Budget Slashing Drive Stepped Up by GOP in Senate Fight
The Associated Press reports Senator Bridges asserts new economy moves cut Truman era outlays as $641.8 million in CCC notes are retired and $1 billion in 1948 appropriations are trimmed. Taft defends action as delaying funded subsidies, with White House approval pending.
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Treasury
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
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Senate Appropriations Committee
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Taft
Ohio
White House
Complete Change Of Blood Saves Life Of Mother
A 20 year old mother at Springfield City Hospital survived a caesarean after massive transfusion. Doctors shifted from negative RH to positive RH blood to replace lost blood, delivering 18 pints over four hours and another four pints overnight. The patient later recovered, resumed natural negative RH production, and was discharged after two weeks.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Mary P. Hunter
Springfield City Hospital
Florence McConnehen
H. B. Eliott
Norma Green
Balkans report backs action on frontier violence aiding guerrillas
Geneva report to the United Nations Security Council says armed bands violating Balkan frontiers threaten world peace with nine nations in favor and Russia, Poland opposed. It blames Yugoslavia for backing guerrilla activity in northern Greece, while Albania and Bulgaria bear lesser fault. In Washington, ex House sergeant at arms Kenneth Romney gets 1 to 3 years for concealing a 143863 dollar shortage in his office accounts. A 251-page final report details frontier incidents and calls for Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia to pursue neighborly ties, form frontier conventions, and empower a UN frontier commission to monitor violations and resolve disputes.
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Geneva
Balkans Investigation Commission Today
United Nations Security Council
Balkan
U. N
Poland
Yugoslavia
Greece
Albania
Bulgaria
Tie Associated
Washington
Kenneth Romney
House
Federal District Court
Alexander Holtzoff
Holtzoff
John H. Smithwick
Security Council
Lockheed Constellation Sets California to Miami Record
A Lockheed Constellation of Eastern Air Lines flew nonstop from Burbank California to Miami Florida in six hours 49 minutes 26 seconds to establish a new California to Miami speed record for commercial aircraft. Timed by the National Aeronautical Association the flight shaved five minutes 31 seconds from the previous record set last Saturday by Capt H Q Hudgins of Miami. The plane averaged about 348 miles per hour at about 23 000 feet.
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Fla
Lockheed Constellation
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California
National Aeronautical Association
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H. Q. Hudgins
Burbank
Calif
Georgia Negro Gets The Chair
James Brown a 25 year old Black man was convicted of raping a white woman after a three hour trial. State patrol cars blocked streets around the courthouse as Brown was escorted from Reidsville prison to the Bulloch County jail and sentenced to be electrocuted. The jury deliberated three minutes. He faces a separate rape charge from the same incident.
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Associated Press
Sylvana
James Brown
Brown
Reidsville
Bulloch County
Mistaken Identity Of Pink Booties
In St Paul Minnesota Ms Lester Schampaigne 30 returning home saw pink booties beneath a sheet at the bottom of her stairway and called police Two detective squads arrived and lifted the sheet to reveal two dolls causing no real danger or crime in her apartment building
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Associated Press
ST. Paul, Minn
Lester Schampaigne
Refineries Switch To Coal To Free Oil For Home Heating
New York reports a shift by major refineries to coal to boost fuel oil supplies for winter heating. Standard Oil of New Jersey converted its Bayonne refinery to coal, freeing about 1000 barrels daily, with operations at over capacity. California and others eye coal use as demand climbs about 20 percent above wartime peaks, driven by farm mechanization and limited refinery capacity and pipeline bottlenecks dating from wartime.
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Associated Press
New York
John L. Lewis
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Bayonne
Standard of California
American Petroleum Institute
Intimate Charge Denied By Father
In South Bend Indiana a 32 year old school teacher and father of four faced trial for contributing to the delinquency of a minor amid a charge he fathered a three month old son with a 15 year old student. Russell J. Jackson testified he never was intimate with Doris Raches. a prior student had said otherwise. Jackson, now remarried, cited an automobile train crash that killed his wife as leaving him impotent. A former student testified he overheard a fault finding remark attributed to the girl. A North Liberty resident testified the girl visited the Jackson home and was warned to stop "messing around" with the husband.
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Associated Press
South Bend
Ind
Russell J. Jackson
Indianapolis
North Liberty
Doris Raches
Jackson
Miss Rawles
Dick Wildy
North Liberty High School
Albert Haynes
Truman To Stay With Ill Mother In Grandview
President Truman said his mother Mrs Martha E Truman remained very weak with no improvement after two days. He planned to stay at her bedside in Grandview Missouri as reporters noted his return from Kansas City to monitor her condition.
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Associated Press
Grandview
Truman
Shetter
Martha E. Truman
Kansas City
Hinton Seen as Possible Site for Sportswear Plant
Fred Hedrick of the State Employment Service says a survey will run June 2 to 5 in the Memorial Building to gauge Summers County's female labor pool for a Rosaland Sportswear Company plant. C. J. Parsons and Herman Pobliner of the New York firm discussed site options with Hinton Chamber officials.
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Parsons
Jno
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Memorial
Hedrick
Hinton
West Virginia
Hedvick
State Employment Service
Trial by Fury Headlines From Britons on South Lynching Verdicts
London papers gave front page play to the Sylvania Georgia jury verdict freeing Jimmie Brown a 25 year old Black man convicted of raping a white woman. They framed the case as a revival of America’s racial tensions with the phrase trial by fury noted by Daily Express.
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Associatec Press
London
South Carolina
Britain
Daily Express
America
South
Daily Mail
Sylvania
Jimmie Brown
Layman Elected By Presbyterians
Wilbur La Roe Jr of Washington DC was elected moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A, becoming the fourth layman to hold the post. Delegates chose him over Dr. Robert Whyte, Dr. John Gardner, and Dr. Paul McConkey. A referendum on admitting women to the ministry appeared headed for defeat, with 95 against and 75 for and the rest not voting. Complete results were pending the assembly’s close next Wednesday. La Roe is presiding elder of Chevy Chase church and a partner in Clark and La Roe.
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Associated Press
Grand Rapids
Mich
Wilbur la Roe, Jr
Washington, D. C
Presbyterian Church
U.S. A
General Assembly
la Roe
Robert B. Whyte
Cleveland
John H. Gardner
Baltimore
Paul McConkey
Seattle
William B. Pugh
Philadelphia
Assembly
Chevy Chase, Md
Washington
Clark and
Ba Roe
Air Force Dead To Be Honored Locally
Memorial Day observance to honor air force dead will feature Beckley squadron members Ralph Whitener Thomas Wilson Jr and Alfred Bazzarre placing a wreath beside the memorial on the courthouse lawn. County Girl Scouts will unveil the memorial after receiving letters from Senator Kilgore and Congressman Snyder on the unification bill. In Fairmont a motion picture Crisis shown to National Association of Letter Carriers delegates, with 500 attending. James Miller elected treasurer to replace Chauncie Caven jtions.
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Court House Lawn
Ralph Whitener
Thomas Wilson, Jr
Alfred Bazzarre
Air Force
Whilener
Kilgore
Snyder
Con
Associated Press Press
Fairmont
West Virginia
National Association
14Th Air Force
China
James Miller
Chauncie Cavenjtions
Dish
Halleck denounces veto threats to White House
House Republican Leader Halleck of Indiana rejected veto threats as usurpation of Congress. He urged crafting good bills and sending them to the White House without pressuring the President. He cautioned some colleagues may speak for President Truman while others may shout wolf about veto risk.
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Associated Press
Washington—House
Halleck
Indiana
Republican Congress
Congress
Truman
Jap Socialist Is New Premier
The Associated Press reports Tetsu Katayama, a 60 year old Socialist leader, won Japan's premiership with 420 votes in the House of Representatives. He becomes the first Socialist premier and the first chosen under the new constitution by popular vote, with vesting to follow at the imperial palace and coalition talks likely with the Liberal party led by Shigeru Yoshida.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Tetsu Katayama
Japan
House of Representatives
Katayama
Imperial
Liberal Party
Shigeru “Yoshida
Permits Issued for Two Beckley Homes
Building permits issued yesterday by the city recorder list John Rogers for a four room frame house on Quarry Street costing about 3000 dollars and Mrs Ruby Deberry for a 2000 dollar residence on Barbour Avenue. Revercomb named to judiciary sub committee on pending anti lynching bill with two other U S senators from West Virginia.
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Beckley Homes
City Recorder
John Rogers
Quarry Street
Ruby Deberry
Barbour Avenue
Revercome
Associated Press
Washington
Revercomb
W. Va
Judiciary
Another Gestapo Head Captured in Bavaria
Brig. Gen. Eric Neumann, adjutant to Heinrich Himmler, captured in Bavaria after a two year American war crimes probe. Once commander of security police in Holland and Belgium, he was found near the Austrian border posing as a farmer. Arrested May 9, Neumann reportedly held Swiss and British money totaling about 62400. An associate, Major Fichter, was reportedly picked up nearby. Extradition options include Dachau or Nuernberg potential trials.
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Munich
Eric Neumann
Heinrich Himmler
Bavaria
Elue Guard
Holland
Belgium
Nuernberg
Neumann
Fichter
Salzburg
Dachau
Durant former WAC captain seeks habeas relief
Attorney for Kathleen B. Nash Durant files a writ of habeas corpus in U S District Court arguing she was a civilian when tried by army court martial. The motion claims she was not a WAC member at arrest and conviction, defense counsel had no access to the case, and due process was denied.
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Associated Press
Charleston
WAC
Kathleen B. Nash Durant
Oul
Ben Moore
U.S. District Court Today
Attendlanes
Fire Chief Warns Of Phosgene Gas Hazard
Fire Chief Bernard Martin condemned the use of carbon tetrachloride extinguishers in closed spaces after Kilmer Boggess, owner of Bog ess Radiator Shop, was overcome by phosgene gas during a shop fire. Phosgene forms when carbon tetrachloride is used on fires. fumes can kill in a closed room. He advised outdoor use of such extinguishers and switching to carbon dioxide or halon alternatives indoors.
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Bernard Martin
Kilmer Boggess
Martin
Studebaker Proxy May Administer Greece Aid Loan
Washington authorities consider Pau Hoffmann president of Studebaker as top choice to run the Greece aid program. A $400.9 million venture supports Greece and Turkey against Soviet influence, backed by a $100 million RFC loan to begin operations while vast roles include economic stabilization and direct relief totaling $50 million.
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Studebaker
Greece
Associated
Washington
Truman
State Department
Turkey
Six Groups Will Check Pollution at Potomac Park
The Potomac River Commission met at Cacapon State Park to draft a program of specific projects to eliminate pollution. Representatives from Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia form the commission, which has long planned cleanup measures for the river basin. President L Wareld Sothoron opened a two day conference stressing a shift to concrete projects such as a water sampling station network across the Potomac basin.
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Associated Press
Cacapon State Park
Potomac River Commission
Potomac River
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
L Wareld Sothoron
Commission
Sothoron
Stabbing Murder Suspect Released on Bond in McDowell County
Magistrate W M Davi released Elisha Steele, 19, of Laeger on 3000 bond to await grand jury action on murder and malicious wounding charges. Victims Donald Muncy, 17, and Mullins, 26, were attacked during a Saturday fight in Hallzy area. Weather: Mostly sunny to warm today, then partly cloudy mild tonight with scattered showers.
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WELCH
W. M. Davi
Elisha Steele
Laeger
Donald Muncy
Hallzy
Mullins
House Budget Cuts Slash 1948 Soil Program Aid
Washington reports House Appropriations Committee trims the Agriculture Department by 32 percent, proposing an 807,143,576 dollar bill for the new fiscal year starting July 1. Major reductions hit soil conservation, farm tenant loans, and school lunch funding, while some crop and livestock programs receive limited boosts. The move targets a broader effort to cut 6 billion from the president's 37.5 billion 1948 budget, with loan authorizations and permanent appropriations affected.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Appropriations Comittee
Agriculture Department
Trajan
House
Guayulea
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