House Debates and Passes Long Range Housing Bill
Washington reports the Senate approved a long range housing bill backing a large slum clearance program and 810000 public housing units over six years. The measure includes a $275 million farm housing program and a home construction cost-cutting research effort. House fate uncertain as voting factions and amendments unfold.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Brickker
Ohio
Cain
Wash
Restrictions On DDT Use In U S Dairy Industry
Washington reports an Agriculture Department order to remove DDT from the U S milk supply. Officials state small residues are not alarming but urge minimal total food exposure. Labels will ban DDT for dairy animals, feed, and residual barn sprays.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U. S
W. G. Reed
Livestock Insecticide Division
Production and Marketing Administration
Department of Agriculture
President Again Proposes Health Insurance Measure
President Truman asks Congress to vote compulsory medical insurance as part of a national health program. He urges government funding for medical bills from a designated tax fund and supports expanding medical schools and hospital construction while pushing disease control and maternal child health efforts. The plan faces strong AMA opposition and uncertain chances this session.
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Truman
Congress
Capitol Hill
American Medical Association
AMA
Opera Tenor John Garris Found Shot in Atlanta Alley
Police probe the death of 35 year old Metropolitan opera tenor John Garris shot through the heart. His body was found in a rain soaked alley after a three day Atlanta engagement. A late Wednesday phone call to an unknown YMCA recipient is the leading clue in the mystery.
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Atlanta
John Garris
Metropolitan Opera
Atlanta, Ga
J. C. Patterson
Battery Company
Ploye
Marietta Street
Garris
Metropolitan Company
YMCA
M. M. Coppen
Tank Explosion Hits Basin Oil Tank Farm Inglewood
An explosion at Basin Oil Company's storage tank farm in Inglewood Calif caused a series of blasts from power transformers and a ruptured gas main. Firemen shut the gas line to halt the blaze and no casualties were reported though the plant suffered no oil tank fires.
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Inglewood
Calif
Los Angeles
Basin Oil Company
Storag Tank Farm
Truman seeks iron men for government posts in reshuffle
President Truman faced growing turnover in his official family as he searches for capable workers willing to take government roles at modest pay. He announced David K. E. Bruce as ambassador to France, replacing Jefferson Caffery, while Alan G. Kirk will move to Moscow as ambassador. Barry Bingham was named to head the European recovery mission in France, with Royall and Bacher resignations cited as proving the difficulty of securing top talent for public service. Royall said civil life awaits and the army remains in good condition.
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Truman
Army
Royall
Robert F. Bacher
David K. E. Bruce
France
Jefferson Caffery
Adm
Alan G. Kirk
Walter Bedell Smith
Moscow
Bruce
Economic Corporation Administration
Barry Bingham
Louisville
Army Department
Curtis Calder
Bronxville, N. Y
Mercury Drug Brings Relief From Dropsy
DETROIT April 22 A new drug named thiomerin offers safe relief from dropsy. New York University doctors report thiomerin increases kidney water excretion and draws body water back into the bloodstream. Trials on many patients show it as effective as other mercury diuretics. A second treatment from Howard University uses concentrated alkaline sodium salts injections with rapid results in dogs and one human patient.
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Detroit
New York
Robert C. Batterman
David Unterman
Arthur C. Degraff
New York University College of Medicine
Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
Samuel A. Carson
Elizabeth O'Leary
Howard University
Washington
Taft Explains Housing Costs Behind Slums
Senate Taft outlines a simple picture of America's housing problem. He says 15 million families cannot afford new homes, four million live on under $20 a month rents, and substandard housing degenerates into slums as rents fail to cover taxes and upkeep.
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James Marlow
Washington
America
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Pia
Tait
United States
Amelia
$200 Million Rural Roads Bond Bill Passed by House Enacted Into Law
RALEIGH April 22 The $200 million rural road bond election bill was enacted into law after the house approved it on third reading. The measure provides for an election on issuing $200 million in bonds and a one cent gas tax increase, contingent on bond approval. The state also enacted self insurance for public school buildings and other related measures in a busy session.
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House
Scott
Senate
General Assembly
Senate Committee On Manufacturing and Labor
State Board of Education
ABC
Winston-Salem
F. L. Gobble
Forsyth
Senate Appropriations Committee
Veterans Service
Edgecombe
Nash
Pastor Blasts Gambling At Man's Funeral
The Rev. Forrest G. Maxwell denounces gambling at a funeral service for Rufus Smith a 39 year old shot victim. He links Smiths death to a Dunn Er win gambling house noting repeated visits and financial stress while accusing local citizens and officials of inaction against the vice.
General Assembly Moves Toward Early Adjournment
Raleigh April 22 The General Assembly pushed for a final adjournment as the house approved the 427 million dollar biennial appropriations bill on second reading by 87 to 12. A conference report added 4 million for teachers salaries bringing total for education to 142.3 million, with a 28.5 percent pay rise.
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Senate
State Board of Education
Scott
Edwin Pate
Scotland
Stock Market Slump Deepens With Major Losses
A fresh selling wave hit Wall Street on April 22 as major issues fell further recording new yearly lows. U S Steel General Motors Goodrich Montgomery Ward J I Case Douglas Pacific Western Oil and Loews led declines while Youngstown Sheet Chrysler Sears Roebuck Westinghouse and Illinois Central stemmed the slide.
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U. S Steel
General Motors
Goodrich
Montgomery Ward
J. I. Case
Douglas Aircraft
Western Union
Phelps Dodge
General Electric
DuPont
International Paper Santa Fe
Southern’ Railway
Nicky Plate
Atlantic Coast Line
Pacific Western Oil
Loew's
Youngstown Sheet
Chrysler
Sears ‘Roebuck
Westinghouse Electric
Illinois Central
Happier Assembly as Conference Panel Reaches Agreement
Members of the general assembly display relief and optimism after a unanimous conference on the appropriations bills signals an end to tense weeks. Plans for concurrent lovefeasts with the Senate reflect a return to goodwill, with possible late night sessions to finalize bills.
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General Assembly
Sinc
Senate
House
Government Crisis Deepens As Communists Threaten Nanking
SEYMOUR TOPPING reports chaotic conditions in the Yangtze valley as government opposition weakens and Red forces push toward Hangchow. High officials flee Nanking while Kiangyin and Kweichin fall under Communist control. U S Embassy warns Americans to evacuate amid river crossings and artillery battles.
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Nanking
Southangtze Valley
Li Tsung-Jen
Ho Ying-Chin
Pai Chung-Hsi
Central Front
Hangchow
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Yangtze
Kiangyin
Kweichin
Wuhu
Here
Anking
Shanghai
Red Radio
Pukon
Foreign Office
Canton
U. S
J. Leighton Stuart
U.S
State Department
Washington
Lapital
Kiankyin
Negro Leader Named to North Carolina School Board
Governor Scott named Dr. H. L. Twigg president of St. Augustine's College to the state board of education, becoming the first Negro member. Three others were appointed to vacancies: Paul Oliver, Stanford Martin, and Claude Ferrell. Appointments require legislative confirmation.
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Scott
State Board of Education
H. L. Twigg
St. Augustine's College
Paul §. Oliver
Marietta
Stanford Martin
Winston
Merchant
Elkin School Board
Elkin
Assen Talions Oliver
N. @ [State college
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Brevard
Stanley Winborne
Fred C. Hunter
Robert Grady Johnson
James
Pender County
McMahon
Yancey County
Wake Forest College
Royall and Bacher
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L. H. Fountain
C. B. Moss
State Hospitals Board of Control
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