Mercy Urged In Conviction Of Slayer
Harold Mohr was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the mercy killing of his cancer-stricken brother Walter. The eight men and four women recommended mercy. Judge Henninger noted mercy recommendations are not mandatory. Max term for voluntary manslaughter is 12 years. Mohr showed no emotion as he faced sentencing pending appeal.
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Allentown
Harold Mohr
Janes F. Henninger
Maxmum
Mohr
Harry C. Creveling
Henninger
Ralph
Coplay
Raymond
Kenneth H. Koch
Walter
Koch
Harold
Ebright Attacks Social Security Plan for State Workers
Columbus reports State Treasurer Don H. Ebright Republican gubernatorial hopeful denounces House Resolution 6000 now before the Senate Finance Committee. He says the measure secretly coerces teachers and public workers into federal Social Security, adding a 1.5 percent tax while preserving state retirement schemes. Ebright pledges to protect and improve teachers’ and public employees’ retirement if elected.
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Columbus
Don H. Ebright
Senate Finance Committee
Ebright
Meeting Sought By 1000 GM Strikers
A committee representing 1000 striking General Motors Central Foundry workers will seek a meeting today with management. Chairman Arno Schwarze says the walkout began yesterday and is not authorized by UAW-CIO headquarters in Detroit. They cite speedup, layoffs, dismissals, and excessive overtime demands.
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General Motors Central Foundry
Arno Schwarze
Schwarze
Uaw-Cio
Detroit
Tragic Car Fire Claims W H Walls Near London
London reports W H Happy Walls, about 50, killed when his car left the road and struck a tree before bursting into flames. Debris and witness quotes indicate a sudden deadly crash on the rural route.
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London
W. H
Happy) Walls
State Board Orders Slots Be Destroyed
The Ohio State Board of Liquor Control ordered destruction of all slot machines used as evidence in board cases. Machines will be opened, money counted and deposited in a special account pending further orders. Chairman Frank M. Krebs cited about 400 machines stored in the basement and a prompt destruction process to follow.
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Columbus
State Board of Liquor Control
Oscar L. Fleckner
Frank M. Krebs
Liquor Department
Fire Sweeps 23rd Floor Of Woolworth Building
A blaze on the 23rd floor of the Woolworth Building in New York caused heavy water damage after two pipes burst. Firemen used elevators to bring hoses to the scene, two workers were overcome by smoke, and a firefighter was slightly injured as the northwest section burned before 2:30 a.m. Origin of the fire was not immediately known and about 100 employees fled the 39 year old skyscraper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Woolworth
F. W. Woolworth Co
Lowe Broadway
Tax Revision Seen Saving 16-18 Million
Ohio would gain 16.1 to 18.1 million dollars annually under a proposed gross sales tax replacing prepaid stamps. The report urges reviewing exemptions, lowering the exemption, and tightening enforcement while noting savings from eliminating stamp printing costs and charity payouts. The committee cautions the plan remains preliminary and awaits further study.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Tax and Revenue Study Commission
Lettuce a Plenty Payoff Found in Veggie Bin
Oklahoma City story of a grocer finding $1670 in cash labeled lettuce. He reported it to Detective Mark Bain who traced the box to Mrs. J. P. Bradford, a bookkeeper for a plastering firm. She claimed the money was her weekly payroll lost while shopping.
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Oklahoma City
Troy Joslin
Joslin
Mark Bain
J. P. Bradford
Cantwell Urges Easter Moral Code Across Ohio
Columbus reports Rep. John F. Cantwell, Democratic lieutenant governor hopeful, called on Ohioans to fashion a completely fair moral code during Easter. He cited political accusations and alleged moral lapses in government and personal life amid a charged political climate.
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Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
John F. Cantwell
Youngstown
Policy Ties By Acheson Dulles Stated
Washington confirms Secretary of State Acheson will work with newly appointed Republican adviser John Foster Dulles on specific foreign policy tasks. Ambassador at Large Philip C. Jessup will head an advance party to Europe for London conferences with Bevin Schuman and NATO ministers to broaden alliance aims.
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Washington
Acheson
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Philip C. Jessup
Europe
London
Bevin
Schuman
State Department
Truman
Republican Party
80 Workers Strike At Yunker Manufacturing Co
About 80 garment workers at Yunker Manufacturing Co. in Pt Pleasant walked out and formed picket lines at 527 Main St seeking a signed contract. Local I G W U president Laura Dunbar said the last contract dated from August 1949 and the company expects an early settlement. The firm also operates a Parkersburg plant but its workers are not striking.
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Point Pleasant
Yunker Manufacturing Co
Main St
Laura Dunbar
International Garment Workers Union
Max Yunker
Yunker Co
Parkersburg
W. Va
Buschs Signals Veto Request On Kerr Natural Gas Bill
Democratic Senatorial aspirant Henry M. Busch urged a television audience to telegram President Truman to veto the Kerr natural gas bill. About 300 names joined a telegram arguing the bill would raise profits for big oil firms and hike gas bills for consumers by ending federal regulation on gas sale from independents to pipelines.
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Cleveland
Henry M. Busch
Truman
Japanese Are Hanged For Killing Americans
Seven of forty one Japanese convicts were executed at Sugamo Prison for the 1945 killings of three American airmen. The condemned murdered Lt. Vernon L. Tebo of Pensacola, Aviation Ordnance Man 1st Class Robert Tuggle Jr. of Brownwood, and Aviation Radioman 1st Class Warren Loyd of Forest Hills. Other sentences had been commuted earlier.
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Tokyo
Sugamo
Ishigake Island
Okinawa
Vernon Lawrence Tebo
Pensacola
Fla
Robert Tuggle, Jr
Brownwood
Tex
Warren H. Loyd
Forest Hills
Fresno Records Second Twin Killing in a Month
Fresno police report a second twin-kill-twin case in under a month. Four year old James Preston Jr confessed to accidentally pushing his brother Kenneth into an irrigation ditch, while the earlier incident saw 14 year old Alice Richard fatally shoot her twin Sally. Authorities say no action is planned against James due to lack of awareness. Alice Richard was placed in an institution for observation.
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Fresno
Calif
James Preston, Jr
Kenneth
Dan Lung
James
Alice Richard
Sally
Alice
Washington
Tydings
FBI
Owen Lattimore
McCarthy
Maryland
Senate
Wisconsin
Lattimore
Russia
United States
Yestereday
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Green
Dri
McMahon
Lodge
R-Mass
Hickenlooper
Re Town
Justice Department
McGrath
Peyton Ford
Slaying Tied to Underworld Links In Kansas City
Kansas City police probed the murder of political leader Charles Binaggio and aide Charlie Gargotta, with ties to the Pendergast era and national crime syndicate. Congressmen urged investigations as authorities sought clues amid a widening political and criminal nexus.
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Kansas City
Charles Binaggio
Binaggio
Tom Pendergast
Charlie Gargotta
Pendergast
Tom
Washington
Rep
Short
Rmo
Missouri
Truman
Macy
R-Ny
Forrest Smith
State Highway Patrol
Attorney General's Office
National Crime
Northside
Gargotta
the Star
National
Federal Grand Jury
Roger T. Sermon
Independence
Sermon
Representative Short
Tom Hennings
Hennings
Charles Gargotta
North End
Harry Nesbitt
Major Changes Planned for Organized Reserves
Brig. Gen. Francis G. Brink announced major revisions to the Organized Reserve Corps in Ohio. The plan aims to save 216 million dollars from the national defense budget and expand reserve training with schools in Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati. The active reserve will include mobilization ready units and staff, with 625000 officers and men as the peacetime goal and 367000 minimum. Three Ohio service schools are proposed, with nationwide training centers planned and Ohio NG units rated for four paid drills monthly.
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Columbus
Francis G. Brink
Ohio Military District
Brink
National Defense
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Ohio
Organized Reserve Corps
National Guard
Navy Sub Service To Be 50 Years Old
NORFOLK Va The submarine service of the United States Navy will observe its 50th anniversary next Tuesday as subs emerge as a strategic factor influencing decisions at political conferences. Submarine squadrons at Atlantic and Pacific bases will mark the jubilee by preparing for upcoming war games.
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Norfolk
United States Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Columbus Area Extended Forecast Highlights
Temperatures will average 5 to 8 degrees below normal with a high near 56 and a low near 37. Colder conditions expected Saturday and Sunday, with a warming trend Tuesday and Wednesday. Precipitation 1 to 10 percent, mainly rain or snow Saturday and snow flurries Sunday and Monday.
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Columbus
Truman Proposes Broad Jobless Pay Expansion Across Nation
President Truman urges Congress to blanket 6 million additional workers under unemployment insurance and raise weekly benefits to 30 dollars for 26 weeks with dependents allowed. He also seeks higher employer payroll taxes to fund the expanded program, noting current state variations in benefit levels and durations.
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Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
Congress
Key West
Fla
Israeli Arms Request Delayed by U S Aid Priorities
Washington reports that Israel's plea for heavy American arms including artillery and tanks was delayed due to a high priority program to rearm Atlantic Pact nations. Officials say the United States tentatively refused heavy weapons but may allow purchases of light arms and some surplus jet fighters.
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Washington
United States
Guerrilla Surge Reported as North Koreans Enter South Korea
Seoul says a new wave of Communist trained guerrillas has slipped into South Korea. The army reports 88 killed and 22 captured among the infiltrators, with about 700 estimated to have crossed the border on March 26, breaching tight border patrols.
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Seoul
North Korea
South Korea
Prayers On Lips Of Many Halt To Renew Homage
Across the United States and in Rome and Jerusalem Christians paused for Holy Week devotion recalling Christ's crucifixion. Prayers sermons ceremonies candlelight processions and a burial march through Via Dolorosa marked the day. Messages stressed peace teaching of the Prince of Peace for world tranquility.
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New York
Galilee
Jerusalem
Christ
Rome
St. Peter’s Basilica
Via Colorsa
Calvary
Holy Sepulchre
Prince of Peace
America
Muskingum Group Seeks Lawyer Disbarment in Ohio
The Muskingum County Bar Association filed petitions in common pleas court asking disbarment of attorney William L. Weber of Zanesville. Weber was charged with misconduct and unprofessional conduct over “quickie” divorce cases and was found guilty in Franklin County court for inducing clients to lie to obtain divorces and placed on probation.
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Zanesville
Muskingum County Bar Association
Common Pleas
William L. Weber
Weber
Franklin County
Live Bomb Unearthed Near Tokyo Headquarters
A wartime 50 pound aerial bomb was unearthed by Japanese workmen 100 yards from General MacArthur's headquarters. U S Army experts said it was still live and could have caused massive casualties if struck. The bomb appeared to bear American markings.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
U. S. Army
Watchmen Bodies Found Stabbed in Department Store
Police found two nightwatchmen dead in Washington's large department store. Both men were stabbed. one in a first floor washroom and the other bound and stabbed on the fifth floor. A large butcher knife was recovered as the suspected murder weapon.
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Washington
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Buschs
Clear Lattimore
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