Southerners Set To Bolt Party Oppose Truman
In Birmingham the southern Democrats plan to form an anti Truman slate to win the solid South from the regular party and contest 15 states including Alabama Mississippi South Carolina Arkansas Georgia Louisiana Texas Kentucky Tennessee Florida North Carolina Oklahoma and Maryland. The meeting chaired by Frank J Dixon and led by Gov Fielding L Wright aims to defeat Truman with unpledged electors in several states as strategy options are discussed.
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Birmingham
Ala
Philadelphia
Deep South
Truman
Missouri
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Arkansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Tennesee
Florida
North Carolina
Lad
Oklahoma and
Mary and
Fielding L. Wright
Wright
Frank J. Dixon
Dixon
Gessner T. MecCorvey
Mobile
W. W. Wright
McCorvey
Democratic Committee
States Rights Campaign Committee
Jackson
Miss
James Eastland
D-Miss
Mr. Truman
Frank Dixon
Dewey
NEA
Cincinnati's Newest Hotel Opens With Modern Design
The Hotel Terrace Plaza in Cincinnati debuted with a press preview praised for its modern design and organization. Built by Thomas Emery Sons, Inc. at about 12 million dollars, it features an eighth floor entrance lobby and beds that serve as lounges by day, with an official opening set for Monday. Louis Bromfield and Gov. Thomas J. Herbert commended the project as a future-facing addition to Ohio hotels.
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Cincinnati AP
Terrace Plaza
Thomas Emery Sons, Inc
Louis Bromfield
Cincinnati
Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
Hospital Receives $303,203 Grant for Union Hospital
Dover Ohio federal grant of 303203.19 dollars announced by Union Hospital directors funds to improve and enlarge the hospital facilities as reported yesterday.
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Hospital
Dover, O
Union Hospital
Hershey Named to Head Draft Setup
President Truman named Maj. Gen. Lewis Hershey to direct Selective Service. He will supervise peacetime draft registration for youths aged 19 to 26. Hershey previously led Selective Service in the last war and headed the Office of Selective Service Records. An executive order on registration is to be issued early next week.
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Washington
Truman
Lewisershey
Selective Service
General Hershey
Office of Selective Service Records
Army Department
White House
Bitter issues face Congress in new session
Washington AP reports a new anti-Communism bill and repeal of oleo taxes join the Capitol Hill agenda as Congress opens. A revised Mundt-Nixon anti-Red bill is planned, requiring registration for Communists. Repeal of oleo taxes, backed by southern Democrats, faces Senate debate and possible filibuster by northern dairy state senators.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Truman
Karl E. Mundt
R-Sd
Iowa
Communist Party
House
Senate
McClellan
D-Ark
Death of seven year old in Wilmington auto crash
A seven year old, Howard Dumford Jr., died at Hale Hospital from injuries sustained when hit by a car near his home yesterday.
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Wilmington, D
Howard Dumford, Jr
Hale Hospital
City Gains Lakefront Land From Railroad Lease
Conneaut Ohio city officials announce the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad will return 21.52 acres of the 35.4 acres leased in 1923. The restored parcel adds 611 feet of shoreline along the lagoon west of Conneaut Harbor to the city’s control.
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Conneaut. O
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
L. R. Naylor
Port Commission
Conneaut Harbor
Elmer Curnutt Dies In Chair For Murder Of Cincinnati Cafe Owner
Elmer Curnutt, 21, youngest of a nephew uncle crime pair, died in the Ohio Penitentiary electric chair after being executed for his role in the December 2 slaying of 80 year old Thomas Wilson in Cincinnati. He received baptism hours before and walked calmly to the chair as prayers were recited. His body was claimed by brother-in-law Robert R. Smith for burial in Dayton. His uncle, Ova Curnutt, 46, had a stay of execution after the nephew exonerated him.
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Columbus
Elmer Curnutt
Cincinnati
Ohio Penitentiary
Penitentiary
Oatas
Thomas Wilson
Curnutt
Seventh Day Adventist Church
B. P. Garnet
Robert R. Smith
Dayton
Smith
Ova Curnutt
Ohio Supreme Court
President Cashiered General From Army
Bennett E. Meyers, jailed for causing a business partner to lie to a Senate committee, was cashiered from the armed forces. The retired major general, once an Air Force purchasing officer, was dismissed under wartime Art. of War after four months in a District of Columbia jail. He was sentenced to a 20 to 25 year term after a federal jury convicted him of pressuring Bleriot La Marre to testify falsely about the Aviation Electric Company of Dayton, Ohio.
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Washington
Bennett E. Meyers
Senate
Truman
Air Force
Quick Thinking Saves Chicago Youth Life
Six year old James McGohan of Chicago was saved from drowning at Olentangy Village pool by swimmer Jim Hogan who pulled him from four feet of water. Lifeguards aided with artificial respiration and the boy recovered consciousness at University Hospital and was out of danger.
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Columbus
James McGohan
Donald McGohan
Chicago
Jim Hogan
Olentangy Village Housing Corporation
Hogan
University Hospital
Plane Crash Under Study Near Clarksburg
Investigators probed a wrecked plane on a wooded slope 35 miles east of Clarksburg W Va after a crash that killed four people. Identified victims were Jack H. Pepple 26 and James M. Green of Bedford PA Herman Mellor and Herman Mellot Jr of McConnellsburg PA. Farm operator Guy M. Mitter reported hearing the crash during a rainstorm yesterday afternoon.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Here
Jack H. Pepple
James M. Green
Bedford
Herman Mellor
Herman Mellot, Jr
McConnellsburg
Guy M. Mitter
25 Reported Dead In Crash
A Cathay Pacific flying boat crash landed and sank on a Macao to Hong Kong hop, killing 25 of 26 aboard. The Macao Power Light manager said one survivor existed among 22 passengers and four crew. On board were three Americans and two Canadians.
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Hong Kong
Macao
Cathay Pacific Airways
F. J. Gillien
Bonus Commission Sends 6517 Checks In One Day
AP report states the State Bonus Commission mailed 6517 bonus checks totaling 2072884.36, a new daily high. The commission has sent 212910 checks to date following 6416 mailed yesterday.
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Columbus
Polio Closes Nursery After Death of Child
In Zanesville Ohio the Community Day Nursery shut for two weeks following the death of five year old Terry mith, a polio victim who attended the nursery.
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POLIO
Zanesville, O
Terrymith
Hoffman plans new challenge in Stark County race
John R. Hoffman seeks Democratic nomination for state representative after Stark County prosecutor blocks a renewed 28 precinct recount from the May 4 primary. Hoffman and Joseph A. DuBar had claimed the nomination, with DuBar taking a one vote lead after a ballot disqualification by Judge George N. Graham. Hoffman plans to contact the Ohio secretary of state about the ruling.
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Canton
John R. Hoffman
Stark County
Hoffman
Ohio Secretary of State
Joseph A. DuBar
DuBar
Common Pleas
George N. Graham
Alcoa Charged With Unfair Labor Tactics
In Cleveland a charge of unfair labor practices was filed with the NLRB by the National Association of Die Casting Workers against Aluminum Company of America. The complaint alleges an illegal contract on June 29 with the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union covering 2,000 Alcoa plant employees.
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Cleveland
Aluminum Company of America
NLRB
National Association of Die Casting Workers
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
CSO
Alcoa
Big U S Air Fleet Docks in Britain of 60 B 29s
The United States sent 60 B 29 Superfortress bombers to Britain in the largest European display since the war. Lt Gen Lemay leads the force with plans for simulated bombing missions and possible joint runs with the RAF.
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Britain
America
Europe
Russia
Berlin
Daniel E. Hawes
RAF
England
Curtis E. Lemay
Japan
LeMay
Wiesbaden
Germany
U.S
Murder Charge Filed After Girl Thrown From Cincinnati Viaduct
Eight year old Patricia Jackson was hurled from a 60 foot viaduct in Cincinnati. Harry Robertson 33 or a six four inch ex convict claimed voices caused the act. Edna Kidwell 11 and bystanders saw the assault. John Jackson filed the murder charge.
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Cincinnati
Harry Robertson
Patricia Jackson
Clem Merz
Merz
Virginia
Robertson
Downey
Ill
Richmond
William Burke
Homicide Bureau
Edna Kidwell
Charles Jackson
Patricia
Charles
John Theobald
Walter Backherms
Western Hills
John Jackson
Five Rescued From Drowning At Buckeye Lake
Two unidentified fishermen rescued five Columbus residents from Buckeye Lake after their capsized motorboat left them in the water for an hour. Rescued were Virginia Wedemeyer 42 William Ebert 22 Hazel Cook 30 Virginia Farley 29 and Vivian Wyse 23.
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Columbus
Buckeye Lake
Virginia Wedemeyer
William Ebert
Hazel Cook
Virginia Farley
Vivian Wyse
Auto Accident Fatal To Columbus Man
Williard Haines, 21, of Columbus, was killed early today when the car he rode in left Route 40 near Reynoldsburg and struck a utility pole. An occupant was injured in the crash.
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Columbus
Williard Haines
Reynoldsburg
Route
Steel firms boost wages as pay raises spread nationwide
Bethlehem Steel joins U S Steel in granting an average 13 cent an hour raise to its 80,000 workers, part of a wave of increases across the industry. U S Steel lifts pay for 170,000 CIO USW members and 100,000 salaried workers, while Ford boosts 25,000 salaried workers amid a possible strike by 116,000 production staff. Republic Steel pledges to match, Weirton reports 10,000+ employees gaining about 14 cents an hour, and Armco and Middletown area firms weigh similar actions as inflation pressures mount.
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Pittsburgh
Bethlehem Steel Company
U. S. Steel
Cio-Usw
Ford Motor Company
Republic Steel Corporation
Cleveland
U. S
Weirton Steel Company
Weirton
W. Va
Steubenville
Portsmouth Steel Corporation
Portsmouth
Reputtic
Middletown
Armco Steel Corporation
Ford
Railroad May Change Stops For Baggage Flashers Are Planned
New York Central Railroad officials proposed options to ease traffic around Middle town Depot. Ideas include stopping trains above or below the station to load mail baggage while passengers board at depot. City considers buying Wildwood Road crossing right of way to install signals costing about five thousand plus roadway build. Agreement on widening Charles Street reached. plans to be studied by city commissioners.
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Middletown
New York Central Railroad
NYC
Wildwood Rd
L. A. Champ
Manchester
Central Aves
Champ
Marvin D. Clark
A. K. Lewis
Fred J. Schatzmann
R. E. Pochel
Paul E. Wilson
Safety Council
Bus Crash Injures Twenty-One Near South Side
A Greyhound bus bound for Chicago collided with a trailer truck on the far south side. Twenty-one people were injured, several burned while escaping through a rear door after the front door jammed. Patients treated at South Chicago Hospital included Joseph Guzman and Delores Guzman from Cleveland and Elva Stelzriede of Bedford, Ohio.
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Chicago
Greyhound
South Chicago
Joseph Guzman
Cleveland
Dalton Victory Heads Home with War Dead
Manila AP says the Dalton Victory carried 3,962 American war dead. It is the third ship to transport remains from the Philippines as the Army reports 10,360 bodies returned from this theater.
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Manila
United States
Philippines
Strike ends at Sisco Copper amid wage deal
Cincinnati report says after six weeks Local 17 United Auto Workers and Sisco Copper Tube and Products Co agreed to a new wage contract. General wage boost of 10 cents an hour plus other benefits will take effect with Monday production restart in Mariemont.
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Cincinnati
Sisco Copper Tube and Products Company
Mariémont
United Auto Workers
Jewish Leader Rabbi I. E. Philo Dies at 74
Rabbi I. E. Philo, a prominent Youngstown Jewish leader, writer, lecturer, and preacher, died this morning at age 74. He was active in civic and community affairs.
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Youngstown
I. E. Philo
Philo
Nation Pays Final Tribute To War Leader Pershing
Washington AP General of the Armies John J. Pershing lies in state at Walter Reed Hospital chapel marking three days of observances. His body will be viewed by relatives and patients before 24 hours in state in the Capitol rotunda and burial at Arlington National Cemetery with Maj. Gen. Luther D. Miller and Rev. John W. Suter leading rites.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
Walter Reed Hospital
Army Medical Center
American Expeditionary Forces
Pershing
Army
Third Infantry
Arlington Nations Cemetery
Luther D. Miller
Army Chaplains
John W. Suter
Jerusalem warfare pauses as UN deadline nears
Arab and Jewish forces halt in Jerusalem after a night of heavy shelling as a UN Security Council resolution seeks a truce by Sunday. Bernadotte heads to Palestine hopeful a broader ceasefire may hold, while fighting continues in Nazareth and across Syria.
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Cairo
Jerusalem
Palestine
Arab Legion
Jeerusalem
Holy City
United Nations
Nazareth
Damascus
Folke Bernadotte
Bernadotte
United Nations Security Council
Security Council
Old City
Via Dolorosa
Way of Sorrows
Christ
Oil workers strike stalls progress at Standard Oil
More than 1,200 CIO oil workers entered the 10th day of a strike against Standard Oil of Ohio with no settlement in sight. Picketing continued at five Sohio units while refineries in Cleveland and Toledo remained shut and a regional pipeline was halted. Negotiations had broken off after the company offered 17.5 cents more per hour plus an eight cent cost of living increase granted previously.
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Cleveland
CIO
Standard Oil of
Ohio
Comepany
E. B. Mee Connell
Toledo
Hagerstown
Ind
Lima
Canfield
McConnell
Quezon City Becomes Philippines Capital
Manila loses capital status as President Quirino signs a bill naming Quezon City ten miles northeast of Manila as the new capital. He says Manila remains the show window while Quezon City becomes the workshop for government operations.
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Quezon City
Philippines
Quirino
Manila
Socialists Seek Place on Ohio November Ballot
The Socialist Party filed a federal suit in Columbus challenging Ohio election laws and seeking injunctive relief to block enforcement by Secretary of State Edward J. Hummel. Plaintiffs include Norman Thomas and other party nominees. Prohibitionists and Henry A Wallace followers also involved.
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Columbus, O
Ohio
Edward J. Hummell
Henry A Wallace
Hummel
Norman Thomas
New York
Socialist Party
Tucker P. Smith
Highland Park
Mich
Keith Howard
Yellow Springs
Arthur Earnest Morgan
Mary Milgram Parker
Cleveland Heights
Ruth Sanderson
Brackenridge
Euclid
John Sommerlatte
Lakewood
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Southern Democrats
Soviet States
Associated Press
Hawes
Holy Land
Italy
Confederation of Labor
Christian Democrats
Cincinnati Viaduct
United Steelworkers
Schatzmann
Wildwood Rd. Crossing
Delores Guzman
His Daugh
Dalton Victory
Bernadette
Standard Oil
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