ABCs Of Scandal Rumpus Over FHA Abuses
Washington reports on alleged abuses and fraud within FHA rental housing programs. The piece outlines how FHA insured loans up to 90 percent, the 1950 program end, and potential schemes around inflated costs, taxes, and misrepresented appraisals. It notes IRS stance, possible prosecutions, and contrasts with current home improvement guarantees.
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Washington
ABC
Fed
Press
FHA
Jones Company
Jones Outfit
Internal Venue Service
Internal Revenue
T. Coleman Andrews
Treasury
Aone
Dawes Rats
Smith
Reg Smith
Solon Warns Wool Row Could Fracture Farm Bloc
Senator Clinton Anderson warned the Senate farm bloc may lose power over the wool bill amid efforts to add amendments extending high price supports on other commodities. President Eisenhower was expected to veto if amendments pass, with factions from wool states pressing for a satisfactory bill on basic crops and dairy supports under parity.
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Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N. M
Senate Farm Bloc
Eisenhower
Wool Anderson
Agriculture
William F. Knowland
Calif
Senate
Anderson
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Thye
R-Minn
Ezra T. Benson
Monster Buried After Long San Francisco Display
The immense pile driver known as the monster was buried after four months of noisy presence in San Francisco. Civic dignitaries attended as an orchestra played Happy Days Are Here Again and a procession carried the device to the liner President Monroe for burial in the mid Pacific.
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Stree
Monster
Monroe
mid-Pacific
Gravediggers End Seven Month Strike in Detroit
Diggers at Grand Lawn Cemetery began opening graves for over 200 bodies after calling off a seven month strike. Under terms of the cemetery directors seniority list of employees Local 1778 CID United Cemetery. Casket and Livery operators dropped union demands. Since Sept 29 interment of five Korean War dead was the only burial. remaining bodies placed in mausoleum.
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Detroit
Grand Lawn Cemetery
CID United Cemetery
Mock as Republican Senate Candidate Files for U S Senate
Fred Mock United States district attorney for Western Oklahoma announced his bid to seek the Republican nomination for the U S Senate in the July primaries. Raymond Fields of Guthrie may announce for the race at the 89er celebration in Guthrie today. Mock, a Logan County native who studied at Enid schools and Phillips University, succeeded Robert Shelton as district attorney January 6 and is viewed as a surprise candidate.
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Fred Mock
U. S
Oklahoma
U. Senate
Raymond Fields
Guyman
Tuthrie
Fields
Guthrie
Robert Shelton
Logan County
Enid
Phillips University
Hopi Rain Dance Doused Forest Fire in 1953
The National Geographic Society reports a Hopi crew battling a forest fire in 1953 performed a rain dance and two hours later a cloud burst extinguished the blaze.
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National Geographic Society
Grandma Pokey Helps Filly Take First Steps
Denver residents witness a feeble elderly Shetland pony named Grandma Pokey guiding a young filly as they begin walking for the first time. The scene unfolds with Mrs. Edwin L. Heim noting the pony’s age and color changes as onlookers cheer the milestone.
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Denver
Grandma Pokey
Edwin L. Heim
Career Day Draws Students From Area High Schools
About fifteen area schools joined Career Day events featuring talks from professionals and alumni. Students toured mock job stations, learned about career options, and explored local industry opportunities.
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Uiots
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Mock
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Cache Rd
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Eas
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Oklahoma Tire & Supply
Hoe
D Avenue
Heddon, Pflueger, Weber
Ocean City
Wright & McGill
Wilson
Irv Noren
Preacher Roe
Otasco
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