Final Pleas in Gwinn Murder Heard by Jury
Special charges prepared by both state and defense counsel were presented today by Judge Rowland as testimony ended in the second degree murder trial of Charles Hew ater. The state gave its closing argument and the defense prepared to reply.
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Gwinn
O. F. Rowland
Charles R. Hewater
Rowland
Henderson
John Gwinn
Gordon B. Gray
Charles D. Fogle
R. W. Finsterwald
John W. Bolin
R. E. Bushong
Lima State Hospital
Bushong
Lima
C. H. Creed
Athens State Hospital
H. H. Fockler
Fockler
Creed
Navy
Gray
Athens
Frozen Body Found Near Plane Wreck
One of three paratroopers missing since they leaped to aid six B 29 crash survivors on the Seward Peninsula Dec 27 has been found frozen to death near the wreckage. First Sgt Santhell London of Kinta Okla identified. Search continues for another paratrooper and a doctor who jumped during 30 below weather to help crewmen of the “Clobbered Turkey” which crashed Dec 23.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Seward
Ladd Field
Santhell London
Kinta
Oklo
Turkey
Shishmaref
Income Tax Ahead in Pomeroy First Reading Approved
POMEROY. An ordinance setting a one percent income tax on all Pomeroy earnings was asked by Mayor D A Canaday at last night’s meeting and its first reading was approved five to one. The tax targets incomes of workers inside and outside the city, with two more readings needed for passage. The mayor also announced plans to clean up the Opera House lot and start sewer work after appointing city officials and approving appropriations for the year.
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Pomeroy
D. A. Canaday
Canaday
Sidney Spencer
Clair Karr
Olan Goodwin
Richard Vaughan
H. E. Boney
Elbert Robinson
Herb Giles
Pete Sisson
Walter Wolfe
Jed C. Webster, Jr
Arthur Wandling
O'Brian
O’brian
Norman Klees
Opera House
Glenroy Ewing
Ewing
Alvin Norris
Knutson
Truman
Truman faces tax fights as 80th Congress opens
Washington was tense as the 80th Congress reassembled amid election-year strains between the White House and Republicans. Key players press to cut taxes and curb spending while Truman weighs higher corporate taxes to fund relief, with battles ahead on Marshall plan funding and inflation controls.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
White House
Legislative Branch
Truman
Thirteen Rescued After Wreck Off Kodiak Alaska
Thirteen people including a mother and six children were rescued from an icebound point on the Alaska peninsula after spending up to five days stranded. Ten survivors were aboard the wrecked cannery tender Spencer which hit rocks near Kodiak Island on New Year’s Eve and broke up in heavy seas. Rescue, delayed by 60 mph winds and gale conditions, was completed yesterday during a lull, with transport by Coast Guard cutter and Navy tug to hospitals. The scene lay five miles from Kanatak yet is inaccessible by land due to cliffs and rough terrain.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Coast Guard
Alaska Peninsula
Spencer
Kodiak Island
Kanatak
Arrow
Shelikoff Straits
Navy
Big City Busses Leave Kentucky Mother Lost for 12 Hours
Elizabeth Moore, 22, of Inez Kentucky wandered in the city for 12 hours after taking buses that did not follow a consistent route. Police located her near midnight after she was reported missing. She had left her daughter with a sitter and rode with a friend on a wired bus station. She promised to note her friend's address for the future.
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Columbus
Elizabeth Moore
Inez
Mount Union students split on housewife image and career
A Pi Gamma Mu survey of 600 Mount Union College students finds 85 percent of coeds and 85 percent of men and women think the average woman cannot rear children and maintain a home while pursuing a business career.
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperature Trends
Temperatures to run near normal with highs of 31 in the east and 36 in the west and lows of 15 in the east and 21 in the west. Warmer Wednesday night, colder Thursday night and Friday, then warmer Saturday and colder again late Sunday. Precipitation about 0.1 to 0.25 inches with snow flurries on Wednesday and Thursday and again Saturday and Sunday.
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Columbus
Youngest Portsmouth Mayor George Wear Named
George Wear, 33, was appointed by the Portsmouth city council last night becoming the youngest mayor in the city’s history. His election marks a notable milestone for Portsmouth governance.
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Portsmouth
George Wear
MacArthur Silent on Political Hopes in Japan
General Douglas MacArthur avoided comment on running for president. Headquarters sources said his message to Wisconsin supporters shows no bearing on a 1948 bid. He remained silent, stating only he would stay in Japan until a peace treaty is signed.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Wissconsin
MacArthur
Japan
Dayton man appeals death sentence to Ohio Supreme Court
Charles L. Ames of Dayton appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court from a death sentence for the slaying of Herman A. Dresler, a Dayton police officer, during a burglary.
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Columbus
Charles L. Ames
Dayton
Ohio Supreme Court
Herman A. Dresler
Princess Anne Talks With Ex-King Mihai in Lausanne
Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma had a ten minute telephone conversation with ex-King Mihai of Romania after his arrival in Lausanne Switzerland. Her father Prince Rene reported the brief exchange as part of ongoing royal dealings.
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Copenhagen
Anne of
Bourbon-Parma
Mihai
Romania
Lausanne
Switzerland
Prince Rene
Pay Is Raised for City Employees in Kenton Ohio
The Kenton city council increased the base pay of all city employees by 10 percent last month, boosting wages across departments. The move aims to adjust for living costs and attract staff for essential services.
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Kenton, O
Cat Escape Triggered Truck Crash in New Lexington
The sheriff reports no confirmation the cat was black as James Epifano of New Lexington drove near Columbus. His cat leapt from a box on the truck floor causing Epifano to lose control and the vehicle overturned in a ditch. He suffered an arm fracture. The car reportedly escaped the incident uninjured.
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Columbus
James Epifano
New Lexington
Epifano
Tuley Probe Holds Seven in Cleveland Death Case
Police questioned seven people over Sheila Ann Tuley’s New Year’s Night death, including a youth said to have received knives. Central Station held three youths as suspects after knives were found on two of them. Investigators noted an old sedan with jagged fenders and a broken grill as a potential clue.
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Cleveland
Sheila Ann Tuley
Central Police
E. Cleveland
Central Station
Dickey Named Painesville School Superintendent
Lester L. Dickey, four years as Painesville superintendent, was chosen to lead the local city school system by the City Board of Education last night.
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Marion
Lester L. Dickey
Painesville
City Board of Education
Senate Drops 17 Billion Cost Figure for Marshall Plan
Washington reports the administration dropped the 17 billion dollar cost estimate for long range European aid. Senator Vandenberg and Mr. Millikin said the move reduces a major hurdle to a four year recovery program while keeping the 6.8 billion dollar first 15 months figure intact. Formal hearings on the bill begin Thursday.
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Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Knutson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Senate
Washington
Europe
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Millikin
Colorado
Republican National Committee
Michigan
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Favorite Son Fight Faces Ohio’s Demi
Ohio Democratic leaders opened a meeting to choose a favorite son candidate for president but tensions surfaced when State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson revealed a personal grudge against U. S. Treasurer W. A. Julian. The backing of State Chairman Albert A. Horstman kept Julian’s selection as a formality, while other names circulated for second choice.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
U. S
W.A. Julian
Cincinnati
Julian
Albert A. Horstman
Truman
Ferguson
Roosevelt
Common Pleas
Thomas H. Morrow
Mildred Jaster
Cleveland
State Legion
Martin L. Coffey
Middletown
Mary George Watkins
Ravenna
Federated Democratic Women’s Clubs of
Labor Council Backs Army Affiliation Plan
The Cleveland Building Trades Council with 28 000 members across 22 unions becomes an early major labor sponsor and trainer for the Army reserve unit affiliation program. The move aligns trades unions with national military reserve efforts and cements labor support for military reorganization.
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Labor Council
Army
Cleveland
Cleveland Building Trades Council
United States Army
Taft Backed by Ranking Democrat on Social Welfare Plan
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio will have the backing of the ranking Democrat on his committee for social welfare legislation this year. Senator Thomas of Utah said he would vote with Taft on public health and school aid bills.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Thomas
Utah
Hall Caves In At Atom Plant
The Atomic Energy Commission opened an inquiry into a cave-in at Monsanto Atomic Research Plant in Miamisburg. Eight workers were injured, one critically, when 30 to 60 tons of freshly poured concrete collapsed into a 30 foot tunnel. Three men were inside the chamber as the structure failed and five were trapped in a second slide.
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Dayton
Atomic Energy Commission
Monsanto Atomic Research
Miamisburg
Kenneth Dunbar
First Rites Conducted For Train Sled Victims
Archbold Ohio mourns as two Osborne daughters are buried in the first of three funerals for ten children killed when a fast passenger train struck their tractor-drawn bob sled. The town of 1300 eyes a two day school closure while Fulton County Coroner H M Warner sets an inquest for Monday.
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Archbold
Lyle Osborne
Ohio
Fulton County
H. M. Warner
United States Backing Greece to Boost Army Strength
The United States approves a 12 000 increase in the Greek army and raises the National Guard to 50 000 as a response to communist threats. Prime Minister Themistokles Sophoulis announced the accord after talks with Dwight Griswold of the American Aid Mission. Britain gains blanket authority to transfer surplus lend lease military equipment to Greece, though inventories are not released.
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Athens
United States
Themistokles Sophoulis
Greece
Konitsa
Sophoulis
Dwight P. Griswold
U.S. State Department
Washington
Britain
Rail Increase Asked in Ohio
The Ohio Public Utilities Commission heard pleas from railroads seeking intrastate freight rate raises aligned with interstate increases. After talks with shippers and railroads, Chairman Harry M. Miller said a decision would be announced soon. Shippers argued further intrastate hikes would be unjust and unreasonable. The commission had granted a 10 percent intrastate rate increase last fall.
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Columbus
State Public Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio Shippers
Harry M. Miller
State Commission
Frostbite Care Reported At Medical Meeting
At the American Medical Association meeting in Cleveland findings warn frostbite worsens with snow and warm water. Experts advise warming in normal room temperature and avoiding rubbing or direct heat to prevent further injury.
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Cleveland
American Medical Association
Tobacco Sales Start After Two Day Delay
In Louisville Kentucky an estimated 221 million pounds of barley tobacco remain to be sold in the eight state belt Sales resume tomorrow and will run three hours daily The Christmas pause delayed two days to clear unprocessed tobacco at some re dryers Tobacco must be processed soon after sales to prevent spoilage
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Louisville
Canton Bus Strike Deepens After Wage Offer Rejected
Canton's bus strike reaches its 39th day after the AFL International Teamsters Union local rejected a 15 cent an hour wage increase tied to a higher fare schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
AFL International Teamsters Union
Damage suit against Massillon City Hospital dismissed
The last of four $100,000 damage suits filed over the unsolved deaths of two infants was dismissed yesterday by Common Pleas Judge George N. Graham in Canton Ohio.
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Canton
Massillon City Hospital Association
Common Pleas
George N.graham
Polio Costs Seen At 30 Million In 1946 Expenditures
Basil O'Connor, president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, says aid to polio victims from other years keeps annual costs in the millions. He estimates the 1946 epidemic will cost about 30 million dollars before the final residual case is closed.
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Columbus
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For
Authorities Study Robbery Possibility in Dr. Conley Death
Autopsy on Dr. Everett V. Conley, 55, Cleveland, reveals head wound and authorities weigh robbery as a cause. The body was found last Saturday in a water-filled ditch near Louisa while en route to Paintsville to visit relatives. burial set for today.
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Paintsville
Everett V. Conley
Cleveland
Ohio
Eight Prisoners Recaptured After Break
Eight federal prisoners, all serving terms for interstate transportation of stolen cars, escaped from the Chillicothe reformatory last night. They climbed a dormitory lock and scaled an eight foot fence but were back in custody within four hours. Guard who failed to notice them was discharged. Robert E. Hatten of Huntington W V a 20 year old was among those recaptured near six miles west of the reformatory. All will be charged with escaping from a federal institution.
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Chillicothe
Reformatory
Schilder
Chillicothe Reformatory
India Affair Reaches United Nations Security Council
The Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan moves to the United Nations Security Council. Pakistan seeks a delay to allow Foreign Minister Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan to reach Lake Success. Absence of several Soviet bloc states noted as 57-nation body convenes.
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Lake Success
India
United Nations
Security Council
Pakistan
Dome Union
Kashmir
Kansas
U.N
Council
Mohammed Zafrullah Khan
Russia
Poland
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Ukraine
More Cold Snow Seen Across Ohio
Snow covered most of Ohio with slippery roads as the weather bureau predicted continued cold and snow statewide. Only the northeast and a small north central area were snow free as some towns reported melting on impact. High water closed Route 720 near Indian Lake while other highways remained normal for the conditions.
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Columbus
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Batavia
Caldwell
Indian Lake
Two Get Prison Terms For 1935 Bank Robbery
Dario Pezzopane and Johann Deutsch, long-time west coast residents, received three federal prison sentences of 15 years each, to run concurrently, after pleading guilty to bank robbery kidnapping and endangering lives in the 1935 Franklin Ohio national bank holdup.
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Dayton, CO
Dario Pezzopane
Johann Deutsch
West Coast
Ohio
Pezzopane
Deutsch
U. S
Robert Nevin
Franklin, O
City Council Opposes Maumee Watershed Conservancy District
The Kenton city council voted against participating in the proposed 15 county Maumee Watershed Conservancy district. This stance reflects local resistance to regional watershed management plans and funding commitments.
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Kenton
Maumee Watershed
Ives Murray Back Standby Meat Plan Debated
Senators Ives and Murray endorsed standby meat rationing plans as the White House cabinet weighs continuing meatless Tuesdays and eggless Thursdays. Stillwell presented these steps amid egg supply gains and livestock shortfalls, with Agriculture Dept forecasting spring meat shortages and Senator Flanders proposing new rationing legislation.
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Washington
C?p
Ives
R-Ny
Murray
Dmont
Truman
Cabinet Food Committee
James A. Stillwell
Stillwell
Agriculture Department
Flanders
R-Vi
Congress
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Tuley
Demi
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Atom
U.S
O’connor
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