Senators Seek to Abolish RFC in Truman Plan Fight
Senators press to abolish the Reconstruction Finance Corpora tion as they move to block President Truman s plan to reorganize its top command. Capehart opposes one man administration and calls for hearings on an oil firm linked to RFC employees.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporaton
Truman
RFC
Senate Expenditures Committee
McClellan
D-Ark
Hendrickson
R . NJ
Senate Banking
White House
Senator Capehart
R-Ind
Capehart
Griffith Faces Inquiry For Selling Army Goods
Former assistant Secretary of Defense Paul Griffith says he bought U S military surplus auto and truck parts in Germany for disposal in the United States. A House expenditures subcommittee probes profits from Army surplus as Griffith defends free enterprise practices and offers to testify after Easter.
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Washington
Paul Griffith
Defense
U.S
United States
Griffith
Bonner
D-Nc
Germany
Oakland Truck Sales Co
Pittsburgh
House Probes 7.8 Million Loan To Hazleton Steel Tubing
House investigators spur on government lending concerns focusing on the National Production Authority and a 7.8 million dollar loan to Hazleton Steel Tubing Co. The applicants put up 600 and need an additional 1 million private capital. The committee cites lack of independent background checks and questions the loan's approval over RFC objections.
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Washington
House
House Brobers
National Production Authority
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
NPA
RFC
Hazleton
Hazleton Steel Tubing Co
Benjamin 8. Dowd
Martin C. Charles
James H. Hopkins
Hardy
D-Va
House Expenditures Subcommittee
Sub-Committee Named To Handle Ohio Redistricting
Ohio House elections committee plans a working sub-committee to draft six redistricting bills. Rep. Cedric Stanley will chair the sub-committee, with policy by the full committee. Redistricting would be the first since 1913 and may set a 23rd district.
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Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
Cedric Stanley
Truman
Ohio
Frances Bolton
Snowed Out: OU Michigan State Game Postponed
A snow squall postponed the Ohio University baseball opener with Michigan State College to 3 pm. Wet outfield conditions delayed play as Michigan State planned to continue its trip to Virginia and the Carolinas.
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Ohio
Michigan State College
Bob Wren
Michigan State
Virginia
Carolinas
Movie Owners Claim TV Halves Attendance
Detroit theater owners told the city council that television may close half of the city’s 181 cinemas within two years. They said TV has cut attendance by about 50 percent, with spokesperson Irving Goldberg noting that Kefauver crime hearings have been murder for the industry.
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Detroit
Thecity Council
Irving Goldberg
Goldberg
Kefauver
Official Says 100000 Lose Old Age Benefits
Federal Security Administrator Oscar R. Ewing says about 100000 people aged 65 or older who became eligible last September under revised Social Security rules have not applied for their first month’s old age insurance checks. Officials note the lapse could delay or deny payments.
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Washington
Oscar R. Ewing
Ewing
Tax Firms' Influence Is Checked
A House Ways and Means subcommittee under King investigates whether large tax preparation firms exert influence with tax enforcement officials to shield clients from inquiry. The inquiry, prompted by a secret list of alleged prominent underworld figures, aims to close loopholes and boost tax collections into billions, including exposing maladministration and favoritism in the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
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House
King
D-Calif
Ways and
Trigger Mike
Cherry Nose
Fat Joe
Greasy Thumb
Tootsie
the Camel
Johnny Bath Beach
Frank Costello
New York
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Joe Adonis
Samuel R. Beard
Ralph Capone
Mickey Cohen
Louis Campagna
Frank Diamond
Rocco Fischetti
Charles Gice
Irving Wexler
Waxey Gordon
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Eva Peron opens first of 37 budget grocers in Buenos Aires
Argentina's First Lady Eva Peron presided at the launch of a new low price grocery chain. She offered local whisky at 34.75 pesos a bottle, a stark contrast to 70 pesos and up elsewhere. The move follows her noted role as a potential vice presidential running mate next February.
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Buenos Aires
Eva Peron
Argentina
Social Aid Foundation
Strike Wave Hits France
A mounting wave of strikes swept France threatening broad disruption with a near general railway walkout feared. Premier Henri Queuille warned wage demands could become a veritable attempt on the life of the country as unions from all sides pressed the government over rising prices and wage raises.
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Paris
France
Henri Queuille
Judge Poffenbarger Dies at Charleston
Charleston judge George Poffenbarger 89 died Tuesday evening after a career as Mason County sheriff and three terms on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. He was born in Mason County.
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Point Pleasant
George Poffenbarger
Charleston
Mason County
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
United Nations Assembly to Meet in Paris in 1951
The United Nations General Assembly will hold its 1951 session in Paris starting November 4. The 24 to 1 vote with 12 abstentions and seven absences set Paris as the meeting site.
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Paris
Lake Success
United Nations General Assembly
Judge Goldsborough Frees Frederick Field of Contempt
Federal Judge T Alan Goldsborough acquits Frederick Vanderbilt Field of contempt of Congress charges. Field refused to answer 32 Senate foreign relations questions citing constitutional rights and possible self incrimination in a McCarthy era inquiry. Goldsborough warned further confirmation could have sent him to prison.
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Washington
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
New York
Congress
T. Alan Goldsborough
Field
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Louis Budenz
Goldsborough
Chinese Reds abandon Chunchon front in Korea
AP reports Chinese Communists withdraw main forces from Chunchon the central front behind the 38th parallel as UN units press advances toward the border. Fresh Chinese troops dig in north of Seoul while Western front units resist near Ui jongbu and Chungpyong Reservoir.
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U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
Hongchon
South Korea
38Th Parallel
Tokyo
Chunchon
Paralle 38
North
Eighth Army
Leif Erickson
Pangam
Korea
Richard Nelson Gale
Erickson
Seoul
26Th
Third Field Army
Fourth Field Army
Red
Jim Becker
Uijongbu
MacArthur
West Central Front
Chungpyong Reservoir
Chongpyong
Chorwon
Boundary
Railroad regrets over Coshocton troop train wreck
The Pennsylvania Railroad expressed regret for the Coshocton Ohio wreck in which 33 people were killed. The Spirit of St. Louis rammed the rear of a stationary troop train carrying National Guard troops from Pennsylvania. The railroad pledged aid to families and medical care for the injured.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Coshocton
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Spirit of St. Louis
National Guard
New French Air Route Authorized by U S
The United States has authorized a new French air route between New York and Martinique and Guadeloupe in the Caribbean following negotiations in Paris since February 5. The State Department announced the agreement ending a series of air route and regulation talks.
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Washington
United States
New York
Martinique
Guadeloupe
Caribbean
State Department
Paris
Spring Arrives Amid Cold North and South Lows
Spring made its official entry at 5 26 a m as cold air from the Midwest moved south and eastward. Temperatures were at or below freezing over many areas with the deep South and far Southwest warmer only in spots. The eastern two thirds remained mostly below normal while the north central stayed chilly.
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Rockies
Appalachians
Midwest
North Central
India Asks Russia For Grain Supply
New Delhi India has asked Russia to help ease the food crisis by supplying grain but has not yet received a reply. Food Minister K M Munchi told parliament, while India also appeals to the United States and other countries.
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New Delhi
India
Russia
K. M. Munchi
Parliament
United States
Attlee Hospitalized for Rest and Ulcer Treatment
Prime Minister Attlee entered a London hospital for rest and treatment of a duodenal ulcer. The action follows a brief illness and aims to restore health while he remains in care under doctors’ supervision.
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Attleer
London
Attlee
Air Force Tests Parachuting Heavy Equipment From Planes
Air Force researchers report dropping an 18 000 pound load rigged to six parachutes from 3000 feet at Fort Bragg North Carolina. A C-119 Fairchild cargo plane hauled the load in the heaviest parachute drop to date signaling possible future drop-capable tanks or bulldozers.
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Dayton
Air Force
Air Materiel Command
Fort Bragg
N. C
Used Car Dealers Seek Tightened Casual Sale Rules
Ohio used car dealers urge OPS to require recording of all casual private sales and lower price ceilings. OPS Attorney Kenneth G. Weinberg stated dealers favor tighter restrictions on consumer private transactions in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Office of
Kenneth G. Weinberg
Underworld Boss Refuses Net Worth Question Again
New York AP Frank Costello defied Senate crime investigators for the fourth time by refusing to disclose his net worth. He claimed the committee had no right to compel such information and portrayed himself as focused on legitimate business. A second invitation was issued to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey to testify on Saratoga gambling. Dewey had proposed Albany instead.
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NEW York
Frank Costello
Senate
Costello
Thomas E. Dewey
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Dewey
Albany
Kefauver Declines Albany Hearing Invite in Albany
Sen Estes Kefauver chairing the hearings renewed the invite but said it is impossible for the committee to go to Albany. He noted Washington hearings will occur this week and next. He urged Gov Dewey to appear to clarify the Saratoga gambling matter.
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Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
New York
Dewey
Kefauver
Washington
Tennessee
Albany
Saratoga
Lester Hunt
William O'Dwyer
Mexico
Kefauver outlines grand jury timeline in O'Dwyer case
Kefauver says O Dwyer admits passing jobs to friends of underworld figures during two days of testimony. He notes grand jury appearances ahead and hints a statement may follow. The committee plans no summons for Impellitteri or Pecora, rivals in last fall’s election, while Corsi presses campaign charges of underworld backing. Corsi’s testimony was deemed unsatisfactory without substantiation.
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O'Dwyer
Kefauver
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Ferdinand Pecora
Impellitteri
Pecora
Tammany
Edward Corsi
Underworld
Corsi
Peron Seizes La Prensa in Formal Government Action
In Buenos Aires the La Prensa newspaper, vocal critic of Juan D. Peron, ceased to exist as an independent paper after a congressional committee seized control. Police guards occupied the offices as eight Peronist supporters and one opposition deputy plan to appoint an official in charge during a prolonged investigation into alleged ties to world capitalism.
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Buenos Aires
la Prensa
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Alberto Gainza Paz
Democracia
Peronistas
New 4-H Club Leader Named
C C Lang of Columbus named head of Ohio 4-H clubs at Ohio State University during farm and home week. Lang, assistant head since 1924, succeeds W H Palmer who led the group 35 years, effective March 31. Martha Davis of Pike County honored for 34 years as adviser.
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Columbus
C. C. Lang
Ohio
Ohio State University
Alfred Garrett
Ohio State
Lang
W. H. Palmer
Palmer
Martha Davis
Pike County
BG Gets FM Permit
Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green Ohio won a noncommercial educational FM broadcasting permit after a decision by the communications commission.
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Washington
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green
Ohio
Comietions Commission
Reds Tighten Up Agents Loyalty Tests
Senator Ferguson says communists have imposed rigid loyalty standards for Red agents infiltrating federal agencies and defense plants. He cites FBI input and a 1950 New York trial as prompting tighter screening to stop infiltration into government and industry.
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Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
America
Michigan
Senate
Thero
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
New York
Communist Party
Actor Larry Parks Confesses Communist Past
Washington bulletin reports actor Larry Parks acknowledged he was a Communist ten years ago but says he left the party subsequently.
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Bulletin
Washington
Larry Parks
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