Rail unions press for higher 1948 pay to avert May 11 strike
In Chicago and Cleveland, three operating brotherhoods and railroad mediators met to avert a nationwide strike set for May 11. Union leaders demand a 1948 wage pattern tied to living costs, rejecting further arbitration. Chairman Douglass sees productive talks may yield a settlement before the deadline.
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Chicago
Frank Douglass
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Alvanley Johnston
Engineers
Railroad Trainmen Brotherhood
Soviet Veto Blocks UN Prague Inquiry
Soviet veto threats halted a Security Council push to probe Moscow's role in Prague's February coup. After nearly two hours of debate the council adjourned without a vote, with Andrei A. Gromyko signaling he will veto when the issue returns next week. Prospects for action on Chile's request for an inquiry remain dim.
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Lake
Russia
Security Council
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Chile
Prague
Andrei A. Gromyko
Drive To Restore Constellation Planned
A nationwide drive aims to raise $1,000,000 to restore the historic warship Constellation. Navy officers and prominent citizens met on the 150th birthday of the Navy to plan details as the ship lies tied up in Boston, with the Constitution restored 20 years earlier.
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Washington
Constellation
Navy
Constitution
Baltimore
Boston
Grand Jury Suspends Liquor Permit Inquiry
The Franklin County Grand Jury suspended its inquiry into reports of shakedowns of liquor permit applicants yesterday until May 10. Prosecutor Ralph J. Bartlett said no further subpoenas have been issued.
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Columbus
Franklin County Grand Jury
Ralph J. Bartlett
Embury Hitchcock, OSU College of Engineering Dean Emeritus, Dies
Embury A. Hitchcock 81 dean emeritus of the College of Engineering at Ohio State University died yesterday in University Hospital.
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Columbus
Embury A. Hitchcock
College of Engineering
Ohio State University
University Hospital
Miami University to Hear Dr. Wellington Koo Speak
The commencement address at Miami University on June 7 will be delivered by Dr. Wellington Koo, the Chinese ambassador to the United States.
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Oxford, O. — UP
Miami University
Wellington Koo
United States
Trieste Police Break Up Communist May Day Rally
Civilian police used pistols and water cannons to disperse a pre May Day Communist demonstration in central Trieste last night.
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Trieste
Ohio Liquor Permit Fund distributes 2.41 million to towns
A first quarter distribution of 2 407 693 dollars from the Liquor Permit Fund was reported to be apportioned to townships cities and villages.
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Columbus
Taft Near End of Battle for Ohio Delegates
Senator Taft narrows the fight for Ohio convention delegates as he seeks second choice support from Harold Stassen delegates. He targets 23 of 53 delegates and plans campaigning through Wisconsin Connecticut and New Jersey while urging Minnesota to exit Stassen. Taft criticizes primary results as not determinative and heads to Cleveland Cincinnati for broadcasts and returns.
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Toledo
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Taft
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Connecticut
New Jersey
Elyria
Oberlin ‘College
Akron
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Math Students Held for Raid
Four soda sipping teenagers were accused of blasting a high school teacher's home after a telephoned death threat. A 14-year-old organized the plan in a candy store using a stolen car and seven .22 rifles from a shooting gallery. The shooting happened Wednesday night. the four were arrested yesterday. The teacher Margaret Jokiel, 24, remained on duty under police guard. Afterward the youths had ice cream sodas.
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New York
Coney Island
Margaret Jokiel
Democratic Opponents Propose Policies in Ohio Governor Race
Cleveland , Ray Miller proposed state research centers and licensed nursing homes to curb excessive drinking evils. Former Governor Frank Lausche urged high turnout for the May 4 primary and outlined policies for expanded industry and opportunity for Ohioans. Both seek the Democratic nomination for governor.
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Cleveland
Ray T. Miller
Frank J. Lausche
Franklin Half Dollar Enters Circulation
A new Benjamin Franklin commemorative half dollar has begun circulating today. The coin honors the founding figure and marks a milestone in U.S. minting.
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Franklin
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Rink Murder Charges Dismissed Against Pair
Springfield report states a roller-rink organist and his stepson are cleared of murder in the Dec 16 death of Lee L. Marsteller after the Clark County Grand Jury did not return a true bill. Prosecutor Stanley Husted cited insufficient evidence against Douglas Morrow, 40, and Edward Keater, 18.
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Springfield, CO
Clark County
Stanley Husted
Douglas Morrow
Edward Keater
Lee L. Marsteller
Super-Speed X-Ray Films Could Transform Medicine
Westinghouse scientist Dr. Charles M. Slack reported to the American Physical Society that super-speed X-ray motion pictures, 2,000 times faster than a wink, are being developed. He said the technique promises wide future uses in medicine, industry and rocket research.
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Washington
Westinghouse
Charles M. Slack
American Physical Society
Prices Cut by Ameri can Steel & Wire Co
American Steel and Wire Co a U S Steel subsidiary yesterday cut prices on a variety of products from one to five dollars a ton for the Cleveland market and surrounding areas reflecting market conditions.
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Cleveland
American Steel & Wire Co
U. S. Steel
Invasion Looms as United Arab Force Plans Palestine Rescue
Trans-Jordan sources predict 30 000 regular troops from Arab nations to rescue Palestine before May 15 under King Abdullah as commander in chief. Forces from Trans-Jordan Iraq Egypt Syria and Lebanon would form a joint army with a supreme council in Amman.
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Amman
Trans - Jordan
Trans-Jordan
Palestine
Britain
Holy Land
Abdullah
Iraq
Egypt
Syria
Lebanon
Jewish Agency
Haganah
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Stern Group
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Ismail Safwat Pasha
Calm but sharp clash in Supreme Court labor case
In a Taft Hartley Act test, Chief Justice Vinson angrily interrupted CIO attorney Lee Pressman and curtly ended arguments with Your time has expired. Frankfurter and Vinson sparred as the government and CIO question the constitutional ban on union political spending.
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Washington
Vinson
Supreme Court
Frankfurther
CIO
Lee Pressman
Frankfurter
Government
Air Force Tests Three Planes at Dayton Facility
The Air Force has three new planes for tests in Dayton including Howard Hughes XF11, a C97A transport variant of the B50, and North American XB45 bomber. The XF11 figures in a Senate inquiry into Hughes affairs, and officials would not confirm production orders.
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Dayton
Air Force
Howard Hughes
Boeing
Senate
Hughes
Weather Outlook for Columbus Next Week Sees Warm Sunday
Temperatures expected near normal with highs around 60 to 65 and lows near 41 to 44. Showers are forecast Sunday and Wednesday, with overall precipitation around a quarter inch. Monday will be cooler following the warm spell.
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Columbus
Frau claims Hitler neighbor in Polish zone lies Germany
Frau Dora Mai says she lived next door to Adolf Hitler for a year on President Roosevelt Strasse in Liegnitz now in Polish occupied Silesia. She asserts Hitler disguises as a schoolmaster or Polish lieutenant and leads a new party, while American officers dismiss the tale as a Russian concern.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Liegnitz
Roosevelt Strasse
Hitler
Eva Braun
TPZ
Frau Mai
Berlin
Truman Years Terms For Atomic Board Stir Debate
President Truman reportedly told Democratic lawmakers he would veto GOP moves to limit Atomic Energy Commission terms to two years. He favors a five year term for Chairman David Lilienthal and assigns varying lengths to other members. Republicans warn against political tampering and scoff at a guaranteed schedule.
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Washington
Truman
David E. Lilienthal
GOP
Capital Hill
Mr. Truman
Brewster
R-Me
Vandenberg
Rmich
Hickenlooper
R-Iown
Robert A. Taft
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Lilienthal
Taft
Senate
Atomic Energy Committee
Pomeroy Hears Highway Plan
Pomeroy residents heard details of a proposed super highway from Mansfield to the Ohio River at a meeting sponsored by Key Southeast Ohio Regional Council. Don Baker of the Huntington Chamber of Commerce announced his group’s support, noting Routes 13 664 and 75 would be included. State Highway Director Earl Reed promised a survey.
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Pomeroy
Mansfield
Ohio River
Key Southeast Ohio Regional Council
Don Baker
Huntington
W. Va
Chamber of Commerce
Earl Reed
Dayton Civil Service Tests Open in Sixth Region
Dayton board announces open competitive examinations for probational appointments in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky for positions including anthropologist architect chemist mathematician metallurgist meteorologist physicist and technologist. Salaries range from 3397 to 9975 dollars yearly. Applications from eligible veterans and others are obtainable from W H Oldfield local secretary at the post office building Wright Patterson Air Force Base Dayton Ohio.
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Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Civil Service Region
Board
US Civil Service Examiners
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
W. H. Oldfield
NLRB Rules Secondary Picketing Illegal in Landmark Ruling
Washington reports NLRB examiner Sidney Lindner ruled that picketing one employer to force business cessation by another is illegal. The decision is hailed as the first to hold any peaceful union picketing unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Sidney Lindner
NLRB
Peach Ridge Road Work Starts After Landslide
County engineer John Dowler says work began Thursday to clear and relocate about 1200 feet of Peach Ridge Road. Athens Township Trustees requested the project, with the county handling grading and drainage and the township laying the road surface.
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Peach Ridge
John Dowler
Athens
Dowler
Italy Socialists Call Labor to Resist Communists
Italy's Independent Socialists led by Giuseppe Saragat urged workers to oppose Communist influence in the General Confederation of Labor in a May Day manifesto. They warn the labor movement risks aligning with Communists and opposing the Marshall Plan, amid a split over the plan and the use of strikes in politics. The Gas Workers Federation threatened a nationwide strike May 6 if private firms fail to improve conditions.
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Rome
Italy
General Confederation of Labor
Giuseppe Saragat
Christian Democrats
Popular Front
Gas Workers National Federation
Former Senator’s Son Sentenced to Prison in Forgery Case
Buffalo State Supreme Court Justice George H. Rowe sentenced Mark A. Hanna II, 39, great grandson of late U S Senator Mark Hanna, to five to seven years in state prison after a five year federal term. He pled guilty to forging his wife’s signature on three counts.
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Buffalo
State Supreme Court
George H. Rowe
Mark A. Hanna II
U. S
Mark Hanna
Ohio
Milt Britton Dead Leader of Frank and Milt Britton Band
Milt Britton aged 54 head of the Frank and Milt Britton Band, famed for madcap slapstick routines in the Ziegfeld Follies, has died in New York. The band was a staple of Broadway entertainment.
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New York
Milt Britton
Frank and
CIO Says Gas Shortage Costs Ohio Workers Jobs
The CIO claims natural gas shortages last year cost Ohio members about 25 million dollars in wages from layoffs. Jacob Clayman of Columbus warned similar losses will hit next winter if the state’s gas curtailment orders reduce Panhandle Eastern Pipeline supplies. He testified before the power commission as it reviews gas available to Panhandle customers in seven states including Ohio.
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Washington
CIO
Ohio
Jacob Clayman
Columbus
Ohio Cio
Power Commission
Clayman
Federal Group
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co
Southwest
Auto Workers Set May 12 For Strike
The CIO United Auto Workers scheduled a May 12 strike involving 75 000 workers across 13 Chrysler plants. Negotiations began February 27 with the union seeking a 30 cent hourly wage rise plus fringe benefits and pensions. Chrysler offered six cents and the union rejected it.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
Norman Matthews
Chrysler
Uaw-Cio
Ex White House Staffer Seen New Dem Head
James H. Rowe Jr a former White House staffer and government attorney is among candidates for executive director of the Democratic National Committee Gael Sullivan resigns as DNC chief effective May 10 to join the Theater Owners of America as executive vice president
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Washington
James H. Rowe, Jr
White House
Democratic National Committee
Gael Sullivan
Theater Owners of America
Cab Manager Charged With Selling Liquor
Springfield Ohio state liquor agents arrested City Cab Co. manager Stanley Bronstrup 40 for keeping a place where liquor was sold without a permit. He posted a 300 dollar bond. A week earlier seven cabbies were nabbed on illegal sale charges.
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Springfield
Stanley Bronstrup
City Cab Co
Institute for Education opens four day radiothe session
The 18th Institute for Education in Columbus begins today with more than 1 200 attendees including top radio names. The four day conference will cover almost all aspects of radio broadcasting and foster self examination within the industry.
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Institute For Education
Columbus
Institute For Education By Radio
Veterans favor broader benefits for disabled WWI veterans
A nationwide survey finds World War I veterans who served without disability largely back a dependency allowance and higher benefits for disabled peers. The results show broad support among veterans in Cincinnati and across the nation.
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Cincinnati
Demand on Soft Coal Operators in May Negotiations
John L. Lewis asked soft coal operators to meet May 18 in Washington at 10 a.m. to negotiate a successor contract as the current agreement expires June 30. He cites pension fund disputes and possible wage and holiday concessions while warning a potential June strike if talks fail.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Shoreham
UMW
Meat Shortage Seen From Empty Feed Lots
Market analysts say empty cattle feed lots in Mid-Western states will cut meat production starting in about 30 days. A poor corn crop last year and falling cattle prices drive feeders to avoid restocking, analysts claim.
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Chicago
Final Plans Completed For Brenneman Funeral
HOLLYWOOD Final rites for Tom Breneman 47 radio star who died unexpectedly Wednesday will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale at 11 a.m. tomorrow. Honorary pallbearers include Bing Crosby Bob Hope Jack Benny Jimmy Durante and about 20 others.
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Hollywood
Tom Breneman
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Jack Benny
Jimmy Durante
Lou Costello
Bud Abbott
Ralph Edwards
Ted Malone
Pact Signing Closes Pan American Conclave
In Bogota the ninth Pan American Conference closes with a 21 nation pact pledging unity for Western Hemisphere peace and security. Resolutions against international communism and foreign colonies in America will also be signed.
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Bogota
Colombia
America
League of Women Voters backs Senate education aid bill
Washington group reverses stance and endorses the Senate passed measure authorizing 300 million dollars annually in federal aid to states for education.
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Washington
League of Women Voters
Youngstown men charged with first degree murder
Youngstown police filed first degree murder charges against Thomas Williams 20 and Robert L McKinney 26 for the street slaying of Cyril Runk 48 last week.
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Youngstown
Thomas Williams
Robert L. McKinney
Cyril Runk
Methodist Conference weighs Southern Baptist claim on drink problem
In Boston the Methodist General Conference reviewed a report by a Southern Baptist leader asserting that 81 percent of American schemes contain at least one drunk.
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Boston
Methodist General Conference
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