B&O Freight Train Derails Near Stewart injures none
Fourteen cars of a Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed half a mile east of Stewart, 14 miles east of Athens, scattering ham beef fruit and limestone along the wrecked track. Rail officials blamed a faulty car and said salvage will take hours with crews working from Parkersburg and Chillicothe.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Stewart
Athens
Stewart Station
B. and O. Main
Washington and St. Lewis
oOo
Parkersburg
New York Central
Grosvenor
Point Pleasant
Chillicothe
Cancer leaves 500 children orphaned yearly in U S
Cleveland reports figures from the American Cancer Society show cancer kills a parent of over 60 000 children in the United States annually and about 31 000 fathers and 29 000 mothers are made motherless by the disease each year. Dr B Aubrey Schneidler notes the data.
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Cleveland
United States
B. Aubrey Schneider
American Cancer Society
PAC Director Calls For Taft's Defeat
Jack Kroll national director of the CIOs Political Action Committee urged labor leaders to work toward defeating Senator Robert H. Taft of Ohio in 1950. He framed Tafts defeat as a major job for the year in a Cincinnati speech.
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Cincinnati
Jack Kroll
CIO
Political Action Committee
Robert H. Taft
Ohio
Kroll
Taft
Army To Redistribute Air Force Personnel
Washington reports nearly 2000 officers and men at Lockbourne Air Base near Columbus will be reassigned to align with a new policy of distributing Negro personnel throughout the Air Force. The 332nd Fighter Wing was the first unit ordered disbanded under the program following approval by Defense Secretary Johnson.
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Washington
Lockbourne Air Base
Columbus
Air Force
Defense
Johnson
Lockbourne
332Nd
Water Safety Lesson Seen in Lake Hope Drowning
Wheelersburg High School senior James Bennett, 17, drowned when a boat capsized during a Lake Hope senior class outing. buddy James Kidd survived after clinging to the boat. Red Cross experts cite general water safety ignorance and urge staying with the boat while awaiting help.
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Wheelersburg
Lake Hope
Red Cross
A. H. Rhoads
Ohio University
James Bennett
Bennett
James Kidd
Kidd
Rhoads
Ralph W. Heistand
McArthur
Walter Flash
Flash
Earl Baus
Richard Thompson
Ellen Biddle
Athens County Red Cross
Lock 18
Marietta
Shelter House
Vets Group OKs Modified Pension Bill
The House Veterans Committee approved a revised pension bill adding about 10 billion dollars over 50 years. The measure liberalizes VA rules for disabled and needy veterans and caps pensions for those able to work part time.
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Washington
House Veterans Committee
Veterans Administration
Rep
Teague
D-Tex
State Takes Option on Cleveland Buildings
Columbus reports the State Welfare Department took a 45 day option to buy fifteen downtown Cleveland buildings owned by the Union Gospel Press. Director John H. Lamneck says the sites could relieve overcrowded institutions and house up to 1,000 persons after remodeling with over 300 patients movable now.
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Columbus
Cleveland
State Welfare Department
John H. Lamneck
Union Gospel Press
Lamneck
Lorain County Grand Jury to Probe Gambling Reports
The Lorain County Grand Jury will investigate reports of gambling and race betting in Lorain County when it meets next week.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Stowaway Eisler Identified Aboard Polish Liner
A stowaway aboard the Polish liner Batory has been tentatively identified as Gearhart Eisler, a 53 year old wanted for deportation and faced in the United States. Eisler admitted communism but denied being the No 1 red and sought UN aid to leave the United States. Scottish Yard detectives awaited the ship’s arrival at Southampton while U S authorities investigated his disappearance.
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New York
Gearhart Eisler
United States
Batory
Gdynia
Poland
Scotland Yard
Southampton
England
U.S. Department of Justice
Eisler
U.S
House Committee On UN- American
Bayonne Man Dies After Truck Incident Near Zanesville
William Daniels, 27, of Bayonne New Jersey, died in a hospital after being found beneath his truck near Zanesville. State Police investigator L W Greene said Daniels appeared to have been stricken by food poisoning.
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Zanesville
William Daniels
Bayonne
N. J
Here
L. W. Greene
Daniels
Israel Granted UN Membership After Approval Vote
Israel finally gains 59th UN member status as General Assembly approves the application 37 to 12 with nine abstentions. Arab walkout followed by some representatives returning for a late night meeting signaling the protest's end.
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New York
Israel
United Nations
General Assembly
Ohio steel treader regulations study committee dissolves
A study committee for recommending regulations governing Ohio steel trackers broke up Thursday without action. The group will reconvene in about three weeks for further consideration.
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Columbus
Ohio
Berlin Ends 327-Day Blockade As Traffic Flows In
Russian forces lift the Berlin blockade reopening ground traffic into the city. West Berlin received supplies via trains and roads while Allied airlift continues for at least 30 days to stockpile goods. Despite reunions the city remains split with separate East and West services and lingering tensions.
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West Berlin
Berlin
Hitler
West Germany
Liquor rules overhaul eyed by Ohio board
Warren UPA reports the Ohio board of liquor control plans a general overhaul of regulations. Chairman Walter Mitchell says changes are needed for outmoded rules and will be discussed at hearings statewide within two months. A six point program includes conspicuous notice of shot glass size and stock notification to customers.
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Warren Upa
Ohio Board of Liquor Control
Walter Mitchell
Trumbull County Tavernkeepers Association
Mitchell
River Radio System Approved for Ohio River Locks
A ship-to-shore radio system for the Ohio River has won approval from the Ohio River Division Engineers. It will let steamboats talk with lockmasters from Pittsburgh to Paducah, enabling smooth passage through multiple locks. Installations proposed at Emsworth Dam Pittsburgh Montgomery Dam Dam 12 or 13 Wheeling area Dam 18 near Parkersburg Dam 28 or 29 Huntington area Dam 36 or 37 near Cincinnati Dam 41 Louisville Dam 48 or 49 Evansville area and Dam 52 Paducah Kentucky.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Ohio River Division
Pittsburgh
Paducah
Emsworth
Montgomery
Wheeling
W. Va
Parkersburg
Gallipolis
Ohio
Huntington
Ashland
Coney Island
Fernbank
Louisville
Evansville
Ind
Educator Will Accept Columbus School Offer
Akron assistant superintendent Norman Fawcett, 40, agrees to become Columbus public schools superintendent if released from Akron. Columbus board offered a five year contract starting 11 000 dollars the first year with 500 dollar annual increases.
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Columbus
Newice G.fawcett
Akron
Columbus Public Schools
Columbus School Board
Fawcett
Ohio PTA Plans Drive To Control Comics
The Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers will launch an extensive campaign to combat objectionable comics after months of study and public meetings. The group said it would focus on comics and delay action on radio and movie programs.
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Cleveland
Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers
Congress
Former Logan Resident Blanche Moe Dies at 64
Blanche Moe 64 a former Logan resident died Wednesday in a Cambridge Hospital. Friends may call at Leonard funeral home prior to services at 9 a.m. Friday at St. John's Church officiated by Rev. Charles Foy. Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery. Holy Rosary to be said at 7 30 tonight.
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Logan
Blanche Moe
Cambridge
Leonard Funeral Home
St. John’s Church
Charles Foy
Oak Grove Cemetery
Baboon Causes Trouble At Local Tavern
Louis Frank, driving a beer truck, was bitten on the leg by a baboon in a tavern, needing medical treatment. The animal was accompanied by its owner Carl Fogt, and no drinking by the baboon was reported. Frank remains doubtful about the incident.
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Louis Frank
Pronk
Frank
Carl Fogt
Clark Lands President's Peace Efforts
At the Jefferson Jackson day dinner in Columbus Ohio Tom C Clark the U S Attorney General praised President Truman and his 19th century predecessors for promoting world freedom and combatting subversive forces He warned Americans to stay vigilant against Communism Fascism and Nazism saying freedom must be continually defended using constitutional tools.
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Columbus
Truman
United States
U. S
Tom C. Clark
Ohio
Clark
Harry Truman
America
Speed Blamed In Auto Deaths In Columbiana
Judge Milton C. Cope of the juvenile court shut down Columbiana's Hot-Rod club after two 16 year old locals died when their speeding car hit an abutment. He urged a county wide drive against reckless driving and asked the public to file complaints with juvenile authorities. He warned licenses could be suspended until drivers mature or as permitted by law.
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East Liverpool
Milton C. Cope
Columbiana
Columbiana Village
Cope
Prosecution Planned On Day Tag Thefts
Postal inspectors plan to prosecute two men for stealing more than 1200 letters containing money addressed to the Disabled American Veterans national headquarters. One suspect is George L. Blakey, 27, a postal clerk. The letters held small sums paid for miniature DAV license tags sold by the organization.
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Cincinnati
The
Disabled American Veterans
George L. Blakey
DAV
Veterans’ Organization
Senate OKs Pay Boost Measures In Ohio Legislature
Ohio Senate backed bills to spend about 40 million dollars over two years including 27.6 million for teacher raises and 15 percent of sales tax to local governments. Gov Lauche urged House defeat, warning of new taxes and a recession, while opponents argued the budget would strain treasury.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lauache
Ohio House of Representatives
Senate
Ohio
House
Margaret A. Mahoney
Dcuyahoga
Emmett R. Guthrie
Coshocton
Albert L. Daniels
Richland
Senate Taxation Committee
Guthrie
Arthur Blake
Belmont
William M. Boyd
Cuyahoga
Fred L. Adams
Rwood
Catherine R. Dobbs
Dsummit
Receptionist Sentenced for Food Poisoning Case
Marilyn Steven, 22, a receptionist in Akron, was sentenced to two to 15 years in Marysville Reformatory for Women after pleading guilty to mingling food with poison. She admitted to entering the home of Dr. Charles F. Jones, a 36 year old veterinarian, and poisoning a glass of milk. The doctor tasted it and suffered no serious effects.
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Akron
Marilyn Stevenson
Marysville Reformatory
Charles F. Jones
Women's Dean Quits At Bowling Green
Bowling Green State University announces Miss Audrey Kenyon Wilder has resigned as dean of women. She is taking a similar post at Albion College in Michigan. Acting dean will be Mrs. Jesse J. Currier as named by President Frank J. Prout.
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Bowling Green
Audrey Kenyon Wilder
Bowling Green State Univesity
Ohio Northern University
Miss Wilder
Albion
Mich
Frank J. Prout
Jesse J. Currier
National iCash Register Co Announces Major Layoffs
The National iCash Register Co announced a layoff affecting between 1500 and 2000 employees. The announcement marks a significant workforce reduction amid ongoing market challenges.
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Dayton
National iCash Register Co
Soldier killed in crash near Las Vegas Nevada
Kenneth Austin a member of the 99th Fighter Squadron was killed Wednesday in an airplane crash near Las Vegas Nevada.
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Columbus
Kenneth Austin
99Th Fighter Squadron
Las Vegas
Nev
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