Western powers offer broader self government to Western Germany
The United States Britain and France proposed broader self governing powers for Western Germany to spur a federal state in the western occupation zones. Ambassador Murphy was sent to persuade Social Democrats in Bonn as talks at the Bonn council stall over a constitutional draft. Bonn leaders welcomed the proposal as a potential break in the stalemate.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Robert D. Murphy
Social Democratic Party
Bonn
Robert Nutter Dies At New Straitsville
Robert Nutter 48 died suddenly at his home in New Straitsville yesterday evening his body found by his brother James. He formerly worked at Lost Run Mine and was never married. Survivors include his mother Mrs Mary Frances Nutter of Athens two brothers Charles Garrettsville and James and four sisters Helen Scott Wheeling Ohio Sister Magd de Lourdes Cincinnati and Sister M Rene Buffalo. Funeral services are being arranged by Mills Brown Funeral Home New Straitsville and will be announced later.
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Robert Nutter
New Straitsville
James
Nutter
Lost Run
Mary Frances Nutter
Athens
Charles
Garrettsville
Helen Scott
Louisiana
Charles Hoffstetter
Wheeling
W. Va
Magd de Lourdes
St. Mary’s Monastery
Cincinnati
M. Rene
Buffalo
N. Y
Mills & Brown Funeral Home
Cold War Parley Seen in Making
Paris report says Foreign Minister Robert Schuman indicated a conference of Russia and Western Powers may be in the making to end the cold war in Germany. He added no meeting will occur until the Berlin blockade is lifted. Informal talks at Lake Success by the four powers reportedly occurred, with no firm Soviet proposals.
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Germany
Schuman
Paris
Robert Schuman
Russia
Berlin
Lake Success
United States
Philip C. Jessup
Jakob A. Malik
Mayor Friend levies fines against three
Three people were fined by Mayor Roger W. Friend after pleas of guilty to offenses. James Fox of Logan paid 50 dollars and costs for intoxication, disorderly conduct and fighting, following a West Side Restaurant altercation. William Kuhn of Logan paid 25 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct and fighting. Oliver W. Chamberlin of Sciotoville paid 5 dollars and costs for speeding, after arrest by city police on West Hunter Street.
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Roger W. Friend
James Fox
Logan
William Kuhn
West Side
Oliver W. Chamberlin
Sciotoville
West Hunter Street
Judges Assigned For Slaying Trial In Ohio
Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt named Common Pleas Judge Arthur L. Hooper of Steubenville to preside with Judges L. B. Griffith and G. H. Birrell at the trial of Steve Babchak. Babchak, 75, confessed to killing his wife Katherine, 65, with an axe last February.
Truman Health Insurance Plan Faces Rough Congress Path
President Truman's national health program aims to provide medical and hospital care with a financing structure taxing workers and employers. The plan includes aid for medical schools and hospitals and expands public health services, with costs potentially reaching 17.5 billion yearly under full adoption.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Friends of the Plan
Fire Hits Village Gas Station in Sharonville
An explosion and fire virtually destroyed a gasoline service station in Sharonville today causing about 10000 dollars in damage. Local authorities investigate the blaze and assess its cause.
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Cincinnati
Sharonville
Navy Awaits Word on Carrier Project Fate
Washington April 23 The Navy awaited a final decision on the United States carrier project as President Truman or Defense Secretary Johnson had yet to announce. Newport News Shipbuilding yard showed new keel-work with no order to stop while Air Force observers watched the carrier’s potential impact on strategic bombing and war plans.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Truman
Defense
Johnson
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
Air Arm
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Forrestal
Air Force
North America
Spitalny Kin Dies in Cleveland
Herman Spitalny aged 60 a well known musician and uncle of Maurice and Phil Spitalny died last night in Cleveland after a brief illness.
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Clevelant
Herman Spitalny
Maurice
Phil Spitalny
Cap'n Mary Greene Dies on Beloved Ohio River
Cap t Mary Becker Greene the only licensed woman steamboat pilot on the Mississippi Ohio river system died on the Delta Queen in Cincinnati She would have been 81 next June 20 Died of heart block after returning from a three week trip to New Orleans with her son Capt Tom Greene Born on the Ohio at Hill near Marietta She married Gordon C Greene in 1890 and ran Greene Line Steamers with her son Chris and later Tom taking over after Gordon and Chris passed away.
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Cincinnati
Mary Becker Greene
Mrs. Greene
Ohio
Hill
Marietta
Gordon C. Greene
Mississippi
Mystery death of Met tenor John Garris fizzles out clue
Atlanta authorities report one of the few clues in Metropolitan Opera tenor John Garris's slaying appears to fade. A Clinton, South Carolina suspect with a New York license and a Belgian pistol was questioned, while police seek a green Buick and a pair sighted near the warehouse district. The body remains in the city morgue as plans for cremation to send ashes to Frankfurt proceed.
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Atlanta
Metropolitan Opera
John Garris
Herman Jones
Fulton
Clinton
S. C
Garris
Dr. Jones
J. M. Pack
Wrenn
Frankfurt
Germany
Millions Lose Hour Tonight In Time Change
New York reported that about 50 million Americans will lose an hour of sleep as daylight savings begins. Clocks advance one hour at 2 A M Sunday in major cities, with return to standard time on September 25. The change aims to extend daylight for workers in busy areas.
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New York
School Principals Invited to Southeastern Ohio Association Meeting
Hocking County principals are invited to a regular meeting of the Southeastern Ohio Principals Association at Ohio University in Athens on Monday. A 6 P M dinner precedes a discussion on needs of secondary school students in Southeastern Ohio. The final meeting for the year is May 23 with a talk on guidance programs in public schools.
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Hocking County
Southeastern Ohio Principals’ Association
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
Collision injures passenger on Route 33 near Nelsonville
Charles Wilson 18 suffered head lacerations in a Friday night crash on U S Route 33 one and a half miles north of Nelsonville. He rode with driver Charles C. Chute 37 of Logan. Chute attempted to pass Thomas J. Kelly 38 of Nelsonville as Kelly car turned into a driveway.
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Nelsonville
Engineer Kenneth Easley Dies in Columbus Hospital
M Kenneth Easley age 52 an engineer for American Zinc Oxide Co died last night at University Hospital after several months illness.
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Columbus
M. Kenneth Easley
American Zinc Oxide Co
University Hospital
Red Cross Drive Falls Short of County Goal
Vaughn Collins chairman reports the 1949 Hocking County Red Cross drive raised 4040 dollars toward a 4140 dollar goal. He thanks campaign workers and city and county residents whose contributions helped make the effort a success.
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Vaughn Collins
Hocking County
Red Cross
Collins
Mr. Collins
William H. Ansel Rites Held Friday
Funeral services for William H. Ansel aged 62 were held at 2 PM Friday at the Logan EUB Church. Ministers A N Grueser and J W Steen officiated. Music provided by James Blosser and others with Carl Spence on organ. Pallbearers included Robert Ansel Murl Ansel Harley Sheets Lester Sheets Stanton Palmer and Virgil Palmer. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery by the Leonard Funeral Service.
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William H. Ansel
Logan Eub Church
A. N. Grueser
J. W. Steen
James Blosser
Perry Inboden
Walter Leonard
Ernest Inboden
Carl Spence
Robert Ansel
Murl Ansel
Harley Sheets
Lester Sheets
Stanton Palmer
Virgil Palmer
Oak Grove Cemetery
Leonard
Government Troops Leave Capital City Nanking
The Chinese government abandoned Nanking on April 23 as Nationalist troops destroyed the main railway station outside the walls. Red forces crossed the Yangtze and looting mobs overtook the waterfront while negotiations to turn the city to the communists began. General Li Tsung-jen and retired President Chiang Kai-shek met at Hangchow and vowed to fight to the end.
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Nanking
Yangtze
Great River
Shanghai
Canton
China
Li Tsung-jen
Chiang Kai-shek
Hangchow
Tot Killed Playing Cowboy and Indians
Terry Jean Burdette, 3, died after a .12 gauge shotgun fired while he and cousin Garry Lee Burdette played cowboy and Indians. The accident occurred in Eaton, as the children found the gun in a closet and handled it without supervision.
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Tot
Lonely Hearts Trio Arraigned In Slaying Case
In Dover Delaware a twice married mother Inez Brennan 44 and sons Robert 15 and Raymond 23 pleaded innocent to the murder of Wade N Wooldridge a 67 year old farmer from Bedford Virginia Police testified Robert was the killer and Raymond helped bury the body which was later burned and dumped The judge ruled guilty pleas not allowed in capital cases and ordered pleas of innocent with no bail for the grand jury
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Dover
Del
Inez Brennan
Robert
Wade N. Wooldridge
Bedford
Raymond Brennan
Kent County
Ernest V. Keith
Delaware
52 Displaced Persons To Get Homes in Ohio
Fifty two displaced persons bound for Ohio were scheduled to arrive in Boston today. The group seeks new homes as part of a resettlement program.
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Ohio
Washington
Boston
Pollitt besieged by enraged crowd in Dartmouth incident
British Communist Party leader Harry Pollitt was besieged for hours by stone throwing protesters in Dartmouth while addressing the Yangtze ship shelling dispute. He escaped unharmed after hiding inside a building as rage simmered and a grape struck him in the face.
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Eng
Britain
Harry Pollitt
Pollitt
Communist Party
Yangtze River
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