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Newspaper
Zanesville Signal
Location
Zanesville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1950
Page
1
Senator George D Ga opened debate on a reform bill expanding social security to nearly 10 million more people. The measure would raise benefits and broaden coverage, shifting some public assistance burden to the insurance system. 700,000 additional beneficiaries expected in 1951. farmers and certain professionals excluded.
Molasky of Pioneer News Service told a senate crime inquiry there are no gangsters or racketeers connected with his firm which distributes horse race news in and around St Louis. Missouri Attorney General Taylor had suggested such establishments are controlled by a syndicate run by a vicious criminal element. A meeting of the select committee was planned to hear Meg under oath amid reports of cooperation from Truman in a broader probe of gambling and crime.
A Morgan County driver was found not guilty of a hit and run in a scene near Stockport after Judge Riecker presided. The defendant, held on an $100 bond, was arrested by Rav Deak Sun. The incident on Oak near Roxbury left one person injured in serious condition at Columbus General Hospital.
A 13 year old, Harry Stone of 913 Magnolia Street, drowned in the Muskingum River near the waterworks well field while swinging on a cable over the water. Edward Snodgrass, 14, attempted a rescue but could not reach him. Divers searched the water as rescuers and police arrived but the body was not recovered that day. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Philadelphia Supreme Court mourns the death of Justice William B Linn, a longtime member of the bench. The third justice on the court during his tenure, Linn's passing marks a historic end for an era in state jurisprudence.
Twenty Republican senators called for a Senate inquiry into the 1945 Amerasia secret documents case. Senator Capehart introduced a resolution for a Judiciary Committee investigation as a foreign relations panel probes alleged cover ups. Amerasia officials faced fines. editor Philip Jaffe refused to answer most questions and faced possible contempt proceedings.
Senator McKellar of Tennessee fainted after leaving the Senate chamber. A sergeant at arms and a Capitol policeman helped him, and he had recently spent time in a hospital with a severe cold.
State police patrolled a seven county area in Western Pennsylvania as four pickets were arrested for blocking a highway with signs. The AFL Dairy Workers Union walked out, with 2300 members seeking a 40 hour week for inside workers and a daily salesmen guarantee, but dealers rejected arbitration and kept the strike going.
A man at White Cottage survived a self-inflicted gunshot attempt near his rented residence. He reportedly quarreled with a girlfriend and pulled a .22 caliber rifle, firing as bystanders pursued before turning the weapon on himself. He is in fair condition at Good Samaritan Hospital.
An Erie railroad engineer identified as 6 of Meady Pa was found dead aboard a diesel engine that arrived at the E tread terminal this morning in Youngstown.
Former government economist William W. Remington pleaded innocent to a perjury indictment after denying to a federal grand jury that he was a Communist. Judge John W. Clancy set July 5 for trial and bail at 5,000 dollars with two days to raise it. Remington had resigned from the commerce department amid mounting legal pressure.
Columbus State Welfare Director John R. Lamneck reports total public assistance costs of poor relief and related aid climbed to 16,300,000 dollars in the past year. The report notes dramatic spending increases amid rising relief needs and unsettled conditions.
Zanesville will illuminate four streets with new type street lights. Stan ley Rudge district manager of the Ohio Power company announced the switch on tonight at about 8 20 p m the streets are Putnam Maysville Wayne avenues and Ninth street.
A blaze in Oakland Maryland killed three children from the Ash family and seriously injured Mr and Mrs Ash and Mrs Knox. Wanda Lee Knox 12 perished alongside Tommy and Peger in the two story frame house fire caused while Mrs Emerson Knox had been doing laundry at the home. Local authorities sent the victims to Garrett County Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Ee LEXIGTON and Dorada Cohumous on their runeag ing at New Lexington The mishap damaged their Sun son single-engle Station Wagon Shustick sustained a severe rut across the head and Beth received minor facial cuts They were treated by a local physician and flown back to Columbus for treatment Charles Reber of New Lewiston Shustick and Kez work for George Cusick of Columbus in roofing and metal contracting
A Pan American Air Force plane crashed three miles off Bahrain island in the Persian Gulf. Sixteen survivors include four men passengers a radio operator and Chief Pilot Jean Fladek seriously injured. Four bodies and two women unidentified were recovered. One infant among 39 missing. Flight was Karachi to Cairo with Saigon to Paris legs. Fladek had 19 500 hours. Eight crew members aboard. First news from Calcutta. Survivors sent to Bahrain.
Rev Paul S Banders appointed pastor of Coburn Methodist Church as 1st annual Ohio conference closes. He comes from Edison Memorial Milan and will replace Dr Charles F Bowman retiring after nearly 50 years. Banders age 39, son of Rev S F Bauders, native of Mendon Ohio, married to Charmion.
New York and Hollywood saw six Columbia Broadcasting System programs canceled as 400 technicians walked out over a contract dispute. AFL IBEW members across New York Hollywood San Francisco and Washington DC participated with picketing plans at CBS Studio office and transmitter in New York. The Goldbergs and Sarao Gre were among the cut shows while four shorter programs filled the time with films and live substitutes.
In London Prime Minister Attlee urged support for pooling Western Europe's coal and steel under the Schuman plan while rejecting supra national authority. Labour, he said, favors cooperation without ceding sovereignty and Britain may link with European cooperation. A Paris spokesman framed Labour stance as opposing unity, with talks set to define how the pool would operate among six nations. Meanwhile Ralph E Border, a city official, was reported in serious condition after a heart attack at his home.
Springfield Ohio shows a population gain of about eight thousand over ten years. This year the city reaches 73 629 residents, up from 70 622 in 1940. Clark County rises from 95 647 to 110 999 in the same period.
Ohio weather forecast shows scattered thundershowers tonight with highs in the low to mid range and lows 64 to 68 degrees. Wednesday expected to be partly cloudy and cooler in eastern and southern parts with showers fading.
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