Administration Battles in House Over Controls Fight
In Washington the House faced new blows to President Truman’s economic controls plan after defeats by farm-state members and a Republican-Southern Democrat coalition. Amendments ban livestock slaughter quotas and foreign fats imports. additional limits on presidential hoarding powers passed. A Democrat cited that about 15 percent of the House opposes controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Federal Reserve Board
William McC. Mertin
House
Representative Hope
Senate
Andresen
R-Minn
Wolcott
Rmich
Mauser Valley Named for Ohio GI in Korea
In Korea a valley described as beautiful north of the 38th parallel was dedicated to Corporal Joseph Mauser of Youngstown Ohio who died there. The area now bears his name Mauser Valley as a stone memorial was unveiled by his U S First Cavalry Division unit. Lieutenant Duel F Bunch spoke of Mauser saying he died doing his job, not for glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Korea
Cpl
Joseph Mauser
Youngsatown
38Th Parallel
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Duel F. Bunch
Mauser
Food Prices Steady in Early June Survey
Government survey shows no change in retail food prices in the first two weeks of June. Mid May index was 12 percent higher than a year earlier, with June gains offset by cuts in poultry fruits vegetables and fats and oils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A _ govvernment
Special
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Double Your Money in Bank Error Fraud Tale
In Hiawatha Kansas Roy Ruth president of Home State Bank in Everest counted a bundle of new five dollar bills totaling five hundred dollars then found a second stack totaling five hundred thirty dollars. A third check revealed six notes printed with five on one side and ten on the reverse prompting a recount and investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiawatha
Roy Ruth
Everest
AFL Urging Soak Rich Tax Boosts
The American Federation of Labor backs President Truman's call for a 10 billion dollar tax rise with 6.4 to 7 billion from higher personal income taxes targeting higher earners. AFL tax consultant Arthur Elder testifies to the Senate Finance Committee as hearings on the House plan proceed. He proposes about 2/3 of the increase from individuals and the rest from corporate taxes, opposing a general sales tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Arthur Elder
AFL
Senate Finance Committee
Committee For Economic Development
Elder
Truman
Secretary of the Treasury
John Snyder
Eisenhower Expected To Be Available For 1952 Nomination
Kansan reports Harry Darby a Kansas Republican national committeeman predicts Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will be available for the 1952 GOP presidential nomination. Darby notes Eisenhower has not sought a nomination before and remains in uniform with the North Atlantic Defense Forces. He believes the American people will call on Eisenhower when the time comes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry Darby
Kansas
Republican National
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Darby
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Defense Forces
Port Newark propane blaze declared out after 88 hours
The $5,000,000 Port Newark propane gas fire is officially out after 88 hectic hours. Fire Chief Charles Burnett recalled 13 fire companies following an inspection at Warren Maritime Corporation, a tank firm, last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Port Newark
Charles Burnett
Warren Maritime Corporation
Seaway Fate Hangs On House Committee Vote Today
The House Public Works Committee meets behind closed doors to act on bills to authorize the St. Lawrence Seaway and hydroelectric project. Buckley says vote could come quickly or be delayed. supporters and opponents debate the outcome as hearings and a site tour from Duluth to Montreal precede the decision. The plan would deepen the river to 27 feet and build a 2.2 million horsepower plant near Massena New York producing about 13 billion kilowatt hours annually, with cost and power shared by the U.S. and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Public Works
St. Lawrence Seaway
Buckley
D-Ny
Truman
Duuth
Minn
Montreal
St. Lawrence
International Rapids
Massena
N.Y
United States
Canada
Marines Join Army In Call For Draftees
The Marine Corps joins the Army in seeking draftees for August and September to meet a 20,400 target, while the Air Force and Navy rely on volunteers through the summer. Army draftees rise to 593,000 since resumed service. Air Force volunteers fall short. Navy volunteer numbers show modest gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marine Corps
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Korea
Two More Transports Return Veterans From Korea
Two more military transports return combat veterans from Korea. The Gen. J. C. Breckinridge carries 2,092 servicemen and the Sgt. Charles E. Mower 288. Yesterday the President Jackson brought 1,075 men. The Gen. D. I. Sultan is due tomorrow with 350 more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Korea
J. C. Breckinridge
Charles E. Mower
President Jackson
D. I. Sultan
Maybe She Will Maybe She Won't Rita Agrees To Give Thought To Aly's Reconciliation Plea
Prince Aly Khan awaits a decision on reuniting with Rita Hayworth after a three hour conference in Beverly Hills. Crum and Torem said Rita will consider Aly's request within a week while she remains in Nevada with six weeks residency and can file for divorce at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita
Aly
Beverly Hills
Canf
Aly Khan
Rita Hayworth
Bartley Crum
Charles Torem
Torem
Paris
Nevada
Crum
Yasmin
Viewsmen
Sugar Ray's Party Questioned After Body Of Girl Is Found
Detectives questioned Sugar Ray Robinson's party in London after the body of seven year old Christine Butcher was found near Windsor. The child vanished from Robinson's Windsor training camp and was found in Stevens Meadow near the Thames, not far from Windsor Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Ray
London
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
Windsor
Randolph Turpin
Christine Butcher
Star and Garter
Blackie
Stevens Meadow
Thames
Windsor Castle
Zachary Scott Held For Hula Dancing In Honolulu
Film star Zachary Scott was arrested in downtown Honolulu for being drunk in public while dancing the hula barefoot on a sidewalk outside a bar. Police said he resisted arrest, requiring two officers to detain him. Scott, who is on vacation, was confined for a few hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Zachary Scott
Neil A. Donahue
Scott
Donahue
Reds Claim Allied Ships Sunk Off Korean Coast
Pyongyang radio claimed three allied ships were sunk off the west Korean coast by Red gunfire today with no confirmation from allied sources. The White House said President Truman has no plan to change the Secretary of State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reds
Tokyo
Pyongyang
Harry
Dean Washington
White House
Truman
Former Columnist Drew Pearson Reporter Linked to Communist Party
Mary Stalcup Markward, former wartime FBI undercover operative, testified before HUAC that the late Andrew H. Older was a Communist Party member. The revelation ties Older to the party amid uncovering Cold War era investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Drew Pearson
Communist Party
Mary Stalcup Markward
FBI
Andrew H. Older
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
Enemy Attack Insurance Bill Presented to Congress
Washington AP says a multi billion dollar war damage bill granting broad powers to the President to pay income and property losses from enemy strikes was laid before Congress. Elmer B. Staats of the Budget Bureau outlined the measure at a Senate banking subcommittee hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Elmer B. Staats
Budget Bureau
Senate
Troop Withdrawal Topic Quietly Advancing in Korea Talks
In Munsan Korea Allied and Communist negotiators made progress in cease fire discussions described as cold but hopeful. Col George Ruhlen said talks are on track and an armistice is nearer, with a communique noting better understanding and less rigidity, amid one unresolved point the allies would not discuss immediately, a foreign troops withdrawal demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
United Nations
George Ruhlen
Las Cruces
N. M
Red
Kaesong
Aem
Arleigh A. Bur
Burke
Reds Allow Newsmen to Attend Kaesong Talks
United Nations command says twenty Allied news representatives will accompany UN negotiators to Kaesong for armistice talks. They may enter the area but not the conference room, after initial objections by Red negotiators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Kaesong
U. S. Army
United Nations
Rubinstein Defense Underway in Federal Indictments
In New York arguments continue on motions to dismiss the indictments against Serge Rubinstein, financier once nicknamed boy wonder. He faces mail fraud and SEC act violations tied to stock manipulation of Panhandle Producing and Refining Co, with potential penalties up to 23 years and 40000 dollars in fines. Rubinstein previously served 30 months for WWII draft evasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Serge Rubinstein
Boy Wonder
Wall Street
Rubinstein
Securities and Exchange Act
Panhandle Producing and Refining Company
Isidor Kresel
Sabre Jets Down Three Red Migs in Korea Sky Battle
U S Sabre jets shot down three Mig 15s and damaged another in a 20 minute air duel over northwestern Korea. Allied planes tangled with about 30 Migs south of Sinuiju as F-80s attacked a factory near the Yalu River. Capt Milton Nelson of Tar ant Ala, credited with one kill, brings his Mig tally to four as armistice talks proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Air Force
Korea
U. S
Sinuiju
Yalu River
Milton Nelson
Tarrant
Ala
Law Makers Warn Over Red Korea Cease Fire Move
Senators Lodge and Douglas warn that Communist talks on a Korea cease fire may hide a buildup for aggression. They oppose accepting a 38th parallel settlement and favor shifting the demarcation 100 miles north. They caution UN forces must remain vigilant against new attacks in Europe or Indochina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Korea
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Jat Kaesong
United Nations
Europe
Lodge
Indochina
Foreign Relations Committee
38Th Parallel
Reds
Douglas
D-Ill
Korean Peninsula
38Th
North
South Korea
Marshall
Illinois
Mossadegh Accepts Truman Mediation Offer in Iran Oil Row
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh signals willingness to receive W Averell Harriman for talks on Iran's oil nationalization dispute with Britain. US Ambassador Grady reports Mossadegh pleased with reply, while the Oil Nationalization Commission approves Harriman’s visit to discuss possible modifications to the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Henry F. Grady
Mossadegh
Harriman
Britain
Grady
U. S
Dewey to be Feted by Chiang Kai-Shek in Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek will entertain New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey at a dinner in Taipei Saturday. Officials say Dewey will stay in Formosa for five days, visiting officials and sites during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Chiang Kai-Shek
Taipeh
Formosa
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Nationalists say cease fire talks won’t bring permanent peace
Nationalist Chinese officials in Taipei warn Kaesong talks cannot secure lasting peace in Korea. They claim the Communists seek to force UN troops off the peninsula and then retreat only to Manchuria across the Yalu River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipeh
Formosa
Kaesong
Korea
United Nations
Peninsula
Yalu River
Manchuria
Allied negotiators avoid political questions in talks
The team stated the issue was political and that allied negotiators will not discuss political topics.
Talks advance as communists push agenda items
Negotiators in Kaesong held tense sessions with no chairman. Ruhlen said atmosphere improved and progress was reported in a UN communique. The talks remain focused on agenda items and order of consideration amid language barriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruhlen
Adm
Turner Joy
Allied
Kaesong
Jury Duty Knock Sparks Questions From Housewife Respondents
Deputy Sheriff A Z Glaze went to summon a citizen for jury duty when four housewives answered the door. They asked if the service was mandatory and whether mileage would be paid, prompting a terse affirmation from the officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
A. Z. Glaze
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ohio
Kansan
Matthew B. Ridgway
C. Turner Joy
Joy
Sun Yup Paik
L. C. Craigie
Ridgway
Arleigh Burke
Defense Ministry
Kwangkung
Pearson Reporter
Admiral Burke
BY Jim Becker
Conference City
UN Party
UN House
Rubenstein
Sabre
Tran
Peiping
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!