Truman to seek over two billion for ECA and allies
President Truman told Capitol leaders he expects to ask Congress in a few days for slightly more than 2 billion dollars for the Economic Cooperation Administration and additional billions for economic and military aid to United States allies. Speaker Rayburn and Senate Leader McFarland declined to reveal the total but confirmed the ECA request would be slightly over 2 billion. Reports say the overall proposal could reach about 9 billion.
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Economic Co-operation Administration
Known Sex Offender Questioned and Booked in Hull Case
ENRY FORD McCRACKEN, 34, laborer, was booked this morning on a felony charge of child stealing in the disappearance of Patricia Jean Hull, 10, of Buena Park. He was questioned overnight, later charged with kidnapping, and a blood stain found on his clothing remains unexplained as a large search for the missing girl continues.
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Patricia Jean
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Henry Ford McCracken
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Dawn Today
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Sheriff's
Dale Hull
Fullerton
Ave. Buena Park
Songer
Adonis Pleads No Defense in New Jersey Dice Case
Adonis and four alleged lieutenants pleaded no defense to New Jersey gambling charges in Superior Court. Judge Leyden will sentence next Monday, weighing prison terms and fines. Adonis, Salvatore Moretti, and others led a $1,000,000 dice operation in north Jersey.
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N. J
Joe Adonis
Leymen
John E. Selser
Adonis
Salvatore Solly Moretti
North Jersey
Meat Packers Warn Ceilings Drive Meat Rationing
Washington May 21 The big meat packers told Congress price ceilings will force rationing if total supply is not divided. Paul C. Smith of Swift & Co said rationing follows price control, while DiSalle pushed first step to lower live cattle prices by Oct 1. Smith argued controls are unworkable and hurt low income groups, with opposition across Congress to extending the Defense Production Act.
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American Meat Institute
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Swift & Co
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Senvate Banking Committee
Michael Y. DiSalle
Swift
DiSalle
Truman seeks $1.09 billion for stockpile and defense needs
President Truman asked Congress to approve a total of 1,090,491,704 dollars for fiscal year starting July 1, including 800,000,000 to stockpile strategic and critical raw materials for national defense. The requests cover supplemental needs across General Services Administration and several federal departments and the judiciary. The largest item, 842,778,000 dollars for the General Services Administration, includes the stockpile funds.
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Truman
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General Services Administration
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Judiciary
Classifieds and notices page navigation guide
A keyboard style listing shows where to find sections in the newspaper such as Beach, Boyle, Bridge, Classified ads, Comics, Crossword, Editorial, Financial, Shipping tables, Radio and television, Sports, Theaters, Tides temperatures and Women's activities with page references for each.
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House Group Seeks Tax Hike Effective Sept 1
Washington May 21 report says the House Ways and Means Committee tentatively voted for a 2.9 billion dollar individual income tax increase to take effect September 1 with a 2.08 billion dollar corporate tax rise starting January 1. The GOP opposed retroactivity, but the Democratic majority overrode protests. Passage remains uncertain as both chambers must act.
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House Ways and Means
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House
Senate
High Court Rules On Fair Trade Laws Across States
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision led by Justice Douglas, ruled that state fair trade laws do not bar states from cutting prices if they refuse to sign pricing agreements. The ruling affects 45 states, with Louisiana's case against Schwegmann Brothers of New Orleans cited. The court also curtailed suits against California’s American activities committee and clarified congressional limits on legislative committee power from Civil War era civil rights laws.
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Missouri
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Vinson
Reed
Jackson
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Burton
Black
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Schwegmann Brothers
New Orleans
No Ties on Iran Bradley States No Ties on Iran
Senatorial hearing on MacArthur dismissal hears General Omar Bradley deny any US commitment to join Britain in Iran if trouble arises. Bradley, JCS chairman, faces suggestion to strike the remark from the public record. military censor approved keeping it.
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Douglas MacArthur
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Weather note with cloudy periods and variable winds
Cloudy conditions persist with light night and morning showers. Partly sunny skies expected tomorrow afternoon. Temperature changes noted. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph tomorrow afternoon.
Bradley opens door to Chiang Nationalist action
Gen. Omar N. Bradley told Senate hearings there is no military objection to allowing Chiang Kai-shek to use Nationalist forces from Formosa to harass Red China if American troops are not involved. He warned Washington would have to strip power elsewhere to pursue MacArthur's Korean plan and said no force would be used that risks Formosa security. He opposed bombing Manchurian bases unless liability from Soviet entry could be ruled out.
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Sen
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Texas
Asia
Second Division Piles Up Most Foes 30 to 1
Reds began withdrawing from half of the Korean front after suffering nearly 60,000 Allied losses cited by Lt. Gen. Edward M. Almond. The U S Second Division executed a key maneuver to plug a breach, with 42,341 casualties on the east central front and 24,700 on Sunday. The Eighth Army said Second Division killed or wounded 37,750 Reds in five days as they retreated under heavy pressure and rain.
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Nursing Home Fire Fatal to Patient in Manhattan
An elderly patient died in a midtown Manhattan nursing home fire on May 21, while fifteen others were rescued. Firefighters responded as smoke filled two top floor rooms and Mrs. Elizabeth Spencer, 73, a retired schoolteacher, was found dead with flames reaching her bed.
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Midtown Manhattan
Elizabeth Spencer
Drouth Threatens Loss as Rain Hopes Rise Nationwide
South hopes for a $10,000,000 rain or more than enough to ease drought. Forecasters predict scattered showers, with Nebraska enjoying rain that caused a six-foot wall of water in Big Springs after a dike breach. Colder storms hit Julesburg and Chappell Nebraska, Lakin Kansas saw damage from tornadoes and floods, and Detroit faced cloudbursts amid transit strikes.
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Riots End in Utah Prison. Officials Seek Ringleaders
May 21 AP report says Utah state prison riot involved over 200 inmates with about 325 housed in riot buildings. Eight guards were held briefly. two escaped. Gov. J Bracken Lee returned from Yellowstone to direct the investigation and promises punishment for ringleaders.
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New State Prison
Gev. J. Bracken Lee
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Board of Corrections
Ridgway Praises Troops Conduct In Korean War
General Matthew Ridgway, Far Eastern commander, commended American units for superior spirit in battle. He singled out the 2nd Division led by Maj. Gen. C. L. Ruffner, noting it inflicted losses conservatively estimated at more than twenty times its own. The 2nd Division bore the main burden of last week's Communist offensive.
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Matthew Ridgway
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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C. L. Ruffner
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