McCarthy Pushes Indictment for Perjury in Maragon Case
Senator McCarthy demanded perjury charges against John Maragon, aided by testimony from Milton Polland who said he paid Maragon $1000 in 1946 to influence a sugar ration suspension issue. Polland linked Maragon to Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan and the White House aide circle, with records showing a $500 Allied Molasses payment and conflicting recollections about cash.
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Washington
McCarthy
Wis
John Maragon
Senate
Milton R. Polland
Maragon
Polland
Milwaukee
Coanne
Justice Department
Flanagan
Allied Molasses Company
Perth Amboy
J. Maragon
Tovernment
Seenaill Vaughan
New Jersey Company
Harold W. Ross
Allied Molasses
Agriculture Department
Vaughan
Allied
Senate Debates Truman Welfare Plan and No. 2 Reorganization
The Senate opened a fight over President Truman's reorganization plan No. 2 after a defeat on a Welfare Department proposal. Supporters expect a Senate vote likely to yield an Administration victory, with 49 votes needed for disapproval. The Employment Security Bureau is at issue, to move from the Federal Security Administration to the Labor Department.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Bureau of
Federal Security Administration
FSA
Labor Department
Lucas
Car Crash Kills Six In Mississippi And Nebraska
In Fulton Mississippi a lumber truck plowed into an open-bed revivalist truck killing six and injuring twenty one near Hamilton Alabama. The victims were Church of God members en route to Tremont. In Nebraska six died when a car collided with Union Pacific’s Overland Limited at a crossing near Ogallala. victims include Ascension Jiminez and family members.
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Ogallala
Neb
Union Pacific
Overland Limited
Wautieen
Ascension Jiminez
Oguala Farmer
Annie
House Debates Arms-Aid Act With Budget Near 1.45 Billion
The House opens debate on the Truman Administration arms aid bill totaling 1.45 billion dollars for Atlantic Pact nations Greece Turkey Iran Korea and the Philippines. Critics push amendments to cut length tighten restrictions or halt funds. The measure, set for votes starting tomorrow, follows committee approval and defers part of Atlantic Pact aid to contract authority with oversight.
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Washington
House
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
Sam Rayburn
Dtex
McCormack
Massachusetts
Richards
Kee
D-Wva
Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Senate votes down Truman plan for Cabinet Welfare Dept
Ohio Senators Bricker and Taft joined the majority in a 22 to 0 vote to defeat President Truman's proposal for a Cabinet Department of Welfare. The disapproval drew 23 Democrats and 16 Republicans in support, with four Republicans and 28 Administration-leaning Democrats backing the Hoover Commission aligned plan. Taft said the vote was a warning for plans to comply with Hoover recommendations.
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Washington
Ohio
Bricker
Taft
Senate
Truman
Rotary
Aiken
Langer
Lodge
Mass
Margaret Smith
Hoover Commission
Help Wanted Want Ads Promote Domestic Personnel
Readers are urged to place Want Ads in the Help Wanted columns for male and female help. The notice touts domestic personnel hiring as a top newspaper feature and encourages readers to call to start an ad today.
Noted Novelist Dies As Taxi Driver Faces Murder Charge
Atlanta reports world famous author Margaret Mitchell died after being struck by a speeding car on Peachtree Street. Taxi driver Hugh D. Gravitt is held without bond on murder charges. private funeral services will be held tomorrow and burial in Oakland Cemetery. Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh sent condolences.
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Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
Oakland Cemetery
Hugh D. Gravitt
Miss Mitchell
Herbert Jenkins
Grand Jury
Gravitt
John R. Marsh
Marsh
Clark Gable
Hollywood
Vivien Leigh
London
Rhett Butler
Scarlett O'Hara
State fair bars hawk ing peanuts and souvenirs
Louisville AP State fair board bans selling peanuts popcorn hot dogs and souvenirs at the coming horse show citing event dignity. Seat cushions ice cream and soft drinks will be sold. The fair runs September 11 to 17.
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Louisville
State Fair Board
Acting Health Chief Named in Sandusky
Dr Duane D Love becomes acting health commissioner of Erie County after the resignation of Dr Francie E Mahla who left for a post in Lucas County.
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Sandusky, O
Duane D. Love
Erie County
Francie E. Mahla
Mahla
Lucas County
Construction Work May Aid Employment
The Federal Reserve Board forecasts continued moderate increases in construction work, supporting Tobin’s view that employment could rise by about 1 million this year. The board notes contract construction employed over 2 million at mid year and credits housing demand and lower mortgage rates for the pickup, while GDP fell 2.4 percent annualized in Q2 1949.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Naion
Board
Commerce Department
Reserve Board Bulletin
Arge
Closing Order To Be Issued For Jungle Inn
Warren Ohio AP report says state officials plan to close Jungle Inn casino as a public nuisance after a raid and fire marshal inspection. The order will suspend operations until the club complies with safety and labor codes, with gambling charges filed against 20 men.
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Callan
Common Pleas
Lynn Griffith
Waldman
Robert A.skipton
Department
Mounds Club
Swank Lake Count Mounds
Gas service restored after river main break
Housewives in Portsmouth and New Boston cooked on gas ranges today as gas service, interrupted yesterday by a dredge boat bucket breaking a 10 inch main under the Ohio River, was restored last night. United Fuel Gas Company workers restored normal pressure at 6 p.m.
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Portsmouth, O
Portsmouth
New Boston
Ohio River
United Fuel Gas Company
Newly Painted Home Bombed In Cleveland
Police say an AFL Painters Union campaign targeted a newly painted eastside home of Cleveland Hockey Club goalie Roger Bessette. The attack injured the family as a glass jar of stink bomb fluid and hardware was thrown through a dining room window while they slept. Landlord Henry Shields, painting his own house nearby, is named in the case. In Cincinnati, J Riley March, 58, died from injuries after a 60-foot fall from a railroad trestle.
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Cleveland
Roger Bessette
Cleveland Hockey Club
Bessette
Bessettes
Henry E. Shields
Bee&n
AFL Painters Union
Cincinnati
J. Riley March
Diver Reaches 4500 Feet Undersea In Benthoscope
Smuggler's Cove California reports Otis Barton, marine explorer, descended to 4500 feet in the benthoscope setting a new deep sea record. He observed luminous life forms and strange creatures, described the undersea world, and returned safely after seven minutes at depth. Barton said deeper dives were impractical due to lighting limits.
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Otis Barton
Bermuda
William Beebe
Barton
Polio Death of 10 Month Old Sharon Hamilton
Sharon Sue Hamilton aged 10 months died of polio last night at Miami Valley Hospital. She was brought by ambulance from Sidney to Dayton with State Highway Patrol escort. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar Hamilton of Sidney.
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Dayton, D
Sharon Sue Hamilton
Miami Valley Hospital
Sidney
Dayton
Edgar Hamilton
Still Hold Foochow, Nationalists Claim
A Nationalist spokesman said naval forces were set up in the Min river to relieve Communist besieged Foochow and that the coastal city remained in Nationalist hands. Radio contact has been out for hours. reports say a major battle is underway.
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Canton
Min
Foochow
Fouchow
Kwangtung
Namhsiung
Namyung
United States
General Gordon
China
Shanghai
Foreign Office
Fricay
Vica
Citizenshp
Eit
The Little Guy Pays the Bill in Tax Debate
A reflective poem laments taxes and the burden on ordinary people. It contrasts political rhetoric praising the common man with the reality that the average citizen bears rising costs while politicians profit through policy. It emphasizes Joe Blow as the payer rather than the beneficiary.
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Senate
House
Joe Blow
Congress
Joe
Officers Led To Hidden Loot By Young Wife
Louisville 경찰은 FBI가 연루된 유명 공공 악당의 젊은 아내가 지난밤 현금 1만 달러에서 1만 5천 달러를 은닉처로 이끈 것으로 보고한다 현금은 시내 외곽의 농가에서 발견되었고 은행의 소송은 해당 강도 사건과 관련 있다 이 사건은 피고 Earl D. Bircham의 범행으로 기소된 부분이다 ณ
GM Official Dies in 53rd Year
Detroit AP reports R F Hammond comptroller of General Motors Corporation died suddenly early today at age 53.
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Detroit
R. EF. Hammond
General Motors Corporation
Columbus shoe firm president dies at 72
Ben Claude Hommon president of Wolfe Wear-A-Well Shoe Company in Columbus died last night at age 72 after suffering a heart attack about ten days earlier. He became president in 1927 and previously served as secretary and vice president.
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Columbus, D
Ben Claude Hommon
Wolfe Wear - A - Well Shoe Company
Columbus
Hommon
Negotiations Resume On Hawaii Dock Strike
Longshoremen and waterfront employers met for renewed talks to end Hawaii's 109 day CIO dock strike. Sessions began after Gov. Ingram M. Stainback arranged a new conference. Both sides started from scratch amid court actions and aboard the Matson line freight Hawaii Merchant.
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Honouly
Hawaii
CIO
Ingram M
Stainback
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union
Sn of
Bridges
Edward A. Rowse
Terri
Tory
ILWU
Matson Line
CIQ
CIO Marine
Union
Matson
San Francisco
Rent controls lifted in Athens County Ohio
In Athens County, Ohio, rent controls ended after state official Tighe E. Woods ruled that the demand for rental housing had been reasonably met. The decision lifts prior price limits and allows rents to adjust to market levels.
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Washington (Ap
Athens County
Ohi
Hopecitor Tighe E. Woods
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House Appropriations Committee
Voice of America
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Army
Wedemeyer
British Broadcasting Corporation
Jungle Inn
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