Ohio Legislature Calls Special Session to Restore Highway Funds
Columbus AP reports Ohio lawmakers reconvened in a special session after a regular bid inadvertently repealed highway construction funds. Gov Herbert urged eight measures including restoring gas tax funds, shifting license fee dates, and allowing local levies for welfare and roads. The plan also covers teacher raises, real estate tax relief, and surplus funds reallocations.
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Columbus
Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
General Assembly
Herbert
House
Senate
State Welfare Department
State Liquor Department
Veterans Hospital
Hamilton County
Airplane used by escapee investigated in Missouri
Springfield reports an airplane flown away from a city airport amid a manhunt for five federal prisoners who fled a medical center. Police search the Ozarks for three more escapees who robbed a farm family, stole guns, and took a car. Charles McIntosh of Dayton is named as a former AWOL airman who stole a plane in 1946. Charles R. Maley of Springfield, Ohio, is linked to a March bank holdup in New Holland.
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Springfield
U. S. Medical Center
Ozarks
Charles McIntosh
Dayton
Charles R. Maley
Ohio
New Holland
Truman Heads to Florida for Five Day Rest and Park Dedication
President Truman flies to Florida for a five day visit. He will rest at Key West and attend the dedication of the Everglades National Park on Saturday. He travels aboard the old plane Sacred Cow while the newer Independence remains grounded for modifications.
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Washington
Truman
Florida
Everglades National Park
Key West Submarine Base
Independence
Former Mayor Ray Miller Seeks Democratic Governor Nomination
Ray T. Miller, former mayor of Cleveland, announces his bid for the 1948 Democratic gubernatorial nomination at a Franklin County banquet. Miller touts backing from county and state Democratic leaders as he vows to be a candidate, while others like Lausche and Reams may enter the four man race.
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Columbus
Ray T. Miller
Cleveland
State Central Committee
Miller
Notre Dame
Cuyahoga County
Walter F. Heer
Franklin County
Heer
Albert A. Horstman
Dayton
Joseph T. Ferguson
Clarence Motz
Summit County
James R. Devitt
Cuyah
Ohio Association of Democratic
Akron
Youngstown
Horstman
Frank Lausche
Frazier Reams
Toledo
Robert Cox
Millersburg
Joseph Torok
Lausche
Thomas J. Herbert
Ferguson
Thomas J. Burke
Changes Aimed at Race Rules for National Air Races
Cleveland headline reports proposed rule changes to prevent crashes at the 1948 National Air Races. Race director Ben T. Franklin said board approval by the National Aeronautic Association is required before rules take effect for the September 4 to 6 event. Four planes crashed in the Thompson Trophy race this year, killing one pilot and injuring three others and a woman spectator.
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Cleveland
Ben T. Franklin
National Aeronautic Association
Cincinnatian Sentenced to Life for Holdup Slaying
William P. Carpenter twenty, of Cincinnati, was given life imprisonment after being convicted of murder in the holdup slaying of Richard Johnston aged thirty eight on August 2. The jury had recommended mercy.
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Cincinnati
William P. Carpenter
Richard Johnston
Charles S. Bell
Violence in NEW ARAB area kills and wounds in Palestine clash
In Tel Aviv and Jaffa Arab and Jewish forces fought with hand grenades and machineguns. One Hagana member died and four others plus a Jewish policeman were wounded. A Jewish physician was killed in an affray. Curfews were imposed in no man’s land and Arab Jerusalem districts. In Cairo a 300 strong student crowd gathered near the U.S. Embassy shouting anti American slogans.
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Jerusalem
Hagana
Jewish Defense Force
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
No-Man’s-Land
Holy City
Missing Plane Search Slowed By Snowstorms
BITCHE France American soldiers battled heavy mountain snowstorms along the French German border as they continued trying to locate survivors of a U S Air Force C 47 missing since Friday with 20 aboard. French gendarmes and U S troopers aided the search despite harsh weather. One search plane had to return to base in Germany, and ground teams fought ice covered roads through the night.
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Bitche
France
Air Force
U.S. Constabulary
Pisa
Italy
Frankfurt
Germany
Publicity Chief for Ringling Circus Resigns After 14 Years
Beverly Kelley, longtime publicity representative for Ringling Brothers Barnum Ball Circus since 1930, announced his resignation in Delaware Ohio. He did not reveal future plans or reasons for quitting.
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Delaware
Beverly Kelley
Ringling Brothers- Barnum & Bailey Circus
Kelley
Mining Executive Richard J. Evans Dies in Salt Lake City
Richard J. Evans 82 a prominent western mining executive died yesterday in Salt Lake City. He led major mining ventures and influenced regional industry during his career. Evens obituary notes his leadership and contributions to mining development.
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Salt Lake City
Richard J. Evans
Western Mining
Meat Consumption Rises Despite Meatless Tuesday
Americans eat more meat now than two months ago when meatless Tuesday urged reduced intake. The shift reflects seasonal marketing and cold weather demand while grain-fed livestock and prices influence feeding decisions. Hog and cattle slaughter rates rise as farmers adjust to grain shortages and price uncertainty.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Romanian King Denies Engagement Rumors
King Mihai of Romania denies rumors of an engagement to 24 year old Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma. He says there is nothing to the reports and attributes them to widespread speculation. The interview was conducted in Lausanne, with response attributed to the king.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Mihai
Romania
Copenhagen
Anne of
Bourbon-Parma
Zanesville Dance Hall Damaged by Morning Fire
The Casino Cafe a dance hall and bar on Market St opposite City Hall in Zanesville was wrecked by fire at about 3 am. The basement origin is undetermined no occupants were present. Loss is unofficially estimated at 20000 dollars.
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Zanesville
Market St
City Hall
Canton Strike Prolonged as Talks Break Down
Canton bus strike nears fifth day with no settlement. AFL Teamsters Local and City Bus Lines officials broke up meetings Monday without a definite resumption date.
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Canton
AFL Teamsters Local
City Bus Lines, Inc
Ohio Pilot Injured in Delaware Plane Crash
Duke Folks 31 of Zanesville was seriously injured last night when his light plane crashed in a woods during an emergency landing attempt.
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Ohio
Delaware
Duke Folks
Zanesville
Teachers Get Raise in Shaker Heights Suburb
Salary increases of 180 dollars per year were granted to school teachers in suburban Shaker Heights last night. The move affects a broad group of teachers and follows negotiations with the local school board.
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Cleveland
Shaker Heights
Russians Claim 4 050 000 Men Under Arms in Aid Debate
The House Foreign Affairs Committee reported that Soviet Russia has 4,050,000 armed men. It cites war department figures as Congress debates a $590 million stop communist aid package for Austria France Italy and China to sustain free nations while avoiding excessive costs.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
China
Russia
House
War Department
Senate
France
Italy
Austria
Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Asia
Germany
Soviet Union
Truman
Congress
CIO Unions Seek Third Wage Round Amid Inflation Fight
The CIO announces a third round of wage increases via collective bargaining as part of a broader push to counter inflation. CIO President Philip Murray says no action by Congress is expected during the special session, and unions aim to raise real incomes despite industry profits. Some Republicans warn the moves will complicate price and wage legislation while Democrats contend it may hasten action.
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Washington
Truman
CIO
Congress
Taft
Murray
Ohio wins dispute over Wilberforce dormitory ownership
Judge Frank L. Johnson of Green County Common Pleas Court dismissed an AME Church contempt charge over vacating O Neil Hall at Wilberforce University. He ruled the state owned and maintained the women's dormitory for more than 50 years after the church failed to raise construction funds.
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XENIA
Ohio
Wilberforce University
Frank L. Johnson
Green County
Two Women Plead Guilty To Narcotic Charges
In Columbus two women pled guilty on arraignment to stealing and forging narcotics prescriptions. Leafy Lee Austin, 32, of Columbus, and Gladys Benfer, 29, of Washington, D C, were unable to post 2500 bond. Narcotics Agent George J Gray said they operated in Columbus Cleveland Akron Canton Lancaster and about a dozen other towns posing as patients.
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Columbus
Ohio
Leafy Lee Austin
Gladys Benfer
Washington, D. C
George J. Gray
Cleveland
Akron
Canton
Lancaster
Internal Revenue Men Attend Tax School
H. J. Kelley, deputy in charge of Athens IRS office, and Deputy O. W. Kennedy attend a week-long tax school in Columbus. The course provides a refresher in income tax filing as preparation for 1948 collections.
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H. J. Kelley
Athens
Internal Revenue Department
O. W. Kennedy
Columbus
Jewish Drive Raises 40000 Pounds for Overseas Survivors
Canton residents collected 40 000 pounds of food and clothing in the nationwide Supplies for Overseas Survivors campaign. The local drive lasted 12 days according to the committee report.
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Canton
O.—P
Baby Dies After Boiling Water Scalding
In Youngstown Ohio Richard McClure aged 14 months was fatally scalded when a pan of boiling water was knocked from a stove yesterday. Authorities investigated the accident as a tragic household mishap.
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Youngstown
Richard McClure
France Tightens Sabotage Penalties After Fatal Train Wreck
Paris lawmakers approved a tough sabotage bill amid reports saboteurs derailed a mail train near Arras killing many. The measure hikes penalties up to 500000 francs and five year jail terms for saboteurs and for those who incite or sustain strikes.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Arras
Robert Schuman
Labor Ministry
Bethune
Rive de Gier
Lorraine Basin
Ministers Stall on German Peace Treaty at London Talks
At the London foreign ministers council Dulles plans a trip to Paris to consult French leaders on German policy amid a German peace treaty stalemate. Molotov uses the meeting to press for a German democratic path, while British and French officials near a deadlock over Austrian independence as talks proceed.
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London
John Foster Dulles
Republican Party
Marshall
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Paris
Dulles
Russia
Germany
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Soviet Union
Ernest Bevin
Maurice Couve
Murville
Two More Are Ousted By Hollywood Studio
Hollywood reports two more figures fired from Metro Goldwyn Mayer as the industry faces a communism probe. Dalton Trumbo and Lester Cole refused to disclose party affiliations to the House Un American Activities Committee, joining ten cited for contempt.
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Hollywood Studio
Hollywood
Dalton Trumbo
Lester Cole
Metro- Goldywn-Mayer
Congress
House UN- American Activities Committee
Retired Auto Millionaire Dies in California
Thomas W. Warner Sr., 73, a retired auto parts magnate, dies in Pasadena after a life as a major shareholder whose holdings merged into Borg-Warner and who served as a director at General Motors for many years.
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California
Pasadena
Calif
Thomas W. Warner, Sr
Borg-Warner Corporation
General Motors
Ohio Solons See Long Fight On Aid Plans
Ohio congressmen foresee a lengthy battle before any broad European aid program like the Marshall Plan is approved. Interim aid is expected to pass this month with Republican opposition from Rep. Brehm of Logan, while Rep. Clarence J. Brown predicts a later vote. Brown notes interim aid for Europe is likely, but a four year Marshall Plan may be delayed or blocked.
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Washington
Ohio
Rep
Brehm
Logan
Clarence J. Brown
House Rules Committee
House
Ohio Republican News
Europe
Congress
Rain Widespread Across Nation with Above Normal Temps
Rain covered a wide area while temperatures stayed above normal. Sub-zero readings were recorded in North Dakota. Light freezing rain and sleet appeared in Iowa Kansas and Missouri with only scattered snow in Wisconsin and Michigan.
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Associated Press
North Dakota
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Wisconsin
Michigan
Probate Judge Felger resigns to join McCulloch law firm
Probate Judge Carl B. Felger of Miami County announces his resignation effective January 1 to become a partner in a Piqua law firm that includes Congressman William M. McCulloch.
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Troy. O
Carl B. Felger
Miami County
Piqua Law
William M. McCulloch
Fiddlers' Cool Front Hides Hall's Hot Back
The Columbus Philharmonic played Brahms Symphony No 1 in C minor as smoke curled backstage at Memorial Hall. More than 3,000 in attendance heard the concert while four firefighting units responded to an alarm. Smoke traced to a short circuit in a fuse box.
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Columbus
Columbus Philharmonic Orchestra
Memorial Hall
Cleveland Train Victim Identified by Police
Police identified the dead man as Charles Beauchet, 48, a stoker at the Jones & Laughlin Riverside plant. His body lay on a Belt Line Railroad track near the plant after six ore cars reportedly passed over him.
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Cleveland
Char Les Beauchet
Jones & Laughlin Corp
Riverside
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