Dewey Picks Warren as Running Mate in 1948 Ticket
In a rapid rundown of the 1948 campaign, Dewey selects Warren as his running mate. Across the Atlantic Berlin tensions escalate as Russia blocks food and electricity to Western zones while Bevin defends Allied stance. The Warsaw conference calls for a provisional all German government and four power control, amid German unity talks. In the Middle East Egypt violates a UN truce by bombarding Jewish settlements, and a UN mediator cites damage from an Egyptian fighter plane.
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U.S
Berlin
Germany
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Lucius D. Clay
Europe
Warsaw
Israel
Egypt
United Nations
Negev
Folker Bernadotte
U.N
Dewey Warren Ticket Named For 1948 Presidential Race
The 1948 Republican convention confirmed Thomas E. Dewey as the nominee and California Governor Earl Warren as running mate after a night of conferences. Ohio Senator Bricker appeared unlikely to join the ticket, with Dewey weighing long-range strategy and party unity.
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Philadelphia
Ohio
Thomas E. Dewey
John W. Bricker
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
California
Warren
Earl Warren
Rep
George Bender
Oregon
Lamar Tooze
Irving M. Ives
New York
Washington
Taft
Stassen
Vandenberg
GOP
Carroll Reece
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Dwight Green
Raymond Baldwin
Connecticut
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Douglas MacArthur
Republican Party
Joe R. Hanley
Albany
Michigan
Raymond A. Baldwin
Baldwin
Health Education Lag In Schools Is Claimed
Mrs. Litta Roberson of Columbus argues that hygiene health and sex education programs in U S schools lag due to parental conservatism Her view is that wartime experience shifted parent interest ahead of standard school aims in the field Roberson directs the health and community planning committee of the Ohio Farm Bureau PAU.
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Oxford
Litta Roberson
Columbus
Roberson
Ohio Farm Bar- Pau
Sisters Die in Auto Train Crash in Forest
Two sisters Madeline Musgrave 16 and Marjie 13 died when their car was struck by a New York Central train in Forest. The Musgrave family from Delaware Township Hancock County suffered the father's back injuries.
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Forest
New York Central
Madeline Musgrave
Marjie
Harvey Musgrave
Delaware Township
Hancock County
Auto Workers Counter Ford Wage Hike Offer
The CIO United Auto Workers countered Ford Motor Company’s 11 14 cent wage rise with revised demands worth at least 28 cents more per hour. A UAW spokesman said the higher demands would cost Ford at least an additional 28 cents an hour.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Company
UAW
Ford
Draft bill signed and draft registration planned
President Truman signed the two year selective service bill marking the start of the second peacetime draft. A $10 billion defense boost was approved to reach 2,000,000 military personnel. Registration is to begin after local boards are organized, possibly August 16, with draftees trained from September 22 onward.
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Truman
Navy
Air Force
Mr. Truman
National Guard
Defense
Forrestal
Area War Dead Are Returned From Pacific
Four messenger area war dead are being returned aboard the United States Army Transport Sergeant Morris E. Crain. A total of 110 remains are being returned per next of kin in Ohio. From this district: Pfc. Eugene C. Canaday Gallipolis, Pfc. Carl FE. McGuire Crown City, Pvt. Harold S. Larson Letart Falls, Sgt. Manning T. Seyfried Pomeroy. Arrival of the vessel to be announced.
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United States Army
Morris E. Crain
Department of the Army
Ohio
Eugene C. Canaday
Army
Gallipolis
Carl FE. McGuire
Crown City
Harold S. Larson
Letart Falls
Manning T. Seyfried
Pomeroy
Slayer of Cellmate In Ohio Pen Gets Life
Paul R. Skarpusis, 25, of Canton was convicted of first degree murder in the knife slaying of cellmate Andy Nahalka, 27, of Pike County. The jury spared mercy but life imprisonment is mandatory.
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Columbus
Paul R. Skarpusis
Canton
Ohio
Andy Nahalka
Pike County
Skarpusis
Chillicothe Man Named By Traveller's Group
Edwin A. Robbins of Chillicothe was named supreme counselor of the United Commercial Travelers of America yesterday, succeeding Allard F. Brophey of Montreal. Robbins is the first Ohioan to hold the post in the last 50 years.
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Columbus
Edwin A. Robbins
Chillcothe
United Commercial Travelers of America
Allard F. Brophey
Montreal
Canada
Robbins
Weather outlook for Columbus from the region forecast
Temperature in Columbus regions should run 2 to 4 degrees above normal with east highs near 78 and west 82 and lows around 58 to 61. Cooler Saturday, warmer Sunday, then cooler again by Tuesday with about a quarter inch total precipitation and scattered showers or thunderstorms mainly Sunday and Tuesday.
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Columbus
Truman Signs Dental Research Bill For National Institute
President Truman signed a bill creating a dental research program backed by 750000 dollars yearly. The act also authorizes 2000000 dollars for a building for the National Institute of Dental Research, a Public Health Service agency. The measure was sponsored by Representative Brehm of Ohio.
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Washington
Truman
National Institute of Dental Research
Public Health Service Agency
Rep. Brehm
R-O
Columbus Windstorm Wrecks Two Planes
A ten minute windstorm at Port Columbus wrecked two planes and dumped a parked cargo ship on a navy trainer. No injuries reported. The cargo ship belonged to Slick Airways of San Antonio Texas. Wind gusts peaked at 65 miles per hour.
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Columbus
Port Columbus
Navy
Slick Airways
San Antonio
Texas
Wage talks resume in East Liverpool strike
Representatives of Valley Motor Transit Co and its 127 AFL drivers resumed wage negotiations in East Liverpool to end a 19 day walkout.
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East Liverpool—(P
Valley Motor Transit Co
AFL
Pay ruling limits unemployment when quitting for new city
The Board of Review of the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation ruled yesterday that you cannot collect jobless pay if you quit work to move to another city with no suitable jobs.
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Columbus
Board of Review of the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Truman Choice Not Assured By States Rights Rally
Gov. Ben Laney said nomination of President Truman as Democratic standard bearer is not assured. He noted eight states’ delegates planned a states rights caucus before the convention and predicted the Dewey victory would push civil rights laws, urging Democrats to reject Truman at Philadelphia.
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Ohio
John W. Bricker
Dudley A. White
Norwalk
Bricker
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
Thomas J. Herbert
Cochairman
New York
Buckeye
Dewey
Herbert
U.S. Senate
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Senate
Washington
Murray Bay
Quebec
Marianna
Ark
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Truman
States Rights Democrats
South
Laney
Girl's Mother Is Indicted for Poison Death
CINCINNATI Mrs. Mary Clay Watts 43 was indicted by the grand jury on a first degree murder charge in the death of her 11 year old daughter Barbara Ann. The indictment alleges she unlawfully caused the death by poison on May 15. Watts was arrested June 13 after the coroner listed the death as homicide and an autopsy showed mercurial and barbiturate poison.
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Cincinnati
Mary Clay Watts
Barbara Ann
Nelson Schwab
Nine Blood Donors Sought for Logan Man
The Red Cross appealed for blood donors for Ear Soliday 43 of Logan who is being treated for leukemia at White Cross Hospital. Nine donors are needed to replace blood used and many more for Soliday’s future transfusions. he has had eight so far.
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Columbus
The
Red Cross
Logan
White Cross Hospital
Hosital
Soliday
Ruling Spurs Demurrers in Summit County Bingo Case
Three demurrer actions have been filed in Summit County Common Pleas Court after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that bingo games are legal if not played for the operator's profit.
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Akron
Summit County Common Pleas Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Look of loyalty from Frances Dewey at Dewey nomination
Hal Boyle observes Mrs. Frances Hutt Dewey in the Sydney of Philadelphia as her husband Thomas E. Dewey wins the Republican nomination. Her proud gaze signals shared triumph and devotion in a crowd of 14 000. The piece reflects on wifely support and personal loyalties across the party race and contrasts with Senator Vandenberg’s potential bid and Mrs Taft’s quieter relief.
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Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Hal Boyle
Philadelphia
Tom
Tom Dewey
Frances Hutt Dewey
Wood dealer dead Columbus legend Pryor passes away
William M. Pryor of Columbus longtime president of the William M. Ritter Lumber Co died yesterday at Mt. Carmel Hospital. He was reputed the world’s largest hardwood lumber dealer.
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Columbus
William M. Pryor
Mt. Carmel Hospital
William M. Ritter Lumber
Ohio Daughters of Union Veterans Elect Mary Bennett President
In Columbus the Ohio Daughters of Union Veterans elected Mrs. Mary Bennett of Canton as president during the closing session of their annual encampment.
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Columbus
Ohio Daughters of Union Veterans
Mary Bennett
Canton
Barbara Ford Engaged to Robert Walker
Hollywood announces the engagement of Barbara Ford daughter of film director John Ford to actor Robert Walker. The pair become publicly linked as planned nuptials draw attention from the industry.
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Hollywood
Barbara Ford
John Ford
Robert Walker
Soft coal contract talks near closure with rough edges
Washington reports negotiators for John L. Lewis and the soft coal operators made progress toward a strike-avoiding agreement. Officials said wage and welfare fund provisions were agreed, with operators reportedly willing to grant UMWA a dollar-a-day wage raise and to double the ten cent per ton welfare fund royalty, a move that would add about 100 million dollars yearly to the fund.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Truman
Board of
United Mine Workers
United Mine
Tanker Fenris Crew Rescued After Fire and Explosions
A 44 man crew was rescued at sea from the Norwegian tanker Fenris after a fire and series of explosions swept the ship. The vessel, 9,804 tons, was abandoned 649 miles northwest of Brest, France, as rescue vessels sped to the scene.
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New York
Brest
France
Hi Y Convention Oxford Arrival Expected for National Meet
About 850 high school age boys and girls are expected to arrive here today and tomorrow for the national Hi Y conference.
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Oxford
Allocation method hit Cincinnati tax channelling
The Ohio Firefighters Association criticizes the current method used to allocate state sales tax money as inadequate and unfair, urging a review and reform.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Firefighters Association
Allied Non-Theatrical Film Association Begins Meet in Cincinnati
The Allied Non-Theatrical Film Association Inc. opened its first regional meeting in Cincinnati today, gathering members for a series of sessions and discussions on nonprofit film presentation and distribution.
Convention Opens Ohio Moose Assembly In Cincinnati
The Ohio Moose Association opened its annual state convention in Cincinnati with about 5,000 members expected to attend. Local organizers touted plans for sessions, workshops, and community service programs through the gathering.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Moose Association
MacArthur Awarded Belgian Honors in Tokyo Today
General MacArthur received the Belgian Croix de Guerre of World War II and was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown, Belgium's highest honor, in Tokyo today.
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MacArthur
Tokyo
General MacArthur
Order of the Crown
Belgium
Fire in Japan destroys 120 buildings northeast of Tokyo
Wind fueled a blaze last night in northeast Tokyo area destroying 120 buildings. Kyodo News Agency reports damage estimated at about 1 million dollars.
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Japan
Tokyo
Kyodo
Missionaries Needed as India Seeks Help
The North East Ohio Conference of the Methodist Church told attendees last night that India needs American missionaries more than ever before. Local church leaders urged support, citing rising needs and the mission board’s call for assistance.
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Lakeside
India
North-East Ohio
The
Methodist Church
Lightning Strikes Man in Hot Springs
John L. Morrissey, 68, of Cleveland, was killed by lightning while outdoors in Hot Springs. The incident occurred yesterday as he was exposed to a storm, authorities reported.
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Man Hot Springs
John L. Morrissey
Cleveland
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