Nixon to Seek Probe of Vets Hospital Setup
Rep. Nixon announced a plan to press for a congressional investigation into the veterans hospital program. He would appoint a special House committee and seek probes into interstate veteran migration and the handling of beds, noting alleged closings of Birmingham General Hospital in California and Idle Army and Navy hospitals in Pasadena and Corona as examples of mismanagement.
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Nixon
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California
House
Veterans Committee
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Aspal
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Armed Services
Burplun
Lausche Attends Truman Lunch for Demo Governors
President Truman said he would vote straight Democratic in Ohio and expected to elect a Democratic senator this fall. He noted Lausche had not yet decided his own vote. The luncheon with Democratic governors at White Sulphur Springs drew no Thurmond or Wright attendees.
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Lausche
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T. Pargueon
White Sulphur Springs
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South Carolina
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Wright
Thurmond
Indiana
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Denner
R.-Mo
Lausehe
Reed
Acheson
S. Foreign
Found purse linked to traveler with bank book
A fragmentary Seattle item notes a lost purse found by a Worthwest Airlines agent. The document mentions a bank book and cash figures, with pickup expected by the owner. Details are incomplete but indicate a recovery event and retrieval obligation.
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J Smith
Worthwest Airlines
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Bracke
Feana
Bank Book
Knowland Jobless-pay clash rattles Labor Dept power
Congress battles over a Knowland amendment to the Social Security bill, risking weakened Labor Department control of unemployment compensation rules. Tobin’s authority is challenged as states may retain divergent interpretations, amid a broader fight over federal versus state control of unemployment programs.
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Mine Official Author. to Wed Third Time in London
London reports John Gordon Baragwanath a New York executive and writer and Virginia-born Lady Beatty wife of Earl Beatty filed notice today to marry. Baragwanath age 61 and Lady Beatty 42 propose marriage soon at Caxton Hall London. It would be their third marriage for each. Baragwanath’s second wife was illustrator Neysa McMein.
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John Gordon Baragwanath
New York
Taining
Lady Beatty
Earl Beatty
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Baragwanath
L A man to undergo 36th operation soon
LOS ANGELES June 22 U Gerry Fitzgerald 59 Los Angeles importer leaves by plane tonight for London for his 32nd operation since a 1946 plane crash in Switzerland. Scheduled for July 4 this procedure aims to restore his eyesight and straighten his left leg while he continues his business between operations.
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Gerry Fitzgerald
London
Switzerland
Tots Fall Ill After Eating Fireworks Candy
In Ark, New Jersey, Jung 22 reported a child who ate fireworks candy and reported burning throats. Medical staff advised caution with novelty sweets and labeling.
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Jung
Film Writers Lose Plea Date Set for Judgment
Federal Judge Edward Curran rejected a defense bid for immediate acquittal and a delay in ruling on contempt charges against Hollywood Ten members Ring Lardner Jr Lester Cole and Adrian Scott. Judgment set for next Thursday at 11 am. If convicted they face one year in jail and a $1000 fine. Additional hearings noted for Dalton Trumbo John Howard Lawson Maltz Bessie Ornitz Dmytryk and Biberman as cases move through federal process.
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Edward M. Curran
Hollywood
House un-American Activities Committee
Lardner
Cole
Scott
High Court
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Ashland
Albert Maltz
Alveh Bessie
Samuel Ornitz
David A. Fine
Edward Dmytryk
Herbert Biberman
Richmond B. Keech
Reports Due Today at Church Conclave
At the Southern Orale Arizona annual Methodist conference summaries are due from the temperance committee and church education department. Mrs J Richard Sneed of Los Angeles was elected president of the ministers wives group with Mrs Carp Johnson of San Diego as vice president and Mrs K Morgan Edwards of Glendale as secretary and Mrs Craig Warmer of Rosewood as treasurer.
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Temperance Committee
Church Education Department
J. Richard Sneed
Los Angeles
Ministers’ Wives Group
Carp. Johnson
San Diego
K. Morgan Edwards
Glendale
Craig Warmer
Rosewood
Hickenlooper Presses Evidence in Amerasia Probe Hearing
Senate investigators today presented a document seized during the 1945 Amerasia raids. It concerns information from diplomat John S. Service about top secret wartime messages from Roosevelt to Chiang Kai-shek. Service testified that he did not aid Communists and demanded a public hearing.
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Truman Declines to State Attitude on Tax Slashes
President Truman declined to say whether he would sign or veto the pending tax bill. He noted it may change before reaching him and that he does not state attitudes until congressional action completes. The House Ways and Means Committee reported the measure, with a 17 to vote, proposing excise tax cuts and higher corporate taxes, aiming for passage next week and Senate rewrite.
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Union Heads Act to Oust L A Reds
Three officials of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union opened a campaign in Los Angeles to drive Communists out of the union local ranks. The leaders argued Los Angeles is a remaining Communist stronghold, with an order to purge Communists from positions in locals claimed to have 8000 members.
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International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Charles S. Zimmerman
New York
Morris Blalla
Chicago
Meyer Perlstein
St Louis
Lutherans Rename All Top Officers In Convention
MINNEAPOLIS June 22 Delegates at the 19th general convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Church elected a treasurer after unanimous ballots to fill remaining top posts. Nominees include Dr H O Sharnon Minneapolis incumbent Norman H Nelson Sioux City and Dr Joseph Simonson St Paul for treasurer and Dr H A Bergsaker Minneapolis for secretary. The church reported 41 674 new members in 1949 bringing total to 813 437 a 5.4 percent gain. Reelecti on of Dr Sand Wash and L M Latvig president of Augustana College Sioux Falls 5 S D. J A Aasgeard remains president a post he has held 25 years. Delegates paused after business to honor his anniversary on June 12.
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Norman H. Nelson
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Bergaak
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Blood transfusion drug aids Roswell farm boy
In Albuquerque a Roswell area boy Dayton Fulker son 11 is treated with cortisone for leukemia at Lovelace Clinic claiming to be first such use in the southwest. He attends with his parents Bennis and Fulker son Fulkerson and Odd Fellows members assist his family.
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Bennis Fulkerson
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Lovelace Clinic
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Douglas Has No Presidency Plans
Cheyenne Wyoming June 22 Justice WalterSenne states he has no plans to be a presidential candidate in the future. A reporter asked about a possible run while he and party officials were in Cheyenne. The group, traveling by car from D C, intends a five week vacation at their summer home in Lostine Oregon after a final appearance.
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Wyo
Wilter Senne
o.Supreme Court
United 4 Air Ane Te Las
D.C
Lostine
Ore
Divorcee Bravely Recovers Photo From Burning Home
KNOXVILLE Tenn June 2 A divorcee named Geneva Bowling dashed into a burning home to recover a photograph of her ex husband. Firemen said she was carried out by rescuers and treated at a hospital for hysteria. The fire did little damage and more time was needed to calm her than to fight the blaze.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Geneva Bowling
Couple Old Hands at Failing Bandits
In Detroit on June 22 a local couple Joseph and Herma Barron who run a small grocery store have faced bandit incidents. The piece notes their experience with repeat robberies and the strain on their business.
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Herma Barron
Alabama lawmakers back segregation in vote
A June MER report says Alabama legislators endorsed segregation in a debated measure framed as preserving southern civilization. The article notes the push as a response to perceived threats to peace and the social order, citing supporters who framed segregation as essential to southern civilization.
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White Swim Suits Taboo in Cleveland
Cleveland officials impose a taboo on white bathing suits at city beaches and pools because they become transparent when wet. Captain Hazel Witt commented that she does not care what the girls wear beyond cover for modesty, stressing only that "the main points" be covered.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hazel Witt
National Air Races Canceled This Year
Cleveland June 22 GE The 114th running here of the National Air Races had been called off due to unspecified reasons. The decision ends plans for the event previously scheduled to attract pilots and crowds to the airport grounds this year.
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National Air Races
Cleveland
National Air Racez
Weather statistics for Long Beach water and surf
This weather snippet lists sunrise and sunset times, moon phases, tides with high and low heights, and water temperature. It notes calm surf conditions and credits the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey for foregone statistics.
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U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Long Beach
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