Ohio budget seeks record 527 million for state operations
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert unveiled a 1947 48 budget proposing a 527 million total for state operations with schools welfare and state universities taking the largest shares. The plan calls for no new taxes, a 455 million revenue forecast, and possible tax cut special session if revenues exceed appropriations.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Senate House
Liquor Department
General Revenue Fund
Innocent Plea in Perry County Straitsville Case
Joseph L. Burke pleaded innocent at arraignment before Perry County Justice Leonard Euman on breaking and entering charges tied to the $30,000 Pearl Slatter Collecting Agency theft in New Straitsville. Bond set at $50,000. Burke held in Perry County Jail after a gun battle with two alleged safebreakers. A fugitive remained at large as investigators pursued the escaped cash.
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New Lexington
Perry County
Leonard Euman
Joseph L. Burke
New Straitsville
Clair Butts
Cleveland
Butts
Burke
Charles Donley
Pearl Slatter Collecting Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Parole Announced for Robert Stilwell at Mansfield Reformatory
The Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission announced 49 paroles, including Robert Stilwell of Athens County who faced breaking and entering charges. The Associated Press reported the list yesterday.
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Mansfield Reformatory
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
Robert Stilwell
Athens County
Associated Press
Man burns to death in Columbus tragedy
Severe burns from flaming clothing ignited by a cigarette proved fatal yesterday to Thomas J. Drudy 53 of Columbus. He died after the accident as fire destroyed his clothing and engulfed him, authorities said.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Drudy
Auto truck crash kills John N. South in Troy
In Troy Ohio an auto truck collision last night killed 69 year old John N. South. He died at the scene and authorities are investigating the crash details. No other injuries were reported.
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Troy, O.—P
John N. South
Gov Goodland Dead at 84 Wisconsin Governor Dies in Madison
Walter Samuel Goodland the 84 year old Republican governor of Wisconsin died of a heart attack in his bed at the executive mansion. Lt. Gov. Oscar Rennebohm will succeed him as chief executive. Goodland known for his “Tough Old Dodger” persona exited a third term bid. He was at the executive office until 4 30 p m and died at 10 15 p m after retiring from dinner.
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Madison
Wis
Walter Samuel Goodland
Wisconsin
Oscar Rennebohm
Goodland
Yanks Pilot Files Charges Over Dodgers Remarks
In St Petersburg Florida Larry MacPhail president of the New York Yankees files verbal charges with Commissioner Chandler accusing Dodgers manager Leo Durocher president Branch Rickey and road secretary Harold Parrott of conduct detrimental to baseball. He alleges insinuations that he hosted two notorious gamblers at a Havana exhibition game.
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ST Petersburg
Fla
Larry MacPhail
New York Yankees
A. B. Chandler
Leo Durocher
Branch Rickey
Harold Parrott
Brooklyn Dodgers
Havana
Company official dies in Florida
Relatives of Robert V. Veucus, 57, vice president and advertising manager of the Andrew Jergens Co., were advised last night of his death at Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Cincinnati
Robert V. Veucus
Andrew Jergens Co
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Tax Cut Not Favored by Snyder Before Congress
Treasury Secretary Snyder told the Republican Congress the Truman administration opposes any income tax cut this year. He urged focus on future substantial cuts and said a 20 percent across the board reduction up to 303000 a year would largely benefit higher incomes, not lower.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Congress
Truman
House
Ways and Means
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
Debates Launch CIO Educational Program in Columbus
About 30 states participated as the CIO opened a four day series of panel discussions in Columbus. The highlight was a debate between Dr. Emerson P. Schmidt of the U S Chamber of Commerce and Stanley Ruttenberg CIO assistant research director on wages prices and profits.
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Columbus
CIO
Emerson P. Schmidt
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Stanley Ruttenberg
Akron Ends Streetcar Era With March 23 Last Day
Akron streetcars will disappear after March 23 as trolley buses replace the Kenmore Line from downtown Akron to Barberton. The line is the last survivor of the city and suburbs streetcar system.
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Akron
Kenmore
Barberton
Barn Fire Kills Sheep and Cattle at Knotty Knolls Farm
A blaze at Knotty Knolls Farm owned by W. Ray Miller in Delaware County last night killed fifty five sheep plus lambs and three cattle. Fire destroyed the barn and caused substantial losses to the livestock on the property.
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Columbus, CO
Knotty Knolls
W. Ray Miller
Delaware County
McNear Case Clues Sought In Lab Reports
Peoria Illinois police await state lab results from tests on a glove found near a tree about 75 feet from where George P. McNear Jr. was shot. Plaster impressions of a toe and heel were also taken as detectives seek clues. Roy Daily, a former railroad guard, is being questioned.
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Peoria
Ill
State
George P. McNear, Jr
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
Fred Nussbaum
Roy Daily
Daily
Gridley
Iil
One of Four Slayings Said To Be Solved
Los Angeles officials announced a solution to one of four brutal female slayings. Myron Funk, 23, a South Gate foundry moulder, signed a statement claiming he killed Mae Lorena Preston 46 also known as Mae Lund. Her body was found along the San Gabriel River. Frank Funk, 52, a cement contractor and father of Myron, was released after being held on suspicion.
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Los Angeles
Norris Stensland
Sheriff's Office
Myron Funk
South Gate
Mae Lorena Preston
Mae Lund
Frank Funk
Preston
San Gabriel River
Rail Future Seen Political
Robert E. Woodruff of the Erie Railroad said the future of rail transportation is political, arguing government ownership could come via political pressure or company bankruptcy. He blamed discriminatory laws and urged modernization funded by adequate earnings to finance improvements for shippers and receivers across western Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia and Maryland.
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Pittsburgh
Robert E. Woodruff
Erie Railroad
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Maryland
Woodruff
McCarthy Proposes Rent Extension and Sugar Rationing Bill
Senator McCarthy proposes extending rent controls to March 1 next year with a new rent adjustment board. He says he worked with Chairman Taft on a substitute for stalled banking legislation and will also join Bricker to end sugar rationing and keep price control under the agriculture secretary instead of OPA.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Taft
Ohio
Senate
GOP
Senate Banking Committee
Bricker
Rohio
Secretary of Agriculture
OPA
Grand Jury Indicts Doctor in Narcotics Sale Case
A federal grand jury in Cincinnati returned an indictment against Dr. M. F. Vereker, 69, Hamilton, charging illegal sale of narcotic prescriptions. The four counts allege separate violations.
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Cincinnati
M. F. Vereker
Hamilton
Author Winston Churchill Dies in Winter Park
American author Winston Churchill, 75, famed for The Celebrities and The Inside of the Cup, died last night in Winter Park Florida.
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Winter Park
Fla
Winston Churchill
Richard Carvell
Congress Debates Truman Aid to Greece and Turkey
Congress opened hearings on President Truman's request for 400 million dollars in loans and indirect military aid to Greece and Turkey. Senators weighed risks of Soviet confrontation while evaluating loan terms and checks on intervention, with Vandenberg urging careful detail but strong support.
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Congress
Truman
Turkey
Greece
Washington
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Vandenberg
Kerg
Michigan
Taft
Ohio
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Vans Denberg
Poland
Yugoslavia
Romania
Bulgaria
Unification Prospects Pale As World Waits Red Reaction
The article notes all four powers wary as Moscow reacts to Truman Greece Turkey policy. Marshall aims to keep U S foreign policy offensive while Berlin unification remains unsettled. US Britain and France face possible de facto divided Germany as talks begin.
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Truman
Moscow
Germany
Greece
Turkey
Marshall
Council of Foreign Ministers
United States
Britain
France
Congress
Fire Destroys Imported Windows in Church
A fire at Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati destroyed newly installed imported stained glass windows. Damage was estimated at $4,000.
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Cincinnati
Eastminster Presbyterian
Akron Resident Named As State DAR Regent
Akron resident Mrs Frank O McMillen was named regent of the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution at the state convention in Columbus succeeding Mrs James B Patton of Columbus she was nominated without opposition during semifinal sessions of the three day gathering.
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Columbus
Frank O. McMillen
Akron
Ohio Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
James B. Patton
C&O Railroad Orders Ten New Locomotives
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co. announced it placed orders for 10 passenger locomotives at an expected cost of 3 560 000. Five mountain type engines will be built by Lima Locomotive Works and five high speed types by Baldwin Locomotive Works.
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Cleveland
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co
Lima Locomotive Works
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Cleveland Council Votes Against Daylight Saving
The Cleveland City Council's legislation committee voted last night to reject a measure that would have placed Cleveland on Daylight Saving Time this summer.
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Cleveland
Coast Guard Names New Great Lakes Marine Inspector
Inspection officer Captain R. E. Coombs is appointed as the U S Coast Guard Marine Inspection Officer for the Great Lakes region. The move positions Coombs to oversee vessel safety and regulatory compliance across the lakes.
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Cleveland
R. E. Coombs
U. S. Coast Guard Marine
The
Great Lakes
Explosion Kills Lab The Cincinnati Plant Worker
An explosion at the Cincinnati Chemical Co. plant yesterday killed James Lane, a 35 year old laborer. He was among workers at the plant when the blast occurred. Local investigators probe the cause and safety measures.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Chemical Co
James Lane
Expansion Favored for Lorain Post Office
The Lorain Chamber of Commerce backed plans to expand the local post office, signaling business support for enlarging postal facilities in Lorain.
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Lorain, CO
Lorain
Chamber of Commerce
Municipal Judge Mulholland Dies at 63 in Youngstown
Municipal Judge Peter B. Mulholland, age 63, died yesterday in Youngstown due to a heart ailment. The death ends a lengthy tenure on the bench and prompts remembrances from local officials and colleagues. An official obituary notice is expected from the court.
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Youngstown
Peter B. Mulholland
SAM SIMMONS Attacks The New York Times
Sam Simmons contends The New York Times borrows newsprint from The Daily Worker and accuses the paper of aiding communism. He likens the alleged act to lending a communion set to a barkeeper and questions the Times stance toward the New Deal and free press.
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New York Times
Daily Worker
The
Times
Walter Lippman
Itill
Last Taylorcraft Awards To Be Made Wednesday
Taylorcraft Aviation Corp. assets in Alliance Ohio will see final bids next Wednesday with total near 1 200 000. Armour Co of Chicago raised its bid for Taylorcraft buildings and land to 535 000.
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Cleveland
Taylorcraft Aviation Corp
Alliance
Ohio
Armour & Co
Chicago
Taylorcraft
Last Body Is Sought In Collapsed Building
Cincinnati firefighters search the 30 foot pile of rubble for the body of Red Elsaesser, 76, the last of six trapped men after a five story building collapsed Tuesday morning. Firemen had rescued four and recovered another body.
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Cincinnati
Red Elsaesser
Ousted Liquor Clerk Plans Appeal of Dismissal
Joseph Letizia, a Democrat, declared he would appeal his dismissal as a state liquor store clerk. The action, taken by Liquor Director Stanley B. Cofall about two weeks ago, he calls a political trick.
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Mansfield
Joseph Letizia
Letizia
Stanley B. Cofall
New Timken Plant Starts West of Ashtabula
Officials of Timken Detroit Axle Co announced the construction of a new plant started west of Ashtabula. The project marks expansion for the company in the region.
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Ashtabula
Timken-Detroit Axle Co
Flu Closes Three Gallia Schools Amid High Absences
The flu season prompts Gallia and five other Ohio districts to suspend classes as absences soar. Gallipolis, Washington Township, Millersburg, Clyde, and Cambridge close, with Norwalk and Lima facing closures or reopenings as absentees rise.
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Flu
Gallia
Ohio
Gallipolis
Washington Township
Scioto County
Millersburg
Clyde
Cambridge
Norwalk
Homer Ellis
Lima
Hamilton
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Alfred Dragon
Charles E. Vaughn
George M. Pollard
Ira M. Wallace
Charles A. Grey
Key West
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Vatican
National Catholic Welfare Conference
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C&o Railroad
Sam Simmons
Greenfield
Sandusky County
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Ross High
Bowling Green State University
W. H. Brown
B. Lewis Jones
Bidwell
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N. H. Foster
E. Higgins
J. Roy Bartlett
Athens
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