Taft Denies Write In Bid in Pa
Pennsylvania's vegetable soup primary faces a tense finish as Eisenhower leads with Stassen while rumors drift of a Taft write in. Taft denies any campaign impact. Duff and Fine offer cautious forecasts amid a split field. Democrats also lack a ballot name with Kefauver and Harriman as possible write ins.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
James Duff
Eisenhower
John S. Fine
Douglas MacArthur
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
W. Averell Harriman
Mutual Security
Harriman
Kefauver
Morris Mum On Sawyer's Ship Charges
Washington reports clash between Secretary of Commerce Sawyer and former Attorney General McGrath over the Newbold Morris case. Sawyer said he asked McGrath to probe Morris six months before Morris was named to clean up government. McGrath testified he knew nothing of Morris's ship deals when appointing him in 1952. Rep. Keating urged McGrath and possibly Sawyer be summoned to explain the maneuvers.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
McGrath
Newbold Morris
Sawer
Coleague
Congress
Morris
House Judiciary
Rep
Keating
R-Ny
Allies Form New Air Force Units in Western Europe
Two Allied tactical air forces are formed to defend Western Europe from a communist attack. They include squadrons from the United States Canada Britain France The Netherlands and Belgium. Lt Gen Lauris Norstad commands Allies air forces in Central Europe with northern sector HQ at Bad Eilsen Germany Gen Norstad announced the second force is led by Air Marshal Sir Robert Foster the British commander.
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Fontainebleau
France
Europe
United States
Canada
Britain
Netherlands
Belgium
Lauris Norstad
Norstad
Bad Eilsen
Germany
Allied Tactical Air Force
Robert Foster
Butter fueled lamps and weapons in history a curious tale
The passage notes ancient use of butter as lamp fuel and a 1943 claim of butter being shipped to Russia for weapons under lend lease. It then pivots to praise Messenger Want Ads, urging readers to dial 31242 for results and promising good outcomes for those who respond.
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Ancient
Greece
Messenger
Mutiny Sparks Riots at Michigan Prison
Riots spread in a southern Michigan prison as inmates held four guards hostage in the mess hall while a second group seized a mental ward. About 400 convicts involved in two mutinies prompted state police to array on the roof under Capt. William Hansen.
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Jackson
Mich
Michigan
America
William Hansen
Jackson Post
Crazy Jack” Hyatt
Steel Firms Profits Drop Across Industry in 1951
Cleveland report from Steel Magazine notes a 12.9 percent decline in net profits for 1951 despite a 21.8 percent rise in sales and other revenues. Causes cited include strike preparations, higher rail rates, and extra accounting costs from government seizure of mills. It also records a loss of 826,000 net tons of ingots during a two week cooling period in advance of a potential walkout.
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Cleveland
Steel Magazine
The
Metalworking Journal
Steel
Coal Group Seeks Denial of Rail Freight Hike in Ohio
The Ohio Coal Association asks the state utilities commission to deny a 15 percent rate increase requested by major railroads for coal shipments within Ohio. Railroads seek parity with a recent interstate rate rise. Ohio had approved a 2 percent increase in March 1951 but reversed it on February 15 after objections from coal operators.
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Ohio Coal Association
State Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio Commission
Architect of Austerity Slipping, Doctor Reports
Sir Stafford Cripps, the British postwar austerity planner, was described as slowly sinking and in a deep painless unconscious state. Dr Dagmar Liechti issued the bulletin from Zurich noting Cripps had drifted into the condition.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Stafford Cripps
Britain
Dagmar Liechti
End Defects Small Phone Firms Urged
Ohio Utilities Chairman Robert L. Moulton urged Ohio's smaller telephone companies to address subscribers' complaints openly. Speaking to the Ohio Independent Telephone Association in Columbus, he said a friendly policy would benefit companies, customers, and taxpayers and urged prompt fixes rather than dodging issues.
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Columbus
Robert L. Moulton
State Utilities Commission Today
Ohio
Moulton
Ohio Independent Telephone Association
Public Utilities Commission
Jet gas gun to mark bank robbers and loot
Halifax report on J. Dan Pride's Canadian patent for a nonlethal jet gas gun to spray dyed ammonium hydroxide under bank counters. The ammonia would blind and sicken a robber, dyeing would stain money for days and not wash off.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
J. Dan Pride
Canada
Showers Move East as Montana Snow Flakes Fly
A belt of showers spans the nation’s middle from Minnesota and the Dakotas to the central Gulf and Panhandle. Snow falls in Montana with near freezing readings shared by northern Rocky Mountain states.
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Minnesota
Dakotas
Gulf and Panhandle
Montana
Rocky Mountain States
Bliss Business College founder Alexander McFayden dies
Columbus figure Alexander McFayden, president and founder of Bliss Business College, died Sunday. His leadership helped establish the Columbus institution and influence local business education.
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Columbus
Alexander McFayden
Bliss Business College
Heavy Rains Threaten Flooded Missouri River Region
Missouri Valley weather brings worry as 700 miles of the swollen Missouri River face potential heavy rain. Officials caution uncertainty while Brig. Gen. D. G. Shingler says Kansas City should stay safe. Flood fight persists from Blair to St. Charles with millions in damage and thousands displaced.
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Missouri Valley
Missouri River
Missouri Basin
St. Joseph
Kaw
Kansas
Missouri
Kas
D. G. Shingler
Omaha
Kansas Cities
Council Bluffs
Shingler
Blair
Neb
St. Charles
Ohio Commie Quiz Resumes in Ohio Hearings
The Ohio Un American Activities Commission resumes hearings in Columbus with six witnesses to testify today and tomorrow on communist activities in Dayton and Steubenville areas. Sidney Isaacs says two witnesses are former communists Asbury Turner and John C Mitchell. Turner recruited in 1947 and remained in the party about a year. Mitchell was a communist 1942 to 1949 and served as organizer in Jefferson and Belmont counties and as organizational secretary in Montgomery County.
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Ohio Un-American Activities Commission
Dayton
Steubenville
Ohio
Sidney Isaacs
Asbury Turner
John C. Mitchell
Isaacs
Turner
Communist Party
Mitchell
Ohio Valley
Jefferson
Belmont
Montgomery County
Boy Survives 125 Foot Fall at West Park Cemetery
Joseph Kilbane ten suffered serious injuries from a 125 foot cliff fall in West Park Cemetery on Sunday. He was brought to Deaconess Hospital semiconscious. Kilbane is one of nine children of Bryan and Cecilia Kilbane.
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Cleveland
Joseph Kilbane
West Park
Bryan
Cecilia Kilbane
Deaconess Hospital
Steel showdown as Senate seeks to bar steel seizure
A Republican led Senate group moves to block President Truman from seizing steel mills. They propose amendments to a 960 million dollar appropriation bill forbidding use of federal funds for mill salaries and denying funds to seize or operate plants without Congress. No wage deal yet as Commerce Secretary Sawyer disputes an ultimatum and hints of a possible wage increase.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Congress
Sen. Knowland
R-Calif
Commerce Department
Knowland
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
CIO
Yank Pilots Down Seven Red Jets in Giant Duels
U S Sabre jet pilots down seven and damage six MIGs in three duels near the Yalu River. Captain Robert J. Love of San Bernardino earns an 11th jet ace by shooting two MIGs as 28 Sabres clash with 50 MIGs in a 30 minute battle from 40000 feet to tree tops.
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Yank
Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
America
Robert J. Love
San Bernardino
Calif
Reds Refuse To Consider Airfield Ban
In MUNSAN Korea officials report two deadlocked truce issues with no compromise. UN Command officer Col Don O Darrow says the communists refuse to discuss or acknowledge the military airfield construction problem during a potential armistice. UNC seeks a ban on airfield building in a truce. Reds call it interference in North Korea affairs.
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Munsan
Korea
Don O. Darrow
United Nations Command Staff
UNC
North Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Russia
Plane Crash Kills Ohioan Near Yorkville Airport
A small plane crashed on a hillside near Yorkville Airport killing pilot Raymond Mays 31 of McMechen West Virginia and Via Foster of Wheeling. Passenger Alfred Consentino 33 of Steubenville survived with a broken leg and broken ribs. Police expect crash occurred while attempting a landing.
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Martins Ferry
Yorkville
Here
Raymond Mays
McMechen
W. Va
Foster
Wheeling
Alfred Cosentino
Steubenville
Ohio Old Age Aid Reaches 117 000 Statewide
Ohio welfare director John H. Lamneck says about 117 000 residents receive old age assistance. He notes some counties have one recipient per 20 residents and cites 745 million dollars distributed since 1934. Lamneck also mentions mental hospital wards and several institutions in Ohio.
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Akron
John H. Lamneck
Akron Social Workers’ Club
State Division of Aid For
East German Coal Mine Explosion Kills 13 Miners
An explosion in an East German coal mine behind the iron curtain has killed at least 13 miners and injured 27. A number of miners remain missing, source reports uncertain.
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Berlin
East
Germany
Vandenberg Papers Report Secret U S Britain Pact On A Bomb
Secret discussions reveal Britain once held veto power over U S atomic use during and after World War II. President Truman proposed sharing all A bombs with Britain and Canada, but Republican leaders objected. The Private Papers of Sen. Vandenberg, edited by Arthur H. Vandenberg Jr., release details with officials’ corroboration.
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Britain
United States
Canada
Truman
U.S
Sen. Vandenberg
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg, Jr
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Crime Rate Rise Cited in FBI 1951 Figures
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover released 1951 crime statistics showing a 5.2 percent rise in cities and 5 percent in rural areas. Youthful offenders dominate arrests with 23 as the typical age and 144 percent under 21. The FBI estimates 1,882,160 major crimes, up 92,130 from 1950, with auto thefts leading thefts and felonious homicides averaging 34 daily.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Kaiser Cuts Prices On Henry J Model
Kaiser-Frazier cuts Henry J prices by 100 to 168 dollars in the first substantial reduction by a carmaker in months. Experts say the move does not signal a general price drop as steel costs and defense related increases create market uncertainty.
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Detroit
Kaiser-Frazier
Stay Down Pilot Dispute to Be Discussed in San Antonio
Gen Hoyt S Vandenberg expected to meet Randolph officials in San Antonio to discuss a court martial action against six pilots who refused to fly. Washington reported that courts martial of pilots who refused to fly have been called off pending a new policy. Speculation grew that Vandenberg might soften stance toward Air Force reservists who refused duty.
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San Antonio
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Randolph Air Force Base
Defense Department
Washington
Dayton Speedway Tragedy Claims Four in Race Crash
A racing car spun into the Dayton speedway grandstand killing four people, including driver Gordon Reid of California, and injuring about 50 spectators. Thatcher tried to shield Mrs Shaffer, among the victims, as others fled the collapsing grandstand. The accident halted the opening heat but races resumed later. Reid’s wife Betty learned of the tragedy at home.
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Dayton
Dayton Speedway Grandstand
Gordon Reid
Burbank
Calif
Winchester
Ind
Reid
Ruby Ellen Shaffer
Springfield
Robert Thatcher
Gene Lawson
the Speedway
Herman Cottrell
Philip Engle
Indianapolis
California
Thatcher
Bank
Grandstand
Joey James
van Nuys
Betty
Hog Sabotage Not Found In Anthrax Outbreaks
Dr. B T Simms of the Agriculture Department said no evidence links sabotage to recent livestock anthrax outbreaks. Some hog infections in Ohio Indiana and Illinois traced to commercial feed containing imported Belgian bone meal. Federal agencies investigated but found no supporting proof of enemy involvement.
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Washington
B. T. Simms
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
Ohio
Indiana
Ili
Belgium
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Democratic Candidates Differ on Price Curbs
In Ohio Columbus and Toledo, Michael V. DiSallie and state Rep. James M. Carney agree Truman's steel mill seizure was justified but split on price stabilization. Carney calls the program a failure and says government should intervene only in extreme cases, claiming it has ruined some small businesses.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSallie
Toledo
James M. Carney
Cleveland
Truman
Carney
Escape on Fast Bicycle From Greene County Jail
Dayton police spotted Willie Jackson and Robert Johnson on a bicycle. They later learned both had escaped from Greene County jail. The stolen wheel was traced to Xenia, but the fugitives remained at large.
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Xenia
Dayton
Willie Jackson
Willie
Robert H. Johnson
Greene County
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