Truman Prepares Slugging Union Address On Tax War
President Truman crafts a forceful message to Congress amid a bitter clash over spending taxes and price controls. Republicans oppose OPA-style controls and warn against high budgets while seeking tax cuts. Leaders expect the speech to shape debates on European recovery aid and peacetime spending.
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Truman
Capitol Hill
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Texas
White House
Congress
Taber
New York
House Appropriations Committee
Veterans Administration
Europe
European
State Department
Taft
Ohio
Barkley
Kentucky
France
Italy
Austria
House
Knutson
Minnesota
Ways and Means Committee
CIO
Stalin Reported Paralysis Victim
Brazilian ambassador Brandao in Rio de Janeiro said Stalin suffers paralysis of the right side and uses crutches. Brandao added Stalin is gravely ill and Molotov likely to succeed him. He noted Stalin required assistance up Lenin's tomb steps during a visit.
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Mario Pimentel Brandao
Moscow
Brazil
Russia
Stalin
V. M. Molotov
Brandao
Lenin
Ellis Berven
Stockholm
Victim of Great Persecution Gerald L K Smith Seeks Probe
Tulsa January 6 Gerald L K Smith director of the Christian Nationalist Crusade says he has been the victim of great persecution He reports writing to House Un American Activities Committee chairman J Parnell Thomas requesting a congressional inquiry He accuses Communists and left wingers and Jewish extremists of demanding his investigation.
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Tulsa
Okla
U.P
Gerald L. K. Smith
Christian Nationalist Crusade
Smith
J. Parnell Thomas
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Father of Largest Family Dies of Heart Attack
George N. Davis a 65 year old farmer titled the father with the largest family by the national Fathers Day committee of New York City died yesterday from a heart attack. He fathered 24 children with 20 surviving and is survived by his second wife. The honor was awarded May 16 1946.
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George N. Davis
United States
Davis
National
US Puts Muscle Behind Greek Fist
The State Department signaled plans for a large scale Greek Army offensive next spring to crush guerrillas. It announced a 15 million dollar shift from civilian to military aid and boosts to the National Guard and army to 50 000 and 132 000 respectively.
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Washington
What Am I Saying Love Morcan Style
A 1948 New York Post humor piece by Frank Morcan compares love to baseball. A man swings for a girl with curves, while a girl either makes a hit or becomes a miss in playful metaphor.
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Frank Morcan
New York Post Corp
Bathtub Hogging Leads to $15 Fine in Detroit Hotel
In Detroit 64-Gud mund Nielsen aged 48 paid a $15 fine after police found him asleep in the bathroom of a small hotel’s second floor, the result of a drunkenness charge. Tenants complained about the single shared bath and waited outside. Patrolman Lawrence Whelton forced the door and awakened Nielsen. Recorder's Judge Gerald W. Groat imposed the fine.
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Detroit
Gudmund Nielsen
Lawrence Whelton
Nielson
Recorder
Gerald W. Groat
Greece to Stage Spring Offensive With Allied Support
The plan envisions American liaison officers assigned to Greek Army units to division level and 1000 Marines dispatched to American ships in Greek waters for training. High officials say stability requires a military decision over guerrillas. State Department says Britain may transfer lend lease equipment to Greece. A United Nations border commission will begin operations in Greece, while Greek forces lead the combat drive with U S officers aiding only in preparation and liaison.
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State Department
Britain
United Nations Border Commission
Vaalo
Athens
Samoan Chief in Germany Seeks US Aid Against Rival
Frankfurter report identifies Pfc Raymond J. Brown Jr. serving as a military policeman at Rhein Main base who claims as Lafoia Lauvale Lutu Peni to be high chief of several thousand in American Samoa. He says a rival seeks to seize his title while Brown fights to defend his inheritance through US Army legal help.
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Germany
Army
Pfc
Raymond J. Brown
Ofan
Rhein- Main Air Base
American Samoa
Lafoia Lauvale Lutu Peni
Brown
Samoa
Pacific
United States
Price-Fixing Laid To Eight Texas Milk Companies
Atty. Gen. Price Daniel sues eight Dallas Fort Worth area wholesale milk distributors for anti trust violation charging they fixed prices for raw milk and pasteurized milk products. The suit seeks penalties and claims the firms controlled about 90 percent of milk purchases in several counties. Affects Borden Tennessee Dairies Metzger Cabell's Oak Farms Alta Vista Vandevoort's Boswell Dairies.
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Austin
Atty
Price Daniel
Dallas
Tarrant
126Th District Court
Attorney General
OPA
Borden Company
Tennessee Dairies, Inc
Metzger Dairies
Cabell’s Inc
Oak Farms, Inc
Alta’ Vista Creamery Company
Vandevoort’s Inc
Boswell Dairies of
Fort Worth
Johnson, Parker, Wise
Denton
Navy
Franklin Phiz on Half Dollar Heirloom Portraits in Treasury Plan
The Treasury announced Franklin will appear on a new half dollar to be issued in coming weeks. It notes prior portraits include Lincoln on the cent, Jefferson on the nickel, Washington on the quarter, and Roosevelt on the dime, with emphasis on thrift as a civic virtue.
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Benjamin Franklin
France
Treasury
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Jefferson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Liberty
Snyder
Franklin
Sarah Bache
Ex-Chorus Girl In Milwaukee Mayoral Race
A former Ziegfeld Follies dancer Ruth Foster Froemming filed for Milwaukee mayoral candidacy. She cites women mayors in other cities and notes she will return from Venice California by January 9. Her husband Maj Paul G Froemming heads the local Veterans Administration office.
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Ziegfield Follies
Ruth Foster Froemming
Paul G. Froemmine
Veterans Administration Office
Venice
Cal
Portland
Sacramento
Wayland College music head killed in three-car crash
Dallas Alford about 30, head of the Wayland College music department, died in a three-car crash seven miles north of Plainview. Six others were injured including Wayland dean of women Mrs Lake Pylant and Head of Speech George Stokes. The accident near Finney Switch on Highway 87 occurred about 3:30 pm as Wayland faculty and students were en route to Panhandle. Survivors include Alford’s wife, a sister, and two brothers. funeral services pending.
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Dallas Alford
Wayland College
R. B. Alford
Wellington
Lake Pylant
Wayland
George Stokes
Mary Alice Gaston
Fort Worth
Muriel Okamoto
Hawaii
Wanda Hayney
Borger
R. A. Delotte
Baton Rouge
Miss Hayney
Plainview Sanitarium
Cline
Stokes
DeLotte
Homer Rock
Finney Switch
Texas
Panhandle
Baptist Church
Rock
Alford
Polytecnic Baptist Church
Alvin Anthony
Amarillo
C. T
W. P. Alford
Wood Funeral Home
Glasgow Lad Skips Tea and Becomes GI in Army
A Scottish seaman Alistaire Nicholson ordered coffee in a Southampton restaurant and was allegedly shanghaied into the US Army. The New York Daily News recount says he was court martialed in Paris, sentenced to three months and a $99 fine, then sent to New York and discharged at Fort Sheridan. Army records note a Fred Bast alias and total benefits of about $2,496.81.
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United States Army
Denver
New York Daily News
Alistaire Nicholson
Glasgow
Scotland
Southampton
Nicholson
Daily News
Paris
United States
New York City
Fred P. Bast
Fort Sheridan
Red Cross fund goal protested by chapters in two cities
Birmingham Alabama and El Paso oppose the 1948 national goal of 75 million dollars as too high while headquarters says protests are not a revolt. Van Wert Ohio faces revocation of its charter for defying a policy against joint fund raising. Sam Jones of Raton dies of a heart attack. funeral set for Thursday.
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Red Cross
Birmingham
Ala
el Paso
American Red Cross
van Wert
Community Chest
Howard Bonham
ABC
E. M. Kelley
Kelley
Preston H. Haskell
Jefferson County
Bonham
Marcile Borden
Raton
U.P
Sam Jones
Ebenezer Jones
Amarillo Area Weather Summary and Forecast Details
The Weather Bureau notes continued fair conditions for Amarillo and vicinity with warmer temperatures Wednesday and a colder trend on Thursday. West Texas shows similar patterns with warmer midweek and a Panhandle cooling Thursday. Hourly temps from yesterday ranged around mid fifties, with a high near 55 and low near 46. The extended forecast extends to Jan 10, with an average temperature 3-6 degrees above normal and a slight rising trend through Wednesday. No precipitation indicated. Kellogg American Air Compressors advertised at Herberg Bros. 213 Taylor.
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US Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
Plains
Gulf Plains
Deadly TNT Cargo Baffles Jersey Truckers Convoy
Two New Jersey truck drivers described a rural rendezvous and farm warehouse delivery of 65 000 pounds of TNT destined for Palestine. They loaded crates misrepresented as machinery, learned of the explosive after crates opened aboard the S S Executor, as FBI and State Department actions followed.
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Belleville
New Jersey
George Cornell
Newark
Charles Loguidice
Eat Orange
Hoffman Motor Trucking Company
Pipersville
Easton
Wilson
Machinery Processing & Converting Co
Moe
Bronx
Loquidice
Pier F
Jersey City
S. S
Palestine
TNT
FBI
State Department
Middle East
William A. Hoffman
Marseille
Naples
Beirut
Haifa
Ward’s Point
Tottenville
S. I
Midland Disease Believed on Wane
Midland officials report seven deaths and about 100 cases of a mysterious respiratory illness among children, mostly under age two. Five children remain in hospital, with one in critical condition. Doctors deem the worst past and expect schools to reopen under watch.
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Midland
How Bheen
Edward Sulkin
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Dallas
Sleeping sickness ends 13 year battle at age 16
In Baltimore a 16 year old girl Yvonne Fischer died after a 13 year struggle with sleeping sickness. Dr Nathan H Schnitz treated her throughout and called the care remarkable. The father said Leah kept vigil beside Yvonne as she remained unable to speak or walk.
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Yvonne Fischer
Nathan H. Schnitz
Mortimer Fischer
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Yvonne
Schnitz
Wallace Ballot Spot Assured In 40 States
Spokesmen for Henry A Wallace and the Progressive Citizens of America say he can qualify for the ballot in at least 40 states in his bid for the presidency. PCA plans a third party convention to nominate Wallace, with a Chicago gathering Jan 17 18 drawing 600 delegates from 26 states.
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Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Citizens of America
PCA
Barney Conal
Wallace
California
Conal
Tennessee
Chicago
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