Mutual Defense Pledged and Alliance Seen Arousing Soviet Propaganda
The North Atlantic pact pledges the United States and allies to respond to an armed attack, with each nation deciding its response. Italy’s Chamber votes 342 to 117 to join, despite socialist opposition. The treaty binds Western Europe and North America, with Article Five defining collective action and UN reporting, and a U.S. rearmament program anticipated.
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United States
Congress
America
Il Am
Russia
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
North Atlantic Defense Alliance
Pietro Nenni
Europe
North America
United Nations
North Atlantic
U. N. Security Council
Security Council
Canada
Norway
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Iceland
Portugal
Denmark
Jaly
Senate
Truman
North Atlantic Council
Defense Committee
Algeria
French North Africa
Germany
Austria
Senate Rent Bill Draws Criticism
The Senate Banking Committee backed a bill extending federal rent controls 12 to 15 months with possible decontrol by states. Supporters and opponents clash over decontrol pace and cap rules, while the plan sets staged rent hikes and limits, sparking partisan debate.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Senat
House
McGrath
Rhode Island
Bricker
Ohio
Myers
D-Pa
Sparkman
D-Ala
Cain
R-Wash
Millfield man in critical condition from carbon monoxide fumes
Kozma Calmon of Millfield was in critical condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital after inhaling carbon monoxide fumes while working Thursday afternoon in the new Midget Motor Supply Co building Campbell Street. Two helpers Dale Orcutt and John Sams were also present, with Gordon Liggett grading floors. all were reported to have headaches and sought fresh air before Kozma worsened.
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Calmon Kozma
Millfield
Ann Actor
Kozma
Man Dies Before Attending Father’s Funeral in Dayton
A 68 year old Tyarborn Michigan man died of a heart attack in Dayton shortly before he could attend his father Emmett Arnold’s funeral. Samuel M. Arnold, 92, was to be laid to rest today with services at a sister-in-law’s home.
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Dayton
Tyarborn, Mich
Samuel M. Arnold
Emmett Arnold
Court Review Sought in Slaying of Husband
Mrs. Marie Abbott of Butler County asked the Ohio Supreme Court to review her second degree murder conviction for the May 3 1948 slaying of her husband Morris. Her lover Cyril Gordon was convicted of first degree murder and also received a life term.
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Jecolumbus
Marie Abbott
Butler County
Ohio Supreme Court
Abbott
Morris
Cyril Gordon
Airlift Plane Crashes at Tempelhof Berlin
A fully loaded cargo airlift plane crashed at Tempelhof Airfield early Friday. All three crewmen escaped unharmed.
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Berlin
Tempelhof Airfield
Unua
New Debate Gag Rule Set by Senate Amid Civil Rights Clash
The Senate adopted a compromise rule to curb debate with a 63 to 23 vote, shelving the Civil Rights program as administration bills including rent controls and European Recovery move toward action. Bricker and Taft among 88 Republicans voting for the rule weakening filibuster power, while Truman Democrats protest.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Administration
New Merger Aims to Halt Military Information Leaks
Congress members say they will wait to gauge the impact of a new merger uniting Army Navy and Air Force public information activities under one manager. Secretary of Defense Forrestal presented the plan to the House Armed Services Committee, which seeks to curb leaks of strategic and atomic data. Vinson expressed cautious optimism while seeking details from Secretary Symington about recent disclosures on U S air targets in Russia and domestic atomic installations.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
William Frye
Associated Press
Defense Forrestal
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Air
Symington
U.S
Russia
Water trough hosts car wash near Beaumont edge
An old spring-fed trough on the Athens Plains road now serves as a car wash for local residents. Nearby, the Meigs compressor station and Sugar Grove plant in Ohio Fuel Gas system supply gas via a large cooling pool and eight compressors. A weathered grave marker in W State Street cemetery prompted W E Peters to replace the stone for David Walden born in slavery and died 1886.
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Beaumont
Athens-Plains Road
Meigs
Darwin
Athens
Sugar Grove
Lancaster
Ohio
David Walden
W. State St
W. E. Peters
Walden
Virginia
Charles Valentine
Cleveland
Senate adopts gag rule on debate in push for stalled bills
A bipartisan coalition of 34 Republicans and 29 Democrats approved a rule to gag debate with 64 yes votes, binding unless a future rules change. Fifteen Democrats and eight Republicans opposed. The two thirds of all 96 senators must vote for the gag, replacing the prior rule that only applied after a measure was before the chamber. The new rule targets motions to bring up bills and other parliamentary moves, aiming to curb prolonged debate.
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Washington
Bricker and Taft
Ohio
Dixie
Senate
Marshall Plan Cost Put At 17 Billion
New York report notes Economic Cooperation Administrator Paul G Hoffman announced the Marshall Plan would cost 17 billion dollars. He warned success would secure American life while failure could trigger a Soviet push to communist Western Europe.
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New York
Paul G. Hoffman
Hoffman
American Management Association
Kremlin
Europe
Churchill sails for United States with foe aboard
In Southampton England Winston Churchill sailed aboard the Queen Elizabeth to lecture in the United States. Accompanying him is Harold Laski former Labour Party chairman and Churchill's political rival. Churchill plans a three to four week visit in America with lectures scheduled across the country.
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Southampton
Eng
Winston Churchill
United States
Harold Laski
Labor Party
Churchill
America
Conductor Strike Postponement Seen
CHICAGO A nation wide strike on March 31 of 2500 Pullman car conductors may be postponed if government mediators intervene in the dispute says a rail union official A G Wise executive vice president of the Order of Railway Conductors said the walkout may be delayed by intervention of the National Mediation Board
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Chicago
A. G. Wise
The
Order of Railway Conductors
National
Rangsy
Ohio River Traffic Hit By Stoppage
Freight traffic on the Ohio River and its tributaries is disrupted as 467,000 coal miners begin a two week holiday. River freight, mainly coal, shows reduced barge movements and rail idle figures exceed 67,000. Cold weather worsens coal supply and distribution concerns for households in the bituminous region.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Ohio
Dayton Coal Rush Spurs Citywide Effort as Winter Fears Grow
Dayton residents initiated a coal rush amid John L. Lewis mine holiday fears and cold forecasts. Lawrence Foster of the Dayton Coal Exchange said supplies can outlast the two week work stoppage, but the city faces shortages of some coal varieties.
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Dayton
John L. Lewis
Lawrence Foster
The
Dayton Coal Exchange
Lewis
Uranium Capsule Seized in Mexico Sparks Questions
Mexican secret police seized a small cylinder claimed to hold uranium 235. Officials conflict over its significance with AG Gonzalez saying it is a non explosive ingot and too little for weapon use. FBI agents are handling the case, with no corroboration from the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Mexico City
United States
America
Francisco Gonzalez de la Vega
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
FBI
U. S
Groveport Woman Sues Over $25,000 Damage Claim
Mrs Marguerite Zwayer of Groveport files a $25,000 damage suit against Mrs Cloe Grube of Columbus alleging false accusation of first degree murder over the death of Grube's son Sheldon last June. Grube had filed an affidavit March 4 charging Zwayer with responsibility, which was dismissed.
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Columbus
Marguerite Zwayer
Groveport
Cloe Grube
Weather Outlook for Columbus Forecast
Temperatures in Columbus will run 6 to 8 degrees below normal with daytime highs near 44 to 48 and nights around 24 to 30. Warmer conditions return Tuesday and Wednesday as precipitation totals approach a quarter inch, mainly as rain or snow on Wednesday.
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Columbus
Truman Hopeful on Fair Deal Passage in Three-Party Congress
President Truman, at the winter White House, defends his Fair Deal hope amid Dixiecrat opposition. He envisions a three party Congress including Democrats Republicans and Dixiecrats while signaling possible nationwide campaigning if needed. He dodges a Senate panel rebuff on Wallgren and cites his February Jefferson Jackson speech for emphasis.
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Truman
Key West
Fla
Fra
Congress
White House
Bob LaFollette
Senate Armed Services
Mon C. Wallgren
Suite Taken From Lobbyist
Robert Ellsworth Scott will lobby for the Ohio Coal Association from a Cambridge law office after the association ordered him to leave his Columbus hotel suite. Ohio lawmakers protested his entertaining of state Senators and Representatives. Rep. Guy C. Hiner introduced a resolution for investigation, noting Scott spent $11,342.77 during the 1947 legislative session.
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Columbus
Robert Ellsworth Scott
Ohio Coal Association
Cambridge
Scott
Ohio
R. Livingston Ireland
Cleveland
Hanna Coal Co
Guy C. Hiner
Stark
Hiner
Red terrorists linked to Underwood murder in Korea
Officials theorize Red terrorists killed Mrs. Horace H. Underwood and wounded a Korean woman leader opposing Communism. Three Koreans were arrested after gunmen wearing hoods shot the U.S. missionary's wife as she hosted tea at her home.
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Seoul
U. S
Horace H. Underwood
Shipping Start Seen on Great Lakes Iron Ore Boats
Cleveland dispatch reports shipping circles expect iron ore boats to begin moving on the Great Lakes by next Tuesday as crews prepare and loading operations resume.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes
Suspended Sentence in Meyers Perjury Case
Lamarre, a 37 year old former accountant, received a suspended sentence on three counts of perjury for lying to a Senate committee about Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers wartime business affairs. Meyers, a jailed Air Force officer, was involved in pressuring Lamarre to testify falsely about Aviation Electric Co. of Dayton.
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Washington
Bleriot H. Lamarre
Senate
Bennett E. Meyers
Lamarre
Alexander Holtzoff
Meyers
Air Force
Aviation Electric Co
Dayton
Army Air Force
Chauncey Boy Hart In Fall From Auto In Chauncey
Gerry Lee McKee six year old son of Mr and Mrs Gerald McKee Chauncey was in poor condition today at Sheltering Arms Hospital after falling from his parents car near Routes 33 Chauncey. The rear door opened by his sister and the wind pulled him from the vehicle at about 15 miles per hour. He suffered a serious head injury and was unconscious. Denver N Bricker Chauncey postmaster drove the child to the hospital with a state patrol escort arriving after the crash.
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Gerry Lee McKee
Gerald McKee
Chauncey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Gerry
Denver N. Bricker
Bricker
Wiretap Case To Grand Jury In New York
Mayor William O Dwyer says a wiretapping episode may reach a grand jury tonight. He claims at least 75 top city officials were targeted by eavesdroppers acting outside the law and will present proof. A New York Democratic congressmen meeting tomorrow may review the case and spark a congressional inquiry.
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New York
William O’dwyer
New York City
O'Dwyer
Emanuel Celler
Six Boys Delinquent In Stabbing of Youth
Six boys were found delinquent Thursday in the stabbing of John Marshall High School student Kenneth Hall after a city championship basketball game. Two suspects were freed and the judge said sentencing would occur Monday. witnesses could not identify the knife wielder.
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Cleveland
John Marshall High School
William J. McDermott
Kenneth Hall
Hungary accuses United States of aggressive attitude
The Hungarian government issued an official communique charging that U S attitude toward Hungary has been aggressive. It cited the refusal to permit five Hungarians to enter as delegates to a world peace conference as retaliation for U S treatment of American officials.
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Budapest
Hungary
United States
Juror Dropped in Ferrell Murder Trial Over Taxi Talk
In Zanesville a juror named C. B. Moss was dismissed from the first degree murder case of Alfred Ferrell after admitting he spoke with a taxi driver about the trial. Miss Frances Woerner, secretary to defense attorney Ralph Marshall, rode in the cab. Judge Crossland denied a motion to disqualify the entire panel.
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Zanesville
Alfred
Spooky) Ferrell
C. BP. Moss
Moss
Frances Woerner
Ralph Marshall
Clarence J
Hot ham jury is dismissed in Columbus theft case
A Lancaster common pleas jury trying William W. Starrett on two counts of buying and receiving stolen meat failed to reach a verdict after five and a half hours of deliberations. Judge Harry Kilburger discharged the panel and the prosecutor said Starrett would be retried.
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Lancaster
Common Pleas
Harry Kilburger
William W. Starrett
Columbus
Kilburger
Jamess. Peterson
Starrett
Two of Nine Escapees Remain at Large
Columbus police said two of the nine male patients at the Columbus State School who escaped Wednesday night were still at large. The suspects are Kenneth Johnson 18 of Akron and Frederick Perkins 21 of Ashland.
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Columbus
Columbus State School
Kenneth Johnson
Akron
Frederick Perkins
Ashland
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