Truman Firm On $5 Billion Aid Fund Need
President Truman urged Congress to approve the full 5.58 billion dollar European recovery program, defending the amount as necessary. He criticized Taft and Russell for seeking cuts, saying the plan should not be reduced and that supporters expect to beat the amendment to shrink the total. Senate votes on the measure were expected to be close as lawmakers weighed long range funding details and monthly allocations.
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Truman
Congress
Taft
Russell
Ohio
Lucas
Sen
Connally
Texas
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Economic Co-Operation Administration
ECA
Wherry
Neb
Actress Paulette Goddard Defies Critics On Easter Bullfight
Hollywood report notes Paulette Goddard refuses pressure from London papers and the Los Angeles SPCA over her planned Easter bullfight appearance in Acapulco Mexico. She calls bullfighting a great drama and says Mexico is her second home as she prepares to be queen of the event on April 17.
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Hollywood
U.P
Paulette Goddara
London
Los Angeles Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Mexico
Pilots Pass Halfway Mark in Endurance Test
Miami March 31 Pilots Bill Barris and Dick Riedel report reaching the halfway point of their endurance flight in the Sunkist Lady at 5 44 p m Wednesday. By 12 44 a m Thursday they logged 370 hours toward a 726 hour world record. Plans include flights to Tallahassee then staged stops at New Orleans Beaumont San Angelo El Paso and Tucson before Fullerton California.
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Miami
Fla
Bill Barris
Dick Riedel
California
Tallahassee
New Orleans
Beaumont
San Angelo
el Paso
Texas
Tucson
Ariz
Fullerton
Calif
Weather summary from fair winded period and frost
The U S Weather Bureau airport station reports local conditions fair and windy with a cooler afternoon and a high near 55. Frost is likely on low ground with a low around 35. Friday brings increasing cloudiness and warmer highs in the 60s, with showers spreading across much of the state and hard freezes in the Panhandle and northeast areas.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Tenue
South Fair
Panhandle
March Storm Deluges Midwest and Flood Threats Across Plains
A roaring March storm drenched the Midwest with heavy rain and snow, flooding viaducts and rivers from Nebraska to Illinois. Cities including Hayes Center and North Platte faced deep drifts and record rainfall, while Mandan and the Heart and Missouri rivers warned of rising floodwaters. A weather official cited multiple storm centers complicating the system and warned of potential further flooding as ice breaks on the Missouri. Local officials planned to seek state aid to combat isolation caused by mud and snow.
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United Press
Midwest
Atlantic Coast
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio Valley
New York
New England
Great Plains
R. H. Kohtz
Commerce
W. C. Jelinek
Eave Elfield
Neb
Lincoln
Bloomfield
Mandan
Missouri River
Missouri
Elkhorn
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Oklahoma
Kansas
Omaha
Fire Devastates Home After Tornado Swarms Canton
Canton residents continued cleanup after Wednesday’s deadly tornado. A four room frame house owned by Mrs James Strain burned to the ground due to water shortage repairs were underway as crews from state highway welfare OG&E and Red Cross aided recovery. Nearby Longdale also faced debris removal while looting was prevented by troops.
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Times
James Strain of
Cantan
State Highway Department
State Welfare Department
Longdale
Enid Airforce Base
Watonga
Anti Red Bill Approved Public School System Plan
The public school system moved toward approval as the measure cleared the state assembly on Wednesday and was sent to Governor Thomas E. Dewey on Thursday for expected approval. The action signals a major state education reform pending gubernatorial assent.
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Thomas E. Dewey
State Assembly
Breeze Saves Frost Damage
A northwest wind kept temperatures around 36 to 37 degrees at key locations, reducing frost risk. Reports from Guymon and Gage show frosts below freezing despite the wind, with Waynoka and Hobart at higher readings that could still threaten early vegetation. The forecast calls for 60 to 35 degrees range tonight with 27 to 32 degrees expected in the extreme northwest, and frost possible in low city areas. The record high and low for the date are 88 in 1904 and 20 in 1926.
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Classen
Guymon
Gage
Waynoka
Hobart
Pentagon trims dead wood plan spurs desert photo caption
A bleak Arizona landscape photo was pinned on a Pentagon bulletin board after Secretary of Defense Johnson warned he would trim dead wood from the military establishment. The caption read that the Pentagon follows changes ordered by the new secretary of defense.
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Washington
Arizona
Pentagon
Johnson
Educator Re Elected President At Foreign Student Advisers Meet
Dr. Clarence Linton of Teachers College Columbia University was re elected president of the National Association of Foreign Student Advisers during the final session of their three day annual meeting in Cleveland on Wednesday.
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Cleveland
Clarence Linton
Teachers College
Columbia University
National Association of Foreign Student Advisers
Reds Arrest Hundreds Seize West Currency
In Berlin hundreds of west Berlin Germans were seized by Soviet police in raids on suburban stations and trains. They were checked for papers, many returning from the soviet zone after barter with farmers. Western currency and food or fuel parcels were confiscated, with many still held.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West
New Dealers Demand Probe of FBI Chief
A group of new deal Democrats asks the Senate to investigate FBI Director J Edgar Hoover for alleged wire tapping. The charge cites Hoover's Yale Law Journal remark on limited taps with attorney general approval in espionage or national security cases. The push was sent to Senate Judiciary Chairman Pat McCarran.
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Senate
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
Yale Law Journal
Pat McCarran
Nev
Senate Judiciary Committee
Paul A. Porter
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Wendell Berge
Americans For Democratic Action
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James Lawrence Fly
Arthur Garfield Hays
American Civil Liberties Union
Porter
Fly
Federal Communications Commission
Truman
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Justice Department
Racing Tractors On Apache's Main Street Costs $30
Three youths in Apache faced peace justice court for racing tractors down Main Street. Edward Head Stecker and Johnnie Kuntz and Jack Kuntz were fined $10 each for reckless driving as city marshal Walter Sparks reported Head’s tractor overturned and burned during the race. no injuries were recorded.
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U.P
Apache
Peace Justice Court
Walter Sparks
Edward Head
Stecker
Johnnie Kuntz
Jack Kuntz
Sparks
Head
Police Called In Poison Hunt in Capitol Hill Dogs Die
Royal Burris city poundmaster urged police aid after three more dogs were poisoned in Capitol Hill. Four dogs in the southeast section died from strychnine poisoning Sunday, with two others dying Monday and Tuesday. A collie died on a SW 36 sidewalk, another owned by J R Revels at 4108 S Harvey died after 15 minutes outside, and a third collie owned by Mrs A H Park at 114 SW 40 died Wednesday morning.
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Capitol Hill
Hilbert
Burris
J. R. Revels
Harvey
A. H. Park
Tax Penalties to Start Friday Official Warns
County treasurer W. F. Wahlberg warns that the 1948 personal, intangible and ad valorem taxes must be paid by 5 p m Thursday. A 4 percent penalty will be added Friday to all delinquent bills. Delinquent personal tax lists will be published April 7-8 and warrants turned over to the sheriff for collection, with the sheriff adding 1.25 dollars to each bill for services.
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W. F. Wahlberg
Wooden Leg Provides Too Much Kick for Jail
In Kittanning Pennsylvania police freed John Myers from jail after discovering he was getting a kick from his wooden leg. Myers from Clarion became merrier by the minute after his drunkenness charge in the western Pennsylvania town. A puzzled cop spotted the top of a half empty bottle protruding from the artificial limb.
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Kittanning
John Myers
Myers
Clarion
Pennsylvania
Holdenville teen gets life term in Texas murder case
Robert C. Bagwill, 17, Oklahoma, was sentenced to life in a Texas state penitentiary for the January 26 service station slaying of Crockett Ross, 38, amid a two state burglary spree. His uncle Daniel White, 48, was granted a separate trial. Bagwill led officers on a postcrime journey across Oklahoma and Texas, admitting the shooting after a hold up.
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Robert C. Bagwill
Holdenville
Texas State
Stephenville
Texas
Crockett Ross
Bagwill
Bagwell
Associated Press
Twenty-Ninth District Court
Erath
Ernest O. Belcher
Truman Stall For Tax Raise
President Truman reiterated support for his anti inflation program and higher taxes as essential. He argued a federal deficit risks the economy more than a tax increase and urged Congress to raise taxes by four billion dollars, countering Senator George’s view on deflationary impact.
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Sen
George
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Mr. Truman
Grocer Slugged In Holdup Game In Miamsburg
In Miamsburg Ohio neighborhood youths played a holdup game at Wilbur Karpur’s grocery. One intruder entered with a gun and mask, the owner laughed, the suspect fled after striking him with a blackjack and throwing a bottle. Karpur required six stitches and says the game ends now.
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Miamisburg
Ohio
Wilbur Karpur
Karpur
British Girls Are Cold To Revived Valentino Film
London dramatic note describes Hampstead theater reviving Rudolph Valentino in Son of the Sheik. Long lines of admirers, including mothers and daughters, reflect enduring affection from older fans while younger viewers voice cooler reactions. A Daily Mirror columnist Norma Barnes comments that Valentino fails to impress her generation.
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London
Hampstead
Rudolph Valentino
Norma Barnes
Daily Mirror
Tulsa Girl Wins Place In Pythians Contest
Betty Davis a Central high school student won the Tulsa berth for the Knights of Pythias public speaking contest in Enid on June 14 after defeating three rivals Wednesday night.
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Tulsa
Betty Davis
Central High School
Knights of Pythias
Enid
Meat themed new member joins New South Wales parliament
In Sydney March 31 a Washington style debate grows as meat analogies sharpen the tone. New member Mr. Mutton arrives joining veterans Mr. Lamb Mr. Brain and Mr. Fowles in the NSW state parliament discussing policy and debate vigor.
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Australia
CDN
New South Wales
Lamb
Brain
Fowles
Mutton
Sooner Burned In Station Blast
Explosion of a gas stove in a service station restroom blew out a wall and severely burned employee Ray Hawkins. Damage estimated at 3000 dollars. Hawkins was washing a pickup motor when the blast occurred. station operated by Olyn Sceller. Phillips Petroleum district manager Tom Towden valued the loss at 3000 dollars.
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Frederick
Ray Hawkins
Hawkins
Olyn Sceller
Tom Towden
Hobart
Phillips Petroleum Co
Officers Hunt Boy to Clear Creek Puzzle
Police hunt a 10-year-old companion who saw Philip Arnold play near Lightning Creek before he was found unconscious and later died of drowning. Wayne Harbolt asked for help locating the boy, described as dark haired with tan jacket and blue overalls, to explain how the four-year-old fell into the water. Philip Arnold, son of G. J. Presnell of Inglewood, died at Mercy Hospital. Funeral arrangements were set for Capitol Hill funeral home.
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Philip Stanley Arnold
Lightning Creek
G. J. Presnell
Inglewood
Calif
Mercy Hospital
Wayne Harbolt
Harbort
Phillip
Philip
Capitol Hill Funeral Home
Harvey
Abducts witness roams as Texas custody clash unfolds
Texas official Clyde Fillmore and 13 year old Ben Langford Jr. vanished amid competing court orders over custody in a murder case. A Texas judge claimed the boy’s testimony was vital against Benjamin Langford Jr., 39, who allegedly killed his wife Lafon Langford. Detectives fear capture is unlikely as the pair reportedly planned to fly to Texas but offered no flight details.
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Ittsburgh
Texas
Pennsylvania
Clyde Fillmore
Wichita Falls
Ben Langford Jr
Ben
Fillmore
Harry Rowand
Common Pleas
George Harrigan
Lafon
Wilburton Boy Dies After Bus Incident
Ernest Angel seven, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Angel of Wilburton, died after he fell in front of a school bus as children rushed to board it outside his downtown Wilburton school. He died at 6 30 p m Wednesday in a McAlester hospital.
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Wilburton
Ernest Angel
Bill Angel
Highway Patrol
McAlester
Airforce Moves Russian Army Exiles to Philippines
Manila date March 31 two Russians who fled the Soviet Union to Japan were moved to the international refugee organization camp in the Philippines. They arrived aboard a United States airforce plane. The men are Sgt. Vladimir Barashkov who crash landed a Russian plane on Hokkaido and former private Innokentiy Zyryanov who crossed to Japan on a raft from the Kurile islands.
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Manila
Soviet Union
Japan
International Refugee Organization
Philippines
United States Airforce
Vladimir Barashkov
Hokkaido Island
Innokentiy Zyryanov
Kurile Islands
Americans State Over Tour Hall Reds Report
A Tass dispatch from New York says U S progressives are angry that Washington barred certain foreign communists from touring America for peace meetings The dispatch notes Moscow papers published the item without comment and highlights Henry A Wallace critical of the refusal.
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Moscow
Tass
New York
United States
Washington
America
Henry A. Wallace
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