110 Phones Operating In Ohio City Of 12 000
In Mount Vernon Ohio a city of about 12 000 people only 110 telephones are working supply emergency use only. 50 emergency sets with red blinker lights are placed on front porches near key spots and business sites. Private homes have no phones leaving residents without essential services and forcing locals to walk for groceries gas and repairs.
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Mount Vernon
Billy
Christy White
Ohio
NEA
Snewspaper
Ingle
County awards foot bridge contract over Muskingum River
County commissioners approved a contract with Wander and Mason to build a 4 foot bridge between Philo and Duncan Falls over the Muskingum River while a new bridge is under construction. The span will rest on ceiling piers and include a 36 foot lift span on the west side.
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Wander and Mason
Muskingum River
Philo
Duncan Falls
Eisenhower cites clean record ahead in North Dakota rally
President Eisenhower told 250 North Dakota GOP leaders in Minot that his administration will be free of scandals and racketeering during the next four years. He warned against Communist aggression and previewed his Mt. Rushmore address to the National Federation of Young Republicans. He praised Cabinet members for integrity and urged recruiting top talent into the party. The trip aims to boost GOP margins for 1954 elections as he continues to Riverdale and Mt. Rushmore stops.
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Minot
N. D
Eisenhower
North Dakota
Minneapolis
Riverdale
N.D
Garrison Dam
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
Rapid City
S. D
National Federation of Young Republicans
Dulles
Treasury
Humphrey
Labor
Durkin
Health
Education and Welfare
Mt. Rushmore
Congress
Senate Labor Committee Eyes Taft-Hartley Revision Talks
The Senate Labor Committee planned a meeting today on routine legislation with a potential discussion of Taft-Hartley Act revision procedures.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Radio TV and Society Updates From The Signal
Classified notices, society items, and a serial story appear in this issue with brief notices and community news. Births and deaths sections provide local notices, while hospital news offers short medical notes and upcoming events.
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S. Icomics Sseesseesees
Seeae
S. Hospital News
Sess
S. Society
Cleanup Begins In Tornado Area
Worcester Massachusetts enters a second day of federal aid steps after New England's worst tornado. Rescue crews search wreckage across 12 communities for more bodies as 2,000 National Guardsmen enforce a 6 pm curfew to deter looting. President Eisenhower designates the region a major disaster area and considers a visit to Worcester. U S Rep Philbin seeks 25 million dollars for Worcester relief. Patricia Ann Morris, 15, dies in a collision in Cincinnati with a truck on Wednesday night.
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Worcester
Mass
New England
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
William F. Bigelow
Worcester National Guard
Bigelow
Minot
N. D
Worcester Area
Rapid City
S. D
Hanover
N. H
U. S
Maniac Who Threatened Presidents Arrested in New Rochelle
Albert J. Drewney, 40, described as a homicidal maniac by Secret Service chief U E Baughman, was arrested in New Rochelle on charges of conspiracy and violating federal postal laws after allegedly writing death threats to Presidents Eisenhower Truman and Roosevelt. He had prior threats to Roosevelt and was tracked from Manhattan. previously jailed in 1944 for threatening letters to Roosevelt. He claimed Denver origins and had spent years in mental institutions.
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New York
Secret Service
Eisenhower
Truman
Roosevelt
Albert J. Drewney
New Rochelle
N.Y
Drevney
U. ‘E. ‘Baughman
Washington
Baughman
Lancaster
San Francisco
Manhattan
United Home For ‘Aged
Former JP Injured In Hit-Skip On Sonora Road
Thomas Nolan 63 formerly justice of the peace Perry township was injured in a hit skip accident on the Sonora road near East Pike. He was hurled 12 feet into Little Salt Creek and suffered a fractured left leg. He was reported in fair condition at Good Samaritan hospital after treatment by local youths who found him and alerted Constable N A Joanna.
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Thomas
Frank) ‘Nolan
Sonora
Perry Township
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tate
Sonora Road
East ‘Pike
Nolan
Salt Creek
Sonny Spicer
Berkhimer
Buddy Wheeler
N. A
Joanna
Mader-Peoples
Korea Seethes As Truce Talks Stall Amid Unrest
At Panmunjom, Allied negotiators push to finish an armistice draft while South Korea grows hostile to terms, staging protests in Seoul and vowing no withdrawal from the buffer zone. President Rhee warns against unruly acts as mass demonstrations demand unification or death. International figures travel between Tokyo and the front as calls for truce action mount.
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Munsan
South Korea
U. N. Command
Panmunjom
William K. Harrison Jr
U. S
Battlefront
John _C. Daniel
Egbert Glenn
Tokyo
Seoul
Yung Tai
Pyun
U.N
Rhee
Pusen
Oakmont
Oak Monti
Fatal pedestrian crash Near Columbus claims Milton Harris
Milton Harris aged 71 of West Jefferson was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking along a highway near Columbus on Wednesday. The incident remains under investigation by local authorities.
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Columbus
Milton Harris
West Jefferson
Colombus
Potters Union Nominates Hull After Election Defeat
EAST LIVERPOOL and Huntington Park Calif. Frank Hull defeats 12 term Potters president James M. Duffy for a 13th term as AFL International Brotherhood of Operative Potters leader. Hull led by about 1,464 votes with 4,915 to 3,451. McGillivray succeeds Hull as second vice president. other officers re-elected.
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East Liverpool
James M. Duffy
AFL International
Brotherhood of Operative Potters
Thenion
Frank Hull
Duffy
New York
Hull
Huntington Park
Calif
Fred McGillivray
State FEPC Bill Fails Fifth Time In Eight Years
In Columbus the fair employment practices bill to outlaw race color and creed discrimination died for the fifth time in eight years. The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee killed it 5 to 4 after a standoff, despite the House passing the measure 72 to 52 on May 12. The split vote ended spirited debate with four votes for and four against.
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FEPC
Columbus
Ohio
FEP
House
Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Ohio Democrats press to move fair employment bill
In Columbus the Senate minority leader urged relief of the committee so the House approved fair employment practices bill could be voted on by the full Senate. Bartunek asked for immediate action on the measure on the floor.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Joseph W. Bartunek
Guyahoga
FEP bill blocked by vote in 100th General Assembly
Sen Ralph L Humphrey challenged the vote on the Fair Employment Practice bill in a tense committee scene. The measure would have created an FEP director in the department of industrial relations to handle discrimination disputes beyond county level. Appeals would move to county courts if discrimination was found.
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Ralph L. Humphrey
Ashtabula
FEP
Department of Industrial Relations
Chinese troops crack central Korea front in fierce fighting
Chinese forces in central Korea break through a main line Allied position, then reinforce to near regimental strength. The 5th Regiment, U.S. 3rd Division repels multiple assaults northeast of Chorwon, with about 600 Chinese killed or wounded reported. In the Outpost Texas area Reds push South Koreans from hill positions as artillery shells bombard the front. Observers note the fighting may aim to seize territory before any armistice.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
Chorwon
Quckly
Texas
Students Canvass Zanesville Tonight for Cancer Society
Two hundred senior and junior high students in Zanesville will canvass the city door to door this evening for the National Cancer Society. Area captains with six to nine workers will cover all sections, reporting results at the Health Center. Contributions go partly to Muskingum County and partly to the national organization for research and education.
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Zanesville
Cancer Society
National Cancer Society
Allan Land
South Fourth Street
George
Weidemaier
Robert W. Hahan
Muskingum County
American Cancer Society
National Organization For Research and Educational Work
VA and Other Funds Also Sharply Cut
A fragmented report details substantial reductions across federal programs including the VA and related health and pension actions. It notes sizable cuts to Selective Service, Truman’s defense and atomic energy budgets, and reductions to Tennessee Valley Authority and the AEC, with emphasis on plant equipment and security savings.
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Atomic Energy
Selective Service
Truman
Eistae
Portuguese Colony Red Trade Gap Macau Clearing House
Text references a colonial trading gap involving Macau described as a clearing house with Red China. It notes a major gap in embargo or trade context and mentions the term Red Trade. Details are fragmentary about actions or dates.
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Macao
Red China
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