Solon Promises Names in RFC Bribery Charges
Washington reports Rep Sutton plans to name names to reveal bribery allegations against RFC officials. He claims evidence shows thousands of dollars accepted as bribes to secure loans on various projects. Fulbright rejects bribery claims citing no findings. Lustron Corp foreclosure cited, Lustron president seeks RFC loan.
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Washington
Sutton
D.-Tenn
Reconstruction Finance Corp
RFC
House
Senate
Fulbright D.ark
Fulbright
Hutton
Lustron Corp
Columbus
Ohio
Carl G. Strandlund
Slayer of Wife Goes to Prison in Brutal Case
Ray mond V. Taber was sentenced to five years to life in San Quentin for the second degree murder of his wife Aurelia found strangled in an Oakland hotel room with an orchid on her nude breast. He also received one to four years for bad checks, to run concurrently, with a hold for a Cheyenne murder charge.
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Oakland
Raymond V. Taber
San Quentin
O. D. Hamlin Jr
Aurelia
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyo- Tsing
Taber
Claudia Yokum
Yokum
Blame TV for Bus Rider Slump
Waterbury Connecticut January 13 bus company superintendent LC. W. Lancaster said plans were made to curtail night service due to a drop in riders. He blamed the slump on too many people staying home to watch television.
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Waterbury
Conn
LC. W. Lancaster
Bus Company
Hadacol boosts appetite claims from Houston man
Norman Christopher of Houston says Hadacol cured his long standing stomach sickness sleep issues and weight loss after army service. He reports meals improve to three a day, sleeping well, and gains of about 20 pounds over a year. He endorses Hadacol to friends and mentions refunds and pricing.
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Norman Christopher
Cumberland
Houston
Texas
City of
Christopher
ACO
LeBlanc Corporation
Lafayette
Loulat
Ceogrigat
Tae LaBiame Corpecs
Landford's Booby Trap Injures 10-Year-Old Boy
In Mae Fla on January 13 a 48-year-old landlord named H A Glover was arrested for planting dynamite booby traps in an abandoned shack. A trap exploded wounding 10-year-old Jackie Zeigler, while neighbors say Glover had fired over heads of children. He posted $5690 bond.
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Mae Fla
W. M. Hudson
H. A. Glover
Glover
Jackie Zeigler
Three Wives and 12 Tots Deserted in California Plot
In Detroit a 27 year old woman nicknamed Pied Piper lured three couples with beer leading to California. The husbands Davis Burley and Herube were jailed ten days for vagrancy in Springfield Missouri after leaving Detroit. Wives accuse the group of nonsupport and seek care for their 12 children while the husbands deny responsibility.
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Etroit
Jan
California
Lorraine Brandon
Brandon
John Davis
Dale Burley
Harold Herube
Springfield
Detroit
Maxine Davis
Kent
Davis
Pearl Berube
Pauline Burley
Pied Piper
Compulsory Military Training Ordered at Lafayette College
EASTON PA JAN 13 Lafayette College will require compulsory military training in the second semester starting February 1. All students must undertake at least two years in the Reserve Officers Training Corps with some selected for the two-year advanced course. Previously training was optional.
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Easton
Lafayette College
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Five Million See Fire in Chicago Via Televison
A spectacular blaze in a riverfront Chicago building killed four firemen and injured four others as crowds watched on television. The fire burned over five hours, with flames reaching 190 feet and a nationwide audience of about five million. Damages were revised to about 1.5 million, with earlier estimates at half a million.
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Chicago
Prass Wiraphoto
UPA
Stuborn
Loop
Arehouse
State lunchroom woes spark 40 hour week talk
At the North Dakota capitol lunchroom business is down as employees flock for coffee. State Rep A C Johnson called workers "the biggest chisellers" and plans a bill to require a 40 hour week, claiming many departments already observe about 34 and a half hours.
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Bismarck
N. D
State Capitol
A. C. Johnson
Feet Amputated Now GI Must Lose Fingers
BATTLE CREEK Mich Jan 33 The amputation of fingers is next for 19 year old Pvt Hubert Reeves a Korea frostbite victim Both feet were amputated at Percy Jones Army Hospital Reeves must lose all fingers of his left hand and right hand fingers to the middle knuckles His condition described as continuing good The operation was three hours long Drs said it was very successful Reeves mother Mrs D Hubert Reeves sat outside the operating room hoping for strength for her son
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Battle Creek
Mich
Hubert Eves
Korea
Percy Jones Army Hospital
Reeves
Joliet
Tillyouth
Hubert
D. Hubert Reeves
St. Tean
Gold Abates With Rain in Midwest
Chicago report notes wet spots and widespread cloudiness across the nation. No severe cold observed. rain persisted in Arkansas, southern Missouri, and extended into southern Illinois and eastern Iowa. Pacific Northwest remains rainy. fair for the far Southwest. Temperatures stay above normal in central and eastern regions while the plateau and southern Rockies stay relatively cool.
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Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Louisiana
Minnesta
Arkansas
Missouri
Illnois
Iowa
Pacific Northwest Coast
Plateau
Rocky Mountain
Virginia
Carolinas
Gulf Coast
Texas
Added Marine Reserves Called Up for Combat Duty
The Marine Corps calls up additional reserve officers and nearly all of 2500 reserve noncommissioned round staff officers not yet back on active duty. The release lists 2000 ground force officers and 250 aviation officers from the Marine Corps Reserve. Most are first lieutenants slated for combat-type duty with at least 30 days notice before reporting.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Reserve
Considerate 107th Birthday Party Set Ahead
Ed Van Dyne will be 107 Monday, but he is celebrating two days early. He explains that Saturday is party night so guests can have Sunday to recuperate. The Rochester man marks a long life with a quiet neighborhood gathering.
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Rochester
Ed van Dyne
Hotelmen fear meat price rise endangers Philadelphia hotels
Philadelphia hotel association president J. Martin Hardy warned meat price hikes threaten hotel restaurant profits. He said meat distributors are pricing themselves and hotels out of business and hotels strive to keep prices down for public relations.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Hotel Association
Reat
Hel
Carboniers Club to Seat Officers at Anniversary Dinner
Richard A. Lane will be installed as president of the Carboniers Club at a first anniversary dinner tomorrow at 4 p.m. in Vivian Laird's restaurant. Guests of honor are Mr. and Mrs. Murray Striewig of Lakewood. Other officers to be installed include Thomas Aguilar eight vice president Donald Robinson secretary Clarence Sims treasurer James Bachar sergeant at arms and James Tinsley social chairman. Several members in the armed forces will attend and six others cannot.
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Richard A. Lane
Carboniers Club
Vivian Laird
Murray Striewig
Lakewood
Thomas Aguilar
Donald Robinson
Clarence Sims
James Bachar
James Tinsley
Robert Moen
San Diego
U. S. Marine Corps
Robert Vredenlough
Army
Neal Davis
James Meyers
Navy
Vince Reichman
Mike Ropczycki
Korea
Gerald
Harold Lane
Air Force
England
Clarence Schroch
Mississippi
Stan Osler
Fort Ord
Pat Farrington
Colorado
Auto costs rise for average American car owners
Washington January 13 reports the Census Bureau estimates that American households spend about 4,000,000 dollars or more annually to buy maintain and operate automobiles, indicating rising burdens for car owners in 1948.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Fay Nanon
Stamps Valued at 250000 Stolen in NY Burglary
New York report says $250,000 worth of rare stamps were stolen from the office of Dr. Clarence W. Brazer 70 publisher of The Essay-Proof Journal during a weekend burglary he was away in Florida. Detectives say thieves appeared to target highly special items.
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New York
PIA Leading Philatelist
Clarence W. Brazer
Florida
Brazer
Hungary Blast Toll Rated 200 Not 81
Yugoslav dispatches reported 200 miners killed in Hungary's Tatabanya mine disaster on December 30, correcting official figures of 81. Politika quoted Matayas Rakosy, Hungary's vice prime minister and Communist leader, as being threatened by angry townspeople during an inspection of the wrecked mine.
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Hungary
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tatabanya
Politika
Budapest
Matayas Rakosy
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Lev
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Raed
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Cafe Loafers
Midwest
Wes
Harriet Wyantt
Bernard N. Boynton
Ight
Harry W. Lawton
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Wyatt
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F.T
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