Truman program shapes 1950 congressional battle
Democrats praise President Truman's message as the new Congress opens, while Republicans condemn it as overly restrictive. The piece argues the outcome will depend on voters in 1950 and 1952 elections, with Civil Rights and health insurance as campaign issues. It notes a divided Congress limits action and frames the elections as a test of voters' preferred program.
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James Marlow Washington
Congress
Truman
Washington
Navy Flight Surgeon Wounded In Scuffle
A Navy flight surgeon, Commander M. T. Martin Reon, was critically wounded by a pistol shot in a domestic scuffle with his wife in Pensacola Florida. Police said the couple had been drinking at a neighbor's house and the shooting occurred after a quarrel over a pistol. Martin was hospitalized as authorities questioned Mrs Martin and released her.
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Navy
M. T. Martin
Henry Clay Antehell
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Martin
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Sid
Convicts Break Free Then Back in Custody After Manhunt
Four Arkansas inmates escaped Kin Saturday firing into the air and fleeing toward Stilwell. They were cornered in a shack near Tucker prison farm and surrendered after being wounded. two remained hospitalized with multiple wounds as authorities closed the five day pursuit. The group included Odus Eaton and David Byer, both captured in Stilwell, with James Williams Rheuark and William Perry Wilhama also implicated in kidnapping and robbery.
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North Little Rock
Jack Rheuark
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Okla
Lee Henslee
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James Perry
Eaton
Jena
S¢ott
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Iie
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Williams
BFITIER STILL TOPS IN WHITAKER BIRTHPLACE VISITORS
In Haverhill Massachusetts visitors to John Greenleaf Whittier's birthplace topped 300,000 over the last months, drawing participants from 39 states the District of Columbia and five foreign countries, reflecting broad interest in the poet’s legacy.
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Haverhill
Mass
John Greenleaf Whitkier
District of Columbia
Freight Train Derails In Georgia Blocking Rail Traffic
In Griffin Georgia the last 15 cars of a 40 car Central of Georgia freight train derailed just south of town. The front section stayed on track and no injuries were reported. Two derricks were en route to lift the cars back onto the rails. Train No. 39 from Macon to Atlanta diverted to Southern Railway tracks. Cause of the derailment was not immediately known.
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Afl Central of Georgia
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Atlanta
Irving
C. L. Williamson
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