Hocking County Builds Civil Defense Structure Progress
Hocking County advances civil defense with a drafted organization chart and pamphlet. County leaders Greenman Friend and Southard head a planning committee naming directors for legal matters welfare information operations supply and health. They aim to coordinate with neighboring counties while Lausche urges veteran leaders to mobilize for civil defense.
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Hocking County
Greenman
Civil Defense
Body of Storm Victim Found in Starr Township
The body of James O. Shaw, 81, was found in a snow drift near Route 278 and Bethel road in Starr Township. He died of acute cardiac failure after being seen walking toward his brother's home six days earlier. Surviving: a son Elmer in Ann Arbor and a grandchild. Funeral Tuesday at 1 P M in Nelsonville.
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Hocking County
Bethel Road
Starr Township
James O. Shaw
A. J. Waldron
W. H. Hyde
Nelsonville
Shaw
William Lewis
West Logan
John McClain
Mr. Shaw
Route 278
Jacob Shaw
Lanner Road
Waldron
Gerald Blair
Carbon Hill
Lawrence Wolfe
Gene Cheshier
Laurel Run Road
Elmer
Ann Arbor
Mich
Stout Funeral Home
Guss Graham
Connett Cemetery
Fishing Boat Sinks Off Boulogne Killing Twelve
A French fishing boat exploded and sank just off Boulogne sur Mer with twelve dead and five survivors. The incident occurred today in the English Channel off the coast of the French port.
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Boulogne-Sur-Mer
France
A Bomb Radioactivity Debunked at Ohio Defense Meeting
Ohio civil defense officials gathered in Columbus to hear Dr. William G. Myers of Ohio State University urge ignoring radioactivity in an A bomb attack and focus on locating temporary hospitals and housing. He said air bursts dissipate radioactivity within minutes. The meeting adopted resolutions seeking federal aid and state funds, with 65 city and county officials present from multiple counties and cities including Ada, Cincinnati, Dayton, Lima, Xenia, and Zanesville.
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Columbus
Ohio Civil Defense
William G. Myers
Ohio State University Atomic Scientist
Ohio
Columbus Defense
State Defense Headquarters
Myers
Bikini
Ada
Ashland
Bellefontaine
Cambridge
Chillicothe
Cincinnati
Circleville
Dayton
Delaware
Fremont
Galion
Zanesville
Athens
Bucyrus
Hillsboro
Huntington
W. Va
Kenton
Lancaster
Lima
London
Logan
McArthur
McConnelsville
Marion
Marysville
Mt. Gilead
Mt. Sterling
Mount Vernon
New Lexington
Piqua
Sidney
Troy
Upper Sandusky
Urbana
Washington
D. H
Xenia
Reds Seek Supreme Court Review of Smith Act Convictions
The 11 top Communist Party leaders ask the Supreme Court to overturn their conspiracy convictions and challenge the 1940 Smith Act as unconstitutional. The Justice Department calls them enemies of the state and argues the Bill of Rights was not meant to shield conspirators. Convicted in New York, they received fines of 10,000 dollars each and prison terms from three to five years. Dennis remains jailed for contempt. The named defendants include Eugene Dennis and Benjamin J. Davis Jr., among others.
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Washington
Communist Party
Supreme Court
Department
Ao Reply
New York
Eugene Dennis
Congress
Dennis
John B. Williamson
Jacob Stachel
Robert G. Thompson
Benjamin J. Davis, Jr
Photographer Frank Noel Captured By Chinese Reds Near Korea Front
Pulitzer photographer Frank Noel, 45, stayed with frontline Marines near Koto six miles south of Changjin reservoir in northeast Korea. He was dragged away by Chinese Reds during a convoy ambush while volunteering to seek aid, after insisting on remaining with the troops. Marine Capt. Michael Capraro witnessed the capture and later spoke to reporters.
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Tokyo
Frank Noel
PFC
Frank
Ace Associated Press
Pappy
Koto
Changjin Reservoir
East Korea
Michael Capraro
Noel
Capraro
Burma
Germany
Palestine
Greece
Marines
Hamhung
U.S
U.N
Hungnam
10Th Corps
Korea
Changjin
Tom Stone
Leif Erickson
Eighth Army
Seoul
Inchon
Erickson
Walker
North Korea
South Korea
Red High Command
Wonsan
Sea of Japan
MacArthur
U N awaiting outcome of India's peace efforts
United Nations diplomats monitor a secret meeting between India's Sir Benegal Rau and Communist China's Wu Hsiu chuan as hopes rise for a peaceful Korea solution. U.S. and five nations ask the UN Assembly to address Chinese intervention.
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New York
United States
United Nations Assembly
Korea
United Nations
India
Sir Benegal N. Rau
China
Wu Hsiu-chuan
Sir Benegal
U.N. General Assembly
Washington
Briton Urges Censorship of Korean War Opera
Tokyo dispatch reports Lt. Gen. Sir Horace Robertson head of the British commonwealth occupation forces urging censorship on Korean war opera. He proposes restricting broadcasts and performances to control sensitive material during ongoing hostilities.
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Tokyo
Horace Robertson
West Berlin Votes Against Red Threats in Municipal Elections
West Berlin held municipal elections with 90.4 percent turnout as 1,504,414 of 1,664,091 eligible voters cast ballots. The Socialists fell by a third to 653,974 votes, while the Christian Democrats gained to 360,829 and the Free Democrats to 337,477. Leaders led by Socialist mayor Ernest Reuter vowed to keep a united coalition against Russian aggression.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
Ernest Reuter
Woman Senator Urges Use of Atomic Bomb
U S Sen Margaret Chase Smith advocates using the atomic bomb in Manchuria if Russia and Red China refuse to stop the Korean war. She spoke at a Sunday forum at the University of Arizona noting many Americans and leaders underestimate the gravity of the international situation.
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Tucson
Ariz
U.S
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Me
Manchuria
Russia
Red China
University of Arizona
Flood Threat Eases as Cold Ends River Flood Risk
Hocking County residents breathe relief as cold weather ends flood threat. The Hocking River fell at Logan after rising past 17 feet at Athens, with Rush Creek over Route 664 north of Logan and routes 278 and 595 flooded. Several roads closed, schools back in session, and lingering snow piles melted away.
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Hocking
Hocking County
Rush Creek
Logan
Carbon Hill
Perry
Horn’s Mill
Sugar Grove
Samuel H. Dillon
Marines Halt Chinese in Changjin Area After Five Day Battle
Maj. Gen. Edward Almond said U.S. Marines and the 7th Infantry Division repelled six Chinese divisions in the Changjin reservoir region, blocking counterattacks and inflicting heavy losses as the force consolidated.
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U.S
Korea
Edward M. Almond
Tenth Corps
Changjin Reservoir
First Marine Division
U.S. Seventh Infantry Division
Attlee Arrives For Talks With Truman In Washington
British Prime Minister Attlee landed at National Airport for discussions with President Truman on aligning policies amid the world crisis. The visit included brief greetings with Acheson Marshall Harriman and other officials as preparations for talks continued tomorrow.
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Rau
Truman
Attlee
Washington
Peiping
Cathay
Acheson
Defense
Marshall
Acheson, Marshall
W. Averell Harriman
Oliver Franks
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Bus Collision Near Santiago Kills Fourteen
A highway bus crash near Santiago last night left fourteen dead and more than fifty injured. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene. Authorities will investigate the cause of the collision between the two buses.
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Santiago
Chile
Dee
Here
Perle Mesta Tops AP Poll as Woman of the Year 1950
The Associated Press poll names Perle Mesta minister to Luxembourg as Woman of the Year 1950. Other top picks include Gloria Swanson in Movies, Pearl S Buck in Literature, Dr Irene Corey Diller in Science, Gussy Moran in Sports, Mary Margaret McBride in Radio, Vivien Kellems in Business, Margaret Truman in Music, and Millicent Carey McIntosh in Education.
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Mesta
Luxembourg
New York
Associated Press
Perle Mesta
U. S
Irene Corey Diller
Institute For Cancer Research
Philadelphia
Gussy Moran
Mary Margaret McBride
NBC
Margaret Truman
Millicent Carey McIntosh
Barnard College
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James Shaw
Banco
Alfred Bergdoll
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
FBI
Selective Service Board
International Soundphoto
Justice Department
Battle Front
By Stan Swinton
Bulletin
Hocking River
By Tom Stone
Pyongyang
Walton H. Walker
Chongchon River
ABC
Vivien Kellems
Stonington, Conn
Uncle Sam
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