Ferguson Plans Asking Inquiry In Office Plans
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson said he will seek a legislative probe of all negotiations and transactions related to the proposed new state office building with a $5 million appropriation. He withholds three vouchers totaling $600 and questions land purchases and timing amid high costs and a rushed project.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Department of Public Works
Columbus Real Estate Board
Public Works
George B. Sowers
Auditor Intervenes in Apple Creek Hospital Plans
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson ordered a halt to bill payments for the Apple Creek State School hospital project in Wayne County. He sent Harold K. Wendelken to probe the dispute between State Public Works Director George B. Sowers and architect Joseph A. Gattozzi, with a report due in about a week or ten days. Sowers accused Gattozzi of 24 to 25 errors costing over 50 000 dollars, while Gattozzi claimed Sowers aimed to favor the contractor. Ferguson said he seeks no bias, only taxpayer protection.
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Columbus
Apple Creek
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Wayne County
George B. Sowers
Joseph A. Gattozzi
Cleveland
Harold K. Wendelken
Sowers
Gattozzi
Fuel Company Reports New Gas Deliveries
Ohio Fuel Gas Co president C I Weaver says Columbia Gas System will gain 75 million cubic feet daily from extra Texas deliveries. Tennessee Gas Transmission added the supply, boosting Columbia’s receipts to 350 million. Improved service expected this winter, though curtailments possible on extreme cold days.
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Columbus
C. I. Weaver
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Columbia Gas System
Texas
Weaver
Columbia
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Tennessee
Ohio
State Utilities Commission
Cleveland Racket Squad Undergoes Shakeup
Cleveland police shakeup of the racket squad removes Detective Lt. Martin P. Cooney as head. Chief George J. Matowitz approved the change after seven people were arrested on policy charges by Assistant Safety Director Alvin J. Sutton and officers without the racket squad.
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Cleveland
Martin P. Cooney
George J. Matowitz
Alvin J. Sutton
Army Takes Control of Riot Torn Syria
In Damascus the army seized control and imposed a curfew to curb violence. Government crisis continues as orders ban public assemblies and arming the public with heavy penalties for violations.
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Syria
Damascus
Caucus Set Tuesday For Demo Senators
Senator Margaret A. Mahoney of Cleveland called a caucus of newly elected Democratic Senators for 10 a.m. next Tuesday. The 19 member majority will meet in the Senate Finance Committee room to choose a president pro tem and majority leader.
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Columbus
Margaret A. Mahoney
Cleveland
Ohio Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Extended Columbus Forecast Calls for Warmer Temperatures
Temperatures will average 5 8 degrees above normal with normal highs at 36 and lows at 21 Mild weather through Sunday then much colder Monday and Tuesday Precipitation expected from Sunday night into Monday with possible rain changing to snow and light snow thereafter Occasional light precipitation overall
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Columbus
Norman
Ohio West Virginia sewage plans total 58 million
Plans for sewage disposal projects have been started by 91 Ohio and 12 West Virginia communities at an estimated total cost of 58,126,239 dollars. Henry J. Sullivan of the Federal Works Agency announced that FWA has approved planning advances to Ohio and West Virginia communities under the National Water Pollution Control Act.
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Columbus
Ohio
West Virginia
Henry J. Sullivan
Federal Works Agency
Bureau of Community Facilities
FWA
Sullivan
Congress
Miss Waldo Improves After Suicide Attempt
Ruth Waldo thirty-year-old former secretary to the mayor of Columbus Ohio showed notable improvement at Bellevue hospital after a self inflicted drug overdose. She regained consciousness sufficiently for questioning but police could not determine motive.
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New York
Ruth Waldo
Bellevue Hospital
Columbus
Ohio
Red Capture of Suchow Confirmed as Battle Rages North of Nanking
Chinese government sources confirmed the Red capture of Suchow after evacuation of the Nationalist base 211 miles northwest of Nanking. The 12th Army group was trapped south of Suchow. observers estimate Suchow garrison at 110,000. Red forces pushed toward the Hwai River line as Nationalists consider a fighting retreat to South China.
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Suchow
Nanking
Red Radio
12Th Army
Suchsien
13Th
Suhsien
Hwai River
Paichungshi
Court awaits Nihiser story in meat thefts
In Lancaster a common pleas jury hears Marion E. Nihiser's account in the hot ham case involving thefts from Swift & Co. at Columbus. Witnesses including Halderman Burke and Jeffers testified on meat thefts and transfers while the defense presents character witnesses and Nihiser's likely testimony.
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Lancaster
Common Pleas Court
Marion E. Nihiser
Nihiser
Columbus
Swift & Co
David Halderman
Halderman
Joseph Burke
Harrell Jeffers
Swift
Franklin County
Burke
Jeffers
R. O. Lindsey
Earl Tipple
Harry Kilburger
Soviet Firing Practice Planned in Air Corridor
The Russians announced plans to conduct firing practice in the British airlift corridor to Berlin. Persistent fog hampered ferry flights, and Russian fighters would practice shooting at ground and tow targets near Perleberg between Berlin and Hamburg. The British protested that the drills violated safety rules.
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Berlin
Endurance Fliers Hit 300 Hour Mark in Flight Record Bid
Fullerton Calif based aviators Dick Riedel and Bill Barris climbed to 300 hours in their endurance flight attempt. They aim to surpass the 726 hour world record set in 1939 by West Carroll and Clyde Schleiper of Long Beach.
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Fullerton
Calif
Dick Riedel
Bill Barris
West Carroll
Clyde Schleiper
Long Beach
Labor Conference Pushes $1 Minimum Wage Across States
The Labor Department conference on state labor legislation voted to seek a $1-an-hour minimum wage in every state. Delegates representing governors and unions also urged states to provide cost-of-living data for bargaining and backed extending the federal fair labor standards act to more workers.
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Washington
Labor Department
Hit run victim dies in New Boston crash
James Hurley, 68, died from injuries suffered when struck Tuesday by a hit and run driver in New Boston. He passed away last night in Portsmouth Ohio. Police continue to investigate the incident seeking leads.
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Portsmouth
James Hurley
New Boston
Ohioan Faces Life Sentence in Water Bucket Slaying
Paul Sanderson, 37, of Broadway Union County Ohio, was convicted in Noblesville Indiana of second degree murder in the ax killing of Joseph Couch, 62, a Newark stablehand, in a quarrel over a bucket of water at the state fairgrounds. The judge set a mandatory life term after a change of venue.
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Noblesville
Ind
Indianapolis
Paul Sanderson
Broadway
Union County
Joseph Couch
Newark
Sanderson
Tom R. White
Counterfeit $10 and $20 Bills Flood U.S. Cities
Government officials report a flood of counterfeit ten and twenty dollar bills spreading nationwide. Secret Service and Federal Reserve officials say New York City has been the primary dumping ground up to now, with potential losses running into millions.
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New York
Secret Service
Federal Reserve Bank
New York City
German Navy Officer Hanged for Massacre
Munich reports a German Navy lieutenant who led the Borkum Island massacre of seven unarmed American airmen was hanged today along with three other war criminals. The executions marked the eighth straight Friday executions for allied war crimes including concentration camp inmates captives and POWs.
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Munich
Germany
Borkum Island
Replacement Urged For Alcatraz Prison
James V. Bennett director of the Bureau of Prisons says Alcatraz should be replaced at the proper time with a centrally located penitentiary. He notes the prison handles the worst criminals but costs per inmate are two to two and a half times higher than other federal facilities.
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Washington
Alcatraz
James V. Bennett
Bureau of Prisons
Bennett
Burley Price Decline Marks Third Week Drop
Louisville reports a 26 cent drop in the average price paid for burley tobacco at featured Kentucky sales. This decline followed two earlier falls this week, continuing a downward trend after Monday’s opening-day average of 49.45 dollars, the highest opening mark in years.
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Louisville
Burley Tobacco
Kentucky
Reds Launch Anti Voting Scare Drive
Berlin reports say Communist forces mounted a late campaign to deter Berliners from voting Sunday. They claimed without basis that the U S might quit Berlin by spring and General Lucius D Clay could be recalled. The regime was formed this week at a Red mass meeting and is backed by Soviet recognition.
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Berlin
U. S
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Hyde Park Inn Restaurant And Hotel Planned For Roosevelt Property
Plans announced for Hyde Park Inn a restaurant and hotel on property leased by Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt and son Elliott. Estimated construction cost about 1 million dollars. Two story wood and fieldstone building with service buildings and sports area. Public opening expected next June over 1200 acres involved.
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New York
Hyde Park Inn
Eleanor Roosevelt
Elliott
Police seize narcotics bound for Broadway district
Police report a large haul of run pie apparel narcotics destined for sale in the Broadway area. Two New York men, Jeck Gordon aged 40 and Edward Eichler aged 49, were arrested in Gordon's Midtown furnished room where detectives and federal agents found the drugs. They face illegal possession charges.
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NEW
Jeck Gordon
Edward Eichler
New York
Gordon
Foe
Teodon
Ter
Kaiser-Frazer to Buy Willow Run Plant for 15.1 Million
Kaiser-Frazer Corp. announced it will purchase the government owned Willow Run bomber plant for 15.1 million dollars. Unofficial figures show the facility cost the government about 100 million to build. The company has produced autos at Willow Run since occupying the site after World War II and will pay on a 20 year installment plan.
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Detroit
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Willow Run
Kaiser-Frazer
K-F
Truman Keeps Cabinet Intact for Now and Sees Shuffle Possible
President Truman announced no current cabinet changes at his White House news conference but reserved the right to reshuffle later. He defended his election turnout, dismissed adding Southern votes to his tally, and noted plans for talks with Madame Chiang Kai-shek. He bluntly ruled out sending MacArthur to China.
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Washington
Truman
White House
New York
States Rights Party
Thomas E. Dewey
Bradley Dewey
Bikini Atomic Tests Evaluation Board
Dewey
Mr. Truman
Albany
GOP
Farmers and
Labor
Barkley
Brannan
Tobin
Six Children Die in Fire in Wisconsin Home
OSHKOSH Wis four months to seven years old perished in a late night fire at the Carpenter residence. An oil heater ignited the kitchen trapping the children in a locked winter bedroom exit. Mrs Carpenter was away at a night job.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Arnold Carpenter
Carpenter
Americas Unite In Hemispheric Defense Pact Ceremony
Washington AP reports 19 American nations prepared to activate a mutual defense compact formed at Rio de Janeiro in 1947. Costa Rica will deposit ratification with the Pan American Union as Ambassador Mario Esquivel signs the pact, promising immediate aid and consultations if any member is attacked.
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Washington
Rio de Janeiro
Mario Esquivel
Pan American Union
Americas
Truman
Delee Gates
United States
Canada
UN Approves Boundary Plan For Palestine
The United Nations backed a new American proposal for Arab and Jewish boundaries in Palestine, voting 42 to 2 with 12 bloc states abstaining. The amendment, pushed by Dean Rusk, directs a conciliation commission to help Jews and Arabs resolve outstanding issues without referencing the Bernadotte plan or the 1947 partition.
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Paris
United Nations
Palestine
Dean Rusk
United States
Count Folke Bernadotte
U. N. General Assembly
Rusk
Dock Strikers Resume Work in San Francisco Ports
Maritime unions returned to a limited work schedule today three months after paralyzing Pacific coast ports in their second longest strike. Four ships were freed for work in San Francisco as negotiators sought to finish remaining issues. Only one of the five striking unions the CIO radio operators has yet to agree with ship owners. The CIO group agreed to limit work to move Christmas cargo to Hawaii and the Philippines.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
CIO Radio
Hawaii
Philippines
Aid official appeals discharge in civil service case
Karl R. Babb chief of the state aid for the aged division discharged Muskingum County sub division manager Frank W Claudy for dishonesty and malfeasance in office citing a $6.60 gasoline expense. Claudy appealed to the Civil Service Commission and a hearing date will be set later.
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Columbus
State Division of Aid
Civil Service Commission
Karl R. Babb
Frank W. Claudy
Muskingum County
Babb
Zanesville
Claudy
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric rate hearing set
The State Utilities Commission schedules a December 13 hearing on Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. rate increase application. The proceeding will determine any proposed price rise and affected customers.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Miners Demand Six Hour Day In New Contract Talks
John L. Lewis lieutenant says miners will seek a six hour day and thirty hour week in June negotiations. William Blizzard reports the Labor Department conference not yet backing an eight hour day. The current eight hour contract covers underground travel and meals. the soft coal contract expires June 30 for 400,000 workers. anthracite runs to mid July.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Blizzard
Chicagoan Appointed Civil Defense Director
Aubrey H. Mellinger of Chicago is named director of the Office of Civil Defense Planning by Secretary Forrestal. He will assume the post next Wednesday. The 67 year old former Illinois Bell Telephone Company president and Chicago Plan Commission chairman succeeds Russell J. Hopley of Omaha Nebraska.
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Washington
Aubrey H. Mellinger
Chicago
Office of
Civil Defense Planning
James Forrestal
Mellinger
Chicago Area
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Chicago Plan Commission
Russell J. Hopley
Omaha
Neb
Police seek identity of skeletal remains found near Elizabethtown
Police search for identification of a human skeleton found in a corn field in a remote western Hamilton County area near Elizabethtown.
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Cincinnati
Elizabethtown
Hamilton County
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