Ohio House fights to revise election law bill
State representatives debated a Senate backed plan to overhaul Ohio election laws. Proposals include allowing counting of ballots by inferred voter intent, removing strict X marks, easing petition notarization, and limiting ballot listings for presidential candidates. Also discussed were a 51 percent township approval for horse tracks, and loyalty oath revisions targeting Communists and front groups.
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Columbus
Stoday
Ohio
Henry A. Wallace
Senate
Montgomery County
House
Finance Committee
FEPC CONFERENCE DEADLOCK REPORTS PROPOSED COMPROMISE
A leaked Senate House FEPC conference update signals a plan to mandate anti-discrimination provisions for industry. The stalled talks aim for a cross chamber compromise. failure risks killing FEPC this session. Senator Daniels pushes a measure aiding disabled veterans in job access with a funded surplus split.
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House
FEPC
Conference Committee
Albert L. Daniels
Highland
Industrial Commission
Commission
Daniels
Peace Justices
Senate Passes Bills On Insurance, Unemployment, Tax Exemption
The Senate approved measures to license Canadian insurance agents in Ohio. It also revises BUC administrative methods to accelerate unemployment payments. A third bill permits real estate tax exemption for portions of property used solely for religious purposes.
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Senate
Ohio
BUC
Senate Votes Building Probe
The Senate adopted 29 to 0 a resolution authorizing the state auditor to probe the state's 50 million building program. It moves to the House. The finance committee will visit the 3.5 million Apple Creek project Thursday as a hospital for feeble minded patients nears completion. Senator Sawicki said haste since April 18 aims to cover prior faults and noted the firing of architect Joseph A. Gattozi last November without replacement.
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Columbus
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Apple Creek
Edwin F. Sawicki
Cuyahoga
Sawicki
Joseph A. Gattozi
Cleveland
Bexley Undertaker Indicted for $89,000 Embezzlement
A grand jury indicted former undertaker Andrew C. Straley of Bexley on embezzling $89,000. Straley, guardian of WWI veteran Martin Licking, vanished from San Antonio weeks ago after probate left an estate of about $102,000. only $13,000 has been found. Frank McClelland named guardian in place of Straley.
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Columbus
Andrew C. Straley
Bexley
San Antonio
Tex
Martin Licking
Licking
Rosina Licking
C. P. McClelland
Straley
Frank McClelland
Going Places Together Boston Couple Headed to Northeast
Robert H. Jackson of Southboro makes a 54 mile round trip daily to attend Northeastern University. His wife is a Northeast ern classmate. They plan to graduate together in 1951.
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Boston
Robert H. Jackson
Southboro
Northeastern University
Northeastern
Ohio Capitol Dome Urged by Senator
Senator Arthur Blake of Belmont urges Ohio to add a dome to the capitol replacing the current round turretike top known as a cheese box. He introduced a bill to appropriate 200000 for the project arguing it will beautify the state building and make it a point of pride, with night floodlighting.
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Ohio Capitol
Columbus
Arthur Blake
Belmont
Ohio
Blake
Senate
State Capitol
Albino Crow Spotted by Raleigh Hughes in Palmyra
Raleigh Hughes, a telephone lineman and wildlife enthusiast, spent years climbing trees to study birds. He recently spotted and observed a rare albino crow he found on one of his jaunts, climbing a 40 foot oak to reach the specimen.
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Palmyra
Raleigh Hughes
Hughes
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