Tornado toll rises in Oklahoma and Arkansas
Tornadoes tore through rural Arkansas and Oklahoma with at least 43 dead and hundreds injured. Major damage hit near Pine Bluff Arkansas and Leedey Oklahoma where large portions of towns were leveled. National Guard mobilized to curb looting as families were wiped out and homes destroyed.
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Oklahoma
Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Leedey
George Steed
Steed
National Guard
State Finance Board Warns Deficit Likely
Columbus Ohio June 2 The state finance directors warned the House finance committee that Ohio faces a deficit of six to ten million dollars for the biennium due to abandoned taxes. Director Herbert S Defenbacher said the capital improvements bill of eighty one million five hundred sixty eight thousand six hundred sixteen must be pared to fifty four million dollars, yet a six million dollar deficit would remain based on available funds from the general revenue fund.
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Columbus
House Finance Committee
Ohio
Herbert S. Defenbacher
House Committee
General Revenue Fund
Legion to Meet Logan Post 78 Tuesday Evening
Commander Joe Thomas announced a regular meeting of Logan Post 78, American Legion, at 8 P M in the club rooms. Routine business will be considered during this session.
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Logan Post 78
American Legion
Joe Thomas
Thomas
Traffic Fatalities Lead Holiday Toll
The Associated Press reports 214 traffic fatalities over the Memorial Day weekend, far above last year’s 164 but below National Safety Council projections. Total deaths from all causes reached 480, with 95 from two airplane crashes and 43 from tornadoes in Oklahoma and Arkansas, raising non homicide violent deaths to 203. Drownings were 58.
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National Safety Council
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Crane Infant Services Arranged in Haydenville
William Raymond Crane two months old son of Mr and Mrs Donald Crane Haydenville died after a several day illness. Funeral services set for 2 PM Wednesday at the residence with burial in New Straitsville Cemetery by Leonard Funeral Service. Body to stay at home today for visitation. Survivors include parents grandparents Wilmer Crane Logan near Logan and Mr and Mrs William Rush Haydenville. Great grandparents William Crane Logan Route 1 also survive.
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William Raymond Crane
Donald Crane
Haydenville
New Straitsville
Leonard
Wilmer Crane
Logan
William Rush
William Crane
Benefit Horse Show Draws Logan Crowd At Hocking County Fair
About 1000 people attended a Logan benefit horse show at Hocking County Fairgrounds with 47 entries in 13 events judged by Dr. L. E. Bell of Marietta. Proceeds go to the Hocking County Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Rotary Club members helped with tickets and the charity dinner at Blosser's Restaurant. Daisy Mae's King won the five gaited stake. Captain Fancy led the three gaited stake. Dr H M Boocks won in fine harness with Kentucky Hy-dare Noble's Charm also driven in the day.
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Logan
Hocking County Fairgrounds
Ohio
L. E. Bell
Marietta
Fairgrounds
Blosser
Earl Barnhart
Chillicothe
Mark Lohr
H. M. Boocks
Bob Rood
Athens
Victorious Lady
J. O. Moreland
Frank Moore
Columbus
Captain Fancy
Dick Vaughn
Windy Hills Farm
Moreland Dare
Mrs. Moreland
Lincoln
Eden Hall
Charles Black
Mountain Hightime
Helen Nelson
Bucyrus
Noble
Charm
Army Identifies 40 Victims of Crash Near Tokyo
General headquarters lists 40 dead from Thursday night crash of a four engine Army courier plane en route from Korea. The aircraft struck a mountainside 30 miles southwest of Tokyo with no survivors. Among the dead are 36 military personnel and four civilians, including Philip A. Adler of the Detroit News.
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Tokyo
General Headquarters
Korea
Philip A. Adler
Detroit News
Traffic Toll Rises in Cleveland After Fatal Hit Ride
Cleveland records show annual traffic deaths rose to 34 as four year old Thomas Harrilla died after being struck by a car on Saturday.
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Cleveland
Thomas Harrilla
Young Wife Rescues Husband From Ditch Collapse
In Parma near Cleveland, 25 year old wife Mary Peck dug her husband Richard Peck from a 10 foot earthen entombment after rain soaked earth collapsed in a ditch at their new home. Hearing his muffled cries, she summoned neighbors and pulled him to safety.
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Cleveland
Richard M. Peck
Parma
Civilian Commission Urges Military Training
Washington announces a nine member civilian commission calls for compulsory training of 750000 to 950000 youths annually as an urgent military necessity. Basic six month training would lead to options including regular service academies ROTC or college enrollment.
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Washington
Truman
Advisory Commission On
Army
Navy
Regular Army
Marine Corps
West Point
Angeapolis
National Guard
Plane Crashes Probe Sought
Washington June 2 A "gloves-off" investigation of commercial airline crashes was demanded in the House by Rep Edward T Miller. Two deadly accidents the past day at LaGuardia New York and near Port Deposit Maryland prompted calls for action and criticism of the Civil Aeronautics Board. A House subcommittee will study government investigations while Secretary Harriman warned of a 70 million dollar cut in federal aviation funding.
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Edward T. Miller
R-Mda
United Airlines
LaGuardia Field
New York
Eastern Airlines
Port Deposit
Rep
Hinshaw
Calif
House Interstate Committee
Capitol
Secretary of
Commerce Harriman
Three Motorists Fined by Mayor Weltner
Three motorists pleaded guilty to traffic violations and were fined by Mayor W. Denzil Weltner over the weekend. Lawrence Bateman of Nelsonville was fined 10 dollars and costs for reckless operation after arrest by city police early Saturday. Emmett Carsey of Mansfield was fined five dollars and costs for permitting an unlicensed operator to drive. Tillie J. Withowski of Cleveland was fined five dollars and costs for driving without a license. the latter two were cited by state highway patrolmen on U S Route 33.
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W. Denzil Weltner
Lawrence Bateman
Nelsonville
Emmett €. Carsey
Mansfield
Tillie J. Withowski
Cleveland
Athens County Vet Enters Guilty Plea
Paul E. Addington of Trimble Athens County pleaded guilty in federal court to taking the $20 weekly veteran allowance from the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation for 42 weeks while employed. Judge Mell G Underwood ordered probation officer investigation before sentencing. Court officials said it is the district’s first prosecution of this kind.
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Columbus
Paul E. Addington
Trimble
Athens County
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
U.S
Mell G. Underwood
Ex Sheriff Adam Stone Dies in Mahoning County
Services for Adam G. Stone 74 former Mahoning County sheriff and veteran city policeman will be held here tomorrow Stone died Saturday night after a heart attack in Youngstown Ohio authorities said Stone served as sheriff and had a long city police career
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Youngstown, CO
Mahoning County
Stone
Truman to address Canadian Parliament during Ottawa visit
President Truman will address the Canadian parliament during a three day Ottawa visit starting June 10. Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced the plan as the Trumans arrive by train for a state dinner that night hosted by the governor general. A subsequent dinner for the President and Mrs. Truman will follow his parliament address. The same day Secretary Marshall ordered cancellation of unused half of a 30 million dollar Hungarian credit amid post election regime changes with Soviet support.
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Ont
Truman
W. L. MacKenzie King
House of Commons
Margaret
Viscount Alexander
King
Mrs. Truman
Washington
Marshall
Hungary
Ference Nagy
Britain to Bare India Independence Plans
New Delhi June 2 A British communique announced plans to transfer power to Indian hands, with Mountbatten broadcasting tomorrow and the plan read on All India Radio. Indian leaders from Congress, Muslim League, and Sikhs met the viceroy as troops guarded the capital amid fears of renewed sectarian strife. The plan envisions British withdrawal from India by next June.
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Lord Mountbatten
Subcontinent
India
Bombay
Calcutta
Punjab
Congress Party
Double or Nothing For This Family
Nine year old Annette Marie Cummo tells a passerby that her mother has given birth to a fourth set of twins. The Cummos, married ten years, previously welcomed three single births after their first twin pair died. The father, a postman, earns 118 dollars every two weeks.
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New York
Annette Marie Cummo
Charles Cummo
Marilyn
Cummes
Motorcyclist Killed Fleeing from Officer
Cincinnati report states 19 year old Donald Speath from Branch Hill was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a tree during a pursuit by Clarence Smith of the Indian Hill Rangers. Smith driving a police car said Speath turned off his lights while being chased for speeding.
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Cincinnati
Donald Speath
Suburban Branch Hill
Clarence Smith
Indian Hill Rangers
Smith
Speath
Heavy Rainstorms Drench Middle West
Midwest flood warnings eased as two day rainstorms moved away. Des Moines River rose to flood stage, several Iowa streams near flood level, Elkhorn River crested at 9.7 feet in Norfolk, Nebraska, receded after a drop of two feet. Nebraska and surrounding states faced crop and rail facility damage.
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Chicago
Midwest
Iowa
Nebraska
United States Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Elkhorn
Norfolk
Missouri
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Nine Injured In Plant Blast Near Edinburg
An explosion at the American Cyanamid and Chemical plant near Edinburg Pennsylvania injured nine people and left two missing. Detective John Moore of New Castle said one wrecked building was the jelly house where gelatin dynamite was produced.
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Edinburg
American Cyanamid and Chemical Corp
Pennsylvania
John Moore
New Castle
Extra Congress Session Seen
Washington reports that Congress may cut short its summer vacation if a coal strike develops and the labor disputes bill becomes law. Senator Ellender cites wage negotiations collapse and a Mine Workers strike after June 30 if no new law exists, potentially forcing a special session to address the crisis.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Ellender
D-La
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mr. Truman
House
Senate
Curley Conviction Upheld by Court
The Supreme Court effectively upholds Mayor James M. Curley of Boston on mail fraud charges. It rejects his appeal to review and reverse the U S court of appeals ruling affirming the conviction. Curley, 72, faces 6 to 18 months in jail and a $1000 fine.
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Washington
Supreme Court
James M. Curley
Boston
High Tribunal
Curley
U. S. Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
Father of Nine Killed in Ohio Route Accident
Hoyt Karns aged 54, of Poston, Ohio, was killed five miles north of Athens on Route 50 when struck by an automobile. He was a father of nine children.
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Athens, O
Hoyt Karns
Poston
Athens
Senate expected to sanction GOP tax cut bill
The House approved a Republican backed plan to cut individual income taxes by up to 30 percent starting July 1, reducing withholds immediately and altering exemptions. The measure, described in six points, would lower the top rates and raise personal exemptions, with Senate action anticipated tomorrow as President Truman weighs a veto.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Extension of RFC Urged by Hoover
Former President Herbert Hoover urged Congress to extend the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for two or three years beyond the June 30 deadline. He proposed limits on loaning cheap money that would compete with private institutions.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Burns Cause Death Near Granville Farm Home
Mrs. Esther Carter aged 59 died at City Hospital after a kerosene explosion at her Granville area farm home yesterday. The accident occurred on the farm, with Burns sustaining fatal injuries. Medical officials reported the incident and ongoing investigations were expected.
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Newark
Granville
Esther Carter
City Hospital
Government To Buck Market for Export Grain
Washington reports the Agriculture Department will not fix a top price for wheat. Officials say the government will buy wheat at whichever price the market requires to assure supplies for foreign needy areas before fall harvests. Officials cited fears of price resistance and transit delays hindering timely exports.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
International Emergency Food Council
Inter
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