Western Ohio teams meet in 1949 high school finals title clash
Ohio high school basketball crowns on the line as western powers face eastern challengers in Class A and B. Hamilton Public and Toledo Central Catholic reach finals in Class A while Delphos St Johns and Lockland Wayne contest Class B. Lockland Wayne, an all Negro lineup, seeks a 31 of 32 season record as Delphos St Johns and opponent details shape a tight title night.
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Ohio
Findlay
Hamilton Catholic
Lima St. Rose
Eaton
Indiana
Toledo Central Catholic
Hamilton Public
Delphos St. Johns
Lockland Wayne
Toledo Central
Big Blue
Niles
Toledo Crew
Akron St. Vincent
Coshocton
Praying Panthers
Hamilton
Delphos St. John
Lockland
Pension bill goes back ten house again
Washington AP. The House, still unsettled, sees Rankin reintroduce a limited World War I and II veterans pension bill after previously burying a multi bill plan. The revised proposal targets about 3.5 million veterans with $72 monthly at 65, income limits, and anti–double benefits rules. Mixed reactions follow the shift as lawmakers compare it with current law.
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Washington
Rankin
Dmiss
American Legion
House Veterans Committee
House
Russian Hero Wins 103rd Grand National Steeplechase
Russian Hero, a nine year old gelding owned by W. F. Williamson and ridden by L. McMorrow, captured the 103rd Grand National at Aintree England. Raimond finished second and Royal Count third as 43 horses started the world’s most famous steeplechase with Russian Hero at 66 to 1 in the betting. The London Daily Worker endorsed the winner.
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Raimond
Royal Count
W. F. Williamson
L. McMorrow
London Daily Worker
Communist Party
Plain City man killed in hit-skip crash near town
Columbus AP reports John Teller, 37, of Plain City, was fatally struck by a motorist who fled the scene three miles east of Plain City last night. State patrolmen identified the victim and urged any witnesses to come forward as the investigation continues.
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Columbus
John Teller
Plain City
Red Cross drive in Alliance tops goal by five thousand
Alliance Ohio report says the local Red Cross drive exceeded its $22,648 goal by $5,000. Chairman B F Stanton announced the result.
Poison Drinking Motorist Death Baffles Police
Cambridge Ohio AP officials halted a motorist with Indiana tags then watched him drink poison and die before arriving at St Francis Hospital. Coroner W A Larrick cited unidentified poison. Names of hitchhikers and car owner details were withheld pending investigation. The dead man was about 55, with no address. Police traced the license to John David Collins of Indianapolis. a Bible student in Los Angeles. Coroner questioned two Zanesville hitchhikers but withheld further details.
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Cambridge, O
C. C. Williams
Fred Feightner
Indiana
St. Francis Hospital
W. A. Larrick
Zanesville, O
W.B. Bedinger, Jr
Sioux City
R. M. Woodies
Hartford
Conn
D. M. Sutherland
Simmons’ College
Boston
John David Collins
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
A. M. Collins
Zanesville
Rent increases remain central issue in housing bill
Washington AP Congress conferees work to resolve the toughest issue in the housing bill the fate of rent increases. The Senate proposed increases up to 10 percent in two five percent steps while the House would set ceilings allowing landlords a reasonable return. Sparksman praised the compromise and predicted President Truman will sign soon.
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Congress
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate
House
Associated Press
Boise
Idaho
Potter P. Howard
Senate House Conference Committee
Paul Brown
D-Ga
Brown
Truman
White House
Reds Set for Runoff in French Local Elections
Paris AP reports Communists face heavy losses in tomorrow's local runoffs across France for 785 General Council seats. In the first round they won 32.54 percent of votes but only 17 of 723 seats, as De Gaulle's RPF allies back anti Communists in many districts alongside Queuille's coalition government.
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Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
Rally of the French People
RPF
Henri Queuille
Fliers Pass 250 Hours in Endurance Bid
California pilots Bill Barris and Dick Riedel have logged 250 hours toward a 726 hour world record set in 1939. Adverse conditions halted their progress north on the first leg of the return to Fullerton California.
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Miami
Fla
California
Bill Barris
Dick Riedel
Fullerton
Cail
Peace Conference Opens Amid Tension and Protests
New York AP report describes a tense opening to a world peace conference at the Waldorf Astoria with boos for editor Norman Cousins who accused the event of serving an outside government. About 2,000 pickets and a capacity audience of writers, artists, and scientists attended as Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich urged cultural links to build peace.
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Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Scientific Conference For World Peace
Catholic War Veterans
NEA Telephoto
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Norman Cousins
Saturday Review of Literature
Lillian Hellmann
Dmitri Shostakovich
Speed Urged By Lucas on ERP Measure
Washington AP majority leader Lucas urged the Senate to pass a new foreign aid program of 5.58 billion dollars, aiming for Monday. Wherry predicted passage by Wednesday after Republicans seek amendments. Capehart proposed cutting authorization to 3 billion, calling the plan an European finance measure and urging focus on domestic economy.
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Washington
Lucas
III
Senate
Wherry
Neb
Donnell
R-Mo
Capehart
R-Ind
Indiana
Plane Searched After Arctic Crash In Baron Strait
Search planes scoured the barren Arctic wastes for a U S Air Force C 82 Fairchild packet that crash landed on the ice of Baron Strait about 350 miles north of the magnetic pole. Seven men aboard are understood to be safe and uninjured and in radio contact with rescue points. Exact position of the plane is not known.
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Edmonton
Alta
Arctic
Baron Strait
Magnetic Pole
Britain tightens ban on war material shipments east
Britain moves to tighten restrictions on exports to iron curtain countries. Official sources say a new schedule of goods with military value will be added to forbidden items, aligned with U S schedules shared with 19 aid recipients under the European Recovery Program. The broadened list could hit arms, munitions, radar gear, jet engine parts and precision instruments, with wider implications for Britain Russia Poland and Yugoslavia trade.
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London
Britain
United States
Washington
Iron Curtain
Sweden
Europe
Russia
Poland
Yugoslavia
Moscow Radio
Speed Sought On Appeal For Axis Sally
Washington AP report says Axis Sally defendant Mildred E Gillars seeks a swift appeals court hearing in May for a treason conviction and 10 to 30 year sentence plus a $10000 fine. Attorney James J Laughlin plans to file a brief within 15 days arguing lacking a fair trial with possible custody implications through Lorton Virginia or Alderson West Virginia reformatories.
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Washington
Sally
James J. Laughlin
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Edward M. Curran
Mildred E. Gillars
Laughlin
Miss Gillars
Women
Taft signals GOP help on housing and education bills
Senator Taft says Republicans will back some measures in housing aid to education and school health. He expects opposition to reciprocal trade programs. New housing legislation aims to fund up to 816,000 units over six years, with education grants up to 300 million dollars yearly and 35 million annually for schoolchild health.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
GOP
Truman
Maybank
D-Sc
Dresden Transcript Office Damaged By Fire
A fire damaged the Dres den Transcript office yesterday. The weekly newspaper reported the blaze, with responders on the scene and no immediate word on injuries or cause.
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Dresden
Dresden Transcript
Tornadoes and Winds Hit Texas Towns and Beyond
A pre dawn tornado destroyed Crowder Oklahoma with three dead reported early. About 20 injured were taken to McAlester hospitals as the Red Cross and Oklahoma National Guard assisted. Springtown suffered four serious injuries and 12 homes lost to a separate tornado near Fort Worth. Desdemona, Alvord, Seymour, Dallas and Benjam in also faced tornadic winds causing damage and injuries.
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Red Cross
Oklahoma National Guard
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Canadian
Crowder
Fort Worth
Tex
Springtown
Highway Patrol
Texas
Desdemona
Alvord
Seymour
Dallas
Benjamin
el Paso
Albert Allen Avery
Gulf
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Plains
Ohio River Valley
Greenwood
Miss
Minnesota
North Dakota
Denver
Air Force
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Leahy and Smith Resign From Key Assignments
The Truman Administration loses senior military and diplomatic figures as Admiral William D. Leahy retires from the White House staff and General Walter Bedell Smith steps down as ambassador to Moscow. Earlier resignations include General George C. Marshall, Robert Lovett, and James Forrestal, with successors named to reshape foreign policy and military roles. Louis Johnson is slated to take Forrestal’s post and focus on military matters.
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William D. Leahy
White House
Walter Bedell Smith
Moscow
Leahy
U. S
Vichy France
Truman
Russia
George C. Marshall
Dean Acheson
State Department
Robert A. Lovett
Air
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Louis Johnson
The
American Legion
Car Fire Heroics Near Billings by Fire Extinguisher Salesman
Right On Spot in Billings Montana Norman Hobbs watched his car burst into flames when the carburetor backfired. Ray Austin, a fire extinguisher salesman driving by, sprang into action and helped rescue a customer amid the blaze.
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Billings
Mont
Norman Hobbs
Ray Austin
Austin
Love Smitten Spanish Teacher Kills Society Matron Then Commits Suicide
New York AP report describes a jealous language tutor Jose Del Pino who killed wealthy Park Avenue society matron Helen Reinberg and then threw himself before a subway train. He left a note saying she broke his heart and he is “crazy.” Reinberg, 51, was found strangled in her seven room apartment. Del Pino, 57, had taught her Spanish for three years. He previously taught at Brown University and Columbia.
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NEW York
Park Ave
Helen Reinberg
Jose del Pino
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