Mundt questions Truman's defense of Vaughan amid 5 percent scandal
Senator Mundt criticizes the presidents defense of Vaughan as the Army reprimands General Feldman and forces the retirement of Major General Waitt over involvement with influence peddling. Gray clears Feldman while signaling possible consequences for further missteps.
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Washington
Karl E. Mundt
R-Sd
Truman
Harry H. Vaughan
Army
Mundt
Herman Feildman
Alden H. Waitt
Chemical Warfare Service
Senate
Clyde R. Hoey
D-Nc
Gordon Gray
Feldman
Waitt
Vaughan
New Jersey
Gray
Miss America 1949 Crowned Jacque Mercer of Arizona
Miss Arizona Jacque Mercer, 19, from Litchfield Arizona, won the Miss America 1949 title in Atlantic City after a week of competition. She received a 5000 dollar scholarship and a 3000 dollar car, with four runners up also earning scholarships.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Arizona
Jacque Mercer
Litchfield
Ariz
Arthur L. Mercer
X-Bar-X Ranch
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Canada
Miss Mercer
Leland Stanford University
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Bebe Shopp
Hopkins
Minn
Do It Yourself Spirit Drives Life Insurance Growth
The article extols the do it yourself spirit behind American life insurance. It notes life insurance as a competitive Main Street institution with 78 million policyholders and 584 companies meeting a large need. The central information source is listed as 60 East 42nd Street, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
America
East 42Nd Street
New York
N. Y
Return of Janie Franks Brightens Parents in Trenton
Janie Franz is found unharmed near Philadelphia after being abducted from her New Jersey home. Gerald A. Hutt of Bridgeport Conn is jailed on kidnapping charges with bail set at 50000 dollars. Raymond Michel, a Rahway officer, chased the car and provided the license number. Janie may miss kindergarten for a few days as public interest wanes.
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Trenton
N. J
John Franz
Janie
Cercer County
Gerald A. Hutt
Bridgeport
Franz
St. Francis Parochial School
Hutt
Mercer County Grand Jury
Lidell-Pearson Rites Scheduled Saturday
Miss Marie Pearson of Hutto will wed Everett Lidell of Georgetown in a Hutto Lutheran Church ceremony. The Rev Theo Drienke will officiate. Pearson will be escorted by her father Theo Pearson, with Eugenia Peterson as maid of honor and Andrea Taylor Annette Lidelof Wednland and Lambert Schroeder as bridesmaids. Marjorie Pearson will be junior bridesmaid.
Pravda Claims Red Invention Of Tanks Before Britain
Pravda asserts Russia invented the tank a year and a half earlier and, per Red Star, Soviet designers now field unrivaled tanks. The claim appeared as the Soviet Union observed Tank Day with further observances of the celebration.
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Pravda
Moscow
Britain
Red Star
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Semyon Ilyich Bogdanov
Russia
Local Brigg s wedding links Aly and Patterson couple
Miss Rheta Kay Aly wed Jack LaVaughn Patterson in Victory Church of Christ Briggs. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Aly, wore silver satin with orchid. Best man was T. R. Carson Jr. Reception followed at a Dallas hotel. The groom is a Briggs High School graduate and works for Dean Skinner Construction.
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Briggs
Sps
Rheta Kay Aly
Jack LaVaughn Patterson
Victory Church of Christ
Douglas Aly
Hillcrest High School
Marcus E. Patterson
Briggs High School
St. Edwards
Austin
Daniel Baker
Brownwood
Dean Skinner Construction Company
Clyde Aly
Wynona Bernat
T. R. Carson Jr
Slav Red Revolt Showing Signs of Area Spread
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia's rebellion against Soviet commands spreading in the Cominform area. Titoism gains followers in Hungary and other nations, with arrests and purges linked to anti Moscow sentiment and calls for equal rights among socialist states. Rajk's seizure cited as latest chapter in anti Moscow movements.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Kremlin
Balkan
Hungary
Laszlo Rajk
Rajk
Marshal Tito
Movement For
Albana
Koci Xoxe
Greece
Markos Vafiades
Bulgaria
Traicho Rostov
Communist Party
Germany
Granger Seeks Mechanical Cotton Pickers to Ease Shortage
Granger area officials plan to bring in mechanical cotton pickers from a South Texas firm to counteract a labor shortage. The Granger Labor Camp operates at full speed but cannot recruit enough workers, with about 2,525 bales reported through Saturday as the season begins. The Blackland Co op gin runs 24 hours yet cannot meet demand.
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Granger
Milton Pressley
Texas Employment Commission
South Texas
Blackland Co-op
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Institute OF Life Insurance
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Martin Agronsky
Betty Crocker
Victor Lindlahr
Ted Alone
Galen Drake
Baukhage
Pappy Smith
Crosby
Ma Perkins
Texaco Star
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Guerra Ile Ram
Judy
Jane Doubier
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Uerra
Stella D
Lorenzo Ones
Widder Brown
Perry Mason
Guidin
Sin James
Texas
Kaltenborn
Howar Barlow
Oreette Howar Barlow
Orchecette
Telephone Hour
Jane Pickens
Wendy Warren
Ngs of Our Times
Weather Today
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Jesse Jam
Nora Drake
Bing Crosby
Bing
Hilltop House
Garry Moore
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Xas Farm & Home Hour
Texas News
Voice of the Farm
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Pioneer Town Lab
Enconeer
Labo
Buenos
Rodeo
Ts. Tucker
Pam
CBS Kew of America
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Paradise
Cecil Brown
Lewis Perry
Lewis
Rosemary
Dr. Malone
Robert Lewis
Mike Mysteries
Learp Lewis
Jack Berc
Susie Maker
Ainst the Storm
Lora Lawton
Against the Storm
Ote
Yukon
Swingsters
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Mewes
Muar
Willianmne
Newe Shanrork Hotel
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Fairfield Four
Shiemrock Hever University
Musie University c S & Te University
Univercity Balute University
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Ortes
Owarry Moore
Treasury Bandstand
Midway Music
Pie Massey
Lowell Thomas
Sayer Smith
Chub Edward
Murrow
Toner
Central Texan-News
Wildwood
Leibert Ene
Ted Steele
Novatones
K-Texan Roundup
K-Texan
Roundup
Tatiana
Sweetwood
Allen Roth
Allen O
Vincent Lopes
Kampus Kapers
Sammy Kaye
Manhattan Music
Neuton
Lavaca
ADD Claim Department
Jack Patterson
Rheta
Aly Wed
Stalin
Alexander M. Vasilevsky
Bogdanov
Marshal Bogdanov
United States
Berlin
Acock Laboratories, Ltd
East St. St
Austin, Texas
Skoplja
Tito
Capital
W. 6Th Ph
University Station
21St
Wichita
Austin Laundry Land Dry Cleaning Company
16Th and
Frankfort Distillers Corp
N.Y.C
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