GOP leadership clash spills over into Dewey endorsement
Rep. Thomas Jenkins of Ohio condemns outside influence in the House leadership contest. He singles out Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for endorsing Rep. Halleck and warns the presidential aspirants Taft and Bricker, while vows to stay in the race as the caucus approaches January 2. An Albany aide notes freedom of speech amid the dispute.
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Thomas Jenkins
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American Congress
Thomas E. Dewey
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
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Ricker
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Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Halleck
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
New York
Clarence J. Brown
Capitol
GOP
Bricker
Capitol Hill
Brown
Dewey
Congress
Albany
Indochina Conflict Rages as Hanoi Battles French Force
Fierce street fighting surges through Hanoi as French troops clash with Viet Namese forces amid fires and barricades. Across the region, Nam Dinh and northern towns see continued combat and casualties. Simultaneously a massive earthquake and successive tsunamis devastate southern Japan, with Tokyo and Osaka reporting extensive damage and loss.
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Rock Slayers To Get Death
San Francisco two Alcatraz prison inmates were sentenced to first degree murder and death for their roles in last May’s bloody island prison uprising. Miran E. Thompson 29 of Texas and Sam Shockley 36 of Oklahoma were named death recipients for kidnapping and slaying guard William A. Miller. Clarence Carnes 19 of Oklahoma, already serving 99 years, will receive another life term per the jury.
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Miran E. Thompson
Texas
Sam Shockley
Oklahoma
Clarence Carnes
William A. Miller
Gun blast kills 15-year-old in Massillon accident
Frank Yonker a Massillon schoolboy aged 15 was fatally shot Saturday when a shotgun discharged accidentally. The incident occurred at an unspecified location and authorities are investigating the mishap.
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Frank Yonker
50 Cows Saved As Fire Destroys E J Cooke Dairy Barn
Fire swept through the E. J. Cooke dairy farm barn on Friday, two calves perished, but 50 cows were led to safety. Fire crews contained the blaze at Hillsboro with no report of injuries to people.
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Hillsboro
E. J. Cooke
Sam Simmons on Communists in China and Spain
Sam Simmons argues that the state department and president back minority rule in China to curb Communists, while Franco in Spain fights communism with harsh methods. He contrasts Western reactions to Stalin’s Russia with Franco’s actions and condemns perceived double standards.
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Joe
Ailing Georgia Leader Gene Talmadge Dies at 62
Eugene Talmadge, prominent Georgia political figure and four time governor hopeful, died Saturday at 7 a.m. at age 62. Known for his fiery red glass and white supremacy stance, he had delivered 272 speeches despite doctors’ orders during the previous Democratic primary campaign.
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Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Arnall
Talmadge
Fred Hand
House of Representatives
Herman Talmadge
Talmadge Associates
Herman
Senate to Probe Newspaper Ownership Concentration
Senate Small Business Committee chair Murray announces public hearings beginning Jan 7 to investigate ownership concentration among newspapers. The inquiry will focus on challenges for small independent papers, including rising costs and newsprint shortages.
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Murray
D-Mont
Senate Small Business Committee
Five Sailors Missing In Sinking of Two Tugs
Coast Guard divers to search underwater for five missing sailors after two tugs crashed into a jetty near the St Johns River mouth in Jacksonville Florida. One body was recovered and a seventh crewman was rescued.
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Fla
Coast Guard
St. Johns River
Fire Protection Plan Proposed for Ohio
A 14 point program to bolster Ohio fire protection was proposed by the fire marshal's program planning commission in Columbus. The plan would increase state fire marshal personnel from 44 to 52 but officials said taxes would not rise.
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Columbus
Ohio
Fire Marshal’s Program Planning Commission
T. H. Wright
Milk Dealers Win Dismissal Of Action By Judge
Federal Judge Paul Jones dismissed injunction proceedings by 42 milk dealers seeking to stop a three cent per hundredweight marketing fee from the local milk market administrator under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act. Attorney Paul Walters said the decision would be appealed.
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Cleveland
Paul Jones
Paul Walters
Full Scale Civil War Forecast in China
Peiping reports that after weeks of political bickering the Chinese government and Communist leaders announce an imminent return to full scale civil war. General Li Tsung Jen says government armies will resume the offensive if the Communists ignore Chiang Kai Shek's cease fire order.
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Li Tsung-Jen
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Woman Dies in Crash in Elyria Ohio
Ida Luceal, 55, of Collins Ohio died Saturday when her car collided with a truck. Five family members were injured in the collision, the extent of injuries not specified.
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Ida Luceal
Collins
Ohio
Portal Pay Suit Limits Hit Ohio Statute Rules
Federal Judge Paul Jones ruled that portal to pay claims for work before 1943 totaling 198 million dollars are not valid in Ohio due to state statute of limitations. The three year limit clashes with the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The case involves Youngstown Steel Car Co. of Niles and follows actions by CIO unions in four midwestern cities seeking back wages for pre and post shift time.
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Cleveland
Portal
Ohio
Paul Jones
Niles, Ohio
CIO
Midwest
Cable Break Leaves Kelleys Island Without Service
Residents of Kelleys Island faced nearly a week without telephone or telegraph links to the mainland as repair crews worked to patch a broken lake cable. A motor ship and a scow were dispatched Friday to lift the cable and mend the break believed caused by a freighter’s dragging anchor.
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Kelleys Island
Ohio Teachers Debate Pay Boost At State Convention
Ohio Education Association plans a convention to study a proposed subsidy rise from 59 million to 82 million dollars to boost teacher salaries. About 50 delegates from 40 000 teachers attend. officials say many teachers earn under 2000 dollars yearly and most under 3000. President James Turner warns low pay drives exits from teaching.
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Ohio Education Association
OEA
OFA
Ohio
James M. Turner
McConnelsville
Poland Rejects British Elections Note in Yalta Dispute
In Warsaw the Polish government rejected Britain's note expressing concern over the January 19 general elections and accused Britain of violating obligations from Yalta and Potsdam. The United States sent a similar message and a reply is being prepared by Poland.
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Britain
Yalta
Potsdam
United States
Foreign Ministry
Towns’ Water Supply Restored After Break Near Elyria
Water service was restored Saturday to Elyria and Amherst after emergency crews repaired a 36 inch main break near the Elyria pumping station. The Friday night rupture cut off Lake Erie water for the two communities, home to 26 000 and 3 000 residents respectively.
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Amherst
Lake Erie
Bus crash kills Dayton man in Chillicothe
A Friday collision in Chillicothe between a Dayton & Southeastern Lines bus and an automobile proved fatal for Wiley A. Cummins, 45, of Dayton. The accident left Cummins dead, with investigators examining the scene for details of the crash.
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Chillicothe
Dayton & Southeastern Lines
Wiley A. Cummins
Dayton
Paris Economy Moves Could Weaken France Armed Strength
Multiple datelines report shifts in global power and policy. France may see reduced military clout as economy moves influence defense capacity, while Britain recalls ambassadors and Franco reportedly withdraws an envoy.
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Bilbo
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Neil Dalton
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Senate
Robert Nathan
American Bar Association Committee
Plane crash near Springfield kills pilot Wayne Thompson
A single engine plane crashed east of Springfield on Friday night killing the pilot Wayne Thompson 26 of Wichita Kansas and Columbus.
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Here
Wayne Thompson
Wichita
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Columbus
Bitter cold grips Europe as homeless suffer in zero
Bitter cold swept across Europe on Saturday with temperatures dropping to zero in Germany and harsh conditions affecting the homeless population across major cities. The severe weather raised concerns over shelter availability and public safety for vulnerable residents.
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London
Germany
Liquor Agents Face Warrants As Fugitives
Maxwell Landis, a Chicago attorney, backing fugitive warrants to pursue two Ohio liquor enforcement agents Edmund Schuster of Perrysburg and Harry Van Dine of Shadyside, who fled Illinois as police moved to charge them with carrying concealed weapons and using fictitious plates. The agents had been in Chicago to spot liquor shipments entering Ohio without required licenses. Their Thursday arrest and five hours detention drew sharp criticism from state enforcement chief Harlan T. Chapman as a major attempt to shield the illegal traffic.
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Maxwell Landis
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Illinois
Edmund Schuster
Perrysburg
Harry van Dine
Shadyside
Harlan T. Chapman
Parents Are Sentenced In Theft by Children
In Columbus, Mrs Lela Dixon 39 was sent to the women's reformatory for an indeterminate term and her husband Charles 63 to the county workhouse for six months for contributing to the delinquency of minors tied to a $200 burglary by their sons John 12 and Charles Jr 8. The boys admitted their mother paid them $1 of the loot.
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Columbus
Lela Dixon
Clayton Rose
Women’s Reformatory
Charles
John
Mail Record Set at Hamilton Post Office
An all time record was set at the Hamilton post office Thursday with more than 500000 pieces of holiday mail handled.
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Hamilton
Jobless Funds In State Rise To New Peak
Ohio reports a record unemployment trust fund of 489.193 million dollars enabling the maximum 21 dollars for 22 weeks to over half of the 2.05 million covered workers. Administrator Charles H. Jones said the fund rose 948 thousand in the year despite 50.9 million in benefits paid, with average weekly unemployment benefits at 18.13 dollars. Readjustment allowances and total payments through November 1946 include Athens at 2.421 million.
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Ohio
Charles H. Jones
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Athens
Truck Stops B&O National Limited Near Lyndon
The Baltimore & Ohio National Limited struck an empty truck Saturday near Lyndon west of Chillicothe, derailing the diesel locomotive and stalling two hours. No one injured. The truck skidded, hit a flasher signal, and stopped on the tracks as the westbound train, passing Athens at 3:59 a.m. daily, was delayed.
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Baltimore & Ohio
National Limited
Lyndon
Here
Athens
Thief Is Theft Victim in Philadelphia Bike Theft Case
Police Captain Walter Hill said William Barnes, accused of stealing 32 bicycles from children to sell Christmas goods, lamented that a vehicle saved for one of his children was stolen from his backyard.
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Philadelphia
Walter Hill
William Barnes
Navy report recalls both blunders and victories in Pacific War
The United States Navy summary based on captured Japanese plans and combat records traces the war from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay. It notes Midway as a decisive battle, torpedo and radar missteps, and later, a rising American mastery that outflanked Japanese forces and damaged their air power.
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Kiska
Attu
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West Virginia Divorce Ruling To Be Sought
Huntington West Virginia attorney Thomas West said he will seek an immediate Supreme Court ruling to clarify the status of about 1000 divorces granted before new court rules took effect The action aims to settle the legality of quick divorces tied to the rule changes and their maturing dates.
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Huntington
W. Va
Thomas West
Supreme Court
West
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