First Year Arms Price Surprises Senate Relating to NATO Aid
Senate hearings revealed a $1.13 billion first year price for the North Atlantic pact military aid program. Secretary Acheson testified that figure covers equipment and supplies for 11 nations, with about $320 million earmarked for Greece, Turkey, and others. Senator Connally called the plan defensive and in the interest of peace while noting further details to come.
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Washington
North Atlantic
Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
North Atlantic Security Alliance
Connally
Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Greece
Turkey
Smith
N. J
Uman
Coal Official Sets May 1 For Retirement
Nelsonville P. C. Morris vice-president and general manager of operation for New York Coal Co. will retire effective May 1 after 50 years in the industry. Paul Allen, chief engineer, will succeed him as general manager. Allen has served as chief engineer since 1946 and is a civil and mining engineer with World War II Seabees service.
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Nelsonville
Hocking Valley
P. C. Morris
New York Coal Co
Paul Allen
Morris
H. H. Harding
Pacific
Seabees
Potatoes Support Cost Nears 200 Million
Washington report shows the 1948 grower price support program for surplus potatoes cost about 200 million dollars so far. Some farmers received more than 20 thousand dollars on average for potatoes sold to the government and more purchases remain to be made.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Old area names in Meigs County and local history notes
Residents recall Meigs County places with multiple names such as Alfred Five Points and Dar win Millersburg. The piece notes Burlingham Bungtown and Jer seyville, plus a look at 130 bee stands owned by Jesse Atkinson and historic fishing on Shade River affected by sulphur mine runoff.
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Meigs County
Alfred
Long Five Points
Downington
Pagetown
Pageville
Darwin
Millersburg
Pratts Forks
Mooretown
Shade
Jerseyville
Burlingham
Shade River
Kidnapping Charge Targeting Weirton Officers
In Shinnston West Virginia police plan to charge 26 year old Orville Kittle of Mapleton Pennsylvania with kidnapping two Weirton policemen ten days ago. Kittle was arrested in Mapleton on a car theft charge and is held in Washington Pennsylvania. Police doubt his link to the April 13 Fol l abs bee bank robbery in Follawsbee West Virginia.
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Shinnston
W. Va
West Virginia
Weirton
E. E. Stout
Orville Kittle
Mapleton
Follawsbee
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kittle
Nashville
Tenn
Baltimore
Washington, Pa
Al 1
James Herman
FBI Wounds Enemy No 1 In Monument Circle Shootout
Clyde Milton Johnson labeled Public Enemy No 1 lay in critical condition at General Hospital Indianapolis after a running gun battle with three FBI agents on Monument Circle. Bullets shattered two cars and the monument as Johnson, accused of robbing Memphis bank and escaping a Miami jail, faced FBI pursuit. His wife Billie Glaze Johnson was arrested minutes after his capture.
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Indianapolis
Clyde Milton Johnson
FBI
General Hospital
Johnson
Monument Circle
Harvey Foster
North Side
First National Bank of
Memphis
Foster
Billie Glaze Johnson
Union Leader Fined and Jailed in Cleveland Contempt Case
Joseph Kres, 41, business agent of Local 735 CIO United Electrical Workers, was ordered to 30 days in jail and fined 1500 for refusing to answer three questions on Communist affiliation and activity. The case ties to a violence marked strike at Fawick Airflex Corp begun March 7 after non Communist provisions of Taft-Hartley act dispute.
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Cleveland
Common Pleas
James C. Connell
Joseph Kres
CIO
United Electrical Workers
Fawick Airflex Corps
Fawick
Reprimanded Jaywalker Committed to Lima State Hospital
Cleveland man Ted Gibson 29 stabbed Patrolman Anton Holub on Public Square March 11 after jaywalking rebuke. Common Pleas Judge Joseph A Art? ordered commitment to Lima State Hospital for treatment until restored to reason, finding him presently insane.
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Cleveland
Ted Gibson
Lima State Hospital
Common Pleas
Joseph A. Art
Gibson
Anton Holub
Public Square
Mediation Continues in Marion Teleco Strike
The 16 day old walkout by 80 Ohio Associated Telephone Co employees enters its second day of mediation as talks resume in Marion.
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Marion
Ohio Associated Telephone Co
Jobless claims up in Ohio as figures rise
A 25 percent increase in unemployment compensation claims in Ohio was recorded last month compared with February.
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Columbus
Ohio
Changes Urged in Milk Producer Price Formulas in Tri State
The Agriculture Department urged a revised method to set minimum producer prices for milk in a tri state area including Kentucky Ohio and West Virginia. A federal milk marketing program for Lima Ohio was also recommended to stabilize prices and supplies, with seasonal adjustments and no immediate price change.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Kentucky
Ohio
West Virginia
Lima
Tri-State
Ashland
Huntington
Parkersburg
W. Va
Marietta
Ironton
Gallipolis
Athens
Scioto
Free enterprise vs government control tops country’s issues
Ernest T. Weir, chairman of National Steel Corp, told the Pittsburgh Society for the Advancement of Management that preserving free enterprise is the nation’s most vital issue. He faulted the New Deal for seeking to shift economic leadership to government and said postwar controls would rise under the Truman administration. He warned unions face limits under government control and criticized their broad power.
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Pittsburgh
Ernest T. Weir
National Steel Corp
United States
The
Society For the Advancement of Management
Weir
Truman
Univis Vote Set Aside in Dayton Plant
The NLRB set aside Univis Co. Dayton decertification election after finding management interfered with workers right to choose a bargaining representative. The July 23 vote 302 to 272 toppled the United Electrical Workers Local 768 CIO and a new election will be held amid ongoing labor dispute and recent strike actions ending August 9.
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Washington
Univis Co
Dayton
NLRB
National Labor Relations Board
Univis
United Electrical Workers’ Union
Inmates Escape from Reformatory Barn Car
Two state reformatory inmates fled yesterday from the Mansfield barn work site and escaped in a car owned by guard Arthur Garver. The escapees are Leo Francis Evans, 19, Stark County, serving 1 to 20 years on auto stealing, and Paul van Bibber, 23, Columbus, serving 1 to 25 years for armed robbery.
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Mansfield
State Reformatory
Arthur Garver
Leo Francis Evans
Stark County
Paul van Bibber
Columbus
Special Auto Tags Not To Be Cut Out
Ohioans will continue to get auto license tags with special numeral and letter combinations upon request. State registrar Frank M. Quinn said he shelved ideas of removing the special plates. The director estimated the annual cost to the state at about $25,000 or more.
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Columbus
Mine Owners Seek Early Contract Talks
Southern coal mine owners led by Joseph E. Moody call for prompt negotiations before the June 30 contract expiry and warn that higher labor costs could curb production. In Pittsburgh, UMW Vice-president Thomas Kennedy says the union will press for a shorter work week and welfare fund improvements during upcoming talks.
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Washington
Southern Coal
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Moody
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Thomas Kennedy
Kennedy
International Labor Organization
Comedian Joe E Brown to Dedicate Holgate Baseball Plant
Comedian Joe E Brown will dedicate Holgate's new baseball plant on May 30. The event, called Joe E Brown Day, will honor the lighted field named for him. Holgate hosts the 14th annual Ohio State Non-Professional Baseball Tournament in July with Gen. Robert S Beightler taking part in the ceremonies.
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Holgate
Ohio
Joe E. Brown
Ohio State
Robert S. Beightler
Brown
Ohio U Debaters Enter Freshman Tournament at Denison
A hundred freshmen from nine Ohio colleges will compete tomorrow in the annual Ohio freshman debate tournament at Denison University. Schools include Bowling Green Capital Denison Heidelberg Kenyon Ohio University Wooster and Youngstown.
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Granville
Ohio
Denison University
Bowling Green
Capital
Denison
Heidelbert
Kenyon
Ohio University
Entre. Wooster
Youngsown
Tuition to rise at Cleveland-Fenn College next fall
President Edward Hednett announced a tuition increase at Cleveland Fenn College for the upcoming school year, stating the charge will go up by about 40 dollars. The change affects tuition for the full academic year.
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Cleveland
Fenn College
Edward Hednett
O M A Debates Socialized Medicine Policy
The Ohio Medical Association backs voluntary health plans over compulsory systems endorsing seven policy statements. They urge funding for inspections and full state health programs without federal aid and call medical students and residents to volunteer for armed forces service to avoid physician draft. Histoplasmosis identified by doctor as common Southern Ohio disease. Diet and sugar reduction cited to prevent tooth decay.
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Columbus
Ohio Medical Association
OMA
House of Delegates
American Medical Association
Ohio General Assembly
Ohio
Ohio State Medical Association
Valerie Friedman
Paul C. Kitchin
Kitchen
Weary Miners End Sitdown in Panther Valley Strike
Ten grimy miners ended a three day underground sitdown at Lehigh Navigation Coal Co No 6 colliery Lansford Pa. They emerged at 9 30 am after reporting for work at 7 am last Tuesday. The protest swelled to a 6000 member walkout and idle company operations across Panther Valley for a second day.
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Lansford
Lehigh Navigation Coal Co
Panther Valley
Reds Advance in China Forces Move Toward Hangchow
Red troops reportedly crossed the Yangtze in small craft and pressed toward Hangchow as Nanking's government officials fled to Hangchow. Observers warned of a possible government withdrawal while fires burned near Pukow and Shanghai faced isolation.
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Nanking
South
Yangtee
Wan
Li Tsung-Jen
Ho Ying-Chin
Pa Chung-thai
Central Front
Hangchow
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Yangtze
Kiangyin
Kweichi
Wuhu
Here
Anking
Kweichih
Shanghai
Red Radio
Wushu
Pukow
Foreign Office
Canton
U. S
J. Leighton Stuart
British Sloop Amethyst Trapped by Yangtze Gunfire
The British sloop Amethyst, heavily damaged on the Yangtze River, remained trapped by Communist fire as 148 crew plus wounded were evacuated to Shanghai. Three other British ships crippled at Shanghai wharves while returning fire. Casualties believed at 42 on the British side with Communist losses unknown.
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Shanghai
Amethyst
220 Truck Drivers Protest Load Weights
About 220 truck drivers parked along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Irwin protest a stalled state bill to raise allowable truck weights. The measure passed the House but was shelved by the Senate highways committee, seeking an increase from 45 000 pounds to between 58 000 and 160 000 pounds.
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Irwin
Pennsylvania Turnpike
State House of Representatives
State Senate
Pennsylvania
Opera Star John Garris Slain During Atlanta Stop
Metropolitan Opera tenor John Garris 35, a Frankfort Germany native, was found shot dead in an Atlanta alley after his company’s fourth night. Police questioned Memphis bound cast members ahead of a performance of Lucia di Lammermoor as detectives pursued leads in the mysterious murder.
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Atlanta
Metropolitan Opera
John Garris
Frankfort-on-Main
Germany
Garris
Homicide
M. M. Coppenger
Metropolitan ‘Opera Co
Memphis
Tenn
Edward Johnson
Skipper Eats Standing Up After Yangtze Battle
Captain Peter Cazalet of HMS London reported shell hits tore 23 holes in the hull during the Yangtze engagement. He said his wounds were painful but not serious. A Chinese river pilot on the bridge nearby was killed.
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Shanghail
Peter Cazalet
H.M
London
Yangtze
Truman seeks successors for key jobs
President Truman seeks reliable men to serve in government at low pay as resignations shake his administration. David K. E. Bruce named ambassador to France replacing Jefferson Caffery, while Alan G. Kirk will succeed Smith as ambassador to Moscow. Barry Bingham to replace Bruce as European Recovery mission chief. Royall’s Army post remains unresolved.
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Washington
Truman
Army
Royall
Robert F. Bacher
Atomic Energy
David K. E. Bruce
France
Jefferson Caffery
Adm
Alan G. Kirk
Walter Bedell ‘Smith
Moscow
Bruce
Economic Cooperation Administration
Barry Bingham
Louisville
Army Department
Berai
Boiler Blast Ravages Basin Oil Farm In Inglewood
An immense boiler explosion at Basin Oil Co storage tank farm in Inglewood Calif sends flames skyward and topples a boiler into a street. Several smaller blasts follow and a gas main is ignited but cut off by firefighters. No casualties reported and no tanks burned.
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Inglewood
Calif
Los Angeles
Basin Oil Co
Condemned dwelling yields 46 cats and dogs removed
Cleveland city officials removed 30 cats and 16 dogs from a condemned dwelling under the Detroit Superior High Level Bridge. Albert G. Rhoden, chief dog warden, said some animals were vicious and wary of humans. Skeletons, apparently of cats, were also found.
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Cleveland
Detroit Superior High Level Bridge
Albert G. Rhoden
Long Range Housing Bill Advances Amid Stormy Senate Session
The long range housing bill passed the Senate with 53 votes to 13, authorizing up to 308 million dollars annually for 40 years to fund 810000 public housing units. It also establishes a five year slum clearance program and a 275 million farm housing program with loans and grants for farmers and improvements.
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Washington
House
Senate
Biricker
Obie
Cain C R. Wash
Bricker
Taft
Ohio
Langer
N. D
Neely
D-W.va
Kenga Rari
R-Ind
Logan Dairies Cut Retail Milk Prices
Logan dairies cut retail milk prices by one cent a quart to 20 cents for regular milk. Other dairy products will be reduced accordingly. Sidney reports further cuts with regular milk now at 18 cents per quart.
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Logan
Logan Dairies
Dairies
Sidney
Columbus Area Extended Forecast Highlights Warm Midweek
Temperatures will average 2-4 degrees above normal with a normal high of 54 and a low of 34. Expect a cooler Sunday and a warmer Wednesday with light precipitation around a quarter inch, mainly as showers midweek. Weather notes reference Columbus region forecasts.
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Columbus
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