Somber Britons Pay Last Tribute To King George
In Westminster Hall Britons pay homage to King George VI as Big Ben tolls and a 13 hour wait ends. A 47 year old Liverpool man leads the first mourners. 2000 plus wait to see the coffin amid austerity and wartime memory. Sailors, students, nuns and colonial visitors join a solemn, orderly procession through the hall.
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Great Westminster Hall
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Palace of Westminster
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Dominions
St. Stephen's Porch
Westminster Hall
Taft Victory Highlighted At Oklahoma Republican Convention
Oklahoma Republicans concluded their state convention with seven delegates pledged to Taft seven to Eisenhower and two to MacArthur. Victor A. Johnson projected 12 of 166 Oklahoma delegates for Taft on the first ballot at the July national convention. Senator Aiken commented on Eisenhower from Washington.
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Abraham Lincoln
Oklahoma City
Taft
Oklahoma
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Victor A. Johnson
Washington
Aiken
R-Vi
General Eisenhower
Fire-plagued Cincinnati reports two more blazes
A deadly apartment fire at 131 West Ninth Street killed John Campbell, 76, and his six year old daughter Katherine. Campbells wife and two other children were hospitalized as a second blaze damaged the Florentine Art in Wood Co building.
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West Ninth St
John Campbell
Katherine
Campbell
Mary Campbell
General Hospital
Mary Jane
Betty
Greater
Florentine Art In Wood Co
Noted Solon Feared Dead After Snowbound Sierra Search
Manuel Herrick, 78, former Oklahoma congressman famed as the aerial daredevil of Congress, is missing in a snowbound California Sierra expedition and presumed dead. His companion George L. Welch, 73, of Colfax, Calif., was found deceased by a search party after they entered the high country January 11. Herrick, a Republican, served in 1921 and failed to win re election.
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Manuel Herrick
Oklahoma
California
Sierra
George L. Welch
Colfax
Herrick
High Country
Congress
Washington
Armando Di Martino Sentenced for Interstate Prostitution
Armando Di Martino 23 receives a five year penitentiary term after conviction for transporting a young woman across state lines to work as a prostitute.
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Cleveland
Armando di Martino
Housekeepers Seek Household Furniture Ad in Messenger
An inexpensive want ad ran once in the Messenger, signaling housekeepers seek household furniture and owners find buyers in the same want ad columns.
Walcutt and Taft Clash on Ohio Gubernatorial Race
Two Republican candidates for Ohio governor Spar in separate speeches. State Sen. Roscoe R. Walcutt accuses New Deal supporters of power grabs while Charlie P Taft warns against any split in the party that could cost November victory. Observers see veiled jabs between them. Walcutt backs party regulars. Taft aligns with Cincinnati charterite faction.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Roscoe R. Walcutt
Republican Club
Delphos
Republican Party
Charlies P. Taft
Cincinnati
Toledo
Walcutt
Taft
Charterite
Rich Draft-Dodger Faces Deportation
Serge M. Rubinstein a wealthy Russian born financier faces deportation after the immigration service rules his World War II draft dodging as moral turpitude. He served time at Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary from May 5 1947 to April 25 1949 for evading selective service.
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Washington
Serge M. Rubinstein
Immigration Service
Rubinstein
Lewisburg
Two Men Arrested In Perry Robberies
NEWARK George M. Scott 33 and Robert Gene Wilson 22 both of Fairfield County admit a series of burglaries in Fairfield Perry Pickaway Delaware and Licking Counties. Sheriff William McElroy said they were arrested in Utica when a marshal grew suspicious of their car. No charges filed yet. they are held in Licking County jail.
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George M. Scott
Robert Gene Wilson
Fairfield County
Fairfield
Perry
Pickaway
Delaware
Licking
William McElroy
McElroy
Utica
Licking County
Perjury Trial to Open in Fremont Monday
The perjury trial of Carl G. Coleman on charges of falsifying his expense account related to a school board election opens Monday in Fremont. Coleman faces allegations of lying about costs claimed during the campaign.
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Fremont
Carl G. Coleman
Trapped Cat Sparks Rescue at Local Stores
A full grown tom named Matt became trapped between the rear walls of Jeffrey's Jewelry and Jake's Sandwich Shop on S Court St after wandering from Scott 5 & 10. Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric lineman Gordon Hamilton heard his cries at about 9 am and workers plus two city firemen broke through brick to free him in a nearly two hour operation.
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Jenkins Proposes Study of Pomeroy Flood Area
Rep. Jenkins introduces a bill to authorize Army engineers to study flood damage from the Gallipolis dams near Pomeroy Ohio. The plan seeks damage assessment and protection works plus possible reimbursement to local interests. Governors and businessmen weigh federal aid prospects.
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Ohio
Army Engineers
Gallipolis
Coincidence Shocks CAA on Elizabeth NJ Crashes
A Civil Aeronautics Administration expert calls the Elizabeth New Jersey air disasters a baffling coincidence. E S Hensley, director of the office of aviation safety, says three major crashes occurred in the same location within less than 60 days with no clear explanation. He notes Newark airport’s long safety record, with only one ground fatality in a quarter century until late 1951.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
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Elizabeth
N. J
E. S. Hensley
Office of Aviation Safety
San Francisco
Timbuktu
Saskatchewan
Hensley
Newark
New Slant On In Law Divorce Case Reveals Conflicts
Rosemary McDonald testified in an uncontested divorce Monday claiming her husband Pfe Kevin McDonald aged 30 admitted loving her mother Mary Jane Nye, 42. She testified he dated her mother while on leave from an Air Force base in Phoenix and wrote her a drawer full of letters suggesting a haste to marry.
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Pfe
Kevin McDonald
Mary Jane Nye
McDonald
Phoenix
Ariz
Canton Report Shows Deficit of 321 711 in Last Year
Auditor T. Frank Snyder reported Canton spent 321711 more than it took in, with total receipts of 1818582 for the year. The audit highlights a deficit and calls attention to budget gaps affecting local finances.
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Canton
T. Frank Snyder
Elizabeth Faces Newark Airport Future After Crashes
Elizabeth residents reel from three air disasters with a DC-6 crash killing 31 as officials meet in New York with the Port Authority and 17 airlines to decide whether to keep Newark Airport open. Governors Driscoll and Dewey were advised of the session.
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N. J
Newark Airport
New York
Port of New York Authority
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Thomas E. Dewey
Port Authority
Congress bombs armed forces over wasteful spending
The House Armed Services Subcommittee pressed its probe into military buying practices. Rear Adm. M L King testified as a purchasing agent while Rep. Lyle urged trimming billions from President Truman's 85.4 billion budget and questioned the lack of a standard catalog across services.
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Congress
House
Armed Services
M. L. King
Munitions Board
Lyle
D-Tex
United States
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Truman
Ohio Five-Day Forecast With Above Normal Temps
The forecast for Ohio shows temperatures averaging 4 to 5 degrees above normal, with normal highs from 36 to 44 and lows from 20 to 25. Warmer conditions expected Wednesday and Thursday, turning colder Friday and Saturday. Rain is expected Wednesday and Thursday totaling about a tenth of an inch.
Policy for Jet Pilots Upheld by Air Force
An Air Force spokesman defended keeping jet pilots in Korea until 100 combat missions are completed. Maj George A Davis Jr had 11 MiGs and three Red bombers in 59 missions before being shot down. His wife in Texas urged a full inquiry and questioned the policy.
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Korea
Air Force
George A. Davis, Jr
Davis
U. S
Lubbock
Tex
Washington
Rep. Mahon
de Texas
Pentagon
Fifth Air Force
Marshall
Creighton
Reds Propose New Plan Ahead of Korean Truce Talks
MUNSAN Korea Reds promise a new plan to patch truce rifts as negotiators adjourn for report. They offer to raise troop rotation to 30000 and allow four inspection ports, while Allies demand 40000 rotation and eight ports. Debate centers on POW repatriation and joint Red Cross work, with Reds seeking tighter Red Cross control.
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Korea
Pyongyang
Peiping
Col
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Red Cross
Hickman
Reds accuse Labor Youth League of steering students to Communism
Former FBI agent Matthew Cvetic testified before the Ohio Un American Activities Commission that a group called the Labor Youth League operates in Ohio colleges and high schools to recruit students into the Communist Party. He cited 276 Ohio members in 1950 and a January distribution at John Adams High School in Cleveland.
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Communist Party
FBI
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Pittsburgh
Ohio Un-American Activities Commission
Labor Youth League
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Stalin
Cvetic
New Challenge
John Adams High School
Cleveland
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Recess Trial Of Cop-Killer In Cleveland Case
The widow of Cleveland policeman Forney L. Haas says she hopes George F. Ross is suffering. Ross faces murder charges for Haas's killing with self defense claimed. The prosecution seeks the full penalty, death in the electric chair, as the trial recessed for holidays.
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Cleveland
Forney L. Haas
George F. Ross
Ross
Haas
Moxley
Assassination of Lincoln Clouded Athens Victory Celebration
Memoirs recount Lincoln’s death eighty seven years ago as Athens marked Lincoln’s birthday and the war neared end. Residents recall hushed voices, bell tolls, mass meetings, and recollections from local families connected to the Union cause.
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Abraham Lincoln
Athens
United States
Republican Party
North
Lee
Virginia
Truman seeks two year extension of price and wage controls
President Truman told Congress the nation must prevent inflation from breaking out and asked for a two year extension of price and wage controls through mid 1954. He urged restoration of consumer and real estate credit regulation and opposed three Defense Production Act amendments while emphasizing increasing productivity to push prices downward.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
DiSalle Predicts OPS Benefits and 1952 Stability
Michael V. DiSalle, Toledo former mayor and price stabilization head, declared 1952 should bring price stability and growth in military and economic strength. He spoke at the Transportation Club in his final major address before quitting this Friday to seek a Democratic U S Senate nomination, noting 1951 as the first year of effective price control with living costs rising under three percent.
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Toledo
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
U. S
DiSale
Acheson Heads to London for Western Defense Talks
Secretary of State Dean Acheson departs for London with top aides to press Western Europe toward a consolidated defense army. He will meet British and French ministers and attend the funeral of the late King, then fly to Lisbon for an Atlantic Pact meeting to align strategy against communism. Meanwhile RFC head Stuart Symington plans to resign this week, with Truman nominating Harry A. McDonald to succeed. Senate panel delays confirmation amid SEC probe.
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Acheson
London
Europe
Germany
Truman
Britain
George VI
Lisbon
Stuart
Symington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Harry A. McDonald
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Senate
McDonald
House
Seek Gunman In Huntington
Huntington West Virginia police search for a phantom gunman who has fired into lighted windows of at least eight homes in 11 days wounding two women. Detective Chief Herman A. Frazier says the shooter has a twisted fancy for firing into lighted windows.
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W. VA
Fannie Funk
Herman A. Frazier
Postmaster Nomination at Oberlin Faces Hearing
The Senate Post Office Committee will hear objections to Gerald D. Keller's nomination as postmaster of Oberlin Ohio behind closed doors. J D Mac Laury of Oberlin will testify February 26 as spokesman for a local citizens group opposing Keller. Senator Bricker has no personal objection to Keller.
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Senate Post Office Committee
Gerald D. Keller
Oberlin
Ohio
J. D. Mac- Laury
Mac Laury
Keller
Bricker
Post Office Committee
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