Home Repair Program Abuses Believed High
Informed sources say FHA home repair program abuses may have reached 100 million dollars last year. Overpricing shoddy work and fraud inflated estimates that insured personal bank loans. The issue helped oust FHA Commissioner Halliday amid multi million dollar scandals.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Guy T. Halliday
Eisenhower
Senate Banking Committee
Homer £. Capehart
Ind
Capehart
Ridgway Sees Soviet Threat Steady Amid Budget Cuts
General Matthew Ridgway and Army Secretary Robert T Stevens told the House Appropriations Committee that the Soviet Union remains committed to world domination. They warned military power in the free world is not rising proportionally despite advances, and cautioned that budget cuts threaten Army strength as atomic and hydrogen developments by the Soviets raise the risk to the United States.
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Washington
Matthew Ridgeway
Army
Soviet Union
Ridgway
Russia
Free World
Robert T Stevens
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Soviet Bloc
United States
Stevens
Dr Schroeder Appointed Cancer Drive Liaison in Elyria
Elyria dentist Dr Robert L Schroeder was named entte man of business and professional men for the local cancer drive by the Elyria Cancer Crusade chairman Mrs H R Lysaght. A 1941 Elyria High School graduate, he served as a Navy pharmacist mate, studied at Baldwin Wallace, earned a DDS from Western Reserve in 1952, and now practices in Elyria with his wife Ruth and daughter Diane at 1250 North Washington Boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Robert L. Schroeder
Elyria Cancer Crusade
H. R. Lysaght
Entte
Elyria High School
Schroeder
Baldwin-Wallace College
College of Dentistry
Western Reserve University
Junior Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Lorain County Dental Society
Red Cross
Ruth
Diane
North
Washington Boulevard
Ditch Capacity Questioned By Ridgeville Man
Ridgeville resident R W Beckett president of R W Beckett Corp on Cleveland Road near Race Rd raises concern that the ditch cannot handle heavy rains from the planned turnpike. He warns rapid runoff could flood the ditch and threaten firm property. Engineers see no benefit in changing drainage. county officials refer matter to County Engineer Don E Patterson.
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Ridgeville
R. W. Beckett
R. W. Beckett Corp
Cleveland Road
Race Rd
Haning
Beckett
Don E. Patterson
Attend Tea Held For Mrs Saxbe
SOUTH AMHERST Several women from South Amherst attended a tea at the home of Mrs Joseph Senat Forest Street Oberlin in honor of Mrs William Saxbe on Thursday morning. Among those present were Mrs Russell Moser, Mrs John Witt, Mrs Merton Spicer, Mrs Gust Mathes, Mrs Lodi Ruth, Mrs Harold Moore, Mrs Otto Ruth and Mrs Arthur Engle.
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South Amherst
Joseph Senat
Forest Street
Oberlin
William Saxbe
Rissell Moser
John Witt
Merton Spicer
Gust Mathes
Lodi Ruth
Harold Moore
Otto Ruth
Arthur Engle
Firemen Respond to Spark on Electric Drop Line
Firefighters were dispatched to 285 North Abbe Road near the Harvey S. Batton residence yesterday afternoon just before 3 p.m. The call involved a sparking service drop line. Quad Co. No. 1, Engine Co. No. 2, and an Ohio Edison service truck responded. no equipment was used and no damage was reported.
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Harvey S. Batton
North Abbe Rd
Quad Co. No. 1
Engine Co. No
Ohio Edison
New Mail Trucks To Brighton City Streets
The Post Office Department will deploy new red, white and blue mail trucks in Brighton and other cities ending decades of olive green service. The colorful fleet marks a shift from surplus Army paint and signals a refreshed postal appearance nationwide.
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Brighton
Washington
Post Office Department
Army
Nord Reappointed to Sanatorium Board for Three-Year Term
County commissioners re appoint Walter G Nord of Oberlin to the Pleasant View Sanatorium board of trustees for another three-year term from April 1. Nord has served since March 1945. He serves with Harry L Reynolds of Elyria and Dr. Thomas L Smith of Lorain.
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Walter G. Nord
Oberlin
Pleasant View Sanatorium
Nord
Harry L. Reynolds
Elyria
Thomas L. Smith
Lorain
Plan To Ask New Trial For Former Policeman
Lawyers for Louis Shoulders, once a St. Louis police lieutenant, prepared briefs for a motion for a new trial after his perjury conviction tied to the Greenlease kidnap ransom case. The 55 year old former officer faced a four day trial marked by an emotional break under cross examination as the jury found he lied about handling the $600000 ransom.
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Greenlease
St. Louis
Louis Shoulders
Kansas City
Shoulders
Jane Marie George Shoulders
Bobby Greenlease
Carl Austin Hall
Elmer Dolan
Dolan
Unpredictable Spring Weather Hits Texas
Tornado warnings and heavy rain swept across the eastern U S while Texas endured floods dust storms and high winds. Hidalgo County sought state emergency status as Rio Grande flooding worsened with 1.5 inches of rain. Red Cross estimates 4000 displaced. agricultural damage could reach five million dollars.
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Texas
Lone Star State
Weather Bureau
Washington
Alabama
Georgia
Hidalgo County
Rio Grande River Valley
Rio Grande Valley
Red Cross
John C. White
Rio Grande
International River
Rev Ted Place to Speak at Lorain Youth Rally
Rev Ted Place of Youth for Christ will address Lorain County youth at Elvria High School auditorium on Saturday at 7:45 p.m. The speaker, a seminary graduate and former Manikomos camp director, has served churches in New Jersey and Michigan and hosted radio programs. The event is open to area youths, announced by Lorain County group director Pete Whitlach.
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Ted Place
Youth For Christ International
Great Lakes
Lorain County
Youth For Christ
Elvria High School
Rev. Place
New Jersey
Detroit
Pete Whitlatch
Plant Workers Stay On Job As Talks Continue
About 9,000 production workers at Oak Ridge Tennessee and Paducah Kentucky atomic plants will remain at work tonight as negotiators seek to break a wage dispute. Government mediators extended the deadline in an all night session that ended around 6 am. Some 4,500 CIO Gas Coke and Chemical Workers Union members standby for a potential midnight walkout while 4,500 Atomic Trades Labor Council AFL employees observe Good Friday.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Paducah
Atome
Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers Union Cio
Atomic Trades Labor Council
AFL
Historian Will Retire From Harvard Faculty
Cambridge Mass UP Prof Arthur M Schlesinger Sr 66 will retire from the Harvard University faculty this summer after 30 years service. He is a noted historian and author of New Viewpoints in American History Rise of the City and History of American Life His son Arthur Jr is also an anti historian and author.
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Cambridge, Mass
Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr
Harvard University
Schlesinger
Xenia
Ohio
Ohio State University
University of Iowa
Harvard
Arthur Jr
Passover Display at Elyria Library Highlights Bnai Brith Loans
A Passover display is featured in the Longfellow Room of the Elyria Library. Items commemorating the Jewish holiday are on loan to the library from B nai B rith.
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Longfellow
Elyria
B'nai B'rith
Army McCarthy Charges Spark New Senate Row
Washington A clash over premature disclosure of Army charges against Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy and his aides triggers calls for investigations. Sen. Mundt expects televised hearings to begin next Thursday, while Cohn seeks to identify the leaker and press for action before further information is released.
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Washington
INS
Carthy
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Schine Army
Sen Ja
Joseph R. McCarthy
Roy M. Cohn
Senate
Karl E. Mundt
S. D
McCarthy
Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Subcommittee
Pvt. G. David Schine
Schine
Pentagon
Ray H. Jenkins
Mundt
Carr
Stuart Symlington
Symington
Missouri
Jenkins
Architect Named Mastermind In Red Kidnaping
West Berlin police named architect Heinz Glaeske a Red agent who masterminded the kidnapping of Dr. Alexander Truchnowitsch an anti Communist leader. Truchnowitsch was seized from Glaeske’s apartment after witnesses saw his limp body carried away by a man believed to be a Communist agent and a woman.
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West Berlin
Berlin
Truchnowitsch
County Contest Winners To Tour Firestone Farm
Winners of the Lorain County Soil Conservation Essay Contest will visit the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company farm in Columbiana County on April 27 to study soil conservation practices. District staff Dick Keep and William Tedrick will lead the excursion with Eaton High School departure at 8 am. Contingent attendees include superintendents, principals, and the contest winners Ned Gott, John Arnold, Wayne Schramm, James Rothgery, John Arndlt, Dale McQueen, Lois Smith, Carolyn Nabors, Jerry Meyers, and Joe Norderke.
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Lorain County
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Columbiana County
Eaton High School
Willside Dick Keep
William Tedrick
Agricul
Tedrick
Ned Gott
John Arnold
Wellington
Wayne Schramm
James Rothgery
Camden
John Arndlt
Dale McQueen
Brownhelm
Lois Smith
Carolyn Nabors
Amherst
Jerry Meyers
Joe Norderke
LaGrange
All Color TV To Hit Airways In January
BURBANK Calif UP The first telecast from the worlds first all color television studio will hit the airways sometime next January National Broadcasting Company officials predicted today Work on the Sacre television center here was started Thursday with ground breaking ceremonies attended by top officials John K West O B Hanson and Thomas W Sarnoff Spokesmen said live shows will originate from the studio at the rate of one a week
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Burbank
Calif
National Broadcasting Company
Sacre Television
Center Here
John K. West
Pacific
O. B. Hanson
Thomas W. Sarnoff
TV Network
Hollywood
Economist Warburg Urges U S to Seek Freedom at Home
Burlington Vermont University speech by James P Warburg warns the United States has entered a blind phase of scapegoatism blaming Russia for global troubles. He urges a constructive moral crusade at home and abroad through hunger relief disease and oppression fights and warns anti Communist loyalty tests erode alliances and leadership.
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Burlington, Vt
United States
America
Russia
James P. Warburg
Vermont
Vermont University
Economist
Warburg
Naval Reserve Division Eyes Forrestal Trophy Hope
Lorain's Naval Reserve Division, proud winner of last year's Forrestal Trophy, prepares for a zone inspection in Zone Five of the Fourth Naval District. The unit, one of 577 divisions nationwide, aims to advance to district and national honors against other districts.
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Naval Reserve Station
U.S
Lorain
Ohio
U. S
E. C. Keyes
Cmdr
R. O'Toole
Cleveland Naval Reserve Training Center
C. J. Converse
Hamilton
P. W. Bauman
Canton
R. E. Boylan
Boylan
Red Cross Plans Nurses Aides Training Class
Elyria chapter announces a 80 hour training course for volunteer nurses aides starting May 10. Mrs. Jesse Ward will teach at Elyria Memorial Hospital, open to women 18 plus in good health, unpaid service expected, contact 406 Ohio St or call 2895 for details.
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Dart Keech
Elyria
American Red Cross
Jesse Ward
IM. B. Johnson School of Nursing
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Red Cross
Ohio St
Elyria Red Cross
Keech
Carl Schmitkens
Ray Stucky
H. W. Lapp
Charles Price
Ward
Broker Wins I a First Of RR Control Fights
Patrick B. McGinnis won a tense proxy battle to seize control of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad from Frederick C. Du Maine Jr. The 34 187 vote margin followed a three day count. McGinnis favors liquidating some railroad real estate and faster trains on the New York to Boston corridor.
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New Haven, Conn
Wall Street
Patrick B. McGinnis
New York, New Haven
National Securities and Exchange Corporation of New York
New Haven
William White
Robert R. Young
Newark Central
Albany
N. Y
McGinnis
Ins
McGinnis” Group
New York
Boston
John E. Slater
American Export Lines
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Dr. Schroeder
Cancer Campaign
Jerusalem
Jordan
Holy Land
United Nations
Atin
Alberto Gori
Holy Sepulchre Basilica
Vatican City
Rome
Christ
Calvary
Pius XII
Sanatorium Board
Casta
Ftrier
Alfred “the
Reigh
Hall
Robert C. Greenlease Sr
Bobby
Bonnie Brown
Imall
United Press
Favor
Firestone Farm
Germany
Japan
India
Naval Reserve Division
Red Cross Plans
DuMaine
Mide
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