Kefauver forecast swift approval of crime inquiry
Senator Kefauver predicts quick Senate action on a nationwide crime investigation focusing on gangs in major cities. A $50,000 fund was approved to finance a Judiciary Committee probe, with authority to examine interstate gambling and other federal violations while not impeding states with legalized gambling.
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Senate
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate Rules Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
New York
FBI
Underworld
Truman Silent In Regard To Appointments
President Truman remained mum on potential new posts as he spends time at the winter White House in Key West Florida. Rumors swirl about possible moves including the Atomic Energy Commission chairmanship and the National Labor Resources Board, but officials say no final decisions have been made.
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Fla
Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
White House
W Stuart Symington
Air Force
National Security Resources Board
Mr. Truman
Symington
AEC
NLRB
Station operator says he sold missing cadet gasoline twice
Mt Gilead Ohio AP the operator of a Gilead filling station Lloyd Lust told FBI agents he positively sold gasoline twice to Richard C Cox missing West Point cadet Mansfield Ohio Cox disappeared January 14 after meeting a civilian named George Lust said the man paid with a traveler's check on one visit and left a gray topcoat during a later visit Lust expressed belief Cox may be alive and married to a nice girl but FBI found no bank record for the check
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MT. Gilead, O
West Point
Cox
Lust
FBI
Columbus, O
Dispatch
Richard Cox
First National Bank
Kentucky
Jenny Wren's Welcome Home Birdhouse Scene
A lyrical scene describes Ol Jenny Wren moving into a handmade birdhouse at dawn. The speaker recalls winter workshop labor, now repurposed to shelter the brown and gray songbird. The visit signals spring and joyful renewal as the bird begins nest-building.
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Jenny Wren
Foreign Aid Bill Change Faces Farm Area Opposition
House members from farming districts unite against a 100 million dollar cut in Marshall Plan funds approved by the Foreign Affairs Committee. Debate proceeds with no vote expected before next Tuesday. The measure allocates 2.27 billion dollars in new 1951 fiscal year foreign assistance including 2.1 billion for European recovery and 100 million for Korean aid.
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Washington
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Bowe
Truman
Palestine
Foreign Affairs Committee
U. S
Cooley
DNC
Poage
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Union activity banned for BUC workers in Ohio
Governor Lausche of Ohio stated that state employees of the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation will not be solicited during work hours. He said the Civil Service Commission has not, and will not, give priority to complaints based on union membership. All workers will be treated equally and their cases addressed with dispatch.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Dbd
State Civil Service Commission
Police to enforce teen curfew in Columbus at 10:30 p.m.
Columbus police will enforce a wartime curfew for teenagers after 10 30 p m Capt Fred Snyder head of the Juvenile Bureau says youths found loitering on streets after curfew will be taken to the police station. He cites a rise in juvenile delinquency cases in the city.
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Columbus
Columbus_ police
Fred Snyder
Juvenile Bureau
Controversy over Red Charges Roils State Dept
Washington AP report on Senate probes into Communist influence in the State Department. Senator McCarthy and Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee leader Tydings clash as records are reviewed. McCarthy alleges a top Russia adviser linked to the department, which officials dispute.
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Washington
State Department
McCarthy
Senate
Weconsin Republican
Russia
Department
Senate Foreign Relations
Tydings
D-Md
United States
Senate Department
Citizens’ Round Table
Tam
State Ent
Th Ings
12 Are Killed Two Survive In B 50 Blast
HYDER ARIZ AP A B 50 bomber exploded 17 000 feet up killing 12 Air Force men. Two crew survived parachuting to safety both unhurt First Lt William T Gentry of Kokomo Indiana and Capt John H Lee of Gaustra Michigan described as blown from the plane and later opened his chute.
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Kokomo
Ind
John H. Lee
Gaustra
Mich
Lee
Gentry
Rail Strike Threatens Nationwide Action in Rail Crew Dispute
In Chicago the Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen reported that over 80,000 members authorized a strike if a settlement on adding a third crew member to Diesel locomotives cannot be reached. The vote signals potential nationwide disruption amid the dispute with management.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
Oscar Awards Run True To Form Win Big For 1949
Hollywood s 1949 Academy Awards honored Olivia De Havilland and Broderick Crawford as top winners. All the King’s Men claimed best picture, Mercedes McCambridge won supporting actress, and Dean Jagger earned supporting actor. Special Oscars recognized Fred Astaire, Cecil B. DeMille, The Bicycle Thief, Bobby Dris, and Jean Hersholt. Truman offered a program greeting.
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Hollywood
Olivia de Havilland
Broderick Crawford
Mercedes McCambridge
Dean Jagger
Hollywood Boulevard
Crawford
B Pictures
Jane Wyman
Dewey
Truman
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Mankiewicz
Robert Pirosh
Douglas Morrow
Stratton
Frank Loesser
Winton Hoch
Paul C. Vogel
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers Astaire
New York
Cecil B. de Mille
de Mille
Academy
FBI captures top criminal near Portland Oregon
Orba Elmer Jackson, 43, a former Leavenworth escapee and armed robber, was arrested quietly near Portland. He had been living in Oregon for about two years under the alias Kenneth James Van Kempen and was taken into custody unarmed without incident by FBI agents and Oregon State Patrolman James Bauman.
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Ore
FBI
Frederick A. Fletcher
Orba
Elmer Jackson
Leavenworth
Kan
Fletcher
Jackson
Aloha
Oregon
James Bauman
Poplar Bluff
Kenneth James van Kempen
Chrysler Offers To Set Up Fund For Pensions
Detroit AP report. Chrysler proposes a $30 million trust to back its pledge of 166 a month pensions for 89 000 striking workers as the 59 day strike continues. CIO UAW had yet to comment. main dispute centers on funding methods for pensions.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
Eisenhower Warns U S Arms Drop Below Safety Level
President and former general Eisenhower tells Columbia University and pressure in Congress grows for a new look at the military budget. He says the United States has reduced arms below safety, warns against further trims until other nations do likewise, and outlines a fourfold peace formula including disarmament and a strong United Nations police power. He cautions that Russia maintains a powerful military while world tension persists.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Ferguson
R-Mich
Eisenhower
Senate Appropriations Committee
Irman Cannon
D-Mo
Hopee Tra
Columbia University
New York
United States
Europe
Columbia
United Nations
Xxx
Russia
Senate Tries To Untangle Snarl On Bill
Washington AP reports Bush urged absentee senators to resolve a parliamentary snarl over a farm price support bill. The Senate weighed a 37 to 43 roll call vote on potatoes and peanuts, with cotton and peanut area lawmakers rallying. Some senators flew back from campaigns to influence the conference report. Senator Russell claimed enough absentees could uphold the Senate action, while Senator Wherry predicted enough votes to defeat the conference report. The measure came as a Senate House conference committee adjusted differences between chambers' bills.
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Washington
Bush
Senate
Nator Russell
D-Ga
Wherry
Nebraska
Senate House Conference Committee
House
Train collision kills Army nurse near Camp Murray
Tacoma AP reports an automobile train collision west of Camp Murray killed Army nurse Rosemary Obendorfer, 27, of Youngstown, Ohio, and seriously injured three others who were en route to Madigan General Hospital.
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Tacoma
Wash
Camp Murray
Rosemary Obendorfer
Youngstown
Madigan
General Hospital
Eight Arrested In Demonstrations In Copenhagen
Copenhagen police arrested eight Communists after anti American demonstrations over Denmark joining the Atlantic Pact. Placards urged opposition with slogans such as down with Snavely. Brig. Gen. Ralph A. Snavely leads the U S military assistance advisory group to Denmark.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Ralph A. Snavely
U. S
House panel approves 680 million military construction fund
The House Armed Services Committee authorized a 680,058,181 military construction program to strengthen U S air defense. The measure, a heavily amended Senate bill, increases overall authorizations across Army Navy and Air Force with substantial U S construction and overseas spending, highlighting priority air defense projects.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
United States
Senate
Army
Navy
Jeet
Saas Army
Sea Sickness Hits Gubitchev On Trip Home
Valetin A Gubitchev aboard the M S Bay at sea sails from New York on a Polish vessel toward the Soviet Union. He describes a political trial and says he will be a more normal passenger soon after choosing to leave the United States rather than face a health cure term. His wife accompanies him and the voyage has been marked by seasickness, limited dining in a locked cabin, and steady seas.
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M. S. Bay AT Sea
Red
Valentin A. Gubitchev
New York
Gubitchev
United Nations
Soviet Union
The Red Mill and Sunday Women’s Section Highlights
Romance and humor blend in Victor Herbert’s The Red Mill praised as a top operetta. Middletown High School students stage a standout presentation next week, with “the story of the story” told in pictures as a Sunday highlight. An FBI expert taught local police to disarm criminals, with methods explained in story and pictures. Cal Verity offers insight on Japan’s economy and Far East future. Dick Collier, the world’s only professional laugher, discusses his unlikely path to success.
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Red Mill
Victor Herbert
Middletown High School
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Japan
Calvin W. Verity
Allied Headquarters
Verity
Middletown
Far East
Dick Collier
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