Uniform Tax Plan Proposed
Rep Edward W De Chant proposes a constitutional amendment to tax all property at a uniform 50 percent of true value covering real personal and mixed property. He says the plan lets voters decide if the average citizen should be taxed like industry. The measure requires a three fifths vote in both houses before a statewide vote, and De Chant also introduced a bill widening township trustees eligibility for workmen's compensation.
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Columbus
Edward W. de Chant
D-Lovam
de Chant
Ohio
DeChant
Reunion Seen Far Off lie Zhukov Visit Unlikely
Washington reports that a Eisenhower Zhukov reunion seems distant as Zhukov becomes defense minister amid East West tensions. The piece notes past invites, stalled plans, and mutual respect, with mentions of a 1945 airplane and son John offered for a U.S. trip that never occurred. Also details a fatal Route 224 crash near Medina Ohio involving Vincent J. Conlan Thad S. Troy Richard D. Gainer and Jack J. Davis.
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Washington
President Eisenhower
Georgi Zhukov
Zhukov
Eisenhower
Vincent J. Conlan
Des Moines
Thad S. Troy
Grand Rapids
Mich
Richard D. Gainer
West Salem
Gam Jer
Jack J. Davis
Barberton
Logi Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Sarah Gainer
Conran
Edward Ro
Man
Youngstown
Ohio Draft Calls Up Next Month
Ohio's draft calls rise 12 percent for March with 705 men to be inducted, up from 630 this month. Col Chester Goble, state selective service director, said the 1955 total will reach 2,643 as Ohio provides slightly more than six percent of the national induction total of about 11,000. County quotas include Lorain 14 Eric six Huron four Ashlend four and Medina four.
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Columbus
Ohio
Washington
Chester Goble
Selective Service
Oho
Lorain
Eric
Huron
Ashlend
Medina
Weather update for Northeastern Ohio gives mixed forecast
Partly cloudy with a high near 43 to 50 this morning then colder with possible rain changing to snow this afternoon. Tonight winds pick up with snow flurries. low 20 to 25. Wednesday temperatures 28 to 48. precipitation trace in the last 24 hours. Also noting open cash and carry location at 906 E Bridge St and an ad for Peerless Laundry Dry Cleaning.
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Ohio
E. Bridge St
Wm Adv
Fugitive and hostage die in New Jersey car crash
Leonard Pasco 27 and Constance Cobb 17 died when their escape car crashed in flames after a high speed chase across New Jersey. Pasco abducted Constance, stole a pistol, and forced her to drive as troopers pursued through Milltown New Brunswick and Elizabeth ending in a fiery crash.
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Jersey City
N. J
New Jersey
Leonard Pasco
Bound Brook
Constance Cobb
Milltown
N.J
Pasco
Hylan Perry
Petry
Lovers Lane
New Brunswick
Constance
Elizabeth
Progress Report on Sheppard Prober Findings
Dr. Paul Kirk, UC criminologist hired by the Sheppard family, said results from his Cleveland trip and Berkeley lab work show more evidence than presented at the trial. He anticipated a two to three week wait before reporting any definite conclusions about another possible suspect in the Marilyn Sheppard slaying.
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Berkeley
Sheppard
Auto Tag Fee Boost Proposed Kenealy Joins PU C Commission
Edward J. Kenealy, named by Governor Lausche to the State Utilities Commission, was sworn in today as the third commissioner by PACO Chairman Robert L. Moulton while awaiting Senate confirmation. The move highlights proposed changes in auto tag fees and regulatory oversight.
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Columbus
Edward J. Kenealy
State Utilities Commission
Lausche
Commission
Senate
Kenealy
Paco
Robert L. Moulton
INT
Anna
Auto bill proposed amid city accident report
In Columbus a bill to raise motor vehicle license fees from ten to fifteen dollars was introduced. In Cleveland, Grace Philo, 64, a utility consultant, was struck and killed by a car as she walked on a Wednesday. Rep Neil Robinson (R-1) outlined hearings and commission roles on the measure.
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Columbus
Dy Wellnssuag
Moulton
Kenealy
Dayton
Josephine
Cleveland City
Grace Philo
House of Representatives
Neil Robinson
Richland
Scholarships In Nursing Memorial By Elyria Firm
A new Geraldine Elsasser Zahars Memorial Scholarship will fund two $200 yearly, three year nursing scholarships for Elyria High School and Elyria Catholic High School graduates. Harry Zahars funds the program in memory of his late wife, a nursing graduate, with ongoing support through his will. Selection will be by school heads and faculties, with funds usable for incidentals.
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Elyrian
M. B. Johnson School of Nursing
Harry Zahars
Paradise Restaurant
Geraldine Elsasser Zahars
Elyria High School
Elyria District
School of Nursing
Pinay Fails To Form Cabinet In France Crisis
Paris trusted sources report Rene Coty named Pierre Pflimlin of the MRP as premier designate in a bid to end the six day government crisis. Antone Pinay, former premier, could not secure enough support, with Pflimlin possibly declining Coty’s invitation. If Pflimlin falters, MRP may get the chance to form a government as Mendes France’s non Communist opposition.
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Paris
Rene Coty
Prerre Phantin
Popular
Republican Party
MRP
France
Antone Pinay
Coty
Pilimlin
Fleemlinh
Mendes-France
Pflimlin
European Union
Mendes
Pinay
Christian Pineau
Edgar Faure
Mendes- France
Radical Socialist Party
Faure
Foreign Ministry
Werej
Pierre Pflimlin
Germany
National Assembly
Climber Carl Thomsen Stumbles Postponing Talk at School
Mountaineer Carl Thomsen, famed for crossing the Andes 11 times, postponed a Brittell Elementary School speech after tripping on the steps and dislocating a shoulder. Also reported, a U S Navy bomber was shot down near Red China but all three crewmen were rescued with minor injuries. A reader seeks to buy a used Remington 722 rifle.
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Oxnard
Calif
Carl Thomsen
Brittell
U.S. Navy
Red China
William O' Weren
Coronado
Meany and Reuther Sign AFL CIO Merger Pact
AFL President George Meany convenes the Executive Council to ratify the merger with the CIO ending decades of labor disputes. CIO President Walter Reuther and Meany signed the pact after talks with top union leaders from both organizations in Miami Beach.
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Miami Beach
AFL
George Meany
CIO
Meany
Walter Reuther
Four Children Die In Fire In Wheeling WV
In Wheeling West Virginia a fatal house fire killed four Stewart children aged three months to five years. The Stewart family home suffered severe burns and five other children were left homeless. James Stewart, the father, was at work when the blaze started. his wife the mother died in bravery trying to save the kids. Fire damage was estimated at twenty thousand dollars.
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James
United Labor Movement
Stewart
Meany
AFL
Ohio Valley Hospital
United Labor
CALA
CIO
Henry G. Riter
National Association of Manufacturers
Riter
New York
Conant
Homer Gates
Reuther Leads CIO UAW Amid Merger Talks
Reuther will stay president of the CIO United Auto Workers and may become a top echelon vice president of the new federation. He says the unions are joining together, not absorbing one another, as AFL unions weigh merger outcomes. AFL Teamsters President Dave Beck may bolt if the merger succeeds after returning from Washington without commenting on the full agreement. In Danville, Mrs Matida Gammon, age 105, is hospitalized with pneumonia for the first time.
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Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Federalion
Onry
Dave Beck
AFL International Teamsters Union
AFL
Beck
Washington
Danville
Matida Gammon
He'll Start Again After Theft Money for Burial Plot
K. J. Middlebrooks, 84, told police not to worry about thieves who stole $320 he had saved for a burial plot. The Atlanta man said he has work to do and time to start over, promising he can make it back.
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Atlanta
K. J. Middlebrooks
Where To Turn Fund Reaches Twenty Thousand Four
March of Dimes announces total contributions of $20,104 with donations surpassing the $13,000 goal by over 2,000. A Formosa Troubles note and Oberlin professor historian comment frame the piece on basic problems in the Far East.
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Formosa
Oberlin
Half in Formosa Evacuation of Tachens Nears End
News from the Tachens reports evacuation proceeding smoothly under U S Marines and sailors guidance as Nationalist troops withdraw south toward Formosa under President Eisenhower's redeployment plan. Rear Adm. Lorence Sabin expects completion in a few days, with 17 000 civilians moved and several incidents labeled non hostile by U S Navy authorities.
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Tatpei
Moemosa
Cormmmaas
AWS
Seventh Fleet
ToLseliters
Kormosa
Beeline
Keelungr
Tachens
United States Marineis
Marvin Stone
Adm
Lorence Sabin
Sabin
Stone
Taghens
Eisenhower
Formosa
Yachens
U. S. Navy
Washington
U. S. Senate
Youngstown Rail Union Ends Strike
In Youngstown Ohio the Ohio and McDonald works of United States Steel Corp resumed normal operations after a brief trainmen strike that could have idled 9000 workers. About 175 Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen members stopped work at midnight Tuesday after the company refused back pay to a yardman out 40 days following an insulin shock blackout. A grievance committee met Wednesday night and the dispute was settled through normal channels while workers returned to duty.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Ohio and McDonald Works
United States Steel Corp
Brotherhood of Railroad
Afer Fe Company
BRT
Aksent
How to Avoid Rust on Containers
Chronicle Telegram ad copy urges readers to use paraffin to coat metal bread boxes and cash reserves, touting classified ads as a quick money maker. Includes an example listing for a Blond baby crib at 163 Seneca St priced at $15.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Stacey
Seneca St
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