House Slashes Foreign Arms Aid Bill Aimed at Europe
The House passed the foreign arms aid bill 238 to 122 after heavy cuts and new limits. Half of abroad supplies must travel on ships with the American flag, while Greece Turkey Iran Korea and the Philippines kept full funding. Ohio lawmakers and other Northern Democrats caused absences and defections that undermined administration plans.
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House
Walter E. Brehm
Logan
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Ohio
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
China
Southeastern Asia
U. S
Britain
Ireland
Finland arrests Red leaders in Kemi strike violence
The Finnish government moved quickly to quell a Communist offensive as police seized Red leaders in Kemi. Among the detainees was Lehja Heikkilae, chair of the Kemi City Council, and another council member. Reports say Communists from Southern Finland were also arrested, suggesting Helsinki operatives aided the strike that left one dead and nine injured.
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Helsinki
Kemi
Lehja Heikkilae
Finland
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures and Rain
Temperatures will run 1 to 3 degrees below normal with a high near 80 and a low around 58. Expect a cool spell through Sunday then warmer Monday, cooler Tuesday. Rainfall averaging about 0.4 inches with showers or thundershowers possible on Tuesday.
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Columbus
Norman
Forgotten Matheny Cemetery in Athens Area Noted
In the Athens vicinity a small cemetery on Route 33 behind the Carpenter place houses seven Matheny family graves plus Catherine Graham who died in 1850. The first burial was John Matheny in 1838. Nearby, the Long Run Road bridge near Clarks Chapel is finished and county crews have widened and ditched the road toward Lodi Township.
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Long Run Road
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Canaan
Lodi Township
Added Cases Of Brutality Are Charged
Four new brutality cases against Columbus police were submitted by Earl F. Morris president of the Columbus Bar Association to a three man committee. The panel, appointed by Mayor James A Rhodes, now probes 14 cases filed by the bar association. The four new incidents involve a beaten automobile driver Feb 11 1948 a man with a fractured jaw at city jail between 1946 and 1947 a May 14 1949 arrest with later injuries and a June 1 1948 beating in a patrol wagon.
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Earl F. Morris
Columbus Bar Association
James A. Rhodes
Bar Association
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Two Barns Burned By Mental Patient
Wilbur Ralls 41, accused arsonist, is scheduled to be returned to Detroit's Wayne General Hospital after evading authorities Tuesday. Sheriff Orla A. Cooper says motive remains unclear after a pursuit across a cornfield with deputies firefighters and state troopers surrounding him at a windmill.
Henry Wallace Attacks Arms Aid Program
Henry A Wallace labeled the arms aid program a threat to the economy and security of the United States and Europe. He accused Truman Acheson and military leaders of provoking war or overstating the case to gain support.
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Henry A. Wallace
U. S
Europe
Progressive Party
Truman
Acheson
British Aviatrix Completes Round The World Hop
British aviatrix Richarda Morrow-Tait returned to Britain landing at Prestwick Airport from Iceland at 3 05 p m local time after a year and a day in flight. Her solo trip started a year ago with a mission to complete a round the world hop.
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Scotland
Richarda Morrow-Tait
Britain
Road Director Fires Timekeeper In Gallia
Columbus report says Noah Dewitt a Gallia County timekeeper was discharged by Highway Director T J Kauer. The order to the state civil service commission cites malfeasance and political activity by Dewitt who hauled Republican voters to the polls on November 2 1948.
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Noah Dewitt
State Highway Department
Gallia County
T. J. Kauer
State Civil Service Commission
Kauer
Dewitt
Gunman barricaded as Chicago siege ends with fire and gunfire
Ernest Craig 28, a Black man, evaded a three hour standoff as 125 police fought to flush him from a two story home. After authorities torched the house and he fled, Craig was shot multiple times. two year old Drake Atkins was accidentally wounded during the chase. Detectives McCabe Pidgeon Nebergall were injured. non life threatening.
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Chicago
Ernest Craig
Craig
Charles McCabe
Marshall Pidgeon
Lloyd Nebergall
Drake Atkins
Heart Attack Kills Ku Klux Klan Leader Samuel Green
Imperial Wizard Samuel Green, 59, died of a heart attack in Atlanta. The Klan's board may name a successor next week as officials fear a revival of its influence in the South. Green had long championed white supremacy and ordered clan members unmasked ten days before his death.
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Samuel Green
Ku Klux Klan
Dr. Green
South
Woman Admits Killing Six Day Old Daughter in Chicago
Police quoted Dorothy Skeech, 22, saying she killed her six day old daughter after first telling officers a prowler strangled the infant. Capt. John Enright noted she was despondent because her husband Thomas Skeech, 21, had been unemployed for two weeks.
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Chicago
John Enright
Dorothy Skeech
Thomas
Strauss Condition Worsens in Germany
The 85 year old composer Richard Strauss showed a further decline in Germany as doctors report he is suffering from angina pectoris, a heart ailment, amid his illness.
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Garmish - Partenkirchen
Germany
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Jungle Inn Is Ordered Closed Down
The Jungle Inn gambling casino at Halls Corners Trumbull County was ordered scrapped by State Fire Marshal Harry J. Callan after a 48 hour inspection. The raid followed by a court order the removal of about 100 slot machines to Warren. Violations cited included fire code breaches and weakened structure endangering occupants. A separate nuisance action moved against Pleasure Park in Kinsman Township with a temporary injunction.
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Columbus
Halls Corners
Trumbull County
Harry J. Callan
Frank J. Lausche
Callan
Warren
Ohio
William M. McClain
Pleasure Park
Kinsman
FCC Plans Clampdown On Giveaways
The Federal Communications Commission announced sharp curbs on radio prize programs effective Oct. 1. It will refuse licenses or renewals to broadcasters advertising lotteries or prizes dependent on chance. The rule covers standard FM and television stations and will depend on the facts of each case.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission Today
Commission
Ohio Births Exceed Deaths by 105 177 in 1948
Columbus reports 185 685 births and 80 019 deaths in 1948. Births stayed seven percent below 1947's peak. The vital statistics division notes more births occurring in hospitals, with 93 percent born there.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Department of Health
Department Vital Statistics Division
Lausche Heads for Berea and Minerva Homecoming
Gov. Frank J. Lausche headed for the Cuyahoga County Fair in Berea and planned to attend a Minerva homecoming celebration in Stark County tonight.
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Berea
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Cuyahoga County
Minerva
Stark County
Mundt Links Paris Flight to Gift of Home Freezers
Senator Mundt ties a 1945 Paris trip by three Verley perfume firm reps to gifts of home freezers to Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan and others. Testimony notes the trip on an Army transport, use of the trip for Verley business, and alleged attempts to smuggle perfume essence in champagne bottles.
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Paris
Firm
Washington
Senator Mundt
R-Sd
Chicago
Harry H. Vaughan
Albert H. Werley Perfume Company
Harrys. Truman
General Vaughan
Verley Company
Italy
Milwaukee
Verley
Maragon
Hoffman
Emmett King
New York
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Housing Chief Predicts New Rent Decontrol Plans
Washington AP Housing Expeditor Tighe KE Woods warned of further rent control reductions as the budget forces staff cuts. He said ceilings may be lifted in one third of controlled areas while remaining regions face continued federal regulation. He could not specify which areas would be de controlled, noting such details won’t be ready for a week.
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Tighe KE Woods
Woods
Douglas D-Cd
Senate
Budget Bureau
Estate of Senator Jones and will presented in Meigs County
The late Senator Tom W. Jones leaves his estate to a second cousin Thelma Lloyd Frans of Oak Hill while a named executor Mrs Evans takes control. A codicil revoked a $2000 bequest to housekeeper Marie Beach. A hospital gift and church memorial were previously directed. Hearing set for Aug 31 at 10 am with notices sent to Ohio residents. Attorneys Crow and Crow of Pomeroy and Cherrington and Cherrington of Gallipolis represent parties.
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Heath Methodist Church
Alice Evans Jones
Jones
Thomas BE. Bateman
Columbus
Ohio Senate
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Pomeroy
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Gallipolis
22 Killed In English Plane Crash Near Manchester
A British European Airways Dakota crashed near Oldham while approaching Manchester in thick fog. Of 32 aboard, 22 were killed as the craft split and burned on Dow Valley moorland after a last radio contact an hour earlier.
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Eng
British European Airways
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Belfast
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Yorkshire
London
Clark McGrath Delay Taking New Offices
The Senate confirmed Attorney General Tom C. Clark as the 86th Supreme Court justice by 73 to 8, delaying Clark’s oath. Senator J Howard McGrath of Rhode Island was unanimously approved to succeed Clark in the cabinet, delaying retirement from the Senate likely until next week. Ohio senators Bricker voted for, Taft opposed.
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Senate
Tom C. Clark
Supreme Court
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Clark
Shirley May Delays Channel Swim Plan
Shirley May of Somerset Massachusetts delays her English Channel attempt for about ten days due to bad weather. The 17 year old plans to return from Calais to prepare for the swim from France to England.
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France
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Somerset
Mass
English Channel
Nonagenarian Caverts Sambas On Birthday Night
New York celebration at the Stork Club honors Mrs. Robert Jerome Faulkner mother of society figure Betty Henderson on her 97th birthday. About 150 Blue Book guests attended as Henderson recalls her Metropolitan Opera opening night cigar habit.
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Robert Jerome Faulkner
Society
Betty Henderson
Stork Club
Henderson
Metropolitan Opera
Boyle Denies Dixie Vote In National Chairman Fight
Southern Democrats weigh William Boyle Jr for Democratic National Committee chair as President Truman signals support for denying Dixie members a vote. McGrath urges DNC meeting to choose successor, with Boyle the likely pick to succeed Clark as attorney general.
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William Boyle, Jr
Truman
Dixie
Boyle
Banner
Esident
Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Senate
Tor C. Clark
McGrath
Democratic National Committee
Actor Paul Lees Faces Blindness to Seek Hollywood Fame
Paul Lees, a 90 percent blind Medaled Marine veteran from Corregidor, must memorize every set object and script to succeed. He learns lines by hearing them once, aided by his wife, a nurse who is an eye specialist.
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Paul Lees
Hollywood
Polio Cases Total 598 Across State
Fifteen new infantile paralysis cases reported by the state health department raise the total to 598 since January 1, exceeding the 1948 pace. New cases span Cuyahoga Auglaize Lorain and single cases in Hardin Madison Shelby Stark Summit. Darke County eased public gathering bans slightly allowing one Sunday adult worship service while under 18 remain barred. No new cases in Darke since Aug. 12.
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Columbus
State Department of Health
Cuyahoga County
Auglaize
Lorain
Hardin
Madison
Shelby
Stark
Summit
Darke County
Maurice M. Kane
Taft Plans Campaign Across Ohio Despite Congress Session
Senator Robert A. Taft says he will campaign in Ohio this fall regardless of Congress, touring all 88 counties to report to the people. He expects Congress to stay open only two or three weeks after Labor Day and plans to be in Washington for key votes.
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Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Congress
Taft
House Plans Funds for Ohio Projects in Army Bill
House conferees outlined nine Ohio projects for funding in the Army civil functions appropriations bill. The list includes Burr Oak reservoir flood control with a proposed $1,150,000 for construction.
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House
Senate
Ohio
Burr Oak
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