Air disaster in Washington claims 55 lives including Rep Bates
Rescue teams searched the Potomac for missing victims after an Eastern Airlines DC-4 collided with a Bolivian P-38 fighter over Washington. Fifty-five dead, including Rep George Bates, plus a survivor from Bolivia. Congress called for air safety probes and a review of military flights in civilian air lanes.
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Eastern Airlines
Congress
Civil Aeronautics Board
National
United States
Potomac
George J. Bates
Mass
Salem
House Armed Services Committee
Bates
House
Joseph H. Callahan
Helen Hokinson
Mendota
Ill
New Yorker
Gardner W. Taylor
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of New York
Theodore Martin Riehle
Rios
Johnson
D-Colo
Senate Commerce Committee
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Ren. Hinshaw
Calif
Washington
Bennett H. Griffin
Grosser
Ohio
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Second Major Steel Firm Near Agreement With Striking Union
In Cleveland AP dispatch reports Jones & Laughlin near terms with CIO Steelworkers chief Philip Murray after three hours of talks. Hopeful outlook cited by union sources. pension and insurance data to be reviewed. Other major firms pursue settlements. United States Steel shows no direct contact yet.
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Cleveland
Jones & Laughlin
Philip Murray
Murray
CIO
Steelworkers Union
Pittsburgh
Ben Moreell
Victor Lawrence
Morreell
Lawrence
Bethlehem Steel
Washington
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
United States Steel
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Mr. Big
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Allegheny Ludlum
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Detroit
Great Lakes Steel Corp
Crucible Steel Co. of America
Steward H. French, Jr
Crucible
CIO Begins Red Purge Ousts Leftists
The CIO moved to purge leftists by amending its constitution to bar Communists from union control and disband unrecognized merged unions. Walter P. Reuther’s resolutions committee approved expulsions of United Electrical Workers and Farm Equipment Workers, with UE delegates walking out and vowing to stop dues.
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Cleveland
CIO
Walter P. Reuther
Resolutions Committee
United Electrical Workers
Farm Equipment Workers
Philip Murray
James B. Carey
Reuther
Communist Party
Lewis Move Hints Coal Peace Pact
Washington reports John L. Lewis may be seeking a coal strike settlement after a swift step following a steel strike break. Lewis calls a miners union meeting in Chicago amid talk of a Illinois producers accord, a move seen as aiming at a broader peace pattern for the industry.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
CIO
Philip Murray
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Lewis
Chicago
Murray
Bethlehem
Fred
Wilkey
Illinois Coal Operators Association
Illinois
Fluke Blamed In Failure At Dayton Power Plant
Dayton officials faced a mystery after a power failure hit 280 Ohio communities across 6,000 square miles. The outage began at 9 17 a m and was traced to generator No 2 at the O H Hutchings Power Station in Miamisburg. About 30 000 industrial workers were sent home including 16 300 from five General Motors plants. GM estimated losses exceeded 1 000 000.
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Dayton
Dayton Power & Light Company
Ohio
O. H. Hutchings
Miamisburg
K. C. Long
Dayton Power & Light
General Motors
Ohio Butter Production Is Sixth in Nation
Dairymen from 40 states representing 90 percent of milk suppliers met in Columbus for an American Dairy Association session. Dean L. L. Rummell of Ohio State University noted Ohio dairy products are worth about a quarter of a billion dollars annually and that Ohio ranks sixth in butter production.
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Columbus
American Dairy Association
L. L. Rummell
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Ohio
Taft Outlines Threefold Farm Plan At Dayton Reception
Senator Robert Taft proposed a three point long range farm program during a Dayton visit including export assistance price supports and expanded use of farm products. He urged flexible supports and more industrial uses for farm goods and more animal products in U S supply. Earlier he warned CIO splits could lead to a new leftward labor group.
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Dayton
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Delco Products
General Motors
CIO
Three Trucks Stoned In Strike Violence
Sheriff Paul Pancher of Tuscarawas County reports three coal trucks stoned during the mine strike. Two identified drivers are Elmer McMasters of Gnadenhutten and Ernest Mark of East Canton. the third driver is unnamed.
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New Philadelphia
Paul Pancher
Tuscarawas County
Elmer McMasters
Gnadenhutten
Ernest Mark
East Canton
Police Arrest Youthful Gang In Mansfield
Fifteen Mansfield youths accused of gang methods in juvenile crimes were rounded up by police. Thirteen charged with delinquency and two with contributing to delinquency. Alleged offenses include ransacking cars during football games stealing from a school site and railroad shipments and attempted extortion. The youths appeared in juvenile court.
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Mansfield
Pennsylvania Railroad
Four Children Share October Birthday in Dutiel Family
John Dutiel household Oakfield Perry County celebrates two sets of twins born on the same day October 24. Twin daughters Arlene Gay and Charlene May join twin sons Ronald Floyd and Donald Lloyd with grandparents B. K. Pettit and twin uncles Floyd and Lloyd Pettit.
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Ronald Floyd
Donald Lloyd
Arlene Gay
Charlene May
John Dutiel
Mrs. Dutiel
Oakfield
Perry County
B. K. Pettit
Corning Route 2
Floyd
Lloyd Pettit
Corning
Truman Forecasts Higher Federal Debt and Taxes
President Truman warned Congress that federal spending will reach a peacetime high of 43.5 billion dollars this fiscal year and revenues will total 34 billion, leaving about 5.5 billion in red. The national debt could reach roughly 260 billion by next June 30 as Congress may authorize 4.0 billion more in spending.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
81St
Lancaster escapee captured in Columbus
The last of four escapees from the Boys' Industrial School at Lancaster was captured in Columbus on Tuesday. Police identified him as Cecil Gill, 17, of Columbus.
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Columbus
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
Cecil Gill
Two Women Testify Lawyer Advised Perjury
Two Zanesville women testified that their attorney Thomas A. Joseph advised them to give false Franklin County addresses to obtain quickie divorces. The case against Joseph on 13 counts of perjury and perjury inducement began in Franklin County Criminal Court before Judge Chester W. Pendleton.
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Columbus
Zanesville
Thomas A. Joseph
Joseph
Franklin County Criminal Court
Chester W. Pendleton
Findlay
Pendleton
Franklin County
Ruby Lucille Greiner Thompson
Doris Girton
Ohio
Muskingum County
Comney
Thompson
Sherman Named Navy's Top Officer In High Command Shake-Up
Vice Admiral Forrest P. Sherman was named Chief of Naval Operations, replacing ousted Admiral Louis E. Denfeld amid a policy row. Sherman said he would unify the service and work with the Joint Chiefs. Denfeld's fate and future assignment remained unclear as Secretary Matthews and President Truman oversaw the transition.
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Sherman
Navy
Harmony
Washington
Forrest P. Sherman
Louis E. Denfeld
Denfeld
Navy Matthews
Pentagon
Matthews
Naval Operations
Usvet
White House
Truman
Tony
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
House
Armed Services Commie
Johnson
Army
Air Force
Mediterranean
Cool Weather Continues Across Nation from Yukon Air
Fresh cold masses from the Yukon Valley and Mackenzie Basin push into the northern plains Minnesota and the Great Lakes region. The cold fronts move east and southeast reaching the north central states tonight and New England tomorrow. Gulf states see modest moderation but remain chilly with readings below freezing in North Dakota and Minnesota. Pembina North Dakota reports 22 above with light snow.
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Chicago
Yukon Valley
Mackenzie Basin
Canada
Plains States
Minnesota
Ice Superior
North Central Region
New England States
Gulf States
North Dakota
Pembina
N. D
Bus Halt Threatened If 5 Cent Fare Is OK'd
The Calum Bus Transit Company filed formal notice with Mayor Rhodes and City Council to suspend bus service if voters approve a five cent fare next week. The notice came 11 hours after taking over the local system from Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company, now the CTC parent.
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Columbus
Calumbus Transit Company
James A. Rhodes
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
CTC
The
Electric Company
Dutch Sign Treaty to End Indonesia Rule and Create Union
The Hague reports the Dutch and Indonesian governments signed agreements ending 300 years of Dutch rule. They establish an independent Republic of the United States of Indonesia with about 70,000,000 people and form a Dutch Indonesian Union as an equal partner to the Dutch Crown.
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The
Hague
Holland
East Indies
United States of
Indonesia
Beer truck crash near Chillicothe kills passenger Nickerson
A beer truck skidded and overturned seven miles north of Chillicothe on Tuesday killing William McKinle Nickerson age 21 of Elm Grove West Virginia, a passenger.
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Chillicothe
William McKinle Nickerson
Elm Grove
W.va
Fire kills six in three story Cincinnati apartment blaze
A rapid fire swept a brick three story building in Cincinnati's Elm Street area killing six residents and injuring eight others. Victims include Coy Shelton and William Hartman among the identified dead. The blaze started possibly from a smoking in bed and overwhelmed hallways before fire crews contained it within two hours.
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Cincinnati
Elm St
McNay
General Hospital
Charles Dean
Coy Shelton
Athens
Tenn
William Hartman
Alma McBeath
Liberty
James Alexander
McBeath
Goldie Taylor
George Smith
Huntington
Wva
Karl Rittenhouse
Bernard Kaelin
Florman Dowdee
Lena Dowdee
Carl McBeath
Carl McMahon
May Malone
Rankin Malone
Hartman
Taylor
Oral Hospital
Last of Jailbreakers Surrenders to FBI
Jack Tatum an eight year old desperado who broke jail at Phoenix returned to the same prison with no weapon and no money surrendering to FBI agents on a quiet downtown street. He led the breakout with four others early Oct. Two were killed and two surrendered. Court to review Ohio case on Toledo income under attack of constitution grounds.
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EL Paso
Tex
Jack Tatum
Phoenix
Ariz
FBI
Tatum
Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Toledo
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