Four held after Cleveland payroll holdup kills executive
In Cleveland the four men were arrested after a Pay roll holdup at Reliable Steel Plate Co. fatally shot secretary George Margulis 33. Ralph Reed 26 confessed to firing the fatal shot. Linemen Paul Vanta 27 and Larry Potopas aided by warning and calling police. Suspects Laduca 25 Esson 26 Muncy 31 were captured with Reed at his hotel room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
East End
Ralph Reed
George Margulis
Reliable Steel Plate Co
Theodore Carlson
Paul P. Vanta
Vanta
Larry W. Potopas
James R. Esson
Edsel Ford Muncy
Central
Esson
Muncy
Reed
Carlson
Plan For Drastic Easing Of Rent Controls Hits Deadlock In Senate Banking Committee
In Washington the Senate Banking Committee remains split over extending rent controls as a cooling off period ends February 16. A subcommittee proposal would extend controls until April 30 with flexible rent hikes, lift ceilings in some areas, and end controls for tenants with 15 percent leases in 1948. Automatic increases tied to operating costs could rise rents by up to 15 percent, while broad ceilings would be removed where census data show high vacancy.
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Senate Banking Committee
Washington
Senate
Tobey
R-Nh
Senate Banking
Cain
R-Wash
Census Bureau
De Valera Loses Party Majority in Irish Election
Dublin AP reports Eamon de Valera’s Fianna Fail won 66 of 147 seats in the new Dail, losing a majority but seen as likely to remain prime minister. Opposition noncoalition blocs win 76 seats. five seats await filling in Carlow and Kilkenny next Tuesday. The Dail convenes February 18 to elect the premier. independents and National Labour deputies may provide the needed 77 votes.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Eire
Fianna Fail
Carlow
Kilkenny
Opanang
Dealera
National Labor Party
National Labor
GOP Frowns On Aid Increase in Foreign Aid Plan
The AP reports Republicans oppose a $9.083 billion aid rise as Vandenberg and ambassador Lewis W. Douglas discuss a revised figure. Douglas says most of the extra $20 million would go to China, Greece, and Turkey in the Foreign Relations Committee briefing.
Wrights First Plane Could Return To United States
A Kitty Hawk flyer built by the Wright brothers may return to the United States after decades in London. Orville Wright, who died in 1948, left a 1917 will directing the Kitty Hawk bequest to the Kensington Science Museum unless withdrawal was requested in writing before his death. The London museum has housed the fragile aircraft since 1928 amid a long dispute over priority with the Smithsonian Institution.
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Dayton
Wright Brothers
United States
Orville Wright
Kensington Science Museum
London
Wright
London Institution
Orville
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Smithsonian Institution
Samuel Pierpont Langley
Kensington Museum
Arnold Urges Plane Return To U S From London Museum
General H H Arnold, ally of the Wright brothers, calls for the Kitty Hawk aircraft to be brought back to the United States from a London museum. He argues it belongs in its native land where man proved air travel possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonoma
Calif
H. H. Arnold
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
N. C
United States
London
U. S. Army Air Forces
Two Costly Mistakes Denrive Couple Of Cottage
A Cleveland couple lost their dream cottage due to a mistaken mortgage payment path and their dog Laly died as a stray at the city pound. The dog warden investigated after Steve Zivich 59 served a 10 day workhouse sentence for violating a court order to vacate the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laly
Steve Zivich
Albert Rhoden
Zivich
Pauline
Savings and Loan Company
Bargain Sale Planned for Slow-Moving Spirits
In Columbus, the State Liquor Department plans a bargain basement sale of spirits led by Director Dale M. Dunifon. About 1.5 million dollars worth of cordials, rums and brandies would be offered at roughly 40 percent below normal prices. Additional sales will occur later, with leftovers for bidding by non Ohio interests.
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Columbus
State Liquor Department
Dale M. Duniton
Dunifon
Ohio
Intergps
Suspect In Columbus Slaying Flees Again
The No 1 suspect in real estate agent Elmo Rice's slaying in Columbus escaped Huntington State Hospital and remains at large. Homer Jack Dean, 37, charged with robbery forgery and obtaining money under false pretenses, fled after an unarmed attendant allowed his escape. Police say he is the hottest lead in the two month old murder case and was arrested in Kenova on December 23 for forging a $230 check. Police and hospital officials call him dangerous and say he outwitted staff.
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Huntington
W. VA
Elmo Rice
Columbus
Huntington State Hospital
Glenn C. Hoffman
Homer Jack Dean
Rice
Dean
Cade Asbes
Ohio
Kanawha
Charleston
Kenova
Maysville
Azel Bryant
S . Reasor
Southerners Lukewarm On Party Belt
WAKULLA SPRINGS Fla AP Southern governors gathered for a regional conference with a focus on graduate education funding but drifted into a political debate. Mississippi Governor Fielding Wright, angered by Truman administration positions on segregation and civil rights, said he would introduce a resolution pushing the formation of an all southern party.
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Wakulla Springs
Fla
Mississippi
Fielding L. Wright
National
Democratic Party
Wright
Truman
M. E. Thompson
Georgia
Fire at Globe Solvent depot causes heavy losses
A blaze at the Globe Solvent Company storage depot yesterday night involved fuel oil chemical and gasoline units and triggered a series of explosions. Authorities estimate damages exceed 500000 with surrounding area rocked by the blasts and nearby structures damaged. The incident prompted emergency response and investigations into the fire’s cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Globe Solvent Company
Bradley Takes Eisenhower's Post In Army
Gen Omar N. Bradley becomes the Army chief of staff at the Pentagon, succeeding Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower. President Truman attends the noon ceremony as Bradley, Ike's West Point classmate, assumes leadership after 33 years of service. Ike will retire to prepare for Columbia University president duties. Bradley commanded four armies in Europe and helped build the Veterans Administration after World War II.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Army
West Point
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Pentagon
National Defense Headquarters
Eisenhower
Supreme Command
Europe
Columbia University
GOP
Bradley
North Africa
Italy
France
Germany
Veterans Administration
Woman's Second Set Of Triplets Doing Nicely
Syracuse AP report says Mrs Margaret Walker's second set of triplets, the one in a million, arrived at Syracuse General Hospital with no girls and weighed 17 pounds combined. The family, including nine children, is supported on a factory repairman salary while preparing to move into a four bedroom house. The babies were born within eight minutes yesterday and are said to be doing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Margaret Walker
Syracuse General Hospital
Five Feared Dead In Crash Of B-25
In Jasper Arkansas a B-25 from Wright Field crashed into a bluff in sleet covered Ozark Mountains. Five aboard. no survivors found. Names listed for four Army men: Lt Phillip Novick, dst Lt Charles Thomas, Sgt Felton Roberson, Sgt George Hatjes. A civilian sailor hitchhiked with the crew. identity to be verified in Oakland. Parts of the wreckage found atop Roundtop Mountain. CAA investigators to be sent to Little Rock.
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Jasper, Ark
Arkansas State Police
Sheriff's Deputies
Ozark Mountains
Here
Wright Field
Phillip Novick
Brooklyn
N. Y
Charles W. Thomas
Zepher Hills
Fla
Felton F. Roberson
Little Rock
Wie
Jean Roberson
Osborne
George L. Hatjes
Damon Wilson
Roundtop Mountain
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Wright A
Dayton
Harrison
CAA
Incorrect promotion rumor shadows Truman aide role
Washington AP Maj Gen Harry H Vaughan returned as military aide after a misreported promotion. White House Press Secretary Charles G Ross clarified there is no ranking aide and that three aides will serve representing the three military branches. Renfrew was promoted, Vaughan said it was premature and inaccurate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry H. Vaughan
Jon
Truman
Vaughan
White House
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Col — Renfrew
Renfrew
Three Sisters Die in Round Lake Beach House Fire
A basement fire during a birthday party at a Round Lake Beach home claimed the lives of Doris Elaine Jones nine, Vic and Rebecca Jones fourteen, and Louis Jones seventeen. Six siblings survived or escaped with burns and injuries. James six, Donald twelve suffered burns, John four escaped unharmed.
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Waukegan. II
Round Lake Beach
Doris Elaine Jones
Fan
Hey
Vic
Rebecca
Louis
James
Donald
John
Animals Fare Better Than Children Claim
CHICAGO AP Farm animals get better feeding care than children say Joseph W Fichter Ohio grain master in a speech to the AMA National Conference on Rural Health He urges expanded health education and local public health units to improve child health in rural and urban areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph W. Fichter
Ohio
Gra
American Medical Association
Fichter
National Grangy Health Committee
W Fichter
Leap Is Fatal To Daredevil Dusty Rhodes Death Jump
Hollywood stunt man Alfred Dusty Rhodes died after plunging 265 feet from the Golden Gate bridge while wearing life jackets football padding and three small parachutes. His wife Lorraine 25 watched the death leap as cameraman Jose Gureman recorded the moment Rhodes had traveled to San Francisco after a recent daredevil death car show in Hawaii.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Hollywood
Alfred
Dusty) Rhodes
Lorraine
Jose Gureman
Rhodes
Hawaii
Flour and Lard Prices Fall Amid Wholesale Slump
The Associated Press reports a sharp drop in wholesale quotations hits flour and lard first as major grain futures tumble. Several eastern chains cut flour by four cents per 10 pound bag with more reductions expected. Wheat and corn fell to near daily limits while butter rose briefly. analysts warn of volatility and note price changes reflect broader market movements rather than immediate retail costs.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Paul S. Willis
Grocery Manufacturers of America
GMA
Chicago
New York
Street Long
Taft accuses administration of padding wheat market
Senator Taft of Ohio charges the Democratic administration aims to keep grain prices high for political gain. He cites Secretary Anderson’s plan to buy 50 million bushels of wheat as evidence and says the move creates an air of false prosperity ahead of the November election.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Anderson
Ponncey
Quints Are Aunts in North Bay Birth
The Dionne quintuplets, aged 13 turning 14 next May, became aunts as their elder brother and sister in law welcomed the couple’s first child yesterday at St. Joseph’s Hospital in North Bay. The infant weighs seven pounds and is the first grandchild of the Dionne family, Mr. and Mrs. Oliva Dionne of Callander.
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North Bay
Ont
Dionne
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ernest Dionne
Oliva Dienne
Callander
Price Decline Is Predicted By Economist
Cincinnati AP A. W. Zelemek of New York economic counselor and president of the International Statistical Bureau told newsmen at the University of Cincinnati that prices would fall 20 to 25 percent within nine months. He said the recent commodity price drop signals the forerunner of a general downward trend and that the inflationary period may end soon without further government action. He warned the rapid decline could ripple through farm commodities and building materials, provoking further shifts in the market.
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Cincinnati
A. W. Zelemek
New York
International Statistical Bureau
University of Cincinnati
Zelemek
Lee Pressman Quits CIO Counsel Post
Lee Pressman resigns as CIO chief counsel after twelve years to aid Henry Wallace in his campaign for president. The move comes as Pressman steps away from official duties to pursue political involvement.
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Washington
Lee Pressman
CIO
Henry Wallace
Spain and France reopen common border after six months
MADRID AP Spain announced last night it had reached an agreement with France to reopen their shared border that had been closed since February 28 1946. The accord ends a prolonged halt to cross border movement and paves the way for resumed trade and travel between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
France
Gambling aids drive yields 162.75 to March of Dimes
Cleveland AP reports a judge ordered 162.75 from a gambling case to be given to the March of Dimes. Judge Samuel H. Silbertened directed the funds to the charity, marking a notable win for the defense fund drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Common Pleas
Samuel H
Market House Is Lost In Fire At Columbus
Columbus fire swept a market house causing total loss after a general alarm. Two firemen were slightly injured as crews battled flames that blacked out the area and damaged wires and pipes. Nearby incidents included a Ross County Fairgrounds dining hall blaze and a Columbus delivery garage fire, with tens of thousands in damage.
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Columbus
Ohio
Chillicothe
Ross County Fairgrounds
Cleveland
Clarence Shen
Ohio Bellephone Company
Ohio Gas Company
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de Valera
Wrights
U. S
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Paul Behren
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Leap
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