Yale Yale Students Plane Crash Kills 44 in Seattle
A DC-3 charter carrying 27 Yale students returning to New Haven after holidays crashed at Boeing Field Seattle. At least 44 of 30 aboard died or were unaccounted for. 13 hospitalized. Survivors include Yale football star John Roderick. Pilot William Chavers and second officer Kenny Love were aboard.Seattle Air Charter owner William F. Leland unaccounted for. Fire crews and inspectors worked through the night amid burning wreckage and icy runway conditions.
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Seattle
Yale University
Yale
Washington
Oregon
Seattle Air Charter
New Haven
Conn
Boeing Airplane Co
Lynn Brown
Boeing Field
Brown
Fred H. Godfrey
State Patrol
William F. Leland
William Chavers
Kenny Love
John Roderick
100000 To Be Buried Permanently Overseas
The Army named 14 permanent overseas cemeteries in Europe Africa and the Philippines to receive more than 100000 American war dead. Families favored local burial near sites of sacrifice, and the remains will be consolidated at these regional military cemeteries.
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Washington
Europe
Africa
Philippines
Army
Additional City Taxes Seen by Akron Mayor
Akron Mayor Charles E. Slussen warns that without timely state aid Ohio cities may adopt income taxes. Toledo and Columbus already enacted income taxes to boost revenue and avoid red ink amid ongoing budget pressures.
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Akron
Columbus
Charles E. Slussen
Ohio
Slusser
Toledo
Indiana Republican Lt Governor Rue J. Alexander Dies
Rue J. Alexander 60 longtime Indiana Republican lieutenant governor died Sunday in Indianapolis. He served in state government and was a prominent GOP figure. His death marks the loss of a veteran public servant.
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Indianapolis
Rue J. Alexander
Indiana
Shanghai council calls for peace talks with Chinese Communists
The Shanghai city council urged Mao Tse Tung and the Chinese Communists to order an immediate cease fire and begin peace talks via a radio message. The plea, signed for 6,000,000 Shanghai residents, urged relief of suffering and left negotiations to representatives of both sides. A second round of messages urged other city and provincial governments to join the appeal as a crucial peace window could close.
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Sanghai
Shanghai
Yenan
Mao Tse-Tung
China
Univis Strike Blame Blamed On CIO Leaders
A House subcommittee blamed CIO union officials for violence at the Univis Lens Co strike in Dayton Ohio last August. The UE CIO was listed by HUAC as under Communist influence. The panel said Dayton Ohio and the state will bear the strike cost. It urged federal penalties for riotous labor actions and new Taft Hartley affidavits for all employers and union officials, not just policy makers.
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Washington
CIO
Congressional
Univis Lens Co
Dayton
Ohio
House Labor
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
UECIO
House Un-American Activities Committee
National Guard
British Robot Plane Surpasses Sound Barrier at Farnborough
British scientists after a year of setbacks have built a robot flying laboratory that reaches speeds far above sound at low altitude. The £29,000 craft, 11 feet long and weighing 900 pounds, achieved straight level flight at the Royal Aircraft Establishment in Farnborough, with tests ongoing.
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London
Royal Aircraft Establishment
Farnborough
Last Minute Appeal Sought To Save Daniels Life In Ohio
Ohio authorities reported Robert Murl Daniels, 24, on death row for a Richland County family murder, could rely on a last minute appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court. Gov. Herbert rejected intervention. a habeas corpus path might delay execution. Daniels had conversion to Catholicism and requested a final meal before the 8 PM ET execution.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Robert Murl Daniels
Ohio
Daniels
Richland
State Supreme Court
Executive Mercy
Thomas Herbert
Planes Bomb Jerusalem Sparks Israeli Egyptian Retaliation Threat
Jerusalem was bombed by unidentified war planes causing injuries in a crowded Jewish quarter. A second raid followed. Israeli and Jewish spokesmen warned of possible strikes on Cairo or Tel Aviv if Egypt attacked again.
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Jerusalem
Cairo
Tel Aviv
End of Fighting Between India and Pakistan in Kashmir
New Delhi reports a cease-fire ending fourteen months of clashes in Kashmir. Both sides agree to a UN supervised plebiscite to decide Kashmir's absorption, under a framework with sister dominions.
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New Delhi
Indian Defense Ministry
Kashmir
India
Pakistan
United Nations
Two Story Building Destroyed by Fire in Cleveland
Fire destroyed a two story brick building in Cleveland early today causing a loss estimated by the owners at several hundred thousand dollars. Owned by Grdina & Sons Inc the property housed a furniture store and bowling alley. The building rose after the East Ohio Gas lesson in the area and the blaze origin was not immediately determined.
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Cleveland
Grdina & Sons, Inc
East Ohio
Heart Attack Fatal To Member of ICC
George M. Barnard 67 of Newcastle Indiana and a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission for over four years died of a heart attack at his home. Barnard was named by President Franklin D Roosevelt on May 31 1944 to complete the unexpired term of Joseph B Eastman.
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Washington
George M. Barnard
Newcastle
Ind
Interstate Commerce Commission
Barnard
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joseph B. Eastman
Funeral services set for Marilyn Outhwaite
Marilyn Outhwaite 14 dies from fumes caused by a defective gas heater in her bathroom. Funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow according to local notices.
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Marilyn Outhwaite
Ohio Legislators Open Session With Leadership Battles
Ohio's 98th General Assembly begins as Democrats hold the Senate and House for the first time in 106 years. Key leaders include Sen. Margaret A. Mahoney as majority pro tem and Rep. John F. Cantwell as speaker. The party lines promise tight votes and intensified patronage for the new session while Rep. Paul R. Barnes, Columbus druggist and six-year legislator, dies of a heart attack.
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Columbus
Ohio
98Th General Assembly
Senate
House of Representivency
House
George D. Nye
Waverly
Frank J. Lausche
Nye
Lausche
Senate Democrats
Margaret A. Mahoney
Cleveland
Senate Rules Committee
Roscoe R. Walcutt
John F. Cantwell
Youngstown
Cantwell
Rep. C. Wiliamsan
Marietta
Democrats
Stephen A. Zona
Paul Hinkle
Celina
GOP
Paul R. Barnes
Ohio House of Representatives
Librarian Ele drone R. James Dies in Massachusetts
Ele drone R. James 73, former Librarian of Congress and Harvard law school librarian, died at home in Gloucester Massachusetts. Born in Newport Kentucky he graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a law degree and once represented Siam on The Hague arbitral tribunal and served as Siam’s supreme court judge.
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Gloucester
Mass
Eledron R. James
Congress
Harvard Law School
Newport
University of Cincinnati
Hague
Supreme Court
Siam
Dayton Daily News Buys Journal Herald
Dayton announces sale of the Journal-Herald Publishing Co to the Evening News Publishing Co. The Journal-Herald operates the Herald in the afternoon and the Journal in the morning. Evening News is owned by former Gov. James M. Cox and publishes the Daily News.
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Dayton
Dayton Journal-Herald Publishing Co
Evening News Publishing Co
Journal-Herald Publishing Co
The
Herald
Journal
James M. Cox
Daily News
Government Increases British Newsprint Pages
In England the government boosted newsprint supplies by 25 percent making daily papers larger and more available. Some four page papers expanded to six pages three days a week while tabloids grew from eight to twelve pages.
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London
England
Farm official named Columbus vice president
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation announced the appointment of C. Maurice Wieting of Columbus as vice president and director of the organization.
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Columbus
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
C. Maurice Wieting
Columvus
Margarine Price Cut by Durkee Famous Foods
Durkee Famous Foods lowers wholesale margarine price by two cents per pound today due to reduced raw material costs affecting the Cleveland area.
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Cleveland
Durkee Famous Foods
GOP Plans Blocking Tactics As Truman Seeks House Control
Washington AP reports the Truman administration moves to push control of the House with Democratic leadership aiming to clear road blocks for a broad social welfare program. Republicans, newly in the minority, discuss possible coalitions with anti administration Democrats as open battles over Speaker Rayburn and a Senate challenge unfold.
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Truman
House
Washington
Congress
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
House Republican Steering Committee
Rayburn
Tex
Senate
Reublicans
Senate Republicans
Senator Lodge
Taft
Ohio
Capitol Hill
Oil Station Worker Held For Slaying in Night Club
Frederick Goens a 36 year old oil station attendant was charged with murder after the New Year’s Day slaying of ex bartender Eddie Chowning in a midtown Cincinnati night club. Police said Goens shot Chowning after a scuffle and handed the pistol to a waitress before leaving.
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Cincinnati
Frederick Goens
Off Hom
Eddie Chowning
Clem Merz
Goens
A Midtown
Merz
Chowning
Frost Damages Truck Crops In Florida
Frost damaged crops in the Florida Everglades with corn sweet potatoes squash beans lettuce and cabbage reported killed or damaged. Federal Frost Warning Service chief Warren Johnson noted extensive losses while temperatures rose into the 50s across the South and Southeast.
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New York
Florida Everglades
W. M. Percy
Chicago
New Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Munoz Marin Inaugurated as Puerto Rico's First Elected Governor
Luis Munoz Marin was inaugurated yesterday in San Juan as Puerto Rico's first elected governor. The ceremony marked a historic transfer of power and the start of his term.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Luis Munoz Marin
Ohio Bonus Fund Paid $197 Million in 1948 to Veterans
The Ohio Bonus Fund advanced ahead of schedule paying 197 million dollars to World War II veterans in 1948. Comptroller T Blaine Holloway reported settlement of about 640000 claims with 10266 paid to next of kin as the fund began issuing checks March 1 after a 3 to 1 1947 election approval.
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Columbus
Ohio Bonus Fund
T. Blaine Holloway
Next of Kin
Guerrillas Attacks at Dutch Positions in Java
In Java, Indonesian guerrillas repeatedly attacked Dutch positions with sharp objects. The underground Republican radio aided the guerrillas. The Dutch issued a cease fire order, allowing Dutch soldiers to continue operations against roaming groups or individuals causing disorder.
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Batavia
Java
Netherlands
Ferguson Seeks Democratic Nomination for U.S. Senate
Columbus Ohio Joseph T. Ferria the state auditor plans to seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate after his re election in November remarks came at a Franklin County Democratic Club meeting stating he will run regardless of other entrants. He targets the seat currently held by Senator Robert A. Pete.
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Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Washington
Columbus
Joseph T. Ferria
U. S
Franklin County
Democratic Club
Ferguson
Robert A
Search for Survivors Ends Coast Guard Discontinues Hunt
The Coast Guard ended the large scale search for the missing DC-3 charter airliner with 32 people aboard last Tuesday from San Juan to Miami. Hope for survivors was abandoned as sunset closed the search with only a possible sighting of wreckage remaining as the sole possibility.
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Tams, Fla
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Miami
Coast Guard
Cabinet reshuffle looms under Attlee in Britain
Prime Minister Clement Attlee plans a cabinet reshuffle this week to freshen defense leadership. Defense Minister A V Alexander faces heavy criticism in parliament and press over the armed forces and peacetime conscription amid concerns about efficiency.
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London
Minitster
Clement Attlee
Britain
A. V. Alexander
Wage dispute settled as movie houses reopen
In Columbus neighborhood theaters reopened after settlement of a management union dispute. Local 386 president Robert W. Greer said a 23 month contract covers operators at salaries from 54 to 70 dollars, and the shutdown was not a strike.
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Columbus
Sheriffs and Officials Meet for Ohio Law Enforcement Convention
About 250 sheriffs and deputies from Ohio's 88 counties begin their 18th annual meeting in Columbus. FBI agents and State Bureau of Criminal Identification personnel will attend a two day event focusing on all phases of law enforcement and crime apprehension.
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Columbus
Ohio
FBI
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
Fifteen Japs Sentenced For Killing U S Fliers
TOKYO Fifteen Japanese including wartime police chief and several former generals were awarded heavy prison terms for the killing of 45 captured American fliers. Twelve others were acquitted by a U S Eighth Army commission after a five month trial. ENTRY INCREASE SOUGHT NEW YORK Displaced persons entering the United States from 205000 to 400000 is urged by major Jewish organizations.
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Tokyo
Eighth Army
New York
Children Die in Fire Destroys Chicago Home
Three children burned to death and a fourth severely burned in a flash fire that leveled their small home in an industrial area near the Chicago river.
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Chicago
Chicago River
Toll of New Year’s holiday crashes tops 205 on highways
The holiday weekend death toll from traffic and other accidents rose to over 300 nationwide. The 205 highway fatalities exceeded early estimates, with incidents spanning Ohio and Ohio towns including Cincinnati Columbus Cleveland and Lockbourne air field where a jeep crash killed a soldier.
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Seattle
Nationality Council
Ohio
New Ha S
E Poe
Cincinnati
Rogers
Columbus
Cleveland
Mobile
Lockbourne Air Field
Palen
West Europe to absorb 10 percent aid cut
Paris reports that 19 Marshall Plan nations seek a 10 cut in U.S. aid for 1949-50 while aiming to maintain recovery. The plan totals about 4.347 billion dollars for July 1, 1949 to June 30, 1950, with officials asking Congress for extra funds.
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West
Europe
Paris
U. S
Congress
No. 1 Baby Born Under Nationwide Registration System
Leonard Blake Gunnells of Prattville Alabama welcomed a nine pound boy on New Year’s Day under a national registration system. The newborn carries a state year serial number. Autauga County Prattville is highlighted as Alabama’s top county town. The system designates state year and order of birth in the state.
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Montgomery
Ala
America
Leonard Blake Gunnells
Prattville
Oliver Gouna
Autauga
Alabama
Association of
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Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
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