National Security Is Top Goal Of Air Arm
Eugene M. Zuckert assistant secretary of the Air Force told two audiences at Ohio University that creation of a U S Air Force is the main challenge for the new air arm He spoke at National Security Week events and cited the need for a strong offensive air force to assure national security He noted progress in peacetime support for security programs and thanked ROTC students and faculty for their role
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U.S
Eugene M. Zuckert
Air Force
Zuckert
John C. Baker
Ohio University
Athens County
The
Reserve Officers Association
Advanced Air Corps
Air Force Association
Irving W. C. Hamlin
Lancaster
Howard Hall
RCA
Music Hall
Reds Charge U S British Secret Talks Amid War Claims
Moscow accuses the United States and Britain of negotiating a separate peace with Germany during World War I. The Soviet statement says Allen W Dulles acted for the U S in 1942 talks under the name Bull and cites a British agent connected to Lord Beaverbrook in 1941.
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Moscow
Russia
United States
Britain
Germany
Soviet Union
U. S. State Department
Allen W. Dulles
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Lord Beaverbrook
France
Dulles
White House
Bull
Truman Urges Women Fight Living Costs
President Truman told a Labor Department conference of women leaders to use household purse power to fight the high cost of living. The event marked the 100th anniversary of the women’s rights movement.
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Washington
Truman
Mr. Truman
Labor Department
Department
Movement For Women’s Rights
Child Killed by Auto in Suburban Norwood
Barbara Lamping, three, was struck and killed yesterday by an automobile in suburban Norwood Cincinnati. The tragedy occurred as she played near a street, prompting investigators to review the intersection safety and local traffic patterns.
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Auto Cincinnati
Barbara Lamping
Norwood
Prisoner claims decade of eating glass and razor blades
Columbus reports Joseph H. Barkesdale, 37, a Ohio Penitentiary inmate since 1941 for armed robbery and kidnapping, says he survived 10 years by swallowing about 35 light bulbs daily. Doctors note stomach irritation but no ulcers and say he is worn down and being fattened.
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Columbus
Joseph H. Barkesdale
Ohio Penitentiary
Barkesdale
B. H. Burch
Reds Seize Free Yanks in Pyongyang Parade
In Soviet occupied North Korea two U S liaison officers Major Daniel G Costello and Major Richard C Biggs were detained briefly by Korean constabulary during a parade of the North Korea People’s Army. They were released unharmed about thirty minutes later after Costello said a civilian pointed a pistol at him and his camera was seized.
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Seoul
U.S
Pyongyang
North Korea
North Korea People’s Army
Daniel G. Costello
Imogene
Iowa
Richard C. Biggs
Berkeley
Calif
Costello
Ohio Fighter Pilot Is Unhurt in Ditching
Pearl Harbor report says Navy fighter pilot Lt JG J M Scarborough of Granville Ohio escaped unharmed after a forced ditching 20 miles southwest of Oahu. He fired flares from his Hellcat before rescue planes directed a Navy crash boat to the scene.
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Pearl Harbor
Oahu
J. M. Scarborough
Granville
Ohio
Wright Home Proposed As National Museum
Representative Raymond H. Burke of Ohio introduces a bill to make the Orville Wright home in Dayton a national aviation museum. The government would purchase the house as a memorial to the Wright brothers with an estimated cost around $100,000.
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Washington
Raymond H. Burke
Ohio
Orville Wright
Dayton
Burke
Police Chief Bravard Resigns in Sandusky After Ill Health
Ronald G. Bravard resigns as Sandusky police chief after 16 years of service, effective March 7 due to ill health. He has led the department since 1937.
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Sandusky
Ronald G. Bravard
Fifteen U S Sailors Die in French Launch Mishap
In Hyeres France at least 15 American sailors drowned when a launch carrying sailors from the U S Aircraft Carrier Midway sank while returning from a Riviera party. French agency said 40 missing. midways roll call to determine exact number.
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Hyeres
France
U.S
Midway
Riviera
Goodyear predicts ample rubber supply in coming years
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co chairman P W Litchfield says the rubber industry can meet world demand as government wartime synthetic rubber plants helped. The 1947 sales totaled 670,772,647 with net income 133,044,943 or 10.93 a share after reserves. 1946 earnings were 36,211,784 or 16.07 a share after reserves.
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Akron
O.—P
P. W. Litchfield
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Litchfield
Goodyear
Mine cave in kills veteran miner at Leetonia
A Leetonia mine collapse yesterday claimed the life of Fred F. Bucker a World War I veteran. His widow and daughter survive alongside mourners.
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Leetonia
Fred F. Bucker
Negro Colonel Dr. Midian Bousfield Dies in Chicago
Dr. Midian O. Bousfield, 62, first Black colonel in the Army Medical Corps, died last night in Chicago UP news service reports.
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Chicago
Midian O. Bousfield
Army Medical Corps
Lighting pioneer Burton G. Tremaine dies at 84
Electric lighting pioneer Burton G. Tremaine died yesterday at age 84 in Cleveland. His work helped shape early municipal and commercial illumination and he remained a noted figure in the field.
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Cleveland
Burton G. Tremaine
Senate probe allegations prompt raid claim by Thomas
Senator Elmer Thomas says Senate investigators raided the office of his business associate, collecting records and prompting protest over use of public funds. Thomas cites lack of action by Senator Ferguson as the reason for the delay while the panel weighs evidence.
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Washington
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Senate
Thomas
Ferguson
E. T. Aynard
Chicago Board of Trade
Senate and House split on rent control vote extension
Cincinnati reports flood relief efforts as the Ohio River nears a crest and lawmakers in Washington debate extending rent controls. The Senate Banking Committee backs a 14 month extension with changes while the House favors a one month continuation. Both sides expect a joint decision by February 29.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Red Cross
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
House Banking Committee
House
Senate
Senate Committee
Senator Cain
Rwash
Cain
Federal
Forced Landing Ends With Plane in Tree
MASSILLON two men Bill Montgomery and Wayne Yoder walked down from a tree after a forced landing in a two seater airplane. The craft touched down due to motor trouble and rested in the tree. Neither man was hurt.
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Massillon
Bill Montgomery
Wayne Yoder
Earth
FBI Probes Veteran Housing Scams Nationwide
FBI agents investigate thousands of ex GIs who say they were cheated on veterans housing. A Justice Department official cites nationwide reports of builder chiseling with the most from Los Angeles Baltimore New York New Orleans Miami Dallas and Chicago. Morris Verner says 26000 former soldiers appealed to his division.
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Washington
FBI
Justice Department
Los Angeles
Baltimore
New York
New Orleans
Miami
Dallas
Chicago
Morris Verner
Supreme Court Restores Local Liquor Permits After Ruling
In Youngstown Ohio liquor permits were reinstated for 10 dealers after a Supreme Court order. The action comes while an appeal against the November local option election on liquor sales proceeds, with dealers alleging irregularities in the vote to ban sales outside the state store.
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Youngstown
Sebring
Supreme Court
State Liquor Board
Sunday Dances Banned by County Judge in Rural Areas
Probate Juvenile Judge Sidney W. Jones orders an end to Sunday dances outside cities in Trumbull County. He cites numerous complaints and directs Sheriff Ralph Milliking to enforce the ban on rural Sunday dancing.
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Warren
Sidney W. Jones
Ralph Milliking
Trumbull
Gallia Trustees Appoint Woman to JP Position
Gallia Township trustees granted a death bed request of John H. Shato and appointed his wife Opal to succeed him as Justice of the Peace. She becomes the first Gallia County woman to hold the office. Shato died Feb. 6.
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Gallipolis
John H. Shato
Opal
Gallia County
Shato
Shawnee Plant Employees Receive Pay Increase
The Straitsville Brick Co. of Shawnee raised wages by 10 cents an hour with a new base rate of 1.02 dollars per hour. The move affects Shawnee plant staff and will be reflected in upcoming payrolls.
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New Lexington
Straitsville Brick Co
Shawnee
U.S. Airmen Detained After Landing Without Visas
United States embassy officials negotiated with Polish authorities for the release of five U.S. airmen detained after landing without visas as they arrived with Ambassador Stanton Griffis from London.
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U.S
Warsaw
United States
Stanton Griffis
London
Pennsylvania Judge Dies After Record Judicial Service
President Judge William M. Hargest, aged 80, formerly the longest serving judge in Pennsylvania, has died in Harrisburg. He held multiple decades on the bench and shaped state jurisprudence.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
William M.hargest
Prices Rise as Meat Discount Sparks Mixed Market Signals
Economists warn meat price cuts will be short lived even as Safeway Stores in New York cuts 105 meat items by two to ten cents. IC C orders 96 railroads to raise base passenger fares 13.63 percent while steel pipe prices rise. Grain hogs cattle corn wheat oats soybeans and cotton advance with the AP price index up to 188.35 from 186.56.
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New York
Agriculture Department
Washington
Safeway Stores, Inc
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
National Supply Company
Chicago
Associated Press
Driver Killed In Pittsburgh Taxi Strike
Louis E. Di Lenbo a 28 year old Yellow Cab driver was shot and killed on a downtown street corner amid a strike by about 1,100 Yellow drivers demanding a raise from 45 to 54 percent of meter receipts. Police questioned a man in connection with the shooting as witnesses described a shot fired from a passing taxi.
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Pittsburgh
Louis E. di Lenbo
Yellow Cab Co
Edward Maas
Smithfield St
Boulevard of Allies
Golden Triangle
AFL Taxi Drivers Union
Maas
Surgical Milestone Brings Teen From Charleston Home to Akron
Betty Woolridge 21 waves from plane steps in Akron after surviving a radical heart operation never before done on a human. Rheumatic fever clogged a heart valve at 18, leaving her bed ridden until Dr. Horace Smithy of South Carolina Medical College performed the operation. She chose the risk over remaining an invalid and heads toward Canton.
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Charleston
S.C
Betty Woolridge
Akron
Canton
Horace Smithy
South Carolina Medical College
UN Group Seeks Armed Support for Palestine Partition
The Palestine Commission urged the Security Council to provide an adequate armed force, likely international, before May 15 to back the UN plan to partition the Holy Land. The panel, including five smaller UN members, aims to end the British mandate and establish separate Jewish and Arab states by October 1.
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Lake Success
Palestine Commission
United Nations
Holy Land
Commission
Security Council
Palestine
U. N
Body of Akron Man Found in Ditch
Akron police report the thaw revealed the body of William C. Sager 51 a company employee missing since January 24. Motorists found the body in a ditch near his home with detectives saying there was no evidence of violence.
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Akron
William C. Sager
Aluminum Accepted As Basic Building Material
The Battelle Institute announced aluminum is a basic building material and that the construction industry used about one third or more of the aluminum produced last year. The report labels Battelle as a leading nonprofit research foundation.
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Columbus
Battelle Institute
Mars Nears Earth In Closest Approach In Two Years
Mars will swing closer to Earth tonight than at any time in two years as astronomers at McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis Texas aim to answer whether life could exist on Mars. The close approach is expected within the next 24 hours, providing a rare observational window for study.
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Fort Davis
Tex
McDonald Observatory
Mars
Earth
Shooting suspect held in Youngstown lottery operator case
Police detained Frank Bartolli aged 34 in connection with the shooting of George Rigas 52 a former big house lottery operator in Youngstown Ohio authorities said.
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Youngstown
Frank Bartolli
George Rigas
Woman Killed by City Bus in Youngstown
Mrs. Morton F. Curran, 72, was fatally struck by a city bus yesterday in Youngstown. The accident occurred as Curran was near the curb and the bus rolled forward, causing serious injuries. She died at the scene or shortly after. Local authorities investigated the incident and Traffic Bureau officials reviewed the driver's actions.
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Youngstown
Morton F. Curran
Hubbard Woman Killed in Traffic Accident
Mrs. Sue Siver ling 25 of Hubbard died in a traffic accident yesterday. The incident occurred on a local road with authorities identifying the victim and confirming her passing.
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Warren
Sue Siverling
Hubbard
Mrs Bryson Dies at Home in Glouster
Mrs. Mary M. Bryson, 70, died at her 22 Main St. home after a two week illness. She lived in Glouster 50 years and was active in church and clubs. Survived by husband M. M. Bryson, son Ernest K. Bryson, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral at home 2 p.m. Thursday. burial Maplewood.
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Glouster
Mary M. Bryson
Main St
Joy
Ohio
S. S
Melchi King
Athens
Morgan Counties
Glouster Methodist Church
Twenty Persons Lobby For Ohio Based Groups
Twenty persons, including a woman, lobby for Ohio based organizations. Five registered under the 1946 Lobbying Act represent the Townsend National Recovery Plan with Cleveland headquarters. Six represent railroad brotherhoods and two work for other labor unions. Other Ohio interests like rubber and coal are represented by national trade organizations.
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Washington
Congress
Townsend National Recovery Plan
Cleveland
Railroad Brotherhoods
Ohio
1530-Foot Tower To Be World’s Tallest Structure
Westinghouse spokesman announced plans for a 1530 foot radio tower near Des Moines Iowa that would surpass the Empire State Building by 280 feet and Eiffel Tower by 546 feet making it the world’s tallest man made structure. Des Moines project manager J Burnside stated industrial electronics division leads the effort.
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Baltimore
Des Moines
Iowa
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Do. J. Burnside
Industrial Electronics
Empire State Building
Eiffel
Paris
State Auditor Demands Test of Payroll Tax
Columbus court test sought on the city payroll tax as State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson blames former Gov. John W. Bricker administration for imposing the tax. Ferguson asserts the tax constitutionality is in question and pushes legal challenge.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
John W. Bricker
Ohio
NLRB Rules Against West Ohio Gas Co
The National Labor Relations Board ordered West Ohio Gas Co of Lima Ohio to stop discouraging employees from joining the United Workers of America CIO and to reinstate Ralph Engle with back pay for his discharge on January 16 1946.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
West Ohio Gas Co
Lima
United Workers of America
CIO
Ralph Engle
Former Legislator Moorhead Dies at 85 in Ohio
Lawrence A. Moorhead, a Harrison County figure who served three terms in the Ohio legislature during the 1930s, died from injuries after a traffic accident Saturday. He was 85.
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Columbus
Lawrence A. Moorhead
Harrison County
Messy Forms Delay Ohio Veterans Bonus Payments
Ohio veterans should ensure clean legible and accurate bonus applications says Courtney E F Kirby assistant director of the bonus agency. Messy or illegible submissions slow payment and risk misplacement or delays as forms are serially numbered copied by photostat and returned to owners before checks are issued.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Courtney EF. Kirby
Kirby
Bonus
Columbus
Chester W. Goble
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