Rainy primary draws sparse turnout in Zanesville vote
In Zanesville only about 2,100 of 19,621 registered voters had cast ballots by mid afternoon as rain and apathy kept turnout unusually light. Officials expected a light overall county vote with close contests for Democratic county committee and a bond measure projected to fail or pass by slim margins. Turn to Page Eight.
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Zanesville
Muskingum County
Central Committee
Democratic Committee
Gahn-Graham
Barker-Weber
Election Board
Republican Central Committee
Joseph Wells
Harry Rowe
Leslie W. Wilson
W. L. Shuck
Adamsville
W. F. Herron
GOP
Fred H. Johnson
A. S. Herzer
Lonnie Hines
Woodsfield
Eugene B. Ward
Quaker City
Cleo Cool Schneider
Martha R. Secrest
Columbus
Senate Rejects Move To Limit Debate On British Loan
Washington reports the Senate rejected a bid to curb further debate on a 3.75 million dollar British loan bill, voting 41 for and 41 against cloture with Senator Tydings voting present. The cloture rule would have needed two thirds in favor.
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Washington
Senate
Tydings
D-Md
Government Submits Plan For Settling Mine Strike
One man was killed and at least six others wounded in a Benham coal mine shootout in Harlan County amid the nationwide UMW strike. Picket leader Joseph O'Hara said his group was attacked as they sought to persuade progressive miners to stay away from work. three other injured were named, including UMW official Robert Hodge. The mine continued operating under Progressive Miners contract as guns fired for about 15 minutes, marking the first major flare of violence in southeastern Kentucky since April 1.
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Harlan, Ky
United Mine Workers
Benham
International Harvester Company
Joseph
Scotty) O'Hara
Pittsburgh
UMW
J. G
Becq) Galbreath
Robert Hodge
United Mine Workers Union
Brock
Stanfill
Ray Miller
Joe Shepherd
Escomb
Harlan
J. S. Cawood
Harlan County
Southeastern
Kentucky
Galbreath
Progressive Miners Union
Unites Mine Workers Union
Brownouts Hit Cities as Coal Strike Deepens
Cities including Chicago Washington and Philadelphia faced curfew like darkness as a 37 day coal strike curbed fuel. Detroit and Cincinnati faced anticipated outages with railway and refrigeration disruptions feared. Unemployment rose with 8 000 idle in coal using industries and steel mills idling 29 000 across Youngstown Clairton Duquesne Vandergrift plus Western Pennsylvania plants.
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Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Office of Defense ‘Transportation
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co
Cincinnati
Indiana Statewide Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc
State Public Service Commission
New York
U. S. Steel Corp
Youngstown
Clairton Pa
Duquesne
Vandergrift
Steubenville
Webter Steel Corp
Wheeling Steel Corp
Follawsbee Steel
New York Central Railroad
Ral Relocation Bids Opened In Baltimore Office
Bids were opened behind closed doors on the relocation of 22 miles of track between Baltimore and Newark as part of the Dilion flood control dam plans. The B and O officials declined to reveal bid counts or sizes, noting contracts may be awarded in several weeks after government agreement is signed. The Licking Valley Protective Association announced it engaged civil engineer Charles Brown Cornell of Columbus to study the dam project and alternatives, citing his extensive flood control dam experience and prior work in Ohio.
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Baltimore
Newark
Licking Group
Licking Valley Protective Association
Charles Brown Cornell
Columbus
Dillon
Associaton
Cornell
Ohio State University
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Waterworks Association
Akron
O’shaughn
Esay
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Summers to Attend Safety Conference in Washington D C
Donald F Summers superintendent of city schools will join Ohio delegates at President Truman highway safety conference opening in Washington. The event runs through Friday with Justice William Douglas as morning speaker and Representative Clare Booth Luce of Connecticut addressing the afternoon session. Summers departs tonight for Washington.
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Donald F. Summers
Ohio
Truman
Washington
William ©. Douglas
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S
Clare Booth Luce
Connecticut
Ens
Summers
Dressel Chosen Toastmaster For Kiwanis Club Banquet
Charles Dressel of Chicago, former Zanesville Kiwanis president, will serve as toastmaster for the Kiwanis club 25th anniversary banquet on Tuesday May 14 at 6 30 in the Masonic temple. John W. Bicker former Ohio governor will be principal speaker. Wives of members will be guests and many Kuywanians from Ohio are expected.
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Charles Dressel
Chicago
Zanesville Kiwanis Club
Dressel
Moores & Ross Company
Borden Company
John W. Bicker
Ohio
Board to Study Pilots Wage Claim
President Truman created an emergency board to investigate a wage dispute involving 13 airlines and the Airline Pilots Association. The board will be appointed and report within 30 days, with no wage changes for 30 days after the report unless agreed. Two thousand Transcontinental and Western pilots are central to the dispute, with TWA pilots voting for a strike seeking higher pay and shorter hours for four engined planes.
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Washington
iTruman
Oday
Airline Pilots Association
Truman
Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc
TWA
Baseball game postponed by rain in Zanesville Marion doubleheader set
Rain today forced postponement of the Zanesville Marion baseball game scheduled for 8 15 this evening at Municipal Stadium. Ralph Peters Dodger business manager announced that the teams will play a doubleheader here tomorrow night.
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Zanesville-Marion
Municipal Stadium
Ralph Peters
Dodger
Iran Situation Still Obscure
United Nations Security Council heard a report from Iranian Ambassador Hussein Ala claiming Iran has verified all Red Army troops left four northern provinces by the deadline while Azerbaijan remained unverifiable due to Soviet interference. Russia had not reported troop withdrawals, and Gromyko signaled a boycott of tomorrow’s session, keeping the matter unresolved.
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United Nations Security Council
Tranian
Hussein Ala
Azerbaijan
Iran
Trygve Lie
Iala
Red Army
Khorassan
Gorgan
Makanderan
Gilan
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Made Life Member of DAV Chapter Here
Molin Mayfield Nashport veteran recently awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor was accepted as a life member of the Zanesville Chapter 12 Disabled American Veterans. He will receive a lapel button and membership card at a future chapter meeting, commander Robert P. Wright said. Mayfield earned the nation’s top military honor for conspicuous gallantry in the Pacific while serving with the Sixth Division.
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Molin Mayfield
Nashport
Wiley
Disabled American Veterans
Zanesville
Robert P. Wright
Mayfield
Ohio State University
Columbus
Pacific
Boundary decisions restore Transylvania to Romania in 1938
Ministers met to grant Romania back the 1938 border lines with Hungary and Bulgaria, restoring Doubrudja and Transylvania to Romania while leaving Danube navigation and Black Sea access unsettled. The 1940s annexations and 1944 surrender not mentioned. A Bulgaria Greece Thrace issue looms next, with a 5 pm meeting to discuss. In parallel, a separate accident near Dillon Falls injured four, including Mrs Buxton, as a car rammed a B&O freight train amid slippery roads.
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Sters Council
Romana
Hungary
Bulgaria
Danube
Black Sea
Transylvania
Romania
Vienna
Doubrudja
Russia
Thrace
Greece
Aegean Sea
Paris
Dillon Falls
Onda Lou Buxton
Lee Street
Neady
Russell Riehl
Licking View
Riehl
Edith Wilcox
Richard ‘Dusenberry
Walter Horrigan
Ellea Fletcher
Lewis to Put Plan Before His Committee
Washington reports indicate John L. Lewis will present a government proposed settlement of the 37 day soft coal strike to the United Mine Workers policy committee at 2:30 PM EST. Federal conciliator Paul Fuller offered the plan, not disclosed, amid ongoing negotiations and renewed government restrictions on coal deliveries.
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Waslington
Dear
Ais
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Paul W. Fuller
Fuller
White House
Truman
Schwellenbach
Snyder
John R. Steelman
Charles O’neill
Northern Appalachian Producers Group
Edward R. Burke
Southern Coal Producers Association
Henry A. Wallace
Detroit
Washington
Employment gains in three states reported by service
Cleveland figures show total employment in about 2,600 establishments across Ohio Michigan and Kentucky at roughly 1 780 thousand workers, about an increase of 100 000 from prior levels per a preliminary estimate by the Employment Service released today.
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Cleveland
Ohio-Michigan- Kentucky
Ohio Weather: Cloudy and Cool Tonight and Wednesday
Partly cloudy and rather cool tonight and Wednesday in Ohio. A trough of low pressure keeps temperatures slightly below normal with light winds and little precipitation expected. Highs in the upper 40s to low 50s and overnight lows around 35 to 40.
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Ohio
Anniversary of Germany's Surrender Marks V E Day
On the eve of the first anniversary of Germany's unconditional surrender, Allied diplomats pressed in Paris for formal peace treaties while commemorations noted the event in Reims where the surrender documents were signed. Truman's proclamation and the day’s significance also coincide with his 62nd birthday.
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Germany
Paris
Reims
Jed Presa Hitler
Nuernberg
Tomorro
Washington
Truman
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