NEA leader says teaching must avoid union ties
Mrs. Pearl Wanamaker of Olympia urges NEA to reject organic affiliation with labor or any exclusive economic or political view while defending teachers' right to join unions. She backs federal aid to education and warns against widespread strikes undermining public confidence.
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Cincinnati
Pearl Wanamaker
Olympia
Wash
National Education Association
Wanamaker
Washington State
NEA
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Clyde Hissong
State Department of Education
Highest Pay in History Granted Nation's Miners
Washington AP report says John L. Lewis and a majority of bituminous operators signed a wage pact ending a nationwide soft coal strike. It raises miners pay to 13.05 a day and halves the workday to eight hours with a new welfare fund and union dues check off. The contract lasts through July 1, 1948 and covers workers willing and able to work.
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John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine
Midwest
UMW
Republican Party
Congressional
Congress
Republican Congress
Miners’ Welfare Fund
Ezra van Horn
Cleveland Coal
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel Corp
Flying saucers spread across multiple states drawing awe
Reports of flying discs appeared across North Carolina and Ohio with sightings from Asheville Greensboro Raleigh and Meigs County. Explanations varied from radio controlled missiles to reflected light as observers debated the mystery amid authorities noting no definite answer.
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America
North Carolina
Asheville
Greensboro
Raleigh
U. S
World Inventors Congress
Los Angeles
Caspar W. Ooms
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Dayton
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Akron
Springfield
Zanesville
Fremont
House Passes GI Bond Bill
The House approved the 1.8 billion GI bond bill by a 386 to 0 vote with swift Senate action anticipated. The measure aims to fund veterans programs and reduce government operating costs, with the Armed Services Committee planning a subcommittee review tomorrow.
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Senate
Congress
Armed Services Committee
Wherry
Neb
House
Army Courts Stacked, Is Senator's Charge
Senator Jenner of Indiana charged that the high command in the European theater is stacking courts against defendants in courts martial. He asked Secretary Patterson for a full investigation of army military trial procedure in a letter.
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Washington
Jenner
R-Ind
Patterson
Sam Simmons on visions and flying saucers
Sam Simmons recalls childhood fears of snakes sparked by a blackberry wine sighting and compares visions to flying saucers over the United States. He criticizes belief in state slavery under Communist rulers and laments followers of the extremists.
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United States
Russia
Security Council Approves American Arms Reduction Plan
The United Nations Security Council approved an American blueprint for arms reduction talks by a 9 to 0 vote with Russia and Poland abstaining. Russia warned the plan could lead to a collapse of arms control efforts as Gromyko urged a revival of the Soviet proposal previously rejected by the conventional arms commission.
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United Nations Security Council
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Poland
U.S
Gromyko
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12th Armored General To Take OSU Position
Col. Carlos Brewer a 56 year old former commanding general of the 12th armored division and longtime Army officer will succeed Col. Francis A. March as professor of military science and tactics at Ohio State University according to President Howard L. Bevis. Brewer attended Mayfield High School Kentucky and graduated from the U S Military Academy in 1913.
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Carlos Brewer
12Th Armored Division
Francis A. March
Ohio State University
Howard L. Bevis
Brewer
Mayfield
U. S. Military Academy
City Council Approves Public Vote on Firemen 40-Hour Week
Columbus city council last night authorized a public vote at the November 4 election on a proposed 40 hour work week for Columbus Fire Department members. Firefighters currently work 144 hours every 15 days.
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Columbus
Columbus Fire Department
Traffic Death Toll Rises in Ashtabula County
Traffic deaths in Ashtabula County climbed to eight as 78 year old Mrs. Alfred Hogan died, bringing the fatality count to eight today.
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Ashtabula
Ashtabula County
Alfred Hogan
All Stars Injured in Baltimore and Ohio Crash at Grand Central
Nearly 100 passengers were injured when the B and O Shenandoah collided with a switch engine at Grand Central Station. Three Phillies, including Ben Chapman and his wife Ola, were among the injured. Star pitcher Lynwood Rowe was knocked unconscious but expected to play in today’s All-Star game. Othal Livingston of Lincoln, Arkansas, was the most seriously hurt.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Baltimore and Ohio
Shenandoah
Grand Central Station
St. Luke's Hospital
Ben Chapman
Phillies
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Surgeon Warren B. Davis Dies in Overbrook
Dr. Warren B. Davis aged 65 renowned internationally for harelip and cleft palate repair and long active in plastic and reconstructive surgery died last night at his Overbrook home.
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W. B. Davis
Overbrook
Warren B. Davis
Bevin Sees Unity Result of U. S. Aid
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin said the Marshall Aid program could foster international amity though many Soviet bloc states may boycott the Paris talks. He urged excluding religious or ideological prejudices and noted Russia could join discussions.
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Ernest Bevin
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Romania
Poland
Yugoslavia
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U.S
Finland
Helsinki
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
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Europe
Switzerland
Federal Council
Rome
Carlo Sforza
Sforza
Italy
Sparrow's Cigaret Ignites Attic Blaze in Bloomfield
A sparrow attempting a lit cigar et cigaret nest sparked a attic fire in a two story Bloomfield New Jersey house. Firefighters reported only minor damage and cleared out the remaining nest debris.
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Bloomfield
N. J
Tony
Jones Denies Black Legion Ties Amid FCC Confirmation Probe
Senate subcommittee weighs recommending Rep. Robert F. Jones for the Federal Communications Commission as Jones repeats that he joined no subversive group. Six witnesses defend his character while affidavits allege Legion ties. two men recount induction, others admit past crimes unrelated to Jones.
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Brewster
Senate Commerce
Robert F. Jones
Rohio
Federal Communications Commission
Jones
Black Legion
Circus Train Derails Near Sioux City Killing One
A Clyde Beatty circus train derailed near Hubbard Nebraska about 10 miles outside Sioux City. One man died and four to five others were injured, with several taken to Sioux City hospitals. The circus special was travelling from Sioux City to Norfolk. no animals escaped.
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Sioux City
Hubbard
Neb
Northwestern Railway
Norfolk
Governor Vetoes Turnpike Westward Extension Plan
Gov James H Duff vetoed a bill authorizing Pennsylvania participation in an interstate turnpike commission with Ohio West Virginia and Indiana. Aims to study extending the 160 mile toll highway from Harrisburg to the Indiana Illinois border.
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James H. Duff
General Assembly
Continuing Research Agency
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Interstate Turnpike Commission
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Petrillo's Radio Ban Seen Legal Under Taft Hartley Act
Two Republican lawmakers said the Taft Hartley Labor Act cannot stop James Petrillo from banning radio network musical programs and phonograph recordings by AFL musicians. Petrillo, head of the American Federation of Musicians, told a House subcommittee he planned such actions next year but expressed hope he might refrain.
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Washington
James C. Petrillo
AFL American Federation of Musicians
House Labor
Yankee Clipper Gets 22 Years for Beatings
Nobushiro Miyakawa nicknamed the Yankee Clipper by American internees received 22 years for habitual beatings of U S prisoners at Hakodate Prison Camp Hokkaido. Five Japanese were sentenced to a total 49 years for mistreatment of allied prisoners of war.
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Nobushiro Miyakawa
Miyakawa
Hakodate
Hokkaido
Inventor Brig. Gen. Munson Dies in New Haven
Brig. Gen. Edward Lyman Munson 78 inventor of the Munson shoe and other army equipment died yesterday in New Haven Connecticut. He was noted for his innovations in military footwear and gear.
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New Haven
Conn
Edward Lyman Munson
Death sentences for three Jews in Acre Prison raid
Lt General MacMillan confirmed death sentences on three young Jews convicted of taking part in the Acre Prison delivery. He also upheld life terms for two others in the May 4 escape that left 16 dead and 251 prisoners free. All five were said to be members of Irgun Zvai Leumi.
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House
Truman
Martin
R-Mass
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means Committee
Rayburn
Senate
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G. H. A. MacMillan
Holy Land
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MacMillan
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Truman Safety Board Proposes Electric Eyes
Washington P The Truman Safety Board urges immediate installation of electronic eyes for airlines to detect obstructions in darkness or clouds. It also recommends raising night and overcast flight altitude to 2 000 feet to avoid dangerous terrain.
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Truman
Special Air Safety Board
Sandusky County Crop Yield Seen Halving This Year
Fremont Ohio. County Agent B W Reading estimated that Sandusky County crops will drop to about 50 percent of normal production this year. He attributes the decline to heavy rains and extremely poor drainage.
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Fremont
B. W. Reading
Sandusky County
Aga Khan’s Illness Reported By Aly Khan
Prince Aly Khan announced that his father Aga Khan, spiritual leader of millions of Muslims, was seriously ill in London.
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London
Aly Khan
Aga Khan
Arnold Receives 1 to 20 Year Term in Auto Death Case
Robert Arnold, 23, of Athens, sentenced to one to twenty years at the Ohio State Reformatory Mansfield for second degree manslaughter in the June 14 death of Frank Hoffman near Buchtel. William Mack, 19, of Cleveland, also sentenced for driving without consent in a separate alleged car theft.
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Athens
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Coulson Ave
Frank Hoffman
Buchtel
Arnold
William Mack
Cleveland
Mary Blackford
Chauncey
Hoffman
Washington D. H
Orbiston
George Bateman
Mack
Wage and profit ceilings urged by Grangers
The National Grange proposed voluntary ceilings on wages and profits by labor and major industries as a step to lower prices. The AFL warned that price and profit surges threaten an economic recession, with both groups addressing the congressional committee on the economic report studying boom and bust swings.
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National Grange
Farm Organization
American Federation of Labor
Grange
AFL
Joint
Congressional Committee On the
Hocking County Native Homer Schein Dies at 68
Logan Ohio native Homer Allen Schein 68 longtime Hocking County resident died at his Laurel Township home near Gibisonville. Survived by wife Maude children John Homer Jr Ruth Evelyn sister and six grandchildren. Funeral Friday 2 p.m. at Fairview Church with Rev Amos Hoover officiating burial in adjoining cemetery.
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Hocking County
Homer Allen Schein
Laurel Township
Gibisonville
Maude
John
Homer, Jr
Ruth E
Evelyn M
Charles Cigler
Minden
Ohio
Fairview
Amos Hoover
Coolville
Child Saved From Plunge
Firemen credited Mrs. Ann Flynn with quick thinking after her young daughter Kathleen nearly fell from a sixth floor shaft in a Chicago apartment building. Kathleen clung to a door knob on a narrow ledge as neighbors freed her, and fire crews dismantled the elevator door to rescue them.
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Chicago
Ann Flynn
Kathleen
Mrs. Flynn
Lima Hospital Escapee Caught Near Jackson
Grover Spry, 23, one of four prisoners who escaped Lima State Hospital, was captured by Sheriff Stanley Lewis hiding in brush near his mother's Jackson home. Spry is serving one to 20 years for a statutory charge involving a 11 year old girl. One other convict remains at large.
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Grover Spry
Lima State Hospital
Stanley Lewis
Spry
Lagge
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