Air Force bill stalls in Senate after House vote
Senate pursestrings hold back a 70 group Air Force bill after Bridges and Gurney oppose rushing the measure. The $3.198 billion proposal, added to the main bill, faces tough scrutiny in Appropriations with projected costs and manpower questions.
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Washington
Senate
Bridges
Gurney
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
GOP
Bridges’ Group
Armed Services Committee
Congress probes Colombian revolt links to U S policy
A House committee investigates Colombia's revolt and CIA warnings ahead of the Bogota conference. Rep Clarence Brown presses for explanations of State Department choices and notes CIA director Hillenkoetter compared Colombia's unrest to U S tensions, citing Jorge Gaitan as a figure aligned with leftists and Communists.
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Washington
Colombia
U.S
State Department
Bogota
Department
Marshall
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Congress
R. H. Hillenkoetter
Brown
Miners Idle as Court Rules on Lewis Contempt Case
Three deep mines and four strip mines operate in southeastern Ohio while national soft coal miners await the John L. Lewis contempt verdict. One third of 400,000 miners remain idle pending Judge Goldsborough’s decision, with 250,000 having returned to work but many delaying reentry after the settlement. The union gap spans Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia as flood and turnout shape the impact.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Alan T. Goldsborough
Lewis
UMW
Pennsylvania
Uncle John
Ohio
Adolph Pacifico
West Virginia
Ohio River Flood Crest Lifts Pomeroy to 57.2 Feet
The Ohio River near Pomeroy reached an apparent crest of 57.2 feet, with record rises flooding business districts in Point Pleasant and nearby towns. Upstream from Marietta the river fell while Gallipolis reported 59.2 feet at 7 a.m. Evacuations occurred for two homes on Second Street and telegraph service was restored via emergency lines.
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Cincinnati
Mill Creek
Ohio River
Wheeling
W. Va
Pomeroy
Apple Grove
Meigs County
Point Pleasant
Gallipolis
Portsmouth
Dam
Maysville
Monongahela
Allegheny
Ohio
Western Union
Athens
Main St
Second St
Court and
Linn
Flood watches and relief efforts in Athens and Point Pleasant
The Hocking River receded two inches hourly near Athens and dropped below flood stage as authorities and Red Cross teams opened offices and patrolled districts. Motorboat halts and road closures along Route 30 to Parkersburg continued while a National Guard airlift aided linemen supplies.
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Point Pleasant
National Guard
Camp Conley
Hocking
Athens
Parkersburg
Coolville
Liquor Probe Expands To 10 New Witnesses
Franklin County grand jury investigating liquor license shake downs will hear ten new witnesses including Clay Hicks of the Ohio Tavern Association and attorney Edwin Tut tle. Prosecutor Ralph J. Bartlett said the probe would run until complete as the investigation opens in Columbus.
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Columbus
Clay Hicks
Ohio Tavern Association
Franklin County Grand Jury
Ralph J. Bartlett
Edwin M. Tuttle
S. High St
Earl Trapp
al Hubler
George Staveoff
Mildred Tracy
Oscar M. Wilmer
Tracy Pack
Portsmouth
James Rizzo
Newark
Middleport Man's Kin Dies in Philadelphia
Chester H. Gibbons aged 58, an expert on metal testing and brother of Wayne Gibbons of Middleport, died in Philadelphia after a short illness. He worked as an application engineer at Baldwin Locomotive Works Eddystone plant and was prominent in stress analysis. Born in Marion.
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Chester H. Gibbons
Wayne Gibbons
Middleport
Philadelphia
Associated Press
Eddystone
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Marion
Peter Reinhart 75 Dies At Home In Pomeroy
Peter Reinhart 75 died at his Mulberry Avenue home in Pomeroy Wednesday evening. Survived by wife Susan and son William both of Pomeroy, daughter Genevieve of Traverse City Michigan, and grandson Robert Reinhart of Pomeroy. Body to Finsterwald funeral home Rutland. Funeral rites at Sacred Heart Church delayed due to high water.
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Pomeroy
Peter Reinhart
Mulberry Ave
Susan
William
Genevieve
Traverse City
Mich
Robert Reinhart
Finsterwald
Rutland
Sacred Heart Church
Ohio Wallace Backers Protest Draft Return
Ohio Wallace supporters distribute petitions in 46 of 88 counties to protest selective service reenactment. The Ohio Wallace for President Committee says workers will link the petitions to efforts to place Wallace on the statewide ballot.
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Ohio
Wallace
Cleveland
Italian Election Drive Ends At Midnight
In Rome the final hours of a pivotal parliamentary vote see Communists seeking to regain support. Campaigning ends at midnight. voting begins Sunday at 8. Premier Alcide De Gasperi closes for Christian Democrats as Palmiro Togliatti presses anti Marshall Plan lines. US officials say Trieste issue and European recovery bill weaken Communist hopes.
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Rome
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democrat
Palmiro Togliatti
Christian Democrats
Togliatti
Washington
U. S. State Department
Russia
Trieste
United Nations
U. S
Testify Against Dealer in Cleveland Trial
A Cleveland trial heard testimony about Jack Singleton, a used car dealer, who allegedly took money for almost new cars and did not deliver. Jewelry purchases and gifts to a coach's ex-wife and a female employee were also disclosed, with witness Lewis C. Michael detailing rings and watches. R. W. Hursh testified to a $100,000 balance owed and said Singleton’s wife later paid after a scribbled note to his husband.
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Cleveland
Jack Singleton
Lewis C. Michael
Singleton
R. W. Hursh
Detroit
Recognition Withdrawn from Progressive Citizens Committee
Ohio State University announced the withdrawal of recognition for the Progressive Citizens Committee as a student group. The action marks a formal termination of official student group status on campus.
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Columbus
Ohio State University Today
Progressive Citizens Committee
Western European Nations Bind to Economic Cooperation Pact
In Paris a 3,000 word charter creating the European Organization of Economic Cooperation pledges 16 Marshall Plan nations to unite, accelerate recovery, and reduce trade barriers. It names Austria Belgium Britain Denmark France Eire Greece Iceland Italy Luxembourg Norway Netherlands Sweden Portugal Switzerland Turkey and zones of Germany. The aim includes better use of resources and eventual self sufficiency with American aid acknowledged.
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Paris
Europe
European Organization of Economic Cooperation
United States
Germany
Ernest Bevin
Austria
Belgium
Britain
Denmark
France
Eire
Greece
Iceland
Italy
Luxembourg
Norway
Netherlands
Sweden
Portugal
Switzerland
Turkey
Stassen Campaigns Boosts for Ohio Delegates Bid
In Youngstown Harold E. Stassen drew local attention with a 10 hour campaign swing including a Hiram College keynote and multiple talks. He plans a four day tour through Dayton Middletown Hamilton Toledo Akron Alliance Canton and Cleveland to back Taft while he tests strategy for securing 283 of Ohio's 53 delegates to the Republican National Convention. He said he is not ready to predict Ohio results.
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Youngstown
Stassen
Harold E. Stassen
Hiram College
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Dayton
Middletown
Hamilton
Toledo
Akron
Alliance
Canton
Cleveland
Pair To Map Program For River Pact Signing
Hudson Biery of Cincinnati and John Advent, executive director of the Ohio Development and Publicity Commission, were named to map a program for the formal signing June 30 of an eight state pact to rid the Ohio River of pollution in Cincinnati. Gov. Thomas J. Herbert began contacting governors of the involved states to invite attendance.
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Columbus
Hudson Biery
Cincinnati
John Advent
Ohio Development and Publicity Commission
Ohio River
Thomas J. Herbert
High Costs Prompt State Building Delay Decision
Governor Thomas J. Herbert weighs whether to start state building now or wait as prices rise. He discussed the program with legislative leaders but no halt was agreed. Spiraling costs have driven bids above estimates in many projects.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Greek Army Opens Spring Offensive Against Guerrillas
An informant reports the Greek army has launched a spring offensive with three divisions totaling 20 000 to 30 000 troops against Communist guerrillas in Athens.
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Athens
Greece
Record Heat Hits Los Angeles in April
Los Angeles recorded a near record day with a maximum temperature of 89 degrees marking the hottest April 15 in the weather bureau annals. Citizens sought shade as the heat waves rolled through the city.
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Los Angeles
Weather Bureau
Robeson Deflects Question On Communist Affiliation
Paul Robeson, the Negro operatic singer, told a Columbus Negro editor yesterday that it was none of his damn business whether he was a Communist. He spoke at a Henry Wallace rally after a news conference with George Lawrence of the Ohio State News.
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Columbus
Paul Robeson
Henry Wallace
Robeson
George Lawrence
Ohio State News
Negro Weekly
Smokestack Section Topples From Hotel Hollenden
A fifteen foot section of a smokestack atop the Hotel Hollenden broke away and toppled onto Vincent Avenue N E. It narrowly missed pedestrians and cars. State conservation commissioner H A Buck Rider had just arrived in the Hollenden garage.
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Cleveland
Hotel Hollenden
Vincent Ave
N.E
H. A. (Buck) Rider
Hollenden
Columbus Extended Forecast Mixes Mild Warmth and Showers
The forecast for Columbus calls for temperatures near normal with a high around 55 and a low near 36. Cooler Saturday, warmer Sunday, then cooler again Monday. Temperatures rise Tuesday with about two tenths inch of precipitation from scattered showers mainly on Sunday and Tuesday.
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Columbus
Atom War Predicted By Swedish Scientist
Swedish atom scientist Gunnar Knoes warns that an atomic war could erupt before 1953 unless international controls are established. The statement underscores postwar fears amidCold War tensions and calls for global disarmament efforts.
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Copenhagen
Gunnar Knoes
Russian Ships Reach Panama Canal Port
Panama Canal authorities place special precautions on five Russian vessels at Cristobal harbor. The fishing craft flotilla, including a steamer and four auxiliaries, arrived unannounced from Leningrad and is believed bound for Vladivostok.
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Balboa
C. Z
Panama Canal
Canal
Atlantic Terminal
Cristobal Harbor
Leningrad
Vladivostok
Jap Leaders War Crimes Trial Ends In Tokyo
The trial of former Premier Hideki Tojo and 24 other Japanese leaders concluded today. An initial indictment was issued on April 29, 1946, and 11 judges of the international tribunal recessed to prepare their verdicts.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
International Tribunal
Nippon
Flood Crest Near Historic Levels Amid Evacuations
The Red Cross says 6,100 families across Ohio, West Virginia and Indiana have been evacuated as flood pressures rise. Portsmouth’s crest sits near two feet below an emergency levee, while Gallipolis and Huntington reach near-historic river levels. Parkersburg immunizes 200 refugees against typhoid as Aurora, Indiana reports measles and other illnesses.
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Red Cross
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Portsmouth
Gallipolis
Huntington
Cincinnati
Parkersburg
Aurora
Ind
Ohioans Plan Parks Law to Modernize Resources
Eight Ohioans appointed to draft a proposed law establishing a State Department of Parks and a state commission to coordinate natural resources, serving as a subcommittee of the Ohio Postwar Program Commission. Ray Howard of London chairs. members include Clay Stackhouse, Ray White, J. Frank Atwood, William Stinchcomb, Victor Jacobs, Richard Woods, and R. L. Irleand. H. A. Rider urged keeping the current conservation division under the agriculture department as a farm-game state.
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Columbus, CO
State Department of Parks
Ohio Postwar Program Commission
Conservation Committee
Ray Howard
London
Clay H. Stackhouse
Wakeman
Ray M. White
Millersburg
J. Frank Atwood
Columbus
William Stinchcomb
Cleveland
Victor Jacobs
Dayton
Richard H. Woods
R. L. Irleand
H. A. (Buck) Rider
Ohio
State Agriculture Department
Lancaster Rites Set For Retired Justice
Funeral services for George E. Martin former chief justice of the U S Court of Appeals in DC will be held at Frank E. Smith funeral home. Burial follows at Forest Grove Cemetery. The 90 year old jurist died Wednesday after retiring ten years ago.
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Lancaster
George E. Martin
U. S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Frank E. Smith
Forest Grove Cemetery
Segregation Vote Fails in Air Force Ban
In Washington the House rejected by 103 to 14 a plan to ban racial segregation in the Air Force. The vote settles debate on integration policy within the armed services.
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Washington
Air Force
Manila Mourns Roxas as Quirino Named Successor
The flag draped body of Manuel Roxas returns to Manila after his heart attack at Clark Field. Vice President Elpidio Quirino, under medical care, is named successor and will head a Council of State meeting on arrival. Thousands greet the funeral train at the depot.
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Manila
Manuel Roxas
Philippines Republic
Roxas
Clark Field
Elpidio Quirino
Quirino
Philippines
Council of State
Presi
Sergio Osmena
Jose Julo
U.S
Malacanan Palace
Compensation Claims Drop During March
New unemployment claims fell one fifth in March per the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation. Total for the month was 35,109 as Administrator Frank J. Collopy cited improved weather among factors. The weekly average of 48,880 benefit recipients in March rose 7 percent from February.
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Columbus
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Frank J. Collopy
Collopy
Five Ohioans Bid to Marry German Divorcee in Columbus
Ohio men seek marriage with Mrs. Gerda Richter, 38, a German divorcee who asked Gov. Herbert for help leaving Germany. The applicant list rose to five, with three more written yesterday from Youngstown Delta and Toledo. Two additional bids from Columbus and Canton came earlier.
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Columbus
Ohio
Gerda Richter
Thomas J. Herbert
Germany
Todeg
Youngstown
Delta
Toledo
Canton
CAB Orders Airlines To Add Flight Engineers
The Civil Aeronautics Board ordered airlines to add a flight engineer to crews of large air liners. Domestic flights with two pilots will gain an engineer for long international runs, effective December 1 after training and accommodations are arranged.
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CAB
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Son to be charged with mother's death in Cincinnati
A 68-year-old mother died after being beaten with a chair leg. Her 40-year-old son, living with her in a two room Cincinnati apartment, was said by Lt. Burleson of the homicide squad to face murder charges. The mother reportedly gave a statement before dying.
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Cincinnati
Burleson
Homicide Squad
Emme Cook
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