Parley Fails Over German Unity as Western Powers Split
Moscow officials warn no solution without unified Germany and a broad settlement. Marshall and Bevin denounce a Molotov claim on German reparations as tensions rise. In Washington Republicans demand full accounting of foreign policy before Greece Turkey aid. House votes and Senate proposals press aid amid Dardanelles and disarmament talk.
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Moscow
Council of Foreign Ministers
Germany
Marshall
Bevin
Russia
Molotov
Washington
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Truman
Mediterranean
Dardanelles
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eaton
R-Nj
Italy
Hungary
Austria
Poland
China
Tydings
Senate
Dean Acheson
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Britain
Withdrawal of Contract Notice Cuts Union Fine and Strike Threat
Senators Ferguson and Smith propose federal labor relations courts with broad jurisdiction to interpret contracts and review labor acts. John L. Lewis withdraws his contract termination notice effective March 31, complying with a Supreme Court mandate, weakening a potential strike revival and preserving the existing government-seized mine contract.
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Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Smith
R-Nj
Senate
John L. Lewis
Supreme Court
Lewis
Secretary of Interior
Krug
Federeral
T. Alan Goldsborough
United Mine Workers
Federal District Court
UMW
Services announced for William A. Hill
Funeral services for William A. Hill age 63 personnel manager at Robbins and Myers Inc will be held Friday in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
William A. Hill
Robbins & Myers, Inc
Ohio Solons Group for Budget Cut. Turnpike Support Grows
Economy minded Ohio lawmakers push to trim the $532.9 million biennial budget as House leaders note mounting opposition. Ballard seeks $3.839 million for welfare institutions and universities, with funds allocated among Ohio’s social and higher education agencies. Senate hearings also consider a plan for a state turnpike network funded by private capital, to revert to the state after tolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Solons Group
Columbus
House
Paul H. Ballard
Ballard
R-Jackson
Welfare Department
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home
Sandusky
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home
Xenia
Bowling Green
Kent State
Miami
Ohio University
Ohio State
Wilberforce
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Thomas J. Herbert
General Assembly
Herbert
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Senate Highway Committee
Pennsylvania
R. W. Winter
Rmedina
Britain Floods Sweep England and Wales In 300 Year Disaster
Floods spread across England and Wales driving thousands from homes as waters approach peaks unseen since 1894. Troops, German prisoners, and volunteers race to protect water and power facilities while amphibious vehicles rescue residents stranded upstairs. The Thames town of Caversham calls it the worst disaster in 300 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Wales
Thames River
Caversham
Phoebe Custen
New York Legislature Approves Record 670.9 Million Budget
The Republican led New York State Legislature passed a record budget totaling 670.9 million dollars and enacted a bill to ban strikes by public employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
New York
Virginians Rescued After Eleven Days Adrift in Gulf
Two Virginians W Horace Blanchard 32 Newport News and Charles King 18 Hampton were rescued after 11 days adrift in a 22 foot cabin cruiser in the Gulf of Mexico. An Army amphibian plane located them following a distress flare and a 50 000 square mile search. Captain James Blanchard remained aboard the leaking yacht Rhojan II to keep it afloat before Navy tugs towed it to Key West.
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Tampa
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
W. Horace Blanchard
Newport News
Charles King
Hampton
Gulf
MacDill Field
Blanchard
Army Air Forces
James Blanchard
Horace
Key West
Twins Born In Automobile Doings Fine At Hospital
Mrs. Addison Clipson and her twin boys born Sunday night in an automobile en route to Good Samaritan Hospital in Sandusky were reported doing fine. The couple, fruit farm operators from rural Vermilion, were speeding to fetch a physician when the first twin arrived and the second was born near Huron. At the hospital one baby weighed 5 pounds 15 ounces and the other 5 pounds 5 ounces. The 35-year-old mother has seven children aged up to 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Addison Clipson
Good Samaritan Hospital
Clipson
Vermilion
Huron
Official challenges Rubenstein affidavit in draft case
A Panhandle Steel Products official testified in federal court that the company Rubenstein once headed never handled more than half of its work in war production. C F Helmcamp of Wichita Falls Texas, VP and GM, disputed Rubenstein's affidavit amid his trial for allegedly false statements about his draft status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Serge Rubenstein
C. F. Helmcamp
Wichita Falls
Tex
Panhandle Steel Products Co
Rubenstien
Rubenstein
Discrepancies In Dahlia Confession Reported by St Louis Police
St Louis police say a slender 22 year old youth signed a statement admitting the Black Dahlia slaying in Los Angeles. Chief Leonard Murphy identifies the youth as Melvin Robert Bailey who says he got mad when Miss Short refused to go East with him.
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ST. Louis
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Short
Leonard Murphy
Melvin Robert Bailey
Miss Short
Dairy Must Motorize, Horse Shelter Rented
The French Bauer Co. in Cincinnati plans full motorized delivery by July 1 to replace 86 horses drawn wagons. The barn owners will lease the shelter space to another renter, forcing the shift to motorized service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
French-Bauer Co
Union Votes To Ban Reds From Membership
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers adopted by unanimous vote a resolution barring communists from membership at its triennial convention in Cleveland. Delegates warned that communistic tendencies threaten the labor movement and public government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
West Virginia Teachers Drawn Into Training Mandate
SAM SIMMONS laments WV teachers face renewal rules requiring extra study. A veteran with a master’s degree spends eight hours weekly in classes. Another travels Saturdays to college, studying Marriage and the Family, amid perceived graft and weekend disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Mason County
Hopes Fade On Tax Cut Before July 1
Washington AP report notes fading chances for any income tax cut to take effect before July 1. Rep Knutson and Rep Kean clash over retroactive timing while Taft pushes for a July 1 start and deeper cuts for smaller taxpayers amid budget concerns. Senate overtime looms to push portal pay legislation.
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Washington
Rep. Knutson
R - Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Knutson
Rep. Kean
Ways and Means Group
Kean
Taft
Republican Senate Policy Committee
Ways and Means Republicans
Senate
Point Pleasant House Burns Nine Homeless
Point Pleasant reports nine members of the Swisher family left homeless after a early morning fire destroyed their frame cottage at 109 Jewett Street. Fire officials suspect a flue caused the blaze. the dwelling was nearly destroyed when firefighters arrived. John E. Brown, city clerk, notes Mr. Swisher works for West Virginia Malleable Iron Co.
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Point Pleasant
Ifire
John Swisher
Jewett St
Swisher
West Virginia Malleable Iron Co
Strike Ended For Teachers Springfield Township
Youngstown area report says high school faculty returned to work citing regard for welfare of the school system and community. Teachers demand a full hearing of grievances about lax discipline before the school board to address concerns affecting the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Springfield Township
Liquor Board Suspends Crestline Club Permits
Columbus reports the State Board of Liquor Control suspended two Crestline club permits for 30 days effective last Friday. The American Legion McWhirter Post No 488 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 2920 were charged with exhibiting gambling devices.
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Columbus
State Board of Liquor Control
Crestline
American Legion
McWhirter
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Obscenity Charge Filed Against Publisher
Indictments returned charging Grover W. Fleming publisher of the American Examiner with circulating obscene literature and publishing libelous statements to depress corporate securities. Bound over to the grand jury under four thousand dollar bail by municipal court. Fleming is free at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Grover W. Fleming
American Examiner
Fleming
Missionary Margaret Hess Dies After 27 Years in Korea
Margaret Hess, 56, a Methodist missionary who served 27 years in Korea before retirement, died yesterday in Middletown Ohio due to a heart ailment. Her long overseas work marked a life of service with the church, ending after decades in Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Margaret Hess
Korea
Hamden Man Charged With First Degree Murder
Ward Skinner of Hamden was indicted for first degree murder by a Vinton County Grand Jury. He is jailed under suspicion of fatally shooting Willard Muncy, 27, of Jackson County, after a struggle on Hamden Elmsville Road. Arraignment date pending. The case was led by Acting Prosecutor Gordon Gray with Sheriff William Brown reporting the details.
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McArthur
Ward Skinner
Hamden
Vinton County
Grand Jury
Gordon Gray
Skinner
Willard Muncy
Jackson County
Muncy
Winston
William Brown
Clyde Barnett
Hamden-Elmsville
Gray
Athens County
James W. Darby
Nationalists Claim Entry Of Yenan Capital City
The Chinese government says Nationalist troops entered Yenan the Communist capital. Hu Chunc Nan’s forces were within 13 miles of Shensi Province’s heart city, with Peng Hsueh Pei warning the fall would shift civil war momentum to the Nationalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Yenan
Peng Hsueh-Pei
Hu Chunc-Nan
Shensi
Peng
China
Hermit Slayers Sentenced to Life in Prison
Joseph Bednarik and John Pryce were convicted in the slaying of 71 year old recluse John Dalton. Judge David G. Jenkins imposed life sentences with mercy recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GET Life
Youngstown
Joseph Bednarik
John Pryce
John Dalton
David G. Jenkins
Truman Flies Home Today
President Truman returns to Washington after a weeklong rest in Key West. He will assess developments in Greece and Turkey and the Moscow situation, with his plane due to depart at 2 p m and a likely communication with Secretary of State George C. Marshall upon return.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Washington
Moscow
Greece
Turkey
White House
Fee
George C. Marshall
Water System Realized After 12 Year Struggle
Circleville, Ohio ends a 12 year effort to take over a private water system. The Ohio Water Service Co. waives further appeals and accepts a city check for 5,959 dollars as reimbursement for system improvements since June 1945.
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Circleville
Ohio Water Service Co
Ohio Liquor Board Weighs Lorain Private Club Case
The Ohio state liquor board spent seven hours hearing whether Fathers of Service Men of America Chapter 2 of Lorain qualifies as a bonafide private club with three years of past history. The case, decided amid heated exchanges and bench admonitions, was taken under advisement after testimony. The club had received a private club permit on December 23, 1946, near the end of Gov. Lausche’s term.
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Columbus
State Liquor Board
Fathers of Service Men of America
Lorain
Frank J. Lausche
Olmstead Mayor Douglass's Death Ruled Accidental
Police say North Olmstead mayor David L Douglass died in an accidental garage incident. His body was found in a home garage while the car engine ran and the door closed. Chief George Christman stated the death was definitely accidental.
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Cleveland
David L. Douglass
North Olmstead
George Christman
Douglass
Christman
Governor seeks $5,000 for executive mansion furniture
Governor Thomas J. Herbert asks the Legislature to appropriate 5000 dollars to furnish bedrooms and the executive mansion. The proposal outlines needed bedroom furniture for official residence purposes and marks a state expenditure request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
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Knox
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Olmstead
ARMY
Muroc Air Base
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