McGranery Targets Justice Dept Cleanup After Kansas Aide Fired
Attorney General McGranery says the Kansas district attorney dismissal is part of a broader, quiet cleanup at the Justice Department. He details evidence of a $2000 cut from a $5000 fee in a pending tax case and announces a special grand jury to probe fees involving the Delite Company case.
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Washington
McGranery
U.S
Kansas
Justice Department
Lester Luther
Truman
Opera
Kan
Luther
Nicholas Lopes
Delite Company of
Toledo
Topeka
Lopes
Criminal Division
John J. Kendrick
Dolite Company
Atty
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Hunter Newbold Morris
Cricket Horde Threatens Austin Water Supply
A Mormon cricket swarm about 25 miles wide and 14 miles deep moved toward Austin 150 miles east of Reno. Residents, sheriff deputies, and three state agriculture inspectors halted the invasion a half mile from the water reservoir but ran out of poisoned mash. Later reports put the insects a quarter mile from the reservoir. The town fears water contamination. The Mormon cricket name dates to 1850 Utah swarms.
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Reno
Austin
State Department of Agriculture
Utah
Ohio Five Day Forecast Sees Warm Temperatures
Temperatures will run well above normal across Ohio with highs near 81 to 86 and early morning lows around 60 to 62. The period features a warmer Saturday and minor changes from Sunday to Wednesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms late tonight and Saturday and again Wednesday.
Soaring Taxes and the Presidential Hopefuls Debate Budget
The Associated Press surveys top contenders on taxes and the budget ahead of conventions. Truman opposes tax cuts, Taft pledges 15 percent cuts in year two, Eisenhower hints at a large budget shift, Russell favors sacrifice, Kefauver urges peace first. Harriman doubts southern blocs can carry Kefauver or Russell. Delegate tallies show Taft leads Republicans, Kefauver tops Democrats.
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Associated Press
Truman
Guyn
Robert Taft
Olio
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Russell
Georgia
Sen Estes Kefauver
Ten
Nesseee
Taft
Eisenhower
Kefauver
Russell
Averel Harriman
Posse
Harriman
Abilene
Ohio
Mt Pleasant man dies after electrocution incident
Logan Ohio area man Kenneth Rheinscheid 48 died at Hocking Valley Hospital after a fall from a utility pole when a rope tangled a transformer. He was an adviser for 4 H clubs and worked with Sun Glow Industries. Survived by wife Verna and children Erma and Kenneth Lee. Funeral Sunday Mt Pleasant Methodist Church. Burial Taunton Cemetery Pickaway County.
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Logan
Hocking County
Kenneth Rheinscheid
Mr Pleasant
Hocking Valley Hospital
John W. Doering
Rheinscheid
Rheinscheld
Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church
Ewing Grange
Sun Glow Industries, Inc
Verna
Erma
Kenneth Lee
Valentine Rheinscheid
William
Mt. Pleasant
Baker
Logen
Chauncey Riggs
Columbus
Mt Pleasant Methodist Church
Carroll Chesser
Charles Williams
Blacklick
Taunton Cemetery
Pickaway County
Pomeroy Flood Survey Authorized by House Panel
The House Public Works Committee authorized a preliminary investigation into flood control and water damage at Pomeroy Ohio. Army engineers will assess advisability of flood control improvements, water seepage damage from Gallipolis lock and dam construction, and whether local interests should be reimbursed. Estimated study cost is $2500.
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Washington
House Public Works Committee
Pomeroy
Army
Gallipolis
3000 Strike At Jet Plant
Cincinnati reports more than 3000 CIO United Automobile Workers joined AFL Machinists in a General Electric jet engine plant strike. They refused to crew pickup lines after 900 machinists struck Thursday, then voted to strike themselves. The walkouts halted about half of the nation’s jet engine capacity for military planes.
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Cincinnati
CIO United Automobile Workers Union
AFL
General Electric
Parole Granted for Derral F Bryan of Hocking County
Derral F Bryan of Hocking County receives parole from London Prison Farm effective July 28 after being sentenced for armed robbery. In Washington DC a fire at the British embassy caused about 10000 dollars in damage before containment.
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Columbus
Derral F. Bryan
Hocking County
London
Bryan
Washington
Rhodes Sued in 200000 Libel Action
A $200,000 libel suit was filed in Columbus against Mayor James A. Rhodes by Doyle Press Inc of West Jefferson. The firm publishes three weekly papers in Madison Union and Franklin Counties. Rhodes, Republican candidate for State auditor, says the action aims to silence him over exposures about State Auditor Ferguson and his adviser Doyle.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Doyle Press, Inc
West Jefferson
Doyle Press
Madison Union
Franklin Counties
Clarence J. Doyle
Joseph Ferguson
Rhodes
London
Doyle-Ferguson
Madison
Ferguson
Doyle
Fire damages Gru ber's Restaurant in Cleveland
A blaze spread through a ventilating system at Gru ber's Restaurant near Cleveland on Thursday, causing fire department to assess extensive interior damage and smoke exposure.
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Cleveland
Gruber’s
Bath and Bed And Quiet
Three year old Sherry Whippo was stuck by the drain grate while bathing. Doctors, police, and eight neighbors failed to free her until a plumber cut the drainpipe and freed the child. She slept after the ordeal as the crowd dispersed.
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Albany
Calif
Sherry Whippo
Sherry
Curbs Extension in House Votes Today
The wage price and rent control extension faces a critical vote in the House as Republicans and Southern Democrats press to shape terms. President Truman signals limited power to enforce Taft-Hartley measures while voicing caution over steelworkers’ obedience to court orders.
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Key House
Washington
House
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
Congress
CIO
United
Marines Get Expanded Role and Size in New Bill
A bipartisan bill to enlarge the Marine Corps and grant the commandant a voice on the Joint Chiefs of Staff passed Congress by unanimous vote and awaits President Truman's signature. The compromise preserves Navy independence while enabling expansion to 400 000 personnel in peacetime and grants new authority in war or emergency.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Truman
Stalin
Congress
Sen
Douglas
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Air Force
Sen. Hickenlooper (Brown
Senate
Navy
Joint Chiefs
Strikeless Armco Plant Reaches Pact in Middletown
Middletown Armco Steel Corp plant workers totaling about 0.4 employees agreed Thursday on a two year contract with wage increases and benefits averaging 25 cents an hour. The 5000 employees are represented by the Armco Employees Independent Federation. The pact runs from last April and may be reopened in June for wage adjustments.
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Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
Armco
Armeco
CIO
Hamilton
Piqua
Butler
Foreign Aid Bill Signed by President Truman
Washington President Truman signed the foreign aid bill totaling 46,447,730,750 dollars, declaring it the minimum for next year. Congress approved the principle of aid but voiced criticism of some aspects, with the measure setting a ceiling for military and economic assistance starting July 1 and future appropriations to follow.
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Washington
Truman
Quake Shakes Homes No Damage Reported
An early morning tremor in Athens County was judged mild with no injuries or serious damage. The quake lasted five to ten seconds at 4 40 a m and was felt in nearby towns including Zanesville and east of Columbus as residents reported shaking walls and rattling windows.
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Athens County
Associated Press
Joseph Joilette
Seismological Observatory
John Carroll University
Cleveland
Zanesville
Columbus
Richland Ave
Edgar Tuckerman
Tuckerman
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Mra Garnet Gall
Columbia Ave
Fra Welsh
Washington St
Jean Mellarg
Albany
Texas Eastern Transmission Co
Tennessee Gas Co
Palmer Sr
B. F Cutler
Roosevelt Drive
Virgil Junod
N. Shannon Ave
Belle Cornwell
State St
Harry Dalton
E. Washington St
Nelsonville
Newarshfield
Bill Beal
Houte 29
Slade
Margaret Webb
New Marshfield
Webb
H Bartlett
Nettonville
the Messenger
Barnett
Sabre jets claim damage and kills in Korea ambush
Six American Sabre pilots reported destroying two and damaging two of six Communist propeller planes south of the Manchuria North Korea border. The U S Fifth Air Force noted two possibly destroyed. Capt Frederick C C Blesse of Phoenix led one kill. Ground fighting eased around Chorwon and near Kumdong. Charlies V Pike, 59, of Dandee Pretzel estate assets reach 200000.
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Seoul
Korea
Manchuria
North Korea
U.S
Fifth Air Force
Sinuiju
Yalu River
Frederick CC. Blesse
Phoenix
Ariz
T-bone Hill
Chorwon
Kurneong
Man Dies in Slate Fall at Cheshire Coal Firm
Bert Mowery 43 of Cheshire Route 2 was killed and Ralph Kerrwood injured when a slate fall at Wood Coal Co operation Cheshire Township 10 45 am Wednesday crushed Mowery head and chest about three tons fell on him foreman Mowery son Carol Gee 18 outside mine taken home Theodore Whittington credited for entering after him mine owned by E M Wood Middleport coroner Dr D R Warehime ruled cause of death. Surviving wife Neva L Manley Mowery two daughters and several relatives funeral arrangements in Hobson Tabernacle burial Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery.
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Jallipolis
Bert Mowery
Cheshire Route 2
Ralph Kerrwood
Wood Coal Co
Cheshire Township
D. R. Warehime
Mowery
Gordon Fisher
Carol Gee
Theodore Whittington
Cheshire
Neva L. Manley Mowery
Connie A
Dorothy L
James Mowery
Thomas Fork
George
Poveroy
William
Willard
Clarence
Columbus
Edith Rakes
Rosie Snead
Adrian, Mich
Hobson Tabernacle
A. O. Cart
Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery
Rawlings-Coats
Middleport
Breakdown of Military Goods Amid Steel Strike Warned
Washington reports say a steel stoppage could halt or delay U S arms production from jet engines to atomic submarines within weeks. Defense officials note possible gaps in aircraft and ammunition supply, with urgent steps to move steel to defense plants while unions push through picket lines.
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Washington
Arma
Lovett
CIO Steelworkers
Pittsburgh
Defense
Defense Department
Department
E. W. Rawlings
Air Material Command
Eact
Navy
Geneeral Dynamics Corps
Solons Meet On Diamond
Washington Democrats and Republicans renew a four year old House baseball rivalry at Griffith Stadium sponsored by the Washington Evening Star to aid underprivileged children. Republican captain Rep C W Aunt Bishop of Illinois proclaims the Republicans will be the home team while Democrat captain Rep A S Heriong of Florida says the Democrats will play in traditional fashion for the next election year.
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Washington
Griffith Stadium
Washington Evening Star
AS. Heriong
Florida
Brannan allows wheat production amid surplus outlook
Secretary Brannan said 1983 wheat production may exceed demand due to a near record crop of 1 336 000 000 bushels and world conditions. no marketing quotas or allotments will be proclaimed despite the surplus. Also notes the Ohio Methodist Conference meets June 24 29 in Lakeside.
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Braneman
Tee Fe
Dees
Brannan
Lakeside
Northeast Ohio
The
Methodist Churcnh
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