High Wind Roars Over Ohio Area
Tornadic winds raced across central Ohio with storm warnings along the path as observers feared ground impact. Reports from Zanesville near Adamsville at 8 12 am. Navy pilots tracked the storm from Port Columbus and Trans World Airways routed flights. No damage reported yet, but forecasts shifted east toward Pittsburgh. Dresden and Coshocton saw light rain and strange skies while Columbus remained dry for August, a possible record. Cleveland recorded a heavy thunderstorm with 1.45 inches of rain, flooding streets and cutting power as rush hour stalled.
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United Press
Ohio
Zanesville
Navy
Port Columbus
Adamsville
Pittsburgh
Dresden
Coshocton
Columbus
Cleveland
No Relief Seen As Hot Blast In Texas Continues
Dallas and other Texas cities endured a month of record heat driving 51 deaths and more than 250 million dollars in crop damage. Temperatures above 100 persisted since August 1 with brief showers offering little relief. Houston had 13 fatalities, Dallas 10, Fort Worth 7, San Antonio 3 as cotton and rangeland suffered heavy losses. Temple faced a water crisis with a nine day reserve and railroad tank cars planned for imports.
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Tex
Houston
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Texas
Central
Temple
Leon River
Youth Killed In Crash Near Avella Route 303
Richard Louden burg 17 of Garretsville was killed and four others injured when the auto they rode in lost control. It struck a steel guard rail and landed in a ditch on Route 303 near Avella yesterday night.
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Avenna
Richard Loudenburg
Garretsville
Route 303
Here
Northeastern Ohio Forecast: Hot Humid with 94 High
Partly cloudy and hot through the afternoon with a high near 94. Tonight will be cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms and a cooler low. Saturday looks partly cloudy and cooler across the region. Page two markets note referenced.
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Ohio
Mayor warns against speeding as schools reopen
Mayor Henry W. Ault issued a statement urging motorists to slow down with Elyria schools opening next week. He noted more children on the streets will cross intersections and that speeding and reckless driving cases before his court show a lack of public safety concern.
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Henry W. Ault
Elyria
Ault
Action Urged At All Levels In Narcotics Fight
Senate Crime Committee urges unified action against narcotics trade seen as a major evil. Proposes a crime information clearinghouse, world opium poppy eradication, uniform laws, prescription limits, stronger penalties, and expanded enforcement plus an educational campaign to counter drug peddling.
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Washington
Senate Crime Committee
Senate
United States
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
Elyria Water Works
Imam Land
Dan W. Kothe
Elyria Maintains Daylight Saving Time Through September
Elyria will keep daylight saving time until the last Sunday of September. Clocks will not return to standard time until September 30, as dictated by city ordinance setting the change date.
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Elyria
Senate OK Today On Aid Bill
Senate Democratic leaders said the Senate would pass a trimmed foreign aid bill totaling 7.535 billion dollars with no further cuts. They expect voting to finish tonight as fights emerge over proposed additional reductions and restructuring of the program under new agency control.
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Senate
Truman
Ernest W. McFarland
Ariz
State Department
St. Lawrence Seaway
Everett M. Dirksen
Til
Harry F. Byrd
John L. McClellan
Ark
Dirksen
Tom Connally
Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Western
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
House
Johnston Warns Wages Could Soar If Amendments Remain
Washington economic stabilizer Eric A. Johnston warned Congress that wages may rise dramatically if three inflationary amendments in the new controls law are not repealed. He urged Truman’s call for repeal, arguing the provisions would drive up prices, threaten defense funding, and burden low income Americans with higher rents and a larger deficit. Johnston’s testimony followed defense mobilizer Charles E. Wilson and price controller Michael V. DiSalle, who supported revisions amid Senate skepticism.
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Washington
Eric A. Johnston
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
Johnston
Truman
Johnson
Defense
Charles E.wilson
Michael] V. DiSalle
Freshman Orientation Day At Elyria High School
Elyria High School anticipates a record freshman enrollment of 430 next Wednesday as new pupils report for orientation at 8 30 am. Principal George Miraben announces registrations exceed last year, with Student Cabinet helpers to assist newcomers in locating classrooms and adjusting to schedule, lockers, and cafeteria routines.
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Elyrian High School
George Miraben
Elyria High School
Cleveland Mother Crowned Mrs. Ohio in Akron
25 year old Mrs. Juanita Kerestesy of Cleveland won the Mrs. Ohio title in Akron with a banana nutment cake and gingham dress. She will represent Ohio in the national contest at Asbury Park, N J, on Sept. 9. Judges chose her for good looks, personality and homemaking skill. The new Mrs. Ohio is a mother of a 15 month old daughter.
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Akron
Ohio
Juanita Kerestesy
Cleveland
Kerestesy
Asbury Park
N. J
Tractor overturns killing 29 year old near Rockford
Harry Leighner of Rt. 2 near Rockford was killed when the tractor he used to clear shrubbery along a ditch overturned and pinned him beneath it. Mercer county coroner George Mellory ruled death a crushed chest. He left a wife and two young children.
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Celina
Harry Leighner
Rt. 2
Rockford
Mercer County
George Mellory
Leighner
Gypsy Queen Annie Mitchell Dies in Canton Hospital
Funeral services planned for 60 year old Gypsy Queen Annie Mitchell who died in Canton after a vigil at Aultman hospital. She was flown by chartered plane from Angola Indiana to Akron area hospital due to crowding, with about 300 followers believed to be en route to Canton for the rites.
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Canton
Annie Mitchell
Aultman Hospital
Mitchell
Angola
Ind
Mrs. Mitchell
Mediator Seeks to Avert Glass Workers Strike
Federal mediator Peter J. Manno conferred with union and company reps in Cleveland to avert a nationwide strike by about 28 000 glass workers. Negotiations involve Flint Glass Workers of America against the National Association of Pressed and Brown Glassware, representing roughly 26 000 workers, after talks in Atlantic City with the Glass Manufacturers Institute.
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Cleveland
Peter J. Manno
Iailor
Flint Glass Workers of America
AFL
National Association of Pressed and Brown Glassware
Atlantic City
N. J
Payrolls Rise 24 Percent in Ohio to 1951 June
Ohio workers saw payrolls climb 24 percent in the year ending June 1951 according to the Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research. The average weekly wage rose from 66.42 in May to 67.38 in June.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research
Bloody Ridge Battle Escalates in Korea Front
Battles raged along Bloody Ridge on the Yanggu front as South Korean and North Korean forces fought for control of three hills. UN artillery and air power reported heavy losses for the Reds with 1,260 killed or wounded in a 24 hour bombardment and hundreds of Communist vehicles destroyed or damaged. Reinforcements swelled on both sides as clashes spread along a 4 mile ridgeline.
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Korea
Yanggu
United Nations
Bloody Ridge
Reds
5Th Air Force
Question Blonde and Two Boy Friends in Beverly Potts Case
Cleveland police questioned a 19-year-old blonde hot rod queen and her two boyfriends in the Beverly Potts disappearance. Detectives said the suspects were considered good, with a tip claiming they borrowed the blonde’s car and struck a girl. A $3,500 reward exists, unions push for a $10,000 fund to aid the inquiry.
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Cleveland
Beverly Potts
West Side
James McArthur
Woods
Brook Park
Beverly
Taft to Speak at St Andrew's Church Meeting
Charles P. Taft will speak at 8 pm next Thursday September 6 in the undercroft of St. Andrew's church on Moral Foundations of Government. The event, free to attend, includes a meet and talk session with Taft, a Cincinnati attorney and brother of Senator Robert A. Taft, noted for tax and trial work, labor consulting, and housing expertise. He chairs ABA committees on Federal Labor Legislation and Constitutional Convention matters and has led civic groups including the Cincinnati YMCA and the Federal Council of Churches.
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Charles P.taft
Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
St. Andrew's Church
Taft
American Bar Association
American Bar Association Banking Business and Corporation Law
Ohio State Bar Association
Hope for Quick Settlement of Copper Strike
Federal and union leaders sought a rapid settlement of the national copper strike before an anti-strike court order. President Truman invoked Taft-Hartley emergency provisions to prepare an injunction to resume defense industry work. A fact-finding board was directed to report by Thursday, with potential for an 80 day stay if needed, as talks with Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union (Ind.) and Kennecott Copper Corp. progressed.
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Washington
Truman
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
Ind
Kennecott Copper Corp
Kennecott
Reds Make Three New Charges
United Nations spokesman said talks on the Korean armistice may resume despite three new Communist charges of violations in the Kaesong neutral zone. UN reports and a Kaesong dispatch described incidents near Pan Mun and Chorgiam, with South Korean troops allegedly engaging North Korean forces. Investigations were ordered by Lt Gen Van Fleet and the 5th Air Force to assess the ground events and the other complaint.
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United Nations
Kaesong
Air Force
James A. MacMaster
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
I Kaesong
Ridgway
Munsan
Pan Mun Bridge
Chorgiam
Daily Worker
MacMaster
James A. van Fleet
8Th Army
Sth Air Force
Pan Mun Jom
Car Damaged as Limb Falls During Storm at Ridge Roads
Strong winds snapped a limb during a morning thunderstorm at Stoney Ridge and Center Ridge, damaging Frank L. Keller's car on Route 82 North Eaton. Keller, en route to Elyria, escaped injury as the left front and rear top were damaged and the car was towed. Two tractor trailer units on Route 10 near Fields Corners sustained minor damage in a side swipe. A youth on a motorcycle lost control on loose gravel near Cooley and Island and suffered burns from a hot water faucet incident. he was treated and released at Elyria Memorial Hospital Central.
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Center Ridge
Frank L. Keller
Route 82
North Eaton
Keller
Elyria
Jimb
Kelier
Route 10
Fields Corners
RTS
Daly Alleeve
Columbia Station
General Hospital
Cooley
Rene Hice
Taeety
Elyria Memorial
Hos*ipital
Treaty Talks to Show Who Seeks Peace in San Francisco
Secretary of State Dean Acheson said the Japanese peace treaty opening in San Francisco will reveal which nations seek peace and which will disrupt the conference. He predicted most participants will sign the pact, calling it a real istic opportunity for Japan, while Russia and its satellites oppose the move. Dulles and Acheson, with 49 others, flew to San Francisco to advance the talks aimed for completion by September 8.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
San Francisco
Acheson
Russia
Japan
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Dulles
Free World Community of Nations
United Nations
Tol
Salesman Kidnaped and Robbed Near Bellevue
Cleveland salesman Julius Saleman, 40, was kidnapped and robbed of 400 dollars, a wrist watch, portable radio, and a suitcase by two bandits on Route 20 near Bellevue, Ohio. He was stopped, driven to a side road, then left by the assailants who fled in a following car.
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Bellevue
State Highway Patrol
Cleveland
Julius Saleman
Hoffman
Here
Man Dies In Auto Crash In Norwalk
Norwalk reports the death of 33 year old Ross Cogan of Aliquippa Pa who was killed when his car was struck by another vehicle as he turned from a side road onto Route 61. The notice also promotes Spring Valley Country Club dinner each Sunday from 1 to 2 p.m. with reservations.
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Norwalk
Ross Cogan
Pof Aliquippa
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