GOP Platform Calls For Strong Military Action
Philadelphia dispatch reports a two ballot showdown among Dewey Taft and Stassen for the Republican presidential nomination. Delegates from Pennsylvania Massachusetts New Jersey and Illinois anticipate no big break before a third roll call on Thursday.
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Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Illinois
Taft
Judge OKs Lewis Plan For Pension For Miners
Judge Goldsborough rules the $100 monthly pension plan for United Mine Workers miners is reasonable and proper. The decision allows $5 million set aside from a $45 million welfare fund and confirms eligibility for retirees 62 with 20 years’ work, including those not employed by operators party to the 1947 contract.
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Goldsborough
UMW
Lewis and Bridges
van Horn
Policy Framers Approve Public Housing and Civil Rights Plan
Philadelphia dispatch notes Republican platform framers conclude a 2400 word 1948 platform pledging internationalism strong defense and civil rights. It backs federal housing aid with limits and calls for anti lynching legislation and equal employment policies while urging constitutional changes and statehood for territories.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
GOP Resolutions Committee
Carroll Reece
Resolutions Committee
Lodge
Israel
Michigan
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Vandenberg
United Nations
Department of National Defense
Truman
Fair Employment Practice Commission
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
House
Iit
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Meigs Official Offers Aid in Prosecution Funding
Meigs County Commissioner Dana Hartinger pledged Monday to authorize up to 5000 dollars for legal help if the prosecutor needs it to pursue indictments returned by the grand jury. He insisted he has done nothing wrong and would not seek trial outside Meigs County. Indictments include embezzlement and multiple conspiracy to defraud charges against Hartinger and a relative, J. E. D. Hartinger.
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Dana Hartinger
Meigs County
Dana Peoples
Hartinger
Dan Hartinger
J. E. D. Hartinger
Toy Maker Faces Unique NLRB Order Over Plant Move
The NLRB ordered Howard Rome to restore the Akron toy factory or hire 28 Akron workers at Kenton after finding Rome Products Co and Kenton Plastic Corp guilty of unfair labor practices. The move, labeled an unlawful lockout aimed at avoiding union bargaining, followed a shift from Akron where 48 were employed to Kenton with 28 remaining at closure.
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National Labor Relations Board
Howard Rome
Akron
Kenton
United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers
CIO
Rome Products Co
Kenton Plastic Corp
Rome
New Company Formed By Logan Investors
The Associated Press reports the incorporation of the Hocking Valley Solvents Company with 250 shares no par common stock. Incorporators are Edith Gaffin Milda S Meyers and Carlos A Gaffin with Harley Meyers attorney at 52 S Mulberry St Logan.
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Hocking Valley Solvents Company
Edith Gaffin
Milda S. Meyers
Carlos A. Gaffin
Harley Meyers
S. Mulberry St
Logan
Israeli Army Fights Irgun Over Arms Ship Landing
Irgun Zvai Leumi clashes with the Israeli army amid a bid to land an arms ship at Natanya. The LST was redirected to Tel Aviv Bay and grounded near UN headquarters as arms import faced a UN armistice ban. The confrontation threatens civil war in the new state.
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Zvai Leumi
Army of Israel
LST
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Tel Aviv Bay
United Nations
U.N
Boy 10 Is 48th Local Traffic Fatality of 1948
Cleveland police report John D. Clement Jr aged 10 was killed yesterday when his borrowed bicycle collided with a tractor trailer. Eugene Landon a 53 year old laborer died in hospital from injuries after being struck by an automobile on June 9. He is the 48th local traffic fatality of 1948, up from 36 on the same date last year.
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Cleveland
John D. Clement, Jr
Eugene Landon
Killer of Bus Driver Sentenced in Akron
Har ris, 36, pleads guilty to first degree manslaughter in the death of Akron bus driver Richard I. Williams 35 during an argument over which door to use as an exit. He faces one to 20 years in Ohio Penitentiary.
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Akron
Harsper F. Harris
Ohio
Common Pleas
Richard I. Williams
Court Ruling Favors Labor Union Editors
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Taft Hartley act does not bar publications funded by unions or corporations from taking sides in political campaigns. Editors for labor unions may express political views using union or corporate funds.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Rabies Inoculation Authority Questioned In Ohio ruling
Columbus reports the state attorney general ruled that a county auditor cannot require dog inoculation against rabies before licensing. The decision, issued yesterday by Attorney General Hugh Jenkins, clarifies local enforcement limits.
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Hugh
Jenkins
Ohio Republicans Launch Blitz For Taft Nomination
Ohio Taft volunteers flood state delegations to win ballots as Dewey rivals. Taft aide campaign targets officials businessmen and editors, while credentials fights shift seating of Georgia Mississippi delegations. Arizona and California in nominating order questions as Taft and Dewey vie for first nomination. Taft reception draws about 5000 at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel hosted by Bricker Brown and Kennedy Brown.
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Credentials Committee
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Benjamin Franklin Hotel
Bricker
Brown
Fred H. Johnson
Katharine Kennedy Brown
Buckeye Boys State Names Eleven Honorary Colonels
Eleven more honorary colonels of Buckeye Boys State were appointed at Ohio Wesleyan University as the week-long conference ended. Governor Jack Mason announced the selections for conscientious and excellent work, naming James Burley of Crooksville State Director of Education and Leroy Slusser of Marietta State Health Director among others.
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Delaware
Buckeye Boys State
Ohio Wesleyan University
Jack Mason
James Burley
Crooksville
Leroy Slusser
Marietta
Methodist Conference Opens in Cleveland
The Northeast Ohio Conference of the Methodist Church opened its 10th annual session in Cleveland with more than 1,000 delegates expected for six days. Bishop and Mrs H Lester Smith of Columbus will be honored at services Friday as Smith retires following the conference.
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Lakeside
Northeast Ohio
the Methodist Church
H. Lester Smith
Columbus
Smith
State Tax Department To Aid County Auditors
Ford Becker of the State Department of Taxation announced three meetings with county auditors this week. The efforts aim to help valuate property for tax purposes in Bucyrus Ravenna and New Philadelphia.
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State Tax Department
Columbus
Ford Becker
State Department of Taxation
Bucyrus
Ravenna
New Philadelphia
Union, firms to press on wage talks in Columbus
Representatives of the AFL Teamsters Union and 55 Columbus freight hauling firms agreed last night to continue negotiations in a wage dispute.
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Columbus
AFL Teamsters Union
Buckeye Girls' State elects governor today
Buckeye Girls State delegates choose a governor in today's vote while nine bobby soxers filed gubernatorial nominating petitions yesterday.
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Columbus
Buckeye Girls
Extended Forecast for Columbus Warm Period Ahead
Temperature will average 3 to 6 degrees above normal with a normal high 77 and low 57. Warmer midweek and generally warm afterward. Precipitation ranging from near the Eastern Lake Ontario area to 1 inch in Western Lake Erie with showers and thunderstorms most days. Heaviest rain likely Thursday and over the weekend.
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Columbus
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
UAW Rejects IH Contract Offer Over Small Raise
The CIO United Auto Workers union rejected the International Harvester Company contract offer of an 11 cent per hour raise.
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Chicago
CIO
United Automobile Workers Union
International Harvester Company
Checks Approved for World War II Bonus in Ohio
Ohio's sinking fund commission met to approve issuance of 7.8 million dollars in World War II bonus checks for Ohioans.
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Philadelphia
Ohio
State Sinking Fund Commission
Holdup Slayer Receives Second Life Sentence
Canton Ohio resident John Haley was sentenced to life imprisonment for the hold up slaying of confectioner William Karam on October 14, 1945. The U S Supreme Court reversed a prior conviction, ordering a new trial for due process issues. Haley had been found guilty of second degree murder on May 13.
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John Haley
State Penitentiary
William Karam
Canton Confectioner
US Supreme Court
Haley
Sodium Fluoride Use Clarified by Hygienist
Columbus report quotes H B Millhoff head of Ohio Dental Hygiene Division stating direct application is the only effective method to reduce tooth decay from sodium fluoride. He denounces toothpaste and mouthwash products containing fluoride as utterly worthless for prevention.
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Columbus
H. B. Millhoff
Ohio
Dental Hygiene Division
Polio Refresher Courses Funded For Cleveland Staff
A $100000 grant from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis will enable Western Reserve University to offer two week refresher courses in polio to physicians therapists and nurses.
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Cleveland
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Western Reserve University
National Guard ranks swell amid draft bill wait
The National Guard swells with new recruits as draft legislation awaits President Truman signature. Officials expect growth until signing, with exemptions for current Guard and reserve members. Draft details outline registrants 18 to 25, possible exemptions, deferments, and early enlistment options.
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National Guard
Washington
Truman
Guard
Armed Forces
Organized Reserve
Three Addresses Planned Tonight at Republican Convention
In Philadelphia the 8 p m program opens with a permanent chairman from House Speaker Martin Mass present, followed by former President Hoover and then Representative Katharine St. George of New York delivering addresses.
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Philadelphia
Martin
Mass
Hoover
Katharine St. George
N. Y
Industrial Jobs Slump in Ohio Spring Report
Ohio industry payrolls fell two percent in April from March with a three percent drop statewide versus March and Akron Toledo Youngstown and Dayton posting notable declines. Toledo led with eight percent payroll losses while food products rose five percent and employment by one percent.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Akron
Toledo
Youngstown
Dayton
Food Products
Pen Shakeup Is Announced
In Columbus Warden Ralph W. Alvis announced staff changes at the Ohio Penitentiary. Six officers were reassigned including Lt. Henry Barnes, with a new pay scale adding 25 to 75 dollars monthly for supervisory officers starting July 1. A separate murder trial began for Paul R. Skarpasis, charged with stabbing his cellmate on April 24.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ralph W. Alvis
Alvis
Henry Barnes
Civil Service Commission
Paul R. Skarpusis
Canton
Ohio Penitentiary
Chrysler raises prices on Plymouth and Dodge cars
Chrysler Corp increased prices on passenger cars to dealers. Plymouth models gain 40 to 50 dollars while Dodge line shows an average rise of about 2 percent.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Blast Kills Three at Hercules Powder Plant
A series of loud explosions tore through a section of the Hercules Powder Co plant at Kennil New Jersey yesterday. Three men were killed and two were injured in the blast.
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N.J
Hercules Powder Co
Dean of Clergy Samuel Marquis Dies in Detroit
The Rev. Samuel S. Marquis, 82, dean of Michigan Episcopal clergy, died Monday night after a long illness.
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Detroit
Samuel S. Marquis
Michigan
Episcopal
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