Taft Criticizes Bateman Over Gifford Murder Probe
Athens County January grand jury concluded its four day session with 16 indictments read. Sheriff George Bateman defended his handling of the Gifford murder investigation against attorney Taft who accused him of total incompetence. The governor ordered a state investigation. the case against Harry Dodds and Grover Rawlins remains under prosecution by Attorney General’s office.
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Gifford
George Bateman
Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft
Robert Taft
Bateman
Taft
Episcopal Church Diocese
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Common Pleasance
Roy D. Williams
Foy Bt
Harry Doddsity
Grover E. Rawlins
Williams
Kiam
Bryant
Herbert & Duffy
T. Vincent Martin
Frank Lausche
Wate
Dodds
Gordon Gray
Paul E. Brown
Vilas Kail
Lausche
Oes
Expanded Social Aid Bill Studied
Washington lawmakers signaled cautious support for President Truman's request for a sweeping Social Security expansion. The plan would cap payroll taxes at about six billion dollars, extend coverage to 50 million, and add home relief with state cost sharing. Disability and sickness benefits would follow, and self employed contributions rise to 2 percent.
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Truman
Capitol Hill
Congress
Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
George
Senate Finance Committee
Passersby Urge Peepholes At New Athens Theater
Local residents along South Court Street in Athens lobby for peepholes in the high fence of the new motion picture house. They note some cities provide such features for curbside viewing and safety.
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South Court St
Athens
Curbstone
Quail Trap Church Site Tied to Civil War Era Secrets
A Waterloo Township resident recalls the Quail Trap Church in the southern area east of Route 680. The log building with a hipped roof resembled a quail trap and was said to host Knights of the Golden Circle meetings at night during the Civil War, observed by Unionists, while Waterloo supplied many soldiers.
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Waterloo Township
Knights of the Golden Circle
Waterloo
Ovens Remnants Mark Former Lathrop Coal Works Site
Traces of fifty coke ovens remain near the Route 50A curve up Sharpsburg Hill in Bern Township Athens County. The ovens were abandoned about 35 years ago after operating at Lathrop and Utley due to the No. 8 coal seam rich area in the Federal Creek region.
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Lathrop
Bern Township
Athens County
Sharpsburg Hill
Utley
Federal Creek
Mason drive in theater completed along Route 33
The Mason drive in theater, completed last summer, was planned in June with times in the area of West Virginia up the Ohio river from the end of the Pomeroy Mason bridge. The large affair was completed last summer along Route 33 to accommodate the growing population in the district.
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Times
West Virginia
Ohio River
Route 33
Growth Surges in New Haven West Virginia Area
The New Haven Graham district along the Ohio River from Racine West Virginia sits on high ground. New Haven is touted as the highest point along the Ohio between Pittsburgh and Portsmouth. Rapid homebuilding continues with demand rising as Graham power project units near completion. About a dozen new homes were erected on one street in New Haven last year.
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Ohio River
Racine
West Virginia
New Haven
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Portsmouth
Graham
Taft Attacks Truman Plan as Socialization and Regimentation
Sen. Robert A. Taft told about 1500 at a Cuyahoga County Republican dinner that President Truman’s program would burden taxpayers with a 60 billion dollar budget in five years and impose national regimentation. He urged a shift to state and local administration with federal aid to protect individual rights and combat poverty.
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Truman
Robert A. Taft
Cuyahoga County
GOP
Senate
Cincinnati
Congress
Snow Melting and Flood Fears Rise in Midwest
Warm air lifts temperatures above freezing over Nebraska snow masses as 40s to 50s forecast. Gov. Val Peterson calls briefing with state, local and federal agencies to prepare for possible floods. Western blizzard states see rising trends. Fifth Army works to clear disaster roads in days.
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Midwest
Mercury
Nebraska
Rockies
Lincoln
Nebr
Val Peterson
U.S. Weather Bureau
Fifth Army
Lawmakers Study Plan To Name Route 50
In Columbus Ohio the Senate Highway Committee recommended passage of a bill to designate U S Route 50 across Southern Ohio as The George Washington Highway. The measure, sponsored by Sen Albert L Daniels, was moved on the eve of Washingtons birthday anniversary.
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Columbus
George Washington
Ohio
Senate Highway Committee
Washington
Albert L. Daniels
Highland
Auto News Clinic Declares Buyer’s Market Arrived
In Cleveland Vice President William F. Hufstader of General Motors Corp said the buyer’s market in automobiles has arrived but 1949 should be a good year due to backlogged orders. He spoke at an Auto News Clinic as the market shift was outlined.
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Cleveland
William F. Hufstader
General Motors Corp
Fritz Kuhn Seeks American Citizenship After Release
Fritz Kuhn, former head of the German American Bund, freed by a German appellate court announced he would immediately seek to regain his American citizenship, which had been stripped during the war.
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Fritz Kuhn
Munich
Germany
Bund
American Missionary Evacuated From Burma
Mrs. Charles Conrad of Louisville Kentucky a Baptist missionary was safely evacuated from Bassein 70 miles west of Rangoon after fighting between the government and Karen rebels. She remained for health reasons when others left January 30 and plans to return to the United States in April.
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Rangoon
Burma
Charles Conrad
Louisville
Bassein
Delta City
Conrad
United States
Mail Rate Hike Sought to Cover 526 Million Deficit
Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson asked Congress to raise postal rates to cover an estimated 526 million dollar deficit for 1949. He cited inadequate second and third class rates and noted post office operational costs rose by 800 million dollars since 1945 in a letter to Speaker Sam Rayburn.
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Washington
Jesse Donaldson
Congress
Department
Donaldson
Sam Rayburn
Wage Plan Outlined for Rubber Workers in 1949
Union leaders move toward final action on a wage program for 180,000 rubber workers. CIO United Rubber Workers president L S Buckmaster proposed raises pensions health and accident coverage and a guaranteed annual wage in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
L. S. Buckmaster
CIO
United Rubber Workers
Canton Man Charged With Manos Slaying
James L. Johnson, 48, faces a second degree murder charge in the Sunday slaying of Anthony H. Manos, 29, in Canton. Manos died from a gunshot during a scuffle after an argument over a card game.
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Canton
Anthony H. Manos
James L. Johnson
Brehm proposes monthly compensation for peacetime disfigurement
Rep. Brehm of Ohio plans a bill to pay $60 a month to ex-servicemen with peacetime disfigurement that hinders work. He notes peacetime disability is non service connected unless total and permanent and says many affected veterans exist. The proposed amount matches that for total permanent non service connected cases.
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Washington
Brehm
Ohio
Power Plant In West Virginia Goes Into Service
The Monongahela Power Co. completed a 50 000 kilowatt power plant near St. Marys six miles south on the Ohio River. Costing 12 million dollars, the two year project will serve West Virginia and parts of Ohio including Washington Athens Noble Meigs and Morgan counties.
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Willow Island
W. Va
Monongahela Power Co
St. Mary's
Ohio River
West Virginia
Ohio
Washington
Athens
Noble, Meigs and Morgan
Police Suspect Alcohol Fight Fatalities in Freder icktown
Authorities team suspects a drunken brawl caused the deaths of Herbert Stevens a 61 year old man and his son Harold 32 in their Freder icktown apartment. Coroner C L Harmer plans to rule the deaths as mutual combat unless new evidence emerges.
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MT. Vernon
Fredericktown
Herbert Stevens
Harold
C. L. Harmer
Mrs Dorsey Remains In Serious Condition
In Burbank California Mrs Jimmy Dorsey 39 wife of the orchestra leader is listed in serious condition after a fire destroyed most of the couple's home valued at 125 000. Dorsey on tour with his orchestra seeks to cancel engagements to fly to her bedside.
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Burbank
Calif
Jimmy Dorsey
Toluca Lake
Dorsey
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures and Rain
Temperatures will average normal with a high near 33 and low around 16. Little change Wednesday, warmer Thursday, colder Friday and Saturday. Precipitation expected 1-10 inch or less as light rain Thursday and Friday.
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Columbus
Senate approves 16 million dollar UN aid for Middle East
The Senate on Monday approved a 16 million dollar U S contribution to the United Nations to assist displaced Jews and Arabs in the Middle East.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
United Nations
Middle East
Ohio Senate backs private toll road bill for super highways
Senators expect quick passage of a bill to finance toll super-highways with private funds and hand the turnpikes to the state once bonds are paid. The measure, unanimously recommended by the Senate Highway Committee, aims to link Ohio roads with the Pennsylvania toll road and limits use of tolls to retire bonds on profitable routes.
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Columbus
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Senate Highway Committee
Ralph A. Winter
Medina
William A. Boyd
Cuyahoga
Frank J. Lausche
House
Senate
Evan P. Ford
D-Franklin
Ohio Electionficia
Charles Bartlett
Hamilton
Howard M. Metzenbaum
Election Board
Man Admits Hotel Slaying in Columbus Case
A 39 year old truck helper confessed to stabbing Esther Seibert to death at the Waldo Hotel in downtown Columbus. Police said he was arrested at his home yesterday and did not reveal his name. Officials mentioned a possible link to a similar March 1948 Ohio Hotel stabbing.
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Columbus
Glenn C. Hoffman
Hoffman
Esther Seibert
Waldo
N. High St
Mona McBride
Ohio Hotel
Ohio FEPC Opposition by Columbus Pastor
The Rev. William E. Ashbrook of the American Council of Christian Churches of Ohio opposes proposed FEPC legislation. He argues it will fail sponsors' aims, incite antagonisms, threaten individual conscience, and extend government controls, echoing Ohio ecouncil concerns.
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Columbus
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Ohio
FEPC
William E. Ashbrook
American Council of Christian Churches of Ohio
Ashbrook
Ohio Ecouncil
Military branches seek continued rent controls
Washington reports the Army Navy and Air Force urged Congress on Monday to extend rent controls to maintain rents on a reasonable basis in defense areas.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Congress
Plan Studied For Financing State Bonus
The $90 million West Virginia veterans bonus plan was up for Senate amendment as lawmakers debated financing via an increased sales tax. The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee backed the tax plan 5-3 after rejecting a no-tax option, with final action possible at the 1950 general election. The House had sent the proposal to the Senate 87-2, while also considering a comprehensive mine safety bill amid operator protests over potential business impacts.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Senate
Sonatore
Veterans Affairs Committee
House
Safe Taken From Inn At Logan
A steel safe weighing 300 to 400 pounds containing 196.64 in cash was stolen from the Stagecoach Inn on Main Street Monday night. Police Chief Sol Ellinger said entry was gained by forcing a rear door. The safe was loaded into a vehicle backed to the door. theft discovered around opening time by employees. three tracks found near door.
Miami Names Grid Coach Hayes To Lead Team
Miami University announces Woody Hayes 36 will be head grid coach starting March 1. President Dr. Ernest H. Hahne says Hayes takes over after George Blackburn resigns to join Cincinnati. Blackburn had just one year as head coach after Sid Gillman quit to join Army.
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Woodrow
Woody
Hayes
Denis University
Miami University
Miami
Ernest H. Hahne
Hayes Pg Feneden
Hayes Wil
George Blackburn
University of Cincinnati
Blackburn
Redskins
Sid Gillman
Army
Gillman
Nati
Kroger Founder’s Son Dies on Delta Flight
Chester F. Kroger aged 52, son of Kroger founder Bernard F. Kroger, died last night on a Delta Air Lines flight from West Palm Beach to Cincinnati. Coroner said death due to a heart ailment. collapse occurred about 30 minutes before planned arrival at Cincinnati airport.
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Chester F. Kroger
Bernard F. Kroger
Kroger Grocery and Baking Co
West Palm Beach
Flin
Delta
Kroger
Greater Cincinnati
Boone County
Robert E. Brugh
American Reporter Deported by Russians
Anna Louise Strong, American journalist, charged by the Soviet press as a spy, has been deported from the Soviet Union. The announcement gave no destination for the deportation and did not specify where she was expelled to.
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Moscow
Anna Louise Strong
Soviet Union
A. Strong
U.ss.r
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