eden had two prior operations in London in April and recently traveled from London to Boston for treatment.
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Boston
Anthony Eden
New England Baptist Hospital
Richard Cattell
Eden
London
California Fashion Creators crown top-dressed stars Dinah Shore and Robert Cummings
Dinah Shore and Robert Cummings win miniature golden scissors from California Fashion Creators as best dressed in entertainment. The event highlights two prominent performers recognized for style in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Dinah Shore
Robert Cummings
California
Congressmen Sit Tight on Korean Issue
Washington observers report a sit-tight stance on the Korean armistice talks as U S officials seek to persuade South Korea to accept terms. Sen McCarran criticized the plan as a fraud and urged continuing the fighting. Senators Wiley George Humphrey Smith Sparkman Fulbright urged patience and warned against reopening talks with the Communists. Peiping warned the pledge blocks final agreement, but Senate leaders say the United States will uphold Eisenhower’s assurances and protect Asia’s allies.
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Washington
U.S
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
McCarran
United Nations
Switzerland
South Korea
Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
George
Georgia
Syngman Rhee
Humphrey
D-Minn
Foreign Relations Committee
Commission
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Sparkman
D-Ala
Fulbright
D-Ark
Rhee
U. S
Eisenhower
Peiping Radio
Smith
Foreign Relations
Peiping
Asia
Biggest Volcano Erupts in Japan
Tokyo reports a major eruption of Mount Aso as rocks the size of a man’s head are hurled from its vast caldera. No casualties among 60,000 residents on the crater floor, which spans ten by fifteen miles. Five people were killed in an earlier eruption on April 27.
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Tokyo
Mt. Aso
Postal boosts studied by Washington committee
Increases in fall postal rates are under study by the Post Office Department including air mail and regular letter mail. Members of the House Post Office Committee report on planned changes and potential impact on service and costs.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Thhe House Post Office Committee
Heat reliever as rain ends weeklong Ohio heat wave
Thunder showers cooled Zanesville and surrounding area after a severe heat wave that neared 100 degrees. Temperatures fell to the 60s, with highs around 92 yesterday and 69 by 8:30 p.m. A few storms caused minor damage and one heat exhaustion case. Pools saw record attendance as residents sought relief. Helen Merriam of Philo collapsed at work and was treated and released.
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Zanesville
WHIZ
Columbus
Beverly
Marietta
Helen Merriam
Philo
Ohioo Ferro Alloy
Bethesda Hospital
De Gasperi Wins Narrow Victory in Italian Vote
In Rome the pro Western government led by Alcide de Gasperi won a slim majority in the Chamber of Deputies by 16 votes, securing 303 of 590 seats while the opposition bloc led by Communists and Monarchists-Fascists slightly outpolled the center. The Senate also gave the government a reduced majority with 125 of 243 seats. Official tallies show the government 13,487,036 votes to 13,496,503 for the opposition. ANSA noted a 10 seat Senate majority and that the left and right blocs together outpolled the center in the chamber race by about 20,000 votes.
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Rome
Alcide de de Gasper
Italy
Center Bloc
Chamber of Deputies
de Gasperi
Senate
ANSA
Extreme Left
Extreme Right
Ohioans Become Tornado Conscious
Ohio residents grow tornado conscious as a Wednesday morning storm hits Columbus. A blackening sky and a horizontal streak of light alarm commuters while the Weather Bureau receives many calls asking if a tornado is imminent. Office workers crowd building windows seeking safety.
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Columbus
Service Director Fired at Coshocton
COSHOCTON O Mayor J E Trubenbach fired his second safety service director in four months and named 40 year old Hays I Myers a plumber to take over Thursday The mayor accused Frank E Wisenburg of failing to oil dirt streets and alleys satisfactorily
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Coshocton
J. E. Trubenbach
Hays I. Myers
Frank E. Wisenburg
Classified and Notices From The Signal Issue
Fragmented OCR text from The Signal page shows scattered classified notices births and deaths, hospital news radio ITV and serial story spots. The readable portions include references to sections 12 15 16 and various titled categories.
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ITV
Red Cruiser Ready For Queen's Review
PORTSMOUTH England The Russian cruiser Sverdnov steamed to an anchorage off Portsmouth to take part in the 16 nation coronation fleet review next Monday The Soviet vessel arrived after the US cruiser Baltimore which carried Vice Admiral Jerauld Wright and was given the place of honor in the foreign ships line
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Portsmouth
England
Sverdnov
Coronnation
United States
Baltimore
Jerauld Wright
Mediterranean
Heads West For Speech Today
President Eisenhower flew from Washington for five days of travel and speeches, first to Minneapolis for an address on the international situation. The White House plane Columbia departed National Airport at 9:17 a.m. EST, with the president maintaining his schedule up to the last moment.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Minneapolis
White House
Columbine
National
President's speech rebroadcast on WHIZ at 11 15 tonight
The president's remarks will be aired again on WHIZ radio at 11 15 this evening, giving listeners another chance to hear the address.
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Whiz Radio
Eisenhower Readies Midwest Swing For Five Speeches
President Eisenhower moves toward a five speech tour from Minneapolis through North and South Dakota New Hampshire and New York. A planned Minneapolis speech on the international crisis was held up for possible revision and may precede a day of golf and trout fishing in the Black Hills area once vacationed by Calvin Coolidge.
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Korea
Minneapolis
North Dakota
South Dakota
New Hampshire
New York
South Dakota Black Hills
Calvin Coolidge
White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Steel Negotiators Maintain Silence
Pittsburgh reports indicate negotiators from U S Steel Corp and the CIO United Steelworkers are close to a pay agreement proposing an eight to twelve cent hourly rise. The union's executive board and wage policy committee may decide on the offer when they meet Friday at USW president David J. McDonald’s invitation after a three day recess. No comments have been released.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
USW
David J. McDonald
Union
Tornado Rips Central Massachusetts. Worcester Hit Hard
National Guardsmen patrol rubble filled streets as searchers scour remains after a deadly tornado in Worcester and 11 Worcester County communities. At least 82 died and about 2,500 were left homeless as homes, churches, and a Norton Company plant were destroyed or damaged. The storm, lasting under an hour, also touched Holden Shrewsbury and Pittsfield with 40 square miles of devastation and ongoing death toll uncertainties.
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Mass
National
Worcester County
New England
Massachusetts
Japan
Recue
Ohio
Michigan
Pittsfield
Exeter
N. H
Holden
Ruth Oslund
Norton Company
Assumption College
National Guard
Shrewsbury
Donald Sanborn
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