Two-Party Move for Ten Percent Budget Cut in Congress
A two party push in Congress seeks a 10 percent cut in spending amid the fallout from President Truman's dispute with Sen. George over new taxes. Senator George, head of the finance panel, argues taxes are high enough and governments can live on less, while Republicans like Sen. Wherry contend Congress acts on Truman’s budget estimates and fights cuts.
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Sen. George
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Finance Committee
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Washington Star
Sen. Wherry
Nebraska
Wherry
Sen
Lucas
Ilinois
Democratic
Employment Rises but Joblessness Reaches SevenYear Peak
Washington July 1 census bureau report shows June employment up to 59,619,000 with 3,778,000 jobless, the highest since 1942. Labor force increases 1,415,000. nonfarm jobs gain 204,000. 721,000 farm jobs added.
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Census Bureau
Parents Held in San Pedro Infant Death
In San Pedro on July 1 a coroner's verdict linked a 2 month old boy Everett Earl McElwee II's death to extreme malnutrition. His parents Earl C. McElwee and June Angelina Lurgio McElwee were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a jurisdictional inquest and were to be arraigned that afternoon.
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Earl C. McElwee
June Angelina Lurgio McElwee
Seaport Dr
Western Terrace
McEavesee Redeed
H. Langan
Cleveland
HL. Deutsch
Edna
William
Mary Margaret
Airlift to Berlin Reaches 2 Million Tons Sunday
Berlin reports the 2,000,000th ton of supplies to be delivered by the airlift will arrive Sunday. The milestone marks the cumulative total of all airlift deliveries to the city through the year.
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Berlin
Boy May Lose Eye After Firecracker Incident
Huntington Park July 1 report details a firecracker explosion injuring a boy whose eye may be lost, with doctors outlining the seriousness and potential outcome as authorities investigate the event.
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Huntington Park
Larry
Keat Ee Nee Eye
Tracks of Missing Girl Traced at Yosemite Park
Yosemite National Park rangers opened a systematic search for Joan Thompson of Palo Alto and her sister Patti after a three day old trail was found in Tenaya Canyon. Rangers traced fresh tracks and expected dangerous terrain as they pressed to follow the route toward safer ground. Patti’s body had already been found, and authorities warned of exposure as night temperatures neared 40 degrees while the college girl reportedly wore light clothing.
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Palo, Alto
Yosemite National Park
Patti
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Associated Press
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de Forest Rangers
Joan‘ Thormpson
Palo Alto
Tenaya Canyon
Yosemite
Tralls
Ficials
Jess
San Jose State ‘College
Husband Admits Strangling Wife and Burying Body
In San Francisco a 22 year old husband Donald Panattoni confessed to strangling his wife Elaine during a Monday night argument and burying her body. Police found the corpse in a shallow grave in Marin County after his wife’s mother alerted authorities. Panattoni, an honor graduate of San Francisco College for Women and part owner in a poultry business, reported his wife missing earlier.
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Tom Cahill
Donald Panattoni
Elaine
Panattoni
Mipass
Coe Ax
Marin
Paul Dana
Cahillauld
San Francisco College For Women
Reno
Wootattoni Ie
Truman to Spend Holidays Aboard Cruise
President Truman will spend the holidays on a cruise with wife Bess and a small party, including some friends traveling with them aboard the ship SAS Slan garet.
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SAS Slangaret
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McClay Talks With Harriman in Paris
Paris dispatch notes John J. Dotheretins Casey stating Harriman plans discussions in Germany after talks in Paris. Ambiguity and garbled OCR partially obscure details but reference to Washington and European issues remains.
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Paris
John J. Dotheretins Casey
Germany
Glendale and Pasadena Bus Strike Over Wages
Glendale and Pasadena bus drivers walked out at 4 a m after failed federal conciliation. About 126 drivers from the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen protested over contract terms, affecting 100000 riders across Pasadena Glendale and nearby areas as workers used cars or carpools. Driver wage demands ranged from 135 per hour for a 48 hour week to 147 per hour for 40 hours.
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Glendale
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Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
South Pasadena
Lamanda Park
Arcadia
Monrovia
Temple City
M. C. Garst
Pacific City Lines
William A. Baker
Bradley Urges Long-Term U S Planning For Tension
Gen Omar N Bradley told graduates at Fort Leavenworth that the United States must plan for years of tension in military strategy. He warned that despite periods of steady cooperation, future security will include ups and downs that must be anticipated in long-range planning.
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Eight Texans Hurt When Bottled Gas Truck Explodes
Eight injured as a 4000 gallon bottled gas truck exploded at a Texas plant during loading. A three hour fire followed the blast, catching workers by a stream of water. The most seriously burned included E H Davis driver and plant workers Cleo Robertson D E Ellison and John Smith Hawkins. Authorities speculated the blaze started from a truck short or static electricity and noted a hot fire with all new equipment at the plant burned.
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Awikins
Texas
Herve
E.H Davis
Tie
Cleo Robertson
D. E.ellison
Touxtabout
John Smith
Hawkins
Berton
Girl Spy Coplon Sentenced For Spying Against U S
Federal judge Albert J Reeves sentences Judith Coplon to 40 months to 10 years for spying for Russia. He cites high trust violation and notes her loyalty oath. Coplon spoke passionately but asked for no mercy and was freed on $20,000 bail pending appeal. The case recalls Benedict Arnold and marks a dramatic Cold War espionage episode.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Benedict Arnold
Russia
Justice Department
Compax
Miss Coplon
U. S. District Court
Municipalia
Young Strangler Testifies in Roanoke Murder Trial
Lee Scott testified in Hastings Court that a impulse from Dana Weaver’s criticism caused him to hit her with a pop bottle. He claimed no intent to choke but to restrain her during the struggle, denying any sexual harm. The 165-pound, 17-year-old defendant took the stand as the fifth day of the closed trial began before Judge Dirk Kuyk and a jury largely composed of teen parents.
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Roanoke
Lee Scott
Dana Marie Weaver
Warren Messick
Scott
Hastings Court
Dirk A. Kuyk
Mesalck
Pana
Kuyk
Disability Pay: for Workers Voted 64 to 1
Sacramento July 1 AP The Assembly by a 64 to 1 vote sent to the governor a bill creating a disability hospitalization benefits system for workers. Only James W. Silliman of Salinas voted no. Workers will receive 83 dollars for 12 days toward hospital bills plus 25 dollars weekly for 26 weeks. Governor Warren hailed progress and warned the plan may lead to a broader health program while stressing fund solvency. The measure awaits the governor’s action.
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Fresno
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Fasadenan Executed for Slaying Roommate in 1958
Daniel J. Zatzke, 23, Fasadenia, was executed in the state prison gas chamber for the murder of Charles W. Dyer. Dyer was by Zatzke bu Boone to death on January 13, 1958, a crime discovered by a tenant who found the plan.
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Daniel J. Zatzke
Fasadenia
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Charles W. Dyer
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Dyer
Billy Reve-Rage A-11 Chostiad Notes
Fragmentary OCR reads Billy Reve-Rage A-11 and references pages 8 9 and 6 8 9. No clear event date or outcome is discernible. Names and places are unreadable. report lacks verifiable entities for a fuller summary.
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