Home relief plan faces rugged battle in Congress
WASHINGTON AP Formidable opposition rose in Congress to President Truman s bid to extend federal home relief to all needy including the able bodied. Critics urged alternatives such as public works if unemployment worsens. Altmeyer warned costs are uncertain and payroll taxes could reach 8 10 percent to fund expanded old age and unemployment programs.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Kean
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Social Security
Ways and Means Committee
Altmeyer
Curtis
R-Neb
Mr. Truman
Huge Storm Rips Europe 28 Are Dead
European storm kills at least 28 as winds up to 90 mph cause widespread damage. Germany, Italy, England report deaths from collapsed buildings and toppled structures while ships sink and ports flood. Flights halted and tunnels closed as Baltic ports suffer damage and lines go down.
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Europe
London
Germany
Rome
England
Katowice
North Sea
Marena
Banff
Scotland
Thames Estuary
Berlin
Italy
Baltic
Rostick
Warnemuende
Blackwall
Thames
Chatham
Strood
Medway
Derby
Attorney Rafael Quirn Dies After Car Hits Railroad Overhead
Dayton dispatch reports Rafael Quirn 47, an attorney and former Springfield city solicitor, died after his car struck a railroad overhead last night. Authorities are investigating the fatal accident.
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Dayton, D
Raphael Quirn
Springfield
College Fire Debris Lifted For Victims
GAMBIER Ohio AP workmen began sifting debris in a fire gutted Kenyon College dormitory to recover the bodies of six of nine students killed in Sundays blaze. Investigators led by President Gordon K. Chalmers cited an aged chimney flue as the cause, with the fire likely starting from a small first floor wood fire and bursting rapidly on the upper floors. The 112 residents were in the building when the flames erupted.
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Edwin T. Collins
Grosse Pointe
Mich
Kenyon College
Hester Monahan
Mount Vernon
Middle Kenyon
U. S. Army
Lausche Attends Federation Meeting in New York
Governor Frank J. Lausche entrained for New York to attend a Federation for Railway Progress meeting and banquet. He will return to Columbus tomorrow after tonight's events.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
New York
Federation For Railway Progress
Federation
House Group Holds Hearing On DP Bill
Washington AP The House Judiciary subcommittee heard a bill to liberalize displaced persons entry to the United States. Lead witnesses included Ugo Carusi and Rep. Celler, who would raise the DP intake from 200000 to 400000 over four years, adjusting cut-off dates and quota considerations.
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Washington
Europe
America
House
80Th Congress
Truman
Ugo Carusi
Federal Displaced Persons Commission
Celler
D-Ny
Judiciary Committee
Italy
Austria
Germany
United States
One Dead In Fire At Harms Hotel
In Rock Island Illinois a fire on the top floor of the five story Harms Hotel killed one man and injured three others as more than 100 people fled including a one legged man.
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Rock Island, Ill
Harms Hotel
Wright, Pennsylvania Railroad Agent, Resigns After 54 Years
Thomas L. Wright, ticket and freight agent in Dennison for over four decades, resigns from the Pennsylvania Railroad after 54 years of service. He led station operations and handled key freight duties during his tenure. Wright’s long career marks a notable end of an era for the local railroad.
Sides in Ohio oleo clash split urban rural forces
In Columbus urban and rural factions divided over a proposed color oleo bill affecting the butter industry. The Senate approved a separate conservation bill unifying agencies into a Department of Natural Resources with a six year governor appointed director and seven member advisory board.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
General Assembly
Senate
Department of Natural Resources
Republicans Propose Excise Tax Cuts Against Truman Bid
House Republicans unveil a counter plan to Truman's revenue request, urging immediate excise tax cuts on train fares telephone tolls movie tickets and more. The measure backed by 26 member Policy Committee would restore prewar rates and seek to boost employment and federal revenues via higher tax payments. It also opposes consolidating federal social agencies into a single department.
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GOP
Martin
Massachusetts
Republican Policy Committee
House
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Disputing
Senate House Economic Committee
Rent Control Plan Opposed by Democrats in Congress
President Truman's request for a two year extension of rent controls drew Democratic opposition in both houses. Senator Sparkman of Alabama opposes a 24 month extension but backs extending to June 30 next year to review conditions. He will chair hearings on the request. House members also show favor for a 15 month extension. The committee voted seven to four along party lines for the extension.
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Washington
Truman
Sparkman
D- Ala
Congress
Senate
Representative Rains
D-Ala
House Banking Committee
Senate House Economic Committee
Medina Hospital appoints Rowland M Dearing administrator
Trustees of Medina Community Hospital select Rowland M Dearing of Fostoria as administrator to succeed Edith Escott. The move formalizes leadership at the Medina facility, reflecting personnel changes in local health care administration.
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Medina, O
Medina Community Hospital
Rowland M. Dearing
Fostoria
Edith Escott
Vote Your Way On Filibuster GOP Is Advised
Senator Vandenberg says Republicans should vote their conscience on a possible ruling by Vice President Barkley that could end the Senate talkathon. Lucas moves to file a cloture petition to limit debate, with Barkley to decide whether to uphold or overturn the ruling. Southern Democrats call the move a bid to choke off filibusters and advance Truman civil rights.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
Barkley
Michigan
Lucas
Illinois
Wherry
Nebraska
Hayden
D-Ariz
Truman
Axis Sally Faces More Questioning In Treason Trial
Washington AP report says Mildred Gillars Axis Sally endures another day of stern questioning by prosecutor John Kelley Jr as defense lawyer James Laughlin wraps up direct. Kelley vows a short wrap up. Gillars alternates between tears and anger over questions about loyalties and a noted alleged affair with Dr Max Koischwitz.
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Washington
Axis Sally
Mildred E
Miss Gillars
Laughlin
Kelley
Edward M. Curran
Max Otto Koischwitz
Sealscott Child Drowns At Grand Lake
In Celina Ohio AP report, three year old Stephen J Sealscott son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Sealscott drowned yesterday after falling into Grand Lake. Local authorities investigated the accident and the family received support. The incident underscores lake safety concerns for families during warm weather.
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Celina
Stephen J. Sealscott
Edgar Sealscott
Grand Lake
Postal Romeo and girlfriend face murder charges in Michigan
Grand Rapids dispatch details a ghastly lonely hearts racket in which Raymond Martinez Fernandez, 34, and Martha Beck, 29, are charged with murder in the deaths of Delphine Dowing and her 7 month old daughter Rainelle. Read of their confessions and alleged crimes spanning the south to the midwest, including a woman later found in a Queens cellar.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Raymond Martinez Fernandez
Martha Beck
Roger C. McMahon
McMahon
Delphine Dowing
Rainelle
Here
Byron Center
Grand Rapids
New York
Ozone Park
Queens
Fernandez
Boy loses hand in dynamite cap mishap in Marietta
Eleven year old Daniel Schramm of Harrietsville Noble County found a dynamite cap and tossed it at his mother's sewing machine causing severe injury. The mother Mrs L D Schramm was hospitalized in shock. The boy's left hand lost his thumb and first two fingers in the incident yesterday.
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Marietta, O
Daniel Schramm
Harrietsville
Noble County
L. D. Schramm
Preble County Factory Destroyed By Fire
Fire of unknown origin gutted a concrete block and frame one story factory south of Eaton between Eaton and Camden in Preble County. Made-Rite Manufacturing, makers of wooden farm gates, employed sixteen men who escaped uninjured. Loss unofficially placed at 30 000 to 40 000 including machinery and lumber. fire caused by sawdust near a furnace with periodic paint thinner explosions under control.
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EATON
Here
Made - Rite Manufacturing Company
Sugar Valley
Preble County
Camden
Eaton Fire Department
John Barnhart
Gordon Toney
Police Answer Call Leaves Couple Dead at Home
In Lima authorities found Alta E Benedum and his wife dead from .22 rifle shots at 511 Fairfield Drive after a man telephoned police saying he shot his wife and then himself. Coroner T J Talbott noted the elderly couple, about 70, were likely victims of a murder suicide with Mrs Benedum killed during breakfast.
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Lima
Fairfield Drive
Alta E. Benedum
T. J. Talbott
Benedum
Pension Bill for Veterans Heads to Committee Debates Loom
In Washington the pension measure faced heavy Democratic opposition as Rankin sought Rules Committee scheduling for a House floor showdown. Patten and others walked out, challenging improper reporting. Rankin warned amendments could heighten costs. Rankin pressed for two hours debate and committee-only amendments amid calls for broader review.
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Washington
Rankin
Veterans Committee
Patten
House
Cominform Poised for Military Pact to Match NATO
Prague reports indicate a Cominform military conference planned around March 15 in Hungary to assess eastern defenses. The complex bloc, formed to counter Western plans, may broaden from propaganda to a formal security alliance as ECMA economics deepen cooperation.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Cominform
Poland
Hungary
Debrecen
Warsaw
Communist International Information Bureau
Communist Parties
Russia
Romania
Bulgaria
France
Italy
U.S
Economic Council For Mutual Aid
Yugoslavia
ECMA
Moscow
Dayton Relief Program Spends $30000 Since December
Dayton Welfare Director E V Stocklein announced the city has spent $30000 on its revived work relief program since mid December. In two and a half months the plan supported 348 families, with the city paying $1 per hour for manual labor on city jobs by able bodied indigents.
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Dayton
E. V. Stoecklein
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