Truman Order to Clean Up RFC Alleged by Rowe
C Edward Rowe testified before a Senate banking subcommittee that President Truman appointed him RFC director with orders to clean up the agency and get the job done. He defended prior actions and denied using White House links to secure loans, while facing questions about a $3,000,000 Harrington & Richardson loan to his Worcester, Massachusetts company.
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Washington
Edward Rowe
Truman
RFC
Senate
Rowe
Senate Banking
Dunham
RFC Board
White House
Fulbright
D.ark
Senators
Farm products to be brought under price controls
Washington reports that government rules will automatically bring farm commodities under price ceilings when producer prices reach parity or its legal equivalent. Price Director Michael Dé Salle notes the Defense Production Act 1950 governs controls. monthly determinations by the Agriculture Department set parity status and announce if prices are above or below parity.
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Washington
Michael
DéSalle
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Close Friend of Slaii Iran Premier Shot by Student
In Tehran on March 19 a former education minister Dr Abdul Hamid Zanganeh, a close ally of the late Premier Ali Razmara, was shot and wounded by a student he caught cheating. Police detained Nusratullah Abdul Hossein Qumi, a Tehran University divinity student, as investigators probe Tudeh and Fadayam Islam links. The target, 46, led the university law faculty and had endured leftist student demonstrations. doctors reported initial removal of the bullet and grave, yet improving, condition after surgery with liver and intestine injury risk remains.
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Iehiran
Iran
Abdul Hamid Zanganeh
Ali Razmara
Alazo
University of Tehran
Tudeh Party
Zanganeh
Nusratullah Abdul Hossein Qumi
Fadayam Islam
Rezmara
Qumi
Ant
Yahya Adle
Zaganeh
Blast Damages Bellflower Stores After Auto Crash
A two-vehicle crash on Lakewood Boulevard near Bellflower led to a gas ignition and a large explosion 20 minutes later. A cleaning shop and a doughnut shop were destroyed. 24 people were listed as damage victims, with five injured in the crash though none seriously. The sheriff deputies involved escaped major harm, and several surrounding buildings suffered shattered windows.
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Bellflower
S. Lakewood Blvd
Norwalk
Lakewood Blvd
S. Lakewood Bhd
Robert Kipper
M. D. Wert
Aan Reid Ferguson
Temple City
Evelyn Janson
Beverly McEwen
Hollywood
Kipper
Wert
Opal Sharp
E. Arkansas St
James Osborne
E. Olive Ave
Robert Jenkins
Robert Reynieds
Daily Worker Deep in Red Says Bankruptcy Looms
The Daily Worker, organ of the Communist party, warned of a near bankruptcy with an annual loss around 200000 dollars. A four front page editorial appealed to readers to contribute about five dollars each as circulation declines and advertisers drop. The paper reported 14000 daily and 50000 Sunday readers.
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New York
The
Daily Worker
Commounist Party
Worker
Srenae
LA Broker Crary Killed in Four-Car Long Beach Crash
Allan H Crary a 61 year old Los Angeles stock broker was killed and six others injured in a four car collision on Pacific Coast Highway south of Seventh Street The crash involved two other uninjured drivers Donald Spargur and James Riddle Marines from Camp Pendleton suffered multiple injuries and were treated at local hospitals Crary a Pacific Coast partner of EF Hutton and Co had long been a prominent figure in western brokerage circles The accident raised Long Beach traffic fatalities to eight for 1951 and marked the second fatal crash in two days.
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Allan H. Crary
Los Angeles
Pacific
Coast Hwy
Seventh St
Felice
Crary
Camp Pendleton
Betty Dines
Seaside
Joe Pecksl
Richard Morrison
Edward Blaine
Norbert Schaefer
Phillip Lory
Pecksi
Morrison
Seaside Hospital
Community Hospital
Santa Marguerita Hospital
Donald W. Spargur
Spring St
Compton
James H. Riddle
Chestnut Ave
la Canada
Ef, Hutton & Co
New York
Charles
E. Crary
Long Beach
Hutton
Robert
Tim Dea
Weather outlook with scattered high clouds Tuesday
Weather forecast notes clear tonight with scattered high clouds on Tuesday. Temperature remains near 73 degrees tomorrow with light variable winds, shifting west in the Tuesday afternoon period at 10 to 15 mph.
Midwest Snow Storm Hits Hard Across States
A major winter blizzard blanketed the northern Midwest with up to 13 inches of new snow and drifts of several feet. Roads blocked, trains stalled, and flights canceled as snow swept through southern Minnesota, southeastern South Dakota, and northern Iowa. Civil Air Patrol flew 50 missions from Wheaton to aid isolated farm families and evacuate a patient and baby. In St. Paul and Minneapolis snowfall neared 10 inches as airlines and buses halted service.
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Minnesota
South Dakota
Iowa
Civil Air Patrol
Wheaton
Minn
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Bronc o Naval Jet Bucked Pilot Off in Crash
A Navy Panther fighter at North Island, San Diego Bay, bucked Lt. Edgar J. Boudinot Jr. from the cockpit during a pre takeoff power check and crashed into the bay. the pilot escaped with no injuries as the engine unexpectedly started despite switches being cut.
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San Diego
San Diego Bay
North Island
Bay
Edgar J. Boudinot Jr
Redwood City
Calif
Ohio Solon Bares Peace Deal Rumor
Representative Clarence Brown of Ohio spoke at a House hearing about a circulating rumor of a Korea peace compromise. He described a plan tying a future UN plebiscite to a division where North Korea would be controlled by Communists while South Korea remains under UN and Republic of Korea guidance, with a long term Red outcome after rehabilitation.
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Washington
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Congress
Brown
House Rules Committee
Univer
North Korea
United Nations
Iblic
Korea
South Korea
Classifieds and Features Guide Page References
A reader notice lists sections and page numbers for different newspaper content including Beach Combing Bridge Editorial Obituaries Radio and Television Sports Theaters Tides Temperatures and Women’s Activities. It outlines where to find classifieds comics crosswords and shipping tables across the edition.
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Boyle
Fingntiol
E Fe
ROKs Swim Icy River to Chase Reds
South Korean troops swam the Hongchon River in central Korea to pursue Communist forces retreating toward the 38th Parallel. They spearheaded the central front drive of the U S Eighth Army, with 231 dead Chinese in the latest action and captures of a 7 mm howitzer battery, mortars, rifles, and ammunition.
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Tokyo
Hongchon
Korea
Republic of Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
ROK
ROKS
U. & Jet
Kapyong
Seoul
Chun- Chon
38Th Parallel
Draft Bill to Lower Draft Age and Train personnel
Washington March 19 The House rules committee cleared for debate a bill to lower the draft age to 18 and set groundwork for universal military training. The measure, approved in closed session, will be taken up April 3 after a four day Easter recess with open amendments possible.
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Washington
House
House Rules Committee
Former Mayor Links Costello Visit To War Contracts Probe
Former New York mayor William O'Dwyer testified before the Senate crime committee that he visited gambler Frank Costello in 1942 while in the Army. He said he spoke about Air Force contracts and saw Costello at his home possibly twice, with other visitors including Tammany leaders Bert Stand and Mike Kennedy. The former mayor also named underworld figures such as Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky in discussions of a "Big Six."
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New York
William O'Dwyer
Senate Crime Committee
Frank Costello
Costello
O'Dwyer
Army
Irving Sherman
Bert Stand
Judge Savarese
Mike Kennedy
Stand
Kennedy
Tammany Hall
Sherman
Mexico
Murder, Inc
Brooklyn
Crime Committee
Dewey Invited to Speak Before Crime Committee
New York March 19 The Senate crime investigation committee chairman extended a cordial invitation to Gov. Thomas Dewey to state his views before the panel. Senator Estes Kefauver said Dewey might wish to address Saratoga gambling concerns or any other matter. Dewey's Albany secretary said no invitation had been received. Three state police officials testified last week that Saratoga gambling resorts operated openly during racing season.
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New York
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Thomas Dewey
Estes Kefauver
D.-Tenn
Saratoga
Dewey
Albany
James C. Hagerty
No Evidence of Defense Sabotage, Says FBI Chief
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said there has been no evidence to date of Communist directed sabotage of the defense program. He warned the threat looms and urged Americans to stay alert every hour of the day. He noted sabotage cases rose over 600 percent last year but FBI investigation found most acts resulted from accidental or other deliberate actions and defense plant protection is managed by the Munitions Board.
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Ashington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
United Press
Munitions Board
Department of Desansa
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Stahmer
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Hligzard
Naval
Solon Bares
Runnor
Clen Clements
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