Veto Rumors Spotlight Tax Cut Bill At Capitol
Congress sends a $4 billion tax slashing bill to the White House amid veto speculation. The Senate poised to approve as House passes compromise with 220 to 99 vote, proposing tax cuts from 30 percent to 10.5 percent. President Truman yet to decide, Treasury says relief timing nears. Ohio House vote shows Republicans for and Democrats opposed.
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50 Families Displaced by Ohio Spring Floods
Streams swollen by heavy spring rains cresting in central and southwestern Ohio forced at least 50 families from their homes. Firemen and volunteers rescued 30 families in boats near Eldorado Plat in Harrison Township north of Dayton. Levee breaks left cottages six to eight feet under water, and twenty families fled Snyderville due to Mad River overflow.
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Train Wrecked by High Water as Floods Hit Several States
Torrential rains triggered floods across northwestern Pennsylvania and Ohio, wrecking tracks near Cambridge and forcing evacuations. Eight people were injured in the derailment, with families displaced in Meadville and Conneautville. Ohio towns reported deaths, high river levels, and widespread road closures amid the June downpour.
Price Fight Dropped by Taft on Truman Policy
Senator Taft said President Truman and the administration abandoned efforts to keep prices down, turning to abroad spending that would keep prices up. He noted the Senate House Committee on the Economic Report may order public hearings on the price situation, while his joint committee would proceed with price and economic condition investigations.
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Democrats To Seek Veto On Labor Bill Appeal
House Labor Committee Democrats plan to ask President Truman for a veto of the compromise union curb bill. Rep Madden says they will request a veto and Rep Lesinski notes the White House will respond today about a meeting. Others named include Reps Kelly Kennedy Powell and Klein as the group hopes for a Thursday conference. The House acts on the measure tomorrow and the Senate on Thursday.
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Rent Control Stumbling Block Seen in Senate-House Talks
Senator Buck warns a disagreement over building restrictions could block final action on rent controls. He chairs the Senate conferees to resolve differences between the Senate bill and the House version. Both bills extend rent controls beyond June 30 without raising ceilings.
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Appeal Denied for Union Organizer Waldo Stager
Cincinnati CIO organizer Waldo Stager, 39, is jailed to serve 27 days of a 30 day sentence for malicious destruction of property after his appeal to the court of appeals was denied. He had been released on appeal prior to the denial.
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CAB D C-4 Crash Talks Set for June 11 or 12
Civil Aeronautics Board meetings on United Airlines DC-4 crash last Thursday aim to review the disaster that killed 42 people. Officials schedule tentatively for June 11 or 12 in New York.
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India Set For Temporary Dominion Transfer in 1948
London reports the British government will transfer power in India to Indian hands almost immediately and let Indians choose one or two self governing states within the British commonwealth. Attlee Mountbatten and the white paper outline dominion status this year with a July 1948 full withdrawal.
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India
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Kettering Leaves GM after 27 Years as VP of Research
Charles F. Kettering quits his 27 year post as vice president in charge of General Motors research laboratories. Charles L. McCuen is named general manager of the laboratories division. Kettering helped develop the two cycle diesel engine tetraethyl lead Ethyl gasoline Freon and a high compression engine.
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Charles F. Kettering
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Kettering
Dayton
35th Division Plans Hospital for St. Lo
Veterans of the 35th Infantry Division led by President Harry S. Truman will reunite in Kansas City to relive war memories and raise funds for a new hospital in St. Lo France. The reunion proceeds go to the hospital fund for the French town liberated by the 35th and pivotal in the Normandy drive.
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Wooster Teachers Win Minimum $600 Raise
Public school teachers with bachelor degrees in Wooster will receive at least $600 extra for the next term raising the minimum to $2,200. Teachers holding master's degrees get $700 raises for the same period.
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Auto Crash Fatal In Painesville
Donald E. Chapman a 17 year old student was killed when a car struck a utility pole yesterday in Painesville Ohio authorities reported.
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Donald E. Chapman
Court Order Ends Paper Strike After Judge injunction
In Cincinnati CIO United Paper Workers vote to return to work at Gardner Richardson Co after Common Pleas Judge Alfred Mack issues an injunction limiting pickets to 10 and ordering 25 feet from the plant gate. 275 additional workers say crowds blocked entry and officers may enforce the order.
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Mayor Curley Seeks Supreme Court Appeal in Mail Fraud Case
Boston mayor James M. Curley plans to appeal to the U S Supreme Court after the court refused to overturn his mail fraud conviction. The 72 year old former governor and congressman vows to press on within 25 days and would not resign even if jailed. He faces six to 18 months in prison and a $1000 fine for allegedly aiding clients to obtain government contracts.
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Call for Farm Labor Issued by Government
Washington reports a government call for more seasonal workers to aid farmers in producing a wartime crop. Despite veterans and war plant workers returning to agriculture, manpower remains scarce for planting and harvesting operations.
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Corning Postmaster Nomination Is Made
Washington The nomination of Mary C Debney as postmaster at Corning Ohio has been sent to the Senate by President Truman The Associated Press reported today
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Central Agency Advocated for Juvenile Offenders Handling
Judge Raymond P. Smith of Lima Ohio Juvenile Court urged creation of a central state agency to handle delinquents instead of direct placement in industrial schools. He said an agency would provide individualized study and treatment, with schools addressing adjustment factors and diagnostic guidance essential to spotting maladjusted youths.
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Meigs County Father Fined and Imprisoned for Infant Torture
Dana Lovett of Portland pleaded guilty to beating his 12 month old daughter Marie Ann Lovett, breaking her right leg. He received a $100 fine and six months in the Columbus Workhouse, per Justice Percy L. Peoples. The case, dated May 23, drew sharp comment from prosecutors and a lament about lacking a whipping post law.
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Blue Baby Flown to Chicago Hospital for Observation
Three year old Dickie Armstrong dubbed blue baby was flown from Akron to Chicago's Children’s Memorial Hospital for tests to decide if surgery could relieve oxygen deficiency causing skin discoloration. Hospital officials said tests aim to determine potential benefit from operative treatment.
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Dickie Armstrong
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Children’s Memorial Hospital
The Cur rent Scene Endorses Universal Military Training
Sam Simmons asserts support for a commission’s outline on universal military training. He notes induction at 18 with high school completion as a condition and argues for frugal costs with limited exemptions for disabilities. He shares a cousin’s WWI experience to illustrate perceived benefits.
United States Vows to Sustain Lead in Atomic Field
At Lake Success New York U S officials push to keep U S supremacy in atomic energy and weapons while seeking UN backed international control. David Lilienthal AEC chairman declares aim to maintain lead until world agency enforces nuclear safeguards as UN delegates study veto use in Security Council for atomic crimes.
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Body found in oil drum shocks Philadelphia scene
Police found an unidentified blonde woman's body in an oil barrel hidden in a ravine. The drum contained a May 7 newspaper, sawdust, a bath towel, a dark raincoat, a full set of clothes, and a heavy cardboard lining.
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Byrnes Named Counsel for Movie Association
James F. Byrnes former secretary of state chosen to aid the film industry. Eric Johnston president of the Association of Motion Picture Producers announced Byrnes would serve as counsel alongside him.
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Zanesville Man Named Division 5 Engineer
Findley B. Chappelear of Zanesville is appointed division 5 engineer for the State Highway Department with headquarters in Newark. He succeeds Howard P. Christy of Mount Vernon. The division covers Knox Licking Fairfield Perry Muskingum Guernsey and Coshocton counties.
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Lake County News-Herald Becomes Daily Paper
After 50 years as a weekly publication, the Lake County News-Herald in Willoughby Ohio becomes a daily newspaper. Founded in 1894, it published weekly until last year and issued triweekly editions before today's first daily issue.
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Envoys Recall Reported From Hungary Under New Government
Hungarian informants said that diplomats abroad including Aladar Szegedy-Maszak at Washington and Paul Auer at Paris would be recalled to report to the new Communist dominated government. Ferenc Gordon at Bern and others were named for recall as Dinnyes forms a leftist administration and assigns two Communists to run the press office.
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Bonds Forfeited as 93 Private Clubs Lose Liquor Licenses
Atty. Gen. Hugh S. Jenkins said 93 private clubs had their liquor licenses revoked and forfeited their $1,000 bonds. He urged the state liquor control department to collect the money and warned of suit if permits refuse to pay. The licenses, issued late in the Lausche administration, were revoked for not meeting bona fide private club requirements.
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Hugh S. Jenkins
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Stanley B. Cofall
Lausche
Death Visits Carnival Three Times in Night
A Wallace and Murray carnival show in Monaco, Pa., produced three fatalities as Melvin Bennett, 17, Masury Ohio, a trapeze artist, fell 40 feet and died after striking a woman in the fall. Ada Miller, 28, Toledo, leader of a gypsy band, died in childbirth at Rochester Pa., the baby also dead.
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Ada Miller
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Woman Aged 102 Dies At Home in Glenford
Mrs Elizabeth Carnicon aged 102 died at her Glenford Perry County home yesterday after living through five wars. She was a longtime resident and is survived by relatives. Funeral arrangements were not listed in the notice.
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New Lexington
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Perry County
Clark seeks freight car building probe
Attorney General Clark announced a district grand jury will investigate alleged anti trust violations in the railway freight car industry. He said certain corporations and individuals are accused of restraints of trade but did not name them. Subpoenas will seek documents from freight car building companies and trade associations.
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Clark
Justice Department
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Strikers End 24 Day Walk Out at Eaton Plants
About 2,500 members of the Mechanics Education Society of America union in Indiana agreed to end a 24 day walk out at two Eaton Manufacturing Co. plants. Union officials said a new contract includes an hourly wage increase, six paid holidays, and other concessions with a signing planned for today.
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Mechanics Education Society of America
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Eaton Manufacturing Co
Matthew Smith
Jury panel readies for verdict in Overell yacht murder case
Prospective jurors for the Overell yacht blast murder trial continued today in Santa Ana. Indications show the jury and four alternates could be chosen by tomorrow. A first panel may be exhausted, with a new 34 member panel available for service.
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Ballot marking rule backed by Ohio Senate and House plan
In Columbus Ohio lawmakers debated ballot marking requirements with an X only rule under consideration after a Senate vote 24 to 9 approving a House amendment. The measure heads to the governor for signing with potential reconsideration. The session adjourns sine die June 16 as the House schedules more bills and votes. The Senate also approves transferring Cambridge State Hospital funds and Scioto Ordnance Plant use, and supports road funding in metropolitan parks. Liquor board size and terms would rise to five members with salaries increasing, and the liquor director’s pay would rise accordingly.
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Forecast for Columbus Delivers Mild Week Ahead
Extended forecast for Columbus shows temperatures 2 to 3 degrees below normal with a warmer midweek and a cooler end of week. Precipitation totals around half an inch, most likely late Thursday and Friday.
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