Quadruplets Born in Weymouth Hospital
Mrs. Marion L. Manning, 27, delivered a girl and three boys at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth on Wednesday night. The four premature infants, weighing two to three pounds each, were placed in incubators and described as in fair condition. The birth followed Manning’s May hospital admission for a virus infection, with husband John Manning at home awaiting word.
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Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Salvator Mundi Hospital
Rome
Piero Muto-Nardone
South Shore Hospital
Robert R. Ryan
Edward J. Howley
Ryan
Manning
Trustees Seek Local Funds To Retain County Health Nurse
Hocking County board of health weighs raising $550 locally to fund nurse Jeanette Ruth after an involuntary five month leave of absence. A meeting with the Trustees Association is tentatively set for Wednesday in the courthouse auditorium to discuss funding and possible state matching aid.
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Hocking County
S. Matheny
Jeanette Ruth
Matheny
John Porterfield
State Department of Health
Columbus
Swimmer Bob Sizemore Drowns in Big Miami River
Cincinnati reports 16 year old Bob Sizemore drowned Wednesday while attempting to swim across and back the Big Miami River.
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Cincinnati
Bobby Sizemore
Big Miami
C H Young Dies After 32 Years as L B & L Secretary
Charles H. Young 87 longtime secretary treasurer of Pope's Building & Loan in Lebanon died Wednesday after 32 years of service.
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Lebanon
Charles H. Young
The
Pope's Building & Loan
Mysterious Tripler Leaves 531 Dollar Tip in Orange
In Orange Virginia a well dressed man entered a restaurant for corned beef but ate hamburger steak. He left a 531 dollar tip and vanished. Police hunt the stranger as two witnesses saw him drop the tip under a plate. The tip will be held for a year before transfer to Viola Deviin if unclaimed.
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Orange
Viola Deviin
Virginia
Pledges to Cut Taxes Dominate Presidential Nominations
The Associated Press reports top contenders for the presidential race pledged tax cuts if elected. Eisenhower said a budget balance and steady tax shrinkage could follow in about two years, while Taft vowed a straight 15 percent tax cut and large spending cuts within two years. Kefauver warned isolationist sentiment would dominate the GOP, and Harriman claimed he would win the Democratic nomination.
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Associated Press
White House
Ohio
Robert Taft
Gen
Dwight Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Tenessee
Denver
Eisenhower
Oregon
Russia
Taft
Washington
CIO
Cleveland
Kefauver
Truman
Mrs. Taft to Join Taft at Chicago Convention
Mrs. Robert A. Taft will attend the Chicago Republican convention to cheer her husband in his bid for the nomination. An experienced campaigner, Martha Taft, who has had strokes and uses a wheelchair, plans to fly to Chicago with Taft on July 5. She has recently walked with a cane.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Chicago
Martha Taft
Taft
Columbus Attorney General rules utility revenues may be used
Atty. Gen. C. William O'Neill ruled that revenues from municipally owned utilities may be used to pay for general government costs. The decision addresses how city utilities funds can be allocated beyond strict utility purposes.
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Columbus
William O'Neill
Logan water works funds may cover other departments
The attorney general's ruling allows using Logan water works funds to pay for city expenses in other departments such as the service department. However, the waterworks are expected to do little more than cover their own costs this year, limiting impact locally.
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Logan Waterworks
Service Department
Ohio ruling ties utility expenses to home rule authority
O'Neill argues the ruling upsets two decades of attorney general opinions. He cites Ohio's constitution home rule allowing municipalities to acquire build and operate utilities for their benefit. He notes a state Supreme Court decision limiting legislative power and says the ruling goes to the Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices.
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O'Neill
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
State Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of
Wading Boy Drowns in Ohio River
Portsmouth report Virgil E. Bradley a 13 year old drowned Wednesday while wading in the Ohio River. Local authorities identified the boy and warned about water safety.
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Portsmouth
Virgil E. Bradley
Ohio River
Habitual Thief Back In Jail After Brain Operation
A 43 year old man with a long prison record and a parole in 1949 after a prefrontal lobotomy is back in jail. Millard F. Wright was arrested with Regis Splane 44 after a pawn shop check tied to burglaries. Wright refused to discuss his case.
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Pittsburgh
Millard F. Wright
William Harris
Wright
Regis Splane
Splane
Indiana, Pa
Harris
Yale David Koskoff
Mystery Of Skeleton Solved In Zanesville Bus Driver Case
The remains of Louis Harvey Farabee 47 of Zanesville identified as the drowned bus driver missing since February 16 1949 after a boat accident on the Muskingum River near Zanesville. Sheriff Dean Ellis and Dr. Raymond Baby of Ohio State Museum corroborated the match with dental and bone evidence. Farabee's mother Mrs. Cora Kearns also recognized the remains.
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Marietta
Zanesville
Muskingum River
Dean Ellis
Washington County
Louis Harvey
Farabee
Robert Lucas
Lucas
Muskingum
Ellis
Raymond J. Baby
Columbus
Ohio State Museum
Cora Kearns
Truman Scheme For Jobs Balked
Washington June 19 three Truman government reorganization plans die after Senate vote keeping control of 22 582 federal jobs. Senate defeats to eliminate confirmation for postmasters marshals and customs collectors. Debate centers on spoils vs civil service reform, with postal unions opposing and Hoover Report supporters backing change.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Congressional
U.S
Citizens Committee
Granville Women Force Coal Plant and Mines to Halt
In Granville West Virginia a summer dust dispute by about 40 women led to the closure of a coal cleaning plant and two mines. Mayor Cairney arranged talks with Charles Nailler of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company, and dust-dispersing equipment suppliers, prompting a restart of operations after a negotiation.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Granville
Clinton Cairney
Town Hall
Christopher Coal Company
Tipple
Arkwright
Osage
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Charles Nailler
Policeman Mobbed But He Loves It
Brookline Mass June 19 A patrolman retires after 40 years service 25 guarding Runkle School traffic He is mobbed by 525 pupils with hugs kisses a presenting check memory book and notes from students.
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Brookline
Mass
Thomas E. Killion
Runkle
Killion
Drew Pearson Attacked in Washington Lobby Incident
Columnist Drew Pearson was punched by lobbyist Charles Patrick Clark in the Mayflower Hotel lobby after a lunch confrontation. Pearson filed a simple assault warrant with federal authorities following the incident.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Charles Patrick Clark
Clark
Pearson
Mayflower Hotel
U. S. Attorney's Office
Six More Camp Sites Approved for Family Camping in Ohio
The state parks division approves six additional family camping areas for tents and trailers. Sites include John Bryan Park in Greene County Lake Hope in Vinton County Mohican State Park in Ashland County Py Matuning Park in Ashtabula County Tar Hollow in Ross and Hocking Counties and Harrison Lake in Fulton County.
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Columbus
State Parks Division
John Bryan Park
Greene County
Lake Hope
Vinton County
Mohican State Park
Ashland County
Pymatuning
Ashtabula
Tar Hollow
Ross and Hocking
Harrison Lake
Fulton County
Steelworkers Strikes Pinch Families as Walkout widens
President Truman weighs invoking the Taft Hartley act over the steel dispute while Congress leans toward action. He doubts a court order would force 650,000 CIO Steelworkers back to work and warns taxes should rise. In Pittsburgh, CIO unit leaders report rising financial hardship among workers’ families as the 18 day strike deepens.
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Washington
Truman
CIO
Senate
House
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
Swedes Brace Against More Red Attacks
Stockholms and Denmark tightened air defenses after Sweden shot down by Soviet fighters. Sweden ordered higher air attack alertness and instructed its forces to shoot back if fired upon. Despite the move observers doubt changes to Sweden's long held policy of neutrality and alliance avoidance. International protests over a Russian claim about a Catalina flying boat were rejected.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Russia
Denmark
Oesten Unden
Rome
Unden
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Weymouth
Marion L. Manning
William J. Commane
C. H. Young
Averell Harriman
District of Columbia
Richard Russell
Harriman
GOP
Illinois
Springfield
Eienhower
Utah
A. Pratt Kesler
Kesler
Republican National Committee
Texas
Dr. Baby
Congress
Warry Myers
United Mine Workers
Myers
Cairney
Walter Klis
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Klis
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