Germans Deny Farben Plant Made War Materiel at Ludwigshafen
Investigators in Ludwigshafen Germany dismissed communist charges that the Farben chemical plant produced war materiel. The blast area killed or left missing hundreds with thousands injured as firefighters faced heat and toxic fumes. Officials said the center of destruction hit the administration building, while workers hinted at hidden activities.
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Ludwigshafen
Germany
Farben
Rhine
Berlin
I. G. Farwar
National Zeitung
Ludwigshaven
I. G. Farbenindustrie Works
U.S. Army
Stars and Stripes
International Radiophoto
Russian Prince Toumanoff Dies in Cambridge
Leo Constantine Toumanoff aged 67, reputed prince of the deposed Russian royal family, died after a brief illness in Cambridge. The death followed a long period of public attention to the exiled prince and his lineage.
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Cambridge
Mass
Leo Constantine Toumanoff
Farben Directors Convicted by Military Tribunal in Nuremberg
Nine Farb en directors were found guilty of looting industries in occupied territories after an 11 month trial in Nuremberg. The tribunal acquitted 24 leaders on charges of waging aggressive war as politicians and militarists of the Third Reich influenced the case.
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Mernberg
Germany
F. G. Farben Chemical Trust
Hitler
United States
Farben
Third Reich
Curtis G. Shake
Vincennes
Ind
Chemical Trust
Wilhelm Keitel
Karl Krauch
Keitel
Krauch
Lancaster Woman Hints Abandoned Baby May Be Related
A Lancaster resident Mrs. Charlotte Hinkle said her sister Mrs. Katherine Collens may want the baby boy abandoned at Portsmouth General Hospital ten days ago. Hospital officials noted the mother registered under Mrs. Catherine Collens with a Charleston West Virginia address that could not be located.
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth General Hospital
Lancaster, D
Charlotte Hinkle
Katherine Collens
Margaret Rowson
College Receives $250000 Bequest from Cromwell Estate
Kenton College announced it has received about 250000 dollars from the estate of the late William Nelson Cromwell a lawyer and philanthropist who died in New York City on July 19.
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Gambier
Kenton College
William Nelson Cromwell
Cromwell
New York City
Elderly Couple Reunites After 24-Year Divorce in Boston
In Boston on July 29 an elderly couple revealed they remarried last November 5 at Dudley Street Baptist Church after a 24 year split. William H Taylor 79 and his 75 year old wife discussed their past, including Taylor’s merchant marine memory and prior roles as mayor and judge in Delphos Ohio.
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Boston
William H. Taylor
Dudley Street Baptist Church
Florence Rogers
Taylor
Merchant Marine
Delphos
Ohio
Parad Kas
Athens County Home Head Is Indicted
Willard Simonton former superintendent of the Athens County Home was indicted on nine counts of assault and battery against inmates. The Athens County commissioners had suspended him 30 days earlier amid a civil service inquiry into mistreatment at the home for the infirm.
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Athens, O
Willard Simonton
Athens County
Simonton
Gordon B. Gray
Civil Service
Milk Price Hike Tiffin Distributors Announce Rise
Milk price increased two cents a quart to 22 cents, announced by distributors. They cited a competitive Cleveland market driving the raise by producers serving Tiffin.
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Tiffin
Pickets Shout Scab at Univis Lens Plant Dayton
Dayton July 29 strike at Univis Lens Co plant shows no major violence as 700 workers enter unmolested under 164 policemen. CIO leaders including Lou Kaplan and Arthur L. Garfield rally, denouncing Taft Hartley while police keep lines and injuries noted from prior clashes.
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Dayton
Univis Lens Co
Eye Glass Company
Kaplan
Montgomery County Cio Industrial Union Council
Univis
CIO
United Electrical Workers Union
Cleveland Family Hunted on Lake Erie
The coast guard began a Lake Erie search for four Cleveland family members missing since Tuesday in a 14 foot motorboat. Sheriff Ralph Reidmaier said the boat may have swamped in storms or the family might be at a resort cottage. The missing are Mr and Mrs Ralph Orgel and their two children Kenneth 13 and Valerie 3.
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Sandusky, CO
Coast Guard
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Ralph Reidmaier
Ralph Orgel
Kenneth
Valerie
Funds Released for Land Purchase Near Dayton State Hospital
The State Board of Control released 16 000 dollars to the State Welfare Department for buying 20 acres of land south of and adjacent to the Dayton State Hospital.
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Columbus
State Board of Control
State Welfare Department
Dayton State Hospital
Britain Eyes Halt in Demobilization Amid Berlin Blockade
Foreign Secretary Bevin said Britain is considering stopping demobilization due to East West tensions. He told MPs a decision will come in a few days as Western diplomats, including Smith, Molotov talks loom over the Berlin blockade and Cold War risks. Churchill backed the government, calling for halt until Berlin is resolved.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Russia
West
House of Commons
Britain
United States
France
Berlin
Bevin
Winston Churchill
U. S
W. Bedell Smith
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Kremlin
Molotov
Court Order Halts Strike Negotiations
In Canton Ohio the Hoover Co and a CIO United Electrical Workers local paused talks after a Common Pleas Court halted negotiations. Judge A C L Barthelmeh overturned a prior ruling and ordered the firm to stop bargaining with the CIO until the National Labor Relations Board determines the lawful contracting party.
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Canton, O
Hoover Co
Cio-United Electrical Workers Union
Common Pleas
A. C. L. Barthelmeh
Canton
CIO
Barthelmer
CIO Group
National Labor Relations Board
First Horse Race Fatal to Driver
Joel Brigham of Toledo died from injuries at Fulton County fairgrounds after his horse stumbled and struck a rail and pole during his first riding event. The horse also died in the accident.
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Wauseon
Joel Brigham
Toledo
Fulton County Fairgrounds
University Proxy Heads Lions Clubs President in New York
Dr. Eugene S. Briggs 58, president of Phillips University Enid Okla becomes president of Lions International at the final session of the four day 31st annual convention in New York.
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New York
Eugene S. Briggs
Phillips University
Enid
Okla
Lions International Today
We Ganith
American Tobacco Raises Cigarette Prices in New York
The American Tobacco Company boosted wholesale prices on Lucky Strike Herbert Tareyton and Pall Mall by seven tenths of a cent per pack effective today. Retailers anticipate a one cent per pack rise for consumers with major brands now selling around 20 cents a pack in New York including tax.
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New York
American Tobacco Company
Herbert Tareyton
Pall Mall
Patrolman Wounds Youth After Chase in Ohio
A state highway patrolman wounded a 16 year old Youngstown youth during a chase near West Jefferson Ohio. The youth was shot while the officer attempted to question him about a stolen car. The incident began when the boy reportedly fled after being seen at a gas station.
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Springfield
Youngstown
West Jefferson
Jet Plane Dents Car at Wright Field Landing
Alton W. Williams, a Columbus insurance adjustor, watched a Lockheed Shooting Star land at Wright Field. The jet undershot the field, dented the car top and broke the windshield, then pancaked in a nearby field. Williams and the pilot, First Lieutenant Robert A. Hoover, escaped injury.
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Dayton
Alton W. Williams
Columbus
Williams
Wright Field
Robert A. Hoover
Buckeye Homestead Association Forms Among Ohio Farmers
About 500 farm families across Ohio became charter members of the Buckeye Homestead Association at a first meeting on the Ohio State University campus. They are former Farmers' Home Administration borrowers who have repaid their loans since the program began in 1938. The FHA offered 40 year loans to help farmers lacking credit access to buy farms.
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Columbus
Ohio Farmers
Buckeye- Homestead Association
Ohio State University
Farmers’ Home Administration
Anti-Poll Tax Bill Debated as Senate Begins Filibuster
In Washington the Senate opened debate on anti-poll tax legislation with southern filibuster tactics evident. The House had already passed a poll tax repeal bill, while discussions included price control and rationing measures tied to broader wartime reforms.
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Senate
Washington
Congress
Truman
Paul Porter
OPA
House Banking Committee
House
Wherry
Ned
Stennis
D-Miss
Russell
Taft
Ohio
Dixie Democrats
Salem Chamber Endorses Charter Form of Government
The Salem Chamber of Commerce unanimously endorses a charter form of government and plans a special election to place the issue before voters.
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Salem
Chamber of Commerce
Western Berlin Memorial for Dead U S Fliers
In Western Berlin a memorial tablet was placed at the crash site of a C 47 that killed Lt Charles H King and Lt Robert W Stuber while delivering food to the blockaded city. The plaque honors the two fliers and notes statements from Berliners in the western occupation sectors. Funds are being raised for the fliers’ families.
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Berlin
Charles H. King
Britton
S. D
Robert W. Stuber
Arlington
Calif
Wiesbaden
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Mannheim
Hermann Schmita
Georg von Schnitzier
Fritz Ter Meer
Ernst Buergin
Paul Harliger
Max Ligner
Friedrich Jaehne
Heinrich Oster
Hans Kuggler
Lancaster
Mama
College
Husky Lou Kaplan
United Electrical Workers
Arthur L. Garfield
Detroit
General Motors
Wall Street
Lehman Brothers
University
American Tobacco
FHA
Porter
Wolcott
R-Mich
D-Ga
Western Berlin
U.S
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