Western powers harden stand on Berlin blockade and talks
Paris reports the three western powers insist the Soviet blockade be fed before talks on Germany begin in Russia. The push comes as Security Council meetings are delayed awaiting Andrei Vishinsky's reply to Bramuglia’s mediation proposal. Britain counters a Russian demand for disarmament cuts with a UN resolution blaming Moscow for escalating tension.
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Paris
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Westnn
West
United Nations
Security Council
Andrei Vishinsky
Britain
Wid
Wuld
J. Philip C. Jessup
Jessup
United States
Council of Foreign Ministers
U.S.S.R
Argenga
Juan D. Bramuglia
Security Ynncil
Vishiny
Bramuglia
Moscow
Kremlin
Supreme Court reaffirms overtime pay ruling for workers
Washington The Supreme Court today reaffirmed its controversial decision authorizing overtime pay for workers who already receive high premium pay for undesirable hours. The court denied an appeal by government for reconsideration in a 5 to 3 decision handed down June 7. The case involved longshoremen seeking back overtime wages. Critics warn the ruling will affect many industries beyond warehousing.
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Washington
Supremeourt Today
Jlangorm
Train wreck delays Newcomerstown freight from Washington to New York
A three hour delay hit a freight train wreck east of Newcomerstown. The Columbus to Pittsburgh bound train railed and toppled across the west and main tracks. No injuries were reported.
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Newcomerstown
Penn- Swan Orathroads
Washington
New York
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Cleveland Weather Forecast Promises Rain and Clearing
Northeastern Ohio expects cloudy skies with occasional rain and a late afternoon temperature change. Clearing later tonight followed by partly cloudy Tuesday with a continued cool pattern. High around 58 Tuesday. Adv for aluminum storm windows from EK Geisel.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Rudy
EK Geisel
Truman Heads Ohio Swing In Bid To Oust Truman
President Truman opens an Ohio vote drive with a breakfast in Cincinnati while clashing with John L. Lewis UMW. The 10 speech tour includes Hamilton Dayton and Akron aiming for 25 electoral votes and a labor focused Akron address. Lewis denounces Truman over injunctions in strikes and UMW calls for a work holiday on Election Day.
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Truman
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Ohio
Democratic Party
Netherlands Plaza
Cincinnati
Lewis
UMW
White House
Hamilton
Dayton
Sidney
Lima
Ottawa
Deshler
Fostoria
Willard
Akron
Charles G. Ross
United Rubber Workers Union
CIO
Jack Kroll
Basic Reading Test Being Administered In Elyria Schools
S C Smith announces a basic reading test is being given to all fourth grade pupils in Elyria public schools. The test was conducted last week at Hamilton Roosevelt Edison EIS and Gates schools. This week the openings include Garford Franklin McKinley and Allen Gates schools with testing scheduled today tomorrow and Wednesday.
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Gates
S. C. Smith
Elyria
Hamlton
Roosevelt, Edison
EIS and
Cheanse
Garford
Tomorow
Franklin and McKinley
Allen and Gates
Dewey to Outline Labor Policy in Pittsburgh Speech
Governor Dewey travels Pennsylvania on a nine state tour delivering 38 speeches. He will outline his labor policy in a CBS broadcast from Pittsburgh at 8 30 p m EST. Dewey reiterates bipartisanship on foreign policy and unity of Americans in support of the Paris delegation.
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Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Organized Labor
Pittsburgh
GOP
CBS
Pennsylvania
Erie
Albany
America
Paris
Berlin
United Nations
Truman
Fred M. Vinson
Moscow
Vinson
John Foster Dulles
Kansas City
St. Paul, Minn
Red Cross Board To Meet Thursday
The quarterly meeting of the American Red Cross board of directors is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Elyria chapter office. George Calvert, chapter president and board chairman, will preside, executive secretary Miss Edna Schropp reported today.
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American Red Cross Board of Directors
Elyria
Edna Schropp
George Calvert
Graziani Goes On Trial For War Crimes In Rome
Rodolfo Graziani, 66, famed Italian commander and Ethiopia conqueror under Mussolini, faces trial as a war criminal in Rome. He arrives with 50 police guards at the Palace of Justice, after a delay due to illness among two judges. Police ring the building to deter Fascist sympathizers as the case proceeds in a special court.
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Rome
Rudolfo Graziani
Italit
Ethiopia
Elad Momuftr
Empire
Hiualder
Special Court of Assizes
Palace of Justice
Sible
Italian Social Movement
Graziani
Speclal
Marshall Flies Back To UN Meeting Today
Secretary of State George C. Marshall returns to the Paris UN session hoping to repair Western unity after President Truman's short lived plan to send a peace emissary to Moscow. Republicans fear fallout from the idea, while Dewey and Vandenberg push nonpartisan policy through the UN.
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Truman
Marshall
Washington
Paris
Moscow
George C. Marshall
United Nations
GOP
Thomas E. Dewey
Mr. Truman
Fred M. Vinson
Josef Stalin
Dewey-Vandenberg
U. S
Robert A. Lovet
State Department
James Forrestal
Dewey Refuses To State His Campaign Stand
President Truman charged Gov. Thomas E. Dewey has refused to state his positions on campaign issues during a Cincinnati breakfast with Democratic leaders. Truman praised Sen. Robert A. Taft, calling him a good friend, and cited Taft’s statements as undermining GOP unity. He also criticized Earl Warren’s stance as noncommittal, arguing the party lacks unity.
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Cincinnati
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
White House
Ohio
Dewey
Taft
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Mr. Truman
Tift
Earl Warren
California
Lorain Shipbuilding Co property tax case heard Nov 18
County Auditor Frank Ayres said the Lorain County Board of Revision will hear The American Shipbuilding Co case on November 18. The firm seeks reclassification from real estate at 100 percent value to personal property taxed at 20 percent. Also notes Columbus Day observance closures.
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Frank Ayres
Lorain
Coal Mines To Be Closed On Election Day
John L. Lewis announced a nationwide coal mine shutdown for election day November 2. The United Mine Workers opened its 40th convention and directed district presidents to notify operators that coal production will cease on election day so miners can vote against Taft-Hartley supporters. A telegram from Senate candidate Matthew M Neeley of West Virginia praised the union and vowed to oppose the Taft-Hartley act.
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Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Con-gliss
Matthew M Neeley
Senate
West Virginia
Union
Three Children Injured In Accidents Here
Three children were hurt in local automobile accidents over the weekend including hits by cars at crosswalks and streets. Larry Kuba and Thomas Sutliff, both youths, were struck on Lake avenue near Bath street by a car driven by Robert J. Smith of Bond street, with Smith cited for reckless driving. The Kuba boy suffered a facial laceration and leg abrasions while Sutliff endured a compound fracture of the right leg and facial injuries. Iva Cathey sustained abrasions after a collision at West avenue and Broad street with a car driven by A J Pierce.
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Lake Avenue
Bath Street
Larry Kuba
Dewey Avenue
Thomas Sutliff
Robert J. Smith
Bond Street
Smith
Thomas
Iva Cathey
West River
West Avenue
Broad Street
A. J. Pierce
East River Street
Catherine Fichtel
East Broad Street
Oberlin Road
Route 10
Charles Brooks
R. D
Oberlin
Harold Mesnard
Clyde
C. M. Made
West Ridge
Mesnard
Dwight Wagner
Robert Weibling
East Avenue
Middle Avenue
Francis Blackburn
Lorain
Howard Beal
Elyria
Harry Klein
Pasadena Avenue
Clyde Fridenstine
Guert Smith
Route 254
West River Road
UN Handling of Berlin Blockade Endorsed By Sen Vandenberg
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg backed the United Nations approach to the Berlin blockade at a Freedom House dinner in New York. He urged avoiding unilateral action and cited a narrow escape in Washington. He accepted the 1948 freedom award for service to a free world, with mention of Truman’s Moscow mission plan by Chief Justice Vinson.
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New York
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United Nations
Berlin
Vandenberg
Freedom House
Waldorf- Astoria
Washington
Truman
Moscow
Fred M. Vinson
World
Lewis Seeks Dues Hike To Double Miner Payments
Cincinnati reports Joan L. Lewis drives a key vote at the United Mine Workers 40th convention to raise monthly dues from $2 to $4 for about 600,000 miners, aiming to boost annual union income by roughly $14 million while expanding initiation fees and welfare fund levies. Opponents balk at the top rate and loss of exonerations, while locals seek funds for welfare, safety, and grievances. Lewis argues the welfare fund adds value to membership and urges swift approval as the convention considers reports on salaries and wage scales.
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Cincinnati
Joan L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
International
Welfare Fund
Shenandoah
General Mine Board
Joseph T. Kershetsky
Constitution Committee
Taylor Elected President of Elsna Kiwanis Club
Rufus G Taylor chosen to lead the Elsna Kiwanis Club for 1949 succeeding Russell Fo Alien. He will also chair the speakers bureau for the 1949 Elyria Community Chest drive. New officers include C Guibert Schienz as vice president and Ross Ludwig as secretary. Directors for 1949 named: Robert Butts, Charles G Clark, Wilbur H Gaston, Arnold Keller, Omer Laubenthal, Herbert H Meister, C Gilbert Schiesz, Russell G Sehmutten, Ernest Seabold, and Rufus G Taylor. In Dayton, truck driver Marvin LeRoy Maple 25 of Indianapolis died when his truck left the road and struck a bridge. Passenger Robert Kesterman 21, also of Indianapolis, was hospitalized in fai condenno. Police said driver apparently fell asleep.
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Rufus G Taylor
Elsna Kiwanis Club
Taylor
Colson Corporation
Russell Fo Alien
Chaiman
Elyria Community
Dayton Marvin LeRoy Maple
Indianapolis
Robert Kesterman
Maple
Fai Condenno
Russia renews air maneuvers near Berlin amid tense flare up
Soviet fighters circled a British air lift plane between Berlin and western Germany in a show of force. The British reported five Yak fighters traced their aircraft and noted two more formations at distance. Britain lodged a protest while the U.S. said no protest would be filed as Russia announced air to ground and dive bombing practice in the Kremmin area, 25 miles northwest of Berlin.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
Kremmin
Zerlin
Britain Issues White Paper Accusing Russia
London publishes a 35000 word White Paper accusing the Soviet Union of a concerted plan to force Western powers from Berlin and absorb the western sectors into its zone. The document notes the Berlin blockade continued through the four power talks and claims Soviet authorities have encouraged minority groups to topple Berlin’s legal municipal government.
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London
Germany
Russia
Berlin
American State Department
Moscow
Greatest Guerrilla Forces Would Harrass Russians
London reports that the five Brussels Pact nations Britain France the Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg plan to form the greatest guerrilla forces in history to harass a Soviet invasion. Nucleus already exists from veterans trained under fire with preparations for an underground resistance army. Guerrilla experts in Britain and elsewhere are coordinating intelligence tasks as security remains tight.
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London
Europe
Supreme Command
Western Union
Britain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Italy
Yugoslavia
Hoe
Purchase of Parsonage for St John’s Church Announced
The board of trustees of St John’s Taitheran Church announced the purchase of the John Proudfoot home at 409 Park Avenue to serve as the church parsonage. Rev Henry Lieske and family will occupy after changes to the house. the current parsonage at 630 West Avenue is being sold due to space needs.
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John Proudfoot
Park Avenue
St. John’s Taitheran Church
Henry Lieske
West Avenue
Two Men Near Death After Car Hits Train in Cincinnati
Two men were reported near death after their automobile crashed into the side of a Cincinnati bound New York Central train. One victim was identified as Dennys William Kay, 24, of Cincinnati. The other was tentatively identified as William Layke, also of Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
New York Central
Dennys William Kay
William Layke
Cincmnati
Three Children Burned In Garage Fire Near Effort
PORTSMOUTH three young Evans children were severely burned when a dynamite cap exploded in a garage where they played. James 3 Billy 3 and Betty Jane 1 were in critical condition with burns over their bodies. Their mother Mrs Easter Evans escaped with slight burns while carrying them from the garage at the Evans home near Effort about twenty miles northeast of here.
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Portsmouth
James Evans
Billy Evans
Elmer Evans
Betty Jane Evans
Easter Evans
Evans
Eifort
Here
Green Cash From For Sale Ads This Fall
The Chronicle-Telegram urges readers to clear clutter and earn money with for sale want ads. It promotes quick green cash by selling unused items this fall and provides contact numbers 44-121 and 44-131 for placement.
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Chronicle - Telegram
The Peerless Curtain Launderer and Extender Ad
The Peerless offers custom curtains and tailoring services to fit exacting tastes. See the difference and call 2389 for details.
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Vera C. Bushfield
U.S
Harlan J. Bushfield
South Dakota
George T Mickelson
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