Truman lays out 1947 economics program for prosperity
President Truman urges keeping taxes, raising minimum wages, expanding Social Security, broadening wage hour coverage, and maintaining rent controls. He calls for price reduction to balance purchasing power with production and details a six-point long range plan including anti discrimination, production incentives, freer enterprise, pension adjustments, trade liberalization, and employment stabilization.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
America
Econonomic Council
Ameri Ica
End Politics In Liquor Ends Politics In Ohio Monopoly Debate
Ohio liquor profits for 1946 totaled 23,878,619 with 9,129,619 gallons sold and 13,000,000 paid to the general fund. Edward E. Tharp urged removing political control, proposing a liquor commission and local enforcement with state oversight and penalties for violations. He cited 1946 revenue and local permit allocations to Cleveland Cincinnati Columbus and others.
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Columbus
Ohio
Edward E. Tharp
Tharp
Liquor Commission
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Dayton
Toledo
Youngstown
Steubenville
General Fund
Wire Tapping Bared In Football Fix Case
A policeman testifies in a New York court that Alvin J. Paris who is charged with fixing the December 15 NFL title game between the Bears and Giants discussed the scheme in a telephone call the day before the game saying Giants players would break their necks for the Giants. The testimony comes from Patrolman Joseph L. Jove who said he had tapped Paris’s phone since December 3.
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New York
Alvin J. Paris
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Giants
Joseph L. Jove
Paris
Dunn's Coin Mystery Ties Denver Couple to $50 Government Checks
In Denver the Secret Service traced a $450 government payment to Arthur C. Dunn and a recurring $50 monthly sum. The money was intended for Rosemary Dunn, wife of MSgt Leon L. Dunn in Pretoria, South Africa, who remains unfound. The couple used $450 for their home and hope to settle the matter by deducting it from Dunn's terminal leave pay.
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Denver
Arthur C. Dunn
Sam
Secret Service
Rosemary Dunn
Leon L. Dunn
U. S
Pretoria
South Africa
Denver Dunn
Rosemary
Arthur C
Marshall Appointed to Succeed Byrnes in State Dept
The article notes General George C. Marshall to replace Secretary Byrnes as secretary of state, with expectations he will continue Byrnes' foreign policy stance toward Russia. It discusses Marshall’s background, potential impact on postwar peace, and the political implications for 1948 Democratic candidates.
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Marshall
Byrnes
Washington
George C. Marshall
Russia
Congress
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wagner
Foreign Relations Committee
Jimmy Byrnes
Army
Truman
White House
Two Logan Residents Die In Auto Wreck
Mrs. Florence Ball of Logan Route 5 and Miss Wilma Frazier died after a crash near Eureka Nevada Tuesday. Earl Ball suffered a skull fracture and is hospitalized in Ely Nevada. Miss Evelyn Ball escaped with minor injuries. The party was bound for San Francisco where Miss Ball was to be married. Funeral plans are set by Heinlein and Roberts Funeral Services. Wayne Ball survivess.
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Logan
Florence Ball
Miss Evelyn Ball
Earl Ball
Wilma Frazier
Eureka
Nev
Ball
Miss Frazier
Ely
Evelyn Ball
Wayne Ball
Heinlein Funeral Home
Kenneth Frazier
Logan Route 2
Roberts Funeral Service
Berlin Reduces Office Hours Amid Cold Spell
Berlin city officials cut the workday for office staff to four-hour shifts to protect health as a severe cold snap grips the fuel-starved capital with temperatures around four below zero and widespread misery.
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Berlin
Fur Leather Workers Gain Wage Agreement
The CIO Fur and Leather Workers Union announced wage settlements with four Chicago firms, granting increases of 10 and 11 cents an hour for about 750 employees. The agreement was reported in Chicago last night.
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Chicago
CIO Fur and Leather Workers Union
Bomb Explodes During Trial of 11 Germans
A bomb exploded in a denazification court in Nuernberg during the trial of 11 Germans accused of bombing denazification courts in the Stuttgart area. No casualties were reported and damage to the courtroom was not immediately disclosed.
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Frankfurt
Nuernberg
Stuttgart
Auctioneer Robert Minshall Dies at 75 in London
Robert Minshall 75 a widely known cattle auctioneer and hog raiser died yesterday in London His death ends a long career in livestock sales across the region
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London
Robert Minshall
Court Martial Revamping Act Introduced in House
A House military group unveiled a bill to overhaul the Army court martial system. Led by Rep. Durham the proposal enlarges the judge advocate general office expands public access to proceedings allows enlisted personnel on courts and removes mandatory death for rape enabling judicial discretion.
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Washington
House
Rep. Durham
D-Nc
Durham
Judge Advocate General's Office
Akron teachers threaten walkout over cost of living bonus
In Springfield Township 65 teachers voted to halt classes and delay the January 21 spring semester unless a $200 to $300 cost of living bonus is paid. Pupils were informed of the plan via public address and urged to tell parents. The term strike was used but not formally declared.
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Akron, O
Springfield Township
Contractors May Collect Portsmouth Garbage
Portsmouth contractors may collect garbage and rubbish as city workers strike since January 1. City Manager Ernest C. Littleton authorized private contractors to handle the cleanup for the city.
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Portsmouth
Ernest C. Littleton
Judge James Bell, Madison County Common Pleas Judge, Dies
Judge James F. Bell who had served on the Madison County Common Pleas bench since 1933 died yesterday five days before his 75th birthday. He shaped local jurisprudence over four decades of service in London, D. and surrounding district.
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London, D
James F. Bell
Madison County Common Pleas
Officers Unions Sailors Blamed for Inefficiency at Lakes Exposition
In Cleveland speakers at the Great Lakes Licensed Officers and Marine Exposition blamed unions and the mental attitudes of unlicensed seamen as threats to efficiency on lake carriers. John I. Horton of Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co. cited officers' disputes over work as causing discipline problems and discord aboard ships.
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Cleveland
John I. Horton
Maritime Department
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co
Detective Two Captives Die in Toledo Gun Battle
A veteran detective and two men were killed after a gun battle near Toledo police headquarters. Det Lieut John McCarthy 53 and Edward Monnett 45 perished, along with John F Quirk 30, during a confrontation as officers attempted to detain Monnett Quirk and a woman companion. Det Patrolman Connors sustained a leg wound, Cartlidge reported the group had been stopped for a bad check at a nearby bar.
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Toledo
John McCarthy
Edward Monnett
John F. Quirk
Monnett
Quirk
John Connors
Floyd Cartlidge
Jackson St
Connors
Cartlidge
Miss la Rue Burd
Civic Center
Upward Trend in Price Seen in 1947 Outlook
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics expects the general price level to rise in the first quarter of 1947 despite setbacks for certain farm products. It cites continued income payments supporting prices, especially for items with weak demand, and possible gains in consumer expenditures early in the year, though not matching the 1945–46 pace.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Bureau
Crusade Ministers Prompt Grand Jury Indictments
Steubenville report says Jefferson County Grand Jury received a blanket order to indict in all cases of organized vice sparked by 12 crusading Protestant ministers. Judges Weinman and Hooper directed the jury to return indictments wherever violations are found.
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Steubenville
Jefferson County
Grand Jury
Common Pleas
Carl Weinman
Arthur L. Hooper
Reorganization Plan Blocked at Taylorcraft
Possibility of a reorganization plan for the bankrupt Taylorcraft Aviation Corp of Alliance Ohio was ruled out at a hearing before federal referee Carl D. Friebelin. Preparations were begun for some program of liquidation.
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Cleveland
Taylorcraft Aviation Corp
Alliance, O
Carl D. Friebelin
South Point Strikers to Work During Parleys
About 400 production and maintenance workers at the Solvay Process Co. plant near South Point returned to work after CIO United Steelworkers representative Babe Shelton announced the union would resume during ongoing negotiations over undisclosed issues with the company.
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South Point
Solvay Process Co
Babe Shelton
Ashland
CIO
United Steelworkers
Government ends purchasing priorities for scarce materials
Washington reports the government will no longer issue new civilian purchasing priorities. The Office of Temporary Controls will retain only essential military and community needs and housing material production for veterans, while existing civilian priorities remain in effect.
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Washington
Office of Temporary Controls
Babe Ruth Condition Reported Satisfactory
New York reports Babe Ruth’s condition after a two hour operation on Monday to relieve intractable pain as satisfactory. The procedure addressed a serious health issue and Ruth remains under care with doctors monitoring his recovery.
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Babe Ruth
New York
GOP Chief Urges Focused Work Free of Presidential Politics
Republican Party leaders call for a workmanlike Congress free from presidential influence. The DNC warns against any sabotage of Truman’s legislative program and assigns responsibility if efforts occur. Multiple senators and governors have been named as potential 1948 GOP contenders. Truman orders administration officials to stop signaling budget shortfalls and to back the White House estimates. Five senators push anti filibuster drive with prospects for Senate debate and possible rule change.
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Washington
Reece
Republican National Committee
Congress
Democratic National Committee
Truman
Republican News
National Committee
Congress of the
White House
Budget Bureau
Senate
Knowland
Filmdom Tops Income List of 1944 45 Revenue Leaders
The treasury lists 122 top money makers for 1944 and the 1945 fiscal year. Abbott and Costello head the earnings with $469,170 jointly. Thomas J. Watson of IBM tops individuals with $425,548.
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Washington
Treasury
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Hollywood
Thomas J. Watson
New York
International Business Machines Corp
Atomic bomb control and disarmament debate voiced
SAM SIMMONS argues concessions to placate Russia may be considered but demands foolproof control before relinquishing weapon secrets. He questions Baruch’s resignation and criticizes surrender without a clear world oversight plan. He notes public fear and support for a world authority to prevent further use.
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Russia
Baruch
Henry Wallace
Claude Pepper
United States
Japan
World Organization
Mercury Air Lines Hearing Expected on Flight Proposals
Mercury Air Lines plans to seek a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing next month on its request to operate Detroit to Havana and St. Louis to Richmond routes. The proposed Ohio service would include Cleveland Canton Columbus and Cincinnati on the north south leg and Cincinnati Portsmouth on the west east leg, said President R T Cunningham.
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Columbus
Mercury Airlines, Inc
Civil Aeronautics Board
Detroit
Havana
St. Louis
Richmond
R. T. Cunningham
Cleveland
Canton
Collumbus
Cincinnati
Ohio Cities
Portsmouth
Cunningham
Burley Tobacco Prices Hit Season High in Kentucky
Louisville reports the statewide burley tobacco price average rose to 42.95 per weight, the season high, surpassing the December 16 peak by 20 cents. Department of Agriculture tallies show sales across 22 markets amounting to 11,374,184 pounds for 4,885,000 dollars.
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Louisville
State Department of Agriculture
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U.S
Europe
Joseph T. McNarney
General McNarney
United Nations
Jane Bacon
U.S. Commissioner's Office
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Yeakel
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Mercury Air Lines
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