Defense Chiefs Agree On Plan To Expand The Nation's Air Forces
Washington reports that top defense leaders endorsed an immediate expansion plan for U S air forces. The blueprint aims toward 20 500 planes, with Senate backing and a $13 billion budget request plus extra funds for expansion. The plan doubles air force capacity and improves the Navy air arm amid rising global tension.
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Washington
Congress
Joint Chiefs of Staff
America
Air Policy Commission
House
Truman
Ker West
Fila
Joint Chiefs
Three Phases Of Inflation Discussed At Oberlin
In a Oberlin Mock Convention prelim, Emerson Seen midt of the United States Chamber of Commerce and Leon Henderson of the Research Institute of America debated inflation. They cited rising prices from excess income and limited supply, with Henderson urging government price controls and rationing, while Schmidt warned of ongoing higher costs and questioned the effectiveness of controls.
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Oberlin
Emerson Seenmidt
Economic Research Department
United States Chamber of Commerce
Leon Henderson
OPA
The
Research Institute of America, Inc
Schmidt
Favors
Henderson
Congress
Lorain County 1947 Operations Cost and Balance Revealed
County Auditor Frank Ayres reports Lorain County spent 1 911 593 for 1947 operations with 2 711 831 available for expenditures leaving about 500 000 in balance. The 1946 balance stood at 1 024 742 after 2 466 281 available and 1 441 629 spent. A table shows funds and payments made during the year.
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Lorain County
Frank Ayres
Pirates of Monterey and Moss Rose in town notices
Weather outlook for Northeastern Ohio shows cloudy cooler conditions with rain late Thursday. A last day showing of Pirates of Monterey plays Rivols with Ker ns Laundry Service ad promoting pickup delivery and 3 day cash and carry. County operating costs rise 95 257 with salaries dominating the increase. Ye Olde Diner advertises meals and open daily except Mondays.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Coun
N. Ridgeville
Adv
Survey Shows No Meat Buying Spree Amid Union Strike
President Truman's fact finding board opens hearings on the CIO United Packinghouse Workers strike that halved meat production. A United Press survey found housewives nationwide resisting panic buying as the Taft Hartley act panel prepares to report by April 1. The strike involves Swift Cudahy Armour and Wilson with 100000 workers at 133 plants.
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Chicago
Truman
CIO United Packinghouse
United Press
Peace Davis
Business and Economic Department
Illinois Institute of Technology
Walter V. Schaefer
Northwestern Univerity Law School
Nathan P. Feinsinger
University of Wisconsin Law School
Madison
Feinsinger
Wer Labor Board
Washington
Strking Packinghouse
Big Four
Big
Swift
Cudahy
Armour and
Winson
Ito
Elyria’s 131st Birthday Marked on St Patrick’s Day
Elyria commemorates its founding on March 17 1817 when Lemuel Ely and party settled the land after arriving from West Springfield Massachusetts. Today Elyria is observed as its 131st birthday with a Knights of Columbus minstrel show scheduled for March 30 31 and April 1 with all seats reserved.
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Elyria
H2man Ely
West Springfield
Massachusetts
Knights of Columbus Minstrel
Adv
Icebreaker Opens Lake Port For Dozen Freighters In 1948 Start
The icebreaker Mackinaw left Buffalo harbor to clear a path through heavy ice for twelve freighters bound for early 1948 sailings. The lead vessel Fred G. Hartwell, a 600 foot ore carrier, led the parade as this marked the port of Great Lakes navigation’s earliest opening on record, beating 1919 by years. Captain Patrick J. Healy noted very heavy ice on the night voyage from Cleveland. Additional ships listed include Cadillac Pontenac Pontiac E L Ford Thomas Walters James Laughlin B P Jones Peter White Kay C Miller Joseph Wood W D Crawford. Plans included four helicopters to assist and a special deck landing space for troops.
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Buffalo
Mackinaw
Buffalo Harbor
Teday
Lake Erie
Fred G. Hartwell
M. A. Hanna
Port of
Great Lakes Navigation
Patrick J. Healy
Blackmaw
Cleveland
Hartwell
Cadillac
Pontenac
Pontiac
E. L. Ford
Thomas Walters
James Laughlin
B. P. Jones
Peter White
Kay C. Miller
Joseph Wood
W. D
Russia Faces UN Vote on Czechoslovakia Case
Russia stood accused by Chile of engineering the Prague coup and faced a likely defeat in the first Security Council vote to place the Czech case on the agenda. Observers expected seven to nine of eleven members to back scheduling a hearing, a decisive step in the gravest UN dispute.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Russia
Czechoslovakia
United Nations Security Council
Council
World Organization
Chile
Coal Production Reduced To Mere Dribble
Washington reports a House Senate Labor committee demand for explanations from John L. Lewis and soft coal operators within 48 hours on the pension dispute that has closed most soft coal mines. In Pittsburgh, a three day United Mine Workers strike slowed production. stockpiles risk depletion as train crews furloughed and mills cut output.
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Washington
House- Senate Labor Committee
John L. Lewis
Pittsburgh
United Mine
Iaim
UMW
United Mine Workers
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Monongahela
Experts From 16 Nations Plan Recovery Campaign
In Paris, economic experts from 16 nations began organizing a permanent general staff to map a European recovery plan aimed at blocking Communism. The work, to run three to six weeks behind closed doors, includes German representatives from the Anglo American and French zones. Spain’s entry attempt via Portugal failed. Bevin and Bidault prepared to sign the five nation Western European Union Pact in Brussels.
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Paris
Germany
Spain
Ernest Bevin
Great Britain
Georges Bidault
Brussels
Parking Meters Removed at Three Downtown Crossings
Service Director Dan W. Kothe reports that a north Broad street meter near Court street cross walk a nearby East avenue meter and a Second street East avenue meter have been removed to eliminate traffic hazards at those locations. CAPITOL High Wall Tomorrow Secret Beyond the Door. Adv.
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Dan W. Kothe
Broad Street
Court Street
East Avenue
Broad
Second Street
Capitol
Indiana Man Killed In Avon Lake Crash
John H. Comb of Fort Wayne aged 35 died and two other Fort Wayne men were critically injured when their car failed to negotiate a curve on Lake Road at Stop 49 near Jaycox Road in Avon Lake. The car struck a utility pole then a tree. This marked the third fatality at that site this year. The driver Walter Edward Byers, 31, suffered a possible fractured skull and brain concussion. Robert Waldo, 38, had a possible fractured skull. The injured were taken to St. Joseph's Hospital Lorain.
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John H. Comb
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Lake Road
Stop 49
Jaycox Road
Avon Lake
McComb
Walter Edward Byers
Robert Waldo
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lorain
George Varouh
Leavitt Road
R. D. Elyria
Douglas Miller
Murray Ridge Road
Route 20
John Gaetz
Longfellow Street
Norwalk Truck Co
East Budge Street
Wayne Herman
R. D
Grafton
Five Nations Sign Treaty of Mutual Aid
Five nations Britain France Belgium Holland and Luxembourg sign a 60 year mutual aid treaty to defend Western Europe against communism. A consultative council will coordinate quick action on economic and defense matters with ceremony at the Academy Palace during a European recovery program gathering in Paris.
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Brussels
Europe
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Ernest Bevin
Scandinavia
Mediterranean
Academy Palace
Paris
Truman asks Congress for draft to curb Red expansion
President Truman urged Congress to pass a temporary reenactment of Selective Service to boost armed forces and support universal training. He tied the move to preventing war and slowing Soviet expansion in Europe, calling for quick action on ERP and stronger U S defense to deter communism. He warned of the price of peace and criticized Soviet interference in Eastern Europe.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Europe
House
Senate
U. S
United States
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Finland
Scandanavian
Greece
Italy
Russia
ERP
Plans for Elyria Community Chest Dinner Set
Trustees of the Elyria Community Chest discuss the thirty first annual dinner at Spring Valley Country Club on April 13. Office move to 427 Elyria Savings and Trust Building planned by April 1. entertainment arranged though speaker not yet fixed. Attendance limited to 150 with many reservations already received. Public meeting and broad membership campaigns noted. continued on page 2.
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Elyria Community Chest
Spring Valley Country Club
Community Chest Board of Trustees
iCommunity Chest
Elyria Savings and Trust Building
Ablic
Elyria
Dance Ballerina Dance For Sale Ad Teases Fashion Item
Chronicle-Telegram For Sale offers informally styled plea to sell outgrown furs and clothing with contact numbers. It mentions a dance themed coat and skirt and promotes Walton Ice & Fuel with storm windows from Stenco and other items.
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Chronicle - Telegram
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Longford Avenue
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Food Merchants’ Association
Spectal
Darek, Florist
Deetz, Inc
Chrysler-Plymouth
W. Broad
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