Airlift Records Shattered In Berlin Blockade Breaker
Allied and German officials report a 24-hour airlift surpassing prior records with 12,834 tons of food and coal delivered to Berlin. Some flights arrived minutes apart as Gen. William H. Tunner oversaw the operation amid Western Allied efforts to break the Soviet blockade. Unofficial totals cited 12,6339 tons with official figures pending.
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Berlin
Russia
William H. Tunner
Tunner
AirE‘t
Tanner
GOP Demands Probe of U S Policy in China
Senate Republican Policy Committee may back an all out congressional probe into the administration’s China policy. Bridges calls for airing views before Armed Services or Foreign Relations panels. Acheson letter criticizing further military aid to Nationalist China cited. Knowland urges linking Far East arms to Europe.
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Washington
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Styles Bridges
Supp
Ian Rob Tat
Bridges
United States
Acheson
nmon-Com- Chins
Iiliam F. Knowland
Acheson Re
Europe
Far East
South
China
Weather forecast for Cleveland area Northeast Ohio
Strong cold front continues across northeastern Ohio with flurries and freezing conditions this afternoon and evening. Clearing tonight brings freezing temperatures, followed by Sunday sun and warmer afternoon. tonight 28, Sunday high 50.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Dentist Dr Smith Opens Evenings at 24015 Fifth St
Advertisement notes Dr Smith offers evening hours at 24015 Fifth Street with plate repairs taking two to three hours. Contact phone 6622 for appointments.
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Dr. Smith
Forest Fire Clears in Virginia After Massive Day of Blazes
Large fires burned across Virginia with 60 timber blazes reported yesterday. About 200 volunteers and nearly 2 000 students from Washington and Lee plus 180 VMIs participated in a five mile fire line around the Big Island blaze. Rain fell too late to stop the outbreak and total damage was expected to be high.
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Big Island
Here
Forresters
B. A. Eger
Washington and Lee University
Bristol Oy Clesringfield
Kentucky
George W. Deane
New Kent Cou
Virginia
Pacific Northwest Faces Multiple Forest Fires Amid Dry Conditions
Firefighters battled the Battleground fire near Bell Mountain with 25 men and faced scattered blazes across the Pacific Northwest. The Weaslington State Fire Wardens' office suspected incendiaries. Authorities reported fires east of Sandy Oregon and near Heissem Washington while nearby farms and reservoirs remained at risk or were said safe.
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Battlegr
Columbia FR
Bell Mountain
Weasnington
Pacific Northwest
Portland Weather Bureau
Mondar
Sandy
Hood Keep
Flereups
Oregon
Cherry
Bil Run
Heissem, Wash
East Fork
Lewis River
Wallace Beery Dies at 64 in Hollywood
Hollywood star Wallace Beery died at home at age 64 after a heart attack. His immediate family and two friends were present with doctors and a nurse in attendance. Beery had suffered recurring attacks since a Wyoming vacation injury last summer. The actor left behind daughter Carol Ann, his wife, brother Will Beery, and nephew Noah Beery.
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Hollywood
Flace Beery
Nis
Sitendance
Cherecter
Wyoming
Gloria
Walston Schumm
Beery
Ginner
Carol Ann
Reia Beery
Will
Noah Beers Tnev
Will Resurface Parts Of Five State Roads In County
Sections of five state roads in Twrain county will be resurfaced under a contract awarded this week to H. J. Hert of Elyria. The project includes 4.13 miles of Route 82 in Eaton township 3.10 miles of Route 162 in Rochester township 3.8 miles of Route 3202 in Camden 3.02 miles of Route 303 in LaGrange and Grafton townships and two miles of Route 5311 in Rochester township plus 2.28 miles of Route Sil Jim in Ashland county adjacent Troy township. Hart won the contract with a bid of 526,650.
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Twrain County
H. J. Hert
Elyria
Eaton Township
Rochester Township
Camden
LaGrange
Grafton
Survey of students completed at Fixria High School
A Special Report from North Central Colleges and Second Schools summarizes the Fixria High School survey. It covers enrollment trends, birthplace of students, and parental occupations, noting declines in enrollment and details on grade distributions.
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Fixria High School
Ah Rmerii
Ier I
North Central of Colleges
Chaiman
Beck
J. Martin Beck
Geta
Wison
St. Marys School
Herves
United States
Ney
Tre Enix
Onis Sm
Nome
Énamis Cellanieous
Ordinance Seeks Setbacks for East Bridge and Cleveland Streets
Fort Wayne residents are told a planning commission recommended an ordinance requiring 19 foot side setbacks on East Bridge street and 20 foot setbacks for the south side of Cleveland street. The measure, first read March 7, also bars remodeling that would violate new setback rules. A sore point remains for existing buildings near the streets.
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Elvrra Pienning
Vester Gay
Councilpmass Mance
East Bridge
Cleveland Streets
Ie Planning Commission
East Bridge Street
Cleveland Street
Planning Commission
Imei
Easter Services Expect Large Crowds Across Local Churches
Newspapers note capacity crowds expected at Easter services as churches prepare special morning and later services with festive dress and sunrise observances. Easter breakfasts tradition continues, and special music is planned to accommodate worshippers despite weather.
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Pini
Mans
Lerain
Elv
Teversi Erurenes
Niccars
Capacity Crowds Expected At Boardwalk Hotels
Atlantic City reports capacity crowds anticipated at Boardwalk hotels as strikebound restaurants and bars face walkouts. AFL unions claim service reductions. a limited picket occurred due to Good Friday, with few demonstrators outside hotel entrances.
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Boardwalk Hotels
Railway Express Workers Vote To End Strike
Railway Express workers in New York vote to end a prolonged dispute after mediation and a wage proposal. About 3,500 employees were involved in the dispute, with unions and management seeking an agreement to halt the walkout.
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Railway Express
Belgium Plans Annex Eight Square Miles Near Germany
The Belgian Foreign Office says Belgium will annex eight square miles of Germany just south of Aschen with a population of 509. The move is temporary and Belgium would waive other small pockets tied to a railroad in the same area.
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Brussels
Belgium
Sauerve
Germany
Aschen
Community Council to Elect Officers at Monday Meeting
The Community Council of Greater Elvria plans a luncheon on Monday April 16 at 12 30 to elect officers and approve executive committee members. Chairman F A Eaten will present proposed remaining committee assignments as 27 organizations join the new coordinating program.
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Community Council of
Greater Elvria
Rine
F. A. Eaten
BRT
Unix Council
Cascade Park roads to reopen tomorrow
Superintendent John Machock said drives in Cascade Park will reopen tomorrow as river levels drop from five and a half feet above normal. He warned the ten mile per hour speed limit will be enforced and noted spring growth appearing along the riverbanks. Some church groups will hold services in Elyward tomorrow.
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Cascade Park
John Machock
Meehock
Macheck
Elywand
Akron Milk Prices Cut Again At Local Market
Milk prices in Akron were reduced by two cents per quart with standard milk selling at 16 cents. This marks the second price cut at the market this month as vendors adjust to demand.
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Akron
Ito ‘Micrhis
Pass The $25,000 Mark In Red Cross Drive
Elyria American Red Cross chapter reports progress with 25,020.08 collected by yesterday afternoon. Executive secretary Edna Schrepp said funds came in as the drive, aimed to reach 25 thousand dollars, neared its end in March and additional gifts are still arriving.
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Red Cross
Elyria American Red Cross
Edna Schrepp
Mone
Lorain County Income Rises Sharply in Tax Study
A Ohio Chamber of Commerce report shows Lorain County leading 88 counties with a 41.99 percent rise in tax collections from 1945 to 1948. Industrial expansion and new building, plus district rate increases, contributed to the surge, while concerns yli about local revenue and tax levies were noted by County Auditor Frank Ayres.
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Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Lorain County
Lorgin
Frank Ayres
Arres
New Assignments At Post Office Publicized
Postmaster William Jenne announced a three way staff reallocation at the Eivria post office. Harold Olmstead becomes assistant superintendent of mails. William Kirby shifts to mail handling on the floor. Mile Sendor returns as regular clerk at the money order desk. Olmstead has served since 1937 in the mail service. The supervisory group now includes Joseph Gibbons and Nicholas Smith. London dock workers end a five day strike with 18 000 returning to work to clear ships with vital supplies.
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William Jenne
Eivria
Tsa Meh
Harold Olmstead
Middle Avenue
Eiviia
William Kirby
Wil
Mile
Olmstead
Elxha
Addon
Jenn
Kirby
Joseph Gibbons
Nicholas Smith
Easter Weather Outlook From Nation and Ohio Forecasts
The Weather Bureau predicts fair weather for Easter parades nationwide with clear skies and sun. Ohio warns of a cold night down to 28 degrees in places and scattered snow in nearby states as a cold wave advances.
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Columbus
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Indiana
Michigan
Kentucky
Appalachians
Midwest
Washington
Florida
Lake Superior
North Dakota
Montana
Lakes Region
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Carolinas
Tennessee
Atlantic Seaboard
Mississippi
Plains
Rocky Mountains
Plateau
Pacific Coast
Stassen Warns Nation Drifting Toward Socialism
Harold E. Stassen told Greenville that the United States is on a socialist path as the government drifts left. He criticized President Truman’s policies, tax plans, and health insurance stance, speaking to Piedmont and Northern Railway directors.
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Greenville
S. C
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Truman
Siassen
Piedmont and Northern Railway
Netline
U S Ambassador Leaves Hospital After Eye Injury
U S Ambassador Lewis Douglas left Southampton General Hospital for his London residence in an ambulance after a fish hook pierced his left eye during a river fishing trip. Surgeon Sir Stewart Duke-Elder and others advised another exam in London to assess potential lasting damage while he recovered in a dressing gown with the eye bandaged.
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Southampton
U. S
Lewis Douglas
Southampton Eve
London
Stewart Duke-Elder
George VI
Douglas
Thes Marning
Trev
Deuglas
Nere
Train Hits Auto, Child Fatally Hurt
A passenger train struck an automobile at a crossing near Pardora in Lima injuring a girl, Kev Elaine Basinger, 5, who died at Lima Memorial Hospital. The parents Otis and (Mrs.) Basinger were severely injured in the Akron Canton and Youngstown collision.
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Lima
Elaine Basinger
Weat Mt. Cory
Lima Memorial Hospita
Pardora
Otis Basinger
Akron
Canton
Youngstown
Auto Association Seeks Answers on Gasoline Prices
The American Automobile Association plans to ask individual oil companies why gasoline prices remain high. In letters to the American Petroleum Institute and others, AAA argues prices rose despite high crude stocks and production cutbacks. Russell E. Singer said the association will press oil firms for explanations and defend the free flow of crude oil.
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Washington
American Automobile Association
American Petroleurm Institute
AAA
Russell E. Singer
Indal
Singer
Avon Soldier Laid To Rest After Military Service
Avon obituary notes Army service with the Third Army in Germany. Private Mirksa died February 8 1945 three months after overseas deployment. Survived by parents two sisters Mrs Theodore Gerbdick Elyria and Mrs Gerard Tigndenmeister Avon and brother Ludwig Lorain. Services Monday 9 am at St Mary's Avon burial St Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call.
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Avon
Bedtyr
St-Set
Joseph S Mirksa
Ludwig
Lorain
St. Mary's Church
George Stuber
St. Mary's Cemetery
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