Treaty signed as Truman pushes swift Senate vote
President Truman plans to send the North Atlantic Treaty to the Senate this week in a bid for rapid approval. The pact was signed by 12 western nations in a brief ceremony. Separate budget figures for Ohio and national defense plans were also outlined, with Lausche asking for a record 649 million dollar Ohio budget.
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Acheson Signs Atlantic Defense Pact in Washington
Secretary of State Dean Acheson signs the Atlantic defense treaty for the United States in Washington. Vice President Alben W. Barkley and President Truman discuss the historic pact during the ceremony.
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Fire devastates St Anthony Hospital in Effingham
A large hospital fire swept through the 125-bed St Anthony Hospital, killing an estimated 50 to 60 people including the hospital chaplain, a nurse, and several nuns. Infants perished in nursery cribs as fire, likely starting in a laundry chute, raged through upper floors. Firemen and residents aided in rescues while officials weighed the final toll.
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Youngstown's Paid Off Pyramid Club Drawing Local Attention
Canton social scene heated by a pyramid club scheme as early members report profits while others warn of shared losses. A Canton girl shows $150 total from recent dividends and notes growing membership. critics say multiple city clubs dilute payouts and reduce eventual returns. Local residents say branches in Youngstown Salem Hubbard and Pittsburgh have formed, limiting each participant to smaller sums rather than the full $4,096 potential, with some fearing net losses.
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Wooster Police Nab 2 Suspects In Local Cab HoldUp
Wooster police arrested Harold E. Tucker and Patrick A. Giarrana after a statewide alarm for armed robbery at the City Cab service station 401 Fulton Rd NW. They pleaded innocent in Municipal Court with preliminary hearings set for next Monday. The holdup netted $22 from the register. the two were caught from a description and their car.
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Nash Cuts Car Prices By 20 To 120 Dollars
DETROIT April 5 AP The Nash Kelvinator Corp reduced prices on its two car series by 20 to 120 dollars effective midnight The move follows a Ford cut and comes after price reductions by Kaiser Frazer Willys Overland and General Motors The reasons cited are better materials access higher production and lower costs Also notes a new Dr R T Warburton office location at 925 S Main North Canton.
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Zane's Warehouse Carpet Sale Ad Promises Big Discounts
Local ad announces carpet sale at Zane's Warehouse with 30 to 60 percent savings. Features Home of America's finest brands including Dutch Boy Pratt Lambert Glidden and Harris paints located at 1146 Tusc. St W with the 321 2nd SE address.
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Mayor urges cautious study of belt line plan in Ohio
Mayor Carl F. Klein urged the Canton City Council to slow down on the proposed belt conveyor line, recommending thorough study before supporting or opposing. The measure, tied to eminent domain hearings in Columbus, could cost over 200 million and connect East Liverpool to Lorain with branches to Youngstown and Cleveland. The council suspended rules 8 to 5 for immediate passage, then sent the proposal to the public utilities committee for further review.
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Ohio House Group Recommends Vote On Standard Time
In Columbus a three Stark County legislator group saw its daylight time proposal backfired as the House committee on organization rewrote the measure to make eastern standard time the legal time in Ohio and strip municipalities of daylight time power. If approved by both chambers, a statewide vote in November would decide eastern standard time for summer. Stark Democrats Joseph A. DuBar Edwin J. Witmer and Ann Ryan aimed to leave the decision to voters.
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Daredevil driver outruns patrol in Stark County speed surge
Barney Oldfield rhetoric aside, deputies arrested four motorists for speeds around 70 mph and state troopers booked another for 90 mph on Route 8 near Mineral City. Butler and his wife claimed haste to their baby as justification, while trooper Knupp said he maxed his car speed to overtake. George J. Stanislaw, 18, of Youngstown, got fined $30 for speeding in a school zone on Route 62.
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North Canton
City Pay Boost Turned Down Pending Study
City council rejected a 25 cent hour wage boost, citing a joint report by judiciary and finance committees. The report says salaries are under study by a special council panel, supports some union requests but defers others as outside jurisdiction. It notes time and a half pay and a 40 hour week are not feasible now, and outlines vacation and continuations under seniority.
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Nwteg
Carl F. Klein
Fires Claim Victims As Hospital Blazes Across Night
A midnight fire at a hospital in Ffingham Newfoundland sent flames and smoke ripping through the building. Neighbor W R Cranell recalls pulling two women from a window and aiding others as residents leapt to safety. Firefighters battled the fast spreading blaze, but many residents mourn losses as the town grieves.
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