Job Picture Shows Strong December with Record Employment
Unemployment fell by 93,000 to 3,577,000 while total jobs rose 59,000 to 65,699,000, a December record. Factory earnings reached $91.53 weekly as steel production resumed and auto workers returned after a 116 day strike. The rate dropped to 5.2 percent, near pre strike levels, signaling marked improvement for 1947 year-end.
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UPI
Labor Department
Seymour L. Wolfbein
Labor
James P. Mitchell
Ike To Shoot Quail In South
President Eisenhower departed from Andrews Air Force Base at 10 14 a m on a jet for Albany Georgia where he will spend the weekend quail shooting.
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Ike
Northeastern Ohio Weather Summary Patchy Snow Chance
Cloudy conditions with rain changing to snow flurries by late afternoon and temperatures dipping to the upper 30s. Tonight will bring windier, colder air with additional snow flurries and a low near 30. Saturday stays mostly cloudy and windy with light snow flurries.
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Lake Erie
Russian 8700 Mile Missile Feared in Pacific Tests
Defense experts speculate Russia may fire an 8700 mile missile carrying a nuclear warhead into the Pacific over 30 days starting today. The target zone southwest of Hawaii covers 45 000 square miles and naval and merchant ships have been warned to stay out. Theories tie the tests to a possible orbital H bomb or manned space effort.
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UPID
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Pacific
America
Central Pacific
U. S
Hawaii
Nikita S. Khrushchev
U.S
Ralph Lapp
Bomb Suspected In Airliner Crash
Investigators probe a Washington led inquiry into a January airliner crash near Bolivia North Carolina that killed 34 aboard. FBI CAB and Senate aviation committee officials cite evidence suggesting a bomb exploded in the washroom though CAB calls for caution. The case centers on Julian A Frank a heavily insured Westport lawyer whose 20 pound bag was found near wreckage.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
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Monroney
Frank
Bakke
Brownhelm School Annexation Battle Heats Up
A State Supreme Court ruling on Brownhelm Township annexation triggers a Lorain Vermilion district fight over where Brownhelm should belong. Vermilion vows to keep the area with 65 families and the Ford plant. Lorain plans to transfer more nearby territory, with State Board decisions expected by January.
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Where To Turn Crash Data Is Collected
Rail crash findings cite excessive speed and possible equipment failure with statements from a prosecutor and an engineer. The report notes criticism of city payroll practices and mentions political dispute as mayor questions department spending.
Eight Chicago police held in burglary probe scandal
Eight Chicago policemen were seized in a predawn roundup and held for investigation into burglary amid a widening narcotics scandal claim. A burglary suspect alleged they acted as fences for a thieves gang and more officers may be implicated.
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UPS
Timothy J. O'Connor
Frank Ferlic
McElroy Ruling Ends Keys Election Board Seat
Attorney General Mark McElroy ruled that J. Grant Keys automatically vacated the Lorain County election board when sworn in as head of the State Highway Patrol and Bureau of Motor Vehicles last January. Keys plans to resign the board to allow a successor to be named.
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James A. Rhodes
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Columbus
Ohio Flooding Not Expected To Be Serious
Farmland along the Scioto and Sandusky rivers flooded after heavy rain but the weather bureau forecast minimal impact. Ground absorption and lack of snow reduce risk, with the Scioto expected to rise about two feet above flood level near LaRue.
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Ohio State Student Senate Approves Affidavit Clause
The 35 member student senate voted 22 to 13 to require a disclaimer affidavit on federal loan forms. It compels applicants to swear they are not members of any subversive organizations.
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Columbus
UPN
Ohio State University
East Gets Weather Warnings From Center to Northeast
The Weather Bureau warned that freezing rain and hazardous driving conditions will spread from central and lower Michigan into four Eastern states. Snow is expected later from western Iowa to eastern Nebraska, with several inches possible in eastern New York and northern New England. A low pressure system moves from Indiana toward the Appalachians as a new low forms along the New Jersey coast.
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Tragedy Strikes Bushell Family in Downham Market
In Downham Market England Cheryl Bushell aged 3 drowned in her parents bath tub. Her brother Timothy also age 3 was found dead in a wash boiler. Coroner notes the family underestimated water dangers. This marked a third tragedy in two years after Stephen Bushell died in 1958 from a fall from a window.
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UPN
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Timothy
Bushell
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Lawyer Says Air Crash Victim Told Of Big Insurance Policies
New York based investigator relates that Julian Andrew Frank, who may have caused a fatal airliner crash, told an associate that if he died in a plane wreck his wife would be the wealthiest woman in the world. The remark followed his carrying nearly a million dollars in life insurance, as he cited two narrow escapes from crashes and planned travel to Argentina. Contradictions surfaced as friends and associates offered varying accounts.
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UPI
Julian Andrew Frank
Frank
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Asia
Edward F. Boyd Jr
Westport
Conn
Argentina
Soviet Union approves 1.2 million armed forces cut
The Supreme Soviet unanimously approves Khrushchev’s plan to reduce the Soviet armed forces by 1.2 million men. He urges world parliaments to follow Russia’s lead. Gromyko accuses the West of stalling disarmament while Spiridonov calls for U.S. adherence to the cut.
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Chronicle-Telegram Classified Ad Prompt
Local classified ad blurb encourages placing rental and sale notices. Contains phone numbers and brief line items for rooms and bath with a housing request. Mentions national road length and detours in a promotional aside.
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