Kefauver Seeks Wide Crackdown On Underworld
A Senate investigation into crime and gambling expands into a major crackdown not seen since Prohibition. President Truman backs the effort with full federal cooperation and hints at access to confidential tax information for suspected gamblers, while Kefauver seeks a freeze on Western Union files to trace interstate rackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
New York
Florida
California
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Federal Communications Commission
Western Union
FCC
Kefauver Committee
McGrath
White House
Tobey
R-Nh
B&O Extends Cin cinnatian Service to June 15
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will keep the Cin cinnatian daylight train running east and west between Cincinnati and Baltimore via Athens and Washington, D C, until June 15. Final West Virginia route approval is pending with a utilities hearing set for June 9. The all coach service, in operation since January 1947, has been losing about 1200 dollars daily.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cincinnatian
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Athens
Washington, D. C
Detroit
Columbus
West Virginia
Utilities Commission
W. E. Meuse
Meuse
Rehearing On Trains Is Refused
The State Utilities Commission refused to rehear its order allowing New York Central to abandon trains No 5 and 6 between Columbus and Kanauga Ohio. An appeal by Blouster Rendville Athens Retail Merchants Association and Railway Brotherhoods was denied. The railroad will end service with No 5 at 3 40 p m from Charleston and No 6 at 3 55 p m from Columbus.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
New York Central Railroad
Kanauga
Gallia County
Blouster
Rendville
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Railway Transportation Brotherhoods of Ohio
Charleston
W. Va
New York Central
Ohio
Charges Set Against Two
The Commerce Department moved ouster proceedings against two trade officials amid allegations the actions stem from fear of a Congressional investigation. William W. Remington and Michael F. Lee, each earning $10,000 yearly in the Office of International Trade, deny security-risk claims and refuse to quit. Lee faces a five day deadline to refute the maladministration charge.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
William W. Remington
Michael FE. Lee
Remington
Lee
Office of International Trade
Sawyer
Judging To Be Started at FFA Convention
Judging events begin today at the 22nd annual Ohio FFA convention in Columbus. Youth from across the state present livestock, meat identification, engineering, poultry, dairy cattle, agronomy, milk, sheep and wool, and farm show divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Future Farmers of America
Foreign Arms Aid Urged By Acheson
Secretary of State Acheson urged Congress to approve a new 1.2225 billion foreign arms aid program to aid free peoples against enslavement. He said U S military aid to Western Europe must continue to protect the North Atlantic area and bolster anti Communist coalition progress.
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Washington
Acheson
Congress
Truman
Judge rules against giving entire pay check to wife
Cincinnati. In a common pleas court judge Charles S. Bell grants John Ismael a divorce decree for neglect. Ismael, 52, says he and Elsie Ismael, 51, married in 1919 and he had turned over his entire pay check to his wife until last August.
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Cincinnati
Common Pleas
Charles S. Bell
Ohio Supreme Court
John Ismael
Ismael
Elsie Ismael
Freight Wreck Destroys 32 Freight Cars in West Virginia
In Fort Gay West Virginia a 110 car Norfolk and Western freight train derailed Thursday night destroying 32 cars and their contents. Official damage is about 200000 dollars with no injuries. A bad journal on one car is blamed. Wrecking crews from Williamson and Portsmouth began clearing by noon today.
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Fort Gay
W. Va
Norfolk and Western
Williamson
Portsmouth
Ohio
Truck Driver Dies In Burning Wreckage
An Ohio truck driver burned to death when a gasoline truck plowed into a home in Adrian Michigan. Raymond Buchhop 22 of Ger ald Ohio was trapped in the wreckage and identified by license plates after the blaze. Nine others escaped unharmed through a basement window late Thursday night.
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Adrian
Mich
Ohio
Raymond Buchhop
Gerald
Henry County
Diamonds Stolen From Toledo Kay Jewelry
Three thieves entered the Kay jewelry store in Toledo while the manager answered a phone. They frightened a woman shopper away and escaped with diamonds valued at 3000 dollars.
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Toledo
Berne Friedman
Kay Jewelry
Tax Writers To Decide On Excises
Washington AP The Ways and Means Committee weighs deep excise cuts beyond presidential proposals and a possible $650 million corporate tax increase. President Truman rejects measures that reduce excises without offsetting revenue, while Mills proposes speeding corporate tax payments to raise about 1.5 billion dollars by mid-1951.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mr. Truman
Truman
Congress
Morever
Ways and
Rep
Mills
Attorneys Named For Gold Defense Team In Espionage Case
Philadelphia news reports that John D. M. Hamilton was appointed chief defense counsel for Harry Gold, a 39 year old chemist accused of wartime espionage. Augustus S. Ballard was named associate counsel. The judge cited unimpeachable patriotism as Gold requested.
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Philadelphia
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Alf Landon
GOP
Harry Gold
Hamilton
James P. McGranery
Gold
Augustus S. Ballard
George Wharton Pepper
U.S
Pennsylvania
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Russia
FBI
Klaus Fuchs
England
MacGranery
Ballard
State approves 20 cent tax levy for WWII bonus bonds
The State Sinking Fund Commission votes a 20 cent per $1000 tax on all taxable property to fund World War II bonus bonds. December 1950 collection. An estimated $7 million remains in the bonus fund, with about $2 million needed to pay remaining claims. The rest may be reserved until further legislative disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Sinking Fund Commission
General Assembly
Coast Guardsman Dies After Freak Accident
Conrad J. Anderson a 24 year old Coast Guardsman from Toledo died in Marine Hospital from injuries after a freak Lake Erie accident. He was on a buoy preparing to board a ship when a 35 mile wind shoved the buoy against the vessel, squeezing him between.
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Cleveland
Conrad J. Anderson
Coast
Toledo
Marine Hospital
Lake Erie
Anderson
Unification Backed In Academy Speech
Secretary of Defense Johnson said unification does not require each service to bury its own causes. He spoke at the 110th Naval Academy commencement, noting academy bred officers contribute wholeheartedly to unification while remaining bound by final decisions, as 690 graduates listened.
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Annapolis
Johnson
Hunters in Wyandot County Kill Wild Dogs and Target Sheep
Two wild dogs were killed in northern Wyandot County and authorities searched for two more after sheep losses totaling about 50 head. Local hunters credited with the livestock destruction, prompting ongoing follow up.
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Upper Sandusky
Athens Man Found Dead At Home
Isaac Perry, 44, was found dead in his living room chair at 24 Central Ave by his 14 year old son about 7:30 am. Athens County Coroner Dr John Elias planned an autopsy at Ohio State University that afternoon to determine cause. Police said no marks were found on the body and noted the Perrys were separated but not divorced.
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Isaac Perry
Central Ave
Athens County
John H. Elias
Perry
Fred
Gordon B. Gray
Ohio State University
Gray
Elias
Joseph B. Grogan
Joseph McBride
Senators Vote on Price Measure Looms in Senate
Senators rush back from out of town for a possible close vote on a bill allowing businesses to set uniform delivered prices nationwide. The vote was framed after a threat by Majority Leader Lucas to convene a night session.
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Washington
Lucas
Ohio Supreme Court Sets June 7 Hearing Date
The Ohio Supreme Court fixed June 7 to hear the latest gamb ling case involving eight Colony Club employees near Chesapeake.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Colony Club
Chesapeake
Mauna Loa Eruption Leaves Two Missing and Homes Destroyed
Police report two people missing and about 15 homes lost as Mauna Loa lava streams toward the ocean. Sixty families evacuated along the Kona coast with communications cut, while a second flow neared the sea near Honaunau.
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Mauna Loa
Honolulu
Kona
Hawaii
Hawaii Island
Henry Kunimoto
L. P. Lincol
Kunimoto
Alae
Pahoehoe
Civil Air Patrol
Honaunau Village
Hilo
Blackmore
CAP
Pahoehoe Village
Alai
Committee Starts Voting On Rent Control Bill
The Senate Banking Committee began voting on extensions of federal rent controls. A poll shows seven of thirteen may back a six month extension, while others favor a full year but likely settle for six months. Housing Chief Woods warned staff cuts if funding fails by June.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Ing
Truman
House
Tighe Woods
Woods
Congress
Senate Banking Committees
McCarthy Plans New Attack Against Communists in Government
Senator McCarthy prepared to deliver a Senate speech attacking alleged communists in government. He avoided detailing the charges in advance while Senator Margaret Chase Smith pressed for action against “character assassination” shielded by immunity. Smith left for Italy to represent the U S at a UNESCO conference in Florence.
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Washington
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate
GOP
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Time Lost Declines as Strikes Rise in April
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports more strikes in April while total time lost by walkouts decreased. Major labor actions affecting key sectors show a mixed picture of disruption and reduced duration.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Attorney Loses Tax Case and Goes to Jail in Cleveland
Fred N. Acker, 54, a Cleveland lawyer and businessman, was convicted by a federal jury of failing to file a 1946 income tax return. He argued the tax law is unconstitutional and said he will appeal. Judge Freed ordered sentencing for next week.
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Cleveland
Fred N. Acker
Acker
Emerich B. Freed
United States
Townsenders Propose New Pension Plan
The 10th national Townsend Clubs convention urged enactment of a national old age pension. It would pay eligibles over 60 about $156 monthly, funded by a 3 percent tax on business gross income and a 3 percent tax on personal income above $3000, prorated to pensioners.
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Denver
Townsend Clubs
Townsend
Negotiators Reach Teletype Strike Settlement Terms
A federal mediator announced that negotiators had agreed on a formula to settle the five week strike of 265 teletype operators and maintenance men against United Press. Terms will be released after union and management ratify the agreement.
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New York
United Press
J. R. Mandelbaum
Federal Mediation Service
Weekend Outlook for Columbus Temperatures Dip Briefly
Extended forecast shows temperatures 4 to 8 degrees below normal with a high near 76 and low around 55. Expect warm Saturday then a cool Sunday and Monday, rising again midweek. Rain chances around 1 inch with thunder showers Saturday and Wednesday.
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Columbus
Miner Renews Labor Fight With UMW
Canton miner Lloyd H. Sidener says threats to his life followed a written settlement with John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers. He plans to ask the FBI to probe calls to his wife and brother and seeks NLRB reconsideration of the prior unfair labor practices charges.
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Canton
Lloyd H. Sidener
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
FBI
UMW
Sidener
Robert M. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Denham
Argyle
Philip
Harrison Combs
NLRB
Chicago
Japan's Reds Face Showdown in Anti American Strike
Japanese communists are urged to show fighting temper as unionists and students plan a nationwide anti American general strike. General MacArthur's HQ weighs a plan to outlaw the Communist Party amid fears of violence during the demonstrations. The strike aims to influence Sunday upper house elections and comes after eight Japanese were charged in a rapid U.S. court trial for attacking U.S. soldiers.
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Tokyo
Japan
MacArthur
Japan Communist Party
Red Party
Communist Party
U. S
Parliamennt
U.S
Mishap Claims Life Of Gallia Man At Plant
Cecil Daugherty 44 of Gallipolis Route 1 died at 11:05 a.m. after a load hook failed at Marietta Manufacturing Co. A ship loaded with firebricks fell on him as repairs were made and he stepped from a boat to the dock. He was a ship fitter and longtime employee and died at Holzer Hospital.
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Point Pleasant
Cecil Daugherty
Gallipolis
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Daugherty
Holzer Hospital
CIO Wins at Westinghouse Plant For Electrical Workers
A close vote at Westinghouse Electric Corporation’s large plant in Pittsburgh certified by the National Labor Relations Board shows the CIO International Union of Electrical Workers winning by 258 votes over the United Electrical Workers independent. The result grants the CIO bargaining agent status for plant workers.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
National Labor Relations Board
Baltimore
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
United Electrical Workers (Independent
Mayor Says Eagles Can Have Bingo Game
Mechanicsburg Eagles Aerie No 2842 may hold a bingo game tonight under legal guidance. Mayor Joseph Cheney confirmed the game is legal if receipts go to charity after prior raid plans fell through. An Aerie spokesman said receipts would be donated.
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Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg Eagles Aerie No
Joseph Cheney
Eagles
Aerie
Two Ministers Are Honored
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation named 16 Ohio ministers Rural Ministers of the Year. They will receive scholarships to a rural leaders school at Oberlin College July 10-28. Southeast Ohio ministers include Rev. Lawrence Sprankle of New Lexington Baptist and Rev. DeLoss Smith of Racine Methodist Ohio Conference.
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Columbus
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Today
Ohio
Oberlin College
Southeast Ohio
Lawrence Sprankle
New Lexington
Baptist
DeLoss Smith
Racine
Town and Country Department
The
Ohio Council of Churches
Oberlin College School of Theology
Ohio Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
Ohio Farmer
Navy Investigates Crash Killing Nine
Navy investigators sought to determine the cause of a patrol bomber crash that killed nine men at Quonset Rhode Island. The long range twin engine ship burned after an emergency landing at the naval air base. The pilot and co-pilot were pulled from the wreckage by a rescue crew.
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R.I
P—Navy
Naval Air Base
Bingo Operators Told To Limit Prizes In Cleveland
City Law Director Lee C Howley warned about 40 bingo game operators in Cleveland to cap daily prizes at 500 dollars per venue or face license revocation. He cited sidestepping of the ordinance by offering door prizes and auto drawings.
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Cleveland
Lee C. Howley
Howley
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Neil Totten
Cleveland Clinic
Neil
Jefferson
Gordon Totten
Academy
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Willis H. Proctor
Lorraine Smith
Marian Negaard
Richard Case
George Leighton
Proctor
Townsenders
Miner
Gallia
Navy
Chauncey
Glouster
Logan
Nelsonville
Pomeroy
Middleport
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