All-Time High Appropriations Planned by City Commission
The Middletown city commission plans approval of 1948 appropriations totaling 1,213,926.86 by emergency ordinance. General fund rises to 442,594.85 with increased spending across Water, Police, Fire, Health, and planning, amid higher operating costs and a reduced tax levy.
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Fred J. Schatzmann
Schatzmann
Oy Seteniein
Middletown
Health Department
Planning Commission
Truman Receives Board Report On Coal Strike
President Truman received the board’s fact finding report on the coal strike and will delay further government action until he studies it. White House aide Charlie Ross said he will take the report to Williamsburg Virginia for an official visit and an honorary degree from William and Mary College. The report’s disclosure will wait until after the president returns.
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Truman
Washington
Factfinding Board
White House
Charlies G. Ross
Williamsburg
William and Mary College
Ross
Hartley bill targets labor unions under anti trust laws
Representative Hartley of New Jersey introduced aTaftHartley act amendment to make labor unions subject to anti trust prosecutions. It aims at John L Lewis and would bar unions from combining in restraint of trade. Previous House versions passed but failed to become law.
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Washington
Hartley
RNJ
Wbor
John L. Lewis
House
Labor board report on miners strike under Taft-Hartley act
A three man inquiry panel prepared to present facts on the pension dispute fueling the miners strike. The Justice Department prepared to seek a court order to compel John L. Lewis and his miners to return to work once President approves. The panel sought Lewis's testimony under compulsion as the government weighs court action. In 1946 miners defied earlier orders.
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Mr. Truman
White House
Justice Department
Truman
Sherman Minton
Lisher Mark Ethridge
Louisville Courier - Journal
George W. Taylor
University of Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Ohio Starts Job Program For War Vets
Ohio launches a statewide job development program for World War II veterans and other applicants to place them in jobs with a future. Beginning April 5 the unemployment bureau will accept applications, aiming to match trained veterans with increasingly competitive positions and maximize returns on GI bill education.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Collopy
Collopy
Russians Protest Holding of Ship in New York
The Moscow radio reported the Soviet government protested to the United States over the detention of the 16,595-ton former German liner Russia in New York. U S authorities embargoed its departure on a court claim that two passengers were injured in rough seas.
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London
Moscow Radio
United States
Russia
New York
U. S
Rent Control Bill Signed By President
Washington AP reports President Truman signed a new rent control law described as weak yet preferable to none. The measure covers about 50 million Americans, extends controls to 1948, allows up to 15 percent increases with agreed leases, and creates a federal court to review ceilings. Truman urged action on a broader housing program while housing officials warn of a looming shortage.
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Washington
Truman
Tighe Woods
Raymond M. Foley
House
Commerce Depart
Cleveland Police Officers Seek Appeals After Dismissal
Three Cleveland officers including Lieut. Ernest L. Molnar Sgt. Richard G. Ford and Patrolman William P. Myers face dismissal appeals led by Safety Director W Smith. They attended the wedding of mobster Fletcher Hudson and signed certificates as witnesses amid visits to cafes and a reception. Hudson receives a six to forty five year sentence for kidnapping and assault to kill. The officers claim they went to the ceremony out of curiosity seeking information.
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Cleveland (Ap
Cleveland
W Smith
Ernest L. Molnar
Richard G. Ford
William P. Myers
Smith
Fletcher Hudson
Hudson
Big City Mayors Seek More Funds Unite Front in Ohio
Ohio's large city mayors push to join with smaller municipalities to press the state legislature for additional funding. At the Ohio Association of Cities conference in Columbus delegates favored merging with the Ohio League of Municipalities to present a united front.
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Columbus, C
Ohio
Severa
Ohio Association of Cities
Ohio League of Municipalities
Analer
Death of Soviet General Galaktionov Reported in Trud
The untimely death of Maj. Gen. Mikhail Romaneevich Galaktionov, noted Soviet military observer and journalist, was announced in Trud the Russian trade union paper. The report recalls his service in the United States two years ago.
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Moscow
Mikhail Romaneevich Galaktionov
Trud
United States
Police Guard Entrance To Stock Exchange
Police lined the entrance of the New York Stock Exchange to block a repeat of yesterday’s violence in the financial workers strike. AFL Financial Employee Union and AFL Seamen's Union pickets joined the marchers, while 6 officers watched from a short distance as 1,000 to 1,500 demonstrators marched around the doorway.
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Stock Exchange
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
AFL Financial Employee Union
AFL Seamen's Unions
Exchange
Wall Street
Man Confesses Fatal Hotel Choking Case in Cleveland
Richard M. Mullee, 26, a six foot six laborer, confessed to choking 39 year old Viola Zinn in a Cleveland hotel. Detectives said he admitted biting the woman and choking her with a pillow after her nude body was found by a maid at Hotel Wright. He had a prior 15 month sentence for stealing a watch in Sandusky and claimed they drank together before the killing.
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Cleveland
Arthur Pagel
Richard M. Mullee
Viola Zinn
Pagel
Hotel Wright
Mallee
Tory
Sandusky
Three U S Soldiers Die in Barracks Fire in Korea
Three United States soldiers burned to death when a fire destroyed their two story barracks at Pushan Korea. One missing presumed dead and another hospitalized with a broken leg. A fifth avoided injury as the blaze raged for three hours causing an estimated $500000 damage to a signal corps detachment.
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Pushan
Korea
United States
Signal Corps
Newark Pilot Dies in Crash at City Airport
A 20 year old Newark pilot Elmer W. Lanner was killed when his plane collided with another during approach. The second pilot Robert Cummings, 24, of Hebron, was uninjured.
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Newark
City
Elmer W. Lanner
Robert Cummings
Hebron
Native Daytonian Appointed Judge
Gov Thomas J. Herbert appoints his former law partner Harry A. Hanna to the Cuyahoga County common pleas bench. Hanna, a 44 year old Dayton native, will begin serving in January 1908.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Harry A. Hanna
Cuyahoga
Hanna Ann
Joe
Daytona
Columbus Communist's Residence Is Wrecked
A mob in Columbus stormed the home of Frank Hashmall, 26, self proclaimed Franklin County Communist executive secretary, smashing windows and furniture while his wife and infant son were away. Police dispersed the crowd after the riot act was read and Sheriff Ralph Paul said Hashmall may be declared a public menace and forced to leave town. Hashmall, contacted by phone, declined to comment.
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Frank Hashmall
New York College
Ralph Paul
Hastynall
Franklin County
Columbus
Hasmall
Columbusa
Bride Victim Of Stabbing In Midtown Manhattan
A four month bride, Vera Latito, 36, partner at Gotham Travel Bureau, was found stabbed and strangled in her midtown Manhattan apartment. She wore clothes, with hands bound, neck ties used, and wedding rings missing. Husband Robert Latito, an insurance executive, discovered the body as police report no suspects and the lock had been broken.
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New York
Anhattan
Vera Latito
Gotham Travel Bureau
E. 55Th Street
Poice
Robert
Finn Minister Is Criticized In Finland Parley
Rightists in Parliament and the Finnish press criticize interior minister Yrjo Laiho accusing him of infiltrating police with communists. Laiho is in Moscow as part of a Finnish delegation seeking a friendship and military pact with Russia, awaiting Parliament’s response. Hertta Kuusinen, Leino's wife and Communist leader, urged Finland to follow Czechoslovakia.
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Helsinki
Finland
Yrjo Laino
Moscow
Russia
Hertta Kuusinen
Leino
Communist Party In
Czechoslovakia
Old Man Of The River Dies In Isolation
Paul Szkihal age 68 known as the hermit who lived along the Miami river was found dead by hunters near the river. Police said he lived in a makeshift shack and slept on a board propped for comfort. He rarely spoke to anyone and had been unseen for months before the discovery near a small riverbank fire. Burial arrangements were not fully specified.
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Paul Szkihal
Youenite Ive
J Newkirk
Patrolmannest Weaver
Cairo Haifa Train Blasted Kills 24 Near Haifa
A Palestine coastal plain blast derailed the Cairo Haifa train killing 24 and injuring 61. The attack occurred at Binyamina 20 miles south of Haifa as the engine and four coaches were derailed en route to Haifa. A government spokesman cited few British casualties.
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Jerusalem
Cairo -Haifa
Palestine Coastal Plain
Binyamina
Haifa
Palestine
Lausche calls Ed Schorr the man behind the throne
Ex Gov Frank J Lausche claims former state Republican chairman Ed D Schorr is the power in Gov Thomas J Herberts administration. He spoke at a Democratic rally while seeking the gubernatorial nomination. County chairmen split as Ray Miller drew some endorsements.
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Lancaster
Frank J. Lausche
Ed D. Schorr
Thomas J. Herbert
Lausche
Schorr
Garrett S. Claypool
Ross County
Democratic
Ray T. Miller
Police Court Profits By Prudence Of Man
A Baltimore man hid three dollars in his shoe to guard against robbers but the central police court profited when magistrate James R. Cadden fined him 2.45 dollars for disorderly conduct after he was found on a city street corner minus his pants. His foresight saved him 55 cents.
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Baltimore
Central Police Court
James R. Cadden
Greek Army advances in snowbound northern Greece
Greek troops pressed a spring offensive against Communist guerrillas in snow crusted mountains of northern Greece. Fighting reported along the southern Albanian border and near the Yugoslav border north of Salonika.
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Athens
Greece
Salonika
House weakens foreign aid bill amid time and money battles
The House rejected a move to cut 1.3 billion from a 6.2 billion foreign aid bill, with a 112 to 61 vote. Leaders pressed to wrap up debates as lawmakers clash over duration, cost, and policy terms for European recovery and Spain’s ERP entry.
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Washington
House
Representative Hand
R-Nj
Greece
Turkey
Vursell
R-N
Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Spain
Europe
Bill
Ramps Open at Johnson County Coal Terminals Without Load
Two coal loading ramps in Johnson County reopened but carried no coal. A spokesman said non union strip miners did not return to production after a two week suspension perhaps due to short wages and a heavy rain that kept workers home. Reopening involved Columbia Coal and Grade Coal Company facilities with hope for coal tomorrow.
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Paintsville
Johnson County
Columbia Coal Company
Grade Coal Company
Ohio to salute Army Day with statewide programs
Ohio will salute Army Day on April 6 in 32 cities including Cleveland Cincinnati Columbus Toledo and Akron. Generals will speak at programs such as Maj Gen Lewis B. Hershey in Columbus Brig Gen James R. Weaver in Toledo Gen Joseph McNarney in Cincinnati and Gen George C. Kenney in Cleveland.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Akron
Lewis B. Hershey
James R. Weaver
Bataan
Joseph McNarney
Air Materiel
Wright Field
Cincinenati
Air Force
George C. Kenney
Robert S. Beightler
Fth
Chillicothe
Lima
Lorain
Mouth
Ravenna
Sor Steubenville
Expedition Cancelled Near Peak Shouts by Milton Reyme
AP report notes Milton Reyme ends a ten day mountaineering bid near a new peak, not Everest, as a planned ascent is aborted within the first minute. No injuries reported and organizers cite safety concerns.
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Peiping
Milton Reyme Olds
Everest
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Elmira
N. Y
Water Board
NEA
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Finn
Miami
Cairo
Samuel Weiser
England
American League For A Free Palestine
Madison Square Park
Weiser
Barney Ross
Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Police Court
Halleck
Indiana
Vorys (Rohio
China
Vorys
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