Congress Presses Probes Into Government Corruption
Congress wrestles with multiple investigations into influence peddling wasteful spending and tax scandals. Senate subcommittees hear from Labowitz and Nath an about a 114000 fee split and pursue Communist influence in policy. Igor Bogolev and William Bulitt testify on Soviet uses of the Institute of Pacific Relations and U S Russia policy links. House tax probes await Joseph D Nunan Jr as illness delays testimony and Easter recess shifts timing. A Senate bill seeks an 18 member budget watchdog with a full time technical staff to curb waste.
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Congress
Bullitt
Igor Bogolepov
Red Army
Soviet Foreign Office
Institute of Pacific Relations
Russia
America
Internal Revenue
Joseph D. Nunan Jr
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Government Ready To Grab Steel Industry
Washington April 8 officials said the Commerce Department was ready to operate the strike against the steel industry if President Truman decides on government seizure. Seizure orders were drafted, with an injunction under the Taft Hartley Act as another option. The CIO United Steelworkers faced a nationwide strike deadline, with about 650,000 workers set to quit at midnight, threatening widespread layoffs across 98 companies from coast to coast.
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Commerce Department
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United
United Steelworkers
Red Artillery Straddles Endicott Off Chongjin Harbor
Red artillery shells splashed around the American minesweeper Endicott during a sweep of Chongjin Harbor 70 miles from Soviet Russia. Shore batteries fired 75 rounds of 120 millimeter shells, straddling the Endicott as UN ships and U S planes returned fire from the Philippine Sea. The Navy did not confirm a hit.
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Chongjin Harbor
Soviet Russia
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Philippine Sea
Parking Fines To Be Enforced In Mayor's Court
City officials disclosed plans to issue warrants for unpaid overtime parking tickets. Local residents may be brought to mayor's court to pay $1 per ticket plus court costs. those who pay before warrants avoid costs. A new parking meter ordinance lowers fines to 25 cents within one hour after violation starting Friday, with standard $1 fines thereafter.
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Richard C. Gerken
Harry Shaw
Gerken
Shaw
Weight Lifters Killed In Feud in Chicago
In Chicago on Monday night two amateur weight lifters, Joseph Skwarek, 28, a truck driver, and Anthony Skwarek, 26, a piano mover, were shot dead by Chester Czarnecki 26, who claimed quarrels over ownership of a set of weights sparked the killings. Detective Emil Demko said Czarnecki had carried a gun since a fist fight last Friday.
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Joseph
Anthony Skwarek
Emil Demko
Chester Czarnecki
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Anthony
Too Much Ava Overpowers Gregory Peck on Studio Lot
Ava Gardner proved too much for Gregory Peck when he tried to carry her across a studio back lot. Peck tripped and tore ligaments in his left knee.
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Ava Gardner
Gregory Peck
Peck
John Owens Re-Elected President of Walton League Chapter
The Walton League Hocking County chapter re elected John Owens as president James Rutgers was re elected vice president and Fred Bishop named secretary treasurer for 1952. New 1952 committee chairmen include Conservation Harry Armstrong Membership Marion Allen Entertainment B G Greenman Education Howard Kirk Publicity W S Miller Fish and Game Joe Hall Finance Jacob Keller Landscape Ford Hack Bob Jurgensmier Co chairs Legislative Hubert Lappen Memorial Dr J W Doering Food Stanley Baker. Program chairs and committees were set for all 1952 meetings with April 17 program by Charles Pratt West Enders May by Bill Rutter and Sun Glow employees June by Clarence Matheny and Haydenville members.
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Izaak Walton League
John Owens
James Rutgers
Fred Bishop
Harry Armstrong
Marion Allen
B. G. Greenman
Howard Kirk
S. Miller
Joe Hall
Jacob Keller
Ford Hack
Bob Jurgensmier
Hubert Lappen
J. W. Doering
Stanley Baker
Charles Pratt
West Enders
Bill Rutter
Sun Glow
Clarence Matheny
Haydenville
Phone Strike's Full Effect Still Unfelt
Cleveland reports supervisors finish a substantial part of long distance calls despite the strike. CIO-Communications Workers of America and Bell schedule talks on wages. Union seeks a reasonable raise after rejecting a 3 to 6 weekly offer. In New York, strikes threaten jams. Western Union walkout continues. Federal mediators fail to resolve the telephony and telegraph disputes amid broad employee action.
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Oh Bell Telephone Co
Cio-Communications Workers of America
New York
CWA
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Western Electric Co
Western Union
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
CTU
Three Cincinnati Fliers Die In Mountain Crash
Morgantown West Virginia April 8 A search party found a light single engine plane crashed on a snow covered slope six miles east of Morgantown Airport. All three occupants were Cincinnati residents Vaughn C Stanger 43 his wife about 36 and Edward D Lyman 36.
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Illinois primary eyed as near two million vote turnout
Illinois voters faced a brisk primary day as officials predicted about two million ballots cast by 6 pm EST. Taft favored in GOP delegate races while Kefauver led in Democratic preferential voting. Adlai Stevenson considered a possible Democratic candidate for president, with Stevenson focusing on Illinois state government cleanup.
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Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
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Truman
Taft
GOP
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Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Richard Russell
Georgia
Display of UN Flag Sought In Cleveland
Cleveland officials split over a United Nations flag display at the county courthouse. Commissioner Joseph Nist pressed to restore the UN flag after a 25-person opposition group had it removed. Defense ruled it proper, but the issue continued at a Monday meeting.
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Cuyahoga County
Joseph Nist
United Nations
Nist
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Department
Commission
Friends Help But Death Is Winner
In Yonkers New York a six room home built for paralyzed World War I veteran John Duchinsky by unions firms veterans and civic groups was presented in a happy ceremony. He died after weeks of hospital treatment leaving a tragedy behind community had admired him for his service and sacrifice
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Duchinsky
Cleveland Heights Votes to End Rent Control
Cleveland Heights councilmen pass a 4 to 2 vote to end rent controls. Mayor Henry Pirtle says the measure takes effect in 30 days.
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Cleveland Heights
Henry Pirtle
Lorain Council Cuts Police Week To 44 Hours
Lorain city council votes to shorten police work week from 48 to 44 hours. Firemen receive a 13.50 raise to 314 monthly, matching police pay. All other city employees get a five percent flat increase.
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Ruth Ann Wolfe Featured on WCKY Waltz Time Program
Ruth Ann Wolfe of Logan will be highlighted on WCKY's Waltz Time Friday April 11 from 7 05 to 7 30 pm. The pianist won first place in the recent Hocking County WCKY Talent Opportunity Tournament eliminations and competes with Adams County winner for quarter finals.
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Logan
WCKY
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Charles Topmiller
Delibe
Naila Waltz
Essie Rupp
Injunction Halts Taxes Over New East Hocking District
A group of 16 residents filed a common pleas court action to block tax levies tied to the East Hocking school district merger. A temporary restraining order keept taxes from being collected pending final disposition, while alleging state and county officials acted unlawfully to consolidate seven districts into one.
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County Board of Education
Logan
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