Hughes Denies Elliott Helped In War Plane Contract
Howard Hughes reportedly testified to the Senate War Investigating Committee that Elliott Roosevelt had no involvement in securing a 40 million wartime plane contract for Hughes and Kaiser. A committee member said Roosevelt offered no assistance, while Ferguson and others question White House pressure in approving the contract against armed services’ wishes. The disclosure followed Buck delivering Roosevelt papers to the committee as it reviews influence and political pressure claims.
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Howard Hughes
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Nice Day Forecast for Sunday Picnic
The weatherman expects a nice Sunday with temperatures near 80 as scattered thundershowers may briefly appear in the afternoon. Overall, conditions should be favorable for outdoor plans with little inconvenience from the brief showers.
If Dewey Wins Nomination Breaks Republican Precedents
Bertram Benedict argues on the editorial page that if Governor Dewey captures the 1944 Republican Presidential nomination he would break party precedents. The notice lists pages for comics, crossword, horoscope, Amusements, Letters, Bridge, Financial, Churches, Radio, Classifieds, Social News, Deaths & Sports Editorials, and Today’s Pictures on page 14.
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Hervet
Bertram Benedict
Ida Jean Kain
Dre. Braay
Mary Haworth
Heiress Elope Theory Debunked as Hunt Goes On
Investigators pressed a search for 20 year old heiress Anne Straw at Squantum Lake near Holderness New Hampshire after reports she fled the family summer home. Classmates claimed a romance with an unidentified Paris man and an Amherst student nicknamed Dick but her father H Ellis Straw banker said no love affairs are known. He did not dismiss the kidnapping possibility and the Boston American dispatch about a possible ransom was not commented on by the family.
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H. Ellis Straw
Indonesian resistance grows in Sumatra and Java
Batavia reports Dutch troops meet stronger Indonesian resistance in Sumatra and parts of Java. A Dutch spokesman says the Dutch have abandoned attempts to capture the Indonesian capital Jogjakarta. The communique notes intensified opposition around Sumatra.
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Sumatra
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Jogjakarta
Truman leaves to be with gravely ill mother in Missouri
President Truman canceled duties to fly to Grandview Missouri after a call from his sister and family doctor said his mother Martha Ellen Truman, 94, was sinking. He travels with Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham and White House aides aboard the Sacred Cow. Congress rushes bills to the White House as the president plans to return.
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Booby Trap Kills Two British Soldiers Near Jerusalem
Officials said two British soldiers were killed by a booby trap attached to an underground cable they were repairing on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The toll in Palestine since late last week reached at least 12 dead and 75 wounded. An Army spokesman said the soldier had cut the cable and installed the trap.
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Lincoln Papers Opened After 28 Years Sealed
Washington reports a 28 year sealed Lincoln collection opened at midnight. Roy P Basler and 29 experts found no sensational facts to alter historians’ view of Lincoln’s life. Robert Todd Lincoln’s gift deed was read as safes yielded 194 volumes of correspondence and military telegraph items.
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Robert Todd Lincoln
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Luther Evans
Abraham Lincoln
Evans
Robert’ Todd Lincoln
C. Percy Powell
U N Parley Standoff Cold War Balkans Friction
United States and Soviet Union clash over how to interpret the United Nations charter hindering Security Council action on the Balkan borders near Greece. US proposes an international commission with power to conciliate and investigate. Soviet stance allows nations to refuse cooperation if sovereignty is compromised. Yugoslavia Albania and Bulgaria hint they will not cooperate. New lower hotel price feature noted in Onondaga.
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Forrestal Named U S Defense Chief in Unification Move
President Truman submitted the nomination of James Forrestal to be Secretary of Defense as Congress prepared to unify the Army Navy Marines and Air Forces under one cabinet officer. The measure was signed in a dramatic Washington ceremony as the President left for Grandview Missouri where his mother was reported dying.
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France urged to cut imports under Bidault warning
Paris reports Foreign Minister Bidault warned France must cut foreign imports drastically next year. He said current gold and reserves in the Bank of France are sufficient only for two months of imports.
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Bank of France
Secret Service warns of stricter checks this summer
Police found an unlocked vehicle in a restricted loading zone and issued a ticket. Secret Service men vowed to be more careful with President Truman's summer White House security.
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Kas
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Truman
White House
Divorce claim surfaces amid alcohol mention
A man admitted he could claim his wife drove him to drink but denied harming her. He noted the stove had been pawned and that she did not miss it for two weeks.
British Trade Chief Injured in Crash
London reports Harold Wilson, Britain's Overseas Trade Secretary, injured in a crash at London Airport on Friday night after returning from trade talks in Moscow. Three others in his party are hurt. Thomas Cook, MP for D Borough, and the International Amateur Athletic Federation president escaped harm.
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Angry Senate session raps Republicans over prices and housing
The Senate adjourned past midnight after a near hour long clash as Democrats pressed Republicans on high prices housing shortages and farmer woes amid preview of the 1948 campaign. Senator Robert Taft of Ohio emerged as a leading presidential prospect.
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Washington
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Shaw 91 Today Rejects Birthday Celebrations
The Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw refused a public birthday fete to avoid interference with his routine. He told his housekeeper no visitors or birthday correspondence and recalled last year's near exhaustion from celebrations. He stated he wants to die in peace.
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G.B.S
Shaw
Session ends with few bills left on calendar
Washington reports the 90th Congress closes after seven months with basic labor reforms and two veto attempts on income taxes. About six major measures remain on the calendar including five agency appropriations. Speaker Martin aims to adjourn by 5:30 p.m. as members begin vacation. unfinished business includes a wool price support extension to December 31.
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Joseph W. Martin, Jr
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Senate
Vote Probe Doomed by Senate Adjournment
Washington reports Republican leaders said Senator Kem’s Kansas City vote fraud probe proposal targeting Attorney General Clark is doomed as the Senate moves toward adjournment. No hope was voiced for advancing the resolution before final adjournment tonight, leaving the issue on unfinished business.
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Kem
R-Mo
Clark
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G.O.P
Congress
Republicans End First Postwar Session With Labor and Budget Push
The Senate adjourned after a heated session as Republicans claimed progress on the Taft Hartley act and tax relief while clashing with Democrats over investigations and a broad labor and spending agenda. Budget deficits loom as remaining appropriation bills likely trim about 3 billion from Truman requests.
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