French Strikes Bring Paris to Standstill as Unions Call Walkout
Paris and much of France faced paralysis as two million government workers joined a general strike led by unions against Premier Joseph Laniel. Railroads, buses, mail, telegraph, mines, and utilities halted while socialist and civil servant groups urged 24 to 48 hour actions.
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Paris
Joseph Laniel
France
Independent Federation of Civil Servants
Socialist Union
C Of C To Back Sales Tax Plan
The U S Chamber of Commerce urged Congress to replace reduced income taxes with a national sales tax. The proposal, presented to the House Ways and Means Committee during tax revision hearings, would apply at manufacturers or retailers to widely used non essential goods, likely excluding food.
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Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Chamber
Weather Update Northeastern Ohio Fair Warm With Showers
Weather by United Press reports a high of 87 this afternoon with partial cloudiness and scattered showers, cooler tonight at 66. Thursday remains partly cloudy and warm into the forenoon. Lake Erie winds from south 20 mph then southwest 20 mph. Humidity around 51 percent, temperature 8, grain count 79. Yesterday’s high and low both 87. Precipitation 24 hours ending 8 pm Tuesday none. Sunrise 6:41 am, sunset 5:33 pm.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Forty to be graduated at Wilmington College
Forty students will receive degrees in commencement exercises at Wilmington College this Friday, the college announced today.
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Wilmington
Wilmington College
Lausche Delays Taft Senate Succession Announcement
Gov. Lausche said there would be no immediate appointment to succeed Sen. Taft since the Senate is not in session. He noted he knows the aspirants but will not discuss names, promising a later announcement. He spoke by phone from the governor's mansion after returning from a California vacation.
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Columbus
Sis
Lausche
Robert A. Taft
Senate
California
Seattle
Taft
Washington
Statehouse
Sam Linzell
Highway Construction Council
Lorain Soldier Among Freed War Prisoners
Lorain relatives report Sgt Howard Tates of 2327 East avenue has been repatriated in the prisoner exchange. He is the first Lorain County POW liberated. born in Lorain, he attended Lorain High School and enlisted in 1942, later re enlisting after civilian years. He was held at Camp No 15 Pyoktang since December 1950. His wife resides in Detroit. he leaves three Lorain sisters and a Detroit cousin in the service.
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Lorain
Freedom Village
Korea
Howard Tates
Lorain County
Sergeant Tates
East Avenue
Lorain High School
Camp No 15
Pyoktang
Sgt
Tates
Detroit
Jessica Atkinson
Gwendolyn Shackett
Edith Humble
Lucy C. Bond
12Th Street
Fort Lee, Va
Ray Tates
Freedom flight brings 17 sick POWs home from Korea
Seventeen former prisoners of war reach Travis Field on a C-54 hospital plane. Fourteen are seriously ill with tuberculosis and three are mental patients. Their 6,000 mile journey from Tokyo included Midway and Honolulu with rest breaks. Ambulances awaited at the base for immediate hospital care.
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Hickam Field
Hawaii
Tripler General Hospital
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Korea
Military Air Transport Service
San Francisco
Tokyo
Midway Island
Honolulu
Inchon
Nelson K. Walker
Travis
J Edgar Glass Named President of Colson Corp
J Edgar Glass, longtime Colson Corp executive, was named president and general manager succeeding Neely Powers, who will stay as director and adviser. Robert Pritzker was named vice president in charge of manufacturing after the Colson assets were acquired by the Pritzker family on May 31. Glass, Ohio State graduate, has been active in community affairs and is married with a 15 year old daughter Nancy.
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J. Edgar Glass
Colson Corp
Neely Powers
Powers
Ohio State University
Glass
Colson
Jet Crash Kills Nine In Quebec Village
Two investigations were ordered after a CF-100 twin-jet fighter crashed into four houses in Ville Jacques Cartier near St. Hubert Base killing nine people including five children. The plane struck at about 300 mph, explosions engulfed the houses, and pilots died. Firefighters fought the blaze as residents sought protection from further accidents. Preliminary reports blamed engine failure after takeoff on a routine flight. Authorities also opened municipal probes into the tragedy.
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Ville Jacques Cartier
Que
St. Lawrence River
St. Hubert
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada
Air Force
Emilien Fournier
Marcel Bouirassa
Michel
Jeannette
Pierre Lavoie
Collette
Normand
Omer Lavoie
Five Navy Airmen Die In Westover Plane Crash
Five Navy airmen were killed at Westover Air Force Base when a Douglas A-6D transport crashed during takeoff on a routine training flight. Four bodies were recovered from the burning wreckage. names withheld pending next of kin notification. The aircraft can carry up to 70 passengers.
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Chicopee
Mass
INS
Westover Air Force Base
Air Force
Preparations For Fair Rush At Wellington
Preparations for the 98th Lorain County Fair march toward August 25 to 28 in Wellington. Officials expect about 60 000 visitors as prize animals are entered for judging and a midway offers nine rides. The opening day is children’s day with free admission for under 14 and prizes like bicycles to be given away. Musical acts include Louis Pnma and his Band, the Four Aces and Ricco Turchette, Johnny Peton and his band, plus 22 nationality skits and dances. Horse shows, trotting races, pony races, and Little League baseball games are planned, with Elyria Day and Lorain Day featuring stage shows and highlighted livestock judging. Continued on Page 2.
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Wellington
Lorain County
Louis Pnma
Four Aces
Ricco Turchette
Godfrey Fame
Johnny Peton
Elyria
Pilot lands in pasture near Fairview Park farm
George Larsen, 53, of West 220th Street, Fairview Park, piloting a two passenger Taylor Craft plane from Port Clinton to Strauss field near Cook Road, landed in Clarence Shurbert farm pasture on West Ridge Road at 9 35 p m after running low on gas. He was unhurt with only a damaged propeller. two fences were knocked down. Deputies reported the safe landing and noted no injuries.
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Clarence Shurbert
West Ridge Road
George Larsen
West 220Th Street
Fairview Park
Larsen
Port Clinton
Strauss
Cook Road
Voluntariy
Shurbert
Bids For Turnpike In Lorain Erie Counties
Apparent low bids on four sections of the Ohio turnpike were received by the Turnpike Commission. The four sections total about 17.5 miles with bids totaling 14,548,211 dollars. Lombardo Bros. Construction Co. of Cleveland led section 24 with 3,625,160 dollars for 0.47 miles in Elyria. Ralph Myers Corp of Salem Indiana won sections 25 and 26, with bids of 4,112,486 dollars for 3.8 miles and 3,527,892 dollars for 4.7 miles respectively.
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Columbus
Turnpike Commission
Commission
Lorain
Erie
Elyria
Lombardo Bros. Construction Co
Cleveland
Ralph Myers Corp
Salem
Ind
lEyrie
Mylers
Cephalonia Capital in Ruins as Quakes Kill Hundreds
Shattering earthquakes destroy Argostolios the Cephalonia capital and devastate Ithaca and Zante. Reports say 400 dead on Tuesday with hundreds injured. latest shocks prompted navy evacuation orders as rescuers search crumbled streets and refugees flee. Greek and British aid efforts rush supplies and helicopters to the islands.
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Athens
Greece
Cephalonia
Argostolios
Ithaca
Zante
Malta
Amherst Board Member Earl Rockwood Dies
Earl A. Rockwood 43 a police guard at Republic Steel Elyria died at Amherst Hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage after admission hours earlier He born January 8 1919 in Amherst died while serving as board of public affairs constable of Amherst Township and caretaker of the Congregational Church Survived by wife Edna rt one son Frederick Donald father Don Rockwood and brother Frank Funeral services Friday at 2 PM at Garland Zich Funeral Home Rev Emerson E Emke officiating burial at Brownhelm Cemetery.
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Amherst
Earl A. Rockwood
Steel and Tubes
Republic Steel Corporation
Elyria
Amherst Hospital
Board of Public Affairs
Amherst Township
Ednart
Frederick Donald
Don Rockwood
Frank
Garland-Zich
Emerson E Emke
Brownhelm Cemetery
British In Egypt Attacked at Port Said Gate
A mob of Egyptians attacked a platoon of British soldiers guarding Port Said north gate. Troops fired over the crowd’s heads to disperse them. one British soldier was killed Tuesday night, another wounded, and two Egyptians injured. The Egyptian government urged calm as clashes continued.
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Cairo
Port Said
Third Cleveland Man Arrested As Burglary Suspect
A third man tied to the Avon Hardware burglary on July 27 was captured in Cleveland. Eugene Russell, 31, of 2135 Central Ave., admitted driving the getaway car and faces burglary charges. Two other suspects remain jailed on $10,000 bonds. loot recovered includes radios, firearms, and a chest protector. Authorities know where 20 guns were pawned.
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Avon Hardware and Equipment
Avon
Cleveland
Harold Ewing
Eugene Russell
Central Avenue
Lorain County
Russell
Fatso
Joseph Guzik
Guzik
Edward Hill
Frank Armstead
Factory Street
Unusual bass catch boosts Athens golfer’s day
A golfer in Athens Georgia while playing on a local course netted a three pound bass in a surprising moment. He pulled a half sunken boat from the lake and found the big fish inside. The scene led into a Plug for Chronicle Telegram Want Ads urging readers to place ads by dialing 4751 for assistance and quick results.
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Athens
Chronicle Telegram
Elyria
Lorsin County
Chronicle-Telegram
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Inchon Harbor
United States
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Laniell
le Havre
American Express Company
United Press
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Navy
Clair L. Hill
Fair Board
Elyina
Grafton Page Hospital
Oberlin
Tv-Radio
Lixourion
Sami
Hano
Ithacan
Vathi
Earl Rockwood
Motorola
Egypt
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