Solon Gives Red Hunters New Targets
Senator McCarthy sharpened his anti Communist drive at a Senate hearing, targeting State Department employees including Dorothy Kenyon and Dr. Philip C. Jessup as alleged front members. He pledged to name a high official accused of shielding a disloyal employee, while Tydings pressed for the reveal and cautioned due process.
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Washington
Senor McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
State Department
McCarthy
Department
Missorothy Kenyon
Philip C. Jessup
Tydings
D-Md
Rges
Wisconsin
Kenyon
New York
U. S
U. N. Commission On the Status of Women
Lake Success
Rent Control Battle Slated
Washington senators rallied to save federal rent controls set to expire June 30. A $750 million appropriation bill includes a revision ordering the housing expeditor to begin paying off its 4000 workers as the agency winds down by June 30. Senators from large-city states pledged to oppose the rent control amendment.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
C-46 Makes Belly Landing at Newark Airport
A twin engine C-46 transport with 54 aboard belly landed in rain and darkness at Newark airport after landing gear collapsed on touchdown. The ship slid 300 feet onto the runway and gasoline streams flooded the surface while all passengers and crew escaped down a ladder. No injuries except a pregnant woman sent for a routine checkup. Pilot William Averman from Miami reported no warning before the wheels touched the runway.
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Newark
N.J
Miami
Fla
William Averman
Business Outlook Clears Despite Coal Strike Cloud
Washington report says the 1950 business outlook brightens after the coal strike, with the Truman administration noting the mine shutdown caused fear but not lasting damage. Council of Economic Advisers reportedly not issuing formal statements.
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Washington
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Calico Cat Survives 36 Hours in 900 Degree Kiln
In Minerva Ohio a cat sealed in a kiln at the Metropolitan Brick Co. plant endured 36 hours of heat up to 900 degrees. Dr. William Orr and plant superintendent Joe Bucola verified the strange survival as the cat recovered and showed signs of life.
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Minerva
William Orr
Stark-Carroll County
Joe Bucola
Bucola
Orr
American Veterinarian Medical Association
Flying saucers spotted over San Fernando Valley
Police report numerous calls from residents describing a bright object seen high in the foggy sky. Composer Eddie Coffman and neighbors Reed Hadley and his wife observed a 50 foot diameter black topped craft through a telescope, comparing it to the moon and noting its extreme speed.
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van Nuys
Calif
San Fernando Valley
Eddie Coffman
Coffman
Reed Hadley
Rail Service Is Rescheduled Across Ohio Networks
Ohio railroads announce passenger service restoration after the coal strike ends. The Baltimore and Ohio Railway will resume 27 trains on Saturday including the Cincinnatian Nos. 75 and 76 between Baltimore and Cincinnati and trains 248 249 between Hamilton and Indianapolis and 355 356 between Toledo and Cincinnati.
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Columbus
Ohio Cities
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cincinnatian
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Ohio
Indianapolis
Toledo
Schools chairman named for Ohio program commission
George E. Roudebush former Columbus and Youngstown superintendent was named chairman of the schools committee of the Ohio Program Commission.
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Columbus
George E. Roudebush
Youngstown
Ohio Program Commission
Death Case Of Doctor Nears Jury
The trial of Dr. Hermann N. Sander in Manchester New Hampshire entered final arguments as an all male jury prepared to hear details about an alleged air injection that caused death. Prosecutors argued air embolism killed Mrs. Abbie C. Borreto while defense suggested alternate causes and questioned the doctor’s intent. The 13 day trial featured cross examination of Dr. Richard Ford and extensive testimony from hospital staff and witnesses.
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Manchester
N.H
Hermann N. Sander
Abbie C. Borreto
Louis E. Wyman
Wyman
William L. Phinney
Dartmouth College
Sander
Harold E. Westcott
Dr. Sander
Borreto
Elizabeth Rose
Albert Snay
Richard Ford
Department of Legal Medicine
Harvard University
Manchester, N.N
Ford
Solon Hears Too Much Scare Talk on Bomb
Rep. Elston of Ohio on the House Atomic Energy Committee says there is too much fear about the hydrogen bomb. He notes no basis for world destruction fears and jokes that how cumbersome the H bomb would be remains a secret.
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Washington
Rep
Elston
Ohio
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Voting Machines Approved for Columbus General Election
Secretary of State Charles S. Sweeney approves the use of voting machines in the general election next November in Columbus.
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Columbus
Charles S. Sweeney
Dayton to lay off 400 city workers after tax invalidation
Dayton will lay off at least 400 city employees due to loss of municipal income tax revenue. The city commission ordered 300 laid off within two weeks and a 10 percent operating cut. City Manager McClure said another 100 workers may be cut. Mayor Lohrey said the decision won’t be appealed to the U S Supreme Court.
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Dayton
McClure
Louis Lohrey
Ohio Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Perry County Home Burns In Severe Snow Storm
Ten members of the Ralph Penrod family at Flint Ridge Perry County were driven from their burning home during a raging snow and wind storm. The blaze destroyed the structure and all belongings. the family found refuge with neighbors after Penrod woke to crackling flames and led his wife and eight children to safety as Crooksville firefighters fought the fire.
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Crooksville
Ralph Penrod
Flint Ridge
Perry County
Penrod
Lustron Head Is Dismissed
In Columbus the Lustron prefab housing plant saw mass dismissals led by court appointed receiver Clyde M. Foraker and Judge Mell G. Underwood. Top executives including Carl G. Strandlund were fired, payroll slashed from 156 037.97 to 70 723.99 monthly. Jerome Nevins and Donald W. Boylan and W. A. Matheson remained, with Boylan kept on briefly to aid the receiver.
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Columbus
Lustron Corp
Carl G. Strandlund
Clyde M. Foraker
U. S
Mell G. Underwood
Foraker
Jerome Nevins
Clark County
Donald W. Boylan
W. A. Matheson
Boylan
Flu and Cold Outbreak Closes Muskingum Schools
Outbreaks of colds and influenza forced closure of Hopewell Roseville and South Zanesville schools in Muskingum County today. Absentee counts reached 109 at Hopewell 205 at Roseville and 131 at South Zanesville.
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Zanesville
Muskingum County
Hopewell
Roseville
Senate moves to repeal federal oleomargarine tax
Washington reports a compromise measure to repeal the federal oleomargarine tax clearing the Senate on Wednesday. Senators Robert A. Taft and John W. Bricker of Ohio, both Republicans, voted for the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Taft seeks boost to forest research funds for OU center
Senator Robert A. Taft asked the Senate Appropriations Committee for a 70000 increase in reforestation research funds for the forest service center at Ohio University. The Buckeye Branch will use the money for expanded forestry management and silviculture studies serving Ohio and parts of West Virginia and Kentucky along the Ohio River.
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Robert A. Taft
Senate Appropriations Committee
Forest Service Center
Ohio University
Taft
Washington, D.C
J. J. McKitterick
Jackson
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Robert Merz
Buckeye
Central States Forest Experiment Station
OU Agricultural
Merz
Richard N. Gayser
Raymond F. Finn
William T. Plass
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio River
Congress
Forestry Branch
Five-bank robbers strike Sunnyside branch in Queens
Five men forced employees of the Sunnyside Manufacturers Trust Co into the basement and escaped with 63,933 dollars. The robbery was described as among the most thoroughly planned by Queens police in years. Judith Coplon was sentenced to 15 years for plotting to spy for Russia while partner Valentin A. Gubitchev received a 15 year suspended sentence and faces deportation to Russia within two weeks.
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Justice Department
Judith Coplon
New York
Samuel Neubarger
Valentin A. Gubitchev
United Nations
Gubitchev
U.S
Sunnyside
Queens
Manufacturers Trust Co
Russia
Judge OKs Mine Suits Dismissal
Franklin County and Guernsey County suits seeking 9 million dollars from John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers were dismissed. The claims alleged the coal strike violated Ohio Valentine Act and named Earl J. Jones of the Misco Mine as a defendant. A separate UMW contempt appeal hearing was set for April 26 in Washington.
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Columbus
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Franklin County
Guernsey County
Cambridge
Common Pleas
Ohio
Joseph M. Clifford
Earl J. Jones
Misco
Muskingum
Perry Counties
UMW
Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
United Mine Workers
Three Judges To Hear Armstrong Murder Trial
Three common pleas judges will hear evidence in the trial of James B. Armstrong a 26 year old Columbus bar tender already pled guilty to first degree murder in the slaying of Eleanor Gifford a 52 year old Athens church worker. The trial is set for March 27 and will conclude the Gifford case.
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Common Pleas
James B. Armstrong
Columbus
Eleanor Gifford
Athens
Armstrong
Athens County Common Pleas
Roy D. Williams
James Collier
Ironton
Lawrence County
Earl Parker
Waverly
Pike County
Parker
Williams
Grover E. Rawlins
Miss Gifford
Rawlins
Arthur L. Hooper
Steubenville
Gifford
Harry Z. Dodds, Jr
Slayer given life sentence for murder in Chillicothe
Robert L. Mariner, 51, a Chillicothe bricklayer, was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor in the Ohio Penitentiary after being convicted of first degree murder in the Oct 14 shooting of Mrs. Elva Parker, 46. The jury recommended mercy and Judge Howard Goldsberry imposed the term. Mariner is a native of Athens.
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Chillicothe
Robert L. Mariner
Ohio
Mariner
Elva Parker
Common Pleas
Howard Goldsberry
Athens
U. S. Buys More Storage Bins Despite Protests
The Agriculture Department announced contracts for 20,700 steel, aluminum and wooden bins to expand government storage for surplus grain under the price support program. Industry spokesmen urged Congress to halt further government storage bin entry.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Flue blamed for blaze at Stewart
A defective flue caused a Wednesday afternoon fire in Stewart destroying the home of 84 year old Mrs. Cossett Jarvis. She escaped unharmed as Chesterhill firefighters battled the blaze about 4 p.m. Neighbors saved furniture and kept the flames from spreading to nearby buildings. Mrs. Jarvis, a lifelong Stewart resident, was taken to her son Wade Jarvis’s home.
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Stewart
Cossett Jarvis
Rome Township
Chesterhill
Jarvis
Stewart Methodist Church
Wade
Daniel B. Stewart
Hard Coal Pact Near Ratified for Northeastern Mines
Washington reports a basic agreement on terms of a new hard coal labor contract for 78,000 miners in Northeastern Pennsylvania. John L. Lewis and anthracite operators reached accord on principal settlement terms and plan to ratify the final pact today. The deal mirrors the soft coal pattern with a 70 cent daily wage rise and a 10 cent royalty increase for welfare payments. Lewis requested a higher royalty but reportedly agreed to the same 10 cent increase. Final terms were not disclosed by negotiators.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Safecracking Suspect Arrested on Cathedral Rooftop
Police captured a former Columbus and Portsmouth man described as an ex convict after a rooftop pursuit at St. Joseph's Cathedral. Eight shots were fired at the suspect while a companion escaped. no charges filed yet.
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Columbus
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Portsmouth
Suffrage Pioneer Laura Ray Dies at 75 in Warren
Laura B. Ray a pioneer in the women s suffrage movement dies at 75 at her Howland home. Services are set for Friday in Warren where she lived and worked for years.
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Warren
Laura B. Ray
Miss Ray
Howland
Tragic Fire Kills Fourteen Prisoners at Sandia Base
A deadly blaze at the Sandia secret weapons installation near Albuquerque traps and suffocates fourteen military prisoners. Guards Miller and Henry and three firemen overcome by smoke, with two guards injured. authorities announce the incident amid investigation and unknown total property loss.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Sandia
Richard A. Miller
Stockton
Calif
Wilbur Henry
Zanesville
Ohio
Ralph Tolve
Stephen H. Pers Ry
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
Los Alamos Atomic
Kirtland Field
Air Force
Special Weapons Command
Sandia Mountains
Miller
Henry
Majeor Kenneth Kolster
Kolster
Koleter
Veterans Hospital
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