Truman Pushes West Development Amid Teapot Dome Shadow
President Truman, on a cross-country tour, argues for Western development against reactionary forces and Teapot Dome critics. He cites the Kortes Dam as a global energy and wealth source, defends Brannan farm plan, warns against isolationism, and touts Democratic resource policies and soil, flood, and power projects in the Missouri Valley.
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Washingon
Senator Wherry
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Washington
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CIO
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Missouri Valley
Newark man acquitted in two traffic deaths
A common pleas court jury found James Vilars, 24, Newark, not guilty of second degree manslaughter in the January traffic deaths of William Nelson, 19, and Donald Good, 23, two Newark residents.
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James Vilars
William Nelson
Donald Good
Soviet Strings Tied To Plan For Election
Berlin reports say the Soviet Union will accept a city wide election in Berlin only if Allied troops retreat more than 100 miles to West Germany. The note also seeks the removal of occupation laws and freer East Berlin Communist groups along with abolishing sector borders and restoring voting rights to most former Nazis.
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Fire Devastates Rimouski City Leaves 2500 Homeless
Army troops and police manned the streets as a weekend blaze leveled Rimouski causing 20 million in damage and displacing about 2500 residents. Officials expect rapid reconstruction and Catholic institutions may reopen soon. Aid pours in from Quebec Ontario and U S with funds and supplies.
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Police Force Increase Planned in Cleveland
Mayor Thomas A. Burke announced Cleveland will add 100 to 125 patrolmen to the 1,680 force. Most new officers will walk beats in an effort to curb attacks on women and children, responding to claims of inadequate protection from attack victims and their families at a city council meeting.
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Thomas A. Burke
Democratic State Central Committee to Meet in Columbus
The Democratic State Central Committee will hold an organization meeting at 11 a.m. Thursday in Columbus. Chairman Eugene H. Hanhart announced the plan.
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Democratic State Central Committee
Eugene H. Hanhart
Fresh Floodwaters Swamp North Dakota and Minnesota
Floodwaters from the Red River of the North inundate North Dakota and Minnesota communities driving thousands from homes. National Guardsmen assist Grand Forks as crest tops 45.5 feet with widespread evacuations in Winnipeg and nearby areas.
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Vassar College Student Disappears Mysteriously
Poughkeepsie New York missing student Alice Lindabury 22 of Vassar College vanished between trains Saturday on her way home to Princeton New Jersey. Police and parents fear violence while discounting elopement.
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Judge Frees Man in Theft to Help Wife Medical Care
Federal Judge Emerick B. Freed suspended a two year sentence for Lou H. France 58 after ruling his theft of government property was motivated by the need to pay his wife's medical bills. France was placed on probation for two years.
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Emerick B. Freed
France
Secret Sional Charge on Lewis Hinted in Labor Probe
A House Labor Subcommittee may question John L. Lewis over alleged secret signals to the United Mine Workers to back a court order during the winter coal strike. Subpenas were issued for Lewis, Lloyd H. Sidener, and Bernard J. Beasley to testify on union actions and penalties amid back to work tensions and a federal court injunction. Sidener alleges Lewis countermanded a public back to work order and fined him 50 000, a claim denied by the union.
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UMW
Lloyd H. Sidener
Canton
Ill
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Bernard J. Beasley
Illinois
National Labor Relations Board
Chicago
Coal Company
Hugh White
District 12
Brown Sees GOP Gains In Congress
Republican leader Rep. Clarence Brown projects the GOP near controlling Congress in the November vote. Current ranks: Democrats 260 House seats and 54 Senate seats. Republicans 171 House and 42 Senate seats. Brown forecasts net gains of 25 to 35 House seats and about five Senate seats, with specific target states listed for both chambers.
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FBI Arrests Swindler Posing as Navy Man
A 43 year old man wanted in Yakima Washington for swindling Gold Star mothers by posing as a naval officer has been arrested in Cleveland. Harold S Darling of Portland Oregon allegedly pretended to be a naval officer to obtain war photos for a government publication. Mothers were asked to contribute $12 as their share of the publication’s cost.
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Yakima
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FBI
Ray J. Abbaticchio, Jr
Harold S. Darling
Portland
Ore
Committee Shelves Plan For Military Housing
The House Armed Services Committee dropped a provision to authorize 97.6 million dollars for housing families of servicemen as part of a military public works bill. Chairman Vinson recommended striking the housing plan, and the panel also削 removed about 1.07 million dollars for expansions and improvements at several military hospitals ordered closed by Defense Secretary Johnson.
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Fire destroys Aluminum Company plant in Marion
Marion state fire investigators probe a $900000 blaze at the Aluminum Company storm windows plant to determine cause. The firm posts a $1000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction. Deputy Fire Marshal Thomas Finch says no arson evidence is found.
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Marion
Thomas Finch
Falling Engine kills man at Daiser Aluminum Co plant
John Carroll Bowden Jr. 35 of Mt. Vernon died when a heavy engine toppled at the Daiser Aluminum Co plant in Newark on Monday. A coroner's inquest will determine the cause of the accident. Bowden was employed at the plant.
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John Carroll Bowden, Jr
Mt. Vernon
Daiser Aluminum Co
GOP Leaders Move to Trim Near Billion in Omnibus Bill
House Republican leaders aim to cut $996 million from the $29 billion omnibus appropriation bill. The plan, unveiled by Rep. Taber, would restrict federal hiring and reduce spending for government operations while exempting the Army Navy and Air Force. A separate $1.8 million cut from rivers and harbors and flood control was approved, and defense funding remains a focus.
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Ohio
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Senate committee orders Postmaster General to drop mail cuts
The Senate Post Office Committee approved a resolution directing Postmaster General Donaldson to drop economy cutbacks in the postal service. The panel voted 9 to 0 after Donaldson had cut several services on April 18 citing budget shortages. The changes included reducing residential mail to one delivery daily, cutting business-area deliveries, shortening window service hours, and reducing night handling. Postal employee groups have protested the orders.
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Senate Post Office Committee
Donaldson
Board Tries To Stave Off Rail Strike
CHICAGO. Threat of a strike by railroad firemen against four major carriers loomed at 6 am tomorrow. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and carriers remained deadlocked as mediation efforts continued. A board spokesman warned little hope remained for a settlement before the walkout that had been set for April 26.
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National Mediation Board
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New York Central
Pennsylvania
Cigar Tax Cut Urged by Ways and Means Panel
The Ways and Means Committee voted to cut cigar excises by 15 million dollars annually, reducing the tax from 45 million to about 30 million. It also closed a tax loophole on tax exempt bond transactions, estimated to reclaim 25 to 30 million yearly. The action brings total approved excise cuts to about 1.08 billion, nearly double President Truman’s proposed 655 million limit.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Woman Who Drowned Baby Called Insane
Akron police announce Angela Rose Du Fala 19 indicted for first degree murder in the drowning of her 11 day old son. She will be taken from Lima later this week for commitment to the state hospital for the criminal insane there. Dr. R E Bushong says the defendant was insane at the time and her illness tends to worsen.
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French Train Finds Home in Columbus
The forty and eight box car from World War I, sent by the French people, now sits beside the Doughboy Monument at the Ohio State Museum in Columbus. Found rusting recently at the state highway garage, it will be renovated and then tour the state.
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Signal to Investigate Gambling Expected
A nationwide probe into crime and organized gambling hinges on a presidential signal. Vice President Barkley’s awaited move would appoint a five member special committee led by Senator Kefauver to head the inquiry, with an announcement anticipated tomorrow.
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Reds Claim U.S. Airmen To Be Released
The Chinese Communists broadcast that two American airmen E. C. Bender and W. C. Smith held since Oct 19 1948 will be deported and released after allegedly confessing under imprisonment. Their flight aimed to reconnoiter Red bases and railways in Shantung. Rankin in Hong Kong said to hope the report is true.
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William C. Smith
Long Beach
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Hsu Shih- Yuh
Shantung Military District
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Red Base
Kiaochow
Kiaotung
Lausche Rejects Mercy in Cleveland Slaying Case
Gov Frank Lausche will allow the electrocution of Theodore Roosevelt McClure a 24 year old Black man convicted of first degree murder in Cleveland. A lie detector test confirmed McClure confessed to fatally shooting Nicola Salupo a Cleveland grocer, leading to the execution scheduled at the Ohio Penitentiary.
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Frank J. Lausche
Theodore Roosevelt McClure
McClure
Cleveland
Ohio Penitentiary
Lausche
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
Nicola Salupo
Former Mayor Paroled From Ohio Penitentiary
Roy F. Howell former mayor of Russells Point was granted parole effective June 15 after serving a one to 10 year sentence for embezzling 217.60 dollars from village funds tied to police department equipment. He admitted to the offense and was confined since June 27, 1949.
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State
Roy F. Howell
Russells Point
Howell
Ohio Penitentiary
Veteran dies in Higginsville aged 108
John Thomas Uncle John Graves, claimed as the nation s oldest concrete veteran, died Tuesday in Higginsville at age 108.
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Higginsville
John Thomas
Uncle John ' Graves
Taft Challenges Prosecution Hindered by Oath Issue
Senator Taft of Ohio says the Justice Department blocks prosecutions over oaths swore by labor officials who deny communism. He cites Supreme Court ruling on the Taft Hatley law and notes 23 cases, with McClellan urging no change.
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National Labor Reations Board
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National Labor Relations Board
Typhoon skirts Guam causes minor damage
UAM Islanders and American service personnel returned to quarters after a typhoon which skirted Guam. Wind reached 60 knots at peak, mostly around 40 knots. Storm center passed about 115 miles southwest of the island.
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No Action On Fichter
Washington The executive committee of the National Grange took no action at weekend meetings on a plea for ouster of Joseph W. Fichter as master of the Ohio State Grange. Officials said the committee urged Ohio members to settle the question themselves, and would act only if Ohio members fail to reach an amicable settlement of their differences. The move stems from complaints over Ficher's administrative policies.
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National Grange
Joseph W. Fichter
Ohio State Grange
Ohio Grange
Ohio
Fichter
Canaday Announces Governor Candidacy
POMEROY Ohio former welterweight boxing champion Delmar A Canaday declares an independent bid for governor challenging incumbent Frank J Lausche and Treasurer Don H Ebright. He has not filed petitions needing 31 285 valid signatures from at least 30 counties to qualify.
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Delmar A. Canaday
Canaday
Frank J. Lausche
Don H. Ebright
Pomeroy
West Virginia
Body of Man Who Fell From Air Liner Found
MEDFORD New York a flight steward John Harris age 28 was found by a boy hunting in the Long Island woods. Harris fell 8000 feet when the door of a Boeing stratocruiser opened during an overnight flight from Europe on February 11. He had been attempting to close the door.
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John Harris
Long Island Woods
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Europe
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures Near Normal
Temperatures will average near normal with a normal high of 66 and a low of 46. Expect warmer conditions Wednesday, cooler Thursday and Friday, and warming again over the weekend. Precipitation about 0 to 1 inch, mainly in showers.
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