Bleachers Collapse Kills Two at Purdue Field House
At Purdue University a new end bleacher section collapsed during a Western Conference basketball game with Wisconsin. Two students died and about 200 were injured as 3,500 spectators watched. Names: Roger Gelhausen and William Feldman. The incident halted play with no immediate reschedule.
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Purdue Field House
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Wisconsin
W. T. Cox
Tippecanoe County
Roger Gelhausen
Garrett
William J. Feldman
East Chicago
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Purdue
Indianapolis
Indiana University
Joseph Clark
Haynes Sleeth
Roosevelt Junior High School
Kokomo
Betty Joe Roberson
St. Elizabeth's
Home
Home Hospital
Kenneth L. Wilson
Chicago
Indicted Mother of Six Faces Burglary Case
Gale E. Henthorne, a paroled convict, and Virgie May Minor, mother of six, were named in a Franklin County grand jury indictment. Minor is charged with receiving property stolen by her 14 year old son Glen, who is in the Boy's Industrial School linked to North Side burglaries in Columbus.
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Columbus
Gale E. Henthorne
Newark
Ohio
Franklin County
Virgie May Minor
Glen
Stage Manager Ross, 66, Dies in Columbus Home
Frank Martin Ross, 66, stage manager of the RKO Palace Theater, died at his Columbus residence yesterday. He had a long career in theater production and stage management.
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Columbus
Frank Martin Ross
RKO Palace Theater
Cold relief limited as February stays frigid across Ohio
The forecast offers slight relief today with warmer Tuesday temperatures but a forecasted drop Wednesday. Fuel shortages cause continued plant shutdowns and voluntary rationing across Ohio. Industrial centers report mass layoffs and curtailments as East Ohio Gas, Ohio Fuel Gas Co. cut supplies to many cities.
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Weathterman
George Mindling
Columbus
Cleveland
East Ohio Gas Co
Akron
Canton
Niles
Wooster
Toledo
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Dayton
Four Children Die In Genoa Ohio Auto Crash
Four children were killed instantly and another was near death after a truck automobile crash on State Route 120 near Genoa Ohio at 8 30 am. The victims include Jerry Anderson 8 of Woodville Ohio Sandra Willey 6 of Elmore Ohio Daniel Dunn 10 Genoa and Charles Olcott 16 Genoa. James Neihausmeyer 12 of Genoa was near death at St Vincent's Hospital Toledo. Claire Dunn 38 Genoa driver physical director and assistant football coach at Waite High School Toledo is hospitalized seriously. Mr Dunn is Daniel Dunn's uncle. The trailer detached from a truck driven by Clinton N Sisson 25 Massillon Ohio after skidding on ice.
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Toledo
Genoa
Ohio
Jerry Anderson
Woodville
Sandra Willey
Elmore
Daniel Dunn
Charles Olcott
James Neihausmeyer
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Claire Dunn
Waite High School
Dunn
Daniel
Jerry
Teddy
Geona
Clinton N. Sisson
Massillon
Bird Fights Not Arrests For 6 in Portage County
In Portage County six men were arrested for staging game cock fights this week. Two fights in Kent and Ravenna led to fines of five dollars for four bird owners and twenty five dollars for the homes’ owners, per Sheriff George E. Shields.
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Portage County
Ravenna
George E. Shields
Kent
Shield
Jury selection to try Don Lee Reid for murder in Piqua
A jury was expected to be completed today for the murder trial of Don Lee Reid, charged with stabbing his father in Piqua.
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Troy
Don Lee Reid
Piqua
Buttermore Sparks Wesleyan Quint To 62 55 Triumph Over Bobcats
Ohio Wesleyan defeated Ohio University 62 55 as Charley Buttermore led the Bishops with steady scoring. injury sidelined Sherry Rowland for the Bishops and Bobcat star Bob Dickey left with knee ligament damage as both teams fought through a fast moving game and late 10 point surge by Wesleyan.
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Buttermore Sparks
Wesleyan Quint
Bobcats
Ohio Wesleyan
Charley Buttermore
Ohio University
Bishops
Sherry Rowland
Honest Man Surrenders Over Parking Ticket Letter
Atlanta man Elliott R. Lawson sends a letter and one dollar bail to Chief James Cope in Nelsonville accompanied by an overtime parking ticket. He says he will surrender when next in town and asks for leniency. Traffic Officer Charles Thompson issued the tag on February 12.
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Nelsonville
Atlanta
James Cope
Elliott R. Lawson
Charles Thompson
Thompson
Teachers May Meet at Capitol to Press Salary Demands
Adams Pike and Scioto County teachers plan meetings to appeal to meet at the state capitol in Columbus on March 3 to press salary increases. Un signed mimeographed circulars were received by Adams County teachers who will meet tomorrow night. Superintendent A E Secrist said Scioto and Pike teachers have similar plans.
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West Union
Adams
Pike
Scioto Counties
State Capitol
Columbus
Adams County
A. E. Secrist
Scioto
Pike County
Services for James M. Hardin Teen Die In Basement Lab
Funeral services will be held tomorrow for James M. Hardin a 17 year old high school student found dead of asphyxiation in a basement chemistry laboratory at his home authorities investigated the incident.
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Wadsworth, D
James M. Hardin
Teachers Look For Reactions To Pay Claims
More than 2,000 Buffalo teachers strike demanding a 1025 dollar annual pay raise now. The walkout halts most of the city’s 98 public schools, with 9,796 students enrolled in 71,000. Superintendent Bapst says remaining staff will keep schools open as long as possible.
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Buffalo
Buffalo Federation of Teachers
Independent
United States
Robert T. Bapst
Posthumous DSM Awarded to CAP Commander Col. Earle Johnson
The Distinguished Service Medal was awarded posthumously to Col. Earle Johnson, former National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol, who died in an airplane crash here on February 16. He had been recommended for the honor before his death.
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Cleveland
Col
Earle Johnson
Civil Air Patrol
Fire breaks out at East Gay Street structure injuring fireman
A two alarm blaze near the State Capitol swept the J. L. Hughes Electric Co. on East Gay Street last night. Fireman Howard Johnston, 37, was overcome by smoke and rushed to a hospital.
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Columbus, CO
State Capitol
J. L. Hughes Electric Co
Gay St
Howard Johnston
Ohio lawmakers clash over budget and extras
In Columbus the Ohio Legislature battled over the 1947 48 income estimate with Rep Barton proposing a committee to reconcile House and Senate figures. The Senate favors a higher $488 million income, while the House pushed pay-as-you-go measures including a cigarette tax extension and a liquid fuel levy to fund welfare programs. The day featured votes on insurance law modernization and veterans bonus loan plans as hearings on education and natural resources bills loomed.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio
James J. Barton
Cuyahoga
House
Senate
Thomas J. Herbert
Barton
Reference Committee
Albert L. Daniels
Highland
Senate Finance Committee
Herbert
Fred A. Hunt
R-Lucas
Hunt
Senate Education Committee
Conservation Committee
Department of Natural Resources
Judiciary
House Judiciary Group
Fliers Rescued After Arctic Flight to Westover Field
Eleven Army fliers rescued from Greenland reach Westover Field Massachusetts at 7:53 a.m. aboard an air transport command C-54. Lt. Bobbie Joe Cavanaro of Okmulgee Oklahoma piloted the non stop 2310 mile flight from Thule to rescue the Kee Bird crew of the B 29 from Ladd Field Alaska stranded after a Friday crash on the Greenland ice cap.
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New York
Arctic Circle
Greenland
Westover Field
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Air Transport Command
Thule
Bobbie Joe Cavanaro
Okmulgee
Okla
ATC
Kee Bird
Ladd Field
Fairbanks
Alaska
Union Leader Attacks Proposals On Labor Laws
David Dubinsky president of the AFL Ladies' Garment Workers Union testifies to Congress criticizing plans to outlaw industry wide bargaining and the closed shop. He says such changes would strike at democracy and leave workers economically insecure.
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Washington
David Dubinsky
AFL Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
Congress
Alleged Death Attempt On Truman Denied By White House
The White House dismissed as groundless a claim reported by Radio Luxembourg via a Paris paper that an attempt on President Truman's life had occurred. Assistant press secretary Eben Ayers said there was no basis for the broadcast and Truman was in his office when questioned.
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Washington
White House
Radio Luxembourg
Truman
Eben Ayers
Ayers
Paris
Ex Standard Oil Head Dies After Long Illness
Robert Wright Stewart former chairman of Standard Oil Company of Indiana died at St Francis Hospital Miami Beach after several months illness He was 80 years old and passed away about 6 30 p m EST yesterday.
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Miami Beach
Robert Wright Stewart
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
St. Francis Hospital
Flier Veteran Chosen Vetsville's First Mayor
John L. Oswalt a 25 year old veteran of 18 bombing missions over Germany has been chosen the first mayor of Vetsville an all GI village of 283 near Charles Mill Lake Mansfield Ohio.
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Mansfield
John L. Oswalt
Germany
Vetsville
Charles Mill Lake
Dollar a Pound Bacon and Chops Seen From Record Hog Sales
In Columbus the Senate investigating committee grilled state liquor operations, led by Roscoe Walcutt, with claims former director Robert Sohngen held full control and corruption rumors surfacing. Separately Chicago meat experts warn pork could reach $1 a pound as live hog prices soar, signaling broader retail impact on bacon and chops.
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Roscoe R. Walcutt
Franklin
Edward E. Tharp
Robert M. Sohngen
Tharp
State Liquor Department
Frank J. Lausche
Chicago
Agriculture Department
Russ Jeter
Jeter
Marvin Henning
Mine Accident Kills Worker At Orbiston
Nelsonville aged coal miner Frank Sapp 71 employed as day man for Orbiston Coal Co died after an accident at the Orbiston mine Monday. He was crushed when a motor passed over him and suffered chest and head injuries. He died about a half hour after arrival at Hocking Valley Hospital Logan. He leaves a wife a brother and three sisters. Funeral at Pilgrim Holiness Church at 1 pm burial in Green Lawn.
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Nelsonville
Frank Sapp
Poylar St
Orbiston Coal Co
Sapp
Hocking Valley Hospital
Logan
Athens County
Hattie Sapp
Arthur
Chauncey
Gladys Hughes
Rose McManaway
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Carrie Rice
Bridgeport
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Raymond Simpson
Greenlawn
Knisley Registered At Capitol As Lobbyist
Clarence H. Knisley director of Democratic State Headquarters was registered today with Secretary of State Ed ward J. Hummel as a lobbyist. He said he wanted to express his opinion on the judges pension bill which is pending.
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Columbus
Clarence H. Knisley
Democratic
Edward J. Hummel
Knisley
Firm Buys Land To Repay City Debt In Defiance
In Defiance Ohio the Lectrolite Corp repaid a 15 year old city loan with a gift of 11450 to purchase Latty's Grove as a memorial park. The site will be developed as a public park and playground honoring veterans.
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Defiance, CO
Defiance
Lectrolite Corp
Latty
Vacationing Official Faces Ouster From Job
Springfield residents learn City Commissioner John H. Voller is vacationing in Florida and may lose office if he misses the next meeting as the commission rejects a resolution to excuse five absences.
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Springfield
Friends of
John H. Woller
Florida
Commission
One Killed Two Hurt As Freight Hits Car
NEAPOLIS Ohio Howard A. Brock a Delta farmer was killed yesterday in a grade crossing accident. Two companions William Van Dyke 19 of Delta and Richard Wagner 17 of Grand Rapids were seriously injured when a west bound freight train struck their car at the Wabash Railroad crossing.
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Neapolis, O
Howard A. Brock
Delta
William van Dyke
Richard Wagner
Grand Rapids
Wabash
Rail wreck in Japan kills 178 and injures 350
A four car derailment on a six car train in Komagawa Japan kills 178 and injures 350 as the steam train plunges 30 feet down a hill. Unofficial reports blame a coupling failure between the second and third cars. the engineer learned of the loss only at the next station.
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Komagawa
Japan
Plaintiff Sues Railroad Over No Warning Signal
John L. Mertzog of Youngstown sues Pennsylvania Railroad for 35000 dollars claiming injuries from a truck collision with a train on state route 278 near Pulaski Pennsylvania on January 27 1945 due to absence of a watchman and warning devices.
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Cleveland
John L. Mertzog
Youngstown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mertzog
Pulaski
One Dead Four Injured In Collision Near Lima
George Link Jr 26 of Kenton died in an icy highway crash near Lima. Four men were seriously injured: Charles Stiers 25 Lima, William S Smith 24 Wapakoneta, Raymond Mendoza 21 and Joseph Greenman 28 both of Chicago.
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Lima. O
George Link, Jr
Kenton
Charles Stiers
Lima
William S. Smith
Wapakeneta
Raymond Mendoza
Joseph Greenman
Chicago
Third Victim Dies From Cleveland Fire Smoke Inhalation
Portsmouth reports the death of Elizabeth Ann Vot, 65, from smoke inhalation suffered in the Knickerbocker Manor fire in Cleveland on January 8. The blaze claimed two other fatalities.
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Portsmouth
Knickerbocker Manor
Cleveland
Elizabeth Ann Vot
Taft Forecasts 1948 Military Budget Trim to 7.5 Billion
Senator Taft warns the next Congress may reduce military funding to 7.5 billion dollars starting July 1 1948. He notes Truman asked 11.2 billion for the armed services in the current budget and urges peacetime cost tapering.
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Washington
Senis Ator Taft
Ohio
Army
Navy
Congress
Taft
Armed Services
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Truman
Gurney
R-Sd
Senate Armed Services Committee
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
House
Sen
Pepper
D-Fla
Agriculture Department
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
O’mahoney
D-Wye
House Budget Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Knutson
R-Minn
Reforestation Slowed by Ohio Funding Gaps
In Columbus the lack of funds to grow seedlings slows reforestation of strip mined and other waste lands. Forester Robert R Paton said 99 percent of waste land could support tree cover but needs artificial aid. Larry Cook noted stripping yields better forest area on thin topsoil and reported over 4 million trees planted and 21 lakes formed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert R. Paton
Froester
Friends of the Land
Paton
Larry Cook
Cleveland
Ohio Reclameation Association
Post Office Looted in Georgetown Brown County
Brown County Sheriff Dwight Clemons reports a search continues for thieves who entered the Fayetteville Post Office Saturday night and stole checks and bonds valued at $1,000.
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Postoffice
Georgetown
Brown County
Dwight Clemons
Fayetteville
Samsimmons Critiques County Jail Feeding Fee System
Sam Simmons argues Charleston and Huntington papers overemphasize prisoner feeding fees in county jails. He notes the two percent club funding campaigns and poor voter registration. He claims sheriffs in populous counties earn up to $40 000 yearly, then warns cutting rates may raise costs and tempt kitchens to expand menus and cooks.
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Charleston
Huntington
Mason County
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Rowland
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Sen. Daniels
George G. Shirtz
Coshocton
Raymond E. Hildebrand
Bureau of Unemployment
Standard Oil
Flier
Athens
Orbiston
Plaintiff Sites Railroad
Sam Simmons
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