Albany Man Dies in Flaming Pickup Crash Near Pomeroy
Oliver J. Alspaugh 49 of near Albany died in the burning cab of an overturned dump truck at Route 33 and 124 in northern Pomeroy. Driver Guy Will 378 Richland Ave Athens suffered severe hand burns. truck ignited after wheel locked. Alspaugh and Will were en route to Columbus to buy an air compressor for A E Coal Co. Coroner ruled accidental third degree burns. Funeral set for Albany Methodist Church Monday at 2 p.m. Burial Hebbardsville Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Oliver J. Alspaugh
Albany
Guy Will
Richland Ave
Athens
Will
Alspaugh
Columbus
A & E Coal Co
First
Third Ward
Meigs County
Mason Clinic
Middleport
Bruce Bingham
Henry Ewing
Albany Rt. 3
Jane Elizabeth
Jesse
Robin
Dava Lynn
Ann
Hebbardsville
Ewing Funeral Home
American Legion
United States asks Soviet Union to stop jamming radio
Washington reports the United States asks the Soviet Union to cease jamming Voice of America broadcasts to Eastern Russia and the Orient after Manila reports say mysterious transmitters blocked American signals, notably during Russian language programs.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Voice of America
Russia
Orient
Manila
Three OSU Students Fined With Suspended Jail in Bar Brawl
Three Ohio State University students faced suspended jail sentences after a bar room brawl last Saturday. Each was fined $10 plus costs, with the jail terms suspended pending good behavior.
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OSU
Columbus
Ohio State University
Russians Walk Out Of Allied Meeting In Berlin
Soviet delegate Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky led a walkout at an Allied control council session in Berlin amid charges that Western powers have broken away from control council machinery. He adjourned the meeting and left with his staff, prompting minutes to note the session was improperly adjourned. A similar attack had occurred at the Allied Kommandantur, raising questions about the future of four power government in Germany. Generals Clay and Robertson rejected a lengthy Soviet memorandum as propaganda.
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Berlin
Russia
Allied Control Council
Germany
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Control Council
Sokolovsky
Kommandantur
Clay
Brian Robertson
Compromise Draft Talk Gains Volume on Capitol Hill
A growing push for a compromise draft plan would register all men 18 to 25 not yet on wartime rolls, with no immediate call to arms. President Truman urged prompt passage of a temporary draft to fill manpower gaps until universal military training. 2,156,000 National Guard and reserve forces could join 1,392,000 already armed if needed, but action hinges on Congress to authorize mobilization and overseas deployment.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Truman
Mr. Truman
National Guard
Knutson Sees House Voting Tax Cut Bill
Rep Knutson of Minnesota, chair of Ways and Means, predicts the House will accept the Senate's 4.8 billion tax cut bill without changes and send it to the White House as the Senate votes on Monday. The House previously approved a 6.5 billion cut, aiming for a two thirds majority to override a Truman veto.
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Washington
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means
House
Senate
White House
Truman
Taft Proposes Five Point National Defense Plan
U S Senator Robert A Taft outlined a five point plan to strengthen national defense including a unified army and navy a stronger air force adequate research and intelligence services a practical reserve system and continued peace through ideology Taft dismissed Universal Military Training as insufficient for reserves and warned of a draft if necessary while criticizing Truman era foreign policy as fueling a battle between free government and Communism He spoke at a Clark County Women’s Republican event and planned further remarks in Middletown
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Springfield
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Clark County
Truman
Taft
Middletown
Seven Killed In Plane Crash On Pennsylvania Mountain
A single engine former Navy Vultee plane crashed in fog on Laurel Hill in the Alleghenies near Somerset Pennsylvania, killing at least seven people including a year old girl. Nine aboard. wreckage tore open a hillside 3 000 feet from the Turnpike tunnel. Victims named include George H Armitage 58 Providence Rhode Island owner and pilot Herman Burlingame 30 Cranston Ruth Burlingame and Kathleen their infant daughter Marvin Preston Redding Ridge Conn and Dr and Mrs W B Maxon Flemington New Jersey plus three dogs. No fire reported. wreckage indicates partial disintegration before impact.
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Somerset
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Mountains
Laurel Hill
Pennsylvania Turnpike
George H. Armitage
Providence
R. I
Herman Burlingame
Cranston
R.I
Ruth Burlingame
Kathleen
Marvin Preston
Redding Ridge
Conn
College Official Ruled Death by Own Action
NORWALK Ohio a 46 year old Oberlin College director of admissions William Seaman was found in a Wakeman area woods with throat slashes a wrist wound and chest stab wound a note to his wife in his coat pocket declared I am losing my mind coroner ruled death by own action citing overwork and mental strain
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Norwalk
William Seaman
Oberlin College
Wakeman
Huron County
Lloyd Skinner
Seaman
Skinner
Jay Bradish
McConnelsville Woman Observes 104th Birthday
Mrs. Kate Miller Stanbery celebrated her 104th birthday on Saturday with a quiet dinner. Her only living daughter Mrs Andrew Timberman of Columbus attended along with a few grandchildren. Stanbery, widow of a banker and former state legislator who died in 1922, has eight grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and seven great great grandchildren.
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Mcconnellville
Kate Miller Stanbery
Andrew Timberman
Columbus
Stanbery
Students Favor Umit Marietta Universal Training Pulse
A spot check of 931 Mari ett a College students found 81 percent in favor of universal military training, per the Mar colian student newspaper.
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Umit Marietta
Marietta College
Marcolian
Convention Dates Set for Ohio Valley Improvement
The Ohio Valley Improvement Association announces its annual convention to be held in Cincinnati on April 12 and 13. Local organizers expect attendees from member groups across the region.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Nations urge return of Trieste to Italy amid Cold War shifts
The United States with France and Britain proposed returning Trieste to Italy, a move aimed at undermining Italian Communists and their Yugoslav and Soviet backers. The plan calls for amending the six month old peace treaty creating the free territory of Trieste, a key battleground in the push to influence Italy’s April elections and the broader Stop Russia policy.
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Washington
United States
France
Britain
Trieste
Italy
Yugoslavia
United Nations
Marshal Tito
Russia
Palestine
America
Kremlin
House Sets Lard Query Names Pauley in Probe
Washington reports Rep. Andresen of Minnesota said government officials bought lard just days before a major federal purchase plan, naming Edwin W. Pauley as one trader. Andresen, chair of the House committee on commodity markets, said Pauley would be asked to explain.
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Washington
Andresen
R-Minn
House
Edwin W. Pauley
Army
Royall
Senate
Army Department
G. L. Pritchard
Agriculture Department
Autoist Killed in Columbus Collision
Harold L. Savage aged 26 died Saturday when his car collided with a second vehicle towing a truckload of furniture. Three other people were critically injured in the crash, with responders detailing the severity of their conditions.
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Columbus
Harold L. Savage
Principal Summers fined after firing on pranksters
Canton report states Danal Fulton School Principal Virgil M Summers faced a $200 fines for firing into a group of Halloween pranksters on Saturday, plus court costs.
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Canton
Danal Fulton School
Virgil M. Summers
Housing Shortage Sidelined by Furnished 3‑Room Apt Ad
In Los Angeles a reader found humor in a classified ad offering a three room furnished apartment with a playful note cry baby welcome, contrasting the ongoing housing shortage. The wry remark underlines the era’s tight rental market and quirky local ads.
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Los Angeles
Sai
Ohio Tornadoes Kill Four as Midwest Damages Mounts
After a rare spring gale event, Ohioans clean up on the first day of spring. Tornadoes across the Midwest killed at least four and caused millions in damage to power lines, barns, buildings, and vehicles. Search for missing farmer Lewis Cullison in Coshocton County. his daughter and grandson were found injured. State patrol radio towers were knocked down, delaying communications. Red Cross reports 35 dead nationwide with 545 injured and 280 hospitalized.
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Columbus
Coshocton County
Lewis Cullison
Mohawk Village
Cullison
Donald Richcreek
Arden
Richcreek
Earl Reed
State Highway Patrol
Findlay
Reed
WCLT
Newark
Frank Farnsworth
Port Clinton
Lockbourne Army Air Base
Raymond City Coal and Transportation Co
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Washington
American Red Cross
Midwest
Red Cross
News in Brief Highlights Global Governance Debates
A set of brief items notes U S leadership in safeguarding civilization. Educators discuss a charter for world government. Hollywood reviews Oscars. Taft questions a super state but backs a U N charter with conduct rules. Palestine partition stance shifts in Beirut and Stassen criticizes U S moves. Greece reports nationalists and guerrillas racing to strike first in spring.
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Los Angeles
Marshall
U.S
Chicago
Hollywood
Middletown
Taft
Beirut
Palestine
ST. Paul
Stassen
U. S
Greece
Death date set for Cornett in Ohio murder case
Ova B. Cornett, 46, convicted of first degree murder in the December 2 robbery slaying of Thomas M. Wilson, was sentenced Saturday to die in the electric chair at Ohio Penitentiary on July 16.
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Cincinnati
Ova B. Cornett
Thomas M. Wilson
Ohio Penitentiary
Powers discuss unified German plan speeds
Berlin report says the United States Britain and France held discussions Saturday on speeding the unification of Germany. The talks aim to align Allied positions on postwar Germany governance and future integration steps.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Britain Maintains Palestine Pullout Schedule Despite US Move
London officials say Britain will quit Palestine on a set timetable, handing over the mandate by May 15 and pulling out last troops by August 1, regardless of the United States’ withdrawal of support for partition. The full cabinet will review the situation Monday as authorities consider a possible UN trusteeship.
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London
Britain
Palestine
United States
United Nations
Holy Land
Partition
U.N
Liquor for Free And $300 in Loot
A tipped off gunman during a holdup at Charles Liquor Mart offered bargain prices. An accomplice held the owner and a clerk in a back room while the robber practically gave items away. After tiring of the job the owner was asked to refuse payment for four quarts and the pair fled with $300 after about thirty minutes.
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Boston
Charles
Endorsed River Projects Include Dillon Reservoir
The National Rivers and Harbors Congress endorsed 13 waterway projects totaling $194 million and backed a sea level canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific. The Dillon Reservoir, Ohio project is among those endorsed.
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Dillon Reservoir
Washington
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Congress
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Ohio
Conference Seeks Umpire In Coal Pension Battle
Lewis and Van Horn failed to agree on pension payments from a 30 million dollar fund. Miners walked out, causing plant shutdowns and reduced rail service. A federal court hearing may appoint an umpire to settle the pension method, with Lewis demanding 100 dollar monthly pensions for eligible miners and operators disputing the amount.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Ezra van Horn
Lewis
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal
Ching
U.S. Steel Corp
Campus Death Brings Manslaughter Charge
James Singler of Sandusky a 21 year old Bowling Green college student was charged with manslaughter after the fatal shooting of fellow student Charlies Wenzler 18 of Centerbury Ohio Authorities said lie detector tests showed Singler did not know the pistol used was loaded He was bound over to the Wood County Grand Jury on thirds 3000 bond
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Bowling Green, CO
James Singler
Sandusky
Bowling Green College
Singler
Charlies Wenzler
Centerbury
Wood County Grand Jury
Settlement Sought After Hospital Strike Ends
AFL kitchen cleaning and maintenance workers at Jewish Hospital reached a pause in their dispute as union representatives and hospital officials agreed to reconvene next week to pursue a settlement of the conflict.
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Cincinnati
AFL
Jewish Hospital
Ohio Forestry Station Planned Near Athens by Congress
Rep. Thomas Jenkins announced that a federal experimental forestry station funded under the Agriculture Appropriation Bill will be located near Athens Ohio. The site is intended to support forestry teaching at Ohio University and may utilize university facilities. The bill includes 260000 for seven similar stations nationwide.
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Messenger
Washington Bureau
Washington
Ohio
Athens
Thomas A. Jenkins
Jenkins
Everett M. Dirksen
R.N
Ohio University
Rep
Dirksen
Wayne National Foregg
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Athens County
le Call
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McConnelsville
Pauley
Lewis Otis
Earl Shreve
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Chamber
Ohio Forestry
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