Senate to Move Inquiry Focus to Chicago Crime Hub
Senate Crime Investigating Committee prepares to shift hearings to Chicago and Washington on big time gambling narcotics and counterfeiting. Chicago cited as center for rings with potential spread to Indiana territory. Secret Service reports counterfeiting at ten year high with Chicago as a major operating center. Narotics chief names 800 individuals tied to crime and narcotics networks.
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Washington
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Chicago
Midwest
Senate
Virgil Petersen
Chicago Crime Commission
Petersen
Indiana
Spring
Cyr
Secret Service
A. E. Baughman
Congress
H. J. Anslinger
U.S. Narcotics Bureau
Color Problem Poses Trouble for Draft Law
In Washington the Senate battles over extending the peacetime draft while a civil rights clash tests President Truman’s order to end segregation in the armed forces. Senator Russell's amendment would let draftees serve only with others of their race, drawing swift opposition from Senate leaders who favor civil rights progress.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Lucas
III
Saltonstall
Mass
GOP
Wherry
Rneb
Taft
Ohio
Ousted Chief Plans Battle In Cleveland Suburb
Fay Dalrymple the 58 year old police chief of High Land Heights says he will appeal to Common Pleas Court to overturn his firing. The village council dismissed him after charges he flirted with the mayor's wife. The Fraternal Order of Police supports his bid to regain the $3000 a month post.
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Cleveland
Highland Heights
Fay Dalrymple
Common Pleas Court
Dalrymple
Sclons
Clem Ley
Fraternal
Order of Police
William Horrigan
Mass Produced Food To Stay Explained By Expert
Washington AP Agriculture Department expert says mass food production on a large scale is here to stay. R W Trullinger notes the U S agricultural industry is becoming a big food and fiber business, with farm unit counts declining since 1935 while average farm size rises.
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Washington
Trullinger
Flash Flood Strikes Sugar Run District in Pomeroy
AP reports Sugar Run district residents cleaning up after a flash flood that filled basements with water up to four feet in streets. Police note a 90 minute downpour over two days overwhelmed storm sewers. Route 124 washed out several miles north of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Sugar Run
Floods Threaten Northwest and Canadian Lands
Associated Press reports rising floods endanger large tracts of farmland across the northwest United States and western Canada. deaths tallied at least five, with evacuations and river overflows in British Columbia and Idaho. Protective dikes were breached near Bonners Ferry, flooding hundreds of acres, while Washington state reported four fatalities.
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United States
Canada
British Columbia
Harrison
Fraser
Canadian Pacific Railway
Idaho
Kootenai
Bonners Ferry
Mission
B. C
Washington State
U S Official Ends Own Life In Frankfurt
In Frankfurt the U S High Commission reports Clay Henderson a 33 year old U S vice consul died by self inflicted gunshot in his apartment. He left three notes to his mother a woman acquaintance and an open set none indicating a reason apart from mention of his deafness and need for a hearing aid.
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Frankfurt
U.S. High Commission
Clay H. Henderson
U.S
Henderson
Pocahontas
Ark
Ventura
Calif
High Commission
Virginia R. Henderson
Dock Strike Drags On In Four Ohio Ports
TOLEDO C AP efforts to end a six day strike at coal docks in four Ohio cities remained stalemated after an all day conference between company and union officials failed. The strike, led by the AFL International Longshoremen's Association, affects docks in Toledo and at Huron Lorain and Fairport.
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Toledo, C
Ohio
AFL International Longshoremen's Association
Huron
Lorain
Fairport
Youngstown Taxi Rates Cut 10 Cents A Mile
Youngstown City Council approves a new taxi fare schedule lowering rates by 10 cents per mile effective July 31. The fare will be 30 cents for the first one fifth mile and 10 cents for each additional two fifth mile, replacing the previous 30 cents for the first quarter mile and 10 cents for each extra quarter mile.
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Youngstown
Unexpected Kind Words For Taft By Lausche Puzzle
Ohio voters faced mixed moods as Governor Lausche voiced unusual praise for Taft while still keeping Ferguson as the party’s candidate. The remark split supporters, angered Ferguson allies, delighted Taft backers, and sparked questions about Lausche’s motives amid national remarks at White Sulphur Springs. He said he will vote for the candidate who serves the nation best, not party interest.
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Taft
Lausche
Ohio
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
U. S
Joseph T. Ferguson
Robert A. Taft
Ferguson
U.S
Ohio Democrats
William M. Boyle, Jr
Cal
Boyle
Governors Seek Support for State Department Clash
Democrats plan to win governors backing to defend the State Department amid McCarthy charges of Communist influence. Republican leaders Carlson and Duff push to avoid taking sides as Secretary Acheson defends the department at the 42nd Governors Conference in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia.
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Lausche
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
State Department
William Preston Lane, Jr
Maryland
Conference Resolutions Committee
Frank Carlson
Kansas
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
McCarthy
R-Wis
Acheson
Gova
Fort Warren
California
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Judy Garland Career in Question After Crisis at MGM
Hollywood reports reveal Judy Garland, a child star who grew with maturity, slashed her throat in a despairing moment over her career. MGM suspended her and removed her from a Fred Astaire film after a missed rehearsal. Doctors say the wound is superficial, but debate whether the star is washed up at 29 amid personal troubles.
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Hollywood
Judy Garland
Miss Garland
MGM
Fred Astaire
Woo
Purifoy Next In Inquiry On Amerasia Case
Washington AP Sen McCarthy charged a payoff deal in the Amerasia affair. John E Purifoy deputy undersecretary of State denied the accusation and said he would repeat the denial in his Senate testimony before the Foreign Relations subcommittee.
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Washington
Amerasia
John E. Peurifoy
McCarthy
Purifoy
Wisconsin
Peurifoy
Senate Foreign Nlations
Violet Bloom Dashes Hope In Greening Plant Tale
A husband recalls his wife’s fussing over a violet she bought as a bargain from a dime store. She nurtured it daily with care and special feed while he feared the plant’s fate. A phone call reveals her delight about a bloom, not a fortune, ending the domestic suspense.
Delaney to lead probe on food purity in Congress
Rep. James J. Delaney of New York is slated to head a House investigation into the purity of the nation’s food. The committee will examine use of chemicals in production and packaging, pesticides, and fertilizers, including potential effects of atomic bomb by products on human health.
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Washington
James J. Delaney
New York
House
Sam Rayburn
Ile Raybburn
Delaney
Great Western Bread Famine Disrupts 4th Day
The great western bread famine enters its fourth day as households bake at home amid a shelf of cookbooks selling out. AFL bakers and wholesale bakers remain deadlocked over a 35 hour week with no pay cut, while Seattle talks pause indefinitely after union wage proposals. Negotiations continue in Los Angeles with little progress and no headway in Portland Everett and Bremerton.
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AFL
Seattle
Los Angeles
Portland
Ore
Everett
Bremerton
Wash
Dulles Arrives in Japan for Peace Talks with MacArthur
John Foster Dulles landed in Tokyo to discuss peace terms and broader Asiatic political and economic questions with General Douglas MacArthur. United States Defense Secretary Louis Johnson inspected Yokosuka naval base amid war defense concerns.
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Tokyo
John Foster Dulles
Japan
MacArthur
U. S
Louis Johnson
Eeagers
Yokosuka
Senate approves bill to double old age pension benefits
The Senate passed a measure to roughly double monthly benefits under the old age and survivors insurance program. The bill would expand coverage to about 10 million more people, raise taxes gradually, and set a new maximum pension near $40 per month, with differences to be resolved in a conference committee.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Hutier
Cain
Taft
Ohio
Ate
Western Europe pool plan threatens British aid
American politicians consider drastic steps to cut Britain's Marshall Plan funds if London refuses to join a Soluman pool of Western European coal and steel. Senator Lodge pushes changes to rearm Western Europe using up to five billion dollars of recovery money, with Britain’s aid halved if it does not participate.
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Washington
Great Britain
Europe
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Senate
Western
Britain
Kean Cooperation Administra
ECA
Great
Excise Tax Bill Heading For House Vote
The $1.01 billion excise tax bill moves to a House vote next Wednesday. Top Democrats expect passage with taxes on fur coats jewelry cosmetics travel phones and related items likely to be cut. The Ways and Means Committee, after five months, backed an income tax payment plan to raise about $200 million more in five years.
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Washington
House Ways and Means
Federal Treasury
Steel Users Demand For Steel Breaks Records, Iron Age Says
NEW YORK AP Steel users run at a terrific clip matching the steel industry. Hundreds of consumers may hit top production marks as inventories rebuild and demand remains high across auto, appliance, farm equipment, and construction sectors. Prices trend upward amid speculation of a steel strike. delivery times lengthen for stainless and carbon steel items. Mills curb scrap prices by purchasing foreign scrap. steelmaking runs near full capacity despite vacations and heat.
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NEW York
Iron Age
Tony
National Metalworking Weekly
Steel
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