China Leaders Are Summoned For Conference
Nationalist military chiefs gathered in Nanking to discuss war or peace with Chiang Kai Shek amid rumors he may quit. A Red underground movement neared the capital as Chiang pulls back troops north of the Yangtze and a possible successor Li Tsung Jen is discussed.
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Nanking
China
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chiang
Chen Cheng
Formosa
Executive Yuan
Council
Shanghai
Canton
Yangtze
Peiping
Tientsin
Tu Li-Ming
Suchow
Li Tsung-Jen
Tu Li- Ming
New Contract For Boudreau Is Predicted
Cleveland Indians manager Lou Boudreau is expected to receive a new two or three year contract with higher base pay and larger attendance bonuses. The Plain Dealer reports potential totals between 60 000 and 75 000 plus bonuses if fan attendance matches last season.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Harry Jones
Indians
Boudreau
Bob Feller
Harvey
Ill
Bill
the Plain Dealer
Tribe
Bill Veeck
GI Insurance Dividends Expected for 1949
The Veterans Administration announced 16,000,000 veterans may share in National Service Life Insurance dividends in 1949. Payments range from a few cents to several hundred dollars, with early higher-amount policies likely to receive the largest refunds.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Negev Front Quiet After Tentative Halt Report
Israeli and United Nations sources said the second battle of the Negev was tentatively halted with observers reporting quiet in the Southern Palestine desert. An Israeli spokesman described the action as slackening and a UN official noted the lull as indications of a pause.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
United Nations
The
Negev
U.N
Haifa
Palestine
Reno Shaken Again by Six Seismic Swarms
RENO Nev six to seven earthquakes struck Monday night and another rattler hit Tuesday morning. The tremor lasted five to ten seconds and was felt in a wide arc from the Sierra Nevada into parts of California including the Sacramento Valley.
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Reno
Nev
Sierra Nevada
California
Sacramento Valley
SEK educators lead Ohio Education Association group
R L Morton of Ohio University Athens was named one of four on the OEA education council. W A Smith of Pomeroy and Sam Dillon of Logan were chosen for affiliated groups. Margaret Boyd of Steubenville was elected president, the second woman to head the 101 year old association.
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R. L. Morton
Ohio University
Athens
Educational Council of the
Ohio Education Association
Columbus
Southeastern Ohio
OEA
W. A. Smith
Pomeroy
Sam Dillon
Logan
Margaret Boyd
Steubenville
Westinghouse to Build Atomic Transport Power Unit
Pittsburgh report states Westinghouse Electric to build the first atomic power unit for transport. The Atomic Energy Commission assigns the project to develop a propulsion plant for U S Navy ships as the primary goal.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Forgery Charged In Paying Court Costs
Chillicothe man Sher man Conner of Chillicothe Route 1 faced charges for forging a check to pay court costs. He allegedly cashed the forged check on December 6 to cover an assault and battery case in Chillicothe Municipal Court, after requesting time to raise the funds. The act occurred as he walked from City Hall to Fred's Radio Shop.
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Chillicothe
Sherman Conner
Democrats Shy From Spy Hunt Committee
New House Democrats and many veterans avoid seeking a seat on the Un American Activities Committee. Speaker-designate Rayburn has received committee preference letters from all 101 new Democrats and over 50 present members, yet none ask to join the spy hunting panel as a second choice.
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Washington
House
Un-American Activities Committee
Rayburn
Tex
New Democratic House
Guard Plane Crashes Killing Four Near Base
A Michigan National Guard B-26 bomber crashed six miles from its base amid rain and sleet while returning from McDill Field Florida. At least four men were killed including three Air Force personnel and a Guard officer as the aircraft exploded on impact.
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Detroit
Michigan National Guard
Air Force
McDill Field
Fla
Einstein Hospitalized for Rest and Observation
Prof. Albert Einstein is hospitalized in New York at the Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn for rest and observation. A spokesman said he is perfectly OK and is smoking his pipe while working in bed. He was admitted yesterday for routine observation.
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New York
Albert Einstein
O.K
Jewish Hospital of
Brooklyn
Tobin to Speak at Ohio CIO Council Convention
Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin will headline the Ohio CIO Council’s 10th annual convention in Cleveland next month. The event gathers union leaders and industry officials to discuss labor and economic policy.
Soviet coal output up 13.3 percent in 1948
The Soviet coal ministry reported to Prime Minister Stalin that coal production in 1948 rose 13.3 percent from 1947. The message highlights a productive year for the USSR's coal industry and its role in the wartime recovery.
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Moscow
Soviet Coal Ministry
Stalin
Roundup Begun in Peloponnesian Communist Sweep
Athens reports a government initiated mass roundup targeting alleged Communists across the Peloponnese region. Authorities said the operation mobilizes police and security forces to identify suspects and seize prohibited materials amid a broad crackdown.
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Athens
Peloponneus
Former Ohio society board member Jeanette Dryer dies
Jeanette M. Dryer 85 former member of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society board died yesterday in Columbus. She served on the society’s board for many years and contributed to its historical programs.
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Columbus
Jeanette M. Dryer
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society Board
Gas Hearing Set Jan. 18
Ohio communities will get the first chance on January 18 to present views to the State Utilities Commission about the gas situation. Harry Fitzgerald says municipal officials are invited to a quarterly hearing to ensure every party has a day in court. Akron district complaints about gas allocation will be reviewed and the commission may extend the emergency order restricting usage. No investigation of diverted allotments was stated by Fitzgerald.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Utilities Commission
Harry Fitzgerald
Commission
Search resumes for 30 aboard charter plane
Hope faded today for the 30 people aboard a charter plane that disappeared on a San Juan Puerto Rico to Miami flight. Air Force Navy and Coast Guard planes joined dawn patrols to resume the 1200 mile search corridor toward San Juan the Florida peninsula and the Eastern Gulf of Mexico.
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Miami
Fla
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Air Force
Navy
Coast Guard
Florida Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Withdrawal of Troops Scheduled for Korea
President Syngman Rhee said the present withdrawal of some American troops from Korea leaves security safeguarded. In Washington the Army announced portions of the American security force including the Seventh Division were withdrawn for regrouping in Japan.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Korea
Washington
Japan
Fire Destroys Mile Run Home. Driver Dies Nearby
Marietta report says Ralph Chutes, 40, a Belpre Lumber Co. truck driver, died yesterday when his Mile Run house on Route 50 A burned. The fire’s origin was not determined. His wife and children were away visiting relatives.
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Marietta
Ralph Chutes
Mile Run
Chutes
Belpre Lumber Co
Railroad to lay off 15 shopmen in Wellsville yards
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced a layoff of 15 shopmen in the Wellsville Ohio yards due to a conversion from steam to diesel engines.
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East Liverpool
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wellsville
Ohio
Walter Doll Dies of Burns After Christmas Crash
Walter Doll 48 of Waverly died in a Portsmouth hospital yesterday from burns suffered in a Christmas automobile accident.
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Portsmouth
Walter Doll
Waverly
Congress Seen Re-Lifting Taft-Hartley Closed Shop Ban
Washington reports a new Congress is likely to repeal the Taft-Hartley closed shop ban. Taft and chamber leaders foresee a shift toward union membership requirements, with potential legal changes to union shop and related labor provisions affecting John L. Lewis's coal, maritime, and steel contracts and their status next April.
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Washington
Congress
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Taft
Ohio
Business Action
John L. Lewis
Cass
Rescue of 12 Airmen From Greenland Ice Cap
The Air Force credits Lt. Col. Emil J. Beaudry of Manchester New Hampshire with a daring 38 minute rescue of 12 marooned airmen after landing his C-47 on a Greenland ice cap. The group was later reported safe at Bluie West Eight in Southwest Greenland though initial details remained sparse due to communications loss.
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Washington
Air Force
Greenland
Emil J. Beaudry
Manchester
N. H
Northland
Bluie West
Airmen Rescued From Greenland Ice Cap Report Comfort
Twelve U S airmen rescued from a Greenland ice cap say they suffered only slight weight loss and lived in comparative luxury in snowhouses. An Air Force official at Harmon Field said they built a three room snowhouse on the cap with portable heat.
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ST. John’s
Mid
United States
Greenland
Air Force
Harmon Field
Greenland Cap
Assassination of Egypt's Premier Nokrashy Pasha Shocks Cairo
Police identify the shooter as a college student linked to the outlawed Moslem Brotherhood. Nokrashy Pasha, Egypt's strong man, was shot five times outside the Ministry of Interior in Cairo. Ibrahim Abdel Hadi Pasha named new premier and expected to pursue Israel policy similar to the slain leader.
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Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha
Moslem Brotherhood
Nokrashy
Egypt
Ministry of Interior
Cairo
Ibrahim Abdel Hadi Pasha
Israel
Nokrashy Pasha
Reorganized School System To Be Asked
Ohio school superintendents will ask the 1949 state legislature to reorganize districts so the smallest has at least 1500 pupils. The plan, drafted at a meeting with the Ohio Education Association, envisions at least 25 county wide districts if approved. The program also calls for boosts to teacher pay, operations funds, new buses, and building rehabilitation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Education Association
Harold Vincent
Canton
Ohio Association of School Administrators
County Superintendents Association
OEA
Reds Scorn Ruhr Plan Draws Mixed Reactions
London reports a six power draft for international control of Germanys Ruhr industries draws favorable tones in Britain and France. Russia condemns it as American reaction. Western German leaders oppose it while German protests are anticipated. Most British papers praise the plan.
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London
Germany
Ruhr
Britain
France
Russia
Moscow
Dead gunman identified in Mansfield supermarket holdup
Mansfield police identified the dead gunman as Brownie Goldowski, the suspect in the December 23 robbery of Joseph Spitaleri Jr., owner of a Mansfield market who viewed the body. The man was killed on Christmas Eve in a gun duel with Barberton police. Officer Vincent Gerek also died.
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Mansfield
Joseph Spitaleri, Jr
Brownie Goldowski
Barberton
Vincent Gerek
Pedestrians Killed in Cincinnati and Columbus
Miss Kate Lewis aged 77 and Heber L. Jump aged 46 were fatally struck as pedestrians in traffic accidents last night in Columbus and Cincinnati. Authorities reported both incidents involved pedestrian fatalities.
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Cincinnati
Kate Lewis
Heber L. Jump
Two Pedestrians Die After Vehicle Strikes
In Columbus last night two pedestrians were killed while crossing intersections. The victims were tentatively identified as Joseph L. McCann, 63, and Robert Carroll, 67, based on initial reports.
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Columbus
Joseph L. McCann
Robert Carroll
Cardinal Mindszenty Refuses Escape in Arrest Scan
Vienna reports Cardinal Mindszenty refused to flee Hungary despite imminent arrest by the Communist government. His secretary says the primate was warned to leave but chose to stay, saying a shepherd must not leave his flock, as he and 10 other Catholics face charges of plotting against the state and black market dealings. Cardinal Spellman calls the arrest a grim step in a totalitarian mock trial and decries the claims of a Royalist plot as false.
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Vienna
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Paulus
France
New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Archibishop
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Cardinal Mindszenty
Budapest
Archduke Otto von Hapsburg
Chancery Office
New York Archdiocese
Cardinal Spellman
Too Much Christmas In Nelsonville A Makeshift Ride
Lester Coakley of Buchtel tethered his horse to a West Washington Street parking meter in Nelsonville and used a coin to complete a purchase. Police Chief James Cope examined the scene then watched as Coakley returned, unhitched the horse, and left.
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Nelsonville
Lester Coakley
Buchtel
Halter
West Washington St
James Cope
Piedmont Flight Forced Landing Injures None
Johnson City Tenn Fifteen passengers and three crewmen escaped injury when a Piedmont airliner made a forced landing shortly after takeoff from Tri-City airport. A loss of oil pressure in the right engine caused mechanical trouble. The craft landed in a snow covered field a mile and a half from the airport en route to Cincinnati via Lexington Ky.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Piedmont
Tri-City
Here
Cincinnati
Lexington
Decision on Fate of Daniels Still Unknown
The Ohio State Pardon and Parole Commission has reached a decision on whether Mary Daniels should die for the Niebel family killings in Mansfield. The exact ruling will not be released until Gov. Thomas J. Herbert announces his clemency decision, with executive secretary Robert Ratchford saying a date is not yet set.
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Columbus
State Pardon and Parole Commission
Mary Daniels
Niebel
Mansfield
Thomas J. Herbert
Daniels
Robert Ratchford
Kosygin Reassigned as Light Industry Minister in Moscow
Moscow named Alexei N. Kosygin minister of light industry and removed him from the post of finance minister after ten months. Arseny G. Zverev returned as finance minister as the change appeared to align with a Stockholm report cited by the Daily Mail that Kosygin may be among Russians seeking an understanding with the United States.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosysgin
Arseny G. Zverev
Stockholm
London Daily Mail
Kosygin
Truman
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