Senate Passes Mine Law With Teeth and Revenue
The Ohio Senate approved the strip mine control measure 29 to 0 and sent it to the House for quick concurrence. The emergency bill creates a reclamation division in the Agriculture Department, a five member review board, and sets licensing, bonding, and annual fees for operators plus penalties for violations. The act aims to restore farm life in eastern Ohio mining regions and benefits twenty six counties.
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Myo Maui
Senate
House
Lausche
Agriculture Department
Enforcement
Clingan Jackson
Jackson
Mechem
Blake
William M. Boyd
Cuyahoga
Edward Welsh
Montgomery
Fred L. Adams
Wood
Ray M. White
Holmes
Kenneth F. Berry
Coshocton
Jack Eaton
Lake
Paul Hinkle
Mercer
Kenneth L. Beckwith
Morgan
Legislature To Decide On FEPC Compulsory Bill
Ohio lawmakers near a final decision on a compulsory FEPC law with a conference report sending the measure to Gov. Lausche for signing. The compromise bill drops criminal penalties and allows a five member commission to order employer cease orders with court enforcement.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate Democrats
Senate House Conference Committee
Howard M. Metzenbaum
Cuyahoga
Frank L. Lausche
FEPC
Senate
Pc Commission
Typhoon Toll in Southern Japan Causes Massive Damage
The Welfare Ministry tallies 137 dead and 1086 missing after a fierce typhoon pounding Southern Japan. Police report 93 deaths with ship losses and widespread destruction of fishing fleets and homes.
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Tokyo
Welfare Ministry
Japan
Honshu
Japanese Marine Safety Board
Columbus Philharmonic Suspends for Season
The Columbus Philharmonic Association, hampered by debts, announced it would not play during the 1949 50 season to pay off about 15 000 in current obligations and resume activity in 1950 51 with a clean financial slate, said Lloyd A Pixley, president.
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Columbus
Columbus Philharmonic Assn
Lloyd A. Pixley
Prisoner Bolts From Hospital After Claim Of Fresh Air Cure
Pikeville Kentucky police pursue Chester Debord a 25 year old West Virginia prisoner diagnosed with lack of air who fled hospital after being rushed there for a side pain. He AWOLed while under guard prompting a chase and incident reports. In Tennessee a pair from Ohio were injured when their parked car rolled downhill striking them at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Pikeville
Chester De‘bord
West Virginia
John M. Justice
Debord
Justice
Gatlinsburg
Tenn
Charles S. Bruney
Lancaster
Ohio
William L. Young
Columbus
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Profits Drop Yet Remain High by Historical Standards
The Federal Reserve Bulletin reports first quarter 1949 corporate profit margins below 1948 but still high relative to earlier prosperous periods. It notes 1948 profits after taxes rose about 10 percent from 1947 and set a record, with gains mainly in manufacturing among large firms. Smaller firms faced declines in 1948 as profits cooled after wartime peaks.
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Washington —P
The
Federal Reserve Bulletin
More Controls Needed Says Barkley to Miami Jacobs Grads
Vice-President Alben W. Barkley told 295 Miami Jacobs Business College graduates that people will vote for leaders who provide social security unemployment insurance flood control required collective bargaining and federal regulation. He called for more government regulation as necessary inevitable and wanted by the people.
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Dayton
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Miami Jacobs Business College
Federal Trades Commission
Court Rejects Appeal of Toledo Slayer to Die
The Ohio Supreme Court rejected the appeal of James Osinski, 40, a Toledo triple slayer. He is slated for execution in the electric chair on July 22 after being convicted of killing his wife Loretta and his in laws Raymond and Louise Dimyer. He entered Ohio Penitentiary November 20, 1948, and had a prior stay during appeals.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
James Osinski
Toledo
Osinski
Loretta
Raymond
Louise Dimyer
Ohio
Dhe
Supreme Court
Dry spell threatens crops and forest fires in Northeast
A nationwide June heat wave presses dry conditions across New England New York and New Jersey. Farmers report millions in crop damage especially hay and vegetables while dairy potential risks rise. Forest fire danger prompts bans and water conservation efforts as scattered showers offer brief relief.
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Chicago
New England
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New York State
Gosport
Providence
R. L
Paul A. Dever
Ofassachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Perley T. Fitts
New Jersey Agriculture Department
Judith Coplon Love Tie Probed In Spy Trial
In New York the spy case of Judith Coplon advances with her claims that her relationship with Valentin Gubitchev explains why she and the Russian UN worker were frequently together. The Hiss perjury case resumes with word that he may testify soon. A separate trial of 11 Communists continues as Gilbert Green speaks about party policy shifts over a decade.
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New York
Judith Coplon
Justice Department
Russia
Valentine Gubitchev
United Nations
Alger Hiss
Hiss
U. S
Gilbert Green
Illinois
Communist Party
Workers Revolutionary
Housing Bill Debate Opens
Democrats open House debate on President Truman housing bill with a compromise to cut public housing units from 1 05 million to 810 000 in six years and reduce federal subsidies from 400 million to 308 million a year. The measure faces a strong economy bloc in the House as attendance leaves room for GOP Southern coalition.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
House
Newark unemployment office head dies at 53
John B. Gilbert 53, manager of the State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Newark office, died Tuesday from a heart ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
John B. Gilbert
State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
LaCorte pleads insanity in murder arraignment
John LaCorte, 50, of Glouster, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity at a common pleas court arraignment on a first degree murder charge. He is accused of fatally shooting Anna Lewis in a Glouster restaurant on June 10. The case stemmed from a May grand jury indictment.
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John LaCorte
Glouster
Common Pleas
LaCorte
Anna Lewis
Lewis
John Bolin
Bolin
Lima State Hospital
R. E. Bushong
Antioch Sends Textbook List to House Un American Activities
Antioch College announced it has sent a list of 670 textbooks to the House Un American Activities Committee. The list covers 31 courses in economics government sociology history and philosophy. Ohio universities including Cincinnati Ohio University Bowling Green and Oberlin also prepared submissions while Ohio Northern declined to provide materials.
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Yellow Springs
Antioch College
House Un-American Activities Committee
Antioch
Ohio
University of Cincinnati
Ohio University
Bowling Green State University
University of Toledo
Oberlin College
Ohio Northern University
House Committee
Van Wert man charged with murder in estranged wife slaying
Thomas P. Reedy 28 of Van Wert was charged with first degree murder Tuesday for the shooting death of his estranged wife Marcile 19 in her Celina home.
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Celina
Thomas P. Reedy
van Wert
Marcile
Ohio House OKs Real Estate Equalization Bill
The Ohio House passed a real estate tax equalization bill 90 to 26, sending it to the Senate. It would require the state board of tax appeals to equalize valuations by percent across counties with penalties for noncompliance, and a county auditor could face loss of funds if orders are ignored. Rural lawmakers opposed most, while leaders urged approval. The chamber also approved two other measures and a summer welcome resolution.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
Elton Kile
Madison
State Board of Tax Appeals
A. G. Lancione
Belmont
C. William O'Neill
Marietta
Three Injured In Accidents Near Gallipolis
Gravel roads caused two automobile crashes near Gallipolis with three people sustaining minor injuries. Eleanor Neal skidded on Bur nette Road and overturned. lacerations and bruises were reported. Passenger Dean Hayes also injured. Everett Noel, 42, Columbus, had facial bruises and a thumb injury after a Mill Creek Road crash. passenger fled.
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Gallipolis
Eleanor Jean Neal
Burnette Road
Route 35
State Highway Patrol
Neal
Dean Hayes
Bidwell
Holzer Hospital
Mill Creek
Everett Noel
Columbus
Investigation Indicates In Alabama Mob Ratings
Congress and the FBI may probe beatings by hooded white robed mobs in Alabama. Rep Battle says local authorities should handle the facts and warns federal intervention could complicate matters. He notes uncertainty over who is responsible and cites possible Klan links. The Ku Klux Klan offered $500 for proof of member involvement.
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Washington
Congress
FBI
Alabama
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Rep. Battle
D-Ala
Battle
Birmingham
Klan
Federated Ku Klux Klan
Ohio senator proposes 500 million in education and road fund
Senator David Meek proposes a constitutional amendment to create a 500 million fund for schools roads and grade crossings to be financed by bonds. If approved by the legislature the question goes to voters next November. Allocation would be 35 percent for roads 30 percent for grade crossings 20 percent for schools and 15 percent for county roads. Bonds to be retired by a gasoline tax truck tax and a sales tax renewal.
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Columbus
Ohio
David Meek
Ferguson
Guernsey
Firemen Injured In Washington Wharf Fire
Eight firemen were injured or overcome by smoke in a pre dawn blaze that swept roof sections of municipal fish wharves along the Potomac River. Fire Marshal Roy Warfield estimated damage at 25 000 to 50 000 mostly from water poured into waterfront restaurants. The fire was likely caused by spontaneous ignition.
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Washington
Potomac River
Roy Warfield
Auditor Suspended by Warren Council
Warren city council suspended Denton K. Murphy, city auditor, amid accusations he pilfered small sums for personal use, spent unappropriated funds, and appeared intoxicated during office hours.
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Warren Council
Warren
Denton K. Murphy
Foreign Glassware Embargo Sought by Labor Groups
Glass workers from Ohio West Virginia and New York urged an embargo on foreign glassware. Labor and management representatives from pottery pressed and blown glassware industries warned imports threaten jobs and business.
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Washington
Ohio
West Virginia
New York
Senate Panel Moves to Raise Minimum Wage to 75 Cents
A Senate Labor subcommittee voted unanimously to raise the federal minimum wage to 75 cents an hour and declined to extend the wage hour law to an additional 5 million workers or to retail employees. The seven member panel, led by Senator Pepper, signals likely full committee support for the measure amid broader calls to expand coverage.
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Washington
Senate Labor
Pepper
D-Fla
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Congress
Girls State Elects 16 Year Old Governor
In Columbus 1949 Buckeye Girls State Miss Joan Rankin 16 year old Withrow High School junior was elected governor as 422 girls voted. Observers credit Rankin's winning personality and leadership as key factors.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Joan Rankin
Withrow High School
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Truman Hits Red Policy In Germany
Secretary of State Acheson heads to the Senate to report on the Paris foreign ministers meeting and urge speedier action on the Atlantic Pact and arm program. President Truman warns against slackening in vital policy as he discusses Germany and four power aims for peace and unity.
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Washington
Acheson
Senate
Paria
Truman
Germany
Austria
Russia
Paris
Western Rmany
Potsdam
Sludge Killed Scioto Fish Near Chillicothe
Ohio Conservation Department tied sludge from a disposal plant to fish deaths along the Scioto River near Chillicothe last weekend. Warden L Clark Schilder from the Federal Reformatory and Tom Gallagher of the Conservation Division condemned the antiquated plant serving 1500 inmates and 300 Veterans Hospital residents, noting a prior condemnation by the Public Health Service. Gallagher estimated about 1500 fish killed, though the high river lessened the impact.
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Columbus
Ohio Conservation Department
Scioto River
Chillicothe
L. Clark Schilder
Federal Reformatory
Reformatory
Veterans’ Hospital
Camp Sherman
Tom Gallagher
Conservation Division
Gallagher
U.S. Public Health Service
Defense argues heat of passion in Ironton man’s killing of wife
In Columbus a defense in the first degree murder trial of Clay Patterson contends the 27 year old killed Elizabeth Patterson in the heat of passion after an argument at a grill when she refused to leave with him. Patterson told police he knew she was seeing another man.
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Columbus
Clay Patterson
Ironton
Louis A. Gertner
Elizabeth Patterson
Patterson
Robert A. Evans
John Todhunter
Market District
Gertner
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