Missouri Vote Ends Bitter Campaigning
St Louis voters choose a congressman for the 11th district to succeed the late Democrat John Sullivan. Democratic Harry Schendel faces Republican Claude Bakewell in a hard fought race. Debates over Schenker influence and party rifts mark the campaign as Democrats hold ten seats to Republicans three.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
John B. Sullivan
Harry Schendel
Claude I. Bakewell
Schendel
Morris A. Schenker
Schenker
Arizona and California clash over Salt River water exchange
Freshman Rep Chester McMullen cites Salt River Board opposition to exchanging Salt River water for Colorado supply to aid Central Arizona Project lands in Pinal County. Corbell calls the resolution a small matter while Engle questions tax hurt and potential use in Southern California. Murdock warns that unused water may flow to Mexico, boosting U.S. revenue loss.
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Corbell
Chester McMullen
Fla
Salt River Board of Governors
Arizona Project
Colorado
Pinal County
California
Board of Governors
McMullen
Wayne Aspinall
Colo
West
Colorado River
Clair Engle
Calif
Engle
Inter-Committee
United States Treasury
John R. Murdock
Parker Dam
Mexico
Hunt Continues For Missing Fliers Near Rome
United States and Italian forces searched by air and sea for seven or eight persons missing after a Rome bound U S Navy mail plane crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea two days earlier. Six survivors were rescued yesterday and taken to the aircraft carrier Franklin D Roosevelt.
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Rome
U. S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman Works Constantly Despite Absence Records
Key West March 9 AP spokesman said President Truman “works wherever he goes” amid Republican claims of 66 days absent from Washington since Jan 1 1950 plus 26 days at sea. Secretary Joseph Short noted a full “pouch” of work and three and a half hours this morning reading documents with Admiral Denison. He refused to comment on RFC loan bid tied to a Boston Common garage bomb shelter.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Joseph Short
Republican National Committee
Washington
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Short
Robert L. Denison
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Walter L. Dunham
Dunham
John R. Steelman
RFC
Boston Common
Steelman
Deaf Mute Wife Slain By Husband in Argument
John R. White a 27 year old deaf church elder surrendered to police in Chicago and admitted strangling his deaf mute wife Katherine 24 in their Omaha home after a breakfast argument. White said he killed her after a dispute Tuesday night when she made him walk home from a movie. He will be returned to Omaha after extradi tion is waived. Her body in a nightgown was found yesterday. White carried a newspaper clipping of the story. He signed a formal statement with homicide squad.
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Chicago
John R. White
Omaha
White
Katherine
Plague and famine grimly reported in southern China
Taipei reports from Nationalist China say plague and famine have killed over 20,000 people in two southern provinces. China Union Press cites more than 20,000 deaths from starvation in Lungchun area, Kwangtung, with plague also affecting Kwangsi though no figures given.
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Taipei
Formosa
Red China Today
China Union
Lungchun
Kwangtung
Kwangsi
March 9 Vespucci Day Cited As Forgotten Hero
A column urges recognition of Amerigo Vespucci on March 9 as Vespucci Day, contrasting him with Columbus and noting March 10 1876 marked the telephone’s first use and Sunday’s birthday of the General Post Office. The writer promotes new holidays and greeting card themes. Arizona’s largest car dealer is mentioned for context.
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Amerigo Vespucci
Mr. Washington
Signor Vespucci
George
Mabel
Lonely Hearts Killers Executed In Sing Sing Chair
The Lonley Hearts killers Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez died in Sing Sing Prison's electric chair amid a swift quadruple execution that began with John J. King and continued with Richard Power and Fernandez. Beck sent an emotional final message about love and sin, while Fernandez spoke of facing death with resolve.
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N. Y
Lonely Hearts Killers
Martha Beck
Raymond Fernandez
Sing Sing
John J. King
Long Island City
William H. Hope
King
Richard Power
Raymond
Martha
Fernandez
Rosenberg
Tax Liens Filed Against Gambler Beard
Internal Revenue Commissioner George J Schoeneman announced income tax liens totaling 4 167 328 31 against Samuel R Beard and his wife. The liens cover taxes penalties and interest for 1944 through 1947 filed in federal court in Washington following a criminal complaint charging Beard with evading 478 007 in income taxes for 1944.
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Washington
INS
Internal Revenue
George J. Schoeneman
Samuel R. Beard
Schoeneman
Beard
Two Arizonans Wounded Added to Wounded List
In Korea two Arizonans join the wounded list Corporal Delmer R Manuel son of Mrs Martha Manuel Mesa and Private First Class Armando C Fontes son of Mr and Mrs Abundie Fontes Tucson Fontes had been wounded earlier in the conflict adding to the tally and noting continued casualties among U S troops.
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Korea
Cpl
Delmer R. Manuel
Martha Manuel
Mesa
Pfc
Armando C. Fontes
Abundie Fontes
Tucson
Fontes
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