Richardson Moves To Bridge City Democratic Rift
George L. Richardson corporation counsel reportedly met Mayor Corcoran to study the city employee roster and explore opening posts to Democrats without violating civil service or labor rights. The move follows a widening split between Mayor Corcoran Harmon and Hogan's Democratic faction over patronage and a snowfighter truck contract.
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George L. Richardson
Democratic Party
Richardson
Corcoran
Frank P. Harmon
Charles J. Hogan
Onondaga County
Common Council
Harmon
Francis M. Costello
Public Works
Costello
Clarence M. Oswald
Snow Record Threatened by Ongoing Blizzard
The Weather Bureau forecast continued snow flurries and cold, with 56 inches already fallen since Feb 13. A 320 day record of 56.1 inches from 1944 is likely to be surpassed as an additional inch is expected in 24 hours and four inches fell in the last day. Temperatures drop tonight to about 15, rise to 35 tomorrow, then fall to 25 tomorrow night, with southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Airlines returned to service as transportation normalized.
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Weather Bureau
Keller
Atlantic
Capital Calling Critique Shapes Senate Rules
Marquis Childs critiques the State Department probe and urges a change in Senatorial rules in his Capital Calling column on today's editorial page. The feature appears among the paper's editorial material and other regular sections across pages Sive to 12.
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State Department
Marquis Childs
Capital Calling
Starved for Roles Lora Lee Michel Flees Foster Home
Nine year old child actress Lora Lee Michel ran away after a custody ruling urged removal from films. Deputies found her with foster mother Mrs Lor raine Michel in Burbank when she arrived at a pastor's home claiming hunger and mistreatment. The minister provided food and notified authorities. A prior custody hearing advised moving the girl to Texas for a normal upbringing. The foster parents maintained the adoption was legal and Mrs Lena Brunson had no custody rights.
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Hollywood
Lora Lee Michel
Lorraine Michel
Elford Sundstrum
United Brethren Church
Burbank
Lora Lee
Michel
Michels
Texas
Lora. Lee
Lena Brunson
Nederland
Tax
A. A. Scott
Beech Street Basement Fire Displaces Six Residents
A basement fire at a three story apartment house 315 Beech street driven from their homes when a defective relay switch in a new gas furnace heating chamber sparked flames. Firemen from Engine Companies 7 10 11 and Trucks 4 5 fought the blaze about 20 minutes extinguishing it at 6 30 A M.
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Beech St
Burton Wright
Wright
Store's on Fire Dog Calls Operator to Report Blaze
In Midville Georgia a store owner and his dog played a strange part in an emergency. Duke the dog barked into a floor telephone, triggering operator W Elliott Curry to alert Hugh Rountree and rush to the store to rescue the canine.
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Midville
W. Elliott Curry
Hugh Rountree
Rountree
Duke
102-year-old buried in Ellbrook Cemetery last grave plot
In Yarmouth Nova Scotia Jerome Muise, who dug the first grave in Ellbrook Cemetery, was laid to rest yesterday in the site’s final remaining grave. A friend had warned he would be the last man buried there.
Infant dies of accidental suffocation in bed
Six week old Raymond J. De Vita Jr. died apparently entangled in bedclothes. Coroner Frank C. O Connor ruled the death accidental.
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Albany
Raymond J. de Vita, Jr
Frank C. O'Connor
Britain to Bolster Troops in Malaya Fight
Singapore dispatch reports Britain sending more troops and planes into Malaya to combat guerrillas led by Communists, as the government vows intensified action.
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Singapore
Britain
Malaya
Landmark Ramapo Foundry Destroyed by Early Fire
The Ramapo Foundry and Wheel Works machine shop burned down early today. Founded 152 years ago to manufacture nails, the factory has long been a historic landmark in the Suffern area.
Rezoning Threatens State Loan For Salt City Homes
The State threatens to terminate its loan subsidy contract with Syracuse city over a zoning change near the Salt City Homes project. A March 29 hearing in New York City will determine if the change breaches the contract. If found breach, the state may demand immediate repayment and declare the loan principal due.
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Salt City Homes
Syracuse Housing Authority
Herman T. Stichman
Edward R. Apps
Common Council
New York City
Stichmann
Stichman
E. Fayette and
Ellis Sts
Planning Commission
Canadian Guilty In Plane Bombing
A Quebec jury found J. Albert Guay guilty of murdering his wife by placing a time bomb on an airliner. The explosion killed Mrs. Guay and 122 others.
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Quebec
J. Albert Guay
House Group Shelves Aid To Schools In Education Row
The House Labor Committee shelved federal aid to education and moved to a school construction program after voting 13 to 12 against the Senate bill for 300 million dollars. Debate centered on federal control and aid to private and parochial schools. The dispute touched off religious tensions over bus service for parochial schools.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
House
ATD
Fire destroys Whitney Street School in Niagara Falls
Fire swept the old Whitney ar. public school in Niagara Falls today causing an estimated loss of $200,000. The blaze began on the second story of the condemned brick and frame building, already used for adult education classes and as a storage site for the district.
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Niagara Falls
Whitney Ar
James H. O'Neill
Failures Rise in New York Week Ended March 9
Business failures in New York increased to 221 for the week ended March 9 from 179 the prior week. The report from Dun & Bradstreet also shows the same figure of 179 for the comparable week last year, highlighting a year over year comparison.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Tax Return Flood Prompts Rush at Local Office
FRANK J. SHAUGHNESSY, collector of internal revenue, mobilized staff as 50 000 returns flooded the local tax office. With midnight tomorrow as the filing deadline, he predicted another 50 000 today and tomorrow. An estimated 300 000 returns remained to be filed across the 21st District. Deputies worked until 6 P. M. assisting taxpayers.
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Frank J. Shaughnessy
Internal Revenue
Shaughnessy
Rome Action Delayed on Air Force Laboratory Move
The House Armed Services Committee postponed a decision on the location of the Air Force electronics research and development lab. The lab may stay at Eatontown New Jersey or move to Griffiss Air Force Base Rome New York. New Jersey interests have blocked action. officials said a vote would likely occur tomorrow.
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Washington
Profit on Coffee Pot at 1.05 Cents
Francis M. Kurtz told a Senate agriculture subcommittee that A and P's coffee division still earns 1.05 cents profit per pound before taxes, the same as last year. He cited the year ending February 25 for the profit figure, confirming no change in overall margins.
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Washington
A. & P. Coffee Division
Francis M. Kurtz
Senater Agriculture
al& P
Kurtz
10 Percent Tax Forgiveness Continues in New Albany Budget
Governor Dewey signed 15 budget bills preserving the 10 per cent reduction on state income tax due April 15. The measure keeps taxpayers paying 90 percent of their 1950 tax on 1949 earnings for another year.
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Albany
Dewey
Officials extend hours to finish tax returns
Deputies work late hours until 9 P M as many residents complete returns at home. Shaughnessy notes heavy business yesterday due to weekend filings, with field assistants from the Chimes Building bringing total staff to 250. He says the higher volume eases concerns about early return numbers.
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Shaughnessy
Chimes
34 Persons Nine Firms Indicted in Wartime Tax Fraud
Federal prosecutors indicted 34 individuals and nine firms on charges of concealing more than 2.8 million in income from 1942 to 1946, defrauding the government of over 2 million in taxes. The grand jury returned 23 indictments ahead of the 1949 tax deadline, with arraignments set for tomorrow. The case involves black market gains, wartime shortages, and postwar sales across textiles hotels plastics and more, risking prison terms and heavy fines for individuals and corporations. Convictions could allow the government to recover roughly 4 million in taxes and penalties.
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New York
Harold R., Medina
U. S
Irving H. Saypol
Senator McCarthy charges Duran tied to Russian agent reports
McCarthy alleges State Department gave a high post to Gustavo Duran, a former Spanish Republican Army officer, despite U.S. Army reports labeling him a Russian agent. He names Harold Shapley, Frederick L. Schuman, and John Stewart Service in a broad critique of security risks and Communist-front ties.
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Washington
McCarthy
R- Wis
State Department
Gustavo Duran
U. S. Army
Senate
Harold Shapley
United Nations Commission
Central Intelligence Administration
Frederick L. Schuman
Williams College
U. S
America
John Stewart Service
Calcutta
Loyalty Appeal Board
The
Civil Service Commission
Duran
Havana
Spruille Braden
Braden
Christoffel Sentenced to 2 to 6 Years for Perjury
Harold Christoffel former Milwaukee labor leader was sentenced to two to six years in prison for lying to a Congressional committee about being a Communist. A Federal Court jury convicted him on a second perjury charge and the judge imposed the same sentence as in 1948. Christoffel led Local 248 United Auto Workers at Allis Chalmers Milwaukee plant.
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Washington
Harold Christoffel
Milwaukee
Christoffel
House Labor Committee
F. Dickinson Letts
Christdffel
Supreme Court
Allis- Chalmers
Young drummer told to decide on honest pay prompt
A St. Louis anecdote tells of a boss who offered a raise to a worker if he stopped padding expense accounts. The worker, compared to a drummer for honesty, promised to consider the offer and answer in the morning. The tale contrasts integrity with expedience in business.
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Joseph
Cable
St. Louis
George
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