Solon Sees Red Pattern In China
Sen George of Georgia warns Moscow may signal against American diplomats as pattern of China actions. Critics urge a UN stance against Communist China and no future recognition. Acheson to brief Senate on Moscow influence. Acheson report postponed due to scheduling. The senator endorses recalling diplomats from Peiping and calls for firm U.S. action.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Moscow
Peiping
O’conor
Maryland
Acheson
Russia
North China
Manchuria
China
Connally
D- Tex
Texas
State Department
U.S
United States
Truman Plan For Wider Social Security Debated
President Truman’s 1950 plan for a broader social security program was presented to the Senate Finance Committee by social security administrator Arthur J. Altmeyer. The House passed bill would extend coverage to about 11 million more people and raise benefits, with payroll taxes increasing from 1 to 3 percent by 1970 and higher payments for current beneficiaries.
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Washington
Truman
Senate Finance Committee
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Cattle Buying Signals Strong Market at Stock Show
Denver reports cattlemen buying breeding stock at higher prices, signaling a robust meat market. Hereford breeding cows drew 42 percent more than last year at the National Western Stock Show, with 50 females totaling $54,735 and an average of $1,095. Bulls sales expected to follow.
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Denver
Rising Rivers Threaten New Floods in Midwest
As Wabash and Ohio rivers swell in Southern Indiana and Illinois towns bolstered levees with sandbags and volunteers while residents fled rising waters. The Mississippi faces its largest flood fight since 1937 with evacuation looming for about 12 000 in the Birds Point New Madrid area as river crests advance.
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Midwest
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Mississippi
Vincennes
Ind
Wabash
Little Wabash
Arkansas
Missouri
Birds Point
New Madrid
California
San Joaquin
Pacific Northwest
Southland
Ohio River
Ohio Valley
Rosiclare
Front Street
Shawneetown
U.S
Cairo
Ill
Cincinnati
Holdup Man Found Hanged in City Prison Cell
Ralph H. Lutz a 39 year old father of four was found hanged in a city jail cell about two hours after his arrest for a toy pistol robbery at the Southland Confectionery at 225 East Long Street. Police said he used a sweater to hang himself from cell bars and still possessed the red and chrome cap pistols used in the holdup. The confectionery reported a loss of 89.90 dollars.
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Columbus
Ralph H. Lutz
Lutz
Southland
E. Long St
McGregor Announces Bid for Re election in Ohio
Rep. J Harry McGregor of Ohio announces his candidacy for reelection on Monday. Party affiliation noted as Republican. The move signals continued support for McGregor within his district.
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Washington
J. Harry McGregor
Ohio
Strike Tied to Pay Demands at Foster Transformer
About 300 workers at Foster Transformer Co in Cincinnati walked off Tuesday demanding a 10 cent hourly raise and a minimum wage of 75 cents. The walkout, largely by women, reflects tension over pay scales and wage policy.
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Cincinnati
Foster Transformer Co
Engine Runs Wild on Milwaukee Road No Brakes Stop
A diesel locomotive on the Milwaukee Road Olympian broke loose after a crash near Caplainville and sped 18 miles at about 60 mph through yards and Union Station with no functional controls. The two-man crew prayed for safety as alarms and telegraph messages to clear tracks failed or were late. The engine finally halted after tearing free from coaches and wrecking a truck.
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Milwaukee
William Jordan
Milwaukee Road
Caplainville
Here
Union Station
Benjamin Fuelleman
Jordan
Wauwatosa
Grand
Grand View
Truman Seen in Fight For Control of House
President Truman may enter the battle for House control as administration leaders anticipate his public stance at a weekly news conference. A coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats pushes to restore the Rules Committee’s old power to pigeonhole bills, risking prolonged delays.
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Washington
Truman
House
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Gustav Krupp Dies at 79 Arms King of Krupp Family
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, head of the Krupp arms empire famed for Big Bertha, dies at 79 in Salzburg after years of paralysis. He escaped Nazi trial due to illness. his wife Bertha Krupp remained by him. Funeral set for Thursday in Salzburg.
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Salzburg
Austria
Gustav Krupp
Hitler
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen and
Halbach
Bertha
Big Bertha
Paris
Gustav Halbach
Hague
Holland
Bertha Krupp
Krupp von Bohlen
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Murder Case Takes Twist in Roe Slaying
Marietta report states Prosecutor F E Erb ordered Gordon Roe's body exhumed and teen suspect Bobby Herlan 16 Newport to be taken for another tour of the Roe farm. Roe was found Aug 1 in a cornfield after officials said Herlan admitted the slaying and robbery of $125 from the farmer neighbor.
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Marietta
F. E. Erb
Washington County
Gordon Roe
Bobby Herlan
Newport
Roe Farm
Erb
Herlan
Gen H H Arnold Services Set
Gen H H Hap Arnold, wartime head of the Army Air Forces, died Sunday at 63. Public memorials were planned in Sonoma California from 2 30 to 3 30 p m EST, with body flights to Washington and services at Arlington National Cemetery. President Truman planned to attend the funeral arrangements and dispatched a plane to transport the Arnold family.
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Sonoma
Calif
H. H
Hap) Arnold
Army Air Forces
Air Force
Bates and Evans Mortuary
Hamilton Field
Washington
General Arnold
Fort Myer
Arlington National Cemetery
Truman
Arnold
U Shipment Probe To Be Reopened
The Congressional probe into uranium shipments to Russia will reopen January 24 with Henry A. Wallace invited as top witness. The House Un American Activities Committee seeks his public reply to a radio commentator's claim that Wallace pressed for atomic supplies for Russia during the war.
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Washington
Russia
Henry A. Wallace
House UN- American Activities Committee
Wallace
Bridge of Ice Used As Autos Leave Floe
Hundreds of cars were driven over a solid ice bridge on Lake Winnebago to reach shore after being marooned on a large ice floe. About 450 cars and 1000 fishermen were cut off from land when a wind halted a break in the ice. Fishermen were ferried ashore by boat, while oars remained on the floe awaiting retrieval.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Lake Winnebago
Rescue Crew Creeps Toward Buried Miner
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania rescue workers inch toward a buried miner 12 feet away after a rock slide trapped Edward Burda 25 last Friday. His brother Joseph 30 was rescued earlier from 55 feet down the shaft as teams suspect a hidden open space behind a coal car may save Eddie if debris clears.
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Mahanoy City
Edward Burda
Joseph
Eddie
Burda
Casmir Burda
Burglary Charge Faced in Columbus Case
Alfred J. White, 46, of Logan, was released to Huntington police as a fugitive after waiving extradition. Huntington officers have a two year old burglary warrant. White and wife Alice were held for questioning in central Ohio safe robberies. she was released yesterday. John B. Denner, 60, of Lancaster, had been questioned and was released.
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Columbus
Alfred J. White
Logan
Huntington
W. Va
White
Ohio
Alice
John B. Denner
Lancaster
Toronto Burial Set For Noronic Victims
Bodies of 119 victims from the Noronic ship fire will be buried in Toronto today, four months after the disaster at her Toronto berth. Most names are known, but three remains could not be identified due to severe burns.
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Toronto
Noronic
Judge Rules Speeding Not Always Reckless
Cleveland Common Pleas Judge Joseph Silbert ruled that speeding does not automatically equal reckless driving. He upheld Theodore A. Te Grotenhuis's claim of not guilty for driving 46 mph in a 35 mph zone.
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Cleveland
Common Pleas
Joseph Silbert
Theodore A. Te Grotenhuis
Albany School Board rescinds dismissal orders after student protest
The Albany Board of Education withdrew its dismissal orders for four employees and a restraining petition against janitor L. E. Wick Worman. After a student demonstration, the board agreed employees may remain through the current school year while new arrangements are discussed.
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Albany Board of Education
Albany Consolidated School
Oraerea Alsmissal
L. E. “Wick” Worman
Homer Fridenmaker
Howard McHarg
Helena Whaley
Glen Hanes
Albany
Walton Poston
Worman
Whaley
Ray Knowlton
Poston
Hanes
Lee Township
Dewey F. Stone
Vaughn Ross
James Trout
George Scott
George Bean
Lost Husband of Queen To Appear in Court
In New York a man claiming to be Marion S. Pollack of Columbus Ohio and sometimes called Mark, says he is the husband of Mrs. America of 1946. He faces a vagrancy charge as the former Mrs. America seeks a divorce and says she does not know his whereabouts.
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New York
Thieves Steal Truck and Loot Cargo in Cleveland
Police seek culprits after a truck was stolen in Cleveland and its cargo rifled. About $2000 worth of men's suits and topcoats were taken before the vehicle was abandoned. Driver Walter Schafer, 37, left the keys in the ignition and found the loss upon returning from an office.
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Cleveland
Walter Schafer
Plucky Man Aids Self After House Fire
Thomas Minx, 56, was critically burned Monday when his clothing ignited while he lit a stove fire. He drove two miles to a hospital despite the blaze wrecking his house.
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Mount Vernon
Thomas Minx
Move Starts For New Mine Union Moves in Pennsylvania and Ohio
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania a rival union named Independent Anthracite Mine Workers forms to challenge United Mine Workers after unrest in the coal fields. T. F. Brennan leads a 10 member board planning expansion to 100 amid a three day work week. In Ohio 5500 miners at Florence mine near Martins Ferry may stay out or return following John L. Lewis guidance.
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Wilkes-Barre
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
T. F
Bucky) Brennan
Wyoming Valley
Brennan
Pittston
Pensylvania
UMW
Bellaire
Ohio
Florence
Martins Ferry
Belmont County
No Wings No Flight Prankster Tries Gas Truck Takeoff at Midway
Charles Martin, 23, allegedly drank alcohol before driving a gasoline semitruck onto Midway Airport runways. He crashed into an Eastern Airlines truck at a newly landed American Airlines plane, then accelerated down a runway in pursuit by police and fire crews. Airliners circling for clearance delayed by the incident.
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Chicago
Midway
Charles Martin
Eastern Airlines
American Airlines
Washington
Martin
Switzerland Recognizes Red China Government
Switzerland extended full recognition to the Chinese Communist government on Tuesday, marking a formal acceptance of Beijing as the nation's government.
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Bern
Switzerland
Motorized Pickets Shut Production in Coal Fields
Motorized pickets roved across six states paralyzing coal output as 74,000 miners idle and 1800 workers in five steel mines lose work. UMW leaders pressed for a return to work while fears rose of nationwide spread amid credit cuts at company stores and looming government intervention.
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Alabama
United States Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
United Mine Worksers
UMW
John L. Lewis
District Four
Cecil J. Urbanik
Monongah
W.va
Brownsville
Althone Brown
Maxwell
Brown
Supply Co
United States Corp.bsidiary
John Ozanich
Robena
Greene County
Ozanich
H. C. Frick Coal Co
U. S. Steel
Illinois
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Lewis
Liberal Credit
H. C. Frick
Union Supply
Jones & Lo
Republic Steel
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures Below Normal
Temperatures will average 2 4 degrees below normal with near normal Wednesday. Expect a colder Thursday followed by a rise in a trend Friday and Saturday.
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Columbus
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