GOP Housing Bill Faces Tight Vote In Congress
Washington Republicans push a 226 page housing revamp to sustain 35000 new units after next fiscal year amid factions aiming to kill or expand public housing. Debates center on FHA and VA loan rates, with Democrats warning of higher rates for veterans and critics accusing proponents of reviving New Deal terms as the vote looms today.
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Associated Press
Washington
Eisenhower
Molise
GOP
House
Wolcott
R-Mich
Banking Committee
Eisehhower
Veterans Administration
Cleveland Yard Fire Destroys Lumber For $500000
A massive blaze swept the Dougherty Lumber Co. yard at Euclid Avenue and Coltman Road in Cleveland early today. Flames rose as high as 100 feet, destroying about 900,000 board feet of lumber and causing estimated damages near $500,000. Two hours and 24 fire companies fought the flames, with a 25‑foot brick wall collapse helping to limit spread. No workers were present and no night watchman was on duty. Educational TV expansion noted in Pittsburgh as the nation’s third station targets school-age children.
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Cusyellan
Dougherty Lumber Co
Eu~slid Avenue
Coltman Road
Glenn Reynolds
Unemployment Rises Yet Markets Hope For Stabilizing Trend
The government reported March unemployment up 54 000 to 3 725 000 the smallest monthly increase in six months. The Census Bureau said unemployment leveled off and officials suggested a potential turn in the employment situation as total jobless figures remain the highest in four years dating back to March 1950.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Census Bureau
Jess
Arabs Press For Action On Case Against Israel
Arab delegates urged a urgent U N Security Council meeting to confront Israel over border killings in Jordan near Nahalin. Lebanon asked for a formal hearing on the Sunday night raid in Nahalin where nine Arabs died, while Israel dismissed the move as shielding Jordanian guilt. Jordan separately asked Hammarskjold for immediate action to stop Israeli raids.
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Associated Press
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Nahalin
U. N
Palestine
Edward A. Rigk
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
Security Council
Rizk
Hussein F. Khalidi
Dag Hammarskjold
Tarael
U.N. Armistice Commission
U. S. Navy
Elmo Hutchison
Former Governor Aide Adonis Sentenced to Five Years
Harold John Adonis former state house clerk was sentenced to five years in federal prison for income tax evasion. Judge Alfred Modi ceili noted potential leniency if Adonis cooperates within 60 days. maximum was five years and a $10,000 fine. Adonis appeared unmoved as bail of $20,000 was continued pending appeal. defense attorney Joseph Keane Modarelli voiced willingness for consideration if warranted but stated it was not.
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Ed Neware
N. d
Harold John Adonis
State House
Alfred EB. Modiceili
Dapper
Alfred &. Driscoll
Adonis
Dauhhter
Luallle
Shaw
Immedi
Stely
Offer Rejected in ILA End Port Tieup Dispute
New Jersey Waterfront Commission quickly rejected the International Longshoremen Association bid to end the strike offering amnesty for about 65 blacklisted dockers. ILA leaders urged workers to return once work passes lifted, citing federal court injunctions and ongoing investigations into violations of law amid a wider battle with AFL affiliated unions.
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New Jersey Waterfront Commission
Longshoremen's Association
UILA
Distate Waterfront Cleanup Commission
ILA
Patrick Connelly
Connelly
Waterfront Commission
AFL
TLA
TL New York Council
Lawrence E. Walsh
William V. Bradley
TLA Council
Bradley
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Washington
Lewis
Afl-Tla
Morals Case Goes to Court
Duane Bates 21 of Columbus is bound over for the Warren County grand jury after a hearing on a statutory rape charge. Bates pleaded not guilty and is remanded to jail since the case is not bailable. He admits picking up the girl but denies assault. Investigators cite witnesses supporting the girl’s account of being taken to a Warren County location.
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Duane Bates
of . A
Columbus
Warren Courtly Grand Jury
Justice of the Peace
Perry Mead
Bates
Jess Jiallante
Erie
Warren County
Corry
Pididill Hall
Jack Vanik
Erie Pale Chiairiat
Erie Countty
Vonik
Sly Poe Nico
Hix
Darla Sleeling
York Street
Rewer Brown
Misa Alevling
Toduy
Vanik
Repairs Start On Quaker State Oil Refinery Fire
Smethport Pa repair crews began work today on a refrigeration unit at the Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation refinery in Farmers Valley damaged by a blaze yesterday. No injuries were reported. Two nearby buildings suffered minor damage before refinery firefighters controlled the hour-long fire. Superintendent William H. Rockman estimated losses between 100000 and 150000 dollars.
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Amuulatio Am
Senate backs statehood bill for Hawaii and Alaska
The Senate approved a bill admitting Hawaii and Alaska as states in a 1657 to 28 vote. House resistance, led by Republicans, risks blocking the measure despite Senate support and possible conference talks. Senators cited party dynamics and timing as factors shaping the pivotal move toward statehood. Alaska’s inclusion meets opposition from House Republicans while Hawaii’s path is clearer amid past House approval.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hawaii
Maske
Senate
House
Allon
Alaska
Eisenhower
Sen. Anderson
D-Nnn
Riles
Hotlee
Rules Committee
Sen
Cordon
R-Ore
Dill
Dr French Buys Local Quarters In Corry Veterinary Office
Final details completed this week in the sale of the practice and office of Dr. Stanton Bower to Dr. Charles French. Dr. French moved to Corry last November to open a veterinary practice and has occupied the former quarters on Roosevelt Highway just west of the city limits while the sale closed. The deal includes the modern home, office equipment, and all supplies for veterinary work. The building, built by Dr. Bower, has a second floor apartment and first floor waiting room, examination room, kennels, and storage. Dr. Bower kept his home and practice here until last year when he entered military service.
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Stanton Bower
Charles French
French
Corry
Roosevelt Highway
Bower
The
Army
Phone Hearing On Resume In Harrisburg April 20 22
Public Utility Commission in Harrisburg will resume hearings April 20 to 22 on an 81 441 000 annual rate boost proposed by the General Telephone Co of Brie The PUC suspended the increase for six months to next September 1 to determine its justification Protests come from Erie Franklin Titusville Johnstown Athens and Bayre General seeks monthly residential rates from 69 cents to 1 2 and business price hikes from 31 75 to 250 The firm serves 126 200 subscribers across 13 Western Pennsylvania counties
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Harrisburg
Public Uivility Commission
Cleneral Telephone Co
Brie
PUC
Erie
Franklin
Titusville
Johnstown
Athens
Bayre
General
Pennsylvania
French Outpost Captured By Rebel Forces Near Dien Bien Phu
Vietminh troops pressed fresh attacks 175 miles west of Hanoi as French forces countered fiercely to hold the Dien Bien Phu fortress. Reports describe heavy clashes, barbed wire defenses, and artillery exchanges with both sides suffering losses amid a siege-like offensive.
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Frenich
Associated Press
HANOS
Inuochiysi
Thowanas
Ton
Hanoi
Vietmann
Southeust
Est
Chien
Hanh
Meir Way
Laniks
Tyrouen
Vlobminh
Reds Seek Ban on Atomic Warfare
Moscow Radio reports hydrogen bomb heightens need for an international ban on atomic warfare citing Pravda. Nehru urges immediate standards on hydrogen bomb tests as Britain weighs a high level conference with the United States and Russia in pursuit of disarmament progress.
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Moscow Radio
Associated Pres
London
Communist Party
Pravda
Pusaia
NATO
Russia
Axa
Nehru
United States
U. N. Disarmament Commission
Britain
Churchill
Labor Party
Feusaia
March Weather: Rain, Snow, and Unseasonable Wind
A March report by Weather Observer George Mulder notes above average precipitation totaling 31 inches, with 4.22 inches in a single period and notable snowfall. Temperatures averaged near normal, highs around 61 and lows near 42, while winds occurred on at least eight days from varying directions.
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George Mulderek
Steward Ratty
Mareh
Ile
Cancer Fatal To Gen Vandenberg Dies at 86
General Hoyt Vandenberg Air Force chief from 1948 to retirement died at 1 05 p.m. at Walter Reed Hospital after a long illness. He was admitted last October for observation and check up and spent months in seclusion. Doctors said cancer of the prostate with metastasis to hips spine and other bones caused his death.
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Washington
Hoyt & Vandenberg
Air Force
Van
Army
Walter Reed
Sinice
Corryite Wins $7500 Damages in Auto Accident Case
A settlement awards Corryite $7500 for injuries from a collision on Route B near Union City on 16 1952. Plaintiff James Grint, 20, of 2084 First Avenue, seeks $2500 while defendants Raymond Drayer and owner Sylvester Drayer agree to pay the damage award.
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Seiene Se
Corry
Alito
James Grint
First Avenue
Union Cuy
Judge orders sale to Negroes in Meadville Park case
Judge Herbert A. Mole ruled a restrictive covenant limiting sale to Negroes in West Mead Township null and void as contrary to public policy. The decision accepted plaintiff Moby Alexander's request to compel conveyance and to recover $1,280, with costs against defendants Theresa, Frank and Josph Geiger. The ruling cites the 14th Amendment and equal rights statutes.
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Meadville
West Mead
Herbert A. Molesb
The
Cour
Moby Alexander
Theresa, Frank
Josph Geiger
Phe
Equity
College Parke
Barre McCain
Alexander
Tn Thesr
Geigers
Mook
United States
Lao Mekuy
Denies Involvement In Missing Girls Case By Rupert Keppel
Rupert Keppel of Columbus denies any involvement with the disappearance of two Corry girls. He states he is not the caretaker of any camp or cabin mentioned in a city police report by Patrolman Neil McKay and says a letter from one of the girls absolves Richard Keppel of complicity. The teens were later found at a camp in Tammanick Swamp.
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Rupert Keppel
Columbus
Richard
Tammanick
Keppel
Neil McKay
Richard Keppel
Fire alarm saves three families as cellar blaze claims pet
Three families fled a three alarm Pittsburgh fire after a barking dog alerted neighbors. The fire burned a cellar where the door was locked for the night. The dog perished, while six adults and ten children escaped unharmed, including the households of Harry Stout Tar old Koch and Andrew Dudoah.
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Pittsburgh
Harry Stout
Tarold Koch
Andrew Dudoah
Investigators to Meet Sears on Impartiality for McCarthy Probe
Washington reports say investigators will ask Samuel P. Sears, Boston trial lawyer, to reaffirm impartiality as special counsel in the Senate probe of Senator McCarthy and top army officials. Sears defended his neutrality while remarks from 1952-62 were noted by Boston and Harvard sources.
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Associated Press
Washington
Samuel P. Sears
R Cornsel
McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Potter
F-Mlch
Sears
Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Bears
Boston
Mubcommit
Newamer
Fotaa
Wisconsin
Garrard Crimson
University
Harvard
the Crimson
Checks Stolen From Bank Truck In Cleveland
More than 100000 in dividend checks were stolen from a Central National Bank truck in Cleveland yesterday as the driver paused for coffee. Fred Colbert, 20, reported two canvas sacks of checks missing. Police say most checks were made out to firms or individuals and could be forged for easy cashing.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Central National Bank
Fred Colbert
Usker
Thomas A. Murphy
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