Soviet Plans Large Scale Maneuvers Over Berlin
The Soviet Union informed Western powers of large scale war maneuvers in allied air corridors with bomber flights over Berlin. U S representatives protested against bomber overflights and gunnery drills citing violation of four power air rules and danger to transport planes. The move appears tied to autumn war games by Soviet forces in the occupation zone.
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Berlin
U.S
Vincent H. Gookin
The
Air Safety Center
Six UN Members For Lifting Blockade
Six neutral members of the United Nations Security Council China Syria Belgium Colombia Argentina and Canada favor lifting the Berlin blockade as the council awaits a formal response from Russia. The neutrals urge Russia to lift the blockade to ease the crisis ahead of the next meeting anticipated Saturday morning.
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Paris
United Nations Security Council
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Council
China
Syria
Belgium
Colombia
Argentina
Canada
Ukraine
Security Council
Soviet Union seeks one third army cut and atom ban
Soviet delegate Andrei Vishin urged the United Nations political committee to ban atom bombs and demand a 33 percent reduction in armed forces within a year. He accused Western powers of blocking world disarmament for two decades as the 11 nation subcommittee takes up East West atomic energy controls.
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Paris
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United Nations
Czech Says Russians Are Mining Uranium
A Czechoslovak airman who fled to Munich alleged that Russian forces are mining uranium ore in a heavily guarded Joachimsthal area in Czechoslovakia. He said Russians have sealed the region and use German miners to prevent Czech access to information about the activity.
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Munich
Joachimsthal
Czechoslovakia
Russia Demands Italy Naval Units Be Transferred
Tass reports Moscow demands Italy surrender Italian naval units immediately. Foreign Minister Molotov summoned Italian Ambassador Brosio to press the transfer per the peace treaty.
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Russia
Italy
Moscow
Tass
Ussr
V. M. Molotov
Manlio Brosio
Columbus Man Elected Royal Arch Masons Leader
Des Moines Iowa resident Earl E. Dusenberry was elected general grand high priest of the general chapter Royal Arch Masons. Roscoe R. Walcutt of Columbus Ohio was chosen grand secretary.
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Columbus
New York
Earl E. Dusenberry
Des Moines
Iowa
Royal Arch Masons
Roscoe R. Walcutt
Ohio
Acid Spray Damages Tools At Vanadium Tool Co
Police and Vanadium Tool Co officials probe an attack at the Riverside Drive plant in Athens. Acid sprayed over chrome plated chisels screw drivers and star drills, damaging stock likely in the thousands of dollars. Entry was gained through a window Tuesday morning with no theft reported.
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Athens
Vanadium Tool Co
Riverside Drive
FBI Renews Buckeye Limited Wreck Probe
The Buckeye Limited wreck near Baden Pennsylvania on March 16 1941 killed five and injured 129. An entire rail was removed without breaking signal wire. The FBI offers a 5000 dollar reward and warns of punishment up to death for wrecking an interstate train with loss of life.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
FBI
Ohio River
Baden
Japan Prime Minister resigns as cabinet falls
Prime Minister Hitoshi Ashida resigns taking moral responsibility amid a government scandal. The Diet is summoned for a special session next Monday to choose a new prime minister after the cabinet collapses following a conference with General Douglas MacArthur.
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Tokyo
Hitoshi Ashida
Japan
Diet
Ashida
Douglas MacArthur
UMW Sets Fourth Round Demands at Convention
The United Mine Workers adopt a plan for a fourth postwar contract with wage and welfare aims to be presented to coal operators next summer. John L. Lewis is linked to a national holiday proposal for his birthday February 12.
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Cincinnati
United Mine Workers Convention
United Mine Workers’ Convention
John L. Lewis
Union
Boulder crushes Pittsburgh to Chicago train killing two
A 100 ton boulder toppled onto the Pennsylvania main line near Pittsburgh wrecking the Fort Pitt Express. Engineer J G Lightburn and fireman R G Rombke, both Crestline Ohio, died. Twelve passengers and trainmen injured as two locomotives jackknifed and nine cars were damaged.
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Pittsburgh
Here
Chicago
J. G. Lightburn
R. G. Rombke
Crestline
Ohio
Fort Pitt
E. W. Shenk
Beaver
Ed Snyder
H. D. Krugle
Engine Cab Fuel Fire Delays Penn Streamliner
The 13 car St. Louis to Pittsburgh Texas Eagle streamliner on the Pennsylvania Railroad was halted for about an hour four miles east of Newark, New Jersey, last night due to a cab fire in the second diesel engine. Engineer John Baker blamed a fuel leak. damage runs into thousands.
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Newark, CO
Largest Single Group of War Dead Arrives
The remains of 7047 American World War II dead arrived from Europe aboard the Carroll Victory, the largest single group to be returned. About 1200 relatives attended a memorial service at the Brooklyn Army Base pier as total U S. WWII dead brought home reached 90,000, the Army reported.
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New York
Europe
Brooklyn Army Base Pier
Bulldogs Blue Devils Clash at Gallipolis New Field Dedication
Gallia County dedication night features Athens Bulldogs versus Gallia Academy Blue Devils on the new Memorial athletic field. Attendance expected around 7000 as the game marks the first on the field and could decide the 1948 Southeastern Ohio League title race.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Memorial
Athens Bulldogs
Gallia Academy High School
Blue Devils
Gallia County
American Legion Post
Ohio
Pork Leads Meat Price Cuts As Reductions Reported
The drop in retail meat prices spreads across Ohio and nationally with Kroger cutting ham six cents per pound and pork by sixteen cents. Beefsteak and roasts also fall while wholesale pork quotas ease. experts call it a temporary flurry driven by seasonal factors, packer behavior, and a wife buying response.
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Columbus
Ohio
Kroger Co
Cincinnati
Chicago
Agriculture Department
South St. Paul
James Elliott
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Elliott
Indianapolis
Truman Faces New South Setback in 1948 Campaign
President Truman suffers a southern rebuff as Tennessee leader E. H. Crump vows Shelby County support for the States Rights ticket. Dewey shifts to the Midwest with an eight state tour. Warren urges more foreign policy transparency. Alabama's Gov. Folsom backs Truman and hints at electoral court action.
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Truman
South
Seaboard
Thomas E. Dewey
Midwest
Crump
Memphis
Jersey City
N. J
Philadelphia
National Association of Manufacturers
Dewey
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Oklahoma
Missouri
Minnesota
Michigan
New York
Earl Warren
Wisconsin
Chicago
Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Hurricane Flood Waters Plague South Florida
Flood waters from the hurricane plague South Florida as Army engineers report a 1000 foot break in a new dike west of Fort Lauderdale. The storm left 11 dead 300 injured and crop damage estimated at 6 million dollars in Cuba before drenched the Gold Coast.
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Miami
Fla
South Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Cuba
Florida
Gold Coast
Goodyear Produces for Military Orders in Postwar Shift
Akron based Goodyear Aircraft Corp has redirected output from consumer goods to military needs. Vice President T A Knowles announced production of radar equipment, airplane parts, and fuel tanks for various armed forces as 1700 Goodyear executives gather for the firm’s 50th anniversary and homecoming.
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Akron
Goodyear Aircraft Corp
T. A. Knowles
Fire Firm
Knowles
Goodyear
Earthquake in Meshed Kills 200, Injures Thousands
A powerful quake struck Meshed early Tuesday causing extensive damage. Reports say 200 people were killed and thousands injured as the historic city 460 miles east of Tehran suffered partial ruin.
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Tehran
Iran
Meshed
Keihan
Thieves Take 30-Foot Bridge in Livingston County
In Chillicothe Missouri a 30 foot steel bridge on a rural road was stolen. Thieves ripped out the flooring cut the beams with a torch and hauled away the steel while no witnesses saw the crime. John Slattery the county highway engineer reported the incident.
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Chillicothe
Livingston County
John Slattery
Mystery Death prompts Dayton probe in river dumping case
Police and doctors investigate the death of Dorothy Lawson whose nude body was found along the Miami River. Two men, Louis Hoffman and Eugene Fields, were detained after Hoffman admitted placing the body in a bag and moving it. Fields claimed he drove the truck. Ohio State University pathologists study the cause of death.
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Dayton
Dorothy Lawson
Miami River
Ohio State University
Columbus
Emmerich von Haam
C. W. Martz
Louis Hoffman
Hoffman
West River Road
Eugene Fields
Martz
B-29 Explodes Over Waycross Killing Nine
A B-29 Superfortress exploded midair over Waycross Georgia after two fires and one engine failure, killing nine aboard. Survivors said fragments and bodies scattered over 20 acres on Robert Zachry Jr's farm. Three of four parachuted crew members reached Warner Robins air base. The aircraft was testing secret electronic gear en route to Florida.
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Waycross
Robert Zachry, Jr
Warner Robins
Incendiary Balloon Found in Woods Ave Massachusetts
In Agawam Oak Grove a deflated incendiary balloon was found in the woods. The device included a three foot diameter rubber balloon with a candle and cardboard chimney in a basket, designed to ignite on landing. Lt. William Puzzo noted it had not ignited anything.
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Agawam
Mass
Massachusetts
Oak Grove
William Puzzo
State Fire Marshal's Office
Puzzo
Medina Center youth faces three-judge murder trial
Clark Hill, a 19 year old from Medina Center, will be tried by a three judge court on October 18 in a first degree murder case. He is accused in the carbon monoxide death of 17 year old Jeannette Weimer of Megadore. Weimer died April 10. prosecutors say Hill admitted lacing a milk shake with a love potion and later gas was piped into his car after parking with her on a secluded road.
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Medina
Clark Hill
Medina Center
Jeannette Weimer
Megadore
William G. Batchelder, Jr
Hill
Mosquito-spraying planes under fire near Manila
Two small American observation planes conducting a government mosquito spraying mission over the Marikina foothills north of Manila were fired upon while flying at low altitude.
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Manila
Marikina Foothills
First Snow of Season Dips Virginia Highlands
Snowy Mountain in Highland County received about two inches of fresh snow yesterday marking the season's opening. The light fall blanketed trails and sparked early wintry planning for residents and travelers in Staunton and surrounding areas.
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Staunton
Virginia
Highland County
Franco orders municipal elections in Spain in three dates
Chief of State Franco has ordered Spain to hold municipal elections the first in 12 years. The elections are scheduled for November 21, November 28 and December 12 across various municipalities. The move marks a major political event under Franco's regime.
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Franco
Madrid
Spain
Ohio Old Age Payments To Reach Record High
Columbus reports federal grants will push Ohio old age pension payments to a record high after 14 years. For September, payments totaled $5,181,290 for 123,443 recipients, an average of $41.97.
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Ohio
Columbus
Karl R. Babb
Division of Aid For
CARE donations allow gifts without naming recipients
Murray D. Lincoln of CARE announced that Americans may send money for European relief without naming a recipient. CARE will accept contributions in $10 units, the cost of a food or clothing package, and deliver packages to families in need.
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Columbus
Europe
Murray D. Lincoln
CARE
Church Head Calls for Action at World Mission Assembly
Dr. Ralph E. Diffendorfer, executive secretary of the Methodist Church Foreign Missions Division, urged a forward Christian program to meet world needs at a major Protestant world mission assembly. Rep. Walter Judd warned Christians may face underground conditions in Asia if Communists win.
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Columbus
Ralph E. Diffendorfer
New York
Methodist Church
Foreign Missions Division
World Mission Assembly
Walter H. Judd
R-Minn
Asia
Pope Pius XII calls Latin America to purge media
Pope Pius XII appealed to Latin America last night to purge newspapers and films of everything that could cause scandal or perdition for youth. He urged moral reform to strengthen Catholic values across the region.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Latin America
Murder Charge Drafted In Slaying of Girl 14
A first degree murder charge was drafted in the slaying of 14 year old Mary Ann Page. Dwight David Tudor 26 of Columbus is expected to face the charge. Tudor allegedly admitted the crime. Mary Ann's body was found at Boone Station School. Tudor’s friend Lillian Weaver 30 who aided in cleanup and testified she told police of the shooting remains in custody without charge.
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Springfield
Mary Ann Page
Clark County
Stanley N. Husted
Dwight David Tudor
Columbus
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
Everett L. McSavaney
Richard Longnecker
Boone Station School
Here
Husted
Lillian Weaver
Tudor
Miss Weaver
Columbuey
J. Arthur Shuman
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Czech
Andrei Vishinsky
Philip Jessup
U.N. Security Council
Alexander Cadogan
Vishinsky
UMW Heads
Dennis
UMW
Warren F. Draper
Army and Public Health Service
Draper
Josephine Roche
Penn Streamliner
Karl T. Compton
Vannevar Bush
Compton
Armed Forces Research and Development Board
Bush
Bulldogs
Dann O. Taber
Rotary Club
Boston
Associated Press
Woods Ave
Judge Court
Pope
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