Survey Of Business Plans Shows Gloomy Sign For Late 1949
A Columbus report notes two Franklin County commissioners and a former official were indicted on 14 counts for mishandling a 1946 veterans housing program. The probe targets procedures for 76 homes, while a separate AP survey in Washington forecasts a weakening in late 1949 due to reduced business outlays and offsetting government spending.
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Columbus
Franklin County
C. P. Lauterbaugh
Harry T. Vigos
George M. Matson
Carl Lucas
Ralph J. Bartlett
Lauderbaugh
Vigor
Matson
Vigor and Lauderbaugh
Washington
Russia Denounces North Atlantic Pact as Offensive Instrument
Moscow reports say Russia issued a Tass note to the seven original sponsors of the pact stating the alliance violates existing treaties and undermines UN foundations. The memorandum accuses the pact of dauntment and aggression directed at the USSR and other communist nations, while pledging no intention to attack.
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Eddie Gilmore
Moscow
Russia
Seven Nations
United Nations
Soviet Union
United Nations Organization
Britain
France
Potsdam
Yalta
Tass
United States
Belgium
Canada
Netherlands
Luxembourg
U.S.S.R
People's Democracy
Great Britain
Australia Refuses U S Army Officer Visit Permit
Canberra rebuffed a request by Lorenzo Gamboa a Filipino born U S citizen and Army member to visit his Australian wife and two children. Prime Minister Chifley stated the White Australia policy remains in force and Gamboa cannot enter. MacArthur urged intervention but the ban stays.
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Canberra
Australia
Joseph B. Chifley
U. S. Army Corp
Lorenzo Gamboa
Gamboa
U. S
U.S. Army
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Tornado Hits Uniontown Country Club and Farms
A baby tornado injures three at Uniontown Country Club and damages six farms with losses estimated between 150000 and 200000 dollars. Two injured treated at Uniontown Hospital. Leo Williams and Virginia Lint among victims. Edwin Smell says his barn, orchards and open-air theater suffered about 40000 dollars in damage. Attorney Robert C. Hagan, president of the country club, estimates total damage at 100000 dollars.
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Uniontown
Uniontown Country Club
Country Club
Blue Ridge Mountains
Uniontown Hospital
Leo Williams
Virginia Lint
Balsinger
Edwin Smell
Smell
Robert C. Hagan
Rent law starts aims to end federal controls nationwide
Washington reports landlords and tenants begin operating under a new 15 month rent law that decontrols ceilings in many areas and spurs rule making. Officials foresee many cities and states pursuing local decontrol while peacetime control may end by June 1950. Ohio Governor Lausche says Ohio will not lift controls, citing housing shortages and policy limits.
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Washington
Tighe Woods
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Soviet Protest To Be Refused In Prediction
Washington AP report says a top State Department official, unnamed, stated Russia need not fear the North Atlantic Treaty. The defense pact remains purely defensive, and any country doubting it can protect itself by avoiding attacks on member nations.
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Washington
State Department
Atlantic pact faces Russia protest ahead of signing
Diplomatic officials expect rejection of Russia's protest by official note or public statement. Russia delivered its complaint to the State Department via the Russian embassy in London. Secretary Acheson plans high level talks with Western ministers including French leader Schuman as Germany topic looms.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic
Russia
State Department
Acheson
London
Soviet Union
Germany
Robert Schuman
France
Schuman
Missing Banker Mails $75,000 To Creditors
FBI reports Richard H. Crowe, 41, missing Staten Island bank official, mailed more than $75,000 to creditors after allegedly embezzling $883,660 from a Broadway branch. Crowe faces federal charges. FBI has issued wanted notices nationwide. Search focus includes Florida where his last letter was sent.
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New York
FBI
Richard H. Crowe
Staten Island
National City Bank
Broadway
Penea
Crowe
Federal Reserve Act
National Bank
Florida
Jacksonville
Churchill credits atom bomb for saving Europe and London
Winston Churchill told a MIT mid century audience in Boston that the United States atomic bomb kept Europe from being communized and London bombarded. He called the bomb a deterrent and urged steadfast unity and no appeasement of tyranny while praising the Marshall Plan and Atlantic alliance. He warned that thirteen Kremlin men seek world domination and that vigilance is needed without resorting to premature action.
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Boston
Winston Churchill
Europe
London
United States
Churchill
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston Garden
Kremlin
Britain
Western
Fulton
Missouri
Truman
State Liquor Permits Frozen By Ohio Board
The State Board of Liquor Control froze permits at April 11 outstanding numbers and paused all new applications. The action covers liquor beer and wine permits for carry out and on premise sale while regulations are reviewed, with 1,669 pending applications remaining valid to ensure fair processing.
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Columbus
State Board of Liquor Control
Walter W. Mitchell
Youngstown Driver dies in car crash with tree
Albert D Amico 21 was killed yesterday when the car he rode in crashed into a tree. Local authorities investigated the fatal collision and identified the victim.
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Youngstown, O
Albert D’amico
Leaders In Congress Agree With Churchill On Atomic Bomb View
Congressional leaders backed Churchill's claim that world peace hinges on the United States maintaining the atomic bomb secret. The Boston speech praising the Marshall Plan and NATO drew praise from many lawmakers though critics like Senator Langer attacked Churchill.
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Congress
Churchill
Washington
Winston Churchill
Boston
Langer
R-Nd
Senate
McMahon
D-Conn
Joint Congressional Atomic Committee
Easter fashion parade and Sunday features teased
The Sunday paper promises an NEA fashion story on spring Easter style for well dressed men. A local woman who writes to people in 15 countries and nearly 50 shut‑ins will be featured. Springboro Cemetery is highlighted for maintenance, and a piece on a farmer‑turned‑caretaker’s 26 years in cemeteries is planned. A bicycle safety feature and a Hollywood column by Erskine Johnson about Miss Loraine Miller accompany Sunday content.
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NEA
Springboro
Hollywood
Loraine Miller
Erskine Johnson
Taft Seeks 3 Billion Cut in Federal Spending
Senator Taft proposes a 3 billion dollar reduction in federal outlays to balance the budget and offset a potential deficit without new taxes. He argues a 10 percent cut across appropriations could yield a substantial surplus and offset debt, while Truman warns deficits without tax rises.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Senate
GOP
Ohioan
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Connally criticizes GOP delay on European Recovery program
Senator Connally of Texas accuses Republicans of using filibuster tactics to stall final Senate action on the multibillion dollar European Recovery program. He downplays potential harm if the $5.58 billion outlay is not approved by April 3, noting funds allocated by then. The bill seeks a second Marshall Plan year for western Europe with cash to follow in a separate measure.
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Washington
Connally
D-Tex
Senate
Economic Cooperation Administration
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Western
Europe
Lucas
Taft
Ohio
Russell
D-Ga
Nubbins Dies After Long Fight To Live
Cheyenne Wyoming AP reports seven year old Forest Hoffman known as Nubbins died from a bladder infection. Doctors had said he would not reach six more Christmases but he died yesterday, parents Mr and Mrs M H Hoffman said. He would have turned eight on July 11.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Little Forest
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