Draft Exten Bill Is Speeded In Senate Action
Washington AP report details a 51 day stopgap extension of the present draft law before midnight tomorrow. Senate voice vote backs extension but House disputes linger over race integration and trigger control. Debate centers on length of extension and potential future amendments affecting segregated or mixed units.
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Washington
Senate
House
Lucas
Illinois
Congress
White House
Russell
D-Ga
Truman
Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Coast Guard
South
Cordon
Ore
Ecton
Mont
Gurney
Watkins Utah
T E
Gene
Stee Russell
Lena Horne and Lennie Hayton wed in Paris in 1947
Paris dispatch reports Negro singer Lena Horne and MGM musical director Lennie Hayton, who is white, were secretly married in 1947. The couple kept the wedding private for professional reasons, with manager Ralph Harris stating the union is now public.
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Paris
Lena Horne
MGM
Lennie Hayton
Miss Horne
Ralph Harris
Harris
French plan pursues European Parliament for coal and steel control
Paris AP report: Delegates from France Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg West Germany and Italy study plans for a European Parliament to oversee coal and steel output, with an international authority enforcing its dictates. Britain resists ceding control, while Monnet outlines annual public reviews and Parliament selection from national legislatures.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
West Germany
Italy
Britain
Europe
Jean Monnet
Monnet
European Parliament
European Consultative Assembly
Cincinnati Reds activity to be probed by hearings
AP dispatch says House Un American Activities Committee unanimously voted to reopen its Cincinnati communist probe. The Enquirer had outlined evidence and testimony collected by James Ratliff, who with 10 000 names petitioned for the investigation. Ratliff's prior hearing was canceled. Hearings likely as committee weighs course.
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Cincinnati
Washington
Cincinnati Enquirer
House Un-American Activities Committee
Dispatch
Enquirer
James Ratliff
Ratliff
Thief Is A Crook Artie Shaw Says After Watches Are Taken
Artie Shaw reported theft of 4370 cash jewelry and 10 watches from his hotel room while away Tuesday night. He noted a gold cigarette case valued at 500 bearing Ava Gardner’s inscription and said the watches were sentimental treasures from friends. Shaw described the theft as a cheap dirty trip and urged the crook to return the items.
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Artie Shaw
Cincinnati
Bluefield
W. Va
Shaw
Artie
Ava
Ava Gardner
Nashville
Tenn
Louisville
Columbus
Truman Balks At Air Force Enlargement
President Truman said the nation cannot afford a 70 group Air Force, arguing budget limits determine the force size rather than authorized groups. He also named Charles M. Spofford as deputy secretary of state for the North Atlantic Treaty Council and weighed in on Indiana and Missouri primary races.
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Washington
Truman
Charles M. Spofford
New York
Acheson
North America
Europe
Indiana
Missouri
Smory Allison
U. S
Raymond P. Brandt
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Allison
Brandt
Massed Troops Not Needed To Defend Europe
Washington reports from the Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees urge Senate approval of a 1.2225 billion foreign arms aid program. New mass produced weapons, including recoilless devices, shaped charges against tanks, non magnetic mines, and vacuum tube fuse innovations, are said to strengthen Western Europe defense and influence North Atlantic plans.
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Washington
Senate
Western
Europe
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
North Atlantic
Roberts elected president of Sertoma International
Dr. Ralph M. Roberts of Richmond was chosen president of Sertoma International at the convention in Richmond. Thornton J. Maury of Kansas City became treasurer. Vice presidents named were P. G. Regan of Cincinnati, B. H. Carey of Oklahoma City and Harold Dye of Atlanta.
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Richmond
Ralph M. Roberts
Sertoma International
Co-Operative Club International
Thornton J. Maury
Kansas City
P. G. Regan
Cincinnati
B. H. Carey
Oklahoma City
Harold Dye
Auanla
Three Wounded in Trouble at Struck Plant Morristown
Three workers were shot at the American Enka plant near Morristown Tennessee during a strike related disturbance. William McGinnis was hit in the leg and head after exchanging gunfire with ambushers. Victor McDaniel and James McCanney suffered flesh wounds while attempting to reach the 7 am shift. No officers were on duty. state patrols were later sent to the area.
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Morristown
Tenn
American Enka Corporation
Joe Q. Dougherty
Enkse
Dougherty
William McGinnis
Victor McDaniel
James McCanney
McGinnis
Reds Too Weak For War Now Dulles Says
John Foster Dulles told the American Chamber of Commerce that the captive world of Communism is too weak to seek war. He warned free countries could be overrun from within by disciplined Communist minorities. He cited rapid U.S. discussions with MacArthur on Formosa aid and a Japan peace treaty, and noted MacArthur favored deploying U.S. forces to aid Nationalists on Formosa to prevent Chinese Reds from threatening Okinawa and the Philippines.
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Tokyo
John Foster Dulles
State Department
American Chamber of Commerce
Dulles
United States
Asia
MacArthur
Formosa
Japan
Defense
Johnson
Omar N. Bradley
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Okinawa
Philippines
Action Swifts in Ford Canton Ohio Strike
Ford faces a fast moving labor clash over a Canton Ohio strike that could threaten national operations. NLRB in Cleveland prioritizes Ford unfair labor practices against AFL union, while CIO UAW calls an executive board meeting for an ouster hearing. Ford accuses AFL splinter group and IB of instigating the action to force recognition over the UAW CIO contract. The UAW-CIO orders members back to work and briefs Canton Local 542 leaders agains Owen amid AFL demands for plant jurisdiction.
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Detroit
Ohio
Old Motor Company
National Labor Relations Board
Cleveland
Ford
AFL
Canton
APL
International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths
Uaw-Cio
Iiliam M. Owen
UAW
Owen
Forge
Ord
National
Ford Department
Kenneth Bannon
Mote
Brotherhood
E. Wayne Patterson
Patterson
Murderess Loses Court Fight To Keep Big Story Off Air
In Flint, Michigan, Julia Kulinich, serving a life term for a 1941 triple murder, failed to stop NBCs The Big Story radio drama about the case from airing coast to coast. The judge rejected an injunction, noting origin in New York and fictitious names. federal action possible. The drama touched on her claimed right of privacy and potential harassment.
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Flint
Mich
Michigan
Julia Kulinich
Marlette
National Broadcasting Company
American Cigaret and Cigar Company
Clifford A. Bishop
New York
Joseph Charanoske
Sticky summer door woes prompt kitchen fix and caution
A humorous essay describes a sticky closet door stubborn in humid weather. The narrator laments summer troubles and recalls a failed trim, noting the door swells, slams the nose, and risks winter shrinking if trimmed too much. The plan to plane and adjust meets the wife’s warning amid summer frustration.
Medical plan proposed to fight socialized medicine in Cleveland
The Cleveland Academy of Medicine proposed a low cost insurance plan for families earning 5000 dollars or less. Subscribers would pay about 23.59 dollars yearly or 3.50 dollars a month for prepaid coverage covering hospital medical bills with a fixed fee schedule. If accepted by Medical Mutual of Cleveland the plan would go to the Academy for member vote.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Academy of Medicine
Academy
Board of Trestees
Medical Mutual of Cleveland, Inc
Michigan
Noted actress Jane Cowl dies at 95 in California
Santa Monica AP Jane Cowl stage star of a generation ago famed Juliet, dies at 95 from abdominal cancer after hospital stay for surgery. Born in Boston, debuted 1903 in New York, moved to Hollywood and appeared in films. Widow of Adolph Klauber, no children. Her Juliet run spanned 656 performances.
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Calif
Jane Cowl
Juliet
Iss Cowl
Boston
New York City
Hollywood
Adolph Klauber
New York Times
Shakespeare
Broadway
Year End Date Set By Congress Aims for 6 Month Controls
A conference crafted bill extends federal controls to December 9 with limited safeguards. The measure, approved 176 to 145 in the House and 40 to 2 in the Senate, preserves some de control powers for counties and keeps rules on Chicago permanent accommodations. President Truman expected to sign promptly.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
Aps
Senate House
Trueman
Tremed
Chicago
Brett
Taft Bricker Vote Against Rent Controls Extension
Senators Gene Taft and John Bricker both Republicans from Ohio opposed a mouse Senate conference report extending federal rent controls. The Senate approved the report after eliminating a reevaluation amendment from the draft act extension.
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Walmington
Gene Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Senate
Hatch Bill Allows Lesser Penalty for Federal Dishonesty
The Senate advanced a reform bill permitting a lesser penalty than dismissal for federal employees guilty of political activity violations. A unanimous Civil Service Commission vote would still set no less than 30 days suspension. The measure, a joint Senate House conference product, could win Senate action today with a second conference report. Also under consideration is an amendment to boost farm price support funds by 2 billion for the Commodity Credit Corporation. The House approved the related measure 235 to 61.
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Crats
Rae
Senate
Civil Service Com
Virginia
Maryland
Senate House
Supeport
Commodit Credit Corporation
Cale Ready
Eco
House
Yeaterday
Oshkosh Teen Signs With Tigers In Pro Baseball Deal
Bill Hoeft an 18 year old Oshkosh High School pitcher signed a one year contract to play in the Detroit Tiger organization. He joined the Toledo Mud Hens farm club but will be assigned to the Class D Richmond Indiana affiliate in the Ohio Indiana League with Tigers owning Richmond outright.
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Oshkosh
Bill Hoeft
Detroit Tiger
Toledo Madhens
Detroit
Richmond
Ind
Tigers
Manslaughter Trial Linked to Huntington Shooting
Robert Selby Howard, 43, of Burlington Ohio, faces a manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of Charleston prizefighter Henry Banks known as Baby Banks. The incident occurred at a Huntington club on April 22 last year and Howard was tried in Common Pleas Court.
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Huntington
W. Va
Robert Selby Howard
Burlington, O
Common Pleas Court
Charleston
Henry
Baby) Banks
Banks
Huntington Club
Cleveland Air Races Cancelled By Military Planes Barred
Cleveland AP reports the fourth National Air Races were canceled for 1950 after Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson barred military planes from participating. The decision follows past safety concerns after a fatal crash near Berea, Ohio during the Thompson Trophy race and local objections to closed-course racing near Cleveland Airport. The committee said races will be held May 19–20, 1951, to coincide with Armed Forces week.
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Cleveland
Louis Johnson
Thheir
Bill
Odom
Berea
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