Ohio lawmakers sign toll turnpike bill toward super highways
Ohio Gov. Frank Lausche signed legislation authorizing toll turnpikes to link with a western Pennsylvania Turnpike extension. Bonds will be repaid by tolls, not state debt, with a 90 day effective window unless voters sign petitions. The plan envisions routes near Akron and Cleveland toward Indiana.
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Columbus
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Frank J. Lausche
Herbert S. Duffy
Lausche
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Youngstown
Akron
Cleveland
Lorain
Fremont
Toledo
Indiana
Cal
Ohio Recreation Board
Lake Erie
Sandusky
Sen. C. I. Powell
R-Clark
Powell
UN Outlines Economic Plan to Aid Underdeveloped Nations
The United Nations unveiled a two year plan to spend over 83 million dollars to spread technical know how and raise living standards in developing countries. The program seeks approval from the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly and likely won’t begin before 1950. First year costs are about 35.86 million dollars and 50.08 million dollars in the second year.
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Lake Success
United Nations
U.N
Truman
U.N. Economic and Social Council
U.N. General Assembly
Trygve Lie
Wrong Time Wrong Place Two Escapees Nabbed
Mansfield Reformatory guard Clyde Rannels while driving with his wife on Route 42 south of Ashland stopped for a ride request from two escapees Alexander Fitzgerald 22 and Lawrence Carr 19. Rannels captured Fitzgerald after a chase. Carr eluded. Fitzgerald arrived Jan 20 from Muskingum County for robbery. Carr arrived April 23 1948 from Ashtabula County for breaking and entering.
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Mansfield Reformatory
Reformatory
Clyde Rannels
Ashland
Rannels
Alexander Fitzgerald
Lawrence Carr
Fitzgerald
Carr
Muskingum County
Ashtabula
Yeager Said To Hit Bomber In Tests
Philadelphia Inquirer reports Air Force speed pilot Charles Yeager achieved 50 destructive passes against the B-36 bomber in simulated combat. The House Armed Services Committee may view secret test films in executive session. Yeager, famed for breaking the sound barrier, is from Myra West Virginia and served as a WWII fighter and later a Wright-Patterson test pilot.
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Philadelphia
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Charles Yeager
House Armed Services Committee
Washington
Inquirer
Yeager
Air Force
Charles E. Yeager
Muroc Air
Calif
Myra
W. Va
Eighth Air Force
Europe
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
Senate committee OKs divorce and annulment bill
Senate Judiciary Committee backed two bills by Sen. Edwin F. Sawicki to tighten divorce rules. The divorce bill extends cooling off from six weeks to three months and requires five months before a decree. The annulment bill would give courts discretion in all cases after substantial amendments.
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Columbus
Senate Judiciary Committee
Edwin F. Sawicki
Cuyahoga
Sawicki
Dartmouth student Cirrotta death may draw new grand jury
A second grand jury probe into the death of Raymond J. Cirrotta a Dartmouth College student from Linden New Jersey may involve fellow student James C Felton from Tiffin Ohio. The attorney general cited new evidence Felton struck Cirrotta during a March brawl. Thomas A Coxsee of Fayetteville New York was found guilty of manslaughter fined five hundred dollars and given a suspended sentence not to exceed two years.
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N. H
Raymond J. Cirrotta
Linden
N. J
Dartmouth College
James C. Felton
Tiffin
Ohio
Felton
Cirrotta
Thomas A. Coxsee
Fayetteville
N. Y
Fire and Explosion Damages Passenger Steamer Northumberland
Fire followed by an explosion caused an estimated 200000 damage to the passenger steamer Northumberland while moored at Port Dalhousie Ontario. No injuries reported. Captain William Webb and a crew of 30 were aboard when the blaze started below decks astern. No passengers were aboard as the excursion steamer prepared to begin its 30th Lake Ontario season tomorrow.
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Port Dalhousie
Inspector Recommends Mrs Eisler Deportation
An immigration inspector recommends deporting Mrs Gerhart Eisler and her counsel seeks bail to permit voluntary departure from Ellis Island. The article notes Eisler desires exit but the Attorney General says she cannot depart voluntarily.
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New York
Gerhart Eisler
Ellis Island
United States
Tom Clark
Jane
Junior Ring Is Broken
Miami Beach juvenile authorities break up a high school gambling syndicate called the K and M Syndicate. Over 30 Miami Beach High students warned to drop the group or face expulsion or juvenile court. The case mirrors the adult S and G Syndicate that handles large wagers on baseball and horse bets with small stakes and a 3 to 1 payoff.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Robert Loveland
K & M Syndicate
Loveland
Police Review Group Named
Six citizens were appointed by Mayor Fred Von Stein to form a Police Review Group for Lancaster. The committee will assess Chief Sam H. Hutsler’s administration and a deputy request for his resignation, with members A. B. Van Gundy C G Axline W E Wiliard Charles M Wilkins Fred Scholl Jr Porter Kauffman.
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Fred von Stein
Sam H. Hutsler
Hutsler
A. B. van Gundy
C. G. Axline
W. E. Wiliard
Charles M. Wilkins
Hocking Valley Bank
Fred Scholl, Jr
Porter Kauffman
Thompson trim of 300 at Cleveland Euclid plants
Thompson Products Inc an aircraft and automotive parts maker cut 300 workers at its Cleveland and Euclid plants in the past week. A company official said the layoffs align staffing with business conditions expected in the second half of 1949. The sites now employ about 9000 workers.
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Cleveland
Thompson Products, Inc
Euclid
Permanente Metals Buys Newark Plant
Permanente Metals Corp buys the Newark plant from the federal government for 4.5 million dollars. The facility, used during the war by Aluminum Company of America, was taken over last fall to manufacture steel reinforced aluminum cable for electrical work. The government originally invested 22 million.
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Newark
Permanente Metals Corp
Aluminum Company of America
Permanente
Rabies Immunization Order For Warren Dogs
Warren Board of Health rules all Warren dogs must be immunized against rabies by July 15. Unmuzzled dogs whether immunized or not must be quarantined.
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Warren
Warren Board of Health
Goldie Vore Flies Home
Eleven year old Goldie Vore travels alone from Columbus to Minneapolis on the way to Jonesville Alaska. Travelers Aid workers meet her in Cleveland and escort her to the next leg as her anxious parents await her return. The family formerly lived in Glouster.
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Goldie Vore
Jonesville
Alaska
Columbus
Minneapolis
Glenn Vore
Glouster
House Votes Pension Bill For Veterans
The House approved a 72 dollar monthly pension for World War I and II veterans at 65, with a 365 to 27 roll call. The measure could cost about 65 billion over 50 years as budgets face large cuts and Senate leaders indicate no immediate schedule for action. Republican Reps Walter E. Brehmann and Thomas A. Jenkins supported the bill.
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House
Appropriations Committee
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Truman
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Walter E. Brehmann
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Tornadoes Injure Fourteen Across Midwest States
Fourteen people were injured and several farm homes were destroyed as tornadoes struck rural areas in four Midwest states. The twisters damaged Tarkio Missouri and Essex Iowa areas, with a family of three among the injured near Essex.
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Midwest
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Essex
Illinois
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Must List Should Include Whole Plan Says Truman
President Truman said any must list for Congress should include his entire program and he will remain in Washington while Congress is in session. He ruled out a cross country tour this year, saying it is not in the works for October or November. He also commented on foreign and domestic issues including potential diplomatic posts for women, tideland control, and a possible Army secretary pick.
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Truman
Congress
Spain
Curtis Calder
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Gerhart Eisler
Engineers Wreck B-36 in Weight Tests at Wright-Patterson
Air Force engineers at Wright Patterson Air Base began a six week program to wreck a six engine B 36 bomber to measure how much weight the giant aircraft can carry. The project started yesterday with workers twisting and breaking a 230 foot wing to test structural limits.
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Dayton
Air Force
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Base
Director Named New York Met Opera Manager
Rudolf Bing a British music impresario aged 47 is set to become managing director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York next year.
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New York
Rudolf Bing
Metropolitan Opera
Logan Man Critically Hurt At McArthur
A Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad brakeman, Frank Tremain aged about 69, was critically injured in a switching accident at McArthur around 11:30 a.m. He suffered a fractured skull and other injuries after stepping from a car into the path of another, was dragged by a moving car, and received emergency care at Chamberlain Clinic before being taken to Hocking Valley Hospital. Conductor Jud Shriner of Logan was on the train.
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Frank Tremain
Hocking Valley Hospital
Tremain
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Baker Siding
Chamberlain Clinic
Jud Shriner
Logan
Liquor Inspectors Reassigned Across Nine Districts
The state Liquor Department will reassign 50 of its 91 inspectors to improve efficiency, Enforcement Chief Anthony A. Rutkowski announced. Transfers take effect June 4 and affect all nine enforcement districts, with District 8 Portsmouth adding one agent.
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Columbus
State Liquor Department
Anthony A. Rutkowski
Portsmouth
Adoption Law Favored By Welfare Director
Ohio welfare director John H. Lamneck urged a state law to curb hasty adoptions and ban charging fees. He also advocated preventing adoptions under six months old.
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Columbus
Ohio
John H. Lamneck
Democrats Urge Audit of Taft Campaign Expenses
Ohio State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson said he asked the Democratic National Committee to monitor Senator Robert A. Taft's 1950 campaign expenditures and to inform the public about Taft forces' outlays. Ferguson indicated he may seek the Democratic nomination for U S Senate.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Democratic National Committee
Robert A. Taft
U. S
Dean Denied Bail in Draft Evasion Case
Dean of Bluffton College Larry Gara a 26 year old Quaker was denied bail while awaiting conviction appeal in a draft registration case. He was found guilty of urging another to evade the peacetime draft registration and sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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Cincinnati
Larry Gara
Bluffton College
Een
Gas Company To Honor 10 Area Employes
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co. will award 10 workers at its Southeastern Quarter Century Club banquet in Lancaster. Frank W. Tilips, district manager, announced the event with Mack Sauer as banquet speaker. Honorees include George R. Henry, Herman D. Wright of Athens, Roland E. Wagoner Athens Route 1, Ralph L. Burnett, E. W. Shuler Middleport, Earl Foreman McArthur, Ernest H. Gage Bartlett, Fred W. Rider, William L. Rider Rockbridge, and Wilbur B. Van Ness Sharpsburg, all with 25 years or more service.
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Lancaster
Frank W. 2 Tlips
Mack Sauer
The
George R. Henry
Herman D. Wright
Athens
Roland E. Wagoner
Ralph L. Burnett
E. W. Shuler
Middleport
Earl Foreman
McArthur
Ernest H. Gage
Bartlett
Fred W. Rider
William L. Rider
Rockbridge
Wilbur B. van Ness
Sharpsburg
Teacher Wins State Check After 53 Hour Sitdown Strike
A 54-year-old teacher, Dr. Willie Melmoth Bomar, received a $65.78 state check after a 53-hour sitdown strike to win medical support. She quit her job to pursue the payment, saying she won while officials claimed legal compliance. She left for Mayo Clinic in Rochester for cancer treatment.
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Atlanta
Willie Melmoth Bomar
Columbia University
J. L. Yaden
Yaden
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Requirements Tightened For Mental Hospitals
Probate judges in Ohio backed a proposal to tighten patient commitments to state hospitals. The Ohio Association of Probate Judges emphasized screening of people 70 and older with no evident psychosis as welfare director Lamneck cited hospital overcrowding driven by aging noninsane cases.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Association of Probate Judges
John H. Lamneck
Mixed-Up Husband Is Back in Army
Anthony Martino, longtime presumed dead since 1944, is back in the Army after reporting for a checkup. The Army says he technically rejoined on May 6 when he told officials he was alive following a five year mixup in a two family marriage.
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New York
Anthony Martino
Army
Martino
France
Escape from Work Gang Prison Earns Chase
Virgil Lee Wilson, 25, an inmate at the federal reformatory in Chillicothe, escaped Wednesday while working with a prison work gang. He was sentenced in Columbus on an auto theft charge to 18 months.
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Chillicothe
Virgil Lee Wilson
Federal Reformatory
Hickenlooper accuses AEC of violating atomic act rules
Sen Hickenlooper charges the Atomic Energy Commission with mismanaging the atomic program and granting emergency clearances. He demands records on security, overtime, FBI files, and reactor-site engineering reports while considering calling Maj. Gen. Groves to testify.
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Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
AEC
GOP
David EB Lilienthal
PRI
Commission
Communist Party
Lilienthal
Carroll L. Wilson
John Gingrich
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Committee Recommends Passing Disputed Christian Science Bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended passage of the House approved measure allowing Christian Science practitioners to charge for ministrations. The bill, which would permit fees beyond voluntary contributions, passed the House 7 to 0 and now awaits action in Columbus.
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Columbus
Senate Judiciary Committee
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