Revival of FEPC sought as Bauer case heard in Lancaster
Lancaster police captain Law F. Bauer, dismissed on charges of gross neglect of duty, faces civil service review while his wife, Mrs. Bauer, testified she pleaded guilty to a punchboard scheme. A citizens committee exonerated Police Chief Sam H. Hutsler, and Mayor Von Stein awaits sufficient evidence to suspend him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
City Civil Service Commission
Law F. Bauer
Citizens
Sam H. Hutsler
Fred von Stein
Bauer
Isaac Rowles
Verne Miller
Howard Lynch
William J. Belhorn
Fairfield County
Paul O. Weimer
Calvary Orthodox Lutheran Church
Lancaster-Fairfield
Markets Briefs From Today's Trading Summary
Wheat weak with hedging pressure, corn and oats firm with ample receipts. Hog prices up about 25 cents, top around 21.75. Cattle uneven from 50 cents lower to 25 cents higher, top 28.50. Stocks higher but trading slow. Bonds mixed with selective selling in rails.
British Reject German Rail Strikers Offer
Berlin reports say the British military government ordered German police to bar non communist strikers from running an emergency freight service without approval from the Russian controlled management. UGO leaders proposed resuming freight between Berlin and West Germany, but British officials called the plan impracticable and blocked Soviet zone trains. UGO said it would continue the elevated railway strike while deciding its next move.
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Berlin
Germany
UGO
West Berlin
Reichsbahn
Lead Pencil Fatality Sudden Death of Salesman
Rockport Indiana June 23 A Cleveland salesman Dudley Kline 57 was killed when a bumper jack slipped and drove a lead pencil from his shirt pocket into his heart while he changed a flat tire. Coroner Roscoe Medcalf confirmed the odd accident in which the pencil pierced the chest.
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Rockport
Ind
Cleveland
Roscoe Medcalf
Dudley Kline
Cleveland Heights
Medcalf
Kline
Union Abandons Grocery Business in East Pittsburgh
United Electrical Workers Local 601 quits grocery operation after losing 4700 dollars. The union, serving 16500 Westinghouse workers, opened the store a year ago to aid member savings on groceries but shifted to small canned goods sales and admitted it wasn’t profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
United Electrical Workers
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Philip Conahan
Lamb Prices Cut in Kroger Stores Tomorrow
Cincinnati June 23 a 12 to 13 cent per pound price cut for retail lamb becomes effective tomorrow in Kroger stores the firm announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Kroger
Man Pleads Innocent in Van Wert Wife Slaying
Thomas P. Reedy 28 of Van Wert pleaded innocent to first degree murder for the slaying of his wife Marcile 19 last Monday in Celina Ohio.
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Celina
Thomas P. Reedy
van Wert
Marcile
Pilot Credited as 43 Escape Death in Plane Crash
Memphis dispatch reports American Airlines credits Captain Ed Hatch with guiding the Convair from Municipal Airport to a field crash landing after engine trouble. Of 43 aboard, 38 were injured, 18 released after hospital treatment, as the plane skidded across a highway into a tree near the field.
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Memphis
Tefin
American Airlines
Municipal
Ed Hatch
Fort Worth
New York
San Antonio
Hatch
Coplon Admits Planning 1948 Trip to Russia
Judith Coplon testified she considered visiting Russia in spring 1948 but dropped the idea. Prosecutor Kelley pressed details of her relationship with Russian engineer Valentine A. Gubitchev and questioned alleged visits with Justice Department lawyer N. P. Shapiro as she defended herself against espionage charges.
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Coplon
Russia
Washington
Judith Coplon
John M. Kelley, Jr
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Kelley
William E. Foley
Justice Department
Miss Coplen
Gubitchev
N. P. Sharpiro
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Shapiro
Mayor Levies Fine Against Trucker
Charles R. Depue of Columbus was fined $5 and costs in Mayor Roger Friend's court after pleading guilty to parking his truck on a highway without proper flares. State highway patrolmen nabbed him north of Logan on Route 33.
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Charles R. Depue
Columbus
Roger Friend
Logan
Tucker pleads not guilty in mail fraud case
Preston T. Tucker pleaded not guilty today to a federal indictment charging mail fraud conspiracy and SEC violations. Six of seven co defendants also pled innocent before Judge Philip L. Sullivan in the 31 count case.
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Chicago
Preston T. Tucker
SEC
Philip L. Sullivan
Bank robbery suspect held in Florida in North Fairfield case
One of two men sought for the North Fairfield Bank robbery is in custody in Miami Florida. Paul Boyes aged 17 was reported to sheriff Glenn A Rike with 680 in his possession. James Perry 56 remains at large.
Lewis Opens Talks With Coal Giants Over Contracts
John L. Lewis leads United Mine Workers in talks with North and West coal operators and U S Steel negotiator Harry M. Moses in a bid to shape new pacts before June 30 expirations. A Southern Coal Producers Association stand threatens pension and welfare terms as July 5 vacation ends.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Harry M. Moses
U.S. Steel Corporation
Southern Coal Producers Association
U. S. Steel Corporation
Joseph E. Moody
Moody
Southern Association
Bluefield
U. S. Steel
Moses
U. S
Young Renamed By Red Cross in Hocking County
J. Russell Young begins another term as chairman of the Hocking County Chapter American Red Cross at a board meeting. Hugh Hooper becomes vice chairman and W. Denzil Weltner treasurer after D. O. Davis resigns for a Berne Union Schools post. Mrs. Belford Harbarger remains secretary. A five member policy cooperation board is named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Russell Young
Hocking County
American Red Cross
Hugh Hooper
Wayne Whitcraft
W. Denzil Weltner
D. O. Davis
Davis
Berne Union Schools
Fairfield County
Belford Harbarger
Harry Bell
Earl Elberfeld
George C. Shaw
Samuel H. Dillon
James Young
Jacob Keller
Weltner
Harry Smith
Harley Meyer
Red Cross
Richard Gerkin
Jaycees Elect New Slate of Officers
Joe Hartmann was chosen president of the Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce at a Wednesday dinner at Brandt's Restaurant. Dick Spencer and William Ford were named first and second vice presidents, with James Rimels Pach as secretary and Thomas Weilander treasurer. Frank Mantor named state director. New board includes Webster Poling Joé Bennett and Ralph Moorehead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hartmann
Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce
Brandt
Dick Spencer
William Ford
James Rimelspach
Thomas Weiland
Frank Mantor
Webster Poling
Joé Bennett
Ralph Moorehead
Tot Drowning Victim Taffy Townsend
An 18 month old named Taffy Townsend drowned yesterday while playing in a water filled excavation on her parents farm near here. The incident is being investigated by local authorities.
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Celina
Taffy Townsend
Here
Selby Shoe Strike Talks Resume Amid Impasse
Cincinnati June 23 Efforts to end a six week strike at Selby Shoe Company Portsmouth resume today with 250 000 workers indirectly affected by any agreement Conciliators George Bell and Martin Swanger say the wage dispute centers on an escalator clause and a 22 cent cost of living bonus The union seeks to preserve the bonus or fold it into a wage structure with protections against erosion by changing piece rates
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Selby Shoe Company
Portsmouth
Selby
United Shoe Workers
CSO
George Bell
Martin Swanger
Selby Company
St. Louis
New York
Principal Pont
Lausche Receives City Land Gift From Greek Immigrant Brothers
In Columbus on June 23 Gov. Frank Lausche accepted four acres donated for a Portsmouth National Guard armory. Greek immigrant brothers George and Harry Tessaromatis, longtime Portsmouth pie company owners, sold the land for the project valued at 200000 dollars. The deed was handed to Col. Loren G. Windom after Lausche’s encounter with the brothers and their questions about Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Greece
National Guard
Portsmouth
Frank J. Lausche
George
Harry Tessaromatis
Stormy Senate session ends as FEPC bill dies
Gov. Lausche urged revival of the Fair Employment Practices Commission bill but a 17 to 13 vote killed the compulsory FEPC plan in the Ohio Senate after three hours of debate. The session included party clashes, threats of adjournment, and plans for voter input in November.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Senate
Senate House
Senate Democrats
Howard M. Metzenbaum
D-Cuyahoga
Edwin F. Sawicki
William M. Boyd
Cleveland
Senate Labor Committee
Metzenbaum
Conference Committee
Margaret A. Mahoney
Cuyahoga
House of Representatives
FEPC
Tom V. Moorehead
R-Muskingum
Pleasant Midday Coolness Replaces Heat Wave
After nights of high humidity, homes and offices reported fewer fans as a breeze and a noon reading of 82 degrees brought relief. The previous night’s low was 50 and yesterday’s high also reached 82, ending several days of heat.
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Lausche
Committee of Citizens
Hutsler
Hutsier
D. L. Grove
E. E. Cox
Georgia
Adolph J. Sabath
Ilinois
House
Truman
International Soundphoto
Union
Tucker
Bill Washington
Hanford
Wash
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Atomic Energy Committee
AEC
Commission
David B. Lilienthal
Young
Board of Directors
Jaycees
Measure
By Reed Smith
Joint Conference Committee
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