Senate seeks larger military cuts amid stalled budget plan
Sen Elmer Thomas Jr Oklahoma pushes for an 1.8 billion cut in current year military spending as he chairs the Senate military appropriations subcommittee. He says further reductions are possible beyond Truman's 928 million decrease while criticizing stockpiling and contracts. Truman aides suggest trimming universal military training and pay boosts.
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Washington
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Senate Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Congress
Truman
Thomas
Navy
Air Force
Millard Tydings
Tydings
White House
Maryland
Russia
United States
House
Weigh Action In Hanging Case In Chicago
State officials met with a juvenile court judge to decide action against 15 year old Robert Munday who admitted hanging a three year old boy named Thomas Whitey Laux in the basement of their home. Munday said he slapped and knocked the boy from a couch after placing his neck in a hangman's noose. He claimed anger over the boy's mischief and theft.
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Chicago
Robert Munday
Hangmen’s Noose Club
John S. Boyle
Thomas
Whitey) Laux
Robert
Tommy
Congressmen Attack Judge Over Hiss Trial Conduct
Two House Un American Activities Committee members Rep Case and Rep Nixon decry Federal Judge Samuel H Kaufman for alleged fairness failures in the Alger Hiss perjury trial. The judge insists the trial record speaks for itself. Washington criticism centers on conduct during the prosecution.
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New York
Samuel H. Kaufman
Alger Hiss
Washington
Rep. Case
S. D
Rep. Nixon
Calif
House un-American Activities Committee
Jury Deadlock Ends Hiss Trial Prompting Retrial
The perjury trial of Alger Hiss in New York ended in a hung jury eight to four for conviction after 29 hours. Attorney General Tom Clark announced a new trial as soon as the docket permits, likely next autumn. Hiss remains free on $5,000 bail as his defense contends possible dismissal. The jurors spoke of a clear, persistent deadlock affecting the case's fate.
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New York
Alger Hiss
Tom Clark
Justice Department
Thomas F. Murphy
U. S
Hiss
Harvard
State Department
Dumbarton Oaks
Yalta
San Francisco
United Nations
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Priscilla
Federal Building
Foley Square
U S Diplomat Released From Shanghai Jail
U S Vice Consul William B Olive was released by Communist authorities after a brief detention following a minor traffic incident. He issued an apology to police while Chinese press claimed he admitted wrongdoing. Consul John Cabot cautioned against commenting on Olive’s three days in jail.
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Shanghai
U. S
William B. Olive
Red Press
Olive
John Cabot
Cabot
William Olive
Red
China
General's Mother Dies in Belfast at 86
Mrs. Maude Montgomery, mother of Field Marshal Lord Montgomery, died today in Belfast after a long illness. She was 86, married at 16 and Mother of nine children.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Maude Montgomery
Field Marshal
Lord Montgomery
May Combine Offices of Draft Recruiting
Washington U P The national military establishment studies unifying armed services recruiting offices with selective service boards nationwide Defense Secretary Louis Johnson says Senator Chan Gurney urged using recruiting offices on a part time basis since inducements have halted
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Washington
U.P
National Military Establishment
Armed Services
Defense
Louis Johnson
Chan Gurney
S. D
Dead Hermit's Treasure Safe After Week's Battle of Nerves
Waukesha Wisconsin public administrator Raleigh Thurwachter ended a week of tense searching in the antique filled home of August Peters a 71 year old former Prussian army officer who died recently The $12500 in twenty dollar bills was found in a secret stairway compartment in a wooden box The heir is Peters sister living in Eastern Germany and the home along with a trove of old guns swords and mementos will go to her and the estate Thurwachter will recheck the house for any additional hidden wealth
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Waukesha
Wis
Raleigh Thurwachter
August Peters
Thurwachter
Peters
Milwaukee
Germany
Soviet Soldier Killed After Unprovoked Attack Near Coburg
An American patrol near Rothenbach in the American zone of Germany was fired upon by Russian troops. Lt. William S. Linderose fatally shot a Soviet soldier 30 feet away as Americans retreated. Maj. Gen. Isaac D. White vowed a bitter protest. Russians later carried the body away. The incident prompted questions about Soviet presence in the zone.
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Stuttgart
Germany
U.P
U. S. Army
Isaac D. White
William S. Linderose
Constabulary
15Th Constabulary
Rothenbach
Coburg
White
Col
E. Thomas
E. A. Hamilton
Local Figure Fred F Joerndt Dies After Heart Attack
Fred F Joerndt 82 of Kenosha died at a hospital after a heart attack at his daughter's home 4319 7th Ave. He born December 22 1866 in Kenosha was a Bain Wagon Works employee and long time grocer. He served 18 years on the school board and was city council member 1931 to 1939. He married Elizabeth Zauner on September 14 1892 and was active in Friedens Evangelical Lutheran church. Survived by wife, three daughters, a son, two sisters, a brother, 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Fred F. Joerndt
William Doerfler
7Th Ave
Kenosha Hospital
Kenosha
Fred
Amelia Keckhaver Joerndt
Bain Wagon Works
Washington, Orthopedic
Elizabeth Zauner
Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church
Doerfler
Clarence
Crawford
Wis
Rueben Wick
Henry Johnson
Ida Schlavensky
Clara Smith
Louis
Catholic Bishop Claims Detention by Czech Authorities
Dr Maric Picha bishop of Hradec Kralove says he is held as a semi prisoner by the Communist government at his home in Prague Czechoslovakia. In a separate church clash Czech priest Father Ludwig erzlik, secretary and interpreter at the papal nuncio office, has been arrested.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Maric Picha
Hradec Kralove
Czech Ce
Ludwig Erzlik
George Pratt Dies at 58 Former Hudson Motor VP
George Pratt 58 longtime executive and vice president of Hudson Motor Co Detroit died Friday in Los Angeles. Pratt led organizational operations and strategic initiatives during his tenure and was a prominent figure in the automotive industry.
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Los Angeles
George Pratt
Hudson Motor Co
Detroit
Mindszenty Term Upheld by Court
Hungary's highest court confirmed Cardinal Mindszenty's life prison term for treason and espionage but said he should have been sentenced to death. The court upheld the life term while reducing terms for three accomplices and noted no one appeared for the ruling.
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Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Cardinal Mindszenty
National Council of People’s Court
Gyula Elapi
Germany
Split Decision In Ford Dispute
A three member arbitration panel issued a split verdict on Ford Motor Co's speed up strike affecting 106,000 workers. The majority said an absolute answer was not possible and offered no ruling on time study driven production standards while Ford and the CIO United Auto Workers claimed differing interpretations.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
Bette Davis Stricken With Tick Fever at Lake Tahoe Trip
Hollywood star Bette Davis is confined to her home with tick fever contracted during a lake Ta hoe trip. Warner Brothers officials say she paused work on her current film four days ago and is expected to return next week.
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Hollywood
U.P
Bette Davis
Lake Tahoe
Warner Brothers Studio
Wisconsin Weather Report Shows Warm Humidity and Scattered Showers
Federal Weather Service forecaster Howard J. Thompson notes highs near 80s statewide with 86 at Blair and La Crosse and 66 in Superior. Showers occurred overnight with Darlington receiving 69 inches and Lake Geneva 0.48 inches. A cooler, drier day is expected tomorrow.
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Wisconsin
Howard J. Thompson
Blair
la Crosse
Superior
Thompson
Darlington
Lake Geneva
Kenosha
Vessel Afire 400 Miles East of Charleston
Coast Guard reports an unidentified vessel 400 miles east of Charleston is on fire with the crew abandoning ship. Mendota cutter relayed the distress and a PBY aircraft from Elizabeth City is en route with emergency rations and gear. Fire raging in the engine room.
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Norfolk
Coast Guard
Charleston
S. C
Mendota
Elizabeth City
N. C
Detroit Banker’s Son Col. Phelps Newberry Dies at 58
Detroit news reports Col. Phelps Newberry, 58, scion of a wealthy banking family and son of the late Truman H. Newberry, former secretary of war and U S senator from Michigan, died Friday.
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Detroit
Col
Phelps Newberry
Truman H. Newberry
U. S
Michigan
Rent Control Vote Moves Wisconsin Toward Adjournment
Wisconsin Assembly approved a rent control measure 50 to 35 and backed tax and schools bills as the legislature nears adjournment. A $33.5 million school aid bill and a $16 million veterans housing measure passed, with loans for veterans and grants to housing authorities. The session also debated extending rent controls to 1951, faced recall discussions, and adjourned without final action on reapportionment before dawn.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Wisconsin
Senate
Rennebohm
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee River Rescue Leaves 81-Year-Old Swimmer Critical
An 81-year-old swimmer, identified as Stoddard H. Martin, former Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. executive, was rescued from the Milwaukee River yesterday and remains in critical condition. Wilmar Rahn dove in to aid him after Martin suddenly went face down while attempting to cross the river and return.
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Milwaukee
Stoddard H. Martin
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Wilmar Rahn
Man Kills War Bride Then Shoots Self in Jealous Tragedy
Betty Gager 26 a British war bride and mother of two is fatally shot on a suburban Evergreen Park street by estranged husband Frank 34 as a policeman aimed at Gager he killed himself a railroad switch man Police said the couple renewed separation after January and Gager fired a .45 revolver wounding his wife before turning the gun on himself at the scene and later dying at a hospital.
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Betty Gager
Evergreen Park
Frank
Gager
Dean Nevills
Cheek
Nevills
Little Company of Mary Hospital
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