Three Drowned Fishermen East of Point Pleasant
A father and son among three fishing party members drowned in 18 Mile Creek east of Point Pleasant near Robertsburg. Ovan Null 32 Red House and Denzil Casto 30 Buffalo with son Robert missing. eyewitnesses say Null slipped and others attempted rescues. Bodies recovered around 3 p.m. Casto survived by wife and four children.
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Point Pleasant
18 Mile Creek
Here
Ovan Null
Red House
W.va
Robert
Denzil Casto
Buffalo
Null
Robertsburg
Casto
Senators debate ending McCarthy Red probe
Senate Republicans split over a move to halt the inquiry into Senator McCarthy's Communist in government charges. A subcommittee led by Senator Tydings continues hearings with Freda Utley testifying on Owen Lattimore. McCarthy’s charge that Lattimore shaped State Department policy drew denials from Hull Byrnes Marshall and Acheson. In Phoenix McCarthy urged action, while some Republicans sought a quicker windup.
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Senate
McCarthy
Senator Tydings
Dmd
Freda Utley
Wisconsin Republican
Owen Lattimore
Miss Utley
Lattimore
America
State Department
Cordell Hull
James F. Byrnes
George C. Marshall
Dean Acheson
Phoenix
Ariz
Chrysler Strike Peace Seen in 97 Day Talks
Detroit federal and state mediators reported progress as 89,000 United Auto Workers members and 50,000 supplier workers awaited a settlement after 97 days of strikes at Chrysler. Negotiators faced a long session with only minor issues unresolved.
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Detroit
Chrysler
SIO United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
Alcoholics Anonymous To Attend Jackson Meet
Several hundred members of Alcoholics Anonymous are expected to attend a public meeting in Jackson next Sunday. The event is sponsored by the Jackson AA group and the central Ohio group fellowship with representations from Athens Gallipolis Ironton Jackson and Marietta.
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Central and
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Jackson AA Group
Central Ohio Group Fellowship of AA
Athens
Gallipolis
Ironton
Jackson
Marietta
Beach Killed by Train After Alleged Jump
C W Beach aged 40 died when a New York Central passenger train struck him after he charged down a 20 foot embankment. Engineer Edwin J Burdue reported Beach deliberately threw himself under the wheels early Monday.
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Cleveland
C. W. Beach
New York Central Railroad
Edwin J. Burdue
Beach
Not Even a Magician Could Recover a Lost Article
The Messenger notes that a cheap Want Ad in its columns can swiftly and effectively locate a missing item. Ads work from morning till night and should be placed promptly after the loss is discovered to reach the right party.
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Messenger
Truman Tour Begins Westward Stumping Schedule
President Truman launches a 6400 mile tour covering 16 states starting Sunday with eight prepared speeches one daily through May 8 in Lincoln Nebraska. Republicans including Senator Taft Rep Martin Senator Wherry and Guy Gabrielson plan rapid replies to issues raised along the route.
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Truman
West
Taft
Ohio
Rep
Martin
Massachusetts
Wherry
Nebraska
Guy Gabrielson
Arraignment Date Set For Eagles Officials Indicted
Ottawa officials say arraignment date for three high ranking Eagles (Fraternal Order of Eagles) officials will be set today. Prosecutor J Harry Leopold notes bills of particulars will be filed with the Putnam County Clerk of Courts. Two officials indicted on blackmail counts. one of these two and a third charged with publicizing a lottery.
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Order of Eagles
J. Harry Leopold
Putnam County Clerk of Courts
May Day clashes mark East West Berlin celebrations
Daily May Day events across Europe sparked tension as West Berlin police and Allied forces watched anti Communist crowds surge toward the Soviet sector at Potsdamer Platz while East Berliners paraded with Stalin images. In Moscow a massive Soviet parade honored International Labor Day with military displays and praise for unity against encroachment.
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Stalin
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The
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Paris
Europe
Phone Strike Ends: New Wage Talks Planned
New York news desk reports the CIO CWA Division 6 call off a week-long walkout of 10 000 Bell System installers after a 15 hour bargaining session with federal mediators. Most New York workers returned to work by 8 am local time, as Division 6 joins 23 other divisions in wage talks with AT and T and Western Electric.
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Bell
M. Wayne Gray
New York City
Division 6
CIO Communications Workers of America
CWA
Bell System
Western Electric Co
American Telephone
Joseph Beirne
Red Ex Secretary Leads May Day Protest in Cleveland
More than 300 people attended a May Day meeting to hear Arnold Johnson former secretary of the Ohio Communist Party urge protests against the imprisonment of Eugene Dennis. Dennis was convicted of contempt for refusing to appear before the House Un American Activities Committee three years ago and the Supreme Court upheld the conviction last month. He was one of 11 Communists convicted in New York last year on the conspiracy charge.
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Arnold Johnson
Ohio Communist Party
Eugene Dennis
Dennis
House Un-American Activities Committee
Supreme Court
New York
White House Conference To Hear Youth Ideas
About 200 young people at a statewide meeting in Columbus approve recommendations. They favor high school courses on marriage problems and more help in landing jobs. The ideas will go to the Ohio Commission on Children and Youth for presentation at a White House conference in December.
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Mnd
Ohio Commission On Children and Youth
White House
Woman 74 Injured In 30 Foot Fall Into Well
Mrs. Anna Chismar, 74, of Yorkville fell 30 feet into a well and was found by her sons Paul and John. She was hospitalized in Martins Ferry with internal injuries and a broken leg after being rescued by firemen.
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Anna Chismar
Yorkville
Martins Ferry
Paul
John
Taft Bricker Split On Aid to Spain Move
Ohio lawmakers are noted for their voting in the week ended April 29. The Senate defeated the McCarran Brewster amendment to earmark 50 million dollars for Spain by 42 to 35. Taft voting against the amendment and Bricker voting in favor were recorded, with no House roll calls.
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Ohio
Congress
Senate
McCarran-Brewster
Spain
Taft
Bricker
Chilly Weather Edges Toward Seasonal Norms Across North Central
The Associated Press reports a March retreat of winter chill in the North Central states as temperatures edge toward seasonal normals. Light snow fell in extreme northern Minnesota while upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin saw snow and drizzle. Forecaster J Radner notes such snows are not unusual for the season. Rain stretched from northern Alabama to the Middle Atlantic and the Pacific Northwest. Philip South Dakota posted a frigid 18 degrees, Old Town Maine 30.
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Wisconsin
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Georgia
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Old Town
Cancer Fund Mounts After Record Appeal
New York reports contributions and pledges for the Damon Runyon memorial cancer fund nearing 1,400,000 dollars after Milton Berle’s 21 hour televised entertainment marathon. Berle, exhausted, left NBC Radio City at 9 30 a m yesterday following his record round of clowning.
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New York
Damon Runyon Memorial Cancer Fund
Milton Berle
Berle
NBC
Radio City
At Least 14 Killed In Weekend Mishaps
An Associated Press survey shows at least 14 people died in Ohio over the weekend. Nine were killed in traffic accidents between 6 p.m. Friday and midnight Sunday. Four deaths were due to fires.
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Columbus
Ohio
Associated Press
Paroled Burglar Confesses Kidnapings in Cleveland
A 26 year old paroled burglar named Robert Terrenine confessed to kidnapping and robbing three young couples in Cleveland. He was arrested after police found him prowling near a food terminal armed with a .45 caliber pistol.
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Cleveland
Robert Terrenine
Six Air Force Crew Killed in B-25 Crash
Six air force crewmen were killed when their B 25 bomber crashed into a vacant residential lot in Lebanon Illinois. The plane, from Perrin Air Base Texas, had just taken off from Scott Air Base Belleville on a cross country flight.
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Perrin Air Base
Texas
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Belleville
Ohio governors and statewide races loom in primaries
Ohio voters face key primaries with Don H. Ebright seeking governor and state treasurer nominees on the ballot. Colnumbus Mayor James A. Rhodes and Toledo Mayor Michael V. DiSalle vie for the Democratic Senate nomination alongside State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson. Several House leaders also pursue statewide posts.
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John J. Gallagher
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Barberton
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Florida and Alabama primaries draw national attention
Florida Democrats face a photo finish between Senator Claude Pepper and Rep. George Smathers in a high profile primary seen as a test of communism charges and Truman program ties. Alabama votes feature Lester Hill aiding a party realignment while tensions over civil rights roil the Democratic contest amid nationwide focus on Taft and Indiana races.
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GOP Leaders Urge Single Money Bill
Two key Republicans urged adding global aid funds to the single package appropriation bill. Senator Bridges asked Democratic Chairman McKellar to do this, while Senator Taft called it an excellent idea. House leaders push to finish the 29 billion dollar domestic measure as Senate votes loom on foreign aid authorization.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
McKellar
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Taft
Ohio
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Strike Hits United Press
United Press teletype operators and maintenance men in 35 domestic bureaus walked out for higher wages. The AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union demanded 15 dollars weekly for 265 UP members, then settled to 6.50, while UP offered 2.20 just before the midnight strike.
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Delta Tau Delta Pledge Faces Trial in Lantern Slaying
Columbus reports former Ohio State freshman James D. Heer goes on trial for the November 12 slaying of the Lantern managing editor. University officials are summoned to testify as Jack T. McKeown, a Delta Tau Delta member, was shot after a fraternity homecoming party.
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James D. Heer
Ohio State
Oes
Ohio State Lantern
Jack T. McKeown
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Heer
Akron bus strike postponed as fare hike debate continues
Akron bus drivers have postponed their threatened strike while city officials tackle Akron Transportation Company's demand for a fare increase. The council must decide how to respond to the proposed higher fares and the transit service impact.
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Akron
Akron Transportation Company
Congress Candidate Sues George Bender
Richard B. Kay a Republican precinct committeeman sues rival George H. Bender for 26500 claiming Bender as county GOP chair slipped his campaign literature into sample ballot envelopes mailed to constituents. Kay represents all GOP precinct committeemen in Cuyahoga County.
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Cleveland
Richard B. Kay
George H. Bender
Kay
Bender
Republican County Executive Committee
Cuyahoga County
Union Shop Debate Faces Railroad Labor Policy
A Senate Labor subcommittee weighs allowing a union shop on railroads with a bill to amend the railway labor act. Chairman Elbert Thomas of Utah leads the panel as rail unions push for mandatory union membership covering more than 1.25 million workers outside Taft Hartley.
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Washington
Senate
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Adler Seeks To Prove He Isn't Pro-Communist
Hartford based libel suit resumes as Larry Adler harmonica player and dancer Paul Draper sue Mrs. Hester McCullough of Greenwich for 100000 each alleging she labeled them pro Communist damaging their reputations on and off stage in the federal case.
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Conn
Larry Adler
Paul Draper
Hester McCullough
Greenwich
Elevators Run Again After Citywide Strike Ends
Elevators started running again after a four day strike by 12 000 service employees in 1000 Manhattan buildings was called off. A wage hour dispute between AFL workers and apartment landlords was sent to a fact finding board. Normal service was expected to resume in all buildings. The action affected some of the fashion able apartments in New York City.
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