Diplomatic chess tightens as US weighs military moves
Washington sources warn the next month could prove decisive as the United States and its allies confront possible Soviet moves in Europe. Officials debate Universal Military Training and a temporary draft to shore up defenses while monitoring Stalin’s reactions to new diplomacy.
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Washington
Truman
Sralin
Stalin
Russia
Europe
America
Kremlin
United States
Communist’ Party
Finland
Norway
Congress
West
U.S. Military Strength Measured amid Cold War Strains
Defense chiefs compare American armed forces to Soviet power. Current under arms total 1,392,000 vs 4,050,000 for Russia. Army 550,000 short of authorized 669,000. Navy 392,000 160,000 under. Marines 90,000 20,000 under. Air Force 360,000, 41,000 under planned.
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Washington
Amer
Russia
Defense Forrestal
Army
Navy
Air Force
Clash Seen Over Russian Expansion
Lake Success reports a tough East West clash over Soviet expansion as the United Nations Security Council prepares to hear the Chilean government’s case against Russia. Gromyko calls the Chilean complaint dirty and slanderous while Chile is portrayed as a lackey of foreign powers. The council sets next Monday to begin debate on the case.
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Rusia
United Nations
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Andrei An Gromsko
Chile
Russia
Gromyko
An’ Papanek
Prague 8
Kremlin
Dance hall collapse kills one and injures many
A section of a third floor dance hall collapsed during a St Patrick day event killing a 39 year old mother of four and injuring over 100. Twelve of the treated 92 remained in serious to critical condition as responders pulled victims from wreckage near Clark Street and Belmont Avenue. The tragedy occurred as hundreds emptied the floor after the collapse.
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Clark Street
Belmont Avenue
Ann Hunt
Akron
Frank Coleman
AFL
Summit
Portage
Medina County
Coleman
Columbus
Ohio
Lao Les Hearin
Earl Jon Wes
John T. Schaffer
Ohio Welfare and Relief Directors Association
Actress Gloria Schumm Seeks Court Change Over Wallace Beery Pact
Gloria Schumm film player charges Wallace Beery offered $2000 to delay paternity issue in her suit and petitions Superior Court to modify legal proceedings and timing of the case.
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Los Angeles
Wallace Beery
Gloria Schumm
Superior Court
Parachute Jump Over Berlin Injures Brig. Gen Taylor
Brig. Gen. Tel ford Taylor, chief U S prosecutor of war crimes in Germany, and seven others parachuted from a C-17 over Berlin. Taylor suffered a back strain and a hip injury after engine trouble forced an emergency descent. The aircraft landed at Gatow airport in the British sector. one female passenger also injured.
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Berlin
Telford Taylor
Taylor
U. S
Germany
Nuernberg
Lucius D
Yugoslavia Mine Toll Estimated at 71
Belgrade dispatches report a coal mine explosion at Rada on the Istrian Peninsula with at least 90 injured and 10 missing. Earlier, Tanjug agency cited 171 dead, indicating conflicting casualty figures.
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Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Rada
Istrian
Ag Fency Tanjug
Condon Seeks House Appearance Over American Activities
Philadelphia reports Dr. Ed ward Condon director of the National Bureau of Standards demands to appear before the House Committee on un American Activities and is described as the weakest link in atomic security. Also notices: Harry J. Rownd 80 retired Youngstown telegraph executive dies in New York pneumonia. Margaret Sawyer Hill Davis among wealthiest women dies in Kansas City from heart attack. Elmer Srulich 45 killed by a coal truck in Sandusky Ohio.
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Condon
Vermit
Philadelphia
Edward €. Condon
National Bureau of Standards, Dmands
House Committee On T
New York
Harry J. Rownd
Youngstown
Tel
Zanesville, Oh
Kansas City
Margaret Sawyer Hill Davis
Senate
Congress
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tafte
Ohio
Peis
Republican House
Meat Prices Rise as Nationwide Meat Strike Proceeds
President Truman pushes a board of inquiry to speed the wage dispute report. The CIO and major packers meet as about 100000 workers strike across 140 plants. Wholesale meat prices rise per pound while shipments drop to one third, and grocers report sales up 20 to 60 percent in many markets.
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Chicago
Prospect
Truman
Board of Inquiry
CIO
P. Feinsinger
Columbus
Shanghat
Boston
New England
China Seas
National Association of Retail Grocers
Solons Split On Truman Policy Talk
Washington congress split on President Truman's proposal to strengthen national defense through universal training and revived draft. Debate focused on Universal Military Training versus manpower raises, with support for Marshall Plan funding and mixed Republican reactions while Europe and communist outlets reacted differently to the address.
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Solons
Truman
Three Wounded In Patrol Wagon Shootout In Cleveland
In Cleveland a patrolman and two suspects were wounded during an exchange of gunfire in a patrol wagon. Patrolman Nelson Belcher was hit in the hip, suspect Joseph Giordano was wounded in the arm, and William Nichols was shot in the leg as Patrolman Julius Murer returned fire. Giordano, a fugitive from Mahoning County jail, had escaped last summer while awaiting sentence for habit and drunkenness.
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Cleveland
Nelson Belcher
Joseph Giordano
Mahoning County
Giordano
William Nichols
Julius M. Murer
Murer
Muter
Stassen Campaign Schedule Expands Across Ohio
Harold F. Stassen, former Minnesota governor, plans two speeches in Weland with additional talks at Hiram College and Youngstown on April 15 and 21 in Dayton and Middletown, April 21, Toledo April 2, and Cleveland April 24, as he campaigns for Ohio Republican delegates.
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Stassen
Weland
Harold F.stassen
Ohio
Minnesota
Hiram College
Youngstown
Dayton
Middletown
Toledo
Cleveland
Ambassador Blanco Viel Presents Credentials to Chiang Kai-Shek
Ambassador Oscar Blanco Viel presented his credentials to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek today in Nanking, reflecting ongoing ties between Chile and China. The ceremony marked the start of a new diplomatic phase as both nations seek closer cooperation.
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Resorts
Nanking
Oscar Blanco Viel
Generaliss
Imo Chiang Kai-Shek
Todi
Lausche Defends Ohio Gubernatorial Bid Against Party Bosses
Former Ohio governor Lausche denounces Democratic party bosses for blocking his 1948 gubernatorial run at a Springfield meeting attended by seven of nine district chairmen. He argues party support could have overcome national Republican gains. Ray Miller, Lausche rival, was present but silent while Reed Winegardner pledged to back the party nominee.
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Springfield
Rrank
J. Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
Reed Winegardner
Fayette County
Ray T. Miller
Cleveland
Freighters Open Buffalo Harbor Early Through Ice Break
Coast Guard cutters guided twelve freighters through 18 inch thick ice toward Lake Erie ports. The vessels cleared the Buffalo harbor yesterday, marking the earliest opening of the port in history as ships pushed through melting ice.
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Buffalo
Cleveland
Coast Guard
Lake Ene
Fire damages hotel room. $1,000 loss estimated
Cleveland fire forces guests to flee Good year Hotel in robes. Assistant Chief Elmer Cain says a careless smoker started the blaze on the first floor just before midnight with damage around $1,000. A second item notes Taft Nebraska appearances and committee chatter with unclear details.
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Cleveland
Sinusers Fansi
Goodyear
Elmer Cain
Taft
Nebraska
Omaha
Robert Ratt
ES Eeecess
Max A. Miler
Areca
Draft Board Change Would Take 3 Months
Ohio would need two or three months to reorganize its draft boards, says Chester W. Goble after President Truman’s request for a temporary Selective Service Act. Goble notes Ohio had 330 boards in World War Two and questions how many former members would return to serve.
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Solumbus
Ohio
Chester W. Goble
T Man
Goble
Bowling Green student dies from gunfire near campus
An 18 year old Bowling Green State University premedical student Charles Wentzel was killed by a bullet fired from a Belgian 9 millimeter pistol from a second story dormitory window. A 21 year old seminary novitiate from Sandusky was held without charge pending an inquest.
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Bowling Green
Bowling Green State University
Wood County
Floyd A. Coller
Guy * Spitler
Charles Wentzel
Clayton Ave
Centerbury
Fier
Tom
Decatur St
Sandusky
Wertzel Wa
Singler
Campus Poiceman
Harold ‘Travis
Senate Group Lines Up Votes For UMT Bill
In the Senate Armed Services Committee the group lines up votes to send a universal military training bill to the Senate. President Truman seeks wartime draft revival and top armed forces leaders testified. Secretary Marshall urged renewal of UMTA and selective service with Forrestal and Army Navy Air secretaries listed as witnesses.
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UMTA
National Defense
Forrestal
Army
Royall
Navy
Sullivan
Air Symington
Nations Plan Recruiting and Mobilization Across Nations
Manila reports President Tru jawns revival of wartime draft to mobilize Filipino youth. Philippine Army chief staff Jalandoni and U S military advisory head Tones to confer immediately. Poland orders youth recruitment from 16 to 21 for reconstruction starting April 1 affecting about 4 5 million. Italy recruiting 30 000 veterans to bolster public security forces. Greece moves toward civilian mobilization with emergency powers for ministers. Pope Pius XII appoints Msgr Francis Dearden as coadjutor to Bishop Boyle in Pittsburgh.
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Manila
Truvaan
Defense
Ruperto Rangeon
Albert M. Tones
U.S
Rafael Jalandoni
Philippine Army
Warsaw
Poland
Rome
Randolfo Pacciardi
Athens
Mall
Min
Actio
Pope Cleveland
Msgr
Francis Dearden
St Mary’s Seminary
Pope. Pius XII
Hugh C. Boyle
Pittsburgh
Spring Near As Temperatures Rise Across Regions
A thermometer indicating springlike readings across the eastern half of the country follows light snow in the east from North Dakota to Minnesota. Clear skies and milder temperatures were reported yesterday in the eastern states, suggesting a shift toward spring conditions.
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Chicago
North Dakota
Minnesota
Florida Plane Crash Kills Ten in Sampa Area
Ten men died and four were injured when a B 39 bomber from the Spar Wing Wash crashed during landing at MacDill Field in Tampa. The crash occurred at 2 32 a m with wreckage scattered and fog hindering recovery. The MacDill Field Accident Board opened an investigation as three officers and one noncommissioned officer were among the injured.
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Fla
MacDi Field
Celief
Anchorage
Alaska
Ted
Sanford
Northwest Orientals
Huggins
Byrnes
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Ala
Tampa
92Nd
Spokane
MacDill Field
Roy M. Walsh
Explosion at Yugoslav mine kills 171 workers
The Yugoslav news agency Tanjug reports a coal mine explosion at Rada on the Adriatic peninsula killing 171 miners on Sunday.
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Yugoslavia
Rada
Istrian
Tanjug
Reduction in Coal Burning Rail Service Affects 1948 Travel
Washington AP reports a 25 percent cut in coal burning passenger train service due to coal mine shutdowns. ODT orders take effect March 21 1948 prohibiting diesel substitutes and banning coal fueled special trains. News notes widespread mine idle counts and looming layoffs across Ohio Valley rail shops.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Bureau of Mines
Cyrus S. Ching
Ezra van Horn
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ching
van Horn
Lewis
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
Chesapeake &Ohio Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
West Virginia
Venice women jailed for imprisoning woman and two children
Police records show two elderly women held a 20 year old woman and two emaciated children in a three room Venice apartment near the beach. They face charges of false imprisonment and inhuman treatment of the captives.
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Venice
Calif
Avenue 20
Court restrains council from public hearing
Hamilton city manager Frank R. Buechner suspended February 18 won a court order restraining the city council from holding a public hearing on his case five hours before the semimonthly meeting. The dispute centers on his removal and the council’s planned actions.
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Hamilton
C.—U
Hamiltons
Frank R. Buechner
Council Wa
Golden Wedding Banquet Ties to Geauga Maple Festival
Obsc iples who have been married 50 years or more were asked to attend the Golden Wedding Banquet on opening day of Geauga Maple Festival in Chardon. An orchid will be presented to the oldest woman in attendance.
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Chardon Chardon
Widow of T C Jenkins Dies After Stroke in Mansfield Area
Amber McConnellville Florence Jenkins 64 widow of T C Jenkins former Mansfield Reformatory and London Prison Farm superintendent died yesterday after a stroke. Funeral services planned for Friday. Pacific Conference: Vice Adm Oscar Badger arrived for talks with General MacArthur and Vice [illegible] in Tokyo.
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Amber
Florence Jenkins
T. C. Jenkins
Mansfield Re
London Prison Farm
Pacific
Tokyo
Adm
Oscar 2. Badger
U. S
Western Pacific
General Macarthur
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