No End Eisenhower Boom Says Senator Sparkman
Senator Sparkman of Alabama said only a clear no from General Eisenhower can stop efforts to nominate him. Virginia Democrats voted to back Eisenhower in Philadelphia and oppose any Truman civil rights supporter, signaling a possible convention stampede.
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Steel firms face united stand over union shop clause
Government reviews seizure powers in new draft law as steel companies and John L. Lewis clash over a union shop provision. U S Steel and 17 other firms file unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB amid fears a walkout at captive coal mines could halt mills and auto production.
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Hodnett to Lead Fenn College in Cleveland
Dr. Edward Hodnett, vice president at the University of Massachusetts, was chosen to become president of Fenn College in Cleveland effective September 1. The Fort Devens educator will succeed Dr. C. V. Thomas who died last November.
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Edward Hodnett
University of Massachusetts
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Whisky Cargo Gone Worth ThirtyFive Thousand
The State Highway Patrol asked Ohio and adjacent state police to locate a truckload of whisky valued at 35000. The cargo left Joseph E Seagram and Sons distillery in Lawrenceburg Indiana last Tuesday for Washington. Elmer G Myers of Inter State Motor Freight said a Springfield owner hauled it, driven by M L Warner of Springfield.
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Springfield
M. L. Warner
Suit Filed To Force Sale Of Automobile
Jerome P. Accuri filed in Common Pleas Court to compel Arnett's Inc. to sell him a new car promised in 1947. He says he ordered the car in March 1947 and, after being told he was third on the list, was informed he had fallen to ninth. Accuri asks the court to require immediate sale.
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U S China Pact Signed At Nanking For Aid
AP reports U S Ambassador J Leighton Stuart and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Shih Chieh signed the Sino American emergency assistant agreement in Nanking. The pact clears the way for reconstruction in China and China also accepted terms for military aid.
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J. Leighton Stuart
Wang Shih- Chieh
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Girl, 128, Bit by Pet Dog Named Ching in Pittsburgh
In a Pittsburgh incident, a 128 year old girl was bitten by her dog Ching who reportedly proved to be her best friend. She suffered seven head stitches after the dog attacked her neck and head in a dark living room before a street noise startled the animal. The girl later put the dog out and awaited a grandmother calling a doctor.
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Five Million Dollars Mutuels Ring Cracked at Ford Rouge Plant
Dearborn police arrested UAW-CIO committeeman Edward Hester, 38, in a trap at the Ford Rouge plant. They accuse him of running a five million dollar a year numbers ring and planning bribes of two thousand to five thousand dollars monthly for protection. Hester allegedly offered 100 to the police and claimed it was worth fifty thousand dollars annually to control mayor, police chief, and vice squad influence.
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Dearborn
Rouge
Ford Motor Company
Ralph Guy
Edward Hester
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Guy
Flames Consume Dagmar Salon Abandon Ship Off Delaware
Flames swept the 5 000 ton Swedish steamship Dagmar Salon ten miles off the Delaware coast forcing the crew to abandon. Some members rode lifeboats near the burning ship while others were taken aboard the S S Perla. The Perla’s master said half the crew are aboard and the rest are on lifeboats near the Dagmar Salon. A U S Coast Guard cutter arrived to pick up the remaining crew. Location is 30 miles south of Cape May New Jersey and 10 miles east of the Delaware coast.
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Jewish Leader Abba Hillel Silver to be Honored
Cleveland AP Dr Abba Hillel Silver ends 31 years of communal leadership with a July 19 testimonial dinner honoring his service as rabbi and his role in helping create Israel He chairs the American Section of the Jewish Agency for Palestine and the American Zionist Emergency Council and spoke for American Zionism before the United Nations.
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CAB to finish hearing on United DC-6 crash near Mt Carmel
Ashland Pennsylvania AP report says the Civil Aeronautics Board will complete today a hearing into the June 17 United Airlines DC-6 crash near Mt. Carmel that killed 43 aboard. Witnesses described a fire on board before the crash and two UAL pilots testified they would have chosen a route to more open country under danger conditions.
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Gayles Dies In Electric Chair Eyes Donated To New York Bank
Clifford William Gayles, 34, of Xenia, was executed in Ohio State Penitentiary after a second electric chair jolt. He donated his eyes to the blind before death, to be sent to a New York hospital. The incident occurred with 18 others in the death chamber, and warden R W Alvis noted the eye donation as part of the condemned man’s final actions.
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Clifford William Gayles
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John Eckstorm
Xenia
Butler County
Edna Adkins
Franklin
R. W. Alvis
New York City
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New York
Richard Schultheiss
Charles Walke
New Orleans
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Schultheiss
James Greenfield
Paul Fouts
Middletown
C. Valerian Lucier
Ohio
Bertha Perkins
Alvis
Cincinnati
Dayton
Ada Davidson
Davidson
Ohio expects 15 to 20 holiday highway deaths this weekend
Ohio prepares for July 4 with warnings from Highway Director Earl Reed. One death already occurred as Arthur McCoy, 28, died when his car hit a guard rail near Elyria. Officials urge speed adjustment, slower curves, and safe night driving while cities host varied celebrations from Cleveland to Springfield.
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Ten Qualities for Teachers Highlight Conference
The National Conference on the Education of Teachers at Bowling Green State University ends today after four days with 400 delegates. Dr. W E Peik delivers the closing address as the group presents 10 agreed teacher qualities including humanity, emotional stability, native ability with training, curiosity, and democratic process respect.
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W. E. Peik
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Finis E. Engleman
Peik
College of Education
University of Minnesota
Willis E. Dugan
Engleman
Grand jury drops murder charge in hobo jungle stabbing
Hamilton County grand jury ruled against the murder charge against Carl R. Fleischer 19 of New Albany Ind in the case stemming from a Norwood area hobo jungle fight on May 18 in which 60 year old Odie Sharp died from stab wounds.
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Hamilton County
Carl R. Fleischer
New Albany
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Fleischer
Norwood
Odie Sharp
Holiday Death Toll Rises in Early Independence Day Reports
National Safety Council figures show 19 deaths in accidents since Friday 6 p.m. with 15 in traffic and three drownings during the start of the three day Independence Day holiday. An estimated 30 million cars were expected on highways as millions travel to vacation areas.
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National Safety Council
Housing Bill All Politics All Politics in Philadelphia
Rep John W McCormack charges the Republican led Congress was told in a Philadelphia room not to adjourn until a housing bill passed. He criticizes the cost of living rising 40 percent, blaming Republicans while noting Democratic rule kept prices steady for five years.
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John W. McCormack
D-Mass
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Platform
Republican Party
Jolson Adopts Baby Son in Court Action
Alf Jolson and his young wife became parents by court adoption, taking six month old Asa Albert Jolson as their son yesterday in Los Angeles. The announcement confirms a new family addition in the Jolson circle.
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LOS Angeles
Alf Jolson
Asa Albert Jolson
Youth Of Ohio Town Join In Centennial
Twenty eight Washington Court House Ohio youngsters traveled to the capital to represent their town at the Washington Monument centennial program. The group selected by students from across all high school classes will join the parade ceremony for President Truman's address and a banquet, with tours planned before returning to Ohio Tuesday.
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Washington Court House
Ohio
United States
Eli Craig
Chamber of Commerce
Truman
Pacific Flood Ends Monday After 45 Days in Oregon
The Columbia River flood will end Monday after 45 days, officials say, with the river returning to its banks at the 18 foot level. It stands as the second longest Pacific Northwest flood and costliest on record with a death toll of 49 and about 60,006 homeless.
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Trade Relations Between Nations Are Shut Down
Berlin reports Britain will convene with American and French military governors and Soviet Marshal Sokolovsky to discuss Berlin blockade relief. Belgrade radio: Albania cuts trade with Yugoslavia and orders Yugoslav missions out within 48 hours, amid Yugoslav protests calling it a grave breach of international law.
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Ohioan sees Yugoslav split as first world Communist bloc rift
Representative Bolton labels Yugoslavia’s break with Moscow a warning sign for the world Communist bloc. She predicts possible bloodshed from protests and warns Berlin’s fate could trigger Austrian gains for Communists. Bolton underscores Tito’s stance as a beacon for Balkan independence seeking relief from Kremlin pressure.
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Airports Get $73 Million for 439 Projects
Civil Aeronautics administrator D. D. Rentzel announced a program to spend 73.8 million dollars on 455 airports starting July 1. Federal funds total 35.1 million with 38.7 million local or state shares, prioritizing immediate aeronautical need across classifications and major grants to Orchard Chicago Wayne County Detroit and Fort Worth Midway Field.
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Middletown Airport Improvement Lags for Federal Grant
Middletown's airport improvement program has not progressed sufficiently to qualify for a federal grant, delaying anticipated funding and project initiation. Local authorities say additional planning and documentation are required before submission.
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Towns' merger may be voted in November referendum
Uhrichsville and Dennison plan to circulate petitions urging councils to hold a November referendum on merging the two towns. If approved, Uhrichsville would annex Dennison and form a single city named Dennison, with populations 6,435 and 4,413 in 1940 respectively.
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Uhrichsville
Man Dies in Columbus Fire Near One Room Home
Russell Stapleton age 25 perished in an early morning blaze that consumed his single room dwelling near Columbus. origin of fire undetermined. Stapleton, a Bruin Kentucky native, was employed by a building contractor.
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Russell Stapleton
Here
Stapleton
Bruin, Ky
Arabs Send Bernadotte Reply on Palestine War Settlement
Arab spokesmen signaled rejection of Bernadotte’s peace plan as the mediator arrived in Cairo with the Arab reply to his proposal. He traveled from Rhodes seeking a longer four week truce and may receive the Jewish answer early next week.
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Egypt
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
Seven Nations
Israel
Bernadotte
United Nations
Rhodes
Balkans Rivalry: Yugoslavia and Albania Clash in Communist Dispute
Tensions flare as Albania denounces all economic agreements with Yugoslavia in a unilateral move amid Cominform polemics. Yugoslavia, led by Marshal Tito, and Albania, led by Col. Gen. Enver Hoxha, are described as rival Communist powers with stark differences in size population and strategic outlooks.
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Balkans
Marshal Tito
Texas
Maryland
Statesman
Greece
Six detained after fatal Tulsa clubbing case
In Tulsa Oklahoma six persons were held for investigation after the fatal clubbing of Ruth Morton 42 a divorced woman and the assault of two teenage girls and another woman. Police said a 25 year old man was taken into custody after a victim briefly regained consciousness and spoke. Mrs Morton was found dead in her apartment badly beaten and partially nude with criminal assault noted by a pathologist. The attack targeted Mrs J B Cole 38 her daughter Doris 13 and Levon Gabbard 14 and three of them remained in critical condition.
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Okla
J. W
Bud) Hollingsworth
Ruth Morton
J. B. Cole
Doris
Levon Gabbard
Cole
Child struck by taxicab on South Main near Fourth Ave
A child was hit by a taxi on South Main Street near Fourth Avenue shortly before noon and rushed to Middletown Hospital. Early reports identified the child as one of twin daughters of Dr and Mrs John R K Perkins of South Main Street.
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Fourth Ave
Middletown Hospital
John RK. Perkins
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