Huge Fund For Farming Aid Up For Study
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 701 million dollar agriculture department bill as part of four major spending measures. Republican Rep. Taber charged figures were manipulated to show a saving. The panel also set 75 million dollars in cash for the school lunch program from other funds, claiming a budget reshaping.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Department
Rep. Taber
New York
State
Justice and Commerce
Army
Army, Navy and
Air Force
The
Atomic Energy Commission
America
Farmers Home Administration
Taber
Treasury
Gromyko Isolated Amid Cold War Pact Debates
In New York on April 4 1947 Andrei Gromyko kept to himself during the signing of the North Atlantic pact in Washington and then to his Park Avenue apartment. UN observers say a Kremlin attack on the pact may be planned as Moscow protests the treaty as aggressive and Charter violating.
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New York
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Washington
United Nations
Gromyko
U. N
Park Avenue
Lake Success
United Nations Atomic Energy Committee
U.N
Bulgarian Official Removed From Top Posts
Sofia Bulgaria Tuesday April 5 The Central committee of the Bulgarian Communist party announced Traicho Kostov was removed as deputy premier and from the Politburo. It cited gross political and anti party errors incorrect leadership methods insincere policy toward the Soviet Union and nationalistic deviations.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Communist Party
Traicho Kostov
Kostov
Communist Party
Unes
Cleveland Strike Violence Breaks At Fawick Airflex Plant
Police and deputies beat demonstrators during a fourth picket line clash at the Fawick Airflex Co. as a month-long strike against recognizing CIO United Electrical Workers escalates. About 300 marchers, including 50 women, faced 70 deputies and six officers. several injuries reported and arrests made.
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Cleveland
Fawick Airflex Co
CIO United Electrical Workers Union
Morris Stamm
Paul Sheppard
Louis Diamond
John Podracky
Stamm
Diamond
Common Pleas
Arthur H. Day
Tarzan Like Rescue Saves Tree Trimmer
In Rogersville Tennessee on April 4 Mack Lawson a 20 year old power company tree trimmer fell from a tree after hitting a hidden 24000 volt line. Hobart Manis reached out snaring Lawson by the ankles and held him for five minutes until a ladder truck could lift him to safety. Carl B Lyle manager of Holston Electric cooperative recounted the lifesaving rescue.
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Rogersville
Tenn
Carl B. Lyle
Holston Electric Cooperative
Mack Lawson
Whitesburg
Lawson
Hobart Manis
Manis
Seven Vets Fined for 52-20 Fraud in Virginia Court
Seven World War II veterans from Virginia were fined 50 dollars each in Federal District Court in Richmond for fraudulently obtaining 52-20 unemployment compensation checks under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act. All pleaded guilty, with defendants including Horace Bollingparham, Willie G Myler, Clarence S Jefferson, Clarence Joyner Jr, Otis Lee Rivis, Walter R Reeve, and Walter McFarland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Horace Bolling Parham
Stoney Creek
Willie G. Myler
Clarence S. Jefferson
Jarrett
Clarence Joyner, Jr
Lawrenceville
Otis Lee Rivis
Or Rivers
How Early Can A Bird Get? Stolen 1940 Sedan
Charleston police report a 1940 four door sedan was stolen from a used car lot four hours before opening today. The theft occurred as Monday morning advertisements touted an early bird deal.
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Charleston
W. Va
Nash Cuts Car Prices In Auto Industry Rally
Nash announces a nationwide price reduction of 20 to 120 dollars on its 600 Airflyte and Ambassador Airflyte models effective at midnight, citing cheaper materials and higher production. George W. Mason says April production will rise further into May and June. Ford also cuts prices across Ford Mercury and Lincoln amid similar material cost relief.
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Detroit
Nash
George W. Mason
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Mercury
Lincoln
General Motors
Kaiser-Frazier
Willys-Overland
Medic Thinks Wreck Victim May Survive Splinter In Brain
In Oak Hill West Virginia on April 4 a doctor said Wallace Rhodes 24 of Minden Fayette County may recover from a brain wound a four inch wood splinter pierced his skull between the eyes in a car crash Rhodes remained in serious condition at a local hospital and the sliver had not yet been removed State Police Corporal F E Springer said the car went out of control struck a fence and a board shattered the windshield Rhodes regained consciousness Saturday night and could talk the other three passengers were uninjured.
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Oak Hill
W. Va
Wallace Rhodes
Rhodes
Minden
Fayette County
F. E. Springer
Fayetteville
Kathleen Winsor Seeks Third Honeymoon in Savannah Case
Kathleen Winsor on her third honeymoon to Savannah with New York attorney Arnold Krakower. They wed yesterday in a ceremony by Municipal Judge Victor H. Mulling. Winsor previously wed football star Bob Herwig and bandleader Artie Shaw.
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Savannah
Kathleen
Forever Amber) Winsor
New York
Arnold Krakower
Victor H. Mulling
Krakower
Bob Herwig
California
Artie Shaw
Locomotive Runs Close Second At Big Dog Show In Virginia
In Virginia Beach April 4 a Norfolk Southern freight crossed the Cavalier hotel east lawn during a Cavalier dog show. Judges evaluated ears and tails as a train halted nearby and laughing spectators watched. Special champion Walking Winning Trick of Edgerstoune, a Scottish terrier, was named best of show, with some saying the train nearly outran him.
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Virginia
Virginia Beach
Norfolk Southern Railroad
N&s
Cavalier Hotel
Edgerstoune
Father Of Eight Charged In Death
Chicago report of a true bill murder charge against 34 year old Harvey McDonald, father of eight, for the fatal shooting of Joan Vestal, 24, an office secretary and mother of his two children by her. McDonald gave a conflicted account claiming self defense after an argument over a pistol.
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Chicago
Harvey McDonald
Joan Vestal
McDonald
Grace
John Walsh
Richard Gallagher
Walsh
Gallagher
Dorothy Fishel
Miss Vestal
R. L. Vestal
Bevier
Captain Walsh
Judge Medina bars further cross examination in Communist trial
Federal Judge Harold R. Medina ordered that during evidence, attorneys may only say object to questions in the conspiracy trial of 11 top Communists. He warned the case is not going to drag on for years and called defense arguments repetitious as Louis Budenz testified about the party before leaving in 1945. The defendants are charged with conspiring to organize the Communist party to advocate overthrow of the U S government.
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New York
Harold R. Medina
Oratory
Medina
Louis F. Budenz
Budenz
Communist Party
United States
Virginians Target Governor With Pyramid Club Rumor
In Richmond on a quiet Sunday night callers press Governor Tuck about a Pyramid club claim. Governor Tuck denies membership and says he will not join any pyramid, despite the rumor mill.
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Richmond
Federal rent ceilings lifted in eight states
Government expands decontrol of rental units across 29 000 dwellings in nine states with 148 000 more to follow in 27 states by week end. Housing Expediter Tighe Woods says local boards will police areas without ceilings and reimpose controls if rent gouging occurs.
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Washington
Tighe Woods
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
West Virginia
North Carolina
North Dakota
Minnesota
Ohio
Texas
Woods
Alabama
Indiana
New Jersey
Congress
Gallia County
Gallipolis
Addison and
Green
Meigs County
Rutland
Salisbury
Sutton
Point Pleasant
Wetzel County
Magnolia
Proctor
Wheeling- Steubenville
AEP Seeks $18 Million Loan for Expansion
Appalachian Electric Power Company of Roanoke Virginia asks the SEC for authority to borrow 18 million dollars from five banks Irving Trust Guaranty Trust Bankers Trust Mellon National Bank and Trust Co to finance interim construction and expansion projects in a filing dated April 4 Washington.
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Washington
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Roanoke
Securities and Exchange Commission Authority
SEC
Irving Trust Co
Guaranty Trust Co
Bankers Trust Co
New York
Mellon National Bank and Trust Co
Pittsburgh
Russia protests frontier changes in western Germany
Russia protests to the United States the United Kingdom and France over frontier changes in western Germany claiming they violate the June 5 1945 declaration. Tass reported Moscow residents said ambassadors delivered the protest to Washington London and Paris.
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London
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Soviet Union
Tass
Moscow
Washington
Paris
Great Britain
Loyalty Oaths Pack New Jersey Senate Vote Stance
In Trenton the New Jersey Senate unanimously approves five bills requiring loyalty oaths for future public officials employees and school teachers. Police quell gallery disturbances as lawmakers proceed with roll calls before Governor Driscoll's signature. The measures bar membership in groups seeking to overthrow the U S government and pledge allegiance to foreign states.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey Senate
Senate
State Assembly
Driscoll
America
Edward J. O'Mara
Husden Synuoch J. O'Mara
Hudson County
United States
State House
Atlantic Treaty Signed Unites 12 Nations Against Aggression
In Washington 12 North Atlantic nations signed a 1040 word pact to deter Russian aggression with a united defense. President Truman hailed the milestone while ministers from Belgium Canada Denmark France Iceland Italy Luxembourg The Netherlands Norway Portugal the United Kingdom and the United States pledged action if any member is attacked. The treaty takes effect only after ratification by the United States and six other sponsors.
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Washington
North Atlantic
Truman
Mr. Truman
Russia
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Dean Acheson
Mrs. Truman
Senate
Gray and Gold Department
Soviet Bloc
State Department
Acheson
Belgium
Paul-Henri Spaak
Canada
Denmark
France
Iceland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States
Europe
Soviets Raid Iran Clash Near Azerbaijani Border
A military informant said a Russian regiment with tanks and armored cars crossed the Iran Soviet border into Azerbaijan province and attacked an Iranian outpost. Iranian troops fired back in a battle that killed two Iranians and wounded several.
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Tehran
Azerbaijan
Russia
Iran
Ardevil
Caspian Sea
Quanli Boulaq
Caspian
Gurgan
Qanli Baulaq
Democratic Party
Azberbaijan
Turkey
Soviet Union
Caucasus
Biblical
Mount Ararat
17 Year Old Girl Fatally Shoots Janitor in Car
In Waukegan Illinois on April 4 a 17 year old dating a 52 year old married high school janitor shot him in the abdomen with a .22 caliber revolver in his car. She then drove to a hospital where he died and later told his wife, prompting a murder warrant.
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Waukegan
Ill
William A. MacDonald
Joyce Schumaker
Carl Reeder
MacDonald
Reeder
Foomerly
Waukegan Township High School
Congress approves token aid for non Communist China
Congress overwhelmingly backs a 54 million dollar token aid package to non Communist areas of China. The Senate approved unanimously, the House 279 to 70, with Truman empowered to allocate funds, though no money is available before Feb 15 1950. The China fund, carried from last year, aims to tide Nationalist China over while long range aid is decided.
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Washington
Senate
House
China
Truman
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
State Department
China Fund
Senate rebukes over missed invitations to Atlantic pact signing
In Washington the state department drew Democratic ire for not inviting all senators to the Atlantic pact ceremony. Majority Leader Lucas called it a blunder and Connally said the department acted in poor taste. Lucas later announced all senators and wives were invited after talks.
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Washington
State Department
Lucas
D-Ill
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Department
Senate
Butch the Headless Rooster May Outlive Playmates
Los Angeles April 4 Butch a rooster beheaded by a frying pan may live weeks or months longer than his living playmates. Mrs Martha Green who selected him regrets the act while feeding him milk through a neck hole and awaiting guidance from Prof Frederick Sheldon on care and survival.
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Butch
Rooster
Los Angeles
Poultry Store
Martha Green
Frederick Sheldon
University of Southern California
Sheldon
Transport Strike Strands Scranton Workers
In Scranton on the second day of a strike by 400 bus and trolley operators, thousands thrifted rides or walked as firms sent trucks to fetch employees. The AFL local sought higher wages of 29 cents for operators and 35 cents for mechanics, with no settlement in sight.
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Scranton
Lackawanna Valley
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Carbondale
Frank E. Walsh
Unmion
AFL Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and
Man Caught His Own Forward Pass in Prison Smuggling Case
Albert E Meill of Newport Isle of Wight aged 43 was jailed for six months for smuggling tobacco to Parkhurst prisoners after tossing 36 ounces over the wall. The court ruled the tobacco be returned to him as evidence.
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Newport
Isle of Wight
Albert E. Meill
Meill
Parkhurst Prison
Parkhurst
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Kathleen Winsor
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Tuck
AEP
Spaak
Congress OK
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