Red Front Breakdown Seen in Italy
Italy shows signs of splitting the Popular Front as election returns favor anti Communists. Christian Democrats lead in Senate and Chamber contests with 47.9 and 48.5 percent respectively while the Popular Front drops to about 31 percent in the Senate and 31.5 percent in the Chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Popular Front
Guiseppe Romita
Interior
Socialist Party
Italy
Part
Alcide de Gasperi
Senate
Interior Ministry
Christian Democrats
Independent Socialist Unity Party
National Bloc
Republican
National Monarchists
Italian Social Movement
Chamber of Deputies
Ministry of Interior
Socialist Unity
Chamber
Giuseppe Saragat
Randolfo Pacciardi
Official Fears Aid Too Low For Europe Recovery
Paul G Hoffman told Congress the $5.3 billion European aid authorization may prove insufficient. He testified as the House Appropriations Committee opened hearings on a presidential request for $4.3 billion in cash, with the extra billion as export import bank loans. Britain is slated to receive $1,324,300,000.
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Washington
Paul G Hoffman
Congress
Two Prominent Women Die in Zanesville
In Zanesville two notable residents died today. Mrs. Hariet Quinby 55 a pianist composer and first manager of the Zanesville Municipal Auditorium suffered a stroke yesterday. Mrs. Mary Townsend 82 was the sole female member of the World Service Commission of the Methodist Church and a former vice president of the Methodist Women's Foreign Missionary Society.
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Zanesville
Hariet Quinby
Mary Townsend
World Service Commission
The
Methodist Church
Methodist Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Marietta Man Appointed To Banking Committee
Brainard A. Morris of Marietta and Dwight D. Hatcher of Toledo were named non banking members of the State Banking Advisory Committee by Gov. Herbert. Hatcher succeeds T R Hazard of Cambridge.
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Marietta
Columbus
Brainard A. Morris
Dwight D. Hatcher
Toledo
Thomas J.erbert
Hatcher
T. R. Hazard
Cambridge
Flood Dangers Dwindle As Ohio River Falls
Flood dangers dwindling as the Ohio River dropped below 60 feet and is expected to reach 57.5 by evening. Cincinnati Newport bridge reopened, Beechmont levee road set to open, and 800 buildings placarded with utilities off until inspections. Newport crews salvage dike materials while 550 soldiers prepare to depart for Fort Knox and Camp Campbell. Rep Spence pressed Truman on flood damage and noted 23 million dollars available for disaster loans. Crest ranked seventh highest on record behind several noted crests.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Newport
Highway Department
Charles
E. Brokaw
Beechmont
Mt. Washington
Fort Knox
Camp Campbell
Washington
Rep. Spence
Dky
White House
Ohio River
Truman
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Company seeks permit to raise Moxahala gas rates
The Moxa hala Natural Gas Co. asked the State Utilities Commission for permission to increase rates in Moxahala Perry County citing rising costs and exhausted wells. It seeks to raise the first 1,000,000 cubic feet from 80 cents to one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Moxahala Natural Gas Co
State Utilities Commission
Moxahala
Perry County
Miller Lin Hamilton Labor Dispute Stand
Ray T. Miller, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, argues consumers deserve full consideration of workers and employers in labor management disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Lin Hamilton
Hamilton
Ray T. Miller
Fifteen Slavs Held For Espionage
Belgrade Yugoslavia charges allege fifteen former Gestapo agents including three who rose to power in Marshal Tito's government acted as Gestapo operatives while posing as concentration camp inmates. They allegedly returned to Yugoslavia hidden as trusted Communist Party members. Defendants named Stane Oswald Oscar Juranich Branko Dil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Gestapo
Marshal Tito
Germany
Communist Party
Stane Oswald
Industry
Oscar Juranich
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Branko Dil
Economic Control Commission of
Slovenia
Longest Nickel Ride In World Is Doomed
Mayor William O Dwyer announced a 10 cent fare for the subway and a seven cent tariff for bus and trolley lines ending the nickel fare era. The hike aims to raise 81 010 000 for New York City’s 1948 49 budget and ends a 44 year tradition of the underground system.
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New York
C?p
William O'Dwyer
Metropolitan Underground Railroad
Western powers clash with Russia over occupied lands in Europe
In London a Tass report says a Russian commission faulted a British plane for the Berlin air crash of April 5. Vienna harbors blame between USA and Russia after a Monday street crash in the American zone as three Russian officers tried to arrest a displaced person. U S authorities say armed invasion. Berlin’s American deputy commandant accuses Moscow of spreading falsehoods. Western powers plan steps to stabilize western Germany and grant self government amid talks on Ruhr control and future political and economic structures.
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London
Germany
Austria
Tass
Berlin
Vienna
United States
Russia
U.S
W. T. Babcock
Ruhr
Red
Elsa Pfeffer
Mother Reenters Inferno to Save Baby in Manchester
Mrs. John L. Childs reentered a burning house twice to rescue her baby Sadie Jean as her three year old son Joseph trailed after her. On the third attempt the stairs failed, and the infant’s body was recovered from the ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
John L. Childs
Sadie Jean
Joseph
Women Beat Us In Italy Election Front Said
In Rome Jacinto Cardona of the Communist led Popular Front blamed women voters turned out by the church and fears of U.S. aid cuts for the front's crushing defeat. He said the Left will continue and hopes to absorb other forces for workers rights and democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Popular Front
Jacinto Cardona
Italy
Tucker Flies First Car To Capital For Bid Fight
Washington report: pres ton Tucker a 43 year old auto maker from Ypsilanti Michigan flies the first Tucker car to Washington to back his bid for a surplus government pig iron plant. He seeks to buy the Cleveland coke and pig iron plant now run by Republic Steel after both firms bid January 19. War Assets has not announced its decision.
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Washington
Preston Tucker
Ypsilanti
Mich
Tucker
Cleveland
Republic Steel
Republic
War Assets
Starvation Diet Experiment Aims to Spotlight Aid
Four teen Philadelphia students and five teachers will live on a starvation diet for one week starting Saturday to illustrate how many European children eat. The plan supports Philadelphia crusade for children fundraising efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Crusade For Children
Senator Accuses Herbert of Breaking Tax Promise
State Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum of Cleveland accuses Gov. Thomas J. Herbert of failing to cut the three per cent state sales tax to two per cent. Metzenbaum says the administration has effectively increased taxes.
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Cleveland
Howard M. Metzenbaum
Dcleveland
Thomas J. Herbert
Metzenbaum
Herbert
Ohio General Rufus Lane Dies at 77
Maj. Gen. Rufus Herman Lane, 77, a retired U.S. Marine and former military governor of the Dominican Republic, born in Bellaire, Ohio, has died.
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Ohio
Washington
Rufus Herman Lane
U.S
Dominican Republic
Bellaire, O
Auto Union Leader Shot At Detroit
CIO leader Walter P. Reuther was shot at his Detroit home last night. Doctors reported serious arm and chest injuries but said he was out of danger and likely to keep his arm. police sought one or two suspects as neighbors saw a man flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
CIO
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
United Auto Workers
James N. McNally
UAW
UAW International Executive Board
Raymond A. Sokilov
Jack Harvill
Atomic Group Plan Recalled
The White House announced Truman renomination of Atomic Energy Commission members for new terms but then recalled the plan. No explanation given for canceling Senate nominations of Chairman David Lilienthal and four others. Nominations covered four terms starting August 1 for Pike Strauss Waymack Bacher.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
David E. Lilienthal
Charles G. Ross
Mr. Truman
Sumner T. Pike
Lewis L. Strauss
William W. Waymack
Robert F. Bacher
Ohio to mail first World War II veteran bonus checks
Governor Herbert announced that the first Ohio World War II veteran bonus checks will be mailed April 28. Checks totaling $646,157 go to 1930 veterans in 15 counties, averaging $334 each with 1,724 Army veterans receiving $584,537 and 206 Navy veterans receiving $61,620.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
Gallipolis Man Among Postmaster Nominees
Elmer E. Caldwell of Gallipolis is named among Ohio postmaster nominees forwarded to the Senate by the president, according to an Associated Press report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Elmer E. Caldwell
Ohio
Senate
Truate
Associated Press
New Look Designer Dior Voices Fashion Boundary
Christian Dior, creator of the New Look, arrived from France and criticized dresses that hang to the ground for general wear. He said he hopes short skirts do not make a comeback and rejected designers pushing extreme hemlines.
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New York
Christian Dior
Paris
France
Dior
Lewis calls miners back as strike risks bigger fine
John L. Lewis urged miners to return to work amid threats of greater fines and possible jail time if the pension strike resumes. A federal judge had fined Lewis and the United Mine Workers for contempt, with civil penalties still in play as Friday court action looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers District
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
UMW
Goldsborough
Union
H. Graham Morison
Truman
Taft Stassen Vie For Ohio Delegates In GOP Primary
Senator Robert A. Taft and former Minnesota Governor Harold E. Stassen battled for Ohio delegates in the Republican presidential race. May 4 is the state primary. Taft planned multiple stops in Ashtabula Niles Youngstown Warren and Cincinnati while Stassen campaigns in Dayton Hamilton Middletown Canton and Cleveland with later Akron appearances.
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Columbus
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Ohio
Buckeye
Taft
Ashtabula
Jefferson
Niles
Youngstown
Warren
Stassen
Dayton
Hamilton
Middletown
Toledo
Akron
Canton
Cleveland
Washington
Stassen-candidates
Cincinnati
Doctor Sought In Shooting Near Welch West Virginia
Police hunted Dr. W R Stevens after he allegedly killed his wife Ruth Stevens by firing 12 bullets at their Bartley home. Prosecutor Richard Parsons said Stevens, 36, drank heavily before arming with pistols and abducting their six month old son to safety, while the couple’s car was left with a passerby.
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Welch
W. Va
Richard Parsons
W. R. Stevens
Parsons
Stevens
Ruth Stevens
Bartley
Dr. Stevens
Indiana
David Fowler
UMW
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Western
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Washington
Alabama
Virginia
Virginia Coal Operators Association
Kentucky
Ilinoia
Tennessee
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Committee Drops Plan For Excise Tax Cut
Washington lawmakers report a proposed large excise tax cut is dropped for now. Rep. Knutson of Minnesota notes the Ways and Means Committee halted the plan due to the steep cost of new defense measures.
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Washington
Rep. Knutson
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means
Official Denies Shakedown Amid Gifts Admission
Ohio motor vehicles registrar admits seeking political donations from deputy registrars but denies any shakedown or profit. He says the practice has lasted 20 years, while State Highway Director Earl Reed distances himself from knowledge of the solicitations. Both men were appointed by Gov. Thomas J. Herbert.
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Columbus
Ohio
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Edward T. Fogo
Fort Meade
Army Reserve
Fogo
Earl Reed
Reed
Thomas J. Herbert
Herbert
Miners Return Call Shocks Ohio and Nation
Union leaders push for an immediate return to work after Judge Goldsborough fines. Adolph Pacifico reports mixed optimism as locals receive Lewis telegrams urging resumption, with widespread idle mines and scattered meetings across Ohio and other states.
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Columbus
Ohio United Mine Workers
Adolph Pacifico
UMW
John L. Lewis
Goldsborough
Charley McCarthy
Morison
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
H. Graham Morison
Pacifico
Ohio
Oscar McGee
Denzill Gabriel
Romesburg Coal Co
Amesville
Sunnyhill
Misco
Crooksville
Roseville
Belmont-Jefferson
Harrison County
Bellaire
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Columbus Memorial
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J. M. Tronosco
Sam Caddy
Lexington
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