Explosion sinks mine hits U S destroyer near Trieste
The U S Navy reports the mine exploded under the Douglas H Fox 18 miles off Trieste at 6 20 am killing one man and wounding seven. The ship flooded aft and drifted dead in the water while sister ship James C Owens and two tugs moved to aid. The Sumner class destroyer displaced 2200 tons with 315 crew.
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Washington
Navy
U. S
Douglas H. Fox
Trieste
Navy Department
James C. Owens
Fox
Adriatic
Norfolk
United States
Mediterranean
Berhard H. Bieri
Venice
Italy
Truman and aides weigh European relief plan
President Truman and congressional leaders met at the White House to discuss emergency aid for Europe without a special session. A statement on the talks was promised this afternoon as cabinet members and aides joined the discussions alongside 11 congressmen and top officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
White House
Europe
Congress
Charles G. Ross
Marshall
Agriculture
Anderson
Commerce Harriman
John R. Steeleman
Clark Clifford
Harriman
Cabinet
United States
Rep. Arends
Illinois
House
Pacific Northwest Sees Open GOP Field for 1948
The Taft bid for the Republican nomination amid weak support in the Pacific Northwest sparks talk of a dark horse run at the Philadelphia convention. Eisenhower leads favored alternatives as uncommitted Republicans eye a new candidate. Taft accuses CIO PAC of Communist influence while defending union leadership.
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Spokane
Wash
Taft
Robio
Pacific Northwest
Dark Horse
Philadelphia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arthur Vandenburg
R-Mich
Ohio
Corvallis
Ore
CIO “Pac
Henry W. Hendricks
CIO
PAC
Bandit Band Loots Patrons of $200000 at Mounds Club
Painesville police report a gang of 12 masked bandits with machine guns robbed the Mounds Club near Painesville. They looted cash jewelry and furs from gambling tables and patrons totaling about $200,000, then fled in three stolen cars after forcing the manager to open the gambling bank. Deputies said patrons initially thought the holdup was part of a floor show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painesville
Mounds Club
James Maloney
Edward Cook
Clarence Arnn
Aran
Mark W. Schaffner
Ships Wallow In High Seas Near Florida Coast
Coastal shipping from the Keys to North Carolina battled heavy seas that disabled two ships and sent a tug to the bottom. One man was lost overboard near Cuba, another towed vessel capsized near Georgia, and the Coast Guard aided the Julius H. Barnes off New Smyrna, Florida.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Keys
North Carolina
Bayano
Cuba
274
Georgia
Savannah
Coast Guard
Aurora
Neighbor Tells Of Slaying Marion Girl
Marion Ohio sheriff says 16 year old Roxie Ann Green, Prospect High School sophomore, was found dead near Norton. A 32 year old neighbor Ray Sheppard admitted hitting her with a hammer after picking her up as she walked home from a football game on September 20. Sheppard denied impropriety.
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Marion
Leroy Retterer
Roxie Ann Green
Prospect High School
Norton
Ohio
Ray Sheppard
Green
Retterer
Sheppard
English Quadruplets Reported Thriving At St Luke's
Bradford report states Mrs. Eileen Horner gave birth to quadruplet girls at St. Luke's Hospital. All are thriving after birth and are fed with glucose water through penholder tubes.
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Bradford
England
Eileen Horner
Frank Horner
St. Luke’s Hospital
Opera figure dies in Denver at 70
Maz Koenigs burg, 70, founder of the St. Louis Municipal Opera and former managing director of Dallas opera, died Saturday in Denver.
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Denver
Maz Koenigsburg
St. Louis Municipal Opera
Dallas, Tex
Opera
Ex-Soviet Official Warns Reds Seek U S Chaos
Former Soviet official Victor Kravchenko told the National Exchange Clubs convention in Cincinnati that Russia aims to stir economic chaos in the United States through labor unrest to weaken a powerful foe. Police guarded the talk. Attorney General Tom C. Clark urged intensified investigations of subversive groups.
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Cincinnati
Russia
Victor Kravchenko
National Exchange Clubs
Eugene T. Weatherly
Soviet Purchasing Commission
U.S
Russian Communist Party
United States
America
Kremlin
England
Kravchenko
Tom C. Clark
Department of Justice
Youth Killed in Fracas Over Girls
Cincinnati police held five youths after a deadly street fight over two girls including a juvenile. Carlos Blake died from six stab wounds outside a downtown cafe. Investigators named one suspect as Blake’s assailant. no charges filed yet.
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Cincinnati
Carlos Blake
George Ebbers
Blake
Ebbers
Paul Lawson
Cold Snap Moves East Ahead of Winter Frontier
A high pressure cold snap north of North Dakota moves eastward with freezing lows reported in Jamestown 28 Bismarck 29 Fargo 32. Rain fell overnight from Minnesota and Wisconsin toward the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley and more rain is forecast. East Coast fair with rising temps. Pacific states see seasonable weather.
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North Dakota
Jamestown
Bismarck
Fargo
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Lakes
Pacific States
Evil Racism in U S Speaker Charges Hypocrisy
Walter White of the NAACP told the Akron Ohio conference that the United States talks democracy but practices racism as evil as Hitler’s regime. He warned the world watches the nation with growing skepticism at the closing session yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
United States
Walter White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Association’ Ohio
Pastor William Ring Dies at 58 in Rectory
The Rev. William C. Ring, pastor of St. Gregory the Great in South Euclid, died of a heart ailment yesterday in the parish rectory. He had served the church for almost seven years.
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Cleveland
William C. Ring
St. Gregory the Great’s Church
South Euclid
Death of Deputy Clerk Harry E. Dolle at 60
Harry E. Dolle, 60, who served as deputy clerk in the municipal court since 1944, died yesterday of a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Harry E. Dolle
Large Grace Line Pier Fire Causes $5 Million in Damage
A fire on the North River waterfront at Pier 57 damaged timber supports and a connecting shed to Pier 58, injuring 50 firefighters and prompting 80 fire units and six tugs to battle the blaze for hours. The Santa Rita and Santa Rosa ships were affected, with cotton bales burning in Pier 57 shed. Investigators will query workers from the previous two days to determine causes.
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NEW York
Grace Line
North River
Pier 57
Pier 58
South America
Martin Scott
Frank J. Quayle
Motorcycle Crash at Carthage Fairgrounds Race
A speeding motorcycle left the track at Carthage Fairgrounds in Cincinnati and crashed into a crowd, injuring eight. Driver Bob Hall, 24, escaped injury. seriously hurt Delores McKee Shields, 22, of Newport, Kentucky. Attendants at Jewish Hospital reported shock and internal injuries. Others treated included several Cincinnati residents and Maurice Rierson of Charleston. The accident happened during the five mile novice race, the finale of a program for the American Cancer Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Bob Hall
Westerville
Delores McKee Shields
Newport
Jewish Hospital
Two Ohioans Place In Plowing Contest
Ohioans place fifth in two classes at the national plowing matches in Des Moines Iowa. Robert Hillbrand of Seven Mile Butler County scored 69.16 points for fifth in the contour class and Ray Conn of Oxford earned 75.33 points for fifth in the level land class.
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Des Moines
Robert Hillbrand
Seven Mile
Butler County
Ray Conn
Oxford
Akron Man To Head Dancing Teachers Association
Clement Browne of Akron to lead the Cleveland and Ohio Dancing Teachers Association for the coming year. Bess Newton Brown of Warren elected first vice president. Mary Pollock of Akron named second vice president. Betty Adelman of Massillon named principal and Eleanor Buchholzer of Akron secretary.
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Akron
Clement Browne
Cleveland and Ohio Dancing Teachers Association
Bess Newton Brown
Warren
Mary Pollock
Betty Adelman
Massillon
Eleanor Buchholzer
Mae West Banned By Dollar Shortage
London reports Mae West barred from BBC airwaves due to a dollar shortage. A BBC official said the American actress was removed from a planned program as the British treasury required reduced dollar payments.
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Mae West
London
BBC
British Broadcasting Corp
Tobacco Leader Elected Ohio Distributors President
Albert Guarnieri of Warren was elected president of the Ohio Association of Tobacco Distributors yesterday in Columbus, succeeding the former leader and signaling a new direction for the trade group.
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Columbus
Albert Guarnieri
Warren
Ohio Association of Tobacco Distributors
Greece Charges Soviet Satellites Aid Greek Guerrillas
Greece's Deputy Premier Tsaldaris told the UN General Assembly committee that three Soviet satellites are aiding Greek guerrillas. He accused Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia of arming groups to destroy Greece's political independence and territorial integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Greece
Constantine Tsaldaris
United Nations
Balkan
Tsaldaris
General Assembly
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
C-54 Forced Landing Damages Five Planes at Huntington Airport
Four teen Army personnel escaped injury when an Army C-54 made an emergency landing at Huntington Airport, Chesapeake, due to fuel shortage. The unlit runway and misaligned approach caused the plane to strike five parked private planes, damaging four of them.
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Chesapeake, CO
Huntington Airport
Carolton Clark
Rites Arranged Tuesday For Letart Area Man
Funeral services for Frank Brinker McClintock 68 found dead at his East Letart residence Saturday will be at the Methodist Church Letart Tuesday at 2 pm. Burial follows in Letart Cemetery. He is survived by his wife and several children. Neighbor Roy Donahue found the body. Coroner W H Ewing says death was due to natural causes.
Old Coffin House Fire Ravages Century-Old Springfield Building
Fire officials investigated a stubborn three hour blaze that gutted the 100 year old Springfield Coffin and Casket Co building. Fire Chief Grover Frock estimated damage at 100000 dollars and ordered restraining lines around the shell of the brick and frame structure.
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Springfield
Springfield Coffin and Casket Co
Grover Frock
Medical School Head Dies in Chicago
Dr. John Robert Cochran Jr 37 professor of surgery at Northwestern University Medical School died Saturday after an illness. The Northwestern faculty and Chicago medical community mourn his loss. He led research in surgical techniques and trained several notable surgeons.
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Medical School
Chicago
John Robert Cochran, Jr
Northwestern University Medical School
Haifa police HQ blast leaves nine dead
Nine people die and about 50 injured when a tar barrel hazardous device explodes at Haifa district police headquarters. Victims include three British constables, four Arab policemen, a 16 year old Arab girl, and an Arab vendor amid festival celebrations for Succoth. The blast also damages nearby buildings and halts harbor area traffic.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Boy Struck by Auto Dies in Columbus
Kenney Williams age 10 of White Oak Fayette County died from injuries after being struck by an automobile at Madison Mills near his home. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Williams. funeral arrangements were not listed.
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Columbus
Kenney Williams
Leonard Williams
White Oak
Fayette County
Madison Mills
Car crash kills 31 year old in West Union Ohio
Robert L. Francis, 31, died when his car plowed through a highway guard rail yesterday near West Union Ohio. Police said the collision occurred on the highway, with emergency responders arriving at the scene. The investigation continues to determine the exact cause.
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West Union, O
Robert L. Francis
Veterans urge daily UN prayer at Lake Success
At Lake Success the 83rd Division Association of World War One veterans adopted a resolution urging daily prayer openings for United Nations sessions. The plan would let delegates objectors withdraw during prayer times. Ollie J. Haag of Akron was elected commander. John Clark also from Akron was mentioned.
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Chillicothe
United Nations
Lake Success
83Rd Division
Association of Veterans of World War One
Ollie J. Haag
Akron
John Clark
AP Operator Lew Humphrey Retires After 36 Years
Lew Humphrey, longtime AP operator for the Youngstown Vindicator, has retired after 36 years of service. His tenure spanned the era of teletypes and early computer wire services, marking a notable chapter in local press history.
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Youngstown
Lewis
Lew) Humphrey
Associated Press
Woman, 24, and man, 66 held after shotgun slaying
In Columbus area a 64-year-old husband, Shem M. Layton of Grove City, was shot dead. His wife Mede rith Layton, 24, and Clarence M. Pullem, 66, were detained for questioning. Deputies report Layton described Pullem entering with a shotgun after a quarrel. Grover City police found Layton mortally wounded. son Dwight stood by.
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Columbus
Mederith Layton
Clarence M. Pullem
Shem M. Layton
Grove City
Garfield Huddleston
Lorenzo O. Boice
Layton
Mt. Carmel
Pullem
Arthur L. Willing
Dwight
Pomeroy Girl Among 10 Juvenile Runaway Fugitives
Columbus police report six of ten girls fled from the Bureau of Juvenile Research playground yesterday afternoon and were apprehended 45 minutes later. Three teens remain missing: Elsie Adams 14 of Franklin Laura Connor 15 of Alliance Doris Marshall 16 of Genoa and Clara White 13 of Pomeroy.
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Columbus
Bureau of Juveenile
Columes
Elsie Adams
Franklin
Laura Connor
Alliance
Doris Marshall
Genoa
Clara White
Pomeroy
Soap Price Increase Announced by P and G
The Procter and Gamble Co. announced a ten percent rise in wholesale prices for toilet soap laundry soap flakes and powdered soaps effective immediately Crisco vegetable shortening also raised three percent effective immediately The news reflects a broad price adjustment by the Cincinnati based maker of consumer goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Procter and Gamble Co
Methodist Temperance Board Attacks Halsey Drinking Claim
The Methodist Board of Temperance condemned Admiral William F. Halsey for saying that most fighting men smoke or drink. They argued liquor fuels saloon fighting and accused Halsey of breaching naval discipline by carrying bourbon for carrier pilots in the Pacific. Halsey offered no comment when approached in San Francisco.
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Washington
Methodist Board of Temperance
William F
Bull) Halsey
Halsey
Pacific
Third Fleet
Saturday Evening Post
San Francisco
Robert E. Lee
Jeb Stuart
Stonewall Jackson
Alvin York
Jimmy Doolittle
Comdr. J. Bryan III
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