Truman Proposes Sweeping IRS Reorganization Plan
President Truman unveils a broad plan to overhaul the Internal Revenue Bureau aiming to curb corruption and bias. The proposal would abolish 64 collector offices, replace them with 25 district commissioners, create an independent inspection service, and move the bureau under Civil Service except for the commissioner.
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Washington
Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Capitol Hill
Couness
Congress
Rep. Byrnes
R-Wis
Government Reorganization Act
Internal Revenue Collectors
Civil Service
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Ohio Turnpike Plan Sets 2.90 Toll and Route Cuts
Engineers estimate a 241 mile Ohio Turnpike would cost motorists 2.90 in tolls and save 38 cents per trip versus current roads. The plan proposes 6000 feet of alignment in Maumee to ease protests while funding awaits steel allocations. Taxpayers would face tolls from 1.2 cents a mile for cars to 4.3 cents a mile for medium trucks.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Hall and MacDonald
New York
Maumee
James W. Shacknessy
Shocknessy
Frank J. Lausche
Mild 30 Days Forecast for Midwest Temperature Shift
The Weather Bureau's 30 day outlook for January expects below normal temperatures west of the divide and in the northern plains, with the Pacific Northwest seeing the largest departures. The South and East should run warmer than normal with milder Gulf and southeastern conditions. Precipitation is expected above normal nationwide except drier in the Pacific Northwest and southern Texas to the east. Central plains to northeast will see sleet and freezing rain.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
Bureau
Northern Plains
Pacific Northwest
Gulf Coast
Texas
Central Plains
Bridges Gains Party Support as GOP Floor Leader
Washington reports Senator Welker Idaho says Senator Style Bridges New Hampshire is expected to be elected Republican floor leader for the new session beginning Tuesday. Bridges has not identified with any presidential candidate, aiming to avoid factional fights among GOP senators. The post became vacant after the death of Senator Kenneth Wherry of Nebraska. Bridges began service January 3, 1937.
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Washington
Welker
Idaho
Style Bridges
New Hampshire
GOP
Bridges
Senate
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
Russell denounces U S payment of ransom to Hungary
Senator Richard Russell Jr. of Georgia, head of the Senate Armed Services Committee, condemns the $120,000 payment for four captured U S fliers and asserts the move originated in Moscow. He warns of a dangerous precedent and argues the money should have gone to the pilots after serving jail terms.
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Washington
Senator Russell
D-Ga
Hungary
U. S
Kremlin
Moscow
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Former State Auditor Dies
COLUMBUS Ohio former State Auditor Joseph T Tracy 86 father of state Treasurer Roger W Tracy died yesterday at his Westerville home. The elder Tracy Ohio s first four term auditor served 16 years in the office after entering public service as Scioto County deputy clerk of courts and later as county auditor from 1892 to 1898. He helped organize the Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices under the state auditor.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Tracy
Roger W. Tracy
Westerville
Tracy
Ohio
Scioto County
Bureau of Inspection
State Auditor
Crash Kills Ohioan in Navy Plane Crash
Washington reports Airman Shelby Vaughn Neville of Aberdeen Ohio among four men killed December 31 in a Navy patrol plane crash at Hong Kong.
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Washington
Shelby Vaughn Neville
Aberdeen
Hong Kong
Allied Prisoner Exchange Plan Labeled Slave Barter by Reds
In Korea at Panmunjom the Reds denounced the Allied plan as slave barter while a UN negotiator signaled reluctance to accept a categorical rejection. The exchange would be man for man until all prisoners are returned, followed by civilian swaps, with the Red Cross interviewing each repatriate to confirm consent.
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Reds
Munsan
Korea
Lee Sang Cho
Libby
Lee
Panmunjom
The
Red Cross
Tank Aided UN Troops Recapture Western Front Bastions
In Korea the Eighth Army-led advance recaptured two western front strong points near Ko Rangao and Panmunjom after a Dec 28 Chinese assault. Allied infantry reported brief, heavy fighting ending with Red forces retreating. Additional probes and air clashes were noted along the 145 mile front.
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Korea
Seoul
Eighth Army
Korango
Panmunjom
Heartbreak Ridge
Ship Disaster Claims Near Court Accord
Canada Steamship Lines faces a proposed 2 million settlement of 19 million in No ronic disaster claims. Judge Paul Jones will publish the amount in Cleveland as up to 100 attorneys review the plan. The 1949 Toronto fire killed 119 aboard the pleasure ship near its pier.
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Cleveland
Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd
Noronic
Paul Jones
Toronto
Detroit
Cincinnati Tenement Fire Toll Rises to Nine
The Christmas Eve blaze at a Negro tenement in Cincinnati raised the death toll to nine with the death of Miss Lillie Mae Sinclair, 30. Three others remained hospitalized as firemen found seven bodies in the attic. the cause was not determined.
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Cincinnati
Lillie Mae Sinclair
Herbert P. Lyle
Captain Enterprise Fights Through New Storms At Sea
Danish born Captain Kurt Carlsen manned the Flying Enterprise as a 6711 ton freighter bucked by huge waves and a cracked hull. The Turmoil tug struggled 300 miles from Falmouth to reach the drifting ship as the U S destroyer John W Weeks stood by to rescue if needed. Carlsen stayed aboard with radio contact to preserve cargo value while passengers and crew were evacuated.
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London
Kurt Carlsen
Carlsen
Britain
Falmouth
Enterprise
Woodbridge
N.J
U.S
John W. Weeks
Gambling Tax Nets $63 000 in November
In Cleveland and 22 Northeastern Ohio counties authorities reported 63 000 in tax collected so far for November under a new 10 percent levy on gross gambling winnings. The report noted early high payments including a 16 663 single tax and a 7 000 payment by another bettor. names were not released.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Internal Revenue Office
Thomas M. Carey
Infant dies after crib fall in Reese Station
Eight month old Phyllis Swank daughter of Mr and Mrs Phillip Swank Reese Station died from injuries after a fall from her crib. The accident occurred on Monday and she died Wednesday.
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Columbus
Phyllis Swank
Phillip Swank
Reese Station
Santa Claus Marries and Begins Honeymoon in Missouri
Santa Claus, a Church of God minister known for answering children’s letters, married on New Year’s Day and starts a honeymoon. He plans to have the new Mrs. Claus help with remaining Christmas tasks.
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Marshall, Mo
Santa Claus
Jo Davidson Dies at 68 in France
Paris report states Jo Davidson 68 renowned American sculptor died of a heart attack at his country home in central France. Once rising from New York's Lower East Side to international fame he remained active, with major works housed in museums and government buildings worldwide. He portrayed leaders Franklin D Roosevelt and John D Rockefeller Sr and figures of the world wars.
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Paris
Jo Davidson
France
New York
Lower East Side
Davidson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John D. Rockefeller
Albert Einstein
Will Rogers
Trumbull Republicans Endorse Taft for President and Governor
The Trumbull County Republican Executive Committee endorsed Senator Robert A. Taft for president and Charles E. Taft of Cincinnati for Ohio governor. It marked the first public issuance of county recommendations for May primary candidates.
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Warren
Trumbull County
Republican Executive Committee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Charles E. Taft
Cincinnati
River Flood Recedes After Chagrin River High Water
Suburban Eastlake police report the Chagrin River flooding eased to normal after forcing 30 families from their homes near Willoughby. Relief teams assisted residents and restored access as water levels dropped.
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Willoughby
Eastlake
Chagrin River
Blasts and Fires Derail 50 Cars in Two Freight Trains
A steel cable splice failed on a box-car floor causing a derailment of 50 cars in two trains near Columbus. An explosion of shells bound for Fort Meade Md followed, injuring three from shrapnel as fires raged for hours. Over 150 firefighters battled flames and a nearby grain elevator was damaged.
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Columbus
Hilliards
G. J. McCloskey
Pennsylvania Railroad
McCloskey
Fort Meade
St. Louis
Lausche to Attend Civil Defense Council Meeting in Washington
Gov. Frank Lausche said he will travel to Washington to join a meeting of the president's civil defense advisory council where he serves on the nine member panel. He indicated no definite plans to meet Michael V. DiSalle about steel for the turnpike and left his political future undecided amid speculation about DiSalle's ambitions for governor or Senate.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Washington
Civil Defense Advisory Council
Michael V. DiSalle
Lausche
Commissioner of Public Works
DiSalle
Toledo
U S
Ohio
Truman
Washington Post
Senate
Vishinsky seeks UN Security Council role in Korea talks
Paris AP Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky proposed that the UN Security Council intervene in Korea armistice negotiations to favor a high level meeting with chiefs of state or foreign ministers. U S officials dismissed the idea citing veto power and urged continuation of collective security measures. The move followed a lengthy speech accusing the West of dangerous plans in Asia and linked to broader aims to curb anti aggression machinery.
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Paris
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Korea
Andrei Vishinsky
Southeast Asia
U. S
U.S
Security Council
China
General Assembly
Vishinsky
Red China
Asia
Viet Nam
Burma
Thailand
Deslay
Koeorea
UN Assembly
Council
French Pleven faces crucial confidence vote in reforms
Paris reports a pivotal confidence test for Premier Rene Pleven as the Socialist Party contemplates its stance on his tax and reform program. A caucus was set to decide whether to support, abstain, or oppose, with De Gaulle’s position uncertain and talks of a possible new government formation.
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Paris
Socialist Party
Rene Pleven
Pleven
Charles de Gaulle
Stassen Enters Ohio Bid for GOP Presidential Nomination
Harold E Stassen announced his entry into GOP primaries in Ohio Pennsylvania and Minnesota seeking the presidential nomination. He said Taft's challenge in Pennsylvania and Minnesota influenced his Ohio decision while he remains on leave from the University of Pennsylvania presidency and has not decided on other states.
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Washington
Harold E Stassen
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Stassen
Robert A. Taft
University of Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Election Board Pay Hikes Set
Columbus reports the secretary of state announced election boards may raise clerk and deputy salaries immediately. The statutes removed population limits, boosting minimum salaries from 250 to 360 and maximum from 4500 to 5000 annually for boards starting terms next March 1.
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Ted W. Brown
Election Board
Election Violence Breaks Out in Chile
In Santiago supporters of Senator Carlos Ibanez disrupted a presidential campaign event by throwing tear gas bombs into a theater where Senator Arturo Matte was speaking. Ibanez leads a Gararian Party splinter group and advocates renewing diplomatic ties with Russia, severed in 1947.
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Santiago
Chile
Carlos Ibanez
Arturo Matte
Ibanez
Gararian
Russia
Spook Giver Entertains Skeptics With Flying Albums
The Henry Thacker family reports a ghostly presence that has sent a two pound photo album swirling, a corn cob levitating from basement to dining room, and a ring box sailing between rooms. Neighbors and a county patrolman witnessed near misses while 16 year old Walter Brown saw glasses leap. The Thackers seek a reasonable explanation as a reporter waits in vain for further demonstrations.
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Henry Thacker
Robert Covington
Russell McDaniel
McDaniel
Walter Brown
The
Thackers
Newspaper Carrier Reminded to Pay Timely and Learn Business
A message urges readers not to delay paying their Messenger carrier and to settle weekly bills promptly. It emphasizes steady collections to cover paper costs and leave funds for growth, framing timely payments as a lesson in sound business and future leadership.
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New Wife
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Alvin F. DeLong
Charles R. Scott
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J. M. Williamson
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Philadelphia Navy Yard
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