Senators Drop Fight to Cut Foreign Aid in Europe
Washington AP reports economy-minded senators abandoned efforts to trim the 5.58 billion dollar bill for 15 more months of Western Europe aid as the Senate nears a final vote after 12 days of debate. Democratic leaders expect passage. amendments remaining are few and unlikely to gain support.
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Senate
Washington
Europe
Wherry
R-Neb
Lucas
Connally
Dtex
House
Senate Appropriations Committees
Stephen Early Named to Post as Undersecretary of Defense
President Truman named Stephen T. Early, longtime White House secretary, as undersecretary of Defense to fill a new post created by a recent law. At 60, Early is vice president of the Pullman Company and its affiliate Pullman, Inc. Known as "Steve," he was a trusted press secretary to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Washington
Truman
Stephen T. Early
White House
Defense
Louis A. Johnson
Early
Pullman Company
Pullman, Inc
Steve
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Pullman Companies
Mystery Man From Stryker Target In Slaying Trial
In a Bryan Ohio murder trial of 15 year old Ervin Arthur Ingle jurors heard defense aim to submerge the state's case with a mysterious “man from Stryker.” The man, unnamed in court, was reportedly seen near the Gabriel home and linked to a divorce, remarriage, and moving away. The defense argued the man’s relevance to the May killings.
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Bryan
Stryker
Ervin Arthur
Bud) Ingle
John Gabriel
Ingle
Williams County
Lori Hogue
Gabriel Home
Fulton County
Gene Roach
James Reed
Anna May Lovitz
Retired Dayton Officer Dies in Crash Near Dayton
William Getz 80 of Christiansburg a former Dayton police officer was killed in a two car crash about 12 miles north of Dayton. His wife Faye 70 was seriously injured in the collision.
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Dayton, O
William Getz
Christiansburg
Dayton
Here
Faye
Lausche plea to oust sheriffs shelved in Ohio Senate
Ohio Governor Lausche sought power to remove sheriffs failing to curb gambling. Senate Judiciary Committee postponed indefinitely a Daugherty bill granting such authority. A padlocking of gambling races measure also faced a three member sub committee, both votes 7 0. Ragan led the panel as chairman. Buckeye Sheriffs Association pressed for gubernatorial removal powers.
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Lausche
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Senate Judiciary Committee
William H. Daugherty
Dcolumbiana
Daugherty
Memr
Margaret A. Mahoney
Dcuyahoga
Edwin F. Sawicki
Howard M. Miezen
William McElroy
Licking County
Truman Says He Would Not Hesitate To Use A Bomb
President Truman told about 100 Democratic freshmen in Congress he would not hesitate to drop atomic bombs again if the welfare of the United States and the Democracies required it. He hoped the Atlantic Pact would prevent such a decision and urged support for peace and world welfare at a Carlton Hotel reception sponsored by Democratic freshmen, the National Committee, and the Congressional Campaign Committee.
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Truman
Congress
Japan
United States
Carlton Hotel
Barkle
Rayburn
National Committee
Party
Congressional Campaign Committee
Effingham Hospital Fire Toll Reaches 75 Dead
Effingham Illinois reports 75 dead or missing after the St Anthony s hospital fire. Seventy bodies recovered. seven remain unidentified among the seventy identified. Elizabeth Schuette 78 Teutopolis died from burns and shock. Five missing bodies believed buried in the ruins. A new larger hospital planned to replace the 62 year old institution. Memorial holiday proclaimed for next Tuesday. Cause of fire undetermined at this time.
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Effingham, Ill
Effingham
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Catholic Chancery Office
Elizabeth Schuette
Teutopolis
Ill
H. B. Rinehart
Homes For Sale in Journal Want Ads
Real estate prices leveling off and a wide selection of homes for sale appear in Journal Want Ads. Find the palace of your dreams in the Listings today and consider buying rather than renting.
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Journal
Administration Outlines New Farm Plan Before Committees
The Truman Administration proposed a farm program aiming to reduce consumer food prices while giving farmers a stable income. Secretary Brannan outlined a plan to use price supports and income guarantees, but shift away from propping up market prices for 75 percent of farm output, letting prices move with supply and demand. A separate report notes a plane crash near Bake Oven Knob left a mother and two others dead, a six year old boy in critical condition, and a banjo player injured.
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Allentown
Kenny Blekicki
Allentown General Hospital
Reading
Art Mooney
Utica
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Arlene Glekicki
Kenney
Bernard B. Kenney
Rajah Theatre of
F. R. Hostetter
Danny de Turk
John Walters
Washington
Truman
Brannan
Aoint
House
Youth Confesses Slaying Mother in Mississippi
An 11 year old boy named James Clifton Murphy confessed to shooting and killing his mother Pearly Mae Murphy with a shotgun after she whipped him. He is in custody with no charges filed yet per Sheriff deputy W W Holloway in Yazoo City Mississippi.
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Yazoo City
Miss
W. W. Holloway
James Clifton Murphy
Pearly Mae Murphy
Mystery Ship Being Sought Off Carolina Coast
The Coast Guard searches for a damaged adrift mystery schooner sighted Tuesday morning about 75 miles east of Charleston. The Richard J. Cleveland merchant ship reported the vessel and signaled with a whistle but got no reply. Planes from Elizabeth City and surface craft scoured the area with no sign of life. The Seventh District, based in Miami, ordered the Cutter Trains to the reported position.
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Norfolk, Va
Coast Guard
South Carolina
Charleston
Richard J. Cleveland
Elizabeth City
N. C
Seventh District
Miami
Cleveland
Advertising Executive Testifies He Joined Reds
A Boston advertising executive Herbert A. Philbrick testified he joined the Communist party as an undercover informant for the FBI and learned in nine years of investigation about armed revolution taught at a Communist school in Boston. He said two mobilizations for training were held in Massachusetts for emergencies. He produced a 1944 membership card and said he was in contact with the FBI throughout.
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NEW York
Communist Party
FBI
Herbert A. Philbrick
Boston
Philbrick
Massachusetts
Keep Hands Off Mindszenty Trials Keeps Hands Off UN
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Jakob Malik defended Hungary and Bulgaria church trials at the UN, arguing noninterference and accusing Mindszenty and 15 Bulgarian clergy of inviting a new war. He framed the charges as black market activity treason and plots to overthrow the Communist regime.
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Russia
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Jakob A. Malik
General Assembly
Hungary
Bulgaria
Malik
The
World Organization
Cardinal Mindszenty
Karen Rebels To Quit Fight In Burma Surrender
Karen rebels tied to the Karen National Union will lay down arms nationwide tomorrow morning in Burma. Saw Ba U Gyi, KNU president, will surrender at a ceremony in shell torn Insein, 10 miles north of Rangoon, after government reports say a cease-fire is arranged with the Karen National Defense Organization on all fronts.
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Burma
Karen National Union
Saw Ba U Gyi
KNU
Shelltorn
Insein
Karen National Defense Organization
Mother and Sons Held On Charges in Kentucky Disappearance
In Whitesburg Kentucky a mother Amanda Ison and her three sons Ruben Bruce and Luther were jailed on temporary murder charges after 11 year old Albert disclosed to a schoolmate how Herman Ison 50 disappeared March 5. Sheriff Herm an Combs said the man owned a Kingdom Come general store and a nearby farm.
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Herman Combs
Amanda Ison
Ruben
Bruce
Luther
Albert
Herman Ison
Ison
Money Planned To Aid Allies Could Shift U S Defense
President Truman aims to fund a $1.25 billion program to arm Western European nations under the Atlantic Pact, drawing from a $15 billion military budget. The plan contemplates a broader defense strategy, possibly relocating some U S forces as Europe builds up, with a total package near $2 billion including other global aid.
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Washington
Truman
Army
Navy
Air Force
United States
Defense Department
Europe
Senators Back Suggestion On Pact Spending
Senators from both parties voiced strong support for funding the North Atlantic Pact from the defense budget rather than adding costs. Dr. Edwin G. Nourse urged reworking the plan to secure maximum protection with minimal economic strain, signaling a push to link pact costs to the existing 15 billion dollar defense appropriation.
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Europe
Edwin G. Nourse
Council of Economic Advisers
Gan
Truman
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Tydings
CMD
Armed Services Committee
Taft
Rohio
GOP
Dr. Nourse
Baby dies in doctor's office after kerosene sip
Canton Ohio AP reports sixteen month old Mickey Anderson died yesterday in a local physician's office after drinking a small amount of kerosene from an apparently empty can. His mother Mrs. Melvin Anderson of Hartville said the child managed to drain a little from the can.
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Mickey Anderson
Melvin Anderson
Hartville
U S Military Heads Called To Conference
Washington AP Gen Dwight D Eisenhower summoned Army Navy and Air Force leaders to Key West Florida to curb interservice fighting. Secretary Louis Johnson will join later. Talks expected to last into next week with no press briefing. Eisenhower recuperating from stomach ailment.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Navy
Air Force
Key West
Fla
Louis Johnson
Eisenhower
Congress
Clumbia University
Joint Chiefs A Staff
Ohio Senate acts to halt discarding ballots in elections
The Ohio Senate approved a reform measure by 29 to 1 aimed at preventing the discarding of ballots and restoring counting of all voter intent. The bill would require counting ballots notated beyond X marks and demand that presidential electors be chosen at state conventions, addressing prior issues with Wallace electors and ballot markings. It also tightens candidacy declaration rules for party central committees and bans certain write-ins.
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Ohio
Senate
Secretary of State
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
House
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