Ohio Snowstorm Paralyzes State Industry and Cities
Ohio endures a brutal three day blizzard halting work across industrial centers. Snow depths reach 31 inches with 51 deaths, 20,000 cars stalled, 88 Columbus factories closed, and widespread school and store closures. Traffic largely ceased as highways iced over and mobility collapsed.
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Pittsburgh Buries Under Record 27 Inch Snowfall
AP reports Pittsburgh endured its deepest snowstorm on record at 27 inches with 60 hours of continuous fall and 11 deaths in the city plus six more in nearby counties. Emergency measures were declared as crews, the state guard, and large employers mobilized to clear roads amid hazardous travel conditions.
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Harrisburg
James H. Duff
Washington
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Great Appalachian storm leaves coast in ruins
Life on the eastern seaboard returns to normal as the great Appalachian storm's damage reaches 76 deaths and vast destruction from South Carolina to Maine. Power and communications restored in places, but thousands remain without heat or light.
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Ohio Supreme Court Suspends Business Across State
The Ohio Supreme Court halted all court business and postponed hearings set for tomorrow due to weather. Hearings may resume Wednesday if conditions permit.
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Ohio P reinduction and inductions canceled by blizzard
Columbus AP reports selective service pre induction physicals and inductions in Ohio were canceled due to a blizzard. Col Chester W Goble state draft director says men scheduled to report tomorrow or later this week must report unless notified otherwise.
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Lausche declares permissive bank holiday amid transport crisis
Gov Frank J Lausche, after an emergency cabinet session, declared a permissive legal holiday for financial institutions including banks and building and loan associations due to the crippling transportation situation. He also appealed to motorists to conserve fuel and avoid unnecessary travel.
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Two Escape Blaze By Leap Into Snow
In Cleveland AP report a wife Marian Burns 52 and daughter Barbara Ann 17 escaped a house fire by leaping from a second floor into a snowbank wearing pajamas. Husband Harvey Burns 52 on duty with the Fifth Fire Battalion helped as the Eighth Battalion fought the blaze. Damage listed at 1500 dollars blamed on faulty refrigerator wiring.
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Fires Claim 12 Lives and $3.6 Million in Losses Across States
Fires in eight states killed 12 and caused about 3.6 million dollars in damage. Victims included residents of a Minneapolis Tower hotel, a Hyannis lodging house, and inmates at an Alabama state prison barracks. Three hundred convicts escaped injury after a blaze at the Alabama prison. Damages topped 500 thousand in Minneapolis and 2.25 million in Moutrie Georgia, with additional fires in Pennsylvania and Virginia.
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Lame Duck Congress Opens Session Favors Delay
The 81st Congress returns for a short lame duck session as GOP leaders push to postpone nonessential work until January 3 when the new 62nd Congress arrives. President Truman seeks wide measures including corporate taxes, rent control, Alaska and Hawaii statehood, and military funding. timing and party balance raise questions about passage.
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Socialists gain in Bavarian state elections over rearmament
In Bavaria, a key Christian Democratic stronghold, the Socialists surged to a strong second place behind the CDU as voters protest rearmament. Hesse and Württemberg-Baden also saw Socialist victories signaling broad political backlash while Adenauer seeks approval for West Germany to join a Western defense framework.
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Senate May Seek Alaska Statehood Bill First
Senate Democratic Leader Lucas said after a White House meeting that the administration will push a statehood bill for Alaska as the first order of business in the short session. Boston Red Sox announce Lou Gehrig will join as a player after terms accepted with the 1948 champion Indians. Boxers fight postponed by City Boxing Commission after Chip Cain announces decision for Ezzard Charles Nick Barone bout. Big Ten votes to send Michigan Wolverines to the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day.
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Total Collapse Looms As Troops Abandon Chongju
U S and Allied forces faced a threatened end to the United Nations offensive as heavy Chinese attacks hit the northwest Korean front. The 24th Division pulled back from Chongju while Red forces pressed in from multiple directions, with broader counterattacks forcing withdrawals and swelling casualties along a 40 to 60 mile front near the Manchurian border.
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Austin To Fire Questions At Red Chinese
LAKE SUCCESS AP The United States plans a sharp counter offensive in the United Nations today against Chinese Communist charges of American aggression in Formosa. Warren R. Austin prepared 20 questions for Communist spokes-man Wu Hsui-Chuan at his Security Council debut. The questions seek Red China’s reasons for entry into the Korean war and their future intentions. Austin is expected to demand Peiping pull its soldiers from Korea.
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Ilse Koch Goes On Trial Today
Ilse Koch, the witch of Buchenwald, goes on trial in Augsburg before a German court charged with instigating murder of 45 concentration camp inmates at Buchenwald and intent to murder 135 others. Her previous Dachau life sentence was commuted after protest, and this trial follows.
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Deer Outwits Michigan Man Deer Outwits Michigan Man
In Manistique Michigan a hunter pair encounters a clever buck. G Thompson and Charles F Massey both of Grand Rapids were north of the city on a Sunday hunt when the deer eluded capture by leaping away with the gun. Massey suggested saving the head for wall decor, prompting Thompson to attempt a throat slit as the deer bolted deeper into the forest bearing the rifle high.
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Ohio River Rising Near Dam 8 Amid Snow Melt
The Ohio River rose two tenths of a foot per hour as snow melted across the basin. Dam 8 read nearly 20 feet. flood stage in East Liverpool is 32 feet. Subfreezing temps left about 30 inches of snow, with crest forecasts pending further data from the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers.
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