Truman Seeks Palestinians Peace Plan Amid Holy Land Tension
President Truman proposed a two track approach to Palestine crisis as May 15 British mandate ends. A UN trusteeship would assume temporary authority and a truce would halt killings while Jewish and Arab leaders, plus UN representatives, push for a lasting settlement. Officials warned prospects were uncertain amid mixed reactions.
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Washington
Truman
Palestine
Holy Land
No-Man’s Land
United Nations
New York
Abba Hillel Silver
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Italian Communists threaten force to seize government
In Rome the Communist leadership warned they will use force if the April 18 elections deny them power. Luigi Longo spoke to 50,000 in Bologna, pledging to chase out the government if the majority does not yield. Observers anticipate 35 to 40 percent for the leftist bloc. anti Communists plan to form a post election coalition.
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Rome
Italy
Trieste
Luigi Longo
Alcide de Gasperi
Longo
Bologna
Popular Front of Communists
de Gasperi
Air Power Push Faces Shortfall in Half-Russia Plan
Senate air power advocates led by Senator Lodge argue the postwar expansion plan fails to meet needs for a strong Air Force to back President Truman's half-Russia policy. They back 70 combat groups, oppose the current 55. Navy officials report foreign submarines sighted near U S shores in the California Aleutian Hawaii triangle.
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Senate Air Power
High Command
Truman
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Lodge
Russia
Maybank
D-Sc
Forrestal
Taft
Ohio
Knowland
Calif
Saltonstall
Hill
D-Ala
Sullivan
Iron Curtain
Navy Department
California-Aleutian Islands- Hawaii
San Francisco
Hawaii
Aleutians
United States
Palestine Plea Ineffective Is Belief
In Jerusalem reactions to President Truman's plea for an Arab Jewish truce in Palestine split along faction lines. Arabs want a unified independent Palestine with Arabs as the majority. Jews seek partition and a state, while both sides insist on rights recognized by the UN and the partition vote of November 29.
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Jerusalem
T(p
America
Truman
Palestine
Holy Land
Palestine Arab Higher Committee
Jewish Agency
United Nations General Assembly
Murder Indictment Filed In Catholic School Boy Killing
New York prosecutors returned a first degree murder indictment against Marko L. Markovich 65 for the street shooting of a Catholic schoolboy last week. He reportedly said he wanted to kill Catholics and opened fire on a group of students, killing Thomas Brady 16 and wounding six others.
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New York
Marko L. Markovich
Markovich
Thomas Brady
Governors To Settle Maple Shup Question
Geauga Maple Festival runs April 2 to 4 in Chardon. Gov. Thomas J. Herbert of Ohio and Gov. Ernest W. Gibson of Vermont will be blindfolded to settle which state makes better maple syrup.
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Thomas J. Herbert
Ohio
Ernest W. Gibson
Vermont
Federal Budget Surplus Reaches Record High
The government's budget surplus rose above seven billion dollars for the first time, totaling 7,173,095,565.17 with a $4 billion gain in under two months. Strong income tax collections drove the rise as Treasury counts funds received before the March 15 deadline.
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Washington
Treasury
Meigs County Starts New Oil Drilling Project
In Meigs County an extensive oil and gas development covering 3800 acres near Letart Township above Pomeroy is set to begin drilling this weekend or Monday. Developer Joy Proffitt of Racine and Quaker State Refining Corp of Bradford Pa lead the venture, facing potential in Berea sand, cow run level and shale targets that could yield 70 to 30 wells. Gas and oil prospects stretch across the Ohio River from West Virginia operations, with existing wells in nearby townships and a possible pipeline from Ripley if gas production rises.
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Racine
Meigs County
Letart Township
Pomeroy
Joy Proffitt
Quaker State Refining Corp
Bradford
Ohio River
Columbia Carbon Co
West Virginia
Warea
Mt.Alto
Proffitt
Berea
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Proffitt Has
Chester
Lebanon
Dutton Townships
Ripley
Quaker State Organization
Action Sought On Mine Bill After Centralia Disaster
Rep. Melvin Price introduced a bill to grant the Federal Bureau of Mines power to enforce safety recommendations after the Centralia Illinois mine disaster that killed 111 miners. The measure sits in the House Labor Committee, with a petition to move it to a floor vote needing 218 signatures.
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Washington
Melvin Price
Dill
Centralia
Ill
Federal Bureau of Mines Authority
House Labor Committee
Price
House
Husband Fatally Beaten as Wife Dies of Shock in York
In York Pennsylvania a 72 year old retired railroader, William W. Nye, was beaten near his home while gathering Easter flowers. His 70 year old widow, Mrs. Nye, died hours later of a heart attack attributed to the shock. Coroner Lester J. Sell reported the assault involved a blunt instrument and yielded no clear motive.
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York
William W. Nye
Lester J. Sell
Britain claims world altitude record for Vampire jet
Britain announced a world altitude record of 59 492 feet set yesterday by a DeHavilland Vampire jet fighter plane flown to new heights.
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Britain
London
Admiral Reeves 75 Dies Father of Carrier Task Force
Admiral Joseph M. Reeves, 75, veteran of three wars and father of the Navy’s Sunday punch carrier task force, died in Washington.
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Washington
Joseph M. Reeves
Navy
Truman Gets Rent Measure
Congress approved a compromise rent bill extending controls one year and giving a federal court final say on lifting ceilings. The Senate vote sent the measure to the White House after House passage. The lapse would affect about 50 million Americans and preserves federal veto power over local boards through an expediter, with court review to uphold applicable local recommendations.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Extended Columbus Forecast Warm Spells Amid Chill Weekend
The forecast shows temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal with highs near 44 to 50 and lows around 32 to 37. Expect a colder Saturday, warmer Monday and Tuesday, then a drop again Wednesday with 12 to 34 inch precipitation and showers ending Saturday.
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Columbus
Tearful Relatives Receive Diplomas
Seventeen members of the 1942 Philippine Military Academy class were awarded diplomas in Baguio this week. Only tearful relatives attended as the entire class is dead from actions in Bataan guerrilla fighting or Japanese prison camps.
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Manila
Philippine Military Academy
Baguio
Bataan
Worship Day Amid Tension in Jerusalem Good Friday
Arab sentries guarded the Way of Sorrows as pilgrims prayed at each station. Gun positions loomed over the old city and entry through Jaffa Gate was watched to keep out Jewish worshippers. Msgr. Jallah entered the Basilica during Purim ceremonies. Holy Sepulchre rites planned if gunfire remains quiet.
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Christ
Jaffa
Old City
Pontius Pilate
Calvary
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Jallah
Holy Sepulchre
Jenkins urges Ohio to quit liquor trade
Ohio Attorney General Hugh S. Jenkins wraps up a year long probe into liquor purchases and permit issuance during former Governor Lausche’s term. He urges ending state liquor control unless public confidence is restored and notes evidence of permit abuse. He sets proposed reforms including annual reports and brand limits to 350 with controlled purchases and Board oversight.
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Columbus
Hugh S. Jenkins
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Jenkins
State Liquor Department
Board of Liquor Control
Russia Invites Korea Leaders To Conference On Aide Plan
Soviet sponsored government of Korea proposed with invites to rightist leftist and middle parties by a Pyongyang radio broadcast. UN backs May 9 election in American administered Korea but North Korea blocks UN entry for talks. South Korean leaders remain sharply divided over the UN plan.
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Korea
Pyongyang
North Korea
United Nations
South Korea
U. N
April designated Cancer Control Month by President Truman
President Truman proclaims April as Cancer Control Month in Washington and urges national awareness and action to combat cancer through early detection research and public health programs.
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Cancer Control
Washington
Truman
Coal strike studied layoff reports in 1946
A presidential fact finding board opens hearings on the strike backed pension dispute between John L Lewis and soft coal operators. Truman vows action under Taft Hartley while rail and furnace operations slow with freight cuts and layoff effects in Middletown Ashland plant.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Truman
Mr. Truman
Cincinnati railroad layoffs spread amid coal strike
Nearly 1,000 railroad workers in the Cincinnati area have been idled as the soft coal strike expands. Chesapeake and Ohio laid off 400, Louisville and Nashville 300, New York Central 150, and Baltimore and Ohio 100, with more furloughs expected next Tuesday midnight as ICC orders are enforced.
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Cincinnati
Chesapeake and Ohio
Louisville and Nashville
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Colmer Pushes Ban on U.S. Shipments to Russia
Representative Colmer proposes inserting a complete halt to United States shipments to Russia into the foreign aid bill of about 6.2 billion dollars. He pledged to press for a showdown vote in the House.
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United States
Russia
Rep
Colmer
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Congress
House
Benson To Lead New Wallace Party Formation
Elmer A. Benson former Minnesota governor will head a newly organized Wallace For President party meeting in Chicago from April 9 to 11. The party has no official name yet and is coordinated by the national Wallace for President Committee.
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New York
Elmer A. Benson
Minnesota
Chicago
Tornado Routs Oklahoma Killing Eleven Across Counties
A powerful tornado swept central and eastern Oklahoma last night, killing at least eleven people. The storm touched down near Watonga and Eufaula, with deaths near Watonga, Eufaula, Checotah, Lenna, McClanahan Mountain, and Sallisaw. Tinker Field reported extensive damage as the twister crossed to the Arkansas border by late evening.
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Oklahoma
Wetumka
Eufaula
Boynton
Muskogee
Checotah
Sallisaw
Fort Smith
Ark
State Highway Patrol
Lenna
McClanahan Mountain
Tinker Field
Arkansas
Woodrow Stringfellow
Bill Harris
Donald Shropshire
Ola Rogers
Commodore Rogers
State Group Dismisses Employee After Inquiry
The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society announced it had dismissed a top employee after an investigation into associations with radical elements. An inquiry into the activities of all more than 100 employees is ongoing, director Erwin C. Zepp said, with trustees consulting the FBI before the inquiry began.
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Columbus
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Erwin C. Zepp
FBI
Zepp
She Pays It All Conscience Clear Hartford Tax Case
The Hartford IRS told a woman her 1947 tax due was zero as withheld equalized the amount. She sent back an e check with none written on the line for the amount.
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Hartford
Conn
Hartford Internal Revenue Office
Herbert Lands Conservation Highway Work
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert spoke in Findlay and Columbus on drainage and highways. In Columbus he described Ohio as the hub of the nation and warned of challenges to highway engineering from decentralization. At Findlay he urged vigilance in drainage laws to preserve farm fertility and noted a postwar plan to recodify drainage statutes. The drainage project began in 1853 for northwestern Ohio’s Black Swamp, an area over 3000 square miles, with 38 counties cooperating via the Northwestern Ohio Drainage Association, now producing 54 percent of Ohio’s farm output.
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Thomas J. Herbert
Findlay
Ohio Highway Engineering Conference
Ohio
Northwestern Ohio Drainage Association
Rail Wage Case Talked by Two Railroad Unions
Executives of two railroad brotherhoods meet in Cleveland on Monday to discuss wage demands. They note weekend developments in the wage case of three other operating brotherhoods. Five unions run trains and have faced offers of 15 to 30 percent raises with a February 1 strike deadline for engineers firemen and switchmen. A presidential fact finding board is due to report Saturday with no strike allowed for 30 days thereafter.
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Cleveland
Postal Rate Boost Proposed to House
Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson urged a broad increase in most postal rates before a House committee. The plan would raise all rates except first class mail, airmail, and domestic publications. It cites postal expenses exceeding revenues.
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Washington
House
Jesse M. Donaldson
Worshipper Shot and Stabbed at Altar in Manila
In Manila during Good Friday services at Ma lolos chapel, Rosario Carlos was shot while kneeling and singing. A male assailant chased through the crowd and stabbed her before fleeing. Police and worshippers were shaken by the attack amid the solemn observance.
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Manila
Malolos
Rosario Carlos
France to reclaim looted art seized by Ribbentrop
Fifty paintings recovered from the loot of Joachim von Ribbentrop will be returned to France next month. They were seized during World War II and are now being repatriated by Germany to France as part of ongoing restitution efforts.
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France
Hamburg
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Guerrillas Hit in Greece Two Day Toll\
The Greek general staff reports 53 guerrillas killed and 202 captured over two days in ongoing clashes at unspecified locations in Athens and surrounding areas.
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Athens
New Mining Device Combines Drilling Cutting And Loading
Pittsburgh report on Joy Manufacturing Co development of a continuous mining machine for coal mines. The device integrates drilling cutting and loading, eliminating blasting. Tests paused by a soft coal shutdown as pits remain mechanized with separate machines for each operation.
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Pittsburgh
Joy Manufacturing Co
Ohio Beekeepers Seek OSU Apiary Course and Facilities
Members of the Ohio Beekeepers Association during 36th Farm and Home Week on the OSU campus urged at least one required elementary bee culture course at Ohio State University College of Agriculture. They also asked for an apiculture building a full time instructor extension specialist and research men.
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Columbus
Ohio Beekeepers Association
Ohio State University
College of Agriculture
OSU
Teazer Crew Survives Ice Pack Sinking Near Nova Scotia
The sealing schooner Teazer with 21 aboard was crushed by an ice pack and sank off Cabot Strait near St. Paul’s Island. Captain Joseph Barry reported the crew safe to the Coast Guard, with the vessel abandoned yesterday.
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Boston
St. Paul’s Island
Cabot Strait
Nova Scotia
Coast Guard
Joseph Barry
Professor to lecture in nine states starting April 1
Dr. Gore don Rittehouse, associate professor of geology at the University of Cincinnati, will travel about 7100 miles in six weeks to lecture in nine states beginning April 1.
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Cincinnati
Goredon Rittehouse
University of Cincinnati
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