Scandinavian Leaders Rally in Anti Red Bloc
Scandinavian premiers from Norway Sweden and Denmark align against Communism as Finland sits for Moscow talks. Western Europe joins five nations in a bloc while Cominform plans in Italy and France and an international brigade targets Greece. Paris reports 11 Russians detained in a private home and France to deport Soviet citizens leaders. Turkey recalls diplomats. Hungary asks diplomats to return to Budapest.
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France
Benelux
Paris
Via
Portugal
Italy
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Moscow
Greece
Truman
Congress
Brussels
Albania
Interior Ministry
Turkey
Sofia
Bulgaria
Budapest
Ankara
Istanbul
Mrs Lotta Sullivan Dies After Short Illness
Mrs Lotta Sullivan aged 59 of West Logan died at 8 30 A M after a brief illness. A native of Hocking County she had lived in West Logan many years and was the widow of Harve Sullivan. Funeral arrangements by Leonard Funeral Service will be announced later. Surviving sister is Mrs Dan Woolever Logan Route 1.
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Lotta Sullivan
West Logan
Hocking County
Sullivan
Harve Sullivan
Leonard Funeral Service
Dan Woolever
Logan
Panhandlers Target Mayor in Logan City Incident
Two panhandlers tried to bum a meal from Mayor Roger W. Friend on Main Street. When warned off they moved to a saloon and were arrested by city police, ending in a city jail cell.
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Logan
Hanna Arrested On Forgery Charge
Mark A Hanna III identified as great grandson of former Ohio senator Mark Hanna was held in New Orleans on a check forgery charge. FBI said he forged two $30 000 checks in Buffalo and was arrested at a New Orleans hotel with over $10 000 in cash.
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New Orleans
Mark A. Hanna III
FBI
Ohio
Mark Hanna
Percy Wyly
Buffalo
N. Y
Cleveland
Hanna
Court Hears Sad Shirt Tale Of Michigan College Students
About 300 Michigan State College students face Easter without shirts after a month long dispute between Toledo laundry Master Laundry and Cleaners and Foraster Dry Cleaners over 1100 shirts. The judge urged return of the garments and set a new deadline as receivership continues.
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Michigan College
Toledo
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State
Foraster Dry Cleaners
Foraster
John J. Barone
Hyman Topper
Commons Pleas
Harvey G. Straub
Topper
Gubernatorial Candidates Trade Snubs at Meeting
Two Cleveland men seen as top contenders for the 1948 Democratic nomination appeared together in Middletown Ohio. Ray T Miller refused a photo with rival Frank J Lausche signaling no mutual display of backing. Lausche noted no comment. Gael Sullivan of the DNC urged Truman’s call for a stronger nation as the term’s debate referenced Taft.
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Middletown
Cleveland
Ray T. Miller
Frank J. Lausche
Miller
Gael Sullivan
National Democratic Committee
Truman
Sullivan
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Evidence Deadline Set in Meat Strike
President Truman's fact finding board on the nation wide meat strike ordered five more days for evidence from packers and CIO union reps. The board will hold daily joint meetings with leaders until next Wednesday noon with each side allotted fifteen hours to present its case including time for a Wednesday afternoon summation.
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Chicago
Truman
CIO
Bridget Auker Rites Held at St John Church
Funeral services for Bridget Agnes Auker 72 were held at 9 A M in St John Catholic Church. Rev Charles P Foy and Msgr Henry Kellerman officiated with pallbearers William Daugherty Richard Pat Joe Robert and William Auker. Burial followed at Mt Calvary Cemetery New Straitsville by Roberts Funeral Service.
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Bridget Agnes Auker
St. John’s Catholic Church
Charles P. Foy
Henry J. Kellerman
William Daugherty
Richard
Pat
Joe
Robert
William Auker
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
New Straitsville
Roberts Funeral Service
Mrs Lina Keeler Dies At New Straitsville
Mrs Lina Keeler 92 longtime New Straitsville resident died Wednesday night after a long illness. She had lived in the same home for 78 years in Athens County burial at New Straitsville Cemetery. Surviving: four sons James Thomas Fred Alfred. four daughters Maria Phoebe Rachel Hannah. ten grandchildren twelve great grandchildren. Funeral 2 P.M. Saturday at the residence with Rev Charles Bowen and Rev Owen Plumley officiating. Mills and Brown Funeral Service in charge.
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Lina Keeler
New Straitsville
Athens County
Keeler
Charles Bowen
Owen Plumley
Mills and Brown
James
Thomas
Safety Plan Tested in Painesville Vehicular Visibility Effort
A county wide bicycle safety program plans luminous tape on vehicles to improve driver visibility.
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Painesville
Cost Sharing Flood Control Plan Advanced
A public flood control meeting in Rockbridge High School discussed a proposed Clear Creek Valley dam and reservoir costing about 3 million dollars. Rep. Walter E. Brehm said federal funds would cover half the cost with state and county matching, while Col. Alex Neilson noted the project’s life at about 50 years and current infeasibility due to damage estimates.
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Clear Creek Valley
Rockbridge High School
Hocking County
Walter E. Brehm
Brehm
Congress
Rockbridge
Hocking River
Alex Neilson
U.S. Army Engineer’s Office
Huntington
W. Va
Army
Col. Neilson
Harry Podras
Tom Owens
Lee W. Blackburn
Ohio Department of Public Works
State Highway Department
L. P. Mooney
May Rayner
Worthington Man Hangs Self in Jail
Wilbur Pierce a 45 year old from Worthington hanged himself in the county jail three hours after admission. Deputies said he was jailed on a charge of contributing to neglect of a minor child and used a rope made from a blanket. Sheriff Ralph Paul reported today.
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Columbus
Wilbur Pierce
Worthington
Ralph Paul
Pierce
Operators Appeal to Lewis to End Mine Shutdown
Soft coal mine walkout enters fifth day as operators ask John L. Lewis to suspend the shutdown and negotiate over miners pensions. They claim the stoppage breaches their contract with United Mine Workers though no legal action is threatened. Senate approves income tax cut plan amid rapid votes and amendments.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Republicans Propose Wait-and-See Draft Plan
Senate Republicans Vandenberg and Taft back a wait-and-see method to revive selective service. The plan would register selectees and notify them but delay inductions unless voluntary enlistments lag or world conditions demand mobilization. House members show mixed support but hearings will occur before action.
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Washington
Senate
Vandenberg
Mich
Taft
Ohio
Europe
Congress
House
New Lexington Candidate Rejects Opponent Plea to Withdraw
Joseph C. Allen a New Lexington and Columbus attorney argued voters should decide if he may run for Congress in the 11th District which includes Perry Fairfield Ross Pickaway and Hocking counties. Rex E. Haecker Circleville urged withdrawal arguing Allen is not a legal resident of Columbus where he maintains offices. Allen says he was born and raised in Perry County and is practicing law in New Lexington and Columbus.
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New Lexington
Joseph C. Allen
Columbus
Perry
Fairfield
Ross
Pickaway
Hocking
Rex E. Haecker
Circleville
Allen
Perry County
Speculation Probe Enters New Phase
Congress to open new chapter in investigations of speculation as a special house committee begins hearings at 2 PM on all facets of commodity market dealings with higher prices likely to receive scrutiny.
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Washington
Congress
House
Anti Communist Boycott Spreads in Netherlands In Washington Echo
Anti Communist sentiment grows across the Netherlands after President Truman's speech. Government and opposition parties unite to boycott Communist representatives in legislative bodies.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Truman
Explosion Tears Through Big Inch Pipeline Near Petersburg
An overnight blast on the Big Inch pipeline near Petersburg ignited a fire burning 15 acres and destroying two houses. No injuries were reported. The blast cause remained undetermined.
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Petersburg
Ind
Brehm backs one year ERP at republican women event
Rep. Brehm spoke to the Hocking County Republican Women's Club in Bell Hall endorsing a one-year plan. A show of hands favored the plan as he urged tax cuts and restraint on government. He criticized foreign aid and warned about un American agencies. urged domestic relief control and resource economy.
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Walter E. Brehm
Hocking County
Republican Women’s Club
Bell Hall
Rep. Brehm
Europe
C and O Cuts Train Service On Government Order
Chesapeake and Ohio trains through Logan reduced by 25 percent as coal burning locomotives were limited. Train 30 Columbus to Athens and 37 Athens to Columbus now run Monday Wednesday Friday, starting Sunday midnight. Train 137 Pomeroy to Logan and 130 Logan to Pomeroy follow the same three day pattern.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
Logan
Columbus
Athens
Pomeroy
Marshall urges quick U S action to stem Communism
Secretary of State Marshall warns in Berkeley that Europe faces a grave threat from Communism and urges prompt enactment of the European Recovery Program ERP to check its advance. He contrasts current tactics with Nazi methods while leaving a door open to Russia and stressing focus on Italy and other global hotspots.
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Calif
Marshall
Russia
Europe
Hitler
United States
Middle East
Indonesia
China
Latin America
Japan
Korea
Italy
Central Committee of
The
Communist Party In Europe
Coroner rules murder in Orrville family deaths
Coroner L A Adair ruled yesterday that the deaths of Mrs. Mabel Horst 39 and her son David 5 at their Orrville area home near Wooster were murder and death by own action.
Alaska Old Timer to Visit Outside After 40 Years
Cordova Alaska March 19 An Alaska old timer named Tom White nearly 83 years old heads to Seattle to glimpse the outside world after four decades In Alaska he survived a fatal mountain expedition aided by a whiskey anesthetic and helped discover the Katalla oil fields and Mount Logan with the National Geographic Society He has joined expeditions across the Malaspina Glacier and arrived in Seattle tomorrow by train or boat
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Alaska
Cordova
Seattle
Tom White
Copper River
Tom
White
Katalla
Interior Department
National Geographic Society
Mount Logan
North America
Malispina
Dors le Revelinenen Sa
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Cominform
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Lausche
Bridget Auker
Rep
Rockbridge Area
House Armed Services Committee
Holland
U.S
University of California
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