Break in Degnan kidnapping murder case nears major development
Police pressed for a breakthrough in the Suzanne Degnan case as two janitors and a third suspect remained under scrutiny in Edgewater. A habeas hearing led to possible release if not charged, while a $10,000 reward was added by the Chicago Tribune, bringing total rewards to 21,000.
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Chicago
Degnan
Suzanne Degnan
Harold G. Ward
Jack Hanrahan
State
Edgewater Beach
H .Radar
Chicago Tribune
Hanrahan
Edgewater
Willam Tuohy
Verburgh
Suzanne
Summerdale
Margaret P. Perry
Helen Degnan
George Kearney
Timy
Marine ace Boyington weds Frances Baker in Los Angeles
LAS VEGAS Nev. Lt Col Gregory Boyington and Frances Baker of Los Angeles were married yesterday by a justice of the peace. Boyington, a Marine Corps ace, gave his age as 35 and his bride 32.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Gregory
Pappy) Boyington
Frances Baker
Los Angeles
Boyington
Marine Corps
Lucy Malcolmson
Reno
MacFadden Divorces British Beauty After 33 Years
Miami court grants final divorce to 71 year old MacFadden from British beauty contest winner after a three year legal battle. He accuses her of humiliating him by losing her trim figure during their marriage.
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Miami
Bernarr MacFadden
Paul D. Barns
Battle Reported Raging Between Italian Groups
Rome dispatches say a full scale battle raged 15 miles from Palermo in Sicily between about 1000 Sicilian separatists and a large carabinieri force reinforced by regular Italian troops.
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Rome
Palermo
Sicily
Union and Management Meet to Avert Nationwide Strikes
In three sessions today CIO unions and management sought to avert next week’s strikes in steel electrical and meat packing sectors affecting over 1.2 million workers. The talks in New York City involved United Steelworkers led by Philip Murray and U S Steel executives as wage demands topped the agenda.
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Inxis
CIO
CIO United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel
New York City
Philip Murray
Dayton Field Soldiers Stage Army Demobilization Delays
About 500 Wright Field GIs demonstrated in rain then met with Army Air Forces lab officers to discuss discharge options. Col. H. G. Crocker said 30 to 60 percent of those interviewed had legitimate discharge claims under a War Department directive issued hours earlier.
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Dayton
CPI
Army
Wright Field
Army Air Forces’ Experimental Laboratory
H. G. Crocker
Wright and Patterson Fields
War Department
Crocker
Washington
Farmers warned against overstocking during meat strike
In Columbus a stockyards official advised farmers not to glut the market with livestock to avoid a strike by meat cutters. Roy D. Pavey, manager of the Producers Livestock Cooperative Association yards, warned of a heavy demand once the strike ends. Receipts at Columbus market ran slightly heavier than usual.
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Columbus
Roy D. Pavey
Producers Livestock Cooperative » Association
Pavey
Air Mail Rate Suggested Cut to Five Cents
The air transport industry recommends reducing the air mail rate to five cents an ounce from eight cents, with a plan to revert to six cents after the war is formally declared. In Berlin, Sgt. Daniel G. Battaglia of Milwaukee was shot in the thigh while walking with another soldier, marking another American shooting on the city streets.
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Washington
Berlin
Daniel G
Battaglia
Milwaukee
Wis
Educator Wesley Webb Dies in Granville at 57
Wesley H. Webb, 57, former Washington County superintendent and Meigs County native, died at his Granville home from heart ailment. He taught in Marietta Stockport McArthur and Hamden and later worked as Southern Ohio representative for a school textbook company. Surviving: wife Adele Van Gilder, two sons John V. Webb and William L. Webb, two grandchildren, and brother George of Portsmouth. Funeral Friday in Granville at 10:30 am, with rites in Marietta to follow.
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Wesley H. Webb
Meigs County
Washington County
Granville
Marietta
Stockport
McArthur
Hamden
Southern Ohio
Webb
Pomeroy High School
Ohio University
Presbyterian Church
Cort Durst Webb
Pomeroy
John V. Webb
Donald Doss
British Ruler Calls For Success Of Peace Plans
King George VI urged 31 nations at Westminster to build effective UN peace machinery to avert another atom powered war. He told delegates at St James Palace that they must lay foundations for a new world where conflict is never repeated and people can reach their potential.
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London
Ancient
Westminster
United Nations Organization
General Assembly
George VI
St. James Palace
Sailors Struggle With Clothing Shortage In Portland
Army veterans adapt to wartime shortages as garment dyers dye olive drab trousers blue gray and brown. Navy sailors find bell-bottoms unsuitable for civilian wear and face limited options in Portland.
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Portland
Ore
Navy
Wage Boost Forecast Amid Auto and Electrical Strikes
The Detroit News reports Truman fact finding may push General Motors workers to about 26 cents per hour raise, roughly 18 percent, while CIO United Auto Workers seek 30 percent amid an eight week strike. Electrical unions push for $2 a day raises at GE and Westinghouse. Phone strike grows as 8,000 installation workers quit nationwide. Ford talks resume. GM strike report awaited.
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Detroit
Detroit News
Washington
Truman
General Motors Corporation
CIO
United Auto Workers
New York
General Electric Co
CIO United Electrical Workers Union
General Electric
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Chicago
Edgar L. Warren
Federal Conciliation Service
Swift & Co
Armour & Leo
Propopal
Warren
Independent Association of Communications Equipment Workers
Western Electric
Bell Telephone System
Independent National Federation of Telephone Workers
CIO United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
Ford
General Motors
Strikers Chief Without Service of Telephone
Newsmen sought comment from G. H. Hill chair of local striking telephone installers. They tried to reach him at his home but found he had no telephone.
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Boise
Idaho
G. H. Hill
Messenger to operate modern FM station or AM smallton sets ready soon
The Messenger plans to run a modern FM station using a 3600 watt Metropolitan type license with a 340 foot antenna, covering about 55 miles. Benchmarks from industry leaders expect FM to supplant AM for urban and regional broadcasting as combination AM FM receivers come to market by spring.
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Messenger
Nathrough
RCA
General Electric
Zenith
Athens
The
Messenger Publishing Co
OPA Chief Opposes Food Price Increases
OPA Administrator Chester Bowles urges slower cut of government subsidies. He asks Stabilization Director John Collet to extend subsidies beyond dates set in November, aiming to keep retail prices from rising and prevent a broad cost of living increase. Bowles argues subsidies remain essential as food prices have not fallen as expected.
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Anderson
John C. Collet
Collet
Bowles
Chiang Kai-Shek Proclaims Civil War End and Political Liberalization
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek announced after a cease fire that the government will legalize all political parties, free political prisoners, and grant freedom of speech. He added local self government will be promoted and popular elections will be held nationwide.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Chiang
McGeehan to Leave East Liverpool Post for Ohio River Bridge
Vincent J. McGeehan will resign as East Liverpool city safety service director on January 15 and take a position on the state owned Ohio River bridge linking East Liverpool to Chester West Virginia.
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East Liverpool
Vincent J. McGeehan
City Safety Service
Here
Chester
W.va
Styer Calls for 400,000 Troops Amid Far East Tensions
Army commander Lu Gen. W. D. Styer in a radio talk urged deploying 400 000 troops to the Far East to meet the international situation while troops in the Western Pacific staged demonstrations over delays in homeward furloughs. Looting by soldiers reported in the area.
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W. D. Styer
Western
Pacific
Far East
Hra
Eoact
Safety Standards for Ohio Workers Drafted
Ohio health department officials nearing completion draft standards to protect 2.2 million industrial workers from fumes dusts and hazards. Dr Thomas F Mancuso leads the division of industrial hygiene and will present the standards to the Ohio Public Health Council for incorporation into the Sanitary Code with law effect.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Health Department
Division of
Industrial Hygiene
Thomas F. Mancuso
Ohio Public Health Council
Ohio Sanitary Code
GIs Overseas Demostrations Prompt Senate Complaint Near Mutiny
Senator Edwin C. Johnson labeled overseas GI protests against demobilization a near mutiny and urged a full Senate probe with Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower summoned. Johnson accused the War Department of reneging on pledges and warned Congress against mob rule, while Gen Jacob L. Devers argued public demand to end demobilization risks security and morale. The War Department had ordered a slow down in demobilization, signaling a shift since V J Day.
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Washington
Edwin C. Johnger
Colo
Johnson
Senate Military Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
War Department
Army
Eisenhower
Thomas
George C. Mareshall
Jacob L. Devers
Pacific
Europe
Army Demobilization Plan Promised Amid Rising Capitol Dissatisfaction
Congress faces debate as lawmakers plan action on demobilization following Eisenhower directives. Senator Wilson proposes April 1 response for enlisted personnel with limited service, while Royall outlines a plan prioritizing high scores and long service. General Devers warns occupation needs many troops as food shortages threaten stability in Europe and the Pacific. House Military Committee investigates GI demonstrations at Andrews Field, signaling likely congressional action.
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Capitol Hall
Congress
George A. Wilson
Rtown
Kenneth C. Royall
Eisenhower
Army Chief of Staff
Devers
Colorado Springs
Colo
Europe
Pacific
House Military Committee
Andrews Field
Maryland
Air Force Gl’s
Waca
House
Senate
Publishing magnate Harry P Wolfe dies at 73 in Columbus
Wolfe led The Columbus Evening Dispatch and was VP of the Ohio State Journal. He founded Wolfe Wear-A-Well Corp and built a 3600 outlet shoe network. As a banker, he organized BancOhio Corp with 275 million in capital across 17 Ohio cities. Born in Corning, he moved to Columbus in 1890 and transformed H C Godman Shoe Co into a nationwide firm.
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Columbus
Harry Preston Wolfe
Wolfe
Columbus Evening Dispatch
Ohio State Journal
Wolfe Wear-A-Well Corporation
Ohio
BancOhio Corporation
Corning
Perry County
Robert F. Wolfe
H. C. Godman Shoe Co
Strip Mining Perils City Water Supply
State health officials warn strip mining threatens Wellsville water supply in Columbiana County. Chief Engineer F H Waring says mining along the watershed could endanger public water. Lisbon Coal Company allegedly agreed to divert Bailey Run to protect the supply. Also reports a fatal auto truck crash near Lucasville killing Jesse J Legg, 44, of Piketon.
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Columbus
Wellsville
Columbiana
F. H. War
Portsmouth
Lucasville
Jesse J. Legg
Piketon
Ohio colleges seek housing for 3900 veterans
Six state universities in Ohio seek immediate temporary federal housing for at least 3900 veterans. About 1250 would house married veterans, with 2650 single veterans in need. Estimated cost to prepare housing ranges from 1.25 to 1.5 million dollars, plus 1.515 million for faculty needs. Governor to meet Board of Control to craft a plan without an immediate special legislative session.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Board of Control
Frank J. Lausche
Lit
Ie de Ohone
Iceef
Board of Control
Board of Centre
War memorial in Dobroslavice to be kept as lesson
A damaged monument in the town of Dobroslavice in Czechoshko vakia shows a soldier bidding farewell to his wife with a baby clutched in his arms. Only the baby's legs remain visible while the rider’s uniform outline remains. Local officials discuss preserving the piece to remind readers of war’s ruthlessness.
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Dobroslavice
Czechoshkovakia
I Riders
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