October Jury Action Hinted By Prosecutor In Restaurant Slaying
Prosecutor Gordon Gray hinted that the Henderson case may be presented to the October Grand Jury session after his interrogation and a written confession from Charles R. Henderson. Henderson 23 a Navy veteran was arraigned on first degree murder after the Spot Restaurant killing of John Gwinn in Athens.
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Charles R. Henderson
John Gwinn
Gordon Gray
Gray
Athens Police
Hinderson
Gwinn
Spot
J. B. Grogan
Henderson
Grogan
Richland Ave
Franz Woodworth
Athens
Paul Cuckler
Cuckler
Henderson-Cuckler
Mary Forbes
Nelsonville
Florence Johnson
Shade
Grace Coen
Johnny
Atlantic hurricane bears down on Florida coast
The great Atlantic hurricane, tearing across South Florida yesterday, curves northward toward West Florida. Winds hit 80 to 100 mph as it nears Apalachicola to Pensacola, with late forecasts predicting a landfall late tonight. The center was about 100 miles southwest of Tampa, moving west-northwest at 15 mph.
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Atlanta
Florida
Butter Price Drops In Cincinnati Wholesale Market
Cincinnati wholesalers saw butter fall six cents to 79 cents a pound, after staying at 85 cents since September 10. Merchants say the price drop will not reach consumers until retailers clear existing stock, with the decline tied to a dip in the Chicago market.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Butter price drop at wholesale by three cents
In Cleveland the wholesale price for top grade butter fell from 84.5 to 81.5 cents per pound yesterday. Retail prices were not expected to drop before the weekend.
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Cleveland
Conneaut Sees First Traffic Fatality Since 1943
Mrs Eva Gordon 74 of Conneaut died from injuries after being struck by a car Saturday. Her death marks the first traffic fatality in the Ashtabula County city of 10 000 since April 1943 at the Cleveland Clinic hospital yesterday.
Herbert urges safety courses for schools at Ohio conference
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert told the ninth annual Ohio State Safety Conference that schools should implement courses to eliminate safety hazards.
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Cleveland
Thomas J. Herbert
Ohio State Safety Conference
Educator Elmer Christy Dies at 72 in Cincinnati
Elmer W. Christy, a prominent figure in industrial arts education, died yesterday in Cincinnati at age 72. He was widely known for his work in vocational training and school programs.
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Cincinnati
Elmer W. Christy
Florist Leader Kircher Dies at 62 in Defiance Ohio
Winfield S. Kircher former president of the Ohio State Florists Association died yesterday in Defiance Ohio from a heart attack at age 62. He led the state association and was a prominent local businessman in the floristry community.
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Florist
Defiance, CO
Winfield S. Kircher
Ohio State Florists Association
Defense Order From Truman Is Surprise
Washington reports a sudden activation of the United States defense machine under radioed orders from President Truman. The move came as James Forrestal was sworn in as secretary of defense, a decision tied to the international situation and the Rio conference on hemispheric security.
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Washington
Truman
Rio de Janeiro
James Forrestal
Navy
Mr. Truman
Brazil
Forrestal
Home Builders Oppose Ohio Gas Furnace Ban
The Ohio Home Builders Association backed opponents of the State Utilities Commission gas furnace ban in new homes arguing it hinders veterans housing. At a Columbus meeting the group approved a resolution to revoke postpone or modify the order, which was urged by Ohio Fuel Gas Co. Proponents warned of possible winter fuel shortages due to steel pipeline limits.
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Columbus
Ohio Home Builders Association
State Utilities Commission
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Strikers Offer $100 If Plant Debates Issue
GALION Ohio The North Electric Manufacturing Co strike bound for four weeks received a $100 offer from plant employees affiliated with the CIO United Auto Workers to attend a meeting tonight and debate issues in the labor dispute. The company makes automatic telephone switchboards and withheld comment on specific issues while contending the union failed to comply with Taft Hartley provisions.
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Galion, O
North Electric Manufacturing Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Aeronautic Federation Chooses Cleveland for 1948 Conference
The International Aeronautic Federation named Cleveland Ohio as the site for its 1948 general conference. The event will begin on Labor Day and run in conjunction with the National Air Races in Ohio.
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Geneva
Switzerland
International Aeronautic Federation
Cleveland
Ohio
Named for Typhoon Tokyo Kathleen Baby Born as City Went Dark
An American baby born Monday night during Typhoon Tokyo's blackout was named Kathleen in honor of the storm. The weather bureau chose the name, linking the event to the typhoon's impact on Tokyo's lights.
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Tokyo
Kathleen
The
Weather Bureau
Columbus Tax Rate for 1947 Rises to 18.80 Per Thousand
The Columbus property tax rate for 1947 is set at 18.80 dollars per thousand, up 2 dollars from the previous year's figure. This reflects the city's higher valuation base and assessment changes as the new budget cycle begins.
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Columbus
Army says force only 80,000 combat troops available
Lt Gen J Lawton Collins warned in Columbus that the United States has fewer than 80,000 combat troops on hand to form a mobile ground army or to serve in UN security forces. He noted the Army is about 80,000 under its authorized strength of 1,070,000. He spoke to the National Guard Association about wartime counterattack and atomic material constraints.
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Columbus
J. Lawton Collins
Army
United States
Collins
United Nations
Air Force
National Guard Association
Inspector Is Beaten in Cross-State Abduction Case
Federal agents and Indiana and Ohio authorities investigate after William Grosenaud, 44, an alcohol tax inspector for the Internal Revenue Service, reports being abducted, beaten, and robbed by four men who seized his car near Lawrenceburg Indiana. He was found unconscious in a wrecked car by Dugan Gap Road in Hamilton County near the Ohio line, with multiple injuries including knocked-out teeth and a head wound.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Dearborn County
Indiana
William Grosenaud
Aurora
Ind
Alcohol Tax Division
Internal Revenue Department
Lawrenceburg
Grosenaud
Dugan Gap Road
Ohio-Indiana Line
Elmer Jansen
Freedom Train crowds not cut by pickets
A group of 30 pickets were far outnumbered yesterday as thousands of Philadelphians visited the Freedom Train special carrying America's historical treasures. Pickets carried placards urging President Truman and Attorney General Tom C Clark to grant amnesty for all war objects.
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Philadelphia
Freedom Train
America
Truman
Tom C. Clark
Soviet rebuttal expected today at United Nations
Andrei Vishinsky will present Moscow’s opening policy speech at the United Nations Assembly as Washington pushes a plan for a veto-free General Assembly security mechanism. The Greek Balkans dispute and Greek aid to Athens dominate debate, with Greece and its Soviet satellites at the center of a widening rift.
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New York
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Russia
United Nations Assembly
Marshall
United Nations
World Organization
UN Assembly
General Assembly
U. S
Trygve Lie
France
Britain
United States
Security Council
Assembly
Andrei Gromyko
Greece
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Albania
Gromyko
Hannah Says He Won't Seek Political Office
Cincinnati P delegates to the Ohio State Federation of Labor backed Phil Hannah as the 1950 Ohio Democratic Senate candidate while he affirmed labor as his priority and said he will not pursue political office. They also boosted his salary to 10000 and raised member assessments.
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Cincinnati
Phil Hannah
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Ohio
United States Senate
LaGuardia in Downward Trend as Illness Worsens
New York mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, 46, remains in a deep sleep as doctors report a downward trend in his grave illness. Dr. George Baehr confirmed an operatio n on June 18 to address pancreatic inoperability and stated the immediate outcome is unpredictable.
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New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
William O’dwyer
George Baehr
UNRRA
LaGuardia
Boehr
la Guardia
Grain Market Speculation Clamp Asked
Washington lawmakers pressed for market restraint as House Agriculture Chairman Hope urged exchanges to curb trading blamed for rising food costs. Truman cabinet group moves toward lower grain export ceilings, while business leaders hear Senator Flanders warn of possible broader controls if wage and price trends worsen.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Hope
R-Kas
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
Truman
Cabinet
Flanders
R-Vt
Grain markets slide on US export cut forecasts
Chicago trading opened with sharp declines as wheat futures fell the daily limit by ten cents after news of reduced November exports. Corn contracts dropped eight cents and oats slipped four to five cents as traders reassessed supply and demand.
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Chicago— (P
Chicago Board of Trade Today
More Teacher Jobs Forecast
Columbus report estimates about 25 000 teaching opportunities in six years as Ohio school enrollment peaks with war baby growth. OFA research director cites 1 335 000 pupils in 1953 54 and factors including replacement of emergency teachers and normal turnover.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Education Association
T. G. O'Keefe
OFA
Northwestern surgeon Dr. Jacob Rich ter Buchbinder dies at 60
Dr. Jacob Rich ter Buchbinder, 60, professor of surgery at Northwestern University Medical School, died yesterday in Chicago. He specialized in surgical techniques and served as a leader in medical education.
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Chicago
Jacob Richter Buchbinder
Northwestern University Medical School
Royal Palm Trees Fallen by Winds in Palm Beach
Palm Beach suffers widespread damage as thousands of Royal Palms are uprooted by winds over 120 miles per hour. Streets like Royal Ponciana and Royal Palm Boulevards line with fallen trees and debris while Worth Avenue remains boarded and scattered signs of destruction mark the island’s seaward edge.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Gold Coast
Royal Ponciana
Royal Palm
Worth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Ohio Man Must Die For Baltimore Assault
A 26 year old Youngstown Ohio man James B LaGuardia was sentenced to hang for the criminal assault of a Baltimore woman. He was convicted last week by Maryland first mixed jury to hear a capital case. Delmar Foster 19 of Atlanta Ga was sentenced to life imprisonment and Gilmer McArthur 15 of Atlanta was given 21 years in the same case.
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Towson, Ind
Youngstown
Ohio
James B. LaGuardia
Baltimore
Maryland
Delmar Foster
Atlanta
Gilmer McArthur
Housewives Urged to Shun High Priced Items
Springfield report notes Prof. O K Dermang of Wittenberg College urged Housewives United to avoid costly goods. He advised buying less, or substituting lower priced items to combat rising living costs.
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Springfield
Housewives United
O. K. Dermang
Wittenberg College
President of Virginian Sees Threat in Merger
F D Beale president of the Virginian Railway Co says proposed affiliation of Chesapeake and Ohio and New York Central would bottle up his line and leave it at mercy of its two strongest competitors.
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Washington
F. D. Beale
Virginian Railway Co
Chesapeake and Ohio
New York Central Railroad
Five Tokyo Districts Evacuated in Flood
Floods from a typhoon forced evacuations in five Tokyo districts amid warnings of higher water crests. The disaster has caused about 3 546 casualties according to early reports.
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Tokyo
Taft Tackles High Cost of Living Tour
Taft heads to San Francisco after a Colorado River visit to address the western tour on the 1948 campaign’s hot issue the high cost of living. He blames President Truman for rising prices in speeches linked to the Commonwealth Club event.
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Boulder City
Nev
Taft
Ohio
Colorado River
San Francisco
Commonwealth Club
Wendell L. Willkie
Truman
Marietta College Heads Form Faculty Admin Committee
A faculty committee led by Dr. W. Bay Irvine dean of the college Dr. Merrill R Patterson English professor and E L Krause chemistry professor was named to run Marietta College pending a successor to President William A Shimer after his resignation.
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Marietta
Marietta College
William A. Shimer
W. Bay
Irvine
Merrill R. Patterson
E. L. Krause
Funeral set tomorrow for girl killed by cow
Mary Sexton, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Sexton of Madison County, will be buried tomorrow in St Patrick's Cemetery at London. She died Tuesday from injuries after being trampled by a cow.
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London
Mary Sexton
Elizabeth Sexton
Madison County
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Man Trapped in Well Freed After 21 Hours in Warner
Norman Woods, 23, an army veteran, was rescued at 8:30 a m after being trapped in a 20 foot well in Warner New Hampshire for more than 21 hours. About 100 volunteers and state police aided the nighttime effort that finally freed him.
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Warner
N. H
Norman Woods
Man killed by train in Niles Ohio
George O. Davis aged 48 of Leavittsburg was killed when his truck was struck by a train yesterday in Niles Ohio. The incident occurred as the train collided with the vehicle, causing fatal injuries. Davis is survived by relatives in the Leavittsburg area and authorities are investigating the accident.
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Niles, O
George O. Davis
Leavittsburg
Florida Hurricane Strikes Gulf Coast and Okeechobee
The South Florida hurricane blasted from Palm Beach to Fort Myers with speeds up to 120 mph. It caused millions in damage and left at least two dead and thousands homeless or stranded from Miami to Sebring. Red Cross shelters housed about 5,000 as Cape Florida missing persons were reported and search efforts began.
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Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Gulf Coast
Sebring
Lake Okeechobee
South Florida
Lower Peninsula
Atelantic
Gold Coast
Palm Beach
Fort Myers
Gulf
East Coast
del Ray
Miami Beach
Okeechobee
Pompano
Cape Florida
Coast Guard
Navy
Jacksoneville
Red Cross
Fort Pierce
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Ludwig Schmidt
West Palm Beach
Bahama
Herbert
Aeronautic Federation
Inspector
Hannah
Robert A. Taft
Hannahs
USFL
LaGuardia Seriously
Walter Smigelski
Harrison
N.J
Jackie Preston
Walter
Sissy
Hal Boyle
Virginian
Fort Lauderdale
Reiser
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