Ex-Congressman May Sentenced for Bribes in War Effort
Former Congressman Andrew J. May receives eight months to two years in prison for accepting sixty thousand in bribes while wartime chairman of the House military affairs committee. Murray Garsson and Henry Garsson also receive eight months to two years. all four released on bail pending appeal. May proclaims innocence in court.
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Andrew J. May
House
Murray
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Henry A. Schweinhaut
Westbrook Pegler on Elliott Roosevelt and Howard Hughes
The column discusses Elliott Roosevelt and Howard Hughes, noting loans, associations, and potential investigations. It argues Republicans might probe Hughes and Roosevelt if in power, and cites ties to Jesse Jones and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, which funded $18 million in 1943.
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Howard Hughes
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Hughes
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Houston
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Unification of Armed Services Clears Senate Action
Washington July 25 Congress accepts a joint committee report to unify the armed services by voice vote sending the bill to President Truman for approval. The measure creates a Secretary of Defense and preserves identity of the Marine Corps and Navy air arm while giving broad top‑level supervision powers.
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Truman
Buise
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Republican
Michigan
Case Expenditures Committee
Marine Corps
Navy
Universal training bill approved by armed services committee
The Huse committee voted 20 to 0 for a universal military training bill. No House vote this year, with passage expected for next year. The plan calls for six months of basic training at military establishments for all qualified males after age 18, plus six more months via reserves or related programs.
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Washington
Huse Armed Services Committee
Walter G. Andrews
New York
House
Congress
Truman
Special Commission On Universal
National Guard
Special Commission
Credit limit mixup delays end of credit controls
Washington reports a possible return to unrestricted installment buying by November 1 as Congress debates extending time payment curbs. President Truman’s remarks and a House vote to extend three months keep pressure on Senate action and a White House decision. The issue centers on lifting wartime consumer credit restrictions while guarding against inflation.
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Washington
Truman
House
Senate
White House
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Dutch Pass 6 Towns In Java In First Phase
A Dutch army communique reports that Dutch forces swept past six west Java towns and pressed in east Java after another day of victories. Indonesian forces say Semarang has fallen and claim popular support in the area as clashes with Dutch troops continue. Casualties total 52 killed, 41 wounded, seven missing.
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Harris Jackson
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East Java
Sumatra
Bindjai
Medan
Sumtra
Semarang
East Indies
War laws repealed as Truman ends wartime statutes
President Truman signed Senate joint resolution 123 ending some 175 wartime and emergency laws tied to war status. Proclamations of World War II and emergencies shall be terminated, marking the end of education, unemployment and loan guarantees under the GI Bill for about 16 million veterans. Remaining powers may be retained pending review.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Clark
Bell to speak on KMLB for West Monroe mayor bid
C. C. Bell Jr candidate for mayor will discuss his campaign in a broadcast over KMLB tonight at seven. The public is invited to listen. A Morning World misprint had named KNOE instead of KMLB.
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C. C. Bell, Jr
West Monroe
KMLB
KNOE
Selig plans Monroe furniture plant with 750000 investment
M M Selig of Massachusetts approves plans for a Monroe furniture plant to open bids August 19 at 10 a m in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. If bids and ground work proceed, construction may start by September 1 on Thomas Street near Missouri Pacific crossing, employing 300 workers and boosting annual payroll. Selig may relocate his Boston area plant to Monroe for wood supplies and location.
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M. M. Selig
Massachusetts
Thomas Street
Missouri Pacific
Selig
Boston
Monroe
Refugees Ship Near Palestine Amid Turmoil and Martial Law Fears
The Jewish underground Haganah reports the refugee ship Return to Zion with about 400 immigrants nears Palestine as British destroyers track it. Violent outbreaks kill at least 10 and injure 75 in nine days amid expected security clampdown including curfews and arrests of official Jewish leaders. 150,000 Jews are under house arrest in Jerusalem Haifa and Natanya. Meanwhile 4500 Jews aboard Exodus of 1947 face uncertainty as they await destination after interception by France and Britain.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Natanya
Paris
Palestine
France
79 Unit Offices to Help Veterans
The veterans administration announced creation of 79 unit offices across the United States within 39 days to assist physically handicapped war veterans. Offices will provide technical advice on prosthetic devices and coordinate with dealers, with trained staff in 13 branch offices and 65 regional offices to cut red tape.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
United States
White House Pressure Linked to Hughes Kaiser Plane Contract
Senate War Investigating subcommittee opens hearings on a 40 million wartime plane contract to Howard Hughes and Henry Kaiser. Witnesses hint Jesse Jones may testify if Roosevelt files yield evidence. panel examines White House pressure and Defense Plant Corporation actions in the original plywood plane contract.
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Jesse Jones
White House
Howard Hughes
Henry J. Kaiser
Roosevelt
Senate
Ferguson
Michigan
Jones
Secretary of Commerce
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Wll
Henry A. Wallace
Ferguson Committee
Army
Navy
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Hughes
Defense Plant Corporation
RFC
Moscow Bars Russian Visit By Three U S Lawmakers
Moscow refused visas for Representatives Kersten Owens and Kennedy prompting a U S response. Moscow cited hotel shortages and housing limits. Kersten urged Secretary Marshall to remove excess Russians and enforce strict reciprocity amid U S Soviet tensions.
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Moscow
Congress
Soviet Union
United States
Nikolai V. Novikov
Kersten
Wisconsin
House
Russa
State Department
Owens
Ilinois
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Yuri M. Bruslov
Marshall
Seventeen Miners Dead in West Frankfort Blast
In West Frankfort Illinois an explosion at the Old Ben Coal Company No 8 mine killed twenty six miners and left one more seriously burned. Rescue squads retrieved bodies to surface and an emergency morgue was set up at Central Junior High School gym. Officials said a fire followed the blast and the cause was not yet determined.
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Southern Illinois
Old Ben Coal Company
Central Junior High School
Harold L. Walker
Illinois
Mines and Minerals
Walker
Earler
D. J. Clayton
Franklin
Labor Leader Watt Dies Aboard Saturnia
Robert J. Watt, famed American labor leader, died at sea aboard the Saturnia while returning from Geneva where he served as American delegate to the international labor organization conference. Born in Scotland 53 years ago, he moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts, and rose through the labor ranks becoming secretary treasurer of the Massachusetts Federation of Labor in 1938 and later the American representative to the ILO and President Green’s personal envoy.
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Robert J. Watt
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United States
Geneva
International Labor Organization
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Scotland
Lawrence
Mass
Painters’ Union
Massachusetts Federation of Labor
Washington
William Green
Greek government repels guerrilla assault near Grevena
Greece reports government forces used rocket planes and artillery to repel a guerrilla attack on Grevena from 1,200 to 1,500 fighters. The clash occurred near the Albanian border in the Pindus foothills. Warrants were issued for Communist leaders Zachariades and Porphyrogennis for anti national activities.
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Koannina
Albania
Barksdale Planes to Fly Three Regional Air Shows
Three flights of 18 aircraft from Barksdale Field will tour Louisiana Mississippi and Texas on August 1 for Army Air Force Day. The B 25 formations led by Major Belville and Major Schall and a B 17 group under Lt Colonel Barr will cover multiple cities. Planes depart at noon and return for an air show featuring jet speed runs and aerobatics.
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Barksdale Field
East Flight
Robert Belville
Ruston
Gibbsland
Monroe
Tallulah
Lake Providence
Bestrop
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Miss
Crossett
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Hope
Ark
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William A. Schall
Marshall
Longview
Kilgore
Henderson
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Athens
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Gilmer
Pittsburgh
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Sulphur S Prings
Mount Vernon
Mount Pleasant
Naples
Texarkana
Jefferson
Texas
South Flight
Sam Barr
Nacogdoches
Tex
Lake Charles
Jennings
Crowley
Lafayette
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Barksdale
Johnson resigns from labor post in White House note
Keen Johnson resigns today as undersecretary of labor effective August 1 and returns to private industry. In a letter to President Truman dated today he said he was sorry to lose his services. Truman replied that the government is indebted to him personally. The White House released the letters.
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Washington
Keen Johnson
Truman
White House
Uncertain Reports on International Brigade in Greece
AP reports ongoing uncertainty over an international brigade allegedly fighting with left wing Greek guerrillas in northern Greece near Kozone and Grammos. Sub commission from UN Balkans inquiry has visited but not released a formal finding.
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Greece
Athens
United Natons Balkans Investigation Commission
Salonika
Kozone
Mount Grammos
Europe
Balkan states may refuse cooperation with UN watchdog
Yugoslavia Bulgaria and Albania threaten to refuse to cooperate with a proposed UN Balkan watchdog if Russia vetoes or withholds consent to the semi permanent commission. Delegates warned such a move could trigger Security Council hearings and charges of defying UN decisions.
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Joza Vilfan
Fom
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