Camera Shooting Suspect Killed in Catskills Hideout
Alphonse Rocco, linked to a New Year camera shooting in New York City, was killed by state and city police during a snowbound standoff at Patchin Hollow near Grand Gorge. He fired four shots from a Walther as officers closed in after 48 hours on the run, hiding in a sleeping bag and a forested hilltop.
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Lewises
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Frank Naish
Boome Center
Anderson Urges Crop Insurance Changes
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson urged drastic changes to the crop insurance program to cut costs for taxpayers. He cited about 70 million dollars in underwriting losses since 1938 and criticized the use of local AAA farmer committeemen to solicit business and adjust losses.
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Clinton P. Anderson
Hope
Bkan
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
Anderson
AAA
Ex-Convict to Face Kidnapping Charge of OSU Co-Ed
Robert H. Hemming, 42, an ex-convict, will be arraigned in municipal court on a kidnapping charge filed by Mary Virginia Kimberly's mother. The Ohio State University student disappeared New Year’s Day after meeting Hemming, who allegedly drove her to northern Ohio and escorted her to a Lorain hotel before returning to Columbus.
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Robert H. Hemming
Mary Virginia Kimberly
Ohio State University
Upper Arlington
E. Forrest Tefft
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Ohio State
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Minstrel Man Charles Small Dies at 94 in Cambridge
Charles T. Small, a longtime minstrel actor famed for portraying Uncle Tom, died Sunday at 94 in Cambridge Ohio. Funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow. he performed across the United States Canada Mexico and Europe.
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Mexico
Europe
Dentists Hear Drill Noises Highlight Pain During Lecture
At a St. Louis Dental Society dinner on January 7, Der Sumter Smith Arnim of Ohio State University recorded amplified drilling sounds on a patient to show improper drill use causes pain. He urged using small drills at slow speeds with cooling sprays of water or air to reduce heat.
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Ohio State University
St. Louis Dental Society
Handsaw Slaying Before Grand Jury in Newark
Laura Bell Devlin, a 72 year old Newark housewife, is to be examined by the Licking County grand jury tomorrow in connection with the handsaw slaying of her husband Thomas Devlin, 75. She has said she dismembered the body and scattered the parts in their backyard.
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Laura Bell Devlin
Licking County
Thomas Devlin
Monkey on Detroit streetcar Upends Transit Ride
A monkey named Pete rode a Detroit streetcar with its owner causing chaos as passengers fled and the crew cleared the car. Pete performed looped rides on straps, dropped onto laps, and later traveled alone on a deadhead trip before being captured and returned to his owner.
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Detroit Transportation System
Pete
Ohio Legislature Opens With 109 Million Appropriation Bill
The new Ohio General Assembly began with a six month appropriation of 109,254,121 dollars to fund state government and anticipated a soldier bonus plan. Gov Lausche urged immediate cash bonus payment financed by bonds, while maintaining a 160 million dollar treasury surplus for capital improvements.
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Ohio
Senate
Albert L. Daniels
Greenfield
Robert A. Pollock
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Frank J. Lausche
97Th General Assembly
Thomas J. Herbert
McBride Named Head Coach at Mt Carmel High School
Robert McBride 24 of Lancaster Ohio, former Notre Dame guard and 39 month Army veteran, was appointed head football coach at Chicago Mt. Carmel High School reporting January 24 after Notre Dame graduation. He will also teach history, succeeding Wally Fromhart who moved to Loras College.
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Robert McBride
Lancaster
Notre Dame
Mt. Carmel
Alexis McCarthy
O. Carm
South Side Catholic School
McBride
Army
Wally Fromhart
Fromhart
Loras College
Dubuque
Train Derailment Kills Fireman Injures Engineer at Galatea Junction
A northbound New York Central freight train derailed and sideswiped a standing freight train at Galatea Junction, killing a fireman and injuring an engineer late last night. The accident occurred near Bowling Green as crews responded to the wreckage. Authorities investigate cause and assess damage to rolling stock and track.
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New York Central
Galatea Junction
Republicans Predict High Truman Batting Average in Congress
In Washington Republicans forecast President Truman will have a higher legislative batting average, crediting him with adopting key GOP programs while signaling continued disputes over socialized medicine and housing. They back tax trims and labor measures but debate the pace and scope of wartime controls and universal training.
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Jan
GOP
White House
Army
Navy
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Marshall
OSU Faculty Told to Remain Impartial
Ohio State University board of trustees approved a resolution urging faculty to remain impartial in discussions of controversial subjects. President Howard L. Bevis said the action reaffirms the university rule on impartiality after Senator Bricker claimed OSU is indoctrinated with un-American philosophy. Bricker had argued Ohio State is indoctrinated and subversive.
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Ohio State University Board of Trustees
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John W. Bricker
Bevis
Washington
Ohio State Alumni Association
Bricker
Ohio State
Death of Woolworth founder Charles S Woolworth
Charles Sumner Woolworth founder of the 5 and 10 cent Woolworth stores died at age 90 in Scranton Pa after a long illness. He opened his first store there 65 years ago and helped form the F W Woolworth Company with his brothers. He began his career sweeping floors at Watertown NY for $4 a week.
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Frank W. Woolworth
Fred M. Kirby
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Frank Woolworth
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Chorus Rehearsal Set at Maccabee Hall
The Izaak Walton men's chorus will hold a rehearsal at 8 P M Wednesday in Maccabee Hall West Main Street All members are urged to be present.
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Maccabee Hall
West Main Street
Nelsonville Mayor Fines Motorists
Gene Dyson of Murray City pleaded guilty to speeding and failing to stop for a stop sign. Mayor Oral Daugherty fined $10 and costs on the first count and $20 and costs on the second after Nelsonville police charged 55 mph in a 35 mph zone. Charles Woolever of Logan was cited to appear before Mayor Daugherty on January 15 for driving without a license.
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Oral Daugherty
Nelsonville
Charles Woolever
Logan
Daugherty
Logan Board of Education Elects 1947 Officers
Logan board re elected Earl Elberfeld as president for 1947 at a board meeting last night. Dr. C. F. Rauch named vice president and Eber Mowery clerk treasurer resigning from the board to take the post. A vacancy will be filled soon. The board appropriated 102700 for teachers salaries, an increase of 6100 from last year, and urged the Legislature to allocate more funds for raises.
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Logan
Logan Board of Education
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Eber Mowery
Police Report Records First Auto Accident of Year
Police Chief Sol Ellinger reports the first automobile accident of the year in Logan. Charles Campbell of Athens collided at Front and Market Streets with a vehicle driven by Michael Mohler of Logan Route 4. Both cars were damaged but drivers escaped injury. Ice coated streets blamed.
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Sol Ellinger
Charles Campbell
Athens
Michael Mohler
Front
Market Streets
Ellinger
Marshall urges liberal leadership for China salvation
Gen George C Marshall in a personal statement argues salvation of China lies in leadership by liberals and minority parties. He criticizes extremists on both sides, foresees a constitutional reorganization, and notes possible future roles while leaving White House and timing unclear.
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George C. Marshall
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Marshall
Nanking
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White House
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Sweetness and Light Drips as House Opens
Washington dispatch recalls a day when President Truman exuded cordial cooperation in a House session. Rep Gene Cox praised Republican Joe Martin, while Rep Charley Halleck saluted Democrat Sam Rayburn on his birthday. Rep Bill Stevenson urged bipartisan effort but warned about “power-drunk” bureaucrats as party lines soon hardened.
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