Red Herring Theory Questioned In Truman Trip
Republicans press six more questions as President Truman travels east refuting claims of a red herring on Communists in government. They demand answers on budget, Taft-Hartley, Brannan plan, taxes, and the cost of Truman socialism.
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Truman
Guy Gabrielson
Brewster
Leonard W. Hall
Senate
House
Eca‘ling
National Committee
Oregon Trail
Chicago
Trutian
Mr. Truman
Board Told Racket Gangs Own Saloons
California Crime Commission charged racketeers infil trating the liquor industry and implied the Board of Equalization was lax. A letter to George M. Stout named 22 figures tied to liquor establishments and linked to narcotics, prostitution, gambling and bookmaking. Board chairman George Reilly criticized the charges as unsupportable and said the board is not a policing agency beyond liquor law enforcement.
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Board of Equalization
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George M. Stout
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State Board of Equalization
George Reilly
California
Siskiyou County
Mickey Cohen
Bugs Siegel
Mafia
Reilly
King Farouk Angered by S F Wedding
Princess Fathyia, 19, reported angering brother King Farouk by wedding Riad Ghali, 31, in San Francisco. Ghali stripped of diplomatic status and listed as alien resident by U.S. immigration. Farouk reportedly seeks to have Fathyia and Queen Mother Nazi returned to Egypt, while Ghali says no official notice has been received.
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Fathyia
Farouk
Egypt
Riad Ghali
Washington
Ghali
U. S. Department of Immigration
Nazi
U. S
Millionaire Oilman 0 R Howard Dies
Oscar Robert Howard a 74 year old millionaire oilman dies at his home after a long illness. He owned extensive oil holdings in Oklahoma and California and held controlling interest in three Arizona gold mines. His fortune began with a $100 Oklahoma oil lease in 1901 and grew from there.
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Luis Angeles
Oscar Robert Howard
Oklahoma
California
Arizona
Howard
Mercy Doctor Works as Plowman by the Hour
Dr. Hermann WN Sander, once a Candia physician, tilts to tilling soil for neighbors at four dollars an hour after losing his medical license. Neighbors report sunup to sundown labor. fund for post trial costs has dwindled, and Sander now earns livelihood by plowing with his own motorized machine moved on a trailer.
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N. H
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Sander
George ‘Woodbury
Candia
State Board of Registration In Medicine
State Medical Board
Woodbury
Dr. Sander
Manchester
Whispering Singer Jack Smith Dies at 51 in New York
New York May 14 UP whispering vocalist known as Whispering Jack Smith died at age 51 while watching a baseball game on television. His career included vaudeville, early radio programs and recordings. he had begun as a song plugger for Irving Berlin in Chicago before partnering with Fred Astaire.
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Jack
Smith
Irving Berlin
Chicago
Fred 5S
Tax Snare Set for Gamblers
Senate investigators will pursue big-time gamblers and racketeers using tax-return cross checks with private bookkeeping data. The plan mirrors methods that led to Al Capone’s conviction and will be led by Rudolph Halley with a 10 to 12 member staff.
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Senate
al Capone
Sen. Tobey
R.N.H
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Sen
Wiier
Rawis
Wiley
Tobey
Rudolph Halley
Kefauver D.tenn
Halley
U. S
New York
Truman
Chill From Hudson Bay Reaches Great Lakes Region
A mass of cool air from Hudson Bay pushed into the Great Lakes area Saturday and moved northeast toward New England. Chicago saw temperatures fall sharply from 50 to 14 in hours, with dense fog from Lake Michigan. A warmup was expected within about 24 hours, according to the U S Weather Bureau in Chicago. Most of the nation enjoyed clear skies and relatively high temperatures.
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Great Lakes
New England
Chicago
Lake Michigan
U. S. Weather Bureau
FEPC showdown and Lewis grilling loom this week
Congress faces two explosive tests next week. Senate leaders seek a vote to curb debate on fair employment practices while House members threaten to grill John L. Lewis over alleged signals to keep miners on strike. Reorganization plans and foreign aid cuts also loom as lawmakers weigh administration changes and dollar needs.
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England
ECA
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Sen. Bridges
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Forger of Medical Diplomas Sentenced
DES MOINES May 1 Madison H Moore 45 accused of operating a medical school diploma mill was sentenced to 18 months in a federal penitentiary. The court found Moore had issued diplomas purporting to certify that individuals named had complied with all requirements of accredited medical colleges.
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Madison H. Moore
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Secret Parole Board Eavesdropping Exposed At Iowa Prison
Iowa officials probe a prisoner Pyrr Hellyer who used an electric grapevine to listen to secret parole-board sessions and smuggle wire recordings out. WMT Cedar Rapids radio director Jim Bormann broadcast excerpts revealing the plan and prison radio shop security lapses.
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Iowa
William 5. Beardsley
Pyir Hellyer
Jim Bormann
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Bormann
Parole Board
Intermedi
Hellyer
Chicago
Anamosa
Ht ‘Cooly
Barmann
Parole-Board
Vincent Declines Comment on Spy Accusation
Washington May 13 Vincent a longtime U S diplomat declined to comment on the McCarthy spy accusation case naming him as Case No 2 He said the State Department would issue a statement when warranted and noted his loyalty file is among 81 under review by a Senate subcommittee with President Truman's approval Vincent 49 has served since 1924 with much time in China and Switzerland as a foreign service officer
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U. 8
John Carter Vincent
Sen. McCarthy
States Department
Vincent
Switzerland
Associated Press
Bern
McCarthy
Russia
State Department
John E. Peurifoy
Senate
Janesville
Department
Foreign Service
China
Rail Crash Injures Thirty in Preston Train Collision
In Preston on May 13 a train struck a light locomotive, injuring about fifty people, with twelve seriously hurt. No fatalities were reported.
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Cold War gains outpace real wars, says Hoffman
Economic Chief Paul G Hoffman told the United States Conference of Mayors that Russia expanded its territory and population under the Cold War more than any shooting war. He cited Kremlin control of vast lands, saying the war is not fought with guns but results are immense. Mayors urged extending federal rent controls and stronger action on gambling to curb war-like tactics.
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Russia
Paul G. Hoffman
Hoffman
United States Conference of Mayors
Kremlin
United States
Moscow
Free World
Mayors’ Conference
Congress
Posse of 50 Recaptures Escapee Near Hayward
In Hayward California on May 13 a posse of more than 50 officers recaptured former mental patient Robert Torres 28 after his escape from a sheriff substation. He had barricaded himself in a shack and brandished rifles and knives before slipping from a restraining belt. Sheriff Gleason called the episode a comedy of error that luckily ended without tragedy. Torres offered no resistance when finally captured in a barn off Highland Boulevard.
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Calif
Robert Torres
Highland Blvd
San Francisco Bay
H. P. Gleason
Torres
Lutheran Minister Bans Scouting Faces Battle
Rinceton Wisconsin May 13 A Wisconsin synod Lutheran pastor Rev Walter Strohschein bans confirmation of Scout members claiming Scouting violates church doctrine. Attorney Philip Lehner Jr Scout leader says the stand is challenged as false doctrine and support comes from laymen ministers and Scout executives. A Lutheran committee note says Scout program can be integrated with spiritual development under proper guidance.
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Wisconsin Synod Lutheran
Philip Lehner Jr
St. John’s Luthern
Walter Strohschein
Wisconsin Synod
Strohschein
Bers
Lehner
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