Nebraska primary looms in GOP race as Dewey and Taft clash
Washington dispatch notes Dewey arrives in Nebraska for a two day campaign in a field of seven on the GOP ballot including MacArthur and Warren while Taft visits the state after a Wisconsin showing. Stassen leads the delegate chase with 46 as Dewey trails.
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Washington
Dewey
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Cornhusker
Thomas E Dewey
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Stassen
Douglas MacArthur
Earl Warren
California
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
MacArthur
New Yorker
Oklahoma
Yeetenday
New York
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Vandenberg
Tawe
Court Decision Grants PUCO Emergency Power Over Utilities
Ohio Supreme Court rules that utilities may be curtailed to protect public welfare. Akron challenged a September 15 1947 order by East Ohio Gas Co and others denying gas to new heating customers amid winter shortages. The court upheld state regulatory power and allowed limited new connections based on capacity.
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Columbus
Ohio
Utilities Commission
Supreme Court
City of Akron
Akron
East Ohio Gas Co
Commission
East Ohio Gas
Summit County
East Ohio
Robert & Ientiann
Newman
MacArthur Silent On Candidacy Plans
General MacArthur said he would wait for Nebraska primary results next week before further statements on his presidential candidacy. He commented on Wisconsin balloting by noting the freedom to voice individual viewpoints and to preserve that freedom.
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Tokyo
General MacArthur
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Harold E. S
Russians Blame British For Fatal Plane Crash
Marshal Sokolovsky blamed a British traffic violation for a fatal collision near Berlin that killed 15. He rejected a four power crash inquiry and urged a Soviet British commission instead.
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Berlin
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Sokolovsky
Brian Robertson
Taegliche Rundschau
Robertson
Lucius D. Clay
United States
New Straitsville Man Dies of Burns
Frank B. Porter 22 of New Straitsville died in Chicago from burns suffered four days earlier when his clothes ignited while smoking in his room. A World War II Navy veteran, he was a Loyola University Medical School student and New Straitsville High School graduate. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Porter and a brother Glenn. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Frank B. Porter
New Straitsville
Loyola University Medical School
Chicago
Floyd Porter
Loyola University School of Medicine
Glenn
Explosion rocks Empire State Building office suite
Firemen contained a blaze in an Empire State Building office suite after an explosion sent flames from the 57th floor. Glass shattered onto the street as investigators led by Fire Marshall Thomas P. Brophy began a probe into a suspicious origin.
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New York
Empire State Building
Thomas P. Brophy
Highway survey eyed for Ohio roads plan
Columbus April 8 The Postwdt Program Commission highway study committee recommended the Automotive Safety Foundation of Washington be employed to propose an overall highway system for Ohio as part of a statewide survey effort.
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Columbus
Ohio
Postwdt Program Commission
Automotive Safety Foundtee of
Washington
Government Sued Over Army Planes Frightening Foxes
Kelmoor Fox and Fur Farms seeks 14140 dollars from the federal government alleging two low flying Army planes frightened 73 female foxes at Medina, causing 36 of their young to be killed. The farm claims the ships circled at about 200 feet, justifying the suit on grounds of damaged breeding mothers.
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Co D
Kelmoor Fox and Fur Farms, Inc
Medina
Premier Khuang Resigns Under Pressure in Siam
Bangkok reports Premier Khuang Aphaiwong signed resgination under military pressure, but the state supreme council refused to accept the move, signaling a political standoff and ongoing military influence in Siam.
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Bangkok
Siam
Khuang Aphiwong
State Supreme Council
Tornadoes Kill Three In Illinois And Indiana
Three people died as tornadoes hit northern and central Illinois and northwestern central Indiana. Farms near Grant Park and Hebron were struck, with Calumet City area damage around 50000 dollars and widespread property losses and communication disruptions reported.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Calumet City
Gary- Hammond
Fred Engleking
Ralph LaBarg
Grant Park
Kankakee County
Clem Brickner
Hebron
Ind
Cook County
Alexandria
Madison County
Urbana
University of Illinois
Experimental Oil Project Planned
A House subcommittee unanimously recommends constructing a $1,000,000 oil and natural gas experimental station in the Appalachian area. The bill would authorize $500,000 annually for maintenance and operation to advance research in production refining transportation and use. The project covers parts of Pennsylvania New York Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky where Pennsylvania type oil is produced.
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Washington
Appalachian
Griffiths
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
West Virginia
Kentucky
Truck Kills Baby in Columbus Play Time Tragedy
An 18 month old boy, David M. Fetherol, was killed when he ran into a truck while playing in Columbus yesterday. Police said the incident occurred in a residential area during the afternoon.
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Columbus, CO
David M. Fetherofl
Congress Shifts Focus to Air Power Expansion
Congress moves to enlarge the air force, delaying universal military training. The House appropriations panel advances a 775 million dollar air force bill amid a 3 billion defense request. Hearings set to expand air groups from 55 to 70. Senate weighs a 70-group plan and possible temporary draft, with senators eyeing a further 1.8 billion cost and Russia as a factor.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Taber
Truman
Rep
Clason
R-Mass
Armed Services Subcommittee
Senate Armed Services Committee
Air Symington
Senate Committee
Mayback
D-Sc
Frustrated Man Triggers Bomb at Los Angeles Office
A 65 year old man named Charles W Hunter blew himself up with a crude bomb, injuring four others and wrecking the California Industrial Accident Commission offices. The incident occurred in Los Angeles on April 7.
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Los Angeles
State Industrial Accident Commission
Charlies W. Hunter
Gas Company Sued For Bridge Blast
Ohio Fuel Gas Co. named defendant in three civil suits seeking 200000 damages for the Broad Street bridge blast in Columbus last August 21. James D. Klinkert Armitt Spohn and Irene D. Murphy file in Cuyahoga County. alleged negligence permitting gas buildup in concrete air chambers beneath the bridge. Lightning struck the bridge causing ignition and an explosion that knocked them into the Scioto River.
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Cleveland
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Broad Street
Columbus
James D. Klinkert
Armitt Spohn
Irene D. Murphy
Cuyahoga County
Scioto River
Canadian Students Wreck Party Office
A group of over 500 angry Windsor students disrupted the Labor Progressive Party offices. Police said three party officials were lightly injured as youths broke barricades, toppled furniture, and scattered files during the apparent protest in downtown Windsor.
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Windsor
Ont
Water Shortage Threatens Jerusalem Amid Strife
Jerusalem faces a water crisis with one supply source interrupted. Mayor Richard Graves urged residents to conserve tap and cistern water as a suspected Arab attack severed a pipeline from Ras El Ein near Tel Aviv. Ain Farah Springs also limited by fuel oil shortages for pumps.
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Jerusalem
Richard Graves
Ras el Ein
Tel Aviv
Ain Farah Springs
Husband Slain Husband Slayer Held in Ohio
Youngstown reports Mrs. Anna Mae Williams aged 29 is held on a manslaughter charge after the shooting of her husband George Williams 41. The event occurred in Youngstown with police stating the case is under investigation.
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Youngstown
Anna Mae Williams
Coal Shortage Forces Closing Of Steel Mills
Pittsburgh news reports mark the 25th day of the soft coal shutdown with 562000 idle workers. Violence and picket activity lash West Virginia mines and Pennsylvania plants as steel producers idled furnaces and mills. John L. Lewis faces contempt risk amid wavering back-to-work orders while anthracite miners join sympathy strikes.
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Pittsburgh
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co
South
Birmingham
Big Fairfield
U.S. Steel Corp
Big Steel
National Tube Co
McKeesport
Bethlehem Steel
Lackawanna
N. Y
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
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