Actor Robert Walker Dies in Hollywood Home
Hollywood mourns actor Robert Walker 32 after dying at his residence while being treated for emotional disturbance. Dr. Hacker said a sedative led to coma and respiratory failure. Former wife Jennifer Jones and his children were notified and en route. Walker, famed for See Here, Private Hargrove and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, had a recent comeback after illness.
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Capehart Attacks Truman Over Inflation Policy
Indiana Senator Capehart accuses President Truman of hitting below the belt and misrepresenting facts to shift blame for high prices. He declares his counterblast as the Senate Banking Committee prepares to hear arguments on three Republican modifications to the economic controls law aimed at inflation.
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Wading Ends in Death for Teenage Girls in Portage Lakes
Five Canton youths wearing street clothes at an outing on Portage Lakes attempted to wade between islands in Nimisila Reservoir. They stepped off a hidden ledge and were pulled from the water by fishermen. Two girls, Elizabeth Catherine Moorehead 16 and Rita Christoff 18, died. Pauline Christoff 10 and Dorothy Moorehead 15 were rescued. Ronald McCoy 21 and the others survived.
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Southeastern Ohio Soldiers Return From Korea Voyage
SAN FRANCISCO The transport Aiken Victory arrived Tuesday with 1491 soldiers veterans of Korean battle fields. The group included Southeastern Ohio men Pfc Charles L Hoffman Athens Sfc Dale McNamee Nelsonville and Pfc Robert D Purcell Logan bound for leaves re assignment or return to inactive status.
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Henry Shadwell Dies Founder of WV High School Band Festival
Henry C. Shadwell 52 founder of the West Virginia High School Band Festival died yesterday in Huntington. He organized the WV festival and led regional music programs for years. His death ends a long career in school music leadership.
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Warning on guessing Russia actions shapes foreign aid debate
Washington AP reports Gen Omar Bradley warns guessing Russia's mind is dangerous as Senate begins work on a $7.54 billion foreign aid bill to deter communism. Leaders push action this week while noting the measure lacks actual funds and would need a later bill. McMahon calls for strong US leadership and even atomic options if Western Europe is threatened.
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UMW Meeting Ends Quietly at Broken Arc Mine
About 300 United Mine Workers demonstrated peacefully near Alma Park two miles northeast of Wellston to organize non union miners at the Broken Arc strip mine. Two union spokesmen assured reporters there would be no trouble as a caravan of 60 cars traveled from Athens Hocking and Perry Counties for the meeting.
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Zanesville Woman Dies In 10 Story Plunge
Eleanor Tague of Zanesville died after leaping from a restroom window atop the Leveque Lincoln tower in Columbus. Police found her coat and purse in the rest room and believe she jumped from the 30th to the 20th floor, hitting a ventilator shaft on the roof.
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Fifth man arrested in search for Beverly Potts
Cleveland detectives report a fifth man taken to Cleveland for lie detector tests in the disappearance of 10 year old Beverly Potts. He was picked up in Columbus and lived on Cleveland’s west side. A anonymous letter to Mayor Burke claimed the girl’s body was thrown into Lake Erie.
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Innocent Plea In Blast Case By Kilgore Co
An Ohio munitions maker Kilgore Manufacturing Co of Newark pleaded innocent in Newark New Jersey to violating Interstate Commerce Commission rules in connection with the South Amboy explosion that killed 31. The firm allegedly shipped mine charges with detonators in the same package. If convicted, the government says fines could reach 9 million dollars, or 90 million if deaths are tied to the violations. A 9000 count indictment filed July 10 details a shipment of 9000 anti personnel and anti tank mines to Pakistan.
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Ohio Senators Vote No on Red Aid Bill
Senators Taft and Bricker, Republicans from Ohio, voted against a measure to cut military trade with Soviet Russia and allies by denying aid to nations involved. The Senate approved the bill and returned it to the House.
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Two Newark Women Reported Missing
Newark AP A relative asks for help locating two young Newark mothers missing since early Sunday. Margaret Sheppard 20 and Barbara Moffit 17, both recently divorced from servicemen, left after a late night dispute and may have left town with their children. Both wore blue jeans and white shirts.
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VFW Seeks UN Help to Free Oatis and Hveszda
The Veterans of Foreign Wars urged the United Nations to aid in freeing AP correspondent William N. Oatis and New Jersey resident John Hveszda held in Czechoslovakia since May 1950 on spy charges. A VFW resolution backed liberation measures, including possible U S trade cutoff with Czechoslovakia and appealing to Czechs to topple the government.
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Ridgway Holds Line in Kaesong Reinvestigation Stand
General Ridgway refused to reinvestigate the Kaesong bombing claims and said armistice talks would resume only when the Reds end their delay. He told Kim Il Sung and Peng Dehuai that negotiations hinge on their readiness to proceed. Meanwhile, fighting flared as jets clashed, ground forces clashed near Kaesong, and a U N truck tragedy on the Imjin River left six American soldiers dead with others rescued.
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Power talks resume in Ohio and West Virginia strike
The CIO Utility Workers of America and Ohio Power Co resume negotiations today to end a strike that has idled plants at Philo Brilliant Gefferson County and Beech Bottom West Virginia.
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Foust proposes 30 day Ohio State Fair in 1953 sesquicentennial year
Ohio State Fair manager Howard S. Foust floated a 30 day fair in 1953 to mark the state's 150th anniversary. He urged expanded use of the grounds, phased divisions like a junior fair and cattle breeders week, and noted attendance at noon surpassed last year. Swine disease minor, weather mild, Red Cross and Highway Patrol reported routine activity. several children were reunited with parents. Marianna's Mouthpiece highlighted at last night's horse show.
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Bread Drives Frenchmen Mad Kills Four in South of France
Poisoned bread is blamed for a bizarre illness in the Rhone region near Pont St. Esprit where four people died after eating bread from local bakeries. Reports say hundreds sickened with hallucinations and fear as authorities ban flour from several mills and fish die after bread disposal.
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Three Key Issues for Ohio Turnpike Decision
Columbus Ohio chairman James W Shacknessy of the Ohio Turnpike Commission outlined three major items slated for discussion next Tuesday The exact route of the 300 million turnpike across northern Ohio the traffic flow scheme with eastbound traffic on the north lanes and westbound on the south lanes and the pavement choice between asphalt concrete or Portland cement concrete.
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Four Persons Found Possessing Narcotics
Narcotics Squad detectives seized marijuana and a loaded revolver. Four people were held for investigation: Doris Soeneten in Nashville, Robert Jones 23, Oscar Wilbert 27 from Pittsburgh, and Charles 28 from Altoona, who said they were a dance team.
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TV coverage debate for 1952 conventions studied
Washington officials from the network and national committee discuss televising the 1952 presidential nominating conventions as a public service or under sponsorship. An informal meeting occurred and four TV companies were asked to submit written ideas. policy would also affect radio.
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Copper Strike Put Under Stabilization Board Oversight
The Wartime Stabilization Board takes over the copper strike at President Truman’s request amid signs it will return the issue to the White House if the walkout continues. The board asks Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union and about a dozen other unions to resume bargaining. The walkout cuts a large portion of copper production and may trigger Taft Hartley act measures if unresolved.
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Israel Army Important Yet Urges Aid for Middle East Defense
Taft and Douglas tell the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Israel would play a powerful role in deterring a Russian attack in the Middle East. They cite Israeli bases and Congo uranium as key factors, urging increased aid as neighboring Arab states react.
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