Veto Urged For Natural Gas Measure
The Senate passed a bill to ban federal regulation of prices by independent natural gas producers and gatherers by a 44 to 38 vote. Senator Kerr and others argued it protects consumers while President Truman's stance remains a factor. Kerr, former Oklahoma governor, dismissed charges of misrepresentation in the campaign.
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Washington
Senate
Douglas
Dill
Onator
Kerr
D-Okla
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
House
Edwin C. Johnson
Senate Commerce Committee
Truman
Oklahoma
Pioneer West
Candidate Attacks Kerr Gas Measure in Cleveland
Democratic candidate Paterson for Congress in the 22nd District decried the Kerr natural gas bill as a monopoly swindle. He warned the measure could double gas bills for Cleveland and Cuyahoga County users, saying it exempts independent producers from federal rate fixing after Senate approval.
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Cleveland
Chat Paterson
Congress
Harding
Paterson
Cuyahoga County
Senate
AEC Urges Secrecy on Hydrogen Bomb Program
The Atomic Energy Commission asks its employees and contractors to refrain from public discussion of technical hydrogen bomb details to maintain secrecy, even if the information might be non secret. The disclosure notes a new step to ensure utmost confidentiality in its program.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Unification Destructive Criticizes U S Military Morale
Richard B. Kay Republican candidate for Congress at large accuses the Washington administration of building a German staff system in American military establishments. He says the unification program is slowly destroying the morale of military personnel.
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Cleveland
Richard B. Kay
Washington
Kay
Furnished apartment ad runs in Messenger Want Ads
Glenroy Ewing placed a furnished apartment for rent ad in The Messenger Pomeroy office. The 4 room and bath unit with full basement and laundry equipment was offered with contact numbers and Ewings Furniture Store in Pomeroy Ohio. He praised the results and then later requested cancellation after one insertion.
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Glenroy Ewing
42-M
THE
Messenger Pomeroy Office
Ewings Furniture Store
Pomeroy
Ohio
Middleport
McCarthy Plans Senate Talk on Lattimore Spy Charge
Senator McCarthy aims to use the Senate floor to charge Owen J. Lattimore with being a top Soviet spy in the State Department. FBI Director Hoover will have an agent present as McCarthy seeks access to FBI files, while Truman blocks committee access to loyalty and FBI records.
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Washington
FBI
McCarthy
Senate
Russia
State Department
Owen J. Lattimore
Wisconsin
Neely
D-W. Va
J. Edgar Hoover
Lattimore
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Afghanistan
Committee
Hoover
McGrath
Inquiry Committee
Truman
Civil Service Loyalty Review Board
Loyalty Review Board
Gubitchev Guarded in Denmark During Stay
Danish police placed Soviet engineer Valentin Gubitchev under virtual cabin arrest during a brief Copenhagen layover after his espionage conviction. He was confined aboard the Polish liner Batory to prevent meetings as the ship prepared to dock in Gdynia Poland the next morning.
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Copenhagen
Valentin Gubitchev
Gubitchev
United States
Batory
Gdynia
Poland
Liquor Violations Found In Cooties Club Raid
A raid at the Cooties Club in East Liverpool yielded 33 bottles of liquor, 84 cases of beer, and two arrests. City police and state liquor agents targeted gambling equipment but found liquor violations. Chief Leroy Wise led the raid and noted the club’s liquor permit was revoked in March.
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East Liverpool
Lquor
Leroy Wise
Marshall Ex-Coach Dies of Heart Attack
Thomas E. Dandelet, 52, former head football coach at Marshall College and professor of physical education, died Thursday at his Huntington home. A Fairbault, Minnesota native, he joined Marshall as assistant coach for football and basketball in 1930.
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Huntington
W. Va
Thomas E
Tom) Dandelet
Marshall College
Dandelet
Fairbault
Minn
Marshall
Irish Bloc Acts To Halt Aid to Britain
The House Irish Bloc pushed a partition amendment to cut Britain from aid while Ireland remains partitioned. A tentative 99 to 66 vote aimed to bar British assistance, with a separate 119 to 107 vote to require Marshall aid funds to buy U S farm products. Leaders warned the plan may not stand. A push to boost European recovery funds and to curb Truman's point four program was also reported.
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Britain
Emerald Isle
Truman
U. S
Teen Aide-Nurse Heroine Fire救 Oklahoma City
A 13 year old babysitter Norma Lee Cook was hailed a heroine by firemen after saving four children from a fast spreading blaze in a four room frame house owned by Mr. and Mrs. Tate. The fire caused about 2000 dollars in damage as Norma made two trips to rescue Leland Ray Tate 4 Anna Paulette 6 Loretta 3 and Paul Jr 12 months while parents watched a movie.
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Oklahoma City
Norma Lee Cook
Leland Ray Tate
Paul Tate
Norma
Anna Paulette
Leland Ray
Loretta
Paul, Jr
Plans Made To Increase Arms Budget
Members of the House Armed Services Committee unveiled plans to add about 647 million dollars to next year's defense budget, following Gen. Eisenhower's testimony that an extra half billion could strengthen defenses. The bill seeks 13.911 billion in cash and contract authority for the armed forces for the year starting July 1.
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Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vinson
D-Ga
United States
Russia
Eisenhower
Senate Appropriations
U.S
Air Force
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Senate Subcommittee
Europe
Columbia University
Senate
New York
America
Alaska
Senator Thomas
Congress
Pentagon
Thomas
Truman To Discuss Administration Shifts
President Truman will hold a rare vacation news conference in Key West to address major changes in his administration and reaffirm support for Secretary of State Acheson. He will respond to Republican attacks on the State Department and its chief spokesman, reflecting his concern during the winter vacation retreat.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
State Acheson
State Department
Poll Shows Majority Against TH Repeal
Rep. J Harry McGregor of West Lafayette says a 2000 voter poll in Ohio district 17 found 95 percent oppose repeal of the Taft Hartley Act and 49 percent favor amending it. He notes 89 percent oppose federal aid to education and 96 percent oppose socialized medicine.
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Washington
J. Harry McGregor
West Lafayette
Coshocton County
McGregor
Labor To Aid Taft Says Taft Campaign Predicted
Portland predicted Taft will win re election with labor support. John Hanes New York vice chairman of the GOP finance committee said labor would give Taft about 40 percent of its vote as Taft prepared to address a state convention Friday.
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Portland
Robert A. Taft
John Hanes
New York
GOP
National Finance Committee
Labor
Taft
New Dean at Muskingum College Named
Dr. Bernard C. Murdoch will assume the dean role at Muskingum College in New Concord on June 15. He currently serves as a researcher with the American Council of Education in Washington D C.
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Muskingum
New Concord
Bernard C. Murdoch
Muskingum College
American Council of Education
Washington, D. C
Nine Die in Fire at Bellevista Sanatorium
Nine male patients suffocated in a basement wing fire at the Bellevista sanatorium in Philadelphia as rescuers forced open wire meshed windows. The blaze trapped patients strapped to beds, with 30 others overcome by smoke. women patients were evacuated from the second floor.
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Philadelphia
Bellevista Sanatorium
Edward H. Chew
Philadephia
Roland L. Randall
Appleseed Highway Chosen for Ohio State Routes
The Ohio River to Lake Erie routes 33 31 and 25 will be named Johnny Appleseed Highway. Mrs. Thomas Wolfe of Athens, president of the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, announced formal approval at a Columbus meeting. Planting of pines Asiatic crab apples and shade trees is planned along the route.
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Johnny Appleseed
Ohio River
Lake Erie
Thomas Wolfe
Athens
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Columbus
Wolfe
Garden Clubs
State Highway Department
Ohio
Attlee Government Seeks Confidence Vote After Commons Defeat
London report says Prime Minister Attlee’s Labor Government, stung by a small defeat, plans a confidence vote to restore prestige. Churchill’s Conservatives won a surprise Commons vote on a procedural adjournment issue, signaling a tougher battle ahead for the government.
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London
Attlee
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Commons
Wildcat strike called off at Canton Ford plant
Workers at the Canton forge plant of Ford Motor Co. ended a wildcat strike after management promised a hearing on grievances.
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Canton
Canton Forge
Ford Motor Co
License thief won’t go far in 1949 plates
The thief who stole Robert Shearer’s auto license plates yesterday won’t get far with 1949 plates that expire at midnight tomorrow. Police say the owner reported the theft and a patrol unit is reviewing nearby traffic cameras.
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Hamilton
Robert Shearer
Acheson Warns Point Four Aid Must Not Be Cut
Secretary of State Acheson told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that cutting the 45 million dollars for the Point Four program would harm efforts to check Communism in Asia. He called the figure a careful 12 month need and urged Britain and France to join a united front.
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Washington
Acheson
Congress
Truman
Asia
Middle East
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
The Rage in Japan Snakeblood Highball Sensation
A snakeblood highball becomes a trend in Tokyo with prominent figures among its regulars. The method uses live snake blood drawn by puncturing the heart area to mix with juice or wine, garnished with snake parts. Restrictions reflect age-based monthly limits from one to twenty snakes.
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Tokyo
Ohio Valley Improvement Association Convention Opens
More than 600 persons from Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia gathered in Pittsburgh for the two day annual convention of the Ohio Valley Improvement Association. Army district engineers were to discuss their problems in the Ohio River basin this afternoon.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Army District Engineers
Ohio River
Grounding of Missouri Officer Pleads Guilty
Norfolk Capt William D Brown admits negligence and neglect of duty in the Missouri grounding on Chesapeake Bay Shoal Jan 1. Brown, 47, commanded the 45 000 ton battleship and faced a general court martial with charges by Rear Adm Allan E Smith. Also named are Cmdr John R Millett and Lt Cmdr Frank G Morris with related neglect and inefficiency findings.
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Norfolk
Wileiliam D. Brown
Missouri
Brown
Chesapeake Bay
Navy
Allan E. Smith
Smith
John R. Millett
Big Mo
Frank G. Morris
Millett
Morris
Spring Pushed From Scene
Chicago reports a split rush of seasons with warm summer heat in Southern California and Florida while a cold winter line stretches across the north. Los Angeles reached 86 degrees and Phoenix topped 91 as Michigan and the Dakotas saw near freezing conditions.
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Chicago
California
Mercury
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Santa Monica
Miami
Miami Beach
Phoenix
Yuma
Ariz
Rockies
North Atlantic
Michigan
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Supreme Court Invalidates Many Bond Issue Votes in Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court rules bond issues begun before last October require 65 percent approval, invalidating several large bonds. Cincinnati’s $2.45 million parks bond failed at 59 percent. Court also upholds Toledo and Dayton tax decisions, orders Carrington Phillips name usage on ballots.
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Supreme Court
Columbus
State Supreme Court
City of
Cincinnati
James G. Flick
Toledo
Dayton
Hubert R. Carrington
Lawrence County
Carrington
Hubert L. Phillips
Phillips
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Chew
Andrew J. White
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