Australia Proposes Five-Man Panel on Spain at UN Security Council
Australian delegate W R Hodgson submitted a plan to form a five-member sub committee to investigate the Spanish question with a report due by May 17. The proposal drew interest amid a divided council as it prepares to resume talks on Iran and faces votes on agenda control and potential sanctions.
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New York
Australia
United Nations Security Council
W. R. Hodggon
Trygeve Lie
Iran
Committee of Experts
Russia
France
Poland
Hafez Alifi Pasha
Egypt
United States
China
Mexico
Great Britain
Brazil
Netherlands
Brewster Urges Rejecting Airport Bill Compromise
Senator Brewster of Maine urges rejection of the largest airport program, arguing for direct city access to federal funds rather than through state channels. The compromise bill would authorize 500 million dollars in federal money matched by state funds over seven years, after House approval.
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Washington
Brewster
Maine
Senate
House
Veterans' reemployment rights said neglected in Ohio
Ohio Selective Service charged that some public leaders ignore veterans' peacetime job rights. State director C. W. Goble urged local boards and reemployment men to vigorously defend the sacrifices of men who left work for military service.
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Columbus
Ohio
Major Markets Closes for Good Friday Holiday
Major financial and commodity markets paused for a church holiday with several exchanges closed. The New York Stock Market and Chicago Grain Exchange planned to reopen Saturday after the Good Friday recess and weekend closure.
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New York
Chicago Grain Exchange
Press Debates Spot News Abroad and Daylight Time Plan
The American Society of Newspaper Editors discusses a daily spot news report for government information abroad and a plan tying to Ohio Edison plant work on the Cuyahoga River. Mayor Waener vetoes daylight saving extension with statewide debate shaping up.
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Washington
Amercan Society of Newspaper Editors
Akron
Try
Akron — UP
Govgovernment
Ohio Edison Company
Gorge
Cuyahoga River
Associated Press
Lings
State Department
Son of War Veteran Drowns in Pond at Marietta Home
Carroll Harper and his wife faced relief after Marietta College President William Shimer arranged housing. Their three year old son Buster wandered to the backyard pond and was found drowned.
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Marietta
Carrol Harper
William Shimer
Marietta College
Harper
Buster
Man Convicted in Two Deaths in Ohio Boundary Fight
Chester Dun can, 40, owner of a Getaway farm, found guilty by a three judge panel of first degree murder in William Robinsons death and second degree murder in John Wrights killing. He was acquitted in the shooting of Wrights wife Parrott. Dun said shootings arose from a boundary dispute and he acted as he believed they threatened him.
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Ironton
Chester Duncan
Getaway
Duncan
William Robinson
John Wright
Wright
Parrott
Robinson
Washington
Dillon
Ohio
Licking Valley
Army Engineers
Licking Valley Protective Association
House Flood Control Committee
Association
Fall of Chinese City Expected
Changchun faced a major Manchurian assault as Chinese Communist forces pressed toward the city. Seven Americans were in Changchun with unknown safety, and a Mukden dispatch claimed four of five medium tanks were driven by officers of a certain country, allegedly supplying them.
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Chungking
China
Changchun
Mukden
Marshall
Cols. Man Wins 290000 Award in County Suit
W R Cut naw of Columbus was awarded 290000 by Franklin County Common Pleas Court in a breach of contract suit against three rural electric cooperatives. He sued for 325000 claiming that amount was his share of a joint purchase of the Midland Light and Power Company.
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Columbus
W. R. Cutnaw
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Cutnaw
Midland Light and Power Company
Gallipolis State Hospital Project Declared Definitely Out
Gov. Frank J. Lausche announced the Gallipolis State Hospital plan for a physicians building and two dormitories is definitely out as bids came in 100 percent above the Welfare Department estimate. The decision ends the project based on current pricing and funding outlook.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Gallipolis State Hospital
Welfare Department
Pilgrims on Via Dolorosa Walk for Good Friday
Vast crowds of pilgrims marched along the Via Dolorosa from Pilate's Palace to Mount Calvary in Jerusalem as Holy Land observes Good Friday ceremonies marking the last hours and crucifixion of Christ.
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Jerusalem
Via Dolorosa
Pilate’s Palace
Mount Calvary
Holy Land
Middletown Youth Charged in Murder of 74-Year-Old Woman
John F. Andy Haywood, 23, a department store employee, awaits arraignment on a first degree murder charge in the slaying of Mrs. Fannie Conrad, 74, found beaten in her bed on October 22. Police say finger prints matched those at the scene.
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Middletown
Fannie Conrad
John F
Andy) Haywood
Hugh A. King
March Auto Production Doubles February Total
Auto mobile production in March rose to a postwar peak of 90 045 cars per the Civilian Production Administration. This surpassed February output and exceeded total 1945 production. Motor truck output reached 39 459 units, up 10 667 from February but below January pace.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
Nationwide Rail Strike Hinges On Acceptance
Soft coal and railroad labor conflicts loom as a fact finding board recommends a 16 cent hourly wage rise for over 200000 locomotive engineers and trainmen. Operators left negotiations to Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach, who must push talks. The Brotherhoods dispute the board’s figures while carriers consider a 25 percent freight-rate increase to offset recent arbitration awards.
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Associated Press
Schwellenbach
United Mine
John L. Lewis
Secretary of Labor
Brotherhoods of
Locomotive Engineers
Cleveland
Alvanley Johnston
Chicago
Brotherhoods
Truman
New Easter Finery Weather Forecast for Sunday
Columbus area readers can wear new Easter hats with little fear of rain this Sunday as forecaster George Mindting predicts cool temperatures and a dry day overall.
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Columbus
Milady
George Mindting
Federal Weatherman
Philippine sugar to be shipped tariff free
The House approved compromise legislation allowing the Philippine Islands to ship 850000 long tons of sugar annually into the United States tariff free for eight years. The bill now goes to the President for signature and enactment.
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Philippine
Washington
Philippine Islands
United States
House
Trim Legislation to Shorten Session
Washington AP reports administration leaders narrowed priorities to five must items to move Congress out of Washington by July. They would drop plans to merge armed services, raise the minimum wage, broaden social security, curb labor disputes, and abolish poll taxes until January. Only minimum wage and anti-poll tax likely win passage. Senate delays loom on British loan and housing measures.
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Washington
Congress
OPA
Armed Services
Drive for New Houses Stalled in Congress
Washington AP The push to provide 2.7 million new homes this year and next stalled with 12 days recess looming. Senate approved an emergency housing measure on April 10 adding subsidies and a guaranteed market for 200000 prefabricated houses, while House differences remained unresolved. Rep Patman warned housing conditions could push House members to back subsidies when they return.
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Washington
Senate House
Representatives
Capitol
Barkley
Senate
House
Rep
Patman
D-Tex
New Flood Bill Aims at Ohio and Kentucky Projects
The proposed flood control bill would authorize at least 20 million dollars for Ohio and nearby Kentucky projects. Army Engineers seek quick approval, citing job creation and flood protection in the Ohio River Basin. The plan centers on reservoirs including Eagle Creek at 11.2 million, Burr Oak 540 thousand, and Roseville 559 thousand.
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Washington
Ohio
Kentucky
Army Engineers
Ohio River
Truman
Eagle Creek
Burr Oak
Roseville
Mine Disaster Strikes McCoy Village in Virginia
Grief runs through McCoy Virginia as funeral rites begin for 12 dead miners from the Great Valley Anthracite Coal Corp. Explosions at depth 6 000 feet left only married men with 50 plus children among survivors. State and federal inspectors opened an inquiry into the blast. Forty six miners escaped after battling smoke to reach the surface.
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Mccoy
lPi
Great ‘Valley Anthracite Coal Corporation
Logan Hospital Sold to Three Doctors in Logan
Logan hospital changes hands as Dr Owen Foley Yaw Dr Richard C Jones and Dr W H Hyde acquire Gibbons Hospital and rename it Hocking Valley Hospital a non profit open staff facility. Previous owner Dr John T Gibbons divested holdings after acquisition from Cherrington interests.
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Logan
Gibbons Hospital
Owen Foley Yaw
Richard C. Jones
W. H. Hyde
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley Hospital
John T. Gibbons
Celina
Gibbons
Cherrington
Hyde
Hocking Valley
Yaw
Armed Forces
Jones
Kansas City
Navy
Truman Spurs Relief Effort Calling Faster Food Aid Plan
President Truman warned the global food crisis is worse than feared and urged rapid U S Canada relief agreement. He spoke to about 800 newspaper editors at the White House in an off the record session, with authorized remarks later released. He will address the crisis again on a World wide radio program at 7 p m EST, featuring a message from Herbert Hoover in Egypt.
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Washington
Truman
American Society of Newspaper Editors
White House
Herbert Hoover
Egypt
House Bills Slash OPA Price Power
Administration officials expect the Senate to handle OPA price controls more gently than the House. The House passed a bill to end ceilings on about 30 percent of consumer commodities after July 1, including meat milk and many textiles, and to raise prices on automobiles radios and appliances. Senator Wagner of the Banking Committee hopes for a sensible Senate bill extending controls a year, while Taft criticizes subsidies and argues for broader profit guarantees only as overall margins.
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Washington
Senate
OPA
House
Paul Porter
Porter
Wagner
Senate Banking Committee
Taft
Ohio
Chester Bowles
Tait
Trading in Shell Eggs Breaks Chicago Record
Shell egg futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange set a new turnover record of 1 061 cars. The prior high days were April 10 and 11, with 1 005 and 1 016 cars, marking the biggest shells traded since 1919.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Columbus
Ohio State
Ohio State University
Lenora Tracht
Cleveland
Communist Party
OSYD
Approves Project Columbus at Newark Plant Expansion
The Civilian Production Administration approved a $997,000 plant expansion for Owens-Corning Glass Company in Newark. District manager Louis W. Gehring announced it as the largest of 14 projects approved yesterday.
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Columbus
Owens-Corning Glass Company
Newark
Louis W. Gehring
Civilian Production Administration
MacArthur vs Council: New Japan Policy Row Emerges
In Washington a Far Eastern Commission panel plans to meet over U S food aid to Japan while Tokyo advisory council adjourns without agreement on MacArthur requests. The exchange signals rising tension between MacArthur and allied bodies over policy and administration.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Far Eastern Commission
United States
Japan
Tokyo
Advisory Council
MacArthur
McArthur
Reques
Loan of Triplet Boys Is Offered by Parents
Dr and Mrs R J Van Ells of Manitowoc Wisconsin seek a temporary foster home for their triplet boys aged 3 to 16 as eviction looms on May 10. The parents say they have pursued several housing options since the eviction notice on April 10 but none provided sufficient space.
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William Alcott
Minneapolis
Bill
Manitowoc
Wis
R.J. van Ells
van Ells
Strike of Carpenters in Akron Settled After 18 Days
An AFL Carpenters Union strike in Akron and Barberton ended after 18 days. About 950 workers will be paid $1.65 and a half an hour, up from the prior rate, with the union seeking $1.75. The settlement affects most local construction work.
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SERON
Akron and
Barberton
AFL Carpenters’ Union
War crimes tribunal convicts Yamavelda in Yokohama case
An Eighth Army tribunal in Yokohama found Kunimitsu Yamavelda guilty of causing the death of Walter R Johnson and sentenced him to four years imprisonment. A separate note mentions a Canton youth congress where district high school students discussed national affairs in a forensice session.
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Yokohama
Eighth Army
Kunimitsu Yamavelda
Walter R,. Johnson
icPhersom
Kas
Youth Congress
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