Council to Name Health Study Group Amid Aid Cut
Amid federal aid cuts Hocking County vows to keep Miss Jeanette Ruth as county health nurse through 1952 with voluntary local contributions matched by the state. A two hour meeting outlined formation of a county health council, a plan for a shared Logan county health department, and ways to finance health services without federal funds.
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Hocking County
Jeanette Ruth
Miss Ruth
H. G. Southard
Logan
E. A. Graber
Bureau of Local Health Services
Ohio Department of Health
Congress
Ohio
Graber
Southard
Soldier Confesses Killing Doctor in Revenge Plot
A 20 year old AWOL soldier, William L. Shaffer of West Portsmouth, confessed to killing Dr George E Obrist in 1947 to avenge a grandmother's death. He said he waited on Obrist's porch with a single shot rifle and killed the physician as he returned home.
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Portsmouth, CO
George E. Obrist
Portsmouth
William L. Shaffer
West Portsmouth
Dr. Obrist
Shaffer
Mary Hodge
Controls Face Final Test In House Today
The House moved to end federal rent and wage price controls by July 31 1952 with limited extension to June 30 1953. Negotiations whittle away authority including private credit regulation as Republican and Southern Democrat coalitions press for changes. A final roll call looms as amendments face potential return to committee and possible short extension.
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Washington
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Rep
Barden
D-Nc
Senate
House Conference
Truman
Congress
Wage Stabilization Board
Talle
U S Planning Talks To Avert New Strike At Jet Plants
The strike at GE’s jet engine plant neared end as 3,100 UAW workers agreed to return to work. Federal Mediator Cyrus S. Ching planned talks to prevent a broader walkout affecting North American Aviation Sabre jet production and wage disputes in multiple plants across the West Coast and Midwest.
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U. S
Cincinnati
General Electric
United Auto Workers
Washington
Cyrus S. Ching
United Auto Workers, Cio
North American Aircraft Corp
West Coast
Midwest
Defense Department
General Electric Co
Lockland
Inglewood
Downey
Fresno
Calif
Columbus
North American
Heat Deepens Disruptions Across Cities
In Washington, a 98 degree day brought a water main burst that cut White House water and downtown supply, prompting rationing and cooling limits while the President’s bath received priority. Cleveland officials ban shorts for city workers despite heat as thermometers rise. St Louis faced 100 degree heat with 5,000 homes without water after a 36 inch line joint failure. An Ohio Funeral Directors Association display in Toledo saw George Baker collapse and die at age 52.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
White House
ST. Louis
St. Louis County
Soldier dies at Fort Jackson from sunstroke and heart congestion
Private Harold Kaufman of Cleveland collapsed on a rifle range and died from sunstroke and heart congestion. He is the second Fort Jackson soldier to die from sunstroke in the last week.
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FT. Jackson
S. C
Harold Kaufman
Cleveland
Ferro Foundry Closes Early Due to Heat in Cleveland
In Cleveland on Thursday 2,400 Ferro Machine and Foundry employees were sent home at noon and told not to return until Monday as temperatures reportedly exceeded 100 degrees. The company cited heat as the reason for the early closure.
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Cleveland
Ferro Machine & Foundry, Inc
Water restored in Middleport after water main burst
Water service returned to Middleport Ohio after a burst main disrupted homes and businesses during a heat wave. Officials hauled water to the city hall for distribution to residents.
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Middleport
House to Decide On Vetoed McCarran-Walter Bill
Washington June 26 The House planned a roll call to decide on overriding or sustaining President Truman's veto of the McCarran-Walter immigration bill. Sen McCarran condemned the veto as one of the most un-American acts in his career.
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Washington
McCarran
Nation Awaits Truman Act On Taft Hartley Steel Strike
Washington reports the 650000 CIO steelworkers strike may extend at least a week despite possible use of the Taft Hartley Law to end it. President Truman weighs Congress requests to seek court action, while Bethlehem Steel reportedly reached a tentative contract, opposed by other majors over union shop and good faith bargaining.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem
Yanks Take Hill After Bitter Fight
In Western Korea near Yonchon Allied forces with infantry and armor drove Chinese troops from a hill after a 52 hour battle. One armored vehicle was damaged by planes, two more were on the hill as Reds withdrew. Marines and Navy planes hit airstrips and rail yards while the Air Force bombed front lines with bombs rockets and napalm.
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Seoul
Korea
Eighth Army
Yonchon
Weirton Steel Grants Salaried Pay Raises
Weirton Steel Co announced raises for 1,000 salaried personnel, effective April 1. Salaried workers earning up to 25000 dollars will get eight percent, those earning more than 25000 dollars receive four percent, following recent mill worker increases.
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Weirton
W. Va
Weirton Steel Co
Eisenhower Set to Direct Campaign at GOP Convention
Eisenhower aides spar over who will run the bid as the Republican convention nears. A campaign manager says the jig is up for Taft, while another reports Eisenhower will head to Chicago to direct the campaign and domestic policy speech. AP tally shows Taft 483 delegates to Eisenhower 405, with others and uncommitted votes.
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Gen
Dwight Eisenhower
Sen
Robert Taft
Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Massachusetts
Denver
Taft
David Iggalls
Chicago
Associated Press
GOP
Pennsylvania
CBS Radio
Prison riot in Eddyville holds guards as hostages
A riot at the State Prison in Eddyville Kentucky led to two guards being held hostage on Thursday. State Police across Western Kentucky were called to respond to the penitentiary which houses about 1000 inmates.
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Eddyville
Kentucky
Cause Of OU Prof Death Still Sought
Toxicology tests on the body of Tom Grant Wingfield 29 an OU accounting instructor who died in Athens continued as authorities sought the cause. Autopsy did not reveal the cause and coroner Dr John Elias said results may come early next week.Wingfield was found Monday in his apartment and last seen Friday night death may be from natural causes with no foul play indicated.
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Tom Grant Wingfield
Athens
Ohio University
John Elias
Athens County
Elias
Wingfield
South Court Street
Collazo Date Set for Execution in White House Attempt
Oscar Collazo, Puerto Rican attacker of President Truman, has an execution date of August 1 in the electric chair after failing to overturn his murder conviction. He was informed of the date in U.S. District Court following his unsuccessful appeals.
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Washington
Oscar Collazo
Truman
Collazo
White House
U. S. District Court
Rainbow prospects amid uncertain trade outlook in 1952
New York reports trade prospects uncertain yet some see a rainbow for fall as labor troubles and defense decontrol fears shift. Steel and oil strikes, high taxes, and weak consumer buying tempered production while public and private building rise 3 percent overall.
Heat Wave Worst In Logan In Half Century
The Logan area endures a 26 day heat spell with temperatures rising from 69 to 95 by noon and possibly 100 as skies stay clear. Hocking County reports no heat prostration, while the pool sees strong usage with 672 on Wednesday and about 430 on Thursday, pool hours extended to 9:30 p.m.
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Logan
Hocking County
Hocking Valley Hospital
Heat Wave Grips East and Midwest with Record Temps
Summer heat persists across the East South and Midwest with 90s and 100s. Hundreds suffer heat prostration and several deaths are reported including in Baltimore Washington Ohio and New York City. Records topple as cooler air lingers only in the Northern Plains.
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South
Midwest
Virginia
Arkansas
Baltimore
Washington
Mercury
Cleveland
John J. Veasey
South Euclid
August Castillion
Ohio
Springfield
East Liverpool
Columbus
Youngstown
Cincinnati
Dayton
New York City
Upstate
New York
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