Beverly Potts sighting sparks renewed search in Cleveland
An AP report states railroad engineer W I Gates saw a girl matching Beverly Potts hitchhiking with a blond boy near Halloran Park after her disappearance Friday night. The AFL union posted a $1500 reward, and Deputy James E McArthur urged widening the search across Northern Ohio.
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Beverly Potts
New York Central
W. I. Gates
Beverly
Gates
Halloran Park
James E. McArthur
Hunt
McArthur
Ohio
AFL Stage Hands Union
Robert Potts
Allen Theater
Union
UN Charge: Red Plane Bomb Hoax at Kaesong
UN bulletin accuses North Korean and Chinese forces of staging a bombing incident at Kaesong to derail truce talks. Ridgway’s office says no UN aircraft were in the area and labels the charge a deliberate frame up. An all day battle raged north of Yanggu as Reds attacked UN positions despite unfavorable weather.
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United Nations Command
Kaesong
Public Information Office
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
Ridgway
United Nations
General Headquarters
Red China
Peiping
U.S. 8Th Army
Yanggu
Fifth Air Force
Okinawa
Chinnampo
Red
White Arrows
Inje
Kumsong
Hearst's Will Is Probated in Los Angeles
William Randolph Hearst's will is admitted to probate by Superior Judge Newcomb Condee. The estate is valued over 200 million dollars with three trusts for Mrs. Millicent Hearst, Hearst's five sons, and charitable interests. A $10,000 monthly allowance is set for Mrs. Hearst for up to six months after death. Miss Marion Davies is named beneficiary of a trust of 30,000 Hearst Corp. preferred shares, with income to Davies and principal to be paid to the sons after her death.
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Los Angeles
William Randolph Hearst
Newcomb Condee
Millicent W. Hearst
New York
Hearst
Marion Davies
Hearst Corp
New Ohio Divorce Laws Take Effect This Year
Columbus reports new divorce statutes effective today. Key provisions require investigations of cases with under 14 children, full records for remarriage filings, physician signature verification for blood tests, 90 day filing residency, one year fault for wilful absence, removal of habitual drunkenness limit, foster parents as heirs for adopted children, and alimony rights for husbands.
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Columbus
Ohio
Aid for Tito Is Announced
The United States Britain and France agreed to provide 50 million dollars in economic aid to Yugoslavia to support Marshal Tito. The ECA said it has allocated 29.8 million dollars as the initial installment to buy cotton coke and steel with Britain set to announce 11.5 million dollars and France expected to follow with about 5 to 6 million dollars.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Free World
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Mercy Air Mission Fails To Save GI At Sea
The portable chest respirator parachuted from a Mercy Air Mission failed to save Cpl. James A. Williams 22 of Brooklyn New York. The Aiken radioed the death report after the respirator was dropped aboard 871 miles from San Francisco during a 12 hour flight by a Coast Guard B-17.
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San Francisco
Aiken Victory
James A. Williams
Brooklyn
N. Y
Coast Guard
Ohio Husband Wins Divorce After Allege Abuse By Wife
Akron barber Russell Law testified he was pinned against a tree by his wife using a car and injured, while he was recovering he says she tossed lighted matches into his bed and threatened to throw him down stairs while on crutches.
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Akron
Russell Law
Cooling Off Seen as Valuable in Iran Talks
Harriman, Truman's negotiator, said a cooling off period could yield a settlement satisfactory to both Iran and the United States. He noted Iran must move next and warned that poverty and illness in Iran create a fertile field for the Tudeh Party. He added that talks with Richard Stokes have improved the atmosphere for future negotiations.
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London
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
Iran
Harriman
Communist Party
Richard Stokes
Business manager named at Marietta College
Rudolph Lip pola, currently business manager at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins West Virginia, will become business manager of Marietta College, the announcement said today.
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Marietta
Rudolph Lippola
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins, W. Va
Marietta College
Special Trains Bring 1000 to Ohio State Fair
More than a thousand Cleveland area residents travel by two special trains to the Ohio State Fair for Northern Ohio day. Mrs. Lausche meets the train as the Cuyahoga County 4-H band plays. Fair director Foust predicts a record crowd and compares gate receipts to last year despite weather concerns.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Cuyahoga County
4-H
Howard S. Foust
Foust
Horace Heidt
American Science Ready With Terrible Weapons
Senator O Mahoney warned that new weapons far surpass those of World War II. He cited guided missiles pilotless planes and atomic weapons already here with push button warfare near. He spoke after a Senate appropriations subcommittee meeting on a 56 billion dollar armed services bill.
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Washington
O’ Mahoney
D-Wye
O'Mahoney
Senate
McCarran
D-Nev
Russia
Atomic Bomb Not Viable To Stop Hurricanes Says Forecaster
W R Stevens, chief forecaster of the U S Weather Bureau in New Orleans, rejects using an atomic bomb to halt hurricanes. He notes the storm’s immense force, risk of radioactive fallout, possible harm to ships, and the chance of amplifying a hurricane rather than destroying it.
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New Orleans
W. R. Stevens
U. S. Weather Bureau
Crawford H. Ellis
Jamaica
Mexico
Stevens
John Agar Jailed for Drunk Driving in Los Angeles
Shirley Temple's former husband John Agar has been sentenced to 150 days in jail for a drunk driving conviction in Los Angeles. The actor was remanded after the court ruling and ordered to serve the term.
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John Agar
Los Angeles
Shirley Temple
Ohio Faces Widespread Drought Threat to crops
Ohio hits drought crisis with fields drying across the state. Experts say corn may drop 15 to 20 percent, soybeans and potatoes also hurt as pastures thin and hay supplies shrink. Whitewater area faces bleak forecast with minimal rainfall and potential federal disaster relief.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Farmers Home Administration
Washington
Clyde McBee Named District OPS Chief
Clyde C McBee of Columbus appointed Columbus district director for the Office of Price Stabilization succeeding Edward F Wagner who resigned. McBee served in Washington during World War II and has led Columbus OPS price executive since February. He assumes a district office with 90 staff and a control area covering 29 southeastern Ohio counties.
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Columbus
Clyde C. McBee
Office of
Price Stabilization
Edward F. Wagner
Wagner
McBee
Washington
Ohio
Man Held Responsible For Metz Train Wreck
Paris reports 49 year old railwayman Rene Didelon arrested as responsible for a wreck near Metz that killed 21 people. Six victims were Americans. Didelon said he halted the Paris express but failed to stop the Basel Ca yais train following.
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Paris
Rene Didelon
Metz
Interior Ministry
Didelon
Strasbourg
U S Probes Timing On Japan Peace Treaty Ratification
Washington signals no U.S. ratification before next year as Senate leadership shows no plan to bring the treaty to a vote before adjournment. Meanwhile Soviet diplomat Andrei Gromyko arrives in New York ahead of the San Francisco conference amid hints Moscow may oppose the draft. Burma also rejects the treaty citing war reparations concerns.
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United States
Japan
McFarland
Arizona
Senate
Congress
State Department
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
New York
San Francisco
Moscow
U,s
Great Britain
Gromyko
U. S
Rangoon
Burma
Argentinians Await Reply From Perons
Buenos Aires reports President Peron and Eva Peron faced questions over joining forces for another six years. Formal Peronista nomination was delivered, but the couple avoided confirming acceptance as rumors swirled about Eva declining the presidential bid.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Peron
Eva
Peronista Party
General Confederation of Labor
Peron-Peron
ULPC Faces Dissolution in AFL CIO Labor Front Split
Washington report says the United Labor Policy Committee plans what may be its final meeting as the AFL seeks to dissolve it. CIO leaders led by Walter Reuther press AFL chiefs for an explanation of the abrupt move to break up ULPC. ULPC was formed last December to present a united labor front amid anticipated crises.
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Denver
John Clark
International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers
Ind
Clark
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Washington
Truman
Defense
U. S. Conciliation Service
Iummsw
Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
R Bureau
United Labor Policy Committee
AFL
CIO
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
ULPC
Afl-Cio
John L. Lewis
United Front
Senate Panel Votes To Trim House Tax Hike
Washington news says the Senate Finance Committee tentatively backed removing about a quarter of the House corporation tax increase. The panel kept a five percent rate, aiming to lessen the burden on families and maintain some incentives.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Wher
Co.eem
States Pick Candidates for Eisenhower and Truman
In Oregon Democrats filed petitions to place Eisenhower on the May presidential ballot with sufficient signatures though the law requires 1000. Republicans planned to file their petitions later. At Mackinac Island Michigan the Democratic State Central Committee urged President Truman run for reelection and pledged support at its midsummer conference.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Mackinac Island
Mich
Michigan
Truman
Democratic State Central Committee
Weather Outlook For Columbus Area
Temperatures will run 2 to 4 degrees above normal with highs near 75 to 78 and lows around 55. Warmer midweek through Friday, cooler Saturday, warmer again Sunday. Precipitation totals about a quarter inch with scattered showers Wednesday through Friday and again on Sunday.
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