Ohio Legislation Ends With Veto Overrides and Probes
Ohio lawmakers wrap up the 97th General Assembly as they fail to override Gov. Herbert's veto of the Van Aken labor bill. A nine member commission is set to study labor regulation, with duties to prepare substitutes by January 1. The session also approves inheritance tax fee changes and counties roles in collections.
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Columbus
House
Gordon Renner
Hamilton
Ben T. Tuner
Meigs
Guy de Hawley
Darke
Roscoe R. Walcutt
Franklin
Fred G. Reinsers
Carl D. Sheppard
Summit
Rampaging Mississippi Forces New Thousands To Evacuate 90 Mile Area
The Mississippi River breaches levees along a 90 mile stretch forcing new evacuations as floodwaters rise. Dupe Illinois and East Carondelet with 600 and 800 residents flee while Degognia and Grand Tower Illinois face isolation risk.
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Mississippi
ST. Louis
Dupe
Ill
Here
Illinois Central Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Lupo
East Carondelet
CIO Shipyard Strike Spreads to East and Gulf Coast
A CIO shipyard workers strike expands from 10 yards in four states to East and Gulf Coast plants. About 120000 unionists are involved, with 42000 joining last week. The walkout threatens shutdowns at most East and Gulf Coast shipyards. The union seeks a 13 cent hourly raise, six holidays, and three weeks paid vacation after 20 years.
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New York
CIO
Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Camden
N. J
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Jersey
East
Gulf
Lightning Kills Two Children in Emerson
In Emerson Missouri a mother witnessed a lightning strike that hit a tree where her children played. Olen Lee Meyers age 10 died, Norma Gene Meyers age 9 was found wedged in the tree trunk, and Jimmie Meyers age 11 escaped with burns.
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Emerson, Mo
Olen Lee Meyers
Virgil Meyers
Norma Gene
Jimmie
Lincoln Memorial speech echoes new rights in old words
SAM SIMMONS quotes President Truman at the Lincoln Memorial asserting rights to a decent home education medical care a worthwhile job and a fair ballot. He argues Lincoln’s era shows the path to success through honest industry while noting not all can reach the top due to unequal talents.
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Lincoln Memorial
President Truman
Truman
Lincoln
96 Injured In B O Car Crash Near Westville Indiana
The B and O line Columbian bound from Chicago to Washington derailed after hitting an open switch near Westville Indiana. Fifty six people were injured, many seriously, with about 180 aboard eight coaches and a sleeper. Ambulances rushed the injured to Michigan City Gary La Porte and Valparaiso. Conductor J R Miller said the train hit the switch at 78 miles per hour and B O officials launched an investigation.
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Westville
Ind
Baltimore and Ohio
Chicago
Washington
B&o
Michigan City
Gary
la Porte
Valparaiso
Gloria McIntosh
Bedlam
J. R. Miller
Garrett
Proctor of Point Pleasant Dies at 63
Charles S. Proctor 63 of Point Pleasant died at 2 45 am in Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after 10 days illness. He was a former State Road Commission bridge supervisor and a longtime merchant. Survived by wife Blanche C Stone and sister Viola Grady. Funeral Thursday at 2 30 pm Chapman funeral home with Masonic rites at Lone Oak Cemetery.
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Point Pleasant
Charles S. Proctor
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Mr. Proctor
State Road Commission
Green Valley
Harry H
Margaret Proctor
Blanche C. Stone
Viola Grady
Proctor
Presbyterian Church
Masonic Lodge
Chapman Funeral Home
Lone Oak Cemetery
Hamilton Man Held For Federal Jury
U S Commissioner J Paul Geoghegan ordered Fred Tackett 21 of Hamilton held for Federal Grand Jury action under 7000 bond on a charge of transporting a stolen automobile from Kingsport Tennessee to Hamilton.
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Cincinnati
U. S
J. Paul Geoghegan
Fred Tackett
Hamilton
Kingsport
Tenn
Ohio State Plans New Student Center
Ohio State University trustees approved construction of a new student center in Columbus. The Ohio Union project, valued between 2 million and 3 million dollars, will be financed by a five dollar increase in the student activity fee starting with the fall quarter.
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Columbus
Ohio Union
Ohio State University
Columbus Voters OK Two Mill Salary Levy
Columbus voters approved a special election two mill levy to raise salaries for teachers and public school staff. The plan would generate about 952000 dollars annually for about 1935 employees, including 1498 teachers.
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Columbus
Capital City
OSU Dean Transfers to Oklahoma Graduate College
Dr. Laurence H. Snyder, head of OSU zoology and entomology, will become dean of the University of Oklahoma's graduate college in Norman, Oklahoma, effective October 1.
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OSU
Columbus
Laurence H. Snyder
Ohio State University
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Okla
Investor James J. O'Connor Dies at 55 in Chicago
James J. O'Connor 55 president of his namesake investment firm died Monday in Chicago. The businessman led the firm and was known for his finance industry involvement and local charity work. Further details were not immediately released.
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Chicago
James J. O'Connor
Former Summit County Judge Howard C. Spicer Dies
Howard C. Spicer 72 former judge of the Summit County Domestic Relations Court died yesterday. He had served on the county bench and was known for his decades of public service.
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Akron
Howard C. Spicer
Summit County Domestic Relations Court
Council hears UN move from Athens colonel
Col Brooke E. Allen of the Air Force told Ohio University students that a sudden UK backed UN armed forces proposal surprised the Security Council and likely outpaced Russian awareness. He noted the June 30 strength estimate and linked the talk to United Nations week events with prior visits by Allen and Sir Guy Garrod.
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Harold Schellkopf
United Nations Security Council
Col
Brooke E. Allen
Air Force
Military Staff Committee
Athens
Ohio University
Allen
Organization of United Nations Armed Forces
Security Council
United Kingdom
Col. Allen
Russia
China
John C. Baker
United Nations
Sir Guy Garrod
Taft Bricker split over real estate lobby probe
President Truman urged Congress to investigate what he called brazen real estate lobbying. Bricker denounced the move as political demagoguery while Taft favored a broader inquiry. Industry leaders split, with some backing an investigation and others arguing lawmakers already have records. Senator Sparkman urged sweeping lobbying probe for the country.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Bricker
Ohio
Taft
Arthur W. Binns
National Home and Property Owners Foundation
Herbert A. Nelson
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Nelson
Sparkman
D-Ala
Black Maquis Leader Claims 25000 Ready to March on Paris
A self described leader of the Black Maquis says 25,000 armed men stand ready to lead a march on Paris to establish an anti Communist government. Interior ministry disclosed the group and arrests of leaders for planning to overthrow the Republic. The leader vows to replace arrested members and says the aim is to prevent a Communist menace to French democracy.
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PARIS
Maquis
Interior Ministry
Rescue Try Is Futile as Train Kills Brothers
A 12 year old boy and his 9 year old brother were killed near Higginsville when they tried to snatch the younger from an eastbound Baltimore and Ohio National Limited train. The brothers James Luther Coe and Robert Coe were returning from fishing when struck.
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Greenfield
Higginsville
James Luther Coe
Robert
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Eastbound National Limited
Fourteen Germans Up for Trial in U S War Crimes Court
Fourteen Germans faced trial today in a U S war crimes court on charges of systematically exterminating and enslaving millions of non Aryans as part of a Nazi racial supremacy scheme. Thirteen accused were SS officers and alleged members of a criminal organization, linked to four organizations in a coordinated program of genocide.
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Mernberg
United States
S.S
Radio Station Owner Dies of Fishing Injuries
Milton A. Pixley, 68, co-owner of WCOL Columbus, died in a Petoskey Michigan hospital from injuries from a fishing trip accident last Thursday. He fell from a boat on Lake Bellaire while trying to remove weeds from the propeller at his summer home.
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Columbus
Milton A. Pixley
WCOL
Petoskey
Mich
Pixley
Lake Bellaire
Michigan
Toledo Workhouse Escapees Captured
Two prisoners who escaped the Toledo Workhouse were captured in Napoleon. The men are Egore Ingram, 23, Fostoria, serving one year for contributing to delinquency of a minor, and Robert Van Buskirk, 21, Bowling Green, serving six months for assault and battery and resisting an officer.
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Napoleon
Toledo
Egore Ingram
Fostoria
Robert van Buskirk
Bowling Green
Solon Back on Joe Washington
Rep. Fred erick C. Smith R Ohio returned to his Washington home after several weeks in emergency hospital for a checkup and rest.
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Solon
Joe Washington
Frederick C. Smith
Ohio
Washington
Ex Wilson Aide Dies in New York at 65
Lencer Von Bekkelen Nichols a former assistant secretary of state under Woodrow Wilson died on Monday in New York at age 65. The longtime public servant served in the Wilson administration and was remembered for his diplomatic work.
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Wilson
New York
Lencer von Bekkelen Nichols
President Wilson
Auto Prof Leader Dies After Crash in Delaware Ohio
Elmer A. Yaab aged 48 of Columbus, superintendent of The Columbus Typesetting Co., died in a hospital here yesterday from injuries he suffered in an auto accident Friday night.
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Delaware
Elmer A.yaab
Columbus
Plane Crash Near Sibley Kills One, Four Missing
In rural Caddo Parish three miles south of Sibley Louisiana a plane crash left one man dead and four others missing. Sheriff Oscar Haynes said one body was in the wreckage with no identification for the others. A Barksdale Field crash crew headed to the site but could not be reached.
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Shreveport
Sibley
Oscar Haynes Doyline
Barksdale Field
Field
Commercial Airlines
Erie youths admit lighting fatal firecracker
Deputy Sheriff Carl Fritz said one of three Erie youths held for illegal fireworks possession confessed lighting a firecracker that killed 11 year old Lewis Holup of Toledo. The blast spooked the boy who fell from a pier and drowned in Half Way Creek yesterday.
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Toledo
Carl Fritz
Monroe County
Mich
Erie, Mich
Lewis Holup
Half Way Creek
One Dead Five Injured In Auto Collision Near Lisbon
Mrs. Esther Richards aged 87 died from injuries after an automobile collision near Lisbon. Five others were injured including 21 year olds Billy Herring and his bride Patricia. The couple were en route from Lima to New York for their wedding trip and were taken back to Lima by ambulance.
Extended forecast signals below normal temperatures
Temperatures will average about three degrees below normal with a normal minimum of 60. Expect a cool Wednesday then warmer Thursday and Friday. A cooler weekend follows with precipitation averaging a half to three quarters of an inch as showers and thunderstorms Friday through Sunday.
City Council OKs Immediate Pay Hikes for 2300 Employees
Columbus city council voted last night to grant immediate pay increases for 1400 general fund employees and 900 staff in self sustaining departments.
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Columbus
Pearl Ellis dies at age 85 to 90, lone Tyler daughter
Mrs. Pearl Tyler Ellis the youngest and only surviving daughter of John Tyler tenth president of the United States died Monday in Elliston Virginia at an estimated age between 85 and 90.
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Elliston
Pearl Tyler Ellis
John Tyler
United States
Greta Gale Found Alive After Statewide Search
Little Greta Mary Gale 2 1/2 was missing since Sunday near Lee's camp in Lassen area. Search parties intensified as her grandfather former U S Congressman John H. Tolan died of a heart attack after the disappearance. Tracking dogs followed prints for a quarter mile before fading near tire tracks.
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Lassen National Park
Greta Mary Gale
Calif
Here
U.S
John H. Tolan
Tolan
General Hospital
Westwood
Greta
Toni
Lee
William Gale
Alameda County
Motorcycle Ditches on Route 141 Injuring Rider
In Gallipolis at 12 20 a m today a motorcycle left Route 141 west of Mound Hill Cemetery and plunged into a ditch. Rider Lester Joseph Green 21 suffered head injuries and a broken jaw and was taken to Holzer Hospital by Claude Miller ambulance. Passenger Ayler Stauffer 21 was thrown but uninjured.
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Gallipolis
Mound Hill Cemetery
Lester Joseph Green
Gallia
State Highway Patrol
Green
Holzer Hospital
Claude Miller
Ayler Stauffer
Globe Circling Flight Ends at La Guardia Field
The first commercial round the world flight ended at La Guardia Field New York at 4 05 p m completing the New York to New York trip in a little over 13 days The giant craft lifted off New York at 1 17 p m June 17 and covered 25003 miles via Gander Shannon Er ie London Istanbul Dharan Karachi Calcutta Bangkok Manila Tokyo Guam Wake Honolulu San Francisco and Chicago in a circling route.
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New York
la Guardia Field
Gander
Mfld
Shannon
Erie
London
Istanbul
Medical chief named Columbus president of national electro medieval association
Dr. C. G Smith of Marion was elected president of the National Electro Medie val Association today in Columbus.
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Columbus
C. G Smith
Marion
National
Electro Medieval Association
Three Powers Split Over Molotov Plan At Paris Session
In Paris the three power conference on European recovery with US aid faced likely failure as Britain and France move to continental planning without the Soviet Union. Bevin Bidault and Molotov met to discuss Marshall’s offer and a possible relief committee with Britain France Russia and other nations.
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Paris
Britain
France
Ernest Bevin
George Bidault
V. M. Molotov
Foreign Ministry
Molotov
George C. Marshall
United States
Bevin
Bidault
Marshall
Russia
General “Relief Committee
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Sam Simmons
C.S. Proctor
Pt. Pleasant
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Council
Oke E. Allen
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Vaanelias
Carl Aldo Marzani
State Department
NEA
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