Dems Eye Tax Cut On Income
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee consider an early drive to cut income taxes. They oppose Eisenhower's veto on tax cuts this year and face Senate opposition led by Byrd and George. Proposals include $100 exemptions per taxpayer and dependent, or a flat $20 per person cut, with effects starting July 1 or January 1.
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Virginia
George
Georgia
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Cooper
D-Tenn
Rayburn
Dtex
Jackson Demands Army Explain Peress Case Handling
Senator Jackson of Washington urges an understandable Army explanation of how it handled the Irving Peress case. He says the Pentagon has not told the full story, as the Senate Investigations panel plans to question officials about the major promotion and honorable discharge of Army dentist Peress who invoked the Fifth Amendment over communism questions.
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Italian Communists Demote Third Man
In Rome the Communist party ousted Pietro Secchia from two vice secretary roles and a seven member secretariat seat. He was reassigned as regional secretary for Lombardy to bolster Palmiro Togliatti's authority.
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Italy
Communist Party
Pietro Secchia
Palmiro Togliatti
Secchia
Lombardy
Communism Outlawed by Cuban Government Decree
HAVANA The Cuban Council of Ministers approved a decree outlawing communism in Cuba. It takes effect this week and is issued while Congress remains dissolved since the November election, with President Fulgencio Batista heading the Council.
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Cuban Council of Ministers
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Prison Gets Tank as Guards Remain Held at Charlestown
Boston state police reported an Army M41 Walker Bulldog tank from Fort Devens was en route to Charlestown State Prison where four convicts hold five guards hostage and six inmates are confined in a separate unit. The desperadoes warned that any action could trigger killings and officials said the tank adds heavy firepower to breach doors if needed.
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M. Whitney
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Southerners Block Presbyterian Unification Plan
Southern Presbyteries voted to defeat a move to merge the three branches into the Presbyterian Church of the United States. Results showed 14 against, 7 for, with 2 uncounted, leaving the plan dead for now though voting continues into April. The split dates to 1861 over slavery.
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Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church of the
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U.S.A
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Logan Man Held on Auto Theft Conspiracy Charge
Logan businessman Neil Graf, 31, had bond set at 5000 on a conspiracy charge tied to interstate transportation of stolen cars. Graf, held in Columbus jail for auto theft investigations, is linked to Donald P. O’Donnell, 28, in Tulsa, both accused of trafficking junked vehicles from West Virginia to Logan and then stealing similar cars in Columbus and Lancaster to sell in Pennsylvania.
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Columbus City
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Cincinnati
Nim
Donald P. O'Donnell
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Oklo
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Florida
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West Virginia
Columbus
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Thomas Newton
Atom Sub Now Waits For Underwater Test
The Nautilus returns to Groton awaiting underwater trials after a Monday debut in the Thames River and a period of surface tests on Long Island Sound. The $29 million atomic power plant powered its first open water tests.
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Thames
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Thames River
Mia Eisenhower
Girl Breathes Freely After Pebble Removal
CHICKASHA Okla TM an 18 year old Mildred Taylor underwent a minor operation to remove five pebbles from her nose cavity. She recalled inserting pebbles as a child and expressed relief at finally breathing through the previously blocked nostril.
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Chickasha
Okla
Mildred Taylor
Mill Work Begins Next Month at Ravenswood Plant
Work starts next month on a rolling mill near Ravenswood. Ground conditions will set the start date with a rigid construction schedule for site prep, power and fuel lines, and building the plant. The multi million dollar project aims to finish by July 16, 1956, with main mill building of about 10 acres under roof to begin in April and finish shortly after Christmas.
Burglar Tries Safe Opening at Denver Plant
Foreman Andy Mares reported a burglar broke in through a side door ransacked desks and cabinets broke locks off tool boxes and knocked a dial off a safe in an unsuccessful attempt. The intruder left a note saying he will go straight tomorrow signed Your friend the burglar.
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Denver
Andy Mares
Ohio liquor revenue tops 1954 state history
Columbus reports 1954 state liquor department receipts set a record, with 32,228,814 dollars flowing to the general revenue. The year’s gains come from a one dollar per gallon spirituous liquor tax and net profit transfers from the liquor rotary fund, including a 10,928,514 dollar gallonage tax and 21,300,000 dollars in transfers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Liquor Department
General Revenue
Rotary Fund
Ohio daylight saving time sparks statewide clock confusion
Lawmakers debated a plan to place the entire state on daylight saving time from April to September. Local governments retain home rule, so cooperation among cities is needed to end time discrepancies across Ohio. The bill led the 34 measures before the Legislature, with the total now at 206.
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Miller
Ohio
Househopper
Senate
Knowland Talks With Eisenhower on China Fliers Issue
Senator Knowland met with President Eisenhower at the White House to discuss various problems including the fate of U S airmen imprisoned in Red China. Knowland refused to discuss details or confirm talks on the airmen, while signaling he opposes concessions to the Reds and supports a harder line on release efforts.
Ousted Premier's Wife Freed From Prison
Mrs Jagan the wife of Cheddi Jagan and general secretary of the Peoples Progressive party is released after five months in jail. She had been convicted of possessing subversive literature and holding prohibited political meetings in 1953.
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Peoples’ Progressive Party
Cheddi Jagan
Decision Withheld On Lincoln Day Recess
Democrats withheld a decision on a GOP request for a 10 day Senate recess during February to allow Lincoln Day speeches. Leader Lyndon B. Johnson, en route to Mayo Clinic treatment, said he would review past agreements and report back.
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Senate
GOP
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Buckeye Retail Liquor Dealers Elect Officers at Conference
The Buckeye Retail Liquor Dealers Association closes its two day annual conference in Columbus with officer elections. More than 500 delegates debated resolutions for reduced federal excise taxes on alcohol and life imprisonment for armed robberies of liquor stores.
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Columbus
Buckeye Retail Liquor Dealers Association
Eisenhower backs UN cease fire effort in China conflict
President Eisenhower said he would like the United Nations to use its good offices to press a cease fire between Chinese Nationalists and Red China forces. He noted he did not know if the UN could stop the shooting but urged trying. Dulles said the United States would obj ect no objections to UN poking a cease fire. The president also commented on Hammarskjold's mission to win release of 11 imprisoned American airmen, saying negotiations ongoing keep it from being a failure. He avoided answering whether he will seek a second term and assessed the international situation as better than at inauguration.
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Senate
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China
United Nations
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White House
Caen
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Dulles
Chou En-lai
Red China
Onvy Cabot Lodge, Jr
Free World
Asia
Skjold
U. S
Formosa
Aia
UK Mobilizes Helicopters for Snowbound Scotland Rescue
Britain deploys about 30 helicopters and planes to drop food and medicines in northern Scotland as blizzards, floods, and gales grip Europe. At least 20 deaths are reported across Germany France Scotland and Poland amid continuing severe winter weather.
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Caithness
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Rhine
Mehiem
U 8. High Commission
Garonne
Tour
Leghorney
Treaty to curb lampreys sparks joint US Canada effort
The White House will ask the Senate to ratify a Canada United States treaty creating a joint commission to fund research and operate dam-based controls in the Great Lakes region to kill the Sea Lamprey. The program targets lampreys by blocking upstream spawning.
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State Department
Canada
United States
Great Lakes
Rhodes Sees Tough Olympic Battle for U S Athletes
Ohio University banquet hears former national AAU president James A. Rhodes warn the United States will have its hands full competing with the Soviets in the 1956 Olympics. He cites up to four million people in Soviet athletic programs and notes the OU Center audience includes campus leaders and faculty members.
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AAU
Ohio University
UU. S. Athleved
Rhodes
Men's Union Planning Board
OU Center
Omicron Delta Kappa
J Clubs
Eisenhower Looks to TV for First White House Conference
President Eisenhower will hold the first White House news conference filmed for television and newsreel use. Photographers who normally take still pictures are also authorized to operate during the event for potential public viewing.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Actress Wins Divorce Over Hourly Phone Calls
Los Angeles reports actress Karen Verne won a divorce from Harold R. Susman after she testified he phoned her nearly hourly while away. She charged cruelty in the filing and the court granted the divorce yesterday.
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Los Angeles
Karen Verne
Harold R. Susman
Court Decision Says Wage-Hour Applies to Military Bases
The Labor Department said a federal court decision in New Mexico holds that the wage hour law covers construction on government owned and operated military bases. It notes the ruling is of major importance to workers and contractors nationwide and cites disputes over applying the law to base contracts. The act requires a 15-cent hourly minimum wage and time and a half after four hours per week.
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Washington
Labor Department
New Mexico
Court Denies Bail for Sheppard Convicted of Murder
A three judge court denied bail to Dr Samuel H Sheppard convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The ruling notes state law excludes bail for crimes punishable by life terms. The decision followed the death of his father who committed suicide after his wife’s death, prompting emotional reactions from the judges.
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Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Joy Seth Humanius M. Kovachy
Lee FE. Skee
Bam
Marilyn
Richard Sheppard
Sam
Chinese Stage Heavy Attack Threatens Tachen Islands
More than two Communist warplanes mounted the heaviest air assault of the Chinese Civil War against the Nationalists at the Tachen Islands. Nationalist reports say guerrillas north of Yikiangshan fought in pools of blood while Red forces claimed rapid inland conquest. Peiping radio and People's Daily hailed the invasion as a modern military victory.
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Taipeh
Formos
Tachen Islands
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Yikiangshan
Reds
Peiping
People’s Daily
Drop in Unemployed Reported by State
The State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation reported changes in unemployment claims for the week ending January 15. An estimated 161 556 new claimants were filed, down from 220 48 the previous week, with most decreases outside metropolitan areas.
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Columbus
State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Bureau
Dutch Former Foreign Minister Reneke van Swinderen Dies
Reneke de Ma rees Van Swinderen, aged 93, former Dutch foreign minister and envoy to the United States and Britain, who lived in London since retiring in 1937, died on Monday.
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London
Reneke de Marees van Swinderen
United States
Britain
Latin Forces Swap Claims in Costa Rica Border Skirmish
Inter American observers moved toward the Nie frontier as government forces clashed with rebels near Santa Rosa. The rebellion entered its eighth day with reports that government troops advanced north of Santa Rosa and claimed the rebels were on the run. Rebel radio said reinforcements arrived from La Cruz region about ten miles north of Santa Rosa.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Ponta Rica
Santa Rosa
Revel
la Cruz
Ohio Gasoline Tax Distributes Funds to Cities
The first 1 distribution of gasoline excise tax funds was released yesterday by State Auditor James A. Rhodes. A total of 2,476,721 was distributed with 550,660 allocated to cities and villages in Cuyahoga County.
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Columbus
Ohio Cities
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Cuyahoga County
Share the Gravy Unions Eye Big Gains in 1955
Washington labor unions push for wide wage and contract gains as 1955 outlook improves. Government officials warn of a possible surge in strikes while about 200 of 234 major contracts covering 3.35 million workers face revision, signaling a busy bargaining year in auto and other sectors.
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