Hoover Commission Urges Post Office Taken From Politics
The Hoover commission calls for removing the Post Office from partisan control. It proposes cabinet leadership for the Postmaster General and a regionalized, merit based, nonpolitical appointment system with Senate confirmation optional for regional leaders. It estimates substantial revenue gains and persistent deficits.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Postoffice Department
Postal Service
Senate
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Post Office Department
Commission
Postoffice
Jesse M. Donaldson
Post Office
Civil Service Commission
Government Corporation Control Act of 1945
Postmaster General
Park Priry sales ad notes poultry and eggs
Fat hens 37c lb roasters fryers rabbits fresh eggs 52c doz Park Priry 30th Harrisburg ad.
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Park Priry
30Th
Harrisburg-ad
Crocus Blooms Amid Chill Breaks in Canton
Crocuses were observed in bloom at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Graham in Canton as a cold front brought gusty winds and a brief snow flurry. The weather note compares 1945 46 47 48 bloom dates and notes a predicted later open. Temperature dipped to 22 degrees then rose as skies cleared and sap weather returned.
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William D. Graham
37Th St NW
Repository
Canton
Mercury
Alliance Army Man Dies After Train Hits Car
Corp. Howard Daniel Milner, 28, of 446 N Webb St, an army occupation forces member on 40 day leave in Korea, died after a train struck a car at Summit Street crossing. Hazel Riddle, 29, was injured, while Clifford Irish and Edna Noling were uninjured. Coroner E C Reno to investigate.
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Repository Bureau Alliance
Alliance Police
E. C. Reno
Korea
Corp
Howard Daniel Milner
N. Webb St
Alliance City Hospital
Hazel Riddle
Clifford Irish
Western Ave
Edna Noling
Riddle
N. Webb Ave
Summitst
Ohio miners plan million tree replanting on strip lands
Ohio coal producers aim to plant at least 1,000,000 trees on strip mine land this year, three times more if seedlings are available. The plan was announced after the Ohio Reclamation Association board meeting at the Onesta Hotel with executives from Marshall Mining, Copperhead Coal, Hanna Coal, James Brothers, McKitterick Coal and others.
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Ohio
The
Ohio Reclamation Association
Onesta Hotel
Larry Cook
Indiana
Missouri
Ilinois
Tennessee
Cook
Association
Robert B. Marshall
Marshall Mining Co
Youngstown
Otis German
Copperhead Coal Co
Canton
R. L. Ireland
Hanna
Underground resistance grows in Ukraine and Soviet satellites
Reports indicate 200000 to 400000 armed partisans oppose communist regimes across the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. In Ukraine a 50000 to 200000 strong Partisan Army pressures Soviet and Polish forces, with leaders like Stefan Bendera and a Ukrainian free peoples regime forming an independent government model.
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Jack Meehan
Frankfurt
Germany
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Crusaders Target Tito Regime Amid Yugoslav Anti Communist Battle
In Yugoslavia several anti Communist groups oppose Marshal Tito with seven or more factions active alongside pro Communist elements. The Crusaders emerge as a potent force prompting government detachment units and bloodhound tracking. Rewards of 10000 dinars are offered for each Crusader killed or captured. Estimates place Crusader numbers at 15000 to 20000, aiming for a free Croatia.
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Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Crusaders
Croatia
Underground anti Communist groups in Czechoslovakia grow
Seven anti Communist factions have begun underground activity against Czechoslovakia's new government. The largest group is the Freedom Movement with about 4500 members organized into small sabotage teams. It is supported by the revived wartime Partisan group.
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Czechoslovakia
Freedom Movement
Rebels Attack Government Forces in Rhodope Uprising
About 3000 followers of Nikola Petkov, executed by the Communist regime, attacked government troops from the Rhodope and Starapalina mountains last summer with fierce force that unsettled officials.
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Nikola Petkov
Rhodope and
Starapalina
Armed Resistance Forces Strike at Communist Units
Anti government activity is reported from disorganized bands and native tribesmen. Resistance groups have attacked Communist forces, reflecting ongoing turmoil in the region.
Alliance Man Injured in Car Collision
Fred Weibel, 57, of 225 S. Lincoln Ave., was struck by a car driven by Gerald Miller, 468 W. Winest, near 11 p.m. Wednesday in Alliance. Weibel was taken to Alliance City Hospital with a possible leg fracture. his condition was listed as good this morning.
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Repository Bureau Alliance
Fred Weibel
S. Lincoln Are
Alliance City Hospital
Gerald Miller
W. Winest
Action urged soon on Stark County zoning program
County commissioners faced with possible countywide zoning plan as unions and farm labor groups press for action. Groups from Canton Massillon Alliance urged prompt steps. Perry Township already pursuing own zoning. Officials say county plan could preempt fragmented township efforts and reduce confusion.
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Streets Committee
Stark County Farm Bureau
Board of Business Managers
Stark Tri-County Building Trades Council
Oliver Kuhn
Joseph T. Nist
Glenn Sponseller
Canton
Massillon
Alliance
Perry Township
Wife’s Long Search Ends as Missing Man Found in NYC
Harry Lanning 42 of Chicago, missing two years, was found in New York washing dishes under the name Harry Manders. He reunited with his wife Elsie Lanning in a police station after a long family search and a $500 reward had been offered.
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New York City
Canton
New York
Harry Lanning
Chicago
Claire Lanning
14Th St
Elsie
Elsie Lanning
MR. Lanning
Harry Manders
Market Ad Highlights Fresh Fish and Shellfish Deals
Beck's Arcade Market advertises Blue Pike Fillets five cents per pound oysters 57 cents per pint boneless herring 37 cents Whiting fillets 23 cents Fresh mackerel 29 cents Smelts 35 cents Halibut and turtle meat 55 cents Scallops 75 cents per pound.
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Beck’s
Arcade
Sweden and Spain barred from Atlantic pact talks
Spain and Sweden have the largest armies in western Europe but are excluded from the north Atlantic pact. Spain with about 500000 regulars could mobilize to 2000000, while Sweden fields about 20000 regulars with potential mobilization to 700000. Sweden and Spain would side with the West in a general war, but neither is invited due to Francoist nonalignment and public opinion against Spain.
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London
Europe
Spain
Sweden
Western
Scandinavia
Mediterranean
Britain
Foremen Seek Legal Rights in Bargaining Debates
The Foremen's Association of America urged Congress to require collective bargaining for foremen. Ford Motor Co officials argued that recognizing foremen unions would harm efficiency and raise costs, while backers call for repealing Taft Hartley and restoring Wagner Act rights.
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Washington
Foremen’s Association of America Today
Congress
Carl Brown
Senate Labor Committee
Ford Motor Co
William T. Gossett
Ford Company
Foremen’s Association
Brown
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Committee
Gossett
Hiner motion to fine absentees defeated in Ohio House
In Columbus on February 17 the Ohio House rejected Representative Guy C. Hiner's bid to fine absent members twenty dollars per day. After 31 members were not present, Hiner urged a law to penalize absentee lawmakers, but the proposal was overwhelmingly voted down and both parties had absentees excused. The session adjourned until 7:30 p.m. Monday.
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Columbus
Guy C. Hiner
Stark County
Ohio
House
Hiner
Royall Denies Plan To Desert Japan In War
Secretary of the Army Royall says the United States does not intend to abandon Japan to Russia in case of war. He rejected reports from Tokyo attributing a plan to desert Japan and told reporters there was no such statement.
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Royall
Japan
Washington
United States
Russia
Tokyo
Amer
MacArthur Silent on Far East Strategy Comments
Gen Douglas MacArthur faced a flood of requests for a public statement in Tokyo on U S military strategy in the Far East. A source close to the general said he has no intention of commenting.
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Tokyo
INS
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Far East
Pentagon rejects plan to pull US forces from Japan
Secretary Royall told reporters at the Pentagon that the United States does not plan to change its forces in Japan and would meet all comers. Associated Press noted Royall hypothecally allowed withdrawal but said there would be no immediate change in occupation. Acheson and MacArthur had differing views on defense obligations.
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Ican
Japan
Pentagon
Associated Press
Russel Brines
Tokyo
Royall
United States
Brines
Douglas MacArthur
Acheson
The Stripling Series Is on Page Twenty Two Today
A brief index note directs readers to page 22 for coverage of the Stripling series. The reference links readers to the featured installments and related features in this edition.
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Hoover
Jack Frost
Alliance Army
Poland
Romania
Albania
Stefan Bendera
Black Lion
Czech Labor Movement
Slovakia
White Partisans
Slovak Revolutionary Society
Free Slovak Club
Horia Macelariu
A. K
Bulgaria
U.S
R. H. Shackford
U. S
France
Navy
Netherlands
Indonesia
Netherlands-Indies
Belgium
Luxemburg
Denmark
Norway
Home Guards
Ford
Ernie Pyle
Pearl Harbor
New National Cemetery
Punchbowl Crater
Honolulu
Scripps-Howard
David Elbert
Fort Shafter
Hawaii
Pyle
Cleveland Ave
MacArthur Silent
Ee Amusements
George Sokolsky
Westbrook Pegler
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