CIO Leaders Meet to Map Taft Hartley Compliance
Washington June 27 leaders of 6 million CIO members gathered with President Truman and labor and management to draft a program of protest or compliance under the Taft Hartley act. CIO President Murray and General Counsel Pressman reviewed the law while AFL leaders planned a July 9 policy meeting. Truman urged patience and adherence to constitutional processes in administering the act.
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Washington
CIO
Truman
Philip Murray
Lee Pressman
AFL
The
William Green
Green
Murray
Howard W. Smith
House
Smith
International
Congressman Denies Hooded Orders Membership
Washington June 27 Rep Robert F Jones Ohio nominated by Truman to the FCC denied Pearson claims that he belonged to the Black Legion and that his father introduced him as youngest Ku Klux Klan member He also denied sending greetings to Gerald L K Smith for publication in his Cross and Flag before a Senate commerce subcommittee examining his nomination.
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Washington
Robert F. Jones
Ohio
Truman
Federal Communications Commission
Drew Pearson
Black Legion
Ku Klux Klan
Jones
Gerald L. K. Smith
Cross and Flag
Smith
Pearson and Jones
Senate Commerce
Chinese Nationalists Get U S Surplus Ammunition
The United States will turn over 130 million rounds of surplus rifle ammunition to Chiang Kai Shek's Nationalist forces in China. The Nanking government is authorized to buy further military supplies from American private makers, with the Export Import Bank prepared to consider lending for specific projects. An earmark of 500 million dollars expires June 30, while new aid may be offered through loans to government or private entities. The aid delays are linked to China's internal civil strife and failure to secure loans. The 7.92 cm ammunition was designed for the Generalissimo rifle and produced under lend lease. some shipments reached India, but little crossed the Himalayas before VJ Day.
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Washington
United States
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
State Department
Nanking
Fic
William McMartin
Bankerman
Statewide CIO Protest Planned in Ohio
Columbus Ohio CIO plans first statewide protest against anti labor legislation for 1 PM Sunday at Central High School stadium. Caravans of cars and chartered buses expected to bring thousands of CIO members to the meeting per CIO headquarters.
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Columbus
CIO
Central High School Stadium
Water Plant to Close for 24 Hours in East Liverpool
Safety Service Director Charles Kidd ordered the water department pumping and filtration stations shut for 24 hours from midnight July 3 to midnight July 4 after eight union employees demanded double time for holiday work.
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East Liverpool
Safety Service
Charles Kidd
Cambridge Leader Dies in Ohio Businessman Ross Hockenberry
Ross W. Hockenberry, 51, Cambridge businessman and World War II veteran, died yesterday at St. Francis Hospital in Cambridge. He served as adjutant of the Cambridge American Legion Post.
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Cambridge, O
Ross W. Hockenberry
Cambridge
St. Francis Hospital
Cambridge American Legion
Logan County Probe of Gambling Opened
Bellefontaine Ohio June 27 Officials moved to stop gambling in Logan County Prosecutor Mary F Abel ordered Sheriff Ellsworth Palmer to halt all forms of gambling immediately not for a weekend or a few days but from here on out Palmer said he was called to the prosecutor's office to receive the order and would comply 100 percent He added he expected no slot machines at Indian Lake over the weekend
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Bellefontaine
Logan County
Mary F. Abel
Ellsworth Palmer
Palmer
Indian Lake
Curley Starts Jail Term for Mail Fraud
Danbury report that James M. Curley the Boston mayor began a six to 18 month sentence for mail fraud. He called the punishment a death sentence and Massachusetts lawmakers moved to fill his office while he serves behind bars.
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Danbury
Conn
James M. Curley
Boston
Federal Correctional Institution
Massachusetts
Bumper Peach Crop Swamps Northern Ohio Orchardists
In Erie Ottawa and Sandusky counties, growers predict the biggest peach harvest in history as trees bulge with fruit. Extension horticulturist Frank Beach says heavy sets defy natural thinning. trees bear over 10,000 peaches each, risking overcrowding unless fruit is thinning aggressively.
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Ohio
Sandusky, O
Erie
Ottawa
Sandusky
Frank Beach
Beach
State Hospital Deaths Probed
Cleveland dispatch reports three scalding deaths at Cleveland State Hospital over three days. Coroner and superintendent fault funding and understaffing, noting 200 attendants for 2500 patients and six doctors vs. a recommended 400–500 attendants and 20+ physicians. A patient who poured scalding water claimed divine instruction to “clean up bad people.”
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Cleveland
Cleveland State Hospital
E. H. Crawfis
Ohio
Anna Lace
Mark Lombardo
Moses Maxwell
Andrew Seidle
Crawfis
God
Bill to Halt Oil Exports Introduced
Washington June 27 A bill to restrict gasoline and petroleum products exports was introduced as the House merchant marine committee opened a probe into oil shipments to Russia. The measure by Committee Chairman Weichel would ban exports unless War and Navy Dept certifies no defense interference and Commerce Dept certifies no domestic consumption restriction.
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Washington
House Merchant Marine Committee
Russia
Weichel
Ohio
War and Navy Department
Commerce Department
Communist Leader Draws Prison Term
Gerhart Eisler, a Communist leader in the United States, was sentenced by Federal District Court Justice Alexander Holtzoff to one year in prison and a $1000 fine for contempt of Congress. The judge denied Eisler’s motions for a new trial and a mercy plea amid his high-profile confrontations with Congress.
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Washington
Gerhart Eisler
Congress
Federal District Court
Alexander Holtzoff
Eisler
Tractor Death Claims Canton Youth in Field Accident
In Canton Ohio on June 26 a tractor overturned and burst into flames killing 17 year old Robert C. Christ, son of City Detective William C. Christ. The tragedy occurred while the youth worked on a farm near the city. Christ died at the scene from burns sustained in the crash.
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Canton
Robert C. Christ
William C. Christ
Government Prepares To Quit Soft Coal Business at Midnight
Pittsburgh June 27 news reports the U S government plans to exit the soft coal business at midnight as two thirds of the nation’s miners strike. About 250 000 idle miners in 11 states and fuel shortages hit steel mills and railroads while mines pause for a 10 day paid vacation under Naval Coal Mines Administration.
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Pittsburgh
U.S
Naval Coal Mines Administration
Congress
Truman
Pennsylvania
States
West Virginia
Illinois
Kentucky
Alabama
Virginia
Tennessee
Ohio
Indiana
Utah
Colorado
Ford and UAW Reach Seven Cents Hourly Wage Rise
Ford Motor Co and the CIO UAW Ford division reached an agreement providing a seven cent hourly wage increase and a pension plan replacing paid holidays for about 110 000 production workers. Richard T Leonard said the pension costs the company $2 billion annually and the combined raise plus pension lift wages by over 15 cents per hour, marking the first old age retirement plan in the auto industry.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Richard T. Leonard
Uaw-Cio Ford
Leonard
Economy Inquiry Commission Approved Creates 12 Member Panel
The House passed unanimously a bill to form a 12 member Economy Inquiry Commission to examine all government agencies for economy efficiency and improved service. The Senate has approved a nearly identical measure. Sponsored by Rep. Brown of Ohio.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rep
Brown
Ohio
Hit-Skip Motorboat Causes Lake Injury
Robert E. Wynn, 57, former Columbus police chief, was in serious condition at Lancaster Hospital after a hit-skip motorboat struck him while he swam at Buckeye Lake late yesterday. His right leg was shattered and he was rescued by occupants of another boat.
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Lancaster, O
Robert E. Wynn
Columbus, O
Lancaster Hospital
Wynn
Buckeye Lake
Mine Worker Killed in Powhatan Home Incident
Henry Wright aged 44, president of the United Mine Workers Powhatan local, died yesterday in Powhatan, Ohio, when he was electrocuted while repairing his home.
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Powhatan, O
Henry Wright
United Mine Workers’ Powhatan Local
Further Flood Ravages Seen Across Midwest States
Des Moines area faces renewed threat as Des Moines River and Raccoon River push to 44 year highs. Boonville Missouri records 31.3 feet flood crest the worst in 103 years. Mississippi floods threaten 42,000 acres south of St. Louis and 13,200 acre Stringtown-Fort Charters levee district residents warned to evacuate. Thousands homeless from Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and Mississippi floodwaters stretch across the region.
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Des Moines
Midwest
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Illinois
Ottumwa
Eddyville
Boonville
Rulo
Nebr
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Stringtown-Fort Charters
Chester
Ill
Court hears petition to rename town Baseball Ohio
In Lancaster common pleas court petitions seek to rename the Basil and Baltimore township in Fairfield County to Baseball Ohio. Six hundred sixteen signers claim they represent three fourths of the inhabitants. Judge Harry Kilburger scheduled a September 9 hearing for the proposal, noting the area has unofficially used Basil Baltimore since annexation two years ago.
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Baltimore
Fairfield County
Baseball
Common Pleas Court
Lancaster
Basil
Harry Kilburger
Bullet Kills Boy in Kenton Ohio
Perry Lee Haudenschield, age five, was killed when a bullet discharged from a revolver held by his 13 year old uncle Franklin Haudenschield. Police Chief Clarence Sheldon reported.
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Kenton, O
Perry Lee Haudenschield
Franklin Haudenschield
Clarence Sheldon
Theft Suspect Pleads Guilty in Circleville Case
Howard Bucky Rodgers, 32, Circleville, pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was held under 500 bond by Magistrate Frank St. Clair. He confessed stealing a welding outfit valued at about 125 from White Bros. Coal Co mine storage near Coonville on March 25, 1946. Sheriff Floyd Duffy said Rodgers implicated an accomplice Orrin Diltz, now in Ohio Penitentiary, and a portion of the equipment was recovered. The outfit included goggles, a cutting attachment, two gauges, a welding tip and an acetylene tank.
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Howard (Bucky) Rodgers
Circleville
Hocking County
Frank St. Clair
Rodgers
White Bros. Coal Company
Coonville
Floyd Duffy
Orrin Diltz
Ohio Penitentiary
Duffy
Fred A. Murray
Help Needed to Clear Tornado Razed Area
Vienna area volunteers appeal for able bodied men and boys to help clear wreckage after a tornado. The Vienna volunteer fire department and the Vienna Grange sponsor a two day cleanup Saturday and Sunday. Some victims remain in hospitals and many aged residents live under tarpaulins.
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Youngstown
Vienna
Vienna Volunteer Fire Department
Vienna Grange
Godman Company Declares Quarterly Dividend
Columbus report says H. C. Godman Co. directors declare a 15 cent per share dividend payable August 1 to stockholders of record July 21. Treasurer J. L. Davis stated the dividend applies to the companys $1 par common stock.
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Columbus
H. C. Godman Co
J. L. Davis
Slavs Albania and Bulgaria Called Troublemakers
United States charges Yugoslavia Albania and Bulgaria with using force against Greece and urges UN counter measures if needed. Warren R. Austin tells the Security Council that these states aided guerrilla fighters in northern Greece, violating UN principles and endangering Greece's sovereign rights.
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Albania
Bulgaria
United States
Yugoslavia
Greece
United Nations
Security Council
Warren R. Austin
U.S
U.N. Balkan
Austin
U.N
Council
State Dept Fires Disloyal Employees
Washington June 27 The State Department announced at least ten employees have been fired recently for suspected disloyalty to the United States. Press Officer Lincoln White called it a very recent action and said he could not provide more details. The dismissals were understood to be under congressional authority in the 1947 appropriations.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Lincoln White
White
U S Turkish Pact To Modernize Turkish Army Soon
Washington June 27 The United States is expected to sign an agreement with Turkey in the next few days providing for a 100 million dollar modernization of the Turkish army. The pact, like the Greece agreement signed June 20, is being negotiated at Ankara by Ambassador Edwin C Wilson.
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Washington
United States
Turkey
Greece
Ankara
Edwin C. Wilson
Doctor Says Colleges Spoil Women for Wives
Cincinnati report covers Dr. Paul Popenoe at the University of Cincinnati social hygiene institute. He argues that one quarter to one half of college graduates fail to marry and that divorce rates are higher among graduates. He cites Dr. Lynn T. White Jr and says coed and women's colleges distort female education.
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Cincinnati
Paul Popenoe
Los Angeles
University of Cincinnati
Social Hygiene Institute
American Institute of Family Relations
Lynn T. White, Jr
Mills College
Pacific Coast
White
Popenoe
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