Ohio Bell ordered to cut rates and issue rebates
The Ohio Public Utilities Commission ordered Ohio Bell to reduce rates for 1,384,000 subscribers by 2.19 million dollars annually and pay rebates totaling about 4 million over 21 months after ruling the rate base was too high. Cities including Dayton Akron Toledo Youngstown and Canton protested earlier rate increases.
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State Public Utilities Commission Today
Ohio Bellae Company
Ohio Bell
Ohio Cities
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Akron
Toledo
Youngstown
Canton
Commission
Harold L. Mason
Ray O. Martin
Harry M. Miller
Miller
Supreme Court
Randolph Eide
Burke for bench probable Truman pick in Cleveland
The Cleveland News reports President Truman is likely to nominate Cleveland Mayor Thomas A. Burke as a federal judge on January 10. The appointment would fill a vacancy created 15 months earlier by the retirement of Judge Robert N. Wilkin on the district court in Cleveland.
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Cleveland News
Truman
Thomas A. Burke
Robert N. Wilkin
District Court
Start Em Later In School Boys Duller Than Girls Educator Says
Dr Frank Pauly reports girls mature faster and earn better grades than boys. He suggests delaying boys entry to first grade by three to eight months and extending kindergarten to reduce frustration. Studies show girls advance earlier in growth. boys lag in Tulsa and New York City schools with more boys in slow classes. In middle grades girls outperform boys in tests while boys are older than girls.
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Frank R. Pauly
Tulsa
Okla
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Pauley
Oles
Paul
New York City
Pauly
Administration Plans Broadened Tax Program for Defense Costs
President Truman will urge a much broader tax program to cover rising defense costs with a possible new tax plan to Congress after the new session begins. A Treasury official indicated large tax increases may be needed to offset the defense spending surge in 1951 and beyond.
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White House
Truman
Congress
Jospeh H. Short
Treasury
Short
Ir. Truman
Griffis Named As Envoy To Franco Spain
President Truman selected Stanton Griffis 63 to be the American ambassador to Spain ending a five year snub. Griffis, a Boston native, has been ambassador to Poland Egypt and Argentina and chairs Paramount Pictures Madison Square Garden and Brentano's. He will seek Senate confirmation next session.
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Truman
Stanton Griffis
Spain
Generalissimo
Franco
Griffis
Boston
Poland
Egypt
Argentina
Madrid
America
United Nations General Assembly
Army calls up 1900 officers in first use of reserves
The Army announced it will summon 7,500 junior officers from National Guard and Organized Reserve for duty in March. Plans include 100 Women’s Army Corps lieutenants and captains and active service for 890 medical, 850 dental, and 415 medical service corps officers reporting Feb 5 and Mar 15. Guard and Reserve lieutenants and captains will report Mar 1 to Mar 22, first such pull since the Korean crisis.
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Army
National Guard
Navy
Women's Army Corps
Medical Service Corps
Ex-Showgirl Slain. Apple Picker Arrested for Questioning
NEW YORK AP investigation into the strangulation death of Evelyn Hughes, a former Ziegfeld showgirl, leads to Utica where Birger Nordkrist, 41, an apple picker from Hamlin, was detained for questioning after seeking hotel notes on alleged trouble. Police say no charges yet.
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Ziegfieldies
Utica
N. Y
Evelyn
Yvonne) Hughes
Manhattan
Birger Nordkrist
Nordkrist
James Laino
Miss Hughes
Laino
Hamlin
Gift Proves Fatal To Three Year Old in New Jersey
Three year old Virginia Kretowicz of Red Bank was excited by a new bathrobe given for Christmas. While showing it off near an open fireplace, the garment caught fire and she died from burns the following day. Her death underscores the dangers of close proximity to open flames for young children in homes.
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Long Branch
N. J
Virginia Kretowicz
Red Bank
Virginia
It's Official Gorgeous George Becomes Legal Name
Los Angeles AP reports wrestler George Raymond Wagner has legally changed his name to Gorgeous George, adding a professional title to his formal name. His wife Betty notes their two children recognize only the George surname.
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Los Angeles
Gorgeous George
George Raymond Wagner
Betty
George
Sub-Zero Cold Freezes Ohio Down to Minus 23 at Salem
Savage sub-zero temperatures plunge Ohio to 23 below zero at Salem and Bucyrus as a deep freeze persists. Utilities slash industrial gas and fuel supplies, with Kenton Lima Marysville and several cities recording extreme readings while demand shifts to domestic use.
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Salem
Columbus
East Ohio Gas Company
Cleveland
West Ohio Gas Company
Lima
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Bucyrus
Kenton
Upper Sandusky
Fremont
Dover
Massillon
van Wert
Marysville
Springfield
Sandusky
Middletown
Hamilton
Arctic Cold Sweeps Eastern U S From Santa’s Backdraft
Frigid arctic air from the north blanketed the eastern half of the nation, with Florida spared. Sub-zero lows pressed into the Midwest and Great Lakes as the cold front moved south from the Red River Valley, leaving temperatures descending to 30 below in Rochester and reaching the mid-teens in parts of Michigan and Wisconsin.
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Midwest
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Minn
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Sault Ste. Marie, Mich
War Will Continue After Evacuation Of Korea
A AP report from New York notes that a clear military victory in Korea is unlikely due to numbers. Morale among American troops remains high as they expect a slow retreat, potentially off the peninsula, with plans for naval blockades, intensified bombing, and guerrilla pressure if evacuation occurs.
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Aim To Stay General Ridgway Assures Koreans
General Ridgway meets President Syngman Rhee and declares I aim to stay as Allied forces regroup along the 151 mile frontier in Korea. The commander cites 1.35 million Reds poised to strike and notes North Korean divisions training in Manchuria. Chinese troops are among those deployed with a strong frontier defense against a likely massed assault near the 38th parallel.
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Manchuria
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Reds
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Ex-Wife Names Remington As Spy For Reds
In New York, Ann Remington testified that former Commerce Department economist William H. Remington handed over a top secret explosive formula to a Russian spy courier. She described meetings with the courier, later identified as Elizabeth Bentley, and said Remington had called the formula top secret. She added both were members of the Communist Party, while Remington denied ever joining. The case centers on alleged perjury about Communist ties and an undercover claim of espionage.
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William H. Remington
Ann Remington
Commerce Department
Remington
Communist Party
Mesula
Young Communist League
Dartmouth
Alexandria
YCL
U. S
Irving H. Saypol
Remin
Toscanini to Return as NBC Symphony Conductor
Arturo Toscanini will return as conductor of the National Broadcasting Company symphony orchestra, to perform at Carnegie Hall at 6 30 p m on Saturdays. After the final New York series concert on March 3, the 83 year old maestro plans to tour with the ensemble.
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New York
Arturo Toscanini
National Broadcasting Comepany Symphony Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
Chinese Reds Plan a 12 000 000 Man Army
AP reports Communist China could field as many as 12 million troops by year’s end, with a regular army of 5 million and 4 million irregulars to be organized. Mobilization aims to add 2 million next year, following a December 12 call for workers and students to join military training.
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