Senate fights flare up over funds for ERP
Senate clash over the European Recovery Program funding reaches fever pitch in Washington. Debates center on foreign aid spending, with lawmakers proposing rescissions and earmarks while criticizing Britain and plans to loan to Spain. Amendments to restrict ECA use and condemn policy moves provoke sharp exchanges among leaders and senators.
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Southern Democrats Concede Poll Tax Legislation Passes House
Southerners in the House concede that anti poll tax legislation will pass today with broad support from Democrats and Republicans. Supporters say the bill would bar poll taxes as a voting prerequisite for president, vice president, and Congress, while opponents argue it intrudes on states rights.
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Angela Lansbury Flies To London for Wedding
Screen actress Angela Lansbury and her fiancé Peter Shaw arrived in London to wed. The couple hoped to marry at the parish church tied to Lansbury’s family history, but no arrangements had been made, and neither spoke to reporters at the airport. Shaw is an Irish-born designer.
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Youth 13 Shoots Self at Youngstown Detention Home
Frederick Hogler, 13, runaway from Megadore, shot himself in the head at a juvenile detention home after threatening an attendant. Police seek weapon source, with prior looting of a car in Akron and a brief disappearance after being returned to his mother. The case remains under investigation.
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Killer of Aged Highland Countian Dies in Chair
Mahlon Wisecup aged 49 of Highland County was executed in Ohio Penitentiary for shooting to death 72 year old Grant Nichols in Nichols’ home. Ruth Bolden, 21, a companion, is serving life for the crime after pleading guilty to second degree murder.
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Highland County
Ohio Penitentiary
Wisecup
Grant Nichols
Nichols
Ruth Bolden
Marysville Reformatory
Note From Bottle Cited in Claim for 12 Million Fortune
London,many details surface as Mrs Daisy Alexander's $12 million estate prompts a search for a will. Californian Jack Wurm claims a bottle note dated 1937 may reveal the heir, but the mising document lacks place and witnessed signature. Ronald Cohen seeks a photostatic copy while Wurm keeps the original.
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Pair Nabbed With 368 500 Gems After Fifth Avenue Robbery
In New York two men fled Brand Chatillon Corp store with 368 500 dollars of gems on 5th Avenue and 55th Street. A pistol shot, a passerby tackle, and store clerks helped chase them down. Joseph Quinn 36 seaman formerly of Seattle and John Broderick 34 salesman formerly of Boston were booked for assault robbery and possesion of a loaded pistol and burglar tools.
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Island Airport Certificate Upheld by Judge
Ohio Aviation Board approval of Kellys Island airport in Lake Erie was sustained by Common Pleas Judge Myron B. Gessman. The contested certificate faced challenge from Milton Hershberger, leader of a firm operating a nearby airport.
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Hoover Commission urged reorganization to streamline federal agencies
A Hoover Commission finding notes that about 80 federal boards and agencies report to the President, creating diffuse authority. It recommends a clear line of command from the President to responsible officers and new federal employees, ensuring accountability and reducing personal presidential burden.
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Arry S. Truman
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Hoover Commission
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Commons Strips Steel Bill of Lords Changes
London July 26 The Labor party won a decisive majority in the House of Commons as they began repealing amendments to the steel nationalization bill made by the Lords The Conservatives sought to delay government control of the industry until after general elections MPs expect the bill to be returned to its original form A new bill curbs Lords power likely rendering delays moot
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Vandals strike local elementary school in Columbus
Police report vandals broke into a Columbus elementary school and turned fire hoses on hallways and classrooms. Damage was unofficially estimated at 2000 dollars.
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Woman Seeks Divorce Over Husband Allergy
Mrs Joyce Holdridge 27 sought a divorce from Nolan Holdridge 26 claiming a head to toe rash whenever near him. Physicians advised separation. Superior Judge Ray Beckman denied the decree saying allergy does not constitute grounds for divorce.
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Joyce Holdridge
Toledoan Drowns After Fall From Dock
Robert Griffith, 24, of Toledo, drowned in the Mau mee River after falling from a dock while fishing. He was alone at the scene and authorities found his body downstream.
Court Vacancy Notice Mailed in Stark County
A letter to Governor Lausche from Stark County Common Pleas Court Presiding Judge Paul G. Weber asks for an early appointment to fill the vacancy created by the death of Judge A. C. L. Barthelmer. Names named as possible appointees include Prosecutor D. Deane McLaughlin Mayor Carl F. Klein Warren G. Smith former Judge Frank N. Sweitzer Price Janson and former Congressman William R. Thom.
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Stark County Common Pleas Court
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D. Deane McLaughlin
Carl F. Klein
Warren G. Smith
Frank N. Sweitzer
Price Janson
William R. Thom
D A V Chaplin Dies in Zanesville
Rev Frank E Arter age 59 state chaplain of the Disabled American Veterans died in Zanesville. He served as a leader for veterans programs and DAV chapter activities during his tenure.
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