Resignation of Bevin Seen Today in Britain
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin is expected to resign today for health reasons on his 70th birthday. Herbert Morrison is tipped to succeed him, with Attlee likely to reshuffle the cabinet and keep Bevin in a sinecure role if possible. Morrison, a veteran Labour strategist, may maintain a pro US stance as foreign secretary.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Herbert Morrison
Council
Commons
Clement R. Attlee
Downing Street
Attlee
Bevin
Soviet Union
France
United States
India
Pakistan
Berlin
Korea
Home Office
Morrison
Labor Party
March of Dimes Exceeds Goal in Elyria Campaign
Elyria's 1951 March of Dimes raised 14553.63 in pledges and 14168.61 in cash with expenses of 553.86, exceeding the goal by 1668.61. J P Henderson reports funds sent to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis with detailed income by lodge, merchants, schools, and events.
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Elyria March of Dimes
J. P. Henderson
Dimes
National Foundation For
Elyria
Henderson
Ohio Draft Quota Set for April 5290 Men
Columbus Ohio selective service director Chester Goble announced an April draft quota of 5 290 men. Call includes those born before November 1 1990, with most in the 21 and 22 year age brackets. Previous birth deadline was August 1 1939.
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Columbus
Ohio
Selective Service
Chester Goble
Goble
Weather Forecast for Northeastern Ohio today
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, windy and colder conditions with a few snow flurries. Highs around 32 degrees, colder tonight and Saturday with continued cold and partly cloudy skies. The five day outlook shows temperatures four to seven degrees below normal, with rain or snow possible Saturday night into Sunday and light to moderate precipitation totals.
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Ohio
Elyria Schools Earn Green Pennant For February Safety
All Elyria School District students earned a perfect safety record in February, prompting display of Green Pennants during March. Police Lt. James E. Boggs cites the Jaycee backed program as reducing accidents since its 1949 start, with only two incidents this year due to pupil neglect.
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Elyria
James E. Boggs
Boggs
Three Children Die In East Side Fire In Columbus
A blaze in an east side rooming house killed eight year old Judy McFarland, six year old Anna, and five year old Viola McFarland. Benton McFarland Jr. was in critical condition along with Charles Crosby and his wife Sally Crosby. An unidentified man and two others were treated. the McFarlands had faced eviction yesterday.
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Columbus
Judy McFarland
Anna
Viola
Benton McFarland i
Elijah McFarland
Charles Crosby
Sally Crosby
Ben Husten
Mittie Husten
Bill Of Particulars Ordered In Raid Case At V F W Hall
Solicitor Richard Baird was ordered to prepare a bill of particulars detailing the raid on the V F W Hall on East Bridge Street February 7. Wayne Bullock was arrested on charges of liquor possession and sale, and slot machines and punch boards possession. Mayor Henry W. Ault granted the bill in one case and denied in two others. No trial date was set.
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Richard Baird
V. F. W. Hall
East Bridge
Shest Here
Wayne Bullock
Henry W. Ault
Grover Severt
Mock UN Rally At Oberlin Tomorrow
Oberlin College hosts a student run Mock United Nations Rally beginning 11 am at the Fieldhouse with 800 students from Oberlin Ohio Wesleyan Denison and Wooster. Benjamin Brown deputy secretary general will give the keynote on The United Nations Our Only Hope for Peace.
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United Nations
Oberlin College
Ohio
Oberlin
Ohio Wesleyan
Denison
Wooster
Fieldhouse
William E.stevenson
Benjamin Brown
United States
Berlin
Israel
Pakistan
Old Chair Topples Judge in Lorain Chambers
In Lorain, Judge John Pincura narrowly avoided injury when a swivel chair collapsed during a discussion with opposing counsels and an attorney who claimed no fee for his work. The incident, mocked by court staff, prompts calls for safer courthouse furniture and accommodations.
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Lorain
John Pincura
Pincura
Fire in Jail Quickly Put Out by Jailer
The jailer Ambrose Kissel rushed to the second floor cell block after a pungent odor of burning rags drifted into the county jail office. He found a mentally patient woman inmate in a probate court hold had set fire to a mattress in her cell. Two spots on the mattress were ignited and promptly extinguished.
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Ambrose Kissel
Pakistan Army Chief Arrested in Treason Plot
Pakistan Premier Lisqat Ali Khan reports the arrest of Maj. Gen. Akbar Khan and his wife in Rawalpindi along with Brig. M. A. Latif in Karachi and Ahmad Faiz, editor of the Pakistan Times, in Lahore. Authorities allege an enemy conspiracy to plunge the country into turmoil and plan treason trials.
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Lahore
Pakistan
Lisquat Ali Khan
Akbar Khan
Rawalpindi
M. A. Latif
Karachi
Ahmad Faiz
Pakistan Times
Davey Tree pays 64000 in bonuses to 78 workers
Davey Tree Expert Co. distributed 64000 in bonus payments as the second installment of 1950 profit sharing to 78 employees. President Martin L. Davey Jr. said the yearend bonuses bring total bonuses handed out to 964000, with 85000 awarded to field and office workers with at least one year of service before Christmas.
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Davey Tree Expert Company
Martin L. Davey, Jr
Yugoslavia Charges Russia Arms Balkan Satellites for War
Belgrade charges say the Soviet Balkan satellites are being armed and mobilized for a plan to overthrow Marshall Tito. The 481 page book alleges equipment and forces exceed peace limits, with tanks and bombers shipped from Russia and frontier mobilizations under way.
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Russia
Balkan
Tito
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshall Tito
Renowned Violinist Rudolf Kafka Dies in Oberlin
Oberlin reports the death of violinist and author Rudolf D. Kafka at Allen Hospital after a six day illness. Born 1885 in Aussig Czechoslovakia he studied at Prague University and Conservatory and taught violin worldwide. Survived by wife Gertrude four daughters and a son. Private funeral services held at Cowling Sedgeman with Rev. Joseph King officiating.
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Oberlin
Rudolf D. Kafka
Elm Street
Mill Pond
Allen Hospital
Aussig
Czechoslovakia
United States
University of Prague
Prague Conservatory
Dvorak Scefcik
Kafka
Europe
America
Masonic Lodge
Peoria
Ill
Gertrude Thomas Kafka
Anna and
Borghild
New York City
Felicia
Clari Bel Marks
Fredrick
Gulf Oil Co
Tunisia
Africa
Cowling Sedgeman Funeral Home
Joseph King
Famed Surgeon Seagrave Freed by Burmese High Court
The Burmese high court acquitted Dr. Gordon Seagrave of treason and reduced his six year sentence to time served. It found he provided medical aid to rebels under duress and upheld a minor charge relating to a letter but ruled it did not aid arrests.
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Rangoon
Burma
Gordon Seagrave
Seagrave
Thhemn
Namkham
High Court
Tan Byu
Seargrave
Naw Seng
Emily Dachner Death At St Luke's Hospital Under Investigation
Cleveland police investigate the death of Emily Dachner whose body was found in a hospital courtyard. She had been admitted as a patient on March 6 and her address is listed as Elyria. Authorities believe she fell or jumped from a hospital window.
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Cleveland
Emily Dachner
St. Luke's Hospital
Elyria
Johnston Plays Key Role in Labor Mobilization Talks
Washington reports Eric A Johnston met with the National Association of Manufacturers, Chamber of Commerce and Committee for Economic Development plus United Labor Policy Committee officials. He plans a nationwide radio address outlining a general wage stabilization update and aims to persuade labor to return to the wage panel amid cautious progress notes. AFL chief William Green criticized administration reliance on big business in defense mobilization, urging labor to regain influence.
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Washington
Eric A. Johnston
Johnston
National Association of Manufacturers
Chamber of Commerce
Committee For Economic Development
United Labor Policy Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
AFL
William L. Green
Defense
Charlies E. Wilson
Green
Await Court Ruling On Bonds For Off Street Parking
Ohio cities including Elyria await a Ohio Supreme Court decision before off street parking bonds move forward. Columbus plans a test case to permit mortgage revenue bonds for municipal parking developments if ruled lawful. The plan seeks about 250000 dollars for two parking areas serving roughly 300 cars, per the Segoe master plan.
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Ohio
Elyria
Ohio Supreme Court
D. W. Kothe
Henry W. Ault
Columbus
Kothe
Second Street
Chapel Street
West Avenue
Senate Keeps Deferment Section In Draft Bill
The Senate rejected an amendment to remove deferments for college students by a 68 to 21 vote. Sen. Guy Cordon argued the policy is discriminatory, while Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson defended it as ensuring a future pool of trained professionals. The rejection clears the way for debate on training and service provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Guy Cordon
Ore
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Cordon
Body Of Missing Student Found In Red River
The body of 18 year old Allen Kaplan a Northwestern State College freshman who vanished after a prank was found today at the foot of Grand Ecore Bluff in Red River. He reportedly ran from an alleged husband and tumbled from a 40 foot bluff into the river eight days after the incident. Public relations director J W French announced the discovery.
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Natchitoches
Allen Kaplan
Red River
Kaplan
J. W. French
Northwestern State College
Grand Ecore Bluff
Scrap Iron Stolen From Vacant Lot Reported
Carl Rawson reports scrap iron valued at 250 dollars stolen from a vacant lot on Pearl Avenue a quarter mile north of Route 254 two men allegedly hauled it away in a truck per sheriff's report.
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Carl Rawson
Rambler Avenue
Sheriffs Department
Pearl Avenue
Route 254
Local Areas Urged To Follow State Defense Plan
Columbus meeting between Mayor Henry W. Ault Service Director D. W. Kothe and Dr. William W. Warner outlined a state led civil defense pattern. Municipalities should organize key men and wait on mutual aid contracts until the state program matures. Manuals for auxiliary police and fire defense coordinators are being printed and will be distributed soon.
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Siven
Henry W. Ault
D. W. Kothe
Columbus
William W. Warner
Civil Defense For
Ohio
Dr. Warner
Warner
Elyria 134th Anniversary Celebrated by Historical Society
Elyria marks 134 years on March 17 with a program by Julian S Fowler and the Lorain County Historical Society. The event features old society and member articles, reminiscences, and songs with period gowns, plus windows displaying early Elyria artifacts March 16 to 19. The society meeting convenes March 17 at 8 p.m. in the Wick Room of the First Congregational Church.
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Lorain County
Broad Street
First Congregational Church
Route 20 Improvement Contract Awarded
The improvement of Route 20 in Camden township Lorain county and Wakeman township Huron county was awarded to The Ohio Engineering Co of Lorain for 387 786 dollars. State highway divisional engineer J A Tomsic announced the project which calls for grading draining widening and resurfacing with asphaltic concrete to a width of 24 feet and completion by October 31.
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Camden Township
Lorain County
Wakeman Township
Huron County
Ohio Engineering Co
Lorain
J. A. Tomsic
Ashland
Tax receipts rise from prepaid sales in Columbus
State treasurer Roger W Tracy reported weekly prepaid tax receipts totaling 2 728 941 for the week ended February 24. Cumulative receipts from July 1, 1950 to February 24 stood at 97 993 146, up from 79 956 459 for the same period last year.
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Columbus
Roger W. Tracy
Tracy
Push Ahead On Wide Front In Korea Offensive
Tokyo reports the 8th Army widened its Han River bridgehead to 6 miles and advanced 1 000 to 3 000 yards in mountainous sectors north of Yangpyong Yongdu and Hongchon as Communist forces pull back. U N ground losses reach 18 680 in 48 hours amid renewed allied surge.
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Tokyo
the &Th
Seoul
Red
8Th Army
U. N
8Th
U. S
The
Han
Yangpyon
25Th Division
Dragon Door
Yangpyen
U. S. 18St Cavalry Division
Yongdu
Honghon
6Th Divisiion
U. S. 1St Marine Division
Hongchon
Scientist Claims Small H B bombs Caused Nevada Blasts
Hartford report quotes Dr. David Bradley saying recent Nevada blasts were caused by small hydrogen bombs. He cites radioactive particles found in Russia Britain and Germany and asserts Washington hides the truth. Washington sources deny and reiterate Nevada tests relate to A bomb development.
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Hartford
Conn
Nevada
David Bradley
Trinity College
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
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Vance F. Shhreckengast
Ninth Street
Church of God
L. E. Foudy
Daisy Ave
Shreckengast
New Castle
Shreckengasts
Ashtabula
Vance F. Shreckengast
Lwspar
Pakistan Army
Trygve Lie
Ivo Vejvoda
Vejvoda
Marshal Tito
Cominform
Hungary
Cpl
Frank Gurchik
Steve Gurchik
Malcolm Court
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