Russians Kept Close Ties With Germany Before World War II
The article reviews U S State Department papers showing Soviet efforts to align with Germany before the 1941 invasion. It notes Soviet moves in 1939 40 such as annexations of Bessarabia Northern Bukovina and a Lithuania strip that German officials deemed consultative. It cites ambassadors Merekolov and Dekandsov seeking closer ties and a late plea to Ribbentrop for explanation after the attack.
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Bessarabia
Bucovina
Lithuania
Germany
State Department
Merekolov
Dekandsov
Ribbentrop
Berlin
Russia
Logan High Student Named Westinghouse Science Talent Finalist
Lawrence Joseph Schaad a Logan High School senior is among 40 finalists in the seventh annual Westinghouse Science Talent Search chosen from 3 161 applicants nationwide He built a glass cultured tissue apparatus to study living organs and kept a frog heart beating over two hours He plans to attend Ohio State University and ranks first in his class with leadership in clubs and yearbook work.
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Lawrence Joseph Schaad
Joseph H. Schaad
West
Hunter Street
United States
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Logan
Young Schaad
Washington, D. C
Westinghouse
Logan High School
Schaad
Ohio State University
Ohio AG Sets May Primary Date For All Elections
Ohio's primary election date is set for May 4 by Attorney General Hugh Jenkins in a formal opinion for Secretary of State Edward J. Hummel. The ruling clarifies that all primaries in non presidential years must occur on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May, shifting former August primary dates.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hugh Jenkins
Edward J.hummel
Jenkins
Miners Idle as Union UMW Declares Holiday Picketing
About two thousand miners in Johnson County, union and non union, walked out after United Mine Workers declared a holiday to picket non union mines. Forty truck mines and eleven ramps shut down as operators warned the stoppage could last.
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Paintsville
Johnson County
United Mine Workers
War Dead Honored in Snowstorm Ceremonies
In New York a snowbound ceremony paid tribute to 1,753 American war dead returned from Europe aboard the transport Corporal Eric G G. Military figures and citizens gathered to honor those who gave their lives in combat.
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New York
Europe
Eric G. G
Claude A Brandon Dies Unexpectedly at 75 in Logan
Claude A Brandon, 75, retired Logan oil drilling contractor, died unexpectedly at his home after shoveling snow. He was a native of Oil City, Pa and had lived in Logan 25 years. Survivors include his wife Lillian and three sons. Funeral services are being arranged by Heinlein Funeral Service.
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Claude A. Brandon
Logan
East
Hunter Street
Mr. Brandon
Oil City
Methodist Church
Brandon
Lillian
Donald V
Claude A., Jr
Robert L
Hattie Myers
Glenn Keister
Wooster
Maude James
Akron
Heinlein
Vet Ag Training Program Amended
The Veterans Administration opened its farm management training program today to a two man farm partnership. Previously the program limited participation to one war veteran per farm with ownership or economic control. Brothers on the same farm could not both benefit unless they divided the property.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Fire Hits Trumbull Memorial Hospital Wing
Fire damaged a wing of Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren Ohio yesterday. Thirty two babies, 30 mothers and dozens of other patients were moved to different rooms without injury.
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Warren, O
Trumbull Memorial Hospital
Democrats Whet Axes To Chop Tax Cut Program
In Washington Republicans press budget cuts against Truman while House Democrats prepare to trim the GOP tax cut bill. Rep Doughton drafts a plan to reduce taxes by about 4 billion, aligning with GOP framework but not President Truman. He and Knutson seek a $100 increase in personal exemptions, affecting about 6 million low income filers, and favor applying community property rules for income splitting.
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Washington
Truman
House
Senate
House Committee
Rep. Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Coughton
Doughton
Ways and Means
Knutson
R-Minn
AFL Chief Backs 45 Hour Work Week Proposal
AFL President William Green urged voluntary adoption by management and labor of a 45 hour work week on overtime pay to boost production and curb inflation. He spoke to the Senate banking committee noting wage controls should be avoided, aligning with Truman’s anti inflation program minus wage stand by authority.
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Washington
AFL
William Green
Management and Labor
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Truman
Green
Navy to Switch Aircraft Carriers
The Navy will withdraw the 45 000 ton Midway from the Mediterranean for extensive alterations and replace her with another carrier. Speculation pointed to the Franklin D Roosevelt or Coral Sea as potential replacements though the Navy gave no specific name. Both ships will be ready for assignment when the Midway withdraws in March.
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Washington
Midway
Mediterranean
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Argument Over Identity Of Mysterious Animal Prowler
In Geauga and Lake Counties residents dispute whether a prowling animal is a bear or timber wolf. Peter Carlson argues for bear citing a crushed honey hive and bear-like tracks, while dog warden Musch supports wolves with similar sightings. A 13 year old observer in Painesville recalls timber wolf memories near dusk.
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Chardon
Geauga and
Lake County
Peter Carlson
Geauga County
Musch
Carlson
Carlton
Shirley Barstow
Painesville
John A. Barstow
Bus Line Quarters Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the Southern Pennsylvania Bus Co. block long garage and offices in Chester causing 33 buses to burn and property loss estimated at 750000. Police evacuated over 3000 residents after 20 explosions added danger while P T Reilly noted the blaze began when a bus filling with gasoline exploded and caught fire.
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Chester
Southern Pennsylvania Bus Co
P. T. Reilly
Exiled Belgian King Sails to Cuba with Family
Leopold the exiled Belgian king sailed from Lisbon to Cuba with his wife and sons. Royal Brussels sources said the family planned a western hemisphere holiday and might visit the United States. Leopold's brother Prince Charles serves as Belgian regent.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Leopold III
Belgium
Cuba
Brussels
Hemisphere
United States
Leopold
Prince Charles
New Cold Wave Heads East From Hudson Bay Region
An intense cold wave from the Hudson Bay area spreads across the Midwest and aims at the eastern half. Temperatures approach sub zero lows similar to last week as icy blasts chill communities nationwide.
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Hudson Bay
Midwest
Snow Falls in Logan and Hocking Counties Overnight
Three inches of snow blanketed Logan and Hocking County with a night low of nine degrees above zero and a noontime rise to 15 degrees. Officials said main highways were plowed though some lanes remained slick. secondary roads stayed covered in spots.
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Logan
Hocking County
Record Cold Wave Grips Central U S With Subzero Temps
The current cold wave covers the eastern half of the country and reaches into the south. Subzero readings extend to Iowa and northern Illinois while Minnesota and Wisconsin face zero to 10 below. Forecaster H L Jacobson says the chill mirrors last week’s pattern as a new storm brings 1 to 6 inches of snow across the northern plains and a snow band moves southeast.
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Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Missouri
Ohio
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Illinois
H. L. Jacobson
Chicago
Florida
North Dakota
Montana
General Offensive Launched by Greeks in Northern Greece
Reports from Athens state a general offensive is underway in northern Greece against guerrilla forces. Elements of six Greek units were said to be attacking as dispatches from field commanders circulated, though no official confirmation yet.
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Athens
Greece
Truman Rejects Hoover Plan on European Aid Duration
President Truman said he does not agree with Herbert Hoover's suggested European recovery plan limiting commitments to 15 months and under six point eight billion dollars. He spoke at a news conference reacting to Hoover's Senate testimony. John L. Lewis rejected Interior Secretary Krug's offer to join a coal advisory council, criticizing the idea as futile.
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Washington
Jan
Truman
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lewis
KRUG
John L. Lewis
Secretary of Interior
J. A. Krug
United Mine Workers
Coal Industry Advisory Council
Bavarian Workers Call Widespread Protest Strike
The Bavarian Trade Union Federation urges a 24 hour walkout in Bavaria beginning midnight to protest food shortages. Up to 1,000,000 workers may be affected across Munich Nuernberg Augsburg Regensburg Wuerzburg and Coburg. Authorities release 5000 tons of imported fats to ease the ration crisis for 40,000,000 Germans.
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Munich
Germany
Bavarian
Bavaria
Nuernberg
Cologne
Augsburg
Regensburg
Wuerzburg
Coburg
Haydenville Strike Continues At National Fireproofing Plant
A 300 worker Haydenville plant strike enters seventh day as Local 876 United Brick and Clay Workers of America AFL and Natco negotiate. They seek 15 cents per hour more while Natco offers 10 cents. A USS Conciliation Service representative attends the 2 PM talks. Five other Natco plants in Ohio are strikebound.
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Haydenville
National Fireproofing Corp
United Brick and Clay Workers of America
AFL
USS. Conciliation Service
Natco
Ohio
Innocence Plea Entered in Slaying Case
Harold A. Beach 22 pleaded innocent with reservations to a first degree murder indictment for the January 1 killing of eight year old Sheila Ann Tuley in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Harold A. Beach
Sheila Ann Tuley
Extortion Letter Indicts Jane Bean Over Grable Threat
Mrs. Jane Bean, 20, was indicted in Los Angeles on charges of mailing an extortion letter to actress Betty Grable. Authorities say she threatened to kidnap Grable's seven month old daughter Jessica unless paid $5,000. Bean recently arrived from Kaufman Texas and was arrested by FBI agents two weeks earlier.
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Los Angeles
Jane Bean
Betty Grable
Bevin Condemns Soviet Drive To Dominate Europe
British Foreign Secretary Bevin warns in Parliament that Soviet Russia ruthlessly pursues control of eastern Europe and possibly the west. He links Marshall Plan lessons to a broader strategy, detailing Poland Bulgaria Hungary Romania and other moves as evidence of a dangerous power politics trend. He signals a potential Anglo French Benelux alliance against Soviet expansion.
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London
Bevin
Russia
Europe
Yalta
House of Commons
Soviet Union
Poland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Stettin
Trieste
Elbe
Errant Piano Prodigy Seeks Freedom After Flaunt
Jacqueline Horner the 15 year old Hollywood piano prodigy and actress vanished into a small town life seeking normalcy after an eight day spree that exposed her to worldliness. She was found in San Francisco in a hotel room with Seaman Second Class Wallace Wells and faces pressure to return home. Delinquency charges are filed against Wells and Mrs. Miles for aiding Jacquelines misconduct.
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San Francisco
Jacqueline Horner
Hollywood
Seaman
Wallace Wells
Hood River
Ore
Jacqueline
Wells
Floria Jean Costello Miles
Jackie
Hubbard
Edmund G. Brown
Miles
Miss Horner
Brown
Clara Horner
Los
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