Four jailed escapees flee Warren jail by clever ruse
Three escapees remain at large and possibly armed after a window breach and tunnel effort at Trumbull County jail. Edward Metro, recaptured in solitary, rode a milk truck until surrender. The fugitives linked to armed robberies include John Novak Walter Myers and Edward M Maras.
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Warren
Trumbull County
Edward Metro
Cleveland
John Novak
Colorado State
Canon City
Walter Myers
Edward M. Maras
Novak
Metro
Myers
Sky Club
Sharon-Warren Road
Niles
Ohio
Charles E. Roglin
East Cleveland
Sportsman's
Bernier Radio & Electric Co
Maras
Ralph R. Millikin
CIO Plans Taft Defeat and Tax Overhaul in Ohio
The Ohio CIO council pledged to oppose Republican Senator Taft in 1950 and backed a nine point tax reform plan. The resolution called for repealing the sales tax in favor of a state income tax, higher corporation taxes, removal of tax preferences for manufacturers, and local government consolidation. It also urged curbs on municipal payroll taxes and simple majority approval for local levies.
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Cleveland
Ohio Cio Council
Robert A. Taft
Taft
National Union
CIO
Must Complete Party Plans Says Patteson
Governor Okey L. Patteson pledged that as West Virginia’s 23rd chief executive he would not waver from the Democratic party platform. He urged Democrats to fulfill promises with no fear or favor while guarding the state’s finances toward a balanced budget and warned that higher taxes may be avoided but costs will rise with government demands.
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Charleston
W. Va
Okey L. Patteson
West
Mountainside Searched For Missing Children
Grim faced volunteers comb a rugged mountainside in search of three missing boys Eston Carr nine Robert Carr seven and John Helmick sixteen who vanished last Tuesday while walking from Mountainside to the Carr home. One boy was found yesterday alive but in critical condition.
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Davis
W. Va
Eston Carr
Robert
John Helmick
Carr
Funeral Services Set For Van Wert Editor
William G. Hoffer 84 editor of the Willshire Herald dies Saturday in Ohio. He previously worked at Televelana Bellefontaine and Elkhart Indiana and once covered a beat writing three columns without notes. Services set for Wednesday in Willshire.
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Willshire
Ohio
William G. Hoffer
Willshire Herald
van Wert
Hoffer
Televelana
Bellefontaine
Elkhart
Ind
German Site of Maneuvers
Some 16 000 U S troops rolled through sodden German countryside in exercise snowdrop. U S First Division headquarters moved into Darmstadt as a training maneuver to test rapid mobilization in occupied Germany. Defenses will be set along the Rhine to meet an imagined aggressor from the west. Observers view the maneuvers as a hard hitting program to strengthen the Western bulwark for potential war in the East.
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Darmstadt
Germany
U. S
U. S. First Division
Rhine
Man Falls Seven Stories In Downtown Hotel Fall
James Andrew Morrissey of Oakland Calif, 30, fell seven stories onto a skylight cover at the Roselyn Hotel in Los Angeles. He survived with critical internal and spinal injuries and severe bruises, described by Det Lieut Earl Rombau as a self-inflicted fall.
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Los Angeles
General Hospital
James Andrew Morrissey
Oakland
Calif
Roselyn
Earl Rombau
Inauguration Day Preparations At Capitol And White House
Washington prepares for the 41st inauguration with crowds expected at noon Thursday for Truman and Barkley. Large stands on the Capitol and a parade route with 40 000 participants will unfold along Pennsylvania Avenue and the White House area. The Avenue of Patriots displays 58 UN flags and patriotic shields as officials ready the event.
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Federal
Capitol
Harry S. Truman
Alben W. Barkley
Pennsylvania Ave
White House
Lausche to Address Legislature on State Finances
Governor Frank J. Lausche will address a joint session of the Ohio Senate and House to outline fiscal policies aimed at avoiding new taxes. He warns lawmakers against hasty commitments and notes about 4 million dollars remain for additional school grants local aid and state employee salaries. The session follows a Democratic caucus reshuffle on committee representation and anticipated quick bill introductions.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Senate
House of Representatives
Assembly
House
Hotels and Homes Jammed After Storm Rages
The storm stranded hundreds in the Rocky Mountain region and froze southern California for a third week. A Southern Pacific relief train rescued 200 motorists in a 20 mile stretch west of the area as snow totals reached up to 19 inches in Morenci and 12 inches in Duncan Arizona. High winds near Mt Wilson reached 80 miles per hour with trees uprooted and windows shattered.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountain
California
Saquithern Pacific Railroad
N. M
Duncan
Ariz
Morenci
U. S. Highway 66
Southern Pacific
Here
Mt. Wilson
Pasadena
Canton Man Arrested Linked to State Robberies
A 26 year old Canton man was arrested at a road block over the weekend and is being questioned in connection with a statewide series of robberies, according to Po Ws Chief Harold J. Fraley.
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Canton
Tiffin
Harold J. Fraley
Ohio Socialists Plan for 1950 Ballot Access
In Columbus 25 delegates from local Socialist groups nominated Ernest Morgan of Yellow Springs for U S Senator and John Keller of Lima for governor. Kenneth Cuthbertson of Columbus said the candidates were chosen two years early to pursue maneuvers needed to gain ballot recognition after last November's failed attempt.
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Columbus
Socialist Party of Ohio
Ohio
Ernest Morgan
Yellow Springs
John Keller
Lima
U. S
Kenneth Cuthbertson
Mae West Ill in Baltimore Doctors Ponder Surgery
Mae West veteran trooper of stage and screen lies ill in a Baltimore hotel. Doctors report an abdominal obstruction since Saturday and may decide on surgery. Her next two weeks of Diamond Lil performances have been canceled.
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Baltimore
Mae West
Blaze Routs Audience At Lancaster Theater
A flash fire in the projection room forces 125 people mostly children from the Liberty Theater in Lancaster. Dense smoke filled the venue but no injuries reported. Estimated damage stands at 18000 dollars. theater to remain closed indefinitely.
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Lancaster
Liberty Theater
Elway Briner
Ironton Man Charged With Wife's Murder
Columbia report states Clay Patterson, 27, Ironton Ohio veteran, charged with first degree murder for the fatal shooting of his wife Betty Ruth 21 in a downtown bar. Patterson surrendered to police after the Friday shooting and is held without bond.
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Columbus
Clay Patterson
Ironton
Ohio
Betty Ruth
Patterson
Five Ohio Girls to Ride on Inaugural Parade Float
Ohio will be represented in the inaugural parade by a float carrying five girls now residing in Washington. They are Josette Williams Betty Sue Williams Carroll Lee Williams all of Zanesville Georgia Miller of Columbus and Marjorie Muler of Akron.
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Washington
Ohio
Josette Williams
Betty Sue Williams
Carroll Lee Williams
Zanesville
Georgia Miller
Columbus
Marjorie Muler
Akron
South Africa’s civil warfare spreads amid Durban riots
In Durban violence escalates as police clash with native looters and Indian communities. More than 100 killed in street fighting after a boy’s injury sparks days of mob violence spreading to towns and rural areas. Officials call in 2000 troops with broad powers to restore order.
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Durban
South Africa
L. Ll. Boyd
C. R. Swart
F. Cc. Erasmus
Boyd
Hungarian-Americans Protest Clergy Jailing in Hungary
The United Hungarian Societies of Cleveland condemned the jailing of Catholic and Protestant clergy in Communist dominated Hungary. Cleveland Hungarians adopted a resolution condemning the Hungarian government as an arch-enemy of the Christian world and will send it to President Truman the State Department and Congress.
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Cleveland
United Hungarian Societies of
Hungary
Senator to Introduce Slum Clearance Bill in Ohio
Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum plans a bill to empower municipalities to condemn slums and transfer them to private builders for housing. The measure would align Ohio law with other states by exempting federal public housing from taxes and providing shelter rent in lieu of taxes.
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Cleveland
Howard M. Metzenbaum
Metzenbaum
Ohio
600 Bodies Still Aboard Sunken Chinese Steamer
Divers estimate about 600 bodies remain in the sunken steamer Yangya after its explosion near Shanghai on December 3. More than 3 000 lives were lost, with about 1 300 bodies recovered before tides halted diving operations.
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Shanghai
Liquor Tips In Cleveland Investigated
State Liquor Director Oscar Fleckner sent an investigator to Cleveland to probe reports that clerks at a downtown state liquor wholesale warehouse accepted side payments for distributing scarce brands. The tips ranged up to $20 and potentially dated to wartime shortages, with some permit holders confirming access to premium whiskies for tipping, while others said no scarce brands were available.
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Cleveland
Oscar Fleckner
Fleckner
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Claire M. Hall
State Liquor Department
Superfortress Is Missing in Scotland Over Argyll
Civil aviation reports a U S B 29 from Sommers Lincolnshire with crew possibly missing after a crash in Argyll shire Scotland. Police in Duncan say all aboard believed killed, British press cites six bodies found near wreckage and injured being removed.
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DON Cpp Slt
MI ‘ fCivl Aviation
Air Force
Argyllshire
Scotland
Duncan
British Press Association
Loch Gullhead
Reykjavik
Iceland
Scampton Base
Coach Bernson Ends Bid For Reversal Of Marietta Win
Columbus the Capital University basketball coach Bill Bernsohn announced he would drop efforts to reverse an official decision. Marietta College won 100 to 99 after five overtimes, though individual totals showed 99 all. Officials credited Marietta with the victory.
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Columbus
Capital University
Bill Bernsohn
Marietta College
Marietta
Army tightens rules on marriages with German girls
U S Army tightened regulations governing marriages between American GIs and German women during the occupation period. The move aims to control civilian marriages and maintain orderly postwar administration in Germany.
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Frankfurt
U. S
Expanded Social Security Tax Plan Aims for Major Increases
Washington AP reports the Truman administration plans a near eight billion dollar payroll tax rise for next year to fund a broad Social Security program, including health and disability insurance, expanded old age benefits, and unemployment compensation. The plan proposes higher employee and employer taxes up to four percent later, with pensions and medical cost coverage in return. A separate article notes a quick approval path in Congress for a pay raise and a new secretary of state for President Truman, amid a committee shake-up on Un-American Activities.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Twin Girls Delivered After Mother's Death
Twin girls delivered by Caesarean section six minutes after their mother died were reported doing very well. The babies weighed five pounds four ounces and four pounds twelve ounces. Physicians said the infants would have had a mature birth about two hours later if the mother had survived. The mother, Mrs. Marcella Larson, 29, had suffered convulsions about 23 hours before her death.
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Elgin
Marcella Larson
Tri-Power Security Board Formed to Prevent German Rearmament
Berlin reports the United States Great Britain and France establish a military security board to supervise demilitarization. The tri-power force will replace the Allied Control Council and ensure no rearmament in military, industry, or science. The six-nation accord includes the United States, Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Great Britain
France
Allied Control Council
Belgium
China Peace Delegation Faces Shellfire Near Peiping
A Peiping peace delegation prepared to depart for talks with the Communists faced shellfire en route. The mission aimed at ending the North China civil war but was disrupted by shelling that killed Ho Sze Yuan’s daughter and wounded others. Ho, a former Shantung governor and guerrilla chieftain, leads Peiping's peace movement as deadlines for Peiping’s surrender appear to loom.
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Peiping
China
Red Lines
North China
Ho Sze-Yuan
Shantung Province
Fu Tsu-¥i
Woose Pit
Burley Tobacco Sales Continue in Kentucky
Kentucky tobacco markets report 306,542,776 pounds sold this season at an average of 47.28 per hundredweight. An estimated 52,000,000 pounds of the 1948 burley crop remain unsold as the season progresses.
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Louisville
Kentucky
State Department of Agriculture
Single Package Plan Is Predicted by Brehm
Rep. Brehm of Ohio, on the House Labor Committee, predicts the House will insist on a single package revision to labor law. Major labor groups favor a two package approach, one to repeal Taft Hartley and restore the Wagner Act, the other to modify it per Truman.
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Washington
Rep
Brehm
Ohio
House Labor Committee
House
Truman
Ironton Fire Destroys McCauley Furniture Store
Fire destroyed the McCauley furniture store in downtown Ironton. Owner Fred Waginger estimates losses at 75,000 dollars. He believes the fire began in a gas-o in the basement as the fire department battled the flames.
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Ironton
McCauley Furniture
Fred Waginger
Waginger
Noted Cleveland Coin Expert Charles Fisher Dies at 73
Charles Fisher 73 a noted Cleveland coin expert and former president of the Ohio Society Sons of the American Revolution for 1946-47 died yesterday. He was among the city's best known numismatists and civic figures.
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Cleveland
Charles Fisher
Ohio Society, Sons of the American Revolution
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