Decision in Lewis Trial Delayed Until Monday
Judge Goldsborough postponed ruling in John L. Lewis contempt case after government urged that Lewis and the United Mine Workers violated a court order by continuing a coal mine work stoppage for seven days. Lewis defense argued the government failed to prove its case as court proceedings paused until Monday.
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Lewis
UMW
Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
H. Graham Morison
United Mine Workers
Welly K. Hopkins
Goldsborough
Hopkins
Morison
Supreme Court
Dry Skies Bring Hope To Avert Major Flood In Ohio River
A forecast of clear weather tonight and tomorrow boosted hopes that a major flood in the Ohio River valley might be averted. The river crest reached 29.8 feet at Pittsburgh, 4.8 feet above flood stage, while rises elsewhere slowed. Gallipolis reported a rise of 0.2 feet per hour as flood waters spread over bottomlands. the official Gallipolis locks stage stood at 36.2 feet.
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Ohio River Valley
Pittsburgh
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Locks
Ohio
Marietta
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Scioto
Army
Ironton
West Virginia
Kentucky
Red Cross
Indiana
Edward Smith
Sissonville
W. Va
Poca River
Columbia
Hocking
Athens
Pomeroy
Reinhart
Mulberry Ave
Condor St
Naylor’s Run
Midway
Charter Oak
Communists Seen Losing Votes in Italy
Italy's election rush finds the Communist vote fading in the north as the government gears up for a quiet eve. De Gasperi pledges order with troops ready while Mantua workers’ protest and arrest of a Communist mayor spark unconfirmed strikes. Flood warnings and river crests in Ohio valleys dominate other news.
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Rome
Italy
Red North
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democrat
Interior Ministry
Chamber of Labor
Mantua
Mantova
Cleanti Armandi
Serravale
Wright Field to Train Air ROTC Students
The Air Force will train 3,800 Air ROTC cadets from nine colleges in a six week summer camp at Wright Patterson and other bases in June and July. Cadets have completed three years of ROTC and will undergo full time instruction at nine air bases.
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Washington
Air Force
Air Reserve Officer Training Corps
Wright-Patterson
Ohio
Turnpike Extension Planned From Irwin to Ohio Line
Gov. James H. Duff announced a survey to extend the Pennsylvania Turnpike westward from Irwin to the Ohio line and said construction will begin this year on a 100 mile extension to the Philadelphia area. The current 160 mile route runs from Irwin to Middlesex.
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Harrisburg
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Irwin
Ohio State Line
Philadelphia
Middlesex
Damages Awarded in Railroad Injury Case
A Chicago jury awarded $107,500 in damages to Charles Kildow 30 of Columbus a former railroad brakeman against the Pennsylvania Railroad in a personal injury suit argued yesterday.
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Chicago
Charles Kildow
Columbus
Pennsylvania Railroad
Americans Stand Pat Amid Palestine Tensions
About 4500 Americans in Palestine mostly stay put as Arab-Jewish fighting intensifies and concerns grow over possible British troop withdrawal.
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Pat Washington
Palestine
Marines Recovering from Shanghai Plane Crash Injuries
The Navy reported today three U S Marines injured most seriously in a transport plane incident Tuesday are well on the way to recovery.
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Shanghai
Navy
U. S
Conway's First Fire Chief Faces First Alarm
Shan non Whitten served nearly a half month as Conway's first fire chief before a blaze at his apartment house caused $300 damage. Firefighters responded to the early morning alarm and contained the fire with minimal damage.
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Conway
Ark
Shannon Whitten
Whitten
Thousands of miners await federal court decision on strike
Report notes only mine 219 Congo active in Hocking Valley as thousands of miners in Western Pennsylvania and across states idle awaiting the court ruling on John L. Lewis. Robena local meets briefly before adjournment. nationwide impact includes 55 000 to 60 000 steel workers furloughed and Carnegie-Illinois Steel cutting operations.
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Hocking Valley
Congo
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
UMW
Robena
Utah
Illinois
Kentucky
Alabama
Indiana
Tennessee
Colorado
New Mexico
Ohio
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Wyoming
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Gaitán Death Sparks Bogota Riots and International Tensions
In Bogota the assassination of liberal leader Jorge Eliecer Gaitán triggers deadly riots. The Pan American Conference resumes and splits over the Region’s future organization naming the Organization of American States. Officials report hundreds killed and wounded with calls for reform and a $10 million reconstruction loan from the U S. export import bank, plus Red Cross supplies.
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Bogota
Colombia
Jorge Eliecer Gaitan
Mariano Ospina Perez
Gaitan
International Conference of American States
Philippine shootings kill up to fifteen daily
Manila reports at least 15 persons are killed daily in shooting affrays. Interior Secretary Jose C. Zulueta cites an overabundance of firearms lax law enforcement and the central Luzon agrarian revolt as key factors in the daily toll.
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Manila
Philippine
Jose C. Zulueta
Luzon
Air Force Expansion Move Heads to House Vote
Washington report says the House prepares to finance a 70 group Air Force to counter Soviet threat, adding about 922 million dollars to an emergency Army and Navy air power appropriation totaling 2.376 billion. The session includes a fresh statement that war with Russia is inevitable.
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Washington
Russia
Vandals Damage Catholic Churches in Cleveland Area
Police search for vandals after three church properties were damaged in three weeks in the northeast city area. The latest act involved smearing a statue and painting at St. Francis Church with black paint.
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Cleveland
St. Francis
National Assembly approves emergency powers for Chiang Kai-shek
China's National Assembly tentatively approves a constitutional amendment granting Chiang Kai-shek near dictatorial authority during the republic's crisis.
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Crisis Powers
Nanking
China
National Assembly
Chiang Kai- Shek
Plane Crash at Shannon Kills 19 of 31 Aboard
Pan American Constellation Empress of the Skies crashed during instrument approach at Shannon Airport Ireland killing 19 Americans and one other passenger among 31 aboard. Only Marc Worst of Burbank California survived. he was ejected from the baggage compartment. Witnesses say the craft struck an obstruction and burned for hours.
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Shannon
Eire
Calcutta
New York
Pan American World Airways
Homi Mehta
Marc Worst
Burbank
Calif
Worst
Lockheed Aviation Corporation
Lockheed
George Henderson
Damascus
Washington
State Department
George D. Henderson
Dharran
Saudi Arabia
Basil Warnock
American Overseas Airlines
Pan- American
William Fitzgerald
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Gander
Newfoundland
Erie County Tops Quota In National Campaign
Sandusky reports Erie County over-subscribed its million-dollar quota in a model bond drive launched a week before the national campaign. President Truman praised the effort in a radio address saying every dollar invested will be a dollar working to win the peace.
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Sandusky
Erie County
Truman
Early End Expected To Akron Bus Strike
Akron and nearby Barberton and Cuyahoga Falls face 15 days without mass transit as 575 CIO Transport Workers Union members halted service. An agreement increasing fares and boosting service offered prospects for an early settlement.
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Akron
CIO Transport Workers Union
Barberton
Cuyahoga Falls
Lima Man Shot Iola Oil Executive Killed in Office
Mack P. Colt president of the Oko Oil and Gas Company and former Lima resident was killed yesterday in Iola Kansas, reportedly by an accidental discharge while cleaning a .22 caliber rifle in his office.
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Lima
Iola
Mack P. Colt
Oko Oil and Gas Company
Lima, O
Two Thousand Protest Palestine Partition in Washington Train Ride
More than 2,000 people boarded two special trains today bound for Washington to protest the administrations failure to back the partition of Palestine.
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New York
Washington
Palestine
CHAMBER OPPOSES PLAN FOR FEDERAL TRANSPORT DEPT
The United States Chamber of Commerce today opposed a plan to set up a federal department of transportation. The stance signals industry concern over centralizing transportation policy under a new federal bureau and potential shifts in regulatory oversight.
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Chambex
Washington
The
United States Chamber of Commerce Today
Department of Transportation
Safest State Named Connecticut by National Safety Council
Connecticut was named the safest state in the nation by the National Safety Council for the day. Chicago appears in the report as a regional reference.
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Chicago
Connecticut
National Safety Council
Earthquake Felt in Santiago Chile Yesterday
A medium intensity earthquake was felt in Santiago Chile yesterday. No injuries or major damage were reported and residents remained alert as tremors subsided. Local authorities monitored aftershocks and advised caution in affected areas.
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Chile
Santiago
Actress Faye Marlowe to Wed Sidney Hyman
Film actress Faye Marlowe plans a May 1 wedding to Sidney Hyman a New York writer in a private ceremony.
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Faye Marlowe
Sidney Hyman
New York
NBC Correspondent Accused as U S Spy
Moscow report alleges NBC correspondent Robert Magidoff spied for the United States. Cecilia Nelson, former secretary and Izvestia source, claims Magidoff collected U S intelligence and sent reports in diplomatic pouches. She cites documents and letters detailing methods to obtain Soviet information.
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Moscow
Robert Magidoff
National Broadcasting Company
United States
Michigan
Izvestia
Cecilia Nelson
Magidoff
British Exchange Telegraph Agency
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
U. S
U.S.S.R
Paula Prefers Pigs Prostrated by Perfume
London gossip notes Paula Perks, who after five war years on a farm moved to a London perfume shop. She quits to return to pig farming as she says the scent of perfume “got me down” and she cannot stand the odor any longer.
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Paula
London
Paula Perks
Jury Probes Shakedown Claims in Liquor Permit Process
Franklin County prosecutors pursue eight more witnesses as the grand jury investigates alleged shakedowns of liquor permit applicants. Four testified including Howard J. McCall who faced charges of paying 300 to a liquor official. Callers from Marietta Newark Dayton Springfield offered information. many cases lie outside the county.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Ralph J. Bartlett
Howard J. McCall
Springfield
Liquor Department
Bartlett
Marietta
Newark
Dayton
Truman Confident He Will Serve Four More Years
President Truman said he expects to spend four more years in the White House after conversations with New York figures Ed Flynn and Paul Fitzpatrick. He called the picture all right.
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Washington
Truman
White House
New York
Ed Flynn
Paul Fitzpatrick
B&O Adds 22 Diesel Locomotives to Ohio Division
Betty Barnhouse, Athens ticket agent, announced twenty two new diesel locomotives for the Ohio Division of the B and O Railroad. All units will be in use by June to speed freight and passenger service between Parkersburg and Cincinnati. Locally they will operate in the Athens yard and haul freight.
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Ohio
B & O Railroad
Betty Barnhouse
Athens
Parkersburg
Cincinnati
Eire to Cut Army Strength This Year
Eire plans to reduce its standing army from 9,500 to 8,500 men and officers this year as it tightens money for health services.
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Eifre
Dublin
Eire
AWOL Soldiers Seized After Chicago Accident
Four soldiers reported AWOL from a South Dakota air base were captured in Chicago after their car crashed. Police said the men had been missing since Sunday and were seized last night following the collision.
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Chicago
South Dakota
Revolt Leaders Arrested in Sparta Police Revolt
The Greek Ministry of Public Order announced the arrest of those responsible for Tuesday’s police revolt in Sparta.
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Athens
Ministry of Public Order
National Police
Sparta
Concert manager Robert Slack dies at 84
Robert Slack a renowned concert manager and longtime figure in the entertainment world died last night at age 84. Slack’s career spanned decades shaping programming and touring for major acts across the United States.
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Denver
Robert Slack
Coal Engineer Blames Industry for Mining Fatalities
George Grove, supervising engineer of District A in the U S Bureau of Mines, told the All Ohio Safety Congress that the coal industry has been negligent and complacent about roof and slate fall deaths and has not reduced fatalities adequately.
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Columbus
U.S. Bureau of Mines
George Grove
All Ohio Safety Congress
Apartment House Fire Kills Five Children
Five children died in a Vandercook Lake apartment fire that destroyed a four family building near Jackson Michigan. Victims include Betty Nelson seven Beverly Nelson six Ethel Midgett sixteen James Midgett thirteen and Jerry Tatman four children of Ruth Tatman and Clifford Nelson.
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Jackson, Mich
Vandercook Lake
Here
Betty Nelson
Beverly Nelson
Clifford Nelson
Ethel Midgett
James Midgett
Jerry Tatman
Ruth Tatman
Britain House approves five year death penalty ban test
The House of Commons backed a bill to abolish the death penalty for murder in Britain for a five year trial period. The measure aims to test the suspension before a final decision.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Mobilization Rumor Reported in Yugoslavia
A foreign ministry spokesman said today that a secret mobilization is in progress in southern Yugoslavia near Athens. The remark highlights rising tensions amid regional instability and ongoing diplomatic strains with alliances in the area.
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Athens
Foreign Ministry
Yugoslavia
Wreck Victim Unidentified In Tex Rocket Crash
In Kremlin Oklahoma two bodies were found after the Rock Island Texas Rocket wreck caused when a sand truck rammed three speeding coaches off the tracks. One victim remained unidentified as authorities sought to identify the burned remains. Mrs Earl McClintock of Wichita Kansas 35 died in the blaze. Thirty six others were injured including truck driver with many in Enid hospitals. Professor Raymond Dvorak of the University of Wisconsin suffered a right arm amputation among the critically hurt.
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Kremlin
Okla
Texas Rocket
Earl McClintock
Wichita
Kas
Enid
Here
Raymond Dvorak
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Enid General Hospital
Ohio Nutrition Survey Planned for Spring
The agriculture department will survey housewives in five Ohio cities this spring to learn reasons behind family food choices. About 20 to 80 housewives in 70 cities including Canton Cleveland Bexley Jackson and Toledo will be interviewed and asked to keep a food consumption record to aid nutritional program development.
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Washington
Ohio
Agriculture Department
Canton
Cleveland
Bexley
Jackson
Toledo
Jury Discharged in Evans Gold Mischarging Trial
A U S federal court jury failed to reach a verdict in the William K. Evans case. Evans a former Army colonel faced charges of misappropriating more than 100000 dollars in Japanese gold and the jury was discharged.
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Los Angeles
William K. Evans
Baltimore and Ohio freight derailment at Warnock
Thirteen of 45 cars on a Baltimore and Ohio freight train bound for Pittsburgh from Cincinnati derailed yesterday at Warnock Belmont County. Railroad officials blamed a broken rail.
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Newark
Baltimore and Ohio
Cincinnati
Warnock
Belmont County
All-Out Taft Campaign Planned Against Stassen
Taft plans an all-out effort to halt Stassen's delegate win streak in the May 4 Ohio Republican primary. Taft aims to flip Ohio's 53 votes, after Nebraska results showed Stassen leading. Dewey placed second, with Taft far behind.
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Taft
Stassen
Washington
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Ohio
Nebraska
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Paigning
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Cornhusker
Oregon
Dewey
Arthur Vandenberg
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Earl Warren
California
Joseph W. Martin
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Morris Bauer
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Henderson
U.S
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Enver Hoxha
NBC
B&o
Blaze
Ohio Nutrition Survey
John Chapman
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