Vaughan tied to alleged molasses firm fix scheme
Senate investigators dig into Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan over a supposed deal for Allied Molasses Co. of Perth Amboy. John Maragon allegedly collected 1268 dollars unreported. Vaughan denies working for the firm while Mundt blasts his tactics. McCarthy promises action as hearings continue.
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Washington
Harry H. Vaughan
New Jersey
Senate
John Maragon
White House
Allied Molasses Co
Perth Amboy
Agriculture Department
Budget Limit Of 50 Spurned By Senators
The Senate Armed Services Committee rejected Truman’s 50 group cap and approved a bill to sustain Air Force growth toward 70 groups while not mandating a specific limit. It sets an Air Force ceiling of 502 000 personnel and 24 000 aircraft, freezes the Army cap at 837 000, cuts 5 200 aircraft purchases, lowers National Guard to 600 000, and omits an organized reserve corps with a minimal basis for mobilization.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Air Force
National Guard
U S Workers To Get Paid As Government Funding Approved
Congress approved a third emergency funding bill to keep federal agencies and the armed services operating at current spending levels until September 15. Rep Clarence Cannon used a rarely invoked rule to secure House approval after initial resistance, and the Senate quickly concurred before sending the bill to the White House. Thousands of federal workers faced payless days as the lapse loomed.
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Washington
Congress
Clarence Cannon
House
Senate
White House
Armed Services
Jap Captive Lived Well in Japanese POW Camp
Charles Cousens, defense witness in Iva D Quino treason trial, testified he was taken to a Yokohama geisha house by captors while a prisoner of war. The Australian major said he led the Zero Hour program after capture and that Mrs D Quine sent Allied victory messages to POWs. He described living in a good hotel room with bath and a 200 yen monthly allowance.
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San Francisco
Charles Cousens
Iva
Tokyo Rose
D’quino
Cousens
D’quine
Stocks React To Optimism
Wall Street rose on optimism over business predictions with more than a half million dollars added to stock values. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped to 184.59 in a fast final hour, surpassing the 1949 high of 181.54 and marking a new peak since November.
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New York
Wall Street
Truman
Vets Warned On Phoney Blanks
Washington reports that swindlers are selling bogus VA claim forms for refunds on national service life insurance. The Veterans Administration warns the fake blanks, priced 50 cents to $1, will be rejected when a 2.8 billion dollar dividend is distributed to 16 million World War II veterans starting next January.
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Washington
National Service
Veterans Administration
Americans Are Humans Just Like Us
Berlin dispatch notes Western German Picture World portrait of four years of occupation. It portrays a typical American as a tippler with street walking female companions and a home filled with comic books and built in bars. The piece cites American alcohol reliance as a problem for military police.
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Berlin
Picture World
Woman Flier Lands In Iceland After 10 Hour Flight
Mrs Richard Morrow Tait arrived in Reykjavik Iceland after a 10 hour flight from Greenland completing a round the world journey. She plans to continue across the Atlantic to finish the trip. The pilot left Bluie West One in Greenland and landed at Keflavik airport at 9 24 p m.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Richard Morrow- Tait
Greenland
England
Tast
Bluie West
Straits
Denmark
Keflavik
Manitou County man admits arson to end family dispute
Post Short Story fMANISTEE Mich UP John Schultz 83 admitted Wednesday he burned his home and four other farm buildings to stop arguments among relatives over property.
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Fmanistee
Mich
John Schultz
Polio Epidemic Hits Worst Week Nationwide
Public Health Service reports the nation faced a severe polio week with at least 3,049 new cases through last Saturday. Texas may add about 100 more cases, raising weekly totals above 3,150. 13,797 cases long as of Jan 1 across 47 states and D C.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Texas
United Press Dispatch
Austin
Tex
George W. Cox
Lone Star
District of Columbia
Truman Grants Justice Dept Exclusive Power to Bar Aliens
President Truman empowered the Justice Department to bar entry of aliens deemed dangerous to national welfare. Under wartime emergency law, exclusions can be made without a public hearing to protect confidential information. The latest case involves German pianist Walter Gieseking refused admission.
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Washington
Truman
Justice Department
Department
Walter Gieseking
One Fifth of Nation's Habitual Drinkers Are Women
Mary B. Ervin told a pre-convention meeting of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union that one fifth of the nation's habitual drinkers are women. She said female alcoholism is rising about 12 000 per year and blamed social pressures, dense liquor outlets, and home basement bars for the trend.
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Philadelphia
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Mary B. Ervin
United States
Seizure and Destruction of 300 Cases of Wormy Beans
Deputy U S Marshal Dave Nichols announced a Wednesday seizure and destruction of 300 cases of canned green beans at Pocatello and Idaho Falls. Federal Judge Chase A. Clark ordered the action after food inspectors found worms in certain brands.
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Pocatello
Idaho Falls
U. S
Dave Nichols
Chase A. Clark
Telephone Girl Fights Off Attack in Poca Case
Police seek alleged attacker of 21 year old Verna Hoffine a telephone operator from Portneuf Park after she fought off a late Tuesday night assault while walking home from the telephone building near No Arthur avenue and the Masonic Temple. Hoffine sustained a cut lip and bruises as she bit the man’s wrist to break his grip.
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Pocatello
Verna Hoffine
Portneuf Park
NAM Maps Session Here Seeks Regional Industrial Conference
Jack F Shields of Portland NAM regional manager met the Chamber of Commerce industrial affairs committee and board to plan an industrial leaders conference in Boise September 12 and 13. NAM experts Dr Neil Bowman and Marion Wise Jr will join R D Gallafent Chamber president plus Harry Earsley and Harold Ory. event mirrors Sun Valley 1948 program and is part of a series to be held in Boise Cheyenne Missoula Bozeman and Helena.
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Jack F. Shields
Portland
Ore
National Association of Manufacturers
Chamber of Commerce
Pocatello Chamber
State Chamber of Commerce
Neil Bowman
Marion J. Wise Jr
NAM
New York City
R. D. Gallafent
Chamber
Harry Earsley
Harold Ory
Sun Valley
Boise
Cheyenne
Missoula
Bozeman
Helena
U S Low Rent Housing Program Gets Under Way
Washington authorized 21 000 low rent units in Chicago and 10 000 in Los Angeles as part of a six year program to build 810 000 dwellings for low income families. The Public Housing Administration also approved 500 units for Galveston and 3 000 for Norfolk. Los Angeles planned 5 000 units per year for two years and sought 1 150 000 for planning. Chicago aims to build 40 000 units and seeks 720 000 for planning.
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Washington
Chicago
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Public Housing Administration
Galveston
Tex
Norfolk, Va
Housing Authority of
Bowron
Truman
World Population Adapts to 3 Billion by Century End
Fairfield Osborn warned at a United Nations conference that the global population could reach 3 billion by century's end, stressing growth as the key driver of resource and food stress. He cited his book Our Plundered Planet and serves as president of the Conservation Foundation of New York.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Fairfield Osborn
Osborn
The
Conservation Foundation of New York
United Nations’ Scientific Conference
Carrier Boy Hart Clarence Springsteel Injured Playing Near Home
Clarence Springsteel 14 of 334 N 13th St was hospitalized at St Anthonys after a bad thumb cut from a broken bottle while playing near his home. He formerly carried city routes 44 and 54 for The Post and planned to rejoin the carrier staff at the start of the school year.
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Clarence Springsteel
13Th St
St. Anthony'’s Hospital
Young Springsteel
Pocatello Riding Club Hosts Buffet and Dance Night
Members of the Pocatello Riding Club gathered at Bob Hillman ranch on Highway 91N for a festive evening. More than 100 attendees enjoyed a buffet supper and dancing to the Swing King and his Three Aces.
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Pocatello Riding Club
Bob Hillman Ranch
Highway 91N
Swing King
Three Aces
Whiting Divorces Robinson Jr After Brief Las Vegas Marriage
Singer Margaret Whiting testified she and Hubbell Robinson Jr separated a month after their Las Vegas wedding on December 29. She described his remarks as calling her stupid and said he was ready to end the marriage after only one week. The Los Angeles report notes the divorce proceeding and testimony details.
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Los Angeles
Siner
Margaret Whiting
Hubbell Robinson Jr
Miss Whiting
Robinson
Las Vegas
Nev
Rent decontrol to begin in one third of areas
Housing official Tighe Woods said Congress cuts force decontrolling rents in about one third of areas under federal control within 10 days. About 2,000 employees will be laid off from a 5,600 person staff as funds drop from 26 million to 17.5 million. Areas under 100 000 population will be exempt and decontrol begins nationwide starting with sparsely populated communities.
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Cleveland
National Housing
Tighe Woods
Washington
Woods
Congress
National Convention of the Disabled American Veterans
Air Group May Return To Phillips Field
Local observers say passage of the T70 group Air Force bill and funding could bring back one Air Force group to Phillips field. Mayor W. W. Halsey notes the base could host another unit in addition to commercial traffic and discusses potential Air Force city sharing under an emergency clause.
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Phillips Field
Air Force
W. W. Halsey
Halsey
Government to Buy 500 Million Bushels Grain Storage Space
The government said it will buy 500 million bushels of grain storage space if price and timing align to handle the fall surplus. This marks the first official admission that existing space will be inadequate to cope with the large stocks under the price support program.
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Washington
Diver Otis Barton Aims For 6000 Foot Ocean Deep
Submarine explorer Otis Barton, in SAN PEDRO, CALIF, prepared to overhaul the benthoscope and attempt deeper dives after two failed descents. He previously reached 4,500 feet off Santa Cruz Island and a 2,300 foot test before surfacing. He hopes to push to 6,000 feet in forthcoming dives.
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San Pedro
Calif
Otis Barton
Santa Cruz Island
Barton
Eight dead in Chilean street riots reported
Santiago dispatch says eight people were killed on the second day of street rioting described by the government as revolutionary and Communist inspired. Officials said 13 were seriously injured and 12 slightly injured with six students hurt in Tuesday’s clashes.
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Santiago
Chile
Enraged Father Shoots Daughter Then Takes Own Life
In Walhalla South Carolina a 55 year old man Jess Phillips shot his 19 year old married daughter Mrs. Lou s Chappel and then killed himself after she refused to leave her husband and return home. Deputy W P Grant said the incident occurred at the farm house and Mrs Chappel was reported in fair condition that night.
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Walhalla
S. C
W. P. Grant
Jess Phillips
Lous
Chappel
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Joseph R. McCarthy
U.S
Reich
Post
NEA Telephoto
Patricia
Northeast Airlines
Fellows
WCTU
Kusik Creek
C. C. Dawson
Alabam
Dixie Lee
Pacific Fruit and Produce Co
Eddy’s Bakery
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Stanley's Food Co
People’s Market
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