Ohio Senate Studies Half Billion in WWII Vet Bonuses
Three plans proposed for up to 500 million in bonuses to Ohio World War II veterans are under Senate study. Proposals vary by monthly payments and funding, with bonds issued if voters approve constitutional debt limits. All include $500 to heirs of deceased veterans and seek funding via property or sales taxes and potential tax increases.
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State Senate
Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Robert A. Pollock
Rstark
Fred G. Reiners
Kyle F. Brooks
Cincinnati
Carl D. Sheppard
R-Summit
Post Yuletide Liquor Prices Continue Downward
The Associated Press reports lingering declines in liquor prices after Christmas as consumers resist high prices for scarce items and dealers cut wholesale purchases. Areas vary, with New York and Chicago showing sharp drops while some markets hold firm. Ohio State Liquor Dept calls the slump terrific.
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New York
Chicago
Ohio State Liquor Department
Georgia Standoff as Arnall Refuses to Cede Governor Post
In Atlanta Gov. Ellis Arnall holds office amid a hostile mob after the Georgia General Assembly names Herman Talmadge as governor. Arnall refuses to yield, citing legality while National Guard officers secure the capitol. Talmadge is sworn in and pledges to pursue his father Eugene Talmadge’s agenda and a special-election plan.
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Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
Herman Talmadge
Arnall
Capitol
National Guard
Eugene Talmadge
Talmadge
General Assembly of Georgia
General Assembly
Talemadge
Georgia
Talmage
P. T. McCutcheon
McCutcheon
M. E. Thompson
Thompesson
Retention of Three Cents Sales Tax Recommended
The Ohio Small Business Commission urged the legislature to keep the three-cent sales tax as is, noting it netted over 101 million dollars last year. It warned tinkering could trigger repeal by referendum and higher real estate taxes. The panel backed more local share of revenues and suggested actions on unemployment reserves and local parking and airport funding.
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Columbus
Ohio Small Business Commission
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Ohio
Two Students Charged With Murder In Youthful Slaying
Two Youngstown high school students Arthur Chapman 17 and Don Frohner 16 confessed to killing 52 year old salesman William S Spieth of Ashtabula to steal his car. Sheriff Ralph E Elser said they will be charged with first degree murder today. Spieth was found on U S Route 62 after being shot and beaten in his car by the youths who fled but were later arrested nearby following a report by Greyhound driver Stanley Miller.
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Youngstown
Ralph E. Elser
Elser
Arthur Chapman
Don Frohner
William S. Spieth
Ashtabula
Spieth
Here
Stanley
Tammany Hall Revolts Ignite New Independent Group
Insurgent Tiger leaders quit Tammany Hall and form a new political body backed by Mayor O Dwyer and State Chairman Fitzpatrick. City Hall reports the Sampson-led group will receive city and state patronage formerly granted to Tammany.
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New York
Tammany Hall
William O'Dwyer
Paul E. Fitzpatrick
City Hall
Frank J. Sampson
Tammany
High Court Upholds Murder Conviction
Ohio Supreme Court refuses review and upholds the first degree murder conviction of John Harvey Haley, 15 at the time, for the 1945 Canton murder of William Karan, a Canton confectionery operator. Jury had recommended mercy.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
John Harvey Haley
Canton
William Karan
Mercy
Haley
Appeal Court Grants Stay of Execution for Koons
The Ohio Court of Appeals granted a stay of execution to 22 year old Russell Eugene Koons of Springfield pending a State Supreme Court hearing. Koons was convicted of murdering his mother with a hatch et a year ago.
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Columbus
State Supreme Court
Rusell Eugene Koons
Springfield
Court of Appeals
Koons
Democrat Knous Becomes Colorado's 27th Governor
Lee Knous, a western Colorado jurist, was sworn in as Colorado's 27th governor. He becomes the nation's only incumbent Democrat to succeed a Republican chief executive.
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Denver
Lee Knous
Colorado
Vet housing project cut at Ohio State University
Federal housing authority plans to reduce OSU married veterans housing from 352 to 152 units, following prior cuts from an original 560 units. University officials received the unofficial word yesterday.
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Osu
Columbus
Federal Public Housing Authority
Ohio State University
Poles Tell U S They Will Run Elections Their Way
Warsaw's communist backed provisional government informed the United States it will conduct Sunday's parliamentary elections independent of Western opinions. The foreign ministry called Western charges of voter suppression unfounded and said Potsdam and Yalta guarantees of free elections were violated. The move heightened expectations of a Communist sweep as bloc parties have forecast.
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Poland
United States
Britain
America
U. S
Arthur Bliss Lane
Foreign Ministry
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Polish Peasant Party
Potsdam
Yalta
2000 More Londoners Walk Out in Strikes
London labor unrest continues as Thames lightermen, stevedores, and dockers join sympathy walkouts. The 10 day transport strike swells to over 40,000 idle workers amid protests against troops replacing striking truck drivers for food deliveries. Negotiators seek an early truck dispute settlement.
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London
Thames
Labor Committee Debates Hearings On Union Legislation
The Senate Labor Committee, evenly split, weighs hearing formats amid multiple labor bills. Donnell subcommittee opens portal to portal pay hearings with Capehart proposing lawsuits cap. Schwellenbach previews testimony while opposing new mediation boards replacing the Conciliation Service.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Donnell
R-Mo
Capehart
R-Ind
Schwellenbach
House Labor
Capitol Hill
Labor Department
U. S
Wage Talks Between CIO Steel and U S Steel Postponed
Wage and hour negotiations between the CIO Steelworkers Union and United States Steel Corp have been postponed until next week. The original start was set for tomorrow with no date or reason provided by either side.
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Pittsburgh
Cio-Steelworkers Union
United States Steel Corp
18 Die In Berlin Cold Wave Toll
Berlin health officials report 12 residents froze to death and six others died from exposure during the recent sub-zero cold wave.
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Berlin
Bribe Finding Gets Support Of High Court
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld Heroine A. Nevius's conviction for accepting bribe money from gamblers but set aside the count on two automobiles. Nevius, a former Clark County prosecutor, had faced one to 10 years on each count from 1945. He was accused of receiving funds from Joseph Parisi and Ralph Schear of the Silver Dollar Club in Clark County.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Heroine A. Nevius
Clark County
Nevius
Joseph Parisi
Ralph Schear
Dayton
Silver Dollar Club
Nevins
Trains crash injures six in north coast limited collision
Six of 38 passengers and crew remained in St James Hospital after two sections of the Northern Pacific North Coast Limited bound for Seattle collided in a blizzard near Perham Minnesota. The first section stopped to allow a freight to take a siding and was rammed by the second at slow speed.
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Perham
Minn
Northern Pacific Railroad
North Coast Limited
Seattle
St. James Hospital
Two Men Executed Over Franco Plot In Madrid
A firing squad executed Jose Antonio Llerandi and Jose Isasa Olaizola for plotting a military rebellion against Franco. Olaizola testified he traveled from Argentina to lead a guerrilla army.
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Madrid
Jose Antonio Llerandi
Democratic Alliance
Jose Isasa Olaizola
Argentina
Supreme Court weighs government power in Lewis contempt case
The Supreme Court debated whether the government could haul John L. Lewis into court over a strike breaking action and whether fines of 3 510 000 for contempt must be paid. Justices questioned jurisdiction and Norris La Guardia Act’s reach as arguments closed after tense exchanges. Chief Justice Vinson may assign the opinion if a decision is ready by the next conference.
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Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
Hale John L. Lewis
Lewis
AFL United Mine
Fred M. Vinson
Jackson
Norris-La Guardia
Tom Clark
Sonnett
Welly K. Hopkins
Joseph A. Padway
Hopkins
Padway
Congress
Worris-La Guardia
GOP Leaders Push to Extend Wartime Excise Taxes
Republican tax chiefs backed continuing the wartime excise rates on liquor furs and jewelry to avoid a 1.5 billion roll back on July 1. The plan aims to curb consumer delaying and keep pressure for a 20 percent cut in individual income taxes, potentially saving earners about 3.35 billion.
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Washington
Truman
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Grant
R-Ind
B 17 Crashes Near Dayton Kill Three Crew Members
A Flying Fortress crashed in woods three miles from Patterson Field last night killing three crew members and critically injuring a fourth. At Wright Field the dead were Maj. Walter L. Massengill Dayton pilot Benedict F. Jacquay Osborn and Master Sgt. Lee P. Hartman engineer Lieut. Marvin C. Rice copilot is in critical condition. The crash occurred three miles northwest of runways in rainy darkness as engines slackened and the bomber struck a large tree before burning. A witness Mrs. Chester Campbell saw the wreck.
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Dayton
Patterson Field
Wright Field
Walter L. Massengill
Benedict F. Jacquay
Osborn
Lee P. Hartman
Marvin C. Rice
Chester Campbell
Captain Denies Bribe in Surplus Tires Case
In Columbus federal court Capt. Joseph C. Hebert denied taking a $300 bribe tied to surplus tire sales. He testified he was offered the money in a downtown hotel room but refused it after receiving $60 from Paul E. Bell of Dallas for delivery of 377 tires from the War Assets Administration, with $240 later paid by Fred Baltzell of Tucson.
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Columbus
Joseph C. Hebert
Paul E. Bell
Dallas
Tex
Bell
Hebert
War Assets Administration
Fred Baltzell
Tucson Ariz
Printers Strike Ends at Zanesville Papers
In Zanesville the printers union ended a multi day walkout after signing a new contract. The Morning Time Recorder and Evening Signal resumed publication with higher wage scales. Day staff now earn 65.87 dollars for 38 percent hours weekly, up from 56.19, while night shifts pay 70.87 dollars for 37 percent hours, up from 59.29.
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Zanesville
Liquor Board Drops Baby Beer Bottle Idea
The State Board of Liquor Control dropped amendments to allow a beer bottle under 12 ounces after public disinterest.
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Liquor Board
Columbus
State Board of Liquor Control
SAM SIMMONS Endorses Bartow Jones for Chamber President
SAM SIMMONS praises Bartow Jones for Chamber of Commerce president, calling his qualifications outstanding and preferable to all other locals. He notes Jones’s heavy workload but believes he will find time to lead and urges members to let him run the show.
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Chameer of Commerce
Bartow Jones
Jones
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