Republicans Push Take It Or Leave It Tax Slash Bill
The House votes to consider the $3.84 billion tax-cut measure on a take-it-or leave-it basis in Washington. President Truman signals opposition while Secretary Snyder argues deficit financing is inflationary and wrong in prosperous times. Representative Knutson asserts the bill eases taxes, encourages risk ventures, and cuts punitive taxes amid partisan rhetoric about government overreach.
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House
Truman
Congress
Treasury
Snyder
Sminvyy
Ohio Senator Critiques Budget Reduction Plan
An Ohio senator warned that proposed cuts would nearly eliminate the 6 billion dollar House pledge in President Truman's budget and surpass the 4.5 billion ANH target, signaling substantial pushback against the plan.
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Ohio
House
Truman
Dennis Refuses Real Name as HUAC Subpoena Is Served
Eugene Dennis, secretary of the Communist Party, is dismissed as a witness after refusing to reveal his real name before HUAC. Subpoena ordered return on April 9. chief investigator Stribling cites evidence of multiple aliases. Dennis, who claimed to be known as Dennis, challenged the committee’s authority and invoked testimony on anti party bills.
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Washington
Eugene Dennis
Communist Party
House of Un-American Activities Committee
Robert E. Stripling
Dennis
Stripling
Stribling
Smith
Jones
Cohen
Old Dies Committee
Seattle
Francis Eugene Waldron
Francis Xavier Waldron, Jr
Frank Waldron
F. E. W. Dennis
Gene Dennis
Paul Eugene Waldron
Milton
Illinois Mine Disaster Toll Climbs As Rescue Ends
CENTRALIA Illinois March 26 Hope of life for the last of 122 men entombed by a coal mine explosion near here Tuesday afternoon faded. Nine survivors remained. authorities warned this could be the nation's worst coal mine disaster in 19 years. Rescue efforts focused on clearing debris while families faced the bleak scene at the pithead.
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Centralia
Ill
Here
Fred Hellmerger
Centralia Coal Company
No. 5
Centratia
Mather
Scott Field
Dwight H. Green
Chicago
Elmer Hf. Baird
Newark Man Accused Of Filing Three False Alarms
Thomas Menafro, 41, accused of turning in three false alarms, two while firefighters watched. He told Judge Harry Finley he wanted to go to jail to get away from people. Menafro was under a one year jail sentence today.
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Newark
N. J
Thomas Menafro
Harry Finley
Menafro
This Stork Delivers Early at Mrs Gleaves Home
Mrs A D Gleaves and her sister Mrs Carl Coffey welcomed an unexpected visitor this morning. The couple planned to go to the hospital just before 1 am but a sudden appearance by the stork delayed the trip. Both mother and child are reported doing fine.
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A. D. Gleaves
Browning
Carl Coffey
North Fairfield
Barkley Foresees Greek Aid Sanction Vote
Senate Democratic Leader Alben Barkley said the Foreign Relations Committee may vote the next day on President Truman's 40 million dollar program to aid Greece and Turkey against communism. He predicted Senate approval of the plan to quarantine communism.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Barkley
Truman urges prompt action on Greek Turkish aid bill
President Truman urged quick congressional action on the Greek Turkish aid package and hoped for no stop gap measures. He said he would not discuss specifics until UN position is stated and noted deadlines for Greek aid. House and Senate committees planned hearings as leadership doubted passage by March 31.
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Truman
Congress
Charles Eaton
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Greece
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eaton Quick
Warren R. Austin
U. S
United Nations
UN Security Council
Austin
Hagy to Speak on KGNC Tonight at 6 30
Lawrence Hagy, candidate for mayor, will address KGNC at 6 30 this evening outlining development plans he believes the city requires. The broadcast aims to inform voters about his proposed city improvements and policy priorities.
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Lawrence Hagy
KGNC
Senate ratifies US Philippine bases treaty
Manila March 26 The Philippine senate ratified by 18 to 0 vote the United States Philippine treaty allowing American military bases in the islands.
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Manila
Philippine Senate
U. S
Islands
Years May Be Needed To Learn Atom Bomb's Effect on Humans
Washington March 26 UP Members of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission say it may take many years to learn the full extent of abnormalities among descendants of Japanese exposed to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki blasts. They warn of possible malformations and cancer but doubt reports of entire races declining. The study notes some evidence of effects in children of victims, including stillbirths, though conclusive proof is lacking.
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Washington
Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Casualty Commission
Austin M. Brues
Argonne National L
Pauls. Henshaw
Clinton Labor Tenn
Chicago
Atory
Oak Ridge
President Truman warns on rising prices at press conference
President Truman voiced concern over general price increases and urged industry cooperation to cut costs. He noted Ford and International Harvester as examples and warned that ongoing price rises could trigger inflation. He mentioned a full survey by the Economic Advisory Council and commented cautiously on wage negotiations and pending legislation.
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Washington
Truman
International Company
Ford
Economic Advisory Council
China plans to recapture Dairen from Russia
Nanking reports government sources expect China to seize the port of Dairen within two weeks though a foreign office spokesman said it may require a clash with Chinese Communists. Troops camp outside the city and obstacles from the Communists must be cleared per press conference remarks. Formosan executions rise as authorities purge rioters. over seventy Formosans tied to the self-styled government in Formosa were executed Monday.
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China
Dairen
Russia
Foreign Office
Chang Yuan- Zang
Washington
Chang
Tidal Wave Strikes New Zealand Coast
AUCKLAND New Zealand March 26 Two huge tidal waves struck a 60 mile stretch of the east coast of New Zealands north island wrecking buildings and causing widespread damage No loss of life reported as residents fled to high ground before a second wall of water about 30 feet high damaged roads and bridges and disrupted transportation
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Auckland
New Zealand
North Island
Gruner Loses Privy Council Bid on Palestine Killing
In London, March 26 the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council rejected Dov Bela Gruner's petition for leave to appeal his death sentence for anti-British violence in Palestine. Gruner, 33, a former British Army veteran, was convicted by a military court on January 1 for taking part in an attack on the Ramat Gan police station on April 23, 1946, a case that spurred widespread Jewish underground action.
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London
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Britain
Dov Bela Gruner
Palestine
Gruner
Ramat Gan
Senate approves Speaker succession plan in line for Presidency
Washington March 26 The Senate Rules Committee backed legislation to place House Speaker Joseph Martin in the presidential line of succession, voting 6 to 5 along party lines. The bill, by Senator Wherry, would set the order as Vice President, Speaker, presiding Senate officer, then Secretary of State and cabinet.
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Senate Rules Committee
House
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Truman
George C. Marshall
Brooks
Illinois
Wherry
Nebraska
Senate
Martin
Vandenberg
Michigan
Marshall
Moscow Ballet Party Leaves Greece Greek-Turkey Tension
Moscow hosts a lavish reception after a Greek Independence Day fete with diplomats from the United States Britain and Turkey amid champagne vodka and ballet. Molotov notes a cautious exchange of notes on the China issue while deputies work on the Austrian treaty draft.
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Molotov
China
George Marshall
Bolshoi Theater
Imperial Box
Walter B. Smith
Andrei Vishinsky
Smith
Marshall
Bevin
Nery
Dying Winter Strikes Back Amid Snow And Cold
The winter storm blamed for 14 deaths spans from the eastern Rockies to the Atlantic Seaboard and into the Carolinas and Tennessee. It fouled transport and communications, closed many schools and factories, and brought subfreezing highs and 12 to 40 degree readings as far south as Nashville and Asheville. Forecasters expect a slow warmup in the Midwest with a cooling front possible by Friday.
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Associated Press
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Atlantic Seaboard
Carolinas
Tennessee
Great Lakes
New England
Midwest
Quebec
Chicago
North Dakota
Michigan
Nashville
Tenn
Asheville
N.C
Mercury
Bristol
Knoxville
Greensboro
N. C
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S. C
Charlotte
Woman Saves Invalid Mother But Suffers Burns
In Brownwood a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Mobley, woke to flames engulfing a home and carried her disabled mother, Mrs. J.T. Mc Carson, to safety through a window. Mobley sustained serious burns to hands, face, and back and was hospitalized. the fire destroyed the residence.
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Brownwood
Ruth Mobley
J.T. McCarson
Weather snapshot for Amarillo and West Texas
Amaryllo area sees high cloudiness and warmer readings with fresh south winds this afternoon. West Texas reports partly cloudy skies and slight warming, with scattered showers from Pecos Valley eastward on Thursday. New Mexico adds fair conditions this afternoon, with scattered showers in the northwest mountains Thursday. High/low 61 and 38 degrees. moon 58.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Fresh Panhandle Wind Shapes Weather
A brisk south wind pushed across the Panhandle with no hint of moisture in the air. The report notes a warm, dry breeze shifting conditions, potentially affecting local outdoor plans.
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Panhandle
Goddard Filming Tied Up By Hair Dressers Strike
London March 26 A unauthorized strike by twelve English hair dressers halted production on a 2 million dollar film starring Paulette Goddard. The walkout idled nearly 1,000 actors and technicians, delaying Sir Alexander Korda’s Oscar Wilde adaptation An Ideal Husband and costing studios over 12 thousand dollars daily. The workers demand English styling for Goddard’s hair, while the union calls the move unauthorized.
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London
Paulette Goddard
Miss Goddard
Hollywood
Alexander Korda
Oscar Wilde
Goddard
National Association of Theatrical and Kine (Cinema) Employes
Bodies of Germany's Great Will Occupy Secret Graves
FRANKFURT March 26 The bodies of Frederick the Great and former President Paul Von Hindenburg will be moved to secret graves from their present resting place at Marburg, the Greater Hesse Ministry of Education announced. They will then cease to be a marine for the university body or anyone else in Germany.
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Frederick the Great
Paul von Hindenburg
Marburg
Greater Hesse
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