Senate set to act on boost program for national output
Washington July 15 AP legislation to boost Americas output of goods and services for President Trumans goal of 300 billion dollars annually is ready for introduction in the Senate today. The plan would create a 2.009 billion unemployment emergency reserve fund and authorize 20 billion dollars in advance nonfederal public works to cushion a downturn. The bill, drafted by Democratic senators, aims to target areas with high unemployment without using new public works funds beyond those already approved.
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America
Truman
Senate
Trimanta
Congress
John R. Steelman
Steelman
First True Bill Could Be Voted Tuesday in LA Probe
Los Angeles July 15 UP report on Brenda Allen paying protection money to police amid a grand jury investigation into vice squad links. Foreman Harry Lawson says indictments will surprise the public as witnesses recount varying versions. Bowron faces recall calls and pressure from local groups after a seven week probe into alleged payoffs, police resignations, and internal corruption.
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Los Angeles
Brenda Allen
Holly Wood
Junty Gran
Toda Ave Ly
Harry Lawson
Fletcher Bowron
Gee
Pot
Bowron
Charles Stoker
Miss Allen
Stoker
C. B. Horrall
Horrall
Bcwrod
Gruff
William A. Worton
Civil Service
Swan
Red 7
Mickey Cohen
iSound
J. Arthur Vaus
Miss. Allén
Ted
Allen
Audre |Davis
Davis
Citizens On
Los Angeles, Inc
Citzens
County Democratic Central Committee
Patriot Move Threatens San Francisco Opera Season
San Francisco War Memorial Opera House trustees moved to bar Wagnerian soprano Kirsten Flagstad from appearances citing controversial wartime activity abroad. The SF Opera Association fears cancellations jeopardizing twenty performances scheduled Sept 20 to Oct 22 and the financial viability of the season.
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San Francisco
Misa Flagstad
Milton D. Sapiro
Eeiee
Pra Se
Eeeno
Opera
Kleger
Norway
Germany
Opera Association
New South Wales Coal Moves During Strike
New South Wales authorities moved coal by rail to sustain Sydney’s gas and electricity supplies during a strike. The first coal train ran 120 miles north of Sydney with minimal disruption as the government limited transport to preserve rationed utilities.
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New South Wales
Sydney
Australia
New South
Quick Passage of Military Bil Appears Certain
Washington July 15 AP quick passage by Congress of a military unification bill appears likely. The House armed services committee reversed itself to approve a reorganization bill for armed forces finances. The move comes as Senate interest grows and President Truman pushes a near duplicate plan.
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Congress
House Armed Services‘committee
Joseph W. Martin Jr
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Jority
McCormack
D Mass
House
Senate
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Senate Armed Services Committee
House Committee
Vinson
Truman
Police Marksman Shot by Own Arm Accident
Police Marksman Earle M Farrant aged 36 was in serious condition after a .45 caliber pistol discharged while he tested a revolver at the police academy range. He tore a hole in his neck and was treated with plasma and blood vessel control. condition later listed as satisfactory.
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Los Angeles
Earle
M Farrant
Police Academy
Farrant
Victoria's Can-Can Reveals Princess Margaret in Panty Dance
A private Hyde Park party staged a can-can featuring Princess Margaret and eight chorus girls. The spectacle ended with a swish of the skirt revealing her posterior. Attendees included Sharman Douglas. other cast members were not disclosed. The event drew shock and gossip across Paris cabarets and Buckingham Palace state functions.
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Eatgs
Margaret
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Mademoiselle Fiti
Mademoiselle Fifi
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Princess Margaret
Sharman Douglas
Victims Named in Air Lift Crash in German Zone
RANKFURT July 15 The U S Air Force announced the names of three American airmen killed July 21 in the crash of an air lift plane in the Russian zone They were Lt Robert C Von Luehrte Covington Ky Lt Donald Leeman Green Bay Wis and Land Sgt Herbert Heinig Fort Wayne Ind
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Rankfurt
Germany
U. S. Air Force
Robert C. von Luehrte
Covington
Donald Leeman
Green Bay
Wis
Land
Herbert Heinig
Fort Wayne
Ind
Flaming Cross and Shots Target Atlanta Attorneys
A July incident in Atlanta involved a flaming cross and four gunshots at a building housing two young attorneys, Hal A. Irwin and Samuel D. Johnson, who had filed an injunction suit against the Ku Klux Klan. Irwin reported threats while awaiting authorities. police described two bullets through a front window and two into an interior wall. The case mentions Dr. Samuel Green and a veteran Illinois claim linked to the Klansmen.
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Tlanta
Ata
Ku Klux Klan
Hal A. Irwin
Irwin
Samuel D. Johnson
Johnson
Tom Ellis
Decatur
Ellis
Hugh Gilliland
Samuel Green
Green
Last Hope Gone Crafty Slayer Dies on Gallows
Jake Bird, a 48 year old Negro transient, was hanged for the ax murder of Mrs. Bertha Kludt in Tacoma after confessing to 44 killings. He died at 12:21 a.m. with a note of forgiveness. His fortune was left to his attorney. a secret loot stash was rumored. The Supreme Court upheld clemency to end the case. Bird had confessed to numerous murders across several states.
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Wash
Washington
Jake Bird
Bertha’ Ude
Tacoma
Kludt
Aatghiet Legro
Murray Taggart
Bird
Fie
Los Angeles
Jeve
Arvid Chrnell
Elmer Hill
United States Supreme Court
Arthur B. Langile
Iowa
Colorado
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Indiana
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Nebraska
Los Angeles Police Chief appoints new aide
Los Angeles police chief announces Parker as a newly created aide to the chief. Parker will be eased into the No. 2 spot to replace Assistant Chief Joseph A. Reed. John Worton denies involvement. The aide's duties are described as flexible and at the chief's discretion.
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LOS _ANGELES
Parker
Paser
Worton
Headache Pain Traced to Neck Spinal Changes Says Doctor
Dr. Izard Josey of Columbia South Carolina reports in The Journal of the American Medical Association that headaches in 20 patients over two years arose from changes in the upper spine behind the neck. He describes neck stiffness or "cricks" and headaches that are frequent, nearly daily, and long lasting.
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Chicago
Izard Josey
Columbia
S.C
Wae Fouce
Tts
American Medical’ Association
Josey
Franco Spain Aid Barred Unti He Alters His Ways
In Washington the Truman administration withholds economic aid to Franco’s Spain until it institutes sweeping changes. President Truman said the U.S. is not in friendly relations with Spain and Portugal’s Council of Europe Nations proposal remains unacted on. State Secretary Acheson noted aid would need European approval and money could be used better elsewhere.
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Wuly
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Truman
Spain
Tymin
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Wee
Segate Appropriations Committee
Alrea
Acheson
Senate Committee
Retrial Sought in Vote Fraud Conspiracy Case
In Lexington on July 15 defense lawyers moved for a new trial for Edward F. Prichard Jr. after a federal jury convicted him of conspiracy tied to forged ballots in last November’s presidential election. Co-defendants included A. E. Funke and others. Prichard faces up to two years in prison.
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Lexington
Edward F. Prichard Jr
Lin Bee Coun
Sourist
Prichard
Aid P
Washington
J Church
Ford
Noel
Richard and Funk
Lexington Law Partners
Parrot Flap Ends as Hungry Polly Weathers Escape
In Albuquerque on July 18, a green parrot owned by Mrs. Virginia Morris fled his cage Tuesday and has since lived rough. The bird shows fatigue and reluctance to eat, with sparrows mocking him. Mrs. Morris warns residents to expect a squawk as Polly tires and his altitude drops.
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Virginia Morris
Pastor Protests Dynamite Blasts Near His Church
Ashley Pennsylvania July 15 Father Michael Bernat says blasts from A E Dicks Construction Co near the Holy Rosary Slovak Church nearly shook the foundations. He protested to Ashley and Luzerne County authorities after recent explosions. The pastor calls dynamite acceptable in its place but not close to the church.
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Ashley
Americans Besiege Shanghai Consul for Evacuation
Four hundred Americans and other foreign residents press the U S consul general in Shanghai to evacuate as Communist forces threaten the city. Many businesspeople vow to stay, while some are imprisoned and forced to apply for permits to leave. The article notes Communist control blocks foreign ships and ports except for warships and nationals.
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Shanghai
John’Ca
Moat
China
Businen
Ener Ehat
Americana
Masked Bandits Rob Guests at Clinton Country Club
In Clinton Oklahoma early today two men wearing handkerchief masks held up about 100 guests at a car ton country club at gunpoint. One carried a carbine and the other a nickel plated revolver taking wallets and purses while a third man waited outside. One attacker had burns on his face and hands. Clinton, a cattle and wheat center, lies about 75 miles west of Oklahoma City.
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Clinton
Okla
We ‘O
Na Carton
Country Club
Oklahoma City
Real Spades, Clubs Win Snake Bottle
McGrew Nebraska July 15. Mrs Ward Wise's bridge club met with a rattling good time. Mr Benny Roberts and Mrs WV Gatch scored a grand alam at a rattlesnake crossing the front yard as they left. They used spades and clubs to do the job. Mrs Fred Foster took home prize rattlers from the event.
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Mcgrew
Neb
Ward Wise
Benny Roberts
Wv. E. Gatch
Fred Foster
108th Birthday Man Misses Aromatic Cigars
James A. Hard, aged 108, celebrated his birthday in Rochester on July 15. He worried about the lack of aromatic cigars and whether he would attend the Grand Army of the Republic's final encampment before his health declined. He had been hospitalized three times in the past eight months with pneumonia.
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James A. Hard
Grand Army of the Republic
Hard
Daat
Pnewa
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