Vast Powers for Cleanup Under-Fire
President Truman seeks broad investigative powers for Newbold Morris to spearhead a government cleanup. The plan includes virtually unlimited subpoenas and immunity from prosecution for compelled witnesses, a move lawmakers call unprecedented and outside standard practice.
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Washington
Truman
Newbold Morris
Capitol Hill
Congress
House
Senate
Executive Branch
McGrath
Federal Trade Commission
Union Shop Recommended For Carriers
A presidential emergency board on Thursday urged railroads to accept a union shop clause in contracts for non operating workers and approved a dues check-off. The panel noted union shop is now common in U.S. labor contracts and that more than 70 percent of workers covered by agreements are in unions.
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Washington
600 File Claims In Ship Disaster
In Cleveland today the 600 claimants in the Noronic ship disaster face a 4 45 p m deadline to accept or reject a $2 15 million settlement offer. Federal court clerk C B Watkins said most responses were acceptances with a few rejections.
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Cleveland
C. B. Watkins
Murray Accuses Steel of Provoking Strike
Murray, president of the CIO and United Steelworkers, accuses the steel industry of provoking a strike to press for unjustified price increases. He spoke as a Wage Stabilization Board hearing aims to avert a threatened Feb. 23 walkout, and outlined wage demands including 18 percent raises and a union shop.
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New York
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Steel Industry
Murray
Wage Stabilization Board
United States
Big Three propose new German army plan amid French crisis
The Big Three foreign ministers advanced a NATO backed plan to allow West Germany into a European army with NATO membership and Saar rights. France faces a critical Assembly vote as some lawmakers fear reviving militant German strength. Acheson Schuman and Eden met to seek a compromise that grants Germany a voice in NATO while preserving French control.
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London
Edgar Faurethus
National Assembly
U.S
State Acheson
Robert Schuman
Anthony Eden
NATO
West Germany
Mossadegh Aide Fatemi Shot in Tehran At Rally
Hossein Fatemi, trusted aide to Prime Minister Mossadegh, was wounded by a pistol shot during a public address at a Tehran cemetery. A youthful Moslem terrorist shouted religious exhortations before firing. Fatemi was taken to a hospital run by Mossadegh's son. doctors say the chest wound is not fatal.
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Iran
Hossein Fatemi
Mohammed Mossadegh
God
Allah
Fatemi
Mossadegh
Gholam Hossein Mossadegh
Allied Grand Slam Naval Exercise Set in Mediterranean
Plans announced for a nine day Allied Grand Slam exercise in the Mediterranean involving US British French and Italian naval forces. The maneuver begins February 26 under Adm Robert B Carney with over twenty task units and a four power staff aboard USS Adirondack in Naples.
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Naples
Italy
Mediterranean
U.S
Robert B. Carney
Europe
Carney
Five Day Forecast for Ohio
Temperatures will average 3 to 6 degrees below normal with the north portion near normal this weekend. Rain or snow expected in the south portion with snow in the north Saturday night and early Sunday and again Wednesday. Total precipitation about a quarter inch in the north and half an inch in the south.
Geauga County Maple Festival Sees Six Dollar Syrup Price
The 27th Geauga County Maple Festival runs March 20 to 30. The festival board raised the syrup price to six dollars a gallon and cites higher materials and labor costs. Geauga’s 550 producers expect about 90 000 gallons, birthing potential gross profits of top figures as crowds have reached 100 in the village of 2 500. The event features a golden wedding party prize, remarks by Sen John W Bricker and Rep Frances Bolton, a leg‑chopping contest, and maple syrup for sale at six dollars a gallon.
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Geauga County
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Frances P. Bolton
Cleveland
Bolin Resigns as Marietta High Basketball Coach
Charles Bolin announced his resignation as head basketball coach at Marietta High School. A Ohio University graduate, Bolin previously coached at Albany, Rome-Canaan and Athens High Schools and was an assistant in Ohio University's physical education department. His only losing season came in his three years at Marietta. The move is effective in September.
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Marietta
Charles Bolin
Marietta High School
Bolin
Ohio University At
Athens
Albany
Rome-Canaan
Athens County
Ohio University
Truman Bid Plans Split Party Ranks
A sample of Senate opinion shows Democrats divided on whether President Truman should run again. Nine senators were asked. two favor a run, two predict he won’t, two oppose, one prefers Russell, and one declined comment. Republicans are split on the impact of a Truman bid.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Russell
Martin
Pennsylvania
Bridges
New Hampshire
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
Murray
D-Mont
Kerr
D-Okla
Carl Rice
Kansas
Oklahoma
Byrd Budget Push Seeks $8.6 Billion Budget Cut
Senator Byrd proposed a revised Truman budget for the next fiscal year totaling 76.8 billion, about 8.6 billion less than Truman’s plan, arguing the current figures threaten currency stability though the deficit would still rise to 14.4 billion. The move drew election-year support despite doubts on achievability. Arson charge filed in Hamilton case as 34 people lose homes.
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Washington
Truman
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Ohio Draft Rolls List 1242 Objectors in State
Columbus reports 8215 conscientious objectors nationwide with 1242 from Ohio. Col. Carl Wahl explains objectors oppose any military service and may appeal to state boards if classified for service. Final disposition can involve Justice Department hearings and a presidentially reviewed process.
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Columbus
Ohio
Carl G. Wahl
Ohio Selective Service
Col
Wahl
Col. Wahl
U.S. Department of Justice
Unique Races Feature State Senatorial Bids
In Columbus the GOP primary for the 2nd 4th Districts features three women Kathryn Wetzel of Hamilton Kath leen E Wetzel of near Lebanon and Freida McCandless of Hamilton, wife of the current senator. Edward H Dell seeks Democratic nomination unopposed. Summit County gains a new 35th District and Muskingum Licking Perry Delaware counties form the 15th 16th District with Sen Tom Moorehead unopposed. Mechem faces Ball in the 9th 14th District and Ross People opposes Cliff Baker in the 32nd District.
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GOP
Kathryn E. Wetzel
Hamilton
Kathleen E. Wetzel
Near
Lebanon
Freida B. McCandless
McCandless
Edward H. Dell
Middletown
Summit County
Tom V. Moorehead
R-Muskingum
Moorehead
Muskingum
Licking
Perry
Delaware
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Claire M. Ball
Near Athens
Sea Ross People
Allen
Cliff Baker
Near Defiance
Ohio Gas Co May Seek Rate Increase in May
East Ohio Gas Co. said it plans to request a 5 to 15 percent increase in domestic rates in May. The firm posted a 1951 net profit of 9.354 million dollars, up 48 thousand from 1950, while selling 13 percent more gas and operating 14 million dollars in new plants. The company argues current rates do not yield sufficient earnings amid wholesale gas pressures.
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Cleveland
East Ohio Gas Co
East Ohio
Handsome Norwegian Wins Men's Slalom
Stein Eriksen of Norway captured the men's giant slalom at the Winter Olympics in Oslo with a 2 minutes 25 seconds run on the 2300 meter course. He beat Austria's Christian Pravda by 1.9 seconds, Pravda clocking 2 26.9, delivering Norway its first gold of the games.
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Norefjell
Norway
Stein Eriksen
Oslo
Bislett
Eriksen
Austria
Christian Pravda
Family of Four Dies in Somerville Tenement Fire
Somerville authorities report a fatal tenement blaze claiming the lives of a family of four. Anthony Carcarro, 52, was found with his daughter Jeanette, 2, in his arms. Eva Carcarro, 35, and son Richard, 5, were found nearby.
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Somerville
Mass
Anthony Carcarro
Jeanette
Eva Carcarro
Richard
Cincinnati Enquirer Sold for $7 Million
The Cincinnati Times-Star announced it has purchased the 110 year old Cincinnati Enquirer for about 7.5 million dollars from the John R. McLean estate in Washington. The sale is subject to U S District Court approval and was signed by Hulbert Taft, president and publisher, and The American Security and Trust Company.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Times-Star
Cincinnati Enquirer
U. S. District Court
John R. McLean
Washington
Hulbert Taft
Times-Star ‘Publishing Company
American Security and Trust Company
Reverent Silent Procession for King George VI
King George VI was borne in a teakwood railway coach through London as millions mourned his death. The monarch will be buried at Windsor as crowds lined the streets in black to pay their last respects.
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George VII
Westminster Hall
St. George's Chapel
Windsor Castle
London
George VI
Windsor
Paddington Station
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Elizabeth
Princess Margaret
Princess Mary
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Marlborough House
Duke of Windsor
Duke of Gloucester
Duke Edinburgh
Duke of Kent
Edward VIII
Taft Outlines Key Beliefs Raps Critics
Senator Taft toured Idaho’s labor center delivering a Lincoln Day address denouncing the Taft Hartley Act while urging government aid to workers and farmers within a free enterprise framework. He warned against socialism and outlined foreign policy cautions including China and Korea.
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Taft
Pocatella
Idaho
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Boise
U. S
China
Indo-China
Truman
Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
Cheyenne
Wyo
Church Role Seen as Key Korean Aid
Harold E. Fey, editor from Chicago, told editors at the National Council of Churches meeting that the Christian Church in Korea, Protestant and Roman Catholic, is the strongest anti communist force. He cited communist killings of about 500 pastors and 5000 laymen and noted a rapid rise in men studying for the ministry as Christians fill the vacancies left by martyrs.
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Columbus
Korea
Christian Church Protestant
The
Christian Century
Harold E. Fey
Chicago
United States
Division of Christian Education
National Council of the Churches of Christ
USA
Fey
Far East
Noted Cincinnati Prison Reform Advocate Dies at 71
Anthony M. Sauer, 71, renowned for his treatment and rehabilitation methods at the Cincinnati work house, died Thursday after gaining nationwide notice for his work with prisoners.
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Sauer
Cincinnati
Anthony M. Sauer
Christophers Award Gives $10,000 to Quo Vadis Creators
HOLLYWOOD The Christophers Catholic group awarded $10,000 to the film Quo Vadis for enduring spiritual significance. The prize is shared by producer Sam Zimbalist director Mervyn LeRoy and writers John Lee Mahin S N Behrman and Sonja Levi en. Additional cash prizes totaling $25,000 went to NBC television opera Amah and the Night Visitors NBC Cavalcade of America radio Path of Praise Fulton Oursler book The Greatest Book Ever Written Celestine Sibley newspaper story See How They Run Ladies Home Journal article Elizabeth Vroman and others. Father James Keller presented awards funded by 8000 small donors.
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The
Christophers
Sam Zimbalist
Mervyn Leroy
John Lee Mahin
S. N. Behrman
Sonja Levien
Path of Praise
NBC Cavalcade of America
John Driscoll
John Zoller
George H. Faulkner
Fulton Oursler
Atlanta Constitution
Celestine Sibley
Ladies Home Journal
Elizabeth Vroman
South
James Keller
Maryknoll
Christopher Movement
Jury Studies Ross Poems As Trial For Patrolman’s Murder Opens
George Ross, a poet from Warren Ohio, returns to the Cleveland court where he is tried for the killing of Patrolman F L Haas. The defense notes innocence poems found during his boyhood nine years with cousins Mr and Mrs E R Osborn who served as surrogate parents. Ross later burglarized homes and on December 8 shot Haas after Haas took him to a rooming house for ID on a minor traffic matter.
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Cleveland
George Ross
Warren
Ohio
Ross
E. R. Osborn
F L. Haas
Haas
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