Industrial Wage Strikes Move Toward Nationwide Walkout
CIO electrical workers vote nearly five to one to strike after Jan 1, backing a $2 daily wage increase. About 86,794 in favor and 18,216 opposed, with General Electric Westinghouse and GM plants targeted. GM seeks court injunctions to stop legal picketing as wage talks stall.
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Kaiser-Frazer Corporation
Willow Run
Edward D. Riordan
Kaiser-Frazer
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Pany
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Death case linked to ex-convict charges in multiple cities
District Attorney Edmund Brown heads a nationwide inquiry into the deaths and cremations of four elderly women tied to Alfred Leonard Cline. A cash estate exceeds 200000 was found in one case and Mrs. Eva Krebs left her entire estate to Cline. Patterns suggest hotels and a man identifying as Cline arranged cremations. Brown called for cross-city police cooperation and forensic review.
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Cline
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Real Story of Pearl Harbor Demanded by GOP Solon
Rep Gearhart urged that enlisted Hawaii participants recount the Pearl Harbor attack as the inquiry edges into its final stages. MITCHELL and Barkley noted the widening scope of the probe could delay closure, while a two volume narrative on the investigations was released to lawmakers.
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Japanese Sub Chief Testifies on Indianapolis Sinking and Pacific Warnings
Commander Iko Hashimoto testified at Admiral McVay’s court martial claiming three torpedoes sank the U S S Indianapolis. Intercepted messages show Tokyo warned Berlin of potential war, and Washington debated Pearl Harbor command decisions before December 7 1941.
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Two Unhurt as Floor Of Building Collapses in Cincinnati
Fire Marshal Leo Kuhn said two Imperial Paper Co. workers on the third floor escaped injury when a top floor section collapsed, sending large piles of paper through two levels. Damage was estimated at $10,000.
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Leo Kuhn
Imperial Paper Co
State Fair Set for Aug 24 30 in Columbus
The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced the state fair will definitely be held August 24 through 30 in Columbus.
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Dvent of Agriculture
Snow Blankets Ohio as Heaviest Fall of Season Predicted
Ohio endured its heaviest snowfall of the season with forecasts calling for additional overnight snow. The Associated Press notes accumulating covers expected across the state as residents brace for more winter conditions.
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Weatherman
Atrocity Trial In Japan Opens
Tokyo is the setting for the first war crimes trial in Japan under U.S. authority. Five former prison camp officials are charged by the U.S. Eighth Army with brutalities causing the deaths of American prisoners. A U.S. military commission will convene in Yokohama to arraign the defendants.
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Begin Ohio Inmates Tuberculosis Survey
A mass X ray survey begins at Columbus State School for Mental Deficient to gauge tuberculosis prevalence. A mobile unit from the Public Health Service will screen 40 000 patients inmates and staff at 15 state institutions, then expand to others in Ohio. Also a Greyhound bus crash injures four passengers near Sidney with no serious injuries.
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State Office Building site eyed for wings plan
A governor's committee weighed using the current State Office Building site for two new wings at 5 million dollars or moving the project to another downtown site. Objections cite disruption of civic center plans and traffic. supporters argue centralization benefits.
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Masked Attack on London Hitler Cult Hits Legion HQ
A group of masked men burst into Kingdom House, headquarters of the Legion of Christian Reformers, and assaulted the custodian. Sparting a mood of defiance, they declared they aimed to stamp out the Hitler cult, while Legion spokesmen labeled Hitler a divine instrument.
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Plan A Bomb Test in Far Corner of Pacific
The United States plans an ocean test of the atomic bomb in a remote Pacific area next spring. President Truman suggested a joint Army Navy test against warships, with five months needed for target selection, instrument setup, and scientist deployment. Logistics, weather, and safety safeguards will dominate planning.
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Pacific
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Theive J Services
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Navy
Beasts of Belsen Ten Aides Hanged by British
The German camp commander Josef Kramer known as the Beast of Belsen and ten other detainees including Irma Grese were executed by hanging at Hamelin yesterday. The condemned were moved from Lueneburg jail for the death sentences carried out under British authority.
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Pierrepont
Lueneburg
Nazi at Nuremberg Trials Report Six Million Jewish Victims
Chinese? No. Six million European Jews were killed in the Nazi extermination campaign, according to German police estimates presented at the international tribunal. The affidavit by Dr. Wilhelm Hoettl linked to Ernst Kaltenbrunner's aide supported the figure. Hanged at the camp were eight men and three women for atrocity offenses. nineteen others received prison terms.
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Former Logan Mayor and Auditor K R Fitzgerald Dies
K R Fitzgerald age 42 former mayor of Logan and longtime auditor of Hocking County died this morning at Gibbons Hospital. Funeral services arranged by Woodard Funeral Home. Survived by six year old son Kenneth Jr and his father George Fitzgerald both of Logan. His wife Lillian Sparnon died in 1944 from cancer.
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Firestone Tops Safety Drive With Record No Accidents
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. won the National Safety Council distinguished service award on a company basis. Officials said workers completed 8,942,347 no accident hours in the past year.
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Ohio employers forecast 11 percent job rise by spring 1946
Paul S. Clapp of Ohio Fuel Gas Co announced at the 52nd Ohio Chamber of Commerce meeting that a statewide survey shows employers expect 11 percent more workers on payrolls by April 15, 1946, than in September 1945. Data came from 30,000 responses of 52,000 surveyed.
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Grange selects Toledo for 1946 Ohio convention
The Ohio State Grange ends its annual meeting in Columbus by choosing Toledo as its 1946 conference site and adopting several resolutions. One urges immediate food aid to starving Europeans and Asians. others call voluntary defense enlistment, strip-mining reclamation, and continued price controls. In Cleveland plans, 200 employment service managers in the Ohio Michigan Kentucky region meet to discuss expanding postwar reconversion services.
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British Accept Stabilization Plan in Money Deal
The British House of Commons ratified the Bretton Woods monetary stabilization pact as a condition for the United States loan of 4.4 billion dollars to Britain. The vote on loan terms stood 345 to 98 after a sharp debate with Labor and Conservative leaders clashing. Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill led Conservatives in abstentions, while Ernest Bevin criticized the opposition and challenged Churchill's remark as a libel on the U S administration.
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Many Feared Dead in Colorado Hotel Fire
Glenwood Springs police chief Charles Wells said as many as 10 to 15 bodies might lie in the ruins of the 59 year old Glenwood Hotel after a midnight blaze. The fire destroyed the brick structure and the hotel register burned, hindering guest identification. Nearby Elyria schools closed due to influenza outbreaks with pupil absenteeism.
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Colon
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Peace laws end for Ohio women and youths
Ohio ends the emergency waivers on female and minor labor rules effective tomorrow. Gov. Lausche extended the provisions initially set to expire September 15 amid business pressure. Industrial officials say only about ten percent of workers remain in these jobs.
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Frank J. Lausche
J. Harry Moore
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Baby Returns Home After Operation At Johns Hopkins
Three year old Stephanie Starr Strode began home to Topeka after recovering from a blue baby operation by Dr. Alfred Blalock at Johns Hopkins. The family reunites for Christmas, while Lt. Col. E M Strode, a PR officer on terminal leave, was in Iceland when Starr was born.
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Seat Seeker Walks Right Off Train
Robert Lee Gray of St Paus North Carolina walked through an Atlantic Coast Line train seeking a better seat and fell from the train as it entered a tunnel. He was found in the tunnel area, given first aid at Union Station, and taken to Emergency Hospital.
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Oklahoma Bank Robber Matt Kimes Dies in Little Rock
Matt Kimes, 39, an Oklahoma criminal tied to a Texas bank robbery, died today at Baptist State Hospital in Little Rock after three months on the run across four states. He had been hospitalized since December 1 following an accident with a poultry truck on a north Little Rock street.
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Matt Kimes
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