Western Powers Russia to Lift Berlin Barriers
The Russian blockade of Berlin will be lifted May 12 under a four power agreement. The Western Powers counter blockade of the Soviet Zone ends. The Council of Foreign Ministers will meet in Paris May 23 to discuss Germany questions and Berlin currency.
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Berlin
Germany
Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Moscow
London
New York
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Eed Male
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U.N. Security Council
Russia
Western Powers Seek Broader End to German Struggle
Berlin reports that the Western Powers, victorious in Berlin, prepare for a larger battle to settle all of Germany. Observers predict a shift in Soviet policy toward limited cooperation and concessions to ease economic distress and extend influence in a central German government.
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Berlin
Germany
Russia
Paris
New York
Cost of Living to Ease Further Says Nourse
Dr Edwin G Nourse chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers told reporters after a White House briefing that the cost of living should decline more. He noted the index 3 2 percent below the August 1948 peak with a small April uptick and that unemployment has fallen to about 3 000,000 from 3 221,000 in February. Prices continue downward though not on a demoralized basis.
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Washington
Truman
Edwin G. Nourse
Council of Economic Advisors
Nourse
Explosion Wrecks Coshocton Plant
In Dover Ohio the Hardesty Chemical Company plant blast killed Samuel Bonifant, 40, of New Philadelphia and left two workers burned and five injured. Dover men Robert Kline, 23, and Frank Rossi, 19, face serious burns as investigators assess damage and cause. The plant, making cosmetics and plastics additives, was rocked near a plasticizer where the workers were stationed.
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Dover
Hardesty Chemical Company
Samuel Bonifant
New Philadelphia
Union Hospital
Robert Kline
Frank Rossi
Logan Driver Fined for Driving While Intoxicated
Mayor Roger W. Friend fined driver Hershel H. Rogers of Logan $100 and costs after a guilty plea to driving while intoxicated. Rogers was arrested by city police on Front Street.
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Hershel H. Rogers
Logan
Roger W. Friend
Front Street
Padlock Bill Passage Urged in Ohio Gambling War
Gov. Frank Lausche sees committee support for a measure to padlock gambling joints when local officials fail to act. The judiciary panel approved the bill 6-0, enabling the attorney general to pursue padlock proceedings and extend removal power to mayors amid a statewide gambling crackdown.
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Frank J. Lausche
Senate
Ohio
Judiciary Committee
William H. Daugherty
Columbiana
Train Bandits Get 20 Years in Jail
Two Youngstown youths, Luman Ramsdell age 23 and George L Ashton age 20, were sentenced to 20 years each in federal prison for holding up a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train two months earlier. Judge Harry E Watkins imposed identical maximum terms.
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W. Va
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Harry E. Watkins
Luman Ramsdell
George L. Ashton
Youngstown
Cow in Moo-d: Ohio State Experts Tackle Farm Womans Dilemma
Columbus dairy scientists at Ohio State University and the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station faced a mental puzzle when a farm wife asked how to handle a cow that eats and drinks without stopping yet just bawls constantly. One jokey suggestion: perhaps the cow is in the moo-d.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Ohio
Mastodon Tooth Found in Gravel Pit Near Athens
In Athens Ohio a large mastodon tooth was unearthed from a local gravel pit. Professors Ralph E Abbott and Myron T Sturgeon of Ohio University identified the tooth as mastodon and described it as rectangular measuring 4 by 6 by 8 inches.
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Athens
Ralph E. Abbott
Myron T. Sturgeon
Ohio University
Susie Kling Marion Widow of Hardware Merchant Dies
Mrs Susie Wallace Kling of Marion died last night in Orlando Florida She was widow of Clifford B Kling a former Marion hardware merchant and sister of Mrs Warren G Harding.
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Marion, O
Susie Wallace Kling
Marion
Orlando
Fla
Clifford B. Kling
Warren G. Harding
Girl Lies in Coma in Ohio Auto Crash
Betty Ann Zahn seven remains in a coma from injuries suffered when she ran into a passing automobile eight days earlier. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Zahn of Lorain Ohio.
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Lorain
Betty Ann Zahn
Henry Zahn
Senate approves educational FEPC plan in Ohio
The Senate backed a measure creating an educational FEPC program, replacing compulsory provisions of the House bill. The vote was 30 to 1 sending the issue back for House concurrence. If approved, Gov Lausche could sign, veto or let it become law without his signature. The bill would create a three member FEPC to study and enforce fair employment practices. penalties include fines up to 1000 dollars and up to one year in jail for obstruction.
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Ohio
Fair Employment Practices Commission
House
Senate
Representatives
Senate House Conference Committee
General Assembly
Frank J. Lausche
FEPC
Lausche
Edwin F. Sawicki
D-Cuyahoga
Howard M. Metzenbaum
Four Masked Gunmen Rob Bank Officials
Four masked gunmen held up two bank officials near the Cuyahoga River and escaped with about 25000 dollars. Victims were teller Anton Bizza aged 62 and W T Ziemba aged 72 vice president of Lincoln Heights Savings and Loan Co. The robbers used two automobiles and rammed the officials' car near the flats area.
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Cleveland
Anton Bizza
W. T. Ziemba
Lincoln Heights Savings and Loan Co
Flats
Cuyahoga River
Deer Steak on Menu of Children's Home
Newark police donated a deer to the Newark Children's Home after the deer leaped a fence and ran into the car of Ralph Bowman, where it was killed. Residents were scheduled to have deer steaks today.
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Newark
Ralph Bowman
Ford Workers Strike Grinds Rouge and Lincoln Mercury Plants
About 65,000 Ford employees walk out at noon paralyzing the Rouge plant and 3,000 at Lincoln Mercury as peace talks collapse. Production lines halt, mirroring the 1941 UAW-CIO milestone in a tense nationwide labor showdown.
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Ford Motor Co
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Lincoln-Mercury
Uaw-Cio
Working Hours Cut At Timken Plants
A Timken Roller Bearing Co. move to reduce hours at its Columbus Canton and Zanesville plants will cut 770 jobs due to hold up orders from four automobile manufacturers.
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Timken Roller Bearing Co
Columbus
Canton
Zanesville
Mid-Summer Heat Wave Grips Ohio Region
A heat wave pushed Logan and Hocking County over 90 degrees at noon with 91 degrees Wednesday’s high nearly tied. May 5 marked the hottest May day in Logan, as many areas statewide reported 90s and numerous heat-related incidents, including two Cincinnati drownings.
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Hocking County
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Youngstown
Springfield
Dayton
Columbus
Cleveland
Three Babies Expected but Stork Brings Four
New York report from Lebanon Hospital states Mrs. Ethel Collins gave birth to two boys and two girls, totaling 17 pounds 14 ounces. Charles Collins, a 29 year old brokerage clerk, learned by phone and quipped a long whistle. The couple already has a two and a half year old son Stephen.
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Collins
Lebanon Hospital
Ethel Collins
Stephen
Right Wing of UEW Local Gets Backing
Local 711 United Electrical Workers CIO voted to back a Dayton meeting. Joseph Hawkins president of Westinghouse Electric Corp local said the right wing session is set for May 7 and 8 with UK leaders from across the nation planned to attend.
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Mansfield
Dayton
United Electrical Workers, Cio
Joseph Hawkins
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Chesapeake & Ohio seeks suspension of two passenger trains
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad asked PUCO for permission to discontinue two Logan to Pomeroy passenger trains. The line says the services are unprofitable and would not cause undue hardship. About eight workers would be affected and may shift to River Division freight. a public hearing will decide.
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Columbus, O
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Today
State Utilities Commission
Logan and
Pomeroy, CO
Logan
Pomeroy
River Division
Utilities Commission
Election Day Confusion Across Precincts
Stories from Tuesday's primary show waning interest. A man searched for flags and learned the reason behind election day. Officials reported late awareness by many voters as polls closed. One county precinct cleaned the election house at cost, only to find no voting outside Logan.
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Logan
Fall from Swing Fatal to Girl in Amherst School
Six year old Joan Chapman fell from a swing at Amherst school yesterday and broke her elbow. She died later at Amherst Hospital from shock and anesthesia. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Chapman of Amherst.
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Lorain, O
Joan Chapman
Amherst
Paul Tillman
Woodrow Chapman
Markets At A Glance Mixed Wheat May Rises Hogs Lead
Wheat May strong on short covering, corn and oats steady, hogs up to $18.85, cattle soft to steady, stocks narrow with early rally fading, bonds higher as volume slackens.
New Drug Priscol Eases Infantile Paralysis Pain
Three New York physicians report Priscol providing quick relief from pain and spasm in polio patients. In 120 cases at Kingston Avenue Hospital last year the drug, usable by mouth or injection, reduced pain within 24 hours and aided mobility and comfort. Ages 1½ to 45 benefited. It does not attack the polio virus but fills a pain gap where other medicines fail.
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Associated Press
Science
Buffalo, N. Y
New York
Emil Smith
David J. Graubard
Philip
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