Truman to Use All Legal Means to End Coal Strike
President Truman said he will take necessary steps under the law to settle the coal strike. Federal officials drafted new coal saving orders to curb shipments by 25 percent and to slow down utilities if needed. A three man fact finding panel will report by April 5 to guide potential court action, while negotiations over miner pensions and welfare funds continue amid the dispute.
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CIM
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sherman Minton
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
George W. Taylor
University of Pennsylvania
War Labor Board
Mark Ethridge
Louisville Courier-Journal
Lewis
Defense chief seeks rapid U S military expansion
Secretary of Defense Forrestal urged Congress to immediately raise Army Navy Marine and Air Force strength by 349 500 and to authorize 3 billion more for expansion including a draft of men aged 19 to 25 and a universal military training system. He warned Soviet expansion and compared it to Axis aggressions while noting details would be shared later in closed session.
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United States
Russia
Armed Services
Senate Armed Services Committee
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Kaiser Wilhelm
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Mussolini
Poland
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Bricker Plans Talk On Veterans Hospital at OSU Center
Senator Bricker says he will discuss with Veterans Administrator Carl Gray a proposal to include a veterans hospital in a new medical center at Ohio State University. Bricker notes the Ohio legislature approved 11.5 million dollars for the center and contracts were let last week.
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Washington
Bricker
Ohio
Carl R. Gray
Ohio State University
Vorys
Coal venture seeks mining near Graham Station plant in West Virginia
Appalachian and Ohio Power subsidiaries of American Gas and Electric filed with the SEC to form a coal company to secure fuel for the Graham Station project and an operating company for a 20 million dollar power station. Each parent would invest 3 million in coal stock and 2 million in operating stock, with joint operation of the plant. Mining would be conducted by Central Coal Co once started. exact start date not stated. The plant is under construction and coal beds are reported to extend deep beneath the surface.
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Appalachian Electric Power Co
Roanoke
Ohio Power Co
Canton
Ohio
American Gas and Electric Co
SEC
New York
Appalachian
Ohio Power
Philip Sporn
Graham Station
New Haven
Ford Morrow
Wellston
Mason County
Appalachian and
OEA Opposes Constitutional Cap on School Aid
The Ohio Education Association denounces a proposed constitutional amendment to cap state aid to schools at 120 dollars per pupil. Executive Secretary W B Bliss says it would limit future educational opportunities and block increases for veteran teachers while omitting pupil transportation funding. He notes transportation costs in some districts could equal a significant portion of state aid.
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Columbus
Ohio Education Association
W. B. Bliss
OEA
Ohio
Bliss
Ohio Teachers Hold Below-Standard Licenses in Survey
A survey for Rep. McCowen shows 5500 public school teachers in Ohio possess below-standard licenses. McCowen's bill before Congress would provide up to 300 million dollars annually to states for education purposes.
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Washington
Ohio
McCowen
Murder Suspect Bound To Ironton Grand Jury
William G. McGuire was bound over to the Ironton grand jury on a first degree murder charge for the shooting death of Ray Willis at Buckhorn Furnace last Saturday. Bond set at $15,000.
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Ironton, O
William G. McGuire
Ray Willis
Buckhorn Furnace
McGuire
Farmers Hear State Officials At OSU Meet
Ohio farmers gathered in Columbus for the 36th annual Farm and Home Week with state leaders presenting progress on livestock disease control. Director Farnsworth reported low tuberculosis but noted Bang's disease remains serious and urged vigilance. He cited testing delays in Athens County and re accreditation in Perry County. Governor Herbert highlighted postwar agricultural focus on efficient land use.
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Columbus
Frank Farnsworth
Ohio
Bang
Farnsworth
Athens County
Perry County
Athens
Morgan
Thomas J. Herbert
English Stowaway Maurice West Ordered Deported
Maurice C. West, an English stowaway and 26 year old war veteran, was ordered deported in Columbus yesterday. He told immigration officials he would return as soon as he can under legal quotas after a month in the United States.
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Columbus
Maurice C. West
Washington Court House
U. S
Jury Expected To Get Peyton Trial Soon
Pittsburgh report says the murder trial of Charles Peyton may go to the jury by the weekend. Peyton claims the fatal shooting of his wife last June 26 was an accident in his nightclub on the Steubenville Pike and says he fired a revolver to frighten away an intruder.
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Pittsburgh
Charles Peyton
Peyton
Steubenville Pike
Murder death by own action ruled in father son deaths
Cincinnati coroner ruled a murder death by own action in the cases of Mulford Cox 34 and his five month old son Gary found dead in their bed March 15 with evidence of strychnine in both bodies.
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Cincinnati
Herbert P. Lyle
Mulford Cox
Gary
Lyle
MacArthur Petition Drive Opens in California Primary
Backers of General Douglas MacArthur begin circulating petitions to place delegate candidates on the California June 1 primary ballot. The effort aims to secure MacArthur as a presidential candidate in the forthcoming election.
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MacArthur
Los Angeles
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
California
Nothing But Trouble In Race With Stork
In Cleveland a 37 year old man Alexander Crook raced to beat the stork to the hospital. He crashed into a trackless trolley with his wife and newborn on the rear seat. Police arrived and the mother and baby were taken to a hospital where both were reported doing fine.
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Cleveland
Alexander Crook
Liquor Permit Controversy Hits Director
Springfield operator J Howard McCall says he will testify to a grand jury about alleged payments to state liquor officials to speed permits. He accuses Chief Permit Examiner A E Oppenheimer and others of taking cash to influence approvals. Director Dale Dunifon acknowledged McCall's claim but cited lack of tangible evidence.
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Columbus
J. Howard McCall
Springfield
McCall
Dale Dunifon
Dunifon
A. E. Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Duniton
Ohio needs 10 000 workers for farms and processing
Ohio's State Employment Service estimated 10 000 out of state workers will be needed in Ohio this year for farm and food processing work. The service said Mexican workers probably will supply some of the needed help.
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Ohio
Columbus
Newark Man Refuses Jail in Contempt Case
In Newark Judge Charles Hobtsberry remanded 20 year old Offenbacker for contempt after he exclaimed he would not go to jail. He fled the Common Pleas room, and authorities continued to search for him the following day.
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Newark
Harold Offenbacker
Common Pleas
Charles B. Hobtsberry
Indignation in Congress Over Shipments to Russia
Congress protests disclosure that U S war plane engines and other materials have been shipped to Russia amid tensions. Rugged questions target Moore Mackormack Steamship Lines and the lack of policy distinguishing shipments to friendly and unfriendly nations.
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Washington
Congress
Russia
House’ Investigating Committee
Rizley
R-Okla
Department of Commerce
U.S
New York
Moore-McCormack
Truman seeks UN backed truce conference on Palestine
President Truman said he asked UN representative Warren Austin to convene Arabs and Jews for a truce conference to halt bloodshed in Palestine. He announced a shift from partition toward a temporary UN trusteeship to keep the peace, with possible American support but no guaranteed troops.
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Washington
Truman
United Nations
Warren Austin
Palestine
United States
Austin
Italy Open to Direct Talks on Trieste Settlement
Rome reports a foreign ministry spokesman says Italy is willing to negotiate directly with Yugoslavia on Trieste and the free territory. Talks would follow the British French American note proposing return of the area to Italy. The spokesman stresses peace hinges on resolving the Trieste dispute.
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Rome
Foreign Ministry
Italy
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Free Territory
Trieste Free Territory
Canton Has Unique 'Blind Man' Situation
Canton, O has a unique program where every employable blind resident now supports themselves. Philip C. Fleischer Sr. of The Philomathean Society for the blind says Canton 120000 population boasts a record unmatched by any similar city. No blind beggars or pencil sellers on Canton streets.
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Canton, O
Philip C. Fleischer
Philomathean Society For the Blind
Canton
Japanese Spy Kawashima Executed in Peiping
A rifle shot ends the life of Manchu Princess Yoshiko Kawashima, condemned as a Japanese spy in Peiping. The verdict labeled her a traitor and linked her to wartime espionage activities.
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Peiping
Yoshiko Kawashima
Japan
Cartoonist Wally Wallgren Dies at 56
Abian A. Wallgren known as Wally Wallgren, cartoonist for Stars and Stripes in World War I, has died at age 56 in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Abian A
Wally) Wallgren
Stars and Stripes
Headless Body Identified As Company Executive
The decapitated body found in Miami was identified last night as Theodore R. Dahl 61 a former executive vice president of the White Motor Company of Cleveland and reserve lieutenant colonel in the Army He was brother of Gerhard Dahl former president of the BMT lines of the New York subway system.
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Miami
Fla
Theodore R. Dahl
Dahl
White Motor Company
Cleveland
Gerhard Dahl
BMT
New York
GE Opposes Union Uniform Wage Rate Plan
GE opposes the CIO Electrical Workers Union proposal for a single uniform wage for each job across all plants and shops regardless of community size. A GE spokesman said the plan would eliminate geographic wage differentials.
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New York
General Electric Company
CIO Electrical Workers Union
Communist Official Is Ordered From Police Station
Columbus police barred Frank Hashmall a self-styled Franklin County Communist executive secretary after he demanded special police protection for leaflet distribution at Timken Roller Bearing Co. Hashmall launched into a tirade and was told to leave by Police Chief Charles M. Berry. Mayor James Rhodes had refused to meet him. Two attempts to pass Communist literature occurred at the Timken plant and Hashmall claimed a leaflet worker was beaten.
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Columbus
Frank Hashmall
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Hashmall
Franklin County
Communist Party
Charles M. Berry
Berry
James Rhodes
Timken
Toledo Man To Die For Chloroform Slaying
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld Kenneth Salter of Toledo on his first degree murder conviction for chloroform slaying 11 year old Barbara Dunn. Salter, a linotype operator, gave the girl chloroform before attacking her. her body was found June 1, 1946.
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Columbus
Kenneth Salter
Toledo
Barbara Dunn
Ohio Supreme Court
Salter
Man Killed in Collision in Osborn
A four passenger train struck an automobile in Osborn killing Melvin M. Richardson, 69, as he rode in the vehicle. The fatal collision occurred yesterday near the railway crossing, with investigators reviewing the scene.
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Osborn, O
Melvin M. Richardson
California drought ends as rain forecast lifts hopes
In San Francisco hopes rise for drought relief as forecasts predict more rain ending California's costly drought, signaling an improved water outlook for the state.
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California
San Francisco
Dems discuss changing tax vote as defense demand rises
President Truman reportedly will seek billions for defense, sparking talk of switching votes among Democrats who backed the tax cut. House approval stood 289 to 67 as veto prospects loom, while Senate backed the bill 78 to 11. party splits show 84 Democrats joined Republicans, with 64 Democrats opposing.
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Washington
Truman
Defense
Congress
House
Senate
Martin
Mass
Taft
Ohio
American Labor Party
New York
House Debates Foreign Aid Fight Over Russia Shipments
The House moved quickly on the 6.205 billion foreign aid bill amid a looming fight over restrictions on goods to Russia. Former President Herbert Hoover backed the European Recovery Program but argued shipments to Russia go too far, while Rep Mundt and others push for broader limits. The issue will be reviewed by the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday.
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Washington
House
Western
Europe
Russia
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Rep
Mundt
R-Sd
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Quintuplets Born to Kentucky Woman in Louisville
Mrs. Roman V. Gadlage, 31, gave birth to quintuplets yesterday in Louisville. Three girls were stillborn while the two boys survived briefly in incubators for about 20 minutes before passing away.
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Louisville
Roman V. Gadlage
Chillicothe Dentist Charles W. Mills Dies After 57 Years
Funeral services were held for Dr. Charles W. Mills 75 a Chillicothe dentist since 1891. He died Monday night was president of the Ohio State Dental Society in 1919 and head of the International College of Dentists in 1936. Survivors include his brother Edward Mills of Columbus.
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Chillicothe
Charles W. Mills
Ohio State Dental Society
International College of Dentists
Edward Mills
Columbus
Ohio Republicans Back Tax Cut Bill Vote Totals Listed
Washington report shows 16 Ohio Republicans voting for the tax cut bill and 4 Democrats opposing. Named for for: Bender Bol ton Burke Clevenger Elston Griffiths Lewis McCowen Mec Culloch McGregor Ramey Smith Vorys Weichel. Against: Crosser Feighan Huber Kirwan. Paired for: Brown and Jenk ins Republicans.
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Ohio
House
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Bolton
Burke
Clevenger
Elston
Griffiths
Lewis
McCowen
MecCulloch
McGregor
Ramey
Smith
Vorys
Weichel
Crosser
Feighan
Huber
Kirwan
Brown
Jenkins
Repyugicans
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