Sawyer Weighs 26-Cent Steel Pay Rise Decision
Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer considers a 26-cent hourly pay boost for CIO United Steelworkers as the Wage Stabilization Board proposed. He plans to decide Tuesday whether to order the raise if no steel contract agreement is reached. Industry lawyers vow court challenges to any government action.
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Washington
Charles Sawyer
CIO
United Steelworkers
Wage Stabilization Board
Sawyer
Philip Murray
The
Wage Board
Justice Department
Truman
Murray
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
Senate
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Day of Reckoning in Rahway Prison Riot
Rioting inmates at Rahway Prison Farm barricaded in a second floor dormitory demanded surrender terms as authorities planned a strategy session. About 232 convicts faced a strict standoff, with signs reading Water hung from bedsheets and guards hostage. Superintendent Lagan anticipated a reckoning but sought a nonlethal end to the standoff.
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Rahway
N. J
R. William Lagan
Lagay
Lagan
Stanford Bates
Keter
Trenton State Prison
Elyria Euclid Tie for Lake Erie League Speech Honors
Elyria High and Euclid High shared first place in the 1952 Lake Erie League Speaking Contest after a round of extempore talks and ethics discussion. Wayne Wise of Elyria and Roger Poe of Euclid claimed the top honors with Gold medals awarded by Principal George Miraben, while David Sutton of Lorain finished third. Visiting students were welcomed by Miraben and Student Cabinet president Jim Miller, followed by Dr. L N Nicholas remarks and a panel on ethics and school life.
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Elyria
Euclid
Wayne Wise
Roger Poe
Lake Ene
Elyria High
Wise
Pae
David Sutton
Lorain High School
George Miraben
Sutton
Miraben
Jim Miller
L. N. Nicholas
U S S Endicott Survives Duel With Red Guns
U S S Endicott withdrew unharmed after a duel with Communist shore guns at Songjin on Korea's east coast. The ship was straddled more than twenty times but remained undamaged. Pyongyang Radio claimed the sinking of an American destroyer, while Allied air losses and engagements were reported in the weekend summary.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. S. Endicott
Songjin
Pyongyang
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
United Nations
Telegraph Strike Talks Broken Off
Washington reports negotiations between Western Union and the AFL Commercial Telegraphers union collapsed after the union rejected a proposal to return 30,000 workers to work at old pay rates for 60 days to allow calm bargaining.
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Washington
Western Union
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
Mrs. Sprunk Receives Suspended Prison Sentence
Common Pleas Judge H. E. Culbertson in Ashland suspended a one to ten year term for Anna J. Sprunk on a perjury conviction. Sprunk, 47, was found guilty April 9 after a trial begun April 1 over a Sheffield Lake land deal with a $4,000 profit.
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Common Pleas
H. E. Culbertson
Ashland
Anna J. Sprunk
Sprunk
Grand
Sheffield Lake Village
Michael J. O’leary
Sheffield Lake
O'Leary
John Pincura
Lorain County
Contempt Charges Studied At Watkins Hearing
Sen Arthur V. Watkins subcommittee reviewed possible contempt charges against about six witnesses in Cleveland as many withheld answers. Witnesses cited self incrimination, leaving little usable information as the two day hearing concluded with unresolved questions.
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Cleveland
Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
Watkins
Three Factors Holding Back a Russian All-Out Attack
Washington reports that U S military leaders say Russia could sweep Western Europe but is deterred by three factors: lack of natural resources for a long war, hopes to divide Western democracies, and weak defenses against bombing especially atomic raids.
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Washington
America
Russia
Europe
United Front
U.S
English Channel
Free World
United States
U.S. Navy
Ore Carrier Sparrows Point Launched at Maryland Yards
The 626 foot ore carrier Sparrows Point was launched in Baltimore by Bethlehem Steel at Sparrow Point yards. It is a sister ship of the Johns town from January and marks the third Bethlehem launch in as many months. The Sparrows Point should enter Great Lakes service by mid 1952 shipping season.
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Baltimore
Sparrows Point
Bethlehem Steel Co
Sparrow Point
Johnstown
Great Lakes
Weather noted for Northeastern Ohio with mild, warm day
Partly cloudy and mild tonight followed by a warm Sunday in Northeastern Ohio. High around 76 with a low near 50. Paul Berta's Beauty Salon on Cleveland Street will be closed Monday April 21 while staff attend the School of Beauty Knowledge in Columbus, Ohio.
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Ohio
Paul Berta
Cleveland St
School of Beauty Knowledge
Columbus
Gruenther or Ridgway Up to NATO
U S weighs two contenders to succeed Eisenhower as supreme Allied commander Europe. Gen Gruenther and Gen Ridgway are informally pitched to NATO partners as Paris readies the first Atlantic Council meeting April 28.
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Gruenther
Ridgway
NATO
Paris
U.P
U. S
Matthew B.ridgway
Alfred M. Grenither
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
Europe
First Bird Walk Of The Season Sunday Morning
Sunday morning at 1730 sharp opens the 1952 series of bird walks. Enthusiasts meet at Ely Woods picnic area or the north entrance of Cascade Park with Guides from both entrances. CMNH presents its third year of bird study led by Jim Akers and team to reveal one hundred plus species in all weathers.
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Ely Woods
Cascade Park
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Jim Akers
Frank Johnson
Dale Kellogg
Earl Lautenschleger
Frank Phelps
Jack Smith
Sara Yoder
CMNH
Boy Injured At Garford Playground
Robert Eckenroad a kindergarten pupil at Garford school fell on the playground yesterday morning. He sustained a dislocation and a broken bone in his left arm and was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital before being sent home with his parents Mr and Mrs Irwin Eckenroad of 907 Clark Street.
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Robert Eckenroad
Irwin Eckenroad
Clark Street
Garford School
Robert
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Eisenhower Tops Editors Poll as Likely President
Washington editors at the ASNE convention voted Gen Dwight D Eisenhower as the man most likely to be elected president and as their preferred choice in a breakfast poll. The result comes from 81 daily newspaper editors gathered for the event.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Sigma Delta Chi
Eisenhower
Western Electric Strike Ends In New York Settlement
Western Electric and District 10 of the CIO Communications Workers reach a near end to the 13 day national telephone strike. The deal includes a 11 1 cent hourly rise for installations workers and fringe benefits. Pickett lines to be removed as areas agree.
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New York
Western Electric
District 10
CIO Communications Workers of America
District 11
CWA
Joseph A. Beirne
Washington
California
A. T. Jones
Jones
Walter Maggioro
Francis L. Maher
Harry Winning
Federal Mediation Council
Communications Workers of America
Zoning Meeting At Ridgeville Monday Evening
North Ridgeville zoning appeals board schedules a special public meeting at 8 p m in the town hall on Monday April 21 to hear an appeal over expanding property for a non conforming use affecting the area between Route 76 and Island Township residents urged to attend Robert Grimore hears the board
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North Ridgeville
Zoning Appeals Board
Ridgeville Township
Route 76
Island
Robert Grimore
Where To Turn Amherst Calendar Items
Amherst calendar notes events and notices from the town paper including church news sports and theatre listings. The fragment references Elyria comics death editorials hospital markets Oberlin radio TV society and suburban sections with a dated page header.
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Amherst
Elsna Church News
Elyria Comics
Hospital
Oberlin
Radio-Tv Society
Wellingto Garden
Car Hits Pole Damages Vehicle on Robson Road
John Booth age 23 of No & Tattersall Court drove east on Robson road at 4 am and lost control after crossing a small bridge. His car snapped a utility pole, skidded to a bank, and bumped a tree, leaving the front badly damaged according to deputies Edward Gawick and James Howard Booth.
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John Booth
No & Tattersall Court
Robson Road
Edward Gawick
James Howard Booth
Youths Who Stole Sheep Placed On Probation
Three North Olmsted men Winslow McBurnie Charles Hollan and Hugh Wheeler were placed on probation after pleading guilty to grand larceny for stealing 20 sheep and four lambs valued at 440 from the Eugene Babcock farm southeast of Rochester. McBurnie spent five months in jail for bond issues while Hollan and Wheeler were freed on bond. The stolen animals were taken by truck to Coshocton and offered for sale at a stock market.
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North Olmsted
Eugene Babcock
Rochester
John Pincura
Arthur Moos
Winslow McBurnie
Charles Hollan
Hugh Wheeler
McBurnie
Moos
Coshocton
Jet Global Bomber Is Called Success
Fort Worth Texas observers praised the YB-60 global bomber after its maiden flight lasting about one hour and six minutes. The ultra jet aircraft, described as riding “like a Cadillac,” drew several thousand spectators despite tight security at Carswell Air Force Base.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Natom
Air Force
Consolidated Vultee
Carswell Air Force Base
Carswell
Conwoy
Ace
Omion
Aetaris
Ohio Organization Leans Toward Lausche in Presidential Outlook
A source close to Ohio Democratic circles says the state party favors Governor Frank Lausche for president as Harold Stassen moves to win Republican delegates in Columbus. Democratic senatorial hopefuls plan radio television appearances, and Michael DiSalle urges price controls while Day ton leaders hint at Lausche support on a second ballot. DANCING tonight at Kay's Cafe with The Kentuckians.
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Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Harold Stassen
Columbus
Canton
GOP
Robert A Taft
John W. Bricker
Harry Cain
Washington
Forrer
Michael DiSalle
Democratic Sena
Ais Thinkig
Peirce Wood
Dayton
League of Young Democratic Clubs of
National
A. A. Hortsman Wood
Democratic Organization
Robert Bulkely
Bulkley
Lausche
Enlistment Extensions Apply to All U S Armed Forces
The Defense Department extended enlistments for all service members by up to nine months from the original end date, affecting those whose terms would end between July 1, 1952 and June 36, 1953. The extension does not lengthen active duty for reservists or guardsmen nor affect separation programs. President Truman signed the order, aimed at retaining experienced personnel during the Korean War for nine months.
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Washington
Defense Department
Department
Truman
Prisoner Of War Talks Resume At Panmunjom
Allied and Communist staff officers resumed prisoner of war talks in Panmunjom, signaling a possible step toward a Korea armistice. Observers noted new exchange lists, with UN and Red prisoners potentially excluding those unwilling to return to Communist lands, hinting at a compromise to break the deadlock.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
Fire Destroys Three Buildings in Gulf Read
Fire destroyed three Francis buildings causing heavy losses to property owned by Alan Johnson of Gulf Read RD 1 yesterday afternoon. A shed with carport, a one car garage, and a workshop were burned with 200 feet of hose laid to protect a nearby sump. Firemen said high heat and wind spread the flames, and an automobile was moved from the carport during the blaze.
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Alan Johnson
RD 1
Gulf Read
St. Adivatay
Car Skids 150 Feet In Gulf Road Crash
In South Amherst a collision occurred when Bannick attempted to pass another vehicle. His car skidded 73 feet into a ditch and another 75 feet before stopping. Three witnesses observed the incident. charges of fourth recklessness driving were filed.
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Gulf
Gabe Jo Baaneck
Sab Tueyer
Pato R SY
Bwene
Gulf Reed
Reekiess
Cart Monde
Pelee
Bannick
John VooSack
South Amherst
Stack
Girl Bitten by Dog Near Riverside Trailer Park
Anne Marie Birtle aged 13 of Riverside trailer park was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for a dog bite beneath the eye. Police say the dog was tied and fenced when the girl entered the yard to play. No charges were filed.
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Anne Marie Birtle
Riverside Trailer Park
Elyria Memorial Hospital
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