Ohio plants close as gas curtailment hits northeast
A sharp gas shutdown by East Ohio Gas Co halts operations at 700 industrial sites across northeastern Ohio amid a deep cold snap. Republic Steel and American Steel and Wire idled mills, with thousands of workers furloughed. Timken and other firms face major layoffs if gas supply remains restricted. Coal shortages force shifts to oil. officials seek military coal to aid Ohioans.
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Youngstown, O
Ohio
East Ohio Gas Company
Republic Steel Corporation
Republic
Moe
Cleveland
Youngstown
Canton
Massillon
American Steel and Wire Company
Cuyahoga Works
William E. Umstattd
Timken Roller Bearing Company
Timken
Fast Palestine
S. George Pottery Company
Midland
Crucible Steel Company
Eal of Light Company
Akron
Frank J. Lausche
Gem theft in Nashville targets Pittsburgh salesman
Jewelry salesman Greying Jacob Davis, 51, of Pitts burgh, Pa., was robbed of $100,000 in unmounted diamonds during a mid-town holdup in Nashville. A gunman fired beside his chest as he clung to a briefcase, with the gems insured and belonging to Barnett Davis, Inc.
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Nashville, Tenn
Pittsburgh
Jacob Davis
Davis
Barnett Davis, Inc
Television Relief Denied for Some Families in Columbus
The County Welfare Department said families unable to afford a TV set cannot receive poor relief. Director Robert P. Stith noted some households used part of relief to finance installments on sets.
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Columbus
County Welfare Department
Robert P. Stith
Explosion at West Side Baptist Church Leaves City Scared
A late arriving choir caused the West Side Baptist Church in Beatrice to be empty when an explosion destroyed the building last night. No injuries reported. Fire, police and FBI investigated. Nearby KWBE radio studio briefly offline.
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Cecil Hess
Walter H. Klempel
Air injection in veins blamed for Borroto death
In Manchester New Hampshire state medical witnesses testified that Abbie Borroto was killed by air injected into her veins by Dr Hermann Sander. Milton Helpern deputy medical examiner of New York City said 40 cubic centimeters of air injected rapidly can cause an air embolism and death. A fellow physician reported Sander described the case at the Christina Parker House before Eliot Hospital in Manchester.
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Manchester
N. H
Abbie Borroto
Hermann N. Sander
Milton Helpern
New York City
Helpern
Sander
Abbie Borreto
William J. King
Christina Parker House
Eliot Hospital
King
U S Ship Attacked By Chinese Kill Intent Crew Charges
In Kobe Japan AP report, Chinese airmen attacked two American merchantmen at Tsingtao with at least seven bombs and heavy machinegun fire. Pioneer Dale crew say seven bombs dropped, hundreds of bullets. one casualty, Henry Balonis, reports severe damage to the ship and its superstructure.
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Tom Lambert
Kobe
Japan
Isingtao
China
Dale
Tsingtao
United States Line
James A. F. Knowlton
West Islip
N.Y
Henry Balonis
Warrior Run
Penn
Batlonis
Isbrandtsen Line
New York
New World Victory
Pacific Far East Lines
Balinis
Herbert D
Smith
Louisville
Murmansk
Russia
Pioneer Dale
Phone Strike Talks Called Amid Industrial Tensions
Federal mediators planned a new round of peace talks to avert a telephone strike. Western Electric and the CIO Communications Workers were invited to a 2:30 p.m. meeting with Conciliation Director Cyrus S. Ching and other mediators after the company previously refused to send negotiators.
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Washington
Western Electric Company
CIO Communications
Cyrus S. Ching
Children Hurt In Collision Near Poyntelle
Twenty children were reported injured four critically in an early crash between a school bus and a milk truck near Poyntelle Pennsylvania. State police at Hazleton said no details were available. The bus was said to be en route from Poyntelle to Lakewood, about forty miles north of Scranton.
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Poyntelle, Pa
Hazesdale
Poyntelle
Wayne County
Lakewood
Scranton
Government Rests In Conspiracy Case In New York
The government rested its case in the spy conspiracy trial of Judith Sapien and Valentin A. Gubitchev in Federal Court New York. The ex-government employee and the Soviet engineer have been on trial since January.
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New York
Judith Sapien
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Theft suspect under arrest in loan office robbery
The last of three men wanted in a $34570 loan office robbery in Cleveland was in FBI custody in Miami Florida. Thin-faced 27 year old ex marine Joan Wesley Hux was picked up in Miami last night by two detectives. A nationwide alert followed the January 11 holdup of the Superior Savings and Loan Association.
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Cleveland
FBI
Miami
Fla
Joan Wesley Hux
Florida
Superior Savings and Loan Association
Truman Nominates Durgin To Command First Fleet
Vice Admiral Calvin T. Durgin, deputy chief of Naval Operations for Air, is nominated to lead the First Fleet in the Pacific. He succeeds Admiral Gerald F. Bogan, who retired after criticizing defense policies. Durgin, 57, is a New Jersey native and a veteran carrier commander in World War II with service in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
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Washington
Truman
Calvin T. Durgin
Pacific
Dingin
Gerald F. Bogan
Du«gin
Palmyra
N. J
Atlantic
Still Unconscious in Carbon Monoxide Incident
Cincinnati AP report says Mrs. Elizabeth L. Lewis, 52, and her son Oscar, 19, remained unconscious on the fourth day after they were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in their home.
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Cincinnati
Elizabeth L. Lewis
Oscar
Busch Attacks Taft in Cleveland Radio Address
Henry M. Busch declares confidence in winning Senator Robert A. Taft's congressional seat, criticizing Taft's twelve years in office. He questions whether Taft has represented or misrepresented Ohio voters in a radio address.
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Cleveland (Ap
Henry M. Busch
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Flying Boat Ditches In Atlantic Rescue Of Ten
A Navy PBM flying boat on night patrol during joint maneuvers with the Navy Army Air Force and Marines ditched about 300 miles north of San Juan Puerto Rico. All ten aboard were rescued from liferafts by two Navy surface craft at 3 50 a m EST and were reported in good condition.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Navy
Atlantic
Still
Army
Air Force
Marines
Czech suspect ends own life in prison cell
Prague AP reports a former high ranking Communist linked to Titoism died by suicide in a prison cell. The government press said Titoist agents are present in the Czech Communist Party and disclosed confessions of state secrets and other alleged foreign influence.
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Prague
Communist Party
Communist Central Committee
Rude Pravo
Milan Reiman
Antonin Zapotocky
Foreign Trade Ministry
Central Committee
Tito
Yugoslavia
Hat Chaser
Gordon Martin describes a March gale on a crowded street as a man chases a rolling hat through wind swept chaos. A helpful passer-by finally traps the hat, leaving the man with a battered flat cap and a vow to avoid future hunts.
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Gordon Martin
Katy
Martin
Parents Refuse Convicted Murderer To Join Group
Vernor Biggers, 34, convicted of second degree murder by a Common Pleas Court jury, faced accusation of killing his wife on January 2. He testified the shooting was accidental, while his parents refused to join the group.
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Bryan
Vernor Girl
Q. Bigger
Biggers
Student’s suicide linked to school activity row in Toledo
In Toledo police report a 14 year old Ursuline Academy eighth grader Marie Bauman died after an overdose of 55 sleeping tablets. Coroner Paul Hohly ruled death by own action and noted a note to her parents. Earlier, her parents declined to join a group for parents and students.
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Toledo
Paul Hohly
Marie Bauman
Ursuline Academy
Valentine Bauman
Marie
Mom and Pop
Federal Charges Not Supported By Evidence: Ruling
The United Mine Workers were found not guilty of contempt of court in the 25 day soft coal strike. Judge Richmond B. Keech ruled the civil and criminal contempt charges were unsupported and did not read a lengthy opinion. The decision surprised court observers after prior convictions in similar cases and raised questions about possible mine seizures if production remains halted.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Today
Richmond B. Keech
M Rimiontempt
Reech
Keech
Truman
Evening Star
Congress
Seiire
H. Graham Morrison
Reporrts
Y Welly H. Hopkins
UMW
Coal strike worsens amid cold and rising jobless in Pittsburgh
Sub freezing temperatures sharpen the soft coal emergency as more than 200,000 workers join the 372,000 striking United Mine Workers in idleness. Massachusetts Governor granted emergency wartime powers as state executive council acts.
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Pittsburgh
Allied Industries
United Mine Workers
Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Executive Council
Coal dispute talks falter as unions seek wage, hour gains
United Mine Workers reportedly demand a daily wage rise from 14.05 to 15 plus a 15-cent boost to the 20-cent-a-ton welfare fund royalty and a 74 hour work week. Operators propose a package increase of about 80 cents per day, totaling over 1.80. The dispute triggers widespread fuel shortages and rolling power cuts across several states.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Miners’ Welfare Fund
Senators Learn Emergency Plans For War Time Civil Defense
In a secret session the Senate was told emergency plans are ready to shift the nation to a war footing including civilian defense against possible atomic bombing. Chairman Tydings said the information was provided by the top civilian planning agency, the National Security Bureau sources say.
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Truman
United Nations
McMahon
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Senate
Moscow
FHI
Moscover
Federal Grand Bar
Kenneth W. Boldt
First National Bank of Troning
Milltown
Harvey G. Foster
Indianapolis
FBI
Boldt
Foster
Washington
Tydings D-Mars
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Uest
U.S
Howard Hilgeman
Busch
Montreal
Richmond B. Keach
Ernor Paul A. Deer
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Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Duquesne Light Company
Pittsburgh Railways Company
Allegheny River
Knoxville
Tenn
New York State
New York World Telegram and Sun
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Republic Steel
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