Tax Cut Hopes Revived Senate Considers Corporation Levy Changes
Washington AP Democratic leaders push for action on excise tax cuts as House moves to cut levies on furs jewelry luggage movie admissions and travel tickets. GOP opposes new corporate taxes while senators discuss loophole closures and alternatives to fund defense and aid.
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Ways and Means
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GOP
Senate Finance Committee
Relentless Spending Cuts Sought by Senate Economic Panel
The Senate House Economic Committee calls for relentless cuts to red ink spending to curb inflation. Democrats and Republicans diverge on tax policy with no full endorsement of Truman’s tax rise plan. Taft backs most economic findings but rejects the White House message as predominantly political.
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Washington
Senate House Economic Committee
Truman
Igher
Congressional Committee
Congress
Taft
GOP
White House
Lustron Fate Heading for Appeals Court
Lustron Corp. faces a U S Circuit Court of Appeals after conflicting lower court orders on its $37.5 million bankruptcy. The firm, once funded by the RFC, was sold to the RFC at Columbus and later declared bankrupt in Chicago. A related note reveals Senator Joseph R. McCarthy was paid $10,000 for a Lustron housing article, a matter McCarthy said involved no secrecy and was sold to the highest bidder.
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Lustron Corp
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Lustron
U. S
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Clyde M. Foraker
McCarthy
New London
Political Family Scion Wins GOP Nomination
In New Haven Connecticut John Davis Lodge on the first ballot won the Republican gubernatorial nomination at the state convention. The 46 year old Lodge is the brother of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr of Massachusetts and grandson of the late Henry Cabot Lodge. He topped four rivals for the top state ticket.
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Conn
U. S
John Davis Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
Mass
United States Refuses to Withdraw Troops from Trieste
Washington declined Russia's demand to internationalize Trieste and refused to pull out U S Army troops in the Trieste area. Britain and France issued similar rejections, according to State Department officials.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Trieste
Moscow
State Department
Substantial Audience for Want Ads in The Messenger
The notice urges readers to place low cost want ads in the large Sunday section and promises a large audience from THE MES SENGER subscription list. It advises phoning in ads before 12 noon Saturday to maximize buyer exposure for items like fur coats cars or bicycles.
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Deliveries Stepped Up In Pittsburgh Dairy Strike
Emergency milk deliveries were stepped up as a strike by 3250 AFL dairy workers entered its second week. The stoppage cuts non emergency supply to 2.3 million people across Pittsburgh and seven counties. about 25 000 emergency cases have been treated. Negotiations continue with arbitration discussed but only one small company has agreed to the union demands.
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Pittsburgh
AFL
Pay Increase Recommended for 75000 Yard Service Workers
A presidential board urged a 40 hour week and an 18 cent hourly raise for about 75,000 railroad yard service employees while denying raises for roughly 125,000 trainmen and conductors. The report was sent to President Truman as rail labor talks proceed under the Railway Labor Act. The yard workers would gain the 18 cent rise and 40 hour week effective October 1, moving from a 48 hour week.
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Washington
Emergency Board
Truman
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Order of Railway Conductors
Driver, 24, Escapes Tractor-Trailer Fire
A tractor trailer loaded with 6000 pounds of metal stampings from Akron to Cleveland burst into flames in Southeast Cleveland after hitting a utility pole. Driver Paul A. Smith, 24, of Akron, escaped unharmed. police said he dozed briefly at the wheel.
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Akron
Paul A. Smith
Clarence Ritchie
Smith
Bunche Named Oberlin College Trustee
Dr. Ralph Bunche, the United Nations Palestine mediator, has been appointed to Oberlin College's board of trustees, adding a prominent international diplomat to the college's governance.
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Oberlin
Ralph Bunche
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Oberlin College
Severe storm plunges Cincinnati suburbs into darkness
Severe rain and windstorm hits Greater Cincinnati Thursday night causing widespread blackout across several suburban areas as crews race to restore power. Strong winds toppled trees and caused scattered property damage while residents seek shelter and updates from utility officials.
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Cincinnati
Ohio boy Jim Mc Culloch to play in national marble tourney
The 13 year old from Athens County will represent Ohio at Asbury New Jersey in a national marble tournament. He earned the spot after winning a tough state eliminations event and a Cleveland run. His father Clyde notes Jim’s steady calm and practice at Greenlawn cemetery where the family also tends the graves. Ed LaVelle and Maywood Smith accompany him, with Jim’s parents planning to travel south to New Jersey for the June 18 23 event.
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Greenlawn Cemetery
Sexton
Ohio
Asbury
N. J
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Cleveland
Athens
Deanville
Larry Bean
American Legion
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Young McCulloch
Thomas Eckman
Barberton
Clyde McCulloch
Ed LaVelle
Maywood Smith
Athens American Legion Post
Smith
Fresh McCarthy Storm Over Amerasia Case
Senator McCarthy intensified the Amerasia controversy by accusing Deputy Undersecretary of State John Peurifoy of offering legal help and loyalty clearance to an Amerasia defendant in exchange for favorable testimony. Peurifoy and defendant Emmanuel Larsen denied the charge. The dispute followed a New York grand jury finding that the Justice Department handled the 1945 case properly.
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McCarthy
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Wisconsin
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Capitol Hill
Peurifoy
Emmanuel Sigurd Larsen
Larsen
New York
Justice Department
Amerasia Magazine
Gambling at Indian Lake to Be Prosecuted
Springfield report states gambling on state property at Indian Lake in Logan County will be prosecuted. Conservation officers found bingo games a fishing pool and pinball machines in operation at two lake resort establishments. It was the first such inspection in 14 years.
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Springfield
Indian Lake
Logan County
Anthony Pfarr
State Division of Wildlife
Lake Resorts
Candidates Agree on Campaign Issues Across States
GOP survey finds Republican senatorial hopefuls in Iowa South Dakota and California united on four themes. They target alleged government Communists Brannan farm plan deficit spending and proposed excise tax cuts as their main talking points. The group is led by National Chairman Guy G Gabrielson.
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Washington
GOP
Guy G. Gabrielson
Iowa
South Dakota
California
Farmer Dies After Tractor Overturns Near Mt Sterling
William David Snyder a 50 year old farmer from near Mt Sterling was killed Thursday when his tractor overturned and pinned him against a fence.
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Circleville
William David Snyder
Mt. Sterling
Japanese Communists challenge MacArthur purge order in court
In Tokyo the Japanese Communist Party filed a district court suit against Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida alleging constitutional violation in MacArthur’s purge of 41 top Communist leaders and editors. Courts question jurisdiction as directives came from General MacArthur and no review exists.
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Tokyo
General MacArthur
Shigeru Yoshida
Eiichi Iwata
Communist Party
Yoshida
MacArthur
Truman Signs Bill Admitting More DPs
President Truman signed a bill extending the displaced persons program for another year and increasing the admissions cap to 341,000. The measure revises the 1948 law expiring June 30 and to date about 153,000 DPs have arrived in the United States.
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Washington
Truman
America
United States
Ambassadors Plan Protest Over Coffee Profiteering Charges
Fourteen Latin American ambassadors in Washington plan a joint protest against a Senate subcommittee report that accuses profiteering in coffee prices. They prepared a memorandum arguing that some reform recommendations amount to economic warfare.
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Washington
State Department
Senate
Gillette
Desert dust blamed for ocean haze near Hawaii
Honolulu reports the Pacific haze may originate from Southern California desert sand. Weather officials note a Washington briefing supports this theory, countering local speculation that Mauna Loa's eruption caused the smog-like haze.
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Honolulu
California
U. S
First Girl Safety Captain Is Killed
The first girl to captain the safety patrol at Lincoln Elementary School in Lakewood, Jane Freesley, 12, was killed last night when her bicycle swerved into an automobile.
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Cleveland
Lincoln Elementary School
Lakewood
Jane Freesley
Jane
Syracuse chemist at center of espionage probe
Alfred Dean Slack, 44, of Syracuse, accused of conspiring to supply Russian agents samples of a powerful U S explosive and production secrets. He was jailed in Utica on 100000 bail, linked to wartime work at Kingsport Tennessee and Oak Ridge. Slacks denial followed by statements from FBI and local officials.
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N.Y
Alfred Dean Slack
U.S
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FBI
Utica
Knoxville
Tenn
Kingsport
Oak Ridge
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Gold
Semen M. Semenov
U. S
A. van W. Hancock
Sundure Paint Corp
England
Semon Semenov
Richard Roe
Sam
Brooklyn
Semenov
Amtorg Trading Corp
John Doe
John
Anatoli Antonovich Yakovlev
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United States
Brehm Urges River Study for Ohio Hocking Flood Plan
Representative Brehm urges the House Public Works Committee to approve a study of flood control needs on the upper Hocking River in Ohio. The request follows costly July 1948 flash floods in Lancaster when Hunter's Run overflowed, with engineers proposing a dam near its mouth and other protections, plus a broader Hocking survey.
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Rep
Brehm
Ohio
House Public Works Committee
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Army Engineers
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Hunter’s
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Hunter's Run
Oklahoma Ex-soldier Homer Cook Captured in Munich
Homer Cook, 26, an ex-pugilist from Muskogee Oklahoma, was seized by U S Army MPs and a German officer in Munich Germany. He surrendered after three escapes from a U S Army jail to visit his German girlfriend Anna Sporrer who was absent during the arrest. He had reentered Germany illegally following a bad conduct discharge. The capture followed a radio appeal by Miss Sporrer urging his surrender.
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Homer Cook
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Peru Claims Revolt Ended in Arequipa
Peru’s military government said it controls Arequipa and rebels including leaders were arrested. Broadcasts reported over 120 killed and about 300 wounded since Tuesday as streets remained blocked by barricades. The city faced a general strike and temporary censorship, with eight troops killed and 63 wounded. unofficial death estimates ranged from 40 to 200.
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Peru
Radio Continental
Lima
la Paz
Bolivia
Cold Drug Makers To Comply With Law
The Federal Trade Commission announced five large cold remedy manufacturers will halt allegedly false and misleading advertising. FTC complaints contend violations of federal fair trade laws. Products named are Resistab Anahist Kriptin Inhiston and Antamine.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Opposition Develops For Hatch Measure
Strong senate opposition formed against a bill to relax Hatch Act provisions barring federal employees from partisan political activity. Critics include Senator McKellar of Tennessee Senator Taft of Ohio and Senator Humphrey of Minnesota, each voicing distinct objections.
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Senate
McKellar
Dtenn
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Humphrey
Dminn
Fair Dealer
Boys State delegates push for defense funds, oppose cuts
At CAMP PERRY Ohio youth delegates from American Legion Boys State urge Congress to cut expenditures but oppose any cuts to national defense. They also call for rejecting measures seen as socialistic or expanding welfare state spending. Over 1000 Ohio juniors and seniors attend the 10 day camp to learn government.
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American Legion
Congress
Ohio
Taft Aims for Presidency, Ferguson Warns of Backlash
Senator Robert A. Taft is running for president, alleged by his Democratic opponent Joseph T. Ferguson on Thursday night. Ferguson warned that if Taft is reelected he would seek to control Congress in 1950 and the White House in 1952, threatening 18 years of progress and prosperity.
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Taft
Ohio
Finance Committee
Treasury
Columbus
UPI
Robert A. Taft
U. S
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Congress
White House
Extended Ohio forecast for Columbus area
In Columbus the forecast calls for temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal with a normal high near 80 and low around 59. Expect cooler conditions Saturday and Sunday into Monday with a warming trend Tuesday and Wednesday. Precipitation averages about half an inch as thunder showers tonight and again Tuesday and Wednesday.
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