Johnston urges $10 billion tax rise to curb inflation
Economic stabilization director Eric Johnston told the Senate Finance Committee that a $10 billion annual tax increase is needed to offset an inflationary gap, enabling a pay-as-you-go funding for the mobilization program. He warned that without higher taxes inflation would erode buying power and threaten the dollar.
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Eric Johnston
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Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Senate
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Mobilization
Korea
Red Korea Urges Fight On Despite Cease Fire Talks
North Korea repeated acceptance of UN cease-fire talks while urging soldiers to press on in fighting across Korea. Skirmishes continued on the western and eastern fronts with heavy bombardment and hill assaults.
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Tokyo
Red Korea Today
Pyongyang
United Nations
UN Field Commander to Discuss Armistice Talks With Washington
Gen. Matthew Ridgway has full authority to respond to the communists proposal for armistice talks in Korea. Officials expect consultation with Washington before next steps, with initial reaction showing openness to the time and place near Kaesong. Proposed terms include a 20 mile buffer along the current battle line and earlier hopes for a speedy end to the war.
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Solon Sees Control End With Truce
Senator Aiken says a Korea armistice could end the need for price and wage controls. President Truman signed a stopgap bill delaying rollbacks and extending controls through July 31. The House and Senate debated longer extensions with stricter rollback limits.
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Korea
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Michael V. Disalle
DiSalle
Office of
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Police Seize Illicit Drugs in Car Haul
Police reported the seizure of 500000 dollars worth of marijuana hidden in a car with secret compartments. Federal agents and local police conducted an all day surveillance amid threats of theft and traced the contraband to New York City resident John Raymond Weatherbee 28. Weatherbee is among three held on marijuana tax act charges.
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Washington
New York City
Mexico
John Raymond Weatherbee
Ohio weekend violence tally surpasses a dozen deaths
Columbus reports at least 12 violent deaths over the weekend including nine traffic fatalities, two drownings, and one from a motorcycle race.Authorities noted the high toll as emergency crews responded to scattered incidents across the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
Fresh Guernsey cows and calves sale in Minersville
Two cows and two calves sold the day after the advertisement appeared. The listing notes a fresh Guernsey cow and calls for sale. Originated by Charles Baer of Minersville Ohio.
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Charles Baer
Minersville
Ohio
New Jersey Kidnapper Irwin Ends Murder Run by Suicide
Warren Lee Irwin, 27, the fugitive linked to kidnap, murder, and assault, killed himself with a .38 pistol after a high-profile manhunt in Flemington. Carolyn Barker, his 17 year old captive, survived and was hospitalized in Washington after the 41 hour ordeal. Irwin’s body was found in rain soaked woods near the chase site, close to the Lindbergh estate.
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N.J
Warren Lee Irwin
New Jersey
Desperado
Carolyn Barker
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Comley
Washington
Hopewell
Charles Lindbergh
Homicide Charge Follows Death of Cincinnati Child
A jury returns a verdict of homicide in the death of three year old William Powell who police say died after a belt beating by his uncle Jesse Powell 38 and aunt Ada Powell 36. Both were arrested on assault with intent to kill and scheduled to appear in police court. Approximately 2200 carpenters in greater Cincinnati struck today for union reasons.
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Herbert. P. Lyle
General Hospital
William Powell
Jesse Powell
Ada
Greater
Bangkok calm returns after Thai revolt fails
Bangkok resumes normal life as Premier Pibulsonggram resumes duties after rebels fail to topple his government. Two rebel admirals surrender. other officers flee or are captured. Pibulsonggram was kidnapped and freed, reportedly escaping ashore with the ship sunk by artillery. Bangkok deemed safe for planes and visitors.
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Trial of William Oatis Opens in Prague on Spying Charge
AP war correspondent William N. Oatis goes on trial in Prague charged with spying for the United States. Two American embassy observers attend the first session as Czech officials accuse AP staff of operating an espionage center. Also named are three Czech colleagues who vanished before the arrest.
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Associated Press
William N. Oatis
Prague
Czechoslovakia
United States
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Czechoslovak Information Ministry
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Marion
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U. S
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Tomas Svoboda
Pavel Wojdinek
Peter Munz
Western Union Walkout Postponed as Wage Offer Tabled
About 35,000 Western Union Telegraph Company workers halted a planned strike to vote on a wage offer of 17 cents an hour. Federal mediator J R Mandelbaum announced the tentative settlement as 8000 messengers would receive immediate 75 cent raises, with further increases pending Wage Stabilization Board approval.
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Washington
Western Union Telegraph Company
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
Western Union
New York City
New York
J. R. Mandelbaum
J L. Wilcox
Iran Premier Threatens Holiday Over Abadan Oil Debates
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh warned that Iran would declare a holiday for the Abadan refinery unless the Anglo Iranian Oil Company paid for any oil loaded on its tanks. U S Ambassador Henry Grady relayed Mossadegh’s aim to end the nationalization deadlock while resisting measures that would hinder nationalization.
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Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
U. S&s
Henry F. Grady
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Mossadegh
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Thempany
Mad sniper wounded after downtown Springfield rampage
Springfield police wounded Ray Waterfield a 39 year old truck driver on the Horn Hotel roof after an hour of unprovoked firing at motorists and pedestrians. The gunman was critically wounded and hospitalized with 209 injuries reported amid a large event lockdown.
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Springfield
Ill
Ray Watersfield
Horn Hotel
Newsprint Price Rise Hits U. S. Publishers
A price hike of ten dollars per ton on newsprint strains U S publishers. Canadian suppliers provide over eighty percent of the newsprint used, with higher freight rates and labor costs tightening margins. Some American papers have raised daily newspaper prices as supplies grow short.
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New York
United States
Four of 11 Top Reds Fail to Surrender
Eleven top Communist leaders were ordered to begin prison terms for conspiracy to overthrow the U.S. government. Only seven appeared in Federal Court as four did not at call time. bail had been set from twenty to thirty thousand dollars.
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Henry Winston
Robert G. Thompson
Gus Hall
Gilbert Green
Sylvester J. Ryan
U.S. Supreme Court
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Illinois
Communist Party
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Thompson
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Hall
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Daily Worker
Carl Winter
Michigan
Irving Potash
National Committee
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Irving H. Saypol
Harold R. Medina
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington
Saypol
William Z. Foster
Supreme Court
Air Tragedy Victims Had No Warning
Investigators piece together Colorado's worst air disaster noting 50 aboard United Air Lines DC6 on flight 610 died in the Rockies. The craft, en route San Francisco to Chicago after a 10 day pilot strike, stopped at Salt Lake City before vanishing. Among the dead were funeral travelers, a Rural Electrification Administration delegation led by Deputy Administrator George W. Haggard, a Wright Air Base family group of five with seven children, and other civilian employees.
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Dayton
Ohio
Phone Hearing Set July 30 On Rate Increase
The State Public Utilities Commission set July 30 at 10 a.m. to hear Athens Home Telephone Co. request for higher rates. The company seeks an extra 37032 dollars in annual income and operates in Athens Hocking Meigs Morgan and Vinton Counties.
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State Public Utilities Commission
Athens Home Telephone Co
Athens
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Transportation Strike Forces Thousands to Walk in Capital
A broad strike by street car and bus operators paralyzed Washington commuting. Thousands walked or hitchhiked or took taxis to work while many drivers, who usually ride, used their cars. The walkout began Sunday and peaked on a working day, disrupt ing transit across the city.
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Washington
Use Nationalist Troops, Taft Says United States Should Act
Senator Taft of Ohio urged Washington to unleash Chinese Nationalist troops on Formosa regardless of Korea cease fire talks. He told a reporter the United States should "take the wraps off" the Nationalists to oppose Communist China.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Korea
Washington
Taft
Ohio
United States
China
Ohio Civil Service Salary Raise Blocked
Ohio civil service pay raises for about 28 000 workers are blocked by a court order. Attorney General C William O Neill said he will seek to dissolve the order as Judge Dana F Reynolds presides in common pleas court. John L Nolan a Columbus sales tax examiner sues claiming the law granting the raise is discriminatory.
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Ohio Civil Service
C. William O’neill
Dana F. Reynolds
Common Pleas Court
John L. Nolan
State Auditor's Office
Fires and floods sweep seven states in massive disaster
Fires and floods rage across seven states causing extensive damage. About 85 850 acres of forest burned and half a million acres of floodplain were washed away. One firefighter died while hundreds battled new blazes in New Mexico Arizona California Washington Oregon and British Columbia faced ongoing fires and rising flood threats.
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Sion
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Gila
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Crooke National Forest
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Oregon
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Ore
Pacific Northwest
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
Westinghouse Raises Nine Cents for Most Workers
Westinghouse Electric Corp announces a nine-cent hourly pay boost for about 80,000 employees. President Gwilym Price says the raise is retroactive to April 16.
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation Today
Gwilym Price
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