Taft Dewey Expand Reach in 1948 GOP Contest
Associated Press reports two leading Republican hopefuls expand their reach ahead of the 1948 convention. Gov. Thomas E Dewey moves into New England and Sen. Robert A Taft heads to Los Angeles for policy speeches while others debate Eisenhower's potential role and Stassen's prospects.
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New York
New England
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Los Angeles
Springfield
Mass
Wisconsin
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Harold Stassen
Ball
McCarthy
Washington
Capper
Topeka
Eisenhower
Philadelphia
Columbia University
Army
Midwest
GOP
Omaha
Republican
A. T. Howard
Fred H. Johnson
Johnson
Republican National
Carroll Reece
Truman
Congress
Reece
Mr. Truman
Not Yet Reached, Air Force 70-Group Minimum Stated
Assistant Secretary of War for Air W Stuart Symington told the Columbus meeting that the Air Force estimates a 70 group force in instant readiness, totaling about 400000 officers and men, a level not yet achieved. He warned against excessive costs, urging a balance with other services and national security needs. Also featured were remarks by Eisenhower Spaatz and Eddie Rickenbacker urging strong funding and deterrence against Soviet aggression.
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W. Stuart Symington
War For Air
Air Force Association
Symington
Association
Air Force
Henry H. Arnold
America
United States Air Force
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California
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Carl] A. (Tovey) Spaatz
AAF
Eddie Rickenbacker
Congress
Russia
Indonesia
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India
Czechoslovaki
China
Hungary
Korea
Poland
Persia
Jerusalem
Japan
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Eastern Air Lines, Inc
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OFL Plans Political Organization in Ohio Convention
The Ohio Federation of Labor showcases mobilizing 500000 members into political units to defeat labor’s enemies at a four day Cincinnati convention. William Green to address. Secretary Treasurer Phil Hannan resigns from labor department amid Taft Hartley critique. Delegates from unions elect leaders in Toledo Dayton Cincinnati Cleveland.
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Ohio Federation of Labor
OFL
Phil Hannah
William Green
AFL
Hannah
Ohio
Labor Department
Labor
William A. Jones
Toledo
Ohio Council of State
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
John E. Breidenbach
Dayton
Wife Arrives Home Islain Spouse Held Murder Charge
SOUTH YARMOUTH Mass Gerald Cottle 30 was charged with murder after state police said he admitted striking his wife mother of three with a rock and an iron bat when she returned home at 1 30 a m Sunday with another man Lieutenant Detective John F Dempsey stated the details.
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South Yarmouth
Mass
Gerald Cottle
John F. Dempsey
Cottle
Ten Persons Reported Missing in Cincinnati
Ten people were reported missing in Cincinnati today, the largest single day total in department history. Of the group, seven are children aged five to fourteen years old.
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Cincinnati
De Hayes Appointed Executive Secretary of Small Loan Firms
Daniel W. De Hayes, 33, personnel director of the Ohio liquor department, was named executive secretary of the Ohio Association of Small Loan Companies. He succeeds Oscar Fleckner, who resigned last June to become city manager of Springfield, Ohio.
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Columbus
Daniel W. de Hayes
Ohio Liquor Department
Ohio Association of Small Loan Companies
Oscar Fleckner
Springfield
Ohio
Dayton Woman Killed in Route 25 Crash
Mrs. Emly Bolan, 39, of Dayton, died yesterday in an automobile accident on Route 25.
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Dayton
Emly Bolan
Six year old dies after pedestrian crash in Cincinnati
Six year old David Tappe Jr. died yesterday from injuries suffered when struck by a car last Thursday in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
David Tappe Jr
Newark Boy Admits Garroting Playmate To Prove He Is Not A Sissy
A 14 year old parochial student in Bayonne, New Jersey admitted to FBI investigators that he strangled 11 year old John Preston Jr. in a Harrison warehouse with a leather belt. He said he chose the victim to prove his superiority after conflicts over chores at home.
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N. J
FBI
Fred Walter Smigelski
Smigelski
Bayonne
John Preston, Jr
Kearny
Harrison
Preston
Walter Smigelski
John Preston, Sr
James Hanna
Hanna
Jackie
Second Storm Reported In Atlantic Near Hurricane Path
Miami reports a second tropical storm developing in the South Atlantic prompting an Army hurricane hunter mission to verify. The area under suspicion lies near 11N 50W, a few hundred miles south of a violent 140 mph hurricane observed last Thursday as it moved up the Atlantic. Grady Norton notes no definite storm yet. ship reports and San Juan weather data spurred the investigation.
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Miami
Fla
South Atlantic
Navy
Opa Locka Naval Air Base
Atlantic
Grady Norton
U.S. Weather Bureau
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Freedom Train Leaves For Tour Wednesday
The Freedom Train will depart Philadelphia on Wednesday carrying America's historic documents on a tour of over 300 cities. Clergymen from Philadelphia bless the seven car train as it journeys to bring the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, United Nations Charter and other treasures within reach of many citizens.
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Philadelphia
Godspeed
America
Peace Pacts Activated as Britain and Allies Deposit Ratifications
Britain France Russia and the United States deposited instruments of ratification for the Italian Peace Treaty with the French government and set midnight GMT as the official peace start. Similar acts were to follow in Moscow for Finland Hungary Romania and Bulgaria, with all Big Four signing a protocol declaring the treaties in force at midnight. The ceremony lasted five minutes.
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Britain
France
Russia
United States
Italy
Finland
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Moscow
Eye Disease Illness Reported Among 175 Workers
YOUNGSTOWN union officials estimated about 175 plant workers suffered a keratoconjunctivitis eye disease. Local 1330 president said he asked James H. Fluker of Columbus to send a medical representative to investigate.
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Youngstown
United Steelworkers
James H. Fluker
Columbus
Light Frost Forecast Across Midwest States
The Chicago Weather Bureau warned of a frosty night as autumn-like air spreads over northern and central Wisconsin and Minnesota. Temperatures may fall to the mid 30s in those areas and into the lower 40s elsewhere in the central and upper Midwest, with highs reaching from 51 in Minnesota to 70 in Iowa today.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Chicago Weather Bureau
Mercury
Upper Midwest
Iowa
C&O Chief Seeks NYC Consolidation Bid
Robert R. Young of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad announced a bid to the Interstate Commerce Commission for an interlocking directorate with the New York Central, aiming at eventual merger of the two railroads. C&O executive committee plans to relinquish Nickel Plate control as part of the move.
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Robert R. Young
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Central
Young
C&o
Robert S. Bowman
NYC
Nickel Plate Railroad
Slovak Plot to Overthrow Benes Nipped in Prague
Slovakia announces a thwarted plot to topple President Eduard Benes and assassinate him. Eighty ringleaders were arrested in the crackdown.
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Benes
Prague
Slovakia
Eduard Benes
Belt Tightening and Export Cuts Tackled Rising Costs
The piece surveys options to curb soaring food prices including belt tightening and limiting exports. Senator Taft urges eating less and questions exports at $15 billion yearly, while Rep. Sabath calls for anti trust probes into meat packing dairy and trade boards. A hearing in Providence aims to probe food pricing alongside USDA notes on wheat exports and rising wholesale prices.
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Robert Taft
Ohio
Sabath
Ill
Taft
Clark
Centennial marked by Cleveland Diocese
About 10,000 attendees joined an all day program launching the Cleveland Catholic Diocese centennial celebration. Three Parmadale homes were dedicated as Rev William O'Donnell of Our Lady of Mount Carmel gave the sermon.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Catholic Diocese
Parmadale
William O’donnell
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Murder Charge Slated After Family Quarrel
In Cincinnati a fatal shotgun blast during a quarrel at Pearl Samples home in Harrison Ohio killed John Harlan 31 of Liberty Indiana The victim s brother in law faces murder charges according to preliminary statements by the sheriff s department
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Cincinnati
John Harlan
Liberty
Ind
C. Taylor Handman
Harlan
Pearl Samples
Harrison
Ohio
Niles Man Dies in Hunting Accident in Ashtabula County
Sheriff Roy Ritter reported James Rollings of Niles was fatally shot during hunting in Orwell Township Ashland County when another hunter attempted to eject a cartridge from a rifle.
Excursion Boat Ocean Sinks in Gale Off Clyde
Twenty aboard the excursion boat Ocean were lost or missing after the 50 foot cutter foundered in heavy seas in the Firth of Clyde. Only three of 23 survived as searchers resumed at midnight. among the missing is Port Glasgow owner John Travis and five family members were aboard.
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Scotland
Ocean
Firth of Clyde
John Travis
Port Glasgow
Travis
Herbert Defends Election Dates for Ohio Congressional Race
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert defended plans to hold a special primary on October 7 and general election on November 4 to fill the Fourth District seat left by Robert F. Jones. Francis W. Durbin and Dewey Fetter of Lima protested the registration ruling by Atty. Gen. Hugh S. Jenkins, who said registrations after September 9 could not be accepted.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Robert F. Jones
Francis W. Durbin
Dewey Fetter
Lima
Hugh S. Jenkins
Jenkins
Explanatory Meetings On Labor Act Planned
Ohio business groups will hear about Taft Hartley provisions at forums in major industrial centers starting September 23 in Dayton. Discussion leaders include Gerard D. Reilly and Joseph M. Gambatese.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Co. I. Weaver
Dayton
Gerard D. Reilly
Washington
Joseph M. Gambatese
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
Extra Session Poses Problem For President
President Truman plans a possible special session of Congress to authorize emergency aid for Europe. Secretary of State Marshall favors calling Congress after Truman's Rio visit to present the case, while Lovett and other officials voice caution citing domestic political risks.
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Truman
Rio
Congress
Europe
Marshall
New York
United Nations Assembly
State Department
Lovett
Madrid Envoy Is Recalled
LAKE SUCCESS The Dominican Republic withdrew its minister from Madrid in line with a 1946 United Nations Assembly recommendation opposing the Franco regime. Argentina remains the only UN member not in compliance, lacking an ambassador in Madrid when the resolution was adopted last fall.
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Dominican Republic
Madrid
United Nations Assembly
Spain
New York
Argentina
Thomas J Price Rites Today
Funeral services were held today in New Philadelphia for Thomas J Price, longtime United Mine Workers official from Ohio. District 6 leaders John Owens Adolph Pacifico and Peter Phillippi attended, along with Joseph K Timko of District 50. Price, a Midvale native, served as district vice president and later secretary treasurer after a long career in the miners union.
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Philadelphia
Thomas J. Price
United Mine Workers’ District 6
UMW
John Owens
Adolph Pacifico
Peter Phillippi
International
Joseph K. Timko
Ohio
Price
Midvale
Massillon
Tuscarawas
Polio outbreak update in Akron reaches 260
Summit County health officials reported the polio outbreak had about two thirds of its course completed. The total reached 260 with three new cases in a 24 hour period.
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Akron
Summit County Health Commissioners
Dying Woman Found Along Ohio Highway
Dayton police investigate the death of Rose Smith 36 of Dayton found fatally injured on Route 35 near New Lebanon. A passing motorist found her and she died at Samaritan Hospital from multiple fractures and other injuries. Police theorize she fell or was thrown from a car.
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Dayton
Rose Smith
New Lebanon
Samaritan Hospital
First Fatal Accident In County Kills Two
In Geauga County a car crash killed two men, the county's first traffic death of the year. Victims were Harry Bliss, 16, of Thompson Township and Inman, 20, of New Lyme.
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Geauga County
Harry Bliss
Thompson Township
Inman
New Lyme
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