Truman outlines housing plan shift to private initiative
President Truman announced a new housing approach focusing on private enterprise, limiting floor space to about 1,500 square feet, ending the $10,000 price ceiling, and permitting self construction with a simple permit. Officials expect more nonresidential construction and higher material allocations, with potential weekly production limits rising from 35 million to around 50 million as of January 1.
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Washington
Truman
Wilson Wyatt
Wyatt
Norton Long
Mr. Truman
White House
Frank W. Cortright
National Association of Home Builders
Cortright
Cantwell elected Ohio House minority leader. O Neill named whip
Rep. John F. Cantwell of Mahoning County was chosen minority leader by a 14 member Democratic caucus. Anna F. O Neill of Summit County was named party whip but asked to withdraw her name from the ballot for minority leader.
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Akron
John F. Cantwell
Mahoning County
Ohio
House of Representatives
Anna F. O'Neill
Summit County
O’neill
Lake Seaman Drowns Lorain Oiler At River
Walter Langlert a 32 year old oiler from Superior Wisconsin fell from a ladder into the Black River and drowned Saturday night while trying to board his vessel.
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Seaman
Walter Langlert
Superior
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Black River
Vote Machines Proposed For Ohio Representatives By H H DALGHERTY
Columbus AP clerk of the Ohio House Carl Guess says electric voting machines could shorten the General Assembly session by three to six weeks by eliminating roll calls. Seats are wired and installation could occur over a weekend. The chamber and committee rooms are being redecorated as trials of the new system proceed.
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Ohio House of Representatives
Carl Guess
General Assembly
Guess
Ohio House
Atomic Plan Incomplete At UN Energy Talks
Lake Success N Y United Nations atomic energy commission discusses a report to be submitted to the Security Council by December 31 but critics say it lacks essential control features. Delegates met in closed session to study recommendations focusing only on inspector types rather than concrete safeguards.
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United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Commission
United Nations Security Council
Superhighways Stymied By Politics Ford Says
State High way Director Perry T. Ford told the Columbus Town Meeting program that political pressure has blocked cross Ohio freeways. He cited Route 40 as an example of confined highway expansion and urged turning tolls into freeways.
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Columbus
Perry T. Ford
Ohio
Fire Kills 2 Children Blamed on Coal Stove
In Youngstown a blaze late Saturday in an upstairs bedroom trapped two children in a clothes closet. Firemen blamed an overheated coal stove as the cause. Victims were Allen Harris Jr., 5, and Walter Harris, 4.
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Youngstown
Allen Harris, Jr
Walter
Missing OSU Student Found in Oklahoma
John Vintila an 18 year old Ohio State University student reported missing six days was found in Clinton Oklahoma where he walked into police headquarters seeking his location Clinton police informed his parents of his location and he was expected to return home today.
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Cleveland
John Vintila
Ohio State University
Clinton
Okla
Fire damages Middletown Milner Hotel
Fire caused $500 damage at the Milner Hotel in Middletown yesterday. Firemen said an overheated furnace sparked the blaze. Guests evacuated second floor rooms as crews brought the fire under control.
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Middletown
Milner
Slipshod Hospital Work Charged By College of Surgeons
Cleveland report to the American College of Surgeons cites widespread postwar lapses in hospital records and care. Dr. Irvin Abell warns against postwar lethargy while noting a 1946 hospital approvals drop to 3118, with 3934 surveyed.
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American College of Surgeons
Irvin Abell
Louisville
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Reich Food Bill To Hit 171 Millions
The Senate War Investigating Committee learned the U S occupation of Germany will cost 171 million dollars next year to feed the U S zone while the Russian controlled area feeds itself at no cost to Moscow. Findings blame German economic unification delays and French opposition. Russians have financed little food imports to the American zone and hold about 3 million German POWs.
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Senate War Investigating
Germany
Moscow
George Meader
Europe
Meader
Army of Occupation
United States
Russia
War Department
Army
AMG
Double Death Charge Slated
East Liverpool Police Chief Hugh McDermott said formal charges would be filed today against Ervin Brown 39 charged in the slaying of his wife Beulah Brown and another man Brady Fetty. Beulah Brown signed a statement before her death claiming she was shot by her husband according to County Prosecutor Frank W. Springer. The shooting happened at Ada Hall 87. Fetty was found in bed in pajama attire.
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East Liverpool
Hugh McDermott
Ervin Brown
Beulah Brown
Frank W. Springer
Ada Hall
Brady Fetty
Airline to Use Jato On Cargo Carriers
American Airlines will install Jato jet assist on all contract cargo planes making it the first commercial operator to use rocket boost for takeoff. The move aims to improve reliability and extend flying range while reducing costs.
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Washington
American Airlines
Chinese Communists Capture Chungyang After Siege
Chinese forces captured Chungyang in central Shansi Province after a 15 month siege. A fiery offensive led to the fall, with a radio message noting the Reds were believed to use atomic bombs.
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Peiping
Chungyang
Shansi
20 Year Safety Record Marred at Rubber Firm
Paul J. Stein, an employee of Republic Rubber Division of Lee Tire and Rubber Co., died yesterday from injuries suffered at the plant last Tuesday. Officials said it was the first fatal accident in the concern in 20 years.
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Youngstown
Paul J. Stein
Republic Rubber Division
Lee Tire & Rubber Co
Industry Labor Proposals for Peace Deemed Too Late
Washington reports that a cross group industry labor committee urged voluntary mediation and opposed a new government arbitration framework. Rep. Clarence Brown of Ohio called the proposals late, while CIO President Murray pressed for higher wages amid planned talks by unions in Pittsburgh on steel auto and electrical sectors.
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Solon
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Capitol Hill
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CIO
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Clarence Brown
House
Industry-Labor Committee
Labor Department
Philip Murray
Steel, Auto and Electrical
Pittsburgh
Grange Opens 74th Ohio State Conclave in Columbus
The Ohio State Grange begins its 74th annual convention in Columbus with a reception at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel and a Tuesday business session. Joseph W. Fichter will speak at Central High School. Harry A. Caton to address members. Governor-Elect Thomas J. Herbert and Clinton P. Anderson will speak at the banquet Wednesday. grange quartet finals set for Tuesday featuring Allen Columbiana and Licking counties.
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Columbus
Ohio State Grange
Deshler-Wallick
Joseph W. Fichter
State Grange
Central High School
Harry A. Caton
National Grange
Thomas J. Herbert
Clinton P. Anderson
Deshier- Wallick
Allen, Columbiana
Licking
Police Hunt Creature With Screechy Cry Near Cleveland
In Strongsville police chased a wild animal described as making a distinctive screeching cry. Police Chief Robert E. Poots led the search, saying the sound was unlike anything he had heard before. Allen M. Thurston reported hearing the cry in his yard, guessing it could be a wildcat.
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Cleveland
Strongsville
Robert E. Poots
Allen M. Thurston
Vehicle Fatality Near Lebanon Kills 45 Year Old
An auto incident in South Lebanon claimed the life of Preston Robinson aged 45 yesterday. Coroner M Williams reported the driver’s view was blocked by snow flurries during the crash.
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Lebanon
Preston Robinson
South Lebanon
M. Williams
Four Navy veterans sail to West Indies on Utopia II
Four early twenties Navy veterans set off from Baltimore on the 35 foot schooner Utopia II to escape world turmoil. They plan a six month to year voyage via the inland waterway to Florida and the West Indies with no captain and Brian B. Dunne Jr. as spokesman.
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Baltimore
West Indies
Florida
Brian B. Dunne, Jr
Pasadena
Light snow covers parts of Ohio with limited impact
The Associated Press reports light snow across Central Ohio with slick spots on highways but little impact on traffic. Temperatures ranged from 20 to 36 degrees, with flurries in Dayton Columbus and Toledo and mainly cloudy skies in Cleveland Akron and Cincinnati.
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State Highway Department
Dayton
Columbus
Toledo
Cleveland
Akron
Cincinnati
State Liquor Agent Involved in Brawl
PORTSMOUTH A state liquor agent, O. T. Conway, recently transferred from Toledo, was booked after a brawl at Owl's Club. Police say the fight began over closing time with Conway entering at 2 a.m. while another agent argued the club should be closed at 1 a.m. Conway faces assault and battery and disturbing the peace charges.
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O. T. Conway
Toledo
Owl's Club
Conway
Matron's Body Found Along Newark Rail Tracks
The severed body of Mrs. Frank Rodamer, 38, wife of a tire company official, was found on Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at the western edge of Newark. Coroner G W Sapp said she appeared to have been cut in half at the waist by a train. Police Chief Gail Christman said she drove her husband to the station yesterday where he boarded a train. The automobile was found in a field two miles away, upright but likely overturned, with blood in the car.
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Frank Rodamer
Tire Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
G. W. Sapp
Gail Christman
Rodamer
Christman
Enrollment Hike Approved at Heidelberg College
Heidelberg College trustees voted to raise the next year enrollment limit to 750 from 650 to allow more war veterans to attend. President H. C. Harner announced the emergency measure on Friday.
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Heidelberg College
Tiffin
Board of Trustees
H. C. Harner
Low Water Delays Scioto River Voyage
Mr and Mrs Warren Christiansen of Columbus await rainfall to raise the Scioto River level and continue their trip to Minneapolis aboard their home made boat. Their craft ran aground on a sandbar near Chillicothe as water remained low.
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Chillicothe
Warren Christiansen
Columbus
Scioto
Minneapolis
Ohio
Mississippi
Police Ordered to Enforce Girard Youth Curfew
Girard Mayor Clyde Helman said police are instructed to take into custody all children under 17 found on the streets after 9 p.m. The curfew will be enforced to the letter as thefts break-ins and looting threaten homes.
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Girard
Clyde Helman
Explosion rocks cafe and office district in Minneapolis
An explosion in downtown Minneapolis early today damaged a newly opened cafe and shattered hundreds of windows in nearby office buildings. Inspector Eugene Bernath attributed the blast to dynamite and said no one was injured.
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Minneapolis
Eugene Bernath
Loop District
Bernath
Senator Josiah Bailey Dies at 73 in Raleigh
Josiah William Bailey, 73, long serving United States senator from North Carolina since 1931, died last night. A Democrat, he had chaired the Senate Commerce Committee.
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Raleigh
N. C
Josiah William Bailey
United States
North Carolina
Senate Commerce Committee
United Nations Assembly ends eight week session at Flushing Meadow
The United Nations Assembly wraps an eight week session in New York after 54 days of work. Delegates pledge to back steps to reduce armed forces and ban atomic weapons. The Security Council will craft a world wide arms reduction plan with a possible special session in six months.
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Harmony New York
United Nations Assembly
Security Council
New York
Flushing Meadow Park
United States
Manhattan
United Nations
Russia
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Warren R. Austin
Austin
Assembly
Associated Press
Europe
Lewis J. Valentine Dies After Illness
Former New York Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine, 64, dies at 5 this morning at Long Island College Hospital after several days with illness. He served as police commissioner during the 1940s and was a prominent city official.
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New York
Lewis J. Valentine
New York 4
Long Island College Hospital
Cooperation and War: A Realist View by Sam Simmons
Sam Simmons argues against the idea that global peoples can cooperate to prevent war. He notes 1870–1914 as a period of low war incidence driven by self interest, not planned cooperation. He warns that a powerful international organization could dominate states and overrule national will.
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