Truman Plan Praised by Some Critics in Small Business Push
President Truman’s five point program to aid small businessmen drew praise from Senators Lucas Burbank Sparkman and Humphrey who called it sound and constructive and urged action this session. Wherry attacked it as government overreach. The plan proposes self sustaining bank loan insurance up to 25000, creation of national investment companies, expanded RFC lending, RFC under Commerce, and a commerce department research clearing house.
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Washington
Truman
Wherry
R-Neb
Congress
New York
Lucas
D-Ill
Burbank
D-Sc
Sparkman
Dala
Maybank
Banking Committee
Humphrey
D-Minn
Special Senate
Small Business Committee
Senate
Cals Paruman
RFC
Secretary of Commerce
Federal Reserve Banks
Treas
Cornerstone laid for $500,000 Oarville Memorial Hospital
In Oarville the cornerstone of the $500,000 Oarville Memorial Hospital will be laid on May 2. The project is a gift from publisher George Dunlap.
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Oarville, O
Oelap Memorial Hospital
George Dunlap
Senators attack British stance in atomic spying case
In Washington three U S senators lambasted Britain's restrictive cooperation with the FBI on Klaus Fuchs spying case. They argued full access to Fuchs and associates is essential to U S defense under NATO and warned that limited talks jeopardize aid and future foreign program votes.
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U. S
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Klaus Fuchs
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcole
Senate
House Atomic Committee
Britain
FBI
Bridges
Fuchs
Johnson
North
Ferguson
Congress
Freight derailment halts Broadway Limited near Duncannon
At 7:10 a m a derailed eastbound freight jumped tracks at Duncannon causing five cars to crash into the Broadway Limited two tracks away. The Broadway engine mail car and three passenger cars were scraped but the Broadway was not derailed. No serious injuries reported. the eastbound Pennsy fleet delayed two to three hours.
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Duncannon Hospital
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
PRR
Broadway
Red Probers To Start Study Of Files Monday
Senate Communist probes plan to study 81 named security cases. McCarthy seeks FBI access alongside State Department records. Tydings says committee aims to begin Monday and may need about a month to finish.
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Red Probers
Washington
Senate
Aow
Truman
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Wis
Administration
State Department
Committee
Department
FBI
Chicago
ABC
Senate Committee
Nan 1Afes Materia
Senator Tydings
Dmd
Tydings
Truman Starts Tour Sunday Across Nation
President Truman departs Sunday afternoon on a nine day, 6400 mile trackside tour through 16 states ending with a Chicago rally May 15. The trip prioritizes daily speeches and public handwagings to gauge political sentiment, a tactic he used to predict his 1948 victory.
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Washington
Truman
Chicago
Acheson Heads to Big Three Meetings in Europe
Secretary of State Acheson departs Washington for Paris and London to join high level talks with Schuman and Bevin. Officials expect decisions to widen North Atlantic cooperation and pursue steps toward ending Germany occupation as Western powers prep a broader defense effort amid Cold War fears.
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Washington
Acheson
Europe
Russia
Paris
London
U.S
Defense Departments
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Britain
France
Germany
Forei
Schuman
Bevin Schuman
Far East
Alan
West
Train Mishap Fatal To Local Man Carl Sixt
Carl Sixt, 57, of 44 South Main Street and a 25 year employee of Middletown Ice and Coal Co, was killed yesterday afternoon in a Urbana train accident around 3 30 p m The Champlain County coroner notified police and informed Sixt s brother Firman Sixt of 1416 Philadelphia Ave The body was taken to Humphrey Funeral Home Urbana before returning to McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Sixt is survived by two brothers Firman and Arthur and two sisters Mrs J C Young and Mrs F A Jordan plus several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p m at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Dr Hugo G Schmidt officiating Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p m Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery
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Carl Sixt
South Main St
Middletown Ice and Coal Company
Urbana
Champlain County
Firman Sixt
Philadelphia Ave
Humphrey
McCoy-Leffier
Sixt
Firman
Arthur
City
J. JC. Young
F. A. Jordan
Clyde, O
The
Ice and Coal Company
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Hugo G. Schmidt
Woodside Cemetery
Pravda Charges Allied Commanders In Berlin Plundering City
Pravda accuses Western Allied commanders in Berlin of plundering the city and using sealed military trains for wide scale smuggling. The charge coincides with East German and Soviet reports of train inspections and increased scrap metal smuggling claims amid postwar controls.
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Pravda
Berlin
Foscow
Communist Party
Pravde
ADN
Germany
Dikes Fail as Red River Flood Hits Winnipeg
Winnipeg and nearby St Boniface face major flood after three dikes on the Red River break. Four streets flood in north Winnipeg with the river rising to 26 feet, officials warn of more gains and possible 4 feet of water over parts of the city if crest rises further. City Engineer W D Hurst says dikes may all fail and power systems could be endangered.
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Winnipeg, Man
Red River
Winnipeg
St. Boniface
W. D. Hurst
Winn
Manitoba
Social Whirl Keeps Pace With Socialite Life
Social life drives many to work hard and chase entertainment. Busy couples fill evenings with parties and cocktails, seeking the right circles and glances. When invitations dry up they confront loneliness and a skipped social trail at home.
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Son
Gasoline truck plunges from bridge in Martins Ferry
A gasoline truck and a car collided on an overhead bridge north of Martins Ferry. The truck plunged 30 feet to railroad tracks, burst into flames, killing driver Jack Haught, 27, of San Diego Texas. Passenger Paul Floyd Beamer, 32, of Canton Ohio, died later in Martins Ferry hospital. A Dillonvale wrecking crew removed the vehicle and recovered Haught's body.
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Martins Ferry
Here
State
Jack Haught
San Diego
Texas
Fla
Paul Floyd Beamer
Canton
Dillonvale
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Haught
Collapses On Bus In Cincinnati City Bus Tragedy
Arch Malone 67 of Portsmouth collapsed on a city bus an hour after suffering a heart attack. Life saving squad members rushed him to hospital after first aid at the scene. Malone and his wife Sally planned to visit their daughter in Hamilton, Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Arch Malone
Portsmouth
Union Terminal
al Morel
Malone
Morel
Sally
Hamilton
Dapaid Luts
Measure Slashed By Quarter Of Billion Dollars
The Senate approved a pared down foreign aid authorization, cutting about 250 million dollars from the administration plan. The measure fixes a top limit for 1951 but requires separate appropriation to fund programs including Point Four and Marshall Plan components. House action and a conference will determine final funding.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Bis
Wes
Apeech McKellar
D-Tenn
Amittee
Congress
House Wr
Midwest Storm Rips Across Eight States Killing Seven
An early May storm driven by tornadic winds swept the Midwest, causing seven fatalities and extensive property damage across nine states. Gusts reached up to 100 mph in places, with towns in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, and more hit by tornadoes, snow, rain, hail, and flooding. High winds and ice storms extended into Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, leaving widespread damage to homes, businesses, power lines, and livestock losses. Houston-style weather officials tracked a vast low pressure system over the north central region as counties faced continued danger and cleanup efforts began.
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Associated Prose
Midwest
Minnesota
Minnesote
U. S
Iowa
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Texas
Minols
Dakotas
Kansat
Missouri
Illinois
Oklahoma
Kansas
Lipfert Wins KP Speech Contest at Middletown High
Middletown High School student Fred Lipfert was named winner of the Knights of Pythias speech contest last evening at the group's weekly session. Phyllis Nickell took second and Hubert Martre third. prizes were 15, 10, and 5 dollars. All three spoke on the theme Fifty Years Hence.
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Fred Lipfert
Middletown High School
Knights of Pythias
Phyllis Nickell
Hubert Mart
Middletown Hi
Two Men Injured in Route 73 Car Crash Near Trenton
Early today two men were hurt when a car collided with a truck on Route 73 east of Trenton. Embry Hardeman, 35, suffered a broken rib and a dislocated shoulder, taken to Middletown Hospital and admitted. John Domineck, 20, had a cut lower lip. truck driver Basil Willoughby, 33, was uninjured. Investigation ongoing. Eugene Crockett, 28, ordered to appear on a charge of operating an overwidth vehicle.
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Storck
Trenton
Embry Hardeman
Fighteenth Ave
Hardeman
John Domineck
Lewis Pl
Middletown
Lavesing
Harde
Basil L. Willoughby
Third
Conenersville
Ind
Haréeman
Eugene Crockett
Michiigan Ave
Squire J. B. Jackson
Ings Scrap Iron
Dayton man killed in Xenia crash on Route 38
Alex C. Burkhart of Dayton was killed when his car collided with a truck on U S Route 38 west of Xenia during a rainstorm. The accident occurred today and involved two vehicles.
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Xenia, O
Alex C. Burkhart
Dayton
U. S. Route 38
Xenia
Unofficial Court to Decide On Lie Detector Test
The so called court of last resort will decide today if condemned slayer Theodore Roosevelt McClure may take a lie detector test to aid his claim of innocence. McClure, convicted in a 1947 Cleveland grocery robbery slaying, has a 60 day reprieve. welfare officials approved the test but require presence of law enforcement officials. The outcome hinges on the unofficial court’s procedures and the governor’s stance.
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Court of Last Resort
Columbus
Ohio
Theodore Roosevelt McClure
State Welfare Department
Cuyahoga County
Court
Argosy Magazine
Tom Smith
Walla Walla, Wash
McClure
Nicola Suse
Cleveland
Frank J. Lauache
Smith
Ralph W. Alvis
Lausche
Arthur L. Glate Tke
Welfare Department
Division of Corrections
Unoffic “Court
Erle Stanley Gardner
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