Truman Enters Battle Over Reds and High Costs
President Truman squarely tackles Republican critics led by Dewey and Stassen on Reds in government, high prices, health insurance, and the St. Lawrence Seaway. He accuses GOP rivals of false claims while outlining a broad health plan and new social program.
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Truman
Dewey
Stassen
Washington
St. Lawrence Seaway
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Harold E. Stassen
U.S
John M. Pratt
National Physicians Committee
Federal Security
Oscar R. Ewing
Frances P. Bolton
Ohio
80Th Congress
Status As Communist Admitted By J Peters
New York report states J Peters a Hungarian immigrant 54 admitted he was an active Communist for years while denying he led the Soviet underground in the U S Deported on charges of contempt of Congress Peters wrote that he was an active member of the Communist Party and had lectured, with residence at 83 46 118th Street in Queens for eight years
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New York
J. Peters
United States
Peters
Alexander Stevens
Communist Party
Carol King
118Th Street
Kew Gardens
Queens
Un-American Committee
Ohio utilities win rate increases in two-city action
The State Utilities Commission approved Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. to raise revenues by 2.49 million dollars annually. The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. seeks about 4.6 million dollars in higher annual charges for 2500 commercial and industrial users next year. Residential rates in Cincinnati start at four cents per kWh for the first 30 hours, then three, two, and 1.8 cents for higher usage. The Cleveland firm cites need to attract capital for required construction expenditures.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Utilities Commission
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Cincinnati
Cleveland Company
Cabinet Hope Is Abandoned
Premier-designate Robert Schuman quit trying to form a new French government after four days of efforts. De Gaulle followers hoped the crisis would trigger new elections while Herriot, age 76, of the Radical-Socialist Party, was discussed as a possible premiership choice.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
Charles de Gaulle
Schuman
Popular Republican Movement
de Gaulle
France
Triosseme
New York Truck Strike Spreads Amid Rising Demands
About 10,000 drivers and helpers, half of the city’s truckers, idle as the AFL Teamsters Union local 807 presses a 25 cent hourly wage demand. Retail outlets face supply cuts and prices may rise while talks are set for next Tuesday.
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New York
AFL Teamsters Union Local 807
Teamsters
Flying Farmers Told Planes Add To Profits
In Columbus D. W. Rentzel administrator of civil aeronautics said airplanes offer greater profit potential for farmers than other activities. He cited spraying dusting seeding defoliation and patrols as key uses of aircraft in agriculture.
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Columbus
America
D. W. Rentzel
Civil Aeronautics
Benes of Czechoslovakia Dies at 65 in Prague
Former President Eduard Benes died in Prague after a period of unconsciousness and deteriorating health. Doctors reported fits of coughing, weakening heart action, and near total paralysis before the end.
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Prague
Eduard Benes
Congress To Query Management In CIO Rank Fight
A House Labor subcommittee moves to question electrical company officials about dealing with Communists in the labor movement. Conflicting CIO leaders Carey and Fitzgerald spar over Communist influence as union tension peaks in New York.
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Washington
House Labor
CIO
Tep. Kersten
R-Wis
Subcommittee
James B. Carey
Albert Fitzgerald
United Electrical Workers Union
New York
U.E
Carey
Fitzgerald
Bart Enright
Jersey City
Westinghouse Electric Company
Sam Basmajian
Rca-Victor
Camden
N. J
Kersten
Enright
U. K
James Matles
General Electric
General Motors
Westinghouse
Pilots Vie For Final Qualifying Run In Cleveland
Racing pilots faced a last chance to qualify for National Air Races as only 31 of 70 possible speed fliers were marked. Maj. Richard L. Johnson from Wright-Patterson Airbase aimed to push toward the 650 mph world speed record, while Charles E. Brown of Indianapolis led current test times at 418.3 mph in a modified Airacobra.
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Cleveland
Richard L. Johnson
Air Material Command
Wright-Patterson Airbase
Dayton
Charles E. Brown
Indianapolis
U S Delays Hearings On Railway Charges
Hearings on five wartime freight gauge suits against railroads were postponed indefinitely by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Secretary of the Army Royall objected that early trials could disclose the nation's total shipping potential during wartime conditions.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Army
Royall
B29 Crew Bails Out During Mock Air Battle
The Air Ministry said a U S B29 Superfortress crashed off the Netherlands coast during a mock air battle of Britain. All crew bailed out and British rescue teams searched the sea for survivors. Superfortresses normally carry 11 crew.
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London
Air Ministry
Netherlands
Britain
Hjalmar Schacht Freed After 24 Hour Doubt on Acquittal
The former Nazi official Hjalmar Schacht walked free yesterday after a brief doubt over whether his acquittal as a major Nazi offender would stand.
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Staligart
Hjalmar Schacht
Russians prepare to lift Berlin blockade reports say
Berlin reports claim the Russians are arranging to lift the 72 day blockade with rail and canal reopenings. An American transport official noted no date and cautioned it depends on talks in Moscow. Negotiators face a snag over exchange rates between eastern and western marks.
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Berlin
Soviet Zone
Ments
Helmstedt
Moscow
Ruhr
Sian
Germany
Second Red High-Up Leader Dies
London reports Sergei G. Lukin Russia's minister of light industry died yesterday. It follows Andrei Zhdanov's burial in the Kremlin wall with Stalin as pallbearer after his Tuesday heart ailment. Lukin had long illness, Moscow radio noted.
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London
Sergei G. Lukin
Russia
Moscow Radio
Andrei A. Zhdanov
Communist Party Central Committee
Kremlin
Stalin
Zhandov
Lukin
Supreme Court
Judge Change Move Fails in Picket Injunction Case
A Supreme Court denied removing Judge Lloyd S. Leach of Coshocton County from hearing a United Mine Workers picket-injunction case. The UMW argued prejudice since Leach granted temporary injunctions in six Coshocton County cases and sought assignment of another common pleas judge for the Perry County case brought by J. D. Ross Coal Co.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
Lloyd S. Leach
Coshocton County
United Mine Workers
UMW
Leach
Common Pleas
J. D. Ross Coal Co
Perry County
Autopsy Reveals Alcohol in Body of Ohio Man
Howell G. Thomas of Youngstown Ohio died in Long Beach six days earlier. An autopsy found .33 percent alcohol in his blood, over twice the level sufficient to intoxicate. Officials said exact cause of death remains to be determined after further exam.
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Los Angeles
Howell G. Thomas
Youngstown
Ohio
Long Beach
Mrs Elizabeth Heib Dies at Point Pleasant
Mrs Elizabeth Heib 80 wife of Capt Jacob Heib died this morning at her home on First Street in Point Pleasant She had lived there since 1901 Funeral arrangements are being made by the Franklin funeral home.
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Point Pleasant
Elizabeth Heib
Jacob Heib
First St
Cancer Fund Receives First Two Donations
The Babe Ruth Cancer Fund reports its first contributions, including a $100,000 gift from Ian Briskin of Revere Camera Co. Chicago and a 10 cent donation from Jackie Minogue, a 13 year old New York schoolboy.
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New York
Babe Ruth Cancer Fund
Ian Briskin
Revere Camera Co
Chicago
Jackie Minogue
New York Schoolboy
Fire Kills Three Children in Cleveland House Blaze
A early morning fire at a brick and frame dwelling in Cleveland left Arnalda Leaks seven Adrena Leaks five and Charles Jr three dead their parents Anice Leaks 39 and Charles J Leaks 40 critically injured after leaping from an attic window with a nine month old baby Anice to safety Eight others were rescued Fire officials said the parents learned of the fatalities later at St Luke Hospital.
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Cleveland
Anice Leaks
Anice
Charles J. Leaks
Arnalda Leaks
Adrena
Charles, Jr
St. Luke Hospital
John Cummings
World Churches Condemn Anti Semitism Call for Palestine Peace
Amsterdam report to the World Council of Churches condemns anti Semitism and refrains from taking Arab Jewish sides. The committee urges Christian action for order in Palestine and relief for Holy Land victims without discrimination.
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Amsterdam
World Council of Churches
World Council
Palestine
Pastor Found Dead in Jackson Parish Home
The Rev Edward F. Sullivan, 41, pastor of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, was found dead on his bedroom floor in Jackson, likely from a heart attack, according to friends.
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures and Showers
Temperatures will run 2 to 4 degrees above normal with highs 73 to 78 and lows 54 to 59, a slight cooling Tuesday. Precipitation averaging around a quarter inch with brief scattered showers early next week.
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Columbus
Pacific Coast Strike Paralyzes Ports Across Coast
A coastwide walkout idled about 120 ships and 12 000 dock workers from Mexico to Canada while 16 000 seafarers remained shore bound. CIO longshoremen led by Harry Bridges warned of 4 to 6 months of picket lines as President Truman pursued negotiation without emergency powers. Railroads halted export freight and some manufacturers cut production nationwide.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
CIO
Bridges
Washington
Truman
Small Bendix field set for Long Beach to Cleveland run
Only six entrants appear for the Bendix race from Long Beach to Cleveland. The lineup includes Paul Mantz and Jacqueline Cochran with five others: Joe De Bona Jesse Stallings Ed Lunken Linton Carney. Stallings plans a Mosquito while five pilots fly P51s.
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Long Beach
Calif
Cleveland
Paul Mantz
Hollywood
Joe de Bona
Beverly Hills
Jesse Stallings
Nashville
Jury Acquittal on Eight Counts for Ex-County Home Superintendent
Willard Simonton, 46, former county home superintendent, was acquitted after a four day trial on eight counts of assault and battery against inmates. The verdict came after a 40 minute jury deliberation as Simonton embraced his wife and supporters praised the outcome. Prosecutor Gray argued the charges showed an immoral pattern. defense attorney Williams cited sympathy for the aged and questioned dates.
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Common Pleas Court
Willard Simonton
Simonton
Albersta Grones
D. M. Goddard
Gladys
Gordon B. Gray
R. D. Williams
Oliver F. Rowland
Gray
Williams
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Two Admit Meat Theft From Swift Plant
In Columbus two Swift & Co. employees Theodore Cooper and Paul Thacker pleaded guilty to grand larceny for stealing meat to feed their families. Judge Myron B. Gessaman deferred sentence. Other workers from Columbus and Lancaster pleaded not guilty or innocent.
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Columbus
Swift & Co
Theodore Cooper
Paul Thacker
Myron B. Gessaman
Lancaster
Hezel Jeffreys
Harry Jennings
State Fair Opens For Last Time At Columbus Ohio
The 94th Ohio State Fair opened for the last time as fair manager Ed Bath urged exhibitors to keep booths open until closing. Governor Thomas J. Herbert toured exhibits and harness races, calling for better fairgrounds by 1950 and noting Long Girl won the Governor's Cup for three year olds at the harness meet. Livestock judging continues with a sheep shearing contest featured.
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Columbus
Ed Bath
Ohio State University
Thomas J. Herbert
Ohio
Long Girl
Gay Acres Stable
Wooster
Govenor
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Brannan
Congress
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Sally
Edna Herrick
Conneaut
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Benes
U. S
Schacht
Robert Mitchum
Robin Ford
Lila Leeds
Vickie Evans
Dist. Atty
William E. Simpson
Grand Jury
Simpson
Mitchum
Miss Leeds
Pt. Pleasant
Cancer Fund
Pacific Coast Strike
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