Survivors of B 29 Crash Rescued After 79 Hours
Eighteen airmen rescued off Bermuda aboard the Canadian destroyer Haida after a B 29 ditched 400 miles northeast of Bermuda. Two crewmen drowned as the bomber splashed into heavy Atlantic swells. survivors spoke of thirst and fear but many walked ashore with minor injuries. Pilot Lt Col John Grable explained navigation failed and ditching followed fuel exhaustion.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Haida
Findlay Air Base
John Grable
William Johnson
Beverly Hills
Calif
John J. Harris
Braddock
Lewis and Bridges Clash Over Coal Miners Welfare Fund
Washington reports a quarrel between John L. Lewis leader of the United Mine Workers and Senator Bridges over using the miners welfare fund. Bridges seeks to limit spending from summer collections while Lewis pushes to maintain benefits. A trustee shuffle adds Charles I. Dawson replacing Ezra Van Horn as the fund debates court accounting and emergency payments amid ongoing contract disputes.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Senator Bridges
N-Nh
Coal Miners’ Welfare Fund
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ezra van Horn
Charles I. Dawson
Louisville
van Horn
Dawson
Lewis and Bridges
Bridges
UMW
Mississippi
OSU Opens Rose Bowl Ticket Orders to Select Groups
The Ohio State University ticket office began taking Rose Bowl orders for January 2 tickets, limited to students faculty and paid alumni association members. Each student may get one ticket, general public sales start December 2. tickets cost 5.50 dollars with 40 cent delivery, a pair totals 11.40. Western Conference has 15,000 tickets with about 11,000 left after officials and media allocations.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Ohio State University Alumni Association
Wade Kraner
Kraner
Ohio Colleges Rank Fifth in National Enrollment
Ohio's colleges and universities rank fifth in the nation for combined enrollment with 137,743 students, trailing New York California Illinois and Pennsylvania. total college enrollment nationwide rose slightly. Ohio veterans number 48,094 and freshmen 28,183. Ohio State University reports 22,416 students, ranking eighth nationwide.
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Washington
Ohio
Office of Education
New York
California
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio State University
New York University
Red Troops in Albania Increase Reported
Belgrade dispatch reports Russia has raised its military presence in Albania to about 12 000 to 15 000 troops, roughly double the level four months earlier.
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Albania
Belgrade
Russia
Met Opens Tonight as All Seats Are Sold Out
New York crowds form lines outside the Metropolitan Opera House for standing room tickets to the 65th season opening. All seats sold in advance, with standees paying for access a half hour before curtain. About four thousand patrons are expected for Der Rosenkavalier.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Met
de Strauss
Police Chief Leads Panama After Coup
Panama slipped into a bloodless coup as Police Chief Col. Jose Remon seized power after President Daniel Chanis resigned. Vice President Roberto F. Chiari was sworn in at 6 a.m. amid a crackdown that halted radio news and halted papers.
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Panama
Panama Canal
Daniel Chanis
Roberto F. Chiari
Col
Jose Remon
Chanis
Remon
Supreme Court
U S Asking Hungary About American’s Fate
In Budapest the U S legation said it was seeking information from the Hungarian government on the fate of American ITT executive Robert A Vogel, Jr. The 38 year old assistant vice president reportedly was arrested Friday by Hungarian police and left Budapest for Vienna by car, with no contact since.
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Budapest
Hungary
U.S
Legation
Robert A. Vogelér, Jr
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
Vienna
Ambushed Gambler Fitzgerald Dies Expected
Lincoln Fitzgerald, Reno gambling house operator, was shot in an ambush at midnight Saturday and remained delirious as doctors said his condition was failing. Investigators struggled to identify the assailant who used a sawed off shotgun.
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Reno
Lincoln Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
This Farmer Makes A Scotchman Blush
Dr. Harry E. Hansen, a veterinarian, responds to a farmer’s call about a sick cow. He drives through country roads, but the farmer reveals no ill animal and quips that a $3 house call beats a $5 taxi fare.
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Ballston Spa
N, Y
Harry E. Hansen
Refugee Plane With Children Believed Lost Near Oslo
A DEC-3 twin engined plane carrying 28 undernourished Jewish refugee children from Tunis and 7 other aboard is missing near Oslo after last radio contact near Fornebu Airport. Searchers found a flash and explosion near Gjersjeen Lake. Aero Holland, the operator, says the plane is considered lost.
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Oslo
Norway
North Africa
Fornebu
Gjersjeen Lake
Aero Holland
Oslo Fjord
Hague
Netherlands
Solon Sees No A Attack on U S Says Odds Favor Peace
Senator Edwin C Johnson states in Washington that he sees about one million to one against any enemy dropping an atomic bomb on the United States in the next twenty years. He serves on the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee, whose members reportedly know more than most.
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Washington
United States
Edwin C. Johnson
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Johnson
Congressional Atomic
Montgomery Arrives For Military Meetings
Britain's Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein arrives in the United States for an unofficial round of high level meetings with U S military leaders. He will speak November 29 before the English Speaking Union in New York and then meet with General Eisenhower General Bradley General Collins and other officials during a 12 day visit.
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Washington
Britain
Viscount Montgomery of
Alamein
United States
America
Union
New York
Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joseph L. Collins
Army
Dresden Farmer Killed in Tractor Overturn
Charles B. Stoops aged 71, a Dres den area farmer, was killed Saturday when a tractor he was operating overturned in a field, according to the coroner's office.
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Dresden
Zanesville
Charles B. Stoops
Old injuries cause death Cincinnati man John Deaton dies
John Deaton aged 35 of Cincinnati died at Geneval Hospital from injuries suffered in a vehicle crash that occurred six months earlier near Charleston West Virginia.
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Cincinnati
John Deaton
Geneval Hospital
Charleston
Huntington
W.va
Conflicting Reports Seen In Truck Lines Walkout
The AFL Teamsters Union claims about 100 long distance operators signed to end a Ohio strike that began yesterday, with near 8000 drivers involved across 2500 operators. Owners deny full turnout, citing settlements with around 100 firms under a prior Oct 12 agreement.
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Cleveland
AFL Teamsters Union
Ohio
Thomas E. Flynn
Indianapolis
Daniel J. Tobin
Cermanies
AFL
Landis O’brien
Tiffin
Ohio Over
More Coffee To Be Grown Analysts Say
Washington reports from the Commerce Department show no immediate coffee shortage despite high prices. Brazil's drought recovery and a potential larger next harvest, plus increased planting and fertilization, support steady supply. Colombia boosts output while U S demand remains strong.
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Washington
U. S
Commerce Department
Department
Brazil
Colombia
Ohio Teacher Supply Adequate Says State Director
Columbus reports Ohio now has an adequate supply of qualified school teachers. Dr Clyde Hissong state education director says boards of education should stop certifying undertrained teachers for high school positions and that rules will be issued to require fully trained high school teachers unless boards can show a shortage.
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Columbus
Ohio
Clyde Hissong
Boards of Education
Safe Cracked Open At Clover Farm Store
Police report a burglary at Yates Clover Farm where a safe was pried open after the rear window was broken and the rear door unlocked. The loss was discovered at 7 45 a m when the store opened, with several hundred dollars missing.
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Clover Farm
LOGAN
Yates Clover Farm
Five RAF Crewmembers Die In Straits of Johore Crash
A Royal Air Force Sunderland crash in the Straits of Johore off Singapore during takeoff Sunday night killed five personnel and left two seriously injured.
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Singapore
Royal Air Force
RAF
Straits of Johore
Singapore Pry
Grange Elects Officers and Picks 1950 Convention City
The National Grange holds its officers election and designates the 1950 convention city in Sacramento California with final votes announced today.
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Grange
Sacramento
Calif
National Grange
Portsmouth Gunfight Ends in Fatal Wounding at Brown Derby Cafe
Arthur Kilgore aged 31 died at Mercy Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered at a tavern seven miles west of Portsmouth on Route 52. Sheriff officials say Melvin Brown, brother of the cafe owner, is jailed for questioning after claiming self defense.
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Portsmouth
Arthur Kilgore
Mercy Hospital
Russell Burns
Burns
Melvin Brown
Scioto County
Brown
Kilgore
Oilman and Family Held Captive in $15,000 Jewelry Robbery
Three men held Charles L. Renau d, president of Westexas Oil and Royalty Co., his wife and daughter, a young guest, and a maid captive for more than an hour in Fort Worth. They escaped with an estimated 15,000 dollars in jewelry and photographic equipment.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Charles L. Renaud
Westexas Oil and Royalty Company
Taft Pledged Support By Young Republicans
The Ohio League of Young Republican Clubs executive committee pledged full support to U S Senator Robert T Taft for re election. The resolution called Taft the outstanding exponent of a philosophy devoted to preserving American freedom.
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Columbus
Ohio League of Young Republican Clubs
U. S
Robert T. Taft
Veeck Sells Cleveland Indians to Local Group for 2.2 Million
Cleveland baseball owner Bill Veeck sells the Indians to a local business group led by Plus Ryan after weeks of bidding. Harris files a suit in common pleas court alleging improper stock purchases and seeks damages, accounting, and relief for stockholders. The sale, valued at about 2.2 million pounds, moves to transfer control of the American League club.
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Cleveland
Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Cleveland Stadium
Ryan
American League Baseball Club
Ite Holdings
Cleveland Basehall Co
Medwall
Bill Veeck
Harris
Common Pleas Court
Himelf
Oklahoma City
Dayton
Ohio
Zanesville
Cleveland Baseball Club
Indians
Youth Vows Avenge Father's Death Sparked By Plane Blast
Patrick J. Parker 18 Brown University student admits armed robbery of a Plainville liquor store for 55.60 dollars claiming he acted to avenge his father Russell J. Parker killed in a Sept. plane bombing that killed 23, including Quebec jewel thief J. Albert Guay. Parker seeks funds to fly to Montreal to confront the man he holds responsible.
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Quebec Iron and Titanium Co
Parker
St. Joachim
Quebec
J. Albert Guay
Young Parker
Montreal
Jean Wallace Attempts Suicide After Dinner With Ex Husband
Actress Jean Wallace, ex-wife of Franchot Tone, stabbed herself in the abdomen with a butcher knife after dining with Tone and their two children. She told police it was “just for laughs” while being treated at Georgia Street Receiving Hospital. Police called it attempted death by own action, noting despondency over their divorce finalized Oct. 1. Her wound was not serious.
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Los Angeles
Franchot Tone
Jean Wallace
Georgia Street
Tone
Jackson Postmaster Dies After 23 Years Service
Thomas O. Kyer, 69, Jackson postmaster, died Sunday at his home after five months illness. He first served as postmaster from 1914 to 1922 and was reappointed in 1934.
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Jackson
Thomas O. Kyer
Kyer
Captain Taylor Suspended One Year In Noronic Fire
Supreme Court judge Kellock suspends Capt. William C. Taylor of Sarnia for a year over the Noronic fire in Toronto. The ruling blames ship owners and captain for failing to take adequate fire precautions and to organize passenger safety in port. The decision assigns costs of the inquiry to Canada Steamship Lines and calls for tighter safety rules for vessels like the Noronic.
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Ottawa
Noronic
Supreme Court of Canada
Toronto
R. L. Kellock
Transport Department
Willam C. Taylor
Sarnia
Ont
Neuronic
House of Commons
Justice Kellock
Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd
Taylor
Kellock
Canadian Supreme Court
Canada Steamship Linea
Detroit
Cleveland
Frank Wilkinson
Federal Transport Department
Lquar
R. Son
Great Lakes
Mqnor
Wilkinson
Wife Seeks $100000 In Engineer Death Suit
Mrs. Mollie W. Terry of Ironton files federal suit for $100000 against Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad over the death of her husband Walker Ray Terry, an engineer, in a locomotive explosion near Chillicothe in May.
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Cincinnati
Federal District Court
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Mollie W. Terry
Ironton
ONeill Seeks Republican Nomination for Attorney General
C William ONeill of Marietta former speaker of the Ohio House announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for attorney general. He is 33 serving his sixth term from Washington County and taught politics at Marietta College. Also running are Judge Edward Matthias and Judge William Hart for reelection.
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Columbus
C. William O'Neill
Marietta
Ohio House of Representatives
O'Neill
House of Representatives
Washington County
Aker
Ormer
Hugh 8. Jenkins
Parmers
Youngstown
Dale Stump
Supreme Court
Edward S. Matthias
van Wert
William L. Hart
Alliance
Matthias
Hart
Marietta College
Ohio State University Law School
Patton
Engineers’ Corps
American Legion Buckeye Boys State
The
Baptist Church
the Elks and Eagles
American Legion
Amvets
Ohio Northern University
Common Pleas
van Wert County
United Spanish War Veterans
Putnam County
Mt. Union College
University of Michigan
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Solon
Montgomery
Taft
Today’s Messenger
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Glouster
Logan Ween
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