Car Makers Face Quiz on Profits of $300 Million
AP reports congressional hearings on army tank-automotive center purchases. Officials allege auto makers like General Motors, Electric Auto-Lite, Studebaker, Timken Detroit Axle Co. and Chrysler earned excess profits totaling about 300 million dollars since 1949 as they used middlemen and bid practices to limit government contracts. Rep. Hardy and committee members urged administration and industry scrutiny during weeklong probes.
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Detroit
Congressional
Porter Hardy
D-a
Army
Tank
Clare Hoffman
R-Mich
Hardy
Suboena
John L. Shaffer
Tank-Automotive Center
General Motors Corp
Electric Auto-Lite
Studebaker
Timken-Detroit Axle Co
Chrysler
Maryland Woods Pursue Slayer of Police Officer
Maryland police comb wooded areas near Ellicott City for George F. Ross a suspect in the Cleveland police murder. Officers fired at a man who fled into the woods after a car parked at a filling station was shot at. the vehicle stolen from Bedford Ohio carried a shotgun rifle and 200 rounds. Ross a 27 year old burglar and ex convict is charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Patrolman Forney Haas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellicott
City
George F. Ross
Cleveland
Howard County
Russell Moxey
Harry M. Harrison
Ross
Bedford
Ohin
Forney L. Haas
Alcoholism Expert Key Witness in Manslaughter Trial
The state called Dr. Walter Jetter of Boston University to testify in the manslaughter case of C. Robert Lenoir, alleging his wife Ethel Lillian died after drinking at their Derry cottage. Jetter stated that 34 percent alcohol in the body is not enough to kill and estimated eight hours to reach lethal saturation. the witness noted the death likely occurred after 7 to 8 pm and that the woman had not yet reached lethal levels. Other witnesses included Derry Police Chief Howard Campbell and Sheriff Simes Frink, with Campbell recounting Lenoir describing the death near 1 am July 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Robert Lenoir
Cambridge
Mass
Ethel Lillian
Derry
Walter Jetter
Department of Toxic Ecology and Legal Medicine
Boston University
Massachusetts
Jetter
Bay State
Howard W. Campbell
Simes Frink
Lindsey R. Brigham
USA
Wiliam E. Wilder
Rockingham Country
Campbell
Lenoir
Rioting Mob Delays Iranian Parliament
Opposition deputies stormed the Majlis gates in Tehran delaying a session as clashes erupted inside. Mossadegh faced jeers and protests over oil nationalization and his government’s eight months in power amid tensions with the West and potential oil sales to the Soviet bloc.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Majlis
Mossadegh
GE Plant Idle in Upstate New York Labor Strike
Gener al Electric idled 2,300 employees in upstate New York amid labor disputes described as a critical inventory situation. Seven hundred foundry workers struck at Elmira plant while Schenectady layoffs affected 1,600. Spokesman cited shortages in materials and oversupply in inventory as causes.
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Schenectady
General Electric
Upstate
New York
Elmira
Regional Study Unit May Aid State On Air Base Plans
A regional planning committee to work with a proposed state agency on air base construction problems in the Portsmouth Newington area may form within a month. Alvin F Redden said he will ask Portsmouth area selectmen to appoint representatives. The state planning agency would advise the regional development association and is tied to a potential $10 600 state appropriation. The Army engineers also awarded the design contract for the air base hot water and central heating plant to Guy B Panero Engineers of New York City.
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Portsmouth-Newington
Alvin F. Redden
New Hampshire Seacoast
Sule J. Tani
State Planning and Development Commission
Regional Development Association
Portsmouth
New England Corps of Army Engineers
Guy B. Panero
McCarthy Sees Peril in Leffist Meeting
Senator McCarthy aired a wire recording of a New York meeting of left wing labor leaders he says aimed to sabotage war production. He identified Barry Bridges as a principal voice and claimed others were labor officials ousted by unions. The recording, about three hours long, was turned over to McGrath to prove bail violations.
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Madison Fap
McCarthy Ai-Wis
New York
McCarthy
Barry Bridges
West Coast Longshoremen's Union
University’ of Wisconsin
New Yorker
McGrath
Bridges
California
San Francisco
U. S
Francis St. J. Fox
Justice Department
Washington
Travis and Selly
Kittery Selectmen to Study Wharf Damage Action
Kittery officials plan a Friday meeting with a South Portland fish transport firm to discuss the wharf collapse that caused a truck loaded with 10,000 pounds of sea herring to drop through the planking. Insurance should cover damage to the wharf and the truck, with no anticipated legal action against Juliano Brothers Fish Transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittery
Board of Select
South Portland
Selectman
Carrol H. Sterling
Juliano Brothers Fish Transport Firm
Sterling
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Mobie
Truce Talks and Political Scandals Dominate Korea and Washington
Truce negotiators discuss a mass prison exchange while Red concessions hint at smoother talks but keep UN and South Korean captives numbers unsettled. In Washington, Atty. Gen. McGrath defends a $5,000 Caudle commission amid IRS investigations and related tax scandal disclosures.
Boston Port Halted by AFL Longshoremen Strike
Boston suffered a second port shutdown in four months as 1,900 AFL Longshoremen walked out amid a factional conflict with CIO pickets. Two workers were beaten by ex-convicts hired by a New York faction, tied to tensions over the Isthmian line freighter Steel Flyer, which was being picketed by CIO Marine Engineers Beneficial Union.
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Boston
AFL
Daniel J. Donovan
John F. Manning
William M. Ma‘noney
CIO
Mahoney
Manning
New York
CIO Pickother
Marine Engineers
New Jet Battles Break Air Lull in Korea
Allied jet pilots clashed with Russian MIG-15s in MIG alley near Anju in a 12 minute air battle ending a two day lull. U S Fifth Air Force said all Allied planes returned safely and a Communist fighter was likely destroyed. A later clash involved 26 Sabres against about 50 MIGs. UN ground forces repelled a Red probing attack on the eastern front at dawn while patrols on central and western fronts saw light contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Forces
Anju
South Berwick Managers Face Vote in Town Clash
A pro manager campaign swelled as 120 residents gathered at Robert's Box Shop to plan two voter drives aimed at preserving the town manager form. Opponents at American Legion Hall pressed to oust the manager, with petitions and French language notices to reach the town's diverse readers.
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South Berwick
Independent Voters’ Association
Robert
Citizens’ Committee
American Legion Hall
South
Berwick
Legion Hall
Roland J. Parent
Emil D. Schramm
Portsmouth Herald
Raymond Flynn
Roland J
Pam Ee
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Gal
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Levier
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T. Lamar Caudle
Tormer
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Caudle
Larry Knohl
Kean
R-N.j
Capdle
Truman
White House
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Europe
Abraham Teitelbaum
Teitelbaum
Nathan
Bert K.naster
Hollywood
Fla
Steve Riley
Herald
Wester
Box Mill
Emil ©. Schramm
Schrammas
Schramm
Lumber Ail Operatar
Raymond J
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Durn
Frank Monto Herald
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