Heat Wave Continues In Hocking County Records
By 11 A M today the temperature reached 91 degrees as a tropical weather pattern kept Hocking County in a prolonged heat spell. The Logan thermometer read 98 to 100 while the official high hit 96 yesterday. a new all time Logan pool attendance record of 728 swimmers was set. There have been no sunstroke or heat exhaustion reports in the county.
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Mercury
Charles Mohler
Logan
Hocking County
Logan Swimming Pool
Heat Wave Breaks No Portion of Country Yet
The Associated Press reports ongoing extreme heat across the eastern half of the U.S. with death tolls surpassing 100 in three days. New Jersey records 53 heat deaths and many states hit 90s to over 100 degrees. Cooling pockets appear briefly but hot, humid air threatens southern regions and crops face drought with no rain expected for days.
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Associated Press
New Jersey
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Pennsylvania
Gulf States
Central Plains
Mississippi
Ohio
Wrong Number at Right Moment in Md Fatal Hit
In Beltsville Maryland on June 28 Mrs Nan Gingell answered a wrong number call seconds before a truck lost a tire and fatally injured 56 year old Catharine Beall who stood beside her outside a gasoline station on the Baltimore Washington Boulevard. Gingell had stepped inside to answer the phone.
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Beltsville
Nan Gingell
Catherine Beall
Allies Repel Chinese Assaults on Korean Front
On the western front near Baldy hill UN infantry repelled a reinforced Chinese battalion of about 750 in three charges. US Fifth Air Force and allied planes bombed Changjin Reservoir power plants in Manchuria and North Korea, with the Baldy defense described as heavy artillery fire reducing cover. The Eighth Army reported 50 to 75 Chinese killed and 100 to 150 wounded across the three Friday night attacks.
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Changjin
Chosin
Korea
Manchurian
Red
Manchuria
North Korea
Baldy
United Nations
Jim Becker
U. S. Eighth Army
U S sees gains in atomic field but Soviet power grows
Washington reports hints of major American advances in atomic energy after a White House visit by top experts led by J Robert Oppenheimer. Senate testemony by Air Force and Pentagon leaders warned Russians may soon deploy a new long range bomber and stockpile bombs, signaling widened Cold War pressures.
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White House
J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Atomic Energy Commission
General Advisory Committee
Air Force
Pentagon
Senate Appropriations Committee
Nathan F. Twining
Station Near Haydenville Burglarized for $100 in Goods
Thieves looted John Norris filling station south of Haydenville last night or this morning. Tires were the most valuable stolen items along with cigarettes small commodities and a steel box with personal records. Entry was through a broken window to the lubrication room and drilled door holes. Sheriff A J Waldron is investigating.
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John Norris
Haydenville
Norris
A. J. Waldron
Colorado Democrats Craft 16 Vote Presidential Delegation
Colorado's 16 vote Democratic presidential delegation, pledged by party rules to no one, formed Saturday after on the spot wooing by four candidates. The state convention met at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden near Denver, with Sen. Estes Kefauver and Averell Harriman on stage and Sens. Richard Russell and Robert Kerr addressing attendees. Two Denver delegates joined 14 others named earlier as efforts to woo individual delegates continue ahead of the Republican National Convention.
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Colorado
Colorado School of Mines
Golden
Denver
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Russell
Georgia
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Averell Harriman
San Francisco papers raise prices on daily and Sunday editions
The Chronicle and the Examiner announce July 1 price hikes due to higher newsprint and production costs. Daily single copies rise from seven to ten cents while Sunday editions go from fifteen to twenty cents.
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San Francisco
The
Chronicle
Examiner
Tarzan Actor Elmo Lincoln Dies at 63 in Los Angeles
Elmo Lincoln, born Otto E. Linkenhelt, the original Tarzan of the movies, died Friday after a heart seizure in Los Angeles. The silent film star, 63, also appeared in D W Griffiths Birth of a Nation and Intolerance and other silent era titles.
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Los Angeles
Elmo Lincoln
Otto E. Linkenhelt
Lincoln
D. W. Griffith
Lie tests deepen mystery in Obrist slaying case
Portsmouth prosecutor William H. Harsha said lie detector tests of William L. Shaffer and his mother Minnie Shaffer did not link them to Dr. George Obrist's 1947 murder. The FBI ballistics test on Shaffer's claimed .22 rifle will determine next steps in the first degree murder case.
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Portsmouth
William H. Harsha
Obrist
Harsha
William L. Shaffer
Minnie Shaffer
George E. Obrist
Shaffer
Burl Justice
London
Scioto County
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dr. Obrist
Big Three Draft Note On Germany Four-Power Talks
London reports that the United States Britain and France drafted a note to Soviet Russia offering four power talks on a German settlement. The three ministers agreed on the note's substance and discussed cooperation in Korea and the Far East. Acheson heads to Berlin to finalize details.
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U. S
Britain
France
Russia
London
Germany
Korea
Far East
Eden
Acheson
Berlin
Mark Clark
Taft Sets Course for Chicago Convention on Foreign Policy
Senator Robert A. Taft prepared to carry his bid for the Republican presidential nomination to Chicago. He spoke at the University of Virginia summarizing his foreign policy, calling for ending Western Europe economic aid, repudiating the Yalta agreement, and pushing an aggressive anti Soviet propaganda strategy. Taft faced uncertain Virginia support, with AP surveys suggesting 12 for Taft, 3 for Eisenhower, and 8 uncommitted.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Chicago
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Virginia
Institute of Public Affairs
Taft
Western Europe
United States
Taft Club
Associated Press
Ohioan
Eisenhower
S. Floyd Landreth
Europe
Lifeguard Quits After Saving Swimmer At Cascade Park Pool
Ned Clark of Lakewood resigns from Cascade Park pool in Elyria after saving a 21 year old girl from drowning. He cites unsafe water due to lack of a filtration plant, claiming visibility under water is poor.
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Elyria
Ned Clark
Lakewood
Cascade Park Pool
Clark
Nazarenes Urged to Seek Cleaner TV and Radio
Kansas City June 28 Nazarenes urged pastors and leaders to help develop discrimination between evil and good in radio and television programs. The 13th Quadrennial Assembly adopted a resolution criticizing the low moral tone in current literature comic magazines and many books. Delegates represent about 250 000 members in 4 000 churches. The resolution calls for halting further encroachment of evils into the home.
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Kansas City
R— Church of the Nazarene
Taft Leads in Republican Presidential Primaries
Latest figures show Sen. Robert A. Taft with 2,785,990 votes across 12 states versus Dwight D. Eisenhower with 2,115,430 in nine states. The totals reflect early results as the contest unfolds nationwide.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allies Protest Red Shackles in Berlin Movement Restrictions
Western Allies protested to the Russians over what they called inhumane shackles on Berliners by East Zone Communists. They demanded restraint or compensation for those suffering as 16 000 West Berliners with East Zone property registered in a city survey.
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Berlin
East Zone
West Berlin
U. S S
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Man Trapped in Dairy Truck Stays Cool in Heat
In New York on Friday 23 year old Benjamin Neumanand was cooled by a dairy truck’s refrigerated compartment after getting locked inside by accident. Police confirmed the man was chilled to the bone as the city sweltered with a 88 degree high.
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New York
Benjamin Neuman
Neuman
Billy Rose Granted Joint Trial Rights
Billy Rose is granted a joint trial of his divorce suit from Eleanor Holm and her separation suit. State Supreme Court Justice Aron Steuer set September 10 for the trial. Rose may amend his complaint to add more adultery claims. Holm denies the allegations.
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New York
Billy Rose
Eleanor Holm
State Supreme Court
Aron Steuer Friday
New York State
Rose
Lima Man Die in Grass Fire Incident
Willis Riley, 85, died Friday from burns while burning grass in his suburban Lima orchard. He apparently collapsed from a heart attack or the heat while tending the blaze.
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Lima
Willis Riley
Riley
Measure Is Placed Before Senate Today
A 10 month extension of wage price controls was approved by a Senate House Conference Committee in a marathon session. The compromise preserves price controls on most items, ends most rental and credit controls, and lets Regulation X idle if housing starts stay below 1.2 million. The bill faces a Senate vote and House action Monday with possible veto by President Truman.
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Washington
Senate House
Senate
House
Talle
Iowa
Federal Reserve Board
Truman
Congress
Legion Convention Emphasizes Seriousness at 1948 Event
New York officials announced the American Legion convention for August 25 28 with emphasis on seriousness due to international tension and elections. A large parade on Fifth Avenue is planned for August 26 featuring about 100000 marchers and 800 bands, returning to New York for the first time since 1947.
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New York
American Legion
Fifth Avenue
Legion
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