Housing Bill Passes Senate Committee In Bid For Civil Rights
The Senate Banking Committee approved a broad federal housing bill nine to three and plans to introduce it in the Senate as a bipartisan measure. Bricker, Cain, and Robertson voted against. An amendment to bar segregation in public housing was defeated ten to two, risking a civil rights clash. The package includes a low rent housing target of 810,000 units in six years, a 1.5 billion slum clearance program, and broad technical research by the housing and home finance administrator.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Maybank
D-Sc
Bricker
Ohio
Cain
Wash
Robertson
Sparkman
D-Ala
Murray
D-Mont
Housing and Home Finance
Dutch artist offers ear to fund painting debut
Miss Cock Van Gent a 24 year old Dutch artist on a visitor's permit offers her left ear for sale at 24009 dollars to finance painting and living costs. She has advertised her car for sale after refusing commercial work. She hitchhiked across the U S sketching and exhibiting in Seattle San Francisco and Los Angeles while immigration rules demand eight shows a year to stay.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Cock van Gent
Miss van Gent
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cleveland Art Gallery
Civil Rights Debate May Hit Vital Bills
A southern senator said some Dixie colleagues may back a Republican move to keep a civil rights debate alive and block top priority administration bills. The issue arises as the Senate weighs a rule change to cut off filibusters, with Democrats ready to set aside the debate when major legislation is ready for action.
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Washington
Dixie
Senate
Mother and four children die in Riverside house fire
In Atlanta area Riverside, 32 year old Mrs. Harvey R. Wallace and her four children Vera 10 Shirley 8 Leon 5 Patsy 3 perished when an oil stove explosion sparked a fast fire in a two family frame dwelling. Two others escaped as the father had left for work.
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Atlanta
Riverside
Harvey R. Wallace
Fulton County
Wallace
Vera
Shirley
Leon
Patsy
Mrs. Wallace
J. L. Boone
Terry
Truman Urges Continuation Of Aid For Europe
President Truman called for extending Marshall Plan aid until European recovery is secure, as Congress considers funding through July 1, 1950. He defended firing decisions, praised Vaughan defense, and joked about Peron and Pearson nominating themselves for the 1949 Nobel Peace Prize while listing 23 nominees.
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Britain
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Peron
Argentina
Pearson
Nobel Committee
Oslo
Truman Opens Bond Campaign In Jefferson Dinner
President Truman plans two Jefferson—Jackson Day dinners to promote his domestic program and the new 1.04 billion savings bond drive set for May 16 to June 30. He told campaign workers the nation is secure for 1,000 years as long as their skin exists. He will speak at the Mayflower Hotel and at the Statler Hotel with Senator Lucas as toastmaster. events are televised and aim to celebrate the Democratic victory.
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Washington
Truman
Mayflower
Representative McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Statler Hotel
Lucas
Illinois
Senate
Ohio FEPC bill advances in House Labor panel
The State House Labor Committee approved a FEPC measure by 10 to 5, moving it toward a House vote next week. The bill bans asking applicants’ race or origin for firms with 12 or more workers and prohibits firing for discrimination as an unfair labor practice. Gov Lausche supports it amid crowded hearings with business opposition and talk of a statewide referendum.
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Columbus
California
FEPC
Rights clash looms as labor bill debate widens
The Senate labor committee ended hearings on a major bill to repeal the Taft Hartley act and restore the Wagner Act with changes. A proposal to ban union racial discrimination draws support from Humphrey while Taft and Morse weigh the plan. Committee plans to debate administration proposals behind closed doors before returning to the Senate floor.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
Humphrey
D-Minn
Taft
Ohio
Morse
R-Ore
Truman
William Leiserson
National Labor Relations Board
Taft- Hartley
Senate
House
Plane crash in Hong Kong kills 23 aboard Cathay Pacific
A Cathay Pacific passenger plane from Manila crashed into a rocky ravine at the Brameer reservoir area on Hong Kong Island, killing 23 people including 19 passengers and four crew members. The aircraft went down in a remote northern district, burning after impact.
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Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific Airways
Manila
Brameer Reservoir
Hong Kong Island
Daytonian Found Beaten To Death
Dayton, D. AP Daniel J. Myers age 56 proprietor of the H. and G. Case was found beaten to death in his room at 5 am. A blood stained pop bottle was found, apparently the murder weapon. Myers head shown viciously beaten with blood on the walls, suggesting a struggle. He lived above his restaurant. Death discovered by two customers W. H. Landis and Paul Rank who checked when the restaurant did not open.
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Daniel J. Myers
H. and
Myers
W. H. Landis
Paul Rank
Two Trials Highlight Axis Sally and Anna Strong
In Washington Anna Gillars known as Axis Sally faces jurors with claims of coercion by Nazi officials in her propaganda broadcasts. In New York Anna Louise Strong, a pro Soviet journalist, is subpoenaed by a federal grand jury on espionage charges amid war hysteria claims.
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Washington
Sally
James J. Laughlin
Johannas Schmidt- Hansen
Otto Koischwitz
Koischwitz
Laughlin
Scmidt- Hansen
Mildred E. Gillars
Gi's
Miss Gillars
Schmidt - Hansen
Germany
New York
Anna Louise Strong
Russia
FBI
la Guardia Field
Miss Strong
Joe Ferguson In Star Role At Cleveland Radio Show
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson starred on the Cleveland Press Club radio program last night. He declined questions about running for governor and said he would beat Cleveland’s Thom Burke in a statewide race, criticized current social programs as costly, and predicted U.S. Sen. Robert Agnew would be a pushover in 1950.
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Cleveland (Ap
Joseph T. Ferguson
Cleveland Press Club
Ferguson
Thomas A. Burke
Cleveland
Burke
Cuyahoga County
Washington
Egypt Signs Armistice With Israel. Arab States Begin Follow
Rhodes AP reports Egypt signs a general armistice with Israel and other Arab states prepare to follow. The accord creates broad demilitarized zones with Egypt ceding Palestine except Gaza and a narrow coast, withdrawing 17 to 30 miles inside its frontier. Israel retains most of the Negev and Beersheba for now, while Negev settlement plans progress and the southern Negev tip remains unsettled.
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Egypt
Israel
Arab League
Palestine
Gaza
Negev
Beersheba
Lasting peace predicted for Palestine after Rhodes armistice
The Rhodes signing of the Israeli Egyptian armistice appears to erase the last major barrier to lasting Palestine peace. Egypt and other Arab states are expected to sign similar accords, guiding a permanent treaty aligned with the 1947 UN partition lines. Observers note concessions by Egypt, while Israelis gain from avoiding SC withdrawal orders and foresee a key role for these terms in future peace treaties.
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Lake Success
Rhodes
Palestine
Egypt
Britain
United Nations
Holy Land
General Assembly
Aubrey S. Eban
Philip C. Jessup
U. S
World Organization
Security Council
Negev Desert
Death Ruled Accident in Cincinnati Home Resident
The death of Louis Betz, 81, a resident of the home for elderly men, was ruled accidental by Lt. William Burks of the homicide squad. Betz was found Tuesday in a backyard of the home after authorities initially considered foul play. He appeared to have fallen down a flight of steps.
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Cincinnati
Louis Betz
William Burks
Burks
Betz
Ohio House Bars Lobbyists During Sessions
Ohio lawmakers vote 66 to 40 to ban lobbyists from the House floor during working sessions. The change requires lobbyists to use the public galleries, affecting 191 registered influence agents. The measure mirrors a late-previous-session move to speed parliamentary work. The Senate approved a separate birth certificate fee bill and a school-supply buy for counties, moving to the House.
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Secretary of State
98Th General Assembly
Ray C. Carpenter
R-Seneca
Paul B. Siple
D-Lawrence
House
Senate
Catherine Dobbs
Dsummit
Truman Grateful for Israel Egypt Armistice Accord
President Truman said he is immensely gratified by the armistice between Israel and Egypt and praised Ralph Bunche the U S negotiator for his part in the settlement during a news conference.
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Washington
Truman
Israel
Egypt
Ralph Bunche
United States
Armistice talks open in Jerusalem as borders loom
Egypt and Arab League participants sign a formal armistice at the Hotel Des Rhodes in Jerusalem. The talks center on final borders from Beersheba to the Red Sea, with key decisions expected from armistice negotiations with Trans Jordan. Israel’s October and December advances influence the line. Col. Mohamed Ibrahim Seif attended.
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Beersheba
Red Sea
Palestine
Arab Legion
Jerusalem
Trans
Israel
Negev
U. N. Security Council
Hotel Des Rhodes
Ralph Bunehe
Col
Mohamed Ibrahim — Seif
School Boy 12 Ends Life After Detention
A 12-year-old, Hunter Lyon Perner, killed himself with a .22 rifle at home after school detention for playing with a yoyo. Despondency over school work cited by Hialeah officials. His mother found him. a note read I’ve decided to end it all.
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Hialeah
FLA
Claude C. High
Paul M. Hannan
Hunter Lyon Perner
Hannan
Henry Perner
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