Billions for Vets Drive in Congress Aims for Veterans
In Washington on January 6 lawmakers push for large new veteran benefits. Eighteen of the first 157 House bills focus on veterans programs, with potential costs totaling 20 to 30 billion dollars. Leader Edith Nourse Rogers seeks to raise on the job training allowances and speed immediate cashing of terminal leave bonds while expanding school and job training support for ex-GIs.
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Edith Nourse Rogers
R-Mass
House Veterans Committee
Rep. Landis
R-Ind
Rep
Beckworth
D-Tex
Nazi Leader Commits Suicide in Nuernberg Jail
Karl Westphal one of 16 former Nazi justice ministry officials indicted on war crimes strangled himself with a woolen scarf in his Nuernberg jail cell. He became the fourth senior Nazi to kill himself there following Hermann Goering Leonardo Conti and Robert Ley.
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Karl Westphal
Ministry of Justice
Hermann Goering
Leonardo Conti
Robert Ley
Capitol Doorman Dies at Capitol of Ohio
Cambridge Ohio January 6 83 year old doorman John K Richards died yesterday stopping his plan to attend the opening of the new legislature at the State Capitol. A brief death notice notes his long service and sudden loss on the eve of the session.
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Cambridge
John K. Richards
State Capitol
Christening Rites Held for Henn Quads in Baltimore
In St. Agnes Hospital Baltimore the quadruplets of Mr and Mrs Charles Henn Jr were baptized by Rev Adelbert Poletti The three boys and a girl were named Joan Mary Thomas Donald and Bruce though Mrs Henn could not attend from her room Relatives and friends watched the ceremony in the hospital nursery
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St. Agnes Hospital
Adelbert Poletti
Charles Henn
Joan Mary
Thomas
Donald
Bruce
Henn
Condition of Babe Ruth Serious After Planned Operation
New York report states Babe Ruth retired star is in serious condition at French Hospital and will undergo neck operation Monday morning to relieve intractable pain after six weeks of treatment. A hospital bulletin says the outlook is serious despite earlier notes of observation.
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New York
Babe Ruth
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French Hospital
GOP Chief Dies at 84 in Baltimore
Ovington E. Weller former U S senator and longtime dean of Maryland Republicans died yesterday at Johns Hopkins Hospital aged 84 after resigning as national committeeman two years ago.
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Ovington E. Weller
U. S
Maryland
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Icy Winter Traffic Injures Three In Hocking County
Heavy snowfall blanketed Hocking County with nearly four inches of snow and icy roads. Two-car wrecks near Rockbridge injured Mrs. Michael McBride and Mrs. Evelyn Caminiti, while J. H. Cavince lost control on Route 33 near the Fairfield line. Crews spread ashes and calcium chloride overnight to reduce danger.
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Hocking County
State Highway Department
Rockbridge
State Highway Patrol
Michael McBride
Lancaster
Logan
Evelyn Caminiti
Columbus
McBride
Michael
Vincent Caminiti
J. H. Cavince
Hocking
Fairfield County
Inaugural Train Tickets On Sale For Governor Herbert
Inaugural train from Athens to Columbus for Governor-elect Thomas J. Herbert's ceremony goes on sale in Logan. Round trip priced at 2.70 dollars. Tickets available from Carl E. Blosser and Mrs. A. J. Curl. Train routes via Chesapeake and Ohio lines with stops in Haydenville and Logan, arrival in Columbus at 10 AM. Return departs Columbus at 8 PM.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Logan
Carl E. Blosser
Republican Executive Committee
Blosser
Hocking County
A. J. Curl
Chesapeake and Ohio
Nelsonville
Haydenville
Plane Accidents Take Five Lives
Five people died and 21 were injured in three crashes during a fierce east coast snowstorm. In Carm el New Jersey a Nationwide Air Transport Service passenger plane crashed killing the co pilot and two passengers and injuring 19. A Mt Pleasant Michigan to Florida private plane crashed in Scott County Virginia killing both aboard. At Jones Beach New York a DC 3 crash landing left only the pilot and co pilot hurt while the stewardess and 13 passengers were unhurt.
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Logan Audience hears Doc Waddell on two day tour
Doc Waddell evangeloist and chaplain concludes a two day speaking tour in Logan with a Logan High School assembly this afternoon and a Rotary Club meeting tonight. He spoke yesterday to county jail inmates and last night at the First Evangelical United Brethren Church.
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Columbus
Logan
Rotary Club
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Ohio 97th General Assembly Opens Amid Complex Finances
Ohio's 97th General Assembly convenes as the treasury shows large cash inflows and inflation driven demands. Speaker designate C William ONeill the House, Senate leader Whittemore and Cantwell as Democratic leader. Bills consider shifting taxes to locals to fund schools, municipalities, and a soldiers bonus, with property tax unlikely for a bonus financing.
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Ohio
97Th General Assembly
C. William O'Neill
Washington County
House
Frank E. Whittemore
Summit County
Senate
Paul L. McCormick
Logan County
John F. Cantwell
Mahoning County
O’neill
State Treasury
State Taxation Department
State Buys 2 More Lake Logan Tracts
The State Conservation Department acquired 38 acres in Lake Logan, buying 26 acres from Russell and Frieda Stiverson and 12.8 acres from Ethel and Albert Hildebrandt. Work on the 400 acre lake begins this spring, aided by the Hocking County Izaak Walton League.
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Lake Logan
Russell
Frieda Stiverson
Ethel
Albert Hildebrandt
Ohio
Hocking County
Izaak Walton League
Storm-Born Pacific Waves Threaten Small Islands
Heavy waves surged around Palmyra Atoll with 123 Americans aboard as a South Pacific storm battered the area. Rescue planes landed on Cooper Island but were not needed. Menge Island faced inundation yet reported no damage or casualties. Authorities said Palmyra residents were in fine health and spirits as the storm moved toward Hawaii and Alaska without confirmed deaths.
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Menge Island
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Pacific
Alaskan Department
Anchorage
Aleutians
Nome
Hooper Bay
Chinese Plane Crash Kills 42 Passengers
In a disaster near Tsingtao a heavily loaded transport plane went down killing 42 aboard including three Americans. Chinese authorities ordered suspension of all commercial flights while relatives of 71 victims demanded punishment for airline negligence. Searchers faced perilous access to Communist-held territory to retrieve bodies.
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China
Tsingtao
Chinese National Aviation Corp
Charles J. Sharkey
Lawrence
Mass
John T. Etchison
Crawfordsville
Ind
UNRRA
Elizabeth Ceile
Franciscan Order of
Egypt
London Truckers Strike Demands Higher Wages
At least 5,000 London truck drivers idled to press for higher pay and a four hour reduction in the 48 hour work week. They currently average about $20 a week.
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London
Newark Woman Slays Husband With Saw In Backyard
Laura Belle Devlin, 72, confessed to slaying and dismembering her 75 year old husband Thomas Devlin in their Newark Ohio home. Police found body parts in the yard and ashes in several locations after she admitted using a kitchen knife, sickle, and a handsaw. She remains jailed without charge.
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Laura Belle Devlin
Gail Christman
Thomas Devlin
Devlin
Christman
Philadelphia
Tom
Ireland
George Sapp
Two Arrested for Traffic Violations
Harold F. Christy a 19 year old from New Lexington was arrested on Zanesville Avenue by city police Saturday night and charged with reckless driving. He posted a $20 bond for appearance before Mayor W D Weltner Thurs Pleading guilty to speeding William F Knobb of Deer Park C was fined 10 dollars and costs when arraigned before Mayor Weltner over the weekend He was arrested by state highway patrolmen on U S Route 33 north of Logan.
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Harold F. Christy
New Lexington
Zanesville Avenue
W. Denzil Weltner
William F. Knobb
Deer Park
Weltner
Logan
Pipelines To Carry Capacity Load Soon
Government owned Big and Little Inch oil pipelines, converted to natural gas last month, may take on new supplies this week to reach capacity output.
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Washington
Big and Little Inch
Truman Calls for Four Point Labor Plan in Speech
President Truman urged a Republican Congress to pass a four point labor program to curb strikes harming the economy. He proposed outlawing jurisdictional strikes, banning secondary boycotts, binding arbitration for unsettled disputes, and a temporary joint commission to study labor relations by March 15. He warned against punitive laws.
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Truman
Congress
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House
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Legion Committee to Report on Home Purchase Plan
Members of the Logan Post of the American Legion will hear a report on a committee's findings and proposed purchase of a new Legion home. Fred A. Murray, committee chairman, will present the report at 8 PM Tuesday. Refreshments will be served. all members urged to attend.
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The
American Legion
Fred A. Murray
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