Lifting of Rail Blockade Discounted As Envoys Report Talks
Berlin rumor mill downgrades talk of lifting the rail blockade as envoys prepare fresh reports. Molotov and Western diplomats met in Moscow seeking currency and Berlin settlement solutions while food administration shifts stir in East and West Berlin.
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Berlin
London
Molotov
Moscow
Moscow Radio
Russia
United States
West Berlin
Germany
Europe
Washington
Paris
Frankfurt
Red Demand for Teacher Is Rejected
Duncan C. Lee a 33 year old former OSS operative denied claims of sharing secret information with Elizabeth Bentley as the House Un American Activities Committee questioned both. Bentley testified Lee spoke of something super secret tied to Oak Ridge and OSS operations in China and the Balkans. The panel seeks further questions for Russian teacher suspects Samarin and Mrs. Kosenkina amid Soviet demands for their custody in New York.
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Washington
Duncan C. Lee
OSS
Elizabeth T. Benteley
House UN- American Activities Committee
Lee
Miss Bentley
Office of Strategic Services
Oak Ridge
Michael Ivanovitch
Samarin
FBI
State Department
Congressional Committee
Samarins
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
Kosenkina
United Nations
New York
U. S
Panyushkin
Ouster Claim Targets Politics Amid County Home Dispute
Ex-home head Willard Simonton accuses removal actions of being politically motivated as Athens County Home governance faces a removal order. He appeals to the State Civil Service Commission while the county weighs actions against him for malfeasance and insubordination.
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Willard Simonton
Athens County
Simonton
State Civil Service Commission
State Civil Service Commission of Ohio
Board of County Commissioners
Ralph Elliott
York Township
Carl Blosser Named Aid Manager for Logan Office
Carl E. Blosser was appointed subdivision manager of the Division of Aid for the Aged in Logan. He earned the post via civil service exams in May at Athens. Blosser, relief director for Hocking County since January 1943, will resign August 15 to start new duties August 16. no successor named yet.
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Logan
Carl E. Blosser
Aid For
Karl Babb
Columbus
Blosser
Athens
Hocking County
Frank Murphy
Murray City
Truman Signs Housing Bill amid Criticism of GOP
President Truman signed the housing bill into law while accusing the Republican controlled Congress of neglecting the needy. He said the measure falls short of what is needed and urged consideration of the Taft Ellender Wagner plan for public housing slum clearance and rural housing, which the GOP blocked in the extra session.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
GOP
Columbus Woman Dies in Car Crash
Mrs. Mahala Dillon, 39, of Columbus, died in a local hospital from injuries after the automobile she rode in overturned on Route 52 east of Portsmouth.
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Columbus
Portsmouth
Mahala Dillon
Route 52
Here
War Hero Carl W. Smith Elected Ohio Legion Commander
At the 30th Annual Ohio American Legion Convention in Columbus World War I veteran Carl W. Smith of Kenton was elected state commander after J D Sawyer withdrew. Joy A. Cox of Byesville became First Vice Commander and Dr Luther Cupp of Arcanum Second Vice Commander. The department sent $1000 from the Disaster Relief Fund to Lancaster for flood victims including veterans.
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Columbus
Ohio American Legionnaires
Carl W. Smith
Kenton
J. D. Sawyer
Middletown
American Legion
Sawyer
Aaron J. Halloran
Springfield
Smith
Joy A. Cox
Byesville
Luther Cupp
Arcanum
Darke County
Lancaster
Ohio
Ohio Red Chairman Enters Innocent Plea
Gus Hall chairman of the Ohio Communist party pleaded innocent to two federal indictments. He was remanded to the Federal House of Detention awaiting $5,000 bail. Hall alias Arnold Gust Hallberg counted among 12 top Communists indicted last month for conspiracy to overthrow the government by force.
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New York
Gus Hall
Ohio Communist Party
Hall
Arnold Gust Hallberg
Light voter turnout seen in Boise primary
Boise Idaho faces a light turnout as residents prepare to vote in the drab primary election. Officials anticipate few ballots cast amid low public interest and limited competition in several races.
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Boise
Idaho
Agriculture Department Sees Record Corn Crop Likely
Government progress report forecasts a corn harvest larger than any previous season. A record crop should lower meat dairy egg and poultry prices next spring, with all grain output also expected to exceed prior records and meet foreign demand.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Two Escape From City Jail Stirs Cleveland Police
Police investigate two jail escapes as Dalton S. Menzies and James Peterson remain at large. Menzies slipped away Sunday amid hymn singers. two turnkeys Dittebrand and Coughlin face neglect charges. Peterson fled City Hospital during X-ray treatment on temporary sick leave. Chief Marowitz defends religious singing as harmless while authorities pursue leads.
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City
Dalton S. Menzies
Chicago
James Peterson
City Hospital
Cap
Thomas A. Murphy
Menzies
George J. Marowitz
Fred Dittebrand
Lawrence Coughlin
Beaten Body Is Identified In Ohio River Area
In Zanesville Ohio a badly beaten body found near the Muskingum River was identified as Albert Stout a 70 year old farmhand by his niece Mrs Gladys Larimer Detectives said charges would be filed and a woman and two young men were questioned Police said the victim was beaten in a clapboard shack and dragged 150 feet
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Zanesville
Muskingum River
Albert Stout
Gladys Larimer
Robert Snelling
C. H. Courtney
Reward Offered for Lead in Slaying of 93-Year-Old Tavern Owner
Carroll County Commissioners post a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the slayer of Hiram Berlin 93, who was shot to death in his car in Carrollton Ohio on August 3.
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Carrollton
Carroll County
Hiram Berlin
Solon to Re Introduce Measure to Expand School Buildings
Ohio Representative McCowen urged the Office of Education to use his federal aid bill as a basis for state school building needs. The plan starts a 200 million dollar first year fund with 100 million annually thereafter, matched dollar for dollar by states. He aims to reintroduce the measure in the 81st Congress and asks for a state survey to tailor the bill.
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Washington
McCowen
Ohio
U.S. Office of Education
Congress
Ohioan
Office of Education
Dewey Poised for Limited Campaign Tour Ahead
Governor Dewey is described as confident of victory with fewer than 10 major speeches planned. An Albany meeting with Earl Warren will set the campaign course, while Truman’s team prepares a whistle stop speaking drive. Dewey may conduct one long train tour then fly to individual dates, returning to Albany after each stop.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Friends
Albany
Earl Warren
California
Dewey
GOP
Truman
Democratic National Committee
Fall Into Crevice Fatal For Oberlin Professor
Lloyd W. Taylor fifty five head of the physics department at Oberlin College was killed in a fall into a fifty foot crevice on Mount St Helens in Skamania County He was descending from the summit with his son Edwin Taylor and son in law Harold Deery of Kelso The body was recovered and brought down the mountain yesterday
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Kelso, Wash
Lloyd W. Taylor
Oberlin
Ohio
College
Mt. St. Helens
Skamania County
Edwin Taylor
Harold Deery
Kelso
Hoover faults fuzzy minded people at birthday homecoming
Former President Herbert Hoover said there are fuzzy minded people in the country who never understood what America means. The remarks were in an address for his 74th birthday homecoming in West Branch Iowa where he recalled his early life as the only living ex president.
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West Branch
Herbert Hoover
America
Danube Navigation Pact Rejected by Eastern Bloc Bloc
In Belgrade Yugoslavia the Eastern bloc defeated a Western bid for Danube navigation guarantees. A 7 to 3 vote at the conference to draft a new convention spurned France's plan to substitute its preamble for the bloc's.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Eastern Europe
Danube
Europe
Russia
South Carolina Primary Seen as Heavy Voter Day
Fair weather and a five man race for the Senate are expected to draw more than 300000 Democrats to polls in South Carolina. About 30000 Black voters participate in their first general vote here since 1876, with races in three of six districts and numerous state contests adding to turnout.
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Columbia
S. C
United States Senate
South Carolina
Commission Debates Fate of Teen Killer Frohner
The Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission weighs advising Gov. Herbert to spare 16 year old Donald Frohner from execution for the 1947 murder of William Spieth in Ashland. Frohner’s defense cites a troubled home life while noting a prior mercy granted to his companion.
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Columbus
State Pardon and Parole Commission
Thomas J. Herbert
Donald J. Frohner
Ohio Supreme Court
Youngstown
Frohner
William C. Spieth
Ash
Common Pleas Court
Arthur Chapman
W. P. Barnum
Daniels-West
van Wert
Robert M. Daniels
John C. West
Mansfield Reformatory
West
Daniels
Mansfield
Parole Commission
Carriers See Sammy Kaye on New York Visit
A group of 29 Messenger newspaper boys touring New York on their first day met band leader Sammy Kaye after his radio broadcast. They sailed the Hudson River, toured Manhattan, visited Cathedral of St John the Divine, watched A Date With Judy and Radio City stage shows, and dined at an Automat. All are in good health.
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Sammy Kaye
Messenger
Ohio University
Hudson River
Lincoln
Upper
Lower Manhattan
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
Judy
Orchestra
Radio City Music Hall
Arias Denies Planning Revolution in Panama
Former Panamanian President Arnulfo Arias Madrid denied claims by government sources that he plans a revolution from Costa Rica. He arrived in Costa Rica after losing the May 9 Panamanian election. the Panamanian Embassy said he left Panama willingly.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Arnulfo Arias Madrid
Panama
Arias
Alpine Troops To Seek Crash Victims Bodies
Italian Alpine troops planned a rescue operation to recover the bodies of about 20 Americans killed when a C 47 crashed in the Alps near Cuneo last November. The Milwan air rescue center said retrieval would take five or six days as bodies were brought down from 9 000 foot crags.
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Milan
Italy
Alps
Cuneo
Milwan
Democrats Lay Plans To Win Solid South
States' rights Democrats met in Houston to present battle tactics to Gov. J. Throm Thurmond of South Carolina for capturing electoral votes in the Solid South. Thurmond, arriving from Columbia, will formally accept as the states' rights candidate at a rally here tomorrow.
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Houston
J. Throm Thurmond
South Carolina
Solid South
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures and Rain
Temperatures will average 1-3 degrees above normal with highs near 78-82 and lows around 60-62. Expect warmer Wednesday and minor fluctuations the rest of the period with near normal days and above normal nights. Precipitation 0.25 to 1.00 inch in scattered showers or thundershowers Friday and Saturday.
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Columbus
Polio Cases Rise to 251 Statewide
The Ohio State Health Department reported 17 new polio cases, bringing the year total to 251. Marion County with 25 cases and Putnam County with 15 lead the state in incidence, far above last year. Dr. Porterfield and Dr. Lacock discussed outbreak control with national and local health officials in Ottawa.
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Columbus
State Health Department
John D. Porterfield
Marion
Putnam
Marion County
Putnam County
Walter By Lacock
Division of
Ottawa
National Foundation For
Porterfield
Guy E. Conkey dies head of major construction firm
Guy E. Conkey, head of the Hunkin Conkey Co one of the largest construction firms in the world with main offices in Cleveland, died yesterday.
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Guy E. Conkey
Cleveland
Hunkin-Conkey Co
Government Raises Price of Credit
The government moves to curb inflation by raising the interest it pays on short term debt with Treasury certificates rising from 1 to 1.5 percent. On Sept 15 and Oct 1 about 10.5 billion in securities mature and are replaced at higher rates. The Federal Reserve is expected to implement new bank and consumer credit controls, tightening credit for big and small borrowers and possibly cooling auto purchases on installment plans.
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Treasury
Snyder
Federal Reserve Board
Bank
Consumer Credit
Sessson
Congress
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