Lightning Kills Glouster Boy on Porch
An 11 year old, Sam Limo, was struck and killed by lightning while on his front porch during a storm in Glouster. His sister Louisa, 10, was struck but is recovering. father Frank Limo was also affected. The bolt entered through a porch wire and triggered the house shock. Sam is confirmed dead. Louisa remains hospitalized or recovering.
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Glouster
John H. Elias
Sam Limo
Frank Limo
Louisa
Elias
Oakfield Road
Limo
C. F. Wallace
Murray City
Mr. Limo
Nelsonville Men Die In Route 216 Wreck Near Murray City
Three Nelsonville men Jack McCall Glen A Pierce and Glen Starrett died when a 1941 coupe skidded on Route 216 near Murray City Ohio and hit a tree. McCall 22 Pierce 20 Starrett 20 died from skull fractures. McCall died en route to hospital. The crash occurred in Hocking County as the trio left Murray City for Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Murray City
Jack McCall
Glen A. Pierce
Glen Starrett
W. H. Hyde
Hocking County
McCall
Quake Toll in Fukui Reaches 2500 as U S Aids
Report details a major earthquake in Fukui Japan with an estimated 2500 dead or injured. Americans in the area escaped serious harm while relief teams, totaling 17 officers 17 enlisted men and two civilians, aided the injured and homeless.
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Fukui
Japan
Retirement Bill Signed by President for Reserve Forces
President Truman signed a retirement bill providing pension benefits for reserve officers and men of the Army Air Force and Navy. He stated the move opens the way to an ever ready reserve and urged regular services to work with reserves as partners in national defense.
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Washington
Ruman
Army
Air Force
Navy
United States
Pilot Missing After Plane Recovered From Gravesend Bay
Police continued search for Mack Robin 45 of Brooklyn president of Wheeling Motors owner of the plane after a small private aircraft crashed into Gravesend Bay in fog Sunday night. The plane was lifted with the pilot missing from the bottom of the bay near Brooklyn.
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New York
Gravesend Bay
Brooklyn
Mack Robin
Wheeling Motors, Inc
Wheeling
W. Va
Penny meters eyed for outlying Cincinnati sections
Safety Director Cris Hamilton recommended to City Manager W R Kellogg that penny parking meters be purchased for a trial in outlying parts of Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Cris Hamilton
W. R. Kellogg
Studebaker Resigns as U S Education Commissioner
Dr. J. W. Studebaker resigns as U S commissioner of education, effective July 15, after 14 years in office. President Truman accepts the resignation, noting understanding of his decision amid postwar readjustment and economic strain.
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Washington
J. W. Studebaker
U. S
Truman
Studebaker
London Dock Workers Vote To End Strike
London dockers voted at a mass meeting to return to work tomorrow and end a 16 day wildcat strike that had strained the city’s food supplies as they faced a labor government determined to end the stoppage.
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London
Jap Officers To Hang For 1942 Bataan Death March
YOKOHAMA two former Japanese officers Maj Gen Yoshi taka Kawane and Col Kurataro Hirano were sentenced to be hanged by a U S Eighth Army tribunal for responsibility in the 1942 Bataan death march.
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Yokohama
Yoshitaka Kawane
Kurataro Hirano
Bataan
Eighth Army
Buckeye Steel Casting Co Names New President
Frank H. Bonnet is appointed president and general manager of Buckeye Steel Casting Co in Columbus. The move names Bonnet to steer operations and lead the firm’s strategic direction.
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Columbus
Frank H. Bonnet
Buckeye Steel Casting Co
State begins program of TB Cornical Tests
A vaccine campaign for immunity against tuberculosis started today among 11,500 inmates in four state welfare institutions in Columbus. The plan, described as the largest in the United States, uses BCG and includes chest X rays at Columbus State Hospital as part of a long term effort to detect and control TB in penal and correctional facilities. Institutions involved include Columbus State School, Columbus State Hospital, Ohio Penitentiary, and Orient State School.
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Columbus
United States
Charles L. Sherwood
John D. Porterfield
Columbus State School
Rebel Dems Boom Eisenhower Drums Ahead of Convention
Anti Truman Democrats push for an Eisenhower draft with Elliott Roosevelt presenting a letter he says shows potential support. The letter dated June 15 urges duty and consideration of a political path, while Truman remains favored on the first ballot at Philadelphia. District politics show splits in Democratic primaries with small turnout and mixed endorsements.
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Elliott Roosevelt
Eisenhower
New York
Americans For Democratic Action
Leslie E. Schwartz
Ada
Columbia University
Harry Carlson
New Hampshire
Columbia
J. Howard McGrath
D-Ri
General Eisenhower
National Democratic Party
Truman
Philadelphia
McGrath
District of Columbia
J. O. Emmerich
McComb
Miss
Dixie and
Border State
Farm Machine Plants Closed By Walkout
Nine International Harvester Company plants employing more than 35 000 workers were shut by a CIO United Farm Equipment walkout. One Canton Illinois plant with 3200 workers was reported operating. Negotiators met in Chicago over a new contract to replace the one that expired at midnight. The company proposed a one year extension with minimal changes or an 11 cent per hour wage raise if unions waive other economic demands for a year.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
CIO United Farm Equipment
Canton
Rock Falls
Ill
Harvester
Stop Mayor's Heckling and Bus Line Case in Akron
Akron officials clash with the transportation company as it seeks an injunction to stop arrests of bus drivers for overloading. The company argues the city harasses its operations while the city contends arrest powers are needed to enforce safety.
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Akron
Charles E. Slusser
Akron Transportation Co
R. G. Jetero
Common Pleas Court
Jetero
Harold Parker
Six Children Stricken As Polio Hits Family
Infantile paralysis struck six of Oscar Ray's eight children in Cleveland area yesterday. A Lakewood salesman also fell ill, raising Cuyahoga County polio cases to ten. Last year the county had only three cases at this time.
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Cleveland
Oscar Ray
Lakewood
Cuyahoga County
GE plans jet engine production at Lockland plant by year end
General Electric announced it will start producing jet aircraft engines by year end at its newly leased Lockland Ohio plant. The move marks GE’s expansion into jet engine manufacturing and leverages the new Ohio facility to increase output.
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Lynn
Mass
General Electric Co
Lockland
Ohio
Denmark Signs Bilateral Aid Pact With U S
Denmark and the United States signed a bilateral Marshall aid treaty today in Copenhagen signaling renewed assistance arrangements and cooperation between the two nations.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
United States
Convicted Soldier Seeks Freedom In Federal Hearing
Thomas A. Gusik, 19, Cleveland army private and convict in the slayings of two Italian civilians, faced a habeas corpus hearing in federal court. He testified that he was ordered not to testify at the court martial and claimed he was forced to sign a false confession. His lawyers allege the Army court martialed him to appease the Italian populace. he serves a 16 year term after an originally life sentence.
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Columbus
Thomas A. Gusik
Cleveland
Gusik
Chemical Plant Burns Turns Neighborhood Abuzz in Pittsburgh
An explosion of naptha and paint drums caused a $150,000 fire at the Pruett Schaffer Chemical Co. plant in Pittsburgh. The blaze lasted two hours, destroying the four story facility and forcing evacuations. Two people were injured in the firefight. Fire Chief William H. Davis placed the damage estimate.
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Pittsburgh
Pruett- Schaffer Chemical Co
William H. Davis
Dewey Unable To Attend Signing of River Pact
Cincinnati reports the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact will be signed by at least six states' governors tomorrow to curb river pollution. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York says he cannot attend the ceremonies with Gov. Thomas J. Herbert.
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Cincinnati
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
Cominform Tito Rebuke Said to ERP Leanings
The Cominform blasts Premier Tito for leaning toward the West as the Marshall Plan fuels Yugoslav strains with Moscow. Italian and Belgrade officials debate Tito’s fate while British sources call Cominform Kremlin instrument and a Yugoslav diplomat in Rome asserts Tito remains in power.
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Tito
Yugoslavia
Russia
Europe
Marshal Tito
Balkan
West
Italy
Moscow
Communist Party In
Belgrade
Prague
Cominform
Kremlin
Bled
United Nations
U.S
Rome
Berlin Appeals to UN for Aid in Blockade Crisis
Berlin's socialist mayor Louise Schroeder announced the city will seek United Nations intervention over the food crisis caused by the Soviet blockade of land lifelines. The Berlin parliament planned to meet to consider the appeal as Trygve Lie weighs taking the issue to the Security Council.
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Berlin
United Nations
Russia
Frau Louise Schroeder
Frau Schroeder
Trygve Lie
Lake Success
Security Council
Poland
Ruhr
Germany
Beauty Ignores Bishop Miss Wheeling winner
An 18 year old girl defied a church threat and won Miss Wheeling. Mariiuth Ford earned the right to compete in a state pageant in Moundsville in August. The state winner advances to Miss America in Atlantic City. Bishop Swint warned excommunication for Catholic girls entering.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Mariiuth Ford
Moundsville
Atlantic City
John J. Swint
Ohio Fuel Gas Co. To Sell Securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved Ohio Fuel Gas Co. of Columbus to issue 18 million dollars in 3 percent installment promissory notes to Columbia Gas System Inc. Proceeds to fund construction and other purposes.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Columbus
Columbia Gas System Inc
NLRB Sues UMW Over WV Mine Blockades in March
The NLRB general counsel filed an unfair labor practice complaint against United Mine Workers District 31 led by John L. Lewis. It accuses UMW members of blocking four West Virginia mines entrances and barring non union workers from underground until they joined UMW. The incident happened during the six week pension dispute shutdown in March. The charges were filed by Ruth Bell Hartman Bergman and George Kefover coal companies. The complaint was announced by Robert N. Denham in Pittsburgh through NLRB acting Regional Director Paul F. Shupp.
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Washington
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
District 31
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Denham
UMW
West Virginia
Ruthbell, Hartman, Bergman
George Kefover Coal Companies
Pittsburgh
NLRB
Paul F. Shupp
Fire Damages Building Housing Penal Trusties
Fire started by a tinsmith’s blow torch caused several hundred dollars in damage to a building used to house 80 honor camp trusties from Mansfield Reformatory at Sandusky yesterday. fire officials investigated the blaze and no injuries were reported.
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Sandusky
Mansfield Reformatory
Weather Outlook for Columbus Area Extended Forecast
Columbus forecast shows temperatures 2 to 3 degrees below normal with normal high 78 to 81 and low around 60. Cooler midweek, generally sunny days and cool nights, low humidity through Saturday, warmer with higher humidity Sunday, scattered thundershowers total 1 to 4 tenths of an inch expected.
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Columbus
Ohio
Shelling Alleged by Syria of U.S. Ship Near Al Barwa
Syrian official Mohsen Al Barazi says a U S warship lent to U N mediator Folke Bernadotte shelled Arab lines three days ago near Al Barwa amid Jewish attacks. Damascus protests to Washington and Bernadotte while the Arab League weighs UN peace proposals.
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CATRO
Syria
Palestine
Arab League
United Nations
Mohsen al Barazi
United States
Folke Bernadotte
U.N
U. S
Bernadotte
al Barwa
Washington
State Department
Two Teens Drown In Lake Erie Tragedy At Gem Beach
Marjorie Riley and Barbara Nopper both 17 and senior at Catholic Central High School drowned yesterday in Lake Erie at Gem Beach on Catawba Island about 40 miles east of Toledo. A 20-year-old, Robert Lawrence, also drowned in the Miami River near Hamilton while swimming.
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Toledo
Marjorie Riley
Barbara Nopper
Catholic Central High School
Lake Erie
Gem Beach
Catawba Island
Here
Robert Lawrence
Miami River
Hamilton
Cleveland Transit Fare Rise Approved by Council
Cleveland voters see fare increase approved as City Transit Co raises single ride from 10 cents to 12 cents. City officials say change funds improvements and service. Commuters react with concern as daily costs rise.
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Cleveland —T
Cleveland City Council
City Transit Co
Meigs County Hospital tax suit filed in common pleas court
Meigs County commissioners sue the Meigs County General Hospital trustees in common pleas court seeking a declaratory judgment on the 1946 memorial hospital levy. The suit questions validity, refund plans, and who may receive levy funds, amid prior attorney general rulings and bond issues.
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Meigs General Hospital
Common Pleas
Pomeroy
Meigs County General Hospital
Common Pleas Court
Board of Commissioners of
Meigs County
Board of Trustees
Dana “H. Peoples
Cedric W. Clark
General Code of Ohio
Memorial Hospitals
Perry Riggs
Clyde Millhone
Hugh Jenkins
Cleveland
Jenkins
Ohio
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Walter G. Strickfaden
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Joseph R. Jones
Jerry O'Neal
Robert Lynch
C. C. Cole
Pierce
Starrett
Gay Stillwell
Warren Funeral Home
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Robert
Ralph
Walter
Paul
Jane Pierce
Stout Funeral
J. A. Long
Wilma Devol
Ruth Stevenson
Madeline Dirger
Mansfield
Mary Jones
Springfield
Vivian Six
Carbondale Methodist Church
Asbury Cemetery
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Walnut St
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Worcester
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