Reds shell Shanghai as Civil War strikes largest Asian city
AP dispatch from Shanghai reports the first civil war shells hitting the city near the Lafayette Theater in the Fregeh district, killing at least six civilians and wounding ten. Communists attacked the Woosung sector near the Whangpoo River, while Nationalists move troops in Shanghai and Bund traffic is halted to clear retreat routes toward the Yangtze.
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Woosung
Whangpoo River
Yangtze
Whangpoo
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U. S. Navy
Canton proposes sewage disposal plant at cost 3.6 million
The Canton municipality outlines a proposed Sewage Garbage Disposal Plant estimated at 3.6 million dollars. It notes that the total taxes paid in 1948 could fund three such plants, reflecting concerns over high taxation. The Timken Roller Bearing Co. ad appears in the snippet.
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Canton
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Timken Roller Bear‘ing Co
Weather Forces Landing Injures Limousine Crash Near Canton
A United Airliner diverted to Akron-Canton due to bad weather. A limousine en route to Canton struck a house on Frank road injuring the driver and two passengers, including a co pilot. The crash damaged a pillar and a cellar wall while fog and rain contributed to the accident.
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Robert Wayt
RD 1
Hensdale
Ill
Mary M. Griffin
Chicago
Paul W. Scanlon
Indiana Way NE
Werner Halpern
16Th St NW
Mercy Hospital
Frank Rd
Halpern
Esther Froman
Froman
Scanlon
Honolulu
Car Crash Leaves Emil Muntean Injured In Harrison Ave SW
Emil A Muntean aged 23 of 1921 Harrison Ave SW was held at Aultman Hospital for observation after losing control of his car at 6 30 a m striking a pole and fence in the 1800 block on Harrison Ave SW police reported
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Sugardale Provision Co
Roy E. Rhodes
RD 5
Sheriff's Office
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Mercy Hospital
Emil A. Muntean
Harrison Ave SW
Aultman Hospital
Harrison Ave
Second Blackout Hits Traffic Signal System
For the second time this week gremlins cut the cable controlling the signal lights in the northeast block of the downtown system. Matthew Marzec, assistant signal light maintenance man, and Ohio Power Co troubleshooters worked for about five hours from 2 30 to nearly 7 30 this morning before locating the trouble at 2nd St and Market Ave N.
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Matthew Marzec
Ohio Power Co
2Nd St
Market Ave N
Akron-Canton Airport Sees Delayed Air Traffic Surge
Severe weather closed Cleveland Airport forcing several New York to Chicago liners to divert to Akron Canton. About 25 planes visited unscheduledly as seven four motor planes lined runways with no incidents reported. Passengers redirected found other transport while through travelers stayed in the terminal until conditions eased by 3 a.m. Canton recorded 1.05 inches of rain and a 40 degree drop before a cool, cloudy pattern persisted.
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Akron-Canton
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Berlin Motor Trucks Pass Helmstedt Amid Blockade Eases
West German trucks rolled through Helmstedt checkpoint toward Berlin as Russia lifts the two day blockade briefly. Western powers expect talks at Karlshorst to resume East West trade and the Paris foreign ministers meeting to shape a lasting settlement. Meanwhile a planned 11,500 Western railway workers strike looms over pay in West zones.
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Council of Foreign Ministers
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U. S
Societ
Germany
Ferraro's Bread Ad and Wolfe Hat Shop Listing
Local newspaper snippet advertises Ferraro's Italian bread and Wolfe Hat Shop at 134 Cleve NW. Mentions a selection of white hats priced around $5 and a costly item at $600,000. Also notes taxes and a New 30th Street NW miniature golf opening in a separate ad.
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30Th St NW
Ford Refuses To Open New Contract Talks
DETROIT May 20 UP The Ford Motor Co refused to start negotiating a new contract with the UAW until June 1 risking a breakdown in peace talks over the 16 day old strike at River Rouge and Lincoln plants. UAW President Walter Reuther said negotiations would end if no talks began Monday. Ford's John S Bugas accused Reuther of broadening strike issues while federal mediators moved to settle the wage and pension demands of 62,200 workers amid a broader strike.
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Recount funds returned in France-Grossglaus election dispute
The Ohio Supreme Court declined to overturn a decision in the France vs Grossglaus recount case. A cashier's check for 3060 dollars, posted by former Sheriff Dick France to recount November ballots, was returned to James Seccombe, clerk of the board of elections. Ballots remain secured in the board's vault awaiting destruction approval.
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Dick France
Mr. France
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Common Pleas
George N. Graham
Graham
James Seccombe
Board of Elections
Seccombe
Secretary of State
New City Hall Bond Vote Discussed in Canton
Canton residents may vote in November on a bond issue for a new city hall. Mayor Carl F. Klein announced an informal council meeting next Wednesday to discuss the proposal and possible redesign to a taller building occupying less ground space, with parking on a leftover lot. If built, the central fire station would need relocation.
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Canton
Carl F. Klein
Klein
Cleveland
Mt Marie Purchase Sets Ground to Break on June First
Officials of the Youngstown Diocese set June 1 as the starting date for an addition to Mt Marie girls division of Central Catholic High School on Route 30 east of Reedurban. The sale of Mt Marie to the diocese was approved by Bishop James A. McFadden and the building committee.
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Mt. Marie
Central Catholic High School
Reedurban
James A. McFadden
Order of the Sisters of the Holy Humility of Mary
Adelbert J. Cook
Massillon
Rome
Pius XII
Fr. Cook
Ed Gibbons
The
Gibbons- Grable Co
Firestone & Motter
Bishop McFadden
West's New Gains Cited By Secretary West's New Gains Cited By Secretary
Secretary of State Acheson heads to the Paris talks with a firm no compromise stance toward Russia on Germany. He vows to safeguard Western Europe's economic recovery and political stability, stressing that gains in Western Germany and Western Europe must not be traded for fragile promises.
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Council of Foreign Ministers
Senate
United States
Russia
Washington
Paris
Germany
Europe
Greece
US urges Russia to curb Greek guerrilla aid for peace
Washington reports that the United States told Russia that peace in Greece requires Communist satellite states to stop aiding the Greek guerrillas. The State Department rejected Soviet proposals to shift the Greek crisis from the United Nations to great power hands for a dithered compromise settlement.
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