Strangle Story Ends After Nine Years In Ohio Case
Ohio Governor Lausche commuted the nine year saga of Joseph P. Simon, a Middleport businessman jailed since 1941. Simon, who escaped in 1942 and later served in WWII, will be released February 22 after clergy and 2016 residents urged leniency. The Meigs County delegation cited his charity, community ties, and efforts to help families, while noting his wartime service and Bronze Star award.
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Joseph P. Simon
Frank J. Lausche
Middleport
Mansfield Reformatory
Lausche
Simon
George A. Meinhart
Meigs County
Simons
Mary Jo
Madeline
Paulette
Columbus
Phoenix
Locust
Howard K. Ewing
Cecil Bradbury
Ithamer Neal
William J. Riley
Bob Hoeflich
Messenger
Large Scale Withdrawal Noted In Central Korean Front
Allied armored patrols probed the front amid speculation the Reds withdrew across the Han River. A minor clash near Yoju occurred. U.S. intelligence suggests a large Chinese pullback. Chunchon and Hoengsan were bombed or retaken. air strikes disrupted enemy entrenchments while UN patrols pressed south of Seoul.
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Tokyo
Yoju
Seoul
U.S
Han River
United Nations
No-Man's Land
North Korea
Chunchon
Hoengsan
Wonju
Hoengsong
William J
38Th Parallel
Yongwol
Tehon
No-Man’s Land
Sobaek Mountains
8Th Army
Farmer Gets 51 Per Cent Of Food Cost
Washington officials estimate the farmer earns about 51 cents of every consumer food dollar, up from 46 cents before Korea and below the 54 cents peak in 1945. The family food basket rose 6.3 percent since hostilities began, from 653 to 694 dollars, with meats at 63 cents per dollar and other groups showing varied shares.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Korea
Jury Favors Manufacturer In Tax Case
A federal jury in Connecticut ruled Vivien Kellems was entitled to reclaim funds seized from her bank accounts as a penalty for not withholding income tax from her employer. The verdict found the acts not wilful, aiming to test the constitutionality of the withholding law.
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Washington
Connecticut
Vivien Kellems
The
Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Justice Department
Miss Kellems
Carroll C. Hincks
New Haven District Court
David
Communists Suffer Losses in Two Hukbalahap Skirmishes
Philippine Army field reports said today 11 Hukbalahap insurgents were killed in two separate clashes. The fatalities occurred as government forces pressed operations against the rebel group. Local officials noted continued clashes in rural areas with uncertain counts of the wounded.
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Manila
Philippine Army
House Group Considers Delay of Young Draft
Washington The House Armed Services Committee discussed delaying the draft of 18-year-olds until the 19 to 26 manpower pool is exhausted. An unnamed committee member suggested this could be added to the manpower bill under hearings. Assistant Secretary Anna Rosenberg testified in support of lowering the draft age to 18 and extending service to 27 months. A long range plan for Universal Military Service and Training was urged to build a reserve of trained men. Chairman Vinson said Rosenberg would be questioned for days while Gen Bradley and other military leaders testified.
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Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Secretary of Defense
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Vinson
Washington
Anna Rosenberg
Capitol Hill
Defense Marshall
United Nations
Rau
Armco awards $35 million furnace and coke ovens contract
Armco Steel announces the Arthur G. McKee Company of Cleveland wins the contract to build a large blast furnace in Middletown as part of a $35 million project. The Wilputte Coke Oven Division of Allied Chemical and Dye Corp is contracted to build 76 coke ovens and a by products plant.
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Middletown
Armco Steel Corporation
Arthur G. McKee Company
Cleveland
Armco
Wilputte Coke Oven Division
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation
Ohio counts 2041 more manufacturing firms since war end
Director Albert A. Waldman of the State Industrial Relations Department said Ohio had 2041 more manufacturing firms in 1949 than at the end of World War II. The department issued its latest manufacturers guide listing 11,048 concerns employing 1,083,065 persons in 1949.
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Columbus
Ohio
Albert A. Waldman
State Industrial Relations Department
Development Meeting Planned at Marietta
About 100 community leaders from the upper Ohio Valley will meet at Parkersburg West Virginia on February 2 to plan an area development conference at Marietta College February 12 and 13. The conference aims to coordinate mutual development projects across the Ohio River.
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Upper
Ohio Valley
Parkersburg
W. Va
Marietta College
Ohio River
Vanderbilt Students Abandon Moscow Telephone Call
Three Vanderbilt University students Jimmy Threlkeld Tupelo Hans Pauls Steubenville and Charles Newman Cookeville announced the Moscow exchange could not reach Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin by trans oceanic telephone about ten days after the attempt. They planned to ask Stalin about the Korean crisis and other international issues and will seek information elsewhere.
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Nashville
Tenn
Vanderbilt
Joseph Stalin
Moscow Exchange
Stalin
Jimmy Threlkeld
Tupelo
Miss
Hans Pauls
Steubenville
Charles Newman
Cookeville
Ten
Ohio safety responsibility bill replaces financial law
A proposed Safety Responsibility Law would require motorists involved in accidents to post immediate security for damages. Introduced in the legislature by Rep. Kenneth F. Berry of COShocton, the measure would replace the current Financial Responsibility Law, which does not take effect until an accident victim secures a court judgment.
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Columbus
Ohio
Kenneth F. Berry
Coshocton
Bevin Condition Reported Improved
London. Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin, age 69, remains very ill with pneumonia and heart and asthma issues. His physician Sir Alexander McCall reports a slight improvement but notes ongoing critical condition, visiting Bevin every four hours at the home.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Alexander McCall
Bevin
Bow Blames Weakness On Democrats
Rep. Bow of Ohio charged the administration caused unprepared American armed forces during the North Korean invasion. He cited repeated congressional appropriations blocked by the president and noted the Air Force shrinking from 273 groups in 1945 to 38 a year later, with the 80th Congress adding 822 million dollars to restore air power to 70 groups.
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Washington
Rep
Bow
Ohio
Attlee Receives Umbrella From Newark VFW Support
Newark VFW posts send a cable and an umbrella to Prime Minister Clement Attlee. The note blames his appeasement stance toward China and Korea, likening the umbrella to Chamberlain with Munich and peace in our time. The stunt underscores U.S. frustration over Attlee's policies.
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Newark
N.J
Great Britain
Clement Attlee
United States
China
Korea
Neville Chamberlain
Munich
Hitler
Woman Faces Arson Charge in Flower Shop Fire
Frances W. Way, 41, a former bookkeeper at Coffman's Flower Shop, is jailed on arson and grand larceny charges after a downtown blaze. Bond set at 1000 each. She allegedly entered the shop, scattered records, set fires to crates and papers to cover a 1500 shortage over 18 months.
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Huntington
W. Way
Coffman's
Cabell County
Frances W. Way
Herman A. Frazier
Man Burns To Death In Alaskan Blaze
FAIRBANKS Alaska one man died in a blaze as subzero temperatures and multiple fires struck the city. Firemen fought four fires that broke out nearly together, two days after a $500000 downtown blaze destroyed three business houses Monday.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Miners Back on Job as West Virginia Strike Ends
In Graham Station at Central Coal Co. mine Point Pleasant, 275 striking miners from United Mine Workers Local returned to work this morning, ending a two day sympathy strike that began Tuesday afternoon.
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Point Pleasant
Central Coal Co
Graham Station
United Mine Workers Local
Big Three Preparing Talk Issues for Moscow Conference
Western powers the United States Britain and France plan preliminary talks to set which issues to raise with Russia. Aiming to ease tensions the talks may precede a four power foreign ministers meeting in Paris if Russia agrees to a broad agenda and exploratory talks. Eisenhower arrives in Reykjavik and says Western resolve to defend democracy strengthens. note exchanges with Moscow unclear on Russia's willingness to discuss a wide range of topics.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
State Department
Moscow
London
Paris
Kremlin
China
Germany
Senate Hearing on GI Insurance Proposal Actioned
Senate Finance Committee opened hearings on a House approved bill to grant all servicemen 10 000 dollars in life insurance at no cost. The House passed the measure yesterday by a 390 to 0 vote.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Living Index Peaks as Freeze Talks Enter Final Stage
Washington reports the governments cost of living index at a new high and ESA officials press for the imminent price and wage freeze. Officials expect peg prices to Jan 2 levels and pay at current rates with some bargaining leeway. The Dec 15 index rose 1.6 percent from Nov 15 to 1784 percent of the 1935-39 average, led by a 2.8 percent food rise, the largest monthly gain since 1947. Senator Flanders called for stricter wage control alongside price freezes and aims to consult Marriner Eccles as talks continue. The Wage Stabilization Board signaled flexibility for bargaining, with possible up to a 10 percent last-year boost for some workers, notably steel.
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Washington
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
Eric Johnston
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Flanders
R-Vt
Cyrus S. Ching
Wage Stabilization Board
Marriner Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Senate House Economic Committee
Ching
Woman Sues Joe Louis for 100000 Damages
Odessa Calloway, 25, of New York, sues former heavyweight champion Joe Louis in State Supreme Court for 100000 alleging he assaulted her in July last year at Cleveland's Majestic Hotel. She claims to have suffered great physical and mental pain and injuries.
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New York
Joe Louis
Cleveland
State Supreme Court
Odessa Calloway
Miss Calloway
Majestic
Louis
Flyweight Joins Army West Virginia Man Will Settle Score
CINCINNATI The 26 year old West Virginian Roy Shadrick from Skin Fork Hollow weighed 101 when he first tried to enlist. He wanted to go to Korea and had served in the Navy in World War I. He returned and now weighs 105 and will begin recruit training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. His brother Pvt Kenneth Shadrick was the first American soldier killed in Korea.
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Cincinnati
Skin Fork Hollow
Korea
Roy Shadrick
Fort Knox
Pvt
Kenneth Shadrick
Wisconsin Assembly Calls Truman Handling Inept
The Wisconsin Assembly described President Truman's foreign affairs as inept vacillating undiplomatic and uncertain. A resolution backed by eight Republicans urged Congress to grant itself sole power to deploy armed forces abroad and asserted the American system is representative, not dictatorial.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
Truman
Congress
Underground Fire Frees Coal Miners
In Sullivan Indiana an underground fire trapped 14 coal miners for hours but they escaped safely as the blaze cleared an escape route. Two injured by smoke were not seriously hurt while Archie Clark of Hymera recounted how the men reached the bottom shaft 210 feet below after the fire burned through a brattice partition.
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Sullivan
Ind
Pandora
Archie Clark
Hymera
Yné
Conereyor
Clark
Arab Asian nations seek new peace plan at UN
Sir Benegal Rau of India leads a 12 nation Arab Asian bloc proposing a seven nation conference including China and Russia to discuss Korean and Far Eastern issues. The plan avoids a cease fire call while US delegate Warren Austin rebuts and urges UN membership for Peiping only after collective security considerations. Rau delayed details, promising fuller explanation later.
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Benegal N. Rau
India
China
Russia
United States
Austin
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