Monoxide Fumes From Gas Range Fatal to Couple
Chesterhill and Middleport residents Leonard E. Wallace and his wife died of carbon monoxide poisoning in their Chesterhill home last Friday. Coroner Dr. A. A. Coulson ruled accidental asphyxia after the bodies were found by their son Clifford on Tuesday. Wallace, a drilling contractor, and his wife were aged 64 and had spent weekends at Chesterhill.
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Morgan County
A. A. Coulson
Leonard E. Wallace
Clifford
Mr. Wallace
Wallace
Meigs County
Coulson
Webb Lodge
F&am
Stockport
Missing 27 Aboard Danish Ship Fire Off Astoria
Coast Guard reports 27 of 108 aboard the Danish motor ship Ferria unaccounted for after a blaze three quarters of a mile offshore. Lt. Commander V A Johnson says 81 are at Tongue Point barracks while others were rescued by Coast Guard vessels or in lifeboats. Two were foundimals from portholes. An early arrival says two children and an elderly man missing, possibly picked up by fishing boats.
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Astoria
Ore
Ferria
Coast Guard
V. A. Johnson
Tongue Point Coast Guard
Johnson
Portland
San Francisco
E. L. Blyth
Wheeling Steel Plans $2.5 Million Galvanizing Plant
Wheeling Steel Corp announced that construction will start soon on a $2.5 million galvanizing plant at Martins Ferry Ohio. The project aims to expand production capacity and serve regional steel customers with coated products.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling Steel Corp
Martins Ferry
Grand Jury Frees London Girl in Murder Case
Barbara Ann Neville an 18 year old former Point Pleasant girl admitted shooting and killing her stepfather Russell Baird 26 on December 9. The Madison County Grand Jury declined to indict her for second degree murder. Neville plans to live with her father Philip Neville near Point Pleasant W Virginia and hopes to become a better person.
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London
Barbara Ann Neville
Point Pleasant
Madison County
Grand Jury
Russell Baird
Barbara
Philip Neville
W. Va
Neville
Baird
Dorothy Baird
PUC Studies Phone Boost
The Ohio Utilities Commission is reviewing the Ohio Associated Telephone Co.s emergency rate increase request. Hearings ended with no decision date. A 19.9 percent boost would add over 337000 annually, and counsel for multiple towns warned emergency filings could flood the system.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Ohio Associated Telephone Co
Charles J. Chastang
Jackson
Wellston
Oak Hill
Hamden
Jackson County
PUC
Ohioans Surrender Gambling Tax Stamps
Hamilton reports eight of nine $50 gambling stamps surrendered by local residents in compliance with a police drive led by John A. Bippus. Russ Conley remains owed a stamp, while Ray Emenacker and James L. O’Hara were recent surrenders.
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Hamilton
John A. Bippus
Police
Russ Conley
Ray Emenacker
James L. O'Hara
Bippus
Woman's Body Found in Hustead Home Near Yellow Springs
The frozen body of Mrs. Daniel Esterline, about 80, was found Wednesday in her unheated farm home at Hustead, two miles north of Yellow Springs. Coroner Austin Richards said the cause of death is undetermined, pneumonia or exposure possible.
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Yellow Springs
Daniel Esterline
Hustead
Here
Austin Richards
High Level Talks Underway in Major Steel Dispute
Government talks with CIO President Philip Murray opened as fears rise over a possible New Year steel strike. Murray demands a 15 cent hourly raise and other concessions for steelworkers, who earn under 2 dollars an hour with overtime.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Cyrus S. Ching
Murray
Steenworkers
Heavy Fog and Cold Suppress Korea Front Actions
In heavy fog and freezing conditions along the 145 mile front near Panmunjom, small arms and artillery fire occurred as truce teams sought armistice terms. The only notable action involved a Reds advance on the central front, with UN outposts exchanging three hours of combat before retreat. Chinese forces launched a Santa Claus offensive sending Christmas stockings and propaganda to lure UN troops.
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Seoul
Korea
Panmunjom
U.S
Eighth Army
United Nations
Ex Senator Capper Dies at 86 in Kansas
Ex Senator Arthur Capper, a Kansas Republican who served in the U S Senate for three decades, died at 86 after a period of illness including pneumonia. He retired in 1949 and built a media empire owning the Topeka Daily Capital and Kansan, two radio stations, and eight farm magazines with a 4 5 million circulation.
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Topeka
Kas
Arthur Capper
Kansas
U. S. Senate
Capper
Kansas City
Kansan
Rain and Ice Paralyze Ohio Highways Weather Alert
Snow and freezing rain swept Ohio as counties reported up to two more inches of snow and many schools closed. The Weather Bureau warned of hazardous driving this afternoon and tonight with sleet turning to rain later and cooler conditions Friday. Cities like Marion, Chillicothe, Celum, and Cleveland faced snow, wind, and mixed precipitation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Washington Weather Bureau
Marion County
Chillicothe
Celumbus
Cleveland
Yule Cheer Bah Humbug in Ohio Newspaper Carrier
Bert A. Teeters, editor of the Springfield News and Springfield Sun in Ohio, mails a Merry Christmas letter detailing a run of misfortune since last Saturday. Eye frame cracked, partial plate broken, laundry mishap with blue garments, washer breakdown, and a family member headed for tonsil surgery.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bert A. Teeters
Springfield (O) News
Springfield Sun
Frigid Cold Wave Grips Plains States and Northeast
A damaging cold wave from the Rockies to northern New England brings heavy snow from the Pacific NW into the plains and upper Midwest. Subzero temperatures sweep the region, with drifting snow creating dangerous travel conditions and a weekly death toll of 226 attributed to the severe weather.
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Rocky Mountains
New England
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountain
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Midwest
New York State
Newark man held on open charge in shooting
Forrest Robinson of Rocky Fork Licking County was held on an open charge Wednesday for the shooting of neighbor John Willey 39. Willey was reported in serious condition at Newark Hospital.
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Newark
Forrest Robinson
Rocky Fork
Licking County
John Willey
Willey
Newark Hospital
Phase of war prisoners list completed in Korea
Defense officials reported 2940 of 3198 names identified with about 250 left to verify on the communist supplied list of American prisoners of war in Korea. Pentagon ordered continuation through the night. six Southeastern Ohio residents listed among identified kin.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Pentagon
Ohio
Southeastern Ohio
United Nations
John F. Frazer
Belpre
Chiang- Song
Rudolph A. Pavlik
George Pavlik
Enterprise
Pyok-Dong
Scott L. Rush
Howard L. Rush
Marietta
John L. Robinson
Buel A. Robinson
Wellston
Chiang-Song
Pfe Roy D. Shearer
Kari R. Shearer
Columbus Office Set For Religious Paper
The Ohio Council of Churches announces a Columbus branch of the Protestant World newspaper. Dr. J. W. Montgomery of New York City, national director of extension, will direct minister and lay group meetings and a subscription campaign for the paper published by the Ae Publishing Co. of New York.
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Columbus
Ohio Council] of Churches Today
The
Protestant World
J. W. Montgomery
New York City
National Council
Ohio
Ae Publishing Co
New York
Traffic toll nears millionth death as New Year nears
The National Safety Council reported 999 750 motor vehicle deaths by midnight. It warned the millionth death could occur by noon Saturday unless travel patterns shift. The figure marks a race against death begun in 1899 with the first motor fatality H. H. Bliss in New York.
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National Safety Council
U.S
H. H. Bliss
New York City
Ned H. Dearborn
Associated Press
Chicago
Reds Propose New Truce Compromise At Panmunjom Talks
In Korea at Panmunjom, staff officers will conduct a one shot effort to break the deadlock after two hours of talks. Brig Gen William P Nuckols defended the staffing move as progress lacking urging action. Communists offered a three point compromise including airfield building and neutral inspections in exchange for limited troop rotation and supplies. No prisoner exchange subcommittee session was announced and Allied checks on 11,559 prisoners listed by the Communists were ongoing.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Panmunjom
Korea
Defense Department
Pentagon
Truman
White House
Joseph Short
Mr. Truman
Gested
William P. Nucke Ols
Greece Wins UN Security Council Seat on 19th Ballot
Greece won a seat on the United Nations Security Council after a 19th ballot, defeating White Russia as the long deadlocked vote ended. The two thirds majority was required and Greece will replace Yugoslavia on January 1, with Chile and Pakistan already chosen two weeks earlier to fill vacancies.
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Paris
Greece
United Nations Security Council
Russia
General Assembly
Yugoslavia
Security Council
Chile
Pakistan
India
Ecuador
Ussr
United Nations
Ukraine
Britain
United States
U S Dismisses Moscow Subversion Charges
Washington rejected as baseless Russian accusations that a 100 million dollar Mutual Security Act aid to victims of communist rule constitutes subversion. The State Department said Moscow’s charges are false and came with ill grace from a regime long backing subversive activity against the United States.
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State Department
United States
Moslems To Remove Bethlehem Barricade
Jordan announces a wire barrier will be opened in Bethlehem to allow about 2,000 Christian pilgrims living in Israel to attend Christmas Day services. The move, from the Jordanian foreign ministry, comes as troops still occupy Bethlehem and old Jerusalem after the 1948 war. Diplomatic staff may cross the line as well.
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Bethlehem
No-Man's-Land
Israel
Christ
Foreign Ministry
Jordan
Old City
Jerusalem
Akron Gains Base Approval
Rep. Ayres reports Air Force favoring a reserve ground training program at Akron Municipal Airport to test interest in an Air Force reserve center in northeastern Ohio. Brig. Gen. Copsey promised a mid January decision. Other potential sites include Akron Canton and the Cleveland area.
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Washington
Air Force
Akron
Ohio
Air Reserve
Ayres
R. L. Copsey
Air Force Reserve
Akron Municipal
Akron-Canton
Cleveland Area
Dayton Milk Prices Jump to New High
Dayton residents face higher milk costs as DAYTON Milk raises the price by a cent a quart Friday. Home delivery milk now costs 2 cents more per quart, marking a record high in the area.
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Dayton
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