Tax cut bill wins House vote amid veto forecast
Washington March 24 The House passed a 4.8 billion tax slashing measure by 289 to 66 sending it toward President Truman. Supporters claimed it would cut taxes for 52 million income tax payers and remove 7.4 million low income people from the rolls while opponents warned of vetoes. The vast party split and debate foreshadowed a veto test next week as Taft and Speaker Martin predicted overrides, with refunds and changes to exemptions and income reporting proposed before any potential enactment.
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Congress
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Taft
Representative Doughton
North Carolina
Senate
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Representative Knutson
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Seven Crash Survivors Perish in Bitter Cold
Rescuers pieced together the last hours of seven men who froze to death after a transport plane crashed into Mount Davis Sunday night. Two injured survivors crawled down the mountain to direct rescuers to the wreck. Over 25 planes and many ground teams had searched since the C 47 went missing.
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Maren
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Pelee Cal
Pfe
John M
Boston
Mass
Texan Testifies in Probe of War Surplus Shipments
Dallas resident Leroy H. Lucky testified before a House committee that he bought 46 war type airplane engines from the War Assets Administration last year and sold them for export to Russia and Poland. He said the engines were new B 24 type units shipped to Russia by Moore MacCormack Lines and sold to Alpine Corp. president Richard F. Finchie, with export licenses on the boxes.
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Washington
War Assets Administration
Russia
Poland
Leroy H. Lucky
Dallas
Lucky
House Su
Moore-MacCormack Steamship Lines
Richard F. Finchie
The
Alpine Corp
Washington, DC
WAA
Jess Larson
Larson
Representative Rizley
Oklahoma Republican
United States
Defense chiefs push for up to 2 billion defense budget
Washington reports that military leaders will urge Congress to back a peacetime expansion of up to 2 billion dollars as they present alternatives to the Truman budget. Proposals include universal military training, a larger army and navy, more air groups, and jets. key figures like Forrestal and Royall are set to testify.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
James E. Webb
White House
Defense Chiefs
State Department
National Guard
Marine Corps
Defense Department
Joint Chief of Staff
Key West
Pla
Defense
James Forrestal
Kenneth ©. Royall
Senate Armed Forces Committee
Finnish Premier Attends Moscow Treaty Meeting From Sickbed
Premier Mauno Pekkala, ill with a severe ear infection, left Helsinki in a Russian plane to join the six member Finnish delegation in Moscow for Soviet Finnish treaty negotiations. Delegation members are divided on the pact with Russia and Pekkala, a member of the Communist dominated Democratic Union, is the potential deciding vote.
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Helsinki
Mauno’ Pekkala
Finland
Russia
Pekkal
Democratic Union
Malaware
Ciothac
Brooklyn Democrats Threaten Truman Over Palestine Policy
Two Brooklyn Democrats Isaac Levine and an assemblyman pressed President Truman to reverse the United Nations Palestine partition stance. They warned they will oppose his nomination at the Democratic National Convention and seek an anti Truman coalition if the policy is not reversed. James Power announced Eisenhower support from Brooklyn districts.
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Truman
United States
Palestine
Isaac Levine
Emitteeman
Assemblyman National
James Power
Brooks
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Levine
Begettet Eeeme
United Nations
Ike Stands Put on His Refusal
Washington dispatch reports General Eisenhower will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination. He reiterates in a Jan 22 letter to Leonard V. Finder that he cannot accept nomination, despite Democratic efforts to rally support. The retired chief of staff commits to remaining silent on politics.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
Ike
Truman
Eisenhower
Leonard V. Finder
Manchester
Pinder
Widow Buys Back Own Home at Tax Sale
In neDFORD Indiana a World War II widow Mrs Dana Blevins bid 15 dollars to reclaim her home at a tax delinquent sale. County Auditor Donald Smith noted the subdued crowd as the lone bid was accepted and the house remained in her possession along with her five children.
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Maron
Here
Donald Smith
Dana Blevins
Eleven Haganah Men Die As Arabs Attack Convoy
Arab patrols near Jerusalem attacked a Haganah convoy triggering a battle in which about 20 were killed or wounded, with Jewish sources reporting 11 Haganah fatalities. Fighting continued toward Ramallah along the Jerusalem road, in the Araroth area.
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Erusalem
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Ramallah
Araroth
Red Cross Fund Reaches Halfway Mark in Amarillo Drive
With one week left in the drive Amarillo’s Red Cross fund surpasses the halfway target by reaching 23000 in donations. Chapter Manager Frank Davis reported the total at a breakfast in the Herring Hotel as organizers aim for 45000 and zone leaders note early quota achievements. Robert Smola of St. Louis attended to reinforce the need for disaster readiness and support for armed forces. Contributions can be mailed or delivered to Red Cross headquarters at 517 Taylor. final report meeting is scheduled for next Wednesday morning at the Herring Hotel.
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Midwest
Red Cross
Smola
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Herring Hotel
Truman names three man board of inquiry on coal strike
President Truman appoints Sherman Minton George W. Taylor and Mark K Ethridge to investigate the coal strike and report by April 5. The three will examine the issues and report findings to the president.
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Washington
Truman
Sherman Minton
Indiana
George W. Taylor
War Labor Board
Mark K. Ethridge
Louville
It's About Time
The Society of Automotive Engineers announced a standard bumper height of 18.25 inches to eliminate bumper locking nuisance. The notice appears in a New York context with a summary line about insurance offerings from Williams Boyce Agency.
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The
Society of Automotive Engineers
Houston Man Jailed Over 323000 Trailer Swindle
A Houston man was jailed for a $323000 mail fraud scheme that targeted owners and finance companies in Houston Port Arthur and Beaumont. Investigators call it the largest and most complex swindle in South Texas history involving forged titles and phantom trailers. The accused claimed he was broke and suggested possible accomplices, while continuing to collect payments on loans and selling trailers for cash.
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Houston
Port Arthur
Beaumont
Texas
State Highway Department
Fiat
Elliot Finance Col
36 year old Houston man charged in auto trailer bilking case
A 36 year old Houston man faced charges after deputies traced a theft of 250 auto trailers totaling 4399 dollars. A 17 year old girl called at 2 AM reporting her mother’s illness and hospital trip while she gathered money hidden around the house. Deputies recovered funds from purses, a cedar chest, a sugar bowl and other spots totaling the amount.
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Ruit Worth
Cauto
Sos, Tives
Wwe
Postal fraud case and death row clemency in Texas
Jack Elliot denies losses of 323000 claiming he was swindled in a scheme involving Elliott Finance Co titles for trailers that did not exist. Postal inspector Main says mailings contained forged loan papers. In Austin, clemency was denied for two inmates scheduled for electric chair on March 28, Clayton Rushing of Jasper County for murder and Bennie Louis Johnson of Pine Bend County for rape, both given the 30 day stay.
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Jack Elliot
Elliott Finance Co
Wiliam ‘D. Main
Hart
Austin
Clayton Rushing
Jasper County
Bennie Louis Johnson
Pine Bend County
Beauford H. Tester
Wallace Supporter Refuses to Name Communist Ties
Seymour Linfield of New York City testified before Congress that Henry A. Wallace did not accept support from groups seeking to restrict civil liberties. Linfield, a World War II veteran and CIO lawyer, echoed calls on Capitol Hill for a narrow draft, with senators arguing for limited manpower and possible exemptions for veterans and married men. The Senate panel reportedly rejected a plan to register men up to age 48.
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Henry A. Wallace
Young Communist League
Seymour Linfield
New York City
Armed Services Committee
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Progressive Citizens of America
Chan Gurney
CIO
United Electrical Workers
C Gress
Congress
Gurney
Wadsworth
New York
Andrews
House Armed Services Committee
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