Officers of Eagles Face Court
Four Fraternal Order of Eagles leaders were to be arraigned in Ottawa Ohio common pleas court on charges including publicizing a lottery and blackmail. Lawyers filed motions to quash indictments or seek bills of particulars while defense teams contest the Ohio jurisdiction and specifics of the alleged offenses.
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Ottawa
Ohio
Fraternal
Order of Eagles
Common Pleas
Matthew L. Brown
Springfield
Eagles
James Kellner
Ohio Eagles
Joseph Gunderman
St. Marys
Barnett H. Goldstein
Portland
Ore
Grand Aerie
J. Harry Leopold
Putnamenty
Ottawa Aerie of
The
Leopold
Lodge
Freedom Order of Eagles No. 1
National Eagles
Ottawa Aerie
Granderie
Brown
Kellner
Gunderman
Goldstein
State Hiring Is Questioned in Ohio Highway Office
State Auditor Joseph T Ferguson says State Highway Director T J Kauer lacks authority to hire outside engineering help for road surveys and planning. Kauer cites attorney general approval of private firm contracts, while Ferguson notes withheld approvals and warns vouchers may trigger court action. Ferguson also disputes Kauer’s claim that a gasoline tax increase is needed to finance future highway construction.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Joseph T. Ferguson
T. J. Kauer
Kauer
Clarence Doyle
Ferguson
Doyle
Plane Crash Kills Two in Leicester Wires Tragedy
A small plane struck high tension wires in Leicester, killing a farmer and a man he tried to rescue. The pilot was hospitalized with possible skull fracture and injuries after being thrown clear. Authorities said the downed lines electrified the crash site.
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Leicester
Mass
Olice
Court Says Two Boys Admit Starting Fire
Two Kenton boys aged eight and ten admitted starting the $60,000 Hardin County highway garage fire. Juvenile court officials said today no charges have been filed yet and the boys remain in detention at the juvenile detention home with their names withheld.
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Kenton
Hardin County
Sub Stays Under For 21 Days Hawaii Voyage
A U S submarine Pickerel dived off Hong Kong on March 15 and surfaced 21 days later at Pearl Harbor covering about 5200 miles. Navy officials called it a routine test but noted it as the longest underwater run yet for the snorkeling type.
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Washington
U. S
Pacific
Hong Kong
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Russia
Submarine Service
Cmdr
Paul R. Schratz
Pickerel
Schratz
Farm Bureau Discusses Future Farm Programs in Ohio
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, with 63,000 members, will hold seven district meetings and 1,500 local advisory councils to discuss a sound farm program. Trustees submitted principles last March for a framework, and candidates from both parties will be invited to state their views before the May primaries. The Ohio Farm Bureau News is sent to 174,000 farm homes.
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Columbus
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
John W. Sims
Federation
Sims
D. R. Stanfield
Ohio Farm Bureau News
Ohio
Eight Navy Men Escape Crash Off Lake Michigan Shore
Eight Navy crewmen escaped a PV-2 crash landing off the Lake Michigan shoreline near Benton Harbor and St Joseph. Lt. (jg) Thomas Milton piloted the craft with about 40 gallons of fuel remaining as the plane circled in rain. One radioman swam to shore for help while the others were brought in by canoe.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Lake Michigan
Glenview Naval Air Station
Chicago
St. Joseph
Lake Shore
Thomas Milton
Second and Third Of Quadruplets Die
In Eufaula Alabama two of the Singleton quadruplets died while the first and last born survive. The two sisters Anna and Pearl are in good condition with excellent prognosis. Mother Mrs Maxie O Nealon Singleton aged 33 also in good condition. Babies born Saturday morning at the Singleton home about 13 miles from Clayton.
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Eufaula
Ala
Anna
Pearl
Maxie O’neal Singleton
Singleton
Clayton
Two Boys Die in Cave-In at Dirt Pit
In DeKalb Mississippi two boys aged 14 and 17 playing cops and robbers in an old dirt pit were killed when the pit caved in. A younger brother witnessed the tragedy, one boy ran for help while the other started digging. A crowd gathered but the trio remained buried under several cubic yards of earth and could not be revived.
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Dekalb, Miss
Truman Ends Vacation in Busy White House Return
President Truman flies back to Washington from Key West awaiting quick moves on the Atomic Energy Commission chairmanship and other appointments. Top aides report decisions looming on roles in the Air Force and Army, with Tracy Voorhees slated to exit by June 30 and Cornelius Whitney considering departure from Commerce.
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Fla
Truman
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
White House
John A. McCone
Los Angeles
Air Force
Tracy Voorhees
Army
Voorhees
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Federal Power Commission
Mercy Killer's Counsel Opts Against New Trial
ALLENTOWN Pa. Counsel for Harold A Mohr 36 a tannery worker decided not to seek a new trial Mohr was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the death of his 55 year old brother Walter who had been blind for 15 years and was far gone in cancer A jury of eight men and four women recommended mercy to Judge James F Henninger The decision not to appeal clears the way for immediate sentencing
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Allentown
Harold A. Mohr
Mohr
Walter
Mercy
James F. Henninger
Lehigh County
Henninger
Mehr
Hitchhikers Held After 100 Mile Robbery Across County
Two hitchhikers were arrested near East Springfield on armed robbery charges after a Canton motorist was robbed of $2 and forced to drive more than 100 miles with coffee stops. The driver picked them up Saturday night at Hebron and was released when his car ran out of gas.
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Steubenville
Canton
East Springfield
Hebron
Russians Predicted Setting Invasion Plans
Dispatches from Hainan report Russian advisers on the Lui Chow Peninsula near Hainan drilling a small invasion force. Chinese Nationalists say signals would be called by Russian experts for the next invasion in Formosa context.
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Taipei
Formosa
Hainan Island
Hainan
Luichow
Pilot Found After Week In Swamps
Air Force veteran James Stewart of Weston West Virginia was rescued by Boy Scouts after a week wandering in Okefenokee swamps near Jacksonville Florida. He survived on bamboo shoots and mushrooms and was found by Scouts led by Robert Shivers of Atlanta who guided him to a hospital in fair condition.
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Homerville
Okefenokee
James Stewart
Weston
W. Va
Stewart
Jacksonville
Fla
Billy
Robert Shivers
Atlanta
McCarthy hints at missing link in Lattimore case
Senator McCarthy raises question of a missing link in his attack on Owen Lattimore as Russia's top agent. He asks Secretary Acheson if proof of Communist Party membership or party payment exists, and promises to present witnesses in the Senate inquiry.
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Washington
McCarthy
Owen Lattimore
Russia
State Department
Rep
Dingell
Michigan
Mel Carthy
Truman
Wisconsin
Senate
Lattimore
Acheson
Latetimore
New York
MccCarthy
Passaic
N. J
Philip C. Jessup
John S. Service
World Returns to Business After Easter Prayers
The Christian world resumes daily life after Easter prayers for peace. Pope Pius XII urged a return to gospel spirit and social justice at St. Peter’s Basilica. Large Easter services and crowds marked events across Britain, Jerusalem, California, and the Midwest with varied weather.
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Associated Press
St. Peter's Basilica
Rome
Pope Pius XII
Jerusalem
Renewed Probe Into Slayings Of Binaggio And Gargotta
Police launch another search for clues in the killings of political boss Charles Binaggio and henchman Charles Gargotta at a Kansas City Democratic club. The Star Times report alleging Binaggio sought peace with President Truman was dismissed as false by White House secretary Charles Ross.
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Kansas City
Charles Binaggio
Charles Gargotta
Binaggio
Truman
Charles Ross
Pendergast
First District
Democratic Club
Donald Murphy
Charles Welsh
5. A. Purdome
Harry Nesbit
Four Issues Taking Shape in Truman Westward Push
Democrats sharpened focus on four domestic issues for a potential attack on Republicans as Truman plans whistle stop progress westward next month. The items include Brannan farm subsidy payments, expanded unemployment insurance, Congress killing the housing proposal, and extending rent controls. Administration aides expect Truman to defend Secretary of State Acheson and highlight cooperation with Republicans on foreign policy.
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Washington
Truman
State Acheson
Congressional Republicans
J J Curley Maloney, Former Dallas Texas League Manager, Dies
J J Curley Maloney, 76, once manager of the Dallas baseball team in the Texas League, died Saturday.
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Dallas, Tex
J. J. (Curley) Maloney
Dallas
Easter Babies Reported in Washington and Ohio
Easter Sunday births in Dayton and Mercer Island highlight a quirky tally as Mrs. M E Easter in Dayton has a boy while Mrs. Wilbur W Easter near Seattle delivers a seven pound girl. The Seattle baby may be named Jodie Lee. The Dayton boy weighs seven pounds ten ounces and is named Richard Davis.
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Seattle
Washington
Ohio
Dayton
M. E. Easter
Wilbur W. Easter
Mercer Island
Bunny
Jodie Lee
Richard Davis
Student Convicted in Slaying Over Gambling Debts
Raymond P. Hair, 24, Wake Forest pre medical student, convicted of second degree murder for killing Roy Coble, 20, in Raleigh. Hair, son of a Fayetteville dentist, denied firing the weapon claiming Coble drew a pistol and they struggled for it before the gun fired. Hair received a 25 30 year sentence.
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Raleigh
N. C
Raymond P. Hair
Wake Forest
Hair
Fayetteville
Roy Coble
Oakboro
Coble
No Decision Reached In Dr. Sander Case
Hillsborough County Medical Society board of censors ended with no definite conclusion on Dr. Hermann N. Sander after a closed meeting. The society had previously refused action, acquitted by a jury of murdering a cancer patient, though a charge was later lodged by a member.
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Manchester, N. H
Board of Censors
Hillsborough County Medical Society
Hermann N. Sander
Theodore H. Lee
Sander
Skipper Only Survivor In Tugboat Disaster
NORFOLK VA A tugboat skipper clung for four hours to the drifting pilot house and survived a Chesapeake Bay disaster that sank the Lorraine near the Rappahannock River mouth. Six crewmen are believed drowned and one body was recovered.
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Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
Lorraine
Rappahannock River
Train overturns in Samar Island killing youths near General McAr lebur
At least 14 miners were killed when an iron ore train overturned Saturday night near General McAr lebur in Samar Island. Local authorities reported a grave accident disrupting transport and claiming young workers.
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Manila
General McArlebur
Samar Island
Nine Ohioans Die in Traffic Over Easter Weekend
An Associated Press tally shows at least nine traffic deaths in Ohio during Easter weekend. Nationally 172 lives were lost in 54 hours, roughly matching the normal daily rate, with 54 additional deaths from other accidents across the period.
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Associated Press
Ohio
National Safety Council
Council
Mercy Killer Is Sentenced In Lehigh County
Harold A. Mohr was sentenced to three to six years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in the mercy killing of his cancer-stricken brother. A Lehigh County jury had recommended mercy, and a $500 fine was imposed by Judge James F. Henninger.
Franco's Daughter Weds Madrid Physician
In Madrid on Monday Carmen Franco wed 29 year old Cristobal Martinez y Bordiu Marquis de Villaverde amid royal overtones. Archbishop Enrique Cardinal Pla y Deniel presided as Spain's ruler’s daughter joined with a young aristocrat in a ceremony likened to a royal wedding since 1906.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Carmen
Marquis de Villaverde
Toledo
Enrique Cardinal Pla Y Denier
Cristobal Martinez Y Bordiu
Alfonso XIII
England
Victoria
Ice Storm Flattens Midwest Power Lines
An ice storm across the Upper Midwest crippled communications and power lines, with Northeastern Iowa and Clinton hit hardest. Telephone service was out in at least 55 towns as freezing rain spread through the region.
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Chicago
Upper Midwest
Great Lakes
Iowa
Mississippi River
Clinton
Tire price hike seen as inevitable by Seiberling
Akron executive J P Seiberling told Seiberling Rubber Co stockholders a price rise is badly needed and inevitable before midsummer, likely at least 10 percent. He warned another increase in tire prices is needed to cover costs.
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Akron
J. P. Seiberling
Seiberling Rubber Co
Hopes Revived For 10 Fliers
FRANKFURT Germany sighting of two flares in the Baltic Sea today revived hope for 10 U S Navy fliers missing on a PB 4Y Privateer patrol plane since Saturday. U S Air Force headquarters said the flares were seen by a search plane near Bornholm with Danish and Swedish naval units aiding the hunt. The Privateer vanished on a 430 mile training flight from Wiesbaden to Copenhagen.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Baltic Sea
U. S. Navy
U. S. Air Force
Bornholm
Wiesbaden
Copenehagen
Denmark
Power Group Delays Rate Increase Hearing
The commission postponed the hearing on a wholesale gas rate increase proposed by Ohio Fuel Gas Co. to April 21 for briefs filing. It remains unclear if any roughly $800,000 annual rise would be passed to customers of gas-buying companies. Washington notes the delay and ongoing questions in the proceedings.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Ohio
Washington
Crop Prospects Fall for 1950 Winter Wheat
Washington reports an Agriculture Department crop forecast due today indicating a sharp decline in the 1950 winter wheat outlook due to extended dry weather.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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