Delbert Spencer Sentenced to Death After Guilty Verdict
Athens County jury returns a first degree murder verdict against 51 year old Delbert Spencer for the July 22 1946 shooting of Mrs Pauline Bailey near Glouster. The death penalty becomes mandatory with no mercy recommendation. Sentencing to follow after the appeal window.
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Athens
Delbert Spencer
Spencer
Pauline Bailey
Monsarat
Glouster
Ohio
Harry Z. Dodds, Jr
Eleanor E. Gifford
Grover Rawlins
Dodds
Gifford
John LaCorte
Mercury Drops To 16 Below In Northern Plains Outbreak
Chicago reports the coldest fall weather as Minot North Dakota records 16 below zero. Canadian air pushes south into Oklahoma and North Texas while sub-zero readings spread across North Dakota Minnesota and parts of Iowa and Wisconsin. Relief not expected until Friday and light snow flurries appear in New England and the Great Lakes.
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Chicago
Minot
N. C
Oklahoma
Texas
North Dakota
Minnesota
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
New England
Great Lakes
Plains States
Pacific Coast
California
Commanders Named for Ohio Defense Corps Areas
Adjutant General Leo Veber named four Ohio defense corps area commanders Col Frank C Manak of Cleveland Col Samuel Richmond of Cincinnati Col Edgar A Silbaugh of Lancaster and Col Donald J Lynn of Youngstown Also considered Col Cecil J Davis of Kenton for a fifth area They will lead Ohio civil defense and military matters in the new defense corps units created to prepare for possible atomic or missile attacks.
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Columbus
Adj
Leoveber
Ohio Defense Corps
Frank C. Manak
Cleveland
Samuel Richmond
Cincinnati
Edgar A. Silbaugh
Lancaster
Donald J. Lynn
Youngstown
Cecil J. Davis
Kenton
National Guard
Ohio
Kreber
Frank J. Lausche
Comanders
State Board approves purchase of Cincinnati Orphans Home
The state board of control approved the purchase of the General Protestant Orphans Home in Cincinnati for 325000 dollars.
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Columbus
State Board of Control
General Protestant Orphans Home
Cincinnati
Yellow Oleo Becomes Available After 62 Years
In Columbus Ohio housewives could buy yellow oleo for the first time in 62 years as the ban was lifted at 12 01 a m following voter approval on November 8. Manufacturers expect limited stock today with broader selection by tomorrow or Saturday and note the yellow oleo will cost about 10 cents more per pound to cover a federal tax.
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Columbus
Ohio
Gas Rates To Remain Same Until March 1
Wholesale gas rates of Ohio Fuel Co. to utilities in Ohio will not be raised automatically until at least March 1, agreed at a rate hearing in Washington. The company could seek an automatic increase next Feb. 6 if the commission has not disposed of the case by then, but it pledged not to push a rate boost before March 1.
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Washington
Ohio Fuel Co
Ohio
Power Commission
Seven Die in Crossfire Near Lipa City Bus
Seven persons including four children were killed in Batangas Province when a bus was struck by gunfire on Wednesday night. A Herald reporter described the incident as crossfire between constabulary forces and unidentified dissidents, with responsibility not yet fixed.
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Manila
Lipa City
Batangas
Herald
Atomic defense training to join European army drills
American soldiers in Europe will begin learning atomic defense measures as a normal part of their training next year in Frankfurt Germany. The program aims to prepare troops for potential atomic threats during missions and peacekeeping operations across the region.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Europe
New York imposes strict water use ban amid drought
The Water Commissioner ordered all non essential uses halted including car washing and pool filling as New York faces severe supply shortages. Police water wardens will canvass homes for leaks and fines rise for wasteful plumbing.
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New York
Stephen J. Carney
Ex Bulgarian Red Leader Pleads Guilty in Treason Case
A Bulgarian special court resumes trial of 11 former government and business leaders with Nikola Nachev and Ivan Stefanov pledging guilty to treason and spying. Traicho Kostov faces charges of plotting to overthrow the Red regime and align with Tito and Yugoslavia.
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Sofia
Nikola Nachev
Ivan Stefanov
Traicho Kostov
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Kostov
Tito
Boris
Georgi Dimitrov
Russia
Rendezvous Planned Near Taku Bar For Ward Party
The 10,000 ton freighter Lake land Victory sails toward Taku Bar off Tientsin en route to Yellow Sea. Possible rendezvous with Communist expellee American Consul Angus Ward and his party from Mukden is reported as she crosses the longitude line and navigates between Shantung and Kwangtung peninsulas.
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Taku Bar
Lakeland Victory
Tientsin
Angus Ward
Mukden
Pacific Far East Line
Yellow Sea
Shantung
Kwangtung Peninsulas
Oak Ridge Strike Ends at Major Atomic Project
R W Cook of the AEC announced the four day wildcat strike by 10 AFL Knoxville Building Trades Council crafts at Maxon Construction Co on the Oak Ridge site has ended. Work halted on a $66 million uranium-235 production plant yesterday while preparations begin for a second processing plant to supply A bomb material.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
R. W. Cook
Atomic Energy Commission
AFL Knoxville Building Trades Council
Maxon Construction Co
Maxon
AEC
Commission
Lewis Awaits New Signers As Miners Take Day Off
Washington AP Lewis waits for fresh signers as most United Mine Workers miners take a day off under the new three day work week. Major hard coal operators still resist. Kentucky Indiana Illinois and Ohio sign on for a 15 cent welfare royalty raise and 95 cent daily wage boost. Negotiations with Eastern Pennsylvania operators resume with limited progress.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Annie Ad Bae Awl
Sd Captue
CLL
CPOE
Midwest
Lewis
UMW
Kentucky
Indiana
Ilinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Aluminum Firm Reaches Harmony With Strikers
Eight Aluminum Company of America plants halted by a CIO United Steelworkers strike since October 17 begin opening to prepare for full production. The 17 000 workers gain a new contract with wage adjustments pensions and insurance. The pact includes a $100 monthly minimum pension plus social security and social insurance benefits.
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Pittsburgh
Aluminum Company of America
CIO
United
Coal Grove Man Second Fatality in Collision
Morgan, 23, of Coal Grove died Thursday in Lawrence County General Hospital as the second fatality in a head on collision on Route 75 seven miles northwest of here. Lawrence Wagner, 54, of Ironton was killed outright. Deputy Wilbur Payne said Morgan’s car was on the wrong side of the road, crossing into Wagner’s lane and into a dirt embankment.
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Tronton
Haviland Morgan
Coal Grove
Lawrence County General Hospital
Here
Lawrence Wagner
Ironton
Wilbur Payne
Morgan
Wagner
Gas Line Explodes Near Centralia No Injuries Reported
A high pressure gas pipeline broke and burned near Centralia Missouri early today. Flames were visible up to 150 miles away at St Joseph. Nine workers at the pumping station four miles away escaped unharmed. The 24 inch line carries natural gas from Hugoton Kansas fields to Detroit Michigan.
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Centralia
St. Joseph
Hugoton
Kas
Detroit
Mich
Three Convicts Captured In Covington Jail Break
Covington police captured three of the six convicts who escaped Tuesday night from the Covington jail. Kenneth Gooch 21 surrendered at a Covington residence, Ray McNabb 24 turned himself at police headquarters, and Donald Seibers 18 was seized by Cincinnati detectives at a relative’s home. Remaining at large were William Lee 34 Elsmere Ky James Plunkett 32 Norwood Ohio and James Sturgeon 21 Cincinnati. The escape occurred as guards locked in prisoners.
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Covington
Kenneth Gooch
Ray McNabb
Cincinnati
Donald Seibers
William Lee
Elsmere
James Plunkett
Norwood
Ohio
James Sturgeon
Injunction Denied In Lorain Journal Monopolies Case
Federal Judge Emerich B. Freed refused a stop-gap injunction against the Lorain Journal as the government seeks an early trial of its anti monopoly suit. The decision centers on the paper allegedly boycotting firms advertising via WEOL radio in Elyria. The ruling narrows the government’s case to the advertising boycott aspect.
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Cleveland
Emerich B. Freed
Lorain Journal
Justice Department
U.S
Freed
WEOL
Elyria
Boy Granted Damages For School Paddling
A Lawrence County common pleas jury awarded Thomas Leo Wright $400 in damages and $100 in attorney fees after a school paddling incident. The verdict named teacher Mrs. Columbia Miller, who admitted paddling but denied striking the boy on the head. She said she reprimanded him twice for sticking his feet out.
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Ironton
Lawrence County Common Pleas
Thomas Leo Wright
Columbia Miller
Pottery Manufacturers To Meet in New York
EAST LIVERPOOL the men who make 80 percent of America's dinnerware will meet in New York City Tuesday and Wednesday for the first annual United States Potters Association meeting. About 150 pottery executives are expected to attend to discuss 1949 developments and look toward 1950.
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East Liverpool
America
New York City
United States Potters Association
Ironton Man Killed in Route 75 Crash Near Here
Lawrence Wagner 55 of Ironton died and seven others injured in a two car crash on Route 75 northwest of town. The collision occurred Wednesday and authorities reported the injuries as non fatal and ongoing.
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Ronton Ironton
Lawrence Wagner
Ironton
Here
NYC Applies 14 Percent Increase to Discontinue Two Trains
The New York Central Railroad seeks to discontinue trains 5 and 6 between Columbus Ohio and Charleston West Virginia with hearings by the West Virginia and Ohio Public Utility Commissions set for c 19 and January 18 respectively. Trains 5 and 6, once 4 45 p m and 3 45 p m departures, were halted due to the soft coal walkout and coal shortages and had not resumed service.
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Columbus
Utilities Commissions of
Ohio
West Virginia
New York Central Railroad
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
West Virginia Commission
Ohio Commission
Point Pleasant
Nationalists Move Government to Taipeh Formosa
Government transfers seat of power from Chengtu to Taipeh Formosa after emergency cabinet session led by Premier Yen Hsi-Shan. The move signals a shift to guerrilla warfare as Nationalists abandon mainland hold and rally remaining forces against the Communists.
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Chengtu
China
Taipeh
Formosa
Yen Hsi-Shan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Rains Cause Damage in Venezuela and Neighbors
Central and South American countries mobilized for relief after heavy rains caused major damage in at least three nations, including Caracas Venezuela. Authorities coordinate aid, assess humanitarian needs, and deploy teams to affected areas.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Atomic shipments to Russia under Lend Lease probed
House investigators trace wartime atomic materials sent to the Soviet Union. They cite 1944 midyear uranium compounds and heavy water possibly reaching Russia, with Groves denying approval and Wallace denying pressure. Witnesses may include Moore Hoopes and Wallace when recalled.
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Leslie Groves
House Committee On Un-American Affairs
Washington
U.S
Russia
Groves
House
Reda
UN- American Activities Committee
William C. Moore
James P. Hoopes
Lestie R. Groves
Boas
Lend-Lease Administration
Capitol Hill
Moore
Hoopes
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Walelace
Momen Groves
Harery L. Hopkins
White House
Bur
Menta
Airliner Wreckage Sighting Near Martinez California
A missing California Airlines DC-3 with seven aboard was sighted from the air near Pacheco south of Martinez in Contra Costa County. Authorities were unsure if any survivors remained among the three crew and four passengers after the flight from Oakland to Sacramento disappeared yesterday.
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Oakland
Calif
Pacheco
Martinez
Contra Costa County
California Airelines
Batent
Sacramento
Vandenberg Seé¢n Leading Attack on Foreign Policy
Washington reports say Senator Vandenberg recuperating in Michigan plans to return Jan 3 for the new session as Republicans press a tougher line on China Spain and possibly Israel. Brews ter and Knowland lead efforts to frame policy while Democrats seek broader diplomatic relations.
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Vandenberg
R-Mich
Ublicans
GOP
China
Spain
Israel
Michigan
Brewster
Maine
Wherry
R-Ned
Democrats
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