Truman Eyes Lengthy Session to Push New Program
President Truman signaled Congress may endure a sweltering Washington summer to pass most of his broad legislative agenda before adjournment, with White House and Senate leaders disputing the expected timing and scope. The plan includes tax boosts, health insurance, civil rights, social security expansion, and farm measures, while reorganization at the State Department aims to ease Secretary Acheson’s workload through new deputy undersecretaries and five assistant secretaries.
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Gun traced to buyer in Reuther shooting case
Detroit May 27 The shotgun used in the attempt on Victor Reuther’s life was traced to its buyer as investigators fly the weapon to Massachusetts for study. The gun was found at Reuther’s home and is one of 2000 of its model manufactured last February. Police monitor Emil Mazey’s home after he reported a car seen near Reuther’s residence and a series of anonymous calls stopped once the shooting occurred.
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Rail Union Officials Sign Non Communist Affidavits
Cleveland May 27 UP reports A F Whitney rail brotherhood chief and officers signed non Communist affidavits under the Taft Hartley Act to protect 116000 members on bus lines. Whitney criticized the act but said affidavits were necessary. FBI intervention discussed. union membership cited at 225000. Walter, union president, wounded by shotgun attack in an unrelated incident. arm in a sling after skin infection treatment.
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Molotov Plan cited as failing in eastern Europe
Washington reports that the Molotov Plan, Russia's network of trade treaties, is seen as failing to match the Marshall Plan. Western officials say eastern European economies suffer while Moscow drains resources. Exiled Czechoslovak officials claim Moscow directs a plan to install nonCommunists to soften regimes and attract Western aid.
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Girl Imprisoned Three Hours by Fall into Chasm
Jennie Akers a 16 year old Aurora high school pupil fell about 500 feet into a chasm at Creation Rock Red Rocks Park near Enver while retrieving a scarf on a school trip. She was rescued after a perilous rope lowering by 17 men, sustaining a fractured left arm and possible fractures to her right leg and hip. Her companions Wayne Loveday Beverly Cox and Hob Beach narrowly escaped with her.
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Penny Bargain Sale Floods Denver Car Lot
Denver auto dealer Elwood Edwards advertised one cent used cars with the purchase of another at regular price. Anglers flocked to his lot to snare Fishermen's specials. Edwards claims to be the nation’s first to try the plan and said sales began as soon as the pay hit the streets. He reported 28 sales last night, 20 percent of them one cent specials.
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Youths Climb Brooklyn Bridge Tower Allegedly Vanish
New York May 27 police hunt two youths who scaled a Brooklyn Bridge tower 300 feet above the East River. A taxi driver and Patrolman Alex Barush witnessed acrobatics on the tower before the pair disappeared. Emergency squad patrolmen climbed the cable path to the tower but found no trace of the climbers.
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Garden visits allowed under restraining order in Iowa case
Des Moines May 27 A restraining order limits husband Boyd Smith to tending the garden at the Smith home between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and to removing tools from the basement while pending divorce proceedings with wife Phyllis Smith. Judge Lou Ladd issued the order allowing garden work during specified hours.
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Upper House Set to Slash Aid Bill
Washington May 27 AP The foreign aid bill now at 5 617 470 000 faces strong Senate opposition as leaders from both parties vow substantial cuts. President Truman's plea saved a large House cut but Senate committee members resist. McKellar says the House should have cut more while Russell calls the move a mere formality. The bill funds ECA Greco Turkish aid and occupied areas relief in Germany Austria and Japan with 13 month spending rather than 15. Senate aims to reduce military and ECA appropriations. Wherry Bridges and others seek broader economy across all future appropriations.
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House Unit to Probe Irregularities in Air Force Buying
Rep Vinson leads an inquiry into large Air Force B 36 contracts to Consolidated Vultee amid charges by Van Zandt that links exist between Johnson Symington and Odlum. Symington calls the allegations false and requests open hearings as Vinson plans a full House investigation with witnesses in public sessions.
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Forrestal Plan to Tighten Defense Unity Approved
ASHINGTON May 27 The Senate approved a bill to tighten unification of the Army Navy and Air Forces, extending control over spending and policies by the secretary of defense. The bill, backed by Secretary Johnson as Forrestal’s successor, faces uncertainty in the House. Senator Morse opposed the bill’s scope but saw one win allowing transfer of officers between services with preserved grade.
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New Home Built in 24 Hours for Evicted Family
In Hobbs New Mexico May 27 Shorty Sullivan and family received a fully built four room home in two hours after eviction threats. Local businessmen civic clubs and workers donated materials and labor to replace their house damaged by taxes and sale. The project used a concrete foundation, quick carpentry and a full kitchen, with fund trustees coordinating efforts and praising volunteers for reshaping the family’s living situation.
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