Fast Compromise Sought on Foreign Aid Bill
In Washington, five members from each of the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees work on a swift settlement of a $200 million split between chambers. The House approved a $5.38 billion bill and the Senate a higher $5.58 billion plan backing continued European Recovery Program funding into 1950. Ohio representatives show mixed votes on the measure.
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Washington
House
Senate
Kee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Economic Cooperation Administration
Ohio
Windstorm kills four and injures thirty-two across Georgia
A storm system swept west central Georgia with tornadic winds collapsing homes and toppling structures. Four people died and 32 were injured as Manchester Zebulon Griffin and a rural Walker County area suffered extensive damage. The Red Cross counted 19 more injured and widespread destruction of homes and power lines.
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Manchester
Georgia
Zebulon
Griffin
Walker County
Bethany
McDonough
Red Cross
Man Battles Rare Disease in Cincinnati
Edwin R. Butler, 51, hospitalized again for a condition that needs special diagnosis and treatment. Doctors suspect chronic pancreatitis with tests to be conducted by specialists this week. Butler’s medical saga began a decade ago with staphylococcal septicemia, leading to multiple transfusions and the amputation of his left leg after bone marrow infection.
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Cincinnati
Edwin R. Butler
Edward Zyla
Dayton Veterans’ Hospital
Butler
Sander Goodman
Cincinnati General Hospital
Fire Death Toll Reaches Three In Cincinnati Home
A stove explosion in a Cincinnati residence killed Raymond Rude and his two young sons Billy and Emmy, all within the same night. The blaze started after gasoline was poured into a coal heating stove. Thelma Rude and three other children sustained minor burns.
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Cincinnati
Raymond Rude
Billy
Emmy
Rude
Thelma Rude
Oger
James
Doris
Albers settles wage raises as Kroger stores stay closed
Albers Super Markets reports a new contract with union members after a strike affecting Cincinnati area stores. Wage hikes of 10 cents for truck drivers and five to 15 cents for warehouse workers are in place, with stock restored except for baked goods. Kroger outlets remain idle since Saturday 6 p.m., as union talks continue amid broader oil and brewery labor actions in the region.
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Albers
Albers Super Markets, Inc
Walter Lafary
Charles St
Kroger
Cincinnati
John Dehner
CIO
Leonard's Grill Plans Five Cent Beer Sales
Leonard's Grill in Dover Ohio said it would begin selling five cent beer this afternoon and continue if customer response remains strong. The move signals a test of public interest in lower price beer amid local interest.
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Dover, O
Leonard's Grill
Israel bid for UN membership faces final vote
Britain and Arab states signal opposition as the General Assembly in New York prepares to decide on admitting Israel as the ninth UN member. President Weizmann and Foreign Minister Sharret travel to New York for the eventual plenary vote, with flag preparations showing confidence Israel will be seated.
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Britain
Israel
United Nations
General Assembly
Flushing Meadow Park
Assembly
Flushing Meadow
Lake Success
Chaim Weizmann
Middle East
Moshe Sharret
Shertok
Ships Collide In Heavy Fog Near Marcus Hook
In heavy fog in Delaware Bay a 13000 ton tanker Pennsylvania Sun and a 707 ton freighter American Attorney collided early today. Fire burned aboard for five hours but was controlled with no casualties.
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Marcus Hook
Delaware Bay
Pennsylvania Sun
American Attorney
Brother charged in farm tenant sister slaying
John Thomas Barnett 19 was indicted for first degree murder in the April 8 shooting death of his sister Mary Velma Campbell 21 at a farm where he worked. Prosecutor Leon McCarty quoted Barnett saying she threatened to reveal parole violations.
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Iberia
John Thomas Barnett
Mansfield
Russian cabinet shuffles geology post
Moscow reports a new cabinet change in which N Malyshev is relieved as minister of geology and P A Zakharov is named to succeed him. The brief notice gave no reason for the shift. Mayishev had led the ministry since June 14 1946.
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Moscow
N. Malyshev
P. A. Zakharov
Mayishev
Western Germany Reparations Cut for 159 Plants
The United States Britain and France cut the number of factories to be removed from western Germany from 381 to 159 plants. Retained plants include 32 steel 88 metal working 32 chemical and seven non ferrous plants. Five steel plants produce crude steel raising capacity to 13 465 million tons annually while the production ceiling remains 11 100 million tons. The move aims at limited self government economic self sufficiency and broader European recovery. The decision followed a survey by American industrialists led by George M Humphrey of M A Hanna Co.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Department
Western
State Department
Europe
Economic Cooperation Administration
George M. Humphrey
M. A. Hanna Company
Cleveland
Senate Predicts Easy Passage For Housing Bill
Washington AP reports backers and fees group predict Senate approval of a multi billion dollar long range housing program. Debate would begin as soon as action on a deficiency appropriation bill ends. Critics say House opposition likely. The bill envisions 810000 public housing units in six years while Truman seeks 1050000 units in seven years.
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Washington
Senate
House
Maybank
D-Sc
Truman
Moon Eclipse Shocks New York At Historic Half Hour
The moon vanished for an hour in a rare "black eclipse" seen across Ohio and New York. Scientists call it the first of its kind here in a century, while households watched on TV and in bars sparking gripes from boxing fans who preferred outdoor sky viewing.
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New York
Times Square
Empire State
Moon Hidden by Clouds Delights Local Observers
Residents gathered at 8 30 p m to watch a moon event but cloudy skies obscured the view all evening, leaving observers disappointed yet patient under overcast conditions.
MoonEclipse Draws Crowds Across Ohio Amid Clouds
Clouds and rain kept thousands from viewing the first total lunar eclipse since 1945 in western Ohio cities including Columbus Dayton Springfield and Hamilton observers gathered in streets and doorways as Hayden Planetarium notes said the moon appeared completely blacked out in New York while a normal eclipse shows a red glow.
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Hayden Planetarium
New York
Planetarium
Columbus
Dayton
Springfield
Hamilton
Chief Justice to Rule on Cleveland Labor Dispute
Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt was to rule on potential prejudice by Common Pleas Judge James Connell in a Cleveland labor case involving Local 735 CIO United Electrical Workers and the Fawick Airflex Co. The strike began March 7 after recognition was withdrawn for non Communist Taft Hartley act compliance.
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Columbus
Carl V. Weygandt
Common Pleas
CIO
United Electrical Workers
James c. Connell
Fawick Airflex Company
Supreme Court
Connell
Joseph Kres
Herman Schuster
Walter Balasz
Con
Court of Appeals
Kidnap Hoax Tainted by Father Says Beverly Hills Police
Beverly Hills police label the five year old boy kidnapping as a hoax by father Joe Goodman Sr. He remains jailed on suspicion of grand theft not tied to the kidnapping claim. Mrs Goodman plans to move with her children to Georgia and disputes divorce.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Joe Goodman
C. H. Anderson
Goodman
Palfrey Charged With Manslaughter In Truck Crash
William Palfrey 34 of Catlettsburg Ky charged with manslaughter in deaths of two Ohio youths, Kenneth Grover 17 of Syracuse and Dave Hendricks 18 of Middleport, after his truck jackknifed near Pomeroy four miles north and overturned. A third youth Robert Salser 18 of Racine was burned. truck carried 4000 gallons of fuel. Palfrey freed on $1000 bond.
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Pomeroy
William Palfrey
Catlettsburg
Palfrey
Justice of the Peace
L. B. Higgins
Ohio
Kenneth Grover
Syracuse
Dave Hendricks
Middleport
Robert Salser
Racine
Attempt Is Slated To Contact Spirit
The 12 30 p m attempt to contact the spirit of late magician Howard Thurston was planned in Columbus Claude Noble a Detroit amateur magician will enter Green lawn mausoleum with a photo of explorer Carveth Wells Noble and Wells were Thurston friends The séance aims to have Thurston manifest by knocking the picture from Nobles hand Thurston died 13 years ago at 12 30 p m in Miami Fla and lies in the mausoleum
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Columbus
Howard Thurston
Claude Noble
Detroit
Greenlawn
Carveth Wells
Thurston
Noble
Miami
Fla
Air Force, Army urge stronger unification law
The Air Force joined the Army in criticizing the current unification law as inadequate and costly. Secretary Symington told a Senate committee that the civilian defense system is insufficient and could save billions if the defense department were reorganized from a clean slate. Royall supported moving toward a permanent joint chiefs chair and stronger unified control.
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Washington
Air Force
Army
Air
Symington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tydings
Forrestal
Royall
Symingston
Navy
Defense Department
Nl Francisco
de Oth
Senate Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs
Naval aviation funding in fight to add 300 million
In Washington the House debated a record peacetime bill of 16 billion for the Army Navy and Air Force. Backers of a bigger Naval aviation force seek 300 million more to acquire 1 361 planes next fiscal year, boosting the Navy share to about 5.319 billion.
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Washington
House
Navy
Vinson
Dga
Armed Services Committee
Sikes
D-Fla
Sheppard
D-Cal
Short
R-Mo
Appropriations Committee
Representative Short
Appropriations Group
Mahon
D-Tex
United States
German Defense Plea Rejected At War Crimes Trial
A U S War Crimes court in Nuremberg dismissed a German defense claim that the Allies violated international law during their occupation. Eleven German diplomats and Nazi officials faced wartime plunder charges as part of a 21 defendant batch, with at least five of the eleven convicted for looting occupied countries. Two of the 21 cleared yesterday.
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Mernberg
Germany
U. S
Bus Crashes Into Bakery In Baltimore Front Window Damage
In Baltimore yesterday a bus and a passenger car collided in front of Florence Sonnenburgs bakery and home. The bus leaped the curb, smashed the front display, and the car damaged the shop and basement windows. No passengers rode the bus and both drivers were unhurt.
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Baltimore
Florence Sonnenburg
Train Robber Faces Charge in Federal Case
Lyman C. Ramsdell of Youngstown Ohio faces arraignment in Fairmont West Virginia federal court on charges for holding up a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train on March 9. George L. Ashton, already pleaded guilty to stopping the Washington to Detroit Ambassador near Martinsburg WV and robbing about 100 passengers of roughly $1000. Ashton’s sentence is deferred pending probation review.
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Fairmont
W. VA
Lyman C. Ramsdell
Baltimore and Ohio
George L. Ashton
Martinsburg
Ashton
Ramsdell
Youngstown
O. Ashton
Washington, D. C
Washing machines era remark echoes in daily life
A fragment notes discussion of washing machines and their impact on households, hinting at domestic chores and evolving labor patterns without specific dates or names. The passage appears as a brief aside in a broader local-page column.
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