Knutson Leaves Congress Proud of Tree Planting Bill
Rep. Harold Knutson of Minnesota leaves Congress after 32 years blaming the 1947 tax cut for his defeat to Fred Marshall. He cites pride in a 1928 reforestation bill with Senator Vandenberg as his greatest achievement and predicts a 45 billion dollar budget next year with possible revival of wartime excess profits taxes.
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Convicts Use Mother's Funeral to Escape in Missouri
Two life term inmates George Huston and Ernest Huston used their mother's funeral in Excelsior Springs as a ruse to flee from the Missouri State Penitentiary. They were escorted by guards to attend services then escaped through a rear door after joining relatives. A wide search followed with no trace found. The brothers earlier killed Sheriff Roy Patterson and son Sam in 1944.
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Jefferson City
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Sison
Ben Stewart
Roy Patterson
Tighter Control On Rents Sought
Washington AP report notes a push for renewed rent ceilings on about 1,000,000 housing units in apartment hotels. Housing Expeditor Tighe Woods says current extension expires March 31 and a tightened extension of at least one year is planned to curb sharp rental increases.
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Quieting Title Action In Butler County Ohio Case 62937
Malinda Hamilton sues to quiet title to Lot 1983 in Middle town claiming fee simple ownership free of all defendants. The petition seeks cancellation of a mortgage from Chatman Clemons to G T Thomas J P and release of records. Defendants must answer by December 18, 1948.
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Butler County
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Chatman Clemons
Robert T. Sullivan
Conrad C. Stroh
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