British troops clash with Egyptian police in Ismailia fighting
In Ismailia, six hours of battle with Egyptian police left 188 casualties. British officials report 52 police and 3 British soldiers killed, with 130 Egyptians and 13 British hurt. Attacks follow efforts to disarm auxiliary police as tensions spike over the Suez crisis.
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London
Malta
Suez Canal Zone
Cairo
Ismailia
Suez
Egypt
Canal
Canube Zone
Fair Board Plans Aggressive Membership Campaign For 1952
Hocking County fair board announces a push to raise memberships with a goal of tripling total. Two thousand membership tickets have been printed as 700 memberships were sold last year. A 8 p.m. Tuesday meeting in the courthouse auditorium will discuss acts for the fair and possibly an earlier 1952 date.
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Hocking County Fair Board
Joshua Matheny
Joe Bennett
Fair Publicity Committee
Rotroff Attractions
Seber
Orlandeth Lehman
Fair Board
Fair
Vatican Issue Provokes Protestant Church Rally
President Truman faces church opposition over plans to appoint a full ambassador to the Vatican. Rev Carl McIntire warns the move could cost him reelection as Protestant leaders rally against diplomatic representation to the Holy See. The rally, organized by the American Council of Christian Churches, adopts a resolution opposing any Vatican envoy.
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Washington
Truman
Vatican
Carl McIntire
Collingwood
N. J
International Council of Christian Churches
Holy See
American Council of Christian Churches
MacArthur Name Lifted From Poll
Douglas A. MacArthur was removed from the Illinois Republican presidential primary after a withdrawal request. Lar Daly of Chicago had placed MacArthur on the ballot arguing the advisory vote required no candidacy filing.
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Springfield
Ill
Douglas A. MacArthur
Lar Daly
Chicago
MacArthur
Death Traps Man In Well On Farm
Clyde Kemp aged 36 died after the walls of a 21 foot deep abandoned well collapsed on his farm near Fo u re Ark just before noon Thursday. Rescue workers labored six hours to reach his body after the cave in.
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Foure
Ark
Clyde Kemp
Kemp
Living Costs To Hit Record High
The government living cost barometer is set to rise to a new high on Friday as the consumer price index shows a persistent upward trend through 1950 and 1951. A mid December rise in the index would trigger wage increases under the Wage Stabilization Board, with about 15 percent above January 1950 levels possible, factoring in post 1951 cost growth and new excise taxes on items like autos, gasoline, cigarettes, and beer.
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Washington
Consumers Price
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unusual Mates Highlight Divorce Tests in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on January 25 a stepfather’s late night singing and beer led to testimony as Celia Altman, 17, aided her mother in divorcing her husband Glenn Ackman, 19, who described his marriage as unhappy and controlling. Both divorces were granted as Martha Dearsmith, 43, separated from her husband William Dearsmith, 43 after two weeks.
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Los Angeles
Corcelia Altman
Glenn A. Ackman
Martha Doak Dearsmith
William Dearsmith
Three Columbus men nabbed in bar burglary
Franklin County deputies captured Russell Seymour 22 Martin Cramblitt 23 and Abe Miller 18 all of Columbus near Port Columbus about 3 am yesterday during a burglary at a Columbus bar. A deputy fired a shot injuring Cramblitt’s leg and the trio surrendered.
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A. J. Waldron
Columbus
Hocking County
Franklin County
Port Columbus
Russell Seymour
Martin Cramblitt
Abe Miller
Cramblitt
Fairfield County
Dudley Crider
Paul Seymour
Lancaster
Crider
Charles G. Steele
Russell Semour
Waldron
Seymour Brothers
Miller
Steele
Ice Prices Freed By Government Action
Washington officials announced on Friday a move to lift price freezes on ice that had been in place for a year, allowing ice dealers to raise prices. The action eases previous controls and signals potential shifts in retail pricing dynamics.
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Washington
Guns and Butter Debate Marks Agriculture Views
Washington reports the Agriculture Department rebuts critics who push a guns and butter slogan. Undersecretary Clarence J. McCormick says bread and butter are essentials and both are needed for defense and food, noting butter prices rise while consumption falls and oleomargarine gains.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Clarence J. McCormick
McCormick
Truman Statement Sparks Confusion Over 1952 Plans
President Truman’s remarks about possibly leaving the White House run open led to widely varied predictions on whether he would seek reelection or return to the Missouri Senate seat. He said he would announce plans before Missouri’s April 29 filing deadline, signaling a potentially earlier decision, while midwestern leaders favored his running for the presidency if no stronger nominee emerged.
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Washington
Jan
Truman
Senate
White House
Missouri
Missouri Senate
Kem
Hennings
Mr. Truman
Dalis Christ Painting Sparks Glasgow Row Over Purchase
Glasgow announced the 22 960 dollar acquisition of Salvador Dalis painting The Crucifixion for city art galleries. The work shows the crucifixion from above Christ with critics including Glasgow students and Royal Academy members denouncing the purchase as a waste of money. Dali could not comment.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Salvador Dali
Britain
Royal Academy
Donald Bruce
J. D. Kelly
Dali
Man Wonders If He Brings Unwanted Rain
Los Angeles writer notes G N Morrow of Pittsburgh seems to trigger rain during his visits. He recalls multiple trips since 1930 with rain or floods following each stay. He asks if the chamber sees his rainfall as a potential commercial asset and when he should return.
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Los Angeles
G. N. Morrow
Pittsburgh
Morrow
Chamber of Commerce
Miami
Fla
Chamber
California
Crooksville Grid Star Loses Leg In Car Train Crash
In New Lexington Ohio on Friday 11 year old Crooksville football star John Dalrymple lost a leg and mangled his arm when the car he rode in was struck by a train. Four other Crooksville high school teenagers suffered only minor injuries. The group was returning home for lunch when the incident occurred at a downtown crossing.
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New Lexington
Crooksville
John Dalrymple
Japs Shun Reds
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida told Parliament Japan will not sign a peace treaty with either Soviet Russia or Red China. The policy stance remains firm amid postwar diplomacy discussions.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Soviet Russia
Red China
Mrs Lappen Backed For Election Board Clerk
Evelyn Lappen was endorsed for county board of elections clerk by the Hocking County Democratic Executive Committee. She would replace Dean Collison whose four year term ends March 1. Delegates also discussed potential candidates for county treasurer and other races.
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Evelyn Lappen
Hubert Lappen
County Board of Elections
Hocking County
Democrat Executive Committee
Moose Hall
Lappen
Dean Collison
Dollison
Ohio General Assembly
Tee
George Eberst
Board of Elections
Eberst
McMahon Withdraws From Illinois Democratic Primary
Senator McMahon of Connecticut asks that his name be withdrawn from the Illinois Democratic presidential primary. Senator Kefauver of Tennessee had been entered in the primary, and observers speculate McMahon’s move aims to block Kefauver by default.
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Washington
McMahon
Connecticut
Illinois
Kefauver
Tennessee
Truman
Ford Runs Again for State Senate Nomination
Evan P. Ford of Columbus filed petitions Friday to seek the Democratic nomination for state senator representing Pickaway and Franklin Counties, indicating another bid in the race.
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Columbus
Evan P. Ford
Pickaway
Franklin
Five Men Fined In Mayor's Court After DUI Incident
Charles Holdren Jr. of Union Furnace was fined 100 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated after an eight fifteen p m West Main Street crash that damaged two cars. Two passengers Frank Davis and Herbert Brooks, both of Dicken Addition, were fined 15 dollars and costs for intoxication and disorderly conduct. Charles R. Roegge and Frank Roegge of Nelsonville Route 1 each paid 25 dollars and costs for intoxication, quarrelling, and disorderly conduct. Charges were filed by Constable Raymond Amos and Myrtle Camp.
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Charles Holdren, Jr
Union
Furnace
Roger Friend
Holdren
Raymond Amos
West Main Street
Amos
Howard Dufford
Logan
Frank Davis
Dicken
Herbert Brooks
Charles R. Roegge
Frank Roegge
Nelsonville
Myrtle Camp
Griffith Death Telegram Announces Navy Loss
Lt. Paul F. Griffith of Gibisonville was reported dead aboard the Klondike unit of the Pacific Fleet from a hemorrhage due to a severed artery. His parents Mr and Mrs Walter Griffith received the Navy Department telegram describing his death.
French Troopers Sent To Tunisia Dispatches Describe Rising Violence
French forces land in Bizerta amid insurgent activity in Tunisia. The Georges Leygues brought militarized police as armor and infantry detachments rush to pursue instigators of anti French demonstrations. Nearly 50 killed and hundreds injured in the strife.
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Tunis
France
Tunisia
Georges Leygues
Bizerta
Mother and Daughter Die in Des Plaines River Tragedy
In Chicago, a mother of 10 children, Mrs. Rose Green, 38, and her daughter Carol Jean, 16, drowned after Carol Jean fell through ice while retrieving a bucket of water on Des Plaines River. The mother perished attempting a rescue.
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Chicago
Des Plaines
Rose Green
Carol Jean
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