Denfeld Ousted From Navy Post By Truman
Admiral Louis Denfeld loses Chief of Naval Operations post after clash with unification critics. Truman approves Matthews transfer plan to remove him, citing need for unity and national defense. Denfeld vows to support the Navy and country even as he steps down.
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Navy
Louis Denfeld
Truman
Secretary of the Navy
Matthews
Naval Operations
Nfeld
Denfeld
House
Armed Services Committee
Army
Armed Services
Congress
Vinson
Rep. Arends
Mr. Truman
Adm
Louie Denfeld
French Airliner Crashes On Azores Island Killing Boxer Cerdan
An Air France Constellation crashed on a rocky Azores isle near Santa Maria. Marcel Cerdan and 47 others aboard, including 10 Americans and two Canadians, are reported among the dead and survivors. Rescue teams race to the scene as searchers comb the area.
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Azores
Cerdan
Santa Maria
The
Air France Constellation
Marcel Cerdan
Algarvia
Sao Miguel Island
Paceshin Haraues
Air France
Rocky Azores
United States
Jake Lamotta
Orly
New York
Orly Field
Ginette Neveu
Jo Longman
Orly Airfield
Lamotta
Kay Kamen
Kate Kame
Walt Disney Film Co
Baker Named to Board of the Ohio Archaeological Society
Governor Lausche appointed John C. Baker of Ohio University to the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society board. His term ends February 18, 1951. Dr Rees Edgar Tulloss, retired Wittenberg College president, was also named with a term ending February 18, 1952. They replace the late Walter W. Boulger and Harry Amos.
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John C. Baker
Ohio University
The
Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society
Frank Lausche
Rees Edgar Tulloss
Wittenberg College
Springfield
Baker
Tulloss
Walter W. Boulger
Chillicothe
Harry Amos
Cambridge
College Hikes Pay at Marietta College
The faculty and salaried staff at Marietta College will receive a 10 percent cost of living pay raise effective with October salaries. The move affects faculty and administrative employees across the college.
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Marietta
Marietta College
U. S. Rubber Raises Tire Prices 3 Percent
U. S. Rubber Co. raised prices on passenger car tires trucks farm tires and industrial tires and tubes by 3 percent in New York on Thursday.
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U. S
New York
U. S. Rubber Co
George Allen Named Envoy To Yugoslavia
President Truman announced George W. Allen will become ambassador to Tito’s Yugoslavia and resign as assistant secretary of state for public affairs. The move pairs Allen with Mike Mansfield to lead VOA duties, reflecting Cold War postings amid Moscow scrutiny.
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Washington
George W. Allen
Russia
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Voice of America
Allen
Masha
Tito
Yugoslavia
Iran
U. S
Moscow
North Carolina
Truman
Alaskan Gold Strike Yields Small Immediate Profit
Washington report says the Alaskan gold strike produced less than 50 dollars worth of gold at the scene. Fred Weiler head of the Bureau of Land Management office at Fairbanks notes that only bush pilots profit currently, sending a telegram to the Interior Department.
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Washington
Interior Department
Fred Weiler
Department
Weiler
Bureau of Land Management
Fairbanks
Living Cost Figures expected to show rise
New government living cost figures due today are expected to show a slight increase from August. The index for August stands at 168.8, with February at 170.9, and the peak cost reaching 174.5 in August September 1948.
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Washington
Marital mixup delays swindling Sam’s trial
Chicago report details Sigmund Engel known as Sam delaying his confidence game trial as prosecutors, defense, and Judge Fisher sort out his marriages. Three women testified they wed him in the past year using different aliases. he allegedly swindled them for money or jewels after each union.
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Chicago
Sigmund
Sam) Engel
Romeo
George M. Fisher
Engel
Fisher
Pauline Langton
New York
Mrs
Paul Moore
Truman declines immediate intervention in steel and coal strikes
President Truman ruled out immediate government action to halt the steel 28 day and coal 37 day strikes. He said the nation has not reached a national emergency and that Taft Hartley injunctions would only be used in true emergencies. Labor leaders and lawmakers debate urgency as Cyrus S. Ching operates mediation efforts with U S Steel and CIO miners.
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Washington
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Wherry
R-Neb
GOP
Senate
White House
Humphrey
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Ching
New York
U. S. Steel Corp
Philip Murray
CIO
Murray
U. S. Steel
John L. Lewis
Miners Union
Southern
Northern
Western
Lewis
Jobs for Everyone and Steel Strike Link in Labor Speech
Orville C. Jones of the Ohio CIO Council urged that jobs for all depend on massive spending and consumption of 270 billion dollars annually. He linked steel and coal strikes to broader labor goals and noted big nine month profits for Bethlehem Steel and U S Steel as evidence of income trends.
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Orville C. Jones
Ohio Cio Council
Public Affairs Club
Ohio ‘University
Jones
Truman
New York
CIO
Bethlehem Steel Corp
United States Steel
Akron bus driver charged with second degree manslaughter
An Akron Transportation Co. bus driver was charged with second degree manslaughter after his bus struck and killed a 16 year old girl on Thursday.
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Akron
Akron Transportation Co
Three Injured in Wreck on Route 7 Near Chester
In the same location on Route 7 near Chester a second crash in 24 hours injured three people. All were Charleston West Virginia residents treated at Meigs General Hospital. The accident followed a vehicle hitting loose gravel on a temporary road and overturning into a utility pole.
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Chester
Meigs General Hospital
Charleston
W.va
Charles Russell
Olone
John B. Cook
Rita
W. Va
Charles Sloan
Sloan
Six Killed In Takeoff Plane Crash In London
An American flier survived a fog bound takeoff crash at London airport that killed six aboard the Superior Oil Co amphibian plane. Co pilot Earl Sivage was burned but saved by rolling through rain paddies to extinguish flames.
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London
Superior Oil Go
Los Angeles
London Airport
Earl Oscar Sivage
Cairo
Robert Allen
Superior Oil Co
James Lewis
Caplan, Livingstone and Lewis
Hugh Weightman
W. J. Horne
Central Mining Investment Trust of London
Joseph Jordan
Andrew Cole
Long Beach
Calif
Sivage
Vote Shakes Labor Party in Historic Commons Clash
In London the Labor Government pressed its economy program to avert bankruptcy after a record opposition vote. The Commons defeated a Conservative censure motion 353 to 222 as Labour MPs debated gaps in the package with illness absences noted.
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London
Britain
Attlee
State Relief Figures Increase in September
Ohio paid out 1,473,816 dollars to 91,305 persons on relief in September. The State Welfare Department released figures showing a 46.9 percent rise from September 1948, marking the highest relief roll since the war ended.
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Columbus
State of
Ohio
State Welfare Department
Lausche Approves Welfare Dept Layoffs to Cut Deficit
Governor Lausche said Welfare Director Lamneck acted to lay off 115 employees by January 1 to prevent a year end deficit. He warned the alternative would be higher taxes to raise needed funds.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
John H. Lamneck
Welfare Department
Dls
Sheriff Confiscates Gambling Equipment in Warren County
Sheriff Ger Couden and deputies seized two slot machines over a dozen punch boards and other gambling gear in Warren County raids on Thursday. Fines of 50 dollars and suspended 30 day jail terms were imposed on Todd Bunce Ben Beckett Carl Genters Young McIntosh and Mary Wilson with half the fines suspended.
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Lebanon
Ger Couden
Warren County
Todd Bunce
Ben Beckett
Harveysburg
Carl Genters
Young McIntosh
South Lebanon
Mary Wilson
Hollywood
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures Rise Then Cool
The forecast for Columbus calls for temperatures 3 to 6 degrees above normal with a normal high of 54 and low of 38. Showers are expected early next week as temperatures rise slightly then turn cooler by midweek with precipitation totaling 0.1 to 0.2 inches.
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Columbus
Proposals Work For Other Man
A Philadelphia report recounts a modern version of the John Alden Miles Standish tale. At a Direct Mail Advertising Association meeting a speaker noted a young man courted by daily letters for 65 days, and on the 66th day the girl married the mailman.
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Philadelphia
John Alden-Miles Standish
Direct Mail Advertising Association
Two Caught as Prison Break Convicts Strain Manhunt
Two of eight convicts who escaped from the New Castle workhouse were recaptured in a high speed chase after their stolen yellow convertible overturned near North East Maryland. Minor and Palmer, both armed and escaped with six others, were still at large as police intensified the pursuit. Minor serves life for murder and Palmer 12 years for robbery.
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Del
New Castle
John Henry Minor
Bear Cleve
Jesse W. Palmer
Tuscumbia
Ala
U. S. Route 40
North East
Minor
Palmer
Bidault OK'd Ends France's Long Political Crisis
Georges Bidault confirmed as Premier after cabinet formation and National Assembly approval 367 to 183. Bidault, 50, heads the MRP and leads a center coalition. he previously led wartime resistance and served as provisional president and foreign minister. France had suffered the longest crisis in 50 years.
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France
Georges Bidault
Bidault
National Assembly
MRP
Popular Republican Movement
Center
Rene Waldeck Rousseau
West Virginia Men Face Assault Counts
Gallia County news reports two West Virginia men Osher Gardner 19 Gallipolis Ferry and Dale Myers 23 Point Pleasant were to be arraigned on assault and battery charges arising from an incident outside an Upper River Road tavern. Sam Casey filed the complaint. Sheriff George Ehman and Deputy Garland Nibert, who made the arrests, note Gardner had been released a day earlier from the Dayton workhouse for a similar offense.
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Gallipolis
West Virginia
Upper River Road
Sam Casey
Osher Gardner
Gallipolis Ferry
Dale Myers
Point Pleasant
George Ehman
Garland Nibert
Gardner
Dayton
Atomic Commission to Expand Oak Ridge National Lab
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a $19,000,000 construction and improvement program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. About $10,000 will fund new research facilities and roughly $4,200,000 will upgrade existing facilities and utilities.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Vote Group Formed For Senator Taft
Columbus reports a new state wide organization to boost turnout and support for Senator Robert A. Taft's reelection. Arthur J. Packard of Mt. Vernon announces the group sponsored by business and professional people will operate before and after next year's primary election.
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Columbus
Robert A. Taft
Arthur J. Packard
Mt. Vernon
Arson Squad Probes Methodist Church Fire in Cleveland
Fire swept Shaffer Memorial Methodist Church in Cleveland early Friday causing an estimated 10 000 to 40 000 in damage. Officials noted prior damage in recent months and a group of boys loitering outside was reported last night.
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Cleveland
Shaffer Memorial Methodist Church
Eastern Star To Build Home for Members
The Ohio Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star plans a home for members near Mount Vernon. A resolution to purchase land was approved at the convention. Mrs. Kathryn Wyre, the new state president, said a committee will be appointed to draft preliminary plans.
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Columbus
Ohio’ ‘Grand Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Mount Vernon
Kathryn Wyre
OES
Bridges Faces Rough CIO Meet Amid Left Right Clash
Hard-hitting union leader Harry Bridges vows the CIO will respond only if booted out as right wing forces press for a showdown. Bridges says a private talk with CIO president Murray may shape next week's convention and avert conflict. The United Electrical Workers demand action and threaten to withhold dues unless their terms are met.
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Cleveland
Harry Bridges
Bridges
CSO
Philip Mureray
Murray
Mureray
United Electrical Workers
CIO
Strength Cuts Planned for Navy and Marines
Rep Arends says defense cuts would reduce Navy and Marine Corps strength by about 56,200, with current total around 516000. Earlier, Secretary Gray announced Army reductions of 30,000 draftees and one year enlistments, lowering Army strength to about 630000.
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Washington
Navy
Youtentay
Arends
R-Il
Marine Corps
Gordon Gray
Polio Cases Rise to 1667 in Ohio State Totals
Six new polio cases pushed Ohio’s statewide total to 1667 today. The report notes the steady spread across the state with health officials monitoring outbreaks in major cities.
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Columbus
Ohio
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