Eisenhower Cleans Mass Taft Lead in Primary Victory
Eisenhower swept Massachusetts with over 69 percent of Republican votes and won 27 of 28 delegates, ending Taft’s long lead. Kefauver carried the Democratic primary with Eisenhower close behind, aided by unexpected Democratic support.
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Boston
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Hind Sen
Estes Kefauver
GOP
Taft
Associated Press
W. Averell Harriman
Four Prison Guards Quit in Michigan Riot Fallout
Four more prison guards resigned at the southern Michigan state prison as Dr. Vernon Fox said he would fight to keep his job. The resignations bring total losses to six amid the riot aftermath, with one convict killed and about twenty injuries among inmates and guards during the disaster.
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Jackson
Mich
Vernon Fox
Michigan
Lost and Found ad helps recover car keys in Messenger
Marie Cavanaugh recovered two car keys on a ring after placing a Lost and Found ad. Keys were lost Sunday morning on North College Street near St Pauls Church and bore the initials M C on the tag. Call Marie at 22781 or 31854. The Messenger urges quick Lost ads as finders check the column for owners.
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Marie Cavanaugh
N. College St
St. Paul's Church
M. C
the Messenger
Hunt Continues For Plane In Brazil After Disappearance
Search planes comb Brazil’s jungles and plateaus for the Pan American Stratocruiser Clipper Good Hope en route from Buenos Aires to New York with 50 aboard. Nineteen are Americans including crew of nine and 10 passengers. The last radio from Barreiras said all was well as rescue teams seek survivors. Passenger list includes Marcel Francois DeMuller of Toledo Ohio, president of Willys-Overland Export Corp.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
New York
Belem
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Dio de Janeiro
United States
Barreiras
Bahia State
Marcel Francois DeMuller
Toledo, C
Willys-Overland Export Corp
Vinton County Engineer Hurt At Dundas Crossing
McArthur resident John M. Ogan Vinton County engineer suffered a knee injury when his 1937 coupe was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio fast freight at a Dundas railroad crossing at 9 35 a m He had stopped too close to the crossing and the train struck the front end as it passed He was treated at the Chamberlin clinic.
CIO oil workers to resume wage talks in West Virginia
The CIO oil workers union planned to resume wage negotiations late today with five Charleston area subsidiaries of the Columbia Gas System to avert a strike. A national walkout set for midnight was delayed as WV negotiators agreed to restart talks, threatening about 2000 gas workers in the state. Gas supplies to Washington and nearby areas would be disrupted if the strike occurred.
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Charleston
W. Va
CIO Oil Workers Union
Charleston Group
Columbia Gas System
West Virginia
Washington, D. C
Bergman Twins Due in June Say X Rays
Ingrid Bergman is reportedly expecting twins in June ro Rossiellini announced after X rays confirmed the pregnancy. Roberto Rossellini said journalists had spread rumors and a doctor’s check showed two fetuses.
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Bergman
Rome
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Three Students Convicted Of Beating Kent Man
In Ravenna three former Kent State University students were convicted of beating a 35 year old Kent man at a traffic accident scene. Witness Wesley H. Beavers testified the trio knocked him down and kicked him after he asked them to stop cursing because his mother’s wife was present.
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Ravenna
Cleveland Stuents
Kent State University
Kent
Wesley H. Beavers
Hhey
Hhim
Make-or-Break Armistice Talks Turn on Red Reaction
MUNSAN Korea communist reaction may seal a possible armistice or breakdown of talks. Allied diplomats report a final UN package offer tied to airfield rebuilding prisoner exchange and Russia as neutral police. Peiping radio rejects the POWs returning home demand.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Washington
Red
Red China
Peiping
Russia
Dems Deflate Lausche Boom In Ohio Politics
Ohio Democratic leader Hanhart says Bulkley pledged delegates will support Bulkley at the national convention. A halt in the Lausche for president boom is seen, with Lausche a favorite son candidate backed by the regular party. Some Bulkley delegates recently shifted to Lausche.
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Columbus
Eugene H. Hanhart
Bulkley
Ohio
Albert A. Horstman
Dayton
Robert J. Bulkley
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hanhart
Lausche
Frank J. Lausche
Bricker Calls Edict Victory for Liberty
Senator Bricker praised a court ruling that nullified President Truman’s steel seizure as a constitutional victory. He credited Judge Pine for upholding constitutional liberties and warned against unchecked inherent powers enabling rights violations.
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Washington
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Truman
Bricker
Pine
Federal
David A. Pine
Lie Detector Tests Set in Ohio
Belmont County Prosecutor William H. Irwin said two brothers will be given lie detector tests in the death of Mrs. Blanche Ambuehl 53 of Bridgeport. Charles Kilgore 29 of Wheeling West Virginia and William Kilgore 27 of Bridgeport will take the tests. Sheriff C L Barricklow said Charles Kilgore said he and his brother and Mrs. Ambuehl were drinking in a Boydsville tavern the night before her body was discovered.
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Bridgeport
Belmont County
William H. Irwin
Blanche Ambuehl
Irwin
Charles Kilgore
Wheeling
W. Va
William Kilgore
C. L. Barricklow
Ambuehl
Boydsville
Allied Planes Down 6 Jets and Damage Four in North Korea
United Nations warplanes claimed six MiG-15 kills and four damaged in May Day air battles over North Korea. U S Sabres downed MiGs near the Yalu border between Manchuria and Korea. A Marine plane damaged a MiG in another strike as ground fighting on a 155 mile front saw Red infantry push at eastern and east central sectors before being driven back.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
North Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Eighth Army
Taft Tax Cut Proposal Hit in Cleveland
Harold E. Stassen challenged Sen. Taft to explain how he could cut taxes 20 percent if elected president. Speaking at WHK to 31 people, Stassen warned a 14 trillion dollar budget reduction would require drastic defense cuts and risk unemployment and poor business conditions.
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Cleveland
Harold E. Stassen
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Stassen
Taft
WHK
Minnesota
Warren Cade Operator Artis Bates Bound on Murder Charge
Artis Bates, 52, of Niles has been bound to the grand jury on a second degree murder charge. The case involves the Warren Cade operation and related fatalities. Bates faces potential indictment as authorities pursue additional evidence and witnesses.
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Warren
Cade
Artis Bates
Niles
Baptist minister says suspect will confess bank robbery
In Hoyt on May 17 1948 three men robbed a bank taking $835 and held cashier Orrin Williams hostage. Williams survived. A later fatal car crash near Topeka identified two of the bandits. A young man now 18 then is to confess at church Sunday with wife urging conversion. law officers will arrest if he confesses and restitution is made.
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Topeka
Kas
Howard L. Brumme
Brumme
Hoyt
Orrin Williams
Williams
Holton
Donald Sands
Ernest White
Sands
Potato price drive starts in Cleveland district
A campaign to catch potato price cheaters was announced by the Office of Price Stabilization Cleveland district. Aaron Brill said 18 agents are inspecting the handling of scarce spuds across a 20 county area including Youngstown Akron Canton Lorain Ashtabula and Massillon. Violations include under the table payments for potatoes mixing cull potatoes with top priced stock and selling seed potatoes for table use.
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Cleveland
Office of Price Stabilization
Aaron Brill
Youngstown
Akron
Canton
Lorain
Ashtabula
Massillon
100 Year Old Woman Dies in Meigs County
Catherine Reibel, aged 100, died at her Pleasant Ridge home in Pomeroy Meigs County. She was believed to be the oldest resident in the county. Survived by three daughters and four sons.
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Meigs County
Pomeroy
Catherine Reibel
Pleasant Ridge
Union Walkout Follows Court Ruling Halts Steel Production
United Steelworkers strike after a court voided Truman seizure of the steel industry. About 650,000 workers idle as mills shut within hours. Pickets orderly across Gary, South Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Buffalo, Baltimore amid plant closures and furloughs.
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Sam
America
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Truman
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
Republic
Gary
Ind
Chicago
Buffalo
Baltimore
U S Moves To Appeal Historic Court Ruling
Federal Judge David A. Pine ordered the government to return control of the steel mills to their owners after ruling Truman’s seizure illegal. Government lawyers moved to appeal, while Baldridge warned of incalculable damage from the action. The order halted seizure pending a final hearing.
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Washington
David A. Pine
Pine
Truman
Holmes Baldridge
Oil Workers Begin Strike 87 000 Idle
About 87,000 oil workers nationwide began a strike at 12 01 a m as refinery and pipeline unionists walk off. Wages seek 25 cent hourly raise and better shift differentials. current pay runs 2.00 to 2.10 an hour.
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Denver
CIO
Sohio Union Resume Talks End Without Strike Impact
Sohio and CIO oil workers negotiators in Cleveland broke off talks Tuesday and planned to resume Thursday. About 1000 Sohio employees in two refineries and a lithograph plant seek a 22 cent hourly wage increase amid nationwide strike activity.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
CIO
Sohio
Oil Company
Strike by 1200 CIO Rubber Workers Slows Seiberling
A labor stoppage by 1200 CIO United Rubber workers halted production at Seiberling Rubber Co in Akron. The strike affects factory output and labor negotiations continue as management seeks an end to the work stoppage.
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Akron
CIO
United Rubber Workers
Seiberling Rubber Co
Ohio primaries: 77 candidates seek assembly posts
In Ohio 77 candidates seek congressional nominations for the May 6 primary. Of them 35 are Democrats and 41 Republicans with one independent. Many incumbents run unopposed while district reshaping by redistricting creates new 23rd district and alters several seats.
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Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Geggee
H. Bender
Cleveland Heights
T. F. McDonald
Lakewood
Michael P. O’brien
Shaker Heights
Clarence J. Brown
Blanchester
Highway post offices to roll from Columbus to Zanesville
Washington officials announce new highway post office service to replace soon to be lost rail routes. Assistant Postmaster General John M. Redding told Rep. Secrest that earliest start is mid July on a 121 mile route serving Columbus Hebron Jacksontown Brownsville Zanesville Duncan Falls Blue Rock Malta McConnelsville Beverly Coal Run Lowell and Marietta.
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John M. Redding
Secrest
Ohio
Columbus
Hebron
Jacksontown
Brownsville
Zanesville
Duncan Falls
Blue Rock
Malta
McConnelsville
Beverly
Coal Run
Lowell
Marietta
Bomb Wrecks Mayor's Car At Democratic Rally
Bomb shattered the car of Mayor Joseph J. Baldine as he spoke at a Newton Falls Democratic rally. Police, sheriff, and state patrol investigated the attack on Baldine who was seeking the Trumbull County sheriff nomination. Warren attorney Joseph Molitoris attended.
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Warren
Joseph J. Baldine
Hubbard
Newton Falls
Baldine
Sheriff's Department
State Highway Patrol
Trumbull County
Rully
Joseph Molitoris
Crashes Kill Eight Airmen in Two Japanese Crashes
Eight American airmen died in two transport plane crashes in southern Japan within 12 hours. A C-46 crashed into Mt. Asq during a routine flight, killing four crew. A C-119 struck a ridge on an instrument approach to Ashiya Air Base, killing four more. Names were withheld.
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Tokyo
Japan
Far East Air Forces
Mt. Asq
Ashiya
Kyushu
FEAF
Portsmouth Delegation Seeks Atomic Plant Siting
A four man delegation from Portsmouth Ohio was to confer with President Truman on locating a billion dollar atomic energy plant in their city. Delegates include C G Linham of the Portsmouth Times James B Pugh of the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce Edward L Glockner of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and O Carson Barklow Scioto County engineer.
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Washington
Portsmouth
Truman
C. G. Linham
The
Portsmouth Times
James B. Pugh
Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Edward L. Glockner
Junior Chamber of Commerce
O. Carson Barklow
Scioto County
Block saves boy from transit car in Cleveland
Jerome A. Weinberger 35 years old saved seven year old Allan Craddock from an oncoming rapid transit car by throwing a flying block. The impact broke Craddock’s left leg as he was about to step into the path.
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Cleveland
Jerome A. Weinberger
Allan Craddock
Sally Bares Trade Secret
Sally Rand revealed her trade secret to the state liquor board in Columbus as she contends her act remains clothed yet gives the illusion of nudity. She described wearing mousse line de soie lastex lace leotard from Paris to cover the torso during the fan dance. The charges of lewdness were filed against Tully V. Foster, owner of Club Casablanca in Canton.
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Columbus
Sally Rand
State Liquor Board
Sally
Paris
Tully V. Foster
Casablanca
Canton
Fire damages Timken plant in metal hardening section
Fire at the Timken Roller Bearing Co plant in Columbus caused more than $5000 in damage all reported Tuesday. The blaze affected the metal hardening section and prompted an initial investigation.
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Columbus
Timken Roller Bearing Co
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