Not Guilty Plea Made By Plotter
Oscar Collazo, Puerto Rican Nationalist who attempted to kill President Truman at Blair House, pleads not guilty to first degree murder and related charges. He spoke only those words as Marshals watched the crowded arraignment before Judge Henry A. Schweinhaut. Attorney Leo Rover argued for delaying trial citing defense readiness and Collazo's mental condition. If convicted, murder carries death by electric chair. assault counts max 15 years.
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Washington
Oscar Collazo
Truman
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Barly
U. S
Collazo
Griselio Torresola
Blair House
White House
Schweinhaut
Leo. A. Rover
Rover
India to cut army size and defence spending
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru told Parliament India will reduce its army and defense costs to build a highly efficient mobile force. He noted tensions with China over Tibet and described Beijing’s protests as unfriendly while China issued a counter note.
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New Delhi
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
China
Peiking
Tibet
Radio Peiking
All China Democratic Women’s Federation
all-India Women's Federation
Bombay
Nehru
Huber May Take Its Defeat To The Courts
Ohio officials discuss challenging Rep. Walter Huber's 14th district loss to Republican William Ayres by 1,914 votes. Legal questions focus on a Massachusetts style ballot rotation and alleged improper placement of Huber’s name on Lorain county machines. A definite decision on court action had not been made.
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Columbus
Walter Huber
Ohio
Attorney General
William Annat
Huber
Merryl F. Lickerman
Akron
Wiliam Ayres
Lorain County
Annat
Sickerman
Massachusetts
Republic Steel to Expand Plants in Cleveland Area
Republic Steel Corp plans a $75 million expansion adding 672000 net tons to annual capacity. Project includes 126 oven coke plant, 1400 ton blast furnace, four open hearth furnaces, new soaking pits, 72 inch tandem cold mill, and upgrades to 32 inch blooming mill. Completion targeted for early 1952 with 300 new jobs and $3.3 million annual wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corporation
C. M.white
Republic
White
Cuyahoga Valley
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Kaiser- Frazer Corp
Power begins life sentence for world series murder
Leonard Power, who confessed to the world series murder of James Omen, started a life term at Ohio Penitentiary in Zanesville Ohio.
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Zanesville
Leonard Power
James Omen
Ohio
Northeastern Ohio Weather Forecast Warms Then Turns Colder
The forecast calls for windy and colder conditions with intermittent snow and rain this afternoon. Tonight will be clear and colder with a low near 30. Saturday looks partly cloudy and milder with a high around 46. The five day outlook shows near normal temperatures with warming Saturday night, then a drop Sunday, then rising again Tuesday. Light showers possible Saturday night and Tuesday with total rainfall of 0.1 to 0.4 inches.
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Ohio
Wooster Mayor Kills Self After Embezzlement Charges
Francis W. Hillen mayor of Wooster, age 46, shot himself after embezzlement charges were filed over polio funds for Wayne county. Prosecutor Jack Critchfield said Hillen falsified records to obtain about 3000 for personal use, having already returned 17000 with promises to repay the rest. Emerson Logee will serve as mayor pro tem.
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Wooster
Francis W. Hillen
Wayne County
Hillen
Jack Critchfield
Mayo
Critchfield
Emerson Logee
Two Men Injured in Route 18 Head-On Crash Near Brighton
Two tractor-trailer units collided on Route 18 about a half mile west of Brighton at 2:30 PM. Earl C. Howard of Ypsilanti suffered head injuries and possible fractures. Robert A. Rice sustained facial injuries and bruises but no hospital admission. Papers spilled across farmland as crews freed Howard from the wrecked cab.
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Brighton
Earl C. Howard
Ypsilanti
Mich
Oberlin Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Howard
The
Automobile Transport Co
Detroit
Mid- State Co
Robert A. Rice
Gorson
George Greene
Greene Brothers
Rice
Barkley Almost Forgets To Buy Anniversary Gift
Vice President Alben W. Barkley and Mrs. Jane Hadley celebrate their first wedding anniversary as cards and letters arrive. Barkley jokes he delayed shopping due to political duties while Mrs. Barkley offers understanding, noting he has a bad cold and should rest.
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Barkley
Paducah
Barkleys
Alben W. Barkley
Jane Hadley
St. Louis
Washington
Veep
Secretary Sweeney in serious condition at Cleveland hospital
Secretary of State Charles Sweeney is in serious condition after a ruptured stomach ulcer. He was rushed to a Cleveland hospital yesterday by election investigator John T. De Righter following a collapse at his Wakeman home. Doctors report two blood transfusions given with a third sought. Sweeney, defeated for reelection in the November 7 ballot.
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Sweeney
Cleveland
Charles Sswveerey
John T. de Righter
Wakeman
Nation on a Path to Austerity Economy
Washington reports Americans face an austerity trend as federal controls rise past 25 on civilian production and buying taxes jump by 5 billion dollars annually and about 650 thousand men, many veterans, enter military service. Officials warn further measures likely as defense spending grows and price and wage controls loom.
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Truman
Alan Valentine
Wage Settlement Ratified At General Industries
The General Industries Company and five unions announced the approval of a 1950 wage settlement effective November 13. Increases include nine cents for incentive workers, 13 cents for any work staff, 17 cents for tool room workers, plus a new holiday pay method. A Christmas bonus based on service length is set for 1950 only. Contracts extend two years with yearly reopeners. Unions involved are Local 18 and Local 15 of MESA, ICI AFL Local 69, International Firemen and Oilers AFL Local 198, and United Protection Workers of America Independent.
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General Industries Company
MESA
International Chemical Workers
AFL
International Firemen and Oilers
United Protection Workers of America
Independent
Killinger To Get Death Sentence
Jerry Killinger, 18, faces the electric chair after a jury found him guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of farmer Harold Mast to aid a plot by Max Amerman to seize Mast’s wife Randi and her $20,000 farm. Amerman also faces trial. both confessed.
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Medina
Jerry Killinger
Killinger
Harold Mast
Mast
Max Amerman
Randi
Amerman
Leslie Hartzell
Windsor Kellogg
Thomas Friel
Amérman
Harshaw Chemical Plans $12,000 Plant Addition
A permit for a $12,000 addition to the Harshaw Chemical Co. plant was issued after action by Building Inspector Hart Dickason. The addition measures 15 by 64 feet and will be constructed by The H. L. Vokes Co. of Cleveland.
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Harshaw Chemical Co
Hart Dickason
H. L. Vokes Co
Cleveland
New State Taxes May Hit Ohioans Next Year
Ohio may face new state taxes in 1951 to fund education and highway upgrades. Gov. Lausche faces a crowded session with finance as a major issue. The Ohio Education Association pushes statewide minimum teacher salaries from 1800 to 4400 annually, while subsidies and operating costs strain revenues.
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Columbus
Uary
Eral Assembly
Lausche
Ohio
Reed System
Ohio Education Association
OFA
Truman Vows Full Fair Deal Push Despite Election Losses
President Truman says he will demand enactment of his entire Fair Deal program in the 82nd Congress despite Democratic losses. Republican leader Joseph Martin claims voters are dissatisfied with administration policies. The clash foreshadows a bitter two year struggle over domestic and foreign policy.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Congres
Congress
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Wounds Fatal To Youth Shot By Police Officer
Thramie K Thompson, 19, of Route 6 Cambridge died at St Francis Hospital after being shot by Officer Harold Harding as he fled and ignored a warning. He was wanted by the sheriff on a breaking and entering charge.
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Cambridge
Thramie K Thompson
St Francis Hospital
Thompson
Harold Harding
Sheriff's Office
Timetable Seen Set Back One Day In Border Push
A two hour battle south of Kaplan left American forces wiping out a Communist unit but delayed the timetable by a day as U S troops move toward Kapsan and Hyesanjin. Front lines along the 90 mile Korean front show UN divisions advancing while Chinese movements slow to a trickle.
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Tokyo
Kaplan
Kapsan
U. S
Korea
Manchuria
Hyesanjin
United Nations
U.S
Pakchon
8Th Army
Douglas MacArthur
David G. Barr
Planes Collide In Arizona Crash Kills 13 Die
In Tucson a B-50 bomber and a B-29 collided during night refueling over Papago lands. Thirteen crewmen died. ten parachuted to safety with injuries. Survivors kept quiet as base officials launch investigation.
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Tucson
Ariz
Datis-Monthan
Harris
Técson Municipal
Akron official urges atomic instruction for schools
Summit county commissioner John Poda asks Earl McGrath to require high schools and colleges to teach atomic dangers and warfare to bolster defense. He notes Americans underplay the threat because they've never experienced atomic bombing. Also an old radio headset ad for Cub Scout program appears.
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Akron
John Poda
Summit County
Earl McGrath
U.S
Washington
Poda
Russia Vetoes UN China Korea Resolution
United Nations Security Council nears a vote on a six power resolution ordering Red Chinese troops from Korea but is doomed by a Russian veto. President Truman's Washington statement affirmed UN and US aims to localize the conflict and avoid hostilities in China. Malik declares the veto to block China entry into the Korean war.
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Flushing
N. Y
United Nations Security Council
Korea
Russia
Peking
China
United States
Truman
U. N
Washington
Security Council
Red China
U. S
Far East
Malik
Mr. Truman
Jacob A. Malik
Council
Marchuria
Yalu River
Tool Die Plant Set Up At LaGrange
A new tool and die works is being established in a 40 by foot building on North Center street LaGrange in the former Maynard Hanmer carafe space. Owners Floyd J Smith and Dar ron B Smith expect operations to begin soon after December 1 with about 15 employees and plan an assembly line later. Both men are seasoned tool and die makers from Cleveland and reside in Columbia Station. Dayton Smith is a World War II Navy veteran.
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Smith
Cleveland
Columbia Station
Fioyd
Dayton
West River Road
LaGrange
Navy
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Republic Steel
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Self
Chosin Reservoir
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Homer L. Litzenberg, Jr
Philadelphia
Jack Burby
Moran’si Beverage
Gulf Rd
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General Industries
Harshaw Chemical
Elyria Hardware
Bulletin
U.N
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