Fire destroys attic of Columbus State School for Feeble-minded
A $300000 blaze at the Columbus State School for the Feeble-minded destroyed the attic of a 75 year old administration wing. No injuries occurred as 150 girls were evacuated. officials consider demolishing the wing and rebuilding. Fire officials report water losses during firefighting and rapid response by fourteen fire companies.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Columbus State School
Feasibility Questions After Columbus State School Fire
State Welfare Director J H Lamneck asked the public works chief to decide if the 75 year old Columbus state school main building should be repaired or replaced after a fire caused an estimated 250 000 to 300 000 in damage. He also urged stricter fire precautions across institutions including emergency equipment and rapid fire alarm reporting.
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Harry W. Caldwell
Columbus Fire Prevention Bureau
Glenn Browning
William G. Layton
J. D. Snyder
Layton
Snyder
F. L. Keiser
John H. Lamneck
State Welfare
Columbus
J. H. Lamneck
Department of Public Works
Columbus State School
Samuel O. Linzell
Public Works
Lamneck
Department of Public Welfare
Juvenile Escapees Caught by Patrol Near Hamilton
Three youths escaped Wednesday night from the Juvenile Research Bureau in Columbus and were pursued by Middletown police and State Highway Patrol units. The chase reached about 90 miles per hour before the trio was cornered near the edge of Hamilton after several hours of freedom.
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Hamilton
Juvenile Research Bureau
Columbus
Corp
Dan Mahoney
State Highway Patrol
Middletown
Sit-Down Strikes Erupt in New York Zipper Plant
Members of the United Electrical Workers Union continued a sit down strike in a Brooklyn zipper plant. It is reported as the first sit down strike in New York in years.
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New York
United Electrical Workers Union
Brooklyn
Court Allows Bail for 11 Top American Communists
New York The U S Court of Appeals ruled that the 11 top American Communists convicted of conspiracy may be released on bail pending appeal. Seven may be released in twenty thousand dollar bail each and four in thirty thousand dollar bail apiece. The government had asked for a total bail of one million dollars.
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New York
U. S. Court of Appeals
Revenue Bureau delays fur coat tax ruling date
Washington officials announced the Internal Revenue Bureau would postpone to March 1 the effective date of a 20 percent sales tax on all fur coats without exception. The move shifts start of the tax in the fur trade amid regulatory discussions.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
P-38 Becomes Focus of Potomac Air Crash Inquiry
Navy divers expand search after collision between a Bolivian P-38 and an Eastern Airlines DC-4 near Washington. Bolivian pilot Erick Rios Bridoux wounded as three passengers remain missing while investigators form a six member board to probe the tragedy.
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Navy
Potomac River
Eastern Airlines
Erick Rios Bridoux
Alexandria
Civil Aerontics Board
Budget Plan Sees Need for 25 Percent Tax Increase
President Truman may ask Congress for a 25 percent or larger rise in taxes to balance the budget for the year ending June 30. Treasury estimates show a $5.5 billion shortfall with overall receipts of about $38 billion against outlays of $43.5 billion, prompting talks of broad income tax hikes or targeted increases.
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Truman
Congress
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Hog Price Drop Noted
In Chicago hog prices slip to a three year low as farmers fear USDA buys may be needed to prop up prices. The top price yesterday reached 17.00 per hundred pounds, the lowest since the OPA ceiling removal on October 15 1946.
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
Agriculture Department
Public Affairs Activity Urged on Businessmen
Ohio Chamber of Commerce leaders pressed businessmen to engage in public affairs at the 59th annual convention in Columbus. President C I Weaver and Executive VP Herschel C Atkinson warned of creeping Socialism engulfing government and weakening the national economy.
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Columbus
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
C. I. Weaver
Herschel C. Atkinson
Witnesses Testify on False Addresses in Divorce Case
Two witnesses in Franklin County Criminal Court testified that Thomas A. Joseph knew divorces filed in Columbus used false Bexley addresses. They paid $10 each for the address to obtain quickies and testified about transits from Zanesville. Ralph Dutro, a used car dealer, also admitted using a Columbus address and received probation after a perjury plea.
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Columbus
Thomas A. Joseph
Zanesville
Franklin County
Joseph
Bexley
Pearl Wehr Russell
Charles W. Bush
Mount Vernon
S. Cassingham Rd
Russell
Bush
Ralph Dutro
Dutro
Taft Visits Springfield Defends Taft Hartley Bill
Sen Robert A Taft toured Springfield defending his co authored Taft Hartley labor act The Ohio Republican spoke to Dayton crowds and a Miami Valley medical convention noting labor gains in union membership since the law took effect.
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Springfield
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dayton
Miami Valley
Taft
Girl Drowns in Bath While Mother Talks on Phone
In Lakewood, Alma Froso, 23, bathed her two year old daughter Karen. The phone rang and she answered. On returning, she found Karen face down in the tub. Lakewood officials attempted resuscitation but the child died.
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Cleveland
Alma Froso
Karen
Lakewood
Five die as South Side apartment fire sweeps building
An early Thursday fire tore through a three story Chicago South Side apartment building killing five people including two boys and injuring about 20 others. The blaze displaced residents as firefighters battled the flames through the night, with authorities investigating the cause.
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Chicago
Auto crashes into funeral procession on Richland Ave
An auto collided with a northbound vehicle in a funeral procession on Richland Ave near Mechanicsburg School injuring two women. Mrs. Flossie Walter and Mrs. Gerald Tong were taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital in good and fair condition respectively. Deputy Joyce will file unsafe operation charges against Rev. George Osman.
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Richland Ave
Ohio
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Flossie Walter
Wharton
Wyandot County
Gerald Tong
Fostoria
George Osman
Nelsonville
Walter
Tong
Mack D. Williams
Osman
Walter Auto
Joyce
W. P. Mickle
Truman Plans Speech Tonight in St Paul on Truman Day
President Truman resumes campaigning on the anniversary of his 1948 victory with a bi partisan speech in the civic auditorium at 10 30 p m The trip includes a Minneapolis parade reception banquet and ties to Minnesota s centennial celebration highlighting his Fair Deal agenda and stalled civil rights and education proposals.
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ST. Paul
Truman
Minneapolis
Civic Auditorium
Minnesota
Cardinal Marmaggi Dies of Heart Attack in Rome
Cardinal Francesco Marmaggi, a top Vatican administrator and Prefect of the Congregation of the Council, died from a heart attack at age 73. Elevated to the Sacred College in 1935, he oversaw enforcement of decrees of the Council of Trent. His death reduces the College to 54 of 70 members.
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Rome
Francesco Cardinal Marmaggi
Vatican
Sacred College
Congregation of the Council
Council of Trent
College of Cardinals
Problems of city and farm dwellers at rural life conference
The 27th annual National Catholic Rural Life Conference opens in Columbus today addressing urban and rural housing and living issues. The event focuses on improving conditions for city and farm dwellers and how the church assists rural communities.
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Columbus
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
CIO Turns To Political Problems At CIO Convention
The CIO shifts to internal and international battles at its convention after failed Craft Hartley repeal efforts. Leftist unions face expulsion as UK and UE leaders clash with right wing factions led by James B. Carey planning a new Philadelphia union to organize electric and radio workers.
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Harry Bridges
United Electrical Workers and
Farm Equipment Workers
Albert Fitzgerald
New York
Walter Reuther
CIO
Murray
Philip Murray
Reuther
Food, Tobacco
United Public Workers
Ben Gold
Fur and Leather Workers
West Coast
Bridges
James B. Carey
Electric, Radio and Machinery
Carey
Philadelphia
Doctor Courtright Dies of Injuries After Paris Crash
In Paris Kentucky a traffic accident on October 24 left Dr. S Courtright 74 of Circleville Iowa with injuries that proved fatal on Wednesday. The funeral arrangements were pending.
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Paris
S . Courtright
Circleville, Inlo
Navy Chief Seeks Peaceable Term For Service Leadership
Admiral Forrest Sherman, new chief of naval operations, said efforts would focus on dialogue to resolve Navy tensions before any shakeups. He emphasized no major changes and aims to improve harmony among the armed services and between the Navy and Air Force. Sherman took the oath in the Pentagon and expects support from the fleet admirals. Admiral Louis Denfeld was offered command of the Eastern Atlantic Mediterranean Fleet with headquarters in London, decision pending.
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Forrest P. Sherman
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Naval Operations
Air Force
Sherman
Matthews
Pentagon
Louis E.feld
Denfeld
Atlantic
Mediterranean
London
Britain Sets July 6 For General Election
In the House of Lords a government spokesman said the general election will be held on July 6. Lord Calverley, a Labor MP since 1919, spoke during a Peers' debate amid efforts by Conservatives to push a censure vote over the economy. The prior election was July 5, 1945. Caldwell Mayor Sam Secrest Dies in Cambridge at 70.
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London
House of Lords
Lord Calverley
Labor Party
Winston Churchill
Psychiatrists Study Boy Who Killed Housemother
In Marshall Michigan psychiatrists questioned 14 year old Kenneth Miller about the stabbing death of Mrs Estallan Tusch 61 at Starr Commonwealth for Boys He admitted the slaying saying he held a grudge because she hollered at him Probate court will act on the psychiatrists findings Kenneth and another boy had planned to run away but needed money He stole a bread knife and killed Mrs Tusch then called police from the kitchen table where he sat above her body She was from Ohio and lived in Westerville Detroit suburb relations described Miller as a favored boy
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Marshall, Mich
Franl Kenneth Miller
Estallan Tusch
Starr Commonwealth
Tusch
George H. DeMund
Kenneth
Probate Court
DeMund
Westerville
C. O. Ridenour
Ridenour
Lincoln Park
Detroit
Miller
Separate Peace Talks Refused In Coal Strike Crisis
News from Washington reports Indiana operators refuse separate peace talks with John L. Lewis, complicating a 46 day coal strike. Officials say federal talks may follow if no progress occurs, with government eyeing Washington negotiations next week to avoid national emergency. Governors Schricker Stevenson Youngdahl call for quick end to fuel shortages amid severe winter.
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Indiana
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Truman
Aeous Schricker
Ae Lewis
Schrickers
Adiat Stevenson
Dinola
Stevenson
Minnesota
Youngdahl
Schricker
Miners Union
Southern
Dent
Joseph E. Moody
Hinefield
Driscoll Seeks Historic NJ Gubernatorial Bid in 1947 Rule Era
Newark New Jersey Governor Alfred E Driscoll pursues a historic campaign under a new constitution allowing consecutive terms. His rival is Democrat Elmer Wene backed by Frank whose political machine has weakened. Driscoll touts streamlined government civil rights and social reforms as GOP liberal leadership.
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N. J
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Reepublican
Driscoll
Elmer Wene
Frank
Engel Found Guilty in Chicago Love Swindle Case
Sigmund Sam Engel, 74, a noted confidence man known as the lover of many women, was convicted by a criminal court jury of bilking a Chicago widow out of 8700 dollars with a promise of marriage. Judge Fisher doubled bail to 15000 and set November 9 for a new trial motion hearing.
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Sigmund
Sam) Engel
George M. Fisher
Engel
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