Plan To Control Prices By Limitation of Profits Is Considered by Board
Washington AP plan to control prices by limiting profits is studied as wage stabilizers seek a major policy statement to free large blocs of workers from the pay freeze. A margin of profit system would peg prices at cost plus a fixed profit margin, possibly ordered by week’s end.
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Washington
Michael V. di Salle
di Salle
Wage Stabilization Board
Cyrus S. Ching
John L. Lewis
Ching
Clark Kerr
John T. Dunlop
Eric Johnston
Defense
William H. Harrison
Baltimore
$100,000,000 Detroit Steel Plant Planned by Higbie
Detroit financier Carlton M. Higbie announced plans for a new 100 million dollar steel plant on a 900 acre riverfront site near suburban Trenton. The project would borrow mainly from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Gibraltar Steel Corp will run the venture with Cyrus Eaton of Otis & Co. as chairman, Max Zivian of Detroit Steel Corp. as president, and Higbie as vice president.
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Detroit
Carlton M. Higbie
Lans
Trenton
Higbie
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Gibralter Steel Corp
Cyrus Eaton
Otis & Co
Cleveland
Max Zivian
Detroit Steel Corp
Ohioans in Congress Guard Our Relics and Birds
In Washington Speaker Sam Rayburn named Ohio representatives to key postings. Charlies H. Elston joins the Joint Atomic Energy Committee, John Vorys to the Smithsonian Board of Regents, J Harry McGregor to House Chamber reconstruction plans, Walter E. Brehm to the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, and Wayne L. Hays to the Territorial Expansion Memorial Commission.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Charlies H. Elston
Ohio
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
John Vorys
Board of Regents
Smithsonian Institution
J. Harry McGregor Rohio
House
Walter E. Brehm
Rohio
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
Wayne L. Hays
U.S. Territorial Expansion Memorial Commission
Draft Group Considers Three Plans
Washington AP The House Armed Services Committee seeks testimony from the Defense Department on raising the draft age to 21 and drafting married men under 26 without children as two alternative options. Senate hearings on UMIT proceed as Lyndon B. Johnson, subcommittee chair, plans closed sessions to amend the bill. Anna Rosenberg and General Hershey testify on the fate of childless married men under 26 as manpower options.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
House
Senate
Partment
Pentagon
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Umit
Lyndon B. Johnsonto-Tex
Johnson
Anna Rosenberg
Congress
Rosenberg
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Sick rail workers disrupt Chicago Detroit freight flow
Railroad switchmen were reported sick on at least six lines in the Chicago and Detroit area, slowing vital freight. An Army spokesman said freight traffic was definitely hampered as the situation worsened, following a three day December strike that disrupted Christmas mail and Korea shipments. A three year wage pact was later reached with four major unions, including the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, after negotiations.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Detroit
Army
Brotherhood of
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood
Order of
Price Report Clarifies Freeze On Farm Prices
A government price report due late today to show if any major farm products have hit ceiling levels eligible for price ceilings under the latest freeze order issued Friday. Cotton wool rice cottonseed beef cattle veal calves lambs and hogs were declared at ceiling levels.
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Washington
Military Funeral Set for Capt. Gentile
Full military funeral services were planned today for Capt. Don Gentile World War II ace who died in a jet trainer crash near Washington Sunday. The date has not been set and the body remains in Washington.
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Columbus
Don Gentile
Washington
Ice Doubling Down on Ohio Hard Freeze Spares Few
Ohio remains under a sharp cold spell with highs only 12 to 18 degrees in the east. Snow possible Wednesday as slip hazards mount with 200 plus Columbus injuries from falls since the freezing weekend. Dayton cops advised gym shoes after many slips. Dayton police chief fractured an ankle. Gas cuts to factories to redirect 72 million cubic feet daily to homes. Ohio Pastors Convention attendance down to 800 from 2,000. OSU Northwestern game also light. Port Columbus reopened for air travel. Greyhound bus lines near schedule. trains delayed by up to an hour.
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Columbus
Dayton
Paul Price
Col. M. C. Kirkpatrick
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Ohio Pastors
Ohio State Northwestern
Springfield Sun
Port Columbus
Greyhound Bus
VA to Close Athens Office on April 1
Area veterans face closures as 17 Ohio VA offices including Athens shut April 1 due to budget limits. The Athens office opened in 1945 with eight staff, now affected employees reassigned. veterans may need to contact Columbus or Portsmouth after the cut.
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Athens
Ohio Veterans Administration
Associated Press
Washington
Ohio
Ashtabula
Cambridge
Ironton
Lima
Mansfield
Marion
Newark
Steubenville
Hamilton
Lancaster
Lorain
Marietta
New Philadelphia
Sandusky
Warren
Columbus
Portsmouth
Huks Murder of Three Americans in Philippines
Dr. Francisco L. Vicuna of Quezon Memorial Hospital said three Americans slain in a Hukbalahap ambush near Macalelon were horribly mutilated. The U S survey party was in a jeep marked with American flags. two enlisted men of the 29th Engineers Topographical Battalion and a civilian Army employee were killed. names not released.
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Manila
Francisco L. Vicuna
Quezon Memorial Hospital
Vicwna
Macalelon
29Th Engineers Topographical Battalion
Army
Navy Develops Quick Freeze Bone Storage Method
The Navy announced a new bone preservation method for bone banks that may store human bones up to seven years. It uses a quick freeze, vacuum drying, and storage in sterile containers at room temperature, offering advantages over deep freezing and chemical preservation.
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Chicago
Navy
Judge grants name change request in Palm Beach case
In West Palm Beach Florida 1 Circuit Judge Joseph S White approved a petition allowing Jack Jackson to change his name to Narciso Saccomani, completing a legal action in the court.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Joseph S. White
Jack Jackson
Narciso Saccomani
Report Due Tomorrow On H Bomb Progress
Washington reports on the hydrogen bomb project as Truman ordered work a year ago. Officials say progress is secret and uncertain while urgency grows amid Korea and nuclear arms race fears. The Atomic Energy Commission’s ninth semi annual report due tomorrow may shed light. Researchers push vast funds and manpower to beat rivals, though experts differ on feasibility.
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Washington
Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
Korea
William L. Laurence
New York Times
David E. Lilienthal
GOP Predicts Victory in 1952 Rally Speech
Washington reports show Senator Taft, a leading GOP candidate, telling a crowd of over 2000 Republicans that foreign policy could decide the 1952 elections. Taft and new GOP members of Congress forecast party victory in both Congress and the White House.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
White House
Blast Injures 44 at Naruto Salvage Yard
Forty four workers were injured yesterday when torpedo explosions rocked a Naruto salvage company. No fatalities were reported and officials began a full investigation into the incident and its cause. Emergency crews transported the injured to local hospitals for treatment.
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Tokyo
Naruto
Rayburn Sets Record As Speaker In House History
Washington reports Sam Rayburn surpassed Henry Clay as the longest serving speaker of the House. Rayburn began Sept 16 1940 and has served 3057 days, with an interruption in 1947-48 during a Republican-controlled session. The record now surpasses Uncle Joe Cannon and Champ Clark.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
House of Representatives
Henry Clay
Clay
House
Rayburn
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
Congressional Library
Joseph G
Uncle Joe) Cannon
Illinois
Champ Clark
Missouri
Prisoners Offer Blood For Leukemia Victim
Thirty five inmates at Hamilton County Jail offer a pint of blood each to three year old Linda McElhinny stricken with leukemia. They sent a letter to Sheriff Dan Tehan seeking permission to donate after reading in a newspaper about donor drives.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Dan Tehan
William Meldon
Linda McElhinny
Allied Troops Push Hard Against Stiff Resistance
Allied forces in western Korea press the main communist strength near Ichon Kumyangjang and Suwon with heavy naval and air bombardment. The Missouri alone fired over 1000 rounds into the Kansong area as U S and Puerto Rican troops gain one to one and a half miles against moderating opposition amid napalm fires and carrier air attacks.
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Missouri
Suwon
Yaju
U.S
Eighth Army Ecommunique
Ichon
Hoensong
Tangyang
Associated Press
William Barnard
Tokyo
Korea
Kumyangjang
Kansong
United Nations set to name China aggressor in Korea
The United Nations is expected to label Communist China an aggressor in Korea. Britain and 43 nations backed the U.S. push, despite Soviet bloc opposition and Indian fears of triggering war. Debates swirled over cease fires, conference formats, and Korea’s presence at talks, with Britain seeking a Security Council meeting to avoid future objections.
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United Nations
China
Korea
MacArthur
Russia
Poland
India
U.S
Far East
Britain
United States
Truman
House
Senate
Peiping
U. S
Benegal N. Rau
France
Egypt
Canada
Republic of Korea
Formosa
Security Council
General Assembly
Gladwyn Jebb
Assembly
Council
Jebb
Foreign Office
French Leaders Confer on Defense and European Army
President Truman and French Premier Rene Pleven, concluding a two day talks, planned defense measures for France and Western Europe against Soviet aggression. Pleven pledged France’s support for a pan European army including German units and reaffirmed pro Western policy amid debates over Communist influence and Indo Chinese conflicts.
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Washington
Truman
Rene Pleven
France
Western Europe
Russia
North Atlantic
Pleven
National Press Club
Germany
Indochina
Little Girl Sold for Five Dollars and Gasoline
An 11 year old girl told police she was sold by her parents for five dollars and a tank of gas after an initial offer of ten dollars. The O Briens fled with Shirley, who is now in juvenile authorities care. The case links to a Bakersfield breakdown note and a San Francisco hitchhiking plan. The parents have four other children and another on the way. The incident was reported by a serviceman who handed the matter to police.
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Los Angeles
Shirley O'Brien
Elizabeth Eggleston
William O'Brien
Cecil Glover
O’briens
Shirley
Glover
O’brien
Bakersfield
San Francisco
O'Briens
Lancaster Strikers Win Three Cent Pay Rise
About 210 Diamond Power Specialty Corp. workers near Lancaster returned to work after a strike that began last Wednesday. Charles Thomas, personnel manager, said the workers won a three cents an hour raise, pending approval by the federal wage stabilizer. The plant produces boiler plant accessories and television parts.
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Lancaster
Diamond Power Specialty Corp
Charles Thomas
Live and Let Live Theme of Ohio Clergy Convention
Dr Edwin McNeil Poetac of Raleigh pastor addressed over 800 clergymen at the 32nd annual Ohio convention urging the Eastern World to avoid forcing its beliefs on others. He warned against converting the globe to Western norms and called for tolerance in faith.
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Columbus LP
Globe
Ohio
Edwin McNeil Poteat
Pullen Memorial Church
Raleigh
N. C
Fire Rips Canton Landmark Schaefer Building
A fire last night destroyed Canton’s Schaefer Building on Public Square, once the Schaefer Opera House in the 1880s. Shopkeepers estimate damages near 100000 dollars, calling the loss very conservative as extensive goods and supplies were wrecked in the stores.
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Canton
Schaefer
Public Square
Schaefer Opera House
Ohio Farm Committee Seeks Incorporation
COLUMBUS The Ohio Farm Committee, an outgrowth of the 1950 Ohio Farm Taft Committee, said yesterday it has filed for incorporation with the secretary of state. The group plans with other farm organizations to express farmers viewpoints on current affairs.
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Columbus
Ohi Farm Committee
Ohio Farm Taft Committee
Secretary of State
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