Brehm Found Guilty Of Receiving Funds From Mrs Craven
Republican Rep. Walter E. Brehm of Ohio was convicted on five counts of receiving $1000 in unlawful political contributions from Mrs. Emma Craven in 1948. Jury acquitted one count involving a $140 donation from Mrs. Soliday. judge had earlier discarded another count. Sentencing pending. Brehm free on bond.
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Brehm
Craven
Washington
Walter E. Brehm
Ohio
Congress
Leo A. Rover
Richard Breslar
Clara Soliday
Burnita S Matthews
Rover
Honey
Thomas
James
Coourtroom
Meat Control May Be Cause Of Rationing
Washington experts warn the price control order to trim beef prices by October 1 could spur a rush of cattle to market before rates drop, risking later meat shortages and rationing as slaughter prices fall 10 to 20 percent in upcoming periods.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Office of Price Stabilization
Senate Panel Rejects Truman Security Law Request
A Senate committee refused to recommend special legislation for President Truman's Commission on Internal Security. The panel voiced concerns about operations and preserving personal liberties. The commission is led by Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, appointed January 23 to study security issues and propose feasible measures.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Commission On Internal Security
Chester W. Nimitz
Malnutrition Suspected in Death of Cincinnati Man
An elderly widower was found dead in his home believed to have died from malnutrition. In an adjoining room a bank book in his name showed deposits totaling $15,000 with no recent withdrawals, authorities said.
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Cincinnati
Columbus area counties receive $13.6 million license tax funds
Counties and cities in the Columbus region were allocated a total of 13,625,525 in motor vehicle license tax revenue today. This distribution supports local services and infrastructure across multiple jurisdictions.
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Columbus
Peace Is Rich In May Day Celebrations Worldwide
May Day parades across nations showcased peace as a central theme while Korea saw UN forces bracing for renewed Red Chinese attacks. Stalin appeared atop Lenin’s tomb in Moscow as banners hailed peace and anti Western critiques circulated in satellite states. Berlin, Vienna, Paris, Rome and London staged rallies with various political factions projecting peace and anti militarization messages.
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London
Korea
China
Seoul
Moscow
Stalin
Lenin
Red Square
Vassili Staten
Moscow Radio
Yeuweslavia
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Berlin
West Berlin
Libby
Nna
USA
France
Paris
Commounists
Charles de Gaulle
Rome
Confederation of Labor
Italian Confederation of Trade Unions
Britain
House Votes Increase For State Pensioners
Ohio House of Representatives approved a monthly pension boost for state elderly, raising maximum aid from 55 to 60 dollars for four months, with the bill moving to the Senate for consideration.
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House
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio House of Representatives
Senate
Senators Seek Bradley Explanation On Wake Island Leak
Senate leaders pressed Gen Omar Bradley to state in writing how a top secret Wake Island report about President Truman and Gen Douglas MacArthur was prepared. The leak claim followed publication in the New York Times describing MacArthur’s stance and intelligence on Red China.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Truman
Wake Island
Douglas MacArthur
Russell
D-Ga
MacArthur
Pacific
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
U.S. Senate
Red China
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Armed Services Committee
Felix Larkin
Defense Department
Larkin
Reds Move to Halt Seoul Attack Amid Water Cutoffs
Communist troops halted their planned May Day assault on Seoul by cutting water to rivers blocking invasion routes as UN forces pressed heavy shelling and air strikes. The battle spanned central Korea with Allied naval gunfire and air power setting a record pace, while Red ground forces shifted to defensive lines and suffered mounting casualties near 75,000.
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Seoul
Nate Polowetzky
Chunchon-Hongchon
United Nations
Tokyo
Korea
Han
Hwachon
Pukhan
Inchon
Far Eastern
Yala River
Manchuria
Bulwark
Ailing Son Smuggled From Camp By Parents
CHICAGO an Army draftee smuggled from Ft Leonard Wood by distraught parents for medical care is in serious condition at a Naval hospital. Pvt Stanley Amborski 21 is said to have virus pneumonia in the lungs and to be absent without leave. The father John Amborski 45 plans a medical discharge and says he wrote Rep Richard Vail. The elder Amborski says Stanley suffers spinal curvature and weak eyes and could not rest at the camp. He claims responsibility for bringing his son home after multiple post hospital dispensary treatments failed to help.
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Chicago
Naval Hospital
Stanley Amborski
Army
Ft. Leonard Wood
John Amborski
Amborski
Richard Vail
Rtih
Washington
Stanley
Printing Company
Samuell. Sturgis
Young Amborski
Ft. Wood
Order Extends Ceilings On Automobile Prices
The government extended indefinitely the current ceiling prices on passenger automobiles and directed reductions for cars delivered without a spare tire and tube. It authorized regional directors to adjust ceilings for within state motor carrier services in three states and exempted CARE relief package sales from ceilings effective May 5. Manufacturers cannot include the latest increases in rail or water freight rates when calculating delivered ceilings.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
National Production Authority
Massachusetts
Colorado
California
OPS
Official Invitation Extended To MacArthur by Legislature
Ohio General Assembly invites Douglas MacArthur to address a joint session in Columbus. Senate vote 27 to 2, with two dissenters citing improper subject matter. Formal invitation pending signature by speaker and Senate president. Also, Senate approves a coal pipeline transport bill and a disability unemployment insurance commission report urges a state system to aid jobless workers.
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MacArthur
Columbus
Douglas MacArthur
Ohio General Assembly
Assembly
State Senate
House
Charles J. Carney
D-Mahoning
James G. Headley
R-Haprailton
Mac.Arthur
Senate
Donald Rolf
Hamilton
George B. Marshall
Franklin
Ohio
Legislative Disability Unemployment Insurance Commission
General Assembly
Mark McElory
Cleveland
Lie Detector Frees Husband In Alter Death
In Columbus Sheriff Ralph J. Paul said a lie detector test cleared Russell Alter in the death of his wife Ruth Alter. Ruth, 32, mother of a 17 day old baby, was beaten to death at her home last Wednesday. Alter, a railroad fireman and part time deputy, was away from home 6 p m. last Wednesday according to his account. Police pursue clues including several buttons found near the body, though coroner Evans noted they did not come from Ruth Alter's clothing.
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Columbus
Ralph J. Paul
Russell
Alter
Columbus Central
Russ Alter
Ruth Alter
First Series E Bonds Reach Maturity Today
Washington reports that Series E bonds issued in May 1941 reach maturity today. About 21200000 in first issue bonds were bought ten years ago this month and can be cashed at full face value.
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Washington
Unions urged drop label in defense mobilization
Washington report states the Policy Committee of the U S Chamber of Commerce urged labor representatives to drop their union label when joining defense mobilization. The ULPC, representing AFL CIO and most railroad unions, backed a chamber resolution urging officials to shed private affiliations to represent all people.
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Washington
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
United Labor Policy Committee
ULPC
AFL
CIO
Annual Plowing Matches Scheduled for Aug 1
The Sixth Soil Conservation District sponsors the annual plowing matches expected to draw hundreds of farmers from 13 counties. The event is set for Aug. 1 at the Alpha farm ten miles northeast of here.
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Washington, CH
Sixth Soil Conservation District
Alpha
Costello Power Duel Taints New York Democratic Machinery
Senate crime investigators led by Kefauver accuse Ambassador William O'Dwyer of aiding organized crime in New York City and of appointing Costello allies to public office. The report urges federal crime measures to curb gambling profits and suggests a federal crime commission, while noting top gangsters enjoy quasi immunity from prosecution.
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Washington
Senate
William O'Dwyer
New York City
Frank Costello
O’dwyer
New York
Truman
Mexico
O'Dwyer
Kingstoea County
Brooklyn
Kefauver
D-Tenn
iWigh Public Office
Costello
Joe Odonis
Senate Committee
Cosello
Democratic Party
New York County
Congress
Wiley
Gas Probe Sought Into Ohio Fuel Gas Supply
Springfield city commissioner Paul Miller urged a state committee to investigate Columbia Gas System over neglecting Ohio customers while expanding in the East. Columbia is parent to Ohio Fuel Gas Co serving industries and homes in 66 counties. The move targets the fuel gas supply statewide.
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Springfield
Paul Miller
Columbia Gas System
Ohio
Columbia
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Miller
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio by Areas Hit By Probers
The Senate Crime Investigating Committee said gambling laws were not enforced in Ohio and Kentucky areas due to close ties between law enforcement and gambling interests. It cited Lawrence County and Lucas County officials, a Trumbull County supplier, and a Newport Kentucky police chief, noting long-standing open gambling and past actions by Ohio officials in Cleveland.
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Ae Actians
Washington
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Ohio-Kentucky
Polie
Lawrence County
Ohio
Continental Club
Lucas County
Trumbull County
Prank J. Lausche
Ohi
Cleveland
Newport
Warning of Soviet Threats to Korea in 1947 Report
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer warned President Truman nearly four years ago that Korea faced a Soviet controlled invasion from North Korean forces. The top secret 1947 report was released by the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of its MacArthur firing inquiry.
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Washington
Ger
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Truman
Korea
Wedemeyer
Senate Armed Services Committee
Douglas MacArthur
Marion Lawyer John H. Bartram, 80, Dies at Home
John H. Bartram, dean of the Marion Bar Association, died today at his Marion home at age 80. He led local legal circles and served as a longstanding figure in the bar. Funeral arrangements are being planned by the family.
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Marion
Dips Marion
John H. Bartram
The
Marion Bar Association
Toledo Councilman Invited To Testify At Red Hearing
Ohio Senate House committee invites Toledo Councilman James B. Simmons Jr to testify amid subversive activities probe. Witness William Cummings alleged Simmons donated to a communist defense fund and solicited support from Sokel and Gus Hall in 1947 1948. Simmons denied giving to the fund and said he met with the individuals but refused affiliation.
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Toledo
Red
Columbus
UPI
Ohio
James B. Simmons Jr
Simmons
FBI
William Cummings
Newark
Cummings
Senate
House Committee
Ohlo
Sokol
Lucas County Party
Gus Hall
New York
Immons Iater
Sokel
Regina
Daily Worker
Communist Defense Fund
Cummings Hell
Simamona
Theological Student Swindled Cincinnati Clergymen
Wadeel King, 21, of Cincinnati, pled guilty to four counts of false pretense after posing as a traveling theologian and son of a Southern Methodist or Presbyterian minister. He claimed pockets were picked and asked for a loan to pay fare home to distant cities such as Boston or Chattanooga, swindling at least 12 clergy members and was sentenced to days in the workhouse.
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Cincinnati
Wadeel King
King
Southern Methodist Cor Presbyterian
Boston
Chattanoonga
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