Foul Play Indicated in Connett Woman's Death
The badly beaten body of Mrs. Ora Kesterson, 45, was found in a field near her Connett home after she had been missing since Tuesday. Sheriff Geo Bateman called the death foul play and Coronor Dr. John Elias ordered an autopsy to determine cause of death. The case, aided by Deputy Sheriff Marie Pincelli, is being investigated as a possible homicide.
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Ora Kesterson
Connett
Geo. Bateman
Marie Pincelli
Athens County
John H. Elias
Elias
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Kesterson
Pircelli
Russians Flying Chinese Planes In Korea, Collins Says
Senate inquiry heard Bonanal Collins testify that he concurred in dismissing General MacArthur from Far Eastern commands. He warned that MacArthur's Korean strategy risked a wider war while noting Chinese air may be flown by Russians. Collins described Chinese retreat and stated enemy casualties in Korea reached over 1,025,000 by May 23.
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Korea
Bonanal
Collins
Serre Collins
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Pentagon
Nelsonville Man's Body Found Hanged
Cedric Campbell age 57 was found dead in his Nelsonville home basement from a clothesline. He had arthritis and had managed the Kroger store here for years. Surviving are his wife Vivia, brother Don Campbell, son Don William, and his mother Mrs A A Campbell. Funeral arrangements are by Warren funeral home.
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Nelsonville
Cedric Campbell
Mr. Campbell
St. Charles St
J. HK. Elias
Campbell
Kroger
Mankota
Minn
Athens County
Vivia
Don Campbell
Guysville
Don William
Pittsburgh
A. A. Campbell
Warren Funeral Home
End Controls Is Proposal End Controls Is Proposal
Washington President Allan B Kline of the American Farm Bureau Federation urged a bold attack on inflation arguing wage and price controls are an economic narcotic that fails to tackle the root causes. He proposed a six point program including increased production ending non essential government spending restraint of credit higher taxes and sale of government bonds to individuals and non bank investors.
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Washington
Allan B. Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Doe
Kline
Senate Banking Committee
Eniwetok Atom Tests Termed Successful
The United States announced that atomic tests at Eniwetok were successfully completed. The joint AEC and Defense Department release said tests included blast and heat effects on structures aircraft and other items and measured radiation for potential weapon development including He bombs.
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Washington
United States
Eniwetok
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Three Sailors Feared Lost After Launch Capsize
Newport BR report says that twenty six men were hospitalized after a 30 foot launch capsized in a northeasterly. Navy officials confirm two sailors died and three men are missing with several possibly overstaying. Names of the missing will be released after kin notification.
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Newport
Navy
Dagmar Weds Film Actor in Las Vegas Flamingo Ceremony
Dagmar a busty television star tied the knot with movie actor Danny Day ton at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. The ceremony followed her earlier public notice that she planned to marry in that resort city last month.
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New York
Dagmar
Las Vegas
New
Danny Dayton
FFA to Meet Columbus at Ohio State in May
Ohio Future Farmers of America will hold their annual convention at Ohio State University May 31 to June 2. The event gathers FFA members for statewide activities, leadership sessions, and program discussions hosted on campus.
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FFA
Columbus
Ohio Future Farmers of America
Ohio State University
Truman Holds Reigns for 1952 Nomination
In Denver the Democratic National Committee favored Chicago as the 1952 convention site with Philadelphia bidding higher. President Truman, sole candidate, indicated he has decided but would not reveal his choice while party backers urged him to seek another term.
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Denver
Truman
Democratic Natonal Committee
Philadelphia
Chicago
Miami
National Committee
Frank McHale
Indiana
Draft Tests Are Tomorrow in Princeton N J
Draft tests scheduled for tomorrow may determine whether 175 000 students nationwide stay in college or face the draft. Deferments through August 2 authorize about 500 000 draft age collegians to take the exam on June 16 30 or July 12. Applications for the last three dates must be filed by midnight tonight. The test at Ohio University will be held in 11 rooms for 304 examinees under Dr Gaige B Paulsen. Tests start at 8 30 a m Saturday May 26 with reporting in room 100 of the chemistry building.
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Princeton
N. J
Ohio University
Gaige B. Paulsen
University Testing and Counseling Service
Bublding
Fanny Brice Suffers Cerebral Hemorrhage
Hollywood news reports radio and stage comedienne Fanny Brice suffered a cerebral hemorrhage yesterday at her Beverly Hills home. The Baby Snooks creator, 59, was taken to Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in an oxygen tent after the crisis ending a long show business career since age thirteen.
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Baby Snooks
Beverly Hills
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Miss Brice
Yank Troops Four Miles North of 38th Parallel
American units pushed four miles into North Korea in an all-out UN offensive. Lt. Gen. Van Fleet led a tour of a tank and infantry task force near a large roadblock north of the border, saying pursuit would ignore the 38th parallel. Front-line gains extended along the Choyang River and Hongchon Inje corridor as Chinese and North Korean forces retreated, with air forces targeting retreat routes and a reported loss of 50 trucks overnight.
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Kaesong
10Th Corps
38Th Parallel
Hangye
Tokyo
North Korea
United Nations
James A. van Fleet
U.S. Eighth Army
Red Korea
van Fleet
Eighth Army
Choyang
Inje
Hongchon-Inje
Ohio Senate Holds Two Bills Over House Amid Adjournment
In Columbus the Senate pressed toward adjournment while keeping two House-passed measures in reserve. The bills would padlock gambling dens as nuisances and make ownership or transport of slot machines a felony. The Senate approved a school subsidy increase and a restructuring bid, but neither action on the gambling nor the slot machine bill has been taken. The body set June 6 as last working day, with last minute bills to be signed by June 6 and sine die on June 19. The House passed a civil service reorganization and a $12.5 million claims-payout bill. a Senate panel urged higher school aid. The omnibus municipal court bill and the public employee purge proposal also drew focus. There are tensions over a major spending bill and discharging party members in organizations advocating violent overthrow.
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Senate
House
General Assembly
State Civil Service Comission
Joseph H. Avellone
Cuyahoga
Mental Status Of Sturgell Explained In Brief
Charles Sturgell of Rendville accused of killing his sister Goldie May Neal has been at home on a visit from Athens State Hospital since June 1948. Dr. Creed, hospital superintendent, said Sturgell was reported fine in February during a visit. He is to be committed to Lima State Hospital for the Criminal Insane. The current commitment began in December 1947, his third at Athens State Hospital. Previous commitments included March 1934, discharge in May 1938, October 1942, a trial visit in September 1943, and discharge in April 1946.
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Charles Sturgell
Rendville
Goldie May Neal
Athens State Pa
Sturgell
Athens State Hospital
Tris
Fatal Burning Gets Justinger Life Sentence
PAINESVILLE Justinger, 21, was found guilty of first degree murder for a gasoline arson killing of his friend Tommy Egleston, 17, in a parked car last November 16. The jury deliberated seven and a half hours before sentencing him to life imprisonment. He showed calm after the verdict and lit a cigarette as deputies led him away. The state said the attack stemmed from jealousy over his girlfriend dating other men.
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Painesville
Victory Lee Justinger
Sustinger
Justinger
Tommy Egleston
Egleston
Lie Detector Frees Cleveland Man
Cleveland man Frank Lans bury, 26, was freed after a lie detector test convinced police the shooting death of his wife, 28 year old Jean, in their kitchen was accidental. He had been held since Sunday after she was found shot through the head. he claimed he handed her a loaded gun during a scuffle when she threatened to kill him.
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Cleveland
Frank Lansbury
Jean
Nereett
Twelve Fishermen Dead In Trawler Collision At Sea
In foggy Grand Banks waters offshore Halifax two French trawlers, the Ginette Leborgne and the Jacques Coeur, collided. Paris dispatches put the death toll at 12 with multiple crewmen still missing. The Ginette Leborgne, a 1662 ton vessel with 63 crew, sank after a crushed hull.
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Halifax
Grand Banks
Paris
Ginette Leborgne
Jacques Coeur
Postmasters Convene Lancaster Meeting
Postmasters of second and third class offices gather in Lancaster for a two day convention. Officials discuss postal service operations and share updates from nearby districts.
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Lancaster
Obie
Whitney Defends MacArthur Strategy Against Bradley View
An aide to Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney, disputed Gen. Omar Bradley’s Senate testimony about a supposed gap in Korean battle lines last winter. Whitney argued Bradley lacked firsthand terrain knowledge and that withdrawal plans were ordered before Joint Chiefs directives, praising the maneuver as skillful and properly informed.
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NEW York
Douglas MacArthur
Omar Bradley
Senate Committee
MacArthur
Courtney Whitney
Bradley
Teachers Scarcity Worries Ohio Education Association
Columbus report shows Ohio superintendents struggle to fill teaching ranks as training supply stays low and enrollments rise. Many teachers have left for higher pay in business and government, local districts report, with competition from Indiana West Virginia Pennsylvania and New York.
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Columbus
Ohio Education Association
Association
OFA
Ous Ee
Eee
Eaaes Ceeiealenen
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Rail Crossing Crash Kills Family of Four
A Fulton County sheriff reports a fatal road crossing crash near Napoleon in the Mexican farm camp area. The deceased are a family of four aged nine, thirty two, and the couple’s wife and husband. The family lived on Napoleon Route 4.
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Wauseon
de Ren
Yester
Lester Irwin
Fultona
Iranian Prime Minister Vows To Fight To End Oil Nationalization
Tehran reports Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh declares at a news conference he will fight to the end to achieve oil nationalization. He interrupts guards and vows to stand with Iran's people against threats to his life.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Foreign Aid Bill Faces Rough Congressional Battle
Washington AP reports President Truman’s eight and a half billion dollar foreign aid program faces a tough path in Congress with early GOP opposition citing size. House and Senate votes show mixed sentiment as administration leaders point to aid momentum including a food loan to India. Debate centers on conditions such as Indian manganese and monazite sand exchanges and use of American ships for transport.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Ben Jensen
Iowa
Jensen
D-Sc
Mouse Foreign Arms Committee
House
Senate
India
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
United States
Maragon Goes To Jail Today
John Maragon the Kansas City boot brack te, who lied to be a frequent caller at the White Flouen, is jailed for lying in the Senate inquiry about a five percenter. He faces an 18 to 26 month sentence after Judge Jennings Bailey refused a suspended term.
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Washington
John Maragon
White Flouen
Senate
Kansas City
Jenjnings Bailey
Sauly Senegals
Incio Bresiden
Truman
Harry H. Vaughan
Ross County Jet Pilot Killed in Florida Crash
Navy probes collision of two jet fighters near Cecil Field Florida in which Ens Merritt Jean Sharrett of Kingston Ross County Ohio was killed. The other pilot was injured and unnamed.
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Ross County
Florida
Jacksonville
Frn
Navy
Frombio
Ens
Merritt Jean Sharrett
Kingston
Ohio
Cecil Field
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