Farm measure action sought in Congress
Senator Lucas of Illinois urged passage of a farm bill and other measures, warning Congress may stay in session past Labor Day. He listed items including reciprocal trade, a 75 cent minimum wage, salary increases, foreign aid, displaced persons, and civil rights bills. Republican talks on ending work by August 20 and returning November 15 faced opposition from Taft and Morse. Lucas vowed to push appropriations and the farm bill, contending Democrats clash with GOP charges over farm policy.
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Washington
Lucas
Illinois
Senate
Congress
Morse
R-Ore
Taft
Ohio
Economic Cooperation Administration
Army
Spain
Shirley France Trials English Channel Prep
Shirley May France of Somerset Massachusetts trained for a Channel crossing as rough Dover waters tested her. She swam in Dover harbor amid choppy waves while her father J Walter France said weather now dictates timing, expecting the attempt at least ten days away.
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Dover
Eng
Shirley May France
Somerset
Mass
English Channel
Shirley
Gertrude Ederle
J. Walter France
Cruiser Speeds To Meet British Ship Escape From Reds
A 8000 ton cruiser speeds to rendezvous with the British sloop Amethyst, which escaped Reds on the Yangtze. Vice Admiral Madden details the dash from April 20, 140 miles covered under varying currents and sandbanks with minimal fuel. Amethyst to refuel at Saddle Islands from a Japanese tanker with three destroyers escort.
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Yangtze River
A. C. G. Madden
Far
Madden
Hongkong
Saddle Islands
Yangtze
Japan
Doctor Shot in Elevator Ambush at Peter Cooper Village
In Manhattan, Dr. Louis Blitzman, 39, was shot in an apartment elevator ambush and listed in critical condition at Bellevue. David Kaplan, 45, a former pharmacist and patient Kaplan, faces felonious assault and weapon charges after confessing dislike for the medical profession.
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NEW York
Louis Blitzman
Bellevue Hospital
David Kaplan
Kaplan
Dr. Blitzman
Dr Blitzman
Blitzmans
Peter Cooper Village
Manhattan
CAB Probe Possible In Crash Of Planes
Fort Dix New Jersey AP report says CAB may hold public hearings into a crash that killed 16 people when a Navy fighter collided with an Eastern Airlines liner. Witnesses and pilots testified buzzing occurred nearby. Navy pilot Lieut. (JG) Robert Poe, 26, of Hampton, Virginia, died. Authorities note violations of flight rules against buzzing and erratic aircraft near civil planes.
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Fort DIX
N. J
Civil Aeronautics Board
Navy
William K. Andrews
Board
Bureau of Safety Investigation
CAB
Naval
Eastern Airlines
George W. Humphries
Fairhaven
National Airlines
Robert Poe
Hampton
Lucian Moebus
Naval Operations
Air
Washington
National Military Establishment
12 Injured In Cincinnati Bus Crash
AP reports twelve or more people were injured when a trolley bus collided with a gasoline engined passenger bus at Eighth Street and Broadway in Cincinnati. Both drivers said they entered the intersection on a green light. Passengers were showered with glass. none of the injured appeared seriously hurt. The trolley bus carried about 36 people. vehicle fronts were crushed.
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Cincinnati
Eighth St
Broadway
General Hospital
Kenneth Riddlebarger
Kenneth Beeler
Charles Banta
Lausche appoints Samuel Linzell state director of public works
In Columbus Governor Frank Lausche names Samuel O. Linzell as state director of public works for a one year term. Linzell, formerly chief engineer and assistant director of the state highway department, succeeds George B. Sowers.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Samuel O. Linzell
Linzell
State Highway Department
George B. Sowers
Military Chiefs In Parley With Italian Officers
U S joint chiefs of staff meet army officers of Italy and Luxembourg in Frankfurt for talks on European defenses under the Atlantic pact. Adm Denfeld Gen Bradley Gen Vandenberg say discussions show mutual benefit and no arms aid question raised by Luxembourg. Plans to London consider large army or mobile force as compromise appears likely.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Italy
Luxembourg
Efisio Marras
Army
Marras
Louis Denfeld
A. S. Naval
Western
Europe
Joint Staff
Omar N. Bradley
Navy
Hoys S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Washington
Duchy of Luxembourg
France
Berlin
Frankfurt’s Rhine - Main
U.S. Army
Heidelberg
U. S. Army
Airforce
Adm
Denfeld
Rhine
Gen. Bradley
Clarence R. Huebner
Vandenberg
John K. Cannon
U. S. Airforce
London
Washington DC imposes new sales tax on residents and visitors
The District of Columbia begins collecting a sales tax with a scale based on purchase amount. Up to 13 cents no tax, 14 to 63 cents one cent, 64 cents to $1.13 two cents, and for each extra 50 cents a further one cent. Restaurants exceeding $1.25 and transient hotel room rents at a daily rate are taxed.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Greece Makes Progress Says Truman in Congress
President Truman told Congress that Greece, with American help, is making solid progress toward winning its civil war against the Communists. He cited improved leadership, months of U.S. training, and decisive Greek orders, while noting guerrilla forces remain strong and still receive aid from Albania and Bulgaria.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
U. S
Albania
Bulgaria
United States
Peete
Eight Die In Statham Auto Crash Near Athens Georgia
In Statham near Athens an early morning crash killed eight people when a 1933 vehicle left the road and burned. A mother and her three children were among the victims. the driver is believed inexperienced and the car overturned in a ditch. Victims identified by relatives include Ollie Anderson 26 Geneva Anderson 15 Rose Cawart II 19 Nevada Kettle 19 Mrs Pauline Brown 27 and her children Jerry Lee 4 Jo Ann 3 and Pauline 18 months.
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Statham
Here
Delmar Smith
Ollie Anderson
Geneva Anderson
Rose Wille Cawart
Nevada Kettle
Winterville
Pauline Brown
Jerry Lee
Jo Ann
Pauline
Athens
North
Georgia
Three Dead In Double Slaying And death by own action
NEW YORK AP After watching from a fire escape a policeman shot and killed his ex showgirl wife and a man as they lay nude in bed. He then killed himself at the foot of the bed. The dead are Patrolman William R. Lane 30 of Brooklyn his wife Blanche 28 a waitress and Arnold Myers 37 a carpenter. The triple shooting occurred in the Brooklyn home of Mrs Lane's parents. Lane entered with a key watched from the fire escape until the couple returned home with Myers. He then shot them both and killed himself. The wife and Myers were said to have never known Lane was in the apartment. Lane had filed for annulment after separating from his wife. They met in 1947 at Coney Island Hospital where she was a nurse. They married last year. Miss Mary Gray 80 was killed by a prowler. the slayer was sentenced to death. The Lanes had frequent quarrels and separations. Myers had taken his wife Ruth and two sons to Norway earlier this year and returned to settle business affairs.
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New York
William R. Lane
Brooklyn
Blanche
Arnold Myers
Lane
Manhattan
Myers
Binder
Jane
Jeanne
Stephanie Brooks
Coney Island Hospital
Norway
Hoey
D-Nc
Subcommittee
Muaragon
Atea
Tighe Woods
Senate
Army
James V. Hunt
Maragon
Greece
State Department
War Assets Administration
WAA
Washington
Drew Pearson
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Surplus Property Probe Hones In On Maragon Testimony
Senate investigators focus on John Maragon secret oath testimony about government surplus property sales. The probe also scrutinizes his bank deposits since 1945 and seeks to determine if five percent brokers influenced procurement. Hearings set to begin August 8 with possible further witness sessions.
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Washington
John Maragon
Senate
Cage
Kansas City
White House
Maragon
Senate Moves Fast On Clark Supreme Court Nomination
Washington AP reports Senator McCarran promised rapid Senate action on President Truman’s selection of Attorney General Tom Clark to the Supreme Court. McCarran said he will not object though hearings must follow a week’s notice. McGrath to inform Truman on AG post. Confirmation required for both Clark and McGrath nominations.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
McCarran
Dnev
Judiciary Committee
Clark
Justice Department
Donnell
R-Mo
Kenn
Kansas City
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
McGrath
Captain Found Dead Aboard Ore Carrier Kling
Captain Abert Olsson about 55 from Port Huron Michigan was found dead in his cabin aboard the ore carrier John A. Kling at Republic Steel docks in Cleveland AP reports his second mate Alvern Dishnow said the ship master complained of chest pains and illness at supper Sunday night leading to the death discovery.
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Cleveland
Abert Olsson
John A. Kling
Republic Steel Corporation
Olsson
Port Huron
Mich
Alvern Dishnow
Marshall backs Truman arms aid plan amid debate
Gen George C Marshall urged quick action on Truman's arms aid program, warning delays could be costly. He endorsed the $1.45 billion package, pressed mutual action with nations resisting Soviet aggression, and noted China’s exclusion from aid while testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Congress
Truman
Sta
House
Marshall
Roe
Army
Omar N. Bradley
State Department
Ae “T
Amet
United States
Russia
Foreign Affairs Committee
China
Acheson
Explosion Kills Man Damages Homes in Clarksburg
In downtown Clarksburg a car bomb exploded killing John Giotis, a miner, and injuring three others including his wife who is in critical condition. Three stores and several homes were damaged. power and phone service were interrupted. Police say a domestic dispute preceded the blast. a man ran to the car and shouted threats before the explosion. Fire Chief J J Martin attributes the blast to nitroglycerin or dynamite.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
J. J. Martin
John Giotis
Vincent Onestinghel
Martin
Eleven Die In Ohio Weekend Accidents
Associated Press reports at least 11 Ohioans died over the weekend in drownings, crashes, and other causes. Victims include Eldon Handford and his niece Betty Lou Handford in Kentucky auto truck collision, and Hollie Snyder suffocated in a hotel fire in Akron.
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Hollie P. Snyder
Akron
Louis Steagalls
Dayton
New York
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