Split Between United States and Russia Over Japanese Peace Pact
The United States and Russia diverge on Japan peace treaty plans. The U.S. accuses Russia of conniving at aggression by seeking to deny Japan adequate post treaty defense and reiterates intent to use American forces to shield Japan from Communist Asia. Moscow proposed a June or July four nation meeting to advance a treaty, which the U.S. rejected citing veto misuse and unequal burden of the Pacific war.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Japan
Asia
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Moscow
China
Britain
U.S
Soviet Union
End of Session This Week Goal Of Legislators
Ohio's 167 legislators faced a long week as they aim to finish the regular session with two sessions daily. Leaders say major bills may be disposed of, though the workload is daunting. Rep. Roger Cloud seeks to move poor relief to county control, while Sen. Tom Moorehead pushes to update election laws and remove party symbols from the presidential ballot.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
Roger Cloud
R Logan
Tom Moorehead
Plane hits high tension wire cuts power to three towns
In Columbus area three nearby communities Grove City Orient and Harrisburg were left without electricity for several hours Sunday after a two passenger plane snapped a high tension wire while landing. No injuries were reported and power was restored later.
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Columbus
Grove City
Orient
Harrisburg
Jet Engine Suction Causes Pilot’s Death at Base
Lt. Thomas A. Kirkes, 26, of Lawton Oklahoma, killed at Westover Air Force Base when the suction from a jet plane air scoop drew him into the mechanism. An Air Force spokesman said he had walked in front of an F 86 fighter plane moments before the accident.
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Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Air Force
Thomas A. Kirkes
Lawton
Oklo
Kirkes
State of Emergency Proclaimed In Water Shortage
Bowling Green Ohio declares a state of emergency as residents use water faster than supply from 43 wells. Reserve water drops from 1.5 million to 400 thousand gallons. University students will use paper plates, skip showers, and the heating plant and laundry will close for three days to conserve water.
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Bowling Green
C. W. Dick
Ity Board
Bowling Green State University
Reds Withdraw After Shocking Battle Losses
Tokyo May 21 Reds began withdrawing from half the Korean front after suffering about 60,000 Allied-reported casualties in five days. Lt Gen Almond said the Tenth Corps killed or wounded 48,341 on the east central front with Sunday the worst one day toll at 24,700. The Eighth Army cited 37,750 losses by the Second Division as it slowed the Red offensive.
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Tokyo
Edward M. Almond
East Central Front
George A. McArthur
Pukhan
Hongchon
Chunchon
U.S
Eighth Army
Almond
U.N
Korea
Bank Official Dies in Detroit At 61
Elbert S. Burns vice president and cashier of the National Bank of Detroit died yesterday at age 61. He collapsed Friday while walking to catch a train for suburban Birmingham.
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Detroit
Elbert S. Burns
the National Bank of Detroit
Birmingham
Ohio Jaycees Elect New President in Columbus
Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce selects Paul Moore of Geneva as president after a two day convention in Columbus. Delegates concluded meetings yesterday with formal vote and leadership installation.
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Columbus
Paul Moore
Geneva
Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce
Government Economic Controls Faces Heavy Pressure From All Sides
Washington reports mounting pressure on post June 30 economic controls with factions urging broadening price and rent actions. Truman seeks expansion while labor and CIO call for housing cost relief. industry factions push materials toward defense needs. Senate hearings wheel toward possible Defense Production Act extension as July 1 orders loom.
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Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Prison Rioters Subdued At New Escape-Proof Pen
About 200 inmates seized eight guards as hostages at Utah’s new escape proof prison in Point of the Mountain. For four and a half hours rioters leveled buildings, but no shots were fired. Two guards escaped the maximum section during the height and the rest were released after talks with warden Alvin Severson and the corrections board. Order was restored by midnight. a broken narcotics safe was found among the damage.
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Point-Of-The-Mountain
Utah
New “Escape Proof
Alvin O. Severson
Board of Corrections
Severson
Skunks in Back Yard Prove to Be Stinkers
In Pasadena on May 21 a four year old girl named Gayle Shaffer watched a mama and baby skunk in her backyard. She recalled a television skunk on her favorite show, but the real animals behaved badly, proving the adage about real skunks being stinkers.
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Pasadena
Calif
Gayle Shaffer
Truman to Ask Billions for Economic Aid
President Truman indicated he would ask Congress in two or three days for slightly more than 2 billion dollars for ECA plus additional billions for economic and military aid to United States allies. He discussed the plan with Capitol leaders at the White House meeting. House Speaker Rayburn and Senate Democratic leader McFarland avoided confirming the total.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States
Capitol
White House
Rayburn
Senate
McFarland
Aziz
General Stratemeyer Suffers Heart Attack in Tokyo Hospital
In Tokyo on May 21 Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway was the only visitor allowed to see Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer commander of Far East Air Forces in a Tokyo hospital. Stratemeyer had a heart attack while playing golf Sunday and was resting quietly Monday, doctors said.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
George E. Stratemeyer
Far East Air Forces
Air Force
Stratemeyer
Three Face Charges After Drinking Spree
A Saturday night party involving three youths and a 17 year old girl led to court charges for at least three participants. The girl and a 14 year old boy were charged as delinquents in juvenile court. Hearings set for Thursday morning by Judge Rhead Bangert. Robert Rosser, 20, of Logan Route 4, is charged by the girl with rape in Magistrate S. B. Whitehart's court, pleaded not guilty and is held to the grand jury on $800 bond. One other youth, 18, was questioned but not charged.
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Rhead Bangert
Robert Rosser
Logan Route 4
S. B. Whitehart
Mayor Fines Three Men in Weekend Court
Robert Shields, 20, Logan, pleaded guilty Sunday to assault and battery and was fined 15 dollars plus costs in Mayor Roger Friend's court. Theodore Good, 33, Logan Route 1, was fined five dollars and costs for running a red light at Hunter and Elm last Thursday. Paul Cunningham, 43, Columbus, was fined ten dollars and costs for intoxication and disorderly conduct.
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Roger Friend
Robert Shields
Logan
Fannie Mundy
Hunter and
Elm Streets
Theodore Good
Paul Cunningham
Columbus
Starling Cohagan
Farm Mortgage Debt Rises in Ohio in 1950
Washington reports from the Agriculture Department show Ohio farm mortgage debt climbing from 178.867 million dollars at the close of 1949 to 191.031 million dollars by year end 1950. The increase reflects continued expansion in farm financing and real estate loans across the state.
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Washington
Ohio
Agriculture Department
Racketeer Adonis Enters No Defense Plea in New Jersey
Racketeer Joe Adonis and four alleged lieutenants pleaded no defense to gambling conspiracy charges and related indictments in a $1,000,000 dice operation in north Jersey. Judge J Wallace Leyden, noting no difference from a guilty plea, accepted the pleas after pretrial negotiations. The five face up to 18 years’ imprisonment and fines, while denying admissions of leading the dice palace network.
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Joe Adonis
Hackensack
N. J
New Jersey
Adonis
North Jersey
Superior Court
J. Wallace Leyden
John E. Selser
Salvatore
Sally) Moretti
Attempted Entrance Of Home Reported
Burglars failed Saturday night to enter the residence of Mr and Mrs Woodrow Harden at 1045 Fourth Street. Richard Harden 14 was inside with lights out watching TV around 1030 PM when he heard tearing at the back door screen and alerted his parents who run Harden's Clover Farm Store. By the time they arrived the intruders had fled. Top of the screen in the door had been ripped open.
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Woodrow Harden
Fourth Street
Richard Harden
Harden
Clover Farm
King of Hobos Attends Coxey Funeral in Massillon
Jeff Davis the king of the hobos attended the funeral of General Jacob S. Coxey, age 97, in Massillon Ohio. The Hobos of America had learned Friday night of Coxey’s death as their Seattle convention was underway. Authorities said a $200 purse was raised to send Davis to Massillon for the service. Coxey led an unemployed army to Washington nearly six decades ago and helped found the International Itinerant Migratory Workers Union Hobos of America.
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Massillon
Jeff Davis
The
Hobos
Jacob S. Coxey
Davis
Hobos of
America
Seattle
Coxey
Washington
Lightning Strikes Across Cincinnati Area Fires and Blackouts
Lightning swept through Wyoming and Lockland as two severe storms hit Cincinnati yesterday, sparking three fires and plunging streets into darkness. The outages interrupted travel and left residents without power as officials investigate the damage.
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Cincinnati
Wyoming
Lockland
Bradley says no military objection to Formosa action without US troops
Gen. Omar N. Bradley told Senate hearings there is no military objection to allowing Chiang Kai-Shek’s Nationalist forces from Formosa to harass Red China if American troops are not involved. He warned MacArthur’s Korea strategy would spread effort and noted risks to Formosa security and European bases in facing Soviet pressure.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Red
China
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
George
D-Ga
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
United States
MacArthur
Formosa
Russia
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Red China
Cattle Receipts Light At Nation's Stockyards
Chicago May 21 Light cattle receipts at the nations stockyards as price controls on live beef animals take effect. The USDA estimated 41100 cattle received today versus 77700 last Monday and 68800 a year ago. The 10 percent price cap below January levels began yesterday with today marking the first trading under it.
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Chicago
U. S. Department of Agriculture
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