Draft registration begins as 24 year olds register nationwide
In New York 24 year olds complete 15 questions for peacetime draft ahead of an anticipated November call of 10 000. Nationwide about 9.5 million men 18 through 25 must register by Sept 19. Most 22 and 23 year olds will register later this week. Ohio State Fair opens amid rain relief with many days events and awards including junior fair anniversary ceremonies and grand champion hogs.
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Army
Selective Service
Youth Nearly Electrocuted When Model Plane Hits Line
In Tuscaloosa Alabama Thurston Townsend an 18 year old high school student was severely burned and blistered after a model airplane attached to a steel cable struck a power line delivering 44 000 volts The shock hurled him four feet into the air singeing his shoes and burning his hand The trailing cable then wrapped around him and set the grass on fire while Townsend survived the incident
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Thurston Townsend
Townsend
Polio Quarantines Enforced In Zanesville Area
Health officials imposed a 14 day quarantine on 29 homes in Zanesville and Muskingum County. Dr D C Candy quarantined 21 Cooper Hill Manor homes after the death of Rickey Barrel age 2. Dr Beatrice T Hagen quarantined eight New Concord homes where Thelma McCall age 14 fell ill. There are 10 polio cases in the county.
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Zanesville
Muskingum County
D. C. Candy
Cooper Hill Manor
Rickey Barrel
Beatrice T. Hagen
New
Ohio Polio Cases Rise to 491 Since January
Columbus report from the State Health Department shows nine new polio cases today, bringing the total in effect since January 1 to 491. The release notes updated counts across the state and urges precautions amid ongoing outbreaks.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Health Department
Jet Plane To Attempt New Speed Record
The U S Air Force will try to set a world speed record with its North American F 86 at the National Air Races on Saturday. The current mark is 650.796 mph set by Marine Lt Col Marion E Carl at Muroc California on August 25 1947. This will be the first public viewing of a world speed record attempt in modern aviation history.
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Cleveland
U.S. Air Force
Marion E. Carl
Muroc
Cal
Air Force
Extradition Hearings Set for Fred Fox
Hearings on the extradition of Fred Fox 21 year old ex GI who escaped from a Florida road gang last June were slated for Sept. 10 by Gov. Thomas J. Herbert.
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Columbus
Fred Fox
Florida
Thomas J. Herbert
Banana Split Slur Sparks Scouting at Ohio State Fair
Ohio State Fair coverage shows Boy Scouts from Sullivant Gardens and Waterloo displaying beadwork and crafts. Nine year old Billy Robinson cub from pack 88 wears burlap Indian attire as peers from Portsmouth and troop 290 discuss beaded belts and pouches reflecting native themes at the event.
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Columbus
Billy Robinson
Cub Robinson
Sullivant Gardens
Waterloo
Jerry Tisdale
Donald Winland
Larry Haughn
Portsmouth
Cause Sought In Crackup Of Airliner
Investigators in Winona Minnesota sought to determine if lightning caused the fatal Northwest Airlines crash of a Martin 202 passenger plane during a violent storm. Thirty seven people including three crew members died when the Minneapolis to Chicago flight plunged into a Mississippi River bluff near Fountain City Wisconsin. Witnesses reported seeing lightning strike the plane and debris fall before the crash. NWA ordered a rigorous inspection of its remaining 24 Martins while other aircraft would be used temporarily. Preliminary checks found no evidence of structural or mechanical failure.
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Winona
Minn
Northwest Airlines
Storm Threat Eases For North Carolina Coast
The U S Weather Bureau said the tropical hurricane threat to the North Carolina Virginia coast has lessened as the storm recurs slowly and moves north northeastward away from land. Winds and seas remain dangerous around the advisory center about 140 miles south southeast of Cape Hatteras at 8 to 10 mph.
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Cape Hatteras
Temperatures Near Normal Across Regions As Heat Persists
Temperatures toward near normal levels were seen in parts of the heat belt while 90s remained likely in many areas. The Great Lakes, New England, and parts of the Eastern Seaboard saw relief from the intense heat, but the Central Plains, West Gulf, and Southeast stayed hot and humid. Last week heat-related deaths reached 194 across Washington DC and 16 Eastern states.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
New England
Seaboard
Central Plains
West Gulf States
Washington, D. C
New House Bombing Hits Cleveland Trucker’s Home
A second Cleveland house bombing occurred early today with no injuries. The blast tore into a porch and shattered windows at Anthony C. Calapa’s residence, a trucker for Oliver Corp. Police attribute no link to the numbers racket. A fortnight ago another bombing was linked to racketeers and under investigation.
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Cleveland
Anthony C. Calapa
Oliver Corp
Louisiana Democrats Face Choice Amid Long Family Clash
In New Orleans Louisiana voters decide whether to back Governor Earl Long policies as Russell Long battles Judge Robert F Kennon for the unexpired Senate term of the late John Overton.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Long
Earl K. Long
Russell Long
Huey P. Long
Robert F. Kennon
State Court of Appeal
John Overton
Hearing Postponed for Axis Sally Gillars in Treason Case
U S Commissioner Cyril S Lawrence postponed until September 14 a preliminary hearing for Mildred Elizabeth Gillars known as Axis Sally charged with treason.
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Washington
U. S
Cyril S. Lawrence
Mildred Elizabeth
Axis Sally
Gillars
Forgotten Man Archie Herron Dies in Prison
Archie Herron 89, long known as the forgotten man of New Jersey prisons, died last night after 40 years on death sentence. Convicted in 1908 for the murder of Rev. S B D Prickett, former Metuchen police recorder, he twice faced electric chair due to a judge’s death triggering a legal quirk.
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Trenton
N.J
Archie Herron
New Jersey
Herron
Goble orders picket probe amid draft protest
State Draft Director Chester W. Goble called a probe into a Yellow Springs led demonstration in front of Franklin County draft headquarters as 25 year olds registered. He warned that interference with draft procedure could violate federal law and said he would seek a U S Attorney opinion.
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Columbus
Chester W. Goble
Yellow Springs
Peacemakers
Franklin County
U. S
Ray J. O’connell
Cheshire Youth Held In Theft of Vehicle
Donald E. Sowers 18 of Crooksville was killed when a stolen car failed a curve east of Woodsfield and plunged down an embankment. James Perry 17 of Cheshire was arrested on a stolen car charge. he was uninjured. The sheriff said the car was stolen at Caldwell.
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Woodsfield
Donald E. Sowers
Crooksville
Here
James Perry
Cheshire
Gallia County
Perry
Sowers
Clarence Crawford
Caldwell
Harvester Employees Refuse Wage Terms
International Harvester says 21 000 striking workers reject wage terms. Evansville CIO United Automobile Workers locals demand more than accepted by three other unions in Fort Wayne and Indianapolis plants, hindering negotiations.
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Chicago
L International Harvester Company
Evansville
Ind
CIO
United Automobile Workers
G. E. Moredock, Jr
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Extended Forecast Columbus Outlook Warmer Period Ahead
Temperature will average 4-7 degrees above normal with normal highs 79 west 74 east and lows 58 west 55 east. Cool Wednesday warm Thursday then well above normal Friday cooling Sunday. Little or no precipitation expected with scattered showers possible Friday.
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Columbus
Herbert asks probe of Canaday over Pomeroy council charges
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert said he asked Atty. Gen. Hugh S. Jenkins to investigate charges against Mayor Delmar Canaday of Pomeroy. A council majority asked his removal citing malfeasance nonfeasance and misfeasance. Canaday, a congressional candidate, called it a political ploy. He is Meigs County’s only elected Democrat.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Atty
Hugh S. Jenkins
Delmar Canaday
Pomeroy
Council
Canaday
Congress
Meigs County
Auditor Announces Gas Tax Distribution
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson announced a gas tax distribution totaling $2,206,800 to 88 counties and 1,337 townships. Each county will receive $19,000 and each township $700.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Fires Started by 13YearOld on Willey Farm in Macomb
In Macomb Illinois a deputy state fire marshal said Wonet McNeil a 13 year old girl set more than 100 fires on the Charles Willey farm over two weeks. Authorities report she set the blazes to trigger removal to her divorced mother in Bloomington. The fires drew nationwide attention and sparked theories of radio activity gas and other causes.
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Macomb
Ill
Charles Willey
John Burgard
Wonet McNeil
Burgard
Wonet
Leona Eagle
Bloomington
Wenet
Arthur, Jr
Arthur McNeil
McNeil
Willeys
Willey
Berlin Leaders to Meet on East German Currency Plan
Berlin four military governors gather in Berlin to try to salvage talks from Moscow aimed at a four power currency system for the city under Soviet supervision. The issue could determine if Russia lifts the blockade and keeps Berlin in Moscow influence.
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Berlin
Germany
Moscow
Stolen Meat Reports Set for Probing
Fairfield County April Grand Jury recalled to investigate reports that Lancaster residents purchased meat stolen from Swift Co in Columbus. Common Pleas Judge Harry Kilburger ordered the prosecutor to obtain Swift Co records so jurors may have full information. He said rumors and stories have been intolerable and the public deserves the facts.
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Columbus
Fairfield County
Lancaster
Swift & Co
Common Pleas
Harry Kilburger
Kilburger
Plan for Ferro-Alloy Plant Near Marietta Ohio
New ferro-alloy plant to be built by Electro Metallurgical Co unit of Union Carbide near Marietta Ohio on the Ohio River six miles south of Marietta. Construction will begin soon and workers from other plants will move, while several hundred local employees will be hired.
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New York
Marietta
Ohio
Electro Metallurgical Co
Union Carbide and Carbon Corp
Ohio River
Reinstatement Sought By Former Premier
Paris reports Robert Schuman will request the National Assembly to reinstate him as premier and form a new cabinet to end the French political crisis. He led eight months and resigned July 19 after defeat on a bill, guiding France through a severe wave of strikes.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
National Assembly
France
Schuman
Assembly
Air Force to abandon Wilmington Andrews air route
The Air Force will discontinue the all weather instrument flying route between Wilmington Ohio and Andrews Air Force Base near Washington. The experimental line operated five days a week for two years with a perfect safety record.
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Washington
Air Force
Wilmington
Ohio
Andrews Air Force Base
Doctors find no insanity in Daniels in Niebel killings
Two psychiatrists reported no evidence of insanity in Robert Murl Daniels 24 of Columbus. He faces a three count first degree murder indictment for the July 21 reform school killings of John Niebel 50 and his wife and daughter. The report was to Common Pleas Judge Kalbfleisch after tests and history review.
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R. E. Bushong
Lima
Common Pleas
G. E. Kalbfleisch
Daniels
Richland County
Alaska Highway slaying charged against Dayton man
Gustav Wiegner 24 of Dayton Ohio is charged with the Alaska Highway killing of John McComas 52 also of Dayton. Inspector Ledoux heads to Kimball Nebraska to serve a murder warrant. Extradition may allow BC trial within two months. McComas body was found mangled by wolves in northern British Columbia. Wiegner says he accidentally shot his companion during a squirrel hunt. He and Louise McComas 13 were taken up in Bushnell Nebraska and held in Kimball.
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Victoria
B. C
Gustav Wiegner
Dayton
Ohio
John McComas
Carl Ledoux
Kimball
Neb
Dawson Creek
Wiegner
British Columbia
McComas
VA Pays Death Claims Totaling 192 Million in Ohio
Veterans Administration insurance officials said death claims totaling 192 million dollars have been awarded to more than 31,000 beneficiaries in Ohio. They reported more than 14 thousand of this amount was dispersed during the past year, with payments averaging 51 dollars and 50 cents per month.
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Columbus
Veterans’ Administration
Ohio
J Peters Withholds Testimony In House Spy Hearings
New York AP report on J Peters refusing to answer questions before a House subcommittee investigating communist spies. Peters named by Whittaker Chambers as a top underground leader could face contempt charges. Chambers testified about pay, cars, and alleged covert government work linked to Peters.
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Isidor Boorstein
Whittaker Chambers
J. W. Peters
Chambers
NEW York
J. Peters
House
Peters
House Un-American Activities
House Committee
Washington
Time Magazine
Subcommittee
Rep
McDowell
R-Pa
Nixon
R-Calif
America
United States
Czechoslovakia
Alexander Stevens
Committee
Ford
Hiss
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Collier
Roy Hudson
Communist Party
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Wallace undaunted by eggs tomatoes in southern tour
Henry A. Wallace faced eggs and tomatoes as he pressed a Southern campaign tour for the Progressive Party in Charlotte and Asheville. President Truman called the egging un-American, while Wallace vowed to press on amid boos and jeers in Greensboro and Winston-Salem.
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Wallace
Charlotte
N.C
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Washington
Truman
North Carolina
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Dexter
Town
Des Moines
Frank N. Littlejohn
Secretary of Agriculture
Iowa
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
Virginia
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Ohio Fair Managers’ Association
Ashley
R. B. Warner
Warne
Moyers Y. Cooper
Portage Farms
Woodville
Chester Whites
FFA
Robert Kin
Upper Sandusky
Armour & Co
C. R. Smith
Hartford City
Schmidt’s Packing Co
Helen Reese
Pandora Grange
Ohio State Junior Fair Board
George W. Courtright
Ashville
Jo Ann Thomas
Conesville
Kilbourne Grange
Delaware County
Grange
Smith Juvenile Grange
Mahoning County
Elbert K. Fretwell
Boy Scouts of America
Arthur A. Schuck
Braves
Billy
Ernie Schusky
Ernie
Ivan Valegura
Enakievo
Alexander Tyurenkov
Gorlovka
New House
Goble
Herbert
Daniels Lane
Canada
South
Asheville
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