Truman Credits Federal Action For Private Enterprise
President Truman told the Association of Better Business Bureaus that federal measures in recent years have saved private enterprise and urged support for his small business program including insured loans and expanded lending. He praised government actions like bank deposit insurance and stock market regulation, noting 17 years of growth and urging Congress to pass the legislation before recess. He credited business, labor, and agriculture alike for the strong economy and defended government involvement against critics.
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Washington
Truman
Association of Better Business Bureaus
Congress
Association
Better Business Bureaus
Kansas City
Premier Kekkonen to Join Signing of Russia Finland Pact
Helsinki June 7 Premier Urho Kekkonen will travel to Moscow for a ceremony marking the signing of a five year Russian Finnish trade pact. Negotiations began last April with an invitation extended by the Soviet legation in Helsinki.
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Helsinki
Finland
Urho Kekkonen
Moscow
Fillmore marks centennial with slogan A century of rigor mortis
Fillmore New York plans a July 3 to 8 centennial with a tongue in cheek motto A century of rigor mortis to spark business interest and highlight a town of wood frame fronts and a frontier past. Aldrich notes a busy local economy despite few big industries.
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Fillmore
N. Y
Allegany Country
Robert G. Aldrich
Centennial Committee
Northern Allegany Observer
Millard Fillmore
Rochester-Olean
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rochester Gas and Electric Corp
Perry Knitting Corp
Aldrich
Filmore
New York
Western Union Managers Accused in Gambling Raid
Investigators report confidential files seized in a raid on a national betting headquarters show Western Union managers handling extensive wagers. Sidney Wyman and Steve Montefelice jailed on $1,000 bond each. Wyman called a kingpin. files claim managers were offered 25 percent of winnings after expenses. Western Union NYC says employees barred from accepting gifts or commissions from betting officials.
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ST. Louis
Western Union
Sidney Wyman
Steve Montefelice
Stanley Wallach
St. Louis County
Wyman
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
New York City
Western Union Telegraph Company
Montefelice
Informa
Indictment Named St Louis Men in New Jersey Case
A Bridgeport New Jersey grand jury last Monday returned an indictment naming Wyman and three other St. Louis men in a continuing case. The action follows remarks by Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll of New Jersey to Gov. Forrest Smith of Missouri.
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Tion
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Forrest Smith
Missouri
Bridgeton
N. J
Wyman
St. Louis
Belasco Theater Sold to Church in Los Angeles
The Belasco Theater, once a noted burlesque and film venue with famed past performances by Lewis Stone W C Fields Marjorie Rambeau Paderewski and Schumann Heink, will become a church after Immanuel Gospel Temple paid 200000. The 1926 opening featured Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
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Los Angeles
Belasco Theater
Immanuel Gospel Temple
Lewis Stone
W. C. Fields
Marjorie Rambeau
Paderewski
Schumann-Heink
Beating of Four Negroes Reported in Louisiana
A Louisiana Progressive Voters League official said four Black men were beaten while seeking voter registration in St. Landry parish Opelousas. One jailed Black man, Arthur Moore, faced charges after a disturbance. a priest bailed him out. Another report described two more beaten in Opelousas while attempting to register for selective service.
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New Orleans
St. Landry Parish
Jackson Acox
Louisiana Progressive Voters League
Alvin Jones
Acox
Jones
R. B. Callaghan
le Beau
Moore
Opelousas
Registrar of Voters
Louisiana
Social Christians Hope Ministry Clip In Belgium
Fifteen Social Christian members of parliament gathered outside former Premier Gaston Eyskens office in Brussels to press for ministry posts after a night of urgent calls. The hoax telephone ploy was revealed, while outgoing Economic Minister Jean Duvieusart was expected to form a government. Regent Prince Charles summoned Duvieusart to the palace as the party won control of the lower house with calls to end the regency and restore King Leopold.
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Brussels
Belgium
Gaston Eyskens
Eyskens
Jean Duvieusart
Prince Charles
Duvieusart
Social Christian Party
Leopold
Ford's Quality Control Pushes Toward Ideal Car
Ford pursues near perfect production through Quality Control spanning 700 suppliers. Engineers test coal ore sand and other raw materials, then workers ensure precision in parts. Dealers supply feedback on delivered cars, all under The Ford Idea to make the best product in the best way.
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Mercury
Ford
Lincoln-Mercury
Lincoln
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