Truman's Jobless Pay Plan Faces Capitol Hill Hurdles
President Truman proposes expanding unemployment insurance to 36 million workers and raising benefits for 26 weeks with a $30 weekly minimum. The plan includes employer tax hikes and is met with Republican opposition and cautious Democratic backing as Congress debates timing.
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McCormack
Massachusetts
Doughton
D.-N.c
Ways and Means
George
D.-Ga
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Lucas
Illinois
Senate Finance Group
Gas Odor Scare Hits Racine County Installations
Wisconsin Gas and Electric faced embarrassment as added odorant in natural gas caused an overwhelming stench in Sturtevant Union Grove Kansasville and Rochester. Crews worked to remedy the issue with limited results and residents were told to endure the smell until it dissipates.
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Union Grove
Kansasville
Rochester
Political slayings shock Kansas City gang ties exposed
Police questioned scores of city officials and crime figures in a rush to identify two gunmen who killed Democratic boss Charles Binaggio and associate Charles Gargotta. Missouri officials, including Attorney General J E Taylor and State Police Chief Col David E Harrison, coordinated the probe amid fears of further violence.
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Charles Gargotta
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U.P
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Jackson County
George Clark
North Side
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Blanche Howard
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Missouri
J. E. Taylor
David E. Harrison
State Police
Joe Connors
Lifer Wins Federal Writ Over Murder Conviction
Milwaukee reports a federal writ of habeas corpus granted for John P. LaPean a 45 year old lifer convicted in 1944 of first degree murder in Eau Claire. If sustained at a later hearing he could gain freedom after alleging denial of rights due to perjury by two state witnesses.
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Wisconsin
John P. LaPean
Eau Claire
Clarence B. Rinehard
Raymond Robeson
Robert E. Tehan
LaPean
Detroit
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John S. Kaiser
Eau Claire County
Rinehard
State Supreme Court
New York Faces Water Crisis as Reservoir Overflows
New York hired a rain-maker as Schoharie reservoir in the Catskills overflowed spilling 100 million gallons in under 24 hours. The spring thaw raised the river level to the spill point at the city’s smallest storage lake.
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Schoharie
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Bixbys Set Course for Calcutta Tokyo Flight Record Attempt
The Bixbys Dianna and Bob plan a round-the-world attempt starting with Calcutta and Tokyo. Bob says weather permitting and plane condition allowing they will try again in about a week.
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India
Dianna
Bob
Tokyo
Observances Mark Good Friday Across Nations
A global observance of Good Friday highlighted prayers and processions as Christians reflect on Christ's crucifixion. Pilgrims gathered in Rome and Jerusalem, with postwar Italian towns presenting passion plays. Messages from church leaders urged peace and faith in troubled times.
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Russia
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U. S
Mercy killing verdict in Allentown for Harold Mohr
Harold Mohr, 36, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the mercy killing of his cancer-stricken brother Walter, 55, in Coplay. The jury of four women and eight men recommended mercy and deferred sentencing while defense motions for a new trial were filed.
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Harold Mohr
Walter
Harold
Lehigh County
Harry C. Creveling
Creveling
Mohr
Carol Paight
Bridgeport
Mrs. Borreto
James F. Henninger
Ralph
Coplay
Raymond
Kenneth H. Koch
Mixed Reactions to John Foster Dulles Appointment
Washington observers split over President Truman’s choice of John Foster Dulles as adviser to Secretary of State Acheson. Some Republicans praised the move as bipartisan, others blasted it as window dressing, arguing it won’t alter GOP foreign policy aims.
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New York
Acheson
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Watkins
Utah
Senate
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New
Knowland
Calif
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Walter Huston Dies at Beverly Hills Hotel
Hollywood mourns Walter Huston, Oscar winning actor, who died around 8 a m after kidney trouble or a blood clot. Born in Toronto, Huston starred in The Treasure of Sierra Madre and many films, with a career spanning stage and screen and led by his son John Huston as director. He celebrated an impending 66th birthday with friends at the hotel before passing.
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Huston
Verne Mason
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Toronto
Ontario
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Inventor George Long Dies at 100 in Boston
George A. Long, a 100-year-old blind inventor who claimed to build the world’s first steam automobile, died at his Boston home today. News of his death followed years of publicity surrounding his claims and experiments with steam driven vehicles.
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U.P
George A. Long
FBI clears Lattimore says Tydings as McCarthy differs
Senator Tydings says FBI records fully clear Owen Lattimore of communist spy charges. Senator McCarthy denounces the claim as false, asserting the committee saw a different file summary prepared with J. Edgar Hoover present. Lattimore testifies that McCarthy's accusations are base and contemptible lies.
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Conn
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Prisoner Killed After Fleeing Milwaukee Courthouse
Harry Kornatowski, 27, ex convict and ringleader in the 1947 Waupun sitdown strike, was shot by Deputy Schrank at a Milwaukee courthouse as he fled after a prison sentence for armed burglary. Kornatowski died minutes later at County Emergency hospital. After sentencing, he broke from guards upstairs. Schrank fired when Kornatowski lunged. Kornatowski had prior burglary convictions and a 1947 prison sitdown involving 60 inmates. He was serving consecutive terms for armed burglary and theater burglary.
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Waupun
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Maiden flight of XP5Y-1 turboprop flying boat
The XP5Y-1, touted as the world’s first turboprop flying boat with long range and high speed, makes its maiden flight in San Diego.
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Calif
Governor Proclaims National Sunday School Week
Madison officials announce April 10 to 16 as National Sunday School Week urging parents to provide religious instruction for children. Governor Rennebohm issued the proclamation highlighting the event and its community impact.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Body Wrapped in Chains Recovered at Sea
The Pacific Ocean off Santa Ana yielded a mummified body bound in chains. Orange County coroner Earl Abbey indicated the victim is not Theodore Donay, the missing Detroit wartime traitor.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Pacific Ocean
Orange County
Earl Abbey
Theodore Donay
Detroit
Weather forecast hints at rain and snow over Easter week end
The weatherman warns of rain or snow tonight and tomorrow with Sunday likely cloudy and cold and occasional snow. Today’s warm spell touched 54 in downtown Kenosha but the outlook remains unsettled for Easter.
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Kenosha
Leopold May Be King Again
Brussels reports Premier-Designate Paul Van Zeeland plans a Social Christian cabinet to restore exiled King Leopold III. Leopold could return from Switzerland as Belgian king next week, with a vote of confidence sought and a national assembly to affirm his capability to resume the throne.
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Belgium
Paul van Zeeland
Leopold III
Leopold
Switzerland
van Zeeland
Liberal Party
Charles
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Prince Charles
Turkish FM urges Atlantic pact extend to eastern Med
Turkish foreign minister Necmeddin Sadak called for broadening the Atlantic pact to include the eastern Mediterranean, arguing this would cover the most vulnerable part of Europe.
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U.P
Necmeddin Sadak
Europe
Mediterranean
Car Interurban Collision Wauskesha Injures Two
Two people remain in serious condition after a car collided with a speedrail interurban tram at a crossing five miles east of Waukesha Wisconsin. Donald Schwartz 25 Route 4 Waukesha driver sustained a broken pelvis and head injuries. His wife Miriam suffered head injuries.
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Speedrail
Here
Donald Schwartz
Route 4
Miriam
Hippo Couple in Columbus Await Larger Pool
Two hippos Pete and Snooky face delays as Columbus Municipal Zoo waits for a bigger pool. Snooky, from Chicago, and Pete, 11, weigh 4400 and 2000 pounds respectively, with Snooky costing 2500 dollars. The pair’s mating plans hinge on pool expansion for safe birth and movement.
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Columbus Municipal Zoo
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