Congress Passes Revised Arms for Europe Bill
The administration sent a revamped Arms for Europe proposal to Congress assigning aid to North Atlantic Pact nations Greece Turkey Iran Korea and the Philippines with a $1 45 billion outlay. The measure removes near unrestricted presidential authority and maintains the same total cost amid cross party criticism. The bill was drafted by State Secretary Acheson with Defense Chief Johnson's approval and presented to both chambers by Connally and Kee.
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Senate
Congress
Connally
Foreign Relations Committee
Kee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Acheson
Johnson
Codmall
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Ex-Prisoner Shot To Death In Gun Battle
In Chicago, Edward Shumak, 22, was killed after a 20 minute gun battle with more than 50 officers at the North Western Railroad station freight shed. Three policemen were wounded and tear gas was used as Shumak barricaded himself before his death. Earlier, he shot and wounded Patrolman William Quinn after a traffic stop.
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Chicago
Edward Shumak
North Western Railroad
Shumak
William Quinn
Covington, Ky
Wanda Jean Dorsey
Walter Merrill, Jr
Cincinnati
Covington
Winchester
Merrill
Verona
Fechheimer Brothers Company
Clothiers
Martz Grove
2Res
Merril
Ralph
Walton
Richard Geyer
Amster Panerte
Campbell County Pace
J. J. Miller
Vanda
Fechheimer
Ray Colgan
France Faces Penalty Over Morocco Deals Threatens Aid
U S and French officers held talks on Western defense as 2000 police and troops sealed off the Palace de la Concorde to deter a Communist protest against the United States Chiefs of Staff. In Washington, the Senate rejected a move to penalize France over alleged mistreatment of 37 American businessmen in French Morocco as part of the foreign aid bill.
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Paris
Palace de la Concorde
United States
Fontainebleu
U. S. Airforce
Horst Vandenberg
French War Ministry
Vandenberg
Washington
Senate
France
French
Morocco
Lucas
Illinois
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
West Texas rodeo ends in double slaying
In Big Spring Texas two men were killed during a rodeo when cowhand Herb Frizzell shot Judge Henry Preston Jones and Carl Myers. Former Sheriff Jess Slaughter disarmed Frizzell who was jailed on murder charges as the crowd reacted and injuries occurred earlier in the night.
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Big Spring
Tex
Herb Frizzell
Beaumont
East Texas
Henry Preston
Buck) Jones
Ranger
Jones
Carl C. Myers
Abilene
Hardin - Simmons University Rodeo Association
Howard County
Jess Slaughter
Frizzell
Slaughter
Bob Wolf
Wolf
Carl Myers
Wol F
Myers
Test Backfires In 2nd Attempt
Zanesville Ohio Patrolman Dick Tracy tested a motorist tale of an accident to check accuracy. Leslie Burchett drove through a guard rail, down a slope into a stream and claimed visibility issues. Tracy repeated the stunt at speed but brakes failed and he ended in the stream.
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Zanesville, O
Dick Tracy
Leslie Calvin Burchett
Zanesville
Tracy
Burchett
Tito warns of provocation and vigilance in Yugoslavia
Premier Marshal Tito told Army and political leaders in Skoplje that Yugoslavia faces provocations from eastern neighbors and would remain alert to defend the socialist state. He accused Soviet dominated powers of spreading rumors of a Red Army invasion and said Yugoslavia would defend Marxism Leninism even against its creators.
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Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Tanjug
Macedonia
Balkan
Bulgaria
Albania
Greece
Tito
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Red Army
Moscow
Skoplje
Anti Tito Underground Movement Reported by Moscow Radio
The Italian News Agency Astra said Moscow broadcasts monitored in Trieste reported the creation of an underground Communist Party in Yugoslavia opposing Premier Marshal Tito. Astra noted broadcasts welcomed the growth of the movement and said special instructions had been issued to the underground.
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Rome
Astra
Moscow
Trieste
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Cominform
Communist Information Bureau
Tito warns Cominform neighbors over Yugoslav defense stance
Yugoslav leader Tito denounces Cominform pressure on Yugoslavia and warns Macedonian leaders that their defense sector lies on a vital line. He cites protests and blood shed defending a socialist homeland while claiming eastern peoples back Yugoslavia despite Cominform opposition.
Wartime contract fraud probes sparked by Warren report
Senate leaders announce a broad inquiry into fraud and waste in World War II contracting after Comptroller General Lindsay Warren reported irregularities in about $1.165 billion in contract settlements totaling more than $11.5 million. Warren calls the figures a small sampling of total settlements.
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Washington
Lindsay Warren
McClellan
D-Ark
Hoey
D-Nc
Warren
Congress
Polio cases rise to 32 in Akron
Akron reports 32 polio cases to date, up from 15 at the same point last year. Public health officials urge vigilance and vaccination efforts as the outbreak continues.
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Akron, O
Akron
What’s What Sunday SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICES for shut ins
Dr. R C Caudill directs Church of God wireless services enabling bedfast members to hear sermons at home. Home speakers bring a regular service to those otherwise unable to attend, highlighted as a top pictorial feature for Sunday. Mrs Ralph Canton recalls Bob Hope’s first musical show in 1924.
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Church of God
R. C. Caudill
Dr. Caudill
Ralph Canton
Franklin
Bob Hope
Armco Steel Expansion Redraws Middletown Business Picture
Middletown’s business outlook shifts with Armco Steel Corporation’s announced $12 million expansion program. The July monthly business round-up will report how this project changes the local economy and current business status.
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Middletown
Armco Steel Corporation
Truman urges action on education bill in White House talks
President Truman met Democratic leaders at the White House to press passage of a federal aid to education bill. Conferees debate funding for parochial and private schools, with Lesinski undecided on a House committee return. McCormack said Truman pressed for passage to fulfill a 1948 campaign pledge.
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Washington
Truman
White House
House
Lesinski
D-Mich
House Education and Labor Committee
McCormack
Massachusetts
Strikes May Hit Steel Plants in Ohio and Kentucky
CIO United Steel Workers District Director Al Whitehouse warned of possible strikes in the coming week at several steel plants in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky. He did not name the plants but said negotiations are ongoing with nearly every company in the district and expected to require strikes to achieve a decent settlement.
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Cincinnati
CIO United Steel Workers Union
Ohio
Kentucky
al Whitehouse
Whitehouse
Changsha Captured by Red Forces as War Expands
Reds seize Changsha fort and threaten Canton as Nationalist forces face defections and a new Hunan govern or revolt. Reports name Gen Chen Ming Jen and Gen Cheng Chien as key defectors, risking a southern push toward Canton while Acheson brands the Nationalist government a failure and urges a UN backed stance against Soviet backed expansion.
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Canton
Changsha
Chen Ming-Jen
Hunan
Chen
Cheng Chien
Cheng
Reds
Pai Chung-Hsi
Kwangsi
Chagsha
Lustron Loan Controversy Confounds House Panel
The House Banking Committee questioned how Ohio inventor Carl G Strandlund secured 35.5 million in RFC loans for Lustron prefabricated houses while investing 1 thousand of his own funds. Strandlund warned of ongoing losses but expected profitability in 90 days and repayment within six years. RFC officials cited vast mass housing potential though dodged questions on investment satisfaction.
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Washington
House
Ohio
Carl G. Strandlund
P Bis Lustron Corporation
Strandlund
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Rec
Yesteray
Thero
Richard C. Dyas
RFC
Dyas
Spence
Cole
Linstr
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