Prediction of new rent control formula and continued controls seen
Rep. Wolcott predicts Congress will craft a rent control formula allowing increases where inequities exist and will extend controls at least until July 1. He notes housing shortages and argues decontrol would trigger evictions. Landlords push for higher ceilings with protests reported nationwide including Detroit pickets and Texas strikes.
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Washington
Congress
Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
OPA
Detroit
Mich
White House
America
Texas
Coal Mine Walkout Hits Ohio and Nation Amid Rationing Fears
The article reports widespread mine shutdowns as John L. Lewis silent on contract termination. About 89,000 miners statewide and roughly 1,000s more nationwide walked off, with federal plans for electricity rationing, troop readiness, and potential court actions amid a looming labor clash.
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Bellaire
Ohio
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Belmont
Jefferson
Harrison Counties
Ohio Division of Mines
Powhatan Mining Co
Powhatan Point
Hanna Coal Company
Dillonvale
Youghiogheny and
Ohio Coal Company
Florence
Martins Ferry
Nelms
Cadiz
Rail and River Coal Company
Big Run
Here
Hocking County
Washington
Mississippi
Iowa
Wisconsin
Missouri
Minnesota
Congress
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Labor
Sam Caddy
UMW
Big Sandy
Kentucky
Pittsburgh
John Castor
Truman
Key West
Fla
Charles G. Ross
Charles G. Ross Said Mr. Truman
Hotel Burns At Coshocton Guests Escape
A three story building housing the Park Hotel and shops in Coshocton burned after 90 guests escaped. Firefighters from Coshocton and nearby towns fought for four hours. losses estimated at 250000 dollars. Night Clerk Nathan Lazarus and manager Paul Buck led evacuations completed in 15 minutes.
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Coshocton
Park Hotel
Zanesville
West Lafayette
Newcomerstown
Main St
Spot Drug Store
Karen Hall
John Bown
Montgomery Ward
Mutual Furniture Company
Nathan Lazarus
Paul Buck
Verdict Due Today in Ohio Slaying Case
BELLEFONTAINE Ohio jurors were to return a verdict today in the second degree murder trial of Herman Laycock 34 of Lima accused of beating his divorced wife Clelia 35 and throwing her body into Indian Lake last June 17 after four days of testimony in a three judge common pleas court.
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Bellefontaine
Herman C. Laycock
Lima
Common Pleas
Laycock
Clelia
Indian Lake
Reds Leader Blames Chiang for Disunity and Strife
Gen Chu Teh, chief of China's Communist armies, charged Chiang Kai-shek with full responsibility for national disunity and civil strife. He attacked American reactionaries for backing Chiang and said the communists were preparing defense of the capital for an important government attack. He denied plans for a rival congress at Nanking and said 500,000 troops were demobilized earlier this year but the forces remain strong.
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Yenan
Chu Teh
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking
Jet plane sets record speed over 820 miles
An average speed of 534.6 miles an hour was the best yet in jet plane speed dashes on an 820 mile closed course done with the National Aircraft Show. Captain J E Sullivan of Wright Field set the mark flying a P 80 from the show to Evansville Indiana and back in one hour 31 minutes 52 seconds.
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Cleveland
UPI
J. E. Sullivan
Wright Field
Evansville
Ind
Fire in Home Fatal To Canton Child
Three year old Edward Polk died from suffocation in a Canton house fire yesterday. His brother Tony, 10, rescued his baby sister, while Wallace, 5, was pulled from the blaze and revived by firefighters.
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Canton
Edward Polk
James Polk
Tony
Wallace
Doctor Ventress Resigns as Hamilton County Coroner
Dr. Ward H. Ventress, assistant Hamilton County coroner for 11 years, resigns to devote time to private practice.
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Cincinnati
Ward H. Ventress
Hamilton County
Eight-State Gas Shortage Hearing Ends
A Federal Power Commission hearing on emergency gas regulations concluded in Washington. The panel may issue by December 1 an order to assure maximum winter supply as Panhandle Eastern Pipeline seeks to lift capacity by 90 million cubic feet daily. Attorneys have until November 25 to file supplemental statements.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Edward Marsh
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co
Panhandle
Commission
Reds Leading In Romania Election Returns Show Bloc Lead
Early Romanian parliamentary results from five prefectures give the Communist bloc 155 552 votes while opponents trail with 41 235 for the National Peasant Party and 63 974 for the Magyar Union. Officials estimate 90 to 95 percent turnout of about 8 million voters.
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Bucharest
National Peasant Party
National Liberals
Independent Socialists
Magyar Popular Union
National Peasant Democrats
Interior Ministry
Major Battle Expected On GOP Tax Cut Plan
Opposition in Congress grows as Republicans push a quick 20 percent cut in individual income taxes. Rep Curtis of Nebraska and Rep Miller join other lawmakers voicing questions about the plan's wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Curtis and Miller
Nebraska
Army Begins Mailing Terminal Leave Bonds to Veterans
After weeks of delay the Army begins mailing terminal leave bonds to former GIS. War Department officials expect by Christmas the bulk of about 4,000,000 claims will be paid. Most payments are five year Treasury bonds with some cash for odd sums.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Treasury
Raw Sugar Cost Up Boosts Retail Prices Across Nation
OPA raised the price of raw sugar and warned that refined sugar will rise by about a half cent per pound. The agency estimates the higher sugar cost will add roughly $50 million to annual food bills for consumers nationwide.
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Washington
OPA
Struck by Street Car Kills 64 Year Old Houseman
Cleveland police report Joseph Smelter a 64 year old houseman was killed last night when struck by a street car. The motorman said he saw the man on the tracks but could not stop in time.
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Houseman
Cleveland
Joseph Smelter
End to Record Farm Prosperity Foreseen by Farm Leader
Perry L. Green, president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, urged universal participation in a United Nations international commodity pool to guard farmers’ income. Speaking at the 28th annual convention, he predicted price declines within 18 months and warned against nationalism and quotas.
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Federation
Columbus
Perry L. Green
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
United Nations International
Green
Europe
Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations
Coast Guardsmen Plan For River Flood Relief
U S Coast Guard officers from four Ohio River points meet in Cincinnati with Lt. Cmdr. Harry A Voight to map flood relief plans. Attendees include Lt. Cmdr. Raymond Fugina Cairo Illinois Lt. Vernon Clifton Point Pleasant West Virginia Lt. Cmdr. Merton Hatfield Pittsburgh and Boatswain's Mate Samuel M Low Louisville Kentucky.
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Cincinnati
U. S. Coast Guard
Ohio River
Harry A. Voight
Raymond Fugina
Cairo
Ill
Vernon Clifton
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Merton Hatfield
Pittsburgh
Samuel M. Low
Louisville
Trustee Appoints Cancer Council Advisor Chairman
Marietta College trustee Dr. Frank E. Adair is named chairman of the National Advisory Cancer Council. He will help develop a cancer study curriculum for medical schools and advise the U.S. Surgeon General on cancer fund expenditures.
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Marietta
Frank E. Adair
Marietta College
National Advisory Cancer Council
Adair
U.S
Belmont Electric Cooperative receives $50,000 REA loan
In Washington the Rural Electrification Administration approved a $50,000 loan to the Belmont Electric Cooperative in St Clairsville to extend electrical service to farm areas.
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ST. Clairsville
Belmont Electric Cooperative
Washington
REA
Union Leaders Plan Pattern Of Wage Hikes
Atlantic City CIO leaders from steel auto and electrical workers push a coordinated pattern of wage demands in the winter wage struggle. They deny fixing any figures while signaling a broad mobilization to prepare 6 million members and the public for potential industry deadlock in 1947.
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Atlantic City
N. J
CIO
Defendant in Shooting Declared To Be Sane
Prosecutor Roland Pontius said he would seek an early trial for Mrs. Laina England after doctors at Lima State Hospital found her sane. England, 26, pleaded innocent by reason of insanity on a murder charge tied to a shooting of her husband in their apartment above his Ashtabula grocery store.
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Jefferson
Roland Pontius
Laina England
Lima State Hospital
England
Ashtabula
Historian Hayes Receives Notre Dame Medal for 1946
Dr. Carlton J. H. Hayes historian and former U S ambassador to Spain was presented with Notre Dame University’s Laetare medal for 1946 honoring the year’s outstanding Catholic.
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New York
Carlton J. H. Hayes
U. S
Spain
Notre Dame University
Emotional lockout of children blamed on casual reasons
Ohio Welfare Conference speaker Dr. Douglas D. Bond decried emotional locking out of children as tragedy, listing causes such as using a child to mend marriages and to fulfill parental desires. He urged recognizing children as individuals with rights. Ohio Welfare Council officials called for higher state aiding shares and specialists, with Judge Raymond P. Smith urging higher salaries to attract staff.
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Columbus
Ohio Welfare Conference
Douglas D. Bond
Cleveland
Western Reserve University
Bond
A. David Bouterse
Ohio Welfare Council
Raymond P. Smith
Lima
Allen County
Smith
Methodists Invite EUB To Merge After Union
The Evangelical United Brethren Church formed by union of two denominations received an invitation from Methodist bishops to consider a merger. The EUB has about 700000 members while the Methodist Church numbers over 8000000. The letter was read by Bishop G Bromley Oxnam to 700 EUB delegates amid applause in Johnstown Pa.
Mother says robber needs money less than family
In Cincinnati a 33 year old mother of 13 told police a holdup man stole 470 dollars from her at a suburban record shop owned by her husband. She said the cash came from several weeks receipts from a nearby radio shop run by her husband.
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Cincinnati
Katheryn Funk
Bus plunge injures thirty students near Fairmont
A school bus plunged down a 35 foot embankment near Fairmont, injuring 30 students with one in critical condition. A mechanical defect was blamed. Twenty three pupils aged 11 to 16 were treated at Fairmont General Hospital and released. The bus rolled onto its top, scattering students along the slope.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Here
Fairmont General Hospital
America Sets Record for Eastward Atlantic Crossing
The United States liner America, the largest flag vessel, completed the Eastward Atlantic crossing in four days, 22 hours, 22 minutes on its war delayed maiden voyage from New York to Europe, docking at Cork harbor at 11:15 PM local time.
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United States
America
U. S
Atlantic
Europe
New York
Tee Cork Harbor
Wrecked Plane Discovered Over 12 000 Foot Peak
The U S Army transport plane with 11 aboard crashed yesterday and was sighted today by pilots from two Army bombers circling the site. An C 47 from Turin headed to the wreckage with food blankets and medical supplies. Two A 46 bombers from Istres located the wreckage on the 12 000 foot plateau as rescuers converged.
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Frankfurt
Turin
Italy
Istres
Ohio Workers Beating Case Before Lorain Grand Jury
The Lorain County grand jury continued investigation into the beating of five non-union workers and machinery damage on a gas line project near Elyria last October 3. Clarence Ebersole, 43, of Parma, is bound over after pleading innocent to assault with intent to maim malicious destruction of property and inciting a riot.
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Elyria
Here
Lorain County
Grand Jury
Clarence Ebersole
Parma
Revision of labor laws to avert economic chaos
SAM SIMMONS urges the new congress to focus first on labor law reform to prevent economic upheaval. He argues for delaying investigations until 1948, warning the New Deal era was corrupt and wasteful, and calls for a constructive first session to restore a free economy.
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Congress
Moscow Bans Foreign Broadcasts From Capital
The Soviet Union will no longer permit United States and other foreign correspondents to broadcast from Moscow. The Foreign Affairs Ministry informed CBS in a note issued yesterday.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Columbia Broadcasting System
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Radium Poison Victim Rites Arranged Today in New Jersey
Funeral services were to be held today for Mrs. Albina Maggia Lawrence, 52, the last of five women who sued the United States Radium Corp. for 1 250 000 claiming radium poisoning at the Orange plant nearly 25 years ago.
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Orange
N. J
Albina Maggia Larence
United States Radium Corp
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