Hydrogen bomb could create dust cloud of death say scientists
Dr. Leo Szilard and three other authorities warned that a world death by own action bomb could spread radioactive dust worldwide. The cloud would be windborne radioactive dust contaminating air and soil for years, requiring 500 tons of heavy hydrogen to produce five years of active neutrons. The group urged stronger international control as the U S proceeds with hydrogen bomb development.
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New York
Leo Szilard
Szilard
University of Chicago
Earth
Hans Bethe
Cornell University
Harrison Brown
Frederick Seitz
University of Illinois
Washington
Sumner T. Pike
Atomic Energy Commission
Students Hear Political Talk at Ohio Wesleyan
Republican National Committee chairman Guy Gabrielson urged students at Ohio Wesleyan University to participate in politics. He spoke during the school's Institute of Practical Politics recruitment drive, noting credit for campaign activity and contrasting Democratic and Republican volunteer drives at the university.
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Delaware
Guy G. Gabrielson
Ohio Wesleyan University
Gabrielson
Institute of Practical Politics
Feerick Named Santa Clara Basketball Coach
Bob Feerick the playing coach of the Washington Capitols announced a three year contract as head coach at Santa Clara University. He succeeds Ray Pesco and will finish the Caps season before reporting April 10 for his new post.
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Washington
Bob Feerick
Washington Capitols
Santa Clara University
Feerick
Ray Pesco
Broncos
Woman Dies at 100 in Columbus
Funeral services set for Mrs. Louisiana Ransburgh Briggs, who celebrated her 100th birthday on December 10. Widow of Union Army Captain John Briggs, she died Sunday at Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus.
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Columbus
Louisiana Ransburgh Briggs
John Briggs
Mt. Carmel
Rent Controls Snag in Senate Committee Action
The Senate Appropriations Committee moved to wrap up the Rent Control Agency by June 3 using a $2.6 million allocation from the agency’s requested $3.6 million for the current fiscal year. The move, tied to a money bill with urgency for an atomic program, could end renewed rent controls and Truman’s bid for another year.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Freig ht wreck damages station and creamery in Mehoopany
A Buffalo New York freight train derailed near Mehoopany Pa scattering meat and butter at the village station and the Dairymen s League Creamery. Twenty cars uncoupled less than an hour before workers would report for duty. The locomotive and front cars continued for miles before the crew noticed.
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Mehoopany
Buffalo- New
Wife-Killer Goes On Trial After She Dared Me To
Vernon O. Bigger, 34, on trial for first degree murder in Edgerton after admitting he shot dead his wife Helen Bigger, 34, in their home January 2 after she allegedly dared him. Bigger pleads innocent, saying no quarrel occurred. The couple had four children.
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Bryan
Vernon O. Bigger
Helen Bigger
Edgerton
Bigger
Hints of Gentlemen's Accord Delay Election in Britain
Britain eyes a possible Conservative Labor gentleman's agreement to delay a general election for months while Parliament sits in a near deadlock. Attlee forms a new cabinet as Labour holds 315 of 625 seats, with Conservatives 295 and others.
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London
House of Commons
Daily Worker
Labor
Attlee
No. 10
Downing St
Harry Lauder Dies at 79 in Scotland
Sir Harry Lauder, famed Scottish comedian and writer of Roamin in the Gloamin, died last night at 79 after months of illness. He suffered arterio thrombosis and kidney ailments and retired last year from public appearances at Lauder Ha’ in Lanarkshire.
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Scotland
Harry Lauder
Harry
United States
Europe
Lauder Ha
Lanarkshire
Britain
Jehovah Sect Denied Use of School Building
In Wooster Mayor Francis Hillen refused the Jehovah's Witnesses permission to use the high school facility on Sunday after a mob of about 300 egged their meeting place, a part time movie theater. National guardsmen police sheriffs deputies and a 20 man volunteer force protected the group.
Sears Store Clean Up Delays Start After Water Break
About 60 employees in basement departments of the Sears Roebuck Co store in Cincinnati had to put on boots and grab mops before starting work. A water main break flooded the store, reaching five inches in some areas and pouring for nearly two hours.
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Cincinnati
Sears Roebuck Co
Leopards Missing in Oklahoma City Sparks Multi-State Hunt
Seven dogs trained for mountain lion tracking join the search for Oklahoma City's elusive leopard. Led by Bryan Denton and William Kent, the group was flown from Colorado for a two-day chase at the zoo and surrounding 20-acre woods. Despite sightings, the cat remains at large as planes head to Dryden and Magdalena to recruit more hounds for a massive hunt.
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Bryan Denton
Laveta
Colo
Colorado Game and Fish Cement
William Kent
Colorado
Denver Post
India
Julian Frazier
M. D. Douglass
W. T. Cooke
Frazier
Zoo
Crockett Morrison
Dryden
Texas
Morrison
Nagdalena
N.M
Lustron Dealers Rally to Save Prefab Housing Firm
In Columbus dealers move on two fronts to shield Lustron from foreclosure. The Reconstruction Finance Corp seeks to foreclose on $36.47 million of Lustron mortgages backed by $37.5 million in financing. Dealers prepare to testify in Washington and Columbus.
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Columbus
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Washington
Local Students Shine in State Scholarship Test Results
Two Southeast Ohio students ranked among the top 25 girls in the state scholarship test held February 3 4 announced by the State Department of Education. Elizabeth Llewellyn Robe of Athens scored 245 and Harriett Anne Young of Gallipolis 233. Virgil Vickers of Berlin Center led 10 042 high school seniors with 266. The top girl was Alice J Holloway of Akron with 258.
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Southeast Ohio
State Department of Education
Elizabeth Llewellyn Robe
Athens
Harriett Anne Young
Gallipolis
Virgil Vickers
Berlin Center
Alice J. Holloway
Akron
Big fires claim lives in New Castle and Ohio City
In New Castle five business establishments burned in a second major fire in 36 hours. The blaze killed one person, hospitalized eight, and forced fifty apartment residents to flee. A business building was destroyed and an apartment house damaged. In nearby Ohio City the Pentecostal Church was destroyed by fire with losses around $10,000.
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New Castle
van Wert
Ohio City
Senator Warns of War Threat Nearing
Senator Estes Kefauver warned a group in Peoria that conditions worsen and war comes closer. He cited Russia spending a quarter of its income on military buildup and argued the United States could match such strength only at the cost of a high standard of living.
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Peoria
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Russia
United States
Taft backs and defeats potato price supports proposal
Senator Taft voted in favor of a plan to abolish all potato price supports. The proposal failed 43 to 35 in the Senate. Senator Bricker was paired for the proposals.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Sen
Bricker
Cleveland Checks Requests for Coal Dealers Said To Be Non-Cooperative
Cleveland inspectors began a strict check on emergency coal requests after only 250 of 700 calls were filled since last Wednesday. Sullivan accused dealers of not cooperating. Angove of the Retail Coal Board countered that dealers lack coal for their own emergencies.
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Columbus
Joseph P. Sullivan
Thomas A. Burke
Charles E. Angove
Retail Coal Board
Cuyahoga County
Sullivan
Angove
East Ohio Gas Co
State Highway Patrol
Frank J. Lausche
George W. Mingle
Canton
Springfield
Ohio
Dayton
Cincinnati
Rhodes Calls for Abolishing State Liquor Monopoly
Columbus Mayor James A. Rhodes says if elected he would abolish Ohio’s state liquor monopoly. He declares the system corrupt and vows to strip the State Liquor Department of purchasing power and remove the Board of Liquor Control from politics.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
General Assembly
State Liquor Department
Board of Liquor Control
Ohio
Key Witness Takes Stand in Mercy Death Trial
In Hillsborough County Court Elizabeth Rose a 24 year old nurse testifies she was present when Mrs Abbie Borroto 59 died after doctor Hermann N Sander injected air into her veins. The state contends the physician caused the death and Miss Rose followed orders to obtain a syringe and needle.
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Manchester
N. H
Hermann N. Sander
Hillsborough County Court
Elizabeth Rose
Abbie Borreto
Sander
Miss Rose
Theft at Pt Pleasant store nets $350 in goods
The GM Equipment Co. at 415 Main St Pt Pleasant was entered during the night and electrical goods valued at over $350 were stolen. Owner R H Melrose notified state police and the sheriff's office this morning. One suspect is under investigation with an arrest expected this afternoon.
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Point Pleasant
GM Equipment Co
Main St
R. H. Melrose
Portsmouth Flyer In Critical Condition After Storm Crash
Edward Deatley 43 of Portsmouth remained in critical condition at Community Hospital after a Saturday plane crash near Hillsboro. He, piloting a Civil Air Patrol aircraft, was forced down during a snow storm near Samantha and suffered a possible skull fracture.
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Hillsboro
Edward Deatley
Portsmouth
Here
Deatley
Samantha
Civil Air Patrol
Miners Receive Food Aid From One Day Drive
A truck-load of food was delivered Sunday to the Eastern Ohio Miners Relief Committee at Yorkville Ohio. The relief drive organized by AFL CIO and led by Larry Finlay aimed to aid 1000 destitute miners families in Jefferson and Belmont Counties.
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East Liverpool
Eastern Ohio Miners Relief Committee
Yorkville
Larry Finlay
Jefferson
Belmont Counties
Cigaret Blamed in Batangas Depot Blast
A carelessly tossed cigarette is blamed for a depot explosion at Batangas on Saturday night killing 11 and wounding 100. Authorities investigate cause and assess damage at the ammunition facility and nearby areas.
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Manila
Batangas
No Fairy Tale Heist and Fatal Jail-Like Jump
A southeast Cleveland deli robbery by a woman described as about 19 wearing a red hooded coat yielded 50 dollars after she drew a .38 revolver and fled in a taxi. In Arcadia California police report 76 year old William E. Scott died after twice leaping from a rail car and later cutting his throat.
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Cleveland
Red Riding Hood
Jane Sbrocco
Campbell
Ohio
Max Apple
Arcadia
Calif
William E. Scott
Action Begins On Road Aid Hearings
Two Ohio speakers join kickoff of House Public Roads subcommittee hearings on federal aid for rural roads. Joseph Thomas of Hayesville and Charles Baker Jr of Painesville represent local groups as Rep. McGregor aims to lift farmers from mud. Bureau of Public Roads backs 90 000 to 100 000 rural miles for aid with state law and admin reforms urged.
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Washington
House Public Roads
Joseph Thomas
Hayesville
Ohio Township Trustees Association
Charles Baker, Jr
Ohio Township News
Painesville
McGregor
Ohio
Bureau of Public Roads
Husband Dragged Wife Behind Car to Death in Ga
A 40yearold man, Charles W. Stancil, is jailed on murder charges for tying his wife Opal to the rear bumper of a car and dragging her 50 feet after she was said to be keeping company with another man. Sheriff J M Moreland and Coroner Gail Emberson provided the details.
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Lakeview
J. M. Moreland
Charles W. Stancil
Opal
Gail Emberson
Weekend Pact Talks End Without Settlement
United Mine Workers leader John L. Lewis faces contempt charges as 372,000 miners ignore a court order to return to work. Judge Keech hears the case with no jury, while government mediators push for a coal contract settlement amid faltering negotiations and a looming court penalty.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Today
Richmond B. Keech
Keech
Welly K. Hopkins
Lewis’ Union
White House
Charles Ross
Congress
Mine Workers Union
Springfield
Ill
Harry M. Hull
Lewis
UMW
John Owen
Owen
David S. Cole
Cyrus Ching
Indiana
Harvey Cartwright
Cole
Village Plans Centennial Celebration in Maineville
The village of Maineville near Lebanon marks 100 years on March 23. Plans were being made for a centennial celebration on June 25, announced by Ma ncel Fugett.
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Lebanon
Maineville
Here
Mancel Fugett
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