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Newspaper
Zanesville Signal
Location
Zanesville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1948
Page
1
Police intensified a downtown assault probe after Clyde Gibson of 57 South Seventh Street reported being struck near his home Sunday morning. The attack marked the sixth in weeks as officers chase a knife wield burglar and other suspects in the area.
A Roustani an Savings and Loan Co messenger was robbed of 22000 today in Cleveland police said. The driver reported two men in a truck and car pointed sawed off shotguns at 1452 West Sixth Street and fled with the money after abandoning the vehicle.
Budget Chief James E Webb urges Congress to consider hard facts before tax cuts. He says committees should study the impact and avoid hasty reductions that could affect spending and services. Webb stresses fiscal discipline and careful analysis of long term effects.
A steel industry inquiry begins tomorrow as the agency conducts hearings on price fixing amid ongoing investigations into the sector. The inquiry investigates practices by steel companies and associated traders and regulators consider market impacts.
An earthquake of moderate intensity awakened residents across a pie shaped belt of Southern California with its strongest impact in the San Bernardino valley. The tremor struck at 12 13 a m Pacific Standard Time and was followed by an aftershock a minute later. It was felt from Lancaster to Laguna Beach and likely centered along the San Andreas fault north of Upland and San Bernardino.
In Van Nuys California Robert Strand a 26 year old former soldier fell from a two place plane during a flight. Strand reportedly released his grasp and plunged from the aircraft applying to his nerves and a recent departure from Berkeley school. His father Thore Strand of San Francisco confirmed the tragedy.
The mother of Chick Harley, noted state football halfback All America in 1916 and 1919, died recently. Harley's family includes several other children, and he is currently a patient at the veterans' hospital in Danville, Illinois.
President Truman, vacationing near a submarine base, refused to discuss his candidacy or timing while noting wartime and housing challenges. He declined to answer on Western Europe alliance, Palestine troop use, and froze on specifics, citing campaign distractions. He urged focus on inflation and steel prices, and referenced Cox’s 1920 parallels as context. Also covered are bonus applications rolling out in Ohio and statewide payment plans.
A bus catches fire but all occupants are safe with no injuries reported. The driver remains at the scene and emergency crews investigate the incident.
Audrey Stewart screamed as a man attacked. she leaped to escape, injuring herself. The incident occurred in Harrisburg with police investigating and no further details available.
The Stern Gang claimed responsibility for a triple rail incident that damaged three sleepers, fatally harming 28 British troops and injuring three. The attack followed alleged Jewish underground reprisals for earlier events on Ben Yehuda Street. Reports from Haganah suggested arrests of Jews near Mikvi Israel and tensions with Arab mobs.
A fragment reports cloudy skies in northern Ohio with light rain and cooler air pushing southward. The brief mentions rain in the south and changing conditions across the state.
The Muskingum county Red Cross drive starts at 6 30 pm with a kick off dinner at the YWCA. Goal is 29200 dollars. Miss Gwenn O Neal of Alexandria Virginia will speak. Charles R Downing presides. Ned Parkinson first to turn in section money. funds go to Mrs Walter Snake at the Red Cross chapter house.
A U S ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean prompting the crew to abandon ship. Reports say the vessel was commanded by an American captain and involved in operations linked to allied France.
About fourteen hundred workers walked off the job at the Hammer- Paper Company plant, a major producer of banded paper products. The stoppage disrupts operations and signals labor unrest at a leading regional mill.
The city greets March with calm normal weather after weekend winds. A morning 23 degrees at the airport rose to about 35 by early afternoon. The weather bureau notes temperatures near normal with rain forecast.
Oslo Premier denounces communists as a danger to Norway's liberty and independence in a Frederiksstad address. He says party leaders plot terror and dictate, urging defeat of Communist methods to safeguard national sovereignty amid Czech events and Finland Russia talks.
A woman identified as Zola Frances Erica was fatally injured when a car plunged from Route 40 west of Claysville resulting in a fatal auto accident with injuries initially reported as severe. Local authorities investigated the crash scene and identified contributing factors.
The Czech cabinet plans its first meeting after last week’s events that brought Communists to power. Ministers deny figures on arrests and expulsions, pledge elections within constitutional limits, and aim to maintain trade with the West.
A sailor on a subway platform shot after a disturbance over a repeated playing of the song Civilization at a bar. A woman who changed a dollar and walked to the jukebox triggered the confrontation. victims were hospitalized in serious condition at Roosevelt Hospital.
Senator Vandenberg urged quick approval of the 5.3 billion Marshall Plan calling it a turning point in history. He condemned Soviet propaganda and warned that rejection risks World War III and a broader Cold War stakes. The Foreign Relations Committee move to pass the plan is expected to sail through the Senate in about two weeks.
FRANKFURT Germany agents arrested Frau Gertrud Scholtz Ky, head of the women’s Nazi party, and August Hei, an ex aide to Heinrich Himmler. Officials said Scholtz Ky was a close associate of Hitler and had married in 1940. She reportedly offered no resistance as French and American agents took her into custody.
Theodore Devmnel, 498, of Columbus died yesterday when a three car collision occurred two miles north of Circleville. Four other persons were injured in the wreck.
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