Accord Seals Mutual Defense Pact Across Atlantic
U S Admiral Denfeld reports progress toward a Atlantic Pact defense organization with Britain Norway and Denmark after talks with Scandinavian and British military leaders in London. The group discussed defense programs and the plan may be in place by year end with further meetings in Paris during a 10 day European tour. King George VI met the Allied chiefs at Buckingham Palace in a cordial audience.
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London
American Joint Chiefs of Staff
Rtn Ggg
Britain
Norway
Denmark
Adm
Louis E. Denfeld
U. S
Denfeld
Gen
O. Erz
Joint Services
U. S. Naval
Paris
Europe
Army
Omar Bradley
Navy
Louis Denfeld
Air Force
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
George VI
Buckingham Palace
Ole Berg
Norwe
Truman Power In Arms Plan Under Attack
Washington AP reports House Foreign Affairs Committee members challenge President Truman's 1.45 billion arms aid program. After closed sessions with Army and State Department experts, Democrats and Republicans back curbs, seeking defined recipients and conditions. Debate may start mid month with possible cut in financing and duration. Expert witnesses Lemnitzer Dickinson Berkner recalled.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
Army
State Department
Congress
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Edward T. Dickinson, Jr
Lloyd Berkner
Foreign Assistance Correlation Committee
Man Leaps From Golden Gate Bridge Death Reported
A man about 45 jumped to his death from the Golden Gate Bridge as a highway patrol officer attempted to grab him. He was the 116th person to die by self harm on the span. The caller wore a bracelet with the name Glenn R. Burbank. his address was not known.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Glenn R. Burbank
Gabrielson Seen as Front-Runner for GOP Chair
Washington AP report outlines Guy G Gabrielson of New Jersey as the leading candidate for Republican national chairman with backing from Rep Hugh D Scott Jr and supporters of Dewey rival Thomas E. Scott retires after a turbulent year and warns Republicans of potential party decline while Gabrielson solidifies support among 102 committee members and Axel J Beck enters as a dark horse bid.
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Washington
Guy G. Gabrielson
New Jersey
Axel J. Beck
South Dakota
Beck
Fharmer
Hugh D Scott, Jr
Pennsylvania
Gabrielson
Republican Party
Truman
Harry
Scott
National Committee
Omaha
Elephant Lumber fire roars in Columbus yard
Flames ripped through the Elephant Lumber Company main yards in Columbus causing an estimated 300000 to 400000 dollars in losses. Six buildings, four trucks and four railroad cars were destroyed and six firemen were injured during a 90 minute effort. Investigators suspect arson as several persons near the yards at midnight were being checked.
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Columbus
Elephant Lumber Company
Walter Strickfaden
Ousted Miners Ordered Paid 500 Each by NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board ordered United Mine Workers to pay $500 to Robert H. McEvoy and Lewis T. Madron after they were discharged from the Valley Creek Tennessee mine in 1948 for fighting the union. The two men had reached a cash settlement with the union, and the case noted that their ouster was not tied to unpaid dues.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Tennessee
National Labor Relations Board
Robert H. McEvoy
Lewis T. Madron
Valley Creek, Tenn
H. E. Folk Mining Company
9072
NLRB
UMW
Mine Union Local
Fire destroys The Ridge Supper Club west of here
Fire swept the Ridge Supper Club seven miles west of ADA at 5 30 a m. Walter Beer of Lima, co owner, said losses could not be estimated immediately as flames gutted the lavish entertainment venue.
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Ridge Supper Club
Here
Walter Beer
Lima
Truman seeks full funding for foreign arms program
President Truman urged swift passage of the 1.45 billion dollar foreign arms bill, opposing any cut and saying he cares mainly to aid European Pact nations. He downplayed concerns over blanket powers and discussed Mrs. Roosevelt’s UN role and a forthcoming State Department China volume to shape informed Far East policy.
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Truman
Congress
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
China
Mexico
Roosevelt
U. S
United Nations
Francis Cardinal Spellman
State Department
Secretary of State
Georgia Ex-Governor Tied to Bootlegging Ring
Georgia officials including former Gov. M. E. Thompson face bootlegging accusations after Revenue Commissioner Charles Redwine cited testimony and exhibits to Fulton County grand jurors. He alleged protection for illegal whisky in dry counties, with more than 1 million dollars in illegal sales and counterfeit tax stamps cited from 1948 49.
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Charles Redwine
Revenue Department
Redwine
Fulton
Atlanta
Thompson
E. C D. Rivers
Glenn Phillips
Downing Musgrove
T. M. Price
Paul Webb
Butter stock buildup eases fears of price surge this fall
Washington AP reports that butter supplies and government holdings exceed one month’s needs, the largest reserve for this season since before the war. The Agriculture Department bought up extra output to stabilize prices, with plans to resell reserves later as production dips.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Opposition To Clark Faces Republican Doubts In Senate
Senators Ferguson and Kern raised opposition to Attorney General Tom Clark’s Supreme Court nomination at a closed GOP Policy Committee session. Taft confirmed some Republicans may oppose but are unsure they will act. Hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee are set for next Tuesday amid ongoing nominations by President Truman.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
Ferguson
R-Mich
Kem
R- Mo
Senate
GOP
Truman
Clark
Frank Murphy
J. Howard McGrath
D-Ri
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kern
Kansas City
McCarran
D-Nev
Judiciary Committee
Bandits Sought In Aga Khan Jewel Heist
Police across southern France hunted four robbers after they held up the Aga Khan and the Begum outside their Kahn villa. A fortune in jewels and cash was seized, with roadblocks from Mentone to Marseille and no trace yet of the bandits.
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LE Cannet
France
Aga Khan
Mentone
Riviera
Marseille
Begum
Sweet Goodbye at Los Angeles Airport
Paulette Goddard said goodbye to Clark Gable as she departed for Mexico City to star in a movie. The scene unfolded at Los Angeles airport with reporters present.
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Los Angeles
Sugar
Paulette Goddard
Honey
Clark Gable
Miss Goddard
Mexico City
Ebright weighs run for Ohio governor nomination
State Treasurer Don Ebright said he is giving serious consideration to a Republican gubernatorial bid. He spoke in Fremont during the citys centennial celebration.
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Ebright
Fremont, O
Don Ebright
Fremont
Permanent Halt Not Probable Economists Say
Washington AP report notes economists doubt a permanent halt in the business downturn that has marked 1949. A consensus from a federal group of economists, while cautious, argues the slowdown may ease but not reverse immediately amid ongoing ifs and uncertainties.
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Washington
Priest Is Sentenced in Czech Court For Treason
In Prague a village priest Rev. Alois Fajsil received eight years for treason after refusing last rites to a gravely ill woman tied to the Communist Party. The trial tests the Vatican excommunication decree targeting militant Catholics amid Czech state threats. The case raised Vatican questions about excommunication and political loyalty.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Alois Fajsil
Vatican
Alexei Cepicka
H. Richter
Father Fajsil
Fajsil
Sebranice
Zofie Paclikova
Lustron Chief Called Before House Banking Panel
Lustron Corporation president Carl G. Strandlund, of Columbus Ohio, is scheduled to testify before a House Banking subcommittee on loans totaling more than 34 million dollars from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for the Lustron prefab porcelain steel houses. He warned it would be tragic if a probe ended RFC funding, and said Lustron plans to seek additional RFC loans despite the investigation.
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Ation
Truman
Manus
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Carl G. Strandlund
The
Lustron Corporation
Columbus, C
House Banking Subcommittee
Sttrandlund
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Lustron
Strandlund
Congress
RFC
Lustren
Smith
Ohio
Bethesda
Val Hospital
Cole Kans
Ques Strandlund
Joi Fontaine Leaves For Italy Amid Separation
Hollywood reports Joi Fontaine departs for Italy to shoot a film while producer-husband William Dozier worries about her possible permanent departure as he confirms their separation yesterday.
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Hollywood
Joi Fontaine
Ita
Whiam Dozier
Conneaut Judge Seeks Fifth Term In Municipal Court
Conneaut Quebec Judge C W Appleby announces bid for a fifth four year term at the next election. He has served since the court’s inception in 1932.
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