Western Powers Seek Direct Talk With Reds On Berlin
The United States Britain and France aim to meet Molotov in Moscow to gauge Soviet willingness to negotiate a German settlement. A direct talk could pave a Big Four foreign ministers meeting, possibly in Berlin before the UN assembly in Paris, with further details awaited from Bohlen's return.
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Berlin
Washington
Russia
Moscow
Molotov
Big Four
Foreign Ministers Council
Germany
United Nations Assembly
Paris
London
Marshall
State Department
Charles E. Bohlen
Ohio governor forms air needs committee for 26 cities
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert named a panel to study air needs in 26 Ohio cities after a feeder airline conference. Fred Milligan noted factories move to smaller towns and county seats, boosting demand for air links to larger industrial centers. The committee includes Milligan John Advent C E A Brown and Aburey Wendt. cities represented include Chillicothe Marietta Newark Portsmouth and Zanesville.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Ohio
Fred Milligan
Milligan
John Advent
Ohio Publicity and Development Commission
C. E. A. Brown
Aviation
Aburey Wendt
Attorney General's Office
Chillicothe
Marietta
Newark
Portsmouth
Zanesville
Brehm Assails Truman Inflation Talk
Representative Walter Brehm of Ohio blasted President Truman's special session address saying you can't legislate against inflation. Other Ohio Republicans joined in criticizing the message calling it repetitive and political with Sen Taft labeling it full of inaccuracies and omissions on prices and housing.
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Washington
Walter E. Brehm
Ohio
Truman
Rep
Brehm
Sen. Taft
March of Dimes Campaign Net of 18.7 Million Reported
Basil O'Connor announced the 1948 March of Dimes total net collection reached 18,669,299 dollars. Half of the funds were allotted to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis headquarters in New York for research education and polio epidemic aid programs.
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New York
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For
Stuart Denies Separate U S Japan Peace Plan
U S Ambassador Leighton Stuart said Secretary of State Marshall authorized him to state that the United States is not considering any separate peace plan for Japan.
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Nanking
U.S
Leighton Stuart
Marshall
United States
Japan
Allies countermand two Russian orders in Berlin crisis
Western allies in Berlin rejected two Soviet orders aimed at taking control of the city government. They told Mayor Louise Schroeder the moves were invalid and that Paul Letsch could not be appointed deputy head of the food department. Disorder flared as Germans rushed to exchange currency before tonight’s deadline.
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Berlin
Frau Louise Schroeder
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Lucius D. Clay
Moscow
Smith
Schroeder
Johannes Stumm
Paul Letsch
Paul Markgraf
Markegraf
Markgraf
Stumm
Bank Robbery Near Bucyrus Ends With Evasive Escape
Two gunmen robbed the Farmers and Citizens Bank at Tiro Crawford County of 2350 dollars. Police blocked off a woods near Plymouth after the bandits fled in a stolen Shelby car abandoned there. Bank cashier Edith McNutt and Leo Steele of Tire faced revolvers as the vault was looted. McNutt had survived two prior robberies at the bank since 1932.
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Bucyrus
Farmers and Citizens Bank
Tira
Crawford County
Plymouth
Shelby
Edith MecNutt
Leo Steele
Tire
Miss McNutt
Blast Wrecks Farben Plant in Mannheim Region
A massive explosion destroyed the six story I. G. Farben dye factory at Ludwigshafen. French authorities estimate 250 to 300 killed or injured. About 1,000 workers were employed. many were trapped or burned. Flames rose two miles high as injured were rushed to Mannheim and Heidelberg hospitals.
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Mannheim
Germany
I. G. Farben
Ludwigshafen
Heidelberg
GOP Reserves federal Jobs in Special Session Plan
Republicans labeled hundreds of federal posts as reserved and said the Senate will not consider nominations during the special session. The move affects postmasters, federal judges, and other appointments not yet confirmed, potentially leaving many in limbo if Dewey wins the White House. Truman can keep selections in interim posts until next year.
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Senate
Thomas E. Dewey
White House
GOP
High Command
Truman
Radio Blast Planned By Halleck and Taft
Republican leaders in Congress plan a second round radio attack on President Truman's special session. House majority leader Halleck and Senator Taft tentatively scheduled an NBC broadcast for 7:30 p.m. to push their critique.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Halleck
Indiana
Ohio
Taft
Senate
At Home In Sedan Evicted Taxi Driver and Family
Cleveland area taxi driver Stephen Cepec and his wife Margaret with three children live in their 12 year old sedan after eviction from a one room unit seven weeks ago. The family, including diabetic daughter Marlene, struggles with meals and insulin needs while Lakewood police search for housing. Cepec endures long hours behind the wheel, insisting the extra hours hardly matter.
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Cleveland
Stephen A. Cepec
Marlene
Cepec
Donna Jean
Judy
Margaret
Lakewood
Cepecs
Explosion Kills 13 Miners at Indiana King's Mine
King coal mine in Princeton Indiana saw 13 miners killed in a blast yesterday afternoon. Two workers remained critically injured along with a rescue worker overcome by gas. The disaster follows an earlier blast at the same shaft that prompted a long mine closure.
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Princeton
Ind
King’s
George
Red) Cornelius
Indiana
Tipple
C. C. Cooper
Registration Set in Gallia County
Secretary of State Edward J. Hummel broke a tied vote by supporting registration in Gallia County. He urged moving the Gallia County Board of Elections office from the courthouse to a ground floor or nearby suitable building.
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Columbus
Edward J. Hummel
Gallia
Violent clashes flare at Univis Lens plant strike in Dayton
Five pickets injured as police clash with picket line at Univis Lens Co bringing back to work movement. Lou Kaplan among injured, taken to Miami Valley Hospital with non serious head injuries. About 150 officers on scene. 600 residents watched as traffic was blocked on Lee Street.
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Dayton
Univis Lens Co
Lou Kaplan
CIO United Electrical Workers
Kaplan
Miami Valley
Lem Markland
Melvin
Pearl Hupman
Paul Dunman
CIO
Lee Street
M. C. Kirkpatrick
R. F. Wurstner
Plans Made For Electors In Ohio Conventions
Columbus report states the Democratic state convention to draft a platform and name presidential electors will be held in September. Democratic Chairman Eugene H. Hanhart will call a state central committee meeting within two weeks to set the date. The Republican convention is set for Sept. 23.
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Columbus
Eugene H. Hanhart
State Central Committee
Charles H. M.hubbell
Hubbell
Ohio Supreme Court
Ray T. Miller
Cleveland
Hanhart
Central Committee
Abbott Slaying Details Revealed in Testimony
In Hamilton defense testimony described the death of Morris R. Abbott. Cyril Gordon, 27, a farm hand, testified he struck Abbott with a matter during a struggle over Mrs. Abbott. Abbott's body was found on a railroad track nearby.
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Hamilton
Morris R. Abbott
Abbott
Common Pleas Court
Cyril Gordon
Judge Grants Permission To Open Vet's Coffin
Common Pleas Judge Claude V. D. Emmons allowed relatives to open the coffin of Pvt. Jack E. Howell who fell on the Anzio beachhead in Italy on May 23 1944. Howell parents Mr and Mrs Howard Howell of East Moreland requested the permit, in a second case of its kind since the war's end.
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Akron — UP
Common Pleas
Claude V. D. Emmons
Jack E. Howell
Anzio
Italy
Howard Howell
East Moreland
Interment Planned for D. W. Griffith in Crestwood Ky
The body of filmmaker D. W. Griffith was flown to Crestwood Kentucky for inter ment after brief funeral services in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
D. W. Griffith
Air Today
Crestwood
World girdling B-29 crashes during around-the-world flight
An American B-29 on the first around-the-world attempt crashed into the sea off the south Arabian coast after six days and three planes in the group. One sergeant Gustafson survived and was taken to shore and is resting in RAF hospital. The other two returned to Aden. no bodies found.
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Aden
Globe
Arabia
Gustafson
RAF
Air Force
Tucson
Arizona
Three American airmen killed in B-26 crash off sea
The Yokota Air Base announced that during maneuvers a B-26 medium attack bomber failed to pull up and touched the sea. The plane crashed and bodies have not been recovered. Names awaiting kin notification.
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Tokyo
Yokota
Ferry Drifts Over Dam After Engine Failure
A New Richmond ferry boat with three crew members ran free after an oil line broke and engine failure left the vessel midstream. The craft was carried over Dam No 35 and nearly hit a concrete pier before dam personnel towed it three miles downstream to New Richmond.
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New Richmond
Ohio River Dam No. 35
Fred Holt
Italian Liner Crew Rescues Man Overboard
The Italian liner Vulcania arrived after a one hour delay caused by a passenger jumping overboard. Crewmembers launched a lifeboat to rescue Giacomo Milgioli a 33 year old American who dived from a dining room table as the ship entered Halifax Harbor. He suffered no injuries but was kept in the ship's hospital for examination.
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Halifax
N. S
Vulcania
Giacomo Milgioli
Halifax Harbor
Larger Forces Spur Rebirth of USO
Washington reports the USO is being revived to serve servicemen as the armed forces expand. Defense Secretary Forrestal announced approval of a civilian advisory committee’s plan to reestablish the organization and its clubs and shows for troops.
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Washington
USO
Defense
Forrestal
United Service Organizations
Pastor shoots fleeing thief at church in Philadelphia
In North Philadelphia a pastor at New Light Tabernacle Baptist Church shot and killed a man identified as 25 year old Robert Winters as he fled after stealing $50. Police say the Rev. Theodore Bullock fired five bullets from a .32 caliber pistol after a scuffle during which the intruder dropped an envelope with the money.
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Philadelphia
Robert Winters
New Light Tabernacle Baptist Church
Theodore Bullock
Mattress contamination prompts Ohio bedding law push
A four year old Cincinnati girl sickened by a mattress packed with nails bolts wires chewing gum wrappers and other debris spurs state action. Governor Herbert cited the mattress contents including cigarette and gum wrappers and milk bottle caps as exporters say the mattress was made by disgruntled employees.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
Check Your Castor Oil Turpentine Warning Issued
The FDA warned Ohioans that Nasco Brand Castor Oil bottles may contain turpentine. Physicians say turpentine given to infants at castor oil dosage could cause death. Shipments were sent to several Ohio towns and officials urge smelling the contents before use.
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Messenger
Washington Bureau
Washington
Canton City Moves to Bury Refuse as Municipal Task
Canton prepared to take over garbage disposal as a municipal function after Common Pleas Court approval of its plan to bury refuse instead of feeding it to hogs.
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Common Pleas Court
GOP Plans Quick End To Session
Senate Republicans will study President Truman’s housing and anti-inflation requests and push to outlaw the poll tax while aiming for a speedy adjournment. They pledge to let voters decide in November, as Democrats denounce the move as sabotage and Southerners ready to filibuster civil rights measures.
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Washington
Senate
Republicans
Truman
Congress
Taft
Dewey
Ohio
GOP
House
Hoey
D-Nc
Slot Machine Seizures: Almost $5,000 Reclaimed
Columbus report states nearly $5,000 from confiscated jackpots was returned to owners. State Liquor Enforcement Chief Donald T. Geyer announced 250 machines seized from permit holders will be destroyed next month.
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Columbus
Donald T. Geyer
Rise Per Ton For Messenger Newsprint
The Wright Paper Co announces a newsprint price increase of 4 per ton effective Aug 1 raising Newsprint to 101 per ton for The Messenger. The move affects supply costs for the newspaper industry.
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Messenger
Wright Paper Co
Five Escape Death In Storm Near Newark
A tree crashed onto Route 16 during a thunderstorm last night, narrowly missing fatal injury for five occupants. Deputy Leonard Helmick said the car would have been killed if the tree had fallen a moment later. passengers include William J. Boylan, 25, Newark, and four family members.
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Newark, CO
Route 16
Leonard Helmick
William J. Boylan
Newark
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