Democrats Strive To Keep Foreign Aid Fund Intact
Senate leaders tighten ranks to block cuts to the European Recovery Program. Taft urges reductions while Conally and Vandenberg warn that Europe’s supply flow may halt without funding. Capehart calls for a $3 billion cut, arguing taxpayers sustain monarchies in Europe.
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Senate
Taft
ECA
Conally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
Mich
Europe
Senator Capehart
R-Ind
Chicago
Capehart
Denmark
Holland
Greece
Norway
Pension Bill May Still Be Resurrected
World War I veterans may still gain pensions as Rep Rankin introduces a limited bill. It offers 72 dollars monthly at age 65 if income is under 2000 dollars single or 3000 married, with dependents. House sent the measure back to Veterans Committee, prompting talk it may rise again despite a narrow defeat.
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Washington
Rankin
D-Miss
House
Dmiss
Veterans Committee
Committee
Teague
Priest
D-Tenn
Chinese Ship Explodes off Canton Killing Estimated 100
The motor ship Miss Orient exploded today after hitting a mine six miles east of Canton. About 500 passengers were aboard on the voyage from Canton to Hong Kong. Pirates were blamed for laying the mine after owners refused extortion. Surviving passengers include Miss Edna Lowrey of College Springs and Mrs. Sarah Fong Chuck of San Francisco and Honolulu, wife of the U S vice consul.
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Canton
Orient
Hong Kong
Edna Lowrey
College Springs
Town
Sarah F. Fong Chuck
San Francisco
Honolulu
U. S
Hospital adds longview wing to Kingsville plan
Conneaut Ohio AP reports construction will begin soon on a 100000 dollar addition to Longview Hospital in Kingsville after completion of the excavation phase.
Rent Bill Differences Studied by Conferees in Washington
Senate and House conferees weigh home rule and other gaps between rent bills as the current rent control law nears expiration on March 31. The House wants 15 months of control while the Senate favors 12 to 15 months with added decontrol provisions and staged increases. President Truman said he has not read either measure when asked at a press conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Camaeas
Two Students Die In Crash Near Kenyon College
Two Kenyon College students were killed when their car left Green Bay road near Lake Forest and hit a tree at 2 a.m. Train Turner and Glenn Coulter, both 18, of Highland Park and Glenview, died. Three others, Charles Hunter 19, Stephen W Smith 18, and Jack Westridge 19, were injured. Smith was listed as seriously hurt. The group was home from college on vacation.
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Smith
Lake Forrest
Mystery surrounds end of coal mine closing in Pittsburgh
AP reports a two week coal walkout ending with a mailed announcement from John L. Lewis sent to Pittsburgh news services. Envelopes bore Pittsburgh postmarks with no return address, raising questions who mailed the notices. UMW officials declined comment while Pittsburgh handling the matter.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Washington
Giraffe Dies At Cincinnati Zoo
Cincinnati AP report says a newborn giraffe at the Cincinnati Zoo died within hours. Superintendent Joseph H. Stephan called the weak specimen and noted the calf, born to Buttons and High Pockets, did not stand at any time. Buttons and High Pockets have been at the zoo for 10 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Joseph H. Stephan
Zoo
Flicked Lighter Triggered Basement Blast Injuring Youth
Robert Nickell, injured in yesterday’s fire, told investigators at Middletown Hospital that a cigarette lighter flick caused a sudden explosion knocking him to the floor. He described flames raining from the basement ceiling as he and his father tried to exit. Nickell suffered burns to face arms and hands. his father R F Nickell was uninjured.
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Robert Nickell
James J. Kolth
Cincinnati
Willis Peterson
William Fishbaugh
Middletown Hospital
Maud Muller
R. F. Nickell
Nickell
Oil well fire under control near Houston
An abandoned Gulf Coast oil well near Houston burned fiercely for nine hours after spouting gas on Wednesday. Mud and chemicals were forced into the well to halt the blaze, but a second outbreak briefly rekindled before crews subdued it. Stanolind Oil and Gas ordered nearby wells shut down as a precaution in the South Houston field near Galveston Houston Highway.
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Houston, Tex
Stanolind Oil and Gas Company
South Houston
Houston Business District
Galveston - Houston
Officers Raid Three Gambling Cases in Cincinnati Area
Cincinnati officers raided three cases tied to alleged bookmaking in drinking spots. Frank M. Acton, chief inspector, said evidence of gambling was obtained at the Sunset Club in Bridgetown, the Cogue Cafe in Hartwell, and Bud's Place in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
State Liquor Department
Frank M. Acton
Department
Sunset Club
Bridgetown
Hamilton County
Hartwell
Bud
Wisconsin Slaying Probe Seeks Further Questioning
Milwaukee police planned more questioning of Milton Babich 19 as they seek clues in the Patricia Birmingham slaying. Birmingham, 16, vanished February 10. her body with a concrete block was found in the Milwaukee River. Babich and Kathleen eloped, later saying they wed in Kalamazoo. Investigators cited lack of clues and questioned a girl witness who claimed seeing Babich near the Birmingham home.
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Milwaukee
Milton Babich
Patricia Birmingham
Ka Eee
Patrie
Tebeay
D Sa Alae
Patricia
West Allis
Milwaukee River
Babich
Kathleen
Robert Barber
Kalamazoo
Mich
Levee Break Fight Slows Mississippi Flood In Baton Rouge
In Baton Rouge area the Mississippi breaches a levee as bulldozers labor with National Guardsmen to halt the spill. A 200 foot section near the break crumbles, water covers about 10 square miles, threatening Port Allen and cane fields while residents report low danger of further cave-ins.
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Baton Rouge
Mississippi
Nicholas Balovich
U. S. District Engineers
Port Allen
Mississippi River
Axis Sally Sentenced to Ten to Thirty Years in Prison
Mil dred E. Gillars known as Axis Sally was given a treason sentence of 10 to 30 years and a $10,000 fine by Federal Judge Edward M. Curran. Gillars, 48, Maine born, broadcast Nazi propaganda during World War II and was convicted March 10. The judge denied motions for a new trial and noted she did not attend high level Nazi policy meetings. Laughlin said appeal would go to the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Mildred E
Axis Sally) Gillars
Edward M. Gurran
Miss Gillars
Curran
James J. Laughlin
Supreme Court
Sally
Douglas Chandler
Robert Henry Best
Chandler
Best
Boston
Fire Blast at Central Ave Building Damages $75,000
Explosion and fire at 1359 Central Ave injured two men and forced three stores out of business temporarily. The Rathman building housed Union Sanitary Laundry Maud Muller Candy Shop and Champion Shoe Shine Parlor. Firefighting crews faced water-filled conditions delaying investigation.
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Middletown
Central Ave
E. D. Rathman
Union Sanitary Laundry
Maud Muller
Champion Shoe Shine Parlor
Gus Thomas
Robert Nickell
Catalpa Dr
Lawrence Duke’ Woods
Nickell
Woods
Joffe Furniture
New Soviet Army Chief Vasilevsky Replaces Bulganin
Moscow reports a leadership shakeup naming Marshal Alexsander M. Vasilevsky as minister of armed forces replacing Marshal Nikolai Bulganin. Vasilevsky, a noted World War II tactician, led key campaigns including Voronezh and the Crimea, and earned hero of the Soviet Union twice.
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Moscow
Alexander M. Vasilevsky
Supreme Soviet
Vasilevsky
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Soviet Union
Russia
Gilmore
London
Bulganin
Josepha
Eisenhower
Viscount Montgomery
Crimea
Sevastopol
Supreme Command
Berlin
Vasilevski
Red Army
Stu
Body Of Woman Found Near Lake Milton Spillway
An unidentified woman’s body was found on the east shore of Lake Milton near the spillway by fishermen, with Sheriff Paul Langley’s office reporting the discovery and investigation ongoing.
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Youngstown, O
Lake Milton
Paul Langley
Langley
What's What Sunday A Story Of A Dog
A local dog actor who has appeared in dramas and even plays some basketball despite not yet learning to shoot is highlighted. The piece previews Sunday coverage in Paul Day's Day by Day column on the state basketball championship game with on scene and behind the scenes notes.
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News-Journal
Paul Day
Donald Martin
American Cancer Society
Middletown
Lebanon High School
Lebanon Light
Ohio
Three Girls Die In Blast At Logan West Virginia
Three young girls died when their Long Fork area home exploded and burned after a gas leak. Their mother and sister Wanda Lou survived with serious burns, while the father, returning from a neighbor’s house, witnessed the fire and rescue efforts. Fire officials cited a gas leak as the probable cause.
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Western
Lucas
D-Ill
New York
Wherry
R-Neb
National Industrial Conference Board
Truman
Representative Teague
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
House Committee
Giraffe
Wisconsin
Axis
Bathman
Ave
North Middletown Fire Department
Box 45 Club
North Middletown
Rathman
Leona Whitman
Whitman
Marilyn McCutcheon
J. Earl
Egleston
Eglesior
Civic Symphony
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