Truman Budget Urges $42 Billion Spending For 1951
President Truman proposed a 42.439 billion dollar federal budget for 1951, forecasting a 5.133 billion deficit even with a moderate tax hike. Defense and foreign aid dominate the outlays, with domestic programs and welfare aims making up the rest in a plan lacking a balanced-budget target.
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Congress Again Asked to Extend Draft Law
President Truman urges Congress to extend the wartime draft law, keep universal military training on the agenda, and maintain Selective Service on the books amid calls for broader youth mobilization. He cites budget items but offers no new Universal Military Training funding.
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Budget at a Glance for 1950 and 1951
The figures show for the year ending June 30 1950 and 1951 the outlay totals 43 297 billion and 42 439 billion respectively with income under present tax laws 37 763 billion and 37 306 billion and deficits 5 534 billion and 5 133 billion The year end debt rises from 258 4 billion to 263 8 billion.
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Associated Press
Taft and GOP Begin Staffing Campaign Policy
Senator Taft of Ohio convened a 15 member committee to map the Republican campaign platform while Democrats plan to back an opponent. William Boyle Jr meets Ohio leaders to discuss a Taft challenge and possible Democratic candidate Murray Lincoln. Ferguson remains in the Democratic race with a primary contest seen as uncertain.
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Taft
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William Boyle, Jr
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al Horstman
House
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Murray D. Lincoln
Farm ‘Bureau
Joseph Ferguson
Lincoln
Ferguson
Wandering Scot 56, World's Champion Walker, Dead
John Jock McMarald known as the Wandering Scot died Saturday in Toledo at age 56. He claimed 665 000 miles on a 29 year walking tour and will be buried in a cemetery plot bought by friendly Toledoans.
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John Jock McMarald
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Dal ton gang member Reed dies at 87 in Tulsa
Nathaniel Reed, 87, who spoke of 14 bullet wounds as memories of his Dal ton gang days during the West, died Saturday in Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Okla
Nathaniel] Reed
Dalton Gang
Peace Oratory Contests Held in Ohio
Three of 17 district winners of the Prince of Peace declamation contest were selected last night. Semi finals set for Jan 22 in Columbus and finals Feb 1 during the 31st Ohio pastors convention. State winner earns four year college scholarship and $200, runner up two year scholarship and $100. Winners last night include Al Marietta David Laughlin of Muskingum County first and Janet Giles of Morgan County second.
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Prince of Peace
Ohio Pastors
B. F. Lamb
Ohio Council of Churches
al Marietta
David Laughlin
Muskingum County
Janet Giles
Morgan County
Police Seek Man After Woman Dies In Toledo
Police hunted a heavy-set man after a dark-haired woman in her early 30s was carried into Flower Hospital Sunday and died ten minutes later from exposure to freezing temperatures. Coroner Paul Hohly said she walked long distances without shoes. The man said he found her unconscious in a crane cab on Telegraph Road.
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Telegraph Road
Monty Banks Dies at 50 in Milan
Italian Milan obituary reports Monty Banks actor and film director and husband of Gracie Fields died Saturday at age 50 in Milan.
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Milan
Italy
Monty Banks
Gracie Fields
Comedienne
Eight jail escapees still at large in Cincinnati area
Police press search for eight of ten prisoners who escaped the Hamilton County jail after holes were cut in a steel ceiling and a false attic led to a roof descent. Charles Hall was captured in a West End cafe. Lee Robertson was nabbed in Columbus with an ex wife in custody for harboring a felon.
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Charles Hall
West End
Lee Willard Robertson
Columbus
East Side
Norma Robertson
Robertson
Seocesenes 'Hall
Hotham Webking
Hallould
Shale Oil Plant Feasibility Cited By U S Officials
A U S Bureau of Mines spokesman said a private commercial shale oil plant may be feasible soon due to railway demand for diesel fuel. He noted synthetic fuels could cost less than refined oil after profit taxes depreciation and interest. The bureau runs demonstration plants at Rifle Colorado and Louisiana Missouri and surveys the 39 state supply of materials for production.
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Louisiana
Ohio Weekend Toll Is Light
A weekend toll in Ohio was light with three deaths. An explosion killed two people in Cleveland as two women Mrs. Maxine England and Mrs. Margaret Cotton died in a rooming house blast while a crane accident claimed Harry Barnett 23 of Middletown at Armco Steel Corp.
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Armco Steel Corp
Maxine England
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N. Y
Cleveland
Margaret Cotton
Mount Clemens
Mich
Yorktown
South Bend
Ind
Drive Started To Air Federal Education Aid
Washington action on a $300 million education aid bill stalls over extending funds to parochial and private schools. Chairman Lesinski of Michigan sets closed hearings by February 6 to push House Labor Committee toward a bill agreement.
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Lesinski
Dmich
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House
Charles Little Dies in Cincinnati
Charles Rex Little 48 longtime executive secretary of the Ohio Valley Soil Conservation and Flood Control Congress died after a six week illness in Cincinnati on Sunday.
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Charles
Rex) Little
The
Ohio Valley Soil Conservation and Flood Control Congress
Wes Fesler to Stay OSU Coach with Pay Rise
Wesley E. Fesler will remain head football coach at Ohio State University with a salary increase from 13500 to 15000 dollars per year. The board of trustees announced the decision after a trustees meeting and a university statement confirmed the plan for an indefinite tenure and a full professorship in physical education upon retirement as coach.
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Wesley E. Fesler
Ohio State University
Fesler
Howard L. Bevis
Nationalists Shell U. S. Freighter Flying Arrow
Nationalist gunboats shelled the American freighter Flying Arrow off Shanghai with 30 to 40 hits, leaving the ship unseaworthy. No crew or passenger fatalities among 43 and 12 aboard. British sloop Black Swan aided the crew to fight fires as cargo worth millions was dumped overboard. Isbrandtsen Line urged U.S. protection and intercession for safe passage to Shanghai.
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Flying Arrow
Toledo Church Fire Causes Major Loss To Collinwood Church
About 45 Sunday school children were led to safety as a fire damaged the Collinwood Presbyterian Church auditorium in Toledo. Fire Chief Harry Shea said the estimated loss ranged from 40 000 to 45 000 dollars and warned that a 10 minute alarm delay could have destroyed the church. Adult services later proceeded as scheduled.
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Harry Shea
Six Counties Endorse Democratic Officials in 10th District
Democratic chairmen of six counties in the 10th district endorsed six Democratic state officials seeking re nomination. The list includes Gov. Frank J. Lausche Lt. Gov. George D Nye Secretary of State Charles Sweeney and Atty. Gen. Herbert S Duffy. Congress man At Large Stephen M Young also was endorsed.
Ohio River To Crest Within Foot of Flood
The Ohio River is expected to crest within a foot of flood stage in the Cincinnati district tomorrow at 51 feet. Nearby crests forecast include Portsmouth 49 feet and Maysville 49.3 feet. Wabash flooding threatens Indiana farmland with levee breaks and evacuations near Vincennes and Graysville.
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Tenn
Davenport Hospital Blaze Claims 40 Lives
Fire investigators probe a Mercy Hospital psychiatric wing tragedy in Davenport after 40 deaths, mostly patients, with nurse Anna Neal among the deceased. Fire Chief cites possible causes including a cigaret stub and faulty wiring as state fire laws draw criticism.
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Mercy Hospital
Lester Schick
Anna Neal
Davenport
Schick
Attlee Expected To Set General Election Date
Prime Minister Atlee may announce a general election by Wednesday. London political writers expect a vote on February 2 or February 22, with a dissolution of parliament sought before the election. The king’s audience was noted but details were not disclosed.
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Boy 8 Rescues Family From Fumes in Newark
An eight year old boy alerted a neighbor when he could not wake his parents and siblings. Firemen revived Mr. and Mrs. Gutridge and their two older children Virgil and Meryl after fumes from a defective furnace. The incident occurred on Glenford Route 1 Perry County.
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Carl Gutridge
Stanley Gutridge
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Perry County
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Meryl
Weekend Fires Kill Sixty-Three Across States and Canada
A string of weekend fires left 63 dead across several states and Canada with 16 children among the victims. Counts include Mercy Hospital Devonport where 40 women perished, fires in Maine Iowa Quebec Ontario New York Michigan Virginia Indiana and Ohio leaving many injured and homeless.
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Iowa
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Duhamel
Stoppage Hits Five Top States In Coal Strike
Pittsburgh AP reports more than 47 000 soft coal miners in five rich states walked out, idling Pitt Consol and other mines. Western Pennsylvania Ohio Kentucky Alabama saw stoppages, with UMW leaders debating responses and possible five day week under Taft Hartley pressure.
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John Lis
S. Steel Corp
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H. C. Frick Oe Co
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George H. E
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United Mine Workers
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
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Springfield
Ill
Hugh White
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Truman
No Strike Seen In Hocking Field
Miners from seven of 36 Eastern Ohio mines stopped work at 7:30 a m in Martins Ferry. The Ohio Coal Association says strip mines kept running while shaft mine output fell by about 28 000 tons daily. Pictured are idle counts and lawsuits by Powhatan Mining and Sunnyhill Coal. No strike reach in Hocking field. About employed in the area.
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