Dad Pleads to Take Fighting Son's Place in Note to Truman
A Baltimore father, Langdon F. McAninch Sr., 44, wrote President Truman asking to take his wounded son Langdon P. McAninch Jr., a Third Cavalry private,’s place in Korea. The soldier’s letters recount a dangerous January battle with shrapnel in the knee, fear after combat, and resolve to keep serving.
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Altimore
Truman
Langdon
Pfc
Langdon P. McAninch Jr
Third Cavalry
Pusan
Pop
Langdon P. McAninch Sr
Korea
Right
A. P. Wirephato
Connally outlines Western Europe defense against Soviet threat
Senator Connally told the Senate that aiding Western Europe with land armies can avert a Russian atomic conquest. He urged passage of a troop deployment resolution and argued atomic superiority plus strengthened defenses deter aggression, opposing a concurrent House action requirement.
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Washington
Sen
Connally
Fexas
Senate
U. S
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Herbert Hoover and Sons
Taft
Ohio
Texas
House
Wogan the undersea hero kills self before new command
Capt Thomas L Wogan a World War II submarine skipper and hero was found dead by suicide in his parked car in San Diego Bay less than a day before taking command of Submarine Squadron Five. His wife had died recently and he had been brooding over the loss. Wogan commanded the USS Tarpon USS Besugo and the USS Wogan earning three Silver Stars and two Bronze Stars for actions that sank 40000 tons of Japanese shipping.
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SAN _ DIEGO
Thomas Lincoln Wogan
San Diego Bay
Wogan
11Th Naval District
Tarpon
Wo ‘Gan
Navy
Sime Runs Out Dies While Helping Tax Deadline
In Muncie Indiana on March 16 Retter a 47 year old public accountant died near Dunkirk while aiding in filling a federal form couch. He had cleared wording and urged taxpayers release of...
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Muncie
Ind
Retter
Public
Dunkirk
Keter
Capone Arrest in Tax Evasion Probe Across Nation
U S authorities charge Ralph Capone with three tax offenses including false offer in compromise, attempting to evade taxes, and concealing assets. Government announces warrant for his arrest as part of a broader racketeering crackdown led by the Internal Revenue Service. Capone had prior 1930 conviction and sentence for tax issues.
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Ashington
Ralph Capone
Chicago
al Capone
U. S
Revenue
George J. Schoeneman
Capone
Internal Revenue
the Revenue Bureau
Wasa
D. C
Schoeneman
Internal Revenue Service
Costello Defies Senate Panel for Second Day
New York March 16 AP Frank Costello refused to answer questions before the Kefauver crime committee for a second day citing illness. He walked out yesterday and again declined to comment while being excused to a committee physician for a threat examination to judge fitness to testify.
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New York
Frank Costello
Senate Crime Committee
Costello
William) O'Dwyer
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D.-Tenn
Kefauver
Senate
Costelo
Long Beach
Federal
Senate approves cash for public health centers plan
The Senate passed a bill by three votes authorizing federal grants to states for building public health centers. The measure, 38 to 35, moves to the House. Sponsors estimate funding at 15.5 million to 10.7 million dollars annually, with potential federal costs up to 240 million yearly.
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Washington
Senate
House
Fer
D.minn
Fun Sone Gaid
T Sen. di
RTL
Derelict Sea Mini Blasts 224 Houses
Police reported a derelict sea mine blast near Nagahama destroyed 224 houses and sparked a forest fire. One person was injured as authorities investigated the incident and secured the area.
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Tokyo
Maren
Ike Bey
Nagahma
Rainmaking hailed as in its infancy by Bush
Vannevar Bush testified before a Senate subcommittee that rainmaking is a new art with lasting importance. He warned it is too early to gauge military impact but suggested creating a federal agency to regulate efforts to alter weather patterns amid bills to place artificial rainmaking under government control.
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Washington
Vannevar Bush
Bush
Office of Research and Development
Senate
Sen. Anderson
D.N.M
Acheson Seeks Russian Talks on Japan Peace Treaty
Secretary of State Acheson said Russia should renew talks and join in concluding a Japanese peace treaty before year end. He noted the tentative treaty text drafted by Ambassador Dulles should face no objections, and Dulles offered to discuss with Soviet Rep. Malik.
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Washington
Acheson
Russia
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Japan
Jacob Malik
Acheson Aisor
U. S
Germany
John J. McCloy
Iran
U. N. Good Offices Committee
Korea
U. N
Douglas MacArthur
Philip C. Jessup
Paris
Kin of Rockefellers kills children and sell
A terse teletyped notice references a shocking crime involving a Rockefeller relative and the murder of children. The item appears on Page A-7, with related tidbits scattered across the newspaper index including obituaries and editorial pages.
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Rockefellers
Businessmen Seek Abolition of RFC Amid Probe
The 45 member board of the U S Chamber of Commerce urged Congress to abolish the RFC after Fulbright subcommittee disclosures raised questions about agency loans. Supporters note RFC helps small business, while others push continued inquiry and possible reorganization. Aims include completing further hearings with new witnesses while avoiding paralysis.
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Business Organization
Fulbright Subcommittee
RFC
Sen. Fulbright
D.-Ark
Senate Banking
Congress
Maybank
D.S
Fulbright
White House
U. S Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
OK to Improve on Coins Unless They’re Silver
Federal law has nothing stopping people from increasing coin sizes by hammering pennies or nickels for use in coin boxes. But forging or producing slugs to defeat vending machines risks federal penalties. Undersecretary Foley told a House committee that Congress should cover pennies and nickels under laws that crime for defacing or diminishing gold and silver coins.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
the Treasury
Edward J. Foley
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
United States
Budget Cut Urged for Treasury and Post Office
House appropriations committee urges a $36,525,000 reduction from the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the next fiscal year, about 13 percent under President Truman’s request. The bill, starting July 1, heads to debate Tuesday and halves total departmental allocations versus this year, with no major cuts to subordinate bureaus.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Post Office Departments
Truman
House
Post Office Department
Appropriations Committee
Treasury Department
Senate trims Truman FHA fund to 1.5 billion in defense plan
The Senate banking committee cut President Truman's defense housing program from 3 billion to 1.5 billion, citing economy. The plan halves mortgage insurance funding and limits use to certified defense housing areas with dwelling shortages, with private builders handling construction and government backing via insurance. A companion House bill faced GOP southern Democrat resistance.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
Maybank
Federal Housing Administration
House
Senate
Senate Committee
Congress
US Forces Forge Ahead In Korean Front Clash
In a fierce artillery duel American troops repelled heavy Reds fire and drove toward new gains north of Hongchow, 20 miles south of Parallel 32. The clash involved elements of the 39th and 40th Chinese armies as UN air power pounded targets along the front.
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Tokyo
Hongchow
United Nations
U. S
Han
Aeria
Beleware O
California Good A-bomb Target Warning From Governor Warren
Sacramento reports Governor Earl Warren warned that California remains a key potential A-bomb target. He cited threats from ships submarines and air attack and urged renewed federal civil defense efforts to prepare for possible wartime events.
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California
Sacramento
LEC
Earl Warren
Fils
Avernor Sai
Aceon
Weather update for northwest district with light to moderate rain
A rough weather note reports scattered showers in the northwest region with winds from the west and rainfall estimated at a few tenths of an inch. No major storms expected, but motorists advised to exercise caution on slick roads.
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