Blue Cross Chief Urges Caution On Federal Health Plan
Dr. Paul R. Hawley, chief medical director of Blue Cross, told senators hearings on Truman's compulsory health insurance plan. He urged delaying action pending a national health facilities study and warned the cost could wreck government solvency and military defense. He opposed rapid leap into the welfare state and noted deficits tied to universal coverage.
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Washington
Paul R. Hawley
Blue Cross
Hawley
Veterans’ Administration
Senate Labor and Public Welfare
Truman
Congress
Truman Health Plan
Ives
New York
Flanders
Vermont
STAZE Cream Promises Tight Seal for Chewing
Advertises STAZE cream in a handy tube that seals edges and holds plates tighter, preventing food particles. Claims 35 cent price with a money-back guarantee and notes thousands of people use it while enjoying steak, laughter, and conversation despite false teeth.
Man Honeymoons Alone In Wife's Car
INDIANAPOLIS May 31 AP A man accused of honeymooning alone in his Evansville bride's new car is held by the FBI in Oklahoma City. George H. Sturm 47 identified as the suspect faced unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for burglary. A September Evansville complaint alleges he returned five days later and stole a pistol.
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Indianapolis
Evansville
Ind
FBI
Oklahoma City
Harvey G. Foster
George H. Sturm
Sturm
Foster
Idaho
War Casualty Comes to Life as Army Seeks Clarity
Mrs Anthony V Martino of Waterbury Connecticut travels to New York to confirm if a Staten Island taxi driver is her husband and father of two. Army reports confusion over Anthony Martino who may suffer amnesia and may have survived Metz. He had a wife and child in Staten Island, and others say Martino had relatives in New Jersey and Ohio.
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New York
Anthony V. Martino
Waterbury
Martino
Connecticut
Col
D. M. White
Governor’s Island
Staten Island
Staten Island Taxi Co
Nick Be
Joy
Marino
Bejoy
Ohio
Memorial Day Remembers War Dead Worldwide
Memorial Day observances across the globe honor patriots who died for the United States. Arlington National Cemetery hosted the central ceremony while President Truman proclaimed a day of prayer for lasting peace. Fleet Admiral Halsey defended the armed forces and praised the aircraft carrier as a key peace preserver. At London’s St Margaret’s, U S officials and families attended a memorial for service members buried in the British Isles. In Anzio Gen Clark pledged America’s commitment to march with Italy toward a complete peace.
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Associated Press
Arlington National Cemetery
Senator Tydings
Maryland
Senate Armed Services Committee
Amercia
Peake Bay
William F. Halsey
Washington
Lincoln Memorial
Army
Navy
Air Force
America
London
Lewis Douglas
Sharman
St. Margaret’s Church
U. S
British Isles
Wallace I. Wolverton
U. S. Air Force
Montgomery
Ala
Anzio
Italy
Mark Clark
Police Continue Reuther Probe In Detroit Shooting
Police advance a week of inquiries into the Victor Reuther shooting with limited results. Victor Reuther educational director of United Auto Workers was wounded at his home May 24 with a shotgun blast through a window. One man was released, another held for questioning. Charles Brock was jailed for questioning after guns and ammo were found.
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Detroit
Victor Reuther
C.I.0
United Auto Workers
Reuther
U.A.W
Walter
Victor
Charles Brock
Harper Blyler
Public School Poetry Prizes Awarded to 12 Winners
National Poetry Week ceremony in Canton honors 12 prize winners from public schools including Alma Zinninger of McKinley High, with finalists from Belden Garfield Lincoln Lehman and McKinley. Finalists read poems at West North assembly room and on WHBC.
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Canton Public School
Alma Zinninger
McKinley High School
Josephine Varela
Belden
Elden Mitchell
Garfield
Martin Dawson
Lincoln High School
Merrison Fry
McKinley
Lawrence Evans
Betty Walmsley
Sherry Larson
Belle Stone
Kenneth Watts
Cedar
Ralph Schwitzgebel
Lehman
Joan van Benthuysen
Lincoln
Barbara Gottlieb
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Federal Health Survey
Dandruff
G. E. Vander Bie
Minneapolis
McKinley Hotel
Capt
George Vancouver
Petersham
England
U.S
Chesa
Web
the Home Savings & Loan CO
Tuscarawas
Canton
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Hanover
Germany
Kurt Schumacher
Walter Reuther
Schumacher
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Workers Movement
Elect ‘Ooil Iit E
Akron
Akron Fertilizer Company
Aerzone
Vicary
Market Avenue
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