Shiloh Wreck Unavoidable Says Witness
Witness Floyd B. Carter, chief engineer, testified the New York Central St. Louis Special derailment was unavoidable if a crossover switch had not failed to divert the eastbound train. He said an open switch west of the crash would have thrown the train off the rails as it neared the crossover at about 70 mph, with the lead wheels lifting before the locomotives left the track.
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Shelby
New York Central
St. Louis
Floyd B. Carter
Plymouth
Associated Press
Carter
Miners Idle Amid Taft Hartley Labor Turmoil Nationwide
As Congress overrode Truman’s veto the Taft Hartley act sparks a massive coal mine idle period with over 250,000 workers idling across 11 states. CIO leaders draft compliance plans while unions await further action. Pennsylvania leads in idle miners with 64,200 as steel and rail sectors face fuel shortages.
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Pittsburgh
U.S
Naval Coal Mines Adminstration
Congress
Truman
Afl-United Mine Workers
Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Lee Pressman
AFL
William Green
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Illinois
Kentucky
Alabama
Virginia
Tennessee
Ohio
Indiana
Utah
Colorado
Wheeling Steel Corp
Wheeling
W. Va
East
Steubenville
Sharon Steel Corp
Farrell, Pa
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Geneva Steel Co
Birmingham
Ala
Chesapeake & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
Eastern
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Central Ohio
Norfolk & Western
New York Central
Hocking Valley
Athens
Central High School Stadium
Columbus
Alan Haywood
Jack Kroll
National Pac
William Lavelle
Ohio Cio Council
Traffic Safety Parleys Open At Columbus
More than 350 city managers police officials safety and service directors school superintendents and Auto Club executives gathered for the annual Ohio Traffic Safety Conference to discuss boosting public interest in pedestrian and motorist safety. Murray D Shaffer state highway director and general chairman planned to present Ohio ideas from the nationwide program announced in Washington last week.
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Ohio
Auto Club
Murray D. Shaffer
Washington
Kenton 5 Year Old Dies In Accidental Revolver Shot
Police report says Kenton Perry Lee Haudenschield, age 5, was killed yesterday by a bullet accidentally discharged from a revolver held by his 13-year-old uncle Franklin Haudenschield. Chief Clarence Sheldon announced the incident.
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Kenton
Perry Lee Haudenschield
Franklin Haudenschield
Clarence Sheldon
Monument to Roosevelt in Georgia Sparks Debate
SAM SIMMONS criticizes plans for a Georgia monument taller than the Washington Memorial to honor Franklin D. Roosevelt. He argues the historical verdict on Roosevelt is premature and denounces portraying him as a peace-maker for actions leading to World War II.
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George Washington
United States
Georgia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Germany
Hitler
Mr. Roosevelt
Charlie McCarthys
Blame for Asylum Deaths Placed on Ohio Citizens
Three deaths from scalding at Cleveland State Hospital prompted Superintendent E H Crawfis to fault Ohio citizens for underfunding the facility. Coroner Samuel R Gerber called deaths accidental due to inadequate staff and equipment, noting 200 attendants for 2500 patients but needing 400 to 500 attendants and 20 plus doctors. He cited low wages as a barrier to hiring qualified staff.
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Cleveland
Cleveland State Hospital
E. H. Crawfis
Ohio
Anna Lace
Mark Lombardo
Moses Maxwell
Andrew Seidle
Samuel R. Gerber
Gerber
Crawfis
Three Powers Meet Today Over Aid Talk in Paris
In Paris British Foreign Secretary Bevin French Foreign Minister Bidault and Soviet Molotov gather to draft a common response to Marshall Plan aid for European reconstruction. U S Under Secretary Clayton outlines U S preferences for self help before aid, including resource sharing and pooling of industrial equipment fuel and energy.
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Paris
Britain
France
Russia
United States
Ernest Bevin
Georges 3Idault
V. M. Molotov
U. S
George C. Marshall
William S. Clayton
Better Pastor Training Set for BU The ology
Alumni of the Boston University School of Theology heard plans for better minister training. Dr. William H. Stewart noted the church must support leadership training institutions and set definite goals to attract dedicated, well trained candidates for the ministry.
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Lakeside
Boston University School of Theology
William H. Stewart
Police chief to review infant deaths data in cross city plan
Massillon police chief Stanley W. Switter said he would take all data connected with the killing of two infants at City Hospital on June 6 to Cleveland for a review with Davis L. Cowles, Cleveland police superintendent. He seeks a criminal analysis of findings to date.
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Massillon
Stanley W. Switter
City Hospital
Cleveland Today
Davis L. Cowles
Cleveland Police Department
Warmer and Humid Weather Arrives Across Region
A warming trend brought 77 degrees by 9:15 a.m with higher highs. A cooling breeze faded with Thursday reaching a high of 86 and a low of 57 as rains raised the Hocking River to 3.53 feet. Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France reports the figures.
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C. N. France
Hocking River
Columbus Extended Weather Forecast Cites Near Normal Temperatures
Columbus forecast shows temperatures near normal with highs around 79 and lows near 60. Little change through Sunday, cooler start to next week, and precipitation near a quarter inch mainly from Sunday thunder showers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Des Moines Flood Threatens Iowa Communities
The flood stricken Midwest faces further danger as rivers in Iowa Nebraska Missouri and Illinois rise toward record crests. Ottumwa and Eddyville IA again face Des Moines River flooding while the Raccoon River brings Iowa's highest water in 44 years. Boonville MO reports 31.3 feet in the greatest flood in 103 years. Thousands flee Rule NE floodplain as 2,000 are homeless along the Mississippi. in Des Moines two missing and about 1,800 homeless.
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Des Moines
Midwest
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Illinois
Ottumwa
Eddyville
Boonville
Rule
Neb
Mississippi
Aid Sought to Clear Ohio Tornado Wreckage
Vienna area volunteers appeal for men and boys to help remove debris after a tornado. The Vienna Volunteer Fire Department and the Vienna Grange sponsor a two day cleanup with victims in hospitals and elderly residents living under tarpaulins.
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Youngstown
Vienna
Vienna Volunteer Fire Department
Vienna Grange
Economy probe bill passed unanimously in House
The House approved without opposition a bill to form a 12 member commission to audit all government agencies for economy, efficiency and better service. Senate action mirrors the measure already passed. Sponsor is Rep. Brown of Ohio.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rep. Brown
Ohio
Registration Slackens For GI Bill Students
Washington The Veterans Administration reported that more World War II veterans quit school in May than enrolled in GI Bill courses. It marked the first drop since the program began, though the agency expects new registration peaks next fall and winter.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Cambridge businessman Ross Hockenberry dies at 51
Ross W. Hockenberry a Cambridge businessman aged 51 died yesterday in the city. He was a prominent local figure and active in business circles. The obituary notes his long career and involvement with area commerce.
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Cambridge
Ross W. Hockenberry
Camprea
Yesteray
China Asks U S for Arms Help in Surging Civil War
China’s Nationalist government seeks U S arms and economic aid as Communist forces advance in Manchuria and North China. Nanking officials urge weapon supplies from American surplus stocks and front manufacturers, with a decision expected from President Truman and Secretary Marshall.
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Washington
China
United States
Manchuria
Nanking
Truman
Marshall
S. C. Wang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Russia
Europe
Latin America
Herbert Signs Parking Lot and Housing Bills
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert signed a measure allowing Ohio cities to condemn property for off street parking lots with a required two year sale to private buyers and a ten year parking use. He also signed a bill enabling six state supported universities to form housing commissions to purchase land and build dormitories.
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Columbus
Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
Gov. Herbert
Petition to rename Basil and Baltimore to Baseball Ohio
Petitions filed in Lancaster common pleas court seek to rename the Basil and Baltimore township to Baseball Ohio. Six hundred sixteen signers claim to represent three fourths of the township population. Judge Harry Kilburger scheduled a hearing for September 9.
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Baltimore
Fairfield County
Baseball
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Lancaster
Basil
Harry Kilburger
Hit-Skip Motorboat Injures Former Chief
Robert E. Wynn a 57 year old former Columbus police chief was hit by a hit-skip motorboat at Buckeye Lake and severely injured. He remained in serious condition at Lancaster Hospital after being rescued by another boat’s occupants.
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Lancaster
Robert E. Wynn
Columbus
Lancaster Hospital
Wynn
Buckeye Lake
Ohio flood control bill sent to Congress
Congress received a flood control measure with more than 6 million dollars for Ohio works. Key items include 2 million for the Dillon Dam near Zanesville, 1.4 million for the Portsmouth New Boston flood wall, 1.8 million for Delaware reservoir, 850 thousand for Cincinnati flood defense, and 600 thousand for Newport across the Ohio River.
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Congress
Ohio
Dillon
Zanesville
House Appropriations Committee
Portsmouth-New Boston
Delaware
Columbus
Cincinnati
Newport
Ohio River
Army Engineers
McGregor
Rep
Griffiths
Muskingum Conservancy District
House Public Works
Army
War Department Budget Cut Recommended by House Committee
The House Appropriations Committee advised a reduction of 11.4 percent and 443,540,231 dollars in the civil functions budget of the War Department, reporting to the House that 339,186,869 dollars remain allocated.
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Washington—(P
War Department
House Appropriations Committee
House
Buckskin School Chief Quits After 21 Years
SOUTH SALEM, CO. E. G. Shaw resigns as Buckskin Valley schools superintendent after 21 years in the post. Shaw, who coached Buckskin basketball to 10 county tournament championships, will become superintendent of Beaver Creek schools in Green County near Xenia.
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South Salem, CO
E. G. Shaw
Western Ross Village
Buckskin Valley
Shaw
Beaver Creek
Green County
Xenia
Powhatan UMW Leader Electrocuted at Home
Henry Wright 44, president of the United Mine Workers Powhatan local, died yesterday when electrocuted during home repair work. His widow and five children survive.
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Powhatan, O
Henry Wright
United Mine Workers’ Powhatan Local
Peach Orchardists See Biggest Ohio Harvest
Peach growers in Erie Ottawa and Sandusky counties predict the largest harvest in state history as trees hold more fruit than can be thinned. Extension horticulturist Frank Beach notes heavy set requires labor to thin, with trees bearing over 10 000 peaches each and concerns over remaining surplus fruit. Erie County agent Joe Di Franco cites labor shortages hindering thinning efforts.
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Sandusky
Erie
Ottawa
Frank Beach
Joe di Franco
Erie County
Ship Strike Spread Seen Across Major Atlantic Yards
New York union leader Charles A. Leone warns 5,000 more ship repair and construction workers will join the existing 40,000 walkout tomorrow. He cites 4,000 from Federal Dry Dock in Kearney New Jersey and 1,000 from Sullivan Drydock in Brooklyn striking Monday. Bethlehem Steel Co. yards and Atlantic Basin Iron Works remain shut as deadlock endures.
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New York
Charles A. Leone
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
CSO
Leone
Federal Drydock Co
Kearney
N.J
Sullivan Drydock Co
Brooklyn
Bethlehem Steel Co
Atlantic Coast
Atlantic Basin Iron Works
Logan County Gambling Hall Ordered by Official
Mary F. Abel Logan County prosecutor orders Sheriff Ellsworth Palmer to stop all gambling immediately not for a weekend but from here on out. Palmer says he will comply 100 percent and expects no slot machines at Indian Lake over the weekend.
Curley Begins Term On Mail Fraud Charge
James M. Curley, 72, started a six to 18 month term for mail fraud in Danbury Federal Prison, calling it a death sentence. Massachusetts lawmakers rushed emergency measures to replace him as Boston mayor while he serves sentence.
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Curley
Danbury
Conn
James M. Curley
Boston
Federal Correctional Institution
Massachusetts
Eisler Sentenced to Year in Prison and Fine
Gerhart Eisler, labeled the No 1 Soviet commissar in Congress, received the maximum federal penalty of one year in prison and a $1000 fine for contempt of Congress from Federal District Court Justice Alexander Holtzoff after denying a motion for new trial and Eisler’s mercy plea.
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Washington
Gerhart Eisler
Federal District Court
Alexander Holtzoff
Eisler
Congress
Tucker Corp. Cleared to Offer $20 Million Stock
Philadelphia The Securities and Exchange Commission gave clearance for Tucker Corp of Chicago to offer 20 million dollars in common stock to the public. The move marks the car maker's entry into public markets.
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SECOR
Philadelphia
Securities and Exchange Commission
Tucker Corp
Chicago
Steel executive Walter Hudson Baker dies at 67
Washington, Pa. Walter Hudson Baker, 67, president of the Universal Cyclops Steel Corp., died last night. He led the firm through major developments and served on several industry boards.
Farmers Seek Improved Radio Service for Farms
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation filed a petition with the FCC asking for better radio service for farm listeners. Perry L. Green said a four point resolution would be presented when clear channel hearings resume in July. He argued farm listeners are under served by broadcasts aimed at big metropolitan markets.
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Columbus
Federal Communications Commission
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Perry L. Green
Board of Trustees
FCC
Green
GOP Still Not Sure Of Jones Successor
Republican National Chairman Carroll Reece said he had not consulted with Governor Thomas Herbert of Ohio about replacing Rep. Robert F. Jones. He preferred to delay any discussion of a special election until Jones is confirmed by the Senate and resigns his House seat.
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Washington
Carroll Reece
Thomas Herbert
Ohio
Robert F. Jones
R-O
Truman
Federal Communications Commission
Reece
Jones
Senate
House
Vandenberg Clears Way For Candidates
Senator Vandenberg signals no opposition to Republican hopefuls seeking Michigan support. He reportedly told inquirers that any Republican pursuing Michigan 41 delegates to next year’s nominating convention will not face his obstruction.
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Vandenberg
Washington
Michigan
Water Works Stop In Lieu Of Double Pay
East Liverpool safety director orders water department pumps and filtration stations shut from midnight July 3 to midnight July 4 as eight union workers demand double time for holiday work.
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East Liverpool
Safety Service
Charles Kidd
Lima man elected assistant secretary at Prohibition Party convention
Lima resident James Renz was chosen as assistant secretary of the Prohibition Party at the national convention held in Winona Lake Indiana yesterday.
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Lima
Winona Lake
Ind
James Renz
Prohibition Party
Streetcar and Bus Strike Ends in St Louis After 14 Days
Public transportation resumes as 1 million residents regain service. Agreement signed by Public Service Co and Transit Workers Union. First buses and streetcars roll at 5 a.m. ending a two week stoppage.
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ST. Louis
Public Service Co
Transit Workers Union
Ten Injured Slightly in Western Train Wreck
Ten persons were slightly injured last night in the derailment of Santa Fe passenger train No. 1 two miles east of Welch Arizona. The engine, two baggage cars and four chair cars went off the rails but none overturned, according to Santa Fe officials.
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Welch, Ariz—P
Santa Fe
Here
Viscount Bennett of Mickleham Dies in Dorking
Viscount Bennett of Mickleham former prime minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935 died last night in Dorking England. He led Canada during the early 1930s and was a prominent Liberal figure. The obituary notes his longstanding public service and ties to Britain.
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Viscount
Dorking
England
Viscount Bennett of
Mickleham
Canada
Tractor Fire Fatal for Canton Youth Robert Christ
A tractor overturned and ignited yesterday in Canton fatally injuring 17 year old Robert C. Christ, son of City Detective William Christ. He died at the scene as fire, flames and wreckage halted rescue attempts by bystanders and authorities.
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