Steel seizure case moves in federal court
In Washington the steel industry seeks a temporary injunction to bar government wage boosts under Truman's April seizure order. Judge Pine presses for immediate action and considers legality, while Congress reviews the broader seizure and wage policy debated on Capitol Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Federal District Court
David A. Pine
Pine
Holmes Baldridge
Congress
Baldridge
Ilegal
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Philip Murray
Capitol Hill
Senate Judiciary Committee
House Labor Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Senate Banking Committee
Senate Labor Committee
Truman Clarifies Offhand Iran Ultimatum Remark
Officials reject Truman's misinterpreted claim that he issued a personal ultimatum to Stalin to remove Russians from Iran. The White House notes the remark was nontechnical and intended as a firm stance, not a direct invitation to confrontation.
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Washington
Truman
Iran
Stalin
Roger Tubby
State Department
Russia
Tubby
America
Weather Lops Time Schedule For Kefauver
Steubenville report says bad weather shut down Kefauver campaign travel in Ohio. Nancy Kefauver spoke at Belmont County Women’s Democratic Club and Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner while Estes Kefauver rode out the weather in Richmond Va. He resumes in Dover today as Joseph T. Ferguson discusses Taft’s 1940 victory and Ohio voters’ choice to keep him as auditor.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Tennessee
Nancy Kefauver
Women's Democratic Club
Belmont County
Hubby Estes
Richmond
Dover
Joseph T. Ferguson
Robert A. Taft
Twin Elephants Arrive From Thailand for Nebraska Circus
In Los Angeles two 1-year-old girl elephants arrived from Thailand aboard the freighter President Grant. The twins, first elephant twins since 1894 in Thailand, will rest briefly at an animal compound before being shipped to Nebraska to join a circus.
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Los Angeles
Grant
Thailand
Nebraska
Civil Defense Officials Seek Special Session in Ohio
Civil defense officials from six Ohio cities Cleveland Cincinnati Dayton Youngstown Toledo and Columbus urged Gov Lausche to call a special legislative session to pass civil defense measures They also asked that Adjutant General Albert Henderson be relieved of civil defense duties Col Richard H Magee Dayton civil defense director said the policy committee endorsed naming Col William E Warner as civil defense director Warner currently serves as Ohio civil defense executive administrator.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Dayton
Youngstown
Toledo
Albert Henderson
Richard H. Magee
William E. Warner
Warner
WE Walkout Nearing End
A federal mediator said a settlement appeared close in an 18 day strike of 6000 Western Electric warehousemen and salesmen across 29 cities. After more than 20 hours of bargaining the spokesman cited progress and only minor issues left, with pay reportedly resolved. The strike is represented by CIO Communication Workers of America District 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Western Electric
District 11
CIO Communication Workers of America
Unions Push for Atomic Plant Near Louisville
Louisville labor leaders and civic groups urged atomic energy officials to locate a new atomic plant near the city. The Louisville Chamber of Commerce asked the AEC not to build the billion dollar facility in suburbia, saying it would worsen crowded conditions while the AEC weighs sites in the Ohio Valley with no decision yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louisville
Atomic Energy
Louisville Chamber of Commerce
AEC
Ohio Valley
Uneasy Truce Reigns Over Prison After Mutiny
Jackson Mich Officials tightened control at Southern Michigan Prison after a five day mutiny ended with 170 inmates seizing block 15 and 13 guards. One inmate died, 11 wounded others. The riot caused about 2 million dollars in damage and prompted an immediate official investigation.
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Jackson
Mich
Southern
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
State Department of Corrections
Southern Michigan
Vernon Fox
Earl Ward
Tony Mazzone
Russell Jarboe
Stassen Targets Taft Labor Policy In Ohio Campaign
Harold E. Stassen resumes a heavy Ohio schedule to win delegates from Taft in the state. He accuses Taft of trying to make the Taft Hartley Act tougher on unions with injunctions and industry wide amendments. Stassen seeks 47 of 56 Ohio GOP delegates and opens his drive at Akron. Taft defends his campaign, saying Stassen may win no delegates but that he must campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Harold E. Stassen
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Stassen
Taft
Allied Planes Resume Raids on Enemy Lines
Allied fighter bombers swept low over the Korean front line in a second straight day of bombing and strafing. Dense cloud cover gave North Korea a brief pause from attacks on railways and supply facilities as Communist concentrations received bombs rockets and machinegun fire. Ground action remained limited to patrols and light probing attacks along the 155 mile battlefront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
North Korea
Flood Waters Subside as Missouri River Crest Near Kansas City
Kansas City area eased after the Missouri River peaked just under 30.7 feet requiring持续 flood vigilance along dikes. Downstream levels fell below the 1951 Kansas floods, four Missouri counties receive emergency funds, and Truman approves 25 million flood relief with allocations to Missouri and Kansas.
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Kansas City
Kaw
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas Cities
Truman
Washington
Mississippi River
Clinton
Iowa
Kimball Urges Aid for Chiang Nationalists in Asia
Navy Secretary Kimball urged sending more aid to the Chinese Nationalists to strengthen their fight for freedom. He spoke at the Aero Club in Detroit, saying the Filipinos, free Chinese, and Japanese are willing to fight, and he hopes the U S will provide greater support. He noted the Navy would cheer but not join a Nationalist invasion of Red China.
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Detroit
Navy
Kimball
Formosa
Aero Club
Asia
Japan
United States Navy
Red China
Five Day Forecast for Ohio Temperatures Near Normal
Temperatures will average near normal across Ohio with highs around 59 to 66 and lows 39 to 43. Expect a rise to near normal by Saturday and again Sunday and Monday with a cooler turn by Wednesday. Showers are possible Monday or Tuesday totaling about a quarter to three quarters of an inch.
Ohio to switch clocks Sunday in 18 counties
About one fifth of Ohio will move to Daylight Saving Time this Sunday affecting parts of 18 counties in the northeast and east. Some towns will vote May 6 on the change. fast time runs 2 a.m. to Sept 28. Cities vary, with Cleveland and Cuyahoga County on DST, while Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Dayton Canton stay on standard time.
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Columbus
Ohio
Associated Press
William Mosser
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Youngstown
Akron
Cincinnati
Toledo
Dayton
Canton
Richland
Ashland
Lorain
Medina
Cuyahoga
Lake
Tuscarawas
Recess Probe of Tax Chief's Income Data
House investigators recessed the inquiry into former revenue commissioner Joseph D. Nunan. Rep. King said hearings would resume next Monday or Tuesday to pursue new testimony about unreported income totaling 161 609 dollars earned between 1945 and 1950. Witnesses testified Nunan earned 24 985 dollars after brief calls for a St Paul firm after leaving the IRS in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Revenue
Joseph D. Nunan
Rep. King
D-Calif
Ways and Means
Nunan
St. Paul
Internal Revenue Bureau
Tobin Begins Ike Attack Signals Rising Dem Criticism
Secretary of Labor Tobin accused the Democratic Party of avoiding a mystery candidate as Eisenhower lags in the race for the Republican nomination. In Cumberland Maryland he blasted the party for not backing a clear choice while the State Department says no politics are involved in distributing Eisenhower photos to potential travelers to Europe.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tobin
Eisenhower
Cumberland
State Department
Europe
Ohio Football Star Dies in Auto Crash
Louisville police report two University of Louisville football players killed when the car fleeing officers struck a tree at high speed. Dead are William Pence 22 and Keith Meyers 23. Pence hailed from Columbia Kentucky Meyers from Harrison Ohio. Three others injured in the crash occurred early today.
Farmer Lauren W. Lee Dies After Tractor Accident Near Tipp City
Lauren W. Lee Sr. a 55 year old farmer from Tipp City died from injuries after a tractor ran over him on Tuesday. He passed away Thursday at the scene or nearby hospital with the incident under investigation by local authorities.
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Troy
Lauren W. Lee, Sr
Tipp City
UN proposes full dress session as Korea talks shift
The UN Command urged a Sunday full dress meeting of Allied and Communist armistice delegations after revealing it would return less than half of captured prisoners. Col. George Hickman said the plan follows the end of secret talks six days after the Reds were told 70,000 of 159,000 prisoners preferred repatriation.
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Munsan
Korea
George Hickman
Russia
Red
Reds
Hickman
Logan City Parking Law Test Looming
Mrs. Margaret Ann Henderson was found guilty of a parking violation in Logan City with Mayor Roger Friend presiding. Attacks from her husband Phil Henderson and Hubert Lappen argued the case could advance to Common Pleas Court if found guilty. The defendant faced a fine of $5 and $8.50 in costs. Patrolman Wilbur Stout testified that on March 29 he ticketed the car for overtime parking in a metered zone. The defense contended the affidavits did not prove all allegations. The mayor ruled that Stout's testimony established prima facie violation of the ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Margaret Ann Henderson
Roger Friend
Phil Henderson
Hubert Lappen
Common Pleas Court
Brehm Loses Court Appeal
U S Court of Appeals upholds conviction of Rep Walter E Brehm Ohio for unlawfully taking campaign contributions from an employee. He is fined 5000 dollars and given a suspended jail sentence of five to 15 months. The decision keeps the payment of the fine on hold pending appeal. Brehm, a former dentist from Millersport Ohio, was convicted earlier of taking 1000 dollars in 1948 from Emma S Craven. He is nearing the end of his fifth term and will not seek re election.
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Washington
L.P
Walter E. Brehm
Rohio
U. S. Court of Appeals
Brehm
Millersport
Emma S. Craven
Congress
Restaurants Price Posting Begins Today
OPS requires restaurants boarding houses taverns hotels and hot dog stands to publicly post ceiling prices for food and drinks. The rule covers over 500 000 establishments serving 70 million meals daily and 12 billion dollars in yearly business. Prices reflect the highest charges from Feb 3–9 and stay fixed until OPS allows changes tied to wholesale food price index movements.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Boy's cap dynamite blast injures Parson's student
Eleven year old Bobby Fox found a shiny dynamite cap in a neighbor yard and used it in class causing a blast that amputated his right hand and left him in critical condition at Tucker County Hospital. Principal Earl Corcoran rendered first aid. Nearby Hambleton Consolidated School. Cleveland reports heavy coal tonnage moving to Lake Erie docks ahead of new rail rates.
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Parsons
W. Va
Bobby Fox
Bobby
Sampson Jordan
Hambleton
Hambleton Consolidated School
Earl Corcoran
Tucker County Hospital
Akron judge scolds police on manners to win friends
Common Pleas Judge Walter B. Wannamaker lectures Akron police, telling them not to scowl at citizens and to win friends. He notes a traffic cop yelled at a woman and cites a $100 fine for interfering with a jurist, urging better courtroom prep and more courteous conduct.
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Akron
Common Pleas
Walter B. Wannamaker
Wannamaker
Gun Turret Explosion Kills 30 Aboard St Paul off Korea
The cruiser St Paul suffered a deadly turret explosion while engaging Communist positions off East Korea. Thirty sailors, including Paul Howard June of Cincinnati, perished mostly from inhalation and flames. The incident, described as the worst naval disaster of the Korean War, prompted a board to investigate.
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Tokyo
St. Paul
Korea
Navy
U. S. Navy
East Korea
Paul Howard June
River Road
Cincinnati
Earl E. Stone
U. S
Walke
Wonsan
Kojo
Brinkley
Bethlehem Steel Co
Quincy
Mass
Survey Spurs Church Fight Over Structure Changes
The Methodist Church general conference debated a three year 240000 survey by industrial engineers aimed at streamlining organization. Opponents call revisions too sweeping fearing power concentration and excessive focus on business details at the expense of spirituality.
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San Francisco
General Conference of the Methodist Church
Survey Commission
Inquiry Links High Officials in Auto Parts Deals
Congressional investigators reported new evidence of improper relationships between high ranking government officials and firms selling spare automotive parts to the government. A House expenditures subcommittee report noted increased government business for a firm after hiring a former ordnance inspector and another after a retired Army captain joined. The group led by Rep Hardy is weighing further action on several cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Tee
Grou
Rep. Hardy
D-Va
Circleville Fetes Genial Ted Lewis
Circleville honors Ted Lewis with a 40 car motorcade from Columbus to his Circleville birthplace. His 35 member band will stage a benefit show at Berger Hospital and Ted Lewis Children's Playground to aid local causes.
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Circleville
Ted Lewis
Tooter
Lewis
Frank J. Lausche
Columbus
East Mound St
Berger Hospital
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