Families Flee Ohio River Flood Crests Near 65 Feet
The Weather Bureau predicts the Ohio River will crest near 65 feet in Cincinnati, up from 64. Residents across Ohio Kentucky and Indiana scramble to higher ground as floodwaters recede slightly. Crests are forecast for Point Pleasant Huntington Ashland Greenup Portsmouth with varying feet and times, while Louisville and nearby cities arrange shelters for displaced residents.
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Cincinnati
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio River
West Virginia
Mississippi
Leroy Stone
U. S. Weather Bureau
Huntington
W. Va
Point Pleasant
Ashland
Greenup
Louisville
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Ind
Howard H. Maxwell
Pittsburgh
Portsmouth
Monongahela
Allegheny
Youth Facing Murder Charge in Medina Case
Medina youth Clark Hill, 19, was set to face first degree murder charges over the carbon monoxide death of 17 year old Jeannette Weimer of Mogadore. Prosecutor Batchelder cited a 23 page signed statement detailing a milk shake laced with a love potion, sex, a rigged exhaust, and a 17 hour vigil beside the victim. Coroner Gerber confirmed CO killed the girl and noted the potion might have killed her sooner.
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Medina
Clark Hill
William G. Batchelder
Hill
Batchelder
Jeannette Weimer
Mogadore
Samuel R. Gerber
Cuyahoga County
Protest Strike Continues By Coal Miners In Pittsburgh
About one third of the nation’s 400000 soft coal miners keep a protest walkout awaiting federal court ruling on John L. Lewis. The UMW leader’s contempt trial nears judgment as thousands delay return to mines in Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Alan T. Goldborough
Lewis
UMW
Pennsylvania
John
Ohio
Adolph Pacifico
West Virginia
Robbery at Hamilton Loan Agency in Broad Daylight
Two young armed men entered the American Loan Finance Company at 210 South Main Street around 1 p m and escaped with 1000 dollars. Manager Wilson Treleaven and five others were forced into a back room during the robbery, police reported.
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Hamilton
American Loan Finance Company
South Main St
Wilson Treleaven
Ten Thousand Dollar Dog Race Windfall Splits Clash
In Miami police feud over a $10,000 prize claimed by Julia Grech of New York City and Stephen Enoff of Mansfield Ohio. Grech says the money is her late husband’s life savings entrusted to Enoff for safekeeping. Enoff claims he won it betting on dogs and was arrested on charges including investigation and vagrancy. Detectives recovered funds across Miami in deposits and found a 1939 car Enoff bought.
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Miami
Fla
Wee
Stephen S. Enoff
Mansfield, C
Julia Grech
New York
Enoff
Frank Love
R. B. Simpson
Pierce
Grech
Misrouted drink triggers full fire response in Atlanta
An ambulance driver at Mammoth Grady Hospital activated a fire alarm while attempting to wipe his eye after drinking at a fountain. The misdirected trigger summoned all downtown firefighting equipment, causing a stir before authorities clarified no blaze occurred.
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Atlanta
Mammoth Grady Hospital
Manuel Roxas Dies in Manila at 56
Manila reels from the sudden death of Manuel Roxas at Clark Field from a heart attack age 56. Vice President Elpidio Quirino, ailing but set to return, calls a council of state to meet on Roxas's death and leadership transition after a Liberal party era marked by strong U.S. ties and the defense accord.
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Roxas
Clark Field
Elpidio Quirino
Quirino
Philippines
Council of State
Sergio Osmena
Jose Yulo
Placido Mapa
U. S. Air Base
Manila
Malacanan Palace
United States
Liberal
Mother 68 Dies After Beating by Son in Cincinnati
Mrs Emme Cook died after alleged beating with a chair leg on April 8 in a two room apartment shared with her son George. The 68 year old mother reportedly told investigators of the assault before dying. The son, George, was charged with assault to kill. Lt Orville Burleson said the man was drinking heavily at the time of arrest.
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Cincinnati
Orville Burleson
Burleson
Emme Cook
George
Curb Exchange Strike Settled After Pay Increase
The New York Curb Exchange strike ended with a 10 percent raise on top of a bonus deal. A union shop clause was rejected, and the NYSE walkout continued. Pickets near the Curb Exchange faded after governors ratified the pact, with about 200 workers returning as trading reopened at 10 a.m.
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NEW York
New York Curb Exchange
AFL United Financial
New York Stock Exchange
Curb Exchange
Wall Street
Curb
Nations sign Western Europe economic unity charter
Western Europe signs a 3 000 word charter in Paris to form the European Organization of Economic Cooperation. The 16 Marshall Plan nations and occupied western Germany vow to revive economies, expand production, reduce trade barriers, and work toward self reliance with U S ERP funds.
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Paris
Europe
European Organization of Economic Cooperation
United States
Germany
Ernest Bevin
Austria
Belgium
Britain
Denmark
France
Greece
Eire
Iceland
Italy
Luxembourg
Norway
Netherlands
Portugal
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Hedy LaMarr Sues Look Magazine Over Nose Alteration
Hedy LaMarr filed a $200,000 lawsuit in Santa Monica alleging Look Magazine misrepresented her nose by using two photos as before and after images of nasal plastic surgery in the April 13 issue. The complaint States her features have remained natural since birth. A Look spokesman in New York said they had heard nothing about the suit.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Hedy LaMarr
Look Magazine
Look
Hedy
New York
Smoke Stack Falls From Hotel Hollenden In Cleveland
A fifteen foot section of a smoke stack atop the Hotel Hollenden collapsed onto Vincent Avenue N. E. yesterday. It narrowly missed pedestrians and vehicles. State conservation commissioner H. A. Buck Rider had just driven into the Hollenden garage when the stack toppled.
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Cleveland
Hotel Hollenden
Vincent Avenue
N. E
H. A. (Buck) Rider
Hollenden
Italians Hopeful as Campaign Nears End
Rome AP says Italy’s Communists scramble to regain support in a tense final campaign. Violence marked last night as Interior Minister Scelba shows force to keep order while De Gasperi praises Allied aid and attacks the Communists. Togliatti’s Naples speech drew only 60,000, many leaving early amid waning influence and Western backing for Italy’s UN entry.
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Rome
Italy
Mario Scelba
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democrats
Naples
Palmiro Togliatti
Togliatti
Washington
U. S. State Department
Russia
Trieste
United Nations
U. S
de Gasperi
Greece
Herbert weighs building program timing in Ohio
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert discussed Ohio’s building program with legislative leaders to decide whether to proceed now or wait for potential price declines. Rising costs have driven bids above estimates in many projects, delaying a clear decision.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Stassen Campaign Rises in Ohio After Long Speech Day
Harold E. Stassen spent 10 hours speaking and meeting voters in Youngstown and at Hiram College, boosting his bid to win Ohio delegates. He heads a four day tour through Dayton and Cleveland, opposes Taft for the Buckeye delegation, and positions liberalism against a feared world conflict.
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Youngstown, O
Harold E. Stassen
Hiram College
Stambaugh Auditorium
Washington
Stassen
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Dayton
Middletown
Hamilton
Toledo
Akron
Alliance
Canton
Cleveland
Minnesota
Diences
Earl Hart
Buckeye
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Taft
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Murder Victim Identified in Butler County
The body of a man found slain on Four Mile Creek bank was identified as George W. Green, a farmer and distillery operator near Georgetown, Kentucky. Identification traced to license plates on a car near Mt. healthy, with probate official Charles Green of Greenville confirming the body. Coroner Boone said the victim, aged 35 to 40, was struck at least 15 times and had died within two hours before being discarded in a ditch, discovered by John and Mrs. Moore.
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Hamilton
Four Mile Creek
Butler County
George W. Green
Georgetown
Mt. Healthy
Charles Green
Greenville
John Moore
Here
Boone
Fire Destroys Trailer Truck in Pennsylvania
A large trailer truck from North Bergen New Jersey to Cleveland Ohio burned last night near Krumsville Pennsylvania. State Policeman Walter Hoffhines reported the driver Walter R Figley of Mansfield Ohio said the blaze started in the undercarriage and he could not detach the trailer which held 10000 pounds of chemicals. The truck and cargo were valued at $15000, Figley said.
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Allentown
North Bergen
N. J
Cleveland
Krumsville
Walter Hoffhines
Walter R. Figley
Mansfield
Hoffhines
Figley
Burke's Formula on How to Vote
Rep Burke of Ohio outlines a five point method to decide voting on bills. It weighs practicality, cost, effects on local and state rights, growth of federal bureaucracy, and alignment with political morals and honesty. He cautions the rule is not foolproof but helpful.
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Washington
Burke
Ohio
Lawmaker Warns Red Revolts Could Happen Here
A House committee probes Colombia’s Bogota revolt pattern and CIA warnings as it questions why the State Department pressed a Pan American conference despite reports of Communist plotting. Rep. Clarence J. Brown pushes for hearings to obtain fuller explanations from officials.
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Clarence J. Brown
State Department
Bogota
Department
Marshall
Ohio
Brown
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Air Force bill faces Senate delay in Appropriations panel
In Washington, Senate pursestrings curb the 70-group Air Force bill after House passage. Bridges and Gurney express caution, predicting a thorough review by the Appropriations Committee next week. Costs rise with expansion, while Democratic and Republican leaders split on defense and training options. President Truman and Secretaries Forrestal and Symington weigh moves amid debate.
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Washington
Senate
Bridges
Gurney
GOP
Bridges’ Group
Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Congress
House
Defense Forrestal
Air
Symington
Forrestal
Truman
Confederation Calls End To Bogota Strike
The Colombian Workers Confederation declared the general strike ended as the government moved to clean up post uprising wreckage. The revolt, sparked by the assassination of Liberal leader Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, left about 3000 dead and spurred talks with Liberal Party leaders backing Dario Echandia in the cabinet. The U S State Department reported unconfirmed oil fires in Baranca Bermeja and a handbill in Buenaventura accusing Yankee imperialism. The confederation resumed sessions in a Bogota church, adding economic matters to a revised agenda and planning a western hemisphere economic treaty with details due at next September’s conference.
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Bogota
Colombia
Colombian Workers Confederation
Liberal Party
Jorge Eliecer Gaitan
Confederation
Dario Echandia
Mariano Ospina Perez
U. S. State Department
Baranca-Bermeja
United States
Department
Communists Cell No. 1
Buenaventura
Yankee Imperialeism
Bogotogue
Mrs James Roosevelt Overdose After Taking Wrong Pills
Beverly Hills California AP Mrs James Roosevelt 32 treated for sleeping pill overdose after taking pills from a bedside box early this morning She awoke with a cold and headache swallowed several sleeping pills and alerted her husband Roosevelt state Democratic chairman He rushed her to emergency then St Johns Hospital Santa Monica Doctors described her condition as good later Roosevelt and Romelle Schneider the couple's third child was born three months ago The Roosevelts have two sons James and Michael and a daughter Anna Eleanor born January 10
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Beverly Hills
Cal
James Roosevelt
Blake Watson
St. John’s Hospital
Santa Monica
Roosevelt
Romelle Theresa Schneider
Independence
Wis
Anna Eleanor
Roosevelts
James
Michael
Mayo Clini
Rochester
Minn
California
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Colorado Railroad
Sarah Elizabeth Pence
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N. C
Register of Deeds
John R. Renfrew
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Musgrove
Pence
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