Paasikivi press for rapid Finnish stance on Stalin pact
Helsinki AP reports Finland's Paasikivi growing impatient at Parliament's delay in stating views on Stalin's defense and mutual assistance proposal with Russia. Groups from far left to right discuss implications. Popular Front urges acceptance while warning against delaying tactics.
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Helsinki
Juho Paasikivi
Russia
Stalin
Paasikivi
Finland
Communist
Popular Front
Haifa Street Blast Kills Arabs in Port District
A dynamite truck explosion in Haifa Palestine kills 11 Arabs and wounds 27 near the central police station. Witnesses report two army trucks and an Arab- dress driver escort. Stern Gang claimed responsibility, which police deny. Rescue teams search rubble as telephones fail and traffic halts.
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Haifa
Palestine
Jewish Underground
Stern
Salameh Building
Stern Gang
Salameh
Port
Hadar Camel
Mount Carmel
U S Proposes Supreme World Council To Curb Soviet Expansion
A veto-free international body to counter aggression or subversion is urged by 14 Marshall Plan revisionists led by Senator Ball. The plan seeks an eleven-member supreme council with seven votes, including a majority of permanent members, and binds signatories to defend peace with available armed forces.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Supreme International Council
United Nations
Supreme Council
Russia
Ball
U.N. Security Council
Security Council
U.N. Council
Russian Views Brighten Hope For Partition
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko signaled limited support for partition of Palestine and backed Big Five talks without a UN armed force plan. He proposed independent Big Five talks and offered conciliatory proposals while accusing the United States of confusing the issue.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations
Holy Land
U.S
Gromyko
United States
Alabama Governor Cited in Marriage Suit
A civil action in Cullman Alabama asks the court to declare Gov. James E Folsom the lawful husband of Christine Putman Folsom and father of her 22 month old son James Douglas The governor a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination is named in the suits as the putative spouse and father.
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Cullman
Ala
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Circuit
Folsom
Christine Putman Folsom
James Douglas
Secretaries consult on military secrets policy
Secretary of Defense Forrestal convened a group of news experts to discuss handling military secrets. Officials insist the move is not censorship but a briefing and safeguards measure.
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Washington
Defense Forrestal
Hearing Considered by HUAC on Condon Security Charge
HUAC may order public hearings expanding a charge that Dr. Edward A. Condon is an atomic security risk. Condon, head of the National Bureau of Standards, disputes the claim and urges calm as committee seeks $200,000 for the year. Subpoenas on Commerce loyalty records may be used to probe contacts with alleged Soviet spies.
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Condon
Wallace
Edward A. Condon
Bureau of Standards
House Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Henry Wallace
Washington
House un-American Activities Committee
National Bureau of Standards
Ment
House
Robert E. Stripling
Un-American Activities Group
J. Parnell Thomas
R-Nj
Commerce Department
Thomas
Commerce Department Loyalty Board
William C. Foster
United States
Gas Furnace Ban May Be Lifted In New Housing
State utilities commission may lift the ban on gas furnaces in new housing after a public hearing. Three major companies supported allowing gas heating in new homes, but differed on conversion burners in older housing. Others urged keeping all restrictions until natural gas supply improves.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
J. French Robinson
East Ohio Gas Co
C. I. Weaver
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co
Dayton Power and Light Co
Ironton White Slavery Case Grows to 20 Charged
The FBI probe into Ironton vice operations has raised to 20 the number of people charged with white slavery. Raymond T. Reik, 20, and a woman identified as Margaret Eversole, 31, were arrested in Terre Haute on public intoxication charges and later tied to Mann Act warrants. Eighteen of the 52 suspects arrested last November have been convicted.
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Raymond T. Reik
Terre Haute
Ind
Reik
Margaret Eversole
Columbus
A. M. Ostholthoff
FBI
Ironton
Three Trainmen Crushed In Terminal Crash
In Cleveland Terminal yards, a Pennsylvania Railroad switch engine backed a caboose into ore cars, killing three trainmen. Division Superintendent W. D. Supplee blamed a failure to keep a proper lookout and the engine’s inability to stop quickly when faced with stationary cars.
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Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cleveland Terminal
W. D. Supplee
Ohio Power Seeks Public Sale of $40 Million Bonds
The Ohio Power Co. seeks to sell 40 million dollars of first mortgage bonds maturing in 1978. The utility asked the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval yesterday. Bonds would be offered to the public after competitive bidding by underwriters.
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Washington
Ohio Power Co
Securities and Exchange Commission
Taxicab in River Not Located Near Reno Towns
A distress radio message from a cab near a river led Ohio authorities to search Reno towns in Ohio and Nevada but found no wrecked taxi. Sheriff said no cab in Reno, Ohio or Reno, Nevada. other Renos exist in Illinois Pennsylvania Idaho and El Reno Oklahoma.
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Reno
Nev
Ohio
Nevada
Ray Root
Renos
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Oklahoma
el Reno
Two Newsmen Get Temporary Freedom in Grand Jury Case
White Plains New York two Newburgh News staffers Douglas V. Clarke and Charles L. Leonard were released after five days in jail while a habeas corpus bid challenges contempt convictions. Justice Coyne reserved ruling, noting no state law protects reporters from revealing confidential sources though courts may recognize the relationship.
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White Plains
N. Y
Newburgh
Douglas V. Clarke
Charles L. Leonard
State Supreme Court
Frank H. Coyne
John H. Flanagan
Justice Coyne
Murder Trial Recessed for Judge’s Funeral
The first degree murder trial of Harold A. Beach 22 was recessed due to Common Pleas Judge Stanley L. Orr’s funeral. The jury was excused as lawyers argued whether Beach’s confession to stabbing eight year old Sheila Ann Tuley on New Year’s night could be admitted as evidence.
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Cleveland
Harold A. Beach
Common Pleas
Stanley L. Orr
Beach
Sheila Ann Tuley
United Mine Workers Chief John L Lewis Visits Fort Myers
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, arrived in Fort Myers and refused to comment when asked whether he was fishing.
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Lewis Fort Myers, Fla
John L. Lewis
United Mines Workers
Python carcass found in carnival truck crash
A carnival truck crash in Reading, Pennsylvania revealed a 10 foot python carcass among the wreckage and another python reported missing. Police suspect the cold killed the animal while residents hoped the explanation holds.
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Reading
Veterans Bonus Rollout Began With 40000 Applications
In Columbus a large backlog exists as 40000 veterans have submitted applications for the new bonus. Examiners are trained to calculate each bonus while six checkwriting machines await in the auditor's department. Maj. Gen. Goble said first payments may not go out before late April as desks and equipment are delivered.
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Columbus
Chester W. Goble
West Virginia Eyes Synthetic Fuels Plant for Coal and Oil Shale
West Virginia legislators plan to meet in Washington with Dr. Wilburn Schroeder head of the Office of Synthetic Liquid Fuels to discuss locating a government experimental plant in the state. The project aims to develop fuels from coal and oil shale.
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Messenger
Washington Bureau
Washington
West Virginia
Harley M. Kilgore
Wilburn C. Schroeder
Bureau of Mines
Logan Youth Wins Scholarship Award
Lawrence J. Schaad of Logan won a $100 scholarship in the seventh annual nationwide Science Talent Search. Schaad, a Logan Senior High School student, was among 40 finalists selected nationwide to compete for awards.
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Washington
Lawrence J. Schaad
Logan
Associated Press
Schaad
Logan Senior High School
Mississippi Senate Moves To Abolish Secret Police Law
The Mississippi Senate voted to end the secret police law and disband the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation which Gov. Fielding L. Wright already dissolved. The measure now goes to the House for action.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi Senate
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation
Fielding L. Wright
House
U S Official To Testify In Glass Trial
The government plans to call B W Diggle as the first witness in the antitrust trial of nine flat glass firms including Libbey-Owens-Ford and Pittsburgh Plate Glass. Diggle, ex manager of Wichita Falls Glass, will testify about the 1936 sale to Fource Glass Co and alleged conspiracies that narrowed the field.
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Toledo
Curtis Shears
U.S
B. W. Diggle
Diggle
Washington
Wichita Falls
Tex
Glass Co
Shears
Fource Glass Co
Clarksburg
W. Va
Justice Department
Libbey - Owens- Ford
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Fource Glass
American Window Glass Co
Franklin Glass Corp
Rolland Glass Co
American Securit Co
Blue Ridge Corp
National Glass Distributors Association
Lausche Registers as Lobbyist for Railway Progress
Former Ohio governor Frank J. Lausche and Railway Co. chairman Robert R. Young registered yesterday with Congress as lobbyists for the Federation for Railway Progress. Young founded and chairs the federation, while Lausche serves as its vice president.
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Washington
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Congress
Robert R. Young
The
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Federation For Railway Progress
Young
Lausche
Icy Conditions Reported on Northwestern Ohio Highways
Side roads in northwestern Ohio were coated with ice and main highways were slick per the state highway patrol. Traffic moved with minor delays as city buses ran about five minutes late while interstate buses stayed on schedule.
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Toledo
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Court rules on elections for county vacancies in Ohio
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that elections to fill vacancies in county offices may be held only in even numbered years. This decision outlines the timing for special elections in county governments within Ohio.
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Court Rules ON
Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Army to Improve Footwear for Soldiers
The army announced an at ease status for soldiers with roomier future service shoes and combat boots. The redesign includes higher toe clearance and flattened soles to improve traction and comfort for the feet.
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Washington
Costa Rican Army Lith arrests ousted president candidate
Costa Rica detained Otilio Ulate Blanco after congress voided his election amid a scandal claim, charging him with complicity in the killing of two customs guards. War Minister Gen. Rene Picado Michalski led the arrest as Ulate’s backers disputed the outcome with Ulate’s publisher background noted. Ulate and six political lieutenants were seized in a private home with US envoy and church officials present. The vote to annul the election was 27 to 19, honoring charges of fraud. the tribunal had earlier given Ulate a 54 931 to 44 438 victory.
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Otilio Ulate Blanco
Costa Rica
Congress
Rene Picado Michalski
Ulate
Licencido Teodoro Picado Michalski
Carlos Valverde
U. S
Nathaniel P. Davis
Picado
Rafael Calderon Guardia
GOP Attacks Steel Price Boost Faces Wage Talks
Washington reports show Republicans criticizing a steel price rise amid wage talks. Rep. Wolcott calls it the worst likely outcome while Sen. Taft signals possible hearings. President Truman orders DOJ antitrust inquiry with FBI visits to 16 steel firms and no findings yet.
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Washington
Wolcott
R-Mich
Congressional Economic Committee
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Justice Department
FBI
Plane Crash in London Fog Kills Nineteen
A Sabena Airlines DC-3 from Milan to London crashed at London airport in dense fog killing nineteen people. One identified as Guido Benenti, 33, an American, died. three survivors were injured. The blast and fire halted air and sea travel across Britain.
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London
Sabena Airlines
Brussels
Guido Benenti
Milan
Britain
County Tax Ruling Decried By Ohio Officials
Cuyahoga County auditor and Lorain County officials denounce a State Supreme Court decision allowing Roseville Pottery to transfer property from real to personal tax classification. They warn it will devastate city finances by under taxing large valuations and trigger retroactive refunds totaling tens of millions.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Supreme Court
Lorain County
Ohio
John A. Zangerle
Roseville Pottery Co
Muskingum County
Columbus
Zangerle
Dewey Plans Test in Three Key States
Governor Thomas E. Dewey bets on primary battles in New Hampshire Wisconsin and Oregon to prove cross country strength for the GOP presidential bid. Supporters say a strong show in all three could boost his campaign, while failure in two may deflate momentum.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Oregon
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
McCarthy
Private Industry Takes Surplus Steel Plants
Washington report shows private industry has acquired 82 percent of government built steel plant capacity for war. Of 150 surplus plants and units, 113 have been sold or leased, with the remainder in disposal or active negotiations.
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Washington
War Assets Administration
WAA
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Thomas Group
Cincinnati
Ohio Power
Mississippi
Railway Progress
San Jose
Gop
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