End to Wartime Wage and Price Controls in Sight
Washington reports that a GOP plan to end most wartime powers faces Democratic skepticism as budget and policy officials warn not all powers end with war. Debates focus on taxes, tariffs, sugar and rent controls, with Truman decision looming on sweeping decontrol and OPA restructuring.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Clarence Brown
Stock Exchange
OPA
Paul Porter
John R. Steelman
Wilson W. Wyatt
Wyatt
Porter
Civilian Production Administration
Steelman
Office of War Mobilization
OWMA
CPA
Party Chief Ouster Talk Is Unheeded
Washington AP report shows Democrats push to dismiss National Chairman Robert E. Hannegan but President Truman remains loyal. White House staff changes possible, with Charles Ross considering relief. Senate Secretary Leslie L. Biffle eyed for White House post, and Carl Loeffler named for future Republican Senate secretary.
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Washington
Robert E. Hannegan
Truman
White House
Hannegan
Capitol Hill
Charles G. Ross
Senate
Leslie L. Biffle
Biffle
Carl A. Loeffler
Roger C. Slaughter
D-Mo
Slaughter
Enos A. Axtell
Kansas City
Missouri
Ed Crump
Shelby County
Tenn
National Committee
Congress
Barkley
Clerical Errors Cited In Erie County Vote Irregularities
Erie County officials report clerical errors at two polling places caused ballot irregularities on election day. Workers in Sandusky Precinct D and Huron Township Precinct A unintentionally tabulated straight ballots twice, according to the board of elections.
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Sandusky
Erie County
Board of Elections
Huron Township
Two Hopes Meet in Cleveland after Name Confusion
Bob Hope, 54, the Cleveland OPA official, meets the famous comedian Bob Hope after autographs at a department store. The encounter highlights the humor and annoyance of sharing a name, as callers and clerks mistake him for the celebrity.
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Cleveland
Bob Hope
Chiang orders China cease fire to back national assembly
Chiang Kai-Shek issued a cease fire order to government troops to defend positions only as needed, aiming to secure Communist participation in the national assembly opening Tuesday to revise the constitution. The move follows heavy fighting as Communist forces resist and regroup near Dairen Chefoo Shantung Antung and Manchuria. The order came after a noon meeting of assembly delegates and was welcomed by Hsin Min Pao as a peace measure.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
National Assembly
China
Chiang
Dairen
Chefoo
Shantung
Antung
Hsin Min Pao
Pastors Plan To Seek Help from Lausche
A dozen Protestant pastors in Steubenville appeal to Gov. Lausche for an investigation into owner identities of buildings hosting gambling and organized vice. They seek police power to raid establishments, outlining plans to operate as a sledge hammer vice patrol under the safety director after a city council session.
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Steubenville
Ohio River
Frank J. Lausche
Norman EE. Nygaard
Lausche
George W. Floto
Alfred Schaefer
William J. Weinman
E Council
Wage Increase Slated For Canton Teachers
Canton public school teachers will receive a $190 yearly salary rise effective January 1, bringing pay to 627 teachers after the board of education approved the boost following passage of a one mill operating levy in Tuesday's election. New pay ranges were set from $1,710 to $2,755 for elementary staff, with a $120 annual raise granted for 130 year round non teaching employees.
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Canton
Board of Education
Corn Grain Removed From Lung Claims Child's Death
Five year old Wayne Cooper of Friendship Scioto County died in Children's Hospital Cincinnati after a grain of corn was removed from his right lung. Coroner Herbert P. Lyle said he swallowed the grain Sunday at the family farm and was brought in after X rays at Portsmouth.
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Cincinnati
Wayne Cooper
Frank Cooper
Friendship Scioto County
Children’s Hospital
Herbert P. Lyle
Portsmouth
Cleveland to Build Lakefront Airport Near Downtown
Cleveland plans lakefront airport construction soon to enable planes to land and take off near the downtown district, said Mayor Thomas A. Burke today.
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Cleveland
Thomas A. Burke
Voters Elect Removal Of Parking Meters
Marietta residents vote to remove parking meters by seven votes, a narrow margin reflecting a profitable victory for motorists and the Republican slate in Tuesday's election.
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Marietta
Newspaper executive Sherman White dies in Champaign
Sherman White 50 longtime Champaign-Urban Courier general manager since 1936 and Decatur Newspapers Inc director died last night in Champaign Illinois. He led local and regional papers and left a legacy in Illinois journalism.
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Champaign, Ill
Russell Sherman White
Champaign-Urban Courier
Decatur
Reds Release Two Marines After 18 Days in Captivity
Two U S Marines T Sgt Jack Lane of Hardin Montana and T Sgt R C Fellows of Freeville New York were freed after 18 days of captivity near Tangku and returned to Tianjin. Lane described decent treatment apart from the first day and a threat when a patrol was shot at.
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U.S
Tangku
Tientsin
Jack Lane
Hardin
Mont
R. C. Fellows
Freeville
N. Y
Lane
GOP Legislature Gains Not as Great as 1921
Columbus Ohio Republicans expanded gains in the 1920 election with 125 House members and 32 Senate seats against 14 Democrats and four opponents, compared to 1920 when they won 113 House seats and 36 Senate seats.
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Columbus
Ohio
GOP
House
Senate
Springfield to Retain Proposed Payroll Tax Yet
Springfield will keep its proposed payroll income tax despite Governor Elect Thomas J. Herbert's pledge to boost state aid to cities. City Manager Harold M. Fross, a Republican, said the city cannot rely on promises and will proceed with the tax plan.
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Springfield
Thomas J. Herbert
Harold M. Fross
Fross
Donnell Named President of Ohio Auto Dealers Assn
Lester F. Donnell of Youngstown is elected president of the Ohio Automobile Dealers Association succeeding A. E. White of Columbus. The leadership change reflects ongoing activity within Ohio auto commerce and dealer organizations.
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Cleveland
Lester F. Donnell
Youngstown
The
Ohio Automobile Dealers Association
A. E. White
Columbus
Baseball scout Gordon Maguire dies in St. Louis
Gordon Maguire, 48, longtime baseball scout for the New York Giants and former Cardinals scout, died last night in St. Louis. He had built a reputation for evaluating minor league players and aiding big club talent pools.
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ST. Louis
Gordon Maguire
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Birds Die in Fire at Cincinnati Aviary
A blaze yesterday swept a room of a commercial aviary in Cincinnati, killing fifty four birds including thirty one love birds and twenty three canaries. Fire officials investigated the cause while noting the loss to the facility and its birds.
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Cincinnati
Canaries
Meat prices rise curb demand in Cleveland area
Cleveland reports buyer resistance to high prices as meat sales fall. Emmett R. Walsh, chief food inspector, warns that unless prices drop in four to six weeks retailers may face spoilage with meat piling in coolers. Dealers who once faced empty displays now struggle to move surplus.
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Cleveland
Emmett R. Walsh
Labor aims on industry challenge by NAM leader
Robert Wason of the National Association of Manufacturers told a Toledo Chamber of Commerce audience that labor seeks to take over private industry. He argued that labor's "super-government" must be dissolved to restore freedom and equality, praising the election result but saying party politicians will not restore equality to industry without a fight.
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Toledo
Robert Wason
National Association of Manufacturers
Ohioan
Buyers' Market In Late 47 Is Seen
Arthur W. Carpenter of B. F. Goodrich Co. testing labs told the Cleveland Chapter of the American Society of Testing Materials that 65,000,000 auto tires will be produced this year but car owners must wait until late 1947 quarter to buy any make they desire, signaling a buyers market.
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Cleveland'4
Arthur W. Carpenter
B. F. Goodrich Co
Cleveland
American Society of Testing Materials
Walkaway Back at Farm After Four-Year Absence
Three walkaways from the London Prison Farm have returned the longest absconder four years away. Don Burchard 35 formerly of Newark was captured in Massillon after Newark police tracked him there.
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London
W. F. Amrine
Don Burchard
Newark
Massillon
Radio Strike Threat Looms In Hollywood Contracts
The Hollywood AFRA chapter authorized its national board to call a strike if the four major networks do not accept new contracts. Negotiations that began in New York on Oct 1 to replace an expired Oct 31 contract stalled on Oct 30 over a clause barring networks from piping in programs to affiliates that refuse to negotiate or arbitrate with AFRA. In a parallel labor dispute, John L. Lewis planned talks with 30 district union presidents as soft coal talks paused, awaiting district officer approval for any settlement.
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Hollywood
American Federation of Radio Artists
National Board
AFL
New York
George Heller
AFRA
John L. Lewis
Lewis
AFL United Mine Workers
Ohioan Not Arrested In Shooting of Guide
The Associated Press corrected a dispatch from Havelock Ontario stating Carl Gillman 45 of Rittman Ohio was arrested on a criminal negligence charge in the fatal shooting of Sydney Hoard 36 a hunting guide. Police said Gillman is not under arrest and no charges have been filed. an inquest is set for Nov 12 in Methuen Township where the incident occurred.
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Ont
Associated Press
Havelock
Carl Gillman
Rittman
Ohio
Sydney Hoard
Cpl
Price Morris
Gillman
Methuen
Navy to Visit Mediterranean Ports Under Cruise Plan
United States warships, in their third eastern Mediterranean foray, will visit Turkish and Greek ports in late November and early December for training exercises. The State Department arranged the calls and approved by Secretary Byrnes and Under Secretary Acheson, though officials did not explain the reason for the cruises.
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Washington
United States
Mediterranean
Navy
State Department
U. S
Jury Indicts Ohioan in Garroting Death In Mahoning County
Mahoning County Grand Jury charged Fred King, 27, of Youngstown, with first degree murder in the garroting death of 50 year old Anna Johnson. Johnson was found in a vacant lot with a stocking tied around her throat.
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Youngstown
Fred King
Mahoning County
Grand Jury
Anna Johnson
Movie Chief Johnston Struck by Pneumonia Attack
Eric Johnston, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, is reported to be suffering from pneumonia. A doctor described the attack as mild and said Johnston is under care.
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Johnston
London
Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
United States Chamber of Commerce
Car-Train Crash Fatal To Former School Man
Thomas L. Pollock 64, former Charleroi School Superintendent, died from injuries after his car collided with a moving train near Dover. His sister Phoebe Nelmus 50 of Cadiz, Ohio, was seriously injured.
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Dover
Thomas L. Pollock
Charleroi
Here
Pollock
Phoebe Nelmus
Cadiz
Accused Slayer Sane Trial Set for December 9
James R. Engle, 21, alleged slayer of librarian Emily Abernathy, was found sane by Judge Maxwell Williams. He later pleaded innocent by reason of insanity to two counts of first degree murder and his trial was scheduled for December 9.
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Bryan
James R. Engle
Emily Abernathy
Common Pleas
Maxwell Williams
Engle
Radio man's mother dies in Pleasant Valley
Mrs. Clara H. Ferte 79 mother of Joseph Ferte also known as Radio Actor Ezra Martin of Pleasant Valley died there last night.
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Columbus
Clara H. Ferte
Joseph Ferte
Ezra Martin
Pleasant Valley
Bowling Green coed Mary Zimmerman missing since Wednesday
Ohio Highway Patrol and county sheriffs searched northwestern Ohio for Mary Zimmerman a 19 year old Bowling Green State University sophomore missing since Wednesday night. She boarded a Bryan to Toledo bus after being dropped on by a Bryan teacher. She is described as 5 2 130 pounds with brown bobbed hair wearing a powder blue suit and Sloppy Joe shoes.
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Bowling Green
Ohio Highway Patrol
Ohio
Mary Zimmerman
Bowling Green State University
Charles Tiffin
Route 5
Eaton
Zimmerman
Bryan
Toledo
Dora Damron
Kappa Delta
Ration Free Whiskey Hinted For Christmas Season
Columbus Ohio. Assistant state liquor director A I Balmert says ration free “good” whiskey may be released as Christmas nears. He cannot specify brands or quantities but expects some whiskey to be available and notes likely later increases in Scotch and Canadian whiskies.
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Columbus
Ballot Recount Sought in Bond Vote Dispute
The Hamilton elections board is asked to recount ballots in 13 precincts for a potential change in the outcome of a 4 290 000 city school bond issue after an official count showed it fell short by about 100 votes in Tuesday’s election.
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Hamilton
Board of Elections
Hearing on Mrs FDR license suspended indefinitely
White Plains N Y The hearing on whether Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt driving license should be suspended or revoked due to an auto accident last Aug 14 has been indefinitely postponed the State Motor Vehicle Bureau indicated today.
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White Plains
N. Y
Eleanor Roosevelt
State Motor Vehicle Bureau
Protests Prompt Transfer of Concert to Capital University
Protests by World War II veterans led American Relief for Germany Inc to move a concert from Memorial Hall to Capital University. Franklin County Commissioners confirm the transfer and note the event is set for next Sunday.
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Columbus
American Relief For Germany, Inc
Capital University
Memorial Hall
Franklin County
Bellevue hires head for veterans agricultural school
Ralph Sturgeon of Bellevue is named head of the veterans vocational agricultural school being organized here with an annual salary of 3000 dollars.
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Clyde
Ralph Sturgeon
Bellevue
Veterans’ Vocational Agricultural School
Canton Community Chest Drive Reaches $405,597 Total
Canton’s Community Chest drive for $405,597 ended successfully last night with contributions surpassing the goal. Organizers credited volunteers and local organizations for the strong showing and noted broad community support.
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Canton
Victim of Kerosene Explosion Dies in Hospital
Columbus report states Mrs. Ruth Adams 33 died in hospital from burns suffered when a kerosene explosion at her Johnstown home in Licking County on Oct. 13. Her stepson William died Oct. 14 of burns.
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Columbus
Ruth Adams
Johnstown
Licking County
William
President Truman urged to resist mob pressure over farm seizure
The letter argues Truman should resign only if forced by mob within Congress. It warns against setting a dangerous precedent by removing a president and urges adherence to the Constitution and Bill of Rights while resisting calls from allies to seize farmers property.
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Truman
Congress
Thomas
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