Long Beach Press-Telegram (Newspaper) - November 4, 1947, Long Beach, California John Winant to Britain REFUSES TO LEAVE CONDEMNED to evict her Mrs Andrew Donald 42 mother of nine children who locked he and two children in their New York peers basement window of building which has con- es A policemen stands guerd at her husband and four seven children been denied by the police watch from Citizens Group Asks Income Tax Reduction Report to Congress Session little WASHINGTON Nov 4 A majority of a advisory committee on taxation recommended today a reduction in individual income Ux rates for all with due re- gard for the cost living o those in the lower m Matthew A F L official member of the took exception to the rec The of nine and Well filed separate reports with the House ways and means commit tee which created the study group headed by Roswell former undersecretary of the Treasury Neither report was mediately made public In full REPORT SUBMITTED The report was cub an the and means committee assembled to prepare tax legislation lor the special sion of Congress convening Nov 17 Chairman Knutson has said he wants a cutting income by a year Also on the committee's list of business was the Issue ot whether farmers associations should be taxed m the same rate as business corporations On that Undersecretary of the Treasury A Lee M Wiggins submitted a report suggesting that a decision be deferred Wiggins said he thought it would bo wise to put off a decision until the Treasury com- pletes a study it Is now making of the entire tax system NO SPECIFIC REQUESTS the committee his group was making no specific recommendations as to rate changes and personal but believes equitable adjustment of tax rates and is the No 1 federal tax problem today An associate of Woll said his report contends that the ity recommendations 1 Severely reduce federal revenues 2 Disregard revenue needs for the European aid and 3 the tax load from those best able to those least able to When the House committee met Knutson said hearings general overhauling of the tax structure would end by Jan 1 and that he expects the House to tax legislation by March When the Magill and Woll were received the com- called Wiegins for mony on farmer co-operatives and taxation One or Two in Plane Diving in Sea Off Redondo A Piper Cub airplane carrying either one or two persons crashed into the surf on the Esplanade at tne end of Avenue C Redondo Beach at p m today The craft unidentified hit the and sank within three utes Redondo police reported Chief ot Police Lowell Hopkins ol Redondo Bench told reporters he did not know where the plane from or who was aboard Police nnd were at- tempting to recover the craft Racial Issue Tested in Mississippi Vote of Elections EARLY voting hours major incidents today ai Mississippi picked a successor to late Senator Theodore G Bilbo and Kentucky chose a governor in the standout contests of today's Negroes cast ballots In Mississippi there were six candidates for the seat of Bilbo champion of white supremacy In one Jackson ratio was 25 A r 20 Voting I was reported heavier than usual in some of but light in r i P n i HOP In Democrats I IQI I are seeking to regain the state Republicans four years ried and sp votes High kept the turnout in The supplies di breac cereals are of the amount needed to present Sir John Orr director-general of the food and agriculture organization of the United Nations said today The he can -met only an Increase in total world the world needs must come mainly from the rehabilitation of agriculture In he countries and the expansion of the under- countries Sir that because of partial failure ot the 1947 crop especially In Europe tons are needed in 948 to prevent a decrease in bread nnd cereal rations com- pared with tons mated at the Geneva F A O in September According to the estimates s u p p 11 available amount to only tons The resultant Is ons Instead of the that las estimated only a- few weeks he said in ment prepared Ol session Sir John added that there is o hope of substituting other for bread citing among ther factors the reduction of potato and sugar beet rops in Europe last summer lecause of the drought There Is no that the shortage will end with he 1948 he saw Stocks are so low that said even with a bumper cereal harvest in 948 many countries may be to continue bread g through 1949 The shortage of fats a nd oils nd livestock products will con- a much longer legionnaires Back Inquiries MANCHESTER N ri Nov A James mander of the American Legion ays that the organization will attle to limit any effort at dissolving House investigating Com- in Hollywood He said in a broadcast over ABC last night that the Legion avors outlawing the Communist arty in country and stands resolutely behind the House on un-American Recorded on Two Graphs NEW YORK Nov 4 UB at Fordham University ere and at Boston College re- strong tremors at about p m yesterday Seismologists at both Ions agreed on the approximate which was placed at more than 6000 miles but Us greed on the direction from the disturbances iated VOL NO PRICE FIVE CENTS LONG BEACH 12 CALIF TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4 1947 Four Edition Daily HUGHES FLIGHT TO AFFECT HEARIN down state A bonus for v World WarCH veterans was the big In New there fill in S House of There and elsewhere there were scores of for city county and state offices OTHER ELECTIONS The elections In other New ran for ID the 14th District Rep Leo F D who been appointed federal They were Abraham Liberal Jacob P Lefkowitz Republican and American Labor Tht Republican party received only 25 per cent of the vote a year ago Both major parties approval of Tork bonus Joined culling for repeal of Ihu proportional of electing New Council Tho American Labor Liberal and parties for retention Under this n his first third choice on among the counted choices are ted they already have tho tally needed for election In to the second choice unless hu and then on until all ballots been counted In favor of tho voters choice The before the voters today Would a under which the city's 25 elate Senate would R member Indiana Ralph Harvey armer Frank A backed by tho C I O and Prohibitionist tor 10th vacancy by tho death of Rep 8 Springer Republicans received 59.2 er vote last Novem M attorney and former speaker of the Ohio opposed Joseph B Quatman lawyer for the Fourth District Con- iress given up by Rep Robert F ones R to become a member of the This district went Republican last year by the same per cent BONUS Also before was a bonus amendment Jersey held a referendum oh new constitution and with new members of their state Legislature In i municipal elections Philadelphia San and Cleveland on hot In San open in contest three political veterans Continued Col 7 Driver Nods Car Kills Student MONONGAHELA Pa Nov 4 Pi curb an bile plowed into a group of high school girls here killing 16 and injuring Police said that he driver dozed off eh route home from a night shift Philippines Against Typhoon UP The was warned today against a westward after damaging U.S naval installations -vn the Yap yesterday 1 Navy weathermen at Guam said the typhoon with winds at Its center and raveling westward at 16 miles an lour was expected to approach Samar Island central Philippines morning Act Blamed by Medico on Overwork Diplomat Shoots Self in Right with Belgian 32 Pistol CONCORD N K Nov 4 John Q Winant war ime ambassador to Grea Britain and gov ernor of New Hampshire sho to night Belgian pistol The win retired only in January as U S representative or he pro -a suicide by medical rof Clarence E Butterfield attributed the act to overwork J Tcu said health no and i a doctor icl to condition an't was suffering kidney or bladder Mr Winant very hard lately on writ ing and business affairs and believe that he suddenly said Toulon This suicide w is done on the spur of the CASUALTY OF Gov Charles M of Hampshire said predecessor would be considered a of World War Winant had Just completed his memoirs Letter from Grosven it- for Nov 15 publication and was be plan a sequel His body was found lying down near a firearms cabinet in his son's bedroom by a secretary and maid after they heard a thud no shot Doctors said there were tions Winant had fired the bullet through right temple while kneeling A of headache pills some missing the room Two guns Iwere Belgian pistol and a Gorman Luger that apparently had been thrown against the bedroom wall when not find am munition DINED IN ROOM Winant in pretty good spirit according to his lunch downstairs yesterday in his home adjacent to exclusive St Paul's School he wr s a student and later a teacher He went shortly d and had dinner served in his room No one saw him until they heard the thud about p m He died an hour later without re- gaining consciousness Though a Winant became a loyal supporter of the Franklin velt and campaigned openly for him and the New Deal Born of a wealthy family in New York City Feb 23 1880 Winant was educated at St Paul's and Princeton University where he majored In American Starting out teacher at St Paul's he entered 1938 to gain what he told a friend was every er should have SERVED IN WAR I He won a seat In the New but his political career Interrupted Continued Col 8 but MEXICO City Nov 4 The of a house whose safe was robbed of did not particularly care today whether police ever caught the two thieves The thieves while forcing a clerk to open the safe put down a brief case containing their own money and forgot to take it when they fled Him the of shot :h'imierf fatally night hjt Concord N H Percy Davit of Is SUCCESS N Y Nov 4 The United States ened its proposals for United jons intervention in Korea today the withdrawal of American and armies within 90 days after for- mation of an elected and pendent Korean government next limit for the end of occupation was injected in a of the American proposal tor elections in Ko rea by next 31 ion would end under the American proposal if possible months after the newly elected government takes The American resolution left an however for extend ng American and Soviet ion beyond the limit It aid the newly elected Korean government should arrange with authorities for their complete withdrawal from ea as early as practicable and if possible within 90 days John Foster Dulles new an resolution when the and security committee the East-West wrangle iver when and how the U N hould intervene in Korea Dulles told the committee there were some practical difficulties which might make it impossible the United States to withdraw ts troops in the iod but that the United States would be willing to try Transport Saves Schooner Crew NEW YORK Nov 4 iff master of trans- jort Charles A Stafford radioed oday that his men had braved trong winds in a lifeboat to ue crew of the guese schooner Maria Carlota sent an S O S last night it was sinking in mid- The three-masted schooner was et afire departing crew The captain said he ceding west with the rescued men The Stafford a hospital hip carrying rhaven Is due in New York rday Inquiry Into Plane Deals Called Again Wartime Projects Up Tomorrow for Reconsideration WASHINGTON Nov 4 A P Sen Ferguson Mich said today the fact that Howard ing boat can fly does not affect plans to resume hearings on Hughes wartime government tomorrow Asked whether the fact that Hughes big craft became borne briefly Sunday while un- taxi tests at Los An- geles will change plans the hearings Ferguson told a re I how it does The big flying boat the world's largest figured largely in testi last summer before Investigating tee At that time was not completed and other committee not discuss plans tor renewal of the investigation an estimated XX In plane contracts awarded to the war The Michigan Senator would say when Hughes millionaire plane designer and movie ducer will return to testify In the which was abruptly re- cessed 12 weeks ago One com- official said Hughes is not expected tomorrow The flying boat contract Is one of two which the committee has concerned itself The government is and Hughes contends he put up to more of his own funds nto it At Sarasota Sen Pepper a member of the Ferguson subcommittee told reporters the plane's flight should practically terminate the The other contract is for a reconnaissance plane the on which government pent It originally ordered 100 of the planes but ater cut the contract back to hree Hughes was gravely in- when the first model crashed on a test flight last year Ferguson has he wants to question Hughes and the plane publicity man John W Meyer anew expenses which Meyer testified earlier he incurred in entertaining High Army and government officials prior to award of the contracts found by on in 10 dayi rubs Police to hVt name CANDIDATE for on Vaccine Arrives in Cairo CAIRO Egypt Nov 4 A U S Air Force transport plane carrying of era vaccine arrived in Cairo today after flight from an airfield near Frankfurt Germany The plane made only brief re- fueling stops at Rome Tripoli and Bengasi In order to rush its cargo here Egypt now is fighting a severe cholera epidemic The cine had been flown from the United States to Germany in an Air Transport Command plane Chilean Ship Sinks Fate Unknown SANTIAGO Nov 4 The Chilean ship dro sank today off Point 15 miles north of the Port of Coquimbo No word has been re- on the fate of the vessel's 15 crewmen UNFORGIVABLE Wife Sues as Mate Reports She's Dead DETROIT Nov 4 Mrs Irma E Gregory said today the reason she was suing for di- vorce was because she had learned her husband was mooching drinks from friends by telling them she was dead 4 A story In the Baltimore Sun today Gen Douglas MacArthur is planning a triumphal return to the United States next apring to capture the Republican nomination for President in 1948 The story written B Cochrane former chief ol the Tokyo bureau It Private received today state flatly that Gen Douglas MacArthur will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 1948 It is definitely known that MacArthur return tn April or May i This is an open secret in the Japanese capital and the main topic of conversation across occupation dinner crew of MacArthur's private plane haa been alerted return to this country permanently next spring and pilot Elmer already has sold ill automobile to Allied newspaper correspondent with delivery for April Tokyo letters say that MacArthur's delay in returning to the United States like other war who were feted In parades and public ceremonies soon after the ended wai dictated deliberately by a which had the lican nomination as Its goal they say Is too fine a tactician allow any celebration of his Pacific victories to be wasted tn a year At Tokyo Gen MacArthur declined comment -on the adhering to his policy of silence on recurring that te might bid for Presidential office FOOD COMMITTEE REPORTS Meatless Days Prices Down Slightly Nov 4 Chairman Charles Luckman of the CHJ zens Food Committee said today meatless Tuesdays have forced meat prices down slightly He said that of meat had dropped slightly but nearly The drop he said was due to public demand result of meatless Tuesdays Luckman at a news the Voluntary food saving rolling along and had reached He quoted a national survey which showed that 48 per cent of the people observed the first meatless Tuesday and 45 pet cent observed the first poultryless Thursday An independent survey in the Chicago area he said showed that second third meatless Tuesdays 26 per cent ol 500 famHies polled ate meat On the second and third less Thursdays he said the survey showed that 16 per cent poultry or poultry products Luckman said the program has prompted farmers to market their hogs at lighter weights thus saving grain which would have been fed to the hogs -On Oct the program be- gan Luckman said weight of hogs slaughtered In the U S was 240 pounds In the first week of October said the average weight pounds
