Singed Canton Boys Rescued From Flaming Car
Two Canton boys ages 3 and 5 were rescued from a burning car by Mrs. Edgar Swinehart of 1243 Woodland Ave NW after they played with matches and ignited rags in the back seat. Firefighters from stations 4 and 9 extinguished the blaze. no serious injuries beyond singed hair, though they were trapped in the rear.
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Canton
Edgar Swinehart
Woodland
Emmett Swanger
Jerry
Howard C. Swanger
Steese Ave
Emmett
12Th St
Cleveland
Bradley Calls For Military Aid to Europe
Gen Omar Bradley urged a common defense for Western Europe and pressed for full cost estimates on arming NATO nations. Senators debated aid levels as hearings on the security treaty were slated to begin April 17.
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Bradley
Europe
Washington
Omar Bradley
Senate
Ohio daylight saving time vote stalls statewide plan
A Stark County trio of legislators failed to place statewide daylight saving time on the November ballot. The House subcommittee stripped daylight saving from the resolution, leaving Ohioans to decide only whether standard time should be the legal time. If defeated, cities keep feasible PATCHWORK TIME. if passed, eastern standard time becomes mandatory.
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Pugall
Gavatus
Stark County
Ohio
House Committee On
Stark
Joseph A. DuBar
Ed Witmer
Ann Ryan
O' Io
Canton
Akron
Massillon
East Liverpool
Steubenville
House
Roofers Win 124-Cent Raise Across Three Counties
Seven contractors and the A F L United States Tile and Composition Roofers Local announce a retroactive 12 1 2 cent hourly raise to 2 20 for forty union members in Stark, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties. Traveling time pay shifts to straight time, within eight miles of a post office. No agreement yet for sheet metal workers and glaziers amid yearlong wage talks.
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A.F.L. United States
Harry Jones
Stark
Tuscarawas
Wayne Counties
A.F. L. Sheet Metal
A.F.L. Glaziers
A.F.L
Carpenters Local
Structural Iron Workers
Opening of 30th St NW Golf Driving Range
Golf driving range at 30th Street Northwest opens. Dr Scott's office moves from Kresge Building to 8th and Broad Northwest. General dentistry X ray plate work available with credit arrangements. Dial 25603 ad.
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W. J. Warburton
S. Main
N. Canton
Dial
St NW
Donuts and Liberty Offerings Highlight Local Bakery Ad
Thursday special at spec ulazed shows donuts 35c per dozen with Liberty and 1030 6th SW as outlet details. Bakery promotes limited quantities and local pricing for passersby.
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Liberty
Three Year Driver Licenses Pass House
The Ohio House approved a bill to replace one year licenses with three year permits expiring on holders birthdays. It sets 16 as the minimum age for permits and 18 for chauffeurs, allows 12 to 15 year olds to receive temporary permits, and would charge $1 for three year licenses compared with 40 cents for one year. The measure cleared 87 to 31 after opposition to higher fees.
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Columbus
House
Senate
Roy E. Harmony
Shelby
William M. Hanahan
Defiance
$40,000 Earmarked For Use at Airport
The Akron-Canton Airport is slated to receive $40,000 in federal funds for improvements next fiscal year. The port authority must match with another $40,000, bringing total funding to $80,000 as plans proceed with present upgrades.
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Akron-Canton
Associated Press
Washington Dispatch
Port Authority
Strike Ties Up Washington Newspapers
Washington newspapers halt as a surprise walkout by Local 6 Printers ends a contract stalemate. Publishers say talks will resume only after workers return, rejecting an unauthorized stoppage and a $6 weekly raise. The strike shuts or endangers the Post, Times Herald editions, Star, and News.
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Washington
A.F.L
Louis A. Lopez
Columbia Typographical Union
Washington Photo-engravers Union
Death Toll 69 Feared In Illinois Hospital Fire
Effingham Illinois April 6 AP hospital officials put toll at 69 with 55 bodies recovered two unidentified and 14 missing after Tuesday's blaze at St Anthony's Hospital. Fire destroyed the 62 year old building within an hour as 13 newborns perished. Funeral rites and mass were held, with investigations into arson or paint storage being explored while FBI and state police denied an arson report.
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Illinois
Effingham
Ill
St. Anthony’s Hospital
FBI
Chicago
Order of St. Francis
Ban on Whisky Permits Likely as Freeze Ends in County
State liquor director Oscar L. Fleckner said no D-3 whisky permits or higher will be issued while a statewide permit freeze remains in effect, effective next Monday. He noted D-1 and D-2 beer and wine carry-outs may proceed, with about 1,281 of 1,668 applications on file as of January 26. Stark County could gain up to 23 new permit holders for beer and wine sales if all eligible applications advance before the deadline.
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Ane
Oscar L. Fleckner
Frank J. Lausche
Mr. Fleckner
Stark County
Francis K. Cole
Ferguson Lists Defects Found At Apple Creek
State Auditor Joseph T Ferguson reports defects found in three floors and concrete joists of the $500000 Apple Creek state hospital under construction. He notes subfloors below specs and honeycombed joists, with insulation reduced from 8 to 4 inches and no deduction in cost. An outside firm will review face brick and other issues.
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Ferguson
Apple Creek
Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Wayne County
Wooster
Steinle-Wolf Co
Fremont
Joseph A. Gattozzi
Public Works
George B. Sowers
Gattozzi
Public Works Department
Safety Building Plaster Falls At Police Station
A 16 square foot section of plaster dropped from the ceiling in the wagon room of the safety building police station. No one was injured as Patrolman Frederick W. O'Brien had just left the area. The 41 year old building has cracked plaster and long-term deterioration noted by police.
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City Safety
Frederick W. O’brien
West and Russia clash at UN over Mindszenty case
At the United Nations in New York the West and Soviet bloc opened a debate over Cardinal Mindszenty and 15 Bulgarian Protestant leaders jailed in Hungary and Bulgaria. Gromyko signaled a potential attack on the North Atlantic Pact as a curtain raiser to East West tensions. The 14 nation steering committee was set to hear the Hungarian protest against UN intervention. Mindszenty and the Bulgarians were convicted in January on charges of black market activity and plots to overthrow their governments.
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New York
Russia
U.N
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Bulgaria
Andrei A. Gromyko
Cardinal Mindszenty
Assembly
Bolivia
Australia
Herbert V. Evatt
Sofia
Four Hurt In Stark Roadside Crash Involving Car
Three youths standing beside a parked car were injured at 1 30 a m when a passing car struck the vehicle on Route 30 a mile west of Robertsville sheriff s office reported The injured Elmer Joseph 21 of 3349 Mahoning rd NE suffered compound fractured thigh possible pelvis and ankle fractures Tony Castello 20 of Middlebranch bruises and John Fuchs 20 RD 3 Louisville compound fractured leg knee and chin cuts They were taken to Mercy Hospital Drivr Margaret Smith 22 RD 1 Carrollton and vehicle owner Dale Bailey were at the scene The operator Joseph E Karsko 25 McKeesport Pa was the other driver.
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Robertsville
Sheriff’s Office
Elmer Joseph
Mahoning Rd
Tony Castello
John Fuchs
Louisville
Mercy Hospital
Dale Bailey
Margaret Smith
RD 1
Carrollton
Joseph E. Karsko
McKeesport
Driver Falls Asleep Causes Route 8 Crash Near North Canton
Deputies report at 2 a m on Route 8 two miles south of North Canton a car driven by 23 year old Jack B. Lape of East Sparta RD 1 veered and struck a utility pole after he apparently fell asleep. Lape received chin and lip cuts and knee scratches and was treated at Aultman Hospital.
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Route
North Canton
Jack B. Lape
RD 1
East Sparta
Aultman Hospital
Sheriff's Office
Canton Council Backs Income Tax Opposition
Stark County Industrial Union Council reaffirmed opposition to municipal income taxes to fund Canton and other Ohio cities. They called for a tax structure overhaul, reappraisal of business properties, more city plant inclusion, and a push to gain state sales tax shares. They supported a state income tax bill, urged sales tax repeal, and donated 50 dollars to Stark County American Cancer Society. The council schedules meetings the first Tuesday in June, July, August, and September, otherwise meeting on the first and third Tuesdays.
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Stark County Industrial Union Council
C.I.O
Harrison Ave
Canton
Ohio
Council
Ohio Senate
Stark County
American Cancer Society
John S. Johns
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