Five European Nations Sign Mutual Aid Pact Forming Western Union
In Brussels five nations Britain France Belgium The Netherlands and Luxembourg signed a 50 year mutual aid treaty to defend democracy. The pact pledges military economic and political cooperation with a consultative council to decide steps if Germany aggresses. Additional members may join by invitation.
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Brussels
Belgium
European Union
Britain
France
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Brussels Palace of Academies
Russia
Consultative Council
Germany
House Strives To Speed ERP
Washington March 17 Republican leaders battled to finish the European recovery program bill by April 1. Key questions divided the GOP steering committee over cost length and method of administration. The foreign affairs committee works toward a bill, with Rep. Vorys aiming for a Thursday completion.
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Washington
House
GOP
Senate
Congress
Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Vorys
Ohio
Ohio Petroleum Industry Protests High Gas Taxes
Ohio's Petroleum Industry Committee denounced gasoline taxes as unfair and noted 1947 tax receipts rose 35 percent over 1937. Executive secretary John L. Marsh cited 1947 collections at 64,742,141.60 dollars and argued motorists bear a heavy burden, with five and a half cents per gallon tax split between state and federal governments.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Petroleum Industry Committee
John L. Marsh
Marsh
Yugoslav Leaders Sentenced to Death for Sabo tage
In Belgrade on March 17 two leaders of a large state food cooperative were sentenced to death as saboteurs. A third official received a life term at hard labor for allegedly diverting public funds, marketing Yugoslav products abroad, selling state secrets, and shipping inferior materials to contractors, harming Yugoslavia’s commercial standing.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Charles Searles 61 Dies in Mansfield Hospital
Charles Searles 61 formerly of Logan died at 4 30 A M in a Mansfield hospital after a period of illness. A native of Hocking County he lived in Logan most of his life moving to Mansfield four years ago where he worked as a cook. Survivors include wife Lula four daughters Mrs Parzoile of Trenton N J Mrs Myers Mrs Smith and Mrs McCabe all of Mansfield three sons Pearley Earl of Mansfield and Henry of Logan.
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Charles Searles
Logan
Mansfield
Hocking County
Mr. Searles
Lula
Anthony Parzoile
Trenton
N.J
George Myers
Jean Smith
Carl McCabe
Pearley and
Earl
Henry
Hanna Descendant Hunted for Forgery
FBI seeks Mark A. Hanna III great grandson of Marcus Hanna after warrants accuse him of depositing 60000 in forged checks. He allegedly passed two 30000 checks with the signatures of uncle C H Hanna. He was arrested January 31, 1947 in New York City as a Cleveland fugitive.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Mark A. Hanna, III
U.S
Marcus Hanna
Ohio
FBI
Hanna
Henry W. Killeen, Jr
C. H. Hanna
Cleveland
New York City
Coal Stoppage Grows in Scope
In Pittsburgh on March 17, eight of ten soft coal miners idle as United Mine Workers join a strike backing John L. Lewis demand for 100 monthly pensions. Production cuts loom as thousands more may quit, testing steel firms' ability to operate.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Evanston
Ill
United States
Robert Wheelihan
Elm Grove
Wis
Work stoppage paralyzes Hocking Valley coal mines
The stoppage picture in Hocking Valley mines remained steady with soft coal production halted in all mines except a few strip mines. Several thousand miners were idle as UMW representatives led talks at the Temple in Columbus.
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Hocking Valley
David Christian
Carbon Hill
UMW
Ohio
Columbus
Miners Walkout Strains Rail and Industry Across States
The nationwide coal strike spreads with 2000 workers affected at Huntington and Russell yards in West Virginia and Kentucky, while Illinois Central warns of longer waits for coal shipments. Talks consider federal court mediation and a neutral trustee for a 30 million welfare fund as President Truman weighs options.
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Huntington
W. Va
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Russell
Chicago
Illinois Central
Washington
Ezra van Horn
Lewis
van Horn
Truman
Injuries Fatal in Troy Motorcycle Crash
In Troy Ohio on Monday Charles Fulton aged 17 died yesterday from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident.
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Troy
Congressional Candidate Urges Opponent to Withdraw
Rex Edwin Haecker, Democratic candidate for Congress in the 11th district, asks rival Joseph C. Allen to quit. He cites residency issues and a district split, urging Allen to place country before party and withdraw to favor Haecker’s bid.
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Rival
Rex Edwin Haecker
Circleville
Congress
Joseph C. Allen
Allen
North
Remington Road
Columbus
Taft Hartley Act Test Seen In Meat Strike
In Chicago President Truman named a three man fact finding board to oversee the CIO United Packing House Workers of America strike that halved U S meat production. The board must report by April 1 with no recommendations, after which an injunction could pause the walkout for 80 days and NLRB ballot follow up.
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Chicago
CIO
Truman
CIO United Packing House Workers of America
National Labor Relations Board
Marshall urges universal military training and draft
Secretary of State Marshall told the Senate Armed Services Committee that diplomacy without military power leads to appeasement. He backed universal military training and a temporary selective service law as hearings opened two hours after President Truman addressed Congress.
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Washington
Marshall
Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Slayer Jaunty Upon Entering Pen Death Row
Harold Beach the slayer of eight year old Sheila Ann Tuley began the prison routine at Ohio Penitentiary en route to the electric chair. He was sentenced to death in Cleveland. execution set for June 28. Beach remarked I’m still laughin’ ain’t I as he left Cleveland.
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Columbus
Harold Beach
Cleveland
Sheila Ann Tuley
Ohio Penitentiary
Beach
Supreme Court Orders New Trial for Slayer
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Ben F. Moore of Cleveland must be given a new trial for the slaying of Herman Hall on June 9, 1946. Moore had been convicted of manslaughter. the appellate court reversed and remanded for a new trial due to improper evidence, and the Supreme Court affirmed that action.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court Today
Ben F. Moore
Cleveland
Herman Hall
Moore
Supreme Court
Marines Wounded as Rifle Grenade Explodes in China
Six U.S. Marines were wounded yesterday in Tsingtau when a rifle grenade exploded accidentally. Three of the injured are listed as seriously wounded and are being treated at the Marine hospital. Names of the wounded were not released by Marine headquarters.
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Tsingtao
China
U.S
Marine Headquarters
Interim Aid to Europe Helps Avert Economic Collapse
Paris reports say United States interim aid of over 500 million dollars prevented a brutal European downturn. France Austria and Italy were saved, averting a broader crisis that would undermine the Marshall Plan's first year spending to rescue 250 million Europeans.
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Paris
United States
Europe
France
Austria
Italy
Grand Jury Orders Bird Purge in Butler County
Butler County grand jury reports unhealthy unsanitary and unsightly bird conditions at the courthouse. It orders the county commissioners to remove the birds and remedy the conditions.
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Grand Jury
Bird
Hamilton
Butler County
Lausche Snubbed by Democratic Leaders in Ohio
Former Ohio Governor Frank Lausche was snubbed by Democratic leaders from the Fourth and Fifth districts. State central committeemen and committeewomen did not attend a meeting called by Lausche supporters for the gubernatorial nomination. Delegates named Durbin, Siford, Buchholz, and Kennath among those involved.
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Lima
Frank J. Lausche
Democratic State Central
Francis W. Durbin
Lena Siford
Walter L. Buchholz
Defiance
Mary Kennath
Ottawa
Markets at a Glance Mixed Gains in Stocks
The Associated Press reports early stock gains fading as markets show uneven moves. Bonds drift lower while grains US wheat and corn fall on late selling and nervous trade. Hog futures slide 1 to 1.25 dollars with tops around 24. Cattle rise about 25 to 100 cents, hitting 32.50 at the high end.
Irish All Over World March Today to Honor St. Patrick
The world marks St. Patrick's Day with parades from Dublin to New York where 80 000 pass along Fifth Avenue led by President Truman. In Ireland and the United States officials and citizens celebrate with public tributes and messages linking past and present.
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St. Patrick
United States
Truman
Ireland
New York
Fifth Avenue
Congress
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Sean Tiu
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Los Angeles
Boston
Washington
Truman urges draft and global aid to curb crisis in Europe
President Truman told Congress the European situation is critical and urged swift passage of a temporary draft law and universal military training. He backed the Marshall plan for Europe and stressed U.S. resolve to support UN goals and defend free nations against Soviet pressure. He called for universal training and draft revival to build a strong civilian-military force for emergencies.
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Truman
Congress
Europe
United States
Free Nations
Russia
Mr. Truman
America
Bromfield Named Advisory Chairman for Rio Grande Project
Author Louis Bromfield will lead the advisory committee for Rio Grande College's Second Frontier conservation effort. The event runs September 24-25 in Gallipolis Ohio with participants from regional conservation groups and college officials.
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Gallipolis
Louis Bromfield
Rio Grande College
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