B&O Loan Linked to Suppressed RFC Scandal Details
Washington column reports a 1947 Senate finding that the Baltimore and Ohio received an $87 million RFC loan and staged a fictitious bankruptcy to retain control. It accuses Capehart and McCarthy of suppressing the report to protect allies, while rail profits rose. The piece critiques ongoing RFC exposure and political coverups.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corp
RFC
Timore & Ohio Railroad
Jesse Jones
Senate Banking and Currency
B&o
Banking and Currency Committee
Cassius Clay
Railroad
Mine Coat
Law Department
John J. Cornwell
Henry W. Anderson
White House
Baltimore & Ohio
Uncle Sam
Congress
Capehart
Indiana
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Truman
Teapot Dome
Sen. Tobey
New Hampshire
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Tobey
Sen. Capehart
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Sen
House
Jones
Sen. Fulbright
Arkansas
Stewart McDonald
Russell Snodgrass
F. L. Raukhagel
Clay
Snodgrass
St. Louis
Sens
Truck Carries Tax Receipts In Transfer Truck Scheme
In Minneapolis Hennepin county uses a transfer truck to seize delinquent personal property for tax collection. Goods seized include shampoo, musical instruments, cash registers, printing materials, autos and plumbing supplies. The drive has collected about 110000 since April 6 with an expected 70000 to 80000 more. Deputy Whitney notes scare quotes prompting some taxpayers to pay when alerted.
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Minneapolis
Hennepin County
Ed Ryan
Jack Whitney
Whitney
Rev Lamb named acting head of Philadelphia archdiocese
Most Rev Hugh L Lamb, newly named bishop of Greensburg, becomes administrator of the Philadelphia archdiocese after the death of Cardinal Dennis Dougherty. Lamb, 60, will serve until a new archbishop is appointed by Pope Pius XII. Dougherty, 85, died of a stroke after Mass on the 61st anniversary of his ordination. Solemn pontifical mass planned for next Thursday.
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Philadelphia
Hugh L. Lamb
Greensburg
Archdiocese of
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Bishop Lamb
Modena
Cardinal Dougherty
United States
Tucson Boys Muster Votes For State Elections
Tucson high school students in Federalist and Nationalist camps rush to build support for the fifth Arizona Boys Campaign with primary balloting set for governor and legislature. Mayors and councilmen from Amphitheater Ajo Yuma O'Neil Miles towns win in city races as judges and officials rally youth on democratic duties.
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Flagstaff
Tucson
Federalist Party
John Bil
Bob Goode
Rationalist Party
Bob Castellano
Phoenix
Goode
Yebling
Chuck Yehling
Amphitheater High School
Cooke City
George Serventi
Ajo
Edgar Meyers
Yuma
Phillip Abbott
Amphitheater High
Ramon Sotomayor
Tucson High School
Board of Supervisors
Marana Air Field To Open For Cadet Training
The air force will run a new operation at Marana to offer basic flight and ground school to aviation cadets. Darr Aero Tech Inc of Chicago plans to conduct training under air force supervision, with civilian instructors and plant maintenance handled by the firm.
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Army Air Force
Marana
Air Force
Darr Aero Tech, Inc
Chicago
J. H. S. Carr
Carr
Storm Lake
Iowa
Albany
Augusta
Lakeland
Fla
Ponca City
Oklo
Royal Air Force
Great Britain
Darr
Fromtier Air Lines
Fast Working Usher Promoted to Theater Manager
Staunton W. Ryine, hired as a downtown theater ticket taker, was promoted to manager of the east side theater run by the same company. He allegedly asked for and received a $30 salary advance and has not been seen since the request. Don Johns, manager of both theaters, reported the absence to police.
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Staunton W. Ryine
Ryine
East Side
Don Johns
Johns
Ryrne
End of Nonsense Era at Ft. Grant School
New administration and board reforms at the Arizona Industrial School for Boys at Ft. Grant introduce discipline and hard work. George Ridgway as superintendent oversees restored order, revived shops and gardens, and planned summer courses for underperforming students amid ongoing modernization and budget reviews.
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Arizona Industrial School For Boys
Ft. Grant
Graham Mountains
Theschool
George Ridgway
University of Arizona
Bonita
Sunset
Louis Felix
Tucson
T. D. Romero
Ridgway
Soil Conservation Service
United States
Mexico
Nogales
Ariz
Thomas MaclIntire
Arizona Children’s Colony
George Ailsworth
Eastern Arizona Junior College
Thatcher
Tourists Shun Tucson Sun
Tucson tourist establishments posted 72 percent occupancy in April with a 15 percent rise in gross receipts from April 1950. Motels showed 74 percent occupancy and a 28 percent gain. Pima county resorts and guest ranches hit 50 percent occupancy with an 18 percent receipts increase. Northern Arizona saw a 19 percent rise as visitors shift to cooler areas with warmer weather.
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Tucson
Bureau of Business Research
University of Arizona
Pima County
Arizona
Miss Truman Seeks Romance on European Trip
Le Havre June 2. Miss Margaret Truman says she will not marry a titled husband but hopes to meet a count or prince. She travels to England aboard the liner America headed for Southampton, dodging questions on romance and protocol with reporters.
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LE Havre
France
Margaret Truman
United States
England
America
Southampton
White House
Young Love Gets Helping Hand
City Magistrate Paul J. Cella dismissed a boulevard stop citation against Charles G. Hutchens an 18 year old University of Arizona student His fiancée also 18 had begun plans to marry in Idaho on May 23 The couple said a dead car battery and a 535 am bus ride led to running the stop sign and the judge excused the case They still caught the bus.
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Paul J. Cella
Charles G. Hutchens
University of Arizona
Hutchens
Idaho
Celia
Adjustment Board To Meet June 5
The Tucson board of adjustment meeting has been moved from Wednesday June 6 to Tuesday June 5 at 9 a.m. in the city council chamber. Chairman Frank Drachman announced the time change and location remains the same.
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Tucson Board of Adjustment
Frank Drachman
Board of Adjustment
City Council
Appeals From City Building Inspector Case Docketed
The city building inspector appeals have been docketed for Tuesday's meeting, with oral arguments planned on several important cases. Drachman is noted among the appellants in the docket.
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Drachman
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Fourth Ave
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D.D
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Stone Ave
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