Trial testimony ends as Henderson murder case moves to defense
The state finished presenting evidence in the second degree murder trial of Charles R. Henderson in Common Pleas Court. Defense counsel offered the Navy medical history of Henderson, admitting the document. Henderson’s signed police statement and witnesses including Chief Grogan and Mayor Woodworth described what happened at Club 33 and the Spot Restaurant, with the Navy report noting a schizoid personality and hallucinations aiding a deadly sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Henderson
Common Pleas
John Bolin
Navy
Henderson
J. B. Grogan
Darrell Bartlett
Charles Jones
Grogan
George Bateman
R. A. Morris
Harry Risley
Franz Woodworth
Frank Joyce
Cecil Gwinn
Naval Hospital
Oakland
Calif
R. W. Finsterwald
John Gwinn
Gwinn
Paul Cuckler
Mary Forbes
Florence Collins
Johnson
Grace Gwinn
Coen
Cuckler
Three more convicts recaptured after Colorado break
In Canon City Colorado three more of the twelve convicts who broke from the penitentiary were found and captured northwest of town. Two killers were wounded and one remains at large James B Sherbondy is the last escaped inmate. One guard and several civilians were wounded during the breakout and pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Colo
Colorado Penitentiary
John Smalley
Denver
Harold Hataway
Pueblo
Ernest la Vergne
Smalley
James B. Sherbondy
Eagle County
Roy Best
Orville J. Turley
John Klinger
Richard F. Heilman
R. L. Freeman
Minnie Higgins
Chet Yeo
A. M. Smith
Laurence Oliver
Oliver Ranch
A. O. Clark
Clark
Butter Prices Rise in Cincinnati on Wholesale Increase
Cincinnati reports butter retailing at 1.01 dollars per pound with some stores possibly reaching 1.02 after a two cent wholesale hike. Dairy wagons carry sweet butter at 99 cents and salt butter at 96 cents while the new wholesale price in the city is 90 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Communists Threaten Force If De Gasperi Resists
Luigi Longo, No. 2 Italian Communist, speaking at Rome congress, warned Premier De Gasperi that Communists prepared to resist with force if the government uses force to crush popular aspirations. Longo, organizer of partisan brigades, said revolution would be last resort and the party could return to power by any means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
L’unita
Luigi Longo
Rome Province
Communist Federation
de Gasperi
Longo
Mussolini
Vandenberg Withdraws From 1948 Presidential Race
Michigan Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg formally urged Republicans not to propose his name for the 1948 nomination in a New Year letter to state GOP leaders. He stated he could best serve the country by completing his Senate term and asked Michigan delegates not to present or support him at the state or national conventions in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Philadelphia
Senate
Freezing Rain Sleet May Add to New Year Hazards
Cincinnati forecasts warn that freezing rain or sleet could worsen travel hazards during New Year celebrations. Meteorologist J Cecil Alter said the icy conditions may begin in the northern and central regions tonight and move into Cincinnati later with dangerous roads for motorists traveling north and west from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
J. Cecil Alter
Funeral services held for exiled Vittorio Emanuele III
Exiled former King Vittorio Emanuele III lay in state in Alexandria at St Catherine's Cathedral chapel after dying Sunday of double pneumonia. Delegations from Italy Bulgaria and Russia followed the flag-draped coffin as mourners remembered his 78 years and a history tied to Mussolini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Egypt
Italy
Bulgaria
Russia
Vittorio Emanuele III
St. Catherine's Cathedral
Benito Mussolini
House of Savoy
Cancer chief named for Columbus division
Dr. John D. Porterfield state health director announced Dr. Walter B. Lacock of Columbus as chief of a newly created division of cancer within the state health department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John D. Porterfield
Walter B. Lacock
Cancer
State Health Department
King Mihai Departure Delayed Amid Romanian Crisis
King Mihai sought permits for himself his mother and 58 aides to depart Romania but the journey delayed after New Year due to talks with the Communist government. Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma voiced concern as crowds cheered the republic. the monarchy was abolished and Romania sought a new national anthem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael of
Romania
Anne of
Bourbon-Parma
Elizabeth
London
Bucharest
Mihai
Switzerland
Anne
Copenhagen
Miahi
Chamber of Deputies
Greyhound Strike Called Off in Ohio Region
Ohio Greyhound drivers and terminal workers halted a midnight strike after union negotiators recommended a new wage offer. About 1652 drivers and 49 terminal staff in Eastern Ohio and nearby areas would gain higher pay, including top-rated drivers increasing from 5.5 to 5.79 cents per mile and terminal workers up eight cents per hour. Ticket agents would receive eight cents plus four cents in July and other terminal staff two cents in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ohio
Greyhound
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
AFL hostilities drive UMW break with AFL says Lewis
John L. Lewis said the United Mine Workers pulled out of the AFL for the second time due to hostility from a small group controlling AFL policies. He warned locals to withdraw from state federations and trade councils after the AFL refused to back non Communist affidavits under the Taft Hartley Act. He stated the UMW opposes Communism but views the affidavits as a principled objection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
AFL
UMW
Lewis
Truman Sees World Peace and UN Work Needed
President Truman declared in a New Year message that 1948 should bring world peace acceptable to all nations. He pressed that the United Nations must be made to work, and noted the slow pace of progress while urging patience and resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Biggers
Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass Co
Washington
Truman
United Nations
Democrats Favor W A Julian as Ohio Favorite Son Choice
An informed source predicted W A Julian of Cincinnati will be the favorite son candidate for president of Ohio Democrats. He would deliver Ohio’s 50 convention votes to President Truman at the national convention in Philadelphia next June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
W. A. Julian
Cincinnati
Ohio Democrats
Truman
Philadelphia
Sailor Killed in Truck Bus Crash on Baltimore Pike
A young sailor died and 11 others were injured in a crash on the ice-covered Baltimore Pike near Oxford Pennsylvania on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Baltimore Pike
Pennsylvania
Petrillo’s Never Again ban halts last minute recording
New Year 1948 begins with James Petrillo’s ban on new recordings and transcriptions. Big and small firms race to build two years of stock before the cutoff, while industry leaders weigh Taft Hartley impact and royalties limits as unions resume talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFM
Petrillo
Columbia Records
Columbia Records News Release Referred To As “Petrillo
RCA
Victor
Columbia
Decca
Capitol
RCA Victor
James Melton
Vaughn Monroe
Beatrice Lillie
Rise Stevens
Buddy Clark
Frankie Carle
Palestine May Appeal To Red Cross
Jerusalem reports that Palestine may appeal to the International Red Cross for help after the UN partition decision. An official spokesman said the war’s carnage worsened with deaths on New Year’s Eve and that the government is considering requesting doctors nurses and hospital equipment as all hospitals remain full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
International Red Cross
U. N
Greek Army repels Communist attempt at Konitsa
The Greek Army repelled a bid by Communist forces to seize Konitsa and proclaim a free state. Relief troops advanced toward the garrison, with one column within a mile and a half and in contact, as the 4 000-strong main relief force captured the Bourozani bridge twelve miles west. Fighting continues at the town front, but authorities say the battle is effectively over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Konitsa
Free State
Ministry of War
Voidhomata
Kaipaki-Bourozani Bridge
Bourozani Bridge
B 29 Crashes Near Elmendorf Field in Alaska
An Air Force B 29 carrying nine aboard disappeared after takeoff from Elmendorf Field during a routine long range weather mission to San Francisco Bay area. The plane reported an engine out at 12 13 am and a blinding flash was observed. search efforts are focused on the crash area as heavy snow hinders aerial attempts.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
Elmendorf Field
San Francisco Bay Area
Chiang Accuses Reds Plotting in China
Chiang Kai shek accuses the Communists of plotting to carve up China and declares the Red menace comes from within and without. He states the main Communist force must be annihilated within one year and that Reds aim to divide Chinese territory and ruin the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Chiang Kai- Shek
China
Russia
Police Chief Faces Public Funds Count in Ohio
Elias Quinn Fairfield police chief pleaded innocent and waived examination on a charge of converting public funds to his own use. He was accused of keeping a $30 wrist watch pledged as security after a September 1946 traffic arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xenia
Elias Quinn
Fairfield
Common Pleas
Frank L. Johnson
Quinn
Boy Mixes Drinks Takes Pledge After Wine Incident
Ten year old Frank Hvird in Cleveland resolved to skip strange bottles after mistaking wine for cherry pop. He drank half a bottle, was treated for alcoholic poisoning at City Hospital, and faced a New Year’s pledge to avoid unknown beverages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Frank Hvird
Frank
City Hospital
Molotov repeats US accusations on German reparations
Foreign Minister Molotov said the Soviet Union would share information on reparations withdrawn from Eastern Germany if other powers act with deeds not words. He blamed US ruling classes for London CFM failure, citing Marshall Bevin and Bidault, and asserted Washington aims to steer Western Germany with vast funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Soviet Union
Germany
United States
Council of Foreign Ministers
London
U.S
George C. Marshall
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
Molotov
Marshall
Russia
London Council
Europe
CIO Disappointed By Wage Rejection in Ohio
The Ohio CIO council voiced sad shock after Industrial Relations Director William J. Rogers rejected proposed minimum wages for about 250 000 women and minors in Ohio restaurants and hotels. Rogers said unions had already negotiated contracts fixing wages about five dollars a week under the proposed minimums and that state law required rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Cio Council
William J. Rogers
Ohio
Rogers
CIO
Vehicle Production in 1947 Ranks Third Highest in U S History
Automotive News reports that in 1947 U S automobile plants produced 4,794,374 cars and trucks, the third highest yearly total. Passenger cars reached 2,000,927, six percent below 1941 and well under 1929’s record 4,587,400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Automotive News
United States
Milk Price Guaranteed For Akron Housewives
Akron housewives will receive 20 cents a quart milk for three months under a Wednesday agreement between farmers and dealers. The contract fixes wholesale milk at 5.15 dollars per hundred pounds, with farmers currently getting 5.10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Auto Dealer Is Sentenced in Ohio Larceny Case
Bernard Samberg, 36, pleaded guilty to larceny by trick for taking down payments from car buyers and not delivering. He received a sentence of one to seven years in the Ohio penitentiary after prosecutors showed 11 witnesses paid about $18,000 total. Separate charges involve auto dealer Jack Singleton facing trial on claims of over $500,000 in down payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Bernard Samberg
Ohio
Trick
Common Pleas
Burt W. Griffin
Samberg
Jack Singleton
Pope Pius XII Voices Hope At 1948 Crossroads
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius XII predicting 1948 will present "very grave decisions perhaps irrevocable" yet rejecting doom. He urged hopeful resolve, urging clear, disinterested spirits to pursue indivisible peace despite formidable obstacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XII
Newsprint Price Hike Set in Britain for January
The British Press Association said newsprint produced in Britain will rise by 9 pounds a ton from January 4 bringing the price to about 46 pounds per ton. This increase translates to roughly 184 dollars at current rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
British Press Association
Britain
Anderson Urges End To Publishing Names Of Speculators
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson released a list of 26 federal employees who had speculated in cotton and cog futures within the past two years. He said he plans to recommend ending the practice of publishing private citizens’ names while maintaining disclosure for all public officials. The names were gathered by the department and connected to a Roosevelt directive.
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Washington
Anderson
White House
Department
Co Exchange Authority
Roosevelt
Knowland
R-Calif
CEA
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Walter J. la Bay
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WAAF
Hollywood
Tex Beneke
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Red Cross
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Boy
U. S
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