Atlantic Pact defense talks reach key accord with Britain Denmark
American joint chiefs and delegations from Britain Norway and Denmark concluded meetings in London stressing progress toward a formal Atlantic Pact defense organization. Adm Louis Denfeld said there is strong progress and potential setup before year end.
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London
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Britain
Norway
Denmark
Adm
Louis E. Denfeld
U.S
Paris
Europe
U. S
Army
Omar Bradley
Navy
Louis Denfeld
Air Force
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Denfeld
George VI
Buckingham Palace
Ole Berg
Northolt
United States
Johnson Trial: 31 Defense Witnesses Begin Testimony
In Lancaster, the second trial of restaurant operator John L. Johnson opened with 31 defense witnesses slated to testify as prosecutors pursue charges that he received stolen meat.
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Lancaster
John L. Johnson
Notable Job Letter Misstep At Marietta College Headings
A job applicant to Marietta College addressed her letter to former president Joel H. Linsley, but no position existed under current president Dr. W. Ray Irvine. The student was persuasive but the college had no vacancy. Reports note Linsley led 1835–1846. Irvine explains no opening.
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Marietta
Marietta College
Joel H. Linsley
Priest jailed for treason after Vatican excommunication decree
In Prague the government jailed Rev. Alois Fajsil for eight years on treason charges after he reportedly refused last rites to a sick woman who had left the Communist party. The trial marks the first test of the Czech regime against excommunication of militant Catholics by the Vatican.
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Czechoslovakia
Prague Radio
Communist Party
Alois Fajsil
Vatican
Alexei Cepicka
H. Richter
State Court
Fajsil
Rome
Experts See Relief Spell In Recession
A group of economists in Washington forecast a temporary breather in the 1949 downturn. They expect mid-year activity to hold for July to September with possible rise in September, but long term prospects look weaker as employment income and prices may fall into mid-1950. The sign of relief is a shift to cautious optimism among business leaders in recent weeks.
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Washington
Lustron Chief to Face House Inquiry on RFC Loans
President Carl G. Standlund of Lustron Corp in Columbus will testify before a House Banking Subcommittee about more than 34 million dollars in Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans to Lustron. Lustron builds prefabricated porcelain steel houses and has sold several homes to the armed forces for housing personnel.
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Washington
Carl G. Standlund
Lustron Corp
Columbus
House Banking
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Lustron
Armed Forces
Investigation Ordered Into Brutality Charges in Columbus
Mayor James A. Rhodes ordered a complete and sweeping inquiry into claims that Columbus police treated prisoners brutally. The move follows a letter from Earl F. Morris Columbus Bar Association president citing 11 brutality cases over three years and urging action based on testimonies.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Earl F. Morris
Columbus Bar Association
Morris
Morgan Editor Considered for Ohio Strip Mine Board
Gov. Lausche recommends Wilbur D. Matson editor of the Morgan County Herald for appointment to the Ohio strip mine board of review. The five member board, part of the reclamation division in Agriculture, needs two additional members after Senate refusals of two prior appointees.
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Columbus
Wilbur D. Matson
McConnelsville
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Housewife Withdraws Suit Naming Laura
A 34 year old housewife withdrew an alimony action naming Patricia Schmidt of Toledo as a correspondent. Judge Frank J. Merrick dismissed the suit without prejudice at the plaintiff Louise Ann Salupo's request. Laura said she did not know Salupo. The dancer was released from a Cuban prison last October after more than a year for killing her married lover, John Mee, a Chicago attorney.
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Cleveland
Patricia
Laura) Schmidt
Toledo
Common Pleas
Frank J. Merrick
Louise Ann Salupo
Laura
Salupo
Cuba
John Mee
Chicago
Arson Suspected In Major Elephant Lumber Fire
Fire at Elephant Lumber Company yard in Columbus caused 300000 to 400000 in damage. Six buildings, four trucks and four railroad cars were destroyed as flames spread and explosions rocked the area. Six firefighters were injured in a 90 minute battle, with investigators checking suspects near the yards.
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Columbus
Elephant Lumber Company
Walter Strickfaden
George George
Paul William
Strickfaden
Albert Justus
Robert Buchner
Ohn
Politicians Named as Aids to Bootleggers in Georgia
Georgia officials allege former Gov. M. E. Thompson and allies protected bootleggers flooding dry counties with illegal whisky. Revenue Commissioner Charles Redwine cites testimony and exhibits to Fulton County grand jury showing over 1 million dollars in some 1300 illegal sales from June 1948 to January 1949 and notes other named figures.
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Atlanta
M. E. Thompson
Georgia
State Revenue
Charles Redwine
Revenue Department
Redwine
Fulton
Thompson
E. D. Rivers
Glenn Phillips
Downing Musgrove
T. M. Price
Paul Webb
National Guard Delivers Iron Lungs for Polio Victims
The National Guard flew two iron lungs to Lexington Kentucky in response to an emergency order for polio victims. Columbus officials of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis requested the equipment as regular airlines and military planes were unavailable on short notice.
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Columbus
National Guard
Lexington
The
National Foundation For
School Aid Bill Delays Minimum Wage Action
The administration's new wage plan stalled in a House Labor Committee dispute over federal education aid. Democrat Rep. Steel from Oklahoma demanded a committee meeting on school aid and threatened to oppose the wage-hour bill without it, leaving action stalemated for several days.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Rep. Steel
D-Okla
House
Five New Poli o Cases Raise Total to 237 in Ohio
Ohio reports five new polio cases to reach 237 total. Mercer County accounts for three cases and Lorain County for two as the 1948 date shows 191.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Department of Health
Mercer County
Lorain County
Gabrielson Faces Primary Challenge for Republican Chair
Opponents of Guy E. Gabrielson of New Jersey field Axel J. Beck of South Dakota as a dark horse candidate for national chairman. Beck, 55, a former lawyer, is backed by Rep. Hugh D. Scott Jr. as Scott retires. Gabrielson leads among the 102 votes, with Scott warning of potential GOP decline if infighting continues.
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Washington
Guy E. Gabrielson
New Jersey
Axel J. Beck
South Dakota
Beck
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Pennsylvania
Gabrielson
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Scott
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Epublican Party
Truman
Mary
Mr. Truman
Harry
National Committee
Omaha
Legionnaires Arriving For Ohio State Convention
About 800 American Legionnaires from across Ohio streamed into Columbus for the 31st annual convention. Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger, Urbana native and former Eighth Army leader in the Philippines liberation campaign, will address the opening session Saturday.
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Columbus
American Legionnaires
Ohio
Robert L. Eichelberger
Urbana
Eighth Army
Philippines
Senators Attend Tom Jones Funeral in Middleport
A committee of five state Senators and Lieut. Gov. George D. Nye will attend the funeral of Senator Tom W. Jones in Middleport Friday. The senators are Emmett R. Guthrie C Coshocton, C Stanley Mechem R Athens, Tom W. Moorehead R Muskingum, David M. Ferguson R Guernsey, and Albert L. Daniels R Highland.
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Columbus
George D. Nye
Tom W. Jones
Middleport
Emmett R. Guthrie
Coshocton
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Tom W. Moorehead
Muskingum
David M. Ferguson
Guernsey
Albert L. Daniels
Highland
Goddard and Gable Share Goodbye At L A Airport
Paulette Goddard waves farewell to Clark Gable at Los Angeles airport as she departs for Mexico City to start a new film. The scene captures Hollywood stars in a brief public moment before filming commitments.
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Los Angeles
Gooday Sugar
Paulette Godda
Honey
Clark Gable
Los Angeles Airport
Miss Goddard
Mexico City
Johnson Plans New Posts
Secretary of Defense Johnson outlined a stronger military setup with two new policy posts. He created an Office of Foreign Affairs led by N. B. Halaby and appointed retired Maj. Gen. James H. Burns as foreign policy consultant. A Civilian Reserve Policy Board was formed to coordinate organized reserve programs, headed by William T. Farley of the Association of American Railroads.
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Washington
Johnson
Foreign Affairs
N. BE. Halaby
Halaby
Defense Establishment
Civilian Reserve Policy Board
Organized Reserve
William T. Fariey
Association of American Railroads
Drought Declares New England Disaster Areas
All New England states except Maine were designated disaster areas today due to the extended drought. The declaration spans multiple states and aims to unlock federal aid for affected communities and industries.
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Boston
New England
Maine
Taft Reports GOP Opposition to Clark’s Supreme Court Nomination
Senator Taft said some Republicans including Ferguson and Kern voiced opposition to Attorney General Tom Clark’s Supreme Court nomination at a closed GOP Policy Committee session. The nominations, to replace Justice Murphy and to succeed Clark as AG, are before the Senate Judiciary Committee with a public hearing scheduled next Tuesday.
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Taft
P-Ohio
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
Ferguson
Rmich
Kem
R-Mo
Senate
GOP Policy Committee
Truman
Clark
Frank Murphy
J. Howard McGrath
D-Ri
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kern
Kansas City
McCarran
D-New
Judiciary Committee
Boy Killed in Bicycle Fall in East Liverpool
Nine year old Ronald McKelvey died after a bicycle fall in Columbiana County. Coroner Ernest Sturgis reported the handlebars punctured his throat, rupturing a blood vessel and windpipe as the bike toppled onto him. he died within an hour.
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East Liverpool
Ronald McKelvey
Columbiana County
Ernest Sturgis
Ohio school lunch milk program uses over two million gallons
The Ohio public school lunch program consumed 2,055,655 gallons of milk last year. Dr. Clyde Hissong said the program served 1,270 schools and cost 2,037,926 dollars in federal funds plus 32,500 dollars in state funds.
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Columbus
Ohio
Clyde Hissong
Truman rules out immediate repeal of excise taxes
President Truman said excise taxes cannot be repealed before the next Congressional session due to required study by Senate and House Taxation committees and the Treasury. He also defended foreign arms aid levels and discussed Mrs Roosevelt’s UN role, China policy, and a defense unification bill under review.
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Dean Acheson
Defense
Louis Johnson
Senate
Truman
Millard Tydings
Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Acheson
Tom Connally
Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
Congress
House
Treasury Department
House Democratic
McCormack
Franklin D. Roosevelt
China
Mexico
United States
Roosevelt
U. S
United Nations
Francis Cardinal
Wall Street Journal
Butter reserves ample as fall price rise unlikely
Washington reports a large butter stockpile with government and private holdings totaling just over a month's consumption. The Agriculture Department's price support program helped absorb extra supply this year, keeping fall and winter prices from spiking. Government stockpiles exceed 15 million pounds of an estimated 125 million pound total reserve, with plans to sell back to distributors as yields fluctuate.
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Agriculture Department
13 Highway Employes Suspended in Holmes County
Ohio State Highway Director T. J. Kauer ordered 30 day suspensions for Holmes County highway employees. The actions were disciplinary and he has not decided on removal proceedings. Officials say five of the suspended workers are Democrats and nine are Republicans.
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Holmes
Columbus
Stateway
T. J. Kauer
Holmes County
Kauer
Fire Destroys The Ridge Supper Club
A blaze leveled The Ridge Supper Club a lavishly furnished entertainment venue seven miles west of town today. No injuries reported as firefighters battled the flames and containment was achieved by evening.
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Ridge
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