Acheson vows no rights sold in four power talks
Secretary of State Acheson pledged the United States will spare no effort to reach a fair Germany settlement if four power talks resume. He warned against eroding Western protections for 45 million Germans and urged a united Germany with safeguards, while noting limited troop reductions.
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New York
Britain
France
Germany
New York Times
United States
The
Times
U. S
Lake Success
Acheson
People of
Europe
Russia
Berlin
Philip C. Jessup
Jakob A. Malik
Train Wreck Kills 74 Near Johannesburg
A three-train collision ten miles outside Johannesburg killed 74 people and injured more than 90 in what is described as the worst railway disaster in the country’s history. Among the dead were two white Europeans and 14 Indians. the majority were natives. Two electric trains stood on the track when a third train rammed into them on a high embankment.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Athens area notes on cemetery trespass and lake hope development
Athens police appeal to stop trespassing at Catholic Cemetery where a woman found a girl riding a horse over graves including her husband’s grave and youths playing ball. Lake Hope works rush cottages and roads ahead of the new season with fourteen new cottages near the dining hall as visitors report the mild winter. A deep well near Carpenter yields abundant water at 208 feet while a neighbor’s farm well runs only 35 feet deep.
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Athens
Old Lancaster St
Columbia Ave
Lake Hope
Zaleski
Highland
Arthur Crabtree
Carpenter
Governor reviews condemned man's case in Berry execution
Gov. Frank Lausche said he is ordering inquiries into the case of Andrew Berry of Toledo who is scheduled for the electric chair at Ohio Penitentiary. Berry has two stays but has not asked for clemency. execution remains planned as warden notes last meal preparations.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Andrew Berry
Toledo
Ohio
Lausche
Berry
Alvis
Anti Picket Hearing Opens At Cleveland Plant
A court hearing opened in Cleveland on Warner & Swasey Co seeking an injunction to curb picketing by Independent Machinists union members at its plant amid a four month strike. In front of the plant Matthew de More and another unionist were slugged by police. at Fawick Airflex Co another striker was arrested for violating an injunction and later released. Joseph Kres of Local 735 CIO United Electrical Workers remained jailed on contempt charges awaiting a $16,000 bond posting.
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Cleveland
Warner & Swasey Co
Independent Machinists’ Union
Matthew de More
Fawick Airflex Co
Joseph Kres
Fawick Union
Clio-United Electrical Workers
Hoffman Warns of Soviet Drive for World Domination
Cleveland talk notes Paul G. Hoffman warns that Russia pursues world domination with intensity. He says the menace surpasses Hitler and endangers centuries of progress as he accepts an award from the ECA for improving human relations with the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
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Cleveland
ECA
Paul G. Hoffman
Russia
Hitler
Cleveland Round Table
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Hoffman
Germ Carrier Sought By Health Officials
Health officials in Zanesville seek the carrier of the Typhoid germ after seven cases. Dr Beatrice Hagen Muskingum County Health Commissioner reports six cases in a nearby trailer camp and tests of water and milk from camp residents show no clues to the disease carrier.
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Zanesville
Beatrice T. Hagen
Muskingum County
Auto Union Threatens Ford Strike Over Speed-Up Charges
A top level UAW team rushed to Ford’s Rouge plant to verify speed-up allegations amid a potential 60 000 member strike that could stall the industry. Lincoln Mercury plant workers authorized a May walkout. Rouge plant action pending. Reuther urged focus on the main bargaining drive as the council finalizes Ford demands for 1949 with a $4 million treasury planned for any showdown.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Rouge
United Auto
UAW
Ford
Lincoln-Mercury
Lincoln
Walter Reuther
Ford Council
Reuther
Notes Planted in Coplon Case Says Attorney
Washington FBI memo found in Judith Coplon purse amid espionage arrest. Prosecutor Whearty said the memo falsely named FBI informants and described geo phones used for blast tests, while Coplon protested the shift away from FBI internal security reports.
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Washington
FBI
Judith Coplon
Miss Coplon
Department of Justice
New York
Valentine A. Gubitchev
United Nations
Raymond P. Whearty
Whearty
Albert L. Reeves
Amtorg Trading Co
Air Force Accepts First C-119 Packet Model
The Air Force on Friday accepted the first production model of the Fairchild C-119 Packet, the latest Flying Boxcar. It is the initial delivery from an order for 136 planes, with early deliveries to units of the Continental Air Command.
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Washington
Air Force
Continental Air Command
Hippo Bubbles Trapped in Crate for Move to Columbus Zoo
Bubbles the 18 000 pound hippo at Brookfield zoo was lured into a crate using garlic onions oat mash bran bread and bananas after a week of schemes by keepers. The two year old was sold to the Columbus Ohio zoo for 3000 and officials planned to move her today.
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Chicago
Bubbles
Brookfield Zoo
Columbus
Ohio
Hippo
Columbus Zoo
Boasting Safecracker Caught in Columbus Case
Kenneth L. Scott, 29, a Hollywood extra, confessed to 11 safe burglaries in Columbus and claimed to be the country’s third best safe-cracker. Detective Stacy R. Hall said Scott opened a crackproof safe in five minutes and described him as a wizard who knew every safe detail. Arrested with him was Thomas N. Reilly, 28, Scott’s apprentice, as authorities prepared charges.
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Columbus
Kenneth L. Scott
Stacy R. Hall
Scott
Hall
Hollywoodite
Thomas N. Reilly
Darby
Los Angeles
California
Train, No Kisses Derail Marriage
Los Angeles film actress Beverlee Mitchell testified at divorce proceedings that her marriage to William F. Crane was wrecked by his hobby for toy trains. She said he refused to kiss or take her to movies for months and spent 700 dollars on electric trains while they faced rent and medical bill hardships.
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Los Angeles
Beverlee Mitchell
William F. Crane
Miss Mitchell
Crane
Official Linked In Bribe Trial
In Columbus a hotel clerk testified Hugh H. Ruel, Scioto County Republican chairman, was registered in a Columbus hotel room the night a permit applicant says a bribe was to be delivered. Leo Sandera showed Ruel occupied the Deshler Wallick Hotel room on Feb 19, 1948 as part of a bribery case involving a $1500 ask and a separate $1000 request.
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Columbus
Hugh H. Ruel
Scioto County
Republican
Leo Sandera
Deshler- Wallick
Ruel
Gilbert Shively
London
Ohio
Shively
A. E. Oppenheimer
State Liquor Department
Oppenheimer
Springfield
Enter Politics, Students Told
Delaware Ohio Wesleyan University students were urged to pursue politics as a life calling though it offers no financial reward. Vincent M. Gaughan of the Young Democratic Clubs of America spoke at Democratic Day, urging public service and noting the demanding but rewarding nature of political life.
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Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
Vincent M. Gaughan
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Wesleyan
Institute of Practical Politics
Gaughan
Eugene H. Hanhart
Eeeee National Committee
Democratic Party
Veterans receive surprise bonuses for GI life insurance
Washington reports thousands of World War II veterans received government checks as bonuses for overpayments on GI life insurance. The funds come from the Veterans Administration as it begins issuing insurance dividend checks by late 1949.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Europeans To Observe Ohio Schools
A month long study of Ohio public schools begins with two German and two Austrian teachers visiting Cincinnati and other cities. They will observe classes and meet officials, touring 23 cities and visiting Kent State Bowling Green and Ohio State Universities.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Germany
Austria
Ohio Education Association
Martha Steinmetz
Lieselotte Linnhof
Steubenville
Felicitas Redhahn
Wilfreda Hurbarger
Newark
Marion
Columbus
Wooster
Logan
Cleveland
Kent State
Bowling Green
Ohio State
Reds Clash With German Youths in Berlin Street Fight
Several hundred Communists and anti Communist German youths clashed in bloody street fighting in the American sector of Berlin near the Soviet border. Reds were hospitalized after the battle which police broke up. Communists claim rivals tried to disrupt a May Day meeting in Tempelhof. Communist press accuses American Military Police of provoking the disorders. American authorities say no Allied personnel were involved.
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Berlin
Tempelhof
10 176 Applications For Gas Heat Reported
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co. reported 10 176 more applications approved for gas heat, raising the year total to 32 766. Of the latest approvals 9 625 target homes and 550 commercial buildings, with about 32 percent for new homes and the rest for conversions from other fuels.
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Columbus
The
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Man Dies From Burns After Fuel Drum Explosion
Robert W. Lloyd aged 28 died in Zanesville from burns and a skull fracture after a fuel drum exploded at Dresden Coal Co. the prior day. He was a Braxton West Virginia native.
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Zanesville
Robert W. Lloyd
Dresden Coal Co
Braxton
W. Va
Senate Republicans Press Deep Cuts To Truman Bill
In Washington a Republican bloc led by Taft pushes to cut a multi billion dollar spending bill. The drive seeks to stall tax increases this year and return the measure to the Appropriations Committee with reductions of about 15 million to over 200 million dollars. Bricker and Taft join in recommittal, vote 44 to 37.
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Washington
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Bridges
Bricker
Appropriations Committee
BBC Dinner Sparks Modern Art Row with Churchill
At a Royal Academy dinner postwar, Sir Alfred Munnings accused modern painters of daubing and failing to depict reality. Churchill and Montgomery reportedly witnessed the clash as 40 protestors voiced anger while 14 supporters cheered. A remark by Munnings about Picasso led Churchill to declare he would kick a certain part of him if alerted.
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London
BBC
Royal Academy
Winston Churchill
Canterbury
Viscount Montgomery
Alfred Munnings
Sir Alfred
Picasso
Mr. Churchill
Churchill
Alfred
Winston
Truce Set In Canal Tiff
In Berlin the battle of the barges ends as two Russian officers retreat with orders not to hinder traffic. British and Russian authorities agree to refer the dispute to higher authority for settlement. Armed British police guard canal locks while traffic continues unmolested.
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Berlin
Gas Purchase Plan Opposed by Potters
EAST LIVERPOOL The United States Potters Association opposes the U S Atomic Energy Commission request to buy 60 million cubic feet of natural gas daily for Oak Ridge steam generation. The AEC sought gas from East Tennessee Natural Gas Co. but Betz says it could create gas shortages for kiln firing in potteries and curb ware production.
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East Liverpool
United States Potters Association
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge
AEC
East Tennessee Natural Gas Co
Wilbert A Betz
USPA
Red Troops Seize Wuhing Near Shanghai Front
Shanghai dispatch reports Communist forces capture Wuhing, 40 miles north of Hangchow and 36 miles west of Ka shing, key rail line points on Shanghai Hangchow route. Nationalist communique says Red drive aims to shield southbound columns, with Hangchow the current target to seal Shanghai by land.
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Shanghai
Wuhing
Hangchow
Kashing
Shanghai-Hangchow
Saochow
Wuhasein
Kunshan
Shangtai- Nanking
23Rd
Shanghal
Rail Union Merger Endorsed by Policy Committee
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen endorses a proposed merger with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. A plan of amalgamation and insurer integrations was signed March 31 by a joint rank and file group. Final approval rests with BLF&E and BLE members. ballots and plan copies are being prepared.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Blf&e
BLE
Wrecked Army Plane Found With Dead Pilot
An Army F47 fighter crashed in a farm field 12 miles southeast of Columbus during a night mission from Lockbourne AAB. First Lt. Allan G. Lane, 31, of Dernopolis, Alabama, was the pilot. The crash occurred Friday morning. Lt Lane died.
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Columbus
Here
Lockbourne Army Air Base
Allan G. Lane
Dernopolis
Ala
Pair Convicted in Fur Theft Transport Case
A federal jury convicts Max Stern of Detroit and Joseph Giordano of Youngstown Ohio for transporting eight thousand dollars worth of stolen furs into Michigan. The verdict follows their trial on charges of interstate transportation of stolen property.
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Detroit
Max Stern
Joseph Giordano
Youngstown
Ohio
Michigan
Elmwood Place Faces Liquor Department Probe
Elmwood Place faces a possible state liquor department investigation after enforcement chief Frank Acton alleged open gambling and lack of cooperation by village officials. Mayor Hasler defended the town’s record, while Acton and state officials vowed careful review before any action.
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Cincinnati
Elmwood Place
Frank J. Lausche
Frank M. Acton
Maye
Otto S&s Flasier
Hasler
Acton
State Liquor Department
Lausche
Aeton
Ma Hasler
Hamilton County
Oscar L. Fleckner
Fleckner
Anthony A. Rutkowski
Frank M. A@ton
Cininnati Enforcement
Department
Columbus
Enforcement Division
Nore Mal
Liquor Department
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures Rise Ahead
Temperatures will average 9-12 degrees above normal with a high near 61 and low around 40. Expect much warmer Saturday and Sunday, cooler Monday yet still above normal, and warmer again Wednesday. Precipitation totals range 1 to 14 inches, with showers Sunday night and Monday.
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Columbus
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