Armco Vice President Frank Vigor Dies at 62
Frank E. Vigor, 62, vice president of Armco Steel Corp, died in his sleep in Cleveland after traveling for meetings. A longtime industry and civic leader, he began at Armco in 1910, rising to VP in charge of manufacturing and mining. Surviving are his wife Majel, a son in Ashland, a daughter in Dallas, a brother and four grandchildren. Funeral private. flowers omitted per family request with donations to the American Heart Association.
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Armco Steel Corporation
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Middletown
Tron and Steel
Boyd County
Community Chest
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St. James Mining Company
Castile Mining Company
Reserve Mining Company
Lake Superior Land Company
Northern Land Company
Butler Brothers
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Hanna Ore Mining Company
National Security Resources Board
Jefferson Lodge No. 90
A. M
Royal Arch Masons
Florida
Central Ave
Majel G. Vigor
John C. Vigor
William H. Gates, Jr
Dallas
Heber C. Vigor
Fort Collins
Colo
Wilson Funeral Home
American Heart Association
Broadway
New York
N. Y
Frank Vigor’s Death Shocks Armco Leaders and Industry
Armco chair Charles R. Hook said the company and the iron and steel industry were shocked by the death of Frank Vigor. W. W. Sebald, Armco president, noted Vigor’s faith in people and his rise from the ranks. Colleagues recalled his friendly, considerate nature and steady humor in tense moments.
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Armco
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Frank Vigor
Iron and Steel
W. W. Sebald
Frank
Death in trio collision near Caledonia
A collision two miles east of Caledonia killed 20 year old Eugene Black of Galion, Ohio, when his car struck another vehicle and a truck. Passenger Jerald Caris of Martel, Ohio, sustained serious injuries, per State Highway Patrol report.
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Howard Eugene Black
Galion
Caledonia
Jerald Caris
Martel
State Highway Patrol
U.S. Ready to Talk Berlin Blockade Lift
The United States signaled readiness to discuss any Soviet proposal with Britain and France to lift the Berlin blockade and renew four power talks on Germany. Washington indicated Western terms require unconditional blockade lifting before resuming four power discussions.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Berlin
Germany
Acheson
Nineteen Nazi Leaders Given Prison Terms at Nuremberg
In Nuremberg Germany nineteen high Nazi officials convicted at the final American war crimes trial received prison terms from four to 25 years. All faces reductions for time served about four years and appealed to challenge the tribunal's jurisdiction. Berger received 25 years, Weizsacker seven, two defendants acquitted.
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Mernberg
Germany
U. S
Gottlob Berger
Baron Ernst von Weizsaecker
Vatican
Hitler
Business loans plunge as firms cut debt and inventories
Washington AP reports a sharp drop in business loans in early April as bankers note firms rush to reduce stocks and pay off debts. The weekly decline reached 277 million dollars, part of a broader 1.005 billion fall since December, though April 6 lending remained 14.627 billion, up 197 million from a year earlier.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Manslaughter Charge Faced By Truck Driver
Shirley Smalley a 39 year old truck driver from College Corner Ohio was charged with manslaughter in the death of 55 year old John Semple of Crescent Springs Kentucky. Smalley fell asleep in his parked truck on a downtown street and the vehicle rolled down the slope striking Semple's car.
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Cincinnati
Shirley Smalley
College Corner
John Semple
Crescent Springs
Smalley
Semple
Man Killed by Locomotive Near Riverside Crossing
Cincinnati AP reports James Thawley a 45 year old man was killed last night when struck by a railroad locomotive as he walked along the track near a Riverside crossing. Authorities investigated the incident and identified the victim.
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Cincinnati
James Thawley
Policemen Kidnapped and Handcuffed to Trees in Ohio
Weirton police Patrolman James Herman and Lt. Allen Russell were abducted by three gunmen who forced them into a car, handcuffed them to saplings, and drove across the state line into Ohio before one kidnapper jumped from the moving vehicle. The incident follows a bank robbery at Follansbee, West Virginia, where about $5,000 was taken. Police recovered the officers near the Ohio side and transported them to Weirton authorities for questioning. The three suspects were described as leader a 25 year old man in a blue sweater, the second man nicknamed Tony about 30, and a fourth who jumped away, wearing a grey suit.
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Allen Russell
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Herman
Fort Steuben Bridge
Steubenville, O
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East Liverool
George Betzz
State Highway Patrol
Roy Pilette
Tony
Chicago
Bitter Debate Shapes Up In U On Pact After Russia's Blast
In the United Nations Assembly a bitter full-scale debate over the North Atlantic pact began after Russia’s 6,500-word attack. Evatt scheduled plenary sessions as U S Deputy Foreign Minister Warren Austin pressed for the floor, while Gromyko charged the pact would enable atomic war on Russia.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
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Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
Flushing Meadow Park
U. S. Delaware
Warren R. Austin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Washington
Evatt
U. S
Gromyko
Bank executive buried loot. FBI digs up cash
FBI agents dig up $49,122 buried in a metal box behind a tombstone for Richard H. Crowe, an indicted bank executive who looted $883,660 from a National City Bank vault. Crowe was captured in Daytona Beach, Fla., as part of a nationwide manhunt. a mental exam was ordered.
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FBI
Richard H. Crowe
Crowe
National City Bank
Daytona Beach
Fla
The
General Kerr Dies at 89 in Washington Retired Army Leader
Brig Gen James T. Kerr 89 veteran of Indian wars died in Washington last night. A West Point graduate of 1881 he first saw action in the Sioux campaign in South Dakota in 1890. Kerr was born in Martins Ferry Ohio and is survived by his widow.
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James T. Kerr
West Point
South Dakota
Kerr
Martin's Ferry
Death deemed accident in 135 foot fall at plant
ASHTABULA Ohio AP The death of Frank T Hill 51 of Buffalo was ruled an accident by Coroner Clyde Roller. Hill was fatally injured in a 135 foot fall from the Electro Metallurgical Company power plant while erecting structural steel.
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Ashtabula, O
Frank T. Hill
Buffalo
Clyde Roller
Hill
Electro Metallurgical Company
House Passes ERP Bill By Voice Vote
The House approved a 5.58 billion dollar compromise to extend the European Recovery Program and Marshall Plan for 15 more months. Senate action pending before a White House signature by President Truman. Taft urged a 10 percent cut, but failed to stop the bill. The package earmarks 1.15 billion for the Economic Cooperation Administration by June 30 and 4.28 billion for the fiscal year starting July 1.
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Senate
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Taft
Ohio
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Economic Cooperation Administration
Child Drowns In Abandoned Well In Tennessee
In Tracy City Tennessee a six year old boy Haskell Meadows fell into an abandoned well while playing with his seven year old brother Lloyd. The cover slabs collapsed sending him 18 feet into a 12 foot deep pool. Neighbors aided and Dr. P S Adams tried artificial respiration but the child died.
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Tenn
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San Marino
Cal
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Grundy County Herald
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P. S. Adams
Train Crash Kills One, Injures Ten Near New Albany
A 110 car Gulf Mobile and Ohio freight train and the Rebel collided head on near New Albany Mississippi just before midnight. One mail clerk died and 10 others were injured none critically. The wreck left the Rebel cars off the tracks but upright. The accident occurred seven miles north of New Albany on a single track. Wreck crews and EMS rushed to scene with recovery expected by morning.
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May
Lifer escapes from London prison farm in fog
Dennis Smith, 42, a life prisoner at the London prison farm, left to milk cows in fog this morning and did not return. He was convicted in 1929 for the murder of Elizabeth Jackson in Columbus. Another lifer, Byron Keenan, 48, of Cleveland, who fled from his guard job at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus yesterday, remained at large as police hunted statewide.
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Elizabeth Jackson
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Byron Keenan
Cleveland
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Quake in Pacific Northwest Causes Severe Damage
A strong Pacific Northwest earthquake caused extensive damage across Seattle Tacoma and Olympia with preliminary losses estimated up to 10 million dollars. Eight deaths reported including a Tacoma school brick collapse and several heart attack victims. Buildings roofs chimneys and bridges suffered while several towns felt tremors and emergency services prepared to aid as trains ran late and power and water services were disrupted.
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House Moves Big Money Bills Ahead of Easter Recess
The House intends to push a $7.58 billion appropriation for 28 independent federal agencies plus a $16 billion defense bill and veteran education aid through to the Senate before Easter. The Senate approved a $2.5 million Tennessee Valley Authority steam plant fund and a $538.45 million omnibus for the fiscal year ending June 30, while major defense spending totals exceed Truman requests. The Air Force gets $6.22 billion, Army $4.48 billion, Navy $5.02 billion, with reductions across other agencies and a vetoed extra Naval aviation fund.
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Government Will Run Deep In Red Truman Budget
Washington AP President Truman said the government may run a billion dollar deficit this year with a 600 million dollar VA appropriation increasing the shortfall. He cited higher unemployment GI benefits and projected lower income. Congress has yet to vote on the VA fund.
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