House Awaits Truman Word on Labor Bill After Taft-Hartley Repeal Bid
Washington July 1 Democratic leaders awaited President Truman's word on the administration's bill repeal effort as the Senate passed a Taft substitute preserving the Taft Hartley act. The vote 51 to 42, with Republicans and Southern Democrats, dashed repeal hopes for 1949 and kept the act on the books ahead of 1950 elections. Truman signaled continued fight, while House leaders sought his position and eyed a possible showdown next session.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
Taft
Ohio
White House
Markets At a Glance
Wheat steady as crop reports turn pessimistic. Corn firm with record loaned amount. Hogs steady to 25 cents higher topping 21.65. Cattle generally steady with no top grade. Stocks higher as leaders climb. Bonds higher on rail demand.
Kent State to Close Canton Branch Next Year
Canton Ohio Kent State University announced it will close its Canton branch a year from today ending local campus operations and programs.
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Kent
Canton, O
Kent State University
Canton
Revised Budget Bill Approved in Ohio Senate Panel
The Ohio Senate finance committee, meeting late, tentatively approved a biennial budget near 649 million dollars after restoring many House cuts and adding about 9 million in new funds. A four percent across the board cut on nonfixed items was ordered, with the total near the governor’s recommended amount.
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Columbus
Senate Finance Committee
House
H. D. Defenbacher
Frank J. Lausche
Clingan Jackson
D-Mahoning
Jackson
Liquor Department
Highway Department
Detenbacher
Boy Drowns in Creek Near Home in Cambridge
Robert Davis age 14 of Derwent Guernsey County drowned yesterday in a creek near his Cambridge area home. Police and rescuers responded but efforts could not prevent the death with details reported from the scene.
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Cambridge, O
Robert Davis
Derwent
Guernsey County
Capitol Confusion as Breen and Brehm Get Mixed Up
Ohio congressmen Walter E. Brehm and Edward Breen share similar looks and names. Operators at the Capitol struggle to tell them apart as votes and loyalties cause mixed signals among party colleagues. Brehm urges using full names to avoid confusion. Breen notes Democrat support for the administration can mirror Republican votes.
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Breen
Brehm
Capitol
Battered Stock Market Tries to Climb From Floor
New York reports the 1949 mid year stock market at a 45 year low with June 13 marked as a collapse point. The market then attempted a cautious rebound, hampered by weak demand, rising unemployment, and reduced dividends amid post war readjustment.
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New York
Wall Street
Associated Press
Curious Gardener Measures Corn Stalk Growth
Walter North of 732 North Market Street measured corn growth by staking stalks and checking after 24 hours. The stalk grew three and a half inches raising questions about whether this is a growth record.
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Walter North
North Market Street
Woman Accused in Playful Push Death in Columbus
Capt. Hugh Leggett of Franklin County sheriff’s office said a manslaughter charge would be filed against Thelma Allen of Columbus in connection with the drowning of Thomas Smith, 27, at a Big Darby swimming party after he was playfully pushed into the water.
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Columbus, O
Hugh Legget
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Thelma Allen
Columbus
Thomas Smith
Leggett
Smith
Big Darby
Childish Game Fatal Accident In Cleveland
Seven year old Vincent LaRussa was fatally injured yesterday in Cleveland after a bus struck him while playing follow the leader with other children.
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Cleveland
Vincent LaRussa
Credit Controls Fade as Merchants Take Charge
The United States ends government limits on installment credit terms for buyers. The Federal Reserve Board’s authority expired at midnight after Congress allowed a lapse. Dealers have grown more lenient, aligning with pre-control practices, with controls easing over the nine months prior.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Mentality of Child Claimed by Dodds
Athens Ohio July 1 Counsel for Harry Dodds accused slayer of an Athens church worker said he would prove Dodds had the mind of a 12 year old A jury of nine men and three women was seated for the first degree murder trial Grover Rawlins 20 already sentenced to life for the January 3 robbery slaying of Miss Eleanor E Gifford Police seek James Stewart Columbus bartender Francis D White Dodds attorney said he spent four years in Mansfield Reformatory a state psychiatrist recommended he not be returned to society Lima State Hospital after studying Dodds 30 days said he was legally sane
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Athens
Harry Dodds
Dodds
Grover Rawlins
Eleanor E. Gifford
James Stewart
Columbus
Francis D. White
Dodd
Mine Operators Not to Challenge Three-Day Week
Coal operators in West Virginia and nearby areas largely accepted John L. Lewis’s three day work week and called the plan illegal in formal statements. They warned a shutdown would follow if they resisted, while noting most workers are paid by tonnage and production would fall about 20 percent.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
George H. Love
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Northern
Western
Bluefield
Southern Coas Producers Association
John Owens
Priest Arrested After Bingo Raid in Love's Park
Rev. Raymond Patrick Gordon pastor of St. Bridget’s Church Love's Park was arrested after 12 police raided the church to stop a bingo game. He faces a charge as keeper of a gambling establishment and was released on recognizance. Police seized gambling equipment. Andrew Pozzi and two others were held on related charges.
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Rockford
Ill
Raymond Patrick Gordon
St. Bridget’s Church
Love’s Park
Justice of the Peace
Roy York
Andrew Pozzi
Zanesville Man To Be Resurrected
Kay Dempsey Emmert a 35 year old odd jobs man spent 42 days buried six feet underground in a Chicago style grave. He says his reemergence will occur on July 4 after receiving air and food through a shaft and claiming a record set by L G McIntire of Chicago.
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Zanesville
Kay Dempsey Emmert
Emmert
L. G. McIntire
Chicago
Alleged Slayer Pleads Innocent
Cecil Martin age 3 was bound over to the grand jury on a first degree murder charge in the slaying of Theodore B White 58. White body found buried in a shallow grave along Little Walnut Creek at Ashville June 13. Martin pleaded innocent.
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Columbus
Cecil Martin
Theodore B. White
White
Little Walnut Creek
Ashville
Martin
Coplon Sentenced to 40 Months to 16 Years in Spy Case
Judith Coplon, a former Justice Department worker, received a combined sentence of 40 months to 16 years for spying for Russia with no fine. The judge ordered a new $20,000 bond, recommended Alderson Reformatory, and allowed parole eligibility after 40 months pending appeal.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Russia
Brunet
Justice Department
Albert L. Reeves
Justic Department
July Arrives Amid Heat Wave With Rising Humidity
July comes in with a 87 degree noon reading at the state highway garage, mirroring recent days. Citizens worry about humidity as yesterday’s high hit 91 and overnight low fell to 63, about three degrees cooler than Wednesday.
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State Highway
Unemployment Hits Seven Year High
The June job search by school age youths pushed unemployment to 3 778 000, a seven year high. Census Bureau reports two of every three new job seekers found work, lifting employed total to 56 619 000 in 1949. The level nears the sixty million jobs goal.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Union Men Run Ohio Power Philo Plant Without Contract
CIO Utility Workers of America continued operating Ohio Power Company's Philo plant after its contract expired at midnight. Local 138 authorized a strike only as a last resort, while similar issues affected Tidd Plant in Brilliant and Beech Bottom Plant in Windsor. The Philo plant serves 50 of Ohio's 88 counties and employees seek a 25 cent hourly raise plus about 60 contract changes.
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Zanesville
CIO Utility Workers of America
Ohio Power Company
Philo
Local 138
William J. Pachler
Washington
International
Joseph Fisher
Tidd
Brilliant
Windsor
W. Va
Ohio
Pachler
Harold Johnson
Canton
Civil Service Commission Suspends And Reinstates Officers
The Lancaster civil service commission reversed safety director Grove’s earlier suspensions and dismissals, ordering three officers suspended 30 days without pay with two reduced in rank, reinstating Patrolman Crook with back pay, and restoring all three to duty. Lt Brown faced a 31 day suspension and rank reductions, while Capt Bauer and Lt Martin faced 30 day suspensions and rank changes. A key hearing included a witness recantation regarding a $260 kick back claim.
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Lancaster, O
City Civil Service Commission
Service Safety
D. L. Grove
Lester Crook
Lawrence Bauer
Merrill Martin
Everett Brown
Sam Hutsler
Hutsler
Grove
Bauer
Martin
Brown
Crook
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Hutsier
Watering trough death ruled accidental in Beloit case
Youngstown Ohio July 1 coroner Dr. David A Belinky ruled the Beloit watering trough death accidental after finding Mrs Ruby Gfeller in a home trough on June 16. Marks on her head prompted fears of assault and homicide before the verdict following talks with prosecutor William A Ambrose and investigators.
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Youngstown
David A. Belinky
Mahoning County
Beloit
Ruby Gfeller
An. Belinky
William A. Ambrose
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