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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1951
Page
3
The Senate passed a hotly disputed bill on price discrimination, sending it to the House. It would shield a seller from a price discrimination charge if a price cut matched a rival’s equally low price, a move praised by sponsors but opposed by President Truman who threatened a veto as a basing point measure.
Municipal Judge Charles A. Vanik, 38, announced he is circulating a petition to enter the Cleveland mayoral race. He must secure 3,000 signatures by August 22. Already in the contest is Mayor Thomas A. Burke, a Democrat.
In Philadelphia Mississippi Governor Fielding Wright predicts Southern Democrats will bolt the national party before they will accept President Truman as the 1952 nominee. Wright cites civil rights as a major issue and names Byrnes Russell and Byrd as likely leaders. He envisions a southern rebellion but favors a two-party realignment rather than a third party.
Massillon will dedicate its new 50000 dollar fire station Saturday at 2 p m with city officials council and out of town guests attending Ray H Earle fire chief said keys will be presented to Mayor S Robert Weirich by Brown Construction Co a representative. The mayor will give an acceptance address and the public will be admitted after the ceremony Firemen will move in Monday The old Station No 3 on State Ave NE has been sold The Kendal Ave and Wales Rd NE station has been under construction since September
Police arrested four motorists on Wednesday and issued signal light and stop sign summonses to twelve others. Named arrestees include William Walter Trott as an ignition light violator after a collision at 11th street and Cherry Avenue SE, Gerald J. Blocker for speeding, Louis Escher for no taxi dome light, and Richard Arnold Milnes for driving without a license. Signal light summons were issued to sixteen individuals, including Billy T. Bollinger and Barbara F. Boyd, among others, while R. E. Boger received a stop sign summons.
Igor Ivan Sikorsky receives the 1951 Daniel Guggenheim medal and certificate for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to aeronautics. The award cites pioneering multi engine aircraft flying boats amphibians and helicopters with the medal funded in 1928 by the Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics.
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