Maragon Called to Testify as Senate Looked Into Influence
Senate investigators summoned John Maragon to the witness stand amid probes into improper influence in government affairs. They planned to probe Maragon’s past and his ties to Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan while examining a 1945 memo showing President Truman’s personal interest in a Europe trip for Maragon. Major Major said Maragon once brought three men linked to Trans-America Traders to War Assets, a deal that later cost $10,000, and the committee pressed for details on prior talks.
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Senate
Harry H. Vaughan
State Department
Truman
John Maragon
Maragon
White House
Vaughan
Hioey
D-Nc
Joe F. Major
War Assets Administration
Trans-America Traders, Incorporated
William P. Rogers
Major
Rogers
Trans-America
Missing three year old believed found by dog search
A Labrador led investigators to a brush lined creek in a swamp near McGregor Minnesota five days after three year old Larry Coleman vanished while pine cone hunting on his grandparents farm. Sheriff Hulin ordered the search moved to the creek as 100 National Guardsmen aided the effort and a $500 reward was offered by the Coleman family for information leading to the boy's location.
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McGregor, Minn
Larry Colemann
Hjalmar Hulin
Aitkin County
Paul Knutson
Knutson
Hulin
National
Larry
Clay Coleman
Here
Kenneth Coleman
New Brighton
Truman Invites Southern Bolters Back Into Fold
President Truman opened the door to southern bolters while demanding adherence to the 1948 Democratic platform. He spoke at a Democratic National Committee dinner after the committee expelled five Southern States Rights members, and he left room for non-Truman Democrats in Congress to align with his program. The party purge followed Southern protest over civil rights policy.
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Truman
Washington
Democratic National Committee
High Command
Congress
Washington Head
New York
East
National Committee
William M
Bill) Boyle, Jr
Kansas City
Democratic Party
Lawmakers Face Split Public Mood Over Military Economy Move
Washington lawmakers navigated a dispute as Defense Secretary Johnson announced plans to cut 135000 civilian defense workers and 12073 reserve officers. The move aims to save 500 million annually, reduce the next year’s budget to 13.4 billion, and close about 50 installations. Some praised the cuts while others warned of churn and warned against undercutting submarine programs amid Soviet U boat buildup.
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Washington
Congress
House
Johnson
Armed Forces
Hurricanes Drill Northward As Cape Hatteras Passes
Two hurricanes moved northward in the open Atlantic as one brushed Cape Hatteras about 20 miles offshore and another curved toward the Bahamas coast. No surface observations near the center were available. winds near the core hit 75 mph. A boatman drowned at Cape Hatteras while retrieving a skiff as the storm veered away from the coast.
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Cape Hatteras
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Bahamas
Harry
Truman
North Carolina
Florida
Turks Island
Weather Bureau
Grady Norton
Veterans of Foreign Wars
53Rd
Air National Guard
Dover
Del
Reading Pa
Lynchburg
Mansfield
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Explosion at Takao Ammunition Ship Kills Eight
The official Chinese Central News Agency reports eight dead and ten critically injured with 189 slightly hurt from Tuesday's ammunition ship blast at the Formosan port of Takao. Earlier figures suggested total casualties could exceed 500.
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Canton
Formosan
Takao
Convention Nuts Run Amok at Big Meetings
A humorous view of large conventions where delegates party hard, disturb quiet norms, and hotel staff fear the loud schedules. Elders loosen up, wives enjoy formal dresses, and discarded corsages litter venues as the event nears its close.
Three Convicts Captured in Mississippi Prison Break
Three convicts were recaptured near Parchman State Prison Farm while two others, William McLaughton and A B Burgess, remained at large. The escape involved five men, with three life termers, as posses and state troopers scoured the Delta region aided by volunteers and an aircraft.
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Delta
Parchman State
Noahson Walters
Biloxi
Thomas E. Lane
Houston
Richard G. Emory
Toronza
Ark
Marvin Wiggons
Parchman
William E. McLaughton
Onaminia
Minn
A. B. Burgess
Lifer
McLaughton
Tallahatchie River
Here
Burgess
Greenville
Highway Patrol
38 Prisoners Put On Diet
Franklin County jail inmates were put on a bread and water diet at supper after feeding detail refusals. Earlier, Sheriff Ralph J. Paul used fire hoses to compel inmates back to cells from the bull pen during a revolt over visiting rules. No violence occurred at supper. hoses were used as a precaution.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Ralph J. Paul
Paul
News Executive's Widow Succumbs
Mrs Van-Lear Black, widow of the former Baltimore Sun executive, died after a five day illness. She was 72, born Jesse Gary, daughter of James A. Gary a postmaster general under McKinley, longtime Baltimore society leader. Her 1899 marriage to Van was attended by President McKinley and cabinet members.
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Baltimore
Van-Lear Black
Baltimore Sunpapers
Jesse Gary
James A. Gary
McKinley
Van
Britons urged to cut UN spending amid crisis
Britain\'s treasury asks all departments to trim outlays aiming to save at least 600 million dollars, about five percent of the budget, as the nation faces a financial crunch. The move targets social services and food subsidies which consume a quarter of the 12 billion dollar annual budget.
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London
British Treasury
Treasury
Britain
National Health Service
Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
European Cooperation Administration
Chiang Kai Shek calls for finish fight against reds
Chiang Kai Shek appealed to Nationalist China for a finish fight against aggression by the Communist International. The Reds launched a new push near Canton with an arc of three towns near the Kuangtung border and a plan to cut the Canton Hankow railway at Ku Kong. Canton could be threatened as Nationalist forces retreat or risk encirclement.
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Chiang Kai- Shek
China
Communist International
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Liu Po-Cheng
Kiangsi
Kwangtung
Chiemnan
Lungnan
Tingnan
Canton - Hankow
Kukong
Wheelbarrow Journey From Florida to Detroit
Mrs Ju lia St. Clair pushes a wheelbarrow with her seven year old son Dol phy aboard as they travel from Jacksonville Florida toward Detroit. They stopped near Lexington Kentucky for two days before continuing to Cincinnati planned for Saturday.
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Julia St. Clair
Dolphy
Jacksonville
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Detroit
St. Clair
Man Killed By Train In Columbus Crossing
Charles S. Mertz 42 of Mount Vernon Ohio died after walking into the side of a Pennsylvania Railroad diesel at a grade crossing in Columbus. Police reported the accident occurred yesterday.
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Charles S. Mertz
Mount Vernon, O
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rain Aids Forest Fire Fighters Amid Widespread Blazes
Rain and easing winds helped firefighting efforts across western United States New England and Canada where fires burned thousands of acres. One death occurred in Stanislaus National Forest California as a lumber crewman Harry T. Meye died from a falling tree. In Idaho Payette National Forest fires expanded across about 6 000 acres with total area reaching 24 000 acres and 125 more firefighters joined 1 700 others already on duty. Backfires saved Tilford South Dakota. Scattered showers brought limited relief while Canada Ontario reports and Yellowstone efforts continued with crews awaiting favorable weather.
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Harry T. Meye
Stanislaus National Forest
Idaho
National Forest
Payette National Forest
Payette
Black Hills
South Dakota
Tilford
New England
Maine
Albert D. Nutting
Coaches Crash Injures 19 In Milwaukee Transit Collision
In Milwaukee a rear collision between two interurban coaches injured 19 people. Fifteen passengers and four crew members were hospitalized after one car slammed into the back of the other in a railway cut. Motor man Leroy Equitz was in critical condition with severe leg fractures and internal injuries.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Leroy Equitz
Ralph Janus
Equitz
George Lederer
Kenosha Motor Coach Lines
House Plans Vacation After Senate Rejection
Washington AP reports angry House members planned a 26 day recess if the Senate blocks their plan. They may adjourn formally twice weekly until September 21 or pursue a full adjournment if Senate abstains, despite a 55 to 28 Senate vote against the move and travel plans already made.
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House
Senate
Capehart
RR - Ind
Whch
Navy memo writer Cedric Worth denies and admits data
Cedric Worth, a suspended Navy official and memo author in the B 36 probe, acknowledged putting confidential data in the anonymous memo and later disputed testimony about his role. House members seek further testimony while End secretary Kimball withdraws as a witness amid the Defense Department embarrassment.
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Cedric Worth
Navy
Dan Kimball
House
Pee
Navy Department
Air Force
Worth
Yeterday
Kimball
Hays Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Army
Force
Chaise Vinson
Secretary of the Navy
Francis P. Matthews
Churchill Ill With Cold After Mediterranean Swim
Churchill, 74, is bed ridden with a chill caught while swimming in the Mediterranean. Lord Moran, his physician, flew to Nice to treat him at the villa of Lor Beaverbrook. The ex prime minister will rest for several days, staying near Nice before possible return plans. Duncan Samuels, Churchill’s son in law, said he spoke with him by telephone and found him in rare form.
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France
Wittston Churchill
Mediterranean
Lord Moran
Churchill
Lor Beaverbrook
London
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Churcheill
Strasbourg
Bly
Britain
Duncan Samudys
T Statesman
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