Delay Draft Plan Seen GOP Move
The article reports Senate Republicans near agreement on a wait-and-see draft plan to revive selective service. It would register and alert selectees while delaying inductions unless voluntary enlistments lag or global danger demands mobilization. Taft undecided. Vandenberg backing the plan. House committee polls show some support for revival now.
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Washington
Senate
Vandenberg
Mich
Taft
Ohio
Europe
Congress
Truman
House Armed Services Committee
House
Wallace
UMIT
C O Langel Dies Friday
Clarence O Langel 70 retired coal miner died Friday at his Lower Plains home after a three year illness. Born Fairfield County he lived 18 years on the Lower Plains and worked at the Hocking Mine until retirement after an injury. Survived by wife Elizabeth two daughters Mrs Oliver Geary Athens two sons Ralph and Roy of Athens two brothers Meryl and Chester Langer Baltimore Md and two grandchildren A son Kenneth died in 1946 Funeral services Sunday 2 pm at The Plains Methodist Church Rev Gus Graham Burial in W Union St Cemetery Friends may call after 2 pm Saturday at the residence on the Lower Plains
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Clarence O. Langel
Lower Plains
Fairfield County
Hocking
Lower Plains Zion
Meryl
Chester Langer
Baltimore
Kenneth
the Plains Methodist Church
Gus Graham
W. Union St
None Plains
Beat the Wheel Try Is Planned Again
Two college graduates prepare another attempt at beating Reno roulette wheels. Albert Hibbs Jr. and Roy Walford of San Diego will depart for Nevada after Hibbs reported a system that yielded sizeable winnings in Reno last November.
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Chillicothe
Reno
Albert Hibbs
Albert, Jr
University of Chicago
Roy Walford
San Diego
Calif
Nevada
Young Hibbs
War Dead Due Oakland War Ship to Dock Monday
Oakland California hosts the Army Transport Walter Schwenk set to dock Monday carrying 3,295 American war dead from the Pacific theater.
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Oakland
Calif
Walter Schwenk
Pacific
Trains Suspected of Causing Tremors at Observatory
Scientists at the Academia Sinica observatory in Nanking search for a new location for their seismograph after records show tremors every half hour from downhill trains rather than earthquakes.
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Nanking
Academia Scinica Observatory
Bricker Calls for Cleansing Communists From Federal Posts
Senator Bricker of Ohio warned that Communists hold key federal jobs and must be removed to prevent sabotage. He accused loyalty boards of sluggish action and urged swift action by heads of departments. Bricker opposed universal military service favoring selective service if war nears.
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Washington
Bricker
Ohio
Russia
Frank
Truman
Lie Detector Test Awaited in Campus Shooting
Authorities awaited the lie detector result after a campus shooting left 18 year old Charles Wenzel dead from a head wound. Jim Singler 21 admitted firing a Belgian pistol in his dorm room 140 feet away. Singler held without charge, gun removals on campus followed, and Dean McKinnon 21 was named as a roommate’s gun owner.
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Bowling Green
Charles Wenzel
Centerbury
O. Wenzel
Floyd A. Coller
Jim Singler
Sandusky
Coller
Singler
Wood County
Dean McKinnon
Bethesda
Television music ban ends as AFM and networks reach deal
New York reports a three year pact between the American Federation of Musicians and radio networks to allow live television music. The agreement lifts the ban imposed by AFM president James C. Petrillo, permitting performances beyond recordings.
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New York
American Federation of Musicians
James C. Petrillo
AFM
Night Vision On Wheels In Painesville Safety Drive
Under a county wide bicycle safety program luminous tape will be placed on bicycles so they can be seen by motorists.
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Painesville
Brehm presses Big Stick policy against Stalin at rally
Rep. Walter E. Brehm warned against overreliance on aid to Europe, urging a strong military stance and one year renewable support for the Marshall Plan. He criticized CIO backed opponents, urged tax cuts to spur growth, and argued for Congressional control of foreign commitments. He spoke at Bell Hall to the Hocking County Republican Women’s Club.
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Logan
Stalin
Walter E. Brehm
Hocking County
Republican Women’s Club
Bell Hall
CIO
Brehma
United States
Europe
Congress
Brehm
Reds Question GI Injured In Air Mishap
A U S Army GI parachuted into the Soviet sector of Berlin and was asked many questions before release. Sgt Ray L Dudley crew chief of the C 47 from which nine Americans jumped yesterday when it developed engine trouble. Five jumpers were hospitalized for injuries. Brig Gen Telford Taylor chipped a small bone in his back when he landed in a Berlin street, his wife suffered a minor leg injury. Dudley landed atop a seven story building in the Russian sector and dislocated a shoulder.
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Berlin
Ray L. Dudley
Piggott
Ark
San Francisco
Telford Taylor
U. S
Nuernberg
Ohio State Graduates Largest Winter Class
The largest winter quarter graduating class in Ohio State University history received diplomas. Eight hundred seventy-one students graduated. thirty-two earned Doctor of Philosophy, one hundred three earned Masters degrees. Forty-one graduates received honors.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Wright Estate valued at 1 037 105 dollars in Dayton
The late Orville Wright left an estate valued at 1 037 105 dollars in Dayton. Securities and bonds totaled 852 322 dollars, real estate 93 325 dollars, personal property 8 145 dollars, and the Wright residence 75 000 dollars. Checking accounts exceeded 83 000 dollars. The Kitty Hawk airplane is not mentioned.
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Dayton
Orville Wright
Wright
Taft Millikin to Speak at Ohio Republican Women Banquet
Senator Robert A. Taft and Senator Eugene D. Millikin will address the annual banquet of the Ohio Federation of Republican Women’s Organizations in Toledo on April 12.
Forest Fire Season Opens in Southeastern Ohio
Observers in towers and on airplane patrols monitored dry forestlands as Ohio ramps up fire prevention efforts. C Lewis Harrison of Wayne National Forest and John A Bastion of Chillicothe warned that careless and arson-caused fires accounted for most of last year’s 767 blazes. Fires burned over 16 315 acres causing about 50 000 dollars in timber and wildlife damage. peak activity is expected in the next two months, then decline by May 15 as vegetation grows back. State Forestry Division protects 5.5 million acres and the U S Forest Service 250 000 acres with aerial patrols for detection.
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Columbus
Ohio
C. Lewis Harrison
Wayne National Forest
John A. Bastion
Chilliclothe
Ohio Division of Forestry
Ies
Harrison
State Forestry Division
U. S. Forest Service
Allen Seeks Nomination for Congress in 11th District
Joseph C. Allen, with offices in New Lexington and Columbus, asks voters to decide his right to run in the 11th District, which includes Perry Fairfield Ross Pickaway and Hocking Counties. Rex E. Haecker of Circleville calls for Allen to withdraw claiming residency in Columbus. Allen says Democrats of the 11th should decide on May 4.
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New Lexington
Joseph C. Allen
Columbus
Perry
Fairfield
Ross
Pickaway
Hocking
Rex E. Haecker
Circleville
Allen
Perry County
Fatal Motorcycle Crash Claims Akron Cyclist
Howard Partlow aged 32 died after his motorcycle struck a curb last night in Akron. Police said the rider was alone and there were no indications of another vehicle involvement. The crash remains under investigation by local authorities.
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Akron
Howard Partlow
Operators Hint Court Action To Halt Coal Shutdown
Five day old soft coal walkout cuts rail traffic and idles 12 000 to 15 000 workers in steel and transport. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway loses 10 000, with 5 000 more furloughed. Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube cut blast furnaces. Government curbs coal shipments and train service as talks continue between John L Lewis and mine owners.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
R. J. Bowman
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Huntington
W. Va
Lake Ontario
Bethlehem Steel Co
Lackawanna
N. Y
Bethlehem
Johns
Town
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Youngstown
Sharon Steel
Farrell
Washington
Canada
U. S
Office of Defense Transportation
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Conciliation Service
John L. Lewis
Mine Union
Ezra van Horn
Ching
Lewis Union
Noted Scientist Detained by Ellis Island Immigration
Mme Irene Joliot Curie Nobel physicist and daughter of radium discoverers was held at Ellis Island after arrival from Paris on Air France. A Department of Justice spokesman cited a temporary exclusion order as officials declined to comment. The Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee protested the detention as outrageous affront to the American people.
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New York
Mme
Irene Joliot-Curie
Ellis Island
Air France
la Guardia Field
Department of Justice
Washington
Joliot-Curie
Leo Cadison
Body of Ohio Sailor Found After Mishap
The body of Ensign Harry Duane Campbell of Cleveland, missing from the U S aircraft carrier Midway after a launch accident on February 17, was found near Heyers today. Two enlisted men' s bodies were also recovered, bringing the death toll to eight.
Plane crash in Colombia raises death toll to fifteen
The body of an unidentified woman was recovered in the wreckage of an Aida Airlines plane, bringing the Monday crash total to 15 fatalities.
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Bogota
Colombia
Aida Airlines
Gunmen Hold Up Reliable Finance Co in Norwood
Police report two gunmen robbed the Reliable Finance Co in suburban Norwood yesterday taking $479. The heist occurred as customers and staff scrambled for cover, with investigators reviewing security footage and canvassing nearby streets.
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Cincinnati
Reliable Finance Co
Norwood
Policeman Foils Robber After Door Mix Up
In Los Angeles Officer J N Coberly interrupted a tavern stickup finding 12 patrons and the bartender held at gunpoint. A masked robber fled with 542 dollars toward a door marked Ladies Room. reinforcement arrived to discover the powder room had a window, leaving the question how the thief knew.
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Los Angeles
J. N. Coberly
Coberly
Dr E LeFever prominent Ohio legislator dies at 81
Dr E LeFever physician and Ohio legislator died at his home on Spring St Glouster after a two month illness. He served 26 years in the Ohio General Assembly 12 in the Senate and 14 in the House. He sponsored the Burr Oak dam project with State Senator C Stanley Mechem and practiced medicine in Glouster since 1906. Survived by son Dr Harry E LeFever Columbus daughter Mrs Ruth McDonald Glouster sister Mrs D E Carr Glouster and three grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 1 pm at Glouster Church of Christ Reverend Edna Sunday will be held at the Glouster Cemetery with arrangements by C F Wallace funeral home.
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Glouster
E. LeFever
Ohio
Spring St
LeFever
Ohio General Assembly
C. Stanley Mechem
Nelsonville
Burr Oak
Dr. LeFever
Homer Township
Morgan County
Ohio University
Ohio Medical College
Cincinnati
Senate
House
Masonic Lodge
D. E. Carr
Goluster Church of Christ
Daned
Glouster Ter
C. F. Wallace
Stassen Pushes Four Foreign Policy Goals
Harold E. Stassen urged President Truman to adopt four policies in a Cleveland speech at Public Music Hall. He called for outlawing the Communist party stopping all shipments of war materiel to the Soviet Union expanding the United Nations and strengthening the air force. He criticized Sen. Robert A. Taft on preparedness. Stassen has filed delegates in half of Ohio's 22 congressional districts.
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Cleveland
Harold__ E. Stassen
Truman
Public Music Hall
Minnesota
Communist Party
Soviet Union
United Nations
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Stassen
Ohio
Estate of Raible Estimated at 22 Million in Cleveland
Reliable sources estimate the late John R. Raible left an estate around 22 million dollars. A probate filing valued it at 7.1 million, typical for such applications. Raible, head of the Farmer Manufacturing Co., died March 3 at age 74.
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Cleveland
John R. Raible
Raible
Fanner Manufacturing Co
Abandoned Baby Found Near Fremont Hospital Thrives
A baby wrapped in a cotton blanket was found abandoned in the bushes outside Community Hospital in Fremont and is now thriving inside the facility.
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Fremont, O
Community Hospital
DAR to Hold 1949 Conference in Cleveland
The Ohio State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution voted yesterday to hold its 1949 conference in Cleveland during the closing sessions of the 49th annual meeting.
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Toledo
Ohio State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Cleveland
Truck Driver Strike Clamps Three County Gas Station Sales
Standard Oil and Sun Oil Co. stations ran briskly as a three county truck driver strike against 11 gasoline and fuel oil firms continued today.
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Akron
Standard Oil and Sun Oil Co
Two Cleveland Democrats Clash for 1948 Nomination
In Middletown the top contenders Ray T. Miller and Frank J. Lausche shared the platform but offered no signs of backing down. Miller refused a photo with Lausche while the former governor argued price control lessons from 1946 and urged preserving a two party system.
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Middletown
Cleveland
Ray T. Miller
Frank J. Lausche
Miller
Lausche
Ex Senator Hanna III's Grandson Held for Forgery in New Orleans
Mark A. Hanna III, described by the FBI as a great grandson of former Ohio senator Mark Hanna, was held in New Orleans on a check forgery charge. FBI said he forged two $30,000 checks in Buffalo and was arrested at a local hotel with over $10,000 in cash.
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New Orleans
Mark A. Hanna III
FBI
Ohio
Mark Hanna
Percy Wyly
Buffalo
N. Y
Coroner rules murders in Horst deaths near Orrville
Coroner L A Adair ruled that the deaths of Mrs Mabel Horst 39 and her son David 5 were murder and death by own action. The bodies were found in their home near Orrville.
Clementis Named Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia
Vlado Clementis a Slovak and former No 2 in the Foreign Ministry is appointed Foreign Minister succeeding Jan Masaryk who died March 10. He becomes both Foreign Minister and Secretary of State and is 46, a lawyer.
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Prague
Prague Was Dio
Vlado Clementis
Czechoslovakia
Clementis
Foreign Ministry
Jan Masaryk
Foreign Office
Masaryk
Hearings on permits near churches in Columbus area
The State Liquor Department scheduled hearings for today on three beer and wine permit applications within 500 feet of churches. Notified parties include Hollis E. Green of White House Pomeroy Nannie Baptist Church and Joseph Abraham of Silver Star Lunch 120 W Union St Athens Salvation Army.
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Columbus
State Liquor Department
Hollis E. Green
White House
Pomeroy
Nannie Baptist Church
Joseph Abraham
Silver Star Lunch
W. Union St
Athens
Salvation Army
Man Hangs Self in Jail After Arrest
Wilbur Pierce, 45, of Worthington, hanged himself in the county jail three hours after admission on a charge of contributing to neglect of a minor child. Deputies said he used a rope made from a blanket and was found hanging from a cross bar. Sheriff Ralph Paul reported the incident.
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Columbus
Wilbur Pierce
Worthington
Ralph Paul
Pierce
Five Powers Face Action Problem Under Brussels Pact
Britain France Belgium The Netherlands and Luxembourg struggle to turn the Brussels Pact from blueprint to action. The five nations face concrete steps in economic coordination and mutual defense, with Benelux experience cited as potential speed a sense, though January progress stalled in building a workable plan.
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London
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Ernest Bevin
Europe
Benelux
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