Toll in Effingham hospital fire rises to 69
Effingham Illinois officials report 69 dead or missing after St Anthony's Hospital blaze. 55 bodies recovered, 14 still missing, including newborn fatalities. Fire started in a laundry chute, officials weigh arson or paint storage. guards and searchlights aid ongoing rubble search. Governor Stevenson orders statewide fire safety recheck.
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Old St. Anthony's Hospital
Effingham
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Fred Wilkins
Wilkins
Illinois
Cleveland, O
George W. Crile
Springfield
Adlai Stevenson
Senate to Vote On Election Law Changes Today
Ohio Senate faces a sweeping election law revision amending ballot rules and candidate access. The bill aims to reduce ballot confusion, count ballots with clear voter intent, and bar certain petitioned presidential slate entries. It also truncates write in provisions and weighs Senate amendments from the floor.
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Senate
Columbus
Ohio
State
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Howard M. Metzenbaum
Cuyahoga
Charles F. Sweeney
Counterfeits Spotted by Youngstown Banks
Nine counterfeit twenty dollar bills and fourteen counterfeit ten dollar bills were rounded up by Youngstown banks in recent days. Bankers warn merchants the fakes are very cleverly made and urge caution.
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Youngstown, O
Youngstown
Jury Revives Hot Ham Cases in Fairfield County
Three Lancaster men indicted again on receiving and concealing stolen property in the so-called hot ham cases. John O. Johnson a restaurant operator Fred Snyder a meat cutter and William Starrett of McClanahan's Restaurant were ren indicted by the Fairfield County grand jury on counts ranging from four to two. Warrants served, bond posted, arraignments set for Saturday before Judge Harry Kilbarger.
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Lancaster
Fairfield County
Dudley Crider
John O. Johnson
Fred Snyder
Johnson
William Starrett
McClanahan's
Crider
Harry Kilbarger
Fairfield County Common Pleas Court
Starret
Petit Jury
Snider
Grand
Swift & Company
Columbus
Hailstorm Strikes Logan Damaging Ground Temps Drop
A noon hailstorm covered Logan with pea sized hail for about 15 minutes. No major damage to crops expected as temperatures fell from 50 to 48 degrees, with last night’s low near 30 despite cloud cover preventing frost.
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Logan
Mrs Paulin Injured in Pleasantville Auto Crash
Mrs. Ray Paulin of Lancaster formerly Logan sustained a minor knee injury Monday when her car near Pleasantville collided. The vehicle, driven by her husband, was badly damaged.
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Ray Paulin
Lancaster
Logan
Pleasantville
Ohio Legislature Begins Study of Record Budget
Ohio's record budget of nearly 650 million dollars tops the agenda as lawmakers study allocations for two years starting July 1. Governor Lausche requests 522.2 million from general funds and 127.2 million from earmarked funds for highway liquor and conservation. Total nearly 648.5 million is just under expected revenues with proposed increases for schools pensions welfare and higher education. He notes limited funds prevent many new grants and tax shifts, urging no tax hikes and maintenance of the prior spending level. Ohio faces about 56 million less operating money from 1947-48 due to veterans bonds and tax changes.
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Roy E. Harmony
Shelby
William M. Manahan
Defiance
House
Senate
Messure
Frank J. Lausche
Columbus
Ohio
Senate House
Lausche
Lausche Upholds Death Sentence For Adams In Ohio
Governor Lausche refused to spare Asbell Adams of Cincinnati from execution in the electric chair on April 8 for the murder during a January 1948 cabbie robbery. Charles Sparks was granted a reprieve until August 4 due to tuberculosis and a belief he may die of natural causes sooner.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Asbell Adams
Cincinnati
Ohio Penitentiary
Adams
James Case
Charles Sparks
Sparks
Washington Pressmen Strike Shuts City Newspapers
Washington faced a newspaper blackout after a surprise walkout by AFL Local 6 pressmen. Publishers offered no negotiations until workers return, while the union demanded a shorter work week higher pay longer vacations and other benefits.
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Washington
AFL Printing Pressmen Union
Louis A. Lopez
School Head Pupils In Route 33 Mishap
Superintendent George E. Carr of Logan schools and four Logan High School speech class pupils were injured when Carr’s car collided with a truck at Fairfield Airport on Route 33 north of Lancaster. Franklin McKelvey of New Lexington, driving the truck, was fined after pleading guilty to failure to yield. Betty Wright suffered a fractured nose and forehead scratches. Carr had a bruised knee. three girls in the back seat were uninjured. The class members continued to Columbus for their legislative visit in other private cars.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lancaster
George E. Carr
Logan
Logan High School
Carr
Fairfield
Franklin McKelvey
New Lexington
McKelvey
Betty Wright
Boyd Wright
South Market Street
Hamden Man Killed As Train Derails in Ohio Freight Crash
A Baltimore & Ohio freight train derailed after striking a truck in Dayton Ohio. Brakeman Bernard Paul Smith 35 of Hamden Vinton County died after being pinned in wreckage for two hours.
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Dayton
Baltimore & Ohio
Bernard Paul Smith
Hamden
Vinton County
Ball of Fire Meteor Sighted Across Utah and Idaho
Residents in northern Utah and southeastern Idaho reported a large ball of fire described as a shooting star the size of a football. Peace officers and newspapers received numerous calls as observers in Utah and Idaho and from Los Angeles and California reported streaks and puffs of smoke in the sky. Observers at Salt Lake City and Mt. Wilson noted the meteor brightening from red to white at high altitude before burning out. one Eden resident reported a ground impact on a mountain summit.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Idaho
Trenton
Lewiston
Preston
Los Angeles
Mt. Wilson
California
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Salt Lake
CAA
W. A. Montgomery
Eden
Ogden
Cat's Creek Slayer Escapes From Pen
Ohio State Penitentiary officials search for Clay Sims 47 of Paden City West Virginia a personal barber to War den R W Alvis and an honor dormitory trusty who walked away from the institution last night.
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Columbus
Ohio State Penitentiary
Clay Sims
Paden City
W. Va
R. W. Alvis
Today’s Markets At a Glance
Wheat firm with crop damage in Nebraska. Corn mixed as rate selling cancels early gains. Hogs steady to mostly 25 cents higher with top $21.00. Cattle unevenly 25 cents lower to 50 cents higher, top $27.75. Stocks irregular with selective issue rises. Bonds firm as Missouri Pacific issues rise sharply.
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Nebraska
Missouri Pacific
Reds Demand Surrender
The Red radio broadcast an editorial tonight demanding immediate surrender of the Nanking government.
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Nanking
Red Radio
Truman Farm Program Ready for Congress
The Truman administration will present a farm program to Congress to curb crop surpluses by boosting meat dairy and poultry demand. Secretary Bran nan will outline the plan to a joint House Senate agriculture committee session as a substitute for the Aiken long-range farm law. It aims to shift millions of surplus acres from cotton wheat peanuts to grass pastures and hay with government payments to raise livestock output.
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Washington
Truman Administration
Congress
Brannan
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
Ohio to Have Usual Muddle After Time Change
Ohio cities plan daylight saving changes on April 24 but state officials may keep eastern standard time. Cleveland and several northeastern cities set clocks forward while Columbus and many others stay on standard. House committee favors keeping eastern standard year round. Charter cities may locally adjust time.
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Ohio
Columbus
Cleveland
Youngstown
Warren
Akron
Canton
Massillon
East Liverpool
Salem
Steubenville
Committee On Organization of
House of Representatives
Cincinnati
Ironton
van Wert
Toledo
Marion
Portsmouth
Bradley Says Armed Strength Is Main Need
Former Army official William H. Draper and Army Chief Gen. Omar H. Bradley urged keeping U S troops in Europe as long as the Cold War lasts. They warned against relying on air power alone and emphasized sustained continental strength to deter aggression in Western Europe.
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Bradley
Europe
William H. Draper
Draper
Omar H. Bradley
Army
United States
New York
St. Louis
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
U.S
Western
State Department
Four Injured In County Auto Crash In Washington Township
Four persons were slightly hurt in a two car collision at 9 15 A M on a county road in Washington Township. Injured were Samuel McCormick 54 of Logan Route 2 Homer Burgoon 28 Darrell Weaver 17 and Beeman Burgoon 8 all of 876 East Main Street Logan. Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Fraizer investigated at the crest of Harble Ridge where the crash occurred.
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Washington Township
Sheriff's Office
Samuel McCormick
Logan
Homer Burgoon
Darrell Weaver
Beeman Burgoon
East Main Street
Harble Ridge
Lloyd Fraizer
Canaday Charged With Attempted Murder Of Reporter
Delmar A. Canaday formerly mayor of Canaday is charged with attempting to kill Jack Cowie, a Pomeroy Sentinel journalist, after Cowie said Canaday tried to run him down with a car yesterday. The report appears in a bulletin style summary with other brief items.
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Pomeroy, O
Delmar A. Canaday
Jack Cowie
Pomeroy Sentinel
Cowie
Canaday
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