Taft Urges OU Grads to Think For Themselves
Senator Taft told about 900 Ohio University graduates that they must think for themselves on government problems. He spoke at outdoor exercises before thousands, warning of the day of the public relations man and stressing the need to test programs by their effects on liberty and justice.
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Taft
Robert A. Taft
Ohio University
Inn Mvst VL
LeMmArns
John C. Baker
Athens
Senator Taft
Baker
McGuffey
Charles E. Gilbert
Harold F. Kellogg
First Methodist Church
Regular Army
Army Reserve
Air Force Reserve
Bryan
Philippines
Yale University
Senate of the
United States
Ohio
Congress
D. Elton Trueblood
Earlham College
Richmond
Ind
Justice Department
Forrestal
Russia
San Francisco
Mr. Truman
FBI
Jaffe
Textile Strike Marks Bombings Across Tennessee and Pittsburgh
State police increased to 30 at Morristown after two weekend bombings tied to an 11 week textile wage strike. In Oak Ridge 700 AFL workers won a 13 cent hourly raise to 1.08 after a week of stoppage that halted a 227 million dollar construction program. Milk supplies remained for hospitals under truce while dairy workers sought a 40 hour week and wage cuts.
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Morristown
Tenn
Washington
Pittsurgh
AFL
Oak Ridge
Atom
Robert Medlin
American Enka Corp. Rayon
House Burns Near Athens
A nine room log house belonging to Mr and Mrs Wilbert McKnight near Athens was destroyed by fire around 11 30 am today. The two story structure about 140 years old suffered total loss with no casualties though Mrs McKnight escaped unharmed. Only kitchen equipment was saved from the blaze on Margaret Creek Road off Route 50.
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Wilbert McKnight
Athens
Doctor's License Is Seen Restored
Wolfeboro New Hampshire April board head presumes five member body will reinstate Dr Hermann N Sander and Dr J Paul Dye president soon after reinstatement application. Sander, 42, was revoked license in April after he was acquitted of murder in a cancer patient death.
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Wolfeboro
N. H
New Hampshire
State Board of Registration In Medicine
Hermann N. Sander
J. Paul Dye
Sander
Candia
Dayton Soldier Held In German Woman Slaying
The Army announced the arrest of Cpl. Raymond M. Dean of Dayton Ohio in connection with the investigation into the slaying of a German woman.
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Dayton
Bremerhaven
Cpl
Raymond M. Dean
Ohio
Revolt Against UAW Vice President Gosser Expected
A CIO United Auto Workers executive board is anticipated to issue a report today on the revolt against union vice-president Richard T. Gosser. The action follows internal pressure within the UAW as members seek clarity on leadership disputes.
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Detroit
Richard T. Gosser
CIO
United Auto Workers
Dog Gone Want Ad Dog Found
Mr. E. E. Byrne of 237 FE State St Athens ran a Messenger Want Ad seeking his lost hounds. The notice notes the widespread readership of the want ads in the local area.
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E. E. Byrne
State St
Athens
Messenger
Angel Ridge
E. FE. Byrne
Mr. Byrne
Meigs County
Berlin Paper Sets U S Stand On Polish Border
Taegliche Rundschau the official Soviet paper in Berlin warns any attempt to annul Poland’s annexation of German territory would trigger a new war. It calls the Oder Neisse line Poland’s permanent frontier and accuses the United States of seeking a broader war by not recognizing it. Western allies dispute the move as lacking legal basis. The East German republic said it had reached a Poland border agreement, prompting German and allied protests.
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Berlin
Poland
Taegliche Rundschau
Soviet Control Commission
Germany
Oder-Neisse
United States
Hitler
Ferguson Drive Starts in Dayton for U S Senate Candidate
Democratic stalwarts opened a personal appearance campaign for Joseph T. Ferguson in Dayton with Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey urging labor unions to back Ferguson to defeat Sen. Robert A. Taft. Ferguson, mid-term state auditor, labeled Taft an isolationist and enemy of labor while outlining the race dynamics.
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Dayton
Democratic Party
U. S. Senate
Joseph T. Ferguson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Ferguson
Robert A. Taft
Robio
Taft
Organized Labor
Humphrey
Labor
Amercan
Reports on Church Property Awaited
MASSANETTA SPRINGS Va Minor reports on church property and the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America were expected before the 90th Presbyterian Church U S General Assembly here today. A committee studied an overture from the Presbytery of Atlanta seeking guidance in handling a church that amended its charter to delete denominational affiliation and claim outright ownership of its property.
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Massanetta Springs
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
90Th Presbyterian Church
U. S. General Assembly
Presbytery of
Atlanta
Skidding Race Car Kills Two Children in Fort Collins
A front tire blew on Stan Wiebers' stock car at 50 mph causing a crash through a fence in Fort Collins injuring four family members and killing two children. Wiebers was seriously injured as the car veered into spectators who had stopped to watch after an outing in the mountains.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Stan Wiebers
Wiekers
At Least 20 Die In Weekend Mishaps
Ohio records show 20 deaths over the weekend from accidents. Traffic led with 13 fatalities, two drownings were reported, a fal limb incident claimed a Cincinnati infant, a Cincinnati man died of heat prostration after being trapped in an oil tank during cleaning.
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Columbus
Ohio
Associated Press
Cincinnati
The Court Is Confused Over Uncle Nephew Divorce
Angela Miceli, 46, sues her uncle Levi Miceli, 63, for divorce in common pleas court. Judge Frank J. Merrick notes the law forbids marriage to nearer kin than second cousins even by marriage, so the union may be invalid and no divorce or separation could grant funds.
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Cleveland
Angela Miceli
Frank J. Merrick
Solomon
Rain Aids Newfoundland Firefighters Near Two Settlements
Rain helped Newfoundland firefighters during the weekend but wildfires remained active near Grand Falls and Lewisporte. A blaze approached within four miles of Grand Falls where the Anglo Newfoundland Development Co. operates a paper mill. Another fire was halted about three miles from the northeast of Lewisporte where 2,000,000 gallons of gasoline are stored for Gander airport.
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ST. John’s
Nlfd
Newfoundland
Grand Falls
Anglo- Newfoundland Development Co
Lewisporte
Officer Shoots Man Quarreling With Wife
Canton police say Patrolman John Pelger shot 43 year old Howard Kinsinger four times in the face and shoulder during a confrontation at Kinsinger’s home while responding to a dispute with his wife Mary, who was also wounded. Pelger was injured in the arm.
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Canton
Howard Kinsinger
Aultman Hospital
William Harrison
John Pelger
Kinsinger
Pelger
Mary
Vote on Rent Controls Faces Senate Recommitment Move
Washington a 17 hour Senate session saw Senator Cain lead a bid to kill federal rent controls through recommittal. Republican Wherry proposed sending the bill back to committee while Cain’s filibuster stretched 12 hours. Democratic Lucas expressed confidence the bill can be defeated though rent ceilings may still extend beyond month end.
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Washington
Cain
Wherry
Nebraska
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Crime Group Claims Mafia In Gambling
Senate crime investigators reportedly have evidence that the Sicilian Black Hand Society is responsible for much big time crime in the United States. The committee notes the Mafia operates nationwide with gambling and narcotics ties, led by figures such as Frank Costello who denies involvement.
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Washington
Senate
Black Hand Society
United States
Mafia
Sicily
New York
Col
Garland Williams
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Williams
Frank Costello
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Costello
Truman Attack on Reds Stirs Efforts To Get Defense for Any Crisis
Washington reports a push in Congress to bolster national defense amid Truman statements that the Soviets prepare for war. Senators urge swift arms aid to Western Europe, curb communist subversion, and consider a broader draft and expanded Air Force.
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Truman
Washington
Russia
McCarthy
R-Wis
GOP
Wherry
Nebraska
Brewster
Maine
St. Louis
Senate
Senator Hill
Ala
Hill
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
U.S
HOUSE
Tydings
Armed Services Committee
Rail Strike Ban Opposed by AFL Leader William Green
AFL President William Green testified to the Senate Labor Committee against a bill by Senator Donnell to ban railroad strikes and mandate compulsory arbitration. He described the measure as a gratuitous insult and warned it would give unions wage and production control, noting rail strikes are rarer and often local.
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Washington
AFL
William Green
Green
Senate Labor Committee
Donnell
R-Mo
Quick Adjournment By Congress Doubted
Congressional leaders have all but abandoned hope for quick adjournment of the 81st Congress by August 1. Too much major legislation remains and reelection seekers prefer to stay for a better performance record. Speaker Rayburn said adjournment by August 1 would be optimistic, though the House docket is in decent shape.
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Washington
Rayburn
D-Tex
First Ohio Liquor Control Hearings Set in Columbus
The state liquor board says the first of four public hearings on liquor control in Ohio will be held in Columbus on Wednesday, June 21. The chairman noted the hearings aim to gather public input on liquor regulation.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Liquor Board
Duffy Urges Session on Voting Laws
Ohio Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy urged Governor Lausche to call a special legislative session to amend election laws. He cited conflicts with the new office-type ballot and widespread questions about applying the constitutional amendment adopted last November.
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Columbus
Herbert S. Duffy
Frank J. Lausche
Duffy
Massachusetts
Lausche
Charles F. Sweeney
Man death by own action over TV at Buffalo Stadium
Houston, Tex. A 50 year old laundryman, Stanford B. Twente, shot himself in a Texas League game in the Buffalo Stadium press box beside TV caster Dick Gottliebe. The inquest verdict was death by own action.
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Houston
Tex
Stanford B. Twente
Dick Gottliebe
Buffalo Stadium
Twente
Justice of the Peace
Tom Maes
Maes
George Chapman
Don Stephens
Tulsa
Skies Fair Across Much of LU Nation
Chicago reports generally fair skies over most of the country with early showers from the Missouri River valley to the Texas Panhandle and Northern Rockies. Temperatures cooled in the Northeast while missing data appeared in the Northern plains.
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LU. S
Chicago
Missouri River Valley
Texas Panhandle
Rockies
Plains
Four Die As Cabin Boat Goes Over River Dam
Four people die when an 11 foot dam on the Allegheny River sends a 25 foot cabin cruiser over the spillway. Hull Wright and James Woffenden died trying to rescue occupants. Four survivors clung to the hull for seven hours as rescue attempts failed. The boat involved included residents from Pittsburgh area and two visitors from Chicago.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny River
Hull Wright
Wright
James Woffenden
Woffenden
Hull
William Fisher
Carol Kreig
William Lahey, Jr
Wolfenden
James McHugh
Charles Reilly
Jack Kreig
McHugh
Lahey
Chicago
Rickenbacker Says Flying Saucers Real
Capt. Ed die Rickenbacker, WWI ace and Eastern Air Lines president, claims flying saucers are real. He says many observers saw them and if they exist they belong to the United States Air Force, though air officials deny any such equipment.
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Indianapolis
Eddie Rickenbacker
Columbus
Ohio
Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
United States Air Force
Philip Sporn Workers Vote To Stay Out
Construction workers at the Philip Sporn power plant Graham Station voted to remain out this morning. Union officials asked them to return to work while negotiations continue with contractors in Huntington. The walkout enters its seventh day and affects about 850 workers.
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Point Pleasant
AFL
Philip Sporn
Graham Station
D. W. Parsons
Huntington
Steps Page
Boys' State Campers Vote on Candidates
High school youths from across Ohio vote at CAMP PERRY for seven state candidates and numerous city and county nominees. The 14 year old American Legion sponsored camp draws more than 1000 juniors and seniors. none of the candidates hail from Southeastern Ohio.
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Camp Perry
Ohio
American Legion Posts
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