Probers Find Violation In Excess Profits Case
House Ways and Means subcommittee investigated claims of undue influence by treasury officials on tax cases during the Truman era. Testimony recounts 1948 processing of Universal Pictures excess profits tax refund, with Snyder pressuring speedy handling and Oliphant logs detailing calls with Henry Merry. Olsen testified the 1948 incident violated treasury review rules, yet Universal received about 3 million dollars, far below the 18 million dollar claimed.
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Tors
Universal Pictures
Treasury Review
Universal
Olsen
Revenue Bureau
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Truman
Snyder
Charles Oliphant
Oliphant
Henry J. Merry
Excess Profits Council of the Treasury
John Tobin
Kean
R-Nj
House Committee
Novers
Internal Revenue
Eisenhower Signs Refugee Bill for 214000 Immigrants
President Eisenhower signed a refugee measure allowing 214000 refugees to enter the United States over three years. The bill, a compromise between Senate and House totals, includes 90000 escapes from Communist areas in Western Europe and 10000 from North Atlantic countries behind the Iron Curtain.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Senate Judiciary Committees
Germany
West Berlin
Austria
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Reds Forced POW To Admit Atrocities
Ulysses G. Baugh a 22 year old American prisoner from Little Rock Arkansas said Communist guards in Freedom Village Korea threatened to behead him unless he wrote a letter confessing atrocities against Korean civilians. He reported prisoners died daily in camp and he endured cold punishment and jail as they coerced false statements.
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Freedom Village
Korea
Ulysses G. Baugh
Little Rock
Ark
Baugh
Hearing Starts On Tobacco Question
A Wilson County Superior Court hearing focused on the authority of the Wilson Tobacco Board of Trade to allocate selling time for warehouses in a leaf market. Plaintiffs argue the regulation is unlawful and may affect current auction town practices. A related Robeson County suit alleges discrimination in sale hour allocations and the use of dummy floors by some warehousemen.
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Wilson
Tobacco Board of Trade
Wilson County Superior Court
Wilson Tobacco Rd
Carl Beffro
Tobacco Board
Raleigh
Robeson County
Lumberton Tobacco Board of Trade
Lumberton
Ottway Burzton
Cecil Thomas
Miss Minnie Hoover
Recorder's Court
Miss Hoover
J. W. Wilson
Thomas
Superior Court
J. Will
Jon
Estelle Henson
Burton
French Drink Record in Paris Shows Massive Alcohol Spending
French drink record shows adults in France spending 2.54 billion dollars annually on alcohol. The figure equates to 750000 housing units if redirected to construction. Per capita consumption reaches 54 liters of pure alcohol yearly, far above the 7.5 liters for Americans.
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Paris
Doctors Complete noculation in North Carolina polio drive
In Newland and Avery County crews plus volunteers finished a gamma globulin polio campaign. 2613 children aged 12 days to 10 years received serum with clinics at Newland Riverside Cranberry School and mobile jeeps aiding hard to reach areas. Mickey Ray Terry, 12 days old, was among youngest recipients.
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Newland
North Carolina
Pollon
Avery County
Cranberry School
Riverside
Floyd Terry
Banner Elk
Mickey Ray
Mickey
Stocks rise unevenly as New York market opens
Paced by specialties, New York stocks advance irregularly in slow trading with few gains. New York Central leads volume, gaining. oil shares show modest demand, and steel and auto groups hold near prior closes amid a thin noon report.
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New York
New York Central
Rain Limited Benefit for Randolph Farmers in Drought Year
Randolph County farmers faced a harsh season as a light shower yielded little relief. Tobacco crops are scarce, corn suffered extensive drought damage, and few fields will surpass modest yields. Pastures benefit from rain, while one local farmer reported 10 bushels from a 10-acre corn field.
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Randolph County
E. S. Millsaps
Millsaps
Wake Forest Building Fund Increases by $200000
Wake Forest College reports a net gain of about 200000 to its building fund over June and July. Dr. Harold W. Tribble announced the rise at a Development Committee meeting at the Hotel Robert E. Lee. The total new money was 195,116 with 60,411 in cash and 134,705 in pledges.
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Superior Oil of
California
Cities Service
Texas Pacific Land Trust
Bethlehem
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
General Motors
Winston-Salem
Wake Forest College
Harold W. Tribble
Robert FE. Lee
Wake Forest
Dick Haymes Faces Deportation Threat Over Hawaii Trip
Hollywood singer Dick Haymes a 34-year-old Argentina-born American citizen by mistaken claim faces possible deportation under the McCarran Walter Act after traveling to Hawaii for a singing engagement and visit with his estranged wife. Immigration officials say the case hinges on his status and potential reentry rights.
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Hollywood
Dick Haymes
Rita Hayworth
Hawaii
Herman L. Landon
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Argentina
Haymes
Alyah
United States
Buenos Aires
Department of Justice
U. S
Justice Department
Bronx N.Y
Arae Eee
Robert Eaton
Record of Leadership Gifts Totals Various Amounts
The report lists leadership gifts with the largest at $45,000 followed by $25,000 and $10,000 gifts. Additional contributions include $5,000, three gifts of $3,000, two of $2,500, four of $1,500, and ten gifts of $1,000.
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Eral
Prices Hold Steady in South Carolina Tobacco Markets
Tobacco bids fluctuated with few declines and some increases yet overall averages remained steady across flue-cured grades in South Carolina and border North Carolina. Season gross sales reached 4,049,362 pounds, averaging $52.10 per hundred, with SC markets at $53.44 and Border Belt at $50.83.
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Raleigh
South Carolina
North Carolina
U. S
Bare Facts Of Nudist Meet Told
In San Bernardino California reporters covered a nudist convention of the American Sunbathing Association at a secluded ranch. Newsmen faced blushes as they entered and described the scene while noting a clothing drive for the needy. A fashion parade is planned with participants wearing only shoes necklaces watches and bracelets.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Los Angeles
81 Americans Freed By Reds
Gen Mark W Clark said 2000 to 3000 more Americans than the 3313 listed likely remained in Red captivity. In Koje Island prison camps nearly 12000 Red detainees rioted on the eve of freedom, with one killed and four wounded as UN guards fired to quell uprisings. Reds barricaded barracks and engaged in small arms fire. no UN casualties were reported.
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Washington
Mark W. Clark
U. N
Far East
Koje Island
Korea
United Nations
United States
Mark Clark
Reds
Joseph Lann
Etire
Russia
Siberian
North Korea
Costly Hangover: Vermont Man Fined for Littering
A Barre resident was fined 25 dollars plus 8.30 dollars in court costs for discarding a can on the street. A warning warned that a future offense would bring 50 dollars and costs.
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Barre
Conanicut Island Lighthouse Tale Echoes Ancient Mystery
Conanicut Island Jamestown Rhode Island hosts Americas third oldest lighthouse amid lore that Captain Kidds Sas is buried on the island. The fragment hints at legends surrounding maritime history and hidden treasure alongside the historic beacon.
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Conanicut Island
Jamestown
Rhode Island
America
Captain Kidd
Sas
The Good and The Bad In The Hot Cold Wars
The column weighs good and bad news from the postwar era. Allied prisoners return through Panmunjom as 12,763 with 3,313 Americans are promised home while hunger and discontent push East German authorities to ease aspects of the Eisenhower food program.
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Phil Newsom
United Press Foreign News
Panmunjom
Freedom Gate
United Nations
United States
Suez Canal
Britain
Alrea
Dreas
Canal
Rufous Hornbill Captured After Urban Soaring in Manhattan
A rufous necked hornbill named Rufous eluded New York bird catcher Joseph Schlesinger for two days in Wall Street’s canyons. He finally roped the bird, then a New York pigeon owner helped trap it on a six story roof. The bird, from Thailand and valued at $200, ended up at the ASPCA shelter overnight.
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New York
Joseph Schlesinger
Jety
Wall Street Financial District
Wall Street
Schlesinger
Rufous
Frank Renda
Berinda
ASPCA
Thailand
Lower Manhattan
Mrs F H Murray seeks three duplexes with area variance
Mrs F H Murray of Leonard Street applies for permission to build three duplexes with a 333 square foot variance per unit. The Board of Adjustments will hear the matter at City Hall Council Chamber on August 13, 1953 at 4 p m. Interested parties may attend to be heard. Signed by E C Cridlebaugh, Chairman.
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F. H. Murray
Leonard Street
Board of Adjustments
City Hall
Council Chamber
E. C. Cridlebaugh
Notice of Service of Summons by Publication
Public records indicate a notice of service of summons by publication in Guilford County for the case James Iannotti versus a party in the Municipal Court of the City of High Point. The action seeks court involvement and awaiting service completion and further process.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
City of
High Point
James Iannotti
Patricia Iannotti
Patricia Fiorvanti
Iannotti
Court House
M. W. Nash
Des Moines Man Washes and Ironizes Paper Money
Albert Golden, 81, of Des Moines keeps his money pristine by washing bills with soap and water and then ironing them to restore a fairly new appearance. He says he has done this for years using a special process.
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Des Moines
Albert Golden
Golden
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