Capitol gun toter spurs talk on tighter safeguards
Washington July 24 police seized an armed man in a Senate wash room shortly before President Truman left the Capitol. The incident follows a July 12 shooting involving a former Capitol employee. Senators pressed for action and urged a well trained civil service police force rather than patronage appointees. Clifton R. H. Spires, 33, of Augusta Ga, was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and held under observation after a pistol and misfires were found.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Congressional
Capitol
Senate Chamber
Bricker-Obici
Senate Ofice
Howard F. McGinnis
Sicker
Ohioan
Congress
McGinnis
Clifton R. H. Spires
Augusta
Veterans’ Hospital
Pvt
Lorain Crump
Crump
Paul G. Shelby
Mormons Honor Their Founder in Salt Lake Dedication
Salt Lake City marked the 100th anniversary of Brigham Young and his followers arriving in the Salt Lake Valley with the dedication of a $559,000 bronze monument. George Albert Smith presided as 56,106 spectators attended the ceremonies. The shaft rises 80 feet or more and features figures of Young and his counselors Heber C. Kimball and Wilford Woodruff.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Brigham Young
Salt Lake Valley
Young
George Albert Smith
Great Salt Lake
Bringham
Fanny Y. Clayton
Mabel Y. Sanborn
Heber C. Kimball
Wilford Woodruff
Congress Leaves Much Undone
Congress debates measures on inter American military aid and arms standards, wage hikes for interstate workers, universal military training, railroad rate agreements, bankruptcy restoration, poll tax ban for federal elections, jewelry tax exemption, single air carrier flag flights, and veterans training allowances. A Berlin blast blamed on carelessness killed no one and injured nine. Raising pullets and turkeys takes six months or more.
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Truman
House Armed Service Subcommittee
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reed
Boy Left With Cab Driver Takes to New York Hospital
A two year old boy known as Borie was left by his parents while house hunting. A taxi driver, Anthony Bel Vecchio, took the child to New York Foungling hospital after the parents did not return. The parents had entrusted the driver to watch Bobbie.
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Borie
New York
Anthony Bel Vecchio
Bobbie
Hackie
Bey
Steps For Rent Decontrol Continued From Page 1
The article explains criteria for decontrol of housing and hotel units as of June 30 1947. It outlines reporting requirements for landlords to obtain decontrol by July 1 1947 and deadlines for future reports. It emphasizes that failure to file within 30 days keeps housing under rent control until properly filed.
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Young
Seek To Identify Body of Woman in Baltimore Harbor
Police sought the identity of a woman about 32 found in Baltimore Harbor. The nude body was trussed in a weighted tarpaulin with 109 pounds of tar and lead pipe, beaten, bound with baling wire, and disposed of alive. Death appeared by drowning after two to eight weeks in water.
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Baltimore Harbor
Baltimore
George Merrill
Baltimore City
Carroll Simmons
Baltimore County Police
U S Russia Split Over Japan Peace Talks
Washington and Moscow face renewed tension over a Far East peace settlement with Russia rejecting immediate concessions. Officials weigh separate peace options and the role of a broader United Nations framework in shaping any agreement with Japan amid caution from Britain and other allies.
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United States
Japan
Upo
Washington
Moscow
Europe
Russia
Far East
United Nations
Britain
Kiwanis Prize Check Goes To North Carolina Vet
Ahashie Kiwanis Club planned to present a $5,000 check to diarvey Jones, a 19 year old war veteran, as compensation for being denied a $3,200 automobile prize from a raffle. Dr. Charles W. Armstrong led a group heading to Jones farm to deliver the surprise.
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Ahashie
N.C
Diarvey Jones
Ahashie Kiwanis Club
Jones
Mezrees
Kiwanis Club
Charles W. Armstrong
Salisbury
Dunes
Hacksoods
North Carolina
Thera
Petrillo Income Taxes Scrutinized
Rep. Kearns said the Treasury Department is studying James Petrillo’s taxes. A transcript of his July 7 testimony before a House Labor subcommittee was requested, detailing his salary of 46 000 and 13 000 in expenses plus benefits.
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Agton
R-Pa
Treasury Department
James C. Petrillo
AFL Musicigans Union
Kearns
House Labor
Petrillo
Internal Revenue Bureau
Chicago
The
Musicians Union
Honest Cop Apprehends Smiley Over Stop Light
A police desk sergeant booked C. A. Smiley for a curbstop light lapse after Smiley pulled away from a curb. The piece notes Smiley paid two dollars, while a random fact states the Greenland ice cap exceeds a mile and a half in thickness.
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Arkansas City
Kas
C. A. Smiley
Greenland
Scouts Enjoying Life At Camp At Cowan's Gap Lake
Over eighty Boy Scouts are at the Cowan's Gap Lake camp in Pe with four weeks completed and two remaining. Troops from Williamsport Hagerstown and Mercersburg compete in contests during week three with Troop 16 of Hagerstown leading in events and awards.
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Cowan's Gap Lake
B. . Hagedorp
Willamsport
Hagerstown
Mercersburg
Echonors
Waynesboro
Night hike to new camp site near Fort Littleton
Week’s program climaxes with nominations for membership in the Order of the Arrow. Accepted as pledges are Tony Ebersole, Bob Rudtsill and Floyd Rudisill of Troon 1 Hagerstown.
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Fort Littleton
Order of the Arrow
Camp Honor Society
Tony Ebersole
Bob Rudtsill
Floyd Rudisill
Troon 1
Hagerstown
Police Fire Hose Pickets At Remington Rand Plant
State Police backed by a sheriff maintained a patrol at the Remington Rand plant as CIO United Electrical Workers strike enters month two. Troopers mediators held talks with company and union reps while sheriffs and police deterred protesters by turning a fire hose on pickets during a clash.
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Remington-Rand
Benton Harbor
Midh
Remington-Rand Corp
CIO United Electrical
Kim Sigler
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Newport
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Miller
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Stan Zale
Pennsylvania
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Jack Kline
Harold Shoemaker
Dick Smith
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Bob Davis
Candle Belzay
Lee Mentzer
Darwin Hein
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Fred Rees
Wm. Haines
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Roy Ighaston
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J. Patterson
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West Point Military Academy
General Acceptance Corporation
Jonathan Street
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