President Signs Bill to Clean Up Nation Rivers
President Truman signs a nationwide river and stream cleanup bill, the first federal core effort against pollution. A Cincinnati compact among eight Ohio River basin states sets minimum sewage and industrial waste treatment standards while pending authorizations seek loans, labs, and pollution controls.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River Valley
Indiana
West Inia
Ohio
New York
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Ohio River Basin
Hypnotism Advice For Quarrels From Pastor Inoxford Mass
Rev Paul T McClurkin pastor of the First Congregational Church of Hadley Mass and a psychologist told the fifth national Hi Congress that when a family storm is brewing the husband and wife should relax and talk in soothing tones. He said soft words reduce friction create peace and free the deep resources of the mind to give the right answer to problems.
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Paul T. McClurkin
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First Congregational Church
Hadley
Mass
Hi ¥ Congress
Traitor Sentenced to Life in Treason Case in Boston
Robert H. Best was sentenced to life imprisonment for treason by Federal Judge Francis J. W. Ford in Boston. A $10,000 fine was also ordered after Assistant Attorney General T. Vincent Quinn urged the death penalty. Best called himself a crusader and blamed the administration for wartime losses.
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Robert H. Best
Fac Wor
Francis J. W. Ford
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Ford
T. Vincent Quinn
United States
Charles Bartlett
Washington
Europe
Today's Markets Al a Glance
Stocks steady as oils and rails advance. Bonds mixed with some rails improving. Cotton lower amid July-switch. Wheat firm with higher parity prices. Corn firm due to limited country offerings. Oats firm with corn. Hogs steady to 25 cents higher, top 28.50. Cattle uneven 25 cents lower to 25 cents higher, top 38.75.
Super-Giant Red Star Outshines Sun by 10 000 Times
Pasadena reports Case Tech Observatory in Cleveland identified a super giant red star about 20,000 light years away, 10 000 times brighter than the sun. Dr J M Nassau and G B Van Albeda from Amsterdam contributed, infrared photography key to the finding.
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Case Tech
Cleveland
Case
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Saat
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Nassau
G. B. van Albeda
Amsterdam
Holland
Earth
Yugoslavs Propose Balkan Bloc Defying Cominform
The Yugoslav Communist Party asserts independence from outside domination and proposes a Balkan bloc with Bulgaria and Albania, calls for a stronger army, and accuses Tito of straying from Marx Lenin line. Bulgaria signals cautious support while Moscow rejects bloc proposals. Washington analyzes whether Tito’s move is real or a maneuver to shift influence and Marshall Plan aid.
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Marshal Tito
Cominform
Communist Information Bureau
Belgrade
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Balkan
Lavia
Red Army
International
London
Yugoslav Communist Party
Bulgaria
Albania
Tito
Russia
Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Tven . Front
National Council of the Fatherland Front
Squirrel Season Set For September 15 30
Ohio Conservation Commission announced the 1948 squirrel hunting season will run September 15 through September 30 with possession rules to be set later after field population data. November 15 is tentatively opening for trapping at 9 A.M. A statewide bag limit and closing hours await further information. a groundhog season is closed March 1 to June 15, 1949.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Conservation and Natural Resources Commission
Record Meat Prices to Rise Further This Summer
The Agriculture Department forecast higher meat prices this summer and early fall as hogs cattle and sheep values rose about 8 percent from mid May to mid June. Shrinking shipments to market and solid consumer demand drove the increase.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
No Final Decision on Draft Order yet
Selective Service officials said no final determination has been made on which age group will be called first for the peacetime draft. The process may use birthdays to set the order, with 21-year-olds commonly noted as a starting point, under Truman's anticipated guidance.
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Washington
Selective Service
Truman
Office of Selective Service Records
Selective Service Organization
Rains Bring Temporary Relief From Weeklong Heat Wave
Rainfall over Logan and vicinity measured .75 inches since yesterday noon. A state highway garage weather station recorded 83 degrees at 1 PM today, seven degrees below yesterday’s high of 90, with a 62 degree low last night.
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State Highway Garage
Route 75
Logan
Martin Store Moving To New Location
Virgil W. Martin announces his electrical appliance store will relocate from 185 East Main Street to a room in the James Block, recently vacated by Howard the Trader. He expects stock transfer by July 10.
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Virgil W. Martin
East Main Street
James Block
Howard the
Mr. Martin
Polio Cases Rise With Seven New Infections
The Ohio Department of Health reports seven new polio cases statewide marking a continued health concern for residents. Local health officials urge vaccination and vigilance to curb the outbreak.
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Columbus
State Department of Health
Dewey Seeks Broad Roll on Foreign Affairs
The Associated Press reports Republicans press foreign policy as priority. Dewey plans to review the international scene with Dulles and may frame a broad plan on Berlin and world affairs. Democrats focus on prices and Eisenhower draft amid convention dynamics.
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Associated Press
Thomas E. Dewey
John Foster Dulles
New York Subway Fares Jump Today
The nickel fare ends at midnight as New York City raises prices on subways and elevated lines to ten cents for about 239 miles. Trolleys and buses in Brooklyn Queens and Staten Island see a seven cent rise across 182 route miles and 133 miles respectively.
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New York
Brooklyn
Queens
Staten Island
One Old Barrage Balloon Causes Scare in Berlin
A tired old barrage balloon caused a false scare that Russia was blocking the air lifeline to Berlin. U S Air Force officials traced the rumor to pilots and a routine warning, later confirmed as an old balloon drifting between Berlin and the British zone.
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Berlin
U. S
Frankfurt
Rhine-Main
Air Flight Service
Dolle
Wiesbaden
Curtis E. Lemay
Air Force Public Information Office
Ballons
Housing Shortage Hits Death Row At Penitentiary
Ohio Penitentiary reports all 14 Death Row cells occupied with three more condemned men expected. Warden Ralph W. Alvis says seven new cells will be added after locks are installed. Execution of Clifford Gayles, 24, scheduled Friday night near Middletown.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Ralph W. Alvis
Clifford Gayles
Xenia Negro
Edna Adkins
Middletown
Andrew Mowery Dies After Long Illness
Andrew J. Mowery 72 died at 3 45 P M Tuesday at his home 692 East Second Street after a long illness He was a native and lifelong resident of Hocking County He is survived by his wife Carrie Mowery three sons John and Eugene of Logan and Delmar of Miami University Oxford C five daughters Dorothy Poling Bonita McGomery Wanda Poling and the Misses Margaret and Ramona Mowery all of Logan three brothers Eber John Mowery of Logan and Nick Mowery of Columbus two sisters Mrs Katie Carpenter Dayton and Mrs Anna Redd Logan Route 4 The body was taken to the residence this afternoon where it will remain until time for services which will be held at 2 P M Friday at Bethany Evangelical United Brethren Church Burial will be in Dunkard Cemetery Marion Township by Leonard Funeral Service
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East Second Street
Hocking County
Carrie Mowery
John
Eugene
Logan
Delmar
Miami University
Oxford
Dorothy Poling
Bonita McGomery
Wanda Poling
Margaret and
Ramona
Heppner Elected President of Ohio Bricklayers Union
Bernard Heppner of Fremont was chosen president of the Ohio Conference of Bricklayers Unions AFL at the close of a two day meeting in Toledo on June 29.
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Toledo
Bernard Heppner
Fremont
Ohio Conference of Bricklayers Unions
AFL
Ohio Conservation Division launches fishing program
Columbus Ohio June 30 the Ohio Conservation Division announced a new program to give Ohioans more and better fishing. The plan centers on eight steps to improve Ohio waters and provide better habitat for game fish while awaiting baited hooks.
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Columbus
Governor in Minor Auto Crash En Route to Cincinnati
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert and his wife were in a minor automobile accident in Washington Court House Ohio last night while traveling to Cincinnati for the Ohio River Compact signing. They were shaken but uninjured.
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Washington Court House
Thomas J. Herbert
Cincinnati
Western Allies plan direct approach on Berlin crisis
Bevin in London says allies may press Kremlin for Berlin crisis settlement. Marshall in Washington states the U S will stay in Berlin despite the Russian blockade and will maximize airlift to civilians. Berlin planes fly about 100 daily as U S officials emphasize resolve and supply efforts. In Frankfurt Allied authorities outline a plan for a new central government for western Germany to be discussed with German leaders tomorrow.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Kremlin
Berlin
Washington
Marshall
Germany
Lincoln White
Walter Reed Hospital
Frankfurt
C A Lunsford Rites Set For Thursday
Funeral services for C Azro Lunsford 65 will be held at 1 P M Thursday at Heinlein Funeral Home with Rev A N Grueser presiding. Burial is planned in Grove Cemetery Kenton. The body will lie in state at the funeral home for visitation.
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C. Azro Lunsford
Doctors Hospital
Columbus
Heinlein
A. N. Grueser
Grove Cemetery
Kenton
Diplomat's Daughter Denies Prostitution Charge
Nancy Fletcher Choremi, claiming she is the daughter of diplomat C. Paul Fletcher, charges police with false arrest in New York. She says officers entered her East Side apartment and later harassed her, alleging loitering for prostitution without any crime.
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East Side
Nancy Fletcher Choremi
C. Paul Fletcher
Casablanca
State Supreme Court
George
Egypt
East 60’S
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