Taft Backers Eye Pennsylvania Shift in Nomination Race
Backers of Senator Taft claim Governor Duff may tilt Pennsylvania's 73 convention votes to Taft if Vandenberg fades. Duff reportedly opposes Degeny r and favors a congressional nominee. Taft and Bricker are seen vying for Illinois support, with Bricker a potential dark horse if Taft fails to win the nomination.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Duff
Taft
Vandenberg
Michigan
Child Drowns in Muskingum River Near McConnellville
Bel ma Robinson, an 11 year old, drowned in the Muskingum River yesterday near McConnellville. Police reported no foul play and urged caution around river banks.
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Mcconnellville
Belma Robinson
Muskingum River
Truman campaigns to urge voters on who is wrong
President Truman canvassed the Southwest urging the people to decide if he or Congress is wrong on domestic issues. He pressed lawmakers to stay in session to pass price control housing and federal education aid. He rode his special train toward Kansas City after speaking in California and Arizona, New Mexico where Clinton Anderson, now Democratic Senate nominee, planned to meet him.
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Truman
Southwest
Congress
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Calif
D. G. Murdock
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
GOP
Arizona
New Mexico
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
Governor Poll Picks Dewey At Convention
New Castle New Hampshire reports an informal poll of 15 Republican governors at a national conference showing Dewey as the favorite to win the party nomination with seven votes, Taft two, and Vandenberg one. Stassen and others tally one each. several key-state governors declined to answer. Democrats broadly expect Truman renomination with one Southern governor noting Eisenhower as an outside chance.
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New Castle
N. H
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Christian Science Monitor
Associated Press
Dewey
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Truman
Eisenhower
Arab Heads Talk Palestine Problem in Cairo Meeting
In Cairo delegates from Arab states and army chiefs meet for exploratory talks on the Palestine question. UN mediator Folke Bernadotte travels from Rhodes to Cairo to confer with Arab leaders and Jewish authorities before visiting Tel Aviv and returning to Rhodes.
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Arab League
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
Folke Bernadotte
United Nations
Rhodes
Tel Aviv
Hubbard High Student Elected Boy Governor
Hubbard High School student Jack O. Mason, 17, was elected as the 12th Ohio governor of Buckeye Boys' State, with 460 votes to 400 for Charles D. Montgomery, 17, of Euclid. Royce H. Vaughns, Cleveland, won the lieutenant governor race with 473 votes on the nationalist ticket.
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Jack O. Mason
Ohio
Buckeye Boys
Charles D. Montgomery
Euclid
Mason
Royce H. Vaughns
Cleveland
Vaughns
Bribe Suspects Plead Innocent On Bond
Two Portsmouth men Hugh H. Ruel and Tracy Pack pleaded innocent to charges of soliciting a bribe from a liquor license applicant in Common Pleas Court. Indicted with A. E. Oppenheimer, chief permit examiner, they face related accusations including another bribe solicitation from a Springfield tavern operator. Oppenheimer has not pled and took a recent leave of absence.
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Portsmouth
Hugh H. Ruel
Scioto County
Republican Executive Committee
Tracy Pack
Common Pleas
Ruel
Pack
A. E. Oppenheimer
Liquor Department
Franklin County
Gilbert Shively
London
Oppenheimer
Springfield
Howard McCall
Ohioan To Help Form Democratic Platform
Rep. Michael J. Kirwan of Ohio will sit on a 17 member drafting committee for the Democratic platform. National Chairman J Howard McGrath announced the panel will begin hearings on July 7 ahead of the Philadelphia national convention. Kirwan chairs the Democratic National Congressional Committee.
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Washington
Michael J. Kirwan
Ohio
J. Howard McGrath
Philadelphia
Kirwan
Youngstown
Democratic National Congressional Committee
Zanesville Painter Dies In Fall From Stack
Pete Parrisis about 50 a painter from Zanesville Ohio fell 230 feet to his death yesterday while painting near the top of a smokestack at Bethlehem Steel Co plant in Lackawanna New York.
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Lackawanna, N. Y
Pete Parrisis
Zanesville
Ohio
Bethlehem Steel Co
Girl Fatally Hurt in Springfield Auto Incident
Eight year old Jessie DeButy was struck by a car in Springfield and died from injuries sustained last night. The incident prompted local police to investigate the fatal accident and determine the driver’s involvement or fault.
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Springfield
Jessie DeButy
GOP Seeks Adjournment Despite Truman Eight-Point Plan
President Truman pressed Congress to stay in session to push an eight point program but Republicans, led by Senator Taft and House leader Haleck, insist on closing shop Saturday. They reject price controls while signaling a housing bill may pass before adjournment.
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Truman
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Los Angeles
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
House
Halleck
Indiana
Congress Approves Benefits Bill Against Truman Veto
Congress passed a bill increasing benefits for the aged needy the blind and dependent children by 184 million dollars yearly despite President Truman's veto. He warned it could bar semi independent workers from old age insurance and deny social security to about 750000 people and dependents. A separate bill would add 3.5 million persons to old age insurance, mainly state and local government employees and nonprofit workers.
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Congress
Truman
House
Senate
Uniform salary cuts required by Ohio boards of education
Ohio Attorney General Hugh S. Jenkins ruled that boards must apply a uniform plan to reduce all teachers' salaries in a district. He told Wyandot County Prosecutor Russell Price that plans cutting some salaries while raising others are not uniform under state law.
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Ohio
Hugh S. Jenkins
Boards of Education
Russell Price
Wyandot County
Jenkins
Ohio Dems In Dark On Truman Speeches
In Columbus Ohio Democratic chiefs say they are completely unaware of President Truman plans for rear platform speeches in Ohio this week. National committeeman Albert A Horstman says he only reads about it in the papers and State Chairman Eugene H Hannart confirms no official word has reached him.
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Ohio
Truman
Albert A. Horstman
Eugene H. Hannart
Public hearing on wartime liquor fee amendment in Columbus
In Columbus a state liquor department hearing drew no witnesses as it discussed amending wartime rules to raise fees on out of state purchases by individuals.
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Columbus
State Liquor Department
Boy slips, drowns at Gordon Park Beach
John Callahan, 14, drowned at Gordon Park Beach on Lake Erie after slipping from a fisherman's pier. Witnesses reported the accident occurred yesterday near the lakefront.
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Cleveland
John Callahan
Gordon Park
Lake Erie
First Woman Clerk in Sandusky Municipal Court
Marilyn Miller, 21, became the first woman clerk of Sandusky's municipal court since it opened in 1918. Her appointment marks a milestone for the court and local government.
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Sandusky
Marilyn Miller
Mother held for grand jury in poison death of daughter
Mary Clay Watts 43 bound over to the grand jury on a murder charge in the poisoning death of her 11 year old daughter Barbara Ann. Police say mercury and barbiturate caused the death and no source has been found.
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Cincinnati
Mary Clay Watts
Barbara Ann
R. Edward Tepe
Norwood
Greater
Loyal Martin
Tepe
Fritz
Watts
Herbert P. Lyle
Wallace Party Plans Rally At Cleveland
Wallace supporters push for a Cleveland state convention as they seek a place on the Ohio ballot. Henry Wallace will close with a Sunday address, joined by vice presidential pick Glen Taylor. About 500 delegates expected. dinner costs $25 a plate. Secretary Hummel has refused the ticket, citing Communist-claimed petition signers.
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Henry A. Wallace
Ohio
Wallace
Glen H. Taylor
Shaker Heights
Nathan R. Zahm
Lindell
Elsie Zagrivy
Hummel
Police Break Theft Ring at Akron Auto Theft Plot
Akron police say they halted a new auto theft operation after three men admitted breaking into an auto agency in Turban Falls to steal certificates of title. The group planned to resell titles and cars with a night club promoter backing them. The quartet faces multiple burglary and title theft charges.
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E. W. Davis
Turburan Cuyahoga Falls
Davis
John B. Baughman
Benjamin F. Woodruff
Donald Schaffer
William A. Snow
Robert Bennett
Ohio IOOF Plans Expansion of Springfield Hospital
The Ohio Grand Lodge IOOF plans a two story 100 bed addition to its Springfield hospital, raising total beds to 160. Officials announced the plan during the four day convention. Newly elected officers will be installed tonight with William H. Stern of Toledo named grand master.
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Ohio Grand Lodge
IOOF
Springfield
William H. Stern
Toledo
Bus Drivers Weigh Third Wage Offer in Springfield
AFL drivers and garagemen evaluated a third wage increase offer from Springfield City Bus Lines after a closed session with federal conciliators and company union officials. Details of the proposal were not disclosed.
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Springfield
Springfield City Bus Lines, Inc
Burley Tobacco Sales Set to Open November 15
In Louisville, the Burley Auction Warehouse Association announced at its annual convention that the 1948-49 burley tobacco sales will open November 15, earlier than in previous years.
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Burley Tobacco Sales
Louisville
Burley
Burley Auction Warehouse Association
Child Ward Fatally Injured in Food Cart Accident
An eight year old ward at Parmalade Home for Boys in Cleveland suffered a fatal broken neck after colliding with a food-tray cart yesterday. Authorities reported the incident occurred on the facility grounds with no further details released.
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Cleveland
Robert Scott
Parmalade
Wilder Calls Era of Clarification a Massive Adventure
Novelist Thornton Wilder addressed Kenyon College graduates praising what he called an immense adventure in an age of clarification. He urged graduates to embrace creativity and responsibility as they enter the broader world.
House OK Is Predicted On Trade Act
Rep. Knutson predicted quick House approval of a Senate passed bill reviving the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act for one year. The House may accept the Senate version without conference. Senate Republicans pushed a three year extension but failed to secure party line support.
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Congress
White House
Washington
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Senate
GOP
Barkley
Kentucky
Truman
Steel Firm Ordered To Rehire Foreman
The National Labor Relations Board ordered Republic Steel Corp. to reinstate Arthur Anderson, a discharged foreman at the Upson Division in Cleveland, without prejudicing his seniority or rights. The firm said Anderson was fired for a buildup of offenses, while Anderson cited activity in the Foremen's Association of America.
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W National Labor Relations Board
Republic Steel Corp
Upson Division
Cleveland
Arthur Anderson
Republic Steel
Anderson
Association of America
Girl, 2, Victim Of Double Accident In Ohio Farm
Marjorie Burdick, two, of near Andover Ohio, died after a double accident yesterday. She was first injured on her parents' farm when a horse kicked her in the head. A taxi taking her to hospital struck a road bank and rolled over, leaving her with two broken legs and multiple lacerations.
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Meadville
Marjorie Burdick
Andover
Ohio
Veterans Bonus Payments Reach 27 Million to Date
The State Bonus Commission announced that 5 million dollars in checks were mailed last week, bringing total veteran bonus payouts to 27 million. Three thousand thirty one checks went out Saturday and eighty two thousand thirty nine have been mailed since payments began.
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Columbus
State Bonus Commission
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures Range
Temperatures will average 2 to 5 degrees below normal with normal highs 74 to 79 and lows 53 to 58. Expect a cool pattern with no major temperature trend. Precipitation rates around %% to % inch, mainly showers or thunderstorms Saturday or Sunday.
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Columbus
Berea College President Urges Pioneering For Human Needs
Dr. Francis S. Hutchins, president of Berea College in Kentucky, told 175 Oberlin College graduates that they should pioneer where urgent human needs are to be met, delivering a call to service and leadership.
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Francis S. Hutchins
Berea
Ky.) College
Oberlin College
House Group Votes Alaska Defense Fund Plan
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $485 million defense fund package for Alaska. It names cash and contract authority for stockpiling strategic materials, Army and Navy construction, a Fairbanks airport project, and flood repair funds for the Columbia River Valley, while trimming the White House request.
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Washington
Alaska
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Navy Public Works
Fairbanks
Secretary of Commerce
Columbia River Valley
Anti Lynch Bill Approved by Senate Judiciary Panel
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to make lynching a federal crime by a 10 to 3 vote. A Southern opponent vowed to fight it to the bitter end as civil penalties against lynch mobs were proposed amid resistance to civil rights legislation.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Keys Death Attributed To Natural Causes
New York reports cartoonist Harry J. Keys, veteran of the Columbus Dispatch, died of natural causes. He was found dead in his Hotel Lexington room Sunday night. His wife Ruth, 58, was unconscious and said he took her sleeping pills after she became upset.
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New York
Harry J. Keys
Columbus
Ohio
Dispatch
Benjamin Vance
Keys
Lexington
Ruth
Milk Trust Probe Opens in Southwestern Ohio
U S District Judge John H Druffel convened a grand jury to investigate an alleged milk trust in Southwestern Ohio. The action signals a federal scrutiny of dairy pricing and practices affecting Cincinnati and surrounding areas.
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Milk Trust
Cincinnati
U. S
John H. Druffel
Ohio
House Debates Two Year Draft Bill Amid Security Talk
The House opened debate on a two year draft bill as Rep Allen questions its necessity and path to national security. A Senate-House compromise is needed before any actual inductions occur, with up to 200000 draftees expected yearly to meet manpower goals.
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Washington
House
Rep Allen
Ill
Allen
Akron Council eyes payroll tax plan study trip
Akron city councilmen plan a trip to Toledo to study Toledo payroll tax as they prepare a special session Friday night to hear arguments for and against a local payroll tax. The move follows Youngstown and Columbus which already adopted payroll taxes to balance budgets.
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Akron
Toledo
Youngstown
Columbus
Wage Increase Won By Hudson Auto Union
The CIO United Auto Workers won a 13 cent per hour wage increase from Hudson Motor Car Co after an all night session. The agreement covers about 17 000 employees whose average wage was about 1 50 an hour. Negotiations with Ford Motor Co were due to begin hours later.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Hudson Motor Car Co
Ford Motor Co
Union Head Blames Truman in Rail Labor Dispute
A J Glover AFL Switchmen's Union president told a Congressional committee that President Truman forced acceptance of an emergency board’s recommendations during mediatory talks. Glover cited John R Steelman and noted a May 10 government seizure to avert a strike. Whitney denied private White House talks.
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Glover
AFL
John R. Steelman
White House
Joint Committee On Labor Management Relations
Steelman
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad
United States
Cleveland
Whitney
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