Five Nations Review Final North Atlantic Defense Pact
London AP reports Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg begin a two day examination of the final draft of the North Atlantic defense alliance. The pact links Western European union members with the United States and Canada for mutual defense as Denmark Italy Portugal Iceland may join with signings expected in Washington.
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London
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Washington
Western European Union
Brussels
United States
Canada
Norway
Denmark
Italy
Portugal
Iceland
Convention Revival Urged in Ohio Senate Elections Committee
The Senate Elections Committee in Columbus begins hearings on reviving state nominating conventions, a system abandoned for primaries in 1913. The move gains momentum amid a busy session agenda including school funds, mental health, nurse licensing, sheriffs removal powers, gambling padlocking, and daylight saving time. Former Gov Cox backs the bid per a Bartlett letter. Day ton publisher historically opposed the change.
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Columbus
Senate Elections Committee
Ohio
Conservation Department
Elections Committee
Charles L. Bartlett
Hamilton
James M. Cox
Dayton
Springfield
Atlanta
Miami
Death by own action ruled in shooting of girl of 11
Eleven year old Joanne Stillings died at Mercy Hospital after a night when she shot her elf and telephoned schoolmates inviting them to a movie. Butler County coroner Dr Garrett Boone said the death was suicide and that twenty notes in her room stated she killed herself over inability to make friends.
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Hamilton
Joanne Stillings
Mercy Hospital
Garrett Boone
Butler County
Boone
Charles Stillings
Wilson Junior High
Guard Lists 1949 Aims
Maj. Gen. Ellard A. Walsh told 700 delegates at the Ohio National Guard conference that in 1949 the National Guard Association will focus on arming appropriations and state armory campaigns. He supported keeping the Guard under state control and opposed full federalization as unconstitutional. The NGA seeks better facilities for training through more state armories.
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Columbus
National Guard Association
Association
Ellard A. Walsh
Ohio National Guard
NGA
National Guard
Walsh
Transfer of Draft System To Labor Agency Is Urged
The Hoover Commission urged Congress to move the Selective Service system to the Labor Department along with several other units to streamline federal operations. The report noted dissent from Dean Acheson and others on civilian leadership of the draft, while proposing transfer of the Bureau of Employment Compensations and related agencies.
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Labor Department
Herbert Hoover
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Dean Acheson
Defense
James V. Forrestal
Carter Manasco
Alabama
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Veterans’ Employment Service
U.S. Maritime Commission
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Conciliation Service
Truman
Tobin
Mediation and Conciliation Service
Minister Buys 87 Acre Farm In Athens County Area
The Rev Earl Cowen a Methodist minister from Shade Athens County plans to move back toward ancestral lands by purchasing an 87 acre farm one mile south of Burlingham and remodeling the old Albert Quivey homestead. Local chickens roam freely despite traffic along Dutch Creek and the deSteiguer cemetery sits above the valley with a brick house nearby.
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Shade
Athens County
Burlingham
White House
Albert Quivey
Cowen
Story
Dutch Creek
Baron deSteiguer
Federal Creek
deSteiguer
Iron Bridge
Peach
Ohio Coal Miners Walk Out In National Sitdown
About 18 000 Ohio coal miners joined a two week idle protest called by United Mine Workers Chief John L. Lewis. The strike halted most deep shaft and strip mining in the state and forced railroads to announce layoffs, while other industries reported little immediate impact. District Six covers Ohio and the West Virginia Panhandle with non union miners operating scattered strip mines.
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Columbus
Ohio
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
New York Central Railroad
Hocking Valley
Norfolk and Western
Pennsylvania
Chesapeake and Ohio
Erie
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Canton
Walter I. Beam
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland
Adolph Pacifico
District Six
West Virginia
Panhandle
Pacifico
Judge presses for gambling evidence in Lawrence County
Common Pleas Judge James Collier told a Lawrence County grand jury to stay in session daily if needed to stamp out gambling. He cited Gov Lausche reports of wide open gambling at Club Continental near Chesapeake and urged investigation of owners not minor staff. Eight witnesses, including Constable Joe Rigney, will testify Monday as the jury meets amid numerous complaints of gambling. Sheridan and Sheriff Burke lack witnesses to summon.
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Ironton
Common Pleas
James Collier
Lawrence County
Collier
Frank J. Lausche
Chesapeake
Joe Rigney
Rome Township
James Colier
Sheridan
Peter A. Burke
Red Official Loses Job
Nikolai A Voznesensky a member of the politburo has been relieved of duties as chairman of the state planning commission and deputy prime minister by the presidium of the Supreme Soviet Alexander Gorkin announced at a Council of Nationalities meeting Voznesensky joined the politburo in February 1947 and remains a politburo member though his other posts were dropped
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Nikolai A. Voznesensky
Politburo
State Planning Commission
Supreme Soviet
Alexander Gorkin
Council of Nationalities
Voznesensky
Two-Week Coal Miner Stoppage Idles 471000 Workers
A two week voluntary work stoppage called by United Mine Workers leader John N. Lewis idles about 471000 coal miners east of the Mississippi and forces 69000 railroad workers off the job. The strike targets the appointment of Dr. James Boyd as director of the U S Bureau of Mines and affects Frick and Jones & Laughlin operations in Western Pennsylvania and nearby states.
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Mississippi
United Mine Workers
John N. Lewis
James Boyd
U.S. Bureau of Mines
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Ilinois
Alabama
Ohio
Virginia
Tennessee
Indiana
Maryland
John L. Lewis
Mississippi River
Boyd
Bureau
Senate
Lewis
Valley Camp
Wheeling
W.va
Efficient Vandals Dismantle Auto in Portsmouth
Ova Ferguson found his automobile vandalized after a Saturday night break in. Thieves shattered all windows and lights, ripped spark plug wires, damaged the wiper, and stole the battery gas tank oil cap while letting air out of the tires.
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Portsmouth
Ova Ferguson
Kenyon College Fire Sparks $50,000 Fund Drive
After the deadly blaze at Kenyon College, neighbors and firms rally with gifts and relief. Mount Vernon groups raised over 11,600 and the Kiwanis fund surpassed 3,000 for student aid, while companies ease outstanding bills and provide clothing and supplies.
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Kenyon
Mount Vernon
Kiwanis Club
Accidents Kill Seven in Columbus and Kentucky
Weekend traffic crashes in Ohio and Kentucky claim seven lives. Five people die in Columbus area crashes while two more residents perished in Kentucky incidents.
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Columbus
Ohio
Einstein Is 70 At Princeton Celebration
Albert Einstein marks his 70th birthday in Princeton New Jersey today amid birthday greetings from colleagues and students. The physicist celebrated with a modest gathering reflecting on his long career and scientific contributions.
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Einstein
Princeton, N.J
Albert Einstein
Quaker Widow Defies Tax Payment for War Efforts
In Yellow Springs Ohio 75-year-old Quaker widow Caroline Urie defers 32.3 percent of her 1948 tax installment citing war as a crime against humanity. She says 42 others join the tax resistance backed by Peace makers led by Rev. A J Muste. Treasury officials decline to comment on enforcement.
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Yellow Springs, CO
U. S
Caroline Urie
United States
Use
Kena
A. J. Muste
Washington
Treasury
Urie
Moonbow Inn at Cumberland Falls Destroyed by Fire
Fire of undetermined origin last night destroyed the Moonbow Inn at Cumberland Falls state park near Corbin Kentucky. Firemen from Corbin and Williamsburg could not save the 30 guest room building but prevented flames from spreading to nearby woods. Park superintendent A J Finlayson estimated replacement cost at $110000.
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Corbin
Cumberland Falls
Williamsburg
A. J. Finlayson
King George in satisfactory condition after nerve operation
London reports King George remains satisfactory after a delicate nerve operation aimed at improving blood circulation in his right leg. The 53 year old monarch has struggled with leg circulation since last November as doctors described his general state as satisfactory.
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London
George
Water Run, Gas On Calls Spur Missing-Child Probe
Harrisburg police chase a mysterious late night call about two young sisters left alone in a house with water running and gas on. A sobbing girl pleads for her mom while another woman reports a similar message. State police vow full investigation despite uncertainty.
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Harrisburg
Clyde Atticks
Mommie
Postal Rate Hike Opposed by ANPA
The American Newspaper Publishers Association warned that proposed postal rate increases would drive every newspaper from the mails. They argued the plan would allow a bureaucrat to control newspaper content and impose an astronomical 400 percent second class rate rise, with no service improvement to justify higher revenues.
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Washington
American Newspaper Publishers Association
ANPA
House Post Office Committee
Post Office Department
Tucker Car Production Up to Federal Courts
Preston Tucker says reorganization under the Federal Bankruptcy Act could allow Tucker Motor Co to restart production after meetings with Cleveland area Tucker dealers. He expects to announce the plan within 10 days pending court permission.
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Tucker Car
Cleveland
Tucker Motor Co
Preston Tucker
Greater Cleveland
Tucker
Tucker Corp
Senators Introduce Bill For Marietta Project
A bill to establish a $1,000,000 oil and gas research station at Marietta Ohio was introduced Friday by Senators Bricker Capehart and Withers. The measure would also authorize $500,000 for maintenance and operation by the Federal Bureau of Mines.
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Washington
Marietta
Ohio
Bricker
R-Ohio
Capehart
R-Ind
Withers
Dky
Federal Bureau of Mines
Town Hall shopping center fire injures 11 in Berwyn
A $250000 general alarm blaze swept through the Town Hall shopping center in Berwyn early today injuring 11 people. The fire caused extensive damage to the building with emergency crews on the scene. Local officials investigated the cause as firefighters battled the flames.
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Berwyn
Town Hall
Treasure seekers doubt Jesse James treasure near Zanesville
Four men in Zanesville hunt for a buried treasure they believe Jesse James hid. A two day search yielded only an empty metal chest after the detector failed. Frank Dalton in Austin dismisses the claim and hints the real Jesse James died in Missouri in the 1880s.
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Co.o
Jesse James
John Trammel
James
Austin
Texas
Frank Dalton
Ohio
Dalton
Missouri
Supermarket Held Up in Springfield Robbery
Dale Jones, manager of the Big Bear Supermarket, said the store lost between 10 000 and 15 000 in a Saturday robbery. Two men covered customers and employees while plundering Jones office and fired three shots before fleeing. police blocked routes but suspects eluded capture.
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Dale Jones
Big Bear
Footing Jones
Kenton Bank Offices Hit by Destructive Fire
Fire destroyed three shops and two offices in the Kenton Savings Bank Building on Sunday. Fire Chief Ralph Jones estimated damage at $150,000 and cited unknown cause. Kenton firefighters aided by Bellefontaine Mt Victory and 40 volunteers secured the blaze.
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Kenton Savings Bank
Public Square
Downstown
Ralph Jones
Bellefontaine
Mt. Victory
Ohio editors elect Tribune Chronicle editor president
Stanley E L Start, Ware ven Tribune Chronicle managing editor, was elected president of the Associated Press editors of Ohio on Sunday.
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Columbus
Stanley EL Start
Wareven Tribune Chronicle
Associated Press Editors of
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