Death Claims Labor Secretary Schwellenbach
Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach died at Walter Reed Hospital at 3 40 a m EDT. He was 53 and had led the Labor Department since June 30 1945. He had been ill several weeks with cardiac failure and his wife was at his bedside. President Truman was notified. no funeral plans were announced. Schwellenbach, a former Democratic senator from Washington, had earlier served as a federal judge in Washington and as a cabinet member in Roosevelt's administration.
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Secretary of Labor
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
White House
Wellenbach
A. M
Walter Reed Hospital
Labor Department
Schwellenbach
Truman
West Coast
Federal District Court
Frances Perone
Roosevelt
Wallace H
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Cleveland to Avoid its Income Tax Move
Mayor Thomas A. Burke states a municipal income tax is not the answer to Cleveland's financial woes and will not be considered before next year. He proposes an 11 mill operating levy, larger than the current real estate assessment, to be placed before voters in November.
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Cleveland
Thomas A. Burke
Burke
Fugitives Hunted After Jail Break
Stark County authorities pursued two prisoners who escaped by prying loose a jail bar. Wilford F. Beaver and Joseph C. Shields, both 19 and from Sebring, Mahoning County, were serving three month terms and $100 fines for petty thefts.
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Canton
Stark County
Richard R. France
Wilford F. Beaver
Joseph C. Shields
Sebring
Mahoning County
National Guard Field Destroyed by Flames
A large hangar 21 airplanes and a mess hall used by the National Guard were destroyed by fire at Rosecrans near St Joseph Missouri today. Firefighters battled the blaze as the hangar and its aircraft were consumed with the mess hall also burnt. No injuries were reported.
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National Guard Field
ST. Joseph
National Guard
Rosecrans
Political clash erupts after Truman denounces Congress
President Truman and Republican leaders traded barbs after Truman called Congress the worst in U.S. history. Taft prepared a rebuttal on NBC while Democrats stayed silent. The exchange signals the upcoming campaign turning toward sharp partisan warfare.
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House
Martin
Massachusetts
Rep
Hope
R-Kas
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Truman
Congress
NBC
Sound Barrier Said Broken by Air Force Plane
Air Secretary Symington announced the XS-1 research plane flew faster than sound several times. He said no other plane has achieved supersonic speed. Captain Charles E. Yeager, 25, is the first pilot to fly beyond the sonic wall, credited with destroying 13 German planes. Yeager hails from Myra, West Virginia, and serves as a test pilot at Wright Field, Ohio.
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Washington
Symington
Air Force
Charles E. Yeager
Yeager
Myra
W. Va
Air Materiel Command
Wright Field
Ohio
Jackson Candidate Taken into Custody
Benner Jones 2nd, a probate judge candidate, was taken into custody in Chillicothe by state highway patrolmen on a probate court warrant. Mrs. Margaret Jones, his wife, filed a complaint alleging he is mentally ill, according to the sheriff's office.
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Benner Jones
Chillicothe
Margaret Jones
City Worker Killed In Alley Resurfacing Accident
John W. Young, 75, fatally injured when he fell under a dump truck while he and a city crew resurfaced alleys in Columbus. The incident occurred yesterday as workers carried out municipal maintenance duties.
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Columbus
John W. Young
Bride for Cash Fumes at Swain's Moneyless Suit
Dorothy Lawlor 28, seeking 10000 in marriage cash, confronts Danny Wicker in Daytona Beach. She says he has not shown any evidence of a plan or a wedding and questions his involvement with a Holly Hill bar owner prior talk of tickets and a hotel stay.
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Swain
Daytona Beach
Fla
Dorothy Lawlor
Danny Wicker
Holly Hill
Wicker
Road Roller Firm Workers Call Strike
The Buffalo Springfield Roller Co struck today in Springfield Ohio with CIO Unit ed Auto Workers. Austin Patton said 261 union workers walked out over wages paid holidays and a union shop. The company listed 16 non union workers and offered no comment. The average rate was 1.30 dollars per hour with the union seeking a 0.25 raise plus six holidays.
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Springfield
Buffalo-Springfield Roller Co
CIO United Auto Workers
Austin Patton
CIO International
Patton
Chief Reiterates Fireworks Warning
Police Chief Sol Ellinger said the city has received several complaints of firecrackers being discharged. He reminded that sale and use of firecrackers is forbidden by state law with penalties of 50 to 100 dollars fines and jail terms from 30 days to six months.
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Sol Ellinger
Ellinger
Co-op Granted Loan to Firelands Electric
Washington dispatch reports Firelands Electric Cooperative of New London Ohio received a 195000 dollar loan from the Rural Electrification Administration yesterday.
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Washington
Firelands Electric Cooperative of
New London
Rural Electrification Administration
Share the Ride Pools Ease Sting of Bus Strikes
AFL drivers union members across Ohio continued walkouts for wage gains as share the ride pools reduced disruption. E W Oliver of Detroit arrived in East Liverpool to negotiate with locals amid a four day strike at Valley Motor Transit Co serving East Liverpool Steubenville Wellsville Toronto Chester Newell Midland. A 15 cent raise offered to striking drivers and garagemen aimed to calm protests while 50 000 riders were affected. Seventy drivers and garagemen struck Lorain yesterday demanding 30 cent pay boosts and 20 cent garagemen raises.
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Ohio
E. W. Oliver
Detroit
East Liverpool
Valley Motor Transit Co
Valley Motor
Steubenville
Wellsville
Toronto
Chester
Newell
W. Va
Midland
AFL
Springfield
Lorain
Ohio Cities
Coin Flip Settles Tied Primary Vote in Canton
John R. Hoffman won a coin flip yesterday to secure the Democratic nomination for state representative after both he and Joseph A. Dubar, Canton Federation of Labor president, each received 4,755 votes in the May primary. Dubar’s attorney indicated an appeal would be filed in common pleas over a disputed vote counted for Hoffman.
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Canton
John R. Hoffman
Joseph A. Dubar
Canton Federation of Labor
Dubar
Hoffman
Death ruled death by own action in train incident
New Philadelphia Ohio June 10 coroner Dr D M Caramella ruled Henry Harvey 74 of Strasburg died by his own action after stepping in front of a Cleveland bound passenger train near his home yesterday救.
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New
Philadelphia
D. M. Caramella
Tuscarawas County
Henry Harvey
Strasburg
Labor Law Co-Author Says Lewis Preparing For New Mine Strike
Rep. Hartley states John L. Lewis is preparing for another soft coal strike next month. He urges Congress to stay in session to handle any emergency and warns adjournment could allow a dangerous coal strike. Lewis negotiates with soft coal operators over pensions and welfare benefits amid contract talks.
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Washington
Rep
Hartley
R-Nj
John L. Lewis
Congress
House Labor Committee
Taft-Hartley Labor Net
Air Force to Begin Buying 2201 Planes to Build 70-Group Force
The Air Force plans to buy 2201 new aircraft using 1.345 billion dollars from Defense Department appropriations. The mix includes 243 bombers with 162 heavy long range types and 1405 jet fighters. The bomber program adds 81 jet bombers, 30 of which are flying wing jet versions.
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Washington
Air Force
Defense Department
Defense
Mihai Weds Princess at Colorful Greek Orthodox Ceremony
Ex king Mihai of Romania and Anne of Denmark Parma married in Athens at the royal palace. Archbishop Damaskinos joined the families in a 20 minute ceremony with no reporters present. The couple planning a honeymoon at Tatoi palace and then courtly reception followed with royal witnesses and a ceremonial dance ending in rice and rose petals.
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St. Peter’s
Rome
Liarri
Italy
Michael
Anne of Bourbon
Mihai
Athens
Romania
Anne
Tatoi
Damaskinos
Isaiah Horepse
Paul
Frederika
Prince Eric
Cleveland Sees Video Relay From Air Above Alleghenys
A WMAR TV signal sent from 25 000 feet over the Alleghenies was carried by a relay plane. The wrestling telecast from Washington was visibly received in Cleveland nearly 300 miles away. The aircraft left from the Glenn L Martin plant with Westinghouse engineers operating airborne relay gear near Martinsburg West Virginia.
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Baltimore
Allegheny Mountains
Wmar TV
Midwest
Washington
Wmar-Tv
Cleveland
Glenn L. Martin Aircraft
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Martinsburg
W. Va
Love Potion Slayer Requests Three Judge Trial
Clark Hill indicted by a May grand jury for first degree murder in the love potion slaying of Jeanette Weimer on a lonely road near Medina Ohio in April. He has requested a trial by three judge court. The June 14 date was postponed likely to late October due to summer vacation and other cases.
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Medina
Clark Hill
Jeanette Weimer
Marijuana Seizure at Union Bus Terminal Reported
Federal narcotics agents Roy E. Anderson and William Koldy announced the seizure of 21 pounds of marihuana valued at 20 thousand dollars from an unclaimed Army footlocker at Cincinnati Union Bus Terminal. The toe locker arrived May 20 and the narcotics were packed in one two and three pound bags.
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Cincinnati
Union
Roy E. Anderson
William Koldy
Child Electrocuted in Akron Garage Incident
Arthur B. Boggs two-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Bradly B Boggs was electrocuted yesterday in Akron when he touched a broken light bulb connected to a live circuit in the family garage.
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Arthur B. Boggs
Bradly B. Boggs
Seven Districts In 3 Counties Would Be Joined
State officials recommend forming a single new district by consolidating seven existing districts in Pickaway Ross and Hocking counties to cofinance a modern high school. The plan involves 1,325 pupils and more than 5 million dollars in combined district valuation to support potential bonds.
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State Department of Education
R. M. Eyman
A. 5. St. Clair
Ross
Pickaway
Salt Creek
Tarlton
Pickaway County
Adelphi
Benton
Laurel
Ohio
State Department
Boards of Education
Bureau of Research
Tri-County
Adelphi Harrison
Ross County
Laurelville-Perry
Hocking County
Eyman
St. Clair
Logan H
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