Henry Ford Dies at Dearborn After Cerebral Hemorrhage
DETROIT AP Henry Ford died at 11:40 p.m. at his Dearborn home after a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 83, one month shy of 84, and died amid flood damage that disrupted power and heat. Funeral set for Detroit cathedral. Ford operations worldwide suspended Thursday.
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Henry Ford
Dearborn
Detroit
River Rouge
Ford Estate
Ford
Clara Bryant Ford
John Mateer
Henry Ford Hospital
St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
Moscow Conference Collapse Feared By Western Allies
American and British sources warned that unless Russia ended obstructionist tactics in the four power Council, the Moscow conference could collapse soon. Molotov clashed with Western ministers over German problems and Austrian treaty prospects, using speeches to sway German opinion while blocking quick agreement.
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Moscow
Foreign Ministers’ Council
V. M. Molotov
Russia
Germany
Council of Foreign Ministers
V. V. Molotov
Molotov
Control Council
Berlin
United States
Britain
Senate Labor Officials Balk at Proposed Bill
The coast to coast Bell System strike enters its second day as 300000 workers cut long distance service. NFTW plans a prolonged walkout while Congress debates injunctions and Labor Dept officials seek a pause for talks.
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Senate
Bell System
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Washington
Joseph A. Beirne
NFTW
A. T
New York
Kenneth Abrahamson
Jamestown
N. Y
Rep
Hartley
R-Nj
Pepper
D-Fla
Labor Department
Labor
Schwellenbach
Beirne
Cleveland
Associated Press
Ohio
Ohio Bell
Carroll and
Ripley
Ford Estate Fortune Estimated At 2 To 500 Billion
Detroit report notes Henry Ford helped found Ford Motor Co with $28 000 in 1903. 1945 asset statement totals 718 660 356 with 612 678 531 surplus. Estimates place the Ford fortune between 200 million and 500 million, with shares split among Edsel Ford family and Ford Foundation holdings.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Co
Massachusetts Tax Commission
Ford
Ford Foundation
Edsel Ford
Carpenters Strike Demands Pay Boost In Portsmouth
About 150 carpenters and laborers walked out in Portsmouth halting major construction as they demand higher wages. Carpenters seek $1.75 an hour from $1.50 while laborers push to $1.05 from 90 cents.
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Portsmouth
Paul Flavin
AFL Smelter and Construction Trades Council
Youth Struck by Oil Truck in Toledro Fatal for Boy
A five year old named Richard Statten was struck by an oil truck yesterday in Toledro causing fatal injuries. Paramedics arrived but he died at the scene. Local authorities are investigating the accident.
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Richard Statten
A Vision of a New Union for Unemployed Workers
SAM SIMMONS discusses the idea of forming a union for unemployed Americans, arguing that entry into the elite labor ranks is possible for those of foreign extraction and suggesting a wage of $20 a week. He notes striking telephonists earning around $40, reflecting on unemployment as more debilitating than work and hints at lavish rewards for some if such efforts succeed.
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Florida
St. Lawrence
Few Vets Use GI Bill Says Survey
Nationwide survey shows only seven percent of former servicemen used GI Bill education benefits. Robert H. Owens cites limited time window and factors like patriotic group apathy, job availability, and small-town facilities. In Ohio, 452000 veterans lack a high school diploma and about 20000 enrolled in schools since discharge.
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Cleveland
Robert H. Owens
Veterans’ Educational Council
National Education Association
Owen
Ohio
Owens
Hamden High School Damaged by Fire
A fire likely caused by a short circuit damaged Hamden High School on Sunday. High winds hampered firefighters while a passerby spotted the blaze near the roof around 4 p.m. A large crowd gathered at the scene.
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Hamden High School
Hamden
Minister's Son Charged With Murdering Sexton
In St. Joseph Missouri a 16 year old adopted son of a minister named Stuart Allen was charged with the hammer murder of John Frank the elderly sexton of his father church. Police say he admitted killing the sexton in the church basement driven by a sudden urge to kill someone.
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ST. Joseph
John Frank
Stuart Allen
Unemployment Bureau Assistant Resigns in Ohio
Columbus notes W. Frank Searle resigns after eight years as assistant administrator of the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation effective May 5. Administrator Dale Duniton said duties will be reassigned to John Macklin, executive assistant.
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Columbus
W. Frank Searle
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Dale Duniton
Searle
John Macklin
Stores Remain Closed as Bellaire Talks Continue
Clerks at most Bellaire stores stayed off the job as negotiations continue. Five stores have reached union contracts, according to Joseph Di Stephano, International Organizer for UMW district 50.
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Bellaire
Joseph di Stephano
UMW District 50
Senate Approves Agriculture Department Restructure Bill
The Ohio Senate voted 27 to 4 to enlarge the state board of agriculture from 10 to 12 members and extend terms from five to six years. Edwin J. Bath would be heir apparent to the executive secretary post and farm board duties, a designation sparking Democratic opposition as the measure moves to the House.
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Howard Metzenbaum
Cuyahoga
Senate Democrats
Bath
Farm Bureau
State Board of Agriculture
Senate
Cabinet Called In Price Study
President Truman called a special cabinet session for tomorrow to study the price situation. Edwin G. Nourse of the Economic Advisory Council was asked to prepare a report for the meeting. Truman warned against industry pursuing profits at the expense of consumers.
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Washington
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Edwin G. Nourse
President
Economic Advisory Council
Columbus Fire Chief Permanently Appointed
Clarence W. Ogborn, longtime firefighter, was given permanent appointment as Columbus Fire Chief after serving as provisional chief since the death of E. P. Welch. Ogborn has 34 years on the force.
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Columbus
Clarence W. Ogborn
E. P. Welch
Dayton and Wapakoneta Seniors Lead State Scholarship Tests
A Dayton boy and a Wapakoneta girl scored 270 of 300 to top 8,528 Ohio high school seniors on the general scholarship tests conducted last March. The winners were Tom Dewitt Reynolds 18 of Dayton Fairview High School and Betty Jo Line 16 of Blume High in Wapakoneta.
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Columbus
Dayton
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Tom Dewitt Reynolds
Dayton Fairview High School
Betty Jo Line
Blume High
Akron Transit Faces Second Strike Threat
Akron public transportation faces a second strike threat after AFL machinists at Akron Transportation Co. announce a walkout for April 27. The union rejected seven cents an hour, a raise CIO bus operators had accepted, with all 142 Akron TransportCo machinists reported as union members.
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Akron
Rubber Capital
AFL
Akron Transportation Co
CIO
King Christian X Suffering Severe Heart Attack
A court source said 76 year old King Christian X had a severe heart attack Sunday causing breathing difficulty but the monarch is now considerably better.
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Copenhagen
Christian X
Court Action On Parents Seen In Strike In Cincinnati
In North College Hill a court action against striking parents looms as a citizen group opens a private school system. John Pitzer, president of the School Improvement Association, announced a four hour daily program for about 360 elementary pupils in emergency classrooms at two churches as a substitute for paralyzed public instruction.
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Cincinnati
North College Hill
John Pitzer
The
School Improvement Association
Boss Dispute Nearing Court
About 1,500 stockholders walked out at Clyde Porcelain Steel Corp in support of boss R R Trubey. Trubey says he will resign only if stockholder Thornton E Stokes, owner of 146,938 shares, loses right to name a director. Stokes plans court action to challenge the vote legality and wants a five member board.
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Cleveland
Clyde
Porcelain Steel Corp
R. R. Trubey
Trubey
Thornton E. Stokes
New York
Stokes
Michigan Elections Led by Republicans
Detroit reports Republicans building large majorities in a dull state election with no upsets. Leland W. Carr, 64, a former anti graft grand juror, heads the Republican endorsed ticket for Justice of the State Supreme Court.
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Detroit
Michigan
Leland W. Carr
Justice
Textile Workers Strike In Newark Over Dismissals
In Newark New Jersey 150 members of the Textile Workers of America CIO walked out at the E. T. Rugg Co plant protesting the dismissal of workers said to have staged an unauthorized March strike.
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Newark
Textile Workers of America
CIO
E. T. Rugg Co
Pig Iron Shortage May Close More Furnaces
Canton Ohio officials report a pig iron shortage may force Timken Roller Bearing Co to shut two additional 100 ton open hearth furnaces by week’s end. One furnace has been idle since March 11.
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Canton, CO
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Bus Crash Kills Nine as Vehicle Plunges into River
In Seattle last night a North Coast Lines bus collided with an oil truck and plunged into the Duwamish River along the Pacific Highway. Nine passengers died, twelve were rescued, and driver Melvin D Long of Olympia survived. Eyewitnesses and motorists frantically aided victims amid heavy rain.
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Seattle
North Coast Lines
Duwamish
Melvin D. Long
Olympia
Wash
Boy Missing In Mountains In Central Pennsylvania
Four year old Jimmy Senser is lost in the wild Central Pennsylvania mountains. Hundreds of searchers with lanterns and flashlights probe the icy winds as night falls, seeking the boy who vanished Easter Sunday wearing only a thin undershirt. A red sweater found on a railroad track and bare footprints in mud are the only clues.
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Philipsburg
Jimmy Senser
Pennsylvania
Jimmy
Truck Auto Collision Injures Three Persons
A truck driver Don Riley 22 of Portsmouth Ohio was treated at St Francis Hospital for a possible neck fracture and broken left leg after a semi tractor trailer collided with an automobile on Route 161 near New Albany. Passenger Mabel Eleanor Mounts 38 of Alexandria Ohio sustained cuts and bruises and her mother in law Agnes Mounts 74 also of Alexandria suffered possible head injuries.
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Columbus
Don Riley
Portsmouth
St. Francis Hospital
New Albany
Mabel _ Eleanor Mounts
Alexandria
Agnes Mounts
Coal Diggings Reported At 1-3 Normal in Safety Pause
Washington AP reports government and United Mine Workers sparring over coal field safety. One third of normal production amid a six day mourning period for Centralia victims, with mines certificated as safe by unions and operators and others awaiting federal reinspections.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Capt
N. H. Collisson
Federal
Bureau of Mines
Coal Mines Administration
UMW
Centralia
CMA
Ohio
Dry Dock Coal Co
Bailey Run
T. J. Price
United Mine Workers District 6
Hocking Mine
the Plains
E. A. Cottingham
Cottingham
Hocking
Kimberly
Dr Livesay Speaks At Hereford Show In Huntington
The Ohio Valley Hereford Association opened its annual sale and show in Huntington, with awards planned in 12 classes. Dr. E A Livesay of West Virginia University urged cattle raisers to cull lower grade stock to improve overall quality and prize outcomes. Directors elected included Dr W F McCoy of Chesapeake Ohio.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ohio Valley Hereford Association
E. A. Livesay
West Virginia University
W. F. McCoy
Chesapeake
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Eleanor) Ford
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Valerio
Rome
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Sexton
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