Government Financing To Double College Enrollment Proposed
President Truman's Commission on Higher Education urged greatly expanded federal aid to push college enrollment to 4.6 million by 1960 and raise professional and graduate school numbers. The report denounced quota systems and racial segregation, calling for universal educational opportunity despite current disparities.
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Washington
Truman
Commission On Higher Education
United States
George F. Zook
The
American Council On Education
District of Clumbia
South
Arthur H. Compton
Washington University
St. Louis
Goodrich White
Emory University
Atlanta
Douglas S. Freeman
Richmond, Va
Lewis W. Jones
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
Archers Start Five Day Deer Hunting Season in Ohio
The five day deer season opens today in eight northeastern counties with archers allowed on days two to four and shotgun hunting on the remaining days. Bows and arrows are permitted only on the first two days while the last three days ban them.
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Columbus
Ohio
Representative Metcalf Dies During 8th Term
Columbus Ohio reports Rep. Henry H. Metcalf age 55 Republican from Columbus died yesterday of a heart ailment in West Palm Beach Florida. He was serving his eighth term in the Ohio House and was a senior member of the Franklin County delegation.
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Columbus
Henry H. Metcalf
Franklin County
Ohio House
West Palm Beach
Fla
Former British Prime Minister Baldwin Dies in Sleep
Earl Baldwin of Bewdley and former prime minister dies at 80 in his Stourport home. He helped force Edward VIII to abdicate over Wallis Simpson and later supported British-American cooperation. Cremation planned in Birmingham.
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London
Earl Baldwin
Britain
Stourport
Worcestershire
Edward VIII
Stanley Baldwin
Cosmo Gordon Lang
Canterbury
Edward
Wallis Warfield ‘Simpson
Baldwin
House of Commons
Bewdley
Rhine
Birmingham
Last Troops Leave Italy Ends World War II Occupation
The last American occupation troops in Italy depart aboard the transport Admiral Sims ending the Sa lerno invasion operation begun September 9 1943. Ninety seven officers and 1356 enlisted men sailed nine hours forty five minutes before the midnight deadline set by the Italian peace treaty. Ambassador James C Dunn and Italian army reps attended brief ceremonies before departure.
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Leghorn
Italy
Admiral Sims
U. S
Salerno
U.S
James C. Dunn
Train Hold Up Loot Estimated at 350 Dollars
A gunman robbed passengers in two cars of a New York Central passenger train between a suburban station and the downtown terminal. Judge Roger Kiley estimated the cash loot at 350 dollars and said several watches and rings were taken from rear-car passengers.
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Chicago
New York Central
Roger Kiley
Illinois Appellate Court
WVOW Property Sale Bids Sought by Agency
The West Virginia Ordnance Works at Mason County was placed for sale by the War Assets Administration. Bids are due January 23. About three quarters of WVOW has already been sold, and officials indicated the remaining unsold land at the reservation may be offered.
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Associated Press
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Mason County
W. Va
War Assets Administration
WVOW
WAA
Point Pleasant
Four Die As Tankers Collide Off Curacao Incurred Fire
At least four people died and multiple missing after two tankers the Los Pozos of Argentina and the Tu capita of Venezuela collided in Curacao Bay near Willemstad Suriname at about 4 a.m. A tug named Killerig ran aground off Morant Point Jamaica as the crew of 40 or more abandoned ship in lifeboats. The Coast Guard Cutter Sage Brush redirected toward the scene.
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Curacao
Dutch West Indies
Willemstad
Surinam
Tucapita
Curacao Bay
Killerig
Merritt- Chapman and Scott Corp
Morant Point
Jamaica
B.W.I
Coast Guard
Sagebrush
District 50 Leaders Summoned To Meeting
Washington reports that leaders of John L. Lewis District 50, an 11 year old UMWA affiliate formed to wage union organizing, were summoned to a session. The move follows Lewis disaffiliation from the AFL, sparking speculation on a possible third major labor movement.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
District 50
Lewis
AFL
United Mine Workers
UMWA
Scio-Ohio Pottery Co. Plans Come-Back By Year End
Lou Reese tells Scio Ohio Pottery Co. will resume white dish production by year’s start at about 50 percent capacity after a fire caused uninsured losses near two million dollars. In a mass meeting of 1,200 at the high school gym Reese outlined reconstruction plans and told workers to seek other employment temporarily while salvage and rebuilding proceed. He paid a 72,881 dollar payroll due, assured funds for reconstruction, and promised Christmas gifts and future bonuses despite the blaze.
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Scio. O
Lou Reese
Scio-Ohio Pottery Co
Reese
Harrison County
16 Ohioans Lose Lives In Weekend Accidents
Ohio weekend toll includes 16 dead from traffic fires and mishaps across multiple counties. Victims include children Dennis Meyer and Robert France, and families from Columbus Cincinnati New Philadelphia Middletown Warren and Dayton as well as Kentucky border incidents. One inmate Roy Drake from Columbus was found shot under mysterious circumstances.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Kentucky
State Hospital
Roy Drake
Columbus
Robert France
New Philadelphia
Park Lake
Dennis Lee Meyer
Cincinnati
Florence Ky
Leonard McKinnis
Robert Bell
Claude, Jr
Warren
Eugene Fraker
Wesley Hart
Delaware
Richwood
Edward A. Farley
Ira D. Wells
New York Central
Florence Mundy
Mary Catherine Mundy
Shelby
Rebecca Nelson
Middletown
Clarence R. Patton
Vincent Gomes
Northridge
Frank Upshaw
South Point Delta Board Approves $500000 Construction Plan
The IRONTON Ohio area board announced approval of a $500,000 school construction program including a new high school building, stadium and athletic field. Bids for the project will be requested next month according to a board spokesman.
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South Point-Delta
New Cold Wave Surges Through Midwest States
The Chicago weather bureau reported a new cold wave overspreading the upper Midwest with North Dakota at 10 below zero in Pembina. The chill extended into northern Iowa and Wisconsin as the rest of the nation enjoyed normal or warmer conditions.
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Chicago
Chicago Weather Bureau
North Dakota
Pembina
Iawa
Wisconsin
Jews Demand Evacuation of Trans-Jordan Arab Legion
Jewish leaders urge the Palestine government to order immediate removal of all Trans-Jordan Arab Legion troops after a machine gun attack near Tel Aviv killed 14 Jews and wounded 15. A grenade attack near Jerusalem wounded a soldier, prompting Hagana to threaten British provocation if troops stay.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Hagana
Wire Strike Favored by AFL Western Union Workers
Leaders of three unions announced a strong strike mandate from 50 000 AFL Western Union workers after ballot tallies showed about ten to one in favor of a walkout before Christmas. The action would press for a 15 percent wage hike following a prior five cent hourly raise and a union shop settlement.
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Washington
AFL
Western Union
Commercial Telegraphers Union
Telegraph Employes Union
Telegraph Workers Union
Hitch-Hiking Coeds Report Gun Threat
Franklin County deputies investigated a report from Otterbein College coeds that a motorist who picked them up on the road threatened them with a gun near Westerville. The two teens Mary Gail Kelly of Charleston West Virginia and Marion Palins of Pittsburgh escaped when he stopped in an orchard.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Otterbein College
Two Die In Cleveland Building Blaze
A Cleveland fire left one firefighter overcome by smoke and another injured as a six story building housing multiple industrial concerns was damaged. The blaze caused about 50 000 dollars in damage and the cause was not immediately determined.
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Cleveland
Soviet Decree Moves to Stabilize Ruble Inflation
Soviet government announces a new currency to be issued tomorrow and ends food and industrial goods rationing. The plan exchanges rubles at ten old for one new, affects bonds and deposits, and pays wages in new money for the first half of December.
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Stalin
Council of Ministers
Communist Party
U.S.S.R
Washington
Robert Lovett
Russia
Firm Charged With Monopoly
Washington Attorney General Clark filed a civil anti trust suit against United Shoe Machinery Corp of Boston under the Sherman Act. The government seeks divestiture of plants, sale of machinery to manufacturers, and access to patents and know how related to shoe machinery and tanning equipment.
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Clark
United Shoe Machinery Corp
Boston
U. S. District Court
Justice Department
Bonus payments delayed to June for veterans in Ohio
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert told reporters that veteran bonus payments could not begin before June due to printing forms and bonds. The Sinking Fund Commission, meeting tonight, aims to have application forms ready by February 1.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Herbert
Sinking Fund Commission
Fall Fatality in Cuyahoga Falls Details
Mrs Adelaide Finggryty, 63, died after an accident at Silver Lake yesterday when she fell down stairs near her home in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio. Funeral plans were not announced. Authorities report no further details available.
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Dayton
Rosa Marchi
Columbus
Kenneth Epling
Ishmell Epling
Cuyahoga Falls
Adelaide B. Finggryty
Silver Lake
End Secrecy Demand Heads to Big Four Talks
The United States calls for the Soviet Union to reveal its activities in the eastern German occupation zone at the Big Four Foreign Ministers Conference. If Molotov stalls, the session may end quickly. Marshall denied profits from western Germany and outlined moratoriums and export earnings totaling 165 million dollars this year.
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London
United States
Soviet Union
Germany
V. M. Molotov
Russia
Molotov
U. S
George C. Marshall
Britain
Marshall
Truman Plans Aid Message To Congress On European Recovery
President Truman told congressional leaders he will deliver a long-range European recovery aid message this week. Lawmakers will study the plan during the vacation between the special and regular sessions, with adjournment expected Friday. The White House meeting lasted about 15 minutes with leaders from both parties.
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Truman
Congressional
Congress
White House
Home Building First as Ohio Solon Declares
Washington Reuters report quotes Rep. J. Harry McGregor of Ohio saying new post office buildings should wait for housing conditions to improve. He cites the need to avoid competing with private home construction and lower costs and materials before proceeding.
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Ohio
Solon
Washington
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