Expanded Social Security bill passes House by wide margin
The House approved a broad Social Security expansion 333 to 14, moving the measure to the Senate. It would raise old age benefits, create new disability coverage, add 46 million workers by extending coverage, and increase payroll taxes over several years to fund the program. The bill drew support as a major Fair Deal objective, with few farmers or professionals included.
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Washington
Bee
Ald Akan Inownmanns
George
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
House
Ways and Means
Rep
Clevenger
Ohio
Breen
Burke
Kirwan
Polk
Secrest
Wagner
Young
Brown
Jenkins
McCulloch
McGregor
Vorys
Weichel
Reds Promise East German Sovereignty Overnight
In Berlin, Moscow vowed sovereignty for the East German republic to be proclaimed in East Berlin the next day. Taegliche Rundschau said occupation rights would end after the new all-German government is formed, leaving Russia only administrative supervision. Vladimir Semionov to replace Chuikov in governmental control of East Germany while Chuikov may keep command of occupation forces. The paper also said an occupation statute would be dispensed with and that a national front with Communist dominance would govern the East.
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Berlin
Russia
East Berlin
Taegliche Rundschau
Vladimir Semionov
Vassily Chuikov
Premier Queuille Resigns as French Premier
Paris reports the resignation of Premier Henri Queuille after 13 months in office amid a coalition split over wage and price controls. President Vincent Auriol accepted the move and will seek a new premier this afternoon as Socialists pressed for a general wage boost.
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Henri Queuille
Vincent Auriol
Ueuille
France
Auriol
Queuille
Man Loses Fortune In Gambling Spree
Cincinnati businessman Joseph Cutler testified he lost a one million dollar yearly enterprise to gambling in northern Kentucky during a federal trial. His wife Margaret seeks $97,000 in gambling losses from the Beverly Hills Country Club at Southgate as part of the suit.
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Covington
Federal District Court
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Joseph Cutler
Margaret
Beverly Hills Country Club
Southgate
Man 33 Dies as Car Strikes Overpass in Cleveland
Police said Houston Reed, a 33 year old machinist, dozed at the wheel when an automobile struck a railroad overpass, throwing him through the windshield and causing his death Wednesday night in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Houston Reed
Reed
Four Children Die In School Bus Wreck Near Nashville
A school bus crash near Nashville North Carolina killed four children and injured eighteen. County health official Dr John S Chambleen said the bus collided with an ice truck causing the wreck.
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Nashville
N. C
John S. Chambleen
Nash County
Blood tests arranged to settle which baby is whose
Doctors at Cleveland Clinic St Thomas Akron and Robinson Memorial Hospital will use separate blood tests to determine parentage for two boys born September 21 in Ravenna. Mrs Shanley and Mrs Strayer shared a room at Robinson. Dr Meacham noticed differences prompting tests. If proven, maternal exchange would occur. both mothers expressed doubt and unease.
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Cleveland Clinic
St. Thomas
Akron
Robinson Memorial Hospital
Kent
J. P. Shanley
Robert Strayer
Robinson Hospital
Edward Meacham
Shanley
Thomas J. Hunston
Ravenna Hospital
James
Veronica
Gerald
AFL mobilizes labor farm alliances for 1950 elections
The American Federation of Labor announced success in building labor farmer coalitions for the 1950 congressional campaigns. George Meany said rural districts are won by formal and informal farm group alliances, while Joseph D. Keenan noted endorsements of a multi million dollar political war chest and cooperation with the National Farmers Union, National Grange and American Farm Bureau. The convention approved a political fundraising drive.
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American Federation of Labor
George Meany
AFL
Joseph D. Keenan
Labor League For
PTA says Ohio trails in child health services
At the 44th annual Ohio PTA convention in Columbus J Gordon Crowe executive secretary of the Ohio Commission on Children and Youth warned Ohio lags in child health. He noted Ohio ranks tenth in per capita income yet 17th in medical care 16th in dental care and 24th in hospital care for children.
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Ohio
Ohio Parent-Teacher Association
J. Gordon Crowe
Ohio Comission On Children and Youth
House Action Postponed On Construction Bill
Senate moved the construction bill to a business for 1950 pigeonhole and approved a stopgap to extend the Federal Home Loan Insurance Program through March 1 next year. The program would otherwise expire at month end.
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Washington
Senate
Vandenberg Improving After Lung Operation
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg underwent a lung operation Monday and, by Tuesday night, his condition at University Hospital was described as satisfactory.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Arthur H. Vandenberg
University Hospital
Kaiser Steel Bargain Breakthrough Amid Steel Coal Strikes
CIO United Steelworkers win a four cent per hour insurance and six cent per hour pension from Kaiser Steel retroactive to Oct 1 benefiting Fontana California workers. Government mediation urged as coal miners walkout widens with Atlantic Steel in Georgia and Acme Riverdale near Chicago joining protests while UMW leaders seek talks.
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CIO United Steelworkers
Henry J. Kaiser
Philip Murray
Big Steel
Atlantic Steel Co
Atlanta
Riverdale
Acme Steel Co
Chicago
Atlantic
Acme
Kaiser Steel
Murray
Kaiser
Fontana
Calif
West Coast
Portsmouth
Ohio
Standard Steel Works
Burnham
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation
Athens County October grand jury ends with indictments
The Athens County October grand jury issued 14 indictments after a three day session and did not report on its gambling probe. It questioned 17 witnesses while noting rumors of gambling. A May finding of no commercialized gambling preceded raids that seized 18 slot machines. The jail was criticized as overcrowded and unsanitary with calls for improvements.
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Athens County
Roy D. Williams
Gordon B. Gray
Bax
Nelsonville
Raymond Juniper
Donald Gully
William Reed
George Blimes
Watson Wolfe
Ben
Senate Hopeful On Farm Bill
Senate leaders back a temporarily-rejected farm bill with confidence it will pass on return. Democratic leader Lucas of Illinois expects the Agriculture Committee to send it back as written, with flexible price supports for basic crops and a victory margin of at least six votes. Senator Anderson of New Mexico agrees.
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Senate
Lucas
Ilinois
Agriculture Committee
Anderson
D-Nm
Key
Agriculture Mittee
Historic British engine to be given to U S
Great Britain will present to the Smithsonian Institution on November 8 an early Whittle turbo jet engine built about ten years ago. Sir Oliver Franks will deliver the engine, the first jet propulsion unit to power a British aircraft in flight. Sir Frank Whittle is credited with the concept and development.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Whittle
Smithsonian Institution
Oliver Franks
Frank Whittle
Robeson To Address Rally in Cleveland
Paul Robeson will arrive this afternoon to speak at a public rally on Cleveland's east side tomorrow night. A planned Oberlin College speech was canceled after authorities required a black leader with opposing views to share the platform.
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Cleveland
Paul Robeson
Robeson
Oberlin College
Widow of Timken Founder Leaves Nine Million
The petition shows Edith K. Timken widow of H. H. Timken founder of Timken Roller Bearing Co leaving an estate valued at 9.537 million dollars. Federal inheritance taxes are 4.5 million and Ohio state taxes 0.9 million with Canton city receiving half of the state share.
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H. H. Timken
The
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State of
Ohio
Canton
Convention Date Set for Ohio Garden Clubs in Columbus
About 400 garden enthusiasts from all parts of Ohio are expected in Columbus on October 13 for the annual convention of the Ohio State Association of Garden Clubs.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State
Gunns Gag Turns Dangerous At Detroit Car Plant
A welder Gunn 40 is in serious condition after a life endangering prank at a Detroit factory. Victim Fife 28 was charged with assault after Gunn heated a seat with a welding torch and Fife struck him with a hammer. In Cincinnati a Halloween prank deflated tires and soaped windows, two youths 15 and 16 were caught and made to wash soap off.
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Obert Gunn
Edward Fife
Gunn
Fife
Nathan Kaufman
Cincinnati
Bridgetown
Stanley Duffy
James Harvey
Senate Group Rebuffs Olds Nomination to Power Commission
The Senate Commerce Committee rejected Leland Olds's bid for a third term on the Federal Power Commission by a 10 to 2 vote. President Truman lobbied for confirmation, while critics cited old radical writings and disputes over authority over the natural gas industry. The full Senate vote was expected Monday.
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Democratic National Committee
Truman
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
Olds
Commission
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
William Boyle
National Committee
Boyle
Republican Party
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Colo
Barkley
Johnson
Power Commission
State Auditor Ferguson addresses Southeastern County Auditors
Logan Ohio auditor Joseph T. Ferguson spoke at a Southeastern County Auditor Association meeting addressing 39 auditors and deputies from 15 counties about office problems. The report notes the meeting's regional reach and the auditors' concerns.
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Logan
Joseph T. Ferguson
Southeastern County Auditor's Association
Ferguson
Mediation talks mark coal strike stalemate in Washington
Bulletin items report John L. Lewis to join mediation talks in Washington after a two word telegram from the United Mine Workers chief. Also noted is a Justice investigation of the AMA and 16 state and county medical societies, plus Truman signing arms and foreign aid bills totaling 1.514 billion and 5.4 billion dollars respectively. Robert E. Hennegan, former postmaster general and ex Cardinals owner, dies in St Louis.
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W. Va
John L. Lewis
Washington
United Mine Workers
Cyrus 8. Ching
Federal Mediation Service
ST. Louis
Robert E. Hennegan
The
St. Louis Cardinals
Cable Interruption After Water Pipe Damages Line
A water main ruptured and pierced a coaxial cable in Cleveland delaying TV programming. Repair crews expect to restore service in time for the morning schedule after the World Series game in New York ended about 20 minutes earlier.
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Cleveland
New York
Stassen Hints at 1952 Presidential Candidacy
Harold E. Stassen president of the University of Pennsylvania hints at a 1952 bid. The former Minnesota governor, who failed to secure the 1952 Republican nomination, says he remains interested in public affairs and concerns about peace and living conditions.
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Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Stassen
Union Workers jailed for picketing injunction breach
Five more union employees of the Taylor Winfield Corp plant were jailed on Wednesday for violating a court injunction limiting picketing. The incident adds to the ongoing strike at the Warren-4 site and underscores enforcement actions against labor protests.
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Warren
Taylor- Winfield Corp
Navy Suspends Crommelin Over Leaked Letters
Captain John G Crommelin 46 identified as source leaks this week after admitting he gave reporters confidential correspondence from three admirals to Secretary Matthews about Navy morale. He was ordered to report to superiors and confined to home as congressional and Navy investigations unfold.
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Navy Today
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Crommelin
Navy
Naval Operations
Price
Navy Dell
Secretary of the Navy
Matthews
Bis Country
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Capitol Hil
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House Armed Services Committee
Ininque Patien
New York Times
Melin
National Fa
Adm
Louis Denfeld
United States
John Sullivan
Sullivan
Johnson
Cedric Worth
Dan Kimball
Worth
House Group
Endurance Record Set by Yuma Flyers in Long Flight
In Yuma Arizona the endurance flights by Arizona team known as endurance flyers set a new world record by surpassing 1008 hours in the air at 9 15 p m Wednesday The City of is credited for carrying them beyond the old mark with no major falter after six weeks aloft.
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Yuma
Ariz
Arizona
City of I
Strike Vote OKd By CIO UEW Union At Westinghouse Plant
The CIO United Electrical Workers Union at Westinghouse East Pittsburgh plant authorized a strike vote unless management delivers an adequate security program. The move followed Westinghouse's offer to meet with three unions on an improved contributory pension and social insurance plan.
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CIO United Electrical Workers Union
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Westinghouse
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