Harvard President Foresees Nuclear Peace At Ohio U Commencement
President James B. Conant forecast a future disarmament within two decades during Ohio University's commencement. 868 graduates received diplomas as the crowd heard calls for navigating an armed truce toward lasting peace while managing Soviet relations and safeguarding democratic ideals.
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Harvard University
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Memorial Auditorium
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United States
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University Chorus
C. C. Robinson
School of Music
Phillip L. Peterson
Idle miners near 10,000 in southwestern Pennsylvania protest
About 3,600 more miners joined a work stoppage in the bituminous fields bringing total idle to nearly 10,000. Fourteen mines were idle, mostly captive pits of U.S. Steel, Weirton Steel, Jones and Laughlin, and Republic Steel as the injunction lingers. AFL UMW local No. 6326 at Gates Mine, H. C. Frick Coke Co. resumed work under president Andrew S. Rayner who warned against violating the federal anti strike injunction.
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Jones and Laughlin
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AFL United Mine Workers
Andrew S. Rayner
Supreme Court
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H. C. Frick Coke Co
U.S. Steel
Rayner
Storm Knocks Out Power Across Communities
Hamilton County police radio went off air for three hours during a thunderstorm. Portsmouth reported 2.32 inches of rain as tributaries of the Ohio and Scioto rivers rose and spilled over their banks.
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Hamilton County
Portsmouth
Ohio
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Boy’s Body Recovered After Bellepoint Drowning
Sheriff's deputies found the body of 10 year old Richard Trippier Jr of Bellepoint in a swimming hole near his home after a drowning incident on Saturday.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Richard Trippier, Jr
Bellepoint
Tornado damage washes through Ohio and Pennsylvania
Northeastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania residents faced debris cleanup after a 75 mile tornado path causing over 1.0 million dollars in damage and six deaths. In Warren and Sharon areas, hospitals reported dozens injured and hundreds displaced as two Red Cross kitchens helped flood victims.
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UN Palestine Mission Heads to Jerusalem for Probe
Members of the United Nations mission on Palestine speeded last minute preparations for departure to Jerusalem where an on-the-spot inquiry into the Holy Land problem starts Sunday. The 11 nation group led by Chairman Emil Sandstrom of Sweden aims to produce recommendations within 75 days for the September General Assembly meeting. An advance party has already gone ahead to the Middle East.
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Eleven Inmates Free School and BJR Escape
Eleven inmates escaped from the Columbus State School and two from the Bureau of Juvenile Research over the weekend. Police listed the names and ages of the escapees, including Robert Patterson 14 and David Waldren 12, among others from various counties and cities.
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Summit County
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Three-Pound Infant Survives Bronchoscopic Surgery
In Cleveland Mount Sinai Hospital a three-pound one-ounce premature baby boy with a collapsed lung survived after a rare bronchoscopic operation. Delivered two months early due to maternal hemorrhage, doctors say he may be the smallest and youngest to undergo the procedure.
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Mount Sinai Hospital
Prisoner Slashes Throat to Escape Trial in Toledo
NORWALK Ohio. William Bukove 37 created an arraignment on an auto theft charge in federal court at Toledo by slashing his throat with a razor blade and tearing stitches after doctors failed to save him. He told fellow inmates that if authorities knew it they could add two more charges.
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William Bukove
Toledo
Bukove
Ohio Legislature Nears Final Week for Key Bills
Columbus report notes the Ohio Legislature begins its last week with major bills unresolved. The Daniels Craner subsidy bill dominates delay as conference committee seeks reconcile $83.5 million House version with $89 million Senate proposal. Also pending are local government aid, labor measures including bans on public employee strikes and a closed shop constitutional amendment.
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Gas Workers Vote Walkout
Four hundred workers in the gas division of Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co voted to strike after a 30 day notice, with negotiations still open. AFL United Mine Workers Union field representative Harry Reinfelder said the decision rests with the negotiating committee to set a strike date if needed. The company serves Cincinnati and northern Kentucky.
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Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co
Harry Reinfelder
AFL
United Mine Workers Union
Kentucky
Two Boys in Blue Attend GAR Parade in Columbus
Two centenarian delegates at the state encampment, John H. Grate aged 191 and John R. Bennett aged 102, visited Columbus with friendly welcomes from locals. Both men from Ohio towns Atwater and Waynesfield, respectively, were the lone delegates this year.
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GOP Scores Truman Talk As Political
Republicans accused President Truman of using a Kansas City speech to build political fences amid a broad domestic welfare plan and GOP budget cuts. Democrats saw it as restating national issues while Sen Dworshak criticized reclamation funding becoming political. Senator Baldwin labeled it a campaign document. Sen Pepper praised it as a liberal welfare push for all people.
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Income Tax Action Delayed As Truman Pauses Bills
President Truman will withhold action on the income tax reduction and labor bills until his return Friday from Canada. Secretary Ross said thousands of letters flood the White House on both measures with most mail urging a veto for the labor bill. He added the mail comes from individuals and organizations.
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Truman
Canada
Charles G. Ross
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Father Drowns Saving Daughter in Creek Rescue
In Eaton Ohio Fred Swope 37 drowned in Seven Mile Creek shortly after pushing his 12 year old daughter Joyce to safety when she stepped into deep water. The drowning occurred yesterday as rescuers arrived and witnesses described a swift, tragic rescue attempt.
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Police pursue accidental theory in Massillon baby deaths
Massillon police chief Stanley W. Switter says six children connected to two infant deaths at City Hospital have given little to support any culprit. He will continue interviews while Funeral services are held for 10 week old Diane J. Brand and 9 week old Rosemary Morton.
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Rosemary
Massillon, Ohio
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Diana
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Massillon
Stanley W. Switter
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E. J. Lineke
Ralph Fricke
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Switter
One Killed Three Hurt As Auto Strikes Tree
LANCASTER AP Miss Harriet Roller a 17 year old Lancaster girl was killed and three other persons injured when an automobile went out of control and struck a tree on Route 37 two miles north of the city The injured are Robert Friend 26 driver Freda Friend 26 and Mary Lou Wachenschanz 18 all of Lancaster
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Ashland man confesses to three holdups
Walter Buckley, 28, of Portsmouth, was captured by Ashland police while leaving a hotel. Lt. Charles Griffith said Buckley admitted to three holdups in Ashland and Buckley but claimed the pistols were toy guns bought for 39 cents. He was charged with armed robbery.
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Walteruckley
Portsmouth
Charles Griffith
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Buckley
New Labor Union Forms Amid Enlistment and Affiliations
A new labor union the Communications Workers of America forms in Miami Beach led by Joseph A. Beirne. It faces battles to recruit 570000 telephone workers and to pick a side among CIO AFL or independence while political disputes over the TWOC challenge its cohesion.
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CWA
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National Federation of Telephone Workers
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Federation
Soviet Offers Oil Mart Buy In Hungary Crisis
An American informant said the Soviets offered to buy out the Hungarian American Oil Co Mart and threatened to banish its American executives from Hungary. Minister Hector McNeil urged patience and parliamentary principle while noting potential Anglo Hungarian tensions. The ambassador was instructed to discuss the issue with the Soviet Government for clarification.
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Maurice D. Peterson
Authorities Seek Body Of Drowned Infant Son
Canton authorities continued a search for Bertell Rothachre 16 month old son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Rothachre of Waynesburg Grove. The child drowned yesterday after falling from the front porch into three or four feet of flood waters surrounding the home.
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Langsville Man Dies At Residence Saturday
John Longstreth, Langsville resident and wagon maker and blacksmith, died Saturday morning at his home. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Langsville Church with interment in Wright Cemetery.
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Retired Attorney Corwin Drake Dies After Auto Crash
Corwin Drake, 84, a retired attorney, died yesterday at a city hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Genntown Lebanon notes. He had practiced in the region for decades and was known for his civic involvement and courtroom work.
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Corwin Drake
Genntown
General Devers Urges Universal Military Training
General Jacob L. Devers told Norwich University 132 World War II veterans that universal military training is essential for U S defense. He warned only two and a third Regular Army divisions could resist invasion, noting most forces are overseas and occupation duties lessen domestic readiness.
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Jacob L. Devers
Norwich University
United States
Devers
Housing Restrictions Extended to September 30 in Cleveland
Cleveland Office Housing Expediter Glenn W S Thompson reported continued government restrictions on non housing construction for commercial or industrial purposes through Sept 30. Exemptions for commercial repairs alterations and construction rise from 1000 to 2500 with a 500 allowance for converting residential buildings to commercial use.
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Glenn Ws Thompson
Two Pilots Injured As Plane Strikes Wire
A Vultee trainer piloted by Louis Hannon of New Castle Pennsylvania struck an electric wire while landing at Bird Airport and crashed. Hannon was injured critically, and Lewis Cunningham of New Castle received minor injuries.
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Louis Hannon
New Castle
Bird Airport
Hannon
Lewis Cunningham
Husband and Wife Die in Sardis Fire at Residence
Fire of undetermined origin in Sardis, Ohio claimed the lives of William Henry Ketzell, 66, and his wife Ethel Jane Ketzell, 56, their bodies recovered from the ruins of one home as two houses were destroyed.
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William Henry Ketzell
Ethel Jane Ketzell
Armour Named Assistant Secretary of State by Truman
President Truman nominated Norman Armour 59 to be assistant secretary of state replacing Spruille Braden who resigned. Armour formerly ambassador to Argentina in 1939 and to Spain most recently has been retired since 1945.
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Truman
Norman Armour
Spruille Braden
Armour
Argentina
White House
Eben Ayers
Ayers
Braden
Spain
Gladstone, N. J
Transit Strike Threatens Oakland Transportation System
A 3,000 member Key System strike was ordered for 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, risking a shutdown of public transit across Oakland and the Bay Bridge area. More than 1,000 AFL streetcar and bus operators voted to strike after failed wage negotiations, with further talks scheduled before the deadline.
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Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge
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Sam Simmons on war conduct and German treatment
Sam Simmons criticizes the killing of captives and calls for adherence to unwritten international law. He argues trials are costly and checks against ex post facto punishments exist, and he warns against mob violence by Americans toward Germans. He asserts Russia could threaten North America, urging humane wartime conduct toward all enemies.
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