Herbert May Reveal Vet Bonus Views
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert plans to outline proposals including a veterans bonus in a speech to a joint Senate House session after meeting with his cabinet and legislative leaders. He also introduced several bills on highway finance, divorce law tightening, and a natural resources department reorganization.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Senate House
Ohio
Albert L. Daniels
Greenfield
Fred G. Reiners
Roscoe R. Walcutt
Commerce and Labor Committee
Senate
Thomas E. Bateman
House
C. William O'Neill
Marietta
Paul H. Ballard
Jackson
Finance Committee
Paul L. McCormick
Huntsville
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Ralph A. Winters
Medina
George G. Shurtz
Coshocton
Jonathan C. Mason
Rcolumbiana
State Department of Natural Resources
Walcutt
Commission
Department
Veteran Officer Named To Liquor Control Post
Columbus reports Police Sgt. William J. Kelch a 47 year veteran of the Cleveland police department was named enforcement chief of the State Liquor Control Department. He succeeds Harlan T. Chapman a Democrat.
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Columbus
William J. Kelch
Cleveland Police Department
State Liquor Control Department
Harlan T. Chapman
Sam Simmons Sounds Alarm on GI Benefit Costs
In a pointed column Sam Simmons argues veterans and their families will bear the heavy burden of GI benefit expenditures. He contends many veterans misunderstand the repayment implications and that the young, responsible men who joined will shoulder most of the cost for sick and wounded veterans and future obligations.
Fifteen Miners Killed in Pennsylvania Coal Blast
A Glen Alden Coal Co. Nottingham Colliery explosion near Plymouth Pa. killed 15 miners and injured 3, trapping about 22 workers 850 feet underground as rescue crews faced dangerous cave-in risks. Ed Griffith said gas fumes and dust were observed and bodies were recovered from a gangway.
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Plymouth
Glen Alden Coal Co
Edward Griffith
Nottingham
Griffith
British French Unite Against German Peril
London reports a new military alliance between Great Britain and France to confront a fresh German threat. Attlee and Blum announced the pact would be signed at the earliest moment, framing it as a triangle in postwar treaties with Britain and France strengthened by links to Eastern Europe.
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London
Great Britain
France
Clement Attlee
Leon Blum
Soviet
Russia
Europe
Moscow
Pravda
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Man Indicted in Kidnapping Case in Columbus
Robert H. Hemming, 42, indicted by Franklin County grand jury on kidnapping in the New Year disappearance of 20-year-old Mary Virginia Kimberly, OSU senior and professor's daughter. He also faces six counts of issuing worthless checks. Kimberly returned home three days later and said she was unharmed.
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Columbus
Robert H. Hemming
Franklin County
Mary Virginia Kimberly
Ohio State University
Hemming
Burglar Killed By Woman in Kitchen Strike
In Los Angeles a 21-year-old burglar was clubbed to death by a 64-year-old woman who found him hiding in her kitchen. The intruder, Matthew R. Rudolph, died after being taken to a prison ward. The woman, Mrs Talbert Founder, struck him with a pipe while her husband fired at him with a .38 automatic.
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Los Angeles
W. H. Salyers
Matthew R. Rudolph
Salyers
Talbert Founder
Rudolph
Trucking Official Bound To Jury for Theft
Dick A. Waltermire 35 of Lakewood general traffic manager for CABY Transportation was bound over to the Grand Jury under 3000 dollars bond on FBI charges of stealing 15 car tons of unused film and several projectors valued at 4600 dollars from Eastman Kodak shipments in Rochester New York.
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Cleveland
Dick A. Waltermire
Lakewood
CABY
Akron, Buffalo and
Youngstown
Portal Pay Suit Filed Against Sharon Steel Corp
A federal court suit seeks 180000 dollars from Sharon Steel Corp of Lowellville Ohio on behalf of 33 foremen. The action alleges portal to portal pay claims and seeks compensation and legal costs.
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Cleveland
Sharon Steel Corp
Lowellsville
Ohio
Police Hunt Sadistic Killer Of Young Girl
Los Angeles police probe a brutal slaying of a 17 year old girl found nude and bisected in a southwest district. She had strangulation marks, deep head wounds, knife slashes, and a large abdominal wound. Authorities note rope burns and possible torture. investigators search known sex offenders.
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Los Angeles
Jess Haskins
Ford Price Cut Supports Truman Economic Plea
Ford Motor Co cuts prices up to 50 dollars on all cars in a move described as common sense to avert a 1947 recession. Officials including Edwin G. Nourse praise the act as crucial for production and employment and urge other manufacturers to follow suit. John R. Steelman calls it good news for the country and business.
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Ford
Truman
Edwin G. Nourse
Council of Economic Advisers
Nourse
Congress
Economist
Detroit
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
John R. Steelman
Economic Council
Senator Pushes CAB Talk on Airline Accidents
Senator Brewster demanded a broad Senate Commerce Committee session with the Civil Aeronautics Board to scrutinize accident records financing and foreign competition of U S airlines. CAB figures on crashes were challenged as misleading for not separating scheduled versus charter flights.
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Washington
Brewster
Civil Aeronautics Board
United States
CAB
James M. Landis
Senate Commerce Committee
Nearly Half of Pistols On Force Are Outmoded
Safety Director William F. Smith reports nearly 714 of Cleveland police 38 calibre revolvers are out of date. The department uses 1,600 pistols with an average weapon age of 35 years.
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Cleveland
William F. Smith
Express Train Crash Kills 40 or 50 in Japan
Kyodo News Agency reports a high speed express electric car struck a train halted at a station in Fukuoka killing or injuring between 40 and 50 Japanese. The exact toll remains uncertain as rescue operations continue.
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Fukuoka
Japan
Kyodo
Today
CPA Approves Funds for Mad River Power Station
The Civilian Production Administration approves a 343,493 addition to Ohio Edison's Mad River power station at Springfield, advancing power capacity in the region.
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CPA
Columbus
Civilian Production Administration
Ohio Edison Company
Mad River
Springfield
Truman and GOP Big Six Hold Key Prelude to 20 Percent Tax Cut
President Truman plans a White House meeting with four Republicans and two Democrats as GOP leaders eye the Senate showdown. The talks touch on keeping the War Investigating Committee alive amid party divisions and the looming 51 to 44 GOP Senate edge over Democrats.
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Truman
GOP
Senate
White House
Mr. Truman
Martin
R-Mass
Halleck
Ind
Rayburn
Tex
House
Vandenberg
R-Mich
White
Barkley
Taft
Ohio
Tax bill fight grows over big cut versus targeted aid
In Washington prospects fade for a Republican 20 percent income tax cut. An informal Ways and Means poll favors a graduated reduction benefiting low income groups, while Democrats oppose a straight cut. A separate measure would extend wartime excise tax rates on liquor furs jewelry luggage and lipstick.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Grant
R-Ind
Knutson
R - Minn
Ways and Means
Senate
Fair Leaders Push Plans to Abolish Admission Taxes
Ohio fair managers at the 93 fairs convention in Columbus discussed creating a Columbus headquarters and campaigns to abolish state and federal admission taxes on fairs. Bruce Burgess of Delaware urged organizers to unite as small fairs face mounting competition from entertainment businesses.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bruce Burgess
Delaware
Burgess
Spot Cyclone Kills Four In Tennessee Storm
A freak wind storm described as a spot cyclone struck Pinson Tennessee near Jackson yesterday killing four Black residents and destroying the homes of six families as emergency crews investigated the damage and secured the area.
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Jackson, Tenn
Pinson
Tenn
$100000 Suit Dismissed Against Railway Company
Federal Judge John H. Druffel dismissed the $100,000 damage suit of Denver D. Flanery of Wheelersburg Ohio against the Norfolk and Western Railway Co.
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Cincinnati
John H. Druffel
Denver D. Flanery
Wheelersburg
Ohio
Norfolk & Western Railway Co
Sewer Pipe Disappears in Harrison New York
Town officials admit 752 feet of sewer pipe long shown on maps since 1913 has vanished beneath streets. Abutting landowners have paid taxes on the phantom line as contractor Joseph J. Sisca probes for the missing conduit. Officials plan talks with the county district attorney.
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Harrison
N. Y
Joseph J. Sisca
Port Chester
Basil E. Bradner
Westchester County
Chinese Reds Plan Parleys
The government said it would resume negotiations with the Communists and named Gen. Chang Chih-Chung, governor of Sinkiang, to present proposals to Yenan. Chang helped Marshall's earlier committee. U S Ambassador Stuart relayed the decision. Success depends on Communist leaders' reaction in Yenan.
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Nanking
Chang Chih-Chung
Sinkiang
20000 Dock Strikers Tie Up London Ships
London port halted as more than 20,000 dockers and stevedores walk out tying up over 100 ships. The protest opposes sending troops to break a truck drivers strike now spanning 11 days and at least 50,000 workers.
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London
Brig. Gen. Woods King Dies After Heart Attack
Brig. Gen. Woods King, 46, former commander of the 107th Cavalry Regiment and Distinguished Service Medal recipient, died last night in Cleveland after a heart attack. His service in the Chinese Eastern Theater earned the medal.
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Cleveland
Woods King
107Th Cavalry Regiment
Murray City Man Dies While at Work
Nelsonville obituary notes 62 year old George Wash of Murray City died at the Nelsonville Foundry and Machine Works while on duty. The grinder operator collapsed after turning off a hand grinder and had not missed a day in six years of service.
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Murray
Nelsonville
George Wash
Murray City
Wash
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt Loses Driver’s License
New York State has revoked the automobile driving license of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt over an August Yonkers accident. She may apply for reinstatement after 30 days. Five people, including Mrs. Roosevelt, were injured in the incident involving three cars.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Eleanor Roosevelt
Yonkers
Howard P. Miles
Champion Theatergoer Of Broadway Succumbs
William J. Callahan died at 63 after 26 years as Broadway’s unofficial champion theatergoer. He once attended 20 to 30 plays in a single evening. He counted customers for Playbill, Inc. to help decide how many programs to print.
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New York
William J. Callahan
Broadway
Callahan
Playbill, Inc
Durocher Dropped From Day Divorce Case
In Los Angeles Leo Durocher will not be an issue in Laraine Day's divorce lawsuit against Ray Hendricks airport executive. Durocher will withdraw his charge and the divorce will proceed without contest.
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LOS Angeles
Leo Duerocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Laraine Day
Ray Hendricks
Miss Day
Hendericks
Durocher
OPA Charges Two Men With Stamp Transfer
Federal Judge Mell G Underwood ordered Vance M Bridgeforth and Harry Prasow to Chicago to answer a federal indictment charging transfer of 58000 forged stamps valued at 293000 pounds of sugar. Bridgeforth was arrested at the Columbus airport last week.
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Columbus, CO
Mell G. Underwood
Bridge Chief Appointed in Columbus by State Highway Director
State Highway Director Murray D. Shaffer named Glenn R. Logue of Columbus chief engineer of the Bureau of Bridges in the Ohio Department of Highways. Logue succeeds previous bridge chief and will oversee structural projects and bridge maintenance across the state.
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Columbus
Murray D. Shaffer
Glenn R. Logue
Bureau of Bridges
Ohio Highway Department
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