Senate showdown over middle income housing credit
The Senate moved to a pivotal vote on President Truman's plan to use 1 billion dollars in government credit for long term low interest loans to cooperatives and non profits aiding families with incomes between 2400 and 4700 dollars a year. Supporters argue it is less inflationary than larger rental programs while critics warn of socialistic aims and government overreach. A Bricker challenge to remove cooperatives could fail, paving the way for insured mortgages at four percent with 25 to 30 year terms.
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Washington
Mar
Senate
Truman
Sparkman
D.-Ala
Long
D.-La
Russell
D.-Ga
Lehman
D.-Lib.n.y
Bricker
Ohio
Ives
R.-N.y
Tobey
R.-N.h
Laborites Weather Tory Challenge Amid Budget Pressure
Laborites in Parliament endure Tory attack on spending with a 308 to 289 vote as Cripps promises cuts and health service expansion. In France, communists clash over arms aid while US evac ships head to Shanghai. Soviet elections report 99.98 percent turnout for a single bloc list.
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House of Lords
Stafford Cripps
French National Assembly
France
United States
National Assembly
Arma
Uncle Held After Slaying Of 17YearOld Girl In California
In San Luis Obispo California 17 year old Josephine Diaz was shot dead at her ranch home near town last night. Her grand uncle John Diaz 67 was held for questioning. A shotgun found in his room at the Diaz house is cited by assistant district attorney Lloyd Somogyi as part of the case.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
Josephine Diaz
John Diaz
Diaz
Josephine
Pointblank Range
Lloyd Somogyi
Solons Slow On Impeachment Of Judge Waring
South Carolina lawmakers urge caution before pursuing impeachment of U S district Judge J Waites Waring. Rep Richards warns against premature action and demands strong evidence from petitioners before further steps, as SC House debates a 10000 dollar funding measure for proceedings.
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Solons
Waring
Washington
Congress
U.S
J. Waites Waring
House of Representatives
Richards
D-Sc
U.S. House of Representatives
South Carolina
Charleston
Government Targets Tax Evaders As Deadline Looms
Washington reports the 1949 income tax payment deadline nears at midnight with the government boosting efforts against evasion. It offers up to 500 000 dollars in rewards this year for informers and urges grand juries to act on 1943 income cases before time limits expire. Past rewards reached 449 984 to 97 informers for 8 187 914 dollars recovered, while big incentives and general tips drive filings amid patriotism and tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baby Sitter Shot to Death in Missouri Home
In St Joseph Missouri a 15 year old girl babysitting six children was shot to death in front of a child. Clarence Speer Jr admitted shooting Caryle Roberta Johnson after an argument over accompanying him to a movie. The incident occurred at the Speer home as police record multiple prior offenses for Speer.
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ST. Joseph
Verne Starmer
Clarence C. Speer, Jr
Caryle
Roberta Johnson
Speer
Starmer
Edward Speer
Federal School Construction Program Gains Attention in Congress
In Washington on March 15, congress renewed focus on a federal school construction program as an alternative to general education aid. A $600 million Reconstruction Finance Corp loan plan led the construction measures, while a $300 million teacher salary aid and $136 million needy-state aid were debated. The Senate-passed $300 million general aid bill faced a 13 to 12 committee vote to shelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Congress
House Labor Committee
Lesinski
D-Mich
Rep. Lucas
Texas
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
1600 Americans Evacuated From Shanghai by LSTs
Two shallow-draft landing ships with American crews carried an estimated 1,600 Americans and other foreigners from Communist Shanghai. The ships moved through the East China Sea as a precaution against a reported blockade of the Yangtze estuary. The General W. H. Gordon from American President Lines stood by in international waters, with the ferry operation expected around March 20 near the Yangtze estuary.
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Pierre Cot
France
United States
Cot
U. S
Shanghai
Yokohama
Whangpo
Yangtze
W. H. Gordon
Gordon
Moscow
Soviet Union
Russia
Supreme Soviet
Parliament
Communist Party
East China Sea
Whangpoo
American President Lines
Red China
Lsts
Hong Kong
Yangtze Estuary
Senators Set Stage for Movie Morals Hearing
Senate Commerce Committee prepares for mid April hearings on Hollywood morals led by Chair Edwin C. Johnson. He targets actors and producers for licenses and $10000 permits to ship films across state lines amid clashes with Ingrid Bergman, Roberto Rossellini, and the Motion Picture Producers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Coie
Johnson
Senate
Association
Hollywood
Ple
Commerce Department Bureau
Miss Bergman
Rossellini
Child Actress Reverses Starvation Diet Claim in Custody Case
Hollywood reports 9 year old Lora Lee Michel, a $100 a day actress, inverted her statements about being starved to stay thin for film roles. Juvenile Judge A A Scott noted she is a precocious, emotional child and said she never was beaten or starved by foster parents Otto Michel and his wife. She left their apartment in pajamas and stayed with Rev Alfred Sundstrom in Burbank seeking escape after custody battle. The natural mother Lena Brunson had given up her rights years earlier. The case arose when Michel complained of being beaten for gaining weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lora Lee Michel
Elford Sundstrom
Burbanks
Hollywood
A. A. Scott
Michel
Alfred Sundstrom
Burbank
Michels
Lena Brunson
Nederland
Tex
Lora Lee
Brunson
Scott
Two Survivors Tell of Wales Air Tragedy
Two of the Tudor V airliner survivors describe the crash at St Athan Wales that killed 80 people. Gwyn Anthony and Handel Rogers, both former RAF men, spoke of the sudden impact and passengers bracing for the shock as the third survivor remained on the danger list at the RAF hospital.
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ST. Athan
Wales
R.A.F
Gwyn Anthony
Handel Rogers
Anthony
Eleven Killed In Two RAF Bomber Crashes In Britain
London March 15 two Royal Air Force four engine Lincolns collided with the ground within an hour killing at least eleven crewmen. The first wreck occurred at Hemswell after a training flight overshot the runway injuring one of six aboard. The second Lincoln crashed into Carnedd Llewelyn near Snowdon in darkness following a separate flight.
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London
Royal Air Force
Lincoln
R.A.F
Hemswell
Convicted Spy Gubitchev to Sail for Soviet Union March 20
Valentin A. Gubitchev informed Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan he will sail for Russia on March 20 after his attorney reversed earlier stance on appeal. Gubitchev and Judith Coplon, both sentenced to 15 years for spy conspiracy, await formal suspension of sentence next Monday. Coplon remains jailed on 40,000 bail.
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New York
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Sylvester J. Ryan
Russia
Gubitchev
Abraham L. Pomerantz
Ryan
Pomerantz
U. S
Irving H. Saypol
Yuri Novikov
Soviet Union
State Department
Iron Curtain
Smith Opens Headquarters At Capital
RALEIGH March 15. WilLis Smith former head of the American Bar association was to formally open his senatorial campaign headquarters He is one of four aimed at unseating Senator Frank P Graham in the May 27 Democratic primary Also in the field are Robert Reynolds Manley Dunaway and Olla Ray Boyd A Republican E L Gavin of Sanford named to carry the GOP banner The race for Clyde R Hoey includes Mayor Marshall Kurfees Others filing include Dr James R Parker of Lumberton against F Ertel Carlyle and Edward C Snead of Wilmington who has not paid his filing fee Also Zeb Alexander Morris of Concord seeks the 15th district solicitor seat and William J Bundy of Greenville seeks reelection
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Raleigh
Willis Smith
American Bar Association
Smith
Frank P. Graham
U. S
Robert Reynolds
Asheville
Manley Dunaway
Charlotte
Olla Ray Boyd
Pinetown
Graham
E. L. Gavin
Sanford
Marshall Kurfees
Winston-Salem
Clyde R. Hoey
James R. Parker
Lumberton
F. Ertel Carlyle
Edward C. Snead
Wilmington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Carlyle
Snead
Dr. Parker
House of Representatives
Robeson County
Zeb Alexander Morris
Concord
15Th Judicial District
John R. McLaughlin
Statesville
William J. Bundy
Greenville
Fifth
Friendly row over fuel oil inspection tax grows heated
A dispute between the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Revenue over fuel oil inspection tax liability has led to revised definitions and renewed enforcement. The tax, mainly paid by gasoline users, has boosted the general fund with about 2.42 million dollars for the year ending June 30, 1949, while the inspection division’s operating budget is listed at 214,300 dollars.
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Department of Agriculture
Department of Revenue
State Gas and Oil Inspection Board
L. Y. Ballentine
Eugene Shaw
General Fund
Revenue Department
Not Reached Courts Yet Questioned Legal Unconstitutionality
A questioned item has not yet reached the courts but similar cases have been decided. In every instance rulings declare it illegal and unconstitutional.
Baley Named North Carolina GOP State Chairman
Jim Baley Jr a 38 year old Marshall attorney becomes the new state GOP chair succeeding Sim A Delapp. E L Gavin of Sanford is the nominated senatorial candidate from the east with Gavin likely to run against the Democratic nominee for the seat held by Dr Frank Graham. Baley instructed to form a committee for a western candidate while the party supports Gavin. Mrs Walter Zachary reelected state vice chair. E J Presser withdraws from the 10th district race in favor of Louis G Rogers who was nominated at Hickory district convention.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
U. S
Jim Baley, Jr
Sim A. Delapp
Lexington
E. L. Gavin
Sanford
Frank Graham
Graham
West
Baley
Clyde R. Hoey
Gavin
Hoey
GOP
Clyde R. Greene
Boone
Buford T. Henderson
Winston-Salem
Henderson
Greene
Walter Zachary
Yadkinville
E. J. Presser
Louis G. Rogers
Rogers
Hickory
Early Rush Triggers Stock Prices Rise In Wide Market
An early rush to buy stocks pushed prices fractions higher with gains in major issues including U S Steel Bethlehem Steel General Motors Chrysler Studebaker Allied Chemical Goodrich Lockheed Emerson Radio American Telephone Westinghouse Santa Fe Nickel Plate Texas Company Johns Manville Western Union and Glenn Martin in New York trading.
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New York
UPI
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
Studebaker
Allied Chemical
Goodrich
Lockheed
Emerson Radio
American Telesphone
Westinghouse Electric
Santa Fe
Nickel Plate
Texas Co
Johns Manville
Western Union
Glenn Martin
Wholesale coal prices rise after strike
Pittsburgh March 15 The soft coal strike lingers in effects with prices up an average of 25 cents a ton and hard coal rising up to 75 cents a ton. Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company led the move by increasing wholesale prices 10 to 25 cents. George H. Love, company president, cited higher labor costs in mining as the reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
George H. Love
Judo Classes For Women Amid City Attacks
The Rev Stephen Hopkinson announced starting Judo lessons for female parishioners at St Marys church after two women were attacked in the district. He has trained in Judo for 20 years and urged attackers may be seriously hurt as deterrence.
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London
Stephen Hopkinson
St. Mary's Parish
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RKO Studios
Stromboli
Bergman
Rosselini
RKO
Great Britain
Capital
Capitol Square
State
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