Trio Held In Slayings Of Columbus Truck Driver Vic Sewee
Three suspects including ex convict Cecil D. Martin are held for questioning in the shallow grave murder of Vic Sewee. The victim Theodore B. White 58 identified by relatives. A 15 year old girl and Mrs Betty Arnett plus a four year old daughter are detained for questioning. White’s car was found near Martin’s home.
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Columbus
Cecil D. Martin
Betty Arnett
Martin
Arnett
White
South Side
Set
George Baker
Ohio Penitentiary
Baker
Ohio House considers curbing governor pardoning power
A proposed constitutional amendment would strip the governor of reprieves, commutations, and pardons for first degree murder cases with mercy recommendations, requiring life-term inmates to serve at least 66 years unless proof of innocence or a new trial. Rep. John J. Gallagher chairs the effort with support from Rep. Ann Ryan.
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Columbus
Ohio House
Senate
John J. Gallagher
Cuyahoga
Gallagher
Ann Ryan
Stark
Ohio
Congress
Senate House
House
Ex-Lawyer Nevins, Former Clark County Prosecutor, Released
Jerome A. Nevins, once Clark County prosecutor, was freed from Ohio Penitentiary after two years for bribery. Convicted July 7, 1945 on three counts tied to bribes from Parisi and Schear, his concurrent one to ten year terms began after alleged gambling operation. He was eligible for parole in 1948 but paroled in 1949 as a model prisoner. He has a wife and three children.
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Columbus
Jerome A. Nevins
Clark County
Ohio
Joseph Parisi
Ralph Schear
Dayton
Nevius
State Pardon and Parole Commission
Jump Saves Woman Nine Children in Fire
Massillon residents recount a dramatic escape as Mrs. Walter Brown seven children and two nephews fled a blazing home near the city limits. Trapped upstairs, they leaped 12 feet from a window, suffering only minor bruises while the husband worked.
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Massillon
Walter Brown
Free Water For Six Month Period In Martins Ferry
Martins Ferry city council votes to supply free water to about 6000 domestic users for six months due to a $260 000 surplus in the municipal water system. No bills will be issued to households during the period.
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Martins Ferry
Detective Exchanges Shots With Suspect
Springfield detective Preston Gazaway escaped injury in a morning gunfire exchange with a man described as the filling station robber. Gazaway fired back but no hits were confirmed as the suspect fled toward the city limits.
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Springfield
Preston Gazaway
Tighter Laws Sought For Imported Pottery
Rep. Secrest of Ohio seeks tighter controls or an embargo on blown glass and pottery imports, focusing on Japan and Czechoslovakia. He plans to meet Ohio colleagues at a June conference of glass and pottery manufacturers to hear their views.
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Washington
Rep
Secrest
Ohio
Japan
Czechoslovakia
Pocahontas Installs Dayton Woman as Great Pocahontas of Ohio
The Great Sun Council of Pocahontas installed Mrs. Clara Metzler of Dayton as the Great Pocahontas of Ohio last night in a formal ceremony.
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Dayton
Great Sun Council
Clara Metzler
Ohio
Ironton Woman Rescues Boy From Lake
Mrs. William Costello of Ironton and her daughter Ann rescued seven year old Glenn Hatcher from Musk ingum College Lake after he floated face down. Mrs Costello improvised CPR on the bank with help from bystanders, reviving him. The boy had ventured beyond his depth during a swim yesterday.
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New Concord
Glenn Hatcher
Thomas Hatcher
Muskingum College Lake
William Costello
Ironton
State Auditor's Office
Ann
Hoover Resignation Rumor Denounced as Ridiculous
Attorney General Clark dismissed as ridiculous a Washington Times Herald report that J Edgar Hoover had resigned after a dispute over secret FBI reports used in Judith Coplon espionage trial. White House officials said no resignation, no entry into the case, prior to Clark and Ross comments.
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Judy Coplon
Archibald Palmer
FBI
Miss Coplon
Reeves
Washington
Clark
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington Times- Herald
Hoover
Judith Coplon
Times-Herald
Charles G. Ross
White House
Ross
Coplon
Justice Department
Fredric March
Hollywood
Ohio Municipal Courts Seek Unified Law System
In Columbus lawmakers move to consolidate 39 separate acts governing municipal courts into a single 34 section act. The Senate votes today while the House considers regional sewer and water districts and an equalization of real property values for tax purposes. A Sherman birthplace museum proposal also surfaces along with FEPC compromise efforts. a utility equipment ban bill fails in committee.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
House
Fred L. Hoffman
Hamilton
William Tecumseh Sherman
Lancaster
Senate House
FEPC
House Commerce and Transportation Committee
Food Poisoning Sickens Akron Women At Club Luncheon
Four of twenty Akron socialites sickened at a Woman's City Club luncheon were released from People's Hospital. Sixteen remain in fair condition. Health official Charles McDonald said turkey salad likely caused the illness.
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Akron
City Club
People’s Hospital
Charles McDonald
Akron Health Department
Dairy and Food Vision
Frigidaire layoffs total 4100 by July 1
Dayton officials of Local 801 United Electric Workers say General Motors Frigidaire Division will lay off 4100 workers by July 1, down from an earlier projection of 4800. Delco Products announced 100 recalled workers.
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Dayton
cIo
United Electric Workers
General Motors Frigidaire
Delco Products
Strike in 15th Day Hits Youngstown Bus Service
Youngstown's bus strike entered its 15th day with no sign of an end, leaving residents and commuters frustrated as delays and service cuts persist across the city.
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Youngstown
Russell Doubleday Dies at 77 Noted Publisher and Author
Glen Cove New York Russell Doubleday 77 longtime publisher author and executive at Doubleday Co dies last night He was part of the founding family and brother to Frank M Doubleday in the publishing house
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Glen Cove
N. Y
Russell Doubleday
Doubleday & Co
Frank M. Doubleday
Senate approves record high biennial Ohio budget bill
In Columbus Democrats push a record 2.46 billion dollar biennial budget with 646.8 million in one item ending two years of government funding starting July 1. The House passed 110 to 11 with a Republican bid to cut many line items defeated 65 to 61.
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Columbus
Ohio
House Finance Committee
Frank J. Latache
Senate
Drought Threats Endanger Opshires and Regions
A mid June heat wave and drought threaten crops and raise forest fire fears in Northeastern states. Death tolls rise in New England heat belt to 18 over three days, while North Texas floods claim 11. Midwest reports showers improving crops. Pacific Northwest faces fire risk. Temperatures reach 80s to 90s as New Jersey endures 24 days of drought.
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Chicago
New England
Texas
Pacific Northwest
Midwest
Minos
Michigan
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
New Jersey
Bank Robbers Trail Ends Near Bucyrus
A stolen car linked to a $2731 North Fairfield bank robbery was found abandoned in a field three-quarters of a mile southwest of Bucyrus last night at about 9:15. Deputies and farmers had spotted the car earlier. searches near Wooster failed to locate the robbers who fled after stealing the vehicle owned by Paul Van Zile of Rittman.
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Here
Fairfield
Ohio
Crawford County
Wooster
Paul van Zile
Rittman
Possible Merger Seen For Locomotive Locals
In Cleveland the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen began counting a membership vote on a merger with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Tabulation will take about three weeks with no partial results until late next week. The Engineers union will not finish its vote until September.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Bake Oven Explosion Halts Work at Bearing Company
A gas operated bake oven exploded at the National Motor Bearing Co plant in Van Wert injuring no one. The blast forced a temporary layoff of about 135 workers with repairs estimated at 20 000 dollars.Employees are expected to return next week.
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Van
Kentucky Policeman Found Dead in Street
CALHOUN Ky The night policeman of this McLean County seat was found dead in the street in front of the county courthouse yesterday. Preliminary examinations at the scene and Owensboro hospital indicated the officer died of a skull fracture and possible neck fracture. A physician said the body was struck with a blunt instrument.
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Calhoun
McLean County
Owensboro Hospital
Three Judge Court Overrules Objections To Officer Testimony
A three judge panel ruled on objections to testimony from an Army CID official in Grover Rawlins first degree murder trial. The officer testified about Rawlins statements and events at the Gifford home in Athens and Columbus, with defense cross examination ongoing.
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Clovce B. Rosen
Army Criminal Investigation
Grover FE. Rawlina
Army Criminal Investigation Department
Grover B. Rawlins
Cloyce B. Rosen
Eleanor Gifford
Wiechel
Rawlins
Fort Knox
Athens
Bowen
Rosen
T. Vincent Martin
Rowan
Harry Dodds, Jr
Jimmy Stewart
Columbus
Gifford
Miss Gifford
Rawlings
Stewart
Dodds
Martin
Missy Gifford
Dayton
Rowland
Army
Tie
Rawling
Bridgewater
Earl Dbd. Parker
Coal Czar Plans Slated for Probe
The Senate Banking Committee voted unanimously to probe a proposal to create a coordinator for a large portion of the Northern coal industry. Senator Maybank said the inquiry will begin Monday. Senator Robertson said operators fear monopolistic control similar to current law over miners.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Maybank
D-Sc
Robertson
D-Va
Man Jailed In Strike Incident
In Marion a man named Gene Edington was jailed on a charge of stabbing with intent to wound a picket from a telephone workers strike against Ohio Associated Telephone Co. The injured woman, Mrs. Gorsuch, alleged Edington struck her with a large pin. Detectives pursue links to shotgun attacks on labor figures in Detroit and other cities as they investigate possible connections to CIO UAW officials Walter and Victor Reuther.
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Marion
Gene Edington
Edington
Ohio Associated Telephone Co
Jo Goresuch
Gorsuch
Thomas&s. Mitchell
Detroit
Walter
Victor Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
James Blessington
Albert de Lamelile
Convicts Ordered Returned to WV Penitentiary
Cadiz report says two escaped inmates Stanley Sheftie 33 and John Waiykee 36 must be returned to West Virginia Penitentiary after a Harrison County court ruling. They were among 14 inmates who broke from Moundsville on June 3 and were recaptured near Cadiz June 5. Eddie Starcher 23 remains at large.
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Cadiz
West Virginia
Harrison County
Stanley Sheftie
John Waiykee
Moundsville
Here
Eddie Starcher
Coalition lines up against housing bill in Congress
A cross party coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats backed by calls for economy formed against President Truman's housing bill. The House rules committee voted 8 to 4 to clear the measure for immediate action, with a full House vote slated for next week.
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Washington
Truman
House Rules Committee
House
Truck Driver Killed After Hitting Train at Crossing
Medina reports a truck driver from Cleveland Thomas Fowler died when his truck struck the caboose of a Baltimore and Ohio freight train at a crossing and burst into flames. The fatal crash occurred today as Fowler's vehicle collided with the train.
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Medina
Thomas Fowler
Cleveland
Baltimore & Ohio
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