89 000 Auto Workers Begin Strike at Chrysler
A nationwide strike hit Chrysler Corporation with 89 000 UAW members walking out after six months of failed pension talks. Assembly lines halted as day shifts at Detroit plants and other sites joined, idling about 110 000 workers. Union seeks a fund based pension. Chrysler offers a $100 monthly plan funded by the company.
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Chrysler Corporation
CIO
United Auto Workers
Hion
Chrysler
Rysler
Rockbottom
UAW
Walter Reuther
Herman Weckler
Union
Reduced Coal Production Endangering National Welfare
Washington officials warn coal output must rise or national health and welfare will be imperiled. James Boyd testifies before the Senate Labor Committee as pressure grows to invoke Taft Hartley to end strikes. Pittsburgh notes 17,000 unemployed amid three day work weeks. 75,000 miners idle. Railroads and industry report layoffs and a widening economic impact.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
James Boyd
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
Pittsburgh
United Mine Worker
UMW
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Pennsylvania Railroad
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Crucible Steel of America
Midland
Ypsilanti, J
C&S Ohio Electric plans 18.7 million in improvements across several counties
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. announced an 18 million plus improvement program for Athens Gallia and Vinton counties. Key item is a 40 000 kilowatt unit at E M Poston Hamley Run costing 6.7 million with a 60 000 kilowatt unit planned for 1951 52. A new Athens substation costs 80 000 and transmission upgrades total 680 000. Street lighting in towns including McArthur and Chillicothe totals 115 000 with minor building additions in multiple towns.
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Athens
Gallia
Vinton
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
E. M. Poston
Hamley Run
Athens County
Columbus
Ross
Highland County
McArthur
Chillicothe
Gallipolis
Nelsonville
Toledo Man Faces Two Life Sentences
John A. Harding, 67, is sentenced to two consecutive life terms for the hammer slayings of his wife Mildred, 43, and his mother-in-law Maude Thompson, 68, at the Harding music school home on October 31.
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Toledo
John A. Harding
Ohio
Mildred
Maude Thompson
Hardings
Hiss Sentenced to Five Years with Appeal Planned
Alger Hiss received a five year federal prison term in New York after conviction on two perjury counts. Judge Henry Goddard set bail at 10 000 pending appeal and noted the next step would be to the U S Supreme Court possibly after circuit review.
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NEW York
Alger Hiss
Henry W. Goddard
Hiss
State Department
Higher Court of Appeal
Goddard
Circuit Court
United States Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Stanley Reed
Tom C. Clark
Clark
U. S
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Thomas F. Murphy
Murphy
Claude B. Cross
Boston
Cross
Alan Hale Services Today in Glendale Burial
Alan Hale 57, film actor for 39 years, will be buried today at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers include Pat O'Brien Leon Errol and Wallace Ford. Hale died Sunday.
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Alan Hale
Glendale
Calif
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Pat O’brien
Leon Errol
Wallace Ford
Hale
Charleston Man Critically Hurt in Route 17 Crash
Edward Lee Rowsey a 49 year old South Charleston man was critically injured when his 1949 convertible collided with a concrete bridge on Route 17 at the Old South Side Post Office about 16 miles east of Charleston. Police said seven feet of bridge concrete tore loose and the speedometer read 70 mph.
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Point Pleasant
South Charleston
Old South Side Post Office
Here
Edward Lee Rowsey
Thomas Memorial Hospital
16-Mile Creek
Rowsey
R. C. Dilley
Berm
Dilley
Ballard Named to Ohio Highway Committee
Paul Ballard the Ohio University comptroller joins a 30 member panel named by Sen. Clingan Jackson to study Ohio highway problems. Rep. Fred Harter will chair. the panel will survey highways and streets and review legislative action and proposed changes in highway laws with Kauer and Linzell as members.
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Paul Ballard
Ohio University
Clingan Jackson
State Highway Department
Jackson
T. J. Kauer
S. O. Linzell
Food Poisoning Linked to Pastries in Ohio Cities
At least 19 people across Columbus Springfield Zanesville and Chillicothe fell ill with suspected cream puff poisoning. Four Columbus family members were affected and a bakery dumped thousands of puffs. Health officials banned cream filled pastries from May to October due to warm weather.
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Columbus
Ohio
Springfield
Zanesville
Chillicothe
O. M. Goodloe
Ralph Debord
Chillicothe Hospital
Regine Kimberley
Suzanne
Joseph B. Drayer
Columbus Health
Five Die in Hatboro Fire Tragedy Across Family
Five members of the Morrow family perished in a Hatboro blaze at Lacey Park near Philadelphia. Horace Morrow 39, Claire 41, and daughters Virginia 14 Patricia 9 Loretta 2 were identified by firefighters. Mrs. Morrow escaped briefly, then died returning inside to save her husband and children as neighbors heard screams.
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Horace Morrow
Claire
Virginia
Patricia
Loretta
Lacey Park
Hatboro
Morrow
John Kruze
Jury Dismisses Deadlock as Judge Rakes Jurors
Bronx County Judge Samuel Joseph berated a deadlocked jury in the Leonard Selami narcotics trial, telling them they have less intelligence than a two year old and snapping at jurors over a film presented as evidence. He asked if the movies were pictures of Mickey Mouse.
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New York
Bronx
Samuel Joseph
Leonard Selami
Mickey Mouse
Probe Set As Mobster Skips Police Probe
A Cleveland police probe was ordered after Deputy Inspector James McArthur said negligence let Purple Gang mobster Sam Norbert escape. Norbert, 40, wanted in Detroit for robbery, fled after a raid failed to find him in a local apartment. Officers seized seven grey uniforms and various stolen clothing as clues.
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James McArthur
Purple Gang
McArthur
Sam Norbert
Detroit
Harry Fleischer
Miami Beach
Norbert
Brink
Boston
Two Gunmen Target Boston Union Club
Two gunmen robbed Boston's Union Club of 2000 after Brik's Inc. armored truck payroll delivery. Two female employees were held up after joking with the Brink's guard. Union Club, near the state house, historic luncheon spot for judges, faces ongoing Brik's probe linked to the prior 1.5 million Brink's robbery. Samuel S. Granite, 42, of Brooklyn, NY, is sought as a suspect in related cases.
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Union Club
Brik’s Inc
Money Transport Company
Massachusetts State House
Boston Common
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Samuel S. Granite
Brooklyn
N. Y
B. F. Sturtevant
Churchmen Propose Laymen Fill Rural Pulpits
At the Home Missions Congress in Columbus about 1000 delegates from 23 Protestant denominations heard Rev. Dr. Mark Rich urge qualified laymen to help fill hundreds of empty rural pulpits. The proposal aims to steady church work in countryside areas through trained lay leadership.
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Columbus
Home Missions Congress
Mark Rich
New York
American Baptist Home Mission Society
Young Legislator Wins Nomination for Post
Hackensack New Jersey reports William B. Widnall a 43 year old attorney and state assemblyman won the Republican nomination for the vacated Congressional post after an unofficial 299 vote margin over Harry C. Harper who was once a major league pitcher.
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Hackensack
N. J
J. Parnell Thomas
William B. Widnall
Harry C. Harper
School Closed as Well Contamination Hits Green Camp
Marion County health authorities closed the Green Camp school ten miles southwest of Marion due to a contaminated well. Local officials warned families and arranged alternate meals and water provisions while investigation continued.
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Marion
Marion County
Green Camp
Solon Urges Faster Corporation Income Tax Payment
Rep Mills proposes requiring all corporations to pay the prior year’s income taxes in the first half of the current year to help balance the federal budget. The plan could raise about 4.8 billion dollars next fiscal year and trim the deficit, with committee chair Doughton noting its potential merit.
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Washington
Rep Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Tax Drafting House
Ways and Means
President Truman
Doughton
D-Nc
Local Option Fight Goes On in Ohio Liquor Debate
Proponents of county wide local option on sale of liquor vow to continue after Atty. Gen. Duffy ruled petitions from Montgomery County were not properly verified. The ruling jeopardizes the state plan, though organizers say the fight persists with support from the Ohio WCTU and Ohio Temperance League.
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Columbus
Herbert S. Duffy
Montgomery County
Montgomery
Ohio Wctu
Ohio Temperance League
Attorney General
Waterways Reductions Questioned by Army Engineers Chief
Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick, head of the Army engineers, told Congress that cutting budget requests for the coming fiscal year would raise federal costs. He testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee reviewing Truman’s call for a 738.5 million flood control and rivers and harbors program.
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Washington
Lewis A. Pick
Army Engineers
Congress
Pick
House Appropriations
Truman
Brehm Drafting Bill To Cut Amusement Tax
Representative Brehm of Ohio said he is drafting legislation to abolish wartime excise taxes on admissions to movies and other amusements. He argued the move would help working people without causing major revenue losses.
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Brehm
Washington
Rep
Ohio
Congress
First hearing set by Ohio disability unemployment agency
The Ohio Disability Unemployment Insurance Commission announced its first public hearing for next Monday in Columbus to discuss program provisions and eligibility rules.
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Columbus
Ohio Disability Unemployment Insurance Commission
Sub-Committee Will Review Tax Proposal in Ohio
Ohio lawmakers debate a state income tax study as Rep Morton Neipp chairs a sub committee. Sen C Stanley Mechem suggests the plan could replace the 3 percent sales tax pending commission review of the tax system. Ford Becker criticizes centralization and favors local revenue responsibility.
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Columbus
Morton Neipp
Lucas
Ohio Tax and Revenue Commission
Neipp
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Ford Becker
State Tax Department
Ohio
Ex-Governor Herbert Declines Run for Governor
Former Ohio governor Thomas J. Herbert announced he will not seek the Republican nomination. He endorsed State Treasurer Don H. Ebright, citing Ebright’s experience in state problems. Ebright welcomed the endorsement as Republican committees in 32 counties also backed him.
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Cleveland
Thomas J. Herbert
Don H. Ebright
Herbert
Frank J. Lausche
Ebright
Republican
It Worked In Pacific It Worked In Pacific
Former sailor Dallas Scheidler proposes a method he says freed ships in the Pacific during World War II. He suggests sinking pipes at an angle along a battleship's hull then pumping air or steam to create bubbles that loosen mud and carry it away with the current. He cites four ships freed, including one laden with concrete.
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Minneapolis
Dallas Scheidler
U. S. S. Missouri
Chesapeake Bay
Pacific
Scheidler
Navy
Feb 24 Set For Youths Execution
Ohio Supreme Court refused review of Harry Z. Dodds Jr. conviction. Dodds, 21, faces execution February 24 in the electric chair for the murder of Eleanor E. Gifford, a church field worker. Defense options remain limited to gubernatorial appeal or a U.S. Supreme Court petition on constitutional rights grounds.
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Harry Z. Dodds, Jr
Ohio Supreme Court
Dodds
Murdegeer
Eleanor E. Gifford
Athens
Associated Press
Ohio
U.S. Supreme Court
Samuel B. Erskine
Francis D. White
W. Bell
Bolin
T. Vincent Martin
Carbondale
New Straitsville
Athens County Common Pleas
Roy D. Kiams
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Gifford
Supreme Court
Grover E. Rawlins
Route
Rawlins
Jimmie Stewart
Extra Session Not Planned by Ohio Governor
Gov. Frank Lausche after a cabinet meeting said no immediate need for a special session of the legislature. He noted relief costs, election law changes, and reclassification payroll effects were debated, but urged departments to operate within their current appropriations. He cited $9.5 million in utility tax receipts for poor relief coming March 1, up $0.5 million from last year.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
General Assembly
Seven Recaptured Three Still at Large in County Jail Break
The Hamilton County jail break left 10 prisoners at large with seven recaptured. FBI reports Ernest J. Chawkley, 36, of Cincinnati, was nabbed in St. Louis, bringing total recaptures to seven.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
FBI
Ernest J. Chawkley
St. Louis
Four Suspects Questioned in 30 Central Ohio Burglaries
City police continued to question four suspects in more than 30 safe burglaries across central Ohio in recent months. One man, Fred Grando, 33, was identified by Detective Chief Glenn C. Hoffman as the "Samson" safecracker. Police said some break-ins required exceptional strength.
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Columbus
Ohio
Fred Grando
Glenn C. Hoffman
Samson
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