AP Chief William Oatis Arrested by Czechoslovakia
Communist Czechoslovakia announced the arrest of Associated Press Prague bureau chief William N. Oatis on charges of activities hostile to the state and disseminating secret information. U.S. officials sought details as Prague hinted at a trial and Western reporters noted possible linkage to other politically sensitive cases including Vladimir Clementis.
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Moscow
Truman signals Korea war fate rests with Russia
President Truman said the spread of the Korea war depends on Russia and affirmed U S policy to confine the fighting to Korea. He defended his April 11 radio speech and said he remains satisfied with Secretary of State Acheson, denying reports he would replace him with Paul Hoffman. Truman said he will not pull MacArthur’s strings and that the general may speak freely now that he is back in the U S.
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Brehm Trial Testimony Focuses on Campaign Help
In Washington the defense rests as Rep Walter E Brehm faces charges over campaign contributions from two clerks and elderly widow Soliday In testimony Lucille Brehm his wife says he knew nothing of the money which she found in an envelope marked campaign She described her actions and noted Brehm claimed he avoided involvement highlighting committee spending in campaigns amid a tense exchange with prosecutor Ray Baker.
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Navy Divers Recovering Bodies From Air Crash
Key West Florida navy divers work to recover 43 bodies after the collision of a Cuban four engine transport with a navy Beechcraft trainer over Key West. Nineteen bodies were retrieved by evening, two planes crashed in clear weather. a naval inquiry is launched to determine cause.
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Latin America
Congress Gets Controls Plan
Washington President Truman proposes tight food price controls, broader rent curbs, and a crackdown on mobilization orders. The plan may go to Congress today with Charlie Wilson saying a formal message will arrive by tomorrow. Opposition grows in Congress to parts of the Defense Production Act revision while the current wage and price controls expire June 30.
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State Dept Employees Quit in Morals Probe
Washington reports fifty four State Department employees resigned last year while under investigation for immorality. Four resignations occurred so far this year. Assistant Secretary Charisse Humelsine disclosed the figures to a House appropriations subcommittee as it reviewed the department’s funding request.
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Student Gets 3 Years For Induction Refusal
Cleveland report shows James Lawson Baldwin Wallace College senior, 22, of Massillon was sentenced by Federal Judge Charles J. McNamee to three years in a federal penitentiary for refusing to report for army induction. Lawson was preparing to enter a theological school.
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Baldwin-Wallace College
Schools Don’t Train Citizens, Lawyer Says
Warren Ohio report cites Cincinnati attorney Charles P Taft stating high schools fail to prepare students for citizenship because secondary programs omit religion economics and politics. He addressed a citizens committee for the public schools.
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Senate moves to bar betters from mail and gambling wires
Senate crime investigators plan to seek a nationwide ban on gamblers using mail and interstate communications to place bets or exchange payoff information. The proposal targets big-time syndicates and seeks to cut off a race wire service while FCC would oversee enforcement. A companion measure would block interstate shipments of gambling devices like punch boards and roulette wheels.
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KE B Young Dies Rail Company Founder at 81
KE B Young Sr prominent Athens County railroad and electric company founder died at his Lower Plains home. At 81 he served as president of the Hocking Sunday Creek Traction Co formed in 1909 linking Athens to Nelsonville, helped found Hocking Power Co later Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co, and was first president of Hocking utility. He held roles from construction worker to conductor across several railways and was a Democratic state senate nominee in 1924. (Continued on Page 10)
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Truman Signs Insurance Bill for Korean War Personnel
President Truman signed into law yesterday a new life insurance measure for all U.S. military personnel in service since the Korean War began. The plan provides free $10,000 policies and benefits to families of those killed, payable for 120 months at $92.90 per month.
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House Clears Medium Bill By 102 19
The Ohio House approved 118 to 9 a two year budget totaling 735,373,627 surpassing Gov Lausche’s estimate and a 102 to 19 vote backed the Senate approved Mecher sales tax plan expected to add 35 to 40 million over two years. The action sets a high spending path with schools pressuring for more aid and provisions to match local poor relief spending.
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Two Ohio youths nabbed in Salem bank robbery case
Las Vegas police and FBI arrested two young Ohioans Don Morrow, 23, and Frank Waers, 20, on a fugitive warrant for the April 4 robbery of the Lower Salem Commercial Bank in Ohio. Officers found a rifle and four pistols in their hotel room. The bank, insured by the FDIC, reported three employees tied up during the heist and an extra shipment of cash received the day of the robbery.
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Columbus
U. S
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Zanesville
PBS
Federal Deposit Insurance Corpooration
Victim Given Jaywalking Ticket After Car Strike
Sam Apple, 93, was struck by a car last night in Cleveland and taken to St Luke's Hospital for observation. Police issued him a jaywalking citation at the scene.
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Sam Apple
St. Luke's Hospital
Democrats Battle TV For General's Hearing
Senator Russell led Democrats in opposing a GOP push for televised public hearings on the MacArthur controversy. Senator Fulbright defended Truman’s Korea strategy but warned the war’s limits could anger much of the free world. Taft announced the policy committee will push for open sessions while reserving sensitive military questions for private talks.
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MacArthur Day Parade Grips Chicago With Huge Civic Tribute
Chicago plans its largest ever celebration for General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. An expected 3 million spectators will join a 10 hour program from a Michigan Avenue parade to Soldier Field, with a 100000 lakefront jamboree. The Merchandise Mart greets him with a 20 foot sign Si Mac. The Bataan aircraft will land at Midway around noon followed by a motorcade to the Loop.
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Construction Firm Leader Evans Dies at 81
Peter Plat ter Evans, president of Osborn Engineering Co until his 1943 retirement, died yesterday in Cleveland at 81. The firm oversaw Cleveland Stadium construction and other major projects. A Chillicothe native, he was an Ohio State University engineering graduate.
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Labor Should Set Up Factories Says Official
A Ghio Farm Bureau official urges labor to create its own factories to prove it can meet wage demands. Murray D. Lincoln, president of Farm Bureau Insurance, says management should negotiate wage levels with labor, not fix a minimum. In Washington, the Senate may act today on a bill allowing Mexican farm workers to be recruited for U S work.
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Allied troops abandon last foothold north of 38th parallel
Allied forces withdrew from their final northern foothold as 300,000 Chinese forces pressed toward Seoul. Munsan fell while heavy artillery and air power shielded retreating columns. A UN unit was cut off northwest of Ujongbu and later rescued. the bulk of forces pulled back to a new defensive line south of the border.
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Kaiser Frazer seeks 25 million loan for defense program
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation said Kaiser-Frazer Corp asked to borrow 25 million dollars from private banks to finance a large defense production program. KFC chairman W Elmer Harber stated the firm seeks a minor amendment to loan terms with RFC to allow the extra debt, noting negotiations with Mellon National Bank and The Bank of America among others. He revealed the request to counter a rumor the RFC would foreclose on the Kaiser Frazer mortgage.
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American Troops Arrive in North Africa In Large Force
The Henry Gibbins transported a massive American contingent to Casablanca in North Africa. About 19 million strong are to man new bases in Morocco, with many troops bringing family members along.
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Young Mother Murdered in Columbus Home
A 25 to 30 year old mother was found beaten to death in her Columbus Hill area residence. Coroner Dr. Alter noted fatal blows to the head and forehead with a piece of men’s shoe heel near the body. Her 17 day old baby was unharmed in an adjacent room. Sheriff Pant said a men's shoe heel may be the weapon. a strange man was last seen near the home and left before discovery.
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OPS Warns Of Deadlines For Local Businesses
The Columbus district office of prize valuation warns grocers and restaurant tavern operators of upcoming deadlines. Grocers must file Form No 9 by April 28 and declare their business type. Restaurant and tavern operators must choose a base price period by April 1 for May 1 pricing. Meat wholesale must be stamped with a slaughterer OPS number immediately. In Woodstock Ohio, educator Hamilton Heol, 78, died in his sleep at The Kori ball Hospital.
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