Texas and Georgia farm officials indicted in lobbying plot
A federal grand jury indicted Texas agriculture commissioner J McDonald and Georgia agriculture commissioner Tow Linper along with two farm groups and two others on conspiring to influence Congress for higher commodity prices. The National Farm Committee tied to Harris & Vose was charged with lobbying without proper registration. The case centers on personal financial interests driving advocacy to keep prices up, with pressures to reveal who funded the lobbying effort.
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Agricultural Commissioner of
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Tom Clark
Congress
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Commisry of Agriculture
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Granger
Tex
National Farm Committee
Rorent M. Harris
Harris & Vose
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Farm Commissioner
Justice Department
Linder
McDonald
Grand Jury
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Moore
Ainst
Commissioners of Agriculture
Night Club Proprietors Throw Party After Strike
Monte Carlo Madison Avenue club shuts down after 0 employees strike for higher wages. Management hosts a party inviting idle workers with drinks on the house. Two bands play while dancers mingle as kitchen staff dine, in a symbolic show of sympathy.
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Madison Avenue
Musi‘ns
Baum
Wreckage Sighted Near Azores Missing B 17s Search
A June 16 report from Marta Azores says a search plane saw wreckage in the area where three B 17 type aircraft vanished after taking off from here yesterday. No life signs were detected and warships moved toward the scene.
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Azores
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Weather forecast for Kansas City area
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with a low near 60 and a high of 80 to 82. Humidity at 6:30 am was 86 percent, at 1:30 pm 75 percent. Barometer 30.98 inches at 6:30 am, 30.06 inches at 1:30 pm and falling. River stage 13 feet, up 0.6 feet. Lake of the Ozarks 4.8 feet below full pool. 24 hour precipitation ending 6:30 am was 0.46 inch.
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Kansas City
Lake of the Ozarks
Nolan Announces Marriage To Miss Amy Shell in Leavenworth
Joseph M. Nolan livestock dealer and second district councilman wed Miss Amy Mildred Shell from 700 West Forty-seventh street on May 22 in Leavenworth. The Nolans reside at 436 West Forty-seventh street. Mrs. Nolan was formerly a dental assistant. Nolan and Mrs. Harriett Nolan were divorced a year ago.
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Joseph M. Nolan
Amy Mildred Shellhorn
West Forty-seventh Street
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Nolan
Harriett Nolan
House balks on foreign aid increase in conference plan
Washington reports the House rejected the Senate's 6.13 billion foreign aid fund and sent the issue to a nine member conference committee. Rep Taber of New York led the House opposition while Sen Bridges of New Hampshire heads the Senate side.
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Washington
House
Senate
Representative Taber
New York
Bridges
New Hampshire
Taber
Boy 2 Killed In Car Crash Near Summit Home
Billy Joe Carey, 2, died after being struck by a car near 2034 Summit Street. Driver Joe R Dierck 24 Independence resident and Kansas City Board of Education worker said the child darted from behind a parked car. Dierck followed and was later arrested. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Dierck
Kansas City Board of Education
Billy Joe
Helen Marie Carey
Mary Ann Carey
Jackie Carey
Thomas Carey
Quirk & Tobin Funeral Home
School contracts signed and out for next term
A total of 1,904 contracts from teachers supervisors and directors were signed and returned to George C. Tinker secretary and business manager of the Board of Education. Thirty six contracts remain outstanding as yesterday marked the deadline for next year. Of 1,940 contracts issued for a seven month term an optional eighth month may be added if funds are available.
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George C. Tinker
Board of Education
Truck Driver Cleared In Inquest Over Fatal Backing
John Westley a 31 year old Negro truck driver of 626 Campbell street was absolved of criminal negligence at a coroner s inquest into the June 5 death of Charles Faust 66 of 100 Holmes street. The trash truck backed in the rear lot at 515 Walnut street and Faust was run over.
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John Westley
Campbell Street
Charles Faust
Holmes Street
Westley
Walnut Street
Faust
Slayer Given 199 Years for Rockford Murder
Glenn Marsh 27 was sentenced to 199 years in prison by Judge William Carroll for the murder of Grant Muhrlein father of Katharine Anderson. Marsh must be delivered to the state prison within fifteen days after a denied new trial motion.
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Ill
Glenn Marsh
William Carroll
Marsh
Carroll
Grant Muhrlein
Katherine Anderson
Food ration raised to 1800 calories a day in Vienna
The Au strain food ministry announced a June 21 increase of 100 calories to the daily ration, raising it from 1700 to 1800 calories. Also noted are immediate Nu-Vac gas burner installations and a U. S. Treasury bonds offer via Emery Bird Thayer’s cashier.
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Austrain Food Ministry
Treasury
Emery
Bird
Thayer
House Overturns Truman Veto On 975 Million Staffing Bill
The House passed over President Truman's veto a 975 914 700 appropriations bill shifting the U S Employment Service from the Labor department to the Federal Security Agency by a 288 to 113 vote. If the Senate follows, the measure becomes law despite the President's objections.
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Washington
House
Truman
U. S. Employment Service
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
Senate
Vandal Damage Strikes 407 Olive Street Apartment
Police report shows vandals shattered eighteen window panes three door panes and a stairway railing yesterday at a vacant three story building at 407 Olive Street. The Toby-Fishman Real Estate Company owns the 20 unit structure and most damage occurred on the Olive Street facing frontage.
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Olive Street
Toby-Fishman Real Estate Company
Sitdown at General Electric Plant as 2000 Union Workers Protest
A sitdown strike was in progress at portions of the General Electric plant in Philadelphia with Local 119 United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers participating. Company spokesmen reported about 300 workers quit their machines of 5,500 total, with the action starting in the punch press department during a time study for forty workers.
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Philadelphia
General Electric Company
United Electrical Radio and Machine
Punch
Theft of 2,471 Pairs of Pants Sentences Soldier
In Yokohama a Tennessee private was sentenced to one year at hard labor for stealing 2,471 pairs of trousers from the Tokyo quartermaster depot. The army says he would have earned about 1.0 million yen or $25,000 on the black market if not halted by investigators.
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Yokohama
Tokyo
Lester Turner
Crab Orchard
Tenn
Weather outlook for Kansas cools tonight and warms ahead
The western half of Kansas faces rain and possible thundershowers tonight while the eastern part remains mostly dry. Temperatures dip to near 60 then rise to 80 to 82 tomorrow with upper 80s expected Friday under fair skies. Forecaster P H Chapman notes scattered storms likely only in the western region.
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Kansas
P. H. Chapman
Torrential Kansas Rain Widens Crop Worries Across State
Tropical and gale winds lashed Kansas as heavy downpours drenched towns from Independence to Hutchinson. Reports show up to 4.56 inches since Sunday in Independence and 4.5 inches in Hutchinson, with hail in Scott City. Wheat and corn damage feared as floodwaters closed streets and knocked out telegraph lines.
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Independence
Kas
Kansas
Cherryvale
Hutchinson
Goodland
Scott City
Great Bend
Paul Wilson
Barton County
Russell
Wichita
Leavenworth
Mailbox arson probe sought after porch fire
Mrs. Jessie E. Walker of 207 West Sixty-seventh street terrace asked police to investigate a fire that partially burned a wooden mailbox on her porch yesterday. She found remains of matches and scraps used to start the blaze in the one foot box when she returned home late. London dock strike widens as 3,000 more workers quit halting unloading of about 100 ships at the wharves.
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Jessie E. Walker
West Sixty-seventh Street Terrace
Truman Makes Brief Appearance in Kansas Cities
A Kansas trip sees President Truman briefly visiting Dodge City Hutchinson Newton and Emporia as part of a traveling stopover. The visit highlights his engagement with midwestern communities and local concerns.
Truman Train Tour Reaches Kansas En Route to Independence
President Truman travels across Kansas on the 16 car White House train en route to Independence. Crowds near 2000 witness brief platform remarks in Dodge City, Hutchinson, Newton, and Emporia while Truman criticizes privilege in government and urges Congress to act on farm policy.
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Newton
Kas
Kansas City
Independence
Congress
Kansas
Wheat Country
White House
Secret Service
Dodge City
Hutchinson
Emporia
Final Renunciation Vandenberg Seen in New Work
Journalist William Wuire reports on the painting titled Final Renunciation featuring Vandenberg as the central figure. The piece surveys political symbolism and the artist's thematic focus on sacrifice and identity.
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Vandenberg
Vandenberg Breaks With Republicans Over Foreign Policy
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg tells friends that cutting foreign recovery funds marks his final split with the GOP and hints he could back Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for president with John Foster Dulles as secretary of state. His backers say his Philadelphia name must be presented as a presidential prospect.
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New York Times
Wasnineroy
House
Arthur H. Vandenburg
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
John Foster Dulles
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Philadelphia
Fraud in Parole House Group Recommends End to Freedom
A parole board group urges ending freedom for former Capone era associates. The recommendation targets poor members of the Capone gang who served time and now face renewed restrictions due to the fraud claims.
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Capone Gang
Parole Revocation Sought for Capone Gang Members
The House expenditures committee urged revocation of parole for four former Capone gang members Louis Campagna Charles Gioe Philip dAndrea and Paul De Lucia alias Ricca saying the paroles were improvidently granted due to fraudulent concealment of facts De Lucia rearrested on parole violation for failure to report income and expenditures including a lavish 16000 wedding reception at the Blackstone hotel De Lucia also accused of tax reporting failings and associating with bad reputations Excerpt notes FBI investigation and testimony about transfers and payments No parole action yet on the other three inmates
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House Expenditures Committee
Capone
Chicago
U. S. Board of Paroles
de Lucia
Paul
Rhea
Kerner
River Forest
Swanky
Blackstone
Leavenworth Penitentiary
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Little New York
FBI
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Congressional Committee
Theodore C. Link
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Edward M. Brady
Missouri
Atlanta
Leavenworth
Paul Dillon
Truman
Brady
U. S
Draft-Vandenberg Move Hangs on Stassen Stand in Nominating Fight
Report says Harold Stassen could lead a draft to name Arthur Vandenberg if he fails to win the Republican nomination. Stassen tops early delegate counts but faces a split show of support as Gurney predicts Vandenberg would accept if drafted. Dewey leads pledged delegates with 148, Stassen 99, Taft 81. 548 needed to win.
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Jack Bet
Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Arthur Vandenberg
Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
Oregon
Philadelphia
Nebraska
Vandenberg
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Gurney
South Dakota
Michigan
Taft
Meyers Long Island Estate Up For Sale At 100000
Huntington N Y June 16 AP The palatial Long Island estate of Bennett E Meyers former army air forces major general now in jail is up for sale The asking price is 100000 his wife Ua Rae Meyers a former actress announced The 12 acre property overlooks Long Island sound and includes a 12 room Georgian colonial house listed with real estate dealers Meyers is serving a term of twenty months to five years for inducing an associate to commit perjury before a congressional committee investigating war contracts.
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Huntington
N. Y
Long Island
Bennett E. Meyers
Army Air Forces
Ua Rae Meyers
Meyers
Daughter Seeks 75000 in Suit Over Death From Cleaning Fluid
Elizabeth Jane Cox petitions damages against R. K. O Radio Pictures and George N. Gabe claiming her father Edward L. Cox died after drinking cleaning fluid mistaken for whisky. The 45 year old studio illustrating engineer fetched an uncapped bottle in an unlocked closet and died five days later. The suit argues the bottle's open invitation led to the tragedy.
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Los Anores
Elizabeth Jane Cox
R. K. O.radio Pictures, Inc
George N. Gabe
Edward L. Cox
Bee Traps Singer Under Wig At Open Air Opera
In St Louis Edwin Steffe, performing in Venus in Silk at the outdoor municipal opera, donned a wig and a bee became trapped beneath it. The insect stung him during the performance, highlighting a comic occupational hazard of stage wear.
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Edwin Steffe
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St. Louis Municipal Opera
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