Veterans rights clash with postwar hiring bias
An OCR fragment reports disputes over eligibility rules for disabled World War II veterans seeking Civil Service jobs. It notes selective screening by private industry, President Truman urging industry to employ veterans, and cases of veterans denied or warned about eligibility suspension for arm amputations and injuries. The piece includes examples from veterans like Metzocni and mentions Army units and battle events as context.
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Urgi Paves Industy
Metzocni
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Aratzton Chepter
Wavright
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Washington
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Siivery
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Four New Taxes Override Mayor in Binghamton Vote
Binghamton City Council overrode Mayor Walker Lounsberry and approved four of Governor Dewey's permissive taxes. The measures tax amusements, hotel rooms, utility service, and automobiles, taking effect at midnight tonight despite the mayor's veto.
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Walker Lounsberry
Dewey
Lobsbery
Truman Aids’ APS Chart New Strategy
President Truman, aiming to map a new foreign and domestic agenda, plans to brief Congress soon. Key figures include Barkley, Rayburn, Lucas, McCormack, and Smith with Waller Bedell Smith and Secretary Stimson noted amid discussions on Soviet leadership and waterfront topics.
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Tramma
Antralery Mudie Ann
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Tew
Senate
Rayburn
Tex
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McCormack
Mass
Barkley
Europe
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Congress
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Moscow
Bedell Smith
W. Stuave
Mr.Truman
Congress to Probe Intelligence Error in Nation's Tense Era
A House Armed Services Committee plan to publicly probe an erroneous intelligence report from an unidentified government agency during last spring's tense international climate. Democratic members said the inquiry follows the Hoover Commission's recent report and aims to clarify the incident amid ongoing national concerns.
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Congress
Washington P
Congressional
House Armed Seuices
Hoover Commission
Maine
Rumor of Sabotage Denied in Moscow Berlin Rail Link
British intelligence reports deny a rumor that a Moscow to Berlin freight train was sabotaged by Polish partisans. An intensive probe found no wreck or evidence of disturbance. The report counters circulating claims and emphasizes the absence of incident on the line.
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Berlin
Midnight Earl Attends By 4 Biz Hotel
Midnight Earl appears at the By 4 Biz Hotel for a transaction totaling 9 million dollars. The brief item notes the visit and the amount involved without additional context.
Deaths of Morosco Lamport Strauss Glynn Span
Obituaries notice listing Walter Morosco 49 film producer Oliver Morasco son, William K Lamport 69 longtime South Bend ad exec and Tribune editor, Joseph Strauss 87 Spanish American and World War I veteran in Washington, Mrs Mary Magrane Glynn Camden Maine widow of ex governor Martin Glynn at Jupiter Island Florida.
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Hollywood
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South Bend
South Bend Tribune
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Washington
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Camden
Martin H. Glynn
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Quentin Roosevelt's Wife Flies Home from Shanghai
Mrs Frances Roosevelt widow of Quentin Roosevelt sails from Shanghai toward the United States with her three daughters Alexandria Anna and Susan. A construction firm has been authorized to conduct exploratory design on vacant land in the French sector as part of mid war logistics.
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Truman
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Kansas City
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Quentin Roosevelt
Hong Kong
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Tokyo
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Leap Year marriages fall from 1947 high
Metropolitan Insurance Company statisticians report 1,450,000 marriages in the United States for this Leap Year, down 150,000 from 1947. The total faces a substantial decline, with speculation that the all-time high was 1,046,000 marriages.
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New York
Metropolitan Insurance Company Statisticians
United States
Speculation on Truman Europe visit and MacArthur rumor
The report notes President Truman may travel to Europe with credentials to talk with Soviet leaders, while officials deny that General Douglas MacArthur was ordered to rearm. The Soviet ambassador demanded an explanation for published stories, and Truman endorsed Lovell's condemnation of a Chinese Communist charge against Chiang Kai-shek and Mindszenty.
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Hungary
Ringing In 1949 Prices Spark New Year Celebrations
Charles Mercer notes New Year costs vary across cities as adults plan celebrations. He cites example budgets from New York, San Francisco, Washington, Miami and others with party charges from modest home gatherings to upscale club or hotel events. Prices for tickets, dinners, and drinks are listed, with mixed advice on budgeting.
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New York
Ulysses Simpson Grant
United
Associated Press
San Francisco
Washington
Miami
Ilse Faces New Trial in Dachau Case
Berlin reports Thuringian officials seek to open criminal proceedings and request a full testimony transcript for the Witch of Buchenwald before a U S military court at Dachau. They aim to take jurisdiction over evidence not presented at the first trial.
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Thuringia
Zoho
Saninstise Kock
Buchenwald
One Man's Opinion by Walter Kiernan
At this date it appears the most spectacular injuries were suffered by Mr. Dewey in the Ute men's division and Miss Emerson in the ladies group. Democratic claims allege Dewey's fate was no accident while Winerson's mishap is cited as well.
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Joe Stalin
Kansas
Jack Carson
Albee Theater
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Carson
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Employment To Stay Near Sixty Million In 1949
Washington based government economist predicts total employment around 60 million in 1949 as 1948 slack is eased. He notes unemployment will rise modestly and peacetime production slow to adjust, with industry catching up to postwar orders and a gradual transition for the labor market.
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Robert G. Govawin
Bureau of Employment Security
Indusiries
Census Bureau
Group Fights Rent Curbs
The National Association of Real Estate Boards plans to oppose an extension of rent controls for two more years. Housing Expediter Tighe B Woods says he is considering asking Congress to extend ceilings to March 31 1951. Herbert A Nelson calls the move dictatorship and urges Congress to review the housing situation before acting. A government spokesman notes a study to determine if the housing shortage will persist.
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Waskington
Nas Lional Association of Real Estate
Tighe B. Woods
Woods
Congress
Herbert A. Nelson
Neilson
32 on DC-3 Sought BAMA airliner
A missing DC-3 charter air liner with 22 aboard is the focus of an air search centered on the Bahamas area after reports of sightings near Andros Island. Authorities pursue clues as the search continues.
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Bahamas
Andros Island
Teacher Wins Back Pay Suit in Rochester Case
The Appellate Division Fourth Department upheld a Supreme Court order restoring Miss Eleahd RR. Dushane to duty after six months of sick leave. The back pay totaled about 1300 dollars, covering the difference between full salary and sick leave pay.
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Rochester UF
Buffalo
Fourth Department
Supreme Court
Eleahd RR. Dushane
Fxine
Foreign Scientists Study at Oak Ridge Institute
AEC announces foreign scientists from England and India begin isotope studies at Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies. Applicants are reviewed, with eligibility limited to those who are citizens and qualified to receive radiolsolvents under the commission’s isotope export program.
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Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
England
India
Atomic Energy Commission
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