Revolt of Ex-GI Solons Shelves Pay Boost Bill
Washington May 25 A proposed administration backed pay hike for high ranking military officers was sent back to armed services committee by the House after a brief revolt by former GIs. The measure would raise pay by about 14 percent on average, with larger boosts for generals and admirals, and would revise disability retirement and bonuses for officers. The vote ended 227 to 163 and was described as dead for several years.
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Na Committee
House
Congress
Rep
Sutton
D.tenn
Navy
Offi
Armed Services Committee
Pata Ree
D.tex
Fema
Kilday
Truman
Bolling JD
Moj
Pacific
Leutenant
Cereaine
Repsaneus Louse
Eps
Furcolo
D.-Mass
Ford
R.-Mich
U S Seeks Global Talks on Chinese Reds Policy Shift
Paris dispatch reports a U.S. move to ask nations in both Atlantic and Pacific theaters to parley a united diplomatic front toward the new Chinese Communist regime. Notes were sent two weeks ago inviting Britain Belgium Holland India Pakistan Australia New Zealand Ceylon and South Africa to back an open door policy and not recognize a new regime without consultation.
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Paris
United States
Zla
Sntershané
State Department
Atlantic
Pacific
India
China
China Jen
U. S
Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Pakistan
Australia
New Zealand
Ceylon
Union of South Africa
Dean ‘Achesori
Far East
U.S
Howser Seeks State Ownership of Lake Elsinore
Atty. Gen. Fred N. Howser filed in Superior Court asking California be declared sole owner of Lake Elsinore. He seeks a temporary restraining order and permanent injunction against fence building or plowing actions that would restrict public access to the lake and Jake.
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Riversloe
Mayo
Fred N. Howser
State of California
Lake Elsinore
Howser
Jake
Ex-bandleader Hal Grayson Released From Jail
Beverly Hills reports former bandleader Hal Grayson released by Judge Henry H. Draeger to private physicians for alcoholism treatment. His five count drunkenness sentence ended after a judge's recommendation, with authorities noting continued care would aid his recovery.
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Beverly Hills
Hal "Grayson
Henry H. Draeger
Stupid Owl Bites Local Friends in Suffolk Village
An old owl in a Suffolk village alarmed residents by nipping passersby and even a local Game Warden Percy Peru as authorities note the owl's unusual aggression in a May incident reported from Willingham England.
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Willingham
England
Suffolk
Percy Peru
Dental Groups Split On Truman Health Insurance Policy
The American Dental Association opposed compulsory health insurance, warning it would shift focus from preventive care to mass repairs and fail to improve national dental health. Americans for Democratic Action backed Truman’s payroll tax based plan, while AMA opposed the administration proposal. The Senate subcommittee schedule and various experts’ views filled the record as hopes for year’s enactment fade.
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Washington
American Dental Association
Amercans For Democratic Action
Truman
Carl O. Falgstad
Minneapolis
House
Senate Labor
Americans For Democratic Action
Senate
Seymour E. Harris
Harvard
American Medical Association
Aa Immediateesults
Truman Administration
Harris
Sens
Taft
Ohio
Land HU
D-Ale
Firebug Case Student Free on Bail in Los Angeles
Art student Douglas Scott, 25, was released on $1,500 bail on pending trial for allegedly setting a fire valued at $17,900 at St. Martin of Tours Church. Arrigned before Municipal Judge Jesse Frampton, a June 2 hearing was ordered. The former child actor, said to suffer from a form of brain fever, was found shouting irrationally near the church when firemen arrived.
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Los Anusles
Douglas Scott
Lwan
Antwood
Catholic Church
Scott
Jesse Frampton
St. Martin of Tours
Phoenix Heat Wave Sees 108 Degree Day Expected
Phoenix forecasters warned temperatures would reach 108 as a spring heat wave broke records. Weather bureau chief L R Jurwitz noted May 24 tied the hottest May day at 106 and surpassed the old 105-degree mark.
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Phoenix
L. R. Jurwitz
Weather Bureau
Gold Coin Jar Sparks $40,000 Find at DuQuoin House
Mrs. Lucille Schader tossed a jar with Mexican gold coins from her late father's DuQuoin home. Tenants later uncovered jewels, bonds, and government stocks valued around $40,000 hidden behind wallpaper, with the box turned over to attorney Clarence Kimmel. The incident follows her father's death on March 28.
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Hatcago
Lucille Schader
Dus Guain
Rudy Schable
du Quoin
Mrs. Schader
Aney
Kimmel Sonen Jus
Chicago
DuQuoin
Boy Killed and Hero Boy Hurt in Rooftop Accident
In New York on May 25 Rubin Abinas, 15, backed toward a rooftop edge while aiming to land a kite. Anthony Martin, 17, on a adjacent roof tried to jump a 10 foot airshaft to stop him but failed. Both fell to the ground. Abinas died and Martin is hospitalized in critical condition.
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New York
Rubin Abinas
Anthony Martin
Ubinas
Martin
Girl Student Faces Charge of Arson
COLUMBIA Mo May 23 2003 a University of Missouri student a 20 year old woman was charged with arson in connection with a 20000 fire at a women's rooming house May 14. Prosecutor Howard B Lang Jr called the five day probe and noted a gasoline bottle found in the basement. The defendant Mrs Margaret Gypsy Horn pleaded in nocent at arraignment and said she recently took out 2800 insurance on belongings in the house.
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Columb
University of Missouri
Margaret
Gypsy) Horn
Howard B. Lang Jr
Cooperative Rooming House
Horn
South Carolinans Rest at Filibuster Battle
South Carolina senators re exhausted and reclined on cots and pillows during the long filibuster session in Columbia. The tally rose amid sunrise as lawmakers sought relief from the stalling tactics in a dramatic debate over a key measure.
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South
Thunderstorms and Rain Across Gulf and Atlantic Coasts
A playful report describes the Weather Bureau noting thundershowers along the gulf coast and rain along the Atlantic coast. The Pacific Coast appears mild and pleasant while the midriff region experiences showers and near normal temperatures. The piece personifies the weather lady as she contemplates staying warmer with the nation.
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Chicago
Spring
U.S
Weather Bureau
Jedy
Uere
Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Bureau
Man Ordered to Pay Wife Support Earns Less
In Camden, Francis J. Barry 14-year-old Doris Barry’s husband faced charges from his pregnant wife. Judge G Rusling Leap ordered him to pay $12.56 weekly. Barry claimed $11 weekly earnings, prompting the judge to remark on domestic strife and a wife’s prerogative.
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Camden
M. J
Francis J. Barry
Doris
G. Rusling Leap
Barry
Old Man With Pistol Demands Free Meal in Oklahoma
An elderly man entered a restaurant in Oklahoma City on May 25 and demanded a meal on credit, placing a partly wrapped pistol on the counter. He received hot cakes and eggs, asked for pie, and then left with a payment promise. The assailant has not been found.
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Oklahoma City
Evelyn Jean Dauber
Shanghai Reds Reach Shanghai as Reds Move In
AP reporters describe Red troops advancing into Shanghai on May 25. Margaret and the writer observe from Broadway Mansions and Edward VII Avenue while Nationalists hold the Garden Bridge. The couple, amid gunfire and barricades, relay routine updates with other AP staff including Landman at the Cathay Hotel and editor Eddie Crighton reaching the office after a long detour.
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Shanghat
Margaret
Broadway Mansions
Soochow Creek
Shanghai
Associated Press
Old Settlement
Vreek's Bridge
Garden Bridge
Szechuan Bridge
Edward VII Ave
Amos Landman
Cathay Hotel
Nolman
Rampeer
China Press- China Tribune
Koo
Hamilton House
Fuchow Road
Great Northern Cable
Landman
Szechwan Road
Eddie Crighton
Eddie
Congress Delays Truman Program to 1950 on Civil Rights and More
Congress appears ready to shelve most of President Truman's program until 1950. Civil rights, farm subsidies, health insurance, tax increases, and social security expansion are set aside as lawmakers seek reelection. Senate action may finish by July, with House aiming to pass reciprocal trade, Taft Hartley repeal, and NATO, while broader bills face delays.
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Ashington
Congress
Truman
Cemoreri
Sen
Lucan
Illinois
Senate
House
Lucas
Lesinski
D.-Mich
House Labor Committee
Rep
Powell
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Trumen
Capito
Seasion
Ambush hits Shelton gang chief Earl Shelton in Illinois club
Fairfield Illinois May 25 Ambush gunfire wounded Earl Shelton leader of the Shelton gang, shot in a night club. He was taken to Evansville Indiana hospital with a back wound and described as in satisfactory condition. Police offered no motive and noted a ladder found at the club suggests a roof entry. Shelton and his late brothers have a history of ambush killings.
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Fairfield
Ill
Oraci
Shelton
Big Earl
Evansville
Ind
Donald B Frankel
Earl
Tllinois
Roy
Dalton
Carl
Bernie
Torious
Outfit
Peoria
Elmo Mucrage
One Glory
Mucrage
Sleepy Chinese Truck Driver Naps Amid Bridge Battle
In Shanghai on May 25 a Chinese truck driver in a vehicle carrying drums napped near the Garden Bridge over Soochow Creek as fighting between Communists and Nationalists raged above. Bullets hissed by. the driver claimed the toll of war was sleep and that whoever wins will obtain the bridge and cargo.
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Shanghai
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