Murder Case Near Jury Second Draft Test Tomorrow
A jury of twelve will decide if Eugene Bentley Southack of Norwalk killed his former son in law Elsworth O’Donnell in a family quarrel. Southack faces the death penalty if convicted of first degree murder. Attorneys for both sides argued yesterday as jurors prepare to receive instructions and begin deliberations.
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Los Angeles
Eugene Bentley Southack
Norwalk
Southack
Elsworth O'Donnell
Dividend Tax Withholding Editorial Sparks Mixed Reactions
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a plan to withhold 20 percent of all dividend and tax payments for tax purposes. Readers weigh potential added burden against necessary revenue, noting concerns but suggesting no immediate hike for most individuals. Continued on Page 22.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman warns to keep price controls amid inflation danger
President Truman urged continued government controls on prices wages credit and rents for at least two more years despite Korea. He warned that if Congress ends controls by June 30 inflation and a wrecked economy would follow, claiming inflation has already raised defense costs by 7 billion dollars and that civilian shortages will worsen. He spoke during a nationwide radio television address.
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Washington
Truman
Korea
Congress
Russia
McCarthy Charges Marshall Backed Stalin War Policy
Senator McCarthy accused former Defense Secretary George Marshall of lying about multiple issues including the China policy and Pearl Harbor whereabouts. He cited a reported Wedemeyer document and claimed Marshall used the China policy authorship to justify actions. Marshall did not comment on the charges.
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Wisconsin
Defense
McCarthy
Marsh
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Wedemeyer
Marshall
Reds Counterattack Regain Major Peaks
In the Kumhwa-Kumsong area northeast of liberated Kumhwe, Communist forces fought to blunt Allied advances and salvage materiel from an shattered iron triangle. Savage battles raged along the Kumhwe Kumson corridor as Allies briefly seized two peaks only to lose them at nightfall. Allied tank patrols penetrated five miles west on the Korean front while central and eastern sectors reported limited gains.
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Kumlaya
Iron Triangle
Kumhwe
Kumsone
United Press
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Lia Chapman
Eighth Army
Kumsong
Seven Fliers Die in Neptune Plane Crash Near Jacksonville
A twin engined Neptune patrol plane crash near an island south of Jacksonville killed seven Navy men including two flight commanders. The crash today left wreckage burning as rescuers searched the area for survivors and details.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Bowron Council To Name City Manager Tomorrow
Los Angeles mayor Fletcher Bowron and the City Council will name the city manager, created by voters at the last primary. The post pays about $15 000 annually and is expected to go to Samuel Leask Jr or Joseph Hawthorne, both senior administrators.
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Fletcher Bowron
Maanager
Samuel Leask Jr
City Bureau of Budget and Efficiency
Joseph Hawthorne
Civil Service Dept
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