Forrestal proposes 66 fighter groups in bargain rate Air Force plan
Secretary of Defense Forrestal unveils a compromise to Congress proposing 66 groups and a three year defense outlay of 46 billion dollars. Senate committee chair Gurney supports accepting the offer as debate continues on draft, universal military training, and budgetary limits.
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Washington
Congress
Defense Forrestal
Senate
House
Forrestal
National Defense
Gurney
R-Sd
Senate Armed Services Committee
Air
WAR Chief Seen for ECA Post Harriman to Roaming Ambassador
Washington officials rate Jess Larson Oklahoma lawyer and War Assets chief a leading candidate for the ECA No 3 post as Harriman resigns to become ambassador at large for the European Recovery Program. President Truman taps Charles Sawyer to replace Harriman as roving ambassador while Hoffman leads the agency.
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Harriman
Washington
Jess Larson
Oklahoma
War Assets
New Economic Cooperation Administration
W. Averell Harriman
White House
Capitol Hill
Senate
Larson
Paul G. Hoffman
Dling
WAA
Europe
Hoffman
Truman
Charles Sawyer
Sawyer
Cincinnati
Belgium
Mr. Truman
Antwerp
Potsdam
Reeb Seeks Full Story On Donations
Columbus state highway chief Earl L. Reeb ordered a full audit after reports deputies selling automobile license tags were asked for political contributions. Edward T. Fogo, motor vehicle registrar, said deputies have long faced party contribution requests, denying any shakedown or personal gain.
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Columbus
Earl L. Reeb
Reeb
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Reed
Edward T. Fogo
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Fogo
Fort Meade
Army Reserve
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Cobalt Offers Possible Cancer Treatment
Chairman David E. Lilienthal said the Atomic Energy Commission found cobalt may offer an inexpensive cancer treatment. He stressed no clinical testing has occurred, but cobalt could be made to deliver the same radioactive effect as radium.
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Washington
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Flood Control Amendments Move Forward in House
Rep Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania introduces two flood control amendments to speed Army Engineers work. One lets small projects proceed without waiting for Congress within a $100000 cap with district engineer consultation. The other allows limited work on levees without congressional permission pending local maintenance guarantees.
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Washington
House
Rep
Muhlenberg
R-Pa
Army Army Engineers
Congress
Earthquakes Rock Hispaniola with Little Damage
Several earthquakes shook the island of Hispaniola yesterday. No casualties reported and only slight damage noted.
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Dominican Republic
Hispaniola
Ohio's annual time mixup sparks wide clock changes
Ohio cites a scattered change as northern cities like Cleveland Toledo and Youngstown switch to daylight time while Columbus Cincinnati Akron Canton Dayton stay on standard time Through Sept 26 travelers face fast or slow time with trains airlines and broadcasts adapting differently in a patchwork of observance.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
Youngstown
Cincinnati
Akron
Canton
Dayton
Pennsylvania
Clevelander
Akronite
Indiana
West Virginia
Kentucky
Escaped Youths From Reformatory Drift Into Scioto River Tragedy
Two youths escaped from the federal reformatory yesterday. Linwood G. Mikell of Chattanooga disappeared midstream while Arthur J. Desrocher of New Haven swam to the far bank and was later captured. Desrocher said Mikell called for help then vanished as the river was dragged for the body. Both were serving auto theft sentences.
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Chillicothe
Federal Reformatory
Scioto River
Linwood G. Mikell
Chattanooga
Tenn
Arthur J. Desrocher
New Haven
Conn
Mikell
Desrocher
L. Clark Schilder
Martin Nist
Husband Faces Charge In Death Of Wife In Cincinnati
Mrs Bea trice Hudson 36 was found shot to death in her home. Police say her husband Leroy Hudson faces a murder warrant after she had accused him of family abuse. Neighbors saw him leave the house after the shooting.
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Cincinnati
Beatrice Hudson
Wilbert Earle
Communist Club Attacked in Trieste
Police reported three shots fired at a Communist cultural club in Trieste last night. Stones were thrown at the Independence Front office. No damage or injuries were reported.
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Trieste
Independence Front
Free Territory
35 Foot Fall Fatal To Globe Iron Employee
Henry Smith aged 48 died after a 35-foot fall from a precipitator at Globe Iron Co. He was cleaning the machine. He leaves a widow and six children. Local authorities investigated the accident in Jackson, Ohio.
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Globe Iron
Jackson, O
Henry Smith
Globe Iron Co
Vets Income Hike Awaited By Nation
Washington awaiting President Truman signature on legislation to raise veterans income ceilings for school farm and job training. New rates: 210 dollars monthly for no dependents, 270 with one dependent, 290 with two or more. On the job training allowances rise to 65 with no dependents and 90 with dependents.
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Washington
Truman
Housing Amendment Fails in Senate
Senator Bricker who voted for a Taft-Ellender-Wagner housing bill amendment to cut public housing units saw the proposal fail. Senator Taft, one of the bill’s authors, was announced paired against the amendment while campaigning in Ohio.
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Washington
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Miss Clara Jae Suter Dies in Newark
Miss Clara Jae Suter died yesterday in Newark at age 1. The brief obituary notes her birth and death in the city, with no additional family or service details provided.
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Newark
Clara Jae Suter
Shoe Price Drop? Long Wait Ahead
Cincinnati report says shoppers may wait long for shoe price cuts as cattle hide costs remain high and labor costs rise, with the National Shoe Manufacturers Association warning that wishes for lower prices do not reduce costs.
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National Shoe Manufacturers Association
Stassen Seeks Ohio Delegates With Firm Policy Push
In Ohio Sen. Robert Taft and Harold Stassen rally for GOP delegates. Stassen aims for 23 of 53 in Ohio and plans stops in Salem Lisbon East Liverpool Carrollton Cadiz Steubenville, flying to Toledo from Dayton after addressing 3,000. Taft speaks in Youngstown defending his stance on draft and foreign policy.
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Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Ohio
Salem
Lisbon
East Liverpool
Carrollton
Cadiz
Steubenville
Stassen
Toledo
Dayton
Memorial Hall
Russia
Japan
Taft
Arabs Seek Peace Terms After Haifa Battle
In Haifa Palestinians report heavy fighting as Jews take control of the city. Arab leaders request British mediation. Haganah issues cease fire and terms demanding disarmament and deportation of foreign troops while guaranteeing Arab citizens equal municipal rights.
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Palestine
Stalingrad
Haganah
Arab National Committee
River Compact Signing Slated for June 30
Governors of eight Ohio River valley states may join in a ceremonial signing at Cincinnati on June 30. Gov Thomas J Herbert invited peers Thomas E Dewey Earl C Clements James H Duff Clarence W Meadows William M Tuck Dwight H Green and Ralph F Gates to attend.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Thomas J. Herbert
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Earl C. Clements
Kentucky
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Clarence W. Meadows
West Virginia
William M. Tuck
Virginia
Dwight H. Green
Illinois
Ralph F. Gates
Indiana
Kentucky Legislator, Ex Chillicothian Dies
Harry Dill 73 former Kentucky House representative from Campbell county was found dead in his Cincinnati apartment. Dill known for labor and political activity in northern Kentucky was born in Chillicothe Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Harry Dill
Campbell County
Kentucky
Dill
Chilicothe
Ohio
Three Drowning Victims Found After Five Days
The bodies of three men missing after a rowboat overturned in the Scioto River were recovered. Victims were W. D. Shaw aged 30 of Venice California Carl Steele 118 and his brother Wilfred 30.
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Portsmouth
Scioto
W. D. Shaw
Venice
Calif
Carl Steele
Wilfred
Coal Mines Reopen in Hocking Valley Under UMW Order
Mining in the Hocking Valley neared full output as UMW members returned to work per John L. Lewis. Fourteen deep mines and six strip operations were active. Starr-Jackson at Coonville planned to resume Monday. About 1,600 miners produced 10,000 tons daily amid staged state wide returns.
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UMW
John L. Lewis
Starr-Jackson
Coonville
Southeastern Ohio
Buckingham
Hocking
New York Coal Co
Crooksville
Hocking Valley Mining Company
Lost Run
Kimberly and Hocking Mines
Brownfield
Romesburg
Chris Wolfe
Fred H. Wolfe
Rend-Mar No
Little Valley
Sebring
Leyden No. 1
B&m
Sunnyhill
Matheny
Sidwell
Pro
Cleveland Federation of Labor
AFL
Bellaire
Associated Press
Italian Red Charges Foreign Pressure After Elections
Communist leader Palmiro Togliatti claimed the vote was not free due to threats of starvation and atomic bombing by foreign forces and the Catholic Church. Pro Western favored Alcide De Gasperi's Christian Democrats neared an absolute majority as Parliament set May 8 for sessions and a May 10 presidential election.
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Palmiro Togliatti
Inter
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democrats
Popular Front
de Gasperi
Togliatti
United States
Italy
Toledo Killer Seeks Mercy
Kenneth Salter, 31, awaits execution for chloroform assault on an 11 year old Toledo girl. The Ohio Supreme Court denied a rehearing and Gov. Herbert may grant clemency before the electric chair set for tomorrow at Ohio Penitentiary. Salter contends lack of intent in the June 1 1946 act at the girl's home.
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Columbus
Kenneth Salter
Toledo
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio Penitentiary
Thomas J. Herbert
Salter
Barbara Dunn
State Board Buys Worthington Home Furnishings
The State Board of Control yesterday approved a $5,000 purchase of Thomas Worthington home furnishings at Adena near Chillicothe. Worthington was Ohio’s sixth governor. The Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society bought the home last year.
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State Board of Control
Thomas Worthington
Adena
Chillicothe
Associated Press
Worthington
Ohio
Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society
Jury Expected To Hear Used Car Dealer Case In Cleveland
A jury was expected to hear the case of Jack Singleton, a used car dealer accused of taking nearly a million dollars for cars not delivered. He faces 14 counts of larceny by trick with potential sentences of one to seven years per count. No defense witnesses testified after two weeks of state evidence.
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Cleveland
Jack Singleton
Child Dies of Injuries in Canton Accident
Darrel Kintz, seven, died yesterday from injuries suffered when he was struck by a vehicle Tuesday in Canton.
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Child Dles
Canton
Darrel Kintz
Bethlehem Steel USW wage talks halted after adjournment
wage negotiations between Bethlehem Steel Co and United Steelworkers of America were paused today following an adjournment of yesterday's conference. The dispute centers on current wage terms and worker concessions as both sides seek a new agreement.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel Co
United Steelworkers of America
CSO
Lewis Seeks Miners Pension Plan by Trustee Action
John L. Lewis moved to put his $100 a month miners pension plan into effect via the three member trustees of the $32 million miners welfare fund. Ezra Van Horn alleges the plan is illegal under the Taft Hartley act and seeks personal liability for Lewis and Bridges. The coal strike lingers with court orders and fines piling up as about 300,000 of 400,000 miners idle yesterday awaiting further action.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Une Son
Bridges
R-Nh
Ezra van Horn
Lewis and Bridges
van Horn
Lewis-Bridges
United Mine Workers Union
T. Alan Goldsborough
Lewes
Detroit Police Press Largest Manhunt for Reuther Attacker
Detroit police pursue an unknown assailant in the Walter Reuther shooting while offering rewards totaling 117900 dollars. Reuther lies in New Grace Hospital with a shattered right arm as detectives probe red sedan sightings and garages for clues. Michigan State Police and the FBI join the investigation.
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Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Detroit
Grace Hospital
Reuther
New Grace Hospital
Harry S&s. Toy
Michigan
FBI
France asks UN for urgent Jerusalem action
France urged the United Nations to take immediate steps to safeguard Jerusalem and its holy relics amid rising tensions in the region.
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Lake Success
France
United Nations
Jerusalem
Governor names chairman for coal oil survey in Ohio
John H. Melvin state geologist was appointed chair of the governors voluntary liquid fuel committee to study synthetic oil from Ohio shale and coal. The nine member panel will survey resources seek a pilot plant site with federal help and meet next Wednesday. The State Emergency Board approved 14500 dollars to fund the survey and field studies.
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John H. Melvin
Ohio
Governor’s Voluntary
Wyoming
Missouri
Athens
Cambridge
Thomas J. Herbert
Emergency Board
Harbrt
Herbert
Charles E. MacQuigg
Ohio State University Engineering College
R. L. Ireland
Hanna Coal Co
Cleveland
Adolph Pacifico
United Mine Workers
C. V.youngquist
Ohio Water Resources Board
C. C. Hogg
Edward R. Brown School of Petroleum
Marietta College
John Advent
Ohio Development and Publicly Commission
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