Panama Assembly rejects US lease of canal bases
Panama's National Assembly unanimously voted 51 to 0 against ratifying a pact granting the United States the right to lease and man 14 military and air field sites around the Panama Canal. The rejection tokens a potential move to international arbitration and follows resignations and protests by Panamanian officials.
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Panama
National Assembly
United States
Panama Canal
United Nations
International Arbitration Tribunal
Ricardo J. Alfaro
Alfaro
Florencio Arosemena
Japan
MacArthur
U. S. State Department
Washington
Panama Assembly
U. S
Panama Canal Zone
Republic of Panama
Rio Hato
Ohio Dancer Hears Verdict Breaks Down
In Havana a Cuban court sentenced Patricia Schmidt known as Saura to 15 years for fatally shooting her lover John Lester Mee on Mee's yacht Laura in Havana Harbor. Her attorney suggested a presidential pardon over appeal. Miss Schmidt collapsed at Guanabacoa Prison and was taken to the prison hospital as US embassy visitors observed.
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Havana
Cuba
Patricia Schmidt
Ramon Gray San Martin
John Lester Mee
Havana Harbor
Rene Castellanos
Supreme Court
Castellanos
Toledo
Carmelina Guanche
Guanabacoa
Miss Schmidt
Saura
Patricia
Mee
Chicago
Laura
Havana Bay
Lie Charges US Violated UN Agreement
Deportation proceedings against Greek Communist correspondent Nicholas Kryiazidis, accredited to the United Nations, were postponed as U S officials review a possible breach of UN headquarters agreement. Secretary General Trygve Lie sent a telegram to Warren Austin noting the provision requiring UN consultation before any correspondent is expelled.
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United Nations
U.S
U.N
Trygve Lie
Warren Austin
World Organization
United States
Lie
Nicholas Kryiazidis
Ellis Island
Taft Sees Marshall Plan Could Top Eight Billion In Year
Senator Taft warned that if President Truman's Marshall Plan request is granted for 6.8 billion dollars in the first 15 months, aid to Europe may exceed 8 billion dollars in the first year. He noted expected German food needs and additional funds from the International Bank and Stabilization Fund, while warning about price implications from a large export surplus.
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Taft
Marshall Aid
Europe
Washington
Truman
Congress
Ohio
International Bank
International Stabilization Fund
Ohioan
Morse
Rore
Probe Promises Scrutiny Into Grain Trader List
Congressional committees pledge thorough review of commodity traders amid suspicions of inside information leaks. House Rep. Andresen will summon traders to explain near market entry purchases while Knowland notes staff study of 711 names released by Agriculture Secretary Anderson, part of a plan to reveal up to 14,000 traders. Anson says insiders trading publicly was anticipated, citing Edwin W. Pauley as the only official named on the list. Pauley reports ongoing liquidation of holdings.
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Washington
House
Rep
Andresen
R-Minn
Knowland
Calif
Appropriations Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Edwin W. Pauley
Army Royall
Pauley
Senate Appropriations Committee
Former County Resident Dies in Magnolia
James R. Wilson 51, a former Athens and Hocking County resident, died Monday at his Magnolia home after a heart attack. Survived by five sisters and five brothers, funeral set for Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Salem Church near Athens with burial nearby.
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James R. Wilson
Athens and
Hocking County
Magnolia
Wilson
Effie Spencer
Logan
Florence Sorrell
Jobs
Freda Holcomb
Mineral City
Alice Sorrell
Orbiston
Grace Hall
Fairfield
John
Murray City
Raymond
Everett
Chester
Columbus
Woodrow
Nelsonville
Salem Church
Athens
Train and Gas Truck Collision Kills Three Near Norton
A Rock Island passenger train called the Rocky Mountain Rocket struck a gasoline transport truck at a grade crossing seven miles southwest of Norton Kansas. The collision engulfed the diesel locomotive and two cars in flames and killed three people. The engineer and fireman died in the blaze. The baggage and mail cars, loaded with Christmas packages and letters, were destroyed. The train was westbound from Chicago.
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Norton, Kas
Rock Island
Here
Chicago
Discharge Quickened for 1300 Troops from Italy
CAMP KILMER NJ Army authorities sped processing for about 1300 soldiers the last U S occupation troops from Italy. Discharges will be granted as rapidly as practicable and others will receive leaves or passes to spend Christmas with families.
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Camp Kilmer
U.S
Italy
Typhoon Near Yap Island Brings High Seas to Philippines
A typhoon moving westward at ten mph with 90 mph winds was located 30 miles southwest of Yap Island and is forecast to be 180 miles north northwest of Palau by morning. The U S Army Weather Wing warns of high tides and heavy swells along the East coast of the Philippines.
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Tokyo
Yap Island
Guam
Philippines
Yap
U.S. Army
43Rd
Palau Islands
Will of Ernst Lubitsch admitted for probate in LA
The will of film director Ernst Lubitsch is admitted to probate in Los Angeles. It leaves most of his estimated one million dollar estate to his daughter Nicola, age nine.
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Will
Los Angeles
Ernst Lubitsch
Nicola
Snowfall blanketed the Capital and central regions
A heavy snow fell across Columbus and surrounding areas, with 5 inches in the capital and up to four inches in a south district including Lima Mansfield Canton and Salem. Auto traffic slowed to a crawl and some inter city buses ran late. Dayton reported four inches as temperatures hovered near 30.
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Columbus
Lima
Mansfield
Canton
Salem
State Highway Department
Dayton
Slavery trial in Ironton: seven jailed in vice sweep
FBI raids on Ironton red light district yielded seven defendants sentenced to prison for Mann Act violations. Judge Druffel questioned alleged payoffs to officials, urging probes while city manager Middendorf called for accountability as more trials loom for related cases.
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Cincinnati
FBI
Ironton
Ha Tatmanan Monumuwe Onat
John H.) Druffel
Ralph Middendorf
Druffel
United States
William J. Dammarell
Mittendorf
Irontown
Red Light District
James W. Mills
Arthur Hall
Iron
Columbus
Jasper R. Hood
Ashland
Roy B. Miller
Evelyn M. Davis
Wilford Bogelsang
Cyril Tankersley
Ollie Nichols
Emma
William E. Griffith
William J. Ebersole
Amida Veasey
Robert A. Worthington
Newport
Nicholas Dinora
Jayne
Beald, IL
Union Record Is Commended In District 28
In 1947 District 28 of the CIO United Steelworkers reports four unauthorized strikes among 64 locals with 35,279 members. President William F. Donovan says all contracts except two were renewed in the past year and four renewals occurred under Taft-Hartley, retaining gains.
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Cleveland
CIO - United Steelworkers
William F. Donovan
Donovan
Fire destroys interior of West Chester High School
A two hour blaze gutted the interior of the 41 year old West Chester High School main building. Damage was estimated at 750000 dollars with only the walls left standing. All 600 pupils were elsewhere when the fire broke out, firemen said.
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West Chester
West Chester High School
Pastor at Lancaster Announces Retirement
Monsignor David P. Quailey announced his retirement effective January 1 after serving as pastor of St. Mary's Church since 1923. No successor has been named.
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Lancaster
David P. Quailey
St. Mary's Church
National Screw Co buys Ohio factory
H P Ladds president of National Screw & Manufacturing Co confirms the purchase of the Chester Manufacturing Co of Lisbon Ohio. Chester has made chain hoists for six years and the line will integrate with National Screw operations.
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National Screw Co
Ohio
Cleveland
H. P. Ladds
National Screw & Manufacturing Co
Chester Manufacturing Co
Lisbon
Chester
National Screw
Ladds
Pioneer builder dies in Los Angeles at 87
Michael Marco, a pioneer in apartment construction at Cleveland, died yesterday in Los Angeles. He was 87 and had moved here 12 years ago.
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Los Angeles
Michael Marco
Cleveland
Court to decide who pays cashed stop payment check
Akron case questions responsibility for a mistakenly cashed stopped check. Vassil Speroff wrote a 60 dollar check and ordered a stop payment the same day. The bank, First Central Trust now First National Bank, cashed it inadvertently. The Ninth District deemed the waiver invalid, and the Ohio Supreme Court will hear the appeal.
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Akron
Bank
Ohio Supreme Court
George Bailey
Vassil Speroff
Speroff
First Central Trust
First National
Ohio
Ninth District Court of Appeals
White House urges price cuts to curb profits and boost competition
The White House renews a call for lower industry prices and profits, urging long term real price competition. The three member council warns of reliance on artificial supports through 1948, urges markets to adapt as exports, military needs, and shortages fade. The housing sector is highlighted as needing market analysis and realistic pricing to sustain production, with emphasis on lifting lower and middle class consumption.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Firms Deny Speculation On Grain Trading
Three of six Ohio firms on Secretary of Agriculture Anderson list of big traders denied speculation. The others did not comment. Farm Bureau Cooperative Association of Columbus Pennington Brothers and Crackett Co. of Cincinnati said their purchases protect against price fluctuations.
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Columbus
Ohio
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
B. F. Goodrich and
Firestone Textiles, Inc
Akron
Early
Daniel
Cincinnati
Farm Bureau Cooperative Association of Columbus
Pennington Brothers, Inc
Crackett Co
Army Bans Nude Dancer Shows In Munich Clubs
U S Army bans private nude dancer shows in Munich area officers and enlisted clubs after Stars and Stripes reports that performers moved to striptease due to higher black market pay. The six month private runs drew concern over propriety and discipline.
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Munich
Germany
U.S. Army
Stars and Stripes
Ross County GOP backs Herbert for second term
The Ross County Republican Executive Committee endorsed Gov. Thomas J. Herbert for a second term. Chairman David E. Crouse announced the committee's support for the candidacy.
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Ross County Gop
Herbert
Chillicothe
Thomas J. Herbert
Ross County
Republican Executive Committee
David E. Crouse
Millersport Man Named Buckeye Lake Foreman
Ralph L. Baughman aged 36 of Millersport was named Buckeye Lake foreman by Conservation Director H. A. Rider. He succeeds Hocking Hunter who retired January 1. Actress Anne Nagel sues Dr. Franklyn Thorpe for 350000 claiming unnecessary organ removal during a 1936 appendix operation.
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Millersport
Buckeye Lake
Columbus
Ralph L. Baughman
H. A. Rider
Baughman
Hocking Hunter
Los Angeles
Anne Nagel
Franklyn Thorpe
Hollywood
Publisher elected to National Draft Eisenhower League
Stuart Scheftel, 37, publisher of Young America weekly, was elected head of the National Draft Eisenhower League Inc, signaling leadership in the organization.
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NEW York
Stuart Scheftel
Young America
New
National Draft
Eisenhower League,Inc
Resignations Demanded Over Grain Market Trades
Washington reports say Rep. Bender and Rep. Clevenger call for Edwin W. Pauley to resign his Army post amid alleged grain market trading in January 1947. They urge a thorough investigation into the big wheat price surge from 2.03 to 3.05 a bushel in eleven days. Columbus gun battle leaves two teen parolees in critical condition and Patrolman Mansperger wounded.
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Washington
Ohio
Edwin W. Pauley
Rep
Bender
Pauley
Secretary of the Army
Clevenger
Columbus
St. Francis Hospital
Slaying of Landlord Ruled Self Defense in Cleveland
Joseph H. Gagidine 31 was acquitted in the July slaying of landlord Sanford Murphy 31 after testifying Murphy started the August heat, cut electric and water, and sabotaged his car. Judge Arthur H. Day labeled the defense a perfect self defense case amid year long feuding claims by the couple.
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Cleveland
Joseph H. Gagidine
Common Pleas
Arthur H. Day
Gagidine
Cleveland Rent Board Decontrols 32 More Hotels
The Cleveland area rent board lifted rent curbs from 32 additional hotels while not taking a stance on broader rent control in Cuyahoga and Lake counties. The issue will be the first item at the next meeting on January 12, with 18 hotels already decontrolled previously.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Area Rent Board
Cuyahoga
Lake Counties
Actress Sothern files for divorce from Robert Sterling
Ann Sothern plans to divorce actor Robert Sterling, announced today. The couple's split ends their marriage after years of partnership in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Ann Sothern
Robert Sterling
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Dennis V. Zappone
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Eugene Butler
Mansperger
Merle Mack
Ross Shookoy, Jr
Shookey
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