Abduction suspect sought after three expectant mothers go missing
A dark haired man abducted three Fort Benning wives, forcing them into a car for 12 hours. They were found near Florida after alerting Army CID. One victim, Mary Ellen Peters, 18, from Toronto, Ontario, is due to deliver next week. The assailant wore a Khaki Third Division patch.
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Columbus, Ga
Fort Benning
Florida
Army
Criminal Investigation Department
Pistol Point
Georgia- Florida State Line
Milton
Fla
Columbus
Mary Ellen Peters
Toronto
Joyce McMullen
Scottsville
Tosca Fazio
Rutgers Freshman Bomb Prank Blows Up Injuring Student
In New Brunswick New Jersey Rutgers University freshmen attempted a paper cup bomb prank. Anthony J. Iannarone lost both hands and was hospitalized in fair condition with possible chest injuries. Two others were slightly hurt while about 30 escaped harm. The lab suffered minor damage. the prescribed experiment had no explosive mixture though other chemicals were accessible.
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New Brunswick
N. Y
Rutgers University
Stuents
Anthony J. Iannarone
St. Peter’s Hospital
University
VA dismisses 8000 staff to trim 1950 budget
The Veterans Administration ordered 8,000 employees dismissed and closed 42 offices in 23 states to meet the fiscal year 1950 budget. Veterans Administrator Carl R. Gray Jr. said hospitals and medical services will not be affected.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Carl R. Gray, Jr
Executive Dies in Pittsburgh
AP reports Frank R. Bell, board chairman of Edgewater Steel, died today at West Penn Hospital. Bell led the firm from its founding in 1917 until 1942, shaping its early growth and direction.
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Pittsburgh
Frank R. Bell
Edgewater Steel Company
West Penn Hospital
Young Cat Burglar In St Paul Admits Thefts For Car
An 18 year old Norbert J Hoffman confessed to nearly 100 prowls in St Paul as part of a crime spree begun at age 13. Police found 450 in cash plus bonds totaling 1500, with a goal of a 3000 convertible by May 1, 1950. He claims prowling was his hobby and says he did not drink smoke or date. His father, a railroad machinist, organized youth sports and his mother had died about a year earlier.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Charles J. Tierney
Norbert J. Hoffman
William Hoffman
Hoffman
Tierney
Four Miners Die After 48 Hour Rescue Bid
In Girardville Pennsylvania four miners were found dead 600 feet underground after a fire in Gilberton Coal Company No five colliery. Rescue chief Joseph Kapulis said the men likely died after walking up a sloping tunnel from the 800 foot level and collapsing.
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Girardville
John Cook
Gilberton Coal Company
Joseph Kapulis
Kapulis
Senate Passes Education Bill for Federal Aid
The Senate approves a $300 million annual education aid measure aimed at states for teacher salaries and operation costs. It passes 58 to 15 after amendments fail, seeking to boost aid to poorer states and reduce teacher shortages. Ohio would receive about $7.32 million under the bill praised by supporters and opposed by at least one senator.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ohio
Senate Committee On Labor and Public Welfare
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
John W. Bricker
Columbus
Showdown Vote On Boycott Of Spain Is Near
The UN assembly committee neared a showdown vote on a diplomatic boycott of Franco Spain. Latin American nations and the Slav bloc were sharply divided while the U.S. and others stood on the sidelines amid a bitter debate. Observers predicted little action before adjournment at the end of next week.
Western Powers prepare for German unification talks
Washington reports that Russia may push to remove occupation troops from Germany at a Paris Big Four ministers conference opening May 23. The United States Britain and France seek a Western backed government for all Germans and rapid economic and political unification of the occupied zones. President Truman notes progress but warns three Western powers share a unified stance while Russia faces a three nation bloc.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
Paris
United States
Britain
France
State Department
Truman
Berlin
Graziano Reinstated by New York Athletic Commission
Rocky Graziano former world middleweight boxing champion, under suspension in New York since February 7 1947 for failing to report an alleged bribe, was reinstated today by the State Athletic Commission after appearing before the three member panel led by Eddie Eagan. Graziano won the middleweight title from Tony Zale of Gary Indiana on July 18 1947 and lost it back to Zale on June 10 1948. A native New Yorker, he has trained for a comeback though he remains barred in all states under the National Boxing Association.
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NEW York
Rocky Graziano
State Athletic Commission
Commission
Eddie Eagan
Graziano
Irving Cohen
Tony Zale
Gary
Ind
National Boxing Association
Ford Strike Enters Second Day With No Peace Talks In Sight
Detroit AP reports Ford Rouge remains idle on the strike's second day as CIO UAW walkout of 60,000 workers presses speed-up concerns. Ford and Lincoln Mercury plants affected. estimated 65,000 on strike, potential production paralysis looming for Ford as the firm relies on Rouge as its nerve center.
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Ford
Uaw-Cio
Rouge
Detroit
Mich
Ford Rouge
America
CIO
United Auto Workers
Dearborn
UAW - Cio
General Motors Corporation
What’s What Sunday Charts Middletown Business
The Sunday business page will feature charts of Middletown's business climate and a complete roundup of the community’s financial status. A top feature profiles a local “little mother” for Mother’s Day as well as a lead story on preschool health clinics by the Butler County Health Commissioner.
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Middletown
Butler County
Middletown Hospital
Journal
Bribery Case Defense Witness Focuses On Travel
COLUMBUS AP Hugh H Ruel faces cross examination over testimony that he was 100 miles away when a liquor permit applicant was solicited for a bribe. Portsmouth GOP leader testified he traveled from Portsmouth to Columbus, with his wife corroborating his timeline, as prosecutors seek to prove he was the alleged boss behind the bribe bid.
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Columbus
Hugh H. Ruel
Scioto County
Republican
Portsmouth
London
Ruel
Gilbert Shively
Deshler-Wallick
A. E. Oppenheimer
State Liquor Department
Shively
Oppenheimer
Howard McCall
Springfield
GOP
Body Found In River In Wheeling West Virginia
An unidentified man with a gunshot wound was found in the Ohio River this morning in Wheeling. Police Chief W R Kennedy said Ohio County Coroner John Dugan would lead an immediate investigation.
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Wheeling
W. VA
Ohio River
W.R. Kennedy
Kennedy
Ohio County
John Dugan
Excise Tax Report From Columbus Shows Higher Beer Tax
The Department of Taxation reported April excise tax collections on 3.2 beer and other malt beverages rose by 60,000 compared with the same period last year.
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Columbus
Department of Taxation Today
Chinese Reds Launch Drive For Shanghai
Chinese Communist forces press an offensive toward Shanghai with attacks on Kashing near Hangchow and at Taichang. Garrison reports several thousand Reds assault key fronts including near the airport and Chengchih, with 200 killed and wounded after a two hour engagement.
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Shanghai
China
Hangchow
Kashing
Chengchih
Taichang
Freighter Cadilac Runs Aground in St Marys River
The freighter Cadilac loaded with iron ore ran aground in fog in the lower St Marys River near Saw Mill Point, south of Sault Ste. Marie. It is owned by the Cleveland Cliffs Steamship Company of Cleveland.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Cadillac
Lower
St. Mary’s River
Saw Mill Point
Here
Cleveland - Cliffs Steamship Company
Cleveland
Water levels fall threaten Great Lakes harbors traffic
A House subcommittee heard that water levels in the Great Lakes are dropping, risking navigation in shallow harbors and affecting shipping and dock operations. The report notes ongoing declines and potential disruption to regional commerce and transportation.
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Washington
Great Lakes
House
Big Four unions push pattern for wage and care boosts
Philip Murray's United Steelworkers lead CIO unions in seeking a fourth round pay rise plus pension and health welfare programs for about 1.1 million members. Auto and electrical workers join with proposed packages including wage bumps, pensions, and shorter work weeks as the broader CIO drive extends across steel, auto, coal, and electrical sectors.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers
Murray
CIO
John L. Lee
America
CIO United Steelworkers
UMW
Lewis
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
United Farm, Equipment and Metal Workers
United Packinghouse Workers
Began Life Term for Slain Freemont Policeman
Columbus AP reports Arthur F. Benner Jr began a life term at Ohio Penitentiary for the slaying of a Freemont policeman on November 4 1948. He was convicted of first degree murder after a Tuesday trial and mercy spared him from the electric chair.
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Columbus
Arthur F. Benner, Jr
Ohio Penitentiary
Freemont
Benner
Mercy
Temperature Hits 98 Here In Heat Wave Relief Promised
Middletown and much of the eastern U S sweltered for a third day in a mid summer heat wave. Temperatures topped 90 in most areas with Middletown at 98 Friday afternoon and a 58 to 60 degree drop expected tonight rain and cooler conditions forecast for the west and north. Water usage surged in Columbus as the city set all time May 5 heat records and other cities reported near record highs.
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Middletown
Mercury
Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
Cincinnati
Queen City
Columbus
Dayton
Toledo
Cleveland
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