Taft Hecklers Blamed on Communists During Seattle Speech
Senator Taft faced a volatile Seattle audience as hecklers blamed for Communists disrupted his Taft-Hartley speech. He urged tax cuts to ease living costs while defending the labor act amid boos and cheers from a GOP-leaning crowd. Taft sustained a minor hand injury when a driver closed a car door at the station incident.
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Seattle
Taft
Ohio
Wilbur Zundel
Young Men's Republican Club
Donald T. Hall
Homer R. Jones
Wash
Jones
Hugh de Lacy
House Group Gets Backing For Red Probe
Washington hears a House committee on un American activities open a three day hearing chaired by J. Parnell Thomas. Hans Eisler songwriter and Sumner Welles former undersecretary of state testify as the first witnesses. The panel seeks how Eisler entered from Austria and why he stayed after his visa expired.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
R-Nj
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Thomas
Hans Kisler
Hollywood
Sumner Welles
Eisler
Gerhard Eisler
Tanker Blast Kills Crewman Aboard Esso Saranac
A tanker explosion aboard the Esso Saranac 230 miles east by south of the Chesapeake lightship left one crewman dead. Two others were burned and require immediate medical attention. Coast Guard was alerted. The blast involved the front furnace on the port boiler and occurred at 11:45 last night. Names of the deceased and injured were not released.
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Norfolk
Chesapeake
Coast Guard
Single Defense Chief Proposal Is Studied
The proposed single military commander for Continental United States defense is under study by the unified high command. Secretary Forrestal said the plan, part of unification efforts, is being scrutinized with no decision yet. The American Legion also sent 1000 from its disaster relief fund to Florida Legion for hurricane relief.
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Washington
Continental
United States
High Command
Defense Forrestal
Armed Forces
Legion
Columbus
The
American Legion
Florida American Legion
Vitamin expert dies in New York noted pioneer in vitamins
James Burns aged 52, a pioneer in vitamin extracts and claimed first to manufacture vitamin capsules, died Tuesday in New York. He built a vitamin business and contributed to early capsule production.
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New York
James Burns
Bar Association decries entertainment diet of crime for youth
Arthur J. Freund of St. Louis told the ABA criminal law section that movies radio and comics feed children a crime heavy diet with illicit sex hints. He noted juvenile crime rising yet rates not higher and urged caution against federal censorship while urging FCC test cases and stronger codes. James V. Bennett urged networks to curb crime shows after dark and consider independent study and outside supervision.
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Cleveland
American Bar Association
Arthur J. Freund
St. Louis
Missouri
Administration of Justice
National Broadcasting Co
James V. Bennett
Federal Director of Prisons
Bar Association
Federal Communications Commission
Independent Commission
Frost unlikely as Ohio hails milder temps
Weatherman reports frost unlikely to reappear this week as temperatures rise toward the 70s and farmers hope for a gentler harvest. Statewide frost damage was light with scattered spots noted. East Liverpool logged 33, Mt. Vernon 34, and Lancaster 35 as the coldest readings.
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Ohio
Prospect
East Liverpool
L. H Copeland
Mt. Vernon
Lancaster
Cincinnati
Columbus
Steubenville
Chillicothe
Springfield
Athens
Mansfield
Portsmouth
Washington Courthouse
Cleveland
New Housing Council Opens to Tackle Shortage
Washington officials of the new National Housing Council meet for the first time to discuss relief of the housing shortage. The panel, part of the federal Housing and Home Finance Agency, is led by Raymond M. Foley and includes reps from major housing bureaus, the Agriculture Secretary, the Veterans Administration, and the Reconstruction Finance Corp. Foley says its aim is to help lower building costs though it cannot compel reductions.
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Washington
New
National Housing Council
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Truman
Raymond M. Foley
Secretary of Agriculture
Veterans Administrator
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Foley
Manslaughter Charged In Butler Traffic Death
Arthur Ko walk, 51, of Wyoming Ohio, was held for Butler County Grand Jury on a manslaughter charge in the traffic death of Henry King 51 who was killed while walking across a downtown street on September 3.
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Hamilton
Arthur Kowalk
Wyoming
Ohio
Butler County Grand Jury
Henry King
King
Mayor Bans Poker and Gambling Games in Tiffin
Mayor Allan B. Kernan announced a ban on poker tipbooks and numbers games in Tiffin yesterday. He said poker had been tolerated as a low-limit entertainment but had gotten out of hand.
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Tiffin
Allan B. Kernan
25 000 Fall Enrollment Expected at Ohio State
Physical examinations and intelligence tests began for about 5 300 freshmen and other new students at Ohio State University. A total enrollment of around 25 000 is expected for the fall term.
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Ohio State
Columbus
Ohio State University
Kent State Trustees OK Three New Campus Buildings
Kent State University trustees approve contracts for a men’s dormitory a student center and classroom building and a student health building.
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KENT
Kent State University
Osburn Doctor Killed in Train Collision Near Enon
Dr. Addison H. Hattery, 69, of Osburn died when his car was struck by a train on a country road crossing two miles west of Enon. The crash occurred yesterday. (Source text: obituary-like notice)
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Osburn
Springfield
Addison H. Hattery
Enon
New Cool Air Mass Envelops Dakota Region
An air mass from Saskatchewan chills North Dakota and Minnesota with subfreezing forecasts. Frost feared in parts tonight as the cool front advances toward Iowa South Dakota and Wisconsin with Illinois Indiana and Michigan expected to follow. Temperatures across the region run near 30s with Winnipeg reporting 22 and other locales at 31. The second tropical storm advancing from Florida triggers heavy rain across Georgia the Carolinas and coastal areas.
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Saskatchewan
North Dakota
Minnesota
North Central
Florida
Georgia
Carolinas
Appalachians
Rockies
Atlantic States
New York State
Grand Forks
Pembina
Dickinson
Jamestown
N.C
International Falls
Minn
Mercury
Winnipeg
Man
Iowa
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Nimitz to Address Amvets Convention in Columbus
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz will address the third annual Amvets Convention in Columbus on October 2, chairman Bob John said. General Omar Bradley, Veterans Administration head, was announced earlier as the main speaker for October 5.
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Columbus
Chester W. Nimitz
Amvets
Bob John
Omar Bradley
Veterans Administration
CIO Witnesses Resume Stand at Price Hearing
CIO witnesses pressed Congress to curb rising costs with price ceilings on excess profits and reestablished controls. Jacob Clayman charged the preliminary report prejudged issues and urged action, warning of a new depression and calling for rationing where shortages exist.
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Spellman
Buffalo
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Carlo Carmelo Cardinal de Vasconcellos Motta
Brazil
John F. O'Hara
NEA Telephoto
CIO
Price
Cleveland
Ohio
Jacob Clayman
Midwest
George H. Bender
Consumers
Congress
Clayman
Counsel Flags No-Contract Policy of ITU
Robert N. Denham of the National Labor Relations Board challenged the ITU no contract policy as an unfair labor practice under Taft-Hartley. A regional examiner will hear the complaint against ITU and Baltimore Local No. 12 on Oct. 6.
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Washington
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
Denham
International Union
Baltimore
Jacob L. Edelman
ITU
Defiance Prosecutor Told of School Law
Columbus Atty. Gen. Hugh S. Jenkins advised Er win L. Clements Defiance County prosecutor that school boards must apply at least 75 percent of the extra Daniels Cramer funds to raising teachers salaries.
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Columbus
Hugh S. Jenkins
Erwin L. Clements
Defiance County
UN Security Council Debates Trieste Governor Choice
The United Nations Security Council met to break deadlock over Trieste’s governor. A subcommittee proposed three candidates: Theodore Broch of Narvik Norway Joaquin Fernandez ex foreign minister of Chile and Auguste Buisseret of Belgium. Britain favors Broch for wartime aid to allies.
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Lake Success
United Nations Security Council
Free
Trieste
Theodore Broch
Narvik
Norway
Joaquin Fernandez
Chile
Auguste Buisseret
Belgium
Britain
Broch
Missing Girl Reward Drive Gets Underway
Marion Ohio search for 16 year old Roxie Ann Green from Prospect continued after an aerial survey. Dale Sparks of Prospect leads the reward drive with his daughter Norma Roxie Ann’s close friend organizing efforts to raise funds.
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Marion
Roxie Ann Green
Prospect
Dale Sparks
Norma
Roxie Ann
Truman Calls Special Cabinet Meet To Study that Food Situation
The report notes a shifting UN voting pattern as the United States gains ground against the Soviet Union in the Assembly. It highlights Greece Korea and a veto-free security agency on the agenda and discusses possible cooperation or noncooperation with proposed agencies. Diplomatic officials call the votes significant for this session.
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Truman
Greece
Korea
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Assembly
United Nations
Marshall
America
Washington
Edwin G. Nourse
Council of Economic Advisers
Anderson
Commerce Harriman
Western Europe
William L. Clayton
Lewis W. Douglas
Great Britain
Paris
Rome
England
Myron C. Taylor
Trueman
Vatican
Pius XII
Europe
Congress
Robert A. Lovett
Henri Bonnet
Baron Silvercruys
State, Agriculture, Commerce and Interior Departments
Father Son Make History For Masons
In Cincinnati the Northern Jurisdiction’s 135th annual meeting will confer the 33rd degree on 170 candidates. For the first time a father and son will both receive the honor in the same ceremony, Harry W. De Bruin of Columbus and his son Harry W. De Bruin of Akron. Other candidates include Judge Raymond Younger, Robert A. Stranahan, and Justice James G. Stewart.
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Cincinnati
Supreme Council
Harry W. de Bruin
Columbus
Akron
Raymond Younger
Celina
Ohio State Parole and Pardons Commission
Robert A. Stranahan
Toledo
James G. Stewart
Ohio Supreme Court
Navy Trial Moves Denied in Gascoigne Court Martial
In San Diego Navy Lt. Richard F Gascoigne faced a court martial as government motions to admit testimony from a prior court were denied Judge Advocate Lt. Herbert F Hawkins testified about plans to lay a legal foundation for Dunlap of Carlsbad New Mexico to testify but Dunlap says illness prevents his appearance and as a civilian he may refuse to testify
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San Diego
Calif
Richard F. Gasecoigne
Lorain
Navy
Herbert F. Hawkins
Gascoigne
Robert L. Dunlap
Carlsbad
N. M. Dunlap
Ohio highway revenue amendment heads to November vote
State Secretary Edward J. Hummel will mail official pro and con arguments on a proposed constitutional amendment restricting motor vehicle fee revenues to highway use. The November ballot will decide the measure amid opposing views on tax use and government funding.
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Columbus
Edward J. Hummel
Ohio
Tropic Storm Hits Georgia Coastal Cities Hard
A tropical storm three days from the Caribbean moved through Georgia into the Carolinas, flooding coastal streets with torrential rain. The center passed west of Savannah early morning, then inland about 40 miles north of Savannah. Winds peaked at 45 mph with 4.58 inches of rain recorded in Savannah.
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Savannah
Caribbean Sea
Georgia
Carolinas
Weather Bureau
Liquor Selling Change Moved
The Ohio Retail Package Dealers' Association executive committee urged state lawmakers to raise the legal age to 21 for handling alcoholic beverages arguing current law allows minors to sell alcohol. Association President Lou Jacobs of Xenia supported the move, saying the law is discriminatory.
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Columbus
Ohio Retail Package Dealers’ Association, Inc
Lou Jacobs
Xenia
Youthful Crow Hunter Dies From Gun Wound
Francis Lachendre aged 15 died after a hunting accident in Lorain County Ohio. He was wounded in the left hip when his .22 rifle discharged after catching on his belt while hunting crows at Columbiana Station on August 17. He died last night at Berea Community Hospital. Deputies report no foul play.
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Cleveland
Francis Lachendre
Berea
Lorain County
Columbiana Station
Car Crash Kills 66-Year-Old On 45th Anniversary
Fred J. Berger aged 66 died when his car was struck at a railroad crossing in St Marys on his 45th wedding anniversary. Local authorities investigated the fatal collision.
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ST. Marys
O—Cp
Fred J. Berger
Collision Fatal Claims Life of Greenhills Man
Cincinnati report says 31 year old Charles A. Weber of Greenhills died after an automobile collision last night.
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Cincinnati
Charles A. Weber
Greenhills
Poison Attempt on Wife Charged Man Aged 62
Homer C Leachman aged 62 was bound over to a grand jury on a charge of attempting to administer poison to his wife Nellie 65 who was seriously ill.
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Columbus
Homer C. Leachman
Nellie
State Building and Libraries Tackle Next Ohio Assembly
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert asks the postwar program commission to study the state building code and to propose changes. The commission will also review financing methods for public libraries as part of the next General Assembly agenda.
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Columbus
Ohio General Assembly
Seventh Fatality Listed in Bellefontaine Traffic Deaths
Logan County reported the death of three year old Phillip Hoffman as its seventh traffic fatality of 1947.
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Bellefontaine
Phillip Hoffman
Logan County
KSNRO Inaugurates New Naval Reserve Radio Station
Youngstown’s KSNRO began broadcasting for the first time last night as the Naval Reserve battalion station. The debut marks the city’s newest radio outlet and a training facility for reserve personnel.
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KSNRO
Youngstown
UPI
Naval Reserve
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