State Department blasted over Ward freeing action
Five Republican members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee charged the State Department with spineless bungling in the Angus Ward case. They criticized Secretary Acheson for seeking 30-nation help and called for firings, arguing military action might have been needed. Ward and four consular staff were released after suspended sentences in a Chinese Communist court.
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Washington
State Department
Angus Ward
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Mukden
United States
House
Rep
Judd
Minnesota
Ward
Chiperfield
Illinois
Vorys
Ohio
Lawrence H. Smith
Wisconsin
Jackson
California
China
Acheson
Russia
Peiping
Ives
RNY
Bridges
R-Nh
Chauffeur and Butler Granted Clemency
Gov. Lausche pardoned two state workers, chauffeur Donald McDonald and butler James Buckner, reducing their first degree murder convictions to second degree. The sentences remain life terms, but they become eligible for parole hearings due to good prison records and public appeals.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Butler
Donald McDonald
James W. Buckner
Lausche
Opposition Seizure of News Offices Decried in Argentina
An opposition member of the congressional committee condemns as unauthorized the seizure of office businesses in Buenos Aires. A two man Peronist subcommittee led by Jose Emilio Visea and Rodolfo P. Decker took over account books of the Associated Press United Press and seven Buenos Aires newspapers.
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Buenos Aires
Congressional Committee On
Jose Emilio Visea
Rodolfo P. Decker
Associated Press
United Press
West German Parliament Approves Allied-German Pact
West Germany's parliament approved the Allied-German agreement ending dismantling in at least 18 plants and setting controls on demilitarization. Socialist leader Kurt Schumacher was suspended for 20 sessions after insulting Chancellor Adenauer during a tense, all night debate.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Kurt Schumacher
Konrad Adenauer
Schumacher
Adenauer
Ruhr
United States
Britain
France
Demonstration Strike Fails in France Across Nation
France faced a 24 hour general strike called by the two largest unions to press for higher wages and end wage freezes. Transportation was disrupted but many workers remained at their jobs and large crowds gathered to march to work. Socialist Cabinet Minister Eugene Thomas dismissed the strike as a fiasco.
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Paris
France
Eugene Thomas
Man Dies Near End Of 100 Day Fast
Birmingham man Percy Coplon, 53, who claimed to fast 100 days starting August 25, died early Friday after 92 days without food. He weighed 357 pounds at the start and 245 pounds at death, having spent most of the period in a small house atop a 30 foot pole on his property. He descended last Sunday due to dizziness and planned to finish at home.
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Birmingham
Ala
Percy Coplon
Percy
Coplon
Extended Forecast for Columbus
Temperatures will run 3 to 8 degrees below normal with a chilly start. Normal highs around 40 and lows near 28. Cold through Saturday and Sunday, then warming Monday and Tuesday before turning colder again Wednesday. Light snow is expected, totaling 0.1 to 0.4 inches.
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Columbus
Careful Judgement Urged In Picking New Atom Chief
President Truman was urged by lawmakers to name a top executive as atomic chief to replace Lilienthal. Senators Johnson and Kilday called for careful choice in the high stakes post, with discussion of timing and the new leader’s focus on development over propaganda.
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Washington
Truman
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Lilienthal
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcolo
Rep. Kilday
D-Tex
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Johnson
Kilday
ES Wey
Two Seized In Plot To Free Killer At Cook County Jail
Police thwarted a plan to help James Morelli escape from the Cook County jail. Two men, Dominic Demaria and Erville Burdick, were seized after admitting they had aided the doomed killer since last week. A bag held hacksaw blades a pistol and fishing line. Morelli awaits a sixth stay in federal court while his wife seeks habeas corpus relief.
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Chicago
Cook County
James Morelli
Morelli
Emil Sehmeichel
Genevieve
Dominic J. Demaria
Ferville Leroy
More
Burdick
Demaria
Drivers End Truck Strike in Ohio After Settlement
Ohio AFL truck drivers resume regular runs after a five day strike over wages and a welfare plan. The agreement matches terms in 11 states outside Ohio including wage increases retroactive to Nov 16 and a weekly health and welfare contribution.
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Cleveland
Ohio
AFL
Teamsters Union
U S Population Reaches 150 Million Mark
The Census Bureau reports the U S population at 149,947,000 on Oct 1 and estimates it has surpassed 150,000,000 since then. The gain includes 487,000 military personnel overseas and shows a 244,000 increase in September and a nearly one million rise for the first nine months of the year.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Women Seek 137000 Damages From NYC In Buckeye Lake Crash
Two Hebron women Margaret Hoskinson and Joan Meier Collins filed in Licking County Common Pleas Court for 137000 in personal injury damages from the New York Central Railroad. They allege injuries from a collision between their auto and a NYC locomotive near Buckeye Lake on April 18.
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Newark
Hebron
Licking County
Thousands marooned by three foot flood in Cherbourg
Rain and high tides swamped Cherbourg leaving thousands stranded in waterfront districts. City officials called it the worst flood in 40 years though no immediate danger was reported as authorities struggled to feed those affected.
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Cherbourg
France
Oldsmobile Cuts Hydra-Matic Transmission Price
Lansing Michigan General Motors Oldsmobile division cut the Hydra-Matic transmission price by 25 dollars. The new price is 155.50 and applies to the transmission featured in their vehicle lineup.
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Lansing
Mich
Oldsmobile
General Motors
Logan Man Is Named Assistant to Ohio Natural Resources Director
James D. Wells of Logan was appointed assistant to the director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, effective December 1, to help formulate policies for seven divisions including lands and soil, water, forestry, wildlife, geological survey, parks, and beach erosion. He previously led statewide forestry work since 1934 and helped found multiple natural resources groups.
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Columbus
James D. Wells
Logan
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
A. W. Marion
Wells
Departments of Natural Resources
Weiss
State Division of Forestry
Ohio Parks Association
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council of Natural Resources
Romanians Sentenced to Death for Spying
Four Romanians including a reported army general staff member were sentenced to death for spying for the United States. Twelve others received prison terms up to life by a military court last week. An official announcement said the men were a gang of traitors and agents of American espionage services.
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Bucharest
Romania
United States
Kerosene Fire Kills Nine Year Old in Logan
A nine year old boy, Donald Lee Thompson, died after kerosene ignited while he poured fuel onto live coals in a Logan home. The blaze destroyed the Thompson cottage, with the family losing most possessions. Surviving relatives include parents Clyde and unnamed mother and three brothers. funeral services planned for Saturday at 2 pm.
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Donald Lee Thompson
Clyde Thompson
Dicken
Hocking Valley Hospital
Donald
Clarence
Robert
James
Carrie Thompson
Parkersburg
Ralph Collins
Leonard Funeral Home
Smith Chapel Cemetery
Fourteen Die As Alabama Tornadoes Strike Four Points
Thanksgiving Day storms ripped through Blount Tallapoosa Dekalb counties killing 14 and injuring 44. An entire family of 10 perished near Hackneyville, while others died near Oneonta and Valley Head. Gov. Folsom ordered National Guard help and hospitals shipped supplies as search teams policed the wreckage.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Hackneyville
Tallapoosa
Oneonta
Blount County
Easley
Sand Mountain
Valley Head
Dekalb County
Valley
Head
Here
W. F. Maynor
James FE. Folsom
Jesse McCullough
Eugene Gibson
Oklahoma Governor J C Walton Dies After Midnight
Former Oklahoma Governor J C Walton died in Oklahoma City shortly after midnight Thursday. He served as the states governor and was a prominent political figure in the era.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
J. C
Jack) Walton
Ohio Thanksgiving Death Toll Tops Twelve
A Columbus survey shows 11 traffic deaths and one carbon monoxide fatality during the Thanksgiving period. Notable victims include Dewey Anders, 55, of Roseville, in Muskingum County, and Emidee Goulet of Ashland, Kentucky, in Ironton. Nationwide, 161 violent deaths occurred 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Thursday, with 103 traffic fatalities and 58 other disasters. Ohio, California, and Illinois each reported ten traffic deaths.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dewey Anders
Roseville
Muskingum County
Zanesville
Emidee T. Goulet
Ashland
Ironton
Alabama
California
Ilinois
King Signs Steel Nationalization Into Law
Britain nationalizes its steel industry with a king signoff after Lords approval. The Attlee government gains a long delayed takeover set for January 1, 1951, with elections due by next June. The measure fulfills 1945 campaign pledges but hinges on future election results.
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London
Britain
House of Lords
Clement Attlee
Fire dies down at Church of the Holy Sepulchre
A fire in the Christian holy site in Jerusalem's Old City eased without causing significant damage. Firefighters reported the blaze controlled with minimal impact on the church complex and its visitors.
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Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Old City
Brannan Plan Opposed by Grange Committee
Sacramento report says the Grange agricultural committee will submit a resolution opposing the Brannan farm price support program to the National Grange convention. National Master Albert Goss predicts broad state support as he seeks re election on an anti Brannan platform. Goss faces Ohio opponent Joseph Fichter who backs the Brannan proposal. The committee argues the subsidy is temporary and urges expanded advertising marketing cooperative marketing and a dual price system as alternatives.
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Sacramento
Grange Agricultural Committee
National Grange
Brannan
Albert
Goss
Grange
Ohio
Joseph W. Fichter
Oxford
Fichter Faces New Charges In Public Grange Meeting
Newark report details Joseph W. Fichter of Oxford master of the Ohio State Grange facing new accusations. A public meeting in Jacksontown is planned with all Grange members invited. Fichter earlier lost a bid as National Grange chaplain in Sacramento and had been accused by Wade Moreland, though those charges were withdrawn. Moreland says new charges are being prepared.
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Newark
Joseph W. Fichter
Oxford
Ohio State Grange
Jacksontown
Dee
Licking Grange
Earl Martin
Pitcher
Grange
Fichter
National Grange
Sacramento
Calif
Wade Moreland
Licking County
Moreland
Man killed while demonstrating Luger in Akron
Police say 36 year old Charles Maluke was showing a German Luger when the pistol discharged striking him in the head. Detectives report the weapon was cocked and the death ruled accidental by authorities.
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Akron
Charles Maluke
Maluke
Spain Seeks FAO Seat After U N Bid Fails
Spain plans a renewed bid for membership in the U N Food and Agriculture Organization after a $1 billion world food bank proposal was shelved by the United States. Delegates at the FAO conference expect a fresh push for Spain to obtain a seat despite a 25 to 19 defeat on a similar proposal in a stormy session.
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Washington
U. S
U. N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Spain
United Nations Agency
FAO
Plasma Bottle Explodes Injuring Fireman in Cincinnati
Fireman Frank Wilhelm was cut about face and eyes when a bottle of blood plasma exploded during a fire in a sealed baggage car. Fire Marshal Richard Spelman noted the bottle momentos show the incident occurred Thursday.
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Cincinnati
Frank Wilhelm
Richard Spelman
Walter
Light Snow Hits Ohio Across Midwest Sunshine
Light snow fell across Ohio and parts of Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin after heavy falls yesterday in Kalamazoo Michigan. Much of the East saw a large rain area with a cold blast spreading from Central Canada pushing temperatures near zero in Northwest Minnesota.
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Midwest
North Atlantic
Middle
South Atlantic
Pembina
N. C
Canada
Minnesota
Ohio
Indiana
Uline
Michigan
Wisconsin
Faille
Kalamazoo
Mich
Lower
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
New England
4 H Prizes Awarded By Ohio Legion
A 19 year old boy and an 11 year old girl won the Ohio American Legion 4 H group leadership awards. Arthur Neuenschwander of near Columbus Grove Putnam County and Edna L Robinson of Millersport Fairfield County received 50 dollar prizes to help fund travel to the National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago starting next Sunday.
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Columbus
Ohio American Legion
Arthur Neuenschwander
Columbus Grove
Putnam County
Edna L. Robinson
Millersport
Fairfield County
Chicago
Men Escape After 85-Foot Bridge Plunge
A car smashed through a guard rail on the South Amherst bridge and fell about 85 feet into a dry quarry. James L. Canada of Amherst and Noble Neeley of South Amherst crawled out unharmed. Roy Benge of Amherst sustained a strained back.
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Lorain
South Amherst
Ohio
Jack Walker
James L. Canada
Amherst
Noble Neeley
Roy Benge
Delegates Attend Second Young Progressives of America Meet
About 500 delegates and sympathizers gathered in Cleveland for the second annual convention of the Young Progressives of America, the youth group of Henry A. Wallace's Progressive Party.
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Cleveland
The
Young Progressives of America
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
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