Taft May Back Greece Aid Plan Amid Red Attack Claims
Senator Taft indicated support for Truman’s proposal to spend 400 million dollars to keep Greece and Turkey from falling to communism. Bullitt warned of a Soviet assault on the United States if atomic weapons exist, while Bevin, Bidault, and Stalin's talks influenced German and European security.
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Taft
Greece
Bullitt
Washington
Russia
Rohio
Truman
Turkey
GOP
Vandenberg
Dean Acheson
William C. Bullitt
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Mr. Truman
State, War and Navy
Senate Sets Second Hearing On FEPC In Ohio
The Ohio Senate convened a second hearing in a large meeting hall to examine a bill creating the Ohio Fair Employment Practices Commission. Sponsor Sen. Howard Metzenbaum said delegates from Akron and Barberton attended, with aims to prohibit employment discrimination based on race religion or origin. The hearing also covered education funding and other fiscal measures including teacher salaries and a tax law study commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Senate
Ohio Fair Employment Practices Commission
Roscoe R. Walcutt
R-Franklin
Commerce and Labor Committee
Howard Metzenbaum
Dcuyahoga
Senate Education Committee
Hamilton County
Daniels-Cramer
Senate Highway Committee
House Taxation Group
House
Virgil E. Cramer
R-Lucas
Ralph W. Winter
Medine
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Ohio
Winter
Glouster Man Loses Leg in Mine Accident
Dean Parks, 42, of Glouster, is hospitalized at Sheltering Arms after a Bailey Run Mine coal car jumped a track and amputated his left leg above the knee. His condition was listed as fair.
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Dean Parks
Smoky trains draw Pittsburg ire over smoke nuisance
SAM SIMMONS laments Pennsylvania Railroad smoke drifting through Pittsburgh while noting New York Central engines belch smoke near the Ohio River Bridge. He cites automatic stokers and limited engine control, calls for practical reduction methods, and argues trains should continue running.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
New York Central
Seventh St
Ohio River Bridge
Pennsylvania
Point Pleasant
U S Atomic Group Seeks Early Treaty Drafting
The United States delegation to the UN Atomic Energy Commission aims to begin drafting a treaty on atomic controls immediately. An unnamed informant said U S experts would enter the first closed committee meeting prepared to start work, facing a long road ahead as the commission pursues a convention in due course.
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United Nations
United States
Security Council
Hunter College
Iran
Great Britain
Albania
Corfu Channel
Trusteeship Council
U. N
Economic and Social Council
Elmwood Place Gambler Cleanup Ordered by Prosecutor
Cincinnati report says county prosecutor orders Elmwood Place to purge open gambling. Mayor Otto Hasler denies existence, while Prosecutor Carson Hoy counters with offers to show gambling activity. Hoy gives two to three days to act, else involving the sheriff.
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Cincinnati
Otto Hasler
Elmwood Place
Carson Hoy
Hasler
Sugar Rationing Fight Returns to Senate Floor
Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin said he will press to end sugar rationing at once. He claimed strong GOP backing but said a general agreement among 51 GOP senators collapsed after his compromise proposal was rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCarthy
Wis
Senate
Charleston Hotel Fire Fails to Do Much Damage
Fire started in a kitchen grease vent at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston West Virginia. Flames climbed a metal shaft to ten stories before being extinguished with no panic among 370 guests. Manager Roger Creel estimated damage under $1,000.
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Charleston
W. Va
Daniel Boone Hotel
Roger Creel
Ohio Mother of 1947 Honored in Lakewood
Mrs. Hester A. Miller, 86, of Lakewood, Ohio, was named Ohio Mother of 1947 by the American Mother Committee. Her nine sons once formed a family baseball club.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hester A. Miller
American Mother Committee
Two Canton Plants Are Razed by Fire
A Canton Smelting and Refining Co main plant and the Canton Sterilized Wiping Cloth Co plant near Canton were razed by fire last night. No damage estimate was available.
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Canton
Canton, O
Canton Smelting & Refining Co
Canton Sterilized
Executive Dies in Homestead Sportsman John Stoll Obituary
John Otto Stoll, 47, executive and widely known sportsman, died last night in Homestead Florida. He held notable positions in local business and was prominent in regional athletic circles. Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
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Homestead
Fla
John Otto Stoll
Wheat Gains To Decrease Other Crops
Columbus report shows Ohio farmers planted 20 percent more winter wheat for 1947 after last fall sowings and expect to cut oats and soybeans, with hay acreage rising one percent. Glenn S. Ray notes winter wheat planting totaled 2 219 000 acres in September 1946 versus 1 849 000 the prior year.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Glenn S. Ray
Service
Auditor Warns Against Bribes in Ohio State Offices
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson threatened grand jury action against department heads accused of offering Democrats two weeks paid vacation to resign for Republican replacements. He condemned the alleged scheme as bribery and warned payroll vouchers could be falsified if true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
State Department
Ferguson
Father Faces Sentence In $104,000 Fur Theft
Anthony A. Fusco 30 year old father pled guilty to stealing 104000 dollars in furs from interstate shipments of the Railway Express Co. He faces a six year federal prison term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Anthony A. Fusco
Railway Express Co
Schools Closed in Greenfield Due to Illness
Greenfield schools will remain closed for the rest of the week after a survey shows over 30 percent of students and nine teachers absent with colds and influenza. Superintendent B R Duckworth ordered the action.
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Greenfield
B. R. Duckworth
Ex-Employee Is Given 37500 Settlement
An out of court award of 37500 was granted to Philip Austin 50 of Russell Point Ohio by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Austin 33 sued for 100000 damages for injuries from an engine crash that wrecked the caboose where he was changing clothes at Toledo on August 20 1945. The federal jury trial lasted three days.
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Chicago
Philip Austin
Russell Point
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Austin
Toledo
Canton Red Cross Drives Past Quota
Canton Chapter of the American Red Cross exceeded its donation quota reaching 76 400 in today’s drive.
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Canton
The
American Red Cross
Telephone Workers Offer to Negotiate
The National Federation of Telephone Workers proposed talks with AT&T Bell System to settle a dispute and contract demands. It urged the union president to report by today whether AT&T accepts, while threatening a nationwide strike set for April.
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Washington
Federation
A. T. and
Joseph A. Beirne
Hillsboro Board Grants 15 Percent Employee Bonus
Hillsboro School Board approves a 15 percent bonus for teachers secretaries custodians cooks bus drivers and attendance office staff for the remainder of the current term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro School Board
Hillsboro, CO
City Board of Education
Telephone official dies in Cleveland
Richard P. Buchman aged 46, assistant vice president of Ohio Bell Telephone Co., died yesterday. He had worked with the company since 1939 and held a senior role in its operations.
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Cleveland
Richard P. Buchman
Ohio Bell Telephone iCo
Ohio U. Announces Semester Fee Increase to 45 Dollars
Ohio University will raise the general registration fee from 40 to 45 dollars per semester starting in the fall term. Non-resident tuition remains 75 dollars per semester, while state students pay 90 dollars annually. The uniform 90 dollar annual fee applies across six state schools including Ohio State and Miami, per the Inter University Council. Governor Herbert had urged tuition increases.
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Ohio University
John C. Baker
Baker
Inter-University Council
Ohio State
Ohio U
Miami
Bowling Green
Kent
Wilberforce
Columbus
Howard Bevis
B. T. Grover
Thomas J. Herbert
Engineer Urges Flood Control Commissions in Ohio Valley
Brig. Gen. Douglas L. Weart urged Ohio Valley states to form special commissions to speed flood control projects. He noted Indiana established a commission to facilitate project development and ensure state action on final design, improving accountability for tax money and local cooperation.
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Cincinnati
Douglas L. Weart
Ohio River Division
Ohio Valley
Indiana
Mississippi Valley Association
Congress
Alleged Crowbar Killer Held Without Bond
Cecil Yankey aged 39 was held without bond in Highland County Jail to await trial on a first degree murder charge in the crowbar slaying of Leroy Woodland a 74 year old pensioner. Yankey pleaded innocent and waived preliminary examination at a hearing before Mayor W F Woodmansee. He is charged with bludgeoning Woodland with whom he lived.
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Greenfield
Cecil Yankey
Highland County
Leroy Woodland
Yankey
W. F. Woodmansee
Woodland
Death of Gallipolis Baby Blamed on Hemorrhage
A two year old named Lewis Patterson died of cerebral hemorrhage after an autopsy by Dr Roy W Eschenaur and Dr S Wert Hammer. Funeral arrangements were halted by order of Prosecuting Attorney William H Bardin amid reports of possible injuries.
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Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Lewis Patterson
Velma Crawford Geallipolis
Aweey Neeeneaprwaane
Clench Cemetery
William H. Bardin
Mervin Chapman
Chapman Mortuary
Chapman Funeral Home
Roy W. Eschenaur
Mason County
S. Wert Hammer
Huntington
Cabell County
War Hero Rossiter Found Drowned Near Rail Bridge
The body of Edwin Gerald Rossiter 31 farmhand and war hero with five bronze stars was found half submerged in Harges Creek beneath a 40 foot Norfolk and Western trestle in Circleville Ohio. Authorities await lab results after a preliminary ruling of drowning following a late Sunday tavern visit.
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Circleville, CO
Pickaway County
Edwin Gerald Rossiter
Ross County
Rossiter
Harges Creek
Norfolk & Western
Kingston, Ohio
Africa
Europe
Circleville
Charles Radcliff
Lloyd Jones
Columbus
Jones
County Option Voting Initiative Vowed by Ohio WCTU
The Ohio Women's Christian Temperance Union announced plans to seek state support for county-wide local option elections. Miss Mary B. Ervin, president, spoke at the mid year executive committee noting dairy forces blocked restrictive laws for four sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Mary B. Ervin
Flu and Fever Close Bryan Schools
Flu measles and scarlet fever forced Bryan city schools to shut down yesterday. Superintendent H. V. Rogge estimated about 50 measles cases and six scarlet fever cases among students, with 905 of 1230 enrolled pupils attending classes.
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Bryan
Bryan, O
H. V. Rogge
Citizen Groups Attempt To Settle School Strike
In Cincinnati two citizen groups joined to settle a pupils strike at North College Hill junior and senior high school. John Pitzer, president of the North College Hill Improvement Association, named five delegates to a proposed 10 member arbitration board with the rest drawn from the Citizens School Improvement League.
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Cincinnati
North College Hill
John Pitzer
North College Hill Improvement Association
Citizens School Improvement League
Huron County Humane Society Dissolved After 40 Years
Norwalk Ohio officials report the Huron County Humane Society has dissolved after forty years, with society counsel Rex Bracy stating there is no longer a need for its services. The decision ends a long community animal welfare program led by local supporters.
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Norwalk
Huron County Humane Society
Rex Bracy
Society
Storm Winds Sweep Southeast Ohio Causing Outages and Damage
A spring windstorm battered Southeastern Ohio with 60 mph gusts, dropping snow and rain and severing power and telephone service. Athens Shade Amesville Chauncey and surrounding areas reported downed lines, broken poles, and damaged buildings as crews worked to restore essential services. Several deaths were reported in the eastern region amid the outages and debris.
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Ohio
Athens
Gale Lia
Associated Press
Shade
Columbus and
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Amesville
Chauncey
Athens Home Telephone Co
E. C. Wyatt
Electric Company
General Foreman
Hockingport
Poplar St
Meigs County
Berlin
Gallipolis
R.S. Jones
Telephone Company
Albany
John Dowler
Salem Road
Fisher Road
Dowler
State Highway Department
Parkway
Richland Ave
Beaumont
Western Auto Supply
Court St
Chubb Library
Dale Orcutt
Ohio University
C. N. France
Nelsonville
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House Committee On Un-American Activities
Communist Party
George C. Marshall
Stalin
Council of Foreign Ministers
Germany
Kremlin
Ernest Bevin
James F. Byrnes
Georges Bidault
Marshall
Bevin
Bidault
U.S
Glouster
Sam Simmons
U. S. Atomic Group
Nancy Anderson
Secretary of Agriculture
REDS
NEA
Reginald Kenny
Kenny
Cecil Dickson
Gannett
Humane Society
Middle West
Bobbie Ecker
Nancy Blue
W. Union St
J. Watt Grover
Service Department
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