Fatal B-50 crash kills 11 during Savannah training flight
An Air Force B-50 bomber shattered in a marsh near Savannah after takeoff from Chatham Field killing all 11 crew. Rescue teams faced deep mud and scattered wreckage as officials withheld identities pending notification to next of kin. The incident occurred at 9 17 p.m. on a routine training flight to El Paso Texas.
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Savannah
Air Force
Chatham Air Force Base
Georgia State Line
Hunter Field
Frederic E. Glantzberg
Chatham Field
Els Paso
Tex
J. A. Miyles
Savannah River
Five Injured When Sedan Hits Tree Near Point Pleasant
A 1936 sedan struck a tree on Route 35 two miles east of Point Pleasant at 12:15 a.m. Five people, mostly youths, were injured. Frank Casto, 16, of near Gallipolis Ferry, suffered a fractured left leg. Others treated at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis included driver Donald Gardner, 29, and Osher Gardner, 19, plus Betty Johns, 16, and Mary Ann Froideveaux, 16, of Buffalo. The pavement was wet. lawmen E F Geiger and D M Harshbarger investigated.
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Point Pleasant
Here
Point Clinic
Frank Casto
Gallipolis Ferry
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Donald Gardner
Osher
Betty Johns
Mary Ann Froideveaux
Buffalo
Set
D. G. Wilfong
West Virginia
Henry White Farm
E. F. Geiger
D. M. Harshbarger
Financial Wizard Hopson Dies at 66 in Greenwich
Howard C. Hopson sixty six, famed financial wizard who built a billion dollar utilities empire and later went to prison for mail fraud, died Wednesday in Greenwich Conn. He pyramided a $300,000 investment into the Associated Gas and Electric System through complex maneuvers that baffled top accountants and lawyers, but the vast structure collapsed in the 1930s amid investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Conn
Howard C. Hopson
Hopson
Associated
Details in LE union fight split UE to form IUE
The Dayton board hearing may reveal details of a rift that split the United Electrical Workers and led to the birth of a new union. E. J. Kraft, president of Local 755, reports the IUE formed after CIO ousted the UE at its national convention in Cleveland.
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Dayton
United Electrical Workers
E. J. Kraft
CIO
New International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
Electrical
Cleveland
Some Reserve Units Exempt From Pay Cut
The Ohio Military District said the Army drill pay cut order will not affect 5314 officers and about 4500 enlisted in authorized reserve units. It targets 2886 officers and 515 enlisted in 214 training units not in the authorized table of organization, with most can be placed in authorized units to receive pay. The pay cut, effective Jan 1, stems from army funds shortages. reserve strength by county was not released.
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Columbus
Ohio Military District
Franklin
Pickaway
Hocking
Fairfield
Washington
Excise Tax Cut Seen
Washington reporter notes that war time excise taxes on leather goods cosmetics photographic equipment furs and transport will be abolished or reduced. A 10 percent limit on admission taxes is forecast as a compromise cut while liquor tobacco and nightclub taxes likely stay unchanged. Rep. Stephen M. Young predicts Congress will reject broad tax increases and seek a sensible economy.
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Washington
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
House
Ways and Means
Young
Congress
Truman
Official Attacked Colliers Mine Closed Amid Strikes
STEUBENVILLE The West Virginia and Pittsburgh Coal Co. closed operations at Colliers West Virginia after roving pickets attacked F A Howe 50 a mine superintendent. The firm employs 130 men and will not resume until security is assured. A group of non union miners filed suit to block United Mine Workers from pressuring workers to adopt a three day week.
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Steubenville
West Virginia and Pittsburgh Coal Co
Colliers
W. Va
F. A. Howe
United Mine Workers
White First Candidate To File for Nomination
William L. White of Newark became the first candidate to file nominating petitions for the 1950 elections. He sought the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator and presented a petition with 2361 names from 47 of Ohio's 88 counties to the secretary of state's office.
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Columbus
William L. White
Newark
White
U.S
Ohio
Secretary of State
No Paper Monday Christmas Holiday
The Messenger will not publish on Monday December 26 due to the Christmas holiday, affecting readers who expect the usual Monday edition.
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Messenger
Church Needs a Solomon Over Missing $600
In Turnway near Zanesville, the Methodist church found two boxes containing six hundred dollars after a youth fellowship dinner last Sunday. Five members claim they left it by mistake, each with a different story. Sheriff Bealmear holds the money until the owner is found, with the church board considering a judge to determine rightful ownership.
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Zanesville
Solomon
Trunway
Clifton Garrabrant
Harry Bealmear
Late Spurt in Christmas Shopping At Year End
Washington reports a late Christmas shopping surge with department stores showing week to week gains. The Federal Reserve notes higher mid December sales ahead of 1948, aided by an extra shopping day this year and optimism from President Truman's comments.
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Washington
Truman
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Lausche Urges Safe Holiday Driving in Ohio
Governor Frank Lausche appeals to Ohioans to join the National Safety Council and 160 agencies to ensure a safe Christmas season. He urges extra care by drivers and pedestrians to prevent a repeat of Labor Day’s record traffic fatalities.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
National Safety Council
AFL Heads Denounced Strikers
Cleveland AFL leaders denounced a transit strike by Local 268 of the AFL Transit Union. The Cleveland Federation of Labor disowned the action, urging AFL President Green to secure union back on the job and restore 96 hour paid vacations on the city transit system.
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Cleveland City Hall
Thomas A. Burke
AFL
Harry C. Lang
Thomas P. Meaney
Robert Stack
Detroit
Cleveland Transit
Cleveland
William Green
Cleveland Federation of Labor
AFL Transit Union
Green
CFL
Abe Spraddling
Transit Board
C. F. and
C. F. of L
John F. Burns
William Finegan
Meaney
Burke
Truman
Washington
Protective Custody Ends After Threat Tip In Wheeling
A Bridgeport Ohio resident, Joe Bartok, was kept in protective custody briefly after a magistrate warned he would not live to see Christmas. He was released and ordered to stay out of Wheeling and Ohio County. Bartok allegedly supplied information leading to a raid on a Bridgeport horse book establishment. Louis and Joseph George, brothers, paid $1500 in fines on charges of operating a horse book and slot machines.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Bridgeport
Ohio
Joe Bartok
Ohio County
W. Robert Kennedy
Clarence Mills
Martins Ferry
Bartok
Louis
Joseph George
No Federal Question Seen in New Ballot
Ohio Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy says the office type ballot involves no debatable federal question, a view that reduces chances of the ballot's legality being reviewed by the U S Supreme Court. The Ohio Supreme Court earlier ruled the ballot approved by voters in the No 8 election, with Democratic leaders considering a possible appeal.
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Columbus
Herbert S. Duffy
U. S. Supreme Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio
U. S Supreme Court
One Quadruplet Dies in French Birth Tragedy
Paris reports that one of four boy quadruplets born to Madame Andree Sorei at Sailly Saillisel near Lille died Thursday night. The remaining three, kept in an incubator, are reported in satisfactory health and weigh about two pounds each.
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Paris
Madame Andree Sorei
Sailly- Saillisel
Lille
Unemployment figures in Ohio reach near two hundred thousand
At month end 193 976 people sought work at Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation offices. In November the BUC processed jobs for 15 642 applicants and related services.
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Columbus
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Ohio
BUC
Cold and White Christmas Forecast Across Much of U S
A cold spell spreads from the Dakotas to the Appalachians with subzero readings in parts of Minnesota and North Dakota and Chicago at four above. Forecasters warn little relief this weekend while other regions see milder temps, light snow in the Great Lakes and an icy week causing dozens of deaths.
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Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic
Dakotas
Ilinois
Pembina
N.D
International Falls
Minn
Rockford
Bradford
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Boston
Philadelphia
Mercury
Minnesota
North Dakota
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Montana
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Coast
California
Tinos
Missouri
Cleveland Urged as Site for Air Force Academy
The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce formally asks that Cleveland be considered for the proposed Air Force academy. Chamber executive vice-president Walter I. Beam says the application was filed with the Air Force academy site selection board and Congressman Stephen M. Young pledges to push Cleveland’s claim.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Air Force Academy
Walter I. Beam
Chamber
Stephen M. Young
Colony Club Safes Kept Under Guard
The Colony Club in Chesapeake remains under guard after a Tuesday raid. Judge James Col Her ordered 24 hour protection and custody of $843.40 from 45 slot machines plus $764.80 from a club cash drawer, with safes kept for identification in court. Four Columbus men questioned over a Tuscarawas County slot machine theft were released. no charges filed. Marie Biechler fined $50 for gambling after reporting the theft.
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Tronton
Colony Club
Chesapeake
T. “Tse Mon Pleas
James Col Her
Ironton
Anthony A. Rutkowski
Liquor Department
Newark
Columbus
Tuscarawas County
Gail W. Christman
Marvin Huston
Richard Butter
Leonard Paul Jones
Carl Andrioff
Paul Panchar
Christman
Marie Biechler
Biechler
Dover
Panchar
U. S. Population Tops 150 Million Milestone
The Census Bureau estimated the United States population at 150 183 000 on November 1 1949 a gain of 2 132 000 in the first ten months of the year and 18 514 000 since the 1940 census.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Pope Urges Church Unity and Receives Truman Message
Pope Pius XII urged Christians to unite against militant atheism and renew the world during the Holy Year. He called for social justice and a return to Christian liberty, while President Truman pledged a peaceful world order in a Christmas message delivered to the Vatican.
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Pope
Truman
Vatican City
Pius XII
Washington
United States
Christ Child
Mr. Truman
Myron C.taylor
U. S
Eaches Granted Full Pardon by Governor Lausche
Governor Lausche pardons Ralph Eaches 36 of Richwood Ohio who claimed mistaken imprisonment for a 1948 Marion supermarket robbery. Eaches to be released immediately. another man and his wife provided alibi. former prosecutor Reed pushed the clemency before his death.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ralph Eaches
Eaches
Richwood
Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Marion
Earl Bircham
Louisville
Bircham
June
James EK. Reed
Marion County
Faches
Lausche
Reed
Examiner Recommends Air Lines Merger
A government examiner backs a merger between Pan American Airways and American Overseas Airlines to buy AOA for 17.45 million dollars. The plan requires approval from the Civil Aeronautics Board and President Truman despite TWA objections.
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Washington
Transworld Airlines
TWA
American Overseas Airlines, Inc
Pan American Airways Inc
Civil Aeronautics Board
Truman
Clark Gable and Bride Sail for Honolulu
Clark Gable and his bride, Sylvia Hawkes Ashley Fairbanks Stanley, looked fresh and fit as they sailed aboard the S. S. Lurline for a Honolulu honeymoon. The bride, slim and blonde, appeared youthful as the couple departed San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Clark Gable
Lurline
Honolulu
Taft Calls for Federal Budget Cuts at Rotary
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio urged Rotary Club members to cut the federal budget by seven and a half billion dollars to thirty six billion. He warned that deficit spending risks destroying the American economy.
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Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Rotary Club
Extended Columbus forecast slows warming this week
Temperatures will run 4 to 8 degrees below normal with a high near 34 and a low around 19. Snow flurries are possible Saturday and Sunday, with snow by midweek and a rising trend Monday followed by cooler conditions.
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Columbus
Talk Of January Shutdown Surfaces In Coal Dispute
Washington AP report says President Truman's refusal to intervene escalates talk of a strike or lockout after January 1. John L Lewis's miners will work only Tuesday and Wednesday over the next two holiday weeks. Some fear a full mine shutdown as leverage, while others push for mandatory contracts and maintenance limits to force terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Lewig
President Could Win If Truman Runs Again
Senator Humphrey says President Truman could win another election now regardless of the Republican opponent. He notes Truman and Eisenhower remain friends and that Eisenhower has given no political commitment. Truman said he will consider the 1952 Democratic nomination, while Eisenhower denies any presidential candidacy plan.
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Washington
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Humphrey
D-Minn
Eisenhower
Gener
Europe
Columbia University
Hum
Freighter Fire Sends 42 Escapees From Burned Fern Bay
Boston report describes 40 crewmen and two stewardesses escaping in nightclothes from the moored Norwegian freighter Fern Bay as explosions and flames hit the midship decks. One crewman was burned and the captain crossed a cargo boom to safety. Loss estimated between 100000 and 500000 dollars. cargo included crude rubber and tea.
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Boston
Fern Bay
Burne
Planes Collide Over Edenton. Crew Safe After Crash
Edenton North Carolina reports a Marine fighter and an R4D transport collided in flight near the base. The Corsair crashed but the pilot parachuted to safety while the transport made a forced landing with a damaged tail at the Edenton air station. The Cherry Point Marine Air Station public information office confirmed the incident.
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Edenton
N. C
Edenton Base
Public Information Office
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
Cherry Point
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National Security
Souers
National Security Council
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Joseph Avey
Lake Williams
Marlboro
Mass
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Avery
Midwest
Federal
New York City
Times Square
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
China
Spain
GOP
Examiner
Air Lines
Bride
Taft
Atheny
Chauncey - Gallipe
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