Taft Rider Endorsed Elsewhere as Walcott Seeks GOP Edge
Hamilton County Republican leaders endorsed rival Rasano Walcott for Ohio governor over Charles P Taft and urged former Governor Herbert to exit. The body criticized Taft’s New Deal record and warned his backers, while Taft pledged to win Hamilton County on May 6. The group also backed Rhodes for auditor Douglass for Ohio Supreme Court and Milligan for lieutenant governor.
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Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft
Republican
Rasano
PR Walccutt
Thomas J. Herbert
Cleveland
Hamilton County
Walcutt
Herbert
Ohio
GOP
Taft
Cincinnatian
Post
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Toledo
Charley
Hamilton Group
James A. Rhodes
Columbus
Francisb. Douglass
Supreme Court of Ohio
Fred J. Milligan
GOP Chiefs Rip Truman Debacles in Lincoln Day Speeches
Republican leaders from Minnesota Ohio and California attacked the Truman administration as wasteful and mismanaged in Lincoln Day messages. Harold Stassen Taft and Earl Warren urged stronger anti communist and military plans while praising Lincoln’s ideals amid GOP critique of government policy.
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Associated Press
GOP
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Senator Taft
Ohio
Earl Warren
California
Stassen
Denver
Salt Lake City
Missouri
Truman
Taft
Seattle
United States
Army to Run Nation's Largest Summer Reserve Camp
The Army announced the upcoming summer training program will involve 160,000 reserve officers and enlisted men on 15 days of active duty. Including volunteers and other categories, total trainees rise to about 190,000 with 15,000 volunteer officers and 2,000 new recruits also included.
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Washington
Army
Department
Volunteer Reserve
Organized Reserve Corps
Maine Snow Storm Drops After Heavy New Maine Snow
A severe blizzard across the northeast wanes as cold air from Hudson Bay moves in. Caribou Maine records 44 inches on the ground with nearly two feet in two days and near zero readings in parts of Maine Michigan and surrounding areas see temperatures near zero at Sault Ste Marie and Pellston.
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Associated Press
Hudson Bay
Caribou
Maine
Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie
Pellston
Wooster School Board approves $100 pay raise for teachers
The Wooster school board votes a $100 across the board pay raise for all teachers in the public school system, effective September 1.
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Wooster
Steel Raps CIO Figures
New York CIO figures are challenged by Frank Purnell of Youngstown Sheet and Tube, who says the union overstated industry profits by not using 1951 value allowances. Hearings resume before a six member Wage Stabilization Board panel as CIO United Steelworkers threaten a 650000 member strike, with the union seeking 18 percent wage increases and fringe-benefit gains.
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New York
CIO
Frank Purnell
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Wage Stabilization Board
United Steelworkers
Supply Depot Sought For Zanesville Site
The Civil Defense Administration seeks to establish a supply depot in Zanesville Ohio to support the Cleveland Pittsburgh critical target area. It asked Congress to authorize leasing 100000 square feet of warehouse space for the reserve supply program.
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Washington
Federal
Civil Defense Administration
Zanesville
Ohio
Cleveland-Pittsburgh
Civil Defense Agency
Congress
Civil Defense
J. J. Wadsworth
Missing John Nicolopolos Still Sought in Cleveland
In Cleveland theGuardin Trust Co final payoff prompts inquiries into a $6930 unclaimed account once linked to John Nicolopolos who may be dead. Three other men named Nicolopoloses contacted officials to claim the money, as investigators caution about possible posthumous status.
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Cleveland
John Nicolopolos
Guardian Trust Co
Nicolopolos
Charles F. Carr
Former War Chief Urges Army Accord In Europe
Paris report says Pierre Henri Teitgen warns a European army including German troops could win U S support. He cautions a vote against a European force might trigger U S isolationism and withdrawal from Europe. He cites a 1946 withdrawal dossier he saw as war minister.
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Paris
United States
Europe
Pierre Henri Teitgen
Catholic Popular Republican Party
MRP
U. S
War Ministry
Brittany
Mediterranean
Teitgen
Child Labor Charge Filed Against Columbus Firm
A criminal information in U S court charges S A Shenk & Co of Columbus with oppressive child labor under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Nine counts allege employment of children under 19, interstate shipment of goods, and failure to keep birth records. William E. Smith of the Columbus wage hour division cites multiple underage workers including a 13 year old and several 14 and 15 year olds.
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Columbus
U. S
S. A. Shenk & Co
William E. Smith
Negotiators Set 60 Day Time Limit For Korean Armistice
Allied and Communist negotiators agreed on a 60 day limit to exchange prisoners and to supervise a truce in Korea. The plan excludes voluntary repatriation and aims to resolve flow controls of troops and arms with a neutral supervisory body.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Japan
UMT Critics Question Universal Military Training
Washington AP reports church leaders oppose mandatory six month UMT but favor ongoing selective service drafts. Senate Armed Services Chair Russell questions why supporters back the draft while opposing UMT, noting civilian supervised UMT could replace the draft with a trained reserve. Public hearings continue with veterans groups expected to back UMT to widen service and reduce long term armed forces cost.
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Washington
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
UMT
UMIT
Thousands Brave Cold In Homage To Monarch
Snow and freezing temperatures did not deter crowds lining up at Westminster for a second day of public homage to King George VI. About 30 000 people queued by noon as mourners paid respects to the late king before his Friday funeral at Windsor. Royal visitors from Europe and officials of many governments rushed to London for the ceremony. Kefauver supporters campaign in Ohio and New Hampshire ahead of primaries as Truman’s name also appears there.
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Illinois
White House
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
London
Westminster Hall
George VI
Westmin
Europe
Windsor Castle
St. George's Chapel
Britain
Haakon of
Kefauver
Norway
Ohio
Hays
Democratic State Organization
Robert J. Bulkley
Cleveland
Ohioan
New Hampshire
Buckingham Palace
Claridges
Gustav
Louise
Sweden
Paul
Greece
Frederik
Ingrid
Denmark
Juliana
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
Baudouin
Belgium
Prince Albert
U. S
Dean Acheson
Indonesia party rejects U S aid complicating Soekiman government
Indonesia's Mashumi party, the largest in parliament, rejected acceptance of United States aid under the Mutual Security Act. The vote likely signals parliamentary opposition to U S assistance and could disrupt Prime Minister Soekiman’s administration after Foreign Minister Soebardjo previously accepted MLA aid without formal government or parliamentary approval.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Mashumi
Mohammedan Party
United States
Soekiman
Achmed Soebardjo
MLA
U.S
Merle Cochran
Flu Wave Closes Schools at Chester
Chester schools closed today due to influenza outbreak. Principal Bernard Krinke announced classes will resume next Monday.
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Chester
Bernard Krinke
Krinke
Odds Short Faces Long Fast Buck Eludes Bookies
In Cleveland area NE Ohio, December gambling revenue fell 30 percent amid the new 10 percent federal wagering tax. About $300000 of December gross in a 22 county district came from Cleveland gamblers. Only 16 professional bookmakers bought tax stamps and six remain active, as horse race wagering diminishes. Some bettors reportedly move bets across the border to Canada to dodge tax and registration.
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Cleveland
Florida
Ohio
Internal Revenue
Sanford Scoul
Cleveland News Police
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Kauer Says Pact Violated On Heavy Truck Route
Ohio highway director T. J. Kauer asserts Pennsylvania breached an understanding to bar heavy trucks from Ohio secondary roads on the western Pennsylvania turnpike extension. He notes minutes don’t show the agreement but says trucks should be diverted at interchanges.
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Columbus
Ohio
Pennsylvania
T. J. Kauer
Kauer
Red Leader Freed Of Contempt Charge
Steve Nelson a communist leader and key figure in atomic spying investigations is acquitted of contempt of Congress after claiming constitutional rights. U S District Judge James R Kirkland praised due process saying even Satan would get a fair trial in American courts.
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Washington
Steve Nelson
Satan
U.S
James R. Kirkland
Nelson
House UN- American Activities Committee
Couple Held In Car Theft Ring Inquiry
John Soards 28 and Eva Irene Gay 37 both of Covington Ky are held by police on open charges as detectives investigate an alleged automobile theft ring. They say they had no personal involvement and police note a well known police character connected to the case. Gay was picked up while trying to cash a 1000 dollar check at a department store and Soards was detained there while attempting to cash a check.
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Cincinnati
John Soards
Eva Irene Gay
Soards
Gay
Alpine Avalanches Claim Lives of 26
Austria's death toll from Alpine avalanches rose to two dozen today as three children and a British skier were found. The youngsters, a 4 year old boy a 6 year old boy and a 12 year old girl, were pulled from snow at Leutasch near Innsbruck after a massive slide roared down Gehnerenspitz Mountain trapping them in their home.
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Vienna
Austria
Leutasch
Innsbruck
Gehrenspitze
Disaster-Hit Newark Airport Remains Closed
Newark airport in New Jersey stays shut after the fourth metropolitan crash in two months. Officials and 25 airlines agreed on a safety committee and restricting flights over crowded areas while investigations continue. The latest death brings the toll to 32 as Miss Sarah Aronwald, 52, of the Bronx, is confirmed dead. Newsmen were barred from a six hour meeting held after Monday’s Elizabeth incident.
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New York
Newark
N. J
New York Metropolitan Area
National Airlines
Elizabeth
Sarah Aronwald
Bronx
N. Y
Newark Field
Labor Ruling Reversed Over Union Picketing Case
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 6 to 1 that a building trades union may be enjoined from an illegal secondary boycott. It reversed an appellate ruling that overturned a Franklin County common pleas court injunction. Local 311 picketed Ohio State University health center construction in 1949 over nonunion drivers on Anderson and Sons subcontracting trucks.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
W. E. Anderson Sons Co
AFL International ‘Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs
Ohio State University
Anderson
Couple Convicted in Counterfeit Cash Case
Willie Hicks aged 35 and Ellen Louise Hicks 30 of Detroit were found guilty by Federal Judge Charles J. McNamee of possessing 320 dollars in counterfeit money. They testified they did not know the money was bogus.
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Cleveland
Willie Hicks
Ellen Louise
Detroit
Charles J. McNamee
Three Minute Eclipse Planned After Long Preparations
Government science teams chose Khartoum in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan as the best viewing site for the February 25 eclipse. Dr George Van Biesbroeck led eight weeks of field work in Khartoum with a National Geographic Society telescope. Rain or sand could spoil the view, but Khartoum was selected for its typical February clear skies. The eclipse path runs roughly 9000 miles from near the equator to the Atlantic and Siberia.
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Washington
Khartoum
Sudan
States
George van Biesbroeck
Yerkes Observatory
National Geographic Society
Khartouma
Equator
Atlantic
Siberia
Reds Resume Light Stirs On Korean Front
A Soviet backed Red company of about 160 men shelled an Allied forward position west of Mundung V on the eastern front for ten hours through night and dawn. Allies withdrew then reoccupied the position four hours later and found 12 Reds dead. U S Fifth Air Force planes cut communist rail lines in 35 spots, destroyed two locomotives and one anti aircraft position. Air sorties totaled 301 on Tuesday with 105 rail cuts.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Aunt Kate Dies At Hocking Valley Home
NEW STRAITSVILLE Ohio Mrs. Guy Cottrill longtime aide to state Auditor Joseph T Ferguson died at her home after a long illness She was 78 Survived by her husband and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held Friday at St Augustine s Church Burial will be in St Patrick s Cemetery Junction City
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New Straitsville
Guy Cottrill
Joseph T. Ferguson
Hocking Valley
Kate
Cottrill
St. Augustine’s Church
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Junction City
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