Court Rebuffs Mine Head Again In Farmhand Case
Cyril Gordon 26, a farmhand, and Marie Conn Abbott widow of Morris Abbott face murder charges in Butler County. Sheriff Walke said Gordon confessed to killing Abbott in a love triangle dispute, then dumping the body near rail tracks. Abbott attended her husband’s funeral under guard as grand jury readiness was announced.
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Cyril Gordon
Morris R. Abbott
Marie Conn Abbott
Reily Township
Armer
Butler County
Hamilton
Abbott
Chesapeake and Ohio
Charles Walke
Abbott's
Walke
Gordon
Indianapolis
Oxford
Paul Baden
Indiana
Mrs. Abbott
Wallace Named Barred From Ohio Presidential Ballot
Secretary of State Edward J. Hummel ruled that Henry A. Wallace cannot appear on Ohio's November ballot for president. The decision followed an investigation of affidavits filed by the Ohio Wallace for President Committee and was conveyed to Nathan R. Zahm in Cleveland.
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Columbus
Edward J. Hummel
Henry A. Wallace
Ohio
Hummel
Nathan R. Zahm
Cleveland
Wallace
Motorcycle crash victim Wilbur Fox dies in Dayton
Wilbur Fox, 44, who was hurt on April 26 in a motorcycle crash, died today at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton Ohio.
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Dayton, O
Wilbur Fox
Good Samaritan Hospital
Fresh flood crest mounts in Columbia
Unbridled waters surge through collapsed dikes as a new flood crest moves down the Columbia and Fraser rivers in Canada and the United States. Barnston and Hatzie islands on the Fraser broke, 21 lives lost on the Columbia and Fraser totals, with billions in potential damage. Canadian Navy and Army units aid evacuations and dike reinforcement as debris and railroad damage mount.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Fraser River
Canada
Barnston
Hatzie Islands
British Columbia
Columbia River
Oregon
Washington
Pacific
Columbia
Snake River
Hatzie
Northwest
Fraser
Idaho
Lower
Vancouver
B. C
Navy
Col. J. Toogood
13Th Armored
Hatzie Island
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dewdney
Lower Columbia
Ships Diverted As Tug Strike Hits Great Lakes
At least 12 ore freighters bound for Cleveland were diverted to other ports as six tugboats operated by the Great Lakes Towing Company walked out in a six day strike. Steel plants reported no imminent ore shortages despite the disruption. Union officials cited a misunderstanding, with AFL Tug Firemen Linemen and Oilers Protective Association members involved.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes Towing Company
AFL
Firemen
Oilers Protective Association
Tragedy in Columbus: Three West High seniors drown
Three 17 year old West High seniors Rose Lombard Gordon Welker and Susan Elleman died when their car sped off Route 27 near the Columbus Zoo into the Scioto River at 5 40 am. James Rose drove the car and survived with minor injuries. Survivors include James Elleman and Keitha Thompson. The accident occurred after prom night as the group headed to a breakfast.
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Columbus
West High School
Scioto River
Rose
Billie) Lombard
Ralph F. Lombard
Fire Department
Lombard
Gordon Welker
Earl F. Welker
Susan Elleman
W. H. Elleman
Columbus Zoo
James Rose
State Highway Patrol
James Elleman
Ohio State University
Keitha Thompson
Elleman
Delaware
D. F. Roof
Dutch Queen Abdicates on September 4
The Netherlands will see Queen Wilhelmina abdicate on September 4 with Crown Princess Juliana to become queen that day and be sworn in two days later. September 6 marks the queen’s 15th throne anniversary. Health issues led to the planned step down. Juliana serves as regent.
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the Hague
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Juliana
Dutch Empire
Runoff Vote Scheduled In Newfoundland
Newfoundland vote forecast a runoff as plebiscite returns show none of the three options reaching 51 percent. With 120,264 of 176,297 counted, independence 53,131 votes, Confederation with Canada 49,185, and retention of the present government 17,948.
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ST. John’s
NFLD
Newfoundland
Canada
Mayor Selection Encounters Snag in Yellow Springs
In Yellow Springs Ohio the bid to appoint Air Force Wright Field engineer Paul Nosker as mayor hit a snag as civil service rules require Wright Field approval. Authorities refused. Councilmen want Nosker replaced by former Mayor John Blate and have appealed the Wright Field decision. Nosker’s slate has moved to Tipton Indiana. his resignation was effective May 31.
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Yellow Springs, O
Air Force
Wright Field
Paul Nosker
Yellow Springs
Nosker
Civil Service
Nasker
John Blate
Slate
Tipton
Ind
New Jet Bomber XB-52 Under Development
Washington AP reports a new long range bomber called XB-52 is under construction for the air force. The experimental plane uses propellers driven by jet turbines to reduce fuel use and extend range without sacrificing high speed.
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Washington
Air Force
Truman Rolls Westward on 18 State Tour
President Truman rode the presidential train on an 18 state grass roots tour toward Chicago where he prepared a major address. He said if he felt better he could not stand it and noted support from Ohio Governor Lausche, who welcomed him on the train. The White House framed the trip as non political though its political implications were evident.
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Truman
Crestline
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
Chicago
Washington
Truman speech to be aired locally by WGN in Chicago
President Truman's remarks at the Swedish pioneer centennial will be broadcast on a local Chicago station, WGN, at 9 p m EST with no direct network feed. ABC plans to carry a recording from 10:35 to 11 p m EDT and again from 11:35 p m to midnight EST.
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Chicago
Truman
WGN
American Broadcasting Company
Truman to meet Arvey at Palmer House in Chicago
President Truman will dine with Jacob M. Arvey chair man of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee and former Mayor Edward J. Kelly at the Palmer House in Chicago. Earlier talks in Fort Wayne and Gary Ind. will signal his pre convention tour's voter appeal as he heads to Los Angeles June 14.
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Jacob M. Arvey
Cook County Democratic Central Committee
Fort Wayne
Gary
Ind
Arvey
Truman
Palmer House
Edward J. Kelly
Martin Kennelly
Los Angeles
Washington
Judge Spraul Dies Suddenly in Cincinnati
Clarence E. Spraul, 59, municipal court judge since 1933, died at his home after a short illness. A native Cincinnatian and Xavier University and Cincinnati Law School graduate, he was appointed by Governor George White and recently reelected to a six year term.
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Cincinnati
Clarence E. Spraul
Giles de Courcy
Spraul
DeCourcy
George White
Bowles Criticizes Taft on Price Controls Rhetoric
Former Federal Price Administrator Chester Bowles told Americans for Democratic Action in Cleveland that Taft erred when predicting price rises would stop after controls ended in 1946. Bowles said prices are 27 percent higher since controls were scrapped and called lifting controls a dangerous mistake ignored by Congress.
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Cleveland
Chester Bowles
Taft
Ohio
Bowles
Americans For Democratic Action
Paraguay names Chief Justice Frutos as provisional leader
Chief Justice Juan Manuel Frutos began a 10 week term as Paraguay's provisional president after the bloodless coup that deposed Higinio Morínigo. Morínigo and his cabinet resigned. Frutos will serve until August 15 when Juan Natalicio González takes office. The army cited ensuring González's inauguration and Frutos is a Colorado leader in his late sixties.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Juan Manuel Frutos
Higinio Morinigo
Morinigo
Frutos
Juan Natalicio Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Colorado Party
Pay Increase Sought Based On GM Plan
New York AP CIO United Electrical Workers of the General Electric Company seek a wage rise tied to General Motors and Chrysler settlements. The UE accepts 11 cents an hour with cost of living index changes. a flat 13-cent rise also okay following Chrysler UAW talks. The union asks for a substantial raise, three weeks vacation after 15 years, better pensions and health programs, and paid holidays. General Electric seeks additional unspecified amounts for some skilled workers.
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New York
CIO
United Electrical Workers
General Electric Company
General Motors
Chrysler Corporation
Labor Department
United Automobile Workers
UAW
General Electric
Phone Strike Averted In 21 Month AT&T Deal
NY AP 25 000 long lines workers in 42 states escaped a strike as negotiators signed a 21 month contract between AT and T long lines and the CIO American Union of Telephone Workers. Agreement awaits union ratification and allows wage reopenings once during the term.
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NEW York
Long Lines Department
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
CIO American Union of Telephone Workers
Lewis Ordered to Bargain With Southern Coal Group
Federal Judge T Alan Golds borough ordered John L Lewis to bargain with the Southern Coal Producers Association led by Joseph E Mande svAUUU Ys. The ruling directs formal negotiations to address labor disputes and wage issues affecting coal operations in the region.
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Lewis
Southern Group
Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Joseph E Mande
Goldsborough
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Southern Association
United Mine Workers
Southern Producers Association
Bernadotte seeks quick clarity on Palestine cease fire cues
UN mediator Count Folke Bernadotte said he hopes to clarify within a day or two the conflicting Arab and Jewish interpretations of the four week Palestine truce. Meanwhile fighting persisted with heavy activity in the Arab triangle of northern Palestine and along the Tel Aviv route as Jewish and Arab forces pressed operations.
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Cairo
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
United Nations
Trans-Jordan
Amman
Trans - Jordan
Jenin
Tel Aviv
Nablus
Tulkarm
Israel
Haifa
Jerusalem
Haganah
Board Named In Maritime Controversy
In Washington President Truman invoked the Taft Hartley act to resolve a maritime labor dispute. A five member board headed by Harry Shulman will study issues with six unions of seamen and longshoremen whose contracts expire June 15.
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Washington
Truman
Harry Shulman
Yale Law School
Andrew Jackson
New York
Arthur P. Allen
University of California Institute of Industrial Relations
Jesse Freidin
George Cheney
San Diego
Kenton Youths Die In Airplane Crash
The light plane crashed in a field near McGuffey northwest of Kenton killing two local youths. Don R. Wright, 16, was a passenger in the aircraft piloted by Walter Baum, 19, according to highway patrol.
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Kenton, O
McGuffey
Kenton
Don R. Wright
Walter Baum
Highway Patrol
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UMW
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