Arms reduction plan wins UN approval amid world tensions
United Nations assembly approves a universal arms reduction plan aiming to scrap all weapons of mass destruction. Molotov returns to Moscow aboard the Queen Elizabeth as Western powers back steps toward limited armament with inspections and peaceful energy safeguards. Found-Edward P. Terry, former secretary to Sen. Bilbo, missing caller located in Mississippi hospital.
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New York
Russia
Nations Assembly
V. M. Molotov
France
Flushing Meadows
U. N
United States
Great Britain
Trusteship Council
South West Africa
Thessembly
Assembly
Security Council
Theecurity Council
Moscow
Edward P. Terry
Meridian
Miss
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
FBI
Truck Driver Held In Double Shooting
East Liverpool police chief said first degree murder charges would be filed Monday against Ervin Brown a 35 year old truck driver of Irondale in connection with the weekend killings of Brady Fetty 48 and wounding of Mrs. Brown 35 at a local residence Fetty's body was found at Ada Halls 87 East Liverpool home with three bullet wounds to the head Mrs Brown remained in critical condition at the same Hall residence
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East Liverpool
Hugh McDermott
Ervin Brown
Irondale
Brady Fetty
Brown
Fetty
Ada Hall
Steubenville Ministers Set Rally Against Vice
In Steubenville a rally is scheduled for next Tuesday by 12 crime busting ministers to discuss further action in their campaign against vice and gambling. All Jefferson County Protestant clergymen have been invited.
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Steubenville
Jefferson County
Food costs rise for average family 4 percent
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the typical moderate income city family saw its food bill increase nearly 4 percent from mid October to mid November.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
River Control Plan Advanced With Tax Levy
Columbus area officials of the Scioto Sandusky Conservancy District propose a levy of three tenths of one mill in 17 counties to fund an official plan. The plan calls for engineering studies to assess needs and benefits for multipurpose surface water control projects and reservoir siting. Army engineers are surveying to judge economic soundness amid water supply and low flow concerns in Columbus and other cities along both rivers. Counties listed: Sandusky Seneca Wyandot Crawford Marion Morrow Union Delaware Madison Franklin Fayette Pickaway Ross Highland Pike Vinton Scioto.
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Columbus
Scioto-Sandusky
Sandusky
Seneca
Wyandot
Crawford
Marion
Morrow
Union
Delaware
Madison
Franklin
Fayette
Pickaway
Ross
Highland
Pike
Vinton
Scioto
Butter Price Dips Six Cents in Cincinnati Trade
Wholesale butter fell six cents a pound to 81 cents in Cincinnati. It marks the largest price swing since last July, reflecting sharp market movement amid steady demand.
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Cincinnati
Bilbo Denies Cash Given in Campaign
Senator Theodore Bilbo testified he did not receive any of the 25000 dollars contributed by a Mississippi war contractor in 1942. The hearing, part of a war contracts probe, explored a 28000 dollar contribution linked to the Doxey campaign and involved witnesses who said the funds supported Bilbo and Doxey efforts.
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Washington
Theodore G. Bilbo
D-Miss
Mississippi
Bilbo
Senate
Mead
D-Ny
Ferguson
R-Mich
F. T. Newton
Wall Doxey
Doxey
Forrest Jackson
Jackson
Miss
Robert Gandy
Senate War Investigating
Gandy
Ross Collins
Collins
Cecil Travis
Edward Terry
Quitman
Miss. Terry
Choking Fog Grips Britain and Northern Europe
A thick smog called the worst in living memory shrouded Britain for a fifth day, snarling air, sea, road and rail traffic. Scotland Yard guard protection was tightened around headquarters and Marble Arch after threats. A silver coin theft worth 3600 dollars disappeared from an express car bound for Wales, while the remaining 40000 dollar shipment was found intact in Cardiff.
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London
Royal Automobile Association
Europe
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Scotland Yard
Marble Arch
Wales
Cardiff
Engle Given Life Sentence for Library Slaying
Common Pleas Judge Russell Maxwell sentenced 21 year old James Robert Engle to life in Ohio State Penitentiary for killing Emily Abernathy at the Bryan Public Library on September 19. Engle, a Navy veteran, cited a war born urge to kill. Defense counsel Palmer said no new trial motion would be filed.
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Bryan
Common Pleas
Russell Maxwell
James Robert Engle
Ohio State Penitentiary
Emily Abernathy
Bryan Public Library
Frederick R. Palmer
Train collision injures dozens near Salt Lake City
A Western Pacific passenger train collided head on with a freight train eight miles west of Salt Lake City injuring at least 42 people. Among the injured is Robert A. Fuchs of Brenham Texas a state Farm Bureau official. The wreck trapped him for 40 minutes and several others are seriously hurt. The train carried 201 delegates home from the American Farm Bureau convention in San Francisco.
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Salt Lake City
Western Pacific
Here
Robert A. Fuchs
Brenham
Tex
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Clarence Simpson
Coleman
Texas
Louisiana
American Farm Bureau Convention
San Francisco
Six Killed in Greek Veria Clash Near Sparta
In Verria, 15 miles northeast of Sparta, six gendarmes and 20 anti-government fighters died in a six hour battle as Greek Army units repelled guerrillas attempting to enter a village near the Turkish border. The clash occurred near Mt Parnon in the Peloponnesus amid months of limited fighting.
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Athens
Verria
Sparta
Ministry of Public Order
Mt. Parnon
Peloponnesus
Pennsylvania Student Acquitted in Campus Bride Murder
Bellefonte Pa John E Galloway a 23 year old Pennsylvania State College student was acquitted of murder in the pistol slaying of his bride Mrs Catherine Diamond Galloway 20 at their campus trailer home last Oct 2 The four day trial ended with his acquittal.
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Bellefonte
John E. Galloway
Pennsylvania State College
Catherine Diamond Galloway
Marion Marin to Quit National Committee
Washington report says Marion Marin resigns as assistant chairman of the Republican National Committee. Reports link her departure to severance from the payroll of several appointees who served with former Chairman Herbert Brownell.
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Marion Marin
National
Washington
Republican National Committee
Herbert Brownell
Vindicator Raises Daily and Sunday News Prices
The Youngstown Vindicator increased prices for daily editions from four to five cents and Sunday edition from 10 to 12 cents due to rising operating costs.
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Vindicator
Youngstown
Youngstown Vindicator
Three-Train Collision Leaves Nineteen Dead
ThePennsylvania Railroad wreck near Coulter 12 miles southeast of Mansfield killed 19 soldiers of the Golden Triangle on a Christmas furlough for Japan. Fifty injured, four critically, as two eastbound freights collided with the Pittsburgh-Chicago flyer around 2 45 a m Friday. Rescue crews freed victims using acetylene torches. hearings to determine responsibility were announced.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mansfield
Pennsylvania
Coulter
Here
Japan
J. W. Leonard
Pittsburgh
3 State Group Scores CIO
The Tri State Industrial Association in Pittsburgh rejected CIO claims that industry can raise wages by 25 percent without price hikes. Secretary-Manager Ray Booth called the idea romantic and said many factories cannot sustain another wage increase.
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Pittsburgh
Tri- State Industrial Association
CIO
Ray Booth
UNRRA Council Picks La Guardia Successor
The 48 nation UNRRA council dispersed after a three month deadline for aid work. It accepted the resignation of Director General Fiorello H. LaGuardia and elected Maj. Gen. Lowell W. Rooks as his successor.
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Washington
UNRRA
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Lowell W. Rooks
Death of Ralph Banks in Madison Township Accident
Ralph Banks a three year old son of Mr and Mrs Shadie Banks Madison Township died Friday night from injuries suffered earlier when he fell on a pair of open scissors.
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Dayton
Ralph Banks
Shadie Banks
Madison Twp
Bar Stools Are Unfair Opinion Sparks Tax Board Debate
Richard E. Collins of Redding California, a retiring member of the California Board of Equalization, argues bar stools unfairly favor patrons. He says bartenders cannot tell when to cut a drink and a seated patron can stay all night and leave drunk. He proposes returning to the old standing bar stance with a foot on the rail.
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San Francisco
Richard E. Collins
Redding
Calif
California Board of Equalization
Collins
Blast Victims Recovered In Manhattan Tenement Collapse
New York police and fire officials say 37 bodies have been recovered from the ruins of a Manhattan tenement. They expect no more victims but will continue digging until the last brick is reached, with a missing 13 year old girl Antoinette Carrado still unaccounted for.
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New York
Manhattan
Edward Muto
Frederick McKenna
Antoinette Carrado
Five Children Perish In Fire While Mothers Work
A blaze swept a two room cottage in Rock Falls killing five of six children. Police said the mothers were away at work. Three children died in the cottage, two died later in Sterling hospital.
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Rock Falls
Ill
Sterling
United Nations Site Near New York May Brighten Shadows
In Turtle Bay on First Avenue planners weigh tall buildings against a hopeful future as the United Nations seeks a permanent home. Residents mix optimism and concern about change while locals like Julius Weiner and partner Jack Neucoff reflect on the potential impact and veterans’ views.
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New York
First Avenue
East River
United Nations
John D. Rockefeller
Turtle Bay
Washington Irving
42Nd
48Th Streets
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Britain
Nathan Hale
Bevis Denounces Bricker Clash Over OSU Subversion Claim
Ohio State President Howard Bevis rebuffed U S Senator elect Bricker in a Columbus exchange over alleged subversive teaching. Bricker in Washington attacked campus Reds but did not name specifics. Governor Lausche criticized Bricker for wording and asserted OSU autonomy.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Howard Bevis
U. S
John W. Bricker
OSU
Bricker
Washington
Frank J. Lausche
Austintown Teachers Demand Salary Boost
About 1,300 Austintown Fitch students faced an extra week of holiday as 42 teachers struck to back salary increases from 145 to 1445 dollars annually. They seek a maximum of 3700 and a minimum of 1800, up from 2255 and 1655 currently.
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Youngstown
Austintown Fitch School
Marquise De Zahara Robbed in London Station Theft
Scotland Yard announced that American-born Marquise De Zahara was robbed Friday night of jewels and cash worth $22,000 at Victoria Railroad station. She told detectives a thief cut her handbag from its shoulder strap. The Marquise, formerly Betty Byrne, widow of the Spanish Minister to Paris.
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London
Scotland Yard
Marquise de Zahara
Victoria
Betty Byrne
Paris
Three Year Old Clawed by Leopard at Central Park Zoo
In New York a three year old, John Stearns, was clawed by a leopard Saturday after crawling under a guard rail at the Central Park Zoo. The beast reached through its cage and gashed his left cheek as his mother, Anna Stearns, screamed and pulled him away.
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New York
John Stearns
Central Park Zoo
Anna Stearns
New Rental Limit Slated In Program
President Truman unveiled broad housing liberalization for 1947 restoring home building to all citizens and ending the $10 000 sales ceiling on new homes while continuing limits on luxury housing and non residential construction.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Federal Housing Administration
National Housing Agency
Young Woman Dies in Dayton Auto Crash on Bridge
Betty Rabold, 19, is killed in a Saturday automobile accident on the Findlay Street Bridge in Dayton. The tragedy leaves a young woman dead and police investigations ongoing.
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Dayton
Betty Rabold
Findlay Street Bridge
Housing Crisis Voice Caps Truman Era Dilemma
Sam Simmons cites Wilson Wyatt’s failed housing push as an impossible task for government. He argues the people must lead solutions while government steps back. He notes Roosevelt era slows, wartime mobilization, and postwar housing pressures created the gap.
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Upper West Side
Louis Petoskey
Toledo
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Robert E. Keith
Keith
F. J. Hughes
E. H. Patterson
Canton
Charles Reed
Smithville
H. E. Harbaugh
Louisville
la Guardia
George Washington
Julius Weiner
Jack Neucoff
Bevis
Osu Fray
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Sam Simmons
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