Senators Consider Summons For May To Testify in Probe
Senate War Investigating Committee weighs calling Rep. May of Kentucky to testify again over his alleged role with 19 Chaoi firms linked to war contracts. Transcript shows May claiming only lumber dealings, while aides testified he pressured contracts. Mitchell urges subpoena for May and for Ben Field amid alleged bribe attempts.
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May
Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Rep. May
D-Ky
Chaois
House
Miliary
Army Ordnance
Cumbertand Lambert Co
Frestonsburzs
Ky—Mays
Mitchell
D-Wash
Truman
Congress
Ben Field
Ene Basin Metal Products Co
Roswell Hardy
Ordnance
Senate
Cumberland Lumber Co
Cumperland Lumber Co
Hore Town
Joe Freeman
Murray Garsson
Henry Garsson
Freeman
Catholic Church Policies In Europe Hit by Bishop
Columbus AP report quotes Bishop G Bromley Oxnam of the New York Methodist Church saying Catholic Church leaders support political movements in Europe that seek its overthrow. He spoke at Ohio State University stadium before Methodist war veterans, calling for consistency in opposing all forms of totalitarianism.
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Europe
Columbus
Catholic Church
G. Bromley Oxnam
New York
Oxnam
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Conference of Returned Veterans
Italy
Germany
Spain
Russia
British Triplets Settle in Pittsburgh After Trip
British trio of quadruplets born in England arrive in Pittsburgh with mother Sarah Carpenter settling into a midtown apartment to recover from a 4000 mile transatlantic journey. Father William Thompson oversees keeping the children rested after the wartime birth story in 1944 drew attention.
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Pittsburgh
Gradualix
United States
Sarah Carpenter
William
Red) Thompson
England
Churchman Attacks Aid Bill As Catholics Suffer
Cincinnati Archbishop Rex John McNicholas says the Thomas Hill Taft School Aid Bill unfairly discriminates against needy parish pupils in a radio address. He calls the measure a policy that would make public school pupils “the favored children for America.” In New York the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis announces grants totaling 1,648,559 to 128 institutions for polio research and education.
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Cincinnati
Rex John ] McNicholas
Thomas Hill-Taft
Senate ‘Committee
America
New York
Butts Named Assistant Professor at Western Reserve
Dr. Carl F. Butts, formerly a sociology lecturer at Syracuse University, has been appointed assistant professor of sociology at Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Carl F. Butts
Syracuse University
Western Reserve University
Bands Battle Near Manila Near Forte Kunney Skirmish
Unidentified bands clashed near Forte Kunney six miles southeast of Manila at midnight. An American sentry fired a shotgun after the skirmish closed in, with the shell report not believed to injure anyone. Philippine Army police dispersed the combatants. motive unclear whether political, rival street gangs, or commercial bands.
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Manila
Forte Kunney
13Th Air Force
Mies
Truman Joins Loan Battle
President Truman and Secretary Byrnes stepped into the fight over the British loan as administration leaders privately voiced concern about the House vote. Truman sent a letter to Chairman Spence requesting congressional approval of a $3.75 billion credit, with Spence to read it to open four days of debate while Byrnes cabled from Paris that the loan is essential to national welfare and world peace.
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Washington
Truman
Byrnes
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
House
Paris
Heavy Livestock Influx Expected at Chicago Yards
Chicago AP reports a heavy influx of cattle and hogs was expected at the union stockyards with an estimated 18 000 cattle and 10 600 hogs arriving by rail and truck. Packers foresee increased meat production this week and warn beef may lag due to aging while fresh pork could hit shelves first.
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Chicago
Union
American Meat Institute
Kansas City
Swift
Wilson and
Cudahy
OPA
Atom Control Plan Revised
New memorandum to the Atomic Energy Commission proposes an atomic development authority with broad penalty powers for violations, excluding only those violations that threaten world peace. Bernard Baruch's staff finalized the wording as the station subcommittee resumed talks on control issues.
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New York
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Bernard M. Baruch
Commission
Stanation Subcommittee
Atomic Development Authority
Nazi Plan to Finance FDR Defeat Reported
Washington report cites 1940 plans by Germany to fund U S election campaigns to block President Roosevelt's third term. Assistant Attorney General Rogge recalls conversations at Frankfurt with Hermann Goering, noting Sparatis did not present the plan. Mount Vernon note: Ray Cowen, 53, father of five, frowns while swimming in the Kokosing River.
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Washington
Germany
Roosevelt
Mount Vernon
Ray Cowen
Kokosing River
Hughes flown crash injures Hughes in Beverly Hills test flight
Howard Hughes, 41, critically injured in XF 11 crash and explosion near Beverly Hills. He suffered multiple fractures, burns, and possible skull and leg injuries but remained conscious at emergency care before collapsing. mission unclear, repairs ongoing.
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Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Beverly Hills
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hughes
Bur‘bank
Glen Odkirk
Howard Hughes Corp
Moise
Tom Clark Ouster Action Threatened by Barristers
Cleveland AP report notes the National Lawyers Guild may seek removal of Attorney General Tom C. Clark over a Chicago speech. The guild accuses the speech of inciting dismissals, endorsing witch hunts against labor unions, and urging purges of lawyers aiding minority groups. Clark warned about purges and defended civil liberties while urging bar associations to admonish extremist actions.
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Cleveland
Tom Co
Clark
National Lawyers Guild
Department of Justice
Chicago
Guild
Bar Association
Aio
Bilboy
Rankin
Miguel Aleman Wins Mexican Presidency Amid Fraud Allegations
Miguel Aleman, 42, of the PRI, claimed victory in Mexico's presidential vote as opponent Ezequiel Padilla accused the election of grave fraud. Two deaths and several injuries occurred during polling, with the Army deployed to police polling sites. official results due Thursday.
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Mexico City
Miguel Aleman
Government Party
PRI
Mexico
Ezequiel Padilla
Aleman
Padilla
Mexican Democratic Party
Ship Hits Schooner in Dense Fog Kills Two
New York report says the troop and cargo carrier Zanesville Vic tors crashed into a two masted schooner off Le Havre in heavy fog. The tragedy left two people dead, including amateur sportsman Ra Graham Bight of Fort Lauderdale Florida.
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New York
Zanesville
Butter Up 13 Cents In Columbus Markets
Butter prices rose 13 cents a pound in several Columbus markets today and wholesalers said the increase would take full effect across the city by week’s end.
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Columbus
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini Canonized First U S Citizen Saint
Rome marked the canonization of Frances Xavier Cabrini the first U S citizen elevated to sainthood. Pope Pius XII announced the declaration amid a mass in St Peter's with 40 000 worshippers. Special services were held in New York Chicago and Philadelphia as Cabrini’s order established institutions across the United States and abroad.
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Vatican
Rome
Frances Xavier Cabrini
United States
Pas XII
Pégeantis
St. Peters Basilica
Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart
Frances Kavier
Mother Cabrini
Myron Taylor
Truman
Msgr
Bernard
Chicago
George J. Cases
Sher
Frances Xasier
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York City
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Cheago
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelpma
St Frances Xavier
Order of Nuns
London
Paris
Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro
Mother Cabrini High
Census Reports 95 237 Die in 1944 Accidents
Census Bureau reports 1944 accident deaths total 95,237, four percent lower than the prior year. Motor vehicle crashes account for most fatalities at 24,282, while falls caused 22,471 deaths, with 12,331 of them women. Men and boys comprise about seven of ten victims.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Wave of Lawlessness Seen by FBI Chief
FBI Director Edgar Hoover warns of a rising wave of crime threatening homes and lives. He says the nation faces a large force of criminals and an ongoing influx of recruits, creating one of law enforcement’s most gigantic tasks.
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FBI
Washington
Edgar Hoover
Hoover
West Virginian Killed In Collision Near Willard
An auto collision two miles west of Willard yesterday killed Thomas Hughes, 30, of Sandville, West Virginia, and Mrs Thomas Scag, 25, of Champaign. A separate fire at Clark County Children’s Home damaged a hitch box barn, causing about 114000 in damages.
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Willard
Thomas Hughes
Sandville
W Va
Thomas Scag
Champaign
Springfield
Clark County Children’s Home
Indefinite Postponement Of Conference Seen Futile
Washington reports that a predicted presidential OK on the OPA renewal bill looms as senators set to clash over price controls. A Capitol aide said Truman would sign if leaders push the measure through, while concerns linger over amendments and procedural rules for the stalled peace conference moves in Paris.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Senate
Senate House Conference Committee
Paris
Foreign Ministers Council
V. M. Molotov
Byrnes
Bevin
Council
Tass
Germany
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Ukraine
Ussr
Yugoslavia
China
Barkley
Banking Committee
DPA
Paul Porter Porter
Taft
Ohio
OPA
Secretary of Agriculture
Truman Slap by Arabs Threats of Civil Disobedience
Jerusalem reports threats of Arab civil disobedience over Jewish immigration to Palestine. Dr H F Khalidi, of the Arab higher executive committee, says a new note to Britain warns that unless Britain halts illegal Jewish entry, Arabs could respond with noncooperation and possibly civil disobedience and a reaction to President Truman.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Truman
America
H F Khalidi
Arab Higher Executive Committee
Thhat
Britain
Cri
Gopher Voting May Set Trend in 1948 Senate Race
Minnesota voters participate in a senatorial primary that could influence national policy trends. Senator Henrik Shipstead seeks renomination against Gus Edward J. Thye as Harold Stassen looms for the GOP presidential nomination, with implications for Congress and the 1948 campaign.
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Washington
Henrik Shipstead
Gus Edward J
Congress
Thye
Harold E Stassen
GOP
Clemency Board Reduces Terms for Convicted GIs
The War Department clemency advisory board, led by former Justice Owen Roberts, reports sentences of nearly 20,000 soldiers convicted in wartime are shortened. About a third of 22,500 reviewed prisoners have already been freed, with another third slated for release within a year.
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Washington
War Department
Supreme Court
Owen T Roberts
Kenneth Royal
Smothering and Scalding Kill Two Ohio Babies
Cincinnati report says over the weekend a baby died from scalding in a bathtub after turning a hot water faucet on himself. Another infant, Jerald Reed, 19 months, died from smothering. Ros Bellamy, nine days old, was found suffocated in his coverings. Both victims were sons of local families.
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Cincinnati
Holiday Toll Is Below Estimate
The nation recorded 224 traffic deaths during the four‑day Fourth of July period, well under prior expectations. The National Safety Council had projected 451 deaths from 6 pm Wednesday to 12:01 am today, based on holiday traffic and an average of 400 fatalities for a normal four-day weekend.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Meat Shop Raided as Women Protest Hamburger Purchase
In Chicago a meat shop raid escalated as women protesters demanded hamburger. Police arrived suddenly and began carting off meat. Sergeant Timothy O’Connell said the seized hamburgers were horse meat. The shop owner and four others were arrested.
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Chicago
Timothy O'Connell
Sam Simmons on coal company housing and control
Sam Simmons notes that early opinion pieces urged coal firms to divest company houses and stores. He observes West Virginia firms divesting late, cites poor housing by today’s standards, and argues miners have little stake in the communities. He warns unionization of foremen could strip remaining company control.
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West Virginia
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