Auto Workers Threaten Strike at GM Plants
Detroit May 17 The CIO United Auto Workers threaten to call a strike of about 225 000 GM employees within two weeks amid a Chrysler strike and Ford wage-cut moves. A walkout could hit 90 GM plants by May 28 if no settlement. Ford rejects the UAW wage demand while GM workers vote on the strike action.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Chrysler Corp
Ford Motor Co
T. A. Johnstone
NRW
General Motors Department
Uaw-Gm
Johnstone
Ford
Ree
Chrysler
UAW
Funeral for Monsignor Flanagan Held in Berlin Service
The body of Msgr. Edward J. Flanagan founder of Boys Town is flown home in an Army bomber. Funeral services were held in suburban Steglitz by Cardinal Count von Preysing and three Army chaplains. Lt. Col. Roman J. Nuwer preached as a large German American gathering attended by Gen. Lucius D. Clay and Ambassador Robert D. Murphy.
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Edward J. Flanagan
Nebraska
Steglitz
Konrad
Count von Preysing
Berlin
Roman J. Nuwer
Buffalo
N. Y
U.S
Austria
Lucius D. Clay
Robert D. Murphy
Train Kills Couple Near Columbus
A New York Central passenger train struck a couple yesterday near Columbus Ohio, killing Mary age 60 and her husband. Police say the couple were walking near the tracks when the fatal collision occurred.
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Columbus, CO
Mary
New York Central Pas
Atomic Control Efforts Ended at United Nations
The United Nations atomic energy commission voted 9 to 2 to end its two year effort to reach world atomic control. Russia and Soviet Ukraine opposed the suspension proposed by the United States Britain and France. Andrei A Gromyko stated the Soviet Union would press its own plan and rejected U S control proposals. Six members supported suspending the agreement.
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Russia
U.S
Gromyko
United States
Search Under Way For Armed Robbers
Plain City Ohio police and state patrolmen extended their search for three armed men who robbed customers at the American Legion hall on Saturday night. Police said $3,000 in money and jewelry was stolen and one man was injured trying to resist.
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Plain City
American Legion Hall
Four Killed in Central Ohio Plane Crashes Sunday
In central Ohio yesterday four airmen died in three crashes. A Slick Airways cargo plane from Newark to Chicago crashed near Port Columbus after reporting rudder trouble. two naval reserve fliers Lt. (jg) Theodore L. Meyer and Lt. (jg) William G. Smith perished in separate training flights near Centerburg and Newark. Investigators found the rudder jammed on the cargo plane, with witnesses noting a steep dive and flames.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. R. McCaulley
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Jack Raymond Foote
Chicago
Slick Airways, Inc
Woods
Port Columbus
Naval Reserve
William G. Smith
Newark
C., and Lt. (Jg
Theodore L. Meyer
Navy
Meyer
Smith
Naval Station
Fifth Avenue
Lee Hunt Farm
Centerburg
High School Girl Shot at Buckeye Lake Accident
Newark Ohio May 17 A Newark High School junior identified as Betty was in critical condition with a .22 rifle wound to the abdomen suffered in an accidental shooting at Buckeye Lake. Deputy John Koontz says Richard Lehman 20 attempted to load the rifle when the incident occurred.
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Newark
Buckeye Lake
Betty
John Koontz
Richard Lehman
Sabotage Blamed In Cutting Of Radio Cable
Officials say the main cable linking WFIL downtown studios to a suburban transmitter was cut last night in what they call deliberate sabotage. KYW resumed in minutes, WFIL stayed off 11 minutes plus two hours seven minutes of music.
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Philadelphia
WFIL
KYW
American Broadcasting Company System
Break in Nationwide CIO Meat Strike Seen in Minnesota
Signs of a break in the CIO meat strike appeared as Gov. Youngdahl warned of measures and National Guardsmen were summoned to a plant in Albert Lea. Pickets remained at struck plants while Chicago and Minnesota actions showed a tentative shift amid militia patrols and livestock shipments arriving without incident.
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CIO
Chicago
United Packing House
Luther Vw. Youngdahl
Minnesota
National
Dewey Stassen Radio Debate Planned In Oregon
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and Harold E. Stassen will debate on nationwide networks tonight in Portland over outlawing the Communist Party in the United States. The Oregon Republican primary stakes loom as the two vie for 12 convention votes with debate at 6 PM local time.
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Portland
Ore
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Oregon
United States
Mrs. Evelyn Azbell Dies in Cleveland Clinic
Mrs Evelyn Azbell 28 of Lancaster formerly Logan died at 3 PM Saturday in Cleveland Clinic after three months of treatment. She was the wife of Clarence Azbell and mother of Barbara Jane. Funeral 2 PM Wednesday at Fairview Methodist Church with Rev Amos Hoover officiating. Burial Fairview Cemetery. Ray H Wise Funeral Service Lancaster. Calling hours at 242 Boving Road. Survivors: husband daughter parents sister and three brothers.
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Evelyn Azbell
Lancaster
Logan
Cleveland Clinic
Azbell
Clarence Arbell
Fairview Methodist Church
Amos Hoover
Fairview
Ray H. Wise
Boving Road
Barbara Jane
William Canan
Everett Sater
Rockbridge
Lloyd of Columbus
Ralph and
Lester
Defenbaugh Dies at Laurelville Aged 77
D. C. Defenbaugh 77 of Laurelville died at 1 A M Sunday at home after a long illness. A native of Hocking County born April 29 1871 in Perry Township he lived in Laurelville 24 years. Survived by wife Ida a son Jose of West Jefferson three daughters Lillie Christy Columbus Retha Walters Lancaster Rachel McComis Johnstown and twin sister Flo Nau Findlay burial at Laurelville EUB Church with Rev Raymond Welch.
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D. C. Defenbaugh
Laurelville
Hocking County
Mr. Defenbaugh
Perry Township
EUB
Raymond Welch
Ida
Jose
West Jefferson
Lillie Christy
Columbus
Retha Walters
Lancaster
Rachel McComis
Johnstown
Flo Nau
Findlay
Two Drivers Fined By Mayor Friend
Two motorists were fined by Mayor Roger W. Friend over the weekend after pleading guilty to traffic violations. David T. Maze of Logan was fined 10 dollars and costs for reckless driving on U S Route 33 south of Logan. He was cited by state highway patrolmen. Clarence F. Lafollette of Lancaster was fined 100 dollars and costs for a Santa lexale once on Mash arrested by cion Street.
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Roger W. Friend
David T. Maze
Logan
Clarence F. Lafollette
Lancaster
Cion Street
Boy Scout Leader James West Dies at 71
NEW ROCHELLE N Y May 17 Funeral services will be held tomorrow night for James E West retired chief scout executive of the Boy Scouts of America He would have been 72 yesterday and died Saturday night
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New Rochelle
N. Y
James E. West
Boy Scouts of America
Death of CBS Reporter Polk Sparks Greek Probe
Greek authorities question twenty or more communists over the death of George Polk, CBS correspondent found shot and dumped in Salonika Bay. U S diplomats seek answers as officials pledge full investigation amid threats and publicity surrounding Polk’s effort to interview guerrilla leader Markos Vafiades.
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Salonika
Greece
George Polk
CBS
Polk
Markos Vafiades
Vasiades
Rhea Polk
Markos
Athens
Typhoon Warnings Sounded on Guam
Guam issued alerts as a typhoon with 80 knot winds approached from the southwest. The storm was about 375 miles away and moving toward Guam. Apra Harbor halted inbound traffic while ships departed in small groups and the Agana Navy air field closed.
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Guam
Apra Harbor
Navy
Agana
Army Near Tel Aviv Reported As Arab Forces Advance
Cairo reports the Arab Higher Executive Committee states Egyptian troops have moved within 30 miles of Tel Aviv after advancing at least 34 miles into Palestine. Jewish Agency consents to surrender terms for Jews in Jerusalem. Arab forces claim strategic gains around Lydda airport and El Majdal, with plans to repatriate prisoners via Red Cross.
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Cairo
Arab Higher Executive Committee
Tel Aviv
Palestine
Jewish Agency
Old City
Jerusalem
Arab Volunteer Command
Middle East Broadcasting Station
Samakh
Sea of Galilee
Syria
Trans-Jordan
Rotenburg
Yarmuk
Jordan
Abdullah
Lydda
Israel
Qalandiya
Ahmed Khashaba Pasha
United States
Trans- World
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Arabia
S. Pinkney Tuck
U.S
Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha
Amman
el Majdal
Gaza
Father of 12 Takes Own Life
William Franklin Smith 42 a Logan Clay Products Co employee died at 7 10 AM in Hocking Valley Hospital from a self inflicted right temple bullet wound while sitting on a sofa at his home 318 East Bowen Street Relatives said illness and poor health depressed him He is survived by his wife six sons six daughters two brothers two sisters and his mother The service is at 2 PM Wednesday in Leonard Funeral Home with burial to be announced
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William Franklin Smith
Hocking Valley Hospital
Sol Ellinger
Smith
Logan Clay Products Co
East Bowen Street
Margaret Smith
William, Jr
Chanute Field
Ill
John
Ray
Kenneth
Jimmy
Dean
Betty Stevens
South Bloomingville
Wilma Sisson
Joan
June
Mary
Nancy Smith
Bert
Logan
Columbus
Florence Huffman
Ida Tanner
Yuan Falls Sharply Reaches Record Low
In Shanghai on May 17 the official yuan rate dropped 46 percent to 474000 yuan per 1 U.S. dollar from 324000, signaling a severe devaluation in the currency. The move marks a historic plunge in the exchange rate.
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Shanghai
U.S
Former Judge Elmer N. Davidson Dies in Ohio
Elmer N. Davidson, 43, former municipal court judge, died yesterday at Fort Hamilton Hospital in Hamilton Ohio.
Soldier defies orders to quit Russia reveals US risked exposure
Washington reports Sgt. James M. McMillin 21 Boulder Colorado defied orders to leave Russia. Officials say infatuation with a Soviet agent and an experienced local woman led to the act. Embassy details filed and prompt announcement made to counter Moscow propaganda.
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U. S
Russia
Washington
United States
Moscow
State Department
James M. McMillin
Boulder
Colo
Moscow Radio
Annabel Bucar
Miss Bucar
McMillin
Coal Operators May Resist UMW Demands
Soft coal operators exit talks prepared to resist higher pay or larger welfare fund royalties as contract negotiations with John L. Lewis open tomorrow. The UMW policy committee met for a planning session, with the current contract expiring June 30 and a possible extension to July 5 due to the June dig period.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Miners’ Welfare Fund
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Physician King Dies in Alliance Health Center Headline
Dr. Perry F. King, head of Mount Union College health program, died yesterday in Alliance Ohio. His leadership in campus health and local medical service was noted by colleagues and students.
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Blondie
Helen Hunt
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London
Lana Turner
Bob Topping
Charles Azbell
Cleveland
C. Defenbaugh
Boy Scout
Mrs. Polk
Carl Rankin
Constantin Tsaldaris
Tsaldaris
Rankin
Themistokles Sophoulis
Constantin Rentis
William Wyler
Cathy
Judy
Hollywood
Alexander de Manziarly
Los Angeles
France
Mrs. Miniver
Syrian
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William F. Smith
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