Snyder Opposes House Tax Cut Bill in Favor of Truman Plan
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder testified against H R 4790 the House tax cut proposal. He backed President Truman's $40 off plan arguing it is fairer and would avoid government revenue loss through higher corporate taxes. He noted 93 percent of relief would go to individuals earning under $5 000 under Truman while only 66 3 percent would under H R 4790. He warned passage could raise debt and prevent paying the national debt next year.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
House
Congress
Truman
Millikin
R-Cole
U S Arrests Nazis Head Woman in Germany
In the Frankfurt area U S Army agents arrested Frau Gertrud Scholtz Klink 46 longtime head of the Nazi Frauenwesen near Tubingen in the French zone. Also seized was SS Col August Heissmeyer once allied to Heinrich Himmler. He carried a poison vial but did not use it. Scholtz Klink linked to Hitler era exhortations to bear many children.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Frau Gertrud Scholtz-Klink
Nazi Party
U. S. Army
Tuebingen
Heinrich Himmler
August Heissmeyer
Heissmeyer
Hitler
Three of 26 Survive Brazilian Plane Crash
A Brazilian Air Force C-47 transport crash near Belem left 3 survivors from 26 aboard. The aircraft carried five crew members and 20 passengers including two women and six children. The ASA Press dispatch identified the survivors as a sergeant a woman and a child.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Belem
ASA
Sive
Kentucky Burley Tobacco Sales Reported At Lexington
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture said 561,892 pounds of Burley tobacco were auctioned in Lexington over two sales last week. Growers earned 234,552.86 dollars, averaging 41.74 per hundredweight, pushing season totals to 331,547,901 pounds for 164,183,814.91 dollars at an average of 49.52 per hundredweight.
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Louisville
State Department of Agriculture
Lexington
Kentucky
Miller Receives CIO PAC Backing in Ohio Governor Bid
Ray T. Miller former Cleveland mayor and ex county party leader won the CIOs Political Action Committee endorsement in the race for Ohio governor. Democrats Lausche and Herbert oppose him, with other party figures also receiving endorsements and favorable ratings from the PAC.
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Columbus
Ray T. Miller
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
CIO
Political Action Committee
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Thomas J. Herbert
PAC
Joseph T. Ferguson
Harry V. Armstrong
Stephen M. Young
Joseph W
Czech Cabinet Promises Aid To Farmers
Prague reports describe Czechoslovakia’s new Communist cabinet planning its first meeting. Premiers Gottwald and Duris outline farm aid including land, loans, and subsidies to speed industrial targets, with promises of up to 120 acres per farmer and compensation for church land seized.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Vlado Clementis
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Hitler
Klement Gottwald
Julius Duris
Koreans Will Have May General Election
The United States announced plans to hold a general election on May 9 under United Nations observation to select delegates for forming a Korean government. Lt. General John R. Hodge announced the date as Koreans in the American zone mark the 29th anniversary of their failed independence proclamation.
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Seoul
United States
United Nations
John R. Hodge
U. S
South Korea
Grange Leader Urges Liberal Hospital Plan
Joseph W. Fichter, master of the Ohio State Grange, urged liberalization of the federal hospital construction program to aid rural areas. He argued the plan provides no funds for hospital maintenance and that a five year program would cover only a small share of needs.
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Columbus, O
Joseph W. Fichter
Ohio State Grange
Man Dies After Car Hurls Victim Into Oncoming Vehicle
Leo Scebbi aged 50 died in Cleveland in a three car crash. His car was struck from the rear by a second vehicle, rammed a utility pole, and hurled him into the path of a third car.
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Cleveland
Leo Scebbi
Scebbi
Taft warns against overestimating dollar value in fighting communism
Ohio Senator Taft argues against overrating American dollars in opposing communism abroad. He supports helping Europe restore living standards but warns that without Russian military strength Europeans will choose communism if they desire. He predicts Henry Wallace third party could win up to 10 percent of Democratic votes.
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Cleveland
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Europe
Henry A. Wallace
Finns Begin Discussions On Pact Bid
Helsinki AP reports discussions start within the Finnish government on Prime Minister Stalin's proposal for a Finnish Russian treaty of friendship and mutual assistance. President Paasikivi is likely to learn major party decisions, with a final government statement due Wednesday night.
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Helsinki
Stalin
Ance
Juho Paasikivi
K. L. Kulo
Socialist Unity Party
Popular Democrats
Communists
Mauno Pekkala
Paasikivi
Moscow
Soviet Union
Finland
K. A. Fagerholm
Stockholm
Russia
Eat Sleep Be Good Adviser Reaches 100th Birthday
Mrs. Martha Cramer of Findlay Ohio marked her 100th birthday with the motto Eat good sleep good be good to everyone and a hope to live to 150. She shared the advice to others in the celebration.
Burning Cecil G. Sellers Catches Fire in Indian Ocean
The U S Liberty ship Cecil G Sellers caught fire in the Indian Ocean and a 38 man American crew took to lifeboats. Sydney agents reported 16 hours since the blaze began as three ships raced to assist off Cocos Island. The vessel, loaded with grain for France, is owned by the U S Maritime Commission and chartered to Sword Line of New York.
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Sydney
Australia
U. S
Cecil G. Sellers
Indian Ocean
Sellers
Cocos Island
Freemantle
France
U. S. Maritime Commission
Sword Line of
New York
Missing Man’s Skeleton Found by Scouts Near Institution
Cincinnati reports James Kelley, 71, long missing from Hamilton County Home since May 24, found by four Boy Scouts in underbrush. identity confirmed by false teeth. autopsy ordered. New York notes CIO United Electrical Workers begin talks with Westinghouse and General Electric over substantial pay increases to match living costs.
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CIO Electrical
Cincinnati
James Kelley
Hamilton County
Herbert P. Lyle
Kelley
New York
CIO
United Electrical Workers
Westinghouse Electric Corp
General Electric Co
Civil War Reported In Yemen Capital San a
Cairo report states San a, Yemen, is under siege as forces loyal to Prince Ahmed encircle the city. Sayed Ali Al Muayed, Cairo representative for the Red Sea kingdom, relayed the information.
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Yemen
Cairo
San’a
Sayed Ali al Muayed
Red Sea
Ahmed
Speculation Hearings Open in Washington
Public hearings on commodity market speculation begin today before a second Congressional committee in Washington.
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Washington
Dems Turn Fire on Wallace Group In Move To Minimize Party Trouble
Washington reports the Truman administration shifts focus to Henry Wallace third party to ease Southern Democratic revolt over civil rights policy. Senator Connally of Texas criticized anti-lynch and anti-discrimination laws, saying they threaten the Constitution. GOP hopes rise as Vandenberg ends ballot exclusion effort in Nebraska and MacArthur endorsement becomes public.
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Dems
Wallace Group
Washington
Truman
Henry Wallace
Connally
Texas
Wallace
Raleigh
N. C
Vandenberg
GOP
Michigan
Nebraska
Douglas MacArthur
Greek Officers, Sailors Face Sabotage Charge
Athens the government reports more than 60 officers and sailors arrested on charges of attempting to sabotage the Royal Greek Navy. Elsewhere, Athens papers say forces have driven guerrillas from 16 villages near the Albanian border.
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Athens
Greece
French General Killed in Hunting Accident
The War Ministry announced Lt. Gen. Francois Sever, 06 commander of French occupying troops in Germany, was killed in a hunting accident yesterday in the French zone. He helped sign France’s 1945 surrender at Reims.
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Paris
War Ministry
Francois Sever
Germany
Reims
U S Policy Reportedly Shifts on Spain Loans
Spanish Republican sources say United States policy will permit private loans to Generalissimo Franco's anti communist government in Spain. This marks a notable shift in foreign aid stance as Washington weighs economic support amid the Spanish Civil War.
Timken Roller Bearing consolidates operations in Zanesville
Timken Roller Bearing Co. announces leasing 50,000 square feet to house all manufacturing under one roof in Zanesville Ohio. The move aims to streamline production and centralize facilities for improved efficiency.
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Consoliation
Canton, O
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Zanesville, O
Stern Gang claims responsibility for three train wrecks in Palestine
The Stern Gang says it caused the triple train wreck near Rehovot that killed 28 British troops and wounded 33, claiming it as retaliation for street crime in Jerusalem. Concurrent reports cite Haganah noting unconfirmed arrests and a separate ambush near Tel Aviv with multiple Jewish fatalities, while a separate robbery of 800 pounds is reported in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Stern Gang
Ben Yehuda Street
Haganah
Mikvi Israel
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
G. H. A. MacMillan
Palestine
Rehovot
Cairo
MacMillan
Salama
Sternist
Civilization tune sparks fatal bar shooting in Manhattan
In New York a juke box tune led to a shooting at a Manhattan bar. Seaman Filipe Torres, 30, shot red haired Josephine Ostoloco, 20, and bartender Neme sio Calasen, 47, after a dispute over the song Civilization. Torres was wounded and captured after a gun duel with police on a subway platform. All victims were in serious condition at Roosevelt Hospital.
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New York
Manhattan
Josephine Ostoloco
Nemesio Calasen
Filipe Torres
Torres
Suspects Face Lie Tests in Policeman Killing Case
Two men Louis Jazbinschek and Llewellyn Lesh faced lie detector tests after being captured in Akron Ohio while eight states hunted them for a shooting of Chicago policeman William Hoban. Police say the suspects admitted to the officer’s shooting but denied involvement in the later killing of Cornelius Allison.
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Chicago
Louis Jazbinschek
Llewellyn Lesh
Akron
William Hoban
John R. Warren
Lesh
Jazbinschek
Cornelius Allison
Reid Foundation Plans Newspaper Fellowships for Study Abroad
The Reid Foundation board, established by Ogden Reid of the New York Herald Tribune, announced a plan to create and maintain fellowships for study abroad in journalism.
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New York
The
Reid Foundation
Ogden Reid
New York Herald Tribune
Grandma Gates Dies in Ohio Women's Reformatory
Marysville Ohio reports the death of 75 year old grandmother Gates in the Ohio Women's Reformatory. She led a Darke County gang that stole livestock and burned barns, was jailed since 1937, and was convicted of arson. Her son Daniel Gates also died in prison and Fred Glasgow remains at Ohio Penitentiary.
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Marysville
Gates
Ohio Women's Reformatory
Darke County
Daniel Gates
Fred Glasgow
Greenville
Ohio
Columbus
Reformatory
Moderate California quake rattles San Bernardino Valley
A moderate earthquake struck Southern California at 12 13 a m PST shaking homes and rattling windows. The tremor centered along the San Andreas fault north of Upland and San Bernardino, with a aftershock a minute later, marking the second quake in 12 days.
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Los Angeles
California
San Bernardino Valley
San Andreas Fault
Upland
San Bernardino
Earthquake Felt Near Philippine Islands Logged by BC Seismograph
A strong earthquake in the vicinity of the Philippine Islands was recorded last night at the Boston College seismograph station in Weston Massachusetts.
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Weston
Mass
Philippine Islands
Boston College
Army Veteran Leaps To Death From Plane
Robert Strand 28, an army veteran, leaped from an airplane 3800 feet above San Fernando Valley in VAN NUYS California. Pilot Wilton Robert said Strand broke away from his grasp and plunged to his death as his father Thore Strand of San Francisco cited war nerves and recent withdrawal from a Baptist Divinity School.
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van Nuys
Calif
Robert Strand
Wilton Robert
Strand
San Fernando Valley
Thore Strand
San Francisco
Baptist Divinity School
Boy 15 Dies Helping To Pull Car In Mud
Harry Glendennen, 15, of near Baltimore, died in Lancaster after his head was crushed between bumpers when he tried to help pull a car from mud and another vehicle backed into him.
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Lancaster
Harry Glendennen
Baltimore
Measles Outbreak Reported in Youngstown Schools
Measles outbreak in Youngstown city schools reported 225 cases last month with hundreds more likely unreported, according to school officials.
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Youngstown
Hospital Chief Dies at 82 in Oberlin
Dr. George C. Jameson longtime chief of staff at Oberlin Hospital died at his home aged 82. He helped found the Oberlin Hospital Association and served the community for many years.
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Oberlin
George C. Jameson
Oberlin Hospital
The
Oberlin Hospital Association
Hammermill Paper Co. Workers Strike at Erie Plant
Fourteen hundred production workers walked off the job at the Hammermill Paper Co. Erie plant, a major bonded paper producer, plunging the facility into a stoppage. The action follows contract talks breaking down amid wage and benefit disputes at the long time operation.
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Erie
Hammermill Paper Co
Author and educator Anna Robert Brown Lindsay dies at 84
Anna Robert son Brown Lindsay 84 author and educator from New York is dead. Her career included writing and teaching in multiple institutions and she influenced generations with her literary work. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
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New York
Anna Robertson Brown Lindsay
Vandenberg Plans Drive for Marshall Plan Aid
The Senate opens debate on the 5.3 billion Marshall Plan with Western Europe aid at stake. Chairman Vandenberg aims to marshal support by March 15, outlining committee approval and objectives amid Cold War pressures.
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Washington
Western
Europe
Senate
Czechoslovakia
Finland
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Foreign Relations Committee
Glass Makers Stand Trial For Monopoly
Eight flat glass companies and fourteen executives faced trial over alleged Federal Anti-Trust Act violations. The government charges a 1928–1946 conspiracy to eliminate competition in plate, window, and safety glass led by Libbey-Owens-Ford and Pittsburgh Plate Glass, which allegedly controlled substantial shares of U.S. glass production. Other defendants include American Window Glass, Fouree Glass, Roland Glass, Franklin Glass, Blue Ridge Glass, American Security Company, a patent firm, and the National Glass Distributors Association.
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Toledo
Libbey-Owens- Ford Glass Co
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Pittsburgh
Libbey-Owens-Ford
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
U.S
American Window Glass Co
Fouree Glass Co
Rolland Glass Co
Clarksburg
W.va
Franklin Glass Co
Butler, Pa
Blue Ridge Glass Corp
Kingsport
Tenn
American Securit Co
Corning
N.Y
National Glass Distributors Association of Chicago
Woman 50 leaps to escape intruder in Harrisburg
Miss Anna Mary Deverer, 50, formerly of Findlay, Ohio, jumped from a second floor apartment to flee an intruder and was seriously injured. Two hours later, a man matching the description forced entry into another apartment but fled after a scream from Miss Audrey Stewart.
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Harrisburg
Anna Mary Deverer
Findlay, O
Oscar O. Blough
March Lion Brings Frosts Across Ohio
Ohio faced cold bluster and frosts with biting winds and scattered snow flurries. Roads in Northeastern Ohio were wet and slippery while southern regions remained clearer and warmer. Cincinnati recorded low 40s as the Ohio River rose to 38.5 feet, below flood stage.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cincinnati
University robbed in Louisville escape from safe
Police said they have no clues to identify two men who reportedly escaped with more than 35000 in checks and cash from the university vault and safe.
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University
Louisville
University of Louisville
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