House votes 75 cent national minimum wage bill
The House approved a bill to raise the national minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents per hour by a 361 to 35 roll call. The measure moves to the Senate where a similar bill awaits action amid ongoing resistance and shifts in coverage. The administration and labor groups favor 75 cents while some workers may lose protection.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
Tobin
Rep
Lucas
Texas
Labor Committee
Lesinski
Roosevelt
Rep. Redden
N. C
Redden
FPIVE
Town sinks 1500 feet in Ecuador earthquake
In Ecuador near Pelileo, the village of Libertad with about 100 residents vanished as the ground dropped 1500 feet creating a half mile wide crater. Military and medical officers reported the surreal event, noting topsoil was scrambled while some crops survived in spots.
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Quito
Ecuador
Libertad
Here
Pelileo
Gabriel Nunez
Water meter hidden in hydrant triggers Seattle scare
Seattle police confronted a cautious purge after discovering a ticking box that turned out to hold a water department meter attached to a fire hydrant for special testing. The incident followed a tense response before the purpose was confirmed as routine equipment testing.
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Seattle
Water Department
Mrs. W. M. Taylor Dies at 68 in Dallas Hospital
Mrs. W. M. Taylor, wife of a Texas supreme court justice, died in a Dallas hospital Wednesday after a long illness. She was 68.
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Dallas
W. M. Taylor
Texas Supreme Court
Prom U. S. Weather Bureau Airport Station forecast
Local fair windy and warmer today with fair and continued warmth tonight and Friday. High near 4s today, low around 72. Friday high in the 90s. Generally between tonight and Friday warmer, with lows 70 to 75 and near 65 in the Panhandle.
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Prom
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ffair
Panhandle
Easter Pageant Groups Split on Hiring Pastor
Lawton Oklahoma residents await a Wichita Mountains Easter pageant meeting after a rift formed over hiring a full time minister. The board approved the hire to conduct year round services, but the Pageant Personnel association vetoed it 28 to 2. A board reconsideration was requested to review finances and governance.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Wichita Mountains
Mark Wallock
Holy City
Pageant Personnel Association
Dig Out Those Fans Summer Comeback Forecast
A return to summertime but with moderate temperatures and a good breeze was forecast for Thursday after four days of showers. Oklahoma City expected 94 to 72, airport 98 to 72, Classen 90 to 74, and the state record for the day was 112 degrees in 1936.
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Oklahoma City
Boise City
Panhandle
Geary
Classen
Poteau
Woodward
Soise City
Tulsa
Pauls Valley
Former Hitler General Arrested by Germans in Bremen
Former S.S. General Friedrich Knolle, once an associate of Heinrich Himmler, was arrested Wednesday night in Bremen while living as a laborer named Pritz Goetten. Police charge him with crimes against humanity as a German court in the British zone prepares to try him.
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Bremen
Germany
S. S
Friedrich Knolle
Heinrich Himmler
Pritz Goetten
Robbers Shoot Melon Seller In Oklahoma City
A 40 year old Minco man, John Lafate Newman, was critically wounded when two robbers, one of them armed with a shotgun, shot him at his watermelon stand near NE 8 and Eastern. Newman was found bleeding and barely conscious, later stated the robbers demanded money and rifled his pockets, taking about four dollars in change.
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Minco
NE 8
Eastern
Mercy Hospital
John Lafate Newman
C. B. Mead
J. C. Jordan
Newman
Eddie Lee Cox
SE 29
Leon Fox
D. C
Porky” Smith
Senator's Daughter Works as Summer Waitress at Maine Hotel
Patricia Capehart, daughter of Indiana senator Capehart, is spending the summer as a waitress at a Northeast Harbor Maine hotel to learn what it is like to work in that role. The 20 year old described the experience as a lark and a chance to see another side of life.
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Northeast Harbor
Maine
Indiana
Capehart
Patricia Capehart
Rayburn urges hats off as House meets in temporary quarters
Speaker Sam Rayburn ordered members to remove their hats during a roll call, protesting the informality in the House as it met in its temporary quarters. The August 11 scene at Capitol Hill highlighted standards of decorum in the postwar session.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
House
Appeals Court Upholds U S Subversive Label
The U S court of appeals upheld government power to label groups subversive in a 2 to 1 decision involving the Anti Fascist Refugee Committee, affirming dismissal of its suit and backing the loyalty list used in federal employee checks. Justice Edgerton dissented, arguing lack of due process and harm to free speech and assembly. Dr Edward Barsky and 10 others had been convicted of contempt of Congress for resisting records turnover.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
Clark
U.S. District Court
Refugee Committee
Bennett Champ Clark
James M. Proctor
Justice Department
United States
H. W. Edgerton
District Court
Edgerton
Edward K. Barsky
Congress
House
American Activities Committee
RFC to Begin New Turnpike Study in State
A third effort to judge the feasibility of a four lane toll highway between Oklahoma City and Tulsa moves forward as Reconstruction Finance Corp appoints How ard Needles Tammen Bergendorf to study traffic loads and engineering details. Rep. Mike Monroney says the work will start within days to determine RFC loan viability of about 35 million dollars.
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Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Mike Monroney
Reconstruction Finance Corp
United Press
Washington, D. C
Monroney
Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendorf
New York
RFC
Gov. Turner
Truman
Turner
J. Wiley Richardson
State Highway Department
G. Harold Warfield
U. S. 66
Admiral Warns Navy Pilots Against Stunts
Admiral Louis Denfeld, chief of naval operations, warned navy fliers to avoid stunts or face prison. He ordered all commands to study safety regulations. The statement follows a July 30 New Jersey crash involving a navy plane and a commercial airliner, in which 16 people died.
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Washington
Louis Denfeld
Naval Operations
Navy
Denfeld
New Jersey
Ford Employes Approve Strike
Ford workers in Michigan voted 65 001 to 9 549 for a strike after a three day election required by state law. The UAW asked for the vote and CIO backing, with no immediate walkout by Walter Reuther’s group. The strike could occur within 30 days of certification if talks fail.
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Detroit
Ford
Michigan
State Labor Mediation Board
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter Reuther
Pope Pius to Create Cardinals for Holy Year
Vatican sources say Pope Pius will hold a consistory before year end to appoint cardinal legates and open the doors of St Peter's, St Mary, St John and St Paul basilicas during the holy year 1950. Cardnal numbers may rise from 55 to fuller membership, though 70 is the cap.
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Vatican City
U.P
Vatican
St. Peter’s Basilica
Basilicas of
St. Mary, St. John and St. Paul
Tennessee Senator Calls Pricing Bill Dangerous
Sen. Kefauver of Tennessee warned on the Senate floor that pending basing point legislation is a dangerous bill that confuses the law on unfair methods of competition. He spoke on the second day of debate a measure approved in different forms by both houses allowing firms to absorb freight costs in pricing if no collusion is involved.
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Washington
Kefauver
Tenn
Senate
FiveYearOld Sues Parents Over Divorce Fraud Claim
Ronald Henry Farah five filed in New York State Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking annulment of his parents divorce alleging the 1945 Reno decree is invalid due to non residence in Nevada. He targets his father Henry Farah a fabrics manufacturer and seeks 50300 in damages claiming misrepresentation of financial position. His mother Frances Farah is named guardian and plaintiff through the mother’s attorney Bernard Kaufman says Ronald as an outsider may sue since he was not party to the decree.
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New York
Aug
Ronald Henry Farah
State Supreme Court
Reno
Frances Farah
Nevada
Henry Farah
Bernard Kaufman
Farah
Ronald
Young Woman Dies of Polio in Oklahoma Crippled Children’s Hospital
Frances Eckart, 20, of 10 SW 13, died at 8 10 a m Thursday at Crippled Children’s hospital from bulbar polio. Admitted July 27, she lived with sister Mrs L P Douglas. State health officials report this as the 47th polio death in the year. Hospital census shows 110 polio patients. 40 in acute stage and 70 convalescing. Three new admissions overnight include an 8-year-old from Healdton, a 2-year-old from Ardmore, and an 11-month-old from Seward in Logan county.
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Oklahoma
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Frances Eckart
L. P. Douglas
Healdton
Ardmore
Seward
Logan County
Near East Arms Ban Lifted by UN Vote
UN Security Council lifts embargo on arms shipments to the Near East by a 9 to 0 vote with Russia and the Ukraine abstaining. It rescinds the old armistice framework between Israel and Arab states while reaffirming a Palestine cease-fire and keeping the Palestine conciliation commission to pursue permanent peace.
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Lake Success
N. Y
U.P
United Nations Security Council
Near East
Russia
Ukraine
Israel
Holy Land
Palestine
Palestine Conciliation Commission
Favoritism in Realty Deals Triggers Tax Sale Reform Talk
A state legislative council committee heard county official Cragin Smith charge tax sales have not been aboveboard and pressed for state law revisions to curb favoritism and eliminate tax sale sharp shooters. County figures including W F Wahlsberg and W C Bonney were named for questioning as FBI signature checks on Ted Smith deeds proceed, with officials acknowledging multiple Smiths likely. Morris urged repealing tax sale certificates apart from resale needs, tightening notices, limiting tract descriptions, and extending redemption to 90 days, while urging sheriff led searches and publication in county papers.
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State Legislative Council
Cragin Smith
Smith
Charles G. Morris
Russell B. Holloway
W. F. Wahlsberg
W. C. Bonney
Ted
Oklahoma
Morris
Oliver Walker
Dale
J. M. Bullard
Private Investors Buy Grand River Dam Bonds
Grand River Dam Authority directors were notified that a 9.3 million dollar bond issue against GRDA revenues has been resold to private investors. The bonds, issued to finance expansion of the state hydro electric project, were originally sold May 17 to a seven company syndicate, which placed them on the general market.
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Vinita
Grand River Dam Authority
GRDA
Moss Surrenders 62 Cent Farm Quit Claim Deed
Bernard Moss a retired city firefighter signs a quit claim deed and disclaims further interest in a 40 acre homestead east of the city purchased for 62 cents at county tax sale. He handed the deed to Dennis Wright for the Camerons to recover their property and offered to help others prove improper notice.
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Bernard Moss
Moss
Dennis Wright
C. D. Cameron
Cameron
County Tex
Oklahoma County
Camerons
Reno Road
Oklahoma City
Vacation readers can get Oklahoma papers abroad
The Daily and Sunday Oklahoman arrange home papers for visitors at vacation spots. News dealers in many locations will stock copies and readers are advised to call 2121 and ask for the Out of State Circulation Department to arrange delivery or mail service.
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Oklahoman
Oklahoma
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Andrews
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Fred Larrance
Flavor
Jimmy Hysan
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Hitler
Rayburn
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U.S
City
Ned
Pius
Tennessee
A. Wirephote
Ronald Tarah
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Grand River Dam
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