Twinsburg School Resignations Rejected Amid Campus Turmoil
Twinsburg public school officials refused the resignations of the entire faculty after a student strike targeted principal Glen Powell. The board said the district would not reopen until the community attitude and board authority were restored. Powell faces an assault charge in a separate case brought by a highway department mechanic.
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Board of Education
Glen Powell
Twinsburg High School
Powell
Justice of the Peace
Paul M. Booker
Common Pleas Court
John Hegedish
State Highway Department
Ronald
Atlantic Alliance Talks Kept Secret In Washington
Washington reports secrecy shrouding talks on a seven nation defense pact. Officials expect the final mutual aid agreement to reach the Senate for action before spring. Western European delegates prepare to present proposals as negotiations resume after a three month recess.
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Washington
Atlantic Alliance
Senate
Florist Sues Over High Altitude Orchid Loss
Cleveland florist Hine & Co. sues Eastern Air Lines and Railway Express Agency for 2442 dollars 62 cents claiming Venezuela orchids were damaged by high altitude flights. The suit cites an agreement to fly at lower altitudes but 15 cases of 398 orchids were flown too high from Miami to Cleveland and Detroit.
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Cleveland
Hine & Co
Eastern Air Lines
Railway Express Agency
Venezuela
Miami
Fla
Detroit
Family Rescued From House Fire in Tiffin Ohio
Wade Collins 40 rescued his wife and two children from a blaze that engulfed their home yesterday, suffering severe burns himself. The incident occurred in Tiffin Ohio as firefighters battled to control the flames and evacuate the family.
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Tiffin
Wade Collins
Logan Merchants List Christmas Week Store Hours
Logan retailers announced extended hours for the Yale season. During December 13 to 18 schedules run 9 A M to 5 30 P M except Saturday 9 A M to 9 P M with Thursday afternoon close omitted. Christmas week hours run 9 A M to 9 P M Monday to Thursday December 20 23. Friday December 24 opens 9 A M but closes early at 5 30 P M on Christmas Eve.
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Logan Merchants
Yale
Logan
Escape Tunnel Found Near Freedom at Washington Prison
Washington State Prison guards uncovered an escape tunnel 15 feet from the exterior as officers grilled convicts. Two men were captured last night while others likely worked in shifts over six days, with a 70 foot tunnel extending under buildings near the hospital.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Washington State Prison
Tom Smith
Ohio Veteran Bonus System under Fire in Ohio Capital
In Columbus the Stark County bonus representative and the state bonus commission sparred over how information is gathered to base veteran payments. S A Wheeler of Canton argued that extra requested details slow payments to deceased veterans’ next of kin, while Kirby of the bonus office defended the form as simple and fair.
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Columbus
Stark County
State Bonus Commission
S. A
Wheeler
Canton
Ohio
Courtney E. Kirby
Kirby
Death of Boy Ruled Accident in Springfield
Springfield authorities ruled the death of seven year old John A. Smith an accidental hanging. Coroner Austin Richards and Police Inspector Larry Abbott stated the body was found in a closet with belt restraints and the case is being investigated as an accident.
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Springfield
John A. Smith
Austin Richards
Larry Abbott
Richards
Death ruled accidental in Clark County case
After a coroner conference with Chief Walter L. Sweet and Prosecutor Stanley N. Husted officials announced there is insufficient evidence for criminal prosecution and suicide is excluded as a theory. John Arthur Smith’s death is presumed accidental. Stepfather Roger Elix, 22, was released from jail. mother Linnie Elix, 32, detained for probate authorities.
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John Arthur Smith
Walter L. Sweet
Clark County
Stanley N. Husted
Roger Elix
Linnie Elix
Pennsylvania Girl Is Stabbing Victim
In Pittsburgh on December 11 a 12 year old girl, Carole Lee Kensinger of Rushton, was found slain with 37 stab wounds in a case police call mystifying. Detective James Kelly labeled the deed as the work of an adult and a maniac with no clues.
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Pittsburgh
James Kelly
Carole Lee Kensinger
Joseph Kensinger
Rushton
Stanley Juzenski
Kelly
Fire Kills Junk Dealer in Chicken Coop Dwelling
Cleveland dispatch reports Mack McNair aged 51 a junk dealer burned to death and another man injured when a chicken coop converted dwelling burned last night destroying the structure in the city.
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Cleveland
Mack McNair
Slayer Committed To State Hospital
Dwight David Tudor 26 of Columbus was committed to Lima State Hospital for 30 days of observation on a first degree murder charge. Judge Golden C. Davis ordered the commitment in Clark County Ohio after Tudor pleaded innocent by reason of insanity in the October 3 slaying of 14 year old Mary Ann Page of Springfield.
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Springfield
Dwight David Tudor
Columbus
Lima State Hospital
Golden C. Davis
Clark County Common Pleas Court
Tudor
Mary Ann Page
Display of 60 Year Old Dress Boots At Local Shoe Shop
A 60 year old handmade dress boots pair, never worn, is showcased at Francis Myers shoe repair on North Market Street. Gifted by Probate Judge-elect Rhea Pettit Bangert, the boots belonged to her late father John C. Pettit and were crafted years ago for him by Frank Myers, Pettit’s grandfather. Local history notes two boot sets were common for daily work and dress.
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Francis
Scrappy) Myers
North Market Street
Charges Routed To Grand Jury In Circleville Case
State liquor director Dale Dunifon urged Circleville attorneys Joseph Adkins and Emmitt Crist to present any evidence of a so called shakedown to the Pickaway County prosecutor and grand jury. The attorneys represent Circleville police chief William McGrady who faced charges for allegedly refusing to aid a liquor raid. Circleville council ordered an inquiry into reports a stranger sought 1800 dollars from four clubs for “protection.”
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Columbus
Dale Dunifon
Circleville
Pickaway County
Grand
Dunifon
Joseph Adkins
Emmitt Crist
William McGrady
Liquor Department
Circleville Council
Mme Chiang Meets Truman At Blair House In Tea Talk
The Chinese first lady Mme Chiang Kai-Shek met with President Truman and Secretary Marshall in a 30 minute session at Blair House. Ayers said the President listened sympathetically and Mme Chiang stated her case. The outcome remained unspecified.
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Washington
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
Truman
Marshall
China
Blair House
White House
Eben Ayers
Mme. Chiang
King George VI Enters 13th Year in Poor Health
London dispatch reports King George VI, aged 52, beginning the 13th year of his reign in frail health. He has fulfilled royal duties from his bed since acceding after the abdication of King Edward VIII a dozen years ago. Next Tuesday he turns 53.
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London
George VI
Edward VIII
George
Bandit Robs Printing Payroll in Cincinnati
Arthur Bolt, 30, told police a lone bandit kidnapped him in Cincinnati yesterday, beat him, and stole a $1,700 payroll from the printing concern.
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Cincinnati
Arthur Bolt
U N General Assembly Ends Fruitless Session
Paris dispatch reports the United Nations General Assembly wraps a 12 week session with calls for world peace but few enforceable measures. It backs a nonbinding human rights declaration by a 48 to 0 vote despite Russian opposition and several abstentions.
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U. N. General Assembly
Paris
United Nations General Assembly
Palestine
Berlin
Russia
South Africa
Saudi Arabia
Honduras
Yemen
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United States
Britain
France
Questioned Election To Go Undecided In Hamilton
Hamilton voters face an undecided council race as ballots for John Hartleb and George Thomin are to be burned after 40 days. The recall against Mayor Edward Beckett failed, so no tally was made for Beckett’s vacant council seat. The 40 day window ends Monday.
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Hamilton, O
Hamilton
John Hartleb
George Thomin
Edward Beckett
Hartleb
Thomin
Beckett
Dennis Day Becomes Father to Son Patric James
Hollywood reports Irish tenor Dennis Day has become a father to son Patric James McNulty. Both Mrs. Day and the newborn are doing well as Day croons lullabies.
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Dennis Day
New Son
Hollywood
Inquiry in Death Of Farmer Reopened
Franklin County sheriff's deputies reopened an investigation into the death of 34 year old Sheldon Grube found dead under a tractor last June 6. The probe was restarted at relatives request. Grube was found at Mrs Marguerite Zwayer's farm on Ebright Road. Zwayer underwent a lie detector test. An earlier coroner said the body showed an almost lethal sleep producing drug and carbon monoxide were present.
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Columbus
Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputies
Sheldon Grube
Grube
Marguerite Zwayer
Ebright Road
Navy C-54 Crashes in Germany Killing One Crew Member
A U.S. Navy C-54 airlift plane returning from Berlin crashed in fog in the Taunus Mountains near Bad Homburg, killing one crew member and injuring four others including a U.S. Air Force hostess. The incident occurred at night with six aboard.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Berlin
Bad Homburg
Taunus Mountains
Spy Hunters Readies Release Of State Papers On Red Spy Ring
Congressional investigators prepared to release about a dozen papers they say show a Red spy ring operated in the State Department a decade ago. The documents from Whittaker Chambers may reveal military and diplomatic secrets once valuable to Russia and could expose the typewriter used to copy originals. The House un American Activities Committee aims to trace whether copies came from the same machine and set a Monday noon meeting to decide whether hearings will be open or closed. Hiss and his brother Donald were summoned for questioning but excused until next week due to a New York espionage probe.
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Washington
Dec
State Department
House un-American Activities Committee
Russia
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
House
Hiss
Donald
New York
Nationalist Troops Weaken Red Trap Near Pengpu
Chinese nationalists press to loosen the Red trap as a government relief column from the Sixth Army Group advances north from the Hwai River toward Pengpu, 105 miles northwest of Nanking. Communist pressure remains high around North China with Peiping warning of a critical situation.
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Nanking
12Th Army Group
Sixth Army Group
Hwai River
Pengpu
North China
Peiping
Wisconsin coach Harry Stuhldreher resigns as football coach
Harry Stuhldreher resigned as the University of Wisconsin head football coach after a regents vote accepted his departure. He will remain athletic director with same salary. The board cited the need for transition while keeping administration stable.
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Madison
Wis
Harry Stuhldreher
University of Wisconsin
Board of Regents
Yankee Romeo’s Love Triangle Tangles Berlin Romance
A Newark born blockade flyer Edward J. Lada sits in jail on illegal entry charges while his claimed lovers Ursula Schmidt Ruth Riechi contend over his baby Nancy Ursula says she is the other woman and wants to marry Lada Ruth and the child are with him at the prison as Ursula recovers from pleurisy and Lada wavers between stories and relationships
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Berlin
Abed
Edward J. Lada
Romeo
Newark
N. J
Ursula
Boots) Schmidt
Lada
Ruth Riechi
Ruth
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