Steel Firms Square Off for Battle Over Mine Seizure Power
Washington reports government lawyers study if new draft law lets President Truman seize steel company coal mines amid a looming strike. Steel firms press Lewis over union shop clause while offering limited terms on pay, tonnage royalty, and a pension fund.
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Washington
President Truman
John L. Lewis
National Labor Relations Board
Mr. Truman
Russell
D-Ga
Lewis
Heat Wave Expected as Temperatures Rise Northbound
A new heat wave was forecast as temperatures climbed from a 52 degree early low to 85 by noon. The state highway garage thermometer logged a 33 degree rise by 11 AM as officials warned of higher readings ahead.
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State Highway
No Paper Monday in Logan Daily News on July 5
The Logan Daily News will not publish on Monday July 5 due to Independence Day observance. Regular publications resume Tuesday with standard schedules.
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Logan Daily News
Girl Forgives Pet Chow Dog for Vicious Chewing
A 12-year-old Pittsburgh girl is chewed by her 70-pound Chow dog Ching. He bit her leg neck and head requiring eleven stitches. She told reporters she is not angry and that Ching is her best friend.
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Pittsburgh
Ching
Jean Olnhausen
Jean
Thief Unaware Of Radium in Car
Police recovered two radium tubes valued at $5,000 along with a stolen automobile. Detective Frank Cawthra said a 27 year old Crile Veterans Hospital patient admitted stealing the machine from a downtown parking lot. The man used the car to travel to and from the hospital unaware the radium was inside.
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Cleveland
Frank Cawthra
Crile Veterans Hospital
Xenia Slayer Dies in Ohio Penitentiary Electric Chair
Clifford Gayles, 34, of Xenia, was executed in the Ohio Penitentiary for the murder of Edna Adkins and wounding Ollie Davidson during a 1947 crime spree. He had been paroled in 1946 after a 1934 murder sentence. Eyes donated to the New York eye bank. Ada Davidson, 17, sister of Ollie, remains serving a life term in Marysville Reformatory after capture in New Orleans.
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Columbus
Clifford Gayles
Xenia
J. C. B. Eckstrom
Gayles
New York City
New York
Ollie Davidson
Cleveland
Marysville Reformatory
Salt Co raises wages for Wooster workers
The Ohio Salt Co plant near Rittman has granted its workers an eight cent hourly wage boost.
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Wooster, O
Ohio Salt Co
Rittman
Ford Worker Nabbed as Head Of Factory Numbers Ring
A UAW-CIO committeeman Edward Hester 38 was arrested in Dearborn on bribery charges tied to a $5 million yearly numbers ring at Ford Rouge plant. Police say Hester offered $100 to be left alone and claimed the scheme involved mayor, police chief and vice squad backing.
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Ford
Detroit
Dearborn
Rouge
Ford Motor Co
Ralph Guy
Edward Hester
Hester
Guy
Renee Guy
Eee.penset
Democratic push for Eisenhower gains momentum in 1948 race
Alabama Senator Sparkman says only a clear no from General Eisenhower can stop the push to nominate him at the Philadelphia convention. Virginia and Georgia Democrats back Eisenhower, aiming to rally support and deter Truman civil rights plans.
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Sparkman
Alabama
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
Truman
Philadelphia
Mr. Truman
George Allen
Laughing Boy
Columbia University
New York
Allen
Charles G. Ross
J. Howard McGrath
White House
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Richmond
Georgia
Ex Official Stricken
Howard Robinson 55 former superintendent of the State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation died at his home of a heart attack last night in Newark Ohio.
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Newark
Howard Robinson
State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Mine Tipple Burns in Dover Coal Yard Fire
A fire at the Copperhead Coal Co. strip mine here destroyed a 110 foot tipple, three large conveyors, a crushing machine, 25 motors, a roller machine and other equipment. The blaze began yesterday and caused extensive equipment losses at the Dover operation.
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Dover
Copperhead Coal Co
Ohio braces for Fourth of July highway tolls
Ohio authorities warned of 15 to 20 highway deaths this weekend as celebrants travel for July 4. Earl L. Reed urged motorists to slow for curves, adjust to road conditions, and stay alert at night. Bob Hope returns to Cleveland for the Festival of Freedom as Columbus hosts multiple events.
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Cleveland
Bob Hope
Cleveland Stadium
Columbus
Buckeye Republican Club
Franklin Park
Port Columbus
Cincinnati
Akron
Toledo
Bernadotte Receives Arab Reply on Palestine Plan
In Cairo on July 3 Count Folke Bernadotte received the Arabs reply to his peace proposals for Palestine. The exact terms were not released. Arab spokesmen had warned that seven nations at war with Israel would reject his suggestions. Bernadotte flew in from Rhodes seeking a further four week truce extension and may hear the Jewish reaction early next week.
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Egypt
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
Seven Nations
Israel
Bernadotte
United Nations
Rhodes
Washington Monument Centennial Observed
Washington marks the 100th anniversary of the Washington Monument with President Truman and Secretary Marshall among dignitaries attending. The 555 foot marble column is highlighted as the capital’s prominent landmark and Truman was set to speak at 1 PM EST.
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Washington
Capital
Washington Monument
Truman
Marshall
Truan
Adoption creates Jolson son Asa Albert Jolson
In Los Angeles on July 2, Al Jolson and his young wife adopted six month old Asa Albert Jolson through court proceedings. The child becomes Jolson’s son by adoption in a formal court action yesterday.
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Los Angeles
al Jolson
Asa Albert Jolson
Housewife Happy Over Promise of Water Pipe Supply
Hillsboro Illinois July 3 Mrs Paul Ondrey expresses relief as a truckload of two inch pipe intended for bringing city water to her home arrives after a year of supply delays She wrote to President Truman June 21 detailing the outage and the hoped for pipe delivery her home lies 700 feet from the city water line leading to the water service promise.
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Hillsboro
Ill
Paul Ondrey
President Truman
Crew Flees Burning Swedish Steamship Dagmar off Delaware
Flames swept the 5,000 ton Swedish steamship Dagmar Salon ten miles off the Delaware coast as the crew abandoned ship at 3 49 A M. All crew members were saved though one was injured and airlifted by a Coast Guard PBY plane from Floyd Bennett Field to a hospital.
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New York
Dagmar Salon
Delaware
Coast Guard
Floyd Bennett Field
Albania Yugoslavia feud described as Balk mastiff terrier clash
The piece frames Albania and Yugoslavia as rival communist states in a minor intra socialist dispute. It notes Yugoslavia's area and military strength, Albania's smaller size and population, and limited land contacts with other Eastern bloc nations. It also mentions leaders rising from partisan resistance with Enver Hoxha as a key figure.
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Yugoslavia
Albania
Balkans
Marshal Tito
Texas
Maryland
Iyear
Greece
Adriatic Sea
Enver Hoxha
Tito
Cominform
Russia
Rome
L’unita
Italy
Palmiro Togliatti
Moscow
Berlin
Brian Robertson
Trade Rift Severs Albania Yugoslavia Ties
Belgrade radio reports Albania has broken trade relations with Yugoslavia and orders Yugoslav cultural and trade missions out within 48 hours. Tito era tensions rise as Belgrade lodges protests and warns of economic repercussions amid cross border accusations.
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London
Belgrade
Albania
Yugoslavia
Tanjug
Marshal Tito
Foreign Ministry
Gasco Wins Permit to Extend Natural Gas Lines
The Power Commission approved Ohio Fuel Gas Co. of Columbus to expand its pipeline network at an estimated cost of 3.082 million dollars. The project aims to increase transmission capacity to Fremont and surrounding areas in Ohio.
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Washington
The
Power Commission
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Columbus
Fremont
Ohio
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