Senator Rallies GOP Support To Housing Measure
Senator Flanders backs a long range housing bill as 11 Republicans and 11 Democrats join in support. The package aims to build 810000 public housing units in six years and fund a five year slum clearance program with up to 308 million dollars in federal financing annually for 40 years. It also authorizes 1 billion in loans for slum clearance. Opposition leaders urge caution over debt while Taft argues Republicans must back welfare policy to avoid voter backlash.
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GOP
Senate
Maybank
D-Sc
Wherry
Neb
Congress
Flanders
Bob Taft
Taft
Ohio
Auto Plants Log Normal Production as Ford Votes on Strike
Production resumed at Ford Chrysler and Briggs after Easter layoffs totaling about 44,000 workers. Ford workers begin balloting on a possible strike at River Rouge, with 2,505 to 92 in mass meeting approval. Balloting continues through next Friday.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
Chrysler Corporation
Briggs Manufacturing Company
River Rouge
President Truman to Receive Baseball Oscar
President Truman is to receive an Oscar a two and a half foot plaster statue in an umpire uniform for predicting last year's opening game winner. The award, arranged for a Capitol lunch with former Senate cronies, ties to his boyhood tale in Independence Missouri about becoming an umpire due to eyesight.
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Washington
Truman
Independence
Capitol
Senate
Ninety-two Cities Report No Traffic Deaths in 1948
CHICAGO AP. Ninety two cities with populations over 10,000 had no traffic deaths in 1948. Medford Massachusetts 67,477 was the largest no death city, while Stillwater Oklahoma led sustained no death records with nine straight years without a fatality.
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Chicago
Ninty
National Safety Council
Medford
Mass
Stillwater
Okla
Health plan seen doomed this session
Washington AP reports Senate leaders doubt Congress can finish a national health program this session. Senator Elbert Thomas says there is little time to craft and pass a comprehensive bill, while Taft and allies push voluntary or state-assisted options. The administration backs payroll tax funded national prepaid insurance for hospital, medical, and dental care, but faces opposition.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Thomas
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Smith
R- NJ
Donnell
R-Mo
Labor Committee
Hill
D-Ala
Withers
D-Ky
Aiken
R-Vt
Morse
Rore
Russians Seek Diplomatic Path to Lift Berlin Blockade
Berlin dispatch reports indicate Russians exploring a face-saving way to end the Berlin blockade. German eastern zone pressure grows to resume inter-zonal trade with the west. Vladimir Dekanosov has advised on resuming trade, with Lawrence Wilkinson and the German Economic Commission signaling informal talks to restart commerce between eastern and western Germany.
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Berlin
Germany
Die Welt
Hamburg
Vladimir Dekanosov
Hitler Germany
Lawrence Wilkinson
Lucius D. Clay
German Economic Commission of
Eastern Zone
Frankfurt
Wilkinson
UN Debates Mindszenty Trial At General Assembly
Critics of Josef Mindszenty face renewed UN debate as the General Assembly enters a new phase of its spring session. A 58 nation political committee prepares to discuss the controversial Hungarian prosecutions amid disputes over states rights and calls for inquiry into Mindszenty and Bulgarian church leaders.
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Italy
Red Cross Drive Surpasses Goal by 2.2 Million
The 1949 American Red Cross national fundraising drive exceeded its target with $62,200,000 subscribed, surpassing the $60,000,000 goal. Chairman E. Roland Harriman announced the final tally last night.
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Washington
American Red Cross
E. Roland Harriman
22 Traffic Accident Deaths Reported In Ohio Over Weekend
Ohio highways suffered heavy losses over Easter weekend with 22 fatalities from Friday evening to Sunday midnight. A four member Indiana family died on U S 24 near Napoleon after their car skidded on wet pavement and hit a tree. The victims were Francis Viel 28 Rosemary 25 Theresa Ann 6 and Frances Marie 2. Injured were two other children and several adults. Cleveland area fatalities included four on Sunday and others across the state with victims ranging from 21 to 85 years old. Details list multiple crashes near Toledo Troy Mansfield Athens and Moreland Hills with cars tractors and pickups involved. (Continued on Page 13)
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Ohio
Indiana
U. S
Napoleon
Henry County
Fred Bartels
Francis C. Viel
Rosemary
Theresa Ann
Frances Marie
William Charles
Mary Madge
LeRoy Dickeson
Elen Catherine
Fort Wayne
Ind
Toledo
Greater Cleveland
Michael E. Mihalko
Fred E. Collins
Wilford Thomas Minchak
Moreland Hills
Edward Reklinski
Margaret In Ioman
Clifton J. Soncrant
Bono
Anna Kennel
Troy
Mary Anne Rathburn
Mansfield
William D. Craig
Athens
Pearl Sayre
Falls Church
Robert Ayers
Lancaster
Homer Lehman
Resurrection Is Celebrated Across Christian World Today
Easter observances marked worldwide with prayers for peace amid perils of war in China. Li TsungJen leads Communist surrender demands as Nationalist defenses along the Yangtze front brace for possible renewed fighting. In America, Truman and family attended Easter services as Roman Catholic and Protestant observances drew large crowds.
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Chikow
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Yangtze
Li Tsung- Jen
Hankow
Tang En-Po
Associated Press
Crossroads Church
Great Cathedral
Amercans
Truman
Margaret
Washington
Baptist
Holy Sepulchre
Nazareth
Israel
Holy City
Okla
Wichita Mountains
Woman Killed as Students Hurt In Auto Crash Near Springfield
A crash three miles south of South Charleston on Route 42 left one woman dead and eight injured early today. Lillian Grubb, 32, of Elyria, died in the wreck. Eight others, including six Miami University students from Akron and Warren, were treated at Springfield City Hospital for injuries ranging from skull fractures to lacerations. The collision involved a car driven by O Robe rt C Sanders, 31, of Lorain, and a second vehicle driven by John H Young, 22, of Akron.
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Springfield
Here
Miami University
Akron
Warren
Lillian Grubb
Elyria
O. Robert C. Sanders
Hillsdale Ave
Lorain
Elmer Grubb
John H. Young
Young
Sanders
Jackie Irvy
Janice Foley
Richard Sheldon
Wayne Lutz
Springfield City Hospital
South Charleston
Triplets Born to Widow of Gunman Hanged for Murders
MONTREAL AP Triplets were born yesterday to Mrs Noel Cloutier widow of a gunman executed for the murder of two policemen. Cloutier was executed despite pleas for a stay of execution because of his wife's pregnancy.
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Montreal
Noel Cloutier
Cloutier
Verdict Sought From Congress On Malmedy Sentences
Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall urged Congress to advise on commutation for six German Storm Troopers sentenced to die for the Malmedy massacre of 160 American soldiers. Senate Armed Services Committee opened an inquiry as Royall offered to accept congressional guidance for each case after noting his authority to commute. Twelve Germans were initially condemned. Gen. Lucius Clay commuted six to life imprisonment.
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Washington
Kenneth Royall
Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee
Royal
Congressional Committee
Malmedy
Belgium
Lucious Clay
Germany
Song and Dance Man Dies at 69 in Youngstown
Frank Tierney, 69, a well known “song and dance” performer of the Gay Nineties, died in Youngstown. He played in George Ade’s Sultan of Zulz with Hyde’s Blue Ribbon Girls on the Columbia circuit and held a juvenile leasing role in The Dollar Princess with an 18 month Broadway Knickerbocker run. Tierney toured Europe and appeared in many vaudeville venues.
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Youngstown
Frank Tierney
George
Ade
Zulz
Hyde
Blue Ribbon
Columbia
Knickerbocker
Broadway
Europe
Aoa
Independence Shines as Ireland Becomes Republic at Midnight
In Dublin crowds celebrate the end of British rule after 780 years, with bells, cannons, and cheers. The new republic covers 26 of Ireland's 32 counties while six Northern counties stay with Britain. King George VI sends congratulations. Two and a half million Irish rejoice in a 24 hour celebration ending at midnight.
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Dublin
Ireland
St. Patrick
Eire
Republic of Ireland
George VI
New Republic
Conviction Upheld for German-born Communist Eisler
The U S court of appeals today upheld German-born communist Gerhard Eisler's passport fraud conviction. Eisler, once labeled America's No 1 Communist by the House HUAC, was convicted in federal district court on August 15 1947 and sentenced to one to three years in prison.
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Washington
S. Court of Appeals
Gerhard Eisler
Eisler
America
House Committee On
UnAmerican
Harlan County Police Chiefs Die In Gunfights
AP reports Easter gunfights in Harlan County Kentucky left two police chiefs dead and several others wounded. In Pullman Washington George McIntyre, 24, killed four men including Police Chief Arthur Rickett and Officer Ross Claar before dying in a posse firefight with a German rifle. In Shields Ky Captain Ambrose Metcalfe, 29, was shot five times near the Shields cafe. two suspects were arrested as warrants named Arthur Jackson and Ford Sizemore. Additional notes cover a history of violence in local law enforcement and past chiefs at Evarts.
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Pullman
Wash
Arthur Ricketts
George McIntyre
Ricketts
McIntyre
L. M
Pete) Parnell
Whitman County
Gilbert W. Gallagher
Port Angeles
Ross Claar
Ernest Buck
McIintyre
James D. Roberts
Shields
Harlan County
Ambrose Metcalf
Metcalfe
Harlan
Kathleen
W. J. R. Howsard
Arthur Jackson
Ford Sizemore
Coun
Howard
Citizens League
E. J. Baumegardner
Baumgardner
Evarts
Bryan Middleton
Isachar Combs
Middleton
Combs
Lewis Deaton
Albert Smith
Ab Cottrell
Jackson
Sizesmore
Keel Laid for Huge Carrier United States at Newport News
The keel of the USS United States, world's largest aircraft carrier, was laid at Newport News shipyard. Workmen moved keel plates into the dock signaling a yes to continued construction despite Air Force Navy strategy disputes. The $186 million super craft is designed for long range bombers, with officials silent on plans.
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Newport News
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Truman
Defense
Johnson
Air Force
Navy
Defense Secretary
Three-Year-Old Girl Died Of Exposure In Clark County
Three year old Sandy Robison was found dead in an Earl Foster farm field near her home after missing since Thursday. Coroner Austin Richards ruled exposure as the primary cause with possible pneumonia as a secondary cause and estimated death occurred Friday morning. About 300 Clark County firemen assisted in the search. Her father William Robison has been missing for weeks and the mother is hospitalized.
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Springfield
Sandy Robison
Austin Richards
Richards
J. Arthur Shuman
Here
Clark County
Earl Foster
John Frank
Donnelsville
Sandy
Fosters
William Robison
Foster
Society Founder Dies in Crawford County
Miss Mary Gardiner, founder of the Crawford County Humane Society, died at her home in Bucyrus Ohio. The obituary notes her pivotal role in establishing the local humane aid network and her long service to animal welfare in the community.
Watermelon Flown To Ailing Girl For Easter Wish
Eleven year old Maxine Rudd paralysed from the waist down will receive an Easter watermelon delivered by a web of aid from Red Cross a nurse from Bucyrus Ohio Radio station WLW and airlines. The fruit traveled from Miami to Cincinnati and then to Marion with Delta Air Lines and AmericanAirlines before reporter Scott McMurray of the Marion Star delivered it to Maxine in North Robinson Craneford County.
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Columbus
Maxine Rudd
Red Cross
Miami
Fla
Marion, O
Star
Maxine
Robinson
James Rudd
Bucyerus
Grace Herring
Cincinnati
Delta Airlines
Scott McMurray
The
Marion Star
North
Craneford County
Marion
Louisville Fire Destroys Rhodes Burford Plant Est. $250000
A four story building housing the Rhodes Burford House Furnishing Company in Louisville Kentucky was nearly destroyed by a fire whose origin was not determined. Loss to the furniture firm was estimated at $250000 by general manager J Wallace Van Cleave. Building damage amount not yet set.
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Louisville, KY
Rhodes - Burford House Furnishing Company
J. Wallace van Cleave
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