Ohio Development Commission Elects Leaders for Sesquicentennial
James Lowe was re elected chairman of the Ohio Development and Publicity Commission. A D Baumhart Jr was chosen vice chairman. The group met at Roy Moore’s home to plan the Ohio Sesquicentennial observance in 1953 with a four year lead time and booklets highlighting Ohio’s advantages to industry.
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Llen James Lowe
Carter
Cleveland
Ohio Development and Publicity Commission
Roy D. Moore
Congress Lake
A. D. Baumhart Jr
Vermilion
Owens Corning
Ohio
Eee
Justin A. Rollman
Cincinnati
James W. Rogers
Hamersville
Erwin C. Zepp
Columbus
Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society
Toledo
Allen James Lowe
John R. Advent of
H. H. Hampton
Mr. Moore
Damage May Reach Million At Holland Tunnel Cleanup
Bulldozers cleared ooze and wreckage to reopen the Holland Tunnel after a massive blast. A truck carrying chemicals exploded, releasing fire and gas, causing $1 million damage and injuring 66 workers. Authorities probe for negligence while 23 trucks burned and the tunnel’s eastbound tube suffered massive disruption.
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A York
Holland Tunnel
New York
Ford strike shows progress but no settlement yet
Detroit May 14 AP Negotiations in the Ford strike show some progress but little sign of settlement. Mediation Chief Cyrus S. Ching warned the federal service would join the case if no meaningful progress occurs soon. UAW-CIO President Walter Reuther and Ford president Henry Ford II received Ching’s telegrams urging a timely resolution amid government concern over grave consequences.
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Detroit
Ford
Cyrus S. Ching
Ching
Washington
Walter Reuther
Ford Rouge
Lincoln-Mercury
Reuther
U.A.W
John S. Bugas
Bugas
British Grill Eisler Leave Him on Ship
Southampton May 14 AP report states Communist Gerhart Eisler remained aboard the Polish steamer Batory off Cowes while Scotland Yard and immigration officials negotiate. A special court session was called as a U.S. extradition effort faces legal hurdles in British waters. Eisler, held on 23500 bond, fled New York as a stowaway and faces possible extradition or a Leipzig professorship in the Soviet zone.
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Southampton
England
Batory
Gerhart Eisler
Scotland Yard
Eisler
New York
America
W. E. Bray
London
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Alfred Bedford
Gydnia
Cowes Road
U.S
United States
Gdynia
Supreme Court
Washington
Congress
Leipzig University
Germany
ADN
Cain Attacks Chaplin Over Eisler Deportation Case
Senator Cain demands Charlie Chaplin's deportation for aiding Hanns Eisler and links Chaplin to treason. He cites a year old episode where Eisler faced deportation and claims Chaplin sent a message to Picasso urging a protest to the American embassy in Paris and asked for a copy, to use domestically.
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Washington
Cain
Charlie Chaplin
United States
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hanns Eisler
Chaplin
Pablo Picasso
France
Paris
Advertising Book Matches Kling stedt's open miniature golf
New 30th Street NW venue opens offering miniature golf with ads for Kling stedt's at 425 Schreyer and 8319-ad.
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Klingstedt’s
Schreyer
30Th St NW
72 Percent Wage Hike Urged for Hotels and Cafes
Columbus May 14 AP The nine member state wage board urged a 72 percent increase in minimum pay for hotel and restaurant workers after weeks of hearings. If adopted by state officials, thousands would be affected. Three dissenters will file separate opinions. Public hearings would still be needed before any new minimums take effect. The board based its recommendations on rising living costs from 1939 to 1949. Old rates dated July 1, 1937. new scales vary by city size with non service and service classifications set to specific hourly and weekly amounts.
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Columbus
Albert A. Woldman
Woldman
Conveyor Plan Push Despite Ohio Assembly Defeat
H B Stewart Jr of Congress Lake announced continued work on a 130 mile belt conveyor system despite bills failing in Ohio Senate and House committees. The privately financed project aims to move coal ore and limestone from East Liverpool to Lorain and Cleveland, with a two year delay to complete engineering before construction. Stewart criticized pressure lobbying and said immediate engineering would shorten the post‑legislative wait.
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H B. Stewart JR
Congress Lake
Ohio
Core
Stewart
Riverlake Belt Conveyor Lines, Inc
Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
East Liverpool
Lorain
Cleveland
Youngstown
Boy Killed by Truck in Dayton
Dayton police report five year old Rowland Hoover son of Mr and Mrs Homer Hoover was struck by a moving truck near his home after he ran in front of it. The death prompts an investigation into the accident and safety practices around residential streets.
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Dayton
Rowland Hoover
Homer Hoover
School Safety Patrol Parade in Washington
In Washington on May 14 AP reports about 20,000 young patrols from 17 states plus DC joined the 13th annual parade down Constitution Avenue. The event honors an army of about 8,000,000 children served by 450,000 patrols in over 6,000 communities guarding peers at busy corners.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Constitution
U. S. Air Lift Bill Tops 190 Millions
The United States estimates the Berlin airlift cost at about 190 million dollars. It covers 181.3 million for air operations by the air force and navy and 8.77 million for the army ground work. The airlift period runs from June 26, 1948 through Thursday, with a projected year end for the army. The total could adjust if the airlift ends earlier.
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Washington
National Military Establishment
United States
Air Force
Navy
Army
Berlin
Train of Tomorrow Exhibit At Akron Draws Big Crowds
General Motors Train of Tomorrow displayed in Akron for a three day showing attracted 23 582 visitors since Wednesday to Friday. Friday saw the highest turnout with 9 402 people filing through the 411 foot four car streamliner featuring hundreds of new railroad passenger transportation ideas. The train has toured 152 cities in two years.
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General Motors
Akron
Skies Tease Area With Sparse May Rain Showers
The morning produced a light sprinkle that offered little relief to parched gardens. Forecasters warned that the May drought is not broken, predicting scattered showers only for a few areas with no sign of general rain.
Luncheon Guests Highlight Commission Meeting
Members of the commission were luncheon guests of Mr and Mrs Moore, a detail illustrating social ties during the event.
World Press Freedom Pact Voted in U.N.
New York May 14 AP The United Nations General Assembly approved the world s first proposed treaty affecting press freedom and set a problem for the U S press. The pact titled Convention on the International Transmission of News and the Right of Correction extends rights to news radio and film correspondents in adherent countries and includes an international right of correction. The U S voted for it but debates over censorship and scope continued as India Chile amendment was withdrawn.
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New York
United Nations General Assembly
United States
U. S
Erwin D. Canhan
Christian Science Monitor
Canhan
Geneva
Trea
Military Aid And Treaty Separated
The State Department outlined a 1950 military aid program to rebuild Western Europe defenses with about 1.13 billion dollars for North Atlantic pact countries and 320 million for Greece and Turkey. The plan, to be presented to Congress by President Truman, aims for a single comprehensive program with flexible use of funds and a separation from but complement to the North Atlantic Treaty.
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Department
Congress
Truman
United States
Europe
State Department
Greece
Turkey
Western Europe
U. S
Western
Allied Powers Grant Self-Rule In West Berlin
The United States Britain and France approved self-rule for western Berlin under allied supervision. They signed a statement of principles granting Germans direct control of the city while reserving wide powers for the occupation authorities on disarmament reparations foreign interests displaced persons and security of allied forces. A four power conference was called to resolve remaining confusions after the Berlin blockade's lifting.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
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