Senate Approves Truman Tax Bureau Overhaul
The Senate passed President Truman’s Internal Revenue Bureau reorganization plan 53 to 37, delivering a major ant corruption victory. Supporters argued removing patronage from collector appointments would curb corruption nationwide, with seven collectors fired or reassigned in the past year.
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Washington
Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Midnicht Tonicht
Senate
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Sen. George
D-Ga
Sach Dent
Secretary of the Treasury
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Revenue Bureau
Eisenhower probe and hearings stir foreign aid debate
Senate action on Truman's 7.9 billion dollar foreign aid program faces delays as two disputes arise. Lawmakers clash over requesting Eisenhower to fly from Europe to testify and about joint versus separate hearings, while Harriman testifies and the administration seeks full funding amid Cold War pressure.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Mutual Security
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Congress
Sen. McMahon
D-Conn
Eisenhower
Sen. Hickenlooper
R-Ia
Sen. Brewster
R-Me
Sen
Taft
Ohio
State opens 12 inspectors to test swine feed for anthrax
Ohio agriculture officials will have twelve inspectors examine hog feed in about 25 plants for anthrax contamination. Testing targets meat scraps and bone meal with six inspectors from seed and fertilizer division recalled for training. Anthrax first appeared Feb 27 in Clinton County and has spread to 17 counties. Officials cite Inland Products near Columbus and imported bone meal as suspected sources. plant decontamination under way with cooperation from the company. Governor Lausche directs the investigation.
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Columbus
Ohio
H. S. Foust
Clinton County
Clark
Clinton
Clermont
Fayette
Franklin
Hardin
Athens
Greene
Highland
Knox
Licking
Miami
Meigs
Pickaway
Morgan
Ross
Warren
Foust
E. G. Buchseid
Inland Products, Inc
Frank J. Lausche
Crete Romeo Juliet Marriage Ends in Court Annulment
In Heraklion a court annulled the marriage of Costa Kephaloyannis and Tassoula Petraeogeorgi. Kephaloyannis did not attend the hearing. Petraeogeorgi was represented by her father, a parliament member who filed the case, ending a saga seen as potential clan conflict.
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Athens
Greece
Crete
Romeo
Costa Kephaloyannis
Juliet
Kephaloyannis
Herakleion
Tassoula Petraeogeorgi
Catch Him Before He Gets Away
A light hearted plea to readers to demand receipts from newspaper boys. insist on weekly receipts to prevent misunderstandings and to aid the vendor’s business training. The ad humorously notes the book of receipts is the boy’s business record and urges—while helping him—that reminders prevent forgetfulness.
Weather balloon lands near Chauncey village limits
A red orange parachute balloon descended into a tree near Chauncey around 2 p.m. and was found by Abner Phillips and Chauncey Marshal Clifford Banfield. The radiosonic transmitter on the device prompted Army officials to be contacted. state patrol investigated and planned to report back.
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Chauncey
Army Signal Corps
Harry Phillips
Abner Phillips
Clifford Banfield
F. A. McKitrick
State Highway Patrol
Army
Jury Receives Bribery Case
A federal court jury begins deliberations in the bribery and misconduct trial of James P. Finnegan former Internal Revenue collector and friend of President Truman. Judge Rubey M. Hulen instructs 11 jurors on two bribery and three misconduct counts with penalties up to three years jail and fines plus disqualification from federal office.
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ST. Louis
James P. Finnegan
Internal Revenue
Truman
U.S
Rubey M. Hulen
Finnegan
Worst Windy City Desperado Executed
Chicago police described Harry Williams as one of the city’s worst desperadoes. The 6 ft 2 in 20 year old Negro was executed in the electric chair for the purse snatch murder of a 45 year old woman committed 19 months earlier.
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Chicago
Harry Williams
Ohio Municipal League to Hold First Meeting in Dayton
The newly organized Ohio Municipal League will hold its first meeting in Dayton from April 30 to May 2. About 300 city officials are expected to attend.
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Dayton
Ohio Municipal League
Soviet Perils Pact Riles West Over Austrian Treaty
Washington reports Russia ready to reject a simplified four power Austrian peace accord. The US Britain and France urge Moscow to accept an eight article pact restoring Austrian rule while Russia faces loss of wartime assets and stalled independence assurances.
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Washington
Russia
Austria
United States
Britain
France
Moscow
Plane Crash Kills Six in Alabama C 47 Fire
A U S Air Force C 47 cargo plane exploded in flames over Bay Minette Alabama. Six of seven crewmen died when the aircraft crashed into a pine thicket. one lieutenant parachuted clear though his chute burned. First Lt H H Howell survived with minor injuries.
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Bay Minette
Ala
Air Force
Pauline Green
H. H. Howell
Navy
Ohio State Law student graduates with perfect grade average
COLUMBUS Ohio William H Lutz Jr 24 will be graduated today as the first person to complete three years at Ohio State University's College of Law with a perfect A grade average He credits consistency as the key to his success.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
College of Law
William H. Lutz, Jr
UN Military Stalemate in Korea Faces Possible Ultimatum
Rumors swirl that the Allies may issue an ultimatum to the Reds over Panmunjom talks. UN Command resists Russian neutral observers and seeks voluntary prisoner repatriation while heavy combat and logistic strains persist along the front.
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Tokyo
Reds
William P. Nuckols
Libesman
United Nations
Panmunjom
Korea
Yalu River
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Manchuria
China
Seventh Fleet
U. S
Kaesong
Panemunjom
Quiet War Front Bristles With Red Artillery Fire
In Korea the front quieted after heavy Red artillery exchanges near four U S ships off Wonsan. Shore batteries struck Manchester and Fox with near misses while Kyes and McGinty drew fire. Air and sea reprisals silenced emplacements as UN forces sustained no damage.
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Korea
Manchuria
U.S
Wonsan
Manchester
Fox
Kyes
McGinty
Navy
Red
U.S. Eighth Army
U.S. 25Th Infantry
Eighth Army
Ike Backers See New Hampshire Win as Clear Call
Eisenhower backers call the New Hampshire result a clear call to political duty and a reason Ike might return from Europe. They note his January pledge to stay focused on his supreme command unless a definite duty calls him to politics.
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Gen
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Europe
North Atlantic Defense Forces
Judge Raps Frat Prank in New Jersey Kidnap Case
Five University of Pennsylvania students were released after a harsh rebuke by a judge for kidnapping fellow student Jack Shanafelt, a Penn football player from Akron. The victim was blindfolded and tied during an initiation prank, driven to New Jersey and left in a woods before escaping.
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MT. Holly
N. J
University of Pennsylvania
William Bowlus
Canton
Jack Shanafelt
Penn Varity
Akron
O. Bowlus
Shanafelt
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Shana
U. S Agencies Exploit Truman Security Edict
James Devlin reports on five months of the Truman information control order. A Washington Post survey shows many non-defense agencies have yet to apply the new labeling power and many cannot show how many documents are classified. The American Newspaper Editors oppose overreach while officials say the aim is to protect information from enemies. The OPS episode sparked editor worries about press access. Continued on Page 4.
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James Devlin
New York
Truman
The
Washington Post
Post
Post Office
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Alexander F. Jones
Herald-Journal
Herald-American
Syracuse
N. Y
Office of Price Stabilization
Engineers land reservoir system credited with curbing flood crest
Huntington Corps of Engineers credits reservoir network along the Ohio River for lowering January flood crests at Pomeroy from 57 to 50.5 feet and at Point Pleasant from 53.7 to 48.3 feet, preventing about 8.3 million dollars in damages.
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Huntington
Corps of Engineers
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Point Pleasant
Ohio
Maysville
Glouster
Burr Oak
Sunday Creek
Marietta
Parkersburg
Peron Jails Press Critics in Roundup
In Buenos Aires radical editor Francis co Hipolito Uzal of The Citizen was jailed in a roundup of Peron opponents. He was arrested after a speech at Constitution Plaza along with radicals Juan J. De Dias and Julian Bonel on charges of disrespect to the nation s executive.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Radical Party
The
Citizen
Peron
Francisco Hipolito Uzal
Constitution Plaza
Uzal
Juan J. de Dias
Julian Bonel
Juan D. Peron
Boiler Blast Hits Rocky River High School
A boiler explosion in a detached building at Rocky River High School injures one man, Superintendent Joseph Haugh suffers shock, and Fire Chief Charles Duggan estimates damage at 150000 to 200000 dollars as windows and part of the structure are blown out.
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Cleveland
Rocky River High School
Hart
Joseph Haugh
Board of Education
Charles Duggan
Diphtheria Outbreak Hits Naval Vessel
In Honolulu the attack transport USS Bayfield was quarantined after a diphtheria outbreak among crew. Eleven men were taken ashore. seven definite cases and four possible. Included is the Bayfield’s medical officer Lt(jg) Robert D. McG—from San Leandro California.
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Honolulu
Bayfield
Navy
Robert D. McGs
San Leonido, Salif
Marion, O
House Cuts Agency Pot By Ten Percent in Budget Bill
The House Appropriations Committee proposed a 10 percent cut in the seven billion dollar federal agency budget for the next fiscal year starting July 1. It rejected new jobs, slashed travel and printing funds by one third, halted annual leave accrual, and capped housing starts at 25 000 units. The measure totals 6 272 138 348 for independent offices, including the Atomic Energy Commission and Veterans Administration, with a 705 548 695 reduction from the president's request.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Atomic Energy Commission
Veterans’ Administration
Ex-President of WCTU Dies
NEW YORK Mrs. Ella Alexander Boole 93 former president of the World Women’s Christian Temperance Union for 16 years and a former Prohibition ticket U S Senate candidate died Thursday after an illness of more than 18 months. A native of Van Wert Ohio she was a schoolteacher who married William H Boole pastor for Willett Street Methodist Church near Bowery district. After his death in 1896 she became an ordained deaconess and formed a local WCTU chapter later serving as state corresponding secretary and then state president.
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New York
Ella Alexander Boole
The
World Women's Christian Temperance Union
U. S
van Wert
Ohio
William H. Boole
Willett Street
New York City
Bowery
WCTU
Union
Three Face Murder Trials in Newark
Two 18 year old AWOL Marines Louis L. Angel Huntington West Virginia and Harmon Cordray Mooresville Indiana were indicted on first degree murder charges in the slaying of Columbus numbers writer Allen Drake 43 on US Route 40 after he gave them a ride. Mrs Bernice Butler 35 was indicted on a second degree murder charge in the slaying of her husband Wilbur 42.
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Newark
Columbus
Louis L. Angel
Huntington
W. Ve
Harmon Cordray
Mooresville
Ind
Allen Drake
Bernice Butler
Wilbur
Postmaster Nominations sent to Senate
President Truman has sent to the Senate postmaster nominations for Max D. Sowers of Roseville and Arthur B. Bishop of Wellston.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Max D. Sowers
Roseville
Arthur B. Bishop
Wellston
Dead End in Prisoner Talks as UN Feels Slow Progress
Prisoner exchange talks stalled with UN truce negotiators calling progress extremely slow. Rear Adm. Libby and staff officers consider sending the issue back for handling. communists show stiff intransigence while larger circle of solvable items emerges.
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Munsan
Adm
R. E. Libby
Libby
Libery
Andrew J. Kinney
Kinney
Korea
China
Foremosa
Stormy Ship Probe Ends amid Senate Contempt Turmoil
The Senate investigations subcommittee wraps up hearings on a lush ship deal profits case tied to a $30 million payoff and a $101,000 investment. Backlash over contempt threats fades as Raymond McKeough and Joseph E. Washington testify, highlighting heated exchanges with Newbold Morris and lingering tensions on Capitol Hill.
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Washington
Senate
Newbold Morris
Congress
Morris
Capitol Hill
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Joseph E. Washington
Raymond S. McKeough
Old
Us, Maritime Commission
Casey
Bleacher Collapse Triggers $4 Million Suit Wave
The Sonja Henie Ice Revue and others face claims totaling 4.218 million dollars after a bleacher collapse at a show last week in Baltimore. About 155 of 275 attendees reported injuries and filed claims against the production. A bleacher section gave way shortly before showtime.
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Baltimore
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