UAW plans quick move on charges
The International Executive Board of the CIO Auto Workers faces firing officers of Ford Local 600 amid accusations of Communist infiltration. Ford Local 600 President Carl Stellato demanded an administrator, while editor David Averill was fired for claims of Red domination. Two staffers suspended for not testifying. Cadillac Division GM fired Russell Kitte for Communist allegations and assault. Wayne University expelled Lorraine Faxon Meisner for giggling and refusing to answer questions.
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Detroit
CIO Auto Workers
House UN- American Activities Committee
Local 600
Carl Stellato
Ford Local
UAW
General Council
House Committee
Walter Quillico
Bill Shuford
The
International
Stellato
David Averill
Ford Facts
Averill
Averillo
James Watts
Walter Dorosh
International Union
Cadillac
General Motors
Russell J. Kitte
Kittey
Wayne University Council of Deans
Lorraine Faxon Meisner
Cargo Plane Burns In Air Kills Six Of Seven Aboard
A Moody Air Force Base C-47 cargo plane burst into flames high above Bay Minette Alabama. Six of the seven crew members died when the aircraft crashed into a pine thicket. One lieutenant parachuted to safety though scorched. The plane, en route from San Antonio Texas to Bainbridge Georgia, had three identified deceased: Maj. Daniel L. Blass, Capt. Burton E. ?, and S Sgt. Robert Updyke. The other three victims were unnamed pending kin notification.
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Air Force
Daniel L. Blass
San Antonio
Burton E. Or
On Prac
Robert Updyke
Tyrone
Produce dealer wins first international orange drinking contest
In Orlando Florida J D Hall a 29 year old produce dealer from Manhattan Kansas outdrank rivals in the first international orange drinking contest Thursday He downed 32 glasses a gallon and four half of liquid sunshine in a standout performance highlighting the event and local entrant success.
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Orlando
Fla
J. D. Hall
Manhattan
Kans
Jury Deliberates in Finnegan Bribery Case in St Louis
The jury, eleven men and one woman, began deliberations at 1 p m EST on bribery and misconduct charges against James P Finnegan, internal revenue collector. Prosecutors called the conduct vicious while the defense claimed the evidence shows innocence.
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ST. Louis
James P. Finnegan
Internal Revenue
U. S
Rubey M. Hulen
Finnegan
Thomas E. DeWolfe
U. S. Attorney General
Harry C. Blanton
Kar! Kell Garmand Company
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
American Lithofold Corp
RFC
Warwick Hotel Corp
Coast Guard
Quaker Couple Withhold Part Of Income Tax
In Whittier California a pacifist couple mailed income tax returns to the Bureau of Internal Revenue with 72.6 percent withheld to protest war spending. Francis Behr Riggs and his wife Valerie expect seizure of the missing funds from savings, arguing conscience condemns funding killings.
Loveland Father Pleads Guilty in Slaying of Stepson
Fred Lee Cromer Jr a 29 year old Loveland man pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the death of his 16 month old stepson Freddie Lee Rucker after allegedly yanking him by the heels from a high chair during a fit of rage The hearing before Squire Clarence F Banker described skull and internal injuries The defendant without counsel faced the grand jury proceedings next and was bound over to the Warren County Grand Jury Cromer an Army chauffeur in World War II and former Reading High School basketball star lived with his wife and two children from a previous marriage
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Clarence F. Banker
Center
Fred Lee Cromer, Jr
Loveland
Marvin E. Young
Cromer
Freddie Ray Rucker
Buford Bashford
Lebanon
Fred Lee Cramer, Jr
Reading High School
Gerald Couden
Freddie Lee Rucker
Marvin Young
Warren County Grand Jury
Squire
Grand Jury
Gardner Board and Carton Company
Lockland
Ruby
WSB Issues Full Summary Of Steel Case
Washington notes the Wage Stabilization Board completed a summary of steel labor dispute issues and shared it with industry and union reps for comment. The document contains no findings or settlement recommendations, but guides the board as it hurries toward final recommendations before the March 23 contract extension deadline. CIO President Philip Murray may call a strike on March 24 or later as union strike plans have been placed on hold pending board action.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
CIO
Philip Murray
Steelworkers
Treasurer Fires On Bandits In Payroll Theft
Homer A. Davis, 70 year old treasurer of a construction company, exchanged shots with three payroll robbers during a payroll heist. Davis was wounded above the left knee and taken to a hospital. Police believe two gunmen were hit. one bandit clutched his stomach and another held his left arm as they fled toward a waiting automobile.
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DPA
Homer A. Davis
Singapore Base For Red Smugglers By U S
Singapore's port authority faces a thriving smuggling network shipping strategic war materials from the colony to Communist China and Indochina. Authorities admit outbound cargoes slip past controls due to vast coastlines and some corruption among customs staff. Names of specific shipments and methods illustrate the scale of the illicit trade.
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Singapore
U.N
Red
China
Indochina
Britain
Sandviken
Red China
Auto Phantom Dares Sheriff To Catch Him
Springfield Ohio reports the elusive Phantom of At 40 dares Sheriff J Arthur Shuman to catch him. The Phantom writes from Springfield March 10 claiming a glowing car, skeleton mask, radar and sonar gear. He demands a midnight chase not a roadblock and jokes of speed up to 135 mph.
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Auto Phantom
Sheriff
Springfield
O. W
J. Arthur Shuman
Clark County
Shuman
Truman's IRS reform becomes law at midnight
President Truman's plan to reorganize the Internal Revenue Bureau becomes law at midnight as Congress approves the reform 53 to 37. The move targets anti corruption by ending political patronage and clearing way for new top posts nationwide. Pilot districts New York and Chicago are chosen for the rollout starting after April 1 with a year to full implementation.
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Washington
Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
New York
Chicago
Internal Revenue
John B. Dunlap
Dunlap
Bureau
Ike Gains Ground In GOP Round Up After New Hampshire Victory
National political observers note Eisenhower's rising interest in the Republican nomination as his New Hampshire primary win shifts momentum. A letter from him signals he will not forget party workers, while Minnesota supporters press write-in votes for the general. Democratic Senator Russell indicates plans to campaign near the California and Chicago events, leaving doors open to the July convention.
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Gen
Eisenhower
Sen
Taft
New Hampshire
Washington
Minnesota
New Jersey
Richard G. Jordan
Manchester
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Wisconsin
Chicago
Russell
California
House panel trims federal agency budget by ten percent
The House Appropriations Committee proposed a 10 percent cut to a seven billion dollar federal budget for the next fiscal year starting July 1. It rejected new job proposals, cut travel and related funds by one third, halted annual leave accumulation, and set a 25,000 cap on new public housing starts. The panel sent 6.27 billion dollars to the House for debate, affecting agencies including the Atomic Energy Commission and the Veterans Administration.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Atomic Energy Commission
Veterans’ Administration
Rep
Thomas
D-Tex
Witness Tells Probers About Illegal Ship Deal
Former U S Maritime Commission member Raymond S McKeough called a government ship deal illegal citing a scheme where Joseph E Casey and associates sold three tankers for 450000 profit to United Tanker Corp Morris represented by Newbold Morris sought to re sell ships to Norway or Denmark McKeough resisted and said taxpayer money should not be used He testified as the last major witness in a Senate inquiry and Justice Department officials review if 47 vessels can be removed by the government
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Washington
Raymond S. McKeough
U. S. Maritime Commission
Morris
Norway
Denmark
Senate
McKeough
International Claims Commission
Joseph E. Casey
Associats
United Tanker Corp
New York
Red China
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Newbold Morris
MccKeough
Condon
Thomas E. Stakem
Maritime Administration
Justice Department
Sen. Hoey
D-Nc
China
Modern Davids Hit Glass Goliaths
Slingshot vandals attacked Inglewood and Lennox storefronts and homes this week with glass marbles shattering windows. Last night a carborne assailant sprayed oil from a quart bottle, injuring service station attendant David R. Oren, 20, who was cleaning the spill when the glass broke.
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Los Angeles
Inglewood
Lennox
David R. Oren
Libby Reports POW Parleys At Standstill
Prisoner exchange talks faltered with US truce negotiators signaling a return to staff officers. Rear Adm. Libby called progress extremely slow as Communists ponder a response, while Kinney noted a dizzy rise in intransigence. U.N. Lie echoed the grim mood in New York.
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Robert B. Tuckman Munsan
USN
R. E. Libby
Libby
Col
Andere J. Kinney
Kinney
Gheany
New York
U.N
Trygve Lie
Soviet delegate accuses U S of germ warfare at UN
United Nations bulletin reports Soviet delegate Jacob A Malik charging the United States with using bacteriological weapons in Korea and China. He urged the UN Disarmament Commission to immediately study measures to prevent further germ warfare.
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United Nations
N.Y
Jacob A. Malik
United States
Korea
China
UN. Disarmament Commission
Newest Plan Faces Quick Soviet Veto
The United States Britain and France urge Moscow to back a 1000 word eight article Austrian peace pact. A Soviet rejection would end Western hopes for a four power treaty and keep Russia Western forces in Austria until a new solution ends the stalemate. The draft reuses seven articles, adds one demanding surrender of Austrian assets held by Russia and others. It also calls for 90 day withdrawal of all occupation forces and ends justifications for troops in Hungary and Romania.
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Washington
Rusia
Austria
United States
Britain
France
Moscow
Russia
Europe
Hungary
Romania
Drinkards welcome second son in same hospital scene
In Long Beach California a year ago at 4 40 am Mrs Robert Drinkard gave birth to Robert. Yesterday at the same time in the same hospital the Drinkards welcomed their second son Richard. The mother was taken to the same bed the same ward and the same doctor officiated as husband Robert paced the floors.
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Robert Drinkard
Robert
Drinkards
Richard
Sunday News-Journal tease doubles as local notice highlights
In Sundays Journal Its Real Beauty-But a Flower with an Oriental name of rare beauty but drawbacks is featured. How much intoxicating liquor Middletonians consumed last year in dollar value will amaze readers. A Middletown man with an accident-free record is profiled by the Safety Council. A family dinner marks a Presbyterian church dedication on Central Ave. Franklin Farmers Club members meet monthly. story to appear on Miami Valley Pages. Meet The Trojan staff as Trenton High prints its annual dedicated to the first Korean war casualty.
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News-Journal
Middletown
Middletown Safety Council
Franklin Farmers Club
Miami Valley Pages
Trojan
Trenton
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