07 Apr 1949
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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1949
Page
1
A United Nations committee mandates a full debate on actions to prosecute sixteen churchmen amid international pressure. The move raises questions about accountability and church-state relations in the region.
The United Nations steering committee rejected Russian protests and ordered general assembly debate on trials of Cardinal Mindszenty in Hungary and fifteen Bulgarian Protestant clergymen. Malik led Soviet objections arguing noninterference, while the U S and allies backed a probe noting potential treaty violations.
In Salem Oregon nine senators push a bill imposing Thirty days in jail and a one hundred dollar fine on theater owners allowing corn and peanut munchers Ejection from the theater with no refund possible doubling the admission price and authorizing lawsuits for damages against the theater owner The measure aims to curb disruptive behavior by moviegoers and grants affected patrons additional remedies
A bandit in a blue pinstripe suit robbed the South Side bank at 3833 Main Street taking $745 after demanding fives to hundreds. Teller Harold Gross counted and placed the money in a sack as the robber warned not to move for ten minutes before fleeing. Kansas City police soon arrested a 35 year old man whose car matched sightings and who wore similar attire, with witnesses noting strong resemblance but differing on details.
Fair and mild today and tomorrow. Low tonight 40 to 45. High tomorrow 70 to 75. Humidity 83 percent at 6:30 a.m., 29 percent at 1:30 p.m. Barometer 29.96 inches at 6:30 a.m., 29.91 inches at 1:30 p.m., falling. River stage 15.2 feet. Lake of the Ozarks 3.9 feet below full. No precipitation in past 24 hours.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. escaped injury when a brick was hurled through a taxi window during a strike on Seventh Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues. Police stopped the cab crowding Vanderbilt, mistook him for a goon, then released him after he showed his wallet and identity. The brick thrower fled.
The Board of Education will meet in the Public Library board room to set the date for a school levy election and determine the levy amount to seek voter approval. It would raise above the constitutional 10 mills for school purposes with certification to the county clerk by the deadline.
Mineola April 7 AP Nassau County officials say a new jail matron is being assigned to guard Martha Beck as her former matron, who haunted her, is replaced. Beck's attorney says the inmate is on the verge of violence due to the resemblance to Janet Fay, the Albany widow slain in the Fernandez case.
Attorney General J. E. Taylor reports no new developments in the March 24 killing of Wolf C. Rimann. Taylor notes coordinated law enforcement agencies are putting in long hours on the investigation.
The Senate interior committee approved President Truman’s reappointment of Alaska Governor Ernest Gruening for a third term. The brief item notes the political move as a notable development in Washington.
The Jackson County probate filing shows Estelle Hager's will naming Beatrice Turner as the half share recipient. The fortune valued near 100000 dollars includes cash stocks bonds diamonds antiques and the Holmes street home with remaining assets split between Turner and Frances Rosenbury Jenkins.
Administration unveils a subsidy program focusing on livestock and dairy products to guarantee a minimum income for farmers as part of the new farm policy. The plan emphasizes securing steady earnings amid market fluctuations and rural hardship.
Government signals it will not enforce a price floor on perishables. Officials cite market flexibility and consumer benefit as reasons for forgoing price controls.
Brannan unveiled a sweeping permanent high price support program replacing the Aiken law. The plan would pay farmers to offset market drops while letting prices move with supply and demand, keeping nonperishables supported and widening subsidies to meat, milk, eggs, poultry, fruits, and vegetables.
Washington April 7 AP The Brannan plan ties eligibility for price support aid to full compliance with all crop programs on a farm and a soil conservation rule. A farmer growing wheat corn hogs eggs chickens and milk would need to follow programs for each product or risk losing aid and facing penalties for excess sales on quota crops.
The governor outlines a proposed plan in the legislature aimed at addressing fee obligations. The initiative seeks to streamline funding and create relief measures for state residents facing imposed charges.
Gov. Forrest Smith outlines a 4-cent gasoline tax with 1 cent allocated to counties under the King road law, plus a 35-cent county levy for certain counties, while state supervision remains with the highway department. He cites constitutional sections supporting state aid to counties and warns opposition from oil interests and farm groups.
Morton Krouse a 255 pound singing teacher sued a subway vending firm for 46 cents after inserting a penny 46 times in eight months with no release The court awarded him 171 dollars for costs and the case highlighted a penny chocolate craving versus failed machine activity.
About 7 500 Bendix Aviation workers walked out at 9 a m and production stopped at the South Bend plant after a mass union meeting the day before. Handbills demanded reinstatement of 47 discharged workers tied to a March 28 slowdown in the brake shoe division.
A 17 year old boy named James Clifton Murphy reportedly told authorities he killed his 49 year old mother Pearly Mae Murphy with a shotgun blast after she whipped him. Deputy W. W. Holloway said the youth is being held on the case, with no charges filed yet. The killing occurred Wednesday afternoon in Yazoo City Mississippi.
The Weather Bureau predicts fair and mild conditions through Saturday with morning lows of 40 to 45 and afternoon highs of 70 to 75. A few sprinkles were seen last night but no Middle West showers are likely before Sunday or Monday, according to forecaster Burton Handy.
The Star resumes daily fiction next Sunday with a suspenseful love story by Vida Hurst titled Two Loves Have 1. It follows twin sisters whose contrasting natures drive conflict in a tale of romance. First installment Sunday, then weekday installments. Easter Sunday ends the chapter. H. H. G. vans out to all points and return. Allied Agts. ABC V1 0123 Adv.
Stephen T. Early, President Roosevelt’s longtime press secretary, was nominated by President Truman as the first undersecretary of defense. The new role unifies the three services, reporting to Secretary Louis A. Johnson.
In Corpus Christi on April 7, AP reports J R Duncan of San Antonio was fined $100 after groaning in court during a damage suit against Allan B Hannay a federal judge. Hannay warned if he spoke out of turn again he would fine Duncan $500.
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