Taft: Draft for 1952 Bid Likely If GOP Chooses Him
Cincinnati Ohio AP Senator Taft said he would not seek the Republican nomination in 1952 and favored drafting if the party wanted him. He urged a reassessment of Europe’s defense and warned against overreliance on aid, stressing bipartisan foreign policy but insisting he will not campaign. He noted he will focus on the legislative program and questioned European defense goals.
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Michigan governor race remains undecided after recount
Michigan canvassers report a razor close gubernatorial race between Harry F. Kelly and G. Mennen Williams with Kelly leading by about 300 votes. Officials warn further corrections are likely as clerks recheck the 113 year history of Michigan elections. The outcome hinges on fragile, disputed totals and continued tabulation work.
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Silencer For Commercials Demonstrated By Scientist
Cambridge Massachusetts AP A Polaroid physicist Dr R Clark Jones unveiled a radio silencing gadget at the Acoustical Society of America meeting. The device mutes after one or two syllables of speech and resumes with the music. Jones notes it fails with singing and patter songs but works when words are subordinate to music. He estimates a $15 to $20 price and says only radio haters would buy it.
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Fort Wayne Mayor Toppled in Coal Scandal Indictments
Fort Wayne Mayor Henry E. Branning Jr and city utilities purchasing agent Harold F. Battenberg face 36 indictments for conspiracy to commit grand larceny and related counts. Martin of Martin Coal and Korte-Baker official Charles Boyer charged in multiple indictments. Police Chief Eisenhut and Capt. Klug face perjury charges. Grand jury cited coal and supply purchase totals of about 195,461 and 38,647 dollars.
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Record Cold Grips Nation With Widespread Lows
The first real taste of winter brings subfreezing or near record lows across the United States. From Texas to New England, cities report freezing or below temperatures with Shreveport at 29 and Jamestown at 4 below zero, while Florida and coastal California escape the deepest chill.
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Middletown Records 20 Degree Winter Low At 8 A.M
The mercury dropped to a 20 degree low at 8 a.m. in Middletown to mark the coldest point this winter. Light snow blanketed the area last night. By 10 a.m. temperatures rose to 24 degrees. The overnight low yesterday reached 28 degrees at 11:30 p.m. and slid from 34 degrees earlier at 1:34 p.m. Weather forecasts call for continued cold tonight and Sunday.
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Weather Report Highlights California Citrus Belt
Weather across Pomona Covina Azusa Cucamonga and Redlands affects orchard work. Area forecasts mention warmth and dry conditions with light breezes and expected afternoon temperatures.
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Indict Kinner For Blasting Transmitter
Federal Grand Jury indicts Herman F. Kinner of Mason Ohio on destruction of government property for dynamiting the Voice of America transmitter near Mason. Kinner, held in El Paso Texas, faces charges related to the Broadcasting of the State Department program. Also indicted for perjury, Mrs Imogene Stephens of Newport Kentucky, already serving in a federal prison, for conspiracy involving fraud and theft of $5000 from a Germantown Ohio farmer and related testimony.
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Arm-Chair Mystery Stumps Columbus Woman
Columbus police faced a new riddle as Mrs. Jean Liggett reported an intruder entered her kitchen through an unlocked door and neatly stacked all chairs upside down. He balanced a tea cup on each upturned chair before leaving, with nothing else touched.
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Munitions Board appoints John D Small chairman
President Truman named John D Small to lead the Munitions Board in Washington after approving the appointment aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg. Small previously headed the Civilian Production Administration following World War II.
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California Hit by Fire and Cold Warms Los Angeles
Flames swept a brush fire in the northwest San Fernando Valley forcing temporary evacuations of about 50 families and threatening affluent homes including those of Veronica Lake and Lionel Barrymore. The blaze scorched 2,500 acres, destroyed several barns, and fire crews reported nearing a controlled stage by 3 a.m. Local cross fire center assisted victims as ten firefighters received injuries.
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Hotel Workers To Be Ouizzed In Gem Theft
Dayton police plan lie detector tests today for Biltmore Hotel staff as they pursue the theft of diamonds valued at 80 000 to 100 000 from a hotel safe deposit box. Arthur S Feiss of St Louis a jewelry salesman reported the loss after finding the case missing when he came to retrieve the gems. A suspect described as the best is being investigated across major eastern cities. The box required two keys one with the holder and one with the hotel.
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Child Slayer Sentenced in Fremont Case
A 62 year old farm woman who pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter in the fatal broomstick beating of a county welfare ward began a one to 20 year sentence in the Ohio Reformatory for Women at Marysville. The sentencing followed her testimony that she beat four year old Lynn Morris for refusing to keep her shoes on.
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Arthur C. Johnson Sr. Columbus Dispatch Editor Dies at 76
Arthur C. Johnson Sr. editor in chief of the Columbus Dispatch died today at age 76. He led the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society for 25 years and served as a longtime trustee and former board chairman at Ohio University since 1914.
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Georgia Senator Russell Declines Senate Majority Leader Ambition
Washington AP reports Senator Russell of Georgia said he has no personal desire to be Senate majority leader in the 2nd Congress after the defeat of Senator Scott Lucas of Uline. He spoke after Senator O Mahoney of Wyoming said he wasn’t interested and urged Russell to take the post.
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French say Ho Chi Minh possibly hit in Indo China bombing
French army headquarters report Ho Chi Minh president of the Viet Minh government may be a casualty in a bombing raid in North Indochina. A military spokesman stressed there is no definite proof of the rebel leader's fate.
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Nepal's deposed king begins exile in New Delhi
The Nepalese monarch, his two wives, and family members arrived in New Delhi to start life in exile after a palace revolution in Katmandu that ousted him in favor of his grandson Prince Gyanendra. The move follows the rise of Prime Minister Maharajabh Mohun Shamsher Hang Bahadur Rana.
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Albania Seals Yugoslavia Legation in Belgrade
Belgrade Yugoslav government forces seal the Albanian legation in a move viewed as a near break in diplomatic ties. The action follows tensions between Belgrade and Tirana as Albania and Yugoslavia clash over regional disputes and policy.
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End Of An Era as 2 Bits Barber Retires in Marietta
Bill Ray, who never raised his prices from the 15 cent haircut and 10 cent shave, retires after 69 years behind the chair in Marietta. He started at 10, set up his shop at 19, and at 79 plans to take it easy as a new owner takes over and hints prices will rise.
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United Nations warns China on Korean War resolve
The UN Security Council debated a resolution led by the United States and allies, promising to respect the Chinese frontier and withdraw UN forces from Korea while warning Red China of possible military action if it continues in Korea. India questioned timing and representation before a vote.
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Two-Year-Old Cancer Victim Judith Bach Dies at Home
Judith Ann Bach three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Bach of 2028 Brentwood Ave died at 8 30 pm yesterday at home from cancer Survived by parents two sisters Carolyn and Donna grandparents Mr and Mrs Oliver Back and Mr and Mrs Charles Miller Funeral set for Monday at 2 pm at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery Dr E R Turner to officiate Friends may call Sunday 2 to 5 at the funeral home
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UN Forces Gain Ground Across Chongch'on Front in Korea
Allied units advance along the Chongch on River line with the United States First Corps reporting roughly four miles gained in three hours. British and Australian troops push toward Pakchon and establish a roadblock south of town as U S Marines and other allied units drive northward from Anju Pakchon and Kunu To. The northwest drive aims to link east and west coast alignments across the peninsula amid ongoing air offensives.
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Talks Fail To End National Phone Walkout
National phone strike drags into its third day as federal talks fail to resolve several pay and contract issues. No new joint session was planned before tomorrow afternoon as CIO Communications Workers of America press for a settlement.
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Monroe Player Suffers Knee Injury in 28-0 Loss
Monroe High junior Weir, 16, torn ligament in left knee during fourth quarter of the Monroe Wilmington game last night. Taken to Middletown Hospital after play change by Coach Ralph Ashton as part of 1951 rebuilding plan. Hurricanes won 28 to 0 in Wilmington.
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Telephone strikers halt picketing in Ohio
Cleveland AP reports striking telephone workers halted for now their hit and run picketing. Ohio Bell and Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone said operations are normal with no buildings picketed.
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Bell System hit and run picketing disrupts long distance service
The national strike targets Bell System with hit and run picketing to slow clerks and supervisors at locations. Automatic dial service escaping initial impact, while manual exchanges and long distance lines suffer most. CWA reports about 120000 out of work or on picket lines from its 300000 members as the strike spans divisions.
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Marshall pledges U S will remember GI dead at Armistice Day
Secretary of Defense Marshall pledged on Armistice Day that the more than 4 655 Americans who died in Korea will not be forgotten. He spoke beside Gen John J Pershing's grave at Arlington National Cemetery, stressing remembrance and defense of inalienable rights.
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