Clay doubts war imminent in Berlin crisis
Gen Lucius D Clay said war is not near and warned Moscow against making Berlin the German problem’s final issue. He outlined steps including UN Security Council options if Moscow talks fail and stressed no plans to evacuate U.S. children despite the blockade.
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Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
U.S
United States
Clay
Council of Foreign Ministers
Russia
Communism
Moscow
United Nations Security Council
Germany
Bavaria
U. S
Univis Hearing Continues After Workers Oust UEW
An NLRB election at Univis Lens Co. remains under review as CIO Electrical Workers Local 768 protests threats used to sway votes. Examiner Horace A. Ruckel denied a motion to dismiss the union petition for a new election. National Guard had been called to quell July and August picket disturbances. work resumed after order was restored and both sides agreed to arbitrate.
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Dayton
NLRB
CIO Electrical Workers Local 768
Univis Lens Co
UEW
Horace A. Ruckel
Washington
Cornelium Petzhoid
National Guard
Man's Body and Speed Boat Found at Buckeye Lake
The floating body of William L. Brenneiser, 40, a dry cleaning plant employee, and his undamaged speed boat were found at Buckeye Lake today. He was last seen Sunday. Authorities had been dragging since Monday. A coroner's verdict in the death was delayed pending further investigation.
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Lancaster
William L. Brenneiser
Buckeye Lake
Car-Bicycle Mishap Fatal To Meigs Boy
Russell Everett Connolly thirteen of Long Bottom died at Meigs General Hospital after a bicycle collided with a car on Route 248 west of Long Bottom. State Patrol reports the accident occurred about 11 20 p m Saturday with the boy admitted around midnight and in critical condition prior to the fatal outcome.
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Pomeroy
Russell Everett Connolly
Everett Connolly
Long Bottom
Meigs General Hospital
State
Route 248
Reds Oppose Colony Plan
Paris reports the United States Britain and the Soviet Union reacted to a French plan to place Somali land under Italian trusteeship. Vishinsky opposed no time limit and warned against overreach. Britain France and the United States favor expert study on four power meeting issues. No broad agreement expected.
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Paris
United States
Britain
Somaliland
Africa
Council of Foreign Ministers
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
France
Ohio gas tax revenue rises by 13 million in seven months
Ohio's gasoline tax intake for January through July 1948 totaled 40,694,145.28 dollars from 1,070,521,350 gallons sold. The same period a year earlier saw 968,788,686 gallons and 27,381,801.66 dollars. The commissioner, C Emory Glander, noted overall increase of 13,312,344 dollars.
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Columbus
Ohio
C. Emory Glander
Glander
Columbus Weather Outlook Five Day Preview
Temperature near or slightly below normal for five day period. Moderate temperature Wednesday, slightly warmer Thursday, cooler weekend. Scattered showers Friday or Saturday with total rainfall about one fifth of an inch.
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Columbus
New Anti Crime Program Studied by Commission
A new crime prevention plan from the penal study committee seeks state control of misdemeanants with mental defects or sexual disorders. Municipal and juvenile courts would gain power to commit suspected offenders and refer to common pleas courts. Psychiatrists and better probation officers would support municipal courts alongside proposed penal reforms and new state facilities.
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Columbus
Commission
Jurisa
Justice of the Peace
Perry B. Jackson
Jack A. Persky
Ohio
Lima State Hospital
State Investigator Testifies In Dan Hartinger Trial
Aultman deputy and sheriff affidavits are examined as part of the Hartinger embezzlement case. Howard Neigler testifies that county lumber was milled for casings frames and flooring tied to Dan Hartinger and Harry Allen.
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Dan Hartinger
Pomeroy
Floyd Aultman
Millersburg
Ohio
State Auditor's Office
Meigs County
Parker
Howard Neigler
Racine
Pomeroy Cement Block Co
Harry Allen
Allen
Harry Arlen
Air Lift Pilots Bail Out Over Red Zone
Two U S air lift pilots bailed out over the Soviet zone early today while ferrying a C 46 laden with food from Wiesbaden to Berlin. German police reported no word on the crash and will investigate. Nine Americans have died in three crashes since the air lift began in June.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Air Force
Wiesbaden
Berlin
Langensalza
Kaiser Files Claim Against Ohio Firm
Kaiser-Frazer Corp filed a federal counterclaim asking 38 million in damages from Otis & Co a Cleveland investment house. The suit names James F Masterson and David V Martin as defendants alleging a conspiracy to evade a contract to market 900000 Kaiser-Frazer stock.
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Detroit
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Otis & Co
Cleveland
James F. Masterson
Philadelphia
David V. Martin
Kaiser-Frazer
Two Convicts Escape From Mansfield Farm
John Heater aged 20 and Robert Hanshaw aged 21 escaped from the Mansfield Reformatory farm yesterday officials reported. Heater is from Clark County and Hanshaw from Montgomery County both serving 15 year terms for burglary.
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Mansfield
John Heater
Robert Hanshaw
Mansfield Reformatory
Heater
Clark County
Hanshaw
Montgomery County
Trip to Niagara Falls Ends in Fatal River Plunge
An Indianapolis couple, Mr and Mrs Sherrie N Cooper, enjoyed a disastrous trip as their sedan rolled into the Niagara River from a Falls overlook. The car plunged about 50 feet into the river after they exited to take photos.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Sherrie N. Cooper
Indianapolis
Ind
Cooper
Niagara River
Fire Blackens Ojai Valley
A 12000 acre forest fire raged in the Ojai Valley prompting evacuations of women and children from two communities. Fire fighters gained control after a wind shift while Chief Pete Little reported about 35 homes destroyed and damage topping one million dollars. The blaze scorched chaparral and scrub oak over a wide area as Ojai and 3500 residents faced the peril.
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Ojai
Calif
Ojai Valley
Pete Little
Ventura Fire Department
U.S
Hot Ham Jury Probes Wife of Ex Policeman In Missing Case
Lancaster court action centers on Mrs. Hubert Jeffers wife of a former police officer involved in the missing case linked to thefts at a Columbus packing plant. Brother Herrell Jeffers of Columbus is among six men indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury.
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Lancaster
Fairfield County Grand Jury
Hubert Jeffers
Columbus
Herrell Jeffers
Franklin County Grand Jury
Witnesses Called As Daniels Murder Trial Opens In Ohio
The trial of Robert Murl Daniels began with 17 state witnesses and 30 exhibits aimed at proving first degree murder in the Niebel family kidnappings and related slayings. Defense plans to contest Daniels role and present alibi and insanity-related defenses.
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Daniels
Mansfield
Robert Murl Daniels
John Niebel
Mansfield Reformatory
Phyllis
Theodore Lutz
Seneca County
James Smith
Orville Taylor
Niles
Mich
Columbus
Earl Ambrose
Merrell A. Mock
Mack
van Wert
L. Roy Shaffer
John West
West
Lutz
Niebel
L. E. Beam
Robert Daniels, Sr
Beam
Niebels
Phyllis Niebel
David L. Cowles
Cleveland
Bureau of Scientific Investigation
Fred P. Dengler
State Bureau of Investigation
Miss Niebel
Harold Fraley
Tiffin
Taylor
Old Fort
Ohio
Loyal Niebel
Bermuda Hurricane Debris Cleared After Severe Storm
Hurricane lashed Bermuda with 140 mph near center and 123 mph in surrounding area. No lives lost and damage described as not extensive. Forecaster Grady Norton warned ships to exercise caution as the storm moved toward North Atlantic routes.
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Miami
Fila
Bermuda
Weather Bureau
North Atlantic
Grady Norton
U. S
Added $450,000 Seen For Hot Lunch Program
Federal aid to Ohio for the school lunch program rises to 2,344,665 dollars this year, with about 200,000 children benefiting. The increase of 225,000 dollars in federal funds triggers a matching state contribution, boosting free meals accordingly.
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Washington
Ohio
Dancer Diana Lansing and Partner Charged in Kidnap Case
Hollywood dancers Diana Lansing and Christian P Anderson are jailed on charges of kidnapping New York producer John Clein. Clein says he was abducted to his apartment last Friday and coerced into signing a four year contract to pay Lansing 50 dollars weekly for dramatic services.
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Hollywood
Diana Lansing
Christian P. Anderson
John Clein
New York
Clein
Miss Lansing
Lehar Receives Another Blood Transfusion in Vienna
Composer Franz Lehar was given a further blood transfusion in Vienna today. Doctors reported his condition as slightly improved and said he remained under close observation.
Republicans Sweep Elections in Maine Across Nation
Maine Republicans won a sweeping victory including Senator Margaret Chase Smith by a 92 850 vote margin the largest in state history Governor and three congressmen also prevailed. The results were seen as a forerunner of a nationwide GOP triumph as primary battles continued in seven states and key races shaped the fall.
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Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
House
Senate
Minnesota
Joseph Ball
Hubert Humphrey
Minneapolis
James M. Shields
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Colorado
Edwin C. Johnson
Truman
John C. Vivian
Will F. Nicholson
Denver
Johnson
Gene Cervi
Michigan
Homer Ferguson
Frank Hook
Hook
New England
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Washington
Mon Walgren
Clarence D. Martin
Arthur Langlis
Vermont
Ernest W. Gibson
Lee E. Emerson
Union Ignores Army Appeal For Dock Help
The CIO Longshoremen's union said it will ignore the Army call for longshore and dock workers, accusing the military of bypassing the hiring hall system and signaling direct strikebreaking. Gasoline deliveries to West Coast stations fell 25 percent due to a refinery strike, while New York AFL Teamsters Local 282 and Local 807 pressed wage goals amid ongoing labor action. Local 282 lists 4300 members and Local 807 about 9400.
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New York
CIO
Harry Bridges
San Francisco
West Coast
AFL Teamsters
AFL
Standard Oil
Richmond
Local 282
AFL Brotherhood of Teamsters
Local 807
Rivermen Seek Salvage of $5000 Wool Load
Cincinnati dispatch reports Ohio river men attempted to salvage a truck carrying $5000 worth of wool that rolled off a ferry at New Richmond yesterday. Driver Joseph Donnelly, 26, of New Richmond was not in the truck. the ferry was about 200 feet from shore at the time.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
New Richmond
Joseph Donnelly
Wage Talks Arranged by Four Railroad Unions
Four railroad brotherhoods representing engineers, firemen, conductors, and trainmen arranged a meeting with management in Chicago to discuss wage problems today.
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Chicago
Bechdel Research Scientist Dies at State College
Dr. Samuel J. Bechdel aged 62, a research scientist in State College, Pa, is dead. His work on opening a window into a cow stomach to show cud-chewing animals can manufacture Vitamin B complex attracted wide attention.
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STATE
College
Samuel J. Bechdel
Hyderabad Tightens Defenses Against Invading Indian Army
Hyderabad stiffened its defenses and claimed heavy Indian losses as 100 killed and 150 wounded from a western column. India asserted four-front invasion amid claims of Hindu state disorder and Moslem Nizam rule. Pakistan demanded war talk as Jinnah’s death unsettles leadership.
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Hyderabad
India Union
Associated Press
India
Pakistan
Nehru
Minnesota
United Nations
Paris
Mahomed Ali Jinnah
Kwaja Nazimuddin
Bengal
Jinnah
Karachi
Astor Family Matriarch Caroline Astor Wilson Dies at 86
Mrs Caroline Schermerhorn Astor Wilson, 86, heiress and last surviving child of the famed Astor lineage, died after a life closely tied to New York society and its social season. Her passing marks the end of an era for the Astor name.
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New York
Caroline Schermerhorn Astor Wilson
John Jacob Actor
William Astor
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