No Trace Of Plane Lost At Sea
More than 70 planes and ships combed the North Atlantic for the U S Air Force Globemaster II missing after a storm with 53 aboard. No survivors or wreckage were found as rescue forces scoured the area about 500 miles west of Ireland.
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London
North Atlantic
Ireland
Shannon
U. S. Air Force
Navy
U. S. 3Rd Air Division
Mae West
Azores
England
Strategic Air Support Squadron
Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
N. M
Contract Signed For Y M C A Modernization
The Elyria Y M C A announced a firm bid of 86500 from Yates Construction Co. to remodel the swimming pool and boys locker room. Work begins April 2 with goals to finish the pool phase in 90 days and have the facility ready for summer use by July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Y. M.C. A
Harlie G. Stevick
Yates Construction Co
Elyria
Stevick
Will Appeal To Governor To Halt Execution
O. B. Jordan of Lorain seeks clemency from Governor Frank Lausche in a final appeal to avoid the electric chair. Lawyer Henry P. Webber prepared a formal application for commutation after Jordan’s conviction for first degree murder in a April 19, 1950 card game stabbing. death sentence set for Oct. 19, later delayed as appeals proceeded. The Ohio Supreme Court rejected Jordan’s prior appeals this week, ordering execution on April 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Jordan
Lorain
Henry P. Webber
Frank Lausche
Webber
Jordan
James Knight
Knight
D. A. Cook
Ohio Supreme Court
High Court
Unemployment Benefit Payments Hit All Time High in Ohio
Columbus officials reported Ohio unemployment compensation payments reached a record level. Chief Ernest Cornell said total payments in 190 totaled eighty thousand dollars, about one million dollars higher than 1949 payments.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ernest Cornell
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Cornell
Northeastern Ohio Weather Forecast Update
Cloudy with strong northwest winds and light snow flurries. Much colder this afternoon with a high near 90. Tonight partly cloudy and colder. Sunday expect fair skies and a milder day. Markets found today on page two.
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Ohio
Argentine President Claims Argentine Atomic Explosion
President Juan D. Peron announced in Buenos Aires that Argentina produced an atomic explosion on a southern island using new methods and without uranium. He introduced Austrian physicist Ronak Richter as a naturalized Argentinian and said the project aims for industrial energy under controlled conditions, while U.S. officials reacted skeptically to the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Peron
Ronak Richter
bin Pothcopy
Richter
United States
Controls On Tires May Cut Auto Production
Washington reports that tire and tube production for new cars will drop 25 percent starting April 1, with civilian rubber supplies cut about eight percent. The National Production Authority cites temporary rubber shortages and rising military demand as reasons for the curbs, alongside a 20 percent cut in steel for new cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Att Abbaha Uae
National
NPA
Dr Tillman Joins State Mental Hospital Staff in Tiffin
Dr Paul F Tillman Lorain county coroner and physician is now a full-time staff physician at the state mental hospital in Tiffin Ohio. Superintendent Dr Milton P Smith and Mrs Tillman confirmed the appointment saying it suits his health. The move surprised the county commissioners who had not anticipated his leaving private practice. Continued on Page 14
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Tillman
Lorain County
State Mental Hospital
Tiffin
Milton P. Smith
Tiffin Institution
Tilman
Tillman
Board of County Commissioners
Passenger Falls From Car After Sharp Turn on Broad Street
Jerry Gasser 236 Seventh Street was jailed after a fast Broad Street turn sent his passenger Don Kubuske 23 Riverdale Court 72 feet from the car. Kubuske is hospitalized with an abrasion to the left hip. Gasser was fined 100 dollars and costs and had his license suspended for six months for driving while intoxicated. Patrolman Lonsway and Plas reported near-collision as the vehicle sped away.
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Broad Street
Washington Avenue
Jerry Gasser
Seventh Street
Don Kubuske
Riverdale Court
Gasser
Robert Lonsway
Kubuske
Lonsway
Henry W. Ault
Elyria
Joseph Plas
West Avenue
Weather vane blown down after 70 years
A copper horse weather vane on a barn owned by W. E. Miller near West Ave fell in last night’s strong wind and was found in the alley this morning. The Elyria Y M C A owns the property, and the barn will be torn down to make way for a new recreation building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Miller
West Ave
Elyria Y. W. C. A
Forestry Field Day Program Complete at Brighton
Hundreds from Lorain Huron and Erie counties attend the Forestry Field Day by the Ohio Division of Forestry at Brighton. Demonstrations at John Burge farm cover windbreaks wood preservation and forest plantings with talks and panels if weather delays. Park at Brighton Center and ride to the farm at 9 30 a.m. Luncheon served at noon with talks planned if inclement weather forces morning program to Brighton High School.
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Lorain
Huron
Erié
Brighton
Ohio Division of Forestry
John Burge
Brighton High School
Brighton Center
Burge Farm
Ohio
R. J. Lindl
Carl Bailey
Green Springs
Burge
Cold Easter Weather Across Nation With Storm Disruptions
The nation faces a cold Easter with fair but brisk conditions and fashion including long undergarments and fur coats. A Midwest storm brings dust, sleet, and snow from Texas to Nebraska plus fires in Oklahoma. Chicago streets clog with snow and the Sioux Falls area plans flood protection. Allied forces push toward the 38th parallel as U N troops advance north of Seoul amid ongoing battles in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Midwest
Texas
Nebraska
Mississippi Valley
Kiamichi
Oklahoma
New England
Block Island
Cape Hatteras
Chicago
H. B. Saure
Sioux Falls
S. D
R. E. Bragstad
Navy
Tokyo
38Th Parallel
Seoul
South Korea
Douglas MacArthur
United Press
Robert Vermillion
United Nations
Lent's End Observed Across Jerusalem Churches
Christians in Jerusalem marked Lent's end with noon feasts and prayers. Catholics blessed the fire at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre while Protestants gathered at St. Andrews in the new city. Soldiers guarded the dividing walls of barbed wire between Arab and Israeli areas.
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Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Old City
Church of St. Andrews
Israeli
Living Cost Peak Triggers Bigger Wage Hike Debate
Washington reports a revised cost of living index at 183.8 percent above the 1935-39 average as of Feb 15, a 1.3 percent monthly rise and the third straight all time high. The index prompts an automatic six cent hourly raise for 1,000,000 non operating railroad workers tied to the measure.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Eric A. Johnston
CIO
George E. Leighty
Railway Labor Executives Association
Army
L. W. Horning
New York Central Railroad
Railroad Sued For $200000 Over Fatal Sunnyside Crossing
Julia Pietkiewicz, aunt and administratrix of Alex Miller’s estate, sues New York Central Railroad in common pleas court for 200000 alleging negligence after Miller was killed when his car was struck by a train at Sunnyside Road crossing last May in Vermillion.
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New York Central Railroad
Common Pleas
Alex Miller
R. D
Miller
Sunnyside Road Crossing
Julia Pietkiewicz
Lorain Man Suffered Stab Wounds After Night Fight
Lennie Vincent of Broadway and 36th Street Lorain reported a knife fight at the Maple Inn in Vincent last night. He said a tall man with red hair cut him on the left elbow and side during an argument. Vincent was treated at St. Joseph's Hospital.
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Maple Inn
Vincent
Lennie Vincent
Broadway
36Th Street
Lorain
Sheriffs Department
St. Joseph's Hospital
New Peace Overtures By U N Expected Soon
Washington reports say the United States and United Nations Allies will push fresh peace efforts toward China to end the Korean War. A UN Good Offices Commission plan seeks a cease fire and a 20 mile buffer at the 38th parallel while Truman weighs options to settle or fight.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
Uns Good Offices Commission
U.n.s
U.N
State Department
MacArthur
MacArthur authorizes crossing 38th parallel in Korea
General Douglas MacArthur flew to Korea and authorized the 8th Army to cross the 38th parallel if tactically needed while offering to confer in the field with the Communist commander to end the war. He returned to Tokyo and said no contact had been made.
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MacArthur
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
38Th Parallel
U. N
North Korea
Atomic engine plan for aircraft under GE contract
Washington reports the Atomic Energy Commission confirmed a contract with General Electric to develop an atomic propulsion engine for airplanes. Work to be performed by GE’s Cincinnati turbine division at Lockland facilities with a four year theoretical research phase ending April 30. AEC notes parallel development with Air Force propulsion plans and discussions continue with Consolidated Vultee on a bomber powered by nuclear propulsion.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
General Electric Co
Aircraft &As
Cincinnati
General Electric
Air Force
AEC
Lockland. O
Associated
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp
Consolidated Vuttee Corp
Typhoon Georma Fizzles Near Eniwetok
A typhoon nicknamed Georma aimed at Eniwetok Atoll fizzled as a high pressure system 200 miles away cut off its energy. Weather experts reported winds fell from 100 to 57 mph in nine minutes while the Air Force noted the reduced flow of energy near the A bomb proving grounds in the Central Pacific.
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Honolulu
Eniwetok Atoll
A-bomb Proving Grounds
Central Pacific
Air Force
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U. S
Says
Jesus
Joseph
Arimathea
Pilate
Calvary
Jesus of Nazareth
Peter
Galilee
By Paul Berdanier
Perdaner
Dr. Tillman
Mental Hospital
Hess Grocery
River St
3Rd St
Uijongbu
Railroad
Free World
China
Mao Tze-Tung
Kim Il Sung
Lin Piao
Plan
Atom Airplane
Eniwetok
Elyria Lumber
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