Should Truman Be Impeached Debate Splits Small Town
In Wakefield New Hampshire a town meeting voted 48 to 17 with 35 not voting on whether Harry Truman should be impeached. Organizer William Sparhawk Jr and opponent Endwin P. Geauque urged positions while supporters highlighted a policy of appeasement and corruption concerns. The secret ballot used Yes or No, with 100 of 795 eligible voters attending.
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Harry Truman
William N. Sparhawk Jr
Albert W. Wiggin
Sparhawk
Endwin P. Geauque
Geauque
Wakefield
Gentique
State Senator to Ask Group to Reconsider Night Racing Bill
In Sacramento on May 23 Senator Randolph Collier Republican of Yreka said he will ask the upper house to reconsider its rejection of his proposal to legalize night harness racing with pari mutuel betting in California.
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Sacramento
Randolph Collier
Yreka
California
Recess Discussed for Congress Tax Plans and Defense
Senate leaders weigh a summer break from August to October and how it would affect a new tax increase bill under study by the House Ways and Means Committee. If recess occurs, enactment is likely delayed until late year. Republicans urge passage before vacation, linking it to defense legislation clearance.
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Democratic
Finance Committee
Congress
McFarland
Arizona
House
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Sen.Wherry
Nebraska
Four Die as Kansas Flood Swamps Hays Town
Torrential Big Creek floods northwest Kansas town of Hays, killing four people and leaving two missing. Rescue efforts evacuated hundreds as 100 coeds trapped at Fort Hays State College formed a human chain to reach safety. Dead include Dr C F Wiest and four others. demolition and damage exceed one million dollars. National Guard planned typhoid shots. classes at college canceled for the semester.
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Joe Rohr
A. H. Harkness
Big Creek
Kansas
Hays National Guard
Henry Foster
National Guard
Fort Hays State College
C. F. Wiest
Robert Rippeteau
June Bissing Herrman
Gerald Gibson
Gibson
Hays
Joanne Denham
Treva
Red Cross
Orphan gets life term for murder at Rutherfordton school
Charles Hugh Justice, 19, an orphan from near Asheville, is sentenced to life for the murder of W. E. Sweatt, 50, superintendent of the Alexander schools. A jury found Justice guilty of first degree murder after ambushing Sweatt in a hall. Billy Ray Powell, 26, is charged with killing a roommate in the same incident and will be tried later.
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N.C
Charles Hugh Justice
W. E. Sweatt
Alexander
Rutherford County Superior Court
Mercy
Frank Armstrong
Justice
Asheville
Sweatt
Billy Ray Powell
Wade Johnson
Moody
California
Monrovia
Calif
Opposition to India Grain Bill Fading in House Debate
In Washington May 23 opposition to sending 2,000,000 tons of grain to feed India's hungry millions faded in the House though a fight rose over tying repayment terms. Rep. Cox pressed for a Senate provision to require repayment in minerals and a six year term, while supporters argued the bill should stand without added conditions.
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United States
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Foreign Affairs ‘Committee
East
Sam Rayburnn
Texas
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