Amerasia case spurs grand jury actions in Washington
In New York and Washington a federal grand jury probes the Amerasia case. Robert Morris and others are asked to testify about documents while Knowland deflects blame to Forrestal. Hollywood figures Dalton and Lawson face contempt penalties for refusals. A separate indictment targets Lee Gould and others over alleged espionage links.
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New York
Anti
Federal Grand
Robert Morris
Morris
Senate
Washington
James
Harry Gould
Phila
Scitenwus Muchs
van Aloumiec
Russia
Grand Ys
Star Gas Company Secures Texas Largest Loan
The Star Gas Company raises 85 million dollars in Texas debt refinancing and a five year expansion plan. Prudential Insurance leads the loan with other Pittsburgh and Dallas banks participating. The deal closes at Republic National Bank in Dallas.
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Star Gases
P Tal
Star Gas Company
Financialoan
Texas
Financial Lung
Ual Insurance Company
Pittsburgh
Dallas
Worth
Y H Fisk
Nual
Prudential Tote Utility
Republical Bank
First
Mercantile National
Fort Worth
Fort Worth National
Continental National of
Republiianal Bank
Y13 members condemned in Czechoslovak spy trial
In a Prague court the Y13 group was found guilty of treason and spying for Western powers. Sentences ranged from 15 to 28 years in prison with four members given life terms. British diplomats may be expelled. Testimony linked Western newsmen and dissidents to an overthrow plot.
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Gue
Deorakia
Mmunist
Red Cross Disaster Committee Discusses duties
Mrs Thelma Johansen special field representative of the Red Cross outlined the chapter's duties in disasters including food clothing shelter and medical care and stressed rehabilitation and a quick damage survey. Attendees named James Carmichael chair C E B Thompson J C Magouirk Booger Leeman and others discussed a yearlong program and coordination with officers and committees.
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Red Cross
Thelma Johansen
Johansen
James Carmichael
J C Magouirk
C. EB Thompson
Booger Leeman
Choice Chapman
Norace Smith
Bob Cantrell
Paul Simpson
Billy Barnett
Qalvin Gross
G Long
Albert Christian
Mra Johansen
Midwest and East Heat Battle Continues Across Regions
United Press reports conflicting patterns as heat grips the Midwest and East while the West sees freezing conditions. A sitdown strike by a western weather front delays cooling, leaving the Midwest with steamy skies and no relief soon. In New York Long Island roads buckle from heat, while Great Falls Montana records an inch of snow and subfreezing readings in mountain areas.
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United Presa
Midwest
Long Island
New York
New Yorker
Great Falls
Montang
Pole Sitters Begin Season as Red Norman Aims to Break Record
The pole sitting season opens with Red Norman attempting to top last year’s 117 day mark set by Charlie Lupica of Cleveland. Lupica notes the Indians struggle, saying he’s glad not to sit on a pole awaiting a pennant win this season.
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Red Norman
Ruberton
Norman
Charlie Lupica
Cleveland
Luupica
Cleveland Indians
Lupica
Indians
Rock Slide Buries Railroad Workers Near Tokyo
In heavy rain a landslide 100 miles from Tokyo buried about 100 rail workers. Twenty six were killed, twenty one seriously injured, twenty six believed trapped. U S Army First Cavalry teams direct rescue as another fall is feared.
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Rock Slide
Tokyo
Whipan
Tokyeo
United States
First Calvary
Two Boys Advanced to Star Scout Rank in Court of Honor
Kenneth Whitt and Billy Waits were advanced to Star Scout at Troop 150 Court of Honor held by Lions Club Troop. Whitt and Jackson will attend national jamboree and Philmont pioneer excursion respectively. other scouts earned Second Class and Tenderfoot ranks along with various merit badges summarized by Zu0b Cox.
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Kenneth Whitt
Billy Waits
Star Scouts
Lions Club
John Arledge
Whitt
Waits
Philmont Scout Ranch
New Mexico
W. A. Dillard
Charles Davis
Eddie Hawke
Joe D. Norman
Richard Sinor
Donald Sinor
Jackie Pirtle
Donald Oliver
Robert Scott
Freddie Wingate
James Hubbard
Claud Hooks
Danny Whitt
Robert Jackson
Cox
Scouts of the
Boils d' Arc
Valley Forge
Robert Nash
Billy Watts
Phitment
Lake Texoma
Bob Cantrell
Court of Honor
Summer Heat Continues With 89 Degree Thursday
Summer weather moved into the Penham area as temperatures rose to 89 degrees the hottest so far this year. Overnight lows stayed in the high sixties and the forecast calls for continued warmth and mild conditions today.
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Penham
Weather lifts wheat prospects and near-complete corn planting
Cargill grain bulletin reports warmer weather brightens national grain outlook. Winter wheat harvest underway in Texas and Oklahoma. Nebraska prospers while South Dakota and north-central Montana suffer losses. Kansas may yield 154 million bushels. many acres replanted. Corn planting nearly finished across major belt. some areas delayed by rain and wet fields. Weeds problem in parts of Iowa and Wisconsin.
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Minneapolis
Cargill Grain Company
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Montana
Bulletin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Bunham City Considers Trash Hauling Next Year
Willard Castle hauled 792 loads of trash in the Bunham area over the last year under a city contract. He notes 164 miles of streets were covered in each pickup cycle, with biweekly pickups. The contract ends this month and a city commission meeting Monday will decide future trash collection plans.
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Bonham
Willard Castle
Castle
City Commission
Bunham
Castile
Survey Planned Of River Basins
Senator Robert Kerr said President Truman will set up an interagency committee to study soil and water resources along the Arkansas White and Red River basins. The panel will include Army engineers Agriculture Department Interior Department and the Federal Power Commission. States in the area may present views as the survey seeks a one package plan to speed development beyond current piecemeal policy.
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Washington
Robert Kerr
Truman
Aksinsas
White
Red River
Oklahoma Democrat
White House
Army Engineers
Agriculture Department
Department of Interim
Federal Power Commission
Kerr
Texas candidate blends cartoons with campaign talks
El Paso politician Fred Hervey running from the 16th District uses comic cartoons and travelogues to draw a crowd then pivots to political speech, signaling a novel approach in campaign technique in June.
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EL Pas
Texas
Fred Hervey
el Paso
Congress
Boost your hometown by trading with it
A brief note urges residents to support local businesses by trading within the community. It emphasizes keeping money circulating locally and strengthening the town’s economy through everyday purchases.
Beta Sigma Phi Continues Aid To TB Society
Texas chapters of Beta Sigma Phi present a $1 341 21 check to the Texas Tuberculosis Association. Dr Mendenhall notes total sorority support exceeds $31 000 with earlier gifts including a 70 mm X ray bus in 1948 and $5 000 in 1949. The X Ray Bus has served 20 counties with 7 559 films monthly, 3 682 healthy referrals. The Heart Association received $7 500 in 1950 and Girlstown USA is named for 1951.
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Texas
Beta Sigma Phi
Elliott A. Mendenhall
Dallas
Business Women's Organization
Texas Tuberculosis Association
Dr. Mendenhall
Tuberculosis Association
Association
Mendenhall
Texas Heart Assocation
Girlstown USA
Audie Murphy Donates Medals to Children Across Nation
Hollywood June 9 UP: Actor Audie Murphy reveals he has given away his 20 war medals to kids nationwide. He says the most prized piece went to eight year old Weldon Burns of Dallas, nephew of the Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.
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Hollywood
Audie Murphie
Weldon Burns
Dallas
Murphy
Neyer
Ray Wood
Murphys
Wisnda Hendrix
Loyalty Row Over Remington Trial Sparks Senate Critique
Federal push for a rapid trial of Commerce Department employee William Remington follows a New York grand jury indictment accusing him of perjury about Communist ties. Senator Mundt calls the loyalty program "discredited" and proposes a Republican led overhaul. Meanwhile writers Dalton Trumbo and John Howard Lawson surrender in Washington to begin one year terms for contempt of Congress.
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Washington
Commerce Department
William Remington
U. S
Irving Saypol
New York
Remington
Truman
Karl Mundt
South Dakota
Datton Trumbo
John Howard Lawson
House On American Activities Committee
First Year Under G A School Laws To Be Discussed
Special Texas educators plan a birthday party for the Gilmer Aikin Laws. More than 200 educational leaders meet July 10 14 at the University of Texas to review the law in its first year of operation. The conference is sponsored by the Texas Education Agency the Texas Associations of School Administrators and the University. They will study the accomplishments clarify administrative interpretations and address vague wording especially pupil transportation financing. A one year waiting period was required to collect transportation statistics. University Dean I Haskew said the conference will be an annual event.
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Austin
Texas
Gilmer-Aikin
University of Texas Cau
Texas Education Agency
Texas Associations of School Administrators
Scout Committee to Meet at Lake Texoma Thursday
The Boisd Are Boy Scout district announces its regular June meeting at the Boy Scout camp Lake Texoma on Thursday June 15. Joan Arledge district chairman says members will eat at 7 30 a.m. and hold a business session afterwards. Plans for an aquatic carnival in August at Bonham State Park will be made.
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Boisd Are Boy Scout
Lake Texoma
Joan Arledge
Megi
Eelock
Bonham State Park
Butterflies Cause Traffic Mayhem On San Antonio Roads
Traffic tied up along the lower Rio Grande Valley to San Antonio highways as swarms of butterflies block radiators and windshields. Birds and chickens joined the chaos, attracting by the insects and creating additional hazards for drivers.
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San Antonio
Rio Grande Valley
Wheat crop forecast below average this year
Agriculture Department projects a 944,614,600 bushel wheat crop, below the one billion target. Officials had warned that falling under that level would trigger downsizing of surplus wheat stocks.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Demo Leaders Hopeful of Passing Rent Bill Next Week
Democratic leaders seek enough support to push a rent control extension through the Senate as Senator Harry Cain’s filibuster wears on. Vice President Barkley voices optimism that the bill may pass soon amid expected tough Senate and House votes on the drift law extension.
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Washington
Senate
Harry Cain
Cain
Scott Lucas
Lucas
Alben Barkley
Chicago
House
Rural Progress Contest Discussed For Communities
Richardson editor of the Oklahoma Farmer Starkman told Allen Point contest group members that the Rial Neighborhood Progress contest, sponsored by Texas A&M Eatenian Service, aims to push work in communities. Delegates from Nunnelee and Telephone attended the meeting.
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Richardson
Oklahoma Farmer-Starkman
Texas A & M
Rial
Allen
Nunnelee
Hac Hardson
Former cashier held in shortage at Harlingen bank
Ex bank employee Marva Day, a cashier at National Bank in Harlingen, is charged with embezzling about 15 000 dollars. Day resigned in June and waived preliminary hearing. Bond set at 20 000 dollars as bank officials say bonding coverage was insufficient. Day had four years at the bank and four months of service as a teller.
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Harlingen
Nationa
Darlingen
Caorte Marva
Jat
Fedcowt
San Antons
Watson
Umpan
T.bo Ng
John Ben Shepperd to Speak at Houston Commencement
John Ben Shepperd Texas Secretary of State will speak at the University of Houston commencement tonight, substituting for Governor Shivers who is in Nevada for his father-in-law’s funeral. The exercises are held at Sam Houston Coliseum barring any ceremony conflicts.
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Houston
Gladewaters
John Ben Shepperd
Texas
Delelseca
University of Houston
Shivers
Nevada
Sam Houston Coliseuum
Housewives Find Ways to Beat Rising Meat Prices
A United Press survey shows meat prices climbing while homemakers nationwide cut costs. Some limit fresh meat to three or four meals weekly, others use cheaper cuts, freeze bargains for later, or shift to fish and meatless dishes. Households also stretch meals with waffles and freezer storage. Beef prices, especially for better cuts, have surged the most.
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United Press
Claude Goodman
Dallas
Millard Kirk
Baltimore
Denver
Marion Plumb
Truman urges foreign aid to secure world peace at Missouri
President Truman spoke at the University of Missouri commencement in Columbia saying foreign aid costs are temporary but necessary to prevent Soviet attempts to overturn freedom. He arrived by special train from St Louis after a night there and received honorary degrees and a Phi Beta Kappa key. He planned to join the 35th Division WWI reunion in St Louis, while a sailor in St Louis amazed reporters with a wartime memory after a taxi dispute.
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Columbia
Truman Hen
Ressia
University of Missouri
St. Louis
Truman
University of Missouri i
Cap and Town
Fraternity of Scholars
University Town
St Louis
Mississippi
Secret Service
35Th Division
Central Kansas Twister Strikes 20 Mile Area
A tornado swept through a 20 mile stretch in central Kansas causing injuries and property damage. Residents and responders report powerful winds, hail, and heavy rain with near four inches recorded in some areas. Names of injured and witnesses are locally noted amid storm damage to farms and buildings.
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Twister
Kansas
Meier Atcson
Kansa
Mies
Albert el
Twit
Mr Filnutt
Wwe
B-29 May Have Shot Self Down
Fragmentary wartime note reports a B-29 potentially shot itself down over the North Sea near YAHKMs on a Wednesday. The strange story was gathered from inconsistent depictions and unnamed sources as editors sought confirmation today.
Livestock Market Report Shows Mixed Steady Rates
The market lists steady to lower finishes across categories. Cattle and calves show limited supplies, with common cows at 18 to 20 and good cutters around 20. Pigs and sows vary, with butcher hogs 25 and lightweights 170 to 200 pounds averaging near 170.
Mysterious Fire Destroys Train Five Lose Lives
A mysterious blaze aboard a Birmingham to Glasgow train killed five people and destroyed two coaches. Investigators found missing jewels worth $24,000 amid the wreck, with clues suggesting arson as the fire's start. Police recovered portions of the scorched coaches as they search for the jewels and determine the motive.
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Scotland
Glaseee
Birmingham
Taugland
Tuve
OSS Denies Torpedoing Amerasia Case Claims Unclear
The wartime Office of Strategic Services faced claims it torpedoed the Amerasia case. The Justice Department asserts OSS agents entered Amerasia’s offices illegally to seize documents. Former OSS officers provided views in a Senate subcommittee briefing on the matter.
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Dttnaais
Servic
Iustace Department
Rasd
Amerasia Stuien
Justice DepartMent
OSS
Amerasia Mugustic
Senate
Forngn Felations
Weather report for East Texas and coastal area
Partly cloudy with scattered showers expected this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures show little change through tonight and tomorrow. East Texas remains partly cloudy through Saturday with few scattered showers and similar temperatures. Moderate southeast winds noted along the coast.
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Bunham
Ylemally
East Texas
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