Campaign to Cut Acheson Pay Faces House Vote
In Washington July 26 the fight to block paying Secretary Acheson heats up as Republicans clash over an amendment linked to a foreign affairs probe. The plan targets salaries of top officials affiliated with foreign firms, potentially affecting Acheson and other department heads. House members weigh budget cuts and procedural hurdles as the vote timetable tightens.
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Warhington
Adrival
House
Annanrad
Acheson
State Department
Thua
Senate
Poland
Voice of America
Commerce Department
FBI
Rep
Clevenger
Ohio
Appropriations Committee
Truman
Justice and Commerce Departments
McGrath
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
White House
Agar Convicted Of Drunken Driving in Los Angeles
Actor John Agar faces sentencing on two misdemeanor drunk driving charges after a Tuesday conviction on one count and a guilty plea to the other. He awaits a probation hearing August 27, may receive up to six months in jail or a $500 fine on each charge and is free on a $300 bond.
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Los Angeles
John Agar
Agar
Shirley Temple
State Engineer Coming Monday For Conference
Governors action is expected but budget provisions seem absent for constructing. Washington County lenders suggest Bellevue tract may yield a tidy sum for home building and a better site elsewhere could be bought with savings. The Bellevue farm borders a prime residential zone and suits housing plans, though the state hospital need not be near the city.
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Washington County
Bellevue
Bellevue Farm
State Hospital
President Truman Credits U N Stand in Korea for Preventing War
President Truman says the UN stand in Korea helped prevent world war and preserve collective security. He credits the UN charter and urges continued support as the General Assembly acts effectively despite Security Council vetoes. The report covers UN developments to December 31 and honors allied soldiers in the Korea conflict.
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U. N
Korea
U.N
Mr. Truman
Truman
General Assembly
Security Council
Korea Ceasefire Talks Reach Five-Point Agenda
Agreement on a five point agenda for the Korea negotiations was reached in Kaesong after nine minutes of talks. The plan includes cease fire and armistice arrangements with supervision by an international body and exchange of prisoners on a man for man basis.
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Korea
United Nations
U. N
Nan
Nam
Kaesong
Reds
Red
U.N. I
Nam Hl
Kae- Song
Lt Col Jacobs Visiting Here and Reflecting on Early Life
Lt Col Jacobs recalls growing up in the tropics and his gradual transformation from a music student to a West Point cadet. He credits high school peers like Carlisle Humelsine and Harry Helfrick, now a Navy commander, with shaping his path as he pursued a military career beginning with an appointment aided by Senator Millard Tidings.
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Tropics
Canal Zone
Mary Jacobs
Becom
Bng
Carlisle Humelsine
al Bakaley
Harry Helfrick
Navy
Naval Academy
Marv
Mary
Tri-State Electric
Lfe
Millard Tydingr
West Point
Major Jacobs Career and Canal Zone Life Told
The article traces Major Marv Jacobs military rise from Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers to captain and executive officer in multiple battalions. It covers his World War II service in Europe, experience as division and battalion engineer, and postwar work at Sandia and the Canal Zone. It notes his civilian assignment, family, and residence in Nalboa Panama Canal Zone.
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Corps
Engineers
Marv
Ala Firat
Sth En. Rincora
Fort Belvoir
97Th Eingineera
Balvalr
Toth Enginesys
Camp Forest
Tennessee
Jacobs
Oversean
309Th Engineers
Tthe
England
Glolenkirchen
Germany
121St Engineers
29Th Infantry
Hare
Hageratown
Europe
Mary
Hiiness
Canal Zone
Wild Parakeets and Birds Used to Tote Pot As Caper
In a odd note it mentions capturing parakeets and birds named Bimiar to carry pots. The snippet suggests a street theft or stunt involving trained animals and container transport. It highlights an unusual act rather than a broad crime.
Special Officer Under Arrest As Parole Violator
A Chicago private detective in Bolivar County is jailed on a parole violation charge after a sheriff reports he forced false murder confessions. Police identify Charley R. Underwood as the suspect, connected to a Cook County Illinois parole violation.
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Cleveland
Miss
Bolivar County
Hore
Barolo
Negroaca
Dempaey
Charley R. Underwood
Clute Cage
Cook County
Illinois
Chigaga
Underwood
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William P. Nuckols
Ridgway
Nuckols
General Nam
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Joy
Wilkins Coffee
Maes
Pan Wa
Kleen
General Electric
Fridinger & Co
Cate
Col. Jacobs
Col
Mary Ryerson
Highland Falls
N. Y
Wort Point
Nalboa
Pacific
U. S
Panama
Panama Canal
Oparate Nitatores
Gibbs Pork & Beans Bunch
Franklin Super Market
Jamboree of Values
Shaker
Hamilton Hotel
B & O and Western
Wmclatt Sewerers
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