House Body Opens Wage Board Study
The House Labor Committee launches a broad probe of the Wage Stabilization Board focusing on the steel labor dispute. Witness Charles E. Wilson, who resigned mobilization chief, is first called as the committee explores WSB methods and labor policy compliance under Taft Hartley.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Charles E. Wilson
Barden
D-Nc
House
Rep
Allen
R-Ii
Truman
Supreme Court
Philip Murray
CIO
High Court
U.S
David A. Pine
Kefauver Wins 18 Maryland Convention Votes on First Ballot
Sen Kefauver won 18 convention votes in Maryland on the first ballot at the Democratic national convention with 114173 votes to 39746 for an unnamed rival. He carried every county and Baltimore district as 1190 of 1401 polling places reported. Delegates will be bound to Kefauver’s Chicago roll, per Maryland law, on the first ballot. The GOP primary produced no clear result.
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Baltimore
Kefauver
Maryland
Chicago
Priest Beaten By Policeman In Cincinnati Robbery
A suspended Cincinnati policeman, William F. Holt, 29, admitted he beat a Catholic priest and robbed him of 1500 dollars in the rectory of St. Henry Church. Holt, under police scrutiny for protection money charges, said he staged the robbery due to financial difficulties and to raise 1000 dollars for attorney fees.
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Cincinnati
St. Henry Church
George T. Pearch
William F. Holt
Holt
Pearcy
Candidate succumbs in Steubenville election bid
Michael Halopy, 69, a candidate for Jefferson County commissioner, died of a heart attack today in Steubenville.
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Steubenville
Michael Halopy
Jefferson County
Taft Backers Press 56 GOP Ohio Delegates Drive
1948 snapshot of Ohio primary voting with 1 500 000 forecasted ballots as Taft backers push to elect 52 of 56 GOP delegates while Kefauver confronts Russell in a Florida test and Bulkley loyalists warn of tied hands at the convention. Ohio Democrats rally behind Bulkley to keep options open.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Taft
Kefauver
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Florida
South
Eugene W. Hanhart
Chicago
Hanhart
Robert J. Bulkley
General Van Fleet Says Communists Don’t Seek Peace in Korea
In Munsan Korea Gen James A Van Fleet Backs Allies Over Armistice Prospects After brief 15 minute talks The Allied ground commander says the Reds will be beaten whether by battlefield action or prolonged sitting at the table He notes six sessions have occurred since April 28 and declares the Allies will prevail.
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Munsan
Korea
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
Portsmouth 'Slots' Operator Sentenced in Kentucky Transport Case
Louis Distel, 68, of Portsmouth Ohio pleaded guilty to two charges of transporting 150 slot machines to Raceland Kentucky. He received a one year suspended sentence and a $2500 fine. Judge John H. Druffel cited age and health in suspending imprisonment.
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Cincinnati
Louis Distel
Portsmouth
Raceland
U. S
John H. Druffel
Distel
A Plant Location Hinted for New Project Site
Rep. Paul F. Schenck says the Atomic Energy Commission backs a site in northern Kentucky or southern Ohio. He narrows the favored area to west of a line across the Ohio River near Portsmouth and expects a decision within 30 days before funds are requested from Congress.
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Washington
Paul F. Schenck
Ohio
Atomic Energy Commission
Kentucky
Schenck
Ohio River
Portsmouth
Fuel Rationing Debated as Oil Strike Drags On
Denver reports a weeks long oil industry strike stalling supply and triggering talks on civilian gasoline limits. Government officials weigh possible restrictions while aviation pilots and air bases cut flights to conserve fuel. California unions reach settlements with two companies as New York airlines implement saving measures.
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AIR Force
Chicago
Petroleum Administration For Defense
Denver
California
Independent Union of Petroleum Workers
New Orleans
James K. Knudson
Defense Transportation Administration
Oscar Chapman
Chapman
Bruce K. Brown
PAC
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Continental
Idlewild
la Guardia
New York City
Allied Planes Smash Enemy's Rail Junction
Hundreds of Allied warplanes attacked Sunchon North Korea a key rail junction in a day long saturation. Four fighter bomber wings joined Sabre jets in guarding and striking the vital link 25 miles north of Pyongyang.
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Seoul
Korea
Sunchon
Fifth Air Force
Pyongyang
Sinuiju
Plane Sought In Ky Area After Missing Pilot
Ground rescue teams from the Fifth Air Rescue Squadron converged on a 25 mile radius between London and Mt Vernon Kentucky after wreckage of a light yellow airplane was spotted. The likely plane belonged to Virgil May 55 of Delray Beach Florida missing since April 25 en route from Lima to West Palm Beach. The search has lasted five days and May also used the name Art Williams.
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Cincinnati
Fifth Air Rescue Squadron
Selfridge
Mich
London
Mt. Vernon
Virgil May
Delray Beach
Fla
Lima
West Palm Beach
May
Art Williams
Woman Killed in Delaware Route 42 Crash
Mrs. Ida Stillerman of Indianapolis was killed Monday when the car she rode in struck a three near Ashley Delaware County on Route 42.
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Delaware
Ida Stillerman
Indianapolis
Ind
Route
Ashley
Delaware County
Rifts Mounting In Portsmouth Labor Dispute Escalates
Portsmouth faces a second major labor clash as city transit workers and mechanics strike at midnight. Detroit Steel Corp Portsmouth division engineers idled 3100 steel workers. AFL railway and motor coach operators demand a 12 cent hourly wage hike as their contract expired December 31. The transit firm delays settlement while reviewing fare increase requests from Portsmouth New Boston and Sciotoville.
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Portsmouth
Detroit Steel Corporation
Portsmouth Division
AFL
Portsmouth City Lines, Inc
New Boston
Sciotoville
Judge Rules Gambling Tax Stamp as Illegal
U S District Judge George A. Welsh ruled the six month old federal law requiring gamblers to buy a $50 tax stamp unconstitutional. He said the measure was a police power in disguise as a tax. He did not rule on the separate provision imposing a 10 percent tax on gambling winnings.
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Philadelphia
Brick and Clay Workers Strike Enters Second Day
A 3600 worker AFL United Brick and Clay Workers strike entered its second day with talks uncertain. Federal mediator Paul Fuller from Akron was brought in to aid settlement as 16 firms with 25 plants in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and Indiana halt clay sewer pipe production. Tuscarawas County hosts 13 plants and Mogadore’s Robinson Clay Products Co. Other unions demand a guaranteed eight percent fringe benefit package including vacations and insurance if WSB approval fails.
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Dover
AFL United Brick and Clay
Paul Fuller
Akron
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Tuscarawas County
Robinson Clay Products Co
Mogadore
Two Inmates Escape Lima State Hospital and Kidnap Driver
In Lima Ohio two inmates described as unpredictable escaped last night by threatening guards with knives. They abducted a man at Middlepoint and forced him to drive to Cleveland where they tied him to a tree in Metropolitan Park before leaving him. The victims were Floyd Keith and Neville Slusher both Cincinnati residents being treated for schizophrenia.
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Lima
Lima State Hospital
Middlepoint
Cleveland
Metropolitan Park
R. FE. Bushong
Neville Slusher
Floyd Keith
Cincinnati
Bushong
Keith
Ohio
Slusher
Wilbur Hardin
Ira McBride
McBride
Hardin
Ralph Warnecke
Rocky River
Warnecke
Gertrude Mandley
St. John's Hospital
Ted Lewis Records From Bed Shows Resolve To Perform
Band leader Ted Lewis stayed in St. Luke's Hospital for two weeks to treat a stomach ulcer yet ordered a recording session from bed. Monday night his orchestra performed under a stand‑in conductor as Lewis’ recorded voice played in the skyway lounge along with his famous question Is everybody happy.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Lewis
Skyway
Fire Destroys Milton Center High School
The Milton Center High School building burned down near midnight. Valued at 350000 dollars, the loss was total with home economics equipment saved. Firefighters from Milton Township Custar Weston and Grand Rapids fought the blaze. no injuries reported. Consolidation may send Milton Center students to a nearby school. Two AWOL Fort Hayes soldiers returned to Columbus after escaping a stockade and stealing a car.
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Bowling Green
Milton Center
C. S. Harkness
Wood County
Milton Township
Custar
Weston
Grand Rapids
Russell Won’t Lead Southern Walkout At Florida Primary
In Miami Florida Senator Richard B Russell declares he will not lead a southern revolt at the Democratic national convention. He casts doubt on a walkout while facing Senator Estes Kefauver in the Florida presidential preference contest. Polls opened at 7 am and expected a record turnout near 800000 as the campaign heated during a televised debate amid the hot sun.
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Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
FEPC
Russell
Kefauver
Tennessee
Florida
Miami
Fla
Estes Kefauver
South
Tennessean
Russell-Kefauver
Mrs. Grace Read Johnson Rites Tuesday
Grace Read Johnson 75 widow of Arthur C. Johnson Sr., former Columbus Dispatch editor, died at home after long illness. Born in Zaleski Ohio she studied at Ohio University and Goucher College. Survived by son Derrol R. Johnson of Columbus and sister Mrs. James P. Wood of Shaker Heights. Funeral 4 p.m. Tuesday in Columbus.
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Columbus
Grace Read Johnson
Arthur C. Johnson
Columbus Dispatch
Johnson
Zaleski
Ohio
Ohio University
Goucher College
Baltimore
New Castle
Tyne
England
United States
Derrol R. Johnson
James P. Wood
Shaker Heights
Rhumba King Cugat Marries Abbe Lane in Miami Honeymoon
Rhumba king Xavier Cugat and vocalist Abbe Lane, aged 52 and 20, wed in a five minute ceremony on Monday. The couple flew to the Dominican Republic today for a three day honeymoon. This is Cugat's third marriage and Lane's first.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Xavier Cugat
Abbe Lane
Dominican Republic
Cugat
Miss Lane
Wind Storms End May Heat Across Ohio
Strong winds ripped central and eastern Ohio causing property damage and minor fires. Alliance Columbus and East Liverpool reported wall collapses, broken windows, toppled chimneys and trees as the May heat peaked with Toledo reaching 92 degrees, the hottest May 5 in 81 years.
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Columbus
Ohio
Alliance
East Liverpool
Morgan Engineering Co
Toledo
Foreign Aid Bill Shunted to Armed Services Committee
The $6.9 billion foreign aid bill was referred to the armed services committee for ten more days of study before Senate debate. Sen Hunt doubted further cuts. the tougher mutual security bill had already been sent to the same committee by a 40 to 33 vote.
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Washington
Armed Services Committee
Senate
Sen. Hunt
D-Wye
Armed Services Group
Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
The Caine Mutiny wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction
Wartime navy novel The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk earns the 1952 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. The Shrike by Joseph Kramm wins stage drama, St Louis Post-Dispatch earns its fifth Pulitzer for public service, and John M. Hightower wins international reporting for AP.
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New York
Herman Wouk
Joseph Kramm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Internal Revenue Department
John M. Hightower
Foreign
Picket Line Forms at Ohio River Collieries. MINERS MEET in Mason County
No violence reported as a Cheshire picket line dispersed after two hours while area miners attended a meeting at the Hartford Theater in Mason County. In Graham West Virginia 375 Central Coal Co workers failed to report for work. officials say the stop may be tied to the Cheshire dispute.
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Coal Company
George Ehman
State Highway Patrol
Meigs County
Cheshire
Central Coal
Ura Swisher
Swisher Coal Company
Pomeroy
Swisher
Meigs
Mason Counties
The
Coal Co
Mason County
Philip Sporn
Ehman
Frank J. Lausche
Aps
Westerville approves sewage plant expansion project
The Westerville village council voted Monday to expand water treatment and sewage facilities at a cost not to exceed 559000 dollars, announced by Ralph W. Snyder.
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Columbus
Westerville
Ralph W. Snyder
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