Proposes New Department In Cabinet
Representative J Arthur Younger of California introduces a bill to create a Department of Arbiculture at cabinet level to study urban problems and city welfare. He notes urban dwellers now outnumber rural residents and cites housing land use and smog as urban issues. He concedes the proposal is unlikely this session.
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Washington
J. Arthur Younger
Calif
Department of Arbiculture
Younser
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Younger
San Mateo
San Francisco
Two Men Are Given Terms In Local Jail
Smith jailed two men for 30 days each after one was found guilty of intoxication and the other for failing to pay 25 dollars monthly support for two minor children. Thomas Wilkerson pleaded guilty to intoxication. a 50 dollar fine or 30 days was imposed. Fred M. Brown went to jail in default of a 50 dollar fine for arrears on a court order. A suspended 20 dollar fine or 30 days was given for assault and battery on his wife Elsie R. Huse. Bruce Stone was released to Circuit Court after a jury trial on assault and battery charges. Traffic fines included Vernon Branch Jr 6.45 for following too closely, Donna Hagen 6.45 for improper right turn, Gerald Ross Bowie 11.45 for improper right turn, and William Harris 6.45 for failure to heed automatic signal. Lt Richard S Morgan was found innocent of dereliction of duty at Ft Dix. The first U.S. steeplechase race occurred in 1834 at Washington Jockey Club Park.
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Wilkerson
Fred M. Brown
Foxville
Betty Jane Brown
Earl L. Huse
Mountaindale
Elsie R. Huse
Bruce Stone
Frederick
E. Austin James
Vernon Branch Jr
Newport News
Donna J. Hagen
Austin
Minn
W. A. Mutchner
Gerald Ross Bowie
RFD
G. Frederick
William .G. Harris
Baltimore
C. W. Bare
Edward
West German security chief flees to East Berlin
Dr Otto John, West German security head, reportedly fled voluntarily to the Communist zone in East Berlin. Western officials debate whether abduction or defection occurred, noting John’s access to intelligence and possible impact on Allied counterspy operations. A separate note reports two beef-type cows missing from Frederick County Products and found on M J Grove Lime Co. property after a fence break.
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Berlin
East Germany
Otto John
John
West Berlin
Germany
United States
Britain
Voice
John’s
Adolf Hitler
Leipzig
Interior Ministry
ADN
U.S. High Commission
Wea
Demag Pole
Federal Office For Protection of the Constitution
Gestapo
Frederick County Products, Inc
Pike M. J. Grove Lime Co
Employes
York Man Charged With Bribe Offer For Appointment
A York Pennsylvania man named George D. Shirey a York cost accountant was charged by Attorney General Brownell with attempting to bribe his way into a York postmaster appointment. A criminal information was filed in the Federal District Court at Scranton alleging Shirey offered a $1000 contribution to the Republican party in return for the postmaster job. The complaint says the offer was made in York last December to Rep Walter Stauffer a Republican from Pennsylvania's fifth district.
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Washington
Brownell
York, Pa
York
George D. Shirey
Dstrict
Scranton
Shirey
Walter Stauffer
Stauffer
Walkersville
Living Costs Rise Slightly in June Across U.S. Economy
June consumer costs edged up one tenth of a percent to 115.1 percent of the 1947-49 average, with food prices rising and rents flat. Factory worker earnings increased to 571.68, partly from pay raises and longer hours, though earnings remain below last year’s peak. Greece received one million pounds of surplus American butter valued at $600,000 for institution distribution only.
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Washington
Government Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
Clague
Greece
Athens
U.S
New Jersey housing scandals flagged by Byrd
Byrd warned of looming major scandals in slum clearance as irregular and illegal activity spreads to local governments. He cited 35 housing programs and questioned if any are clean and efficient after 15 years of loose legislation and exploitation. Also noted is Sgt Marvin Lynwood Toms returning from overseas to Fort Meade for rotation leave.
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New Jersey
Washington
Byrd
Fort George G. Meade
Pfe
Marvin Lynwood Toms
Middletown
2053D SA
Morris L. Toms
Byrd Calls Housing Graft Scandal in Federal Aid
Senator Byrd charged that housing investigations reveal malfeasance and graft in more than 60 billion dollars in federal housing subsidies over 15 years. He urged Attorney General Brownell to start prosecutions, naming Clyde L. Powell, fired last April as assistant FHA commissioner, as a starting point.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Brownell
Senate
Ellulio
Clyde L. Powell
Federal Housing Administration
Powell
Fifth Amendment Shielded Testimony in Senate Housing Probe
The Senate Banking Committee hearings reveal the possibility of self incrimination and a refusal to testify as investigators outline FHA backed loans for apartments at prices far above construction costs. Byrd labels windfall profits in the millions from builders, with tenants paying higher rents. He cites likely collusion as the probe expands. Today's testimony notes guaranteed mortgages exceeding build costs by about $500,000 for four projects.
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Senate
FHA
Byrd
Confesses Slaying Girl in Indianapolis Hotel Room
Victor Lively, a 32 year old Texan, confessed to choking 18 year old Dorothy Poore to death in a downtown Indianapolis hotel room after a confrontation over his drinking. He led deputies to the dresser where her body was found, saying he acted after she protested his drinking.
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T. Louis
Victor Lively
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Lively
Dorothy Poore
Clinton
Ind
Liverly
Poore
Claypool
Jack O’shea
Lively Arrested After Discovery Of Body By Deputies
Deputies Robert E Wilkerson and Carroll Rowland stopped a man named Lively after spotting him leaving brush beside the highway. He claimed he left the girl's body on a hotel room floor briefly before stuffing it into a sack. Beaumont detectives noted no prior sex charges but said he lured women to hotel rooms. Lively, previously a cab driver in LaGrange North Carolina and a laundry worker in Indianapolis, earned a reputation for preying on women. The laundry firm president described him as obsessed with women. The note also recalls the standard football field dimensions: 53 1/3 yards wide and 100 yards long.
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Robert E. Wilkerson
Carroll Rowland
Lively
Beaumont
I. W. Wingate
Wingate
LaGrange
Indianapolis
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M. L. Summers Frederick, Md
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West Patrick ST
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Mealla's Iixen
Steak Country War
L. H. MacKenzie
Ecmame
Better Homes Equip. Co
E. Patrick ST
Frederick County
Ridgeville
Richard C. Hyatt
James B. Hyatt
Fleming Avenue
Virginia Military Institute
Joseph E. Carney, Jr
Lawrence
Mass
Senator Byrd
Kehne Furn. CO
South Market St
Jack’s Aquartitm
Jug Bridge
Bartonsville Road
Monocacy Oil Company
Frederick, Md
Monument Jm
William
Hood TV and Appliances
W. Patrick St
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Mobilheat Pil
of Barner Sales and Service
Economy Oil CO
Singer
Bob
Singer Sewing Center
North Market Street
Frederick, Maryland
Luke
Astuke
Sam Miller
South Market Street
Auto Radio
C. E. Cline & Son
East Patrick St
William S. Hood, Inc
Farmers and Mechanics-Citizens National Bank
Bank of Friendly Personal Service
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