Truman Set to Sign Major Foreign Aid Bill Today
President Truman prepared to sign the sweeping foreign aid measure approved by Congress to speed U S goods and money to 16 Eastern European nations with extra funds for Greece Turkey and China The executive order creates a temporary European Cooperation Administration to run the European Recovery Program for its first month after which the ERP administrator will take over State Dept readiness and possible appointments for top posts are noted with no payroll details.
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Truman
Congress
Greece
Turkey
China
Soviet Union
European Cooperation Administration
ERP
Paul G. Hoffman
Studebaker Corporation
Lewis W. Douglas
Great Britain
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Cab Driver Killed by Freight Train in Cincinnati
Taxi driver Paul Bilby aged 21 of Newton was killed last night when his cab was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train in Cincinnati. The crash occurred near the freight yards with Bilby declared dead on arrival. Police investigated the scene and identified the victim as the taxi operator.
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Cincinnati
Paul Bilby
Newton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congress Overrides Truman Veto With Tax Cut Passage
Congress votes 311 to 88 in the House and 77 to 10 in the Senate to override President Truman and enact broad tax relief. About 52 million taxpayers gain reductions effective January 1 and May 1 withheld wages decline. President warned the move could weaken finances and fuel inflation.
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Congress
Truman
United States
House
Martin
Rmass
Senate
America
Treasury
Gunmen Rob East Side Tavern in Cleveland
Police said two gunmen robbed tavern owner Robert Levine of 1757 dollars and stole his car yesterday on the East Side of Cleveland. Levine, 27, reported the crime to authorities.
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Cleveland
East Side
Robert Levine
Oil Shortage Warning From Harvard Geologist
Harvard geologist Dr. Kirtley F. Mather warned at the University of Cincinnati forum that the United States must begin importing a significant portion of its petroleum within five to ten years due to nearing peak production. He estimated US proved reserves at about 12 times current yearly output with undiscovered reserves 10 to 20 times annual production, implying a 20 to 30 year life expectancy for petroleum domestically, though oil shale and coal could supply products for up to 1000 years.
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Cincinnati
Kirtley F. Mather
Mather
United States
Bank Cashier Held For Embezzlement
Gale L. Wright of Canal Winchester, a bank cashier, was held in Columbus city prison on embezzlement charges involving $64,000. He admitted stealing $1 500 from the Canal Winchester Bank, with other funds possibly involved. Bond set at $5,000 by U S Commissioner Robert W. Newton.
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Columbus
Gale L. Wright
Canal Winchester
City Prison
U. S
Robert W. Newton
Wright
Canal Winchester Bank
Newlon
Central Ohio Hosts Impressionist Exhibit Sparked Spring Fever
Central Ohio enjoyed a holiday for art lovers as the exhibit Springtime of Impressionism displayed 26 originals from museums and galleries nationwide. Four works were lent by the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, with total value in the hundreds of thousands of dollars says director Lee H. Malone. A $35,000 Pissarro was among the pieces, illustrating bold color in bright sunlight and a shift from posed scenes to everyday life in art.
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Columbus
Ohio
Boston
New York
Kansas City
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts
Lee H. B. Malone
Columbus Gallery
Pissarro, Ma
France
Malone
Berlin Seethes As Allied Blockade Closes In
In Berlin April 3 United States troops barred entry to a Soviet building in the American sector and set a temporary roadblock on the Potsdam highway. Gen Lucius D Clay declined comment as the move appeared to counter Soviet actions in the city.
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Berlin
United States
Potsdam
Lucius D. Clay
Howley
Alexander S. Kotikov
Kotokov
Clay
Kotikov
West Zones
77 Counties Receive Juvenile Court Aid In Ohio
Ohio officials report 77 counties received 115000 plus to fund juvenile court judges. State Auditor Ferguson said the funds come from a new law paying counties 1500 dollars yearly where probate judges serve as juvenile judges.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Warehouse Fire Forces Evacuations in Youngstown
A Connell Construction Co. warehouse in Youngstown Ohio was burned by a blaze last night. The flames threatened two churches and forced ten families to evacuate their homes as a precaution.
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Youngstown, O
Connell Construction Co
Montana to Issue Serial Numbers for Newborns
Helena April 3 state officials announce that from next January every baby born in Montana will receive a lifelong serial number. State registrar L. J. Benepe says the plan is part of a nationwide move toward universal birth registration.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
State Registrar of Vital Statistics
L. J. Benepe
Andrew J Hinerman Dies in Texas Visiting Relatives
Andrew J Hinerman 72 of Rupert West Virginia formerly Union Furnace died Thursday morning in Gladwater Texas while visiting relatives. He suffered a heart attack last Sunday and hospital treatment preceded his death. Survived by sons Lloyd Union Furnace Kenneth Logan Orval Reece Kas and Vern Rupert WV and daughter Mrs Alva Demont Rupert WV. Two sons Lloyd and Kenneth left to be at his bedside. Body to arrive in Logan and funeral arrangements to be completed at Woodard Funeral Home.
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Andrew J. Hinerman
Rupert
W. Va
Union Furnace
Gladwater
Tex
Lloyd
Kenneth
Logan
Preston Oil Company
Orval
Reece
Kas
Vern
Alva Demont
Woodard Funeral Home
U S Asks Recall Of Czech Officials
The United States asked Czechoslovakia to recall two embassy officials Theo H Florin first secretary and Ev zen Syrovatka attache were declared persona non grata by a State Department spokesman last night the Czech embassy was informed of the action on April 3.
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Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
State Department
Theo H. Florin
Evzen Syrovatka
Portsmouth Beer Ordinance Upheld by Judge on Sunday Sales
Common Pleas Judge Vernon Smith ruled that Portsmouth must permit 3.2 beer sales on Sundays, overturning a city ordinance that would have barred them. The state law allowing 3.2 beer sales overrides the local rule, and the judge issued a temporary ruling.
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Portsmouth
Common Pleas
Vernon Smith
Smith
Treaty Opposed Delay in Philippines Senate Ratification
In Manila on April 3 the opposition in the army senate blocked ratification of a friendship treaty with Spain, signed September 27 last year, resisting approval in the upper house.
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Manila
Spain
Appines
Miners Free to Decide on Return to Work, Lewis Says
John L. Lewis told nearly 400000 striking coal miners they may choose to return to work with no orders from him or union officers. The message came as President Truman sought a federal court injunction to end the three week stoppage over pension fund terms.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Truman
United Mine Workers
UMW
Ringling Brothers Circus Arrives in Bronx Bronx Show Opens
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus brings 51 sleek cars into a Bronx railway siding marking the opening of spring entertainment in New York. The big show is in town for families and visitors.
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New York
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey's Circus
Bronx
Fierce Fighting Near Albanian Border Reported
Athens dispatches say heavy fighting continues in northwestern Greece near the Albanian frontier. National forces seized five villages in mountainous terrain about 35 miles northwest of Ioannina, with guerrilla losses totaling more than 150.
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Athens
Greece
Ioannina
Draft Eisenhower urged at New York convention
A drive for a draft Eisenhower was urged at the Albany convention of Americans for Democratic Action held on April 3 with talk of mobilizing support in New York state.
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Albany
N. Y
Americans For Democratic Action
Soviet Move Brings Hemisphere Unity at Pan American
In Bogota on April 3, diplomats say the Soviet blockade of land traffic into Berlin has spurred 21 Pan American Conference participants to rally closer to the United States. Chilean delegates push a draft anti communist resolution to curb infiltration, signaling stronger alignment with Washington.
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Bogota
Colombia
Russia
Germany
Berlin
United States
U.S
Ground broken for $2 million General Electric glass plant
Ground was broken for a new 2 million dollar General Electric glass factory on a 15 acre site north of Logan on Route 75. Mayor Roger Friend led the ceremony with officials from H K Ferguson Co and Farmers & Merchants Bank. The 320 by 500 foot building will have two glass melting furnaces and is due for completion by year end.
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Roger Friend
General Electric Co
Route
Logan
C. E. Bell
H. K. Ferguson Co
R. B. Perkins
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Frank Sanderson
Maj Or Friend
Boyd V. Wright
Fd Goodner
Edward Power
Harold Gardner
Central States Construction Co
G-E
Oldtown Creek
Middle West
Frazier-Simplex Co
Washington
Circleville
Mrs. John McVey Dies Early Today
Mrs. John McVey 78 of Creola died early today at Hocking Valley Hospital after two days as a patient following two years of failing health. Survived by husband John McVey and daughter Mrs. Wayne Griffith of Creola. Funeral arrangements by Henry C. Smith Funeral Home Locust Grove Vinton County.
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John McVey
Creola
Hocking Valley Hospital
Wayne Griffith
Henry C. Smith
Locust Grove
Vinton County
Hospital Drive Not Feasible At This Time
The Hocking Valley Hospital community campaign committee reports the hospital campaign is not feasible now. They pledge cooperation and support while noting a past plan for community purchase and a $125,000 fund drive for hospital remodeling and operation.
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Community Hospital Campaign Committee
Hocking Valley Hospital
Hocking Countypital
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