Deficit Budget Likely as Truman Plans 1951 Proposal
President Truman’s 1951 budget is set to match or exceed current outlays of 43.509 billion dollars with a likely $5.5 billion deficit unless taxes rise. Pace signals tax-increase talk, while Truman has called budgets tight. Congress, facing an election year, may reject higher levies and seek spending cuts. Secretary Sawyer hints at repealing some wartime excise taxes to spur business after a recent economic tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
White House
Congress
Frank Pace
House
Ways and Means
Robert L. Coughton
D.N.C
Coughton
Secretary of Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Gannett News Service
Chiang Kai Shek narrowly escapes capture in Yunnan coup
Hong Kong reports say Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek escaped capture after a weekend coup in Yunnan that shifted the province to Communist control. He reached Formosa by air on Saturday night with two generals loyal to him, while Chang Chun and two other Nationalist officers were captured.
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Hong Kong
Chang Chang
Kunming
Chang
Chengtu
Chiang
Lu Han
Yunnan Province
Chiang Kai-Shek
Formosa
Changchun
Two High Schools Seek Admission Into League
Principals from Lakewood High School League will meet at Lakewood High School tonight to decide admissions for Euclid and Parma High Schools. League President Robert E. Wilton and Elyma High School principal will oversee closed-session balloting. The last school admitted was Shaker Heights in 1936.
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Lake Ene High School
Lakewood High School
Cleveland
Weather summary for Northeastern Ohio and vicinity
Partly cloudy and windy this afternoon followed by fair skies, winds and much colder tonight. Tuesday will be cold and continued chilly with very low temperatures.
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Ohio
Man Suffers Lacerations In Traffic Mishap
John G Hinsel Jr 25 of Wellington suffered severe facial and head lacerations Saturday afternoon when his car was struck at Gifford road and Route 28 by an eastbound car driven by Patrick D Martin 28 of Collins Ohio Hinsel said his car skidded while stopping for Route 20 and he attempted to cross ahead of the approaching vehicle but failed Martin suffered minor head lacerations treated and released at Allen Hospital Hinsel admitted for observation Additional weekend accidents included Mike Koer 57 of Vincent fracturing his right leg after being struck by Floyd Schneider Amhersts vehicle near Routes 254 and West River road Keer taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital and Merle Eddington 47 of Oberlin admitted for observation after his car collided with a tree on Route 20 near Route 301 A car driven by Joseph Forgues 20 of Dewey road damaged after colliding with a tree on Route 57 south of Route 20 Claude Guest of Zanesville charged with reckless driving after failing to stop at Routes 57 and 76 and colliding with George L Smith of Island Road Grafton Irma Johnson 45 of Cleveland held on investigation after her car No 1 continued on Page 2
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John G. Hinsel, Jr
Wellington
Gifford Road
Route 28
Patrick D. Martin
Collins
O. Hinsel
Route 20
Martin
Allen Hospital
Oberlin
Hinsel
Mike Koer
Vincent
Floyd Schneider
Middle Ridge Road
Amherst
Koer
West River Road
Sheriff Department
Keer
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Merle Eddington
Route 301
Joseph Forgues
Dewey Road
Claude Guest
Zanesville
George L. Smith
Island Road
Grafton
Irma Joohnson
Cleveland
Ward And Staff Board Rescue Ship From Chinese Captivity
Consul General Angus Ward and 18 others from the Mukden consulate boarded the Lakeland Victory after a tense hour long stand off with Communist guards. Ward recalled 13 months in captivity in Mukden with five men in solitary confinement and weight loss of about 25 pounds. The group will sail to Kobe and Pusan with Ward to travel to the United States aboard the President Wilson on December 21. Ward denied the beating charges against a Chinese employee and criticized the trial as trumped up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeland Victory
Angus Ward
Mukden
Ward
Lakeland
Tientsin
St. Peter
Japan
Kobe
Pusan
South Korea
United States
President Wilson
State Department
Date Set for Lorain Journal Antitrust Trial
The Federal Government suit against Lorain Journal under the antitrust law will begin March 1 in Judge Emerick B. Freed’s Cleveland court. The date, chosen at a conference between the paper’s counsel and government lawyers, was announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain Journal
Emerick B. Freed
Cleveland
ECA Officials Heavily Questioned In Korea
Two American ECA officials Albert Willis and Alfred Meschter were held 80 days in North Korea and subjected to heavy questioning. They crossed into South Korea at Yohyan after protracted negotiations led by U S embassy officials. The men, aboard the Kimball R. Smith, were prisoners when the ship was driven by mutinous Korean crew to North Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
American Economic Cooperation Administration
North Korea
Albert FE
Willis
Brooklyn
N. Y
Alfred T. Meschter
Kinderhood
South Korea
Meschter
Recognizes
ECA
Yohyan
North
U. S
Harold J. Noble
Fairfax
Calif
James W. Fraser
Cault Ste. Marie
Mich
Probers deny whitewash in wartime uranium inquiry
The UnAmerican Activities Committee members reject claims of cover up in their probe into wartime uranium shipments to Russia. Rep Burr Harrison says no hush effort and welcomes more information, with Groves and Wallace as potential witnesses and Dec 19 hearings planned.
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Washington—House
Russia
Burr P. Harrison
UnAmerican Activities Committee
George Racey Jordan
Air Force
Sec
Leslie R. Groves
Jordan
Groves
Truman
Harrison
White House
Henry A. Wallace
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Wallace
Safety Conference Dinner To Be Held Tomorrow
Lester M. Merritt safety advisor for the Division of Safety and Hygiene of the Ohio industrial commission will speak at the Lorain County Safety Council dinner in the Elyria Elks Marine room on December 13. He graduates from Ohio State Engineering College and studies air pollution elimination. He lectures two days weekly at Ohio State on safety engineering problems. His talk is titled Safety Inspections and Surveys followed by the I B E W film Carelessness Costs You showing the cost of industrial accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester M. Merritt
Division of Safety and Hygiene
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Ohio State University
Merritt
Lorain County
Officers Elected By Camera Club In Wellington
Wellington illumination notes show Fred WN Pitts of Pittsfield reelected to head Lao rain County Agricultural Fair Board for the coming year. Theodore Camp of TaGrange named vice president and Clair J Hill chosen secretary and treasurer for another term in the club meeting at Clair L Hill's residence in Wellington on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Fred WN. Pitts
Pittsfield
Laorain County Agricultural Fair Board
Clair L. Hill
Theodore Camp
TaGrange
Typhoon Lashes Luzon Clipping Philippine Coast
A typhoon with 75 mph winds battered northern Luzon in the Philippines today risking heavy damage across more than six provinces. The alert warned of extensive destruction while other notices advertised Stewart Radio and Television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Luzon
Philippines
Grand Jury Seated for Two Day Session in Lorain County
Grand jury convened for a two day session with two substitutions. Judge D A Cook appointed Karl Hoffman and Lynton Rodgers of Lorain to replace Ray T Mc Neal and Mary Matos Lorain who were excused. Foreman C W OMalley of Elyria resumes leadership as about 30 criminal cases await action.
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D. A. Cook
Karl Hoffman
Lynton Rodgers
Lorain
Ray T. McNeal
Elyria
Mary Matos
C. W. O’malley
Air Force probes fatal twin engine plane crash on Lake Erie island
The Royal Canadian Air Force opened an investigation into yesterday’s disaster that killed all four crew aboard a twin engined meteorological aircraft on a Lake Erie island near Trenton Ontario. The crash drew an official inquiry to determine cause and circumstances of the loss.
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Trenton
Ont
Royal Canadian Air Force
Lake Erie
Operators May Force Strike Call
Washington reports soft coal operators toy with forcing John L. Lewis to order miners out after Jan 1 if he fails to act. Some propose halting fund payments to the United Mine Workers health and welfare fund when Lewis changes take effect. Major producers stay out, awaiting government Taft Hartley injunction to end the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW
Charles I. Dawson
Howard Showalter
Fairmont
W. Va
Josephine Roche
Sen. Styles Brid
N. H
Timken Strike Ends After 38 Days Across Five Ohio Plants
Union officials in Columbus and Zanesville announced the Timken Roller Bearing Co strike, lasting 38 days at five Ohio plants, has ended at noon. Major disputes over disciplining walkout participants were resolved by court or rejected by the union, with a health and pension program settled along Bethlehem Steel lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
United Steelworkers Union
CSO
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Ohio
Harold V. Burt
Joca
Zanesville
Canton
Harry Mayfield
Union
Mayfield
Bethlehem Steel
Light rain only briefly aids New York water shortage
Drizzles and showers gave fleeting relief to New York Citys shrinking water reserves. Officials called the weekend rainfall of about one fifth of an inch disappointing, adding roughly 210 million gallons, enough for only a few hours. The city uses about 1 billion gallons daily, with reservoirs at 33.7 percent capacity. A voluntary water vacation plan was outlined, asking residents to forego water use for three to six hours to gauge potential savings.
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New York
Narrow Margin Burglary Foiled at Roth Tailor Shop
Patrolman Joseph Neuman thwarted a potential large burglary at the Roth Tailor Shop on 547 Broad Street at 3 29 a m. He spotted a car idling near the storefront and heard a warning sound as two men fled the shop. Irv Gorham, owner, reported missing suits and overcoats pending inventory. police note past thefts at the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Neuman
Roth Tailor Shop
Broad Street
Neuman
Court Street
Broad
Elyria Savings and Trust Co
Man Indicted For Perjury Asks For Probation
Michael Jessel of Lorain was indicted last May on perjury charges for false grand jury testimony in a gambling probe into bookie operations. He pleaded guilty before Judge D A Cook and asked for probation. The case was sent to Probation Officer Arthur Moos. Assistant Prosecutor Harold Ewing said Jessel may have a lung condition and probation may be allowed if health makes incarceration dangerous. Judge Cook will decide after doctors report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Jessel
Lorain
D. A. Cook
Arthur Moos
Harold Ewing
Jessel
Cook
Chest Trustees Meet Tomorrow in Elyria Red Feather Funds
Trustees of the Elyria Community Chest Inc will meet at 7 30 p m tomorrow in the Chamber of Commerce offices to make final disposition of funds remaining in the 1949 Chest budget to the Red Feather agencies in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Community Chest Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Red Feather
Expect Australia Reds To Go Underground
Sydney reports government investigators warn the Australian Communist Party may go underground when outlawed by the new Free Enterprise government. Liberal-Country coalition leads 73 seats to 47 for Labor. Marx House sold. bans on Communist public service employment and union roles. Stock market opens buoyant as nationalization threat recedes. Dentist ad included.
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Sydney
Australia
Australian Communist Party
Free Enterprise
Liberal Party
Robert Menzies
Country Party
A. W. Fadden
Communist Party
House of Representatives
Liberal-Country Party
Labor
Ters
Communist National
Marx House
Public Service
Stock Exchange
Menzies
Britain
United States
Cold Wave Sparks Death Toll Across States
A winter storm moving eastward from the Midwest leaves at least 51 dead from tornadoes, snow slides, and icy crashes. The weather system brings blizzard conditions to the upper Great Lakes as heavy snowfalls and strong winds disrupt travel from the Dakotas to Minnesota and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Midwest
Great Lakes
Missouri
Arkansas
Spanish Fork Canyon
Utah
Chicago Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Red River Valley
Minnesota
Rockies
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Michigan
Iowa
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf States
Lander
Wyo
Crookston
Minn
Mobridge
S. C
California
Los Angeles
Victorville
Calif
Dead Man's Point
Poplar Bluff
Blood Bank Report Details Lorain County Totals
The Lorain County Blood Bank reported from October 15 to November 15 a total of 86 transfusions, with Elyria 30, Lorain 30, Oberlin 18, and Amherst 8, and 133 pints collected. A pamphlet titled Help The Bank So Others May Live urges continued cooperation as blood is kept only 14 days and not used promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Blood Bank
Elyria
Lorain
Oberlin
Amherst
Granite slab crushes picnickers. four dead four injured
In Victorville California a 70 ton granite slab fell from overhang as heat from a campfire kept a pickup party of 17 warm. Four people were killed Robert Asper 55 Harold Bovee 40 Mrs Jessie E Isom 45 and Mrs Frances Morris 38. Eight others watched in horror. Two more were injured and taken to St Bernadine's hospital where their conditions were not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victorville
Calif
L. IL
Zeke) Eblen
Dead Man's Point
Robert Asper
Upland
Harold Bovee
Ventira
Jessie E. Isom
Frances Morris
Pomona
Asper
Morris
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Yunnan
Bulletin
Adv
U.S. Air Force
Holloman Base
Alamogordo
N. M
Defense Department
International
Ward and Staff
New York City
Jamaica
Big Town
Warren Leslie
Derby
Jamaica Water Mnen 3 Company
Thomas F. Mulligan
Stephen Carney
Camera Club
Stewart Radio and Television
Marseilles
Ady
Timken
Roth
Chest
Dr. Smith
5Th St
Elyria Hardware Co
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