Verbal Slugfest in Ohio Senate Fight Continues
The campaign for the Ohio Senate seat heats up as Taft and Ferguson trade barbs on inflation and policy. Gov. Lausche negotiates with Ferguson at a Middletown rally while Lima Republican Don Ebright attacks welfare morale. Taft accuses Ferguson of relying on CIO PAC support and headlines a seven-stop early campaign.
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Frank J. Lausche
Butler County
Lausche
Middletown
Ferguson
Sen
Taft
Lima
Don Ebright
Department of Public Welfare
Ohio
Mercer
Auglaize
Allen
Political Action Committee
CIO
ZAC
Democratic
United States
United States Senate
Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Sen. Taft
Truman MacArthur Agree On Formosa Issue
Washington report says President Truman and General MacArthur reached accord on Formosa and its future status. The discussed policy suggests neutrality during and after the Korean War, with safeguards to prevent Communist control while pursuing UN backed peaceful settlement. Details and degree of agreement remain undisclosed by Pentagon sources.
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Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Formosa
United States
Wake Island
MacArthur
Mr. Truman
United Nations
Pentagon
Kefauver Panel Wraps Chicago Hearings On Gambling
Senate committee finished a second set of Chicago hearings into organized crime revealing gambling and racketeering links. Chairman Estes Kefauver pledged further digging and plans to return in December for open sessions as investigations show gangsters infiltrating legitimate businesses.
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Chicago
Senate
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Train Hurtles Tracks in Oneida Wreck Kills 2
The New York Central passenger express North Star wrecked in Oneida New York when a steel freight car door fell into its path. Both the locomotive engineer and fireman were killed and at least 16 people were injured, many not seriously.
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Oneida
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
North Star
New York
Nurse Group Opposes Licensing Proposal In Ohio
The Practical Nurse Association of Ohio voted to oppose a bill requiring practical nurses to obtain state licensing. The measure was introduced by the Ohio Nurses' Association and faces opposition from the nursing group in Cleveland.
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Nurse Group
Cleveland
The _ Practical Nurse Association of
Ohio
Ohio Nurses’ Association
Good Furniture Always In Demand
Room rentals are big business and so is furnishing rooms. Mrs. T. C. Scott of Athens advertised a double deck wooden army bed for sale and claimed strong demand. Messenger Want Ads offer buying and renting services to reach this market.
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T. C. Scott
Athens
T. B. Warner
Upper
Sandusky
Wyandot County
Max Meinhart
Messenger
Medina teens, man indicted in shotgun murder case
Medina county grand jury returned indictments yesterday charging Gerald Kil linger 17 and Max Amerman 27 with first degree murder in the shotgun slaying of Harold Mast 23.
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Medina, C
Gerald Killinger
Max Amerman
Harold Mast
Medina County
Reds of Ohio Seek Defeat of Sen. Taft
The Communist Party of Ohio says it aims to defeat Senator Robert A. Taft but will not back his Democratic opponent Joseph T. Ferguson. The CP laments Ferguson mirrors Taft’s program and criticizes labor leadership for denying a real choice. Andrew Remes notes Ferguson offers no criticism of the administration’s anti labor record or civil rights betrayals. The communists pledge labor and Negro support while disavowing Ferguson.
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Cleveland
Communist Party of Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Joseph T. Ferguson
Taft
Ferguson
Andrew Remes
Ohio Airlines Hearing Set
A Civil Aeronautics Board examiner set January 22 for a Washington hearing on Indiana Ohio local air service. Exhibits are due December 27 with rebuttals by January 12. Key players include Trans-World Airlines Lake Central Airlines and All-American Airways with others possible to intervene.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Indiana
Ohio
Warren E. Baker
Aeronautics Commission of Indiana
Ohio Aviation Board
Indiana-Ohio
Trans- World Airlines
Lake Central Airlines
All-American Airways
Kenyon to Award Bishop Chase Medal to Charles P Taft
Kenyon College will award the second Bishop Chase Medal to Charles P Taft of Cincinnati, a prominent attorney and church leader. Taft is honored for accomplishments in public service and religious leadership.
Color Television Fight Hits Big Round Today
The FCC vows to contest court challenges to its CBS color plan ruling as RCA NBC fights back. NYC and Chicago lawsuits by Pilot Radio, RCA, and NBC threaten the color display. Tele-Tone markets a mass production CBS color converter. Muntz TV and Belmont Radio announce CBS color receiving equipment plans.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Columbia Broadcasting System
New York
Chicago
Pilot Radio Corp
Radio Corporation of America
National Broadcasting Co
RCA
CBS
NBC
WNBW
WNBT
Belmont Radio Corp
Dean Given Life Sentence for Murder
Dean Homer Jack Dean, 39, former Columbus bartender, convicted in Franklin County for the Dec 10, 1947 slaying of Elmo C. Rice. Jury recommended mercy. Judge M. Clifford imposed life in the Ohio Penitentiary. Dean maintained innocence and vowed to seek a new trial.
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Columbus
Homer Jack Dean
Dean
West Virginia
Franklin County
M. Clifford
Ohio
Clifford
James F. Henderson
Labor Government Weathered Conservative Challenge in Commons
Britain’s Labor government survived a partisan clash as the House of Commons rejected an opposition amendment condemning the deficit in the socialized transport industry by 296 to 284. The near party-line vote tests Prime Minister Attlee’s slim majority of seven.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Attlee
French Begin Debate On Indochina Policy
France's National Assembly opens debate on Indochina policy as Premier Rene Pleven signals resignation if cabinet support falters. mounting criticism grows over troop withdrawals from Indochina border posts with Red China. A recent withdrawal cost over 3000 Foreign Legion and Moroccan troops.
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Paris
France
National Assembly
Indochina
Rene Pleven
Red China
Fire damages three business firms in single building
Three business concerns housed in one building were damaged by fire. Firemen estimated damage at about 25000 dollars. The blaze caused significant destruction across multiple storefronts and prompted an intensive emergency response.
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Cincinnati
Triple Crash Mystery Near Washington Stumps Search
The hunt for two or three Air Force F-86 jets continues as wreckage from the triple crash is found near Nokesville Virginia. Pilot Luther C Barcus Jr of Spring Lake New Jersey suffered a broken leg and cuts after his craft spun and crashed. Officials say there was no collision and the planes were not aloft long enough to run out of fuel.
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Washington
Air Force
Here
Nokesville
Luther C. Barcus, Jr
Spring Lake
N.J
Earth
Joseph Kent
Andrews Field
Harry Gold Sentence Delayed Until Dec 7
Harry Gold a 39 year old chemist who confessed delivering atomic secrets to Russian agents had his sentencing postponed until December 7 by order of U S District Judge James P Mc Granery at the government's request.
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Philadelphia
Harry Gold
U.S
James P. McGranery
Henderson Learns Of $232 Homeless Check Readied
Arthur M Henderson of Chauncey finally heard about a $232 payment. He sent his address to Washington after a railroad job near Alliance. Cecil Hart, a star-route mail carrier between Logan and Athens, learned of the matter from a local newspaper and told Henderson. Washington now handles the rest.
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Logan
Arthur M. Henderson
Chauncey Henderson
Washington
Henderson
Chauncey
Alliance
Cecil Hart
Athens
Hart
Lustron Plant Faces $36 Million Dilemma in Columbus
Government seeks a $6 million answer to the Lustron Columbus plant dispute as taxpayers hold title to machinery while munitions board requires the site ready for naval airframe work within 120 days. Navy has no immediate plans, but may accept transfer if conversion is needed. An investor might consider small housing production for the government as a workaround.
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Washington
Columbus
Ohio
Munitions Board
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautiics
Emergency building ban aims to save munitions materials
Washington considers an emergency ban on constructing race tracks, dance halls, bowling alleys and other amusements to conserve materials for munitions. The proposal may extend to new theaters and night clubs, while private credit limits and federal home financing tighten. The Federal Reserve signals tighter bank reserves as business loans reach a new high.
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Washington
National Production Authority
Federal Reserve Board
Pyongyang Falls as Allied Forces Encircle Capital
Allied armored columns drive into Pyongyang from two fronts. Most of the city captured. Kim In Sung’s regime fled toward Huichon. U.S. and South Korean forces report heavy resistance on the outskirts with thousands of prisoners joining American lines.
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Seoul, Korea
Pyongyang
U.S. First Cavalry Division
Manila
Tokyo
Kim
Sung
William J. Waugh
Waugh
Taedong
Eighth Army
Huichon
Eighth Cavalry
Taedong River
Pusan
Yellow Sea
Hwanjun
Kyomipo
Bag
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Hwangju
Sariwon
ROK
Republican
Wonsan-Pyongyang
Pyongjiwon
UN Powers To Discuss Red Demand
Seven nations met behind locked doors to discuss Russia's demand to serve on UN peace patrols under the anti aggression program. John Foster Dulles guided the plan with support from Dean Acheson as delegates from Britain Canada France Turkey the Philippines and Uruguay joined in. Vishinsky attacked the plan saying it aimed to wipe out the Security Council while Dulles pledged to seat the Chinese representative recognized by a majority of the UN if the measure passes.
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Lake
Russia
United Nations
America
John Foster Dulles
Dean Acheson
Dulles
Britain
Canada
France
Turkey
Philippines
Uruguay
General Assembly
Security Council
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Council
Vishinsky
China
United States
Dewey Refutes Hanley Letter Ties in Newburgh Speech
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey sought to downplay the Hanley letter amid Newburgh remarks linking the dispute to Franklin D. Roosevelt. He noted Hanley’s admission of financial cleanup plans before a Senate run and compared it to 1928 Democrats with John J. Raskob underwiring debt for Roosevelt’s NY governorship.
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Associated Press
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Hanley
New York
Dewey
Joe R. Hanley
Senate
Newburgh
N.Y
John J. Raskob
Florida Storm Tears Across Coast Leaving Fatalities
A Florida storm killed three people as high tides battered beaches and seawalls after a hurricane traversed the state into Georgia. Property and crop damage reached into the millions, with the system easing from a 116 mile per hour punch that struck Miami overnight. Navy crews and volunteers labored through the night to sandbag vulnerable oceanfront areas.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Georgia
Miami
Navy
Bride Wins Annulment From Bigamy Case in Baltimore
Gladys Dells, 18, testified Alfred Houler introduced her to his other wife and two children after their April 1949 marriage in Baltimore. Circuit Court Judge Ralph Warnken granted the annulment and allowed her to resume her maiden name.
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Baltimore
Alfred Houlker
Gladys Dells
Providence
R. L
Wif
Gladys
Ralph Warnken
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