Truman seeks broadened unemployment insurance plan
President Truman outlined a proposed 6,000,000 new workers under unemployment insurance and higher benefits for 26 weeks with a $30 weekly minimum plus dependents' payments. He would raise employer payroll taxes and extend coverage to farm, commission, and some part time workers while boosting re insurance and anti fraud provisions. Republicans criticized the plan as government power expansion, while some Democrats backed it and House leaders moved to draft legislation.
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Cincinnati Strike Postponed After Union Talks
Representatives of seven Cincinnati wholesale grocery firms averted a strike by Local 611 Warehousemen Union AFL Teamsters affiliate. The 142 workers had scheduled a midnight walkout but postponed to Wednesday after management improved offers. Wage increases are the core demand in the dispute.
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Greater Cincinnati
Warehousemen's Union
AFL
Teamsters
Joseph Wira
Questioned After Slaying Homer Cooper in Kansas City
A Council Bluffs man identified in custody is questioned by police in Kansas City after the slaying of Homer Cooper. Officers say a Missouri license found on a car near the scene belonged to Cooper and that eyelets were found in Charlie Gargotta’s pockets. Charlies Binaggio and Charlie Gargotta are also connected to the case.
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Council Bluffs
Kansas City
Harry Nesbitt
Lester Haupt
Charlies Binaggio
Charlie Gargotta
Missouri
Cooper
Gargotta
Marine files damage suit over Ferrum incident
Garland M. Layton, a Purple Heart Marine veteran from Richmond, sues Ferrum Junior College and its president Dr. Nathaniel H. Davis for 50000 alleging malicious and wrongful dismissal after a campus run-in on March 17. A court order for reinstatement was denied. Layton claims Davis grabbed him by the shoulders and coat and threatened to cite school rules while the student was not at work due to bad weather.
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Worried About War Prompted Kid Letter At Capitol
Senator Magnuson read a letter from 12 year old June Leilan Stoy of Rural Route 1 Kent Washington urging no more wars. The seventh grader said war causes a lot of trouble and expressed concern for the nation.
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NK infiltrators enter South Korea mountains
South Korea reports 88 killed and 22 captured from a North Korean border incursion. About 700 fighters are believed to have crossed near lane 26, evading patrols by the army.
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South Korea
Miracle Of Light At The Night Electric Display
A prose poem describes a city at night lit by a dazzling electric display. Traffic lights glow and signs flicker with colors as signs show a pink trapeze artist a fountain of bubbles and gleaming letters. Cars headlights line the streets and a distant airplane trails a blinking star.
Jury weighs fate in mercy killing of brother
Harold Mohr 34, a tannery worker, is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the mercy killing of his 55-year-old cancer-stricken brother Walter in Coplay. A Lehigh County jury deliberated five hours after being sent back to weigh the case. Mohr testified he shot Walter to end his suffering at his bed.
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Kenneth H. Koch
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Koch
Bryn Mawr Student Returns Home After 10 Day Vanish
Gertrude Colston Nauman 19 year old Bryn Mawr College junior was found in Miami Beach and flown to Harrisburg. She arrives with her father and uncle and is described as in nervous exhaustion and ordered to rest by doctors after disappearing March 4.
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Slaying of Binaggio Leaves KC in Political Turmoil
Police probing the murder of Charles Binaggio link the crime to the underworld and the Pendergast era. Aide Gargotta was among those slain as Binaggio, once aligned with Kansas City power brokers, faced opposition amid national political repercussions and investigations into crime and politics.
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Kansas City Star_ Lennaggio
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Kerr bill veto drive gains audience in Cleveland
Democratic senatorial hopeful Jenry M. Busch urged TV viewers to telegram President Truman to veto the Kerr natural gas bill. About 300 names were added as Busch argued the measure would raise profits for big oil companies and increase gas bills for consumers. He claimed Taft supported the bill against Ohio residents and accused it of favoring independents over federal regulation.
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Robert A. Taft
Taft
Holy Week Reflections Across Worlds United in Remembrance
A historical notice recalls Holy Week observances from Rome to Jerusalem and Sezze Italy. It notes church services candle lit processions and Good Friday plays, with prayers for peace and calls for Christian unity and hope as leaders urge renewed faith in Christ's redemptive love.
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Submarine Service Marks 50th Anniversary
The Submarine Service will observe its 50th anniversary next Tuesday as the Navy notes its early pioneer John Holland who oversaw the first submarine adoption on April 1 1900. The Planning room and Atlantic Fleet headquarters highlight the milestone with eye toward future Navy leadership and capabilities.
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Two Watchmen Found Dead in Washington Department Store
Police found two bound night watchmen fatally stabbed in a major Washington department store. John C. Ca'er, 45, and Oliver R. Hess were identified by store officials. Ca'er was on a first floor washroom, Hess on a blood stained carpet on the fifth floor. Authorities recovered a jar butcher knife believed to be the murder weapon.
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John C. Ca ‘Er
Oliver R. Hess
Carpenter
Acheson and Dulles to Hold Conference
Secretary of State Acheson and adviser John Foster Dulles will meet to set Dulles tasks. Ambassador Jesup will head an advance party to Europe for London conferences with Bevin and Schuman and joint talks with the 12 NATO foreign ministers to broaden alliance aims.
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John Foster Dulles
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Philip C. Jessup
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Schuman
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Kcy
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U.S
Senate
Vandenberg
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Ives
R-Ny
State Liquor Stores And Agencies Closed For Good Friday
Columbus AP reports all state liquor stores and agencies closed for Good Friday. Liquor Director Oscar L. Fleckner urged license holders to shut during church services today.
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Columbus
Oscar L. Fleckner
Fire damages Woolworth Building 23rd floor blaze
Fire on the 23rd floor of the Woolworth Building in New York caused heavy water damage when two standpipes burst. Firemen used elevators to bring hoselines to the scene and 100 tenants fled as smoke filled the tower. The blaze began shortly after 1 a.m. in the executive offices of F W Woolworth Company. origin undetermined.
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F. W Woolworth Company
Lowe Broadway
Qord
New York
Mecca
Archbishop Narrows Catholic Marriages to Church Venues
Boston AP reports the Archdiocese issues a ruling requiring all Catholic marriages to be celebrated in a church, not in homes, rectories, or sacristies, even for mixed-faith couples. Archbishop emphasizes the religious nature of the marriage contract.
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FBI clears Lattimore. McCarthy attacks at hearing
Senator Tydings announced the FBI record on Owen Lattimore showed no Communist ties or espionage links. McCarthy angrily rejected the summary, insisting the files were not fully disclosed and accusing Tydings of misrepresentation during the Senate subcommittee hearing.
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P Mace
Walter Houston Dies Veteran Screen Actor at 66
Bulletin Hollywood reports Walter Houston, a veteran film and stage actor, died aged 66 after celebrating his birthday yesterday. The longtime performer appeared in numerous productions across decades.
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Walter Houston
Middletown Religious Revival Leads Local Page Feature
Sunday marks the final of four stories on growing church interest in Middletown. The main article will focus on Middletown’s rapid membership growth and efforts to accommodate it. Easter themes, a Willie the chicken feature, and a bunny motif headline Sunday’s top stories. Retail business in early 1949 shows improvement over 1948.
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