Lattimore Denies McCarthy Spy Claims in Senate Hearing
Owen Lattimore rejected Senator McCarthy's accusation that he is a Soviet spy calling the charges base and contemptible lies. He accused McCarthy of violating his Senate duties and using secret government documents without authorization while asserting he is not and has never been a Communist.
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Washington
Owen Lattimore
McCarthy
Russia
United States
Lattimore
Senate Foreign Relations
Red
State Department
Johns Hopkins University
United Nations
Afghanistan
Senate
Labor unity prospects loom as AFL CIO merger talked
Washington reports a possible AFL CIO merger discussed by AFL President William Green and CIO President Philip Murray. Murray proposes a grand program of cooperation on legislation and politics, aiming for a unified group around 16 million members. Green favors a quicker consolidation, while Murray favors a step by step approach.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
William Green
Green
Philip Murray
Murray
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
International Association of Machinists
Railroad Brotherhoods
Six Children Die in Toronto Home Fire
Six children perished when a fire swept through the Harding family home in Toronto Ontario. Their parents Mr and Mrs Roy Harding saved two other children but could not rescue the six who were burned in their beds. A neighbor described the frame building as going up like a torch after midnight.
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Toronto
Ontario
Roy Harding
Buick onew owner seeks sale through Sunday want ad
Classified notice describes a 1939 Buick with 55 000 miles in maroon in excellent condition recently overhauled. The ad promotes selling via a cheap three line three day run costing one dollar and urges placing the ad in the Big Sunday Want Ad section with contact at Whitmore's Greenhouse.
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BUICK
Whitmore
Giant Marshall Mars Explodes After Engine Fire
Navy probes cause of fire on the Marshall Mars after a newly installed engine failed. Seven crewmen escaped by life jackets and rafts as the 80-ton flying boat ditched off Keehi Lagoon near Pearl Harbor. The ship, damaged beyond repair, was later scrapped.
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Pearl Harbor
Navy
Alameda
Calif
Keehi Lagoon
Honolulu
Hawaii
Mars
Chesapeake Bay
Annapolis
Glenn L. Martin
Baltimore
Marshall Mars
Mae West
Rhodes Drive Officially On Lausche Hit
Columbus Mayor James A. Rhodes, seeking the Republican nomination for governor, denounced Gov. Frank Lausche as hypocritical at a Franklin County campaign kickoff held at the Southern Hotel. Rhodes urged Lausche to give a clear account of his stewardship and take responsibility for the state’s affairs.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Frank J. Lausche
Rhodes
Franklin County
Southern Hotel
Atty
Paul M. Herbert
Ohio
Herbert
Phone Exchange Set For New Lexington
The State Utilities Commission granted Ohio Bell Telephone Co. authority to establish a new exchange at Fultonham near Zanesville. The Fultonham area will include East Fultonham and White Cottage and combine telephones from the Zanesville and New Lexington exchanges. Toll rates will remain unchanged.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Fultonham
Zanesville
New Lexington
East Fultonham
White Cottage
Mercury Dips Near Winter Levels Across Regions
The mercury fell again to near winter levels from the Western Plains to the Atlantic Coast. Temperatures dropped as low as 11 degrees below zero in Grand Marais Michigan, with light snow reported in parts of Michigan Ohio Western Pennsylvania and New York.
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Chicago
Atlantic Coast
Grand Marais
Mich
Lake Superior
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylve
Westorn
York
Dulles Named As Consultant To Acheson
John Foster Dulles agreed to serve as consultant to Secretary of State Acheson. The State Department said Truman and Acheson asked him to advise on broad foreign affairs issues without world-specific limits. The appointment, arranged with Senator Van den Berg, aims to restore bipartisanship in foreign policy.
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Washington
State Department
John Foster Dulles
New York
State Acheson
Truman
Acheson
Charles G. Ross
Dulles
Europe
Far East
United Nations
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Dean Acheson
John Sherman Cooper
U.S
Cooper
London
Mind Blank In Shooting Case
Allentown Pa. The commonwealth will seek to pierce Harold Mohr’s claim of amnesia as cross examination resumes in Lehigh County Court. Mohr 36 a tannery worker is tried for murder and voluntary manslaughter in the March 8 mercy killing of his blind cancer-stricken brother Walter 55. He testified he remembers only hearing a gun and waking in jail.
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Allentown
Commonwealth
Harold Mohr
Mohr
Lehigh County
Kenneth H. Koch
Walter
Harold
Chrysler Considers Union Peace Offer
Chrysler Corp facing a 72 day strike studies a union peace offer amid a $100 per month pension contention. The conflict, idling 140,000 workers, hinges on cents per hour pay terms and new financing details.
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Chrysler
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Three Die In Fire In Murray Family Tragedy
In Murray Iowa a fatal blaze claimed the lives of Bobby Egen nine and his two sisters as he heroically attempted to rescue them from their new home. Fire officials reported the missing children were found in the residence after the blaze Thursday.
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Murray, Ia
Bobby Egen
Serry Thursday
Senate Approves Expanded Displaced Persons Bill
The Senate approved liberalizing the 1948 displaced persons act raising admitted refugees to 359000. The final 58 to 15 vote followed a nearly 12 hour session, aligning with a House measure passed last June. The bill ends key discrimination clauses and extends the program past June 30 1949.
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Washington
Senate
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
House
Truman
Congress
Kilgore
D-W. Va
Baltic States
Germany
Austria
Italy
Ugo Carusi
Displaced Persons Commission
Slots Cases Considered by State Liquor Board in Zanesville
The Ohio State Liquor Board considered charges against Moose Lodge No. 867 and Elks Lodge No. 114 in Zanesville for having slot machines on their premises. Both lodges held private club liquor licenses. Attorneys for Moose Lodge admitted the charges. Elks Lodge acknowledged slots existed on November 5, 1949.
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Columbus
State Liquor Board
Zanesville
Gerald Stanley
Moose Lodge
William Crone
Don Hollingsworth
Elks Lodge
Slain ex-pendergast aide Gargotta. Binaggio found dead in KC club
In Kansas City a gunman killed Charles Binaggio, a former Pendergast lieutenant, and ex-convict Charlie Gargotta at Binaggio’s political club. Police found them shot in the head around early morning. Gargotta carried 2400 dollars. The club served as a base for Binaggio’s faction opposing remnants of the Pendergast machine.
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Pendergast
Kansas City
Charles Binaggio
Tom Pendergast
Charlie Gargotta
Binaggio
Harry Nesbitt
Nesbitt
Gargotta
Henry W. Johneson
Wayne Gibson
Gargateta
Man charged over dangerous electric chair device in Cleveland
T H Stinson, 50, faces municipal court trial April 12 for practicing medicine without a license after proposing a cure all electric chair. Food and Drug inspectors tested the device finding it dangerous and potentially deadly. They described shocks delivered to them as they sat in the chair with charged plates and rods while Stinson massaged their backs.
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Cleveland
T. H. Stinson
Stinson
City Food and Drug
E. B. Buchanan
Food and Drug Division
Fred Crumbacher
Sylvester Pinkney
Pinkney
Crumbacher
Youth Admits Strangling Sweetheart in jealous rage
Arthur Prindle at age 19 confessed to killing Sally Ann Humphreys in a car near Contra Costa County after a quarrel over other boys. Sally lay dead with a belt around her neck while Prindle, injured and unconscious, had swallowed sleeping pills and slashed his wrist. Deputy DA Wakefield says murder charges will follow.
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Oakland
Calif
Arthur Prindle
Leslie Prindie
Sally
Sally Ann Humphreys
Contra Costa County
Young Prindle
Wakefield
Committee Named To Study Rehabilitating Disabled
A committee to study rehabilitation possibilities for disabled Ohioans was named by Sen. Clingan Jackson, chairman of the Ohio Program Commission. The panel will survey needs and facilities and propose a long term program of adequate service.
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Columbus
Clingan Jackson
Youngstown
Ohio Program Commission
Jackson
Radio Station Permit Filed with FCC by Ironton Man
An application for a new standard radio station was filed with the Federal Communications Commission by Glacus G Merrill of Ironton Ohio.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
1Glacus G. Merrill
Ironton
Ohio
Public cooperation growing in census income questions
Washington reports strong public cooperation in census income questions with four days of data collection showing no trouble. Officials note possible refusals yet to report and say legal penalties exist for willful nonresponse while stressing continued persuasion before pursuing prosecutions.
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Washington
Census Bureau
U. S
Gallia Man Seriously Injured In Navy Helicopter Mishap
A Gallipolis, Ohio, man identified as Lt. Robert O. Davis was seriously injured when a Navy helicopter toppled during a carrier landing aboard the Wright. Two others were killed and three injured as the incident happened at sea during training maneuvers near Norfolk Virginia. Names of the other men were withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Gallipolis
Navy
Associated Press
Southeast Ohio
Robert O. Davis
Wright
Norfolk
Quonset, R. IL
Housing Bill Accord Sets Fresh Federal Housing Funds
Washington lawmakers to wind up a 12 hour session on a compromise housing bill aimed at channeling billions into federal housing programs. The House planned an Easter recess through April 18, with action expected next week to send the bill to the Senate for consideration.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rep
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Akron woman sent to Lima for 30 day mental exam
Mrs Angela Rose du Fale, 19, confessed to drowning her 11 day old son in a bath. Judge Claude Emmons ordered a 30 day mental examination at Lima State Hospital to determine sanity. If found sane, she will be returned to Akron for trial on a first degree murder charge.
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Akron
Angela Rose du Fale
Lima State Hospital
Claude Emmons
Pilgrims Arrive in Vatican for Holy Year Easter Ceremonies
Pilgrims from many nations arrive in Vatican City as solemn Easter ceremonies begin across Rome’s nearly 500 churches marking Holy Year observances.
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Vatican City
Rome
Justice Dept Sees Little Chance of Action on Labor Oath Referrals
The Justice Department indicated today it sees little chance for court action against labor leaders whose nondemocratic oaths were referred to a watchdog. The report notes no immediate prosecution plan and signals limited legal steps forthcoming.
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Washington
Justice Department
Akopead Kleb
State probes soap buying in Ohio
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson held a closed hearing into the purchase of soap chemicals. Testimony named John P. Moore, Robert Moore, W. C. Lawrence, Lawrence Noll and others from Mutual Chemical, Basic Products Industries and Diamond Alkali. Ferguson withheld about 5000 dollars in payments to Mutual Chemical amid questions of overcharging. John Moore was terminated retroactively to February 28 as a soap manufacturing consultant to the welfare department.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
John P
Robert Moore
Mutual Chemical and Supply Co
Cleveland
W. C. Lawrence
Basic Products Industries
Lawrence Noll
Diamond Alkali Co
Ferguson
Mutual Chemical Company
Ohio
Mutual Chemical
John Moore
State Welfare Department
Marietta Added as Critical Work Area for Aid
The Bureau of Employment Security designated Portsmouth and Marietta Ohio as critical employment areas eligible for special consideration in government contracts and loan aid. Both were classified as E areas with 12 percent or higher unemployment. In Marietta job losses occurred in wooden and metal furniture and chemicals sectors.
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Washington
Bureau of Employment Security
Portsmouth
Marietta
Ohio
State balks at steel bids for plates in new year
Ohio officials may issue plastic license plates next year due to difficulty securing steel bids. State purchasing agent John W. Bush said bids were solicited but the response was poor and some offers cited outdated delivery dates.
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Columbus
Ohio
John W. Bush
Bush
Former Mayor Jailed For Over-Payments
Former Mayor William W. Voisine, a steel firm owner from Ecorse Michigan, was sentenced to eight months to two years in a federal prison in Milan for perjury before a Congressional committee. A jury found he falsely claimed in 1948 he did not take overpayments for steel during postwar shortages, with four witnesses testifying to secret payments totaling 325000 dollars.
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Washington— (P
William W. Voisine
Ecorse
Mich
Milan
House
Pension Approved by U S Rubber Co for Retired Workers
The U S Rubber Co agreed to provide a top pension of 100 dollars monthly to retired workers with additional benefits included in a new union management agreement.
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New York
U. S. Rubber Co
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