Bradley Silence Backed by Senate on Testimony Ruling
Senate investigators voted 18 to 8 to sustain Gen Omar Bradley's right to refuse to testify about Presidents Truman and advisers on firing Gen Douglas MacArthur. The ruling, led by Sen Russell, followed disputes over what was said at the April 6 White House meeting. President Truman used a citizenship speech to criticize critics of his Korea strategy and MacArthur.
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Washington
Senate
Omar N. Bradley
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Senato McMahon
D-Conn
Russell
D-Ga
Joint Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committee
Bradley
Wiley
Rwis
White House
MacArthur
Pacific
China
Taft
Ohio
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chinese Attack Fails to breach Allied Lines Near Seoul
Tokyo reports that waves of Chinese forces failed to break United Nations defenses along the east central front. Despite piercing a South Korean line near Inje, U N troops counterattacked and sealed the gap. Casualties and troop movements are noted across a 25 mile front, with reports of nearing Seoul and continued heavy fighting.
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Tokyo
United Nations
East Central
Pukhan Valley
West Central
Han
Pukhan
Seoul
U. S. Eighth Army
Fifth Air Force
Chunchon
Inje
Inju
U. S
FDR Jr Sees Any Democrat Able to Beat Taft in 1952
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr says in a Dayton interview that any Democrat could beat Senator Robert Taft if he is nominated in 1952. He emphasizes confidence in President Truman or another Democrat prevailing, noting Taft must secure the Republican nomination first.
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Dayton
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Dl-Ny
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Roosevelt
Journal Herald
Truman
Racketeer Found Guilty Of Perjury
New York May 17 A racketeer Louis Weber 51 of Puerto Rico was found guilty of perjury for lying to the U S Senate crime probe committee about ties with James J Moran ally of former Mayor William O Dwyer. He faces up to five years and a $2000 fine the same as Moran. The trials marked the first prosecutions from the hearings. The case centered on Weber’s visits to Moran when Moran was deputy fire commissioner 1946 1950. Government witnesses cited over 100 visits while Moran claimed six or fewer.
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New York
Louis Weber
U. S. Senate
James J. Moran
William O'Dwyer
Weber
Puerto Rico
Moran
Senate Committee
Casual Auto Sales Tax Becomes Effective Next Monday
In Columbus Ohio on May 17 a three percent sales tax on casual non dealer auto sales will take effect next Monday. The state tax department mailed forms to county clerks for registering casual car sales. Buyers without sales tax licenses will pay the tax to clerks before titles are issued. The act awaits Governor Lausche signature but is expected to be approved.
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Columbus
State Department of Taxation
Frank J. Lausche
Department of Taxation
Lausche
Coopers Separate After Talks on Property Settlement
Hollywood report says the Gary Coopers have separated with negotiations for a property settlement under way. Mrs. Cooper's lawyer confirms ongoing discussions and legal steps in the case.
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Hollywood
Gary. Coopers
Delayed May Aid to Children Payments In Hocking County
County Auditor Harry L. Smith announced checks for May aid to children were issued 15 days late due to shortfalls in federal and state funds. ADC payments totaled 6791 dollars for 78 cases, with only 4250 dollars from local taxes. Judge Rhea Pettit Bangert and Smith sought state funding in Columbus while noting many counties face shortages and a request for additional welfare appropriations.
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Hocking County
Harry L. Smith
Smith
State Welfare Finance
State Welfare Department
Rhea Pettit Bangert
Columbus
Bangert
Buchtel Woman Sues City for 30000 for injuries
Eliza beth Sheskey of Buchtel sues Logan city for 30000 in common pleas alleging a May 19 1949 fall on a defective Main Street sidewalk in front of Work Brothers Hardware. She claims a cracked bulging concrete sidewalk caused facial and bodily injuries permanent in nature. She alleges negligence for not repairing the sidewalk sooner.
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Logan
Common Pleas Court
Elizabeth Sheskey
Buchtel
Work Brothers Hardware
Tornado Toll Rises in East Pakistan and Bengal
In Faridpur district, Bengal, the storm last Saturday left at least 1,000 casualties with 210 bodies recovered so far. The devastation struck the region including Dacca and devastated towns, leaving many injured and homeless.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Faridpur
Bengal
Black Java Steadies Film Actor Agar for Journey to Altar
In Las Vegas on a November day at the county clerk office actor John Agar Shirley Temple's ex husband faced a license delay. Clerk Helen Scott initially refused citing instability but after a coffee break Agar returned steadier and the license to wed Loretta Barnett Combs was approved by Judge Frank.
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Black Java
Agar
Las Vegas
John Agar
Shirley Temple
Loretta Barnett Combs
Los Angeles
Helen Scott
Frank A
Perry County School Picnics At Logan Park
Perry County schools held a picnic today at Kachelmacher Park Logan with two busloads of children across six grades from Emlock and Perry County. Yesterday 16 kindergarten pupils and three teachers from Junction City joined at the park, now popular in southeastern Ohio. The park opened May 10 and features freshly painted tables and benches and ready playground equipment. Thousands are expected to visit on weekends in coming weeks.
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Ailnatenaiguegnacen
Emlock School
Perry County
Kachelmacher Park
Junction City
Ohio
Ousted Chief Loses Reinstatement Fight
James D. Harris failed to gain reinstatement as Newark police chief after the Ohio Supreme Court refused to order Mayor Edwin J. Haynes to restore him. Harris, suspended January 4, remains a police sergeant, with Arthur Nutter Sr. named acting chief.
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Columbus
James D. Harris
Newark
Ohio Supreme Court
Edwin J. Haynes
Harris
Arthur Nutter, Sr
Dowager Empress Sadoko Dies in Tokyo at 66
The Dowager Empress Sadoko died in Tokyo at age 66 from a heart attack. Her husband Emperor Hirohito passed away on Christmas Day in 1926.
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Tokyo
Sadoko
Hirohito
U S Plans Large Wheat Exports Despite Small Crop Hints
Washington reports the Agriculture Department will export about 350 million bushels of wheat in the coming marketing year starting July 1, despite indications of a smaller crop. They note reserves under farm price programs ease shortfalls while India is set to receive nearly 10 million bushels in July and may obtain about 70 million for the year. The Senate backed a loan bill to expand assistance to India, sending the measure to the House for action next Tuesday.
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Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
India
U.S
Department
Senate
House
Death of Delano W Harper Jr at Childrens Hospital Columbus
Delano Wesley Harper six year old son of Mr and Mrs Pearl Harper of Big Pine Valley died at 3 AM Wednesday at Children’s Hospital Columbus from unusual fluid pressure on the brain. Survived by four brothers and two sisters, parents, grandparents, and great grandparents. Funeral at 2:30 PM Friday at Bethel EUB Church Big Pine Valley with Rev Howard Meecher. burial in Greer Summit Cemetery Adelphi. Defenbaugh Funeral Service Circleville. Friends may call at residence.
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Delano Wesley Harper
Pearl Harper
Big Pine Valley
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Jesse
Robert Ronnie
Pearl
Mary
Evelyn
John Harper
Harley Hart
Near South Bloomingville
Sherman Hart
Haynes
Bethe
EUB
Big Pine Valle
Howard Meecher
Greer Summit Cemetery
Adelphi
B. Defenbaugh
O' Circleville
Mayor Fines Driver in Wrong Way Case
Mayor Roger Friend fined William H. Mowrey of Logal Route 1 fifteen dollars plus costs after a May 6 Route 75 collision. Mowrey pleaded not guilty but was found guilty of driving on the wrong side of the road as charged by the state highway patrol.
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William H. Mowrey
Logal
Roger Friend
State Highway Patrol
Mowrey
Cripps Condition Worries British Labor Leader
Zurich May 17 Sir Stafford Cripps former British chancellor remains gravely ill. A statement by Lady Cripps says he suffers a spinal tubercular infection and an abdominal complication described as a rare and dangerous disease.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Stafford Cripps
City Swimming Pool Opens Memorial Day Plans Announced
Plans to open the city swimming pool on Memorial Day May 30 were announced by the city recreation board. Wayne Denny was re employed as pool manager with Ralph Brandon and Jean Haas as locker room attendants. An opening for a lifeguard remains and applications from qualified persons will be accepted. A Red Cross certificate is especially sought for teaching lifesaving and swimming classes. Admission prices stay the same except family season tickets rise from 12.30 to 15.00. General admission 35 cents, children 25 cents, adult season ticket 5 dollars, child season ticket 4 dollars. All high school age and older must buy adult tickets. Work begins to ready the pool with improvements including a new coat of special paint.
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City Recreation Board
Wayne Denny
Ralph Brandon
Jean Haas
Red Cross
Brannan Sees Less Beef In Three To Five Years
Secretary Brannan warned that the cattle price rollback may raise beef supplies now but reduce cattle numbers in three to five years. He noted future prospects, cattle marketing, and feed grain prices as key factors, with fall prices down about 19 percent under the rollback.
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Brannan
Washington
PUCO Orders Gas Heating Unit Freeze
The state public utilities commission imposed a complete freeze on new gas heating units from six companies and kept partial freezes on four others. Full freezes target Ohio Fuel Gas Co., Dayton Power and Light Co., Natural Gas Co., and Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co. Partial freezes remain for East Ohio Gas Co., The National Gas and Oil Corp., Newark Consumers Gas Co., and Toledo Edison Co.
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Columbus
State Public Utilities Commission
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Dayton Power and Light Co
Natural Gas Co
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co
East Ohio Gas Co
National Gas and Oil Corp
Newark Consumers Gas Co
Toledo Edison Co
Senate panel to study Elston narcotics inquiry request
The crime investigating committee will review Rep. Charles H. Elston's request for a probe into a reported narcotics ring in southwestern Ohio, as announced by Chairman O'Conor yesterday.
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Washington
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Charles H. Elston
Ohio
O’conor
British Warrior Dies
London report states Field Marshal Lord Birdwood aged 85 has died. His WWI leadership of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in the Gallipoli campaign is noted.
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London
Lord Birdwood
Gallipoli
Ohio Second in PTA Membership Worldwide
Mrs. John FE Hayes of Twin Falls Idaho announced Ohio ranks second in National Congress of Parents and Teachers membership with 425 504 members out of more than 6 500 000. The group opens its 55th annual convention Monday in Miami Beach Florida.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Ohio
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
John FE. Hayes
Twin Falls
Idaho
Flames Destroy Blair Residence Near Carbon Hill
A fire destroyed the Blair home near Carbon Hill in Fruitdale Hollow early today. Mrs. Blanche Blair and her four children escaped from upstairs windows. the husband faces assault and battery charges with a juvenile court case awaiting Tuesday. The house owned by Maynard Barstow was uninsured and a state fire marshal may assist Sheriff Waldron in the investigation.
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Blanche Blair
Fruitdale Hollow
Carbon Hall
Mr. Blair
Butter Shortage Forecast As Demand Exceeds Output
Washington May 17 reports warn of a possible butter shortage next fall and winter as government data show April 30 cold storage butter at 32.389 million pounds, far below last year, with April alone failing to boost reserves while consumer demand rises and fluid milk use increases.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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Mrs. Blair
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