Arab King calls for wider Arab army to aid Palestine
King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan urged all Arab nations to send forces into Palestine after the British mandate ends May 15. He said the Arab world must act to preserve the Arab character of Palestine and warned of broader Arab military action if needed. Reports from Cairo claimed up to 50,000 troops from six nations could advance into Palestine from three directions on May 16 unless UN action changes the situation. In Jerusalem Judean Hills, Haganah units seized Shufat and Beit Iska along roads linking Jerusalem.
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Amman
Trans - Jordan
Abdullah
Palestine
Holy Land
Cairo
United Nations
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Trans-Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Jerusalem
Judean Hills
Haganah
Shufat
Jerusalem-Ramallah
Beit Iska
Jerualem-Tel Aviv
Haifa
Britain
International Red Cross
Nablus
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Diver Trapped by River Mud Near New York Harbor
Edward Christiansen, 49, of Oyster Bay, was buried in mud at the bottom of a New York harbor underwater trench while laying a telephone cable. After three and a half hours, 15 divers used compressed air jets to free him as he begged to cut his lines. He surfaced with injuries and was rescued.
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New York
New York Harbor
Edward Christiansen
Oyster Bay
N.Y
Christiansen
Wage Boost Denied and Price Cuts Announced by U S Steel
Pittsburgh U S Steel Corp denied a wage increase sought by the CIO United Steelworkers and announced price cuts totaling nearly 25 million dollars set to take effect May 1. CIO President Philip Murray called the demand just and much needed while the union upholds a two year no strike contract. U S Steel President F Fairless framed the cuts as a curb on rising living costs.
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Pittsburgh
USS. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
U.S. Steel
F. Fairless
Rardin Quits Race For Mason Office
Prosecuting Attorney William H. Rardin withdraws from the Republican race to succeed himself as Mason officeholder. The move clears the field for other candidates in the nomination battle at Point Pleasant.
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Rardin
Mason
Point Pleasant
William H. Rardin
Granville Coach Beaten by Local Woodworker
Donald L. Dimick of Granville a 45-year-old woodworker was charged with assault and battery for beating coach Larry Petersen at Granville High School with a firewood stick. Petersen suffered head wounds and was listed in fair condition. A mayor's court hearing was scheduled this afternoon in Granville as Mrs. Petersen described the attack to deputies.
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Newark
Granville High School
Donald L. Dimick
Granville
East Aurora
N. Y
Larry Petersen
Ronna Petersen
Newark Hospital
Petersen
Clarence Miller
Mercy Denied For Slayer Slated For Ohio Chair
Kenneth Salter of Toledo a 33 year old printer slated for execution in the electric chair at Ohio Penitentiary after Gov Herbert rejected clemency. He was convicted of chloroforming and assaulting 111 year old Barbara Dunn of Toledo about two years ago and the Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission advised against clemency. The report was relayed to the governor by phone while he was in New York.
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Columbus
Kenneth Salter
Toledo
Ohio Penitentiary
Thomas J. Herbert
Barbara Dunn
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
Salten
Herbert
New York
Verdict Awaited In Singleton Trial
A Clevel and common pleas court jury deliberated about ten hours on Jack Singleton a used car dealer accused of taking nearly one million dollars for autos never delivered. Jurors were housed at a hotel overnight to continue deliberations.
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Cleveland
Common Pleas Court
Jack Singleton
Bus Drivers End Strike After Wage Increase
In Chillicothe City Transport Inc. drivers ended a four day strike after the AFL Teamsters Union secured a $1 an hour wage raise and a 48 hour work week with paid vacations. The prior rate was 78 cents an hour with overtime. The company will seek a fare increase from five to seven cents.
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Chillicothe
City Transport Inc
AFL Teamsters Union
J. R. Gunning
House considers Senate built 15 million homes plan
Washington lawmakers debate Taft Ellen der Wagner bill approving a 500000 unit public housing program and subsidies for slum clearance totaling over 1 billion. The plan includes 90 percent loans, 40 year terms, and guaranteed investor profits, with hearings set for May.
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Washington
House
Senate
House Banking Committee
Wolcott
Rmich
Town Fulfills Name by Planting Magnolia Tree
Magnolia Bluff in Seattle finally corrects a 1856 misnomer as Magnolia Park sees the first magnolia tree planted yesterday in the residential district.
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Seattle
Magnolia Bluff
Magnolia Park
Police Question Admitted Communist in Reuther Case
DETROIT an intensive police probe into the attempted killing of Walter Reuther continued with questioning of an admitted Communist Nelson Davis 52 a Detroit Negro foundry worker. Davis signed a statement admitting party membership and said he knew who fired the shot. Davis held without charge for further questioning. Three other UAW members Sheldon Tappes Percy Llewellyn Wilfred Grant were questioned and released.
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Detroit
Walter Reuther
Empllye
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
James N. McNally
Nelson Davis
Communist Party
Davis
Reuther
McNally
UAW
Sheldon Tappes
Ford
Percy Llewellyn
Wilfred Grant
Keystone State Primary Set For Tuesday
Philadelphia reports the Pennsylvania primary on April 27 with Harold E. Stassen seen as a key figure. The GOP slate includes 73 unpledged delegates. write ins allowed. Democrats back Truman with 73 delegates pledged per state chairman J. Warren Mickle. Col. Jay Cooke named to protect Stassen’s interests.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Keystone
GOP
Truman
Democratic State Committee
J. Warren Mickle
Minnesota
Col
Jay Cooke
Westinghouse to Cut Prices Across Key Equipment
Westinghouse Electric Corp announces immediate price reductions on large circuit breakers outdoor substations switchgear lightning arrestors and feeder voltage regulators aiming to save customers about 3.125 million dollars annually.
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Pittsburgh
The_ Westinghouse Electric Corp
Carnation to Remain Ohio Official Flower
The Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs voted to keep the carnation as the state's official flower. A proposal to replace it with the spring beauty was rejected after carnation supporters argued against the change.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs
Senate Appropriations Panel OKs Burr Oak Water Plan
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $640.253 million water ways construction program including the Burr Oak reservoir and a $239,400 project already begun near Glouster. The vote was 16 to 3.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Burr Oak Reservoir
Glouster
Associated Press
Ten Hamilton Policemen Donate Services For Funeral Duty
Ten Hamilton policemen will work without pay on their days off to man Middletown Police Department today as Middletown attends the funeral of their late chief Hugh King who died yesterday.
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Hamilton, CO
Hamilton
Middletown
Hugh King
New Ambassador to United States Named
Buenos Aires reports Jeronomi Remorino six year old named ambassador to the United States in a ceremonial announcement.
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Buenos Aires
Jeronomi Remorino
United States
Stassen and Taft Clash in Ohio Pres Nom Campaign
In Ohio Taft and Stassen wage a verbal battle ahead of the May 4 primary. Stassen plans talks in Akron and Canton to win delegates while Taft returns to Cleveland for conferences and radio appearances. Taft rebuts Stassen's liberal label and presses for Stassen’s stances on socialized medicine and federal education aid.
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Stassen
Youngstown
Harvard
Common Pleas
John W. Ford
James E. Bennett
Taft
Cleveland
Harold E. Stassen
Akron
Canton
Mately
Steubenville
Toledo Law School Association
Free Peoples
Colleges urged to stress government service in joint council
Norman P. Auburn of the University of Cincinnati urged colleges and universities to increase training for government service at a one day joint council of college and federal agency officials. The meeting in Cincinnati aimed to map a cooperative program for campus and federal administrators across Indiana Kentucky and Ohio with more than 100 registrants.
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Cincinnati
Norman P. Auburn
University of Cincinnati
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Re-Elects Himself At Kentucky G A R Convention
Louisville dispatch notes 101 year old Union veteran Rob ert Barrett of Princeton Kentucky plans to re elect himself today as commander of the Department of Kentucky Grand Army of the Republic He cites his attendance as essential for the department s annual convention and its proceedings
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Louisville
Robert Barrett
Department of Kentucky
Grand Army of the Republic
Barrett
Princeton
Kentucky
Car Hits Two Porches in Mason City Guilty Plea
Clarence Melvin Newell of Mason City pleaded guilty in magistrate court to driving while intoxicated after his car hit the porch of Postmaster Okey Burdett on Viand Street and later damaged the porch of Attorney George G Somerville. Newell escaped injury and was arrested by Patrolman T F Yost. Ralph Arbogast, also of Mason City, received six months and a $50 fine for carrying a pistol.
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Point Pleasant
Clarence Melvin Newell
Mason City
Newell
Viand St
Okey Burdett
George G. Somerville
T. F. Yost
Ralph Arbogast
Planes sweep Pacific for missing Superfortress
About fifty planes searched a 54 000 square mile area over the Pacific north of Guam for a B 29 Superfortress missing since Tuesday after it departed Farallon De Medinella Island for a practice bombing run.
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Guam
Here
Farallon de Medinella Island
Famous 13 Buttons to Become History
Washington reports sailors will wear new dress blues with conventional trousers and front pockets. Coat sleeves will replace the buttoned cuffs, and the famous 13 buttons on the trousers and cuffs will be removed in a few months.
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Washington
French Coal Strike Ends With Most Miners Back At Work
The French News Agency reports nearly all 130,000 miners in France’s northern coal fields have returned to work after a strike over safety device concerns. Fourteen miners were killed in a blast Monday amid the dispute.
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Lille
France
Columbus Extended Forecast Premature Warm Spell Ahead
Extended forecast notes temperatures 4-8 degrees above normal with highs around 55 to 59 and lows near 36 to 39. Warm spell Saturday gives way to cooler Sunday and Monday then warmer Tuesday and Wednesday. Precipitation about a quarter inch from showers or thunderstorms Saturday night through Sunday.
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Columbus
Oil Derrick Stolen in Kilgore Near Oil Lease
Gregg County officers report a 94-foot, 18,000-pound oil derrick stolen from an oil lease near Kilgore Texas. Suspected to involve Hercules as a possible party.
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Hercules
Kilgore
Tex
Gregg County
Mine Disasters May Result From Weather
Washington report quotes Dr Charles L Hosler of Pennsylvania State College linking coal mine explosions to weather induced pressure changes. Research suggests forecasting dangerous gas buildup and warns that sharp drops in barometric pressure could trigger explosions with a spark present.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Charles L. Hosler
Pennsylvania State College
Hosler
Ohio Fuel Co Seeks More Gas For Domestic Use
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co expects to need 2.4 billion extra cubic feet of gas for home heating this year. Chief engineer W T Shinholser testified before the Federal Power Commission and noted plans to add 15,000 domestic users in 1948 with Ohio Public Utilities Commission approval. He aims for 33 billion cubic feet stored by November 1 and cited pipe shortages delaying a 90 mile 20 inch line near Lancaster and a 20 mile line near Mansfield. The Crawford station would then relay 100 million cubic feet daily at 750 psi, up from 70 million at 525 psi. completion is due January 1, 1949.
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Washington
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Ohio
W. T. Shinholser
Federal Power Commission
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Shinholser
Lancaster
United Fuel Gas Co
Ohio Fuel Lines
Mansfield
Toledo
Crawford
Second Guard Dies From Stab Wounds
Columbus reports Samuel P. Cheshir 54 died yesterday from stab wounds after a guard attack at Ohio Penitentiary. Walter W. Zimmer 68 had died earlier. John Thomas 34 of Montgomery County, charged with the slayings, is in solitary confinement.
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Columbus
Samuel P. Cheshir
Ohio
Walter W. Zimmer
John Thomas
Montgomery County
End of Coal Strike Contempt Penalties Delayed
Judge T Alan Goldsborough postponed further contempt penalties against John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers after accepting a government recommendation. Lewis and the UMW faced fines totaling 21.4 million for criminal and civil contempt for defying an April 3 court order to stop the coal strike. Morison indicated most soft coal miners had returned to work and the Justice Department might renew contempt if the walkout resumes.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Graham Morison
Lewis
Goldsborough
UMW
Morison
Justice Department
Welly K. Hopskins
Morrison
Mons
Cleveland to start ocean freighter service to Colombia and Venezuela
The Swedish American Line will begin ocean freighter service from Cleveland to Colombia and Venezuela in late May. Cleveland agent Robert D. Smith said three ships would be used and one would call at Cleveland every three weeks.
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Cleveland
Swedish American Line
Colombia
Venezuela
Robert D. Smith
Line
Roy E. Larsen to Speak at Ohio University Commencement
Time Inc. president Roy E. Larsen will deliver the commencement address to about 500 Ohio University graduates at Memorial Auditorium on Sunday June 6 at 230 pm. The event is led by Dr. Earl C. Seigfred, dean of the College of Fine Arts. Larsen has long been active in education and university affairs and helped shape Time Life Fortune publications.
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Roy E. Larsen
Time, Inc
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Earl C. Seigfred
College of Fine Arts
Larsen
Harvard University
Graduate School of Business Administration
University Library
University Press
William Jansen
New York City
Time
Life
Fortune
March of Time
Boston
Mass
Harvard
Harvard Advocate
New York Trust Co
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Westinghouse Electric
Charles Sawyer
U.S
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W. Averell Harriman
Sawyer
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