Dewey Urges Higher Oil Production in National Security Push
Oklahoma City AP report covers Gov. Thomas E. Dewey campaigning in Oklahoma urging increased oil production capacity and refining research for national security. He specifies peacetime demand, announces plans to back a strong America, and addresses tomato-throwing incidents at Mt. Vernon Illinois.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Thomas E. Dewey
Oklahoma
Illinois
U.S
New York
United States
America
Ohio Bees to Produce More Honey This Year
Ohio's bee colonies total 321000, ranking second in the nation. The Ohio Cooperative Crop Reporting Service said production will reach 10272000 pounds this year, up from 8952000 in 1947, as California leads with 442000 colonies.
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Columbus
Ohio Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
California
Truman Appeals to Dairy Country Across Wisconsin and Minnesota
President Truman campaigned in dairy regions directing his vote appeal to Wisconsin and Minnesota voters. He spoke at the Armory in Springfield Illinois to a crowd of about six thousand after laying a wreath at Lincoln's tomb. He criticized Dewey as backed by Wall Street and charged Republicans with abandoning Lincoln's principles while pledging a four point farm program.
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Ill
Truman
Wisconsin
Minnesota
St. Paul
Illinois
Armory
Thomas E. Dewey
Wall Street
Mr. Truman
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Herbert Ties Campaign Into Presidency Drive
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert linked his bid for re election to a national presidency theme during a fifth district Republican caravan stop. He accused opponent Frank J. Lausche of embracing Truman and the New Deal. Lausche countered by urging Ohioans to elect a governor who serves the people.
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Herbert
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland
George Meany
AFL
Thomas E
Reuther Case Suspect Held in Detroit
Carl Bolton, 39, former minor union official, is held on 75000 bond for attempting to kill Walter P. Reuther, CIO United Auto Workers president. Bolton pleaded innocent. exam set for Oct 19. Conviction could yield life imprisonment. Reuther was shot at home April 20. motive not established.
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Walter P. Reuther
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United Auto Workers
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Arctic Area Expert Recalled by Air Force
Col. Bernt Balchen, veteran Arctic flyer, is recalled to active duty by the Air Force and assigned temporarily to Bolling Field Washington. The service did not reveal how his polar operations expertise will be used.
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Washington
Amishmen Sentenced for Refusing School Attendance
Four Amish men in Salisbury Pennsylvania were sentenced to 20 days in jail for refusing to send their children to school.
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Salisbury
Veronica Lake Hit With Mother Suing For Support
Veronica Lake is sued by her mother Mrs. Constance Veronica Keane for 500 monthly support and 17416 alleged under a 1943 contract. Keane, 47, says Lake earns 4500 weekly and claims she paid out for the actress to enter drama school and begin her film career.
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Veronica Lake
Hollywood
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Miss Lake
Andre de Toth
Veronica
Famous Miss Oscar Pheasant Dies in Toledo
Roy B. Fidler of Toledo mourns the death of Miss Oscar the pheasant a longtime internationally known pet rescued as a chick in 1939. The bird attracted Christmas cards from around the world reflecting a remarkable life span.
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Toledo
Roy B. Fidler
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Judge Snores Through Forever Amber Review
Massachusetts Supreme Court upholds a Superior Court ruling that Kathleen Winsor's Forever Amber is not obscene. Judge Frank J. Donahue, 67, said he fell asleep while reading the novel noting it is soporific and contains sexual episodes that became tedious.
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Boston
Kathleen Winsor
Amber
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Superior Court
Frank J. Donahue
Donahue
Berlin Supply Flights To Continue Despite Blockade
American officials say the United States and Britain can airlift about 6000 tons of supplies daily into Berlin this winter if the Soviet blockade remains. The U S Air Corps will assign several hundred reserve pilots and engineers who volunteer after special training at Great Falls Montana.
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United States
U.S. Air Corps
Great Falls
Mont
Peak Output Predicted For Farm Machinery
The Agriculture Department predicts record farm machinery output this year and continued top levels in 1949. The 1948 production is seen surpassing 1947 by 15 percent as farmers in the corn belt and plains states move toward full reliance on tractor power.
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Agriculture Department
Corn Belt
Plains
Mayor Pays Off In Baked Beans
Boston's Mayor James M. Curley sent 100 pots of Boston baked beans to Cleveland Mayor Thomas Burke after a World Series bet. The beans were loaded on a United Airliner for delivery in time for a dinner in Cleveland tonight, with Burke retaining the wooden Indian wager.
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James M. Curley
Thomas Burke
Cleveland
Burke
Curley
United
Ohio City
Power cuts forecast to tighten this winter
New York reports power engineers say electricity will be tighter this winter with West industrial regions hardest hit. Curtailed service is possible in some areas but brownouts are unlikely and disruptions should be brief. Industrial zones from Pittsburgh to Chicago may face the toughest conditions.
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New York
West
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Death of James Roper Ruled Suicide by Strangulation
Danbury Connecticut medical examiner Dr John D Booth ruled the death of 20 year old James Roper son of Elmo Roper as death by own action. The body was found Monday morning by domestics in a closet at the West Redding home with a dressing gown cord attached to a pipe swinging free.
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Conn
John D. Booth
James Roper
Elmo Roper
Young Roper
West Redding
Japanese Navy officers hanged for POW abuses in Yokohama trial
An American trial court today sentenced two former Japanese Navy officers to be hanged and six others to serve hard labor prison terms for murders and brutalities against Allied prisoners of war.
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Yokohama
Union Heads Pay Boost Move Seen After Lewis Record Hire
Labor leaders anticipate a wave of salary increases for union chiefs after John L. Lewis set a record at 50 000 dollars per year. AFL and CIO meet in November as coal miners push for higher pay, welfare funding, and a 40 hour work week with extra underground travel time.
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Cincinnati
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Ore
William Green
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Voice of America Penetrates Soviet Iron Curtain Editor Says
Erwin D. Canham editor of the Christian Science Monitor said Russia hears American ideas on a large scale. He cited 3 to 4 million shortwave sets in the Soviet Union with many listeners per set. He warned that the worst danger is the belief that war is inevitable and urged unity of the United States and Western Europe.
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Conn
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Iron Curtain
Soviet Union
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Voice of America
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Manufacturers Association of Connecticut
United States
Western Europe
Two Injured In Auto Wreck Near Nelsonville
Nelsonville reports two injured in a Tuesday afternoon automobile mishap near the Jolly-Y Station. Phil Ong of 242 Fort St. was taken to Doctor's Hospital Columbus with five fractured ribs and other bruises. R V Oakley, local owner and driver, escaped with minor bruises as the car skidded and rolled over at an embankment.
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Phil Ong
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Doctor's Hospital
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Jolly-Y Station
Carbondale Rd
R. V. Oakley
Oakley
Carbondale
Three Await Sentences On Robbery Conviction
Three Toledo men await sentencing after a Franklin County jury convicted them of armed robbery in the Ritz Club hold up on January 23. Defendants are George McGahan 61 Howard Bowman 38 and William Green 38. Co defendant Walter Flory 37 of Cincinnati was acquitted after a seven day trial with a five hour twenty minute jury deliberation.
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Franklin County
George McGahan
Howard Bowman
William Green
Walter Flory
Cincinnati
Body of Capt. Kelly Lies in State at Madison Court
The body of Captain Colin Kelly, an early World War II hero, lay in state at the Madison County courthouse before burial services. Kelly was killed when his plane crashed after bombing the Japanese battleship Haruna off Manila three days after Pearl Harbor. his crew parachuted to safety at his order.
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Fla
Colin Kelly
America
Japan
Kelly
Haruna
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Reich Chancellery to be Razed in Berlin
The ruin of Hitler's Reich Chancellery in Berlin will be torn down and blasted. Russian salvage has removed marble for Red Army memorials, and remaining structure is slated for dismantling or demolition for building material.
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Adolf Hitler
Hankow Fire Leaves 10000 Homeless in Hankow
Central News Agency reports a blaze that destroyed 700 homes in Hankow, leaving 10,000 residents homeless yesterday. Local authorities urged aid as residents began to search for missing belongings and shelter options.
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Nanking
Central News Agency
Hankow
Herbert Delays Mayor Probe in Lancaster
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert said he would not act on a Lancaster mayoral investigation request until after the election. Mayor Fred Von Stein sought a probe to clear his administration amid a grand jury indictment of 26 Lancaster residents for receiving stolen meat and gambling charges.
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Thomas J. Herbert
Fred von Stein
Lancaster
Fairfield County Grand Jury
von Stein
Samuel Hutsler
Civil Service Commission
Taft Proposes Pension For Former Presidents
Senator Taft proposes a $25,000 annual life pension for former presidents to allow them to life “in dignity” after office. Senator Flanders backs the idea and plans a bill to raise salaries for policy making officials above the classified civil service level.
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Washington
Flanders
Taft
Rohio
Loyalty Hearings Set For Postal Employes
Cleveland postal workers who took loyalty oaths will face hearings on charges of Communist party membership. About 15 or more employees are involved out of roughly 4200 in the city. Hearings, directed by a postal inspector, will be closed to the public.
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Cleveland
Communist Party
Ray R. Lucas
Police Chief Seeks 16 More Officers in Hamilton
Hamilton Ohio Police Chief John A. Bippus announces a plan to hire sixteen additional policemen to boost city protection. He says the measure is needed to adequately safeguard residents and enforce laws.
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John A. Bippus
Ohio May Need 3000 GIs To Meet October Draft Quota
Selective Service Director Chester W. Goble says examining 3000 men may be required to produce Ohio’s October quota of 499 inductees.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Selective Service
Chester W. Goble
Mom and Pop Pay the Fines Curfew Hits Detroit Juvenile Rules
Detroit enforces a midnight curfew for under 17s. Parents face a 15 dollar fine or 30 days for escort violations when minors are found on streets after midnight. City council approved the measure to curb juvenile delinquency.
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Police Reward Pedestrians With Roses For Good Safety
Cleveland police public relations unit launched a pedestrian safety week giving flowers and candy to about a dozen women obeying traffic rules. The gifts were donated by the Sweetest Day Committee and the Florists Association of Greater Cleveland. Later in the week cigarettes will be handed to compliant men.
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Police
Sweetest Day Committee
Florists Association of Greater
Firemen Let Houses Burn in Springfield Standby Protest
In Springfield Ohio two fire companies watched two houses burn before crossing the city line after city officials ordered them to act. The crowd jeered as City Manager Oscar Fleckner arrived after 45 minutes and directed crews to move to prevent spread to a third house. Owners James K. Dyer and Mildred White lacked required contracts and bonds.
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Ohio Fire Departments
James K. Dyer
Mildred White
Oscar L. Fleckner
Corporation
Hoover Warns of Communist Fifth Columns in South America
Former President Herbert Hoover told an Americas Foundation dinner that Communist fifth columns are constantly working to sow ill will between the United States and South American nations. He received the Americas award for contributing to hemispheric amity and understanding.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
the Americas Foundation
Immigration Service orders deportation of organizer John Santo
The Immigration Service announced that John Santo, international organizer for the CIO Transport Workers Union, has been ordered deported.
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Washington
The
Immigration Service
John Santo
CIO Transport Workers Union
Britain Presses Russia to Lift Iron Curtain and Fight Fifth Column
The British UN delegate Sir Hartley Shawcross urged Moscow to lift the Iron Curtain and halt Communist fifth column activity worldwide to gain armament reduction cooperation. Malik accused him of interfering in Soviet affairs as debate closed on armaments.
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United Nations
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Jakob A. Malik
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Chamber of Deputies
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Canterbury
Geoffrey Fisher
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Nanking
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Shansi
Boy Found on Minister Doorstep in Cleveland
Police report a newborn boy about three days old found abandoned on a minister's doorstep in Cleveland. Investigators seek any witnesses or leads to identify the mother and ensure the infant's welfare.
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Cleveland
Swedish King Gustaf V Stricken by Illness at 90
King Gustaf V of Sweden, aged 90, is ill with influenza and resting at Drottningholm Castle after a quiet night, according to his attendants.
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Gustaf V of
Sweden
Drottningholm Castle
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