Demand for Penitentiary Inquiry After Three Slayings
Steubenville Democrat Paul Ward urged an immediate probe into Ohio Penitentiary deaths after three slayings in five days. Ward faulted Gov Herbert administration for laxity and said all responsible must be removed, regardless of politics. He called for Atty Gen Hugh Jenkins to lead the investigation.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Atttorney
Paul F. Ward
Nahalka
Zimmer
Chessir
Ward
Thomas J. Herbert
State Welfare
Charlies L. Sherwood
Henderson
Sherwood
Hugh Jenkins
Frank
Couple Found Murdered In Trailer Home
Police investigate a double homicide in Danville Virginia after a trailer home near the city limits yielded two bodies. William Howard Osterber 38 of South Point Ohio, a steeplejack, died from a bullet wound alongside an unknown woman. No gun found. Coroner says they likely died Wednesday. Both bodies sent to a funeral home.
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Ohio
E. B. Archer
William Howard Osterber
South Pont
Lawrence County
Olie
H. H. Hammer
Pittsylvania County
Rabies Fear After Two Children Bitten by Stray Dog
Health officials warn of possible rabies after two children are bitten by a stray dog that later died and was sent to Columbus for analysis. The dog was harbored near Miller Road. dog wardens and police issued orders to restrain pets and monitor for unusual behavior. A separate report notes initial reactions and a ship arrival in Rotterdam with fireworks.
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J. ©. Neer
Neer
Miller Rd
Dr. New
Pits Open But Lewis and Owners Slug It Out Over Pensions
Washington AP reports miners return to work ending six weeks of shutdowns as John L. Lewis and coal operators clash over pension terms. Lewis plans a trustees meeting to discuss the plan challenged by Ezra Van Horn. The operators publish a welfare study saying current royalties fund only $50 monthly pensions for 65 year olds. The Lewis Bridges plan would raise to $100 a month for 62-year-olds with 20 years service. Van Horn seeks court action to override and hold Lewis and Bridges liable for pension payments.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Ezra van Horn
Senator Bridges
R-Nh
van Horn
Welfare Fund
Stuay
Philadelpha
Lewis and Bridges
United Mine
Koreans Held After Riots in Kobe Japan
U S military police arrested hundreds of Koreans after weekend riots in Kobe and Osaka as civil order broke down. About 8,000 Koreans involved. 38 injured. Lt General Eichelberger rushed from Yokohama to investigate. leaders face stern punishment.
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Kobe
Japan
U.S
Osaka
Robert L. Eichelberger
U. S. Eighth Army
Yokohama
Stassen Drives For New Jersey Delegates Backup
Washington AP Harold F. Stassen works to win New Jersey 35 GOP national convention delegates while Taft plans a May visit. Senator Smith says Stassen aims to unite Republican hopefuls with New Jersey unpledged delegates. Several states weigh favorite son options and possible endorsements as primaries approach.
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Washington
Harold F. Stassen
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
New Jersey
Alexander Smith
Stassens
Taft
Smith
Arthur Vandenberg
Mich
Thomas &. Dewey
New York
Minnesota
Alfred E. Drisca
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Edward Martin
Leverett Saltonstall
Joseph W. Martin
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Rhode Island
Martin
King and Queen mark 25th wedding anniversary in royal pageantry
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary as London hosted a grand display of royal pageantry. Crowds lined streets from Buckingham Palace to St Paul’s Cathedral for a national service of thanksgiving reflecting postwar splendor and national tribute to a king and his queen.
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London
George VI
Dominions
Elizabeth
Philip
Buckingham Palace
St. Pauls Cathedral
Robbery at Continental Club Nets $100000 Loot
A traveling salesman and about 40 guests were robbed at gunpoint at the Continental Club in Chesapeake in a canyon fashion raid around 3 a.m. Four men armed with tommy guns looted patrons. loot amount and outside suspects remain unclear. Police deny knowledge of the crime.
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Chesapeake
Continental Club
Lawrence County
Huntington
W. Va
Two Saboteurs Freed and Sent Home to Germany
Ernest P. Burger and George John Dash, convicted Nazi saboteurs who landed on the U S east coast in June 1942, are freed from prison and due to live in the American occupation zone under Army conditions. President Truman approved a Justice Department recommendation for clemency after they provided conspiracy details.
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Washington
Ernest P. Burger
George John Dash
Germany
White House
Truman
Justice Department
Burger
Dasch
FBI
Roosevelt
Dash
Dasen
Palestine clashes flare as Irgun attacks Jaffa from Tel Aviv
Irgun Zvai Leumi resumes assault on Arab Jaffa from Tel Aviv, violating Haganah orders. Heavy shelling and gunfire hit Mashiem Quarter amid roadblock skirmishes. About 1,000 Irgun fighters were reported, with Arab defenders retreating into Jaffa’s Manshiem Quarter as the battle widened.
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Tel Aviv
Palestine
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Arab Jaffa
Haganah
Mashiem
Jaffa
No-Man's-Land
Tel Avis Haganah
Allenby St
Irgun
Yuesterda
Hertzel St
Manshiem
Incentives to Volunteers Considered in Manpower Plan
Senator Wherry hinted Congress may offer incentives to volunteers and keep draft authority as a fallback if volunteers fail to enlist. Speaking at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, he defended his stance and denied political ambitions while criticizing postwar policy deals at Quebec Yalta Teheran and Potsdam as aggravating global ills and defense spending.
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Washington
Senator Wherry
R-Neb
Congress
United States Chamber of Commerce
James A. Farley
In &A
Senate
Quebec
Yalta
Teheran
Potsdam
Russia
Quirino Takes Uy New Duties After Roxas Death
Manila AP report says President Elpidio Quirino assumes national duties after the burial of former President Manuel Roxas. Congress resumes sessions following a week of mourning. Quirino plans conferences to restore order and unity in central Luzon amid a massive state funeral crowd estimated at over 1,200,000.
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Manila
Elpidio Quirino
The
Philippines Republic
Congress
Manuel Roxas
Quirino
Luzon
Roxas
Armco Elects Hook as Board Chairman and Sebald as President
Charles R. Hook was elevated to chairman of Armco Steel Corporation’s board with W. W. Sebald succeeding him as president. Sebald’s appointment marks the first Armco presidency since the founder’s death, while no successor was named for the exective vice president role. Sebald has spent his career with Armco since 1906, rising from office boy to executive vice president. Hook began as an office boy in Cincinnati, joined Armco in 1902, and has led the company through growth to produce over 3,250,000 tons of ingots annually. Both men’ s rise is highlighted as a Horatio Alger story in steel.
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Charles R. Hook
Armco Steel Corporation
W.W. Sebald
Sebald
George M. Verity
Armco
Hook
Horatio Alger
Cincinnati
Corporation
New York
Armeco
Navy
Middletown
Commercial
Armco Steel
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
CCC. and
St L. Railroad
Equitable Life Assurance Society
War risk rises as Bradley cites changed outlook
Secretary Forrestal told a Senate subcommittee that a 70 group air force is favored if budget limits allow and that the overall defense program must balance fiscal and economic factors. General Omar Bradley warned the chance of war had increased since early in the year and urged readiness and broader military planning.
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Forrestal
America
United States
Secretary of Defense
Senate
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House
Truman
Forresta
Armed Services Committee
Omar N. Bradley
Army
Russia
Msesage
Congress
St. Patrick’s Day
Bradley
Ball Players Heroes In Fatal Train Crash
In Adamsville Alabama an engineer and a woman passenger were killed in a fatal train crash. Thirty one others sustained injuries as authorities investigated the derailment and rescue efforts continued at the scene.
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Ball Players
Adamsville
Ala
Here
Illinois Central Railroads
Sun Chaser
Birmingham
Seboygan
Wisconsin
Eisenhower Warns That a Stupid Act Could Spark War
General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned at a Kansas gathering that a single rash act by a dictatorship could push nations toward war, driven by chaos fear and hunger. He urged citizens that the nation's welfare must come first and pledged to keep the public interest uppermost.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fisenhower
Kansas
Hanna Sane Faces Trial in Forgery Case
Hanna Sane, a 39 year old Cleveland native, pleaded guilty to a redrawn federal indictment accusing forgery of two $30,000 checks. He was released from Meyer Memorial Hospital for arraignment and is to be sentenced Wednesday. he remains in custody at Erie County jail for related charges of larceny and forgery.
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Buffalo, NY
Mark A Hanna
Hanna
Meyer Memorial Hospital
John Knight Knight
Henry W. Killeen, Jr
Erie County
Cleveland
Ohio
British Cabinet Denies Palestine Mandate Report
British cabinet sources deny published reports that Britain would surrender its Palestine mandate. Officials say policy remains unchanged and no surrender is planned, with no date set for any shift in governance.
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London
Britain
Palestine Mandate
Nine Killed on Highways Across Ohio in Tragic Day
The Associated Press reports nine deaths on Ohio roads as warm weather drew crowds onto the highways. Victims include George F. Mencia and Gertrude McIntyre in Warren hit by a train, and multiple fatalities near Portsmouth Wapakoneta Newark Barnesville Lima Barnesville.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Portsmouth
Don Fry
Buckorn
Auglaize County
Joan Madigan
Wapakoneta
William Feiblekorn, Jr
Rhetty Doty
Fry
Shirley Holler
Newark
William Myers
Barnesville
Belmont County
Myers
Clyde G. McGillvary
Lima
Great Lakes
Lana Turner and Bob Topping to Wed Today
Hollywood wedding for Lana Turner and Henry J. Topping Jr takes place at publisher William Wilkerson’s Bel-Air home. A champagne reception, lavish buffet, and lobster feast greet 75 to 100 guests before Turner departs on a New York London honeymoon toward a European sojourn for several months.
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Hollywood
Lana Turner
Henry J
Bob) Topping, Jr
Bel-Air
William R. Wilkerson
Lana
Law
Boston
New York
Louisiana
Palm Springs
Cal
Armed European aid plan near final stages
Washington reports a program of military backing for anti Communist western Europe is in the final administration stages. Planning work is to be stepped up by Secretary of State Marshall who returns to his desk after four weeks at the Inter American Conference in Bogota.
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Washington
Europe
Secretary of State
Marshall
Bogota
Taft Maps Ambitious Battle Through Ohio
Taft predicted a strong delegate outlook in Ohio for the May 4 Republican primary while saying Stassen peaked in Ohio ten days before the election and is on the downtrend. He planned about 30 speeches in northern Ohio with Bricker and Herbert backing him as Stassen campaigns for 23 of Ohio's 38 delegates.
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Taft
Ohio
Cleveland
Robert A. Taft
Harold E Stassen
Stassen
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Cincinnati
Minnesota
Ohio Republian
Washington
Dayton
Harold F. Stassen
John W. Bricker
Thomas J. Herbert
Bricker
Youngstown
Martha
Senate
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Samuel P. Chessir
Andy Nahalka
Frank D. Henderson
Ralph W Alvis
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Millard Burkhardt
Yorket
Rotterdam
Netherlands
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George
Duke of York
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Lake Success
France
Jerusalem
New York City
Charles Hook
W. W. Sebald
Www
W. Sebald
Misa
Versy
Wichita, Kan
E. J. Smith
Wichita
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
W B. James
Haleybille
Emma Dannke
Chicago
Ernest Mayhall
Louise Dahnke
Eva L. Hewen
Daytona Beach
Fla
Elizabeth B. Paver
Evanston
Hanna Sane
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