Auto Makers Facing Excess Profits Probe
A Congressional committee led by Representative Porter Hardy opened week-long hearings on Army tank center purchases amid claims auto makers including General Motors Chrysler Studebaker and Detroit Axle overcharged the government by about 305 million since 1949. Investigator Shaffer cited margins and agency routes that inflated costs to the defense effort.
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Representativ
Porter Hardy
D-Va
Army
Tank- Automotive Center
Clare Hoff- Man
R.mich
Hardy
John Ul Shaffer
Tank-Automotive Center
General Motors
Corp. Electric Auto-Lite
Studebaker, Timken- Detroit Axle Co
Chrysler
Ral Motors
Shaffer
Chrysler Corp
Toledo
Studebaker
Tank-Automotive
Timken-Detroit Axte
Ito
Federal Motor Truck Co
McGovern to address Syracuse Governmental Research Bureau
State comptroller Raymond McGovern will speak at the Syracuse Governmental Research Bureau annual dinner in the Hotel Syracuse main ballroom at 7 PM. He will discuss municipal finance trends and state actions, as reported by Richard Atkains. The nonpartisan bureau plans board reelections and new members at its 5:30 PM business meeting led by President Robert G. Soule.
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Raymond McGovern
Syracuse Governmental Research Bureau, Inc
Hotel
Syracuse
McGovern
Westchester County
Richard Atkains
Research Bureau
Bureau ix x
We Buread
Directos
Robert G. Soule
Leo D. Kelley
William L. Broad
Donald D. Dietzer
Syracuse Dental Society
University Cluir
Ira Jones
Naonal Securities Corporation of Boston
Dulline Investment Funds
Max Winkher
National Securities and Research Corporation
Swan Catches Bus In Dagwood Style
London morning fog leads to a swan colliding with a London bus on a city street. The bird was freed by a passenger and returned to the Thames after glass splinters cut one rider slightly. No serious injuries reported.
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Swan
London
Thames River
FBI Lops Another Off Most Wanted List
New York FBI agents captured Giachino Baccolla, 34, on a Broadway entry in Manhattan after he surrendered when approached. Wanted since June for the Detroit murder of jeweler Albert Swartz linked to a theft case, he had been on the list since August 20. Swartz’s death followed his plea to testify for the government.
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FBI
New York
FBI. Net
Tmj
Baccolla
Detroit
Washington
Hoover
Albert Swartz
Swartz
Machine Equal to 120 Girls in Engine Testing Efficiency
In Cleveland at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory a Digital Automatic Pressure Recorder is described as performing the work of 120 girl computers in three weeks. It measures aircraft engine efficiency by pressure from about 3,000 data points, a task previously done by 120 computers over three weeks.
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Cleveland
Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory
Showdown in GOP Split as Erie Chairman Backs Taft
Buffalo report says Republican State Chairman William L Pfeiffer visits amid Dewey Eisenhower clash with Taft forces. Erie County Chairman Harry J Forhead endorses Taft, signaling a split in the party over the presidential nomination. Pfeiffer backs Eisenhower following Dewey. Albany chair warns Forhead on state patronage.
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Buffalo
William L. Pfeiffer
Farhead
Taft
Pfeiffer
Erie
Harry J. Forhead
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Thomas E. Dewey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
G.O.P
Albany
Forhead
Platinum group metals could fit in storage cube
A historical note states that the six metals in the platinum group, totaling 50 rare elements, have an average annual production that could be stored in a cube less than three and a half feet on each side.
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Giachino
Anthony Baccollal
Buick
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Bonnie Beauty
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Syracuse, N.Y
H. C. Clark, Inc
Jorden
Elbridge
N.Y
Smith & Son Dunn Buick CO
Grant Ave
Senece St
W. Binet Se
Auburn
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Weedsport
Fulton
Hive
Dr. Winkler
Opticians
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Chermiack
Rex
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Eastwood
Bright Star
Cologne
Chappell's Cosmetics
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Eskimo Woollies
Manistee
Chappell
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