Senate probes high Air Force officers in wartime contracts
The Senate war investigations committee opened a probe into whether senior Air Force officers profited from wartime aircraft contracts. Gen H H Arnold may testify on how the service guards against corruption as Maj Gen Meyers faces questions over stock holdings and alleged profits.
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Senate
Washington
Howard Hughes
Ferguson
R-Mich
Mmittee
H. H. Arnold
Air Force
Bennett E. Meyers
Meyers
Oliver P. Echols
The
Aircraft Industries Association
Larry Bell
Bell Aircraft
Ell
J. W. Jones
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kansas City
Explosion at Aylesbury rocket plant kills and injures many
An explosion at Britain's rocket plant near Aylesbury killed several and injured dozens. Fire crews evacuated victims to two hospitals as debris trapped workers. German experts led by Dr J Schmidt assisted in recent missile research at the facility.
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Aylesbury
England
Britain
Australia
J. Schmidt
Kiel
Newman Club Delegates To Meet in Cleveland
Delegates from Ohio Pennsylvania Indiana and Michigan gather in Cleveland for the Ohio Province Newman Club conference. Panel discussions and business sessions begin tomorrow with Catholic students from four states attending.
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Newman Club
Cleveland
Ohio Province
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Michigan
Former OSU Student Denies Ownership of Evidence
Akron report says 27 year old former Ohio State University student Roy C Blackburn denied owning clothing and a pistol found at the B F Goodrich plant after a 31000 holdup. An OSU professor testified he received an exam paper from Blackburn around June 24 or within two days after.
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Akron
Roy C. Blackburn
Ohio State University
B. F. Goodrich O
OSU
Blackburn
Cripps Takes Britain Treasury Chief After Dalton Resigns
Britain’s government faces a cabinet shakeup after Chancellor Hugh Dalton resigns over a budget leak. Prime Minister Attlee taps Sir Stafford Cripps as the new treasury head, marking him as the regime’s strongest figure. Churchill calls for a full investigation into the leak.
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London
Britain
Hugh Dalton
Attlee
Sir Stafford Cripps
Dalton
Treasury
Sir Stafford
Austerity Cripps
Labor
Rubber Plant Disposal Plan Edges Toward Accord
Rep Shafer reports major rubber firms nearing a disposal agreement for government synthetic plants as a House armed services subcommittee holds its first public hearing in Ohio. Talks in Akron show progress toward a plan to be sent to Washington ahead of key hearings beginning December 1. The committee tours plants to draft long range legislation for the $700 million of government owned facilities ahead of expiration on March 31.
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Barberton
Shafer
R-Mich
Ohio
Akron
Washington
House Armed Services Subcommittee
Liquor Department Restocks for Christmas Holiday Rush
State Liquor Director Dale Duniton said the department would replenish shelves with 11,558,542 dollars worth of fast moving liquor ahead of the Christmas holiday season.
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Columbus
Dale Duniton
State
Roosevelt Warns Dems of GOP Roman Holiday
Roosevelt Jr. warns Young Democrats that a GOP victory would extend the Roman Holiday in Congress. He endorses building one world and militarily strong America to deter Russia, urging opposition to Taft and Bourbon Republicanism. 500 to 800 attend the UDCA session in Cleveland.
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Dems
Cleveland
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Congress
GOP
Taft
R-O
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Democratic Party
New York
America
Russia
UDCA
Major funds earmarked for Mason power plant expansion
Roanoke Va. officials reported that the Graham Station project in West Virginia and a Brilli ant Ohio unit will receive portions of 70 million dollars from the American Gas and Electric Co. system. The plan calls for 250 000 kilowatts of added capacity and extensive transmission upgrades across the Ohio service area.
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Roanoke
Philip Sporn
Graham Station
W.va
Ohio Power Co
American Gas and Electric Co
American Gas and Electric Service Corp
Brilliant
Ohio
North Carolina
Michigan
Service Corporation
Italy Left on Warpath Fears Civil War as Debate Roars
In Rome the powerful left warns of civil war amid Assembly clashes over violence in the peninsula. Communist Giusepp e Di Vittorio urges dissolving fascist groups to save the country, while Umberto Terracini ejects a fellow communist deputy during the row.
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Rome
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
Constituent Assembly
Giuseppe di Vittorio
General Labor Confederation
Four Britons Shot in Palestine Violence Toll Rises
Four Britons two police and two soldiers were killed in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv as a wave of Palestine underground violence continued. Police noted the Stern Gang likely carried out reprisals, with unarmed constables slain on Jaffa Road and two soldiers shot from a speeding car in Tel Aviv.
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Jerusalem
Palestine Underground
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Stern
Mustapha
Area Dairymen Hearings Set In November Dates
The Agriculture Department ordered hearings on dairymen proposals to keep current floor prices. Sessions are Cincinnati Nov 24, Cleveland Nov 28, Columbus Nov 20, Toledo Nov 19, Louisville Nov 17, Dayton Nov 21 for Dayton and Springfield, and Gallipolis Nov 24 for Athens Marietta and Huntington.
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Washington
The
Agriculture Department
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Louisville
Dayton
Springfield
Gallipolis
Athens
Marietta
Huntington
Mine Board Member Resigns After Protest from Unions
Governor Thomas J. Herbert announced the resignation of Harry H. Warren of Cadiz a Democrat and miners representative on the State Mine Examiners Board. Appointed October 3 1945 by former Gov. Lausche Warren gave no reason and the United Mine Workers contested his representation saying he did not speak for miners.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Harry H. Warren
Cadiz
State
Mine Examiners’ Board
Warren
Frank J. Lausche
United Mine Workers
UMW
John Bonner Semple Dies at 79 Noted War Inventionist
Pittsburgh obituary reports John Bonner Semple 79 retired industrialist who helped develop a tracer used to verify artillery fire during World War I. He died Thursday in his longtime residence.
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Pittsburgh
John Bonner Semple
Farm Tool Strikers End Five-Week Walkout at Coldwater Plant
AFL Agricultural Implement Workers ended a five week strike at New Idea Inc. in Coldwater. Personnel Manager Eugene Navin announced the settlement and said the 750 employee plant would reopen Monday.
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Celina
AFL
New Idea, Inc
Coldwater
Eugene Navin
Guilty Plea in Theft of Cloth
Harold Needs, 24, of Ravenna has been given an indeterminate term at Mansfield State Reformatory after pleading guilty to stealing cloth from the Annevar plant of Cleveland Worsted Mills in Ravenna Ohio.
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Ravenna
Harold Needs
State Reformatory
Mansfield
Annevar
Cleveland
Squirt-Gun Navy Primed for Battle Misses Tide
Newark fights to block the decommissioned 30 000 ton New Mexico from reaching a junk yard. The ship, towed by two tugs, lingered five miles southeast of Ambrose Channel lightship due to headwinds and a delayed arrival. Mayors and Coast Guard patrols defend the harbor as Lipsett, Inc. owns the vessel awaiting salvage.
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Newark Bay
New Mexico
Newark
Coast Guard
Ambrose Channel
Vincent J. Murphy
Bay
Pacific Fifth Fleet
New Jersey
William
Bull) Halsey
Elizabeth
Addi
Port Newark
Walter P. Meseck
Towing Company
Lipsett, Inc
New York
Newark Naval Base
Five Die in B 29 Crash on Mt Spokane in Snow
Spokane officers report a blinding snowstorm as a B 29 Superfortress crashed on Mt Spokane killing five men. Two tail-section survivors were injured, and three deputy sheriffs suffered facial burns when an internal explosion occurred during the crash site investigation.
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Spokane
Wash
Mt. Spokane
John Linder
Linder
Frank J. Dunton
Mt. Spokane Park
Dunton
Food Prices Set Record in September
Washington reports September consumer price index at about 164 percent of the 1935 39 average, increasing living costs for moderate income families. The index is 12 percent higher than a year ago and 23 percent above June 1946.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
OPA
Three Suspects Held In Jewel Robbery
Detective Captain Glenn Hoffman announced the arrest of three suspects and the recovery of much of the loot in a $10,000 jewel heist at the D. L. Gilbert Co. early yesterday. Officers recovered 350 rings, hundreds of pins and medallions, cuff links, and 570 semi-precious stones at a suspect’s home.
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Columbus
Glenn Hoffman
D. L. Gilbert Co
Hoffman
Strio
Bowling Alley Blaze Injures 39 Persons
A large blaze at a Providence Recreation Center bowling building injured 39 people, two critically, with 400 fleeing as flames swept through the 150 by 120 foot hall. A missing busboy, Eugene A. Nocente, was later reported seen outside during the blaze. Damage surpassed half a million dollars. Fire Chief Cotter said the fire likely began in the steak house.
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Providence
R. I
Recreation Center
Eugene A. Nocente
Thomas H. Cotters
Robbery Case Solved in Five Minutes in Springfield
Springfield police said they solved a $65 armed robbery at the White Palace Restaurant in five minutes. Patrolmen William Fogarty and Richard Staley reported that 39 year old Edwin Kerr of Youngstown admitted the holdup and signed a statement shortly after fleeing the scene.
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Springfield
William Fogarty
Richard Staley
Edwin Kerr
Youngstown
White Palace
Hamilton Man Accused Of Arson Pleads Guilty
Robert Fredericks age 40 pleaded guilty in municipal court to arson for setting a shed fire behind his home after a quarrel with his wife. He was held for grand jury action following the plea.
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Hamilton
Robert Fredericks
Packer's Sister Janey Grassell Dies at 81 in Chicago
Mrs Janey Wilson Grassell 81 sister of Thomas E Wilson meat packer and widow of John Grassell died Thursday in Chicago.
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Packer
Chicago
Janey Wilson Grassell
Thomas E. Wilson
John Grassell
Herbert OKs OAC Proposals for Special Session
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert agreed to include two Ohio Association of Cities proposals in any call for a special session. He would seek protection for cities from loss of funds after possible Supreme Court action on the gasoline tax snarl and a share of new liquid fuel tax allocations from a constitutional amendment earmarked for roads.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Ohio Association of Cities
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Publisher to Retire After 55 Years in Port Clinton News
The 65-year-old William A. Krupp publisher of the Port Clinton Herald plans to retire after 55 years in the newspaper business. He began his career in 1892 and will pass the paper to his three sons Kenneth K Krupp Richard J Krupp and Walter A Krupp the current editor.
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Port Clinton
O.—Up
William A. Krupp
Kenneth K
Richard J
Walter A. Krupp
Cleveland Rent Board Seeks Hotel Decontrol
The Cleveland area rent board recommends immediate decontrol for eight hotels in Cleveland and one in Painesville. A federal housing expeditor in Washington will make the final decision on the matter.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Area Rent Board
Painesville
Federal
Washington
French Gold Hoard Complicates Europe Aid Plan in Congress
Congress hears that France holds about 2 to 4.34 billion dollars in gold privately and in Bank for International Settlements reserves. The amount challenges the $2.397 billion U.S. aid request for Europe, with officials noting much gold is privately held and hard to access.
Red Center Under Fire At Marseille
Gunmen fired on the Communist party headquarters in Marseille as a meeting proceeded. Police alerted troops to prevent riots amid looming street clashes with Marseille’s underworld gangs. No casualties reported. a funeral related demonstration and general strike call were planned.
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Marseille
Communist Party
Central Labor Council
Handyman Faces Chair After Slaying Conviction
Bellefontaine Ohio Roger Williams a 33 year old Lakeview handyman faced the electric chair after a Logan County court convicted him of first degree murder in the May 28 slaying at an Indian Lake cafe of former girlfriend waitress Minta Webb Rothwell. The three judge panel failed to recommend mercy.
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Bellefontaine
Roger Williams
Lakeview
Indian Lake
Minta Webb Rothwell
Logan County Common Pleas Court
Williams
Warren Enters GOP Presidential Scrimmage
California Governor Earl Warren entered the Republican presidential race without active campaigning and without seeking delegates in other states. He asked that California’s delegation present his name at the convention and urged voters to approve a delegation pledged to him. He said he would not pursue a vice presidential spot and declined to run other state primaries.
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Sacramento
Earl Warren
California
Warren
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