Indictment Charges Kilgore in 1950 South Amboy Blast
A 9000 count federal indictment names Kilgore Manufacturing Co. of Newark Ohio over a May 19 1950 South Amboy New Jersey munitions blast that killed 31 and caused over 10 million dollars in damage. The case accuses ICC rule violations for packing detonators with munitions. The 2500 page bill carries potential fines from 9 to 90 million dollars if all counts are proven.
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Newark
N.J
U.S
Ohio
South Amboy
Kilgore Manufacturing Co
Kilgore
Joseph B. Schwartz
New Jersey
Interstate Commerce Commission
van Atta
Five Communist Generals Change Their Attitudes
Cease-fire talks in Korea move toward a nearer armistice with less stiffness in Red negotiators and a more businesslike pace. UN and North Korean delegates discuss agenda items as Admiral Burke notes progress despite language barriers.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
George Ruhlen
Las Cruces
N.M
Adm. C. Joy
Nam II
Ruhlen
Burke
Roegge Wife Found Dead Subject To Attacks Sheriff Says
Sheriff Waldron said Mrs Eldorah Roegge 37 of Sand Run had suffered heart attacks recently and been unable to retain food. The body was sent to Columbus for autopsy after the husband Frank Roegge 45 and his brother Ray 40 reported the death at the Nelsonville home. Burial followed at Greenlawn Cemetery.
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John H. Elias
Hocking County
Truman Controls Bill Suffers Three Losses
Administration forces in the House faced defeats as the controls bill lost ground to a farm-state and Republican-Southern Democrat coalition. Amendments banned livestock slaughter quotas and foreign fats imports, while limits on hoarding power passed. A Democrat quoted that about 75 percent of the House opposed controls.
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Washington
House
Truman
Rep
Multer
D-Ny
Federal Reserve Board
William Martin
Hope
Senate
Andresen
R-Minn
Wolcott
R-Mich
GOP Bigwig Sees Ike Availability For 1952 Nomination
Washington Kansas Republican national committeeman Harry Darby predicted Gen Dwight D Eisenhower will be available for the 1952 GOP nomination He noted he has not spoken with Eisenhower about it and argued the general will answer the call when the time comes while serving in the North Atlantic defense command.
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Washington
Harry Darby
Kansas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Darby
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Defense Forces
Newark Fire Officially Out After 88 Hours of Blazing Damages
The 5 million Port Newark propane gas fire is out after 88 hours. Fire Chief Charles Burnett recalled 13 fire companies following an inspection at Warren Maritime Corp. Two crews remained at the scene as a precaution. Earlier a brief flareup occurred in a cooking gas tank after explosions destroyed 71 tanks and sent flames high into the air.
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Newark
N.J
Port Newark
Charles Burnett
Warren Maritime Corp
Now It Can Be Sold in Classified Messenger Ads
Promote selling worn apparel, household goods, tools, bicycles and other home items through Messenger Want Ads. Buyers read the daily classified section. place your message at low cost to reach them. Call 0242 to get results.
Murder Suspect Free On $50 000 Bond
Columbus Ohio 23 year old insurance salesman George Phillips charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Ruth Alter 32 released after 21 relatives posted 50000 bond. Grand jury set to consider case August 6. Phillips accused of beating Alter to death April 25.
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Columbus
George Phillips
Ohio
Phillips
Ruth Alter
16-Year-Old Boy Killed During Burglary at Pool Hall
Mansfield sheriff says Orville W. Inscore shot and killed 16-year-old Francis T. Isaac during a burglary at a pool hall. Isaac died from a single shotgun blast. His brothers Willis 19 and David Jacobs 17 were later arrested after admitting the break in.
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Mansfield
E. C. Long
Orville W. Inscore
Francis T. Isaac
Willis
David Jacobs
Long
Senators Warn of Red Trick on Korea Cease Fire
Senators Lodge and Douglas warned that Reds at Kaesong may seek a deceptive cease fire to threaten Europe or Indochina. They urged not to accept a 38th parallel compromise and proposed making a 100 mile Korean peninsula neck the new dividing line with strong guarantees.
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Washington
Korea
Lodge
R-Mass
Kaesong
United Nations
Europe
Indochina
Foreign Relations Committee
38Th Parallel
Reds
Douglas
D-Ill
Korean Peninsula
38Th
State Department
Acheson
Death mystery closed in Scioto County case
Sheriff Burl E. Justice announced a two year old fire death was solved by a confession from James Allen Rose who admitted killing his brother David H. Rose on April 24 1949 near Churn Creek Adams County. David Rose’s body was found among cabin debris after the blaze. The elder Rose was later arrested after Alvin Chambers was wounded by shotgun blasts near his Rocky Fork Scioto County home.
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Portsmouth
Burl E. Justice
Scioto County
James Allen Rose
Mackeltree Rd
David H. Rose
Churn Creek
Adams County
Rose
Alvin Chambers
Rocky Fork
Chambers
Food prices stable in early June survey
A government survey indicates no change in food prices during the first two weeks of June. The report notes stability across staple items and reflects steady consumer costs.
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Washington
Man Electrocuted Near Mansfield After Cutting Limb
Richard Lookabaugh, 25, of near Mansfield, was electrocuted when a tree limb he was cutting fell onto a high tension line yesterday. The accident occurred as he worked at a rural property, and authorities investigated the incident.
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Mansfield
Richard Lookabaugh
Near
Iranian Group OKs Harriman Visit on Oil Dispute
Tehran indicates Iran oil commission backs Premier Mossadegh accepting President Truman’s offer to send W. Averell Harriman to discuss the British Iranian oil clash. Grady canceled his appointment as circles say Harriman’s mission hinges on Iran moderating its bid for full control of the oil industry.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
U.S
Henry F. Grady
Mossadegh
U S Battle Casualties in Korea Rise to 78726
Washington reports U S battle casualties in Korea now total 78726, an increase of 616 since last week as officials release updated figures.
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Washington
U.S
Korea
Allied News Reporters Attend Talks at Kaesong
Twenty Allied reporters will accompany UN negotiators to Kaesong for armistice talks, allowed inside the area but not the conference room. Five Allied cameramen, accredited to the U.S. Army and UN, joined as official Army photographers, with Red negotiators initially blocking press access.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Kaesong
U. S. Army
United Nations
Jim Pringle
Associated Press
James Healy
Acme
Joe Scherschel
Life Magazine
Gene Zenner
Warner-Pathe
Ronnie Noble
British Broadcasting Corp
Ese
UN House
J. C. Murray
Chai Cheng-Wan
Murray
Adm
Turner Joy
Air Force
Andrew J. Kinney
Army
Frank Allen
General Headquarters
Tokyo
Kaiser-Frazer Wins 3.12 Million in Damages
New York Kaiser-Frazer Corp. awarded 3,120,743 dollars in damages from Otis and Co. Judge John W. Clancy issued the judgment after finding Otis breached an underwriting contract with Kaiser-Frazer. The ruling accounts for the auto firm’s compensation in the Cleveland investment banking dispute.
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New York
Kaiser- Frazer Corporation
Cleveland
Otis & Co
John W. Clancy
Hav Sg
Clancy
Otis
Kaiser-Frazer
Coney Island Trip Planned For Carrier Contest Winners
Tomorrow 31 Messenger carriers who earned top points in a six week contest will travel to Coney Island. They will arrive at 10:00 a m aboard a chartered bus and enjoy rides and attractions including the Rocket and the Fun House. The group will depart at 7:00 p m with supervision by Fred Weber James Vercoe Mrs Vercoe and Tom Turnbull.
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Messenger
Coney Island
Fred W. Weber
Coney
Fred Weber
James M. Vercoe
Vercoe
Tom Turnbull
Flanders Says Tax Hike Needs Study Before Commitment
Senator Flanders questions a private group’s income tax proposal as too hard on low income families. He urges detailed study by the Senate Finance Committee amid continued hearings led by the Committee for Economic Development. J Cameron Thomson outlines the House has passed a 7.2 billion tax increase, arguing revenue should come from middle and low income brackets to curb inflation.
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Washington
Flanders
Senate Finance Committee
Committee For Economic Development
CED
J. Cameron Thomson
Arenesapolis
Minn
Nance
Thomson
Ten Most Wanted Men Adds Ernest Tait to List
The FBI placed Ernest Tait on its ten most wanted list. Tait, a burglar from Indianapolis, is wanted for an April 1 attempted burglary of the Elks Club in New Castle Indiana. A gun battle left officers bloodied. Tait was wounded and escaped while Richard Schmidt was captured with severe spinal injuries.
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Washington
FBI
Ernest Tait
Tait
Indianapolis
Elks Club
New Castle
Ind
Richard Schmidt
Bureau
Dewey to Dine with Chiang Kai-Shek in Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek plans a dinner for New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey in Taipei Formosa on Saturday. Officials said the visit will likely last five days and involve discussions on regional issues.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Wey
Three-Point Communist Cease-Fire Demands Reported
North Korean and Chinese radios broadcast a three point cease-fire plan demanding a 1244 mile buffer at the 38th parallel a return to the June 25 1950 status and the withdrawal of foreign troops with prisoner exchange talks to start. UN delegates said political questions would be excluded.
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Pyongyang
Peiping
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
Burke
Moscow
Korea
H. I. Hodes
Kaesong
Mutesan
Nam I
Tung Hua
Red
Moscow Radio
Three Bedroom Lustron Home Sells For 3000 At Auction
A three bedroom Lustron home valued above 6500 sold for 3000 at a Columbus public auction yesterday. The defunct prefabricated housing firm Lustron closed after Reconstruction Finance Corp foreclosed on about 37.5 million in government loans. The sale is part of a 2 million unmortgaged property auction ordered by a Chicago federal judge to pay Lustron creditors.
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Columbus
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Lustron
Chicago
Ohio ranks seventh in road construction costs in 1950
Ohio ranked seventh among states for highway construction contracts awarded in the first ten months of 1950. The U S Bureau of Public Roads report shows Ohio awarded 471 projects totaling 1 miles of work at a cost of 48 636 000 dollars.
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Washington
Ohio
U. S. Bureau of Public Roa
Rate Dispute Idles Detroit Auto Plants
Detroit factories faced a major layoff and strike wave idling over 20 000 workers. Hudson Assembly kept 10 000 idle for a 21st straight day amid a rate dispute with management and CIO United Auto Workers. Plymouth and De Soto divisions added about 6000 idle as workers walked out over discharge and duties.
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Detroit —Auto
Hudson
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler
Plymouth
de Soto
Manufacturing
Tf Ae
Ban on New Gas Units Likely To Stand
COLUMBUS The odds favored maintaining the ban on installing gas heating units in new homes as the State Public Utilities Commission closed a two day hearing on whether to extend its natural gas freeze.
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Columbus
State Public Utilities Commission
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