U S Plans Enforcement of Cattle Ceiling Prices
Washington AP The government launched a nationwide drive to enforce cattle price ceilings and to disclose plans for changing ceilings. OPS head Michael V. DiSalle said enforcement will target cattle sales, with immediate checks at slaughter plants for abnormally high purchases.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Ing
DiSalle
Beef Slaughtering Industry Advisory Committee
Congress
LiSalle
Students Get Draft Warning From Chieftain
Washington reports indicate Selective Service will induct 520000 men this year and 300000 in 1952. Brig. Gen. Louis H. Renfrow, acting director, warned college students they may be drafted if they fail to meet deferment criteria and enroll in college after a postponed induction.
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Washington
Selective Service
Armed Services
House
Louis H. Renfrow
Renfrow
Pike Sabotage Charge Made
Columbus Ohio The head of a citizens group backing the proposed turnpike charges the state auditor with sabotaging the project by delaying payment to an engineering firm. Ernest M Green president of the Ohio Highway and Turnpike Association says Auditor Joseph T Ferguson is blocking 15000 dollars for the survey work on the proposed northern Ohio super highway. Ferguson unavailable for comment.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ernest M. Green
Ohio Highway and Turnpike Association
Joseph T. Ferguson
Engineer disputes 200 year coal supply forecast in Ohio
Columbus report cites mining engineer W A Mueller of Ohio State University saying Ohio has only a 200 year coal supply and that state figures overstate reserves by using older estimates from the Industrial Relations Department. He argues the department used outdated data and that more realistic projections show limited future coal availability.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Industrial Relations Department
W. A. Mueller
Ohio State University
Industrial Relations Department
Police Chief Is Ousted At Mansfield
Mayor Thomas B. Wright suspended Police Chief Jesse J. Schwab for failure to eliminate gambling after a horse bookie joint was found two blocks from the station. Schwab vows to fight. acting chief Paul Whipp named. In Medina, Sheriff Charles W. Williams is free on 200 bond after a charity carnival gambling complaint by Mrs. Isabella C. Riddell, alleging duty failure.
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Thomas B. Wright
Jesse J. Schwab
Schwab
Mansfield News-Journal
The
News-Journal
Charles Stecker
Stecker
Wright
Paul Whipp
Civil Service Commission
Medina, CO
Charles W. Williams
Brunswick
Isabella C. Riddell
Closed Meeting Called In Probe of RFC Loans
Republican and Democratic senators on the Senate Banking Committee finalized a closed session to resolve a probe into political influence over Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans. The dispute centers on demands for a report criticizing President Truman for alleged political conniving with the RFC and tensions within the Democratic leadership.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
RFC
Red Probe Opens to Hearings on Hearsay Evidence
Senate investigators opened the door to hearsay testimony in their probe of Red influence on U S policy in the Far East. The Internal Security Subcommittee said second-hand accounts could help show a Soviet conspiracy reaching into key government agencies in the 1930s after Whittaker Chambers, the initial accuser of Alger Hiss, testified.
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Washington
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Microwave Beam System Spans Continent Today
New York reports a historic $40,000,000 microwave radio beam system goes into operation for long distance telephone service today. Calls and later network television will travel through the air on invisible beams relayed horizon to horizon by 107 towers spaced about 30 miles apart.
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New York
McCoy Clansman Dies in Kentucky Obituary Mystery
McCoy Clansman Jn McCoy, 84, of Pikesville Kentucky, reported as the last feud era participant, is noted in a brief obituary fragment. The item mentions Reece and unclear internal notes, with sparse readable details.
House Passes Pension Bill Over Veto
The House approved over President Truman's veto a bill granting 120 monthly pensions to certain disabled veterans needing an attendant. Current pensions run 60 to 72 dollars. The roll call was 318 to 45, 76 votes above the two thirds needed to override. Senate action remains. if repassed, it becomes law despite the veto.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
Boss Returns Diamond Ring in Ohio Motor Vehicle Case
Columbus state highway director said 15 motor vehicles bureau employees acted in good faith when they gave their boss a valuable diamond ring. He indicated a report to Gov. Lausche will vindicate Registrar Robert Foley who returned the ring and repaid the buyers. The governor urged Foley to resign if warranted.
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Columbus
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
T. J. Kauer
Frank J. Lausche
State Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Kauer
Robert E. Foley
Lausche
Foley
Ohio to issue two license plates in 1953 plan
Columbus reports State Highway Director T. J. Kauer said Ohio may switch to the normal two auto license plates in 1953 if steel is available. The state seeks a 1600 ton allocation from the National Production Authority, which has not acted. Current plan keeps one plate in 1953 with yellow on dark green.
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Columbus
T. J. Kauer
Ohio
NPA
Ohio Winds Halt Raft Trip Resumed Today
A raft named Lethargia and a four person crew comprising two men and two women are expected to arrive in Point Pleasant this weekend if conditions stay favorable. Skipper Mary Ellin McGrady said upstream winds paused progress Thursday a quarter mile below Racine, but the voyage toward New Orleans from New Kensington Pa. remains 2000 miles long and two delays have occurred. The crew plans to seek a tow to Cincinnati after Point Pleasant, or consider an outboard motor to speed up the journey.
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Point Pleasant
Mary E]llin McGrady
Ohio River
Racine
Ohio
McGrady
Lock 19
Stone’s Land
Boston
Gallipolis
Miss Garcia
Rotary
Doctor facts reveal fatal methadone error in lab test
Vermillion South Dakota authorities heard Dr Louis F Michalek admit he gave methadone instead of dermal in a sedative trial causing the deaths of Jack Clifford 30 and Ardys Pearson 26. The coroner's inquest learned the normal dermal dose and the mistaken methadone dose differed by 90 milligrams.
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S. D
Louis F. Michalek
South Dakota Medical School
Jack Clifford
Ardys Pearson
Michalek
Nor
Martin Weeks, Jr
Clay County
Donald Slaughter
Toledo Army Depot Clean, Officer Says
The Rossford Ordnance Depot commander Col S W McKilwain expressed surprise at Congressmen accusing depot procurement officials of irregular conduct and calling for an inquiry He denied irregularities and said contracts were awarded by competitive bids with annual inspections by the inspector general auditors and accountants.
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Toledo
Rossford
Inspector General
Auditors
Egyptian Army Officer Wins Channel Swim in Photo Finish
Hassan Hamad of Cairo won the English Channel crossing from Cap Gris Nez to Dover in 12 hours 12 minutes, edging Frenchman Roger Le Morvan. Brenda Fisher set a new women's record with 12 hours 43 minutes. Of 20 starters, 18 finished.
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Eng
English
Hassan Hamad
Cairo
Cap Gris Nez
France
Britain
Roger le Morvan
Hamad
Brenda Fisher
Young Named Counsel for Region 6 OPA Post
Former Ohio Congressman at Large Stephen M. Young is appointed counsel for Region 6 of the Office of Price Administration. The position pays ten thousand dollars a year and marks a return to public service for the veteran official.
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Young
Cleveland
Ohio
Stephen M. Young
Office of Price Administration
Killer Caught On Street Car
Chicago police recaptured Harry Williams, a death row inmate who escaped Cook County Jail Tuesday night by beating a guard to death. He was found aboard a street car reading a Bible as officers boarded and detained him without a struggle. Passengers did not notice the arrest. Williams initially denied identification but was fingerprinted and confirmed.
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Chicago
Cook County
Harry Williams
Williams
Jesse James Imposter Dies at 107 in Texas
Granbury Texas J Frank Dalton who claimed to be Jesse James died last night at age 107. Members of the James family deny his claims and say Dalton was not the famous outlaw.
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Granbury
Tex
J. Frank Dalton
Jesse James
James
Servicemen Deny OSS Murder Trial Fight
Two former servicemen deny involvement and vow to oppose extradition to Italy over the 1944 OSS officer Maj. William V. Holohan death. U S Defense Department accuses Aldo Icardi and Carl G. LoDolce, aided by two Italians, of killing Holohan behind enemy lines. both Americans dispute the charges.
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Washington
Italy
U.S. Defense Department
William V. Holohan
Holohan
Office of Strategic Services
OSS
Muste
Aldo Icardi
Preakness
N.J
Carl G. LoDolce
Rochester
N.Y
Air of Informality Marks Subcommittee's Meeting
Four man subcommittee in Kaesong held its first session with an unusually informal tone signaling possible compromise on the Korean buffer zone deadlock. UN and communist delegates posed together as Nam Il signaled potential flexibility, while Joy urged a face-to-face, less formal approach to end the three week stalemate.
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Korea
Ohio
United Nations
Henry S. Hodes
Lee Sang Cho
U.S
Arleigh Burke
Hsieh
Kaesong
Peiping Radio
38Th Parallel
Rea
Voice of
Red China
Nam Il
Tokyo
Nam
Subc
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Joy
Committee Slashes Civil Defense Funds and Defense Aid
The House Appropriations Committee cut most of Truman’s Civil Defense Administration request to 65.3 million of 535 million, citing a weak plan and avoiding funding for bomb shelters. It also targeted $2 billion in foreign aid cuts, rejected civil defense firefighting and wardens funding, urged local-government roles, and backed broader cooperation on protective facilities and stockpiling.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Civil Defense Administration
Congress
House
Senate House
Atomic Energy Commission
Commerce Department
Con
No Chinese Titoism Declared by UN Delegate
CHAUTAUQUA N Y Nationalist China's chief United Nations delegate Dr T F Tsiang declared there is no Titoism in Communist China He said there is complete ideological cement between Red leader Tse-Tung and the Kremlin He looked for salvation of China in the strength of free China and the free Chinese who rejected communism and aim to overthrow the communist regime.
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Chautauqua
N.Y
China
United Nations
T. F. Tsiang
Tsiang
Tse-Tung
Kremlin
U S Plans to Halt Propaganda Filibuster at Peace Conference
Washington officials outline a plan to thwart a Russian propaganda filibuster at the Japanese peace conference in San Francisco next month. Secretary of State hopes to curb anticipated anti American speeches as the Russian delegation prepares to unleash a flurry of hostile remarks against the United States.
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Washington
San Francisco
Eson
Opera Star Sophie Traubman Dies at 85
Mme Sophie Traubman famed in the 1890s in America and Europe as a celebrated operatic soprano died last night at age 85. Her career included performances with leading companies and appearances across major stages.
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New York
Sophie Traubman
America
Europe
Lausche Hints BUC Shakeup
Governor Frank J. Lausche convened leaders from about a dozen civic business and labor groups to discuss a potential administrative shakeup in the Unemployment Compensation program. Heads of welfare and highway departments were invited, signaling possible action in state agencies over inequities in the new job and salary reclassification law where many workers earn more than their superiors.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Senate report pledged on MacArthur hearings
Senator Cain says a Senate report will be issued on General MacArthur's firing by President Truman despite Democratic opposition. He claims seven other senators back a tentative report and seeks further support. The draft is said to be highly critical of administration policies in the Far East.
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Washington
Cain
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Far East
New Meeting Called In Ohio Power Strike
Pittsburgh officials report conciliators set another meeting to end a 26 day Ohio Power Co strike that tied up three plants. Four hour session with Ohio Power Co and CIO Utility Workers of America produced no progress.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio Power Co
CIO Utility Workers of America
Extended Forecast for Columbus Ohio Aug 18 22
Ohio forecast calls for temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal with highs 70 to 79 and lows 55 to 48. Light precipitation totaling about half an inch is expected over the period, with weaker rainfall weekend into midweek and no major daily swings.
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Columbus
Ohio
Pomeroy Man Fined After Route 7 Crash
Demaree Sexson, PI, was fined 15 dollars and costs by Justice of the Peace Percy Peoples after State Highway Patrol arrest for passing without an assured clear distance ahead. The Wednesday night crash at Tuppers Plains involved another driver from out of state. both drivers were treated and released from hospitals.
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Demaree Sexson
Justice of the Peace
Percy Peoples
State Highway Patrol
Tuppers Plains
Sexson
Thunderbolt Division Association Opens 83rd Convention in Columbus
The 83rd Thunderbolt Infantry Division Association began its annual convention in Columbus today, bringing together veterans and members for reunions, talks, and commemorations. The event showcases ongoing activities and honors for the unit's history and service.
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Columbus
83Rd “Thunderbolt” Infantry Division Association
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