GOP Wins Four Special Elections and Halley Elected
The GOP gained four House seats in yesterday’s off year voting while Philadelphia shifted to Democrat control ending 68 years of Republican leadership. Rudolph Halley won New York City Council presidency and statewide races in Kentucky and Arkansas favored Republicans. Boston’s Curley lost to Democrat Hynes. United Mississippi elected Hugh White as former governor.
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Democratic National Committee
Frank E. McKinney
Halley
New York
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Joseph T. Sharkey
Joseph S. Clark, Jr
Daniel A. Poling
New Jersey
Frank C. Osmers, Jr
Evelyn Seuffert
Pennsylvania
Karl C. King
Joseph Carrigg
Paul Harris
Curley
John B. Hynes
Wetherby
Eugene Siler
Earle C. Clements
U. S
Mississippi
Hugh White
White
Fielding Wright
Truman
Soviet Red Chiefs Deny Attack Plans in Moscow
In Moscow on the Bolshevik anniversary, Marshal Malinovsky declared the Soviet people can rely on armed forces against any aggressor and denied plans to attack the United States or other nations. Beria and Malenkov reviewed a parade from Lenin's tomb as snow fell.
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Swift action blocks strike against four railroads
Washington action halted a threatened nationwide railway strike for at least two months. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen called the strike on four carriers led by Baltimore and Ohio and Chicago Northwestern. President Truman formed a three member emergency board under the Railway Labor Act to study the dispute and wait for settlement.
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GOP Gains Sweep In Newark Voting
Republicans swept Newark city hall offices yesterday with only City Treasurer Ralph DeLong of the Democrats surviving. J. W. Swank, a Republican and retired teacher, defeated two former students for the mayoral post, tallying 4499 votes to 3442 for Katherine Scoles and ... Kenneth Jones running as Independent.
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Ralph DeLong
J. W. Swank
Swank
Katherine Scoles
Kenneth Jones
Henderson Wins Third Term as Youngstown Mayor
In Youngstown Charles P. Henderson Republican won re election to a third term Tuesday defeating Democrat John A. Bannon by over 7 000 votes With 225 of 229 precincts reporting Henderson led with 33 341 votes to Bannon s 25 415 The victory in the city ranked as a Democratic stronghold and was seen as a setback for Congressman Michael J Kirwan The mayor who heads the Ohio Association of Municipalities gained national recognition for his efforts against rackets long before Kefauver probes.
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Charles P. Henderson
Mahoning County
John A. Bannon
Henderson
Bannon
Michael J. Kirwan
House Democratic Campaign Committee
Ohio Association of Municipalities
Kefauver
Crash Kills Dresden Student Four Hurt
Five high school seniors from Dresden rode during lunch, their car skidding on a wet highway and overturning. 16-year-old Barbara Dickerson was killed. The four injured, all Jefferson High School students, are Ronald Lane 16 driver, Dale Redman 17 Mona Cody 16 and Marjorie Stiker 16, hospitalized in Zanesville.
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Dale Redman
Mona Cody
Marjorie Stiker
Train Crash Kills Seventeen on Orient Express Route
A collision between the renowned Simplon Orient Express and a local train near Belgrade, Yugoslavia, claimed seventeen lives and injured thirty-two. The crash occurred while the Orient Express ran from Istanbul and Athens toward Paris, between Belgrade and Zagreb.
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Big Three to unveil new proposals easing Cold War tensions
Paris and Washington report that the Big Three nations Britain France and the United States will reveal during the UN Assembly a plan likely including a census of atomic weapons a call for peace in Korea and a framework for German elections. Moscow may reject if strict conditions accompany the proposals. Mexico's Luis Padilla Nervo was elected UN Assembly president to open the session.
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Truman To Give Major Foreign Policy Address
Washington reports say President Truman will use radio and TV to present a major foreign policy plan aimed at easing East West tensions. The plan, developed with Britain and France, may include disarmament by global census and inspections, ending Korea fighting, and creating a unified Germany, with no anticipated early Stalin meeting.
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Fire Sweeps Yank Vessel Three Killed
A Japanese freighter rescued 12 survivors and 25 more were saved from lifeboats as the American freighter George Walton burned and sank in the North Pacific. An explosion and fire late yesterday killed three Walton crew members. Coast Guard and commercial ships raced to the scene about 390 miles west of the Washington coast where the 9,500 ton grain ship burned.
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George Walton
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Washington
Akron Mayor Wins In Close Contest
Republican Mayor Charles E. Slusser appears to win a fifth term by 511 votes over Democratic challenger Fred Harter after 270 precincts report Slusser 37 787 to 37 276. Harter may seek a recount as early comment is withheld.
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Charles E. Slusser
Fred Harter
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Reds Hurled Off Key Hill Near Yonchon
Allied troops recaptured one of three hills lost to Chinese assaults since Sunday. Two battalions of Chinese overran it Tuesday. The Reds drove UN infantry from advanced positions northwest of Korangpo near the 38th Parallel. Allies counterattacked and pushed them back to their lines as rain hampered fighting along the western sector. Artillery duels continued while UN tried to soften remaining Chinese positions on two peaks seized Sunday.
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Red pressure in Burma fears revolt and U.S. aid pullback
West officials warn that rising communist activity in Burma could topple the government led by Tahkin Nu. An estimated 150,000 Chinese Communist troops line the Burma China frontier while agents and supplies move into northern Burma to aid rebels. Burma's government has rejected most U.S. military aid amid the broader Indochina struggle.
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United Nations
Bellevue votes to widen Main Street to four lanes
Bellevue residents approved a state plan to spend 750000 to widen and repave Main Street in a referendum 1124 to 747. The city covers about 38000 plus ten percent of costs. The street, once labeled the worst in the nation, has seen hole filling totaling 8000. State Highway Department required widening for repaving funds.
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State Highway Department
Firebug Suspected After Three Fires At East Louisiana Hospital
In Jackson Louisiana two hospital officials including Superintendent Dr L F Magruder believe a firebug set three fires at East Louisiana Mental Hospital on Wednesday. No injuries were reported and a check showed no patients escaped. A vacant two story frame building once used for Negro male patients the paint shop and an old truck on hospital grounds were destroyed. Magruder said there is no doubt a firebug was at work.
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East Louisiana Mental Hospital
L. F Magruder
General Alarm Fire Ravages Atlantic City Beachfront
A general alarm fire fanned by ocean winds destroyed two buildings and damaged three others along the beach front between Kentucky and Illinois Avenues on the Atlantic City boardwalk. The wooden board walk was spared. A restaurant owner quoted losses at about 250000 dollars.
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Payrolls Rise 32 Percent in Ohio Manufacturing
Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research reports payrolls in Ohio manufacturing rose 32 percent in the first eight months of 1951 compared with the same period in 1950.
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Columbus
Bureau of Business Research
Ohio State University
Ohio
Republicans win in Ohio third district as weather lowers turnout
In Columbus and across Ohio, Republican Paul F. Schenck defeated Democrat Jesse Yoder for the third district seat as foul weather kept voting light. Early returns showed Schenck leading 65,311 to 52,584 with one precinct missing. Mayors Burke and Rhodes won second terms in Cleveland and Columbus.
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Jesse Yoder
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Thomas A. Burke
Tom L. Johnson
Edward Breen
Breen
Albert A. Horstman
Yoder
Schenck
Horstman
Preble
Local election results and bond votes recap
Athens bond issues and levies approved or defeated. Gallipolis reports light turnout. Glouster elects Charles Wallace as mayor while approving a school bond. Hamden reelects Fred Matteson. Logan reelects Roger Friend with a strong operating levy approval. McArthur and Middleport select mayors. Nelsonville shifts to Paul Galvin as council president and passes local levies. Pomeroy mayor elected. several school and local levies passing or defeated.
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Charles Wallace
Thomas Williams
Hamden
Fred Matteson
Logan
Roger Friend
McArthur
Clarence R. Zeigler
Middleport
Sidney T. Russell
Elmer Leaper
Nelsonville
Far Hilleary
Paul Galvin
Buchtel-York
Arthur Kennedy
Pomeroy
D. A. Canaday
Sidney Spencer
Salisbury
Truce negotiators reject red counter plan at Panmunjom
Red subcommittee submitted a buffer zone counter-proposal similar to the Allied plan, but UN representatives declined. They noted talks may resume tomorrow. The plan would set a 2½ mile wide buffer around the current front with potential demarcation changes if fronts shift.
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Korea
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Panmunjom
Henry I. Hodes
William P. Nuckols
Hodes
Posal
Red
Marine air support system blamed for losses
Washington report cites Gen. Clifton B. Cates saying the Marine method of air aid to ground troops is not being followed in Korea and Marine air losses run high. He spoke with Lt. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr as Shepherd’s succession as Marine commandant was announced. Cates to commandant Marine Corps School Quantico with lieutenant general rank. He declined to blame the Air Force system for the losses.
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Marine Corps
Korea
Clifton B. Cates
Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr
White House
Cates
Marine Corps School
Quantico
Vinton Man Dies Waiting for Vote Returns in Ohio
Charles L. Morris, 75, candidate for justice of the peace in Clinton Township Vinton County, collapsed of a heart attack while awaiting election returns. He died en route to a McArthur hospital after being stricken at the polling place. Morris, a retired brick plant worker from Dundas, ran fourth with 122 votes. Winner was A. D. Watters of Hamden with 255. Survived by wife Nancy and several children. Funeral arrangements incomplete. friends may call at Wrightsel Funeral Home, McArthur.
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McArthur
County Funds Short Thirty Percent in Ashtabula County
The Ashtabula County Treasurer Earl D. Cooper died by his own hand last Thursday. State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson said office funds may be as much as 25000 short. An audit by Examiner Otto Carpenter is underway and could take four to five months.
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Ashtabula County
Earl D. Cooper
Joseph T. Ferguson
Cooper
Ferguson
Otto Carpenter
Draft Ike Movement Shifts Into High Gear
Washington reports the Ike movement gains momentum as Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower stays hands off on party commitments while friends and backers step up efforts for a 1952 Republican nomination. Senators Duff and Murray show active support. Dewey endorses strongly. Eisenhower says no one is authorized to boom him and he has not interfered.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Duff
Texas
New York
Thomas
Dewey
Eisenhower
Paris
Murray
D.mont
Eliser
Anderson
D-N.m
Anti-Gambling Faction Loses in Newport and Covington
In Covington John J Moloney led with a strong anti gambling platform defeating Sylvester Wagner for mayor. Newport backed by the Newport Civic Association ousted the anti gambling city administration. Both cities featured in the Senate Crime Investigating Committee probe of commercialized interstate gambling.
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Newport
Newport Civic Association
John J. Moloney
Sylvester Wagner
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Order Voting Machines in Franklin County
The Franklin County Board of Elections ordered 700 voting machines after the third successful trial in Columbus fourth ward. The devices will be bought over five years.
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Franklin County Board of Election
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