Berlin blockade prompts new cuts in utilities and airlift
Berlin under Soviet blockade suffers electricity and gas cuts as 2,000,000 residents face unemployment. The Western powers launch a massive airlift of food and fuel while emergency employment schemes are prepared. Coals cut threaten daily life. Flying Coalman flights step up to supply Western sectors.
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Berlin
Frank L. Howley
Tempelhof
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Moscow
Howley
U. S
Miners Idle as UMW Aims to Reopen Pa. Mines
About 78,000 soft coal miners were idle with United Mine Workers leaders pursuing "missionary" drives to return them to work. Some 55,000 to 60,000 were in steel company mines not signing a new contract, while others worked in commercial mines amid a government decision on possible court action. West Virginia shows the most return to work. Pennsylvania and Indiana see smaller movements. John Busarello, UMW District 5 president, says progress is limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Steel
Howard Matthews
James Greer
Pittsburgh
United Mine
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Indiana
John Busarello
United Mine Workers District 5
Police Fire Pay Hike Seen in Columbus
Police and firemen in Columbus may obtain a 23 percent wage increase. Police Chief Charles M. Berry and Fire Chief Walter G. Strickfaden recommended the raise to Mayor James A. Rhodes, who is reviewing the proposal after earlier resignation threats by 178 officers and firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Charles M. Berry
Walter G. Strickfaden
James A. Rhodes
Experimental Attack Sinks Veteran Ship Aboard U S Carrier
The battleship New York, survivor of two wars and two atomic tests, sank near Pearl Harbor after an experimental attack using bat bombs. Marine Lt. John Delile Petterberg died in the exercise. Chief store keeper Daniel Connor recalled the ship as a “tired old lady” and questioned further beating. The Nevada will be sunk later for additional tests.
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U.S
Boxer
New York
Navy
Daniel Connor
Pawtucket
R.I
Pearl Harbor
John Delile Petterberg
Preston
Idaho
Nevada
White House Reveals Rail Dispute Talks
The White House said management and labor representatives held four hours of joint negotiations on the rail labor dispute. Charles G. Ross, the presidential press secretary, said talks were set to resume later in the afternoon.
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Washington
White House
Charles G. Ross
Adventists Open 79th State Camp Meeting in Columbus
In Columbus Seventh-Day Adventists launched their 79th annual state camp meeting today. The event gathers church members for religious services and community programs.
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Columbus
You could eat off the decks Man of War Albany Cruise Report
Publisher Gordon K. Bush logs life aboard the USS Albany a Navy heavy cruiser en route to Argentia Newfoundland during a two week training cruise for reservists. Fog limits sight on the bridge as Capt. Atkeson leads while Comdr Kreund coordinates ship operations and crew welfare. Meals and coffee are abundant and the ship stays spotless.
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The
Messenger
Gordon K. Bush
Albany
Argentia
Newfoundland
Bush
Navy
C. L. C. Atkeson
B. W. Kreund
Ike Finaly Counted Out In Race for Nomination
Truman aides declare General Eisenhower definitively out of the Democratic presidential race after private assurances from two close friends and his own letter denying any party nomination. Senator Lister Hill signals possible spot for Eisenhower at the convention opening.
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Philadelphia
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Eisenhower
New York City
Ike
Columbia University
J. Howard McGrath
General Eisenhower
Deep South
Lister Hill
Alabama
Ferguson claims victory in Ohio switchboard dispute
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson announced the disconnection of a direct line between Ohio Republican headquarters and the State Office Building switchboard. He said he will release $33,712 to Ohio Bell for service since April 1, arguing the line was ordered cut about a month ago by GOP Chairman Fred Johnson. Johnson and Ohio Bell officials said the party paid $2.50 monthly and the state owed nothing.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ohio Republican
N. High St
Ferguson
GOP
Fred Johnson
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Johnson
Ohio Bell
Freight rate increase in Ohio delayed until Oct 4
The Ohio State Utilities Commission pushed back a 10 percent rate hike on motor freight shipments under 25 pounds to Oct 4. The increase, originally to take effect Wednesday, was requested by the Ohio Motor Freight Tariff Committee, Inc., on behalf of several trucking companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Ohio
Ohio Motor Freight Tariff Committee, Inc
Ohio VFW Encampment Opens Tonight in Cincinnati
The Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars begin their four day 28th annual state encampment in Cincinnati tonight. State Commander William R. Howard of Willard announces a 12 point program urging federal aid for veterans and dependents of all wars on equal terms.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars
William R. Howard
Willard
Ashland Banker K. G. Seaton Found Dead in Bed
K G Seaton 55 president of the Second National Bank of Ashland and a notable Republican figure was found dead in his bed in Ashland Kentucky today. Police reported no immediate signs of foul play and the death is under official investigation. Seaton was active in state politics and had led bank affairs in the region for years.
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Ashland
K. G. Seaton
Second National Bank
CIO
Morris Sayre
National Association of Manufacturers
Sayre
Republican Platform Committee
Theodore Green
Rhode Island
Jailed Meyers Faces Inquiry On Rate Bills
General Bennett E. Meyers, jailed former deputy purchasing officer for the Army Air Forces, faces a new probe into wartime freight bill practices. House Expenditures subcommittee Chairman Bender said Meyers will be subpoenaed from DC jail this summer. The inquiry follows Proctor testimony suggesting relevance to current hearings.
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Bender
Ohio
House
Meyers
District of Columbia
Army Air Forces
Patterson Field
Thomas F. Proctor
Justice Department
Post Office Department
Proctor
Bender Group
Tire Plant at Newark Closes Indefinitely
The Pharis Tire & Rubber Company remains shut since May 1 over labor contract differences. President Farber Marshall announced the plant will stay closed indefinitely as the board plans a July 15 meeting in New York to decide future steps. about 1300 workers are affected.
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Newark
Pharis Tire & Rubber Company
Farber Marshall
New York
Roosevelt Grandchild Married in Arizona
Anna Eleanor Boettiger, eldest grandchild of Franklin D. Roosevelt, married Van H. Seagraves of Oregon City in a double ring ceremony held yesterday at the bride’s parents home in Phoenix Arizona. Only family and close friends attended.
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Phoenix
Anna Eleanor Boettiger
Franklin D. Roosevelt
van H. Seagraves
Oregon City
Ore
John and
Anna Roosevelt Boettiger
Registration for Illinois men 18 to 25 starts Aug 16
Col Paul G. Armstrong acting state director of Selective Service says registration in Illinois for men aged 18 to 25 will begin August 16 and run through September 15. The notice outlines local directions and required documents for registrants.
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Chicago
Paul. G. Armstrong
Selective Service
Federal criminal cases rise in Ohio courts
Cincinnati officials report 445 criminal cases filed in U S District Courts at Dayton Columbus and Cincinnati for the fiscal year ending June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U.S
Dayton
Columbus
Congressmen Dis Blanks In Labor Quiz
A House subcommittee quizzed New York City labor leaders about Communist ties. Arthur Osman CIO Local 65 president, David Livingston CIO vice president, and Esther Letz unit director refused to answer. Osman warned of opposition in Congress as the room reacted with applause. Contempt charges possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
House
New York City
Arthur Osman
CIO
Congress
Federal
Fred Hartley
R-Nj
House Labor and Education Committee
Osman
David Livingston
Esther Letz
Farm subsidies debated by Ohio governor in talk to Farm Bureau
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert told 250 Farm Bureau workers that agricultural experiment stations matter more to farmers than cash subsidies which he called vote bribes. He stressed farming is Ohio's biggest industry and underpins much of the state’s welfare.
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Cleveland
Thomas J. Herbert
Farm Bureau
Portsmouth Youth Held On Manslaughter Charge
Donald W. Hood, 24, arrested on a manslaughter charge in a three car crash that killed Fred Morgan, 49. Hood released on a $500 bond for municipal court hearing on July 19.
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Portsmouth
Donald W. Hood
Fred Morgan
Hood
Girl Cyclist Killed in Lancaster Collision
Ruth Felty aged 13 was killed yesterday when her bicycle collided with an automobile in Lancaster. Her brother Clarence aged 14, riding another bicycle, suffered a broken leg.
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Lancaster
Ruth Felty
Clarence
War In Holy Land Looms As Truce Ends
Bernadotte said Jews agreed to a truce extension while Arabs rejected it. Israel says Egypt opened an offensive toward Beer Tuvia near Tel Aviv as U.N. observers evacuate. Arabs deny extension. Jerusalem reports Jews arming heavily for potential major assault.
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Rhodes
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
United States
Mediterranean
Forrestal
Cairo
Israel High Command
Tel Aviv
Beer Tuvia
Israel
Isdud
Amman
Trans- Jordan
U.N
W. B. McCoy
Oxford
Haifa
United Nations
John Reedman
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
Seven Nation Arab League
Security Council
League
Lake Success
Jerusalem
Trans-Jordan
Arab Legion
Holy City
Legion
Old City
U.S
Farmer Dies Rescuing Dog in River Tragedy
Northampton Massachusetts report says 55 year old farmer Michael Kabelek drowned while attempting to save his dog from the swift Connecticut River. His wife Margaret 50 watched as the dog reached shore.
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Northampton
Mass
Michael Kabelek
Connecticut
Kabelek
Margaret
Netherlands Reds Lose as Rightists Gain Seats
Complete election returns show the Communists losing strength in the Netherlands while rightist groups gain. The Communists drop two of their 10 seats in the lower chamber of parliament.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Demonstrations in Prague Stir Support for Benes
In Prague crowds chanted for Eduard Benes while remaining silent for Klement Gottwald as ministers prepare a cabinet report on the Slot. The government signs a purge of the army and police report 36 arrests after demonstrations across the city.
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Prague
Sokol
Eduard Benes
Klement Gottwald
Silet
Sokol Society
Benes
Gottwald
Prague Radio
Russia
Triestine
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Cominform
Czechoslovakia
J. Prochazka
Rude Pravo
Child Killed by Bear In North Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie Michigan reports a black bear dragged off three year old Carol Ann Pomrankey the daughter of a forest ranger near an isolated cabin. A pursuing posse shot and killed the bear after the body was found. The child likely died instantly from a neck seize.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Michigan
North Woods
Carol Ann Pomrankey
One-Tenth of Vehicles Found Defective in Safety Check
Nearly one tenth of autos and trucks stopped in a State Highway Patrol safety check south of Columbus yesterday were found defective. Troopers cited brakes tail lights headlights horns windshield wipers tires or steering gears as common problems found during the inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Here
I Patrol
Cleveland Oil Workers Strike at Four Standard Oil Units
About 1 100 CIO Oil Workers Union members walk out at four Standard Oil sites in Cleveland in a wage dispute. Affected plants include No 1 and 2 refineries Canfield Plant No 1 Lithograph Can Factory. Other units hit later include Toledo Refinery and Sohio Pipeline eastern division.
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Cleveland
CIO Oil Workers Union
Standard Oil Co
Canfield
Lithograph
Toledo
Sohio Pipeline Co
Hagerstown
Ind
Lima, C
Civil Rights Plank Drives Democratic Convention Action
The CIO demands a Roosevelt platform tying the 1948 campaign to strong civil rights measures. Witnesses press for federal lynching and poll tax laws, equal employment, public housing, and bigger social programs as Alabama's Chauncey Sparks and Texas ex governor Dan Moody prepare to cross examine.
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Philadelphia
CIO
James B. Carey
Truman
Teachers Hit Dewey Stand At National Education Meet
Representatives of New York teachers threatened to rebuke Gov. Thomas E. Dewey unless he explains remarks about the teachers lobby. The 86th National Education convention delegates demanded clarification of his views for about 3 500 educators. Pearson reported Dewey called teachers' propaganda for pay raises a lie since Adolf Hitler.
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Cleveland
America
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Drew Pearson
Dewey
Adolf Hitler
Two Army Pilots Die in Greenville C 47 Crash
Two Army pilots died in a flaming C 47 crash at Greenville Air Force Base. The victims were First Lt. Bernard M. Nickerson and Second Lt. Clarence L. Ferrero, both assigned to the base. Home towns not released.
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Greenville
S. C
Greenville Air Force Base
Bernard M. Nickerson
Clarence L. Ferrero
No Devil and No Hell Says Methodist Teacher
Alexander W. Andrews a 64 year old Methodist Sunday school teacher in Annapolis declares he can prove in ten minutes there is no devil or hell He challenges any three Protestant clergymen in Anne Arundel County to a one hour radio debate with him offering to let them take fifty minutes while he needs ten.
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Annapolis
Alexander W. Andrews
Anne Aru County
Idaho Elks Honor Lodge 674 At Convention
Idaho city Poca tello Lodge 674 was named winner of the rit contest at the Elks convention yesterday in Philadelphia. The event highlighted lodge achievement and community service.
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Idaho
ELKS
Philadelphia
Pocatello
Nurse Doris Byrne Drowns in Lake Incident
Cleveland reports the drowning of 23 year old nurse Doris W. Byrne at Lakwood Hospital who was swept into Lake Evie yesterday. County police and rescue teams conducted the search but Byrne was not found. The tragedy occurred during an apparent accident near the hospital grounds.
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Cleveland
Doris W. Byrne
Lakwood Hospial
Evie
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New York Central Railroad
Republic Steel Corp
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E. B. McConnell
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