Taft pledges 15 percent tax cut if elected
Senator Taft of Ohio told business editors he would push a straight 15 per cent tax reduction and cut government spending toward 70 billion in year one and 60 billion in year two. He urged restraint on permanent wage laws, cautioned against broad national bargaining, and urged invoking Taft Hartley in the steel strike. He also pressed GOP seatings for Texas delegates and kept focus on Eisenhower in the nominating race.
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Taft
Ohio
Europe
Pentagon
Asia
Congress
Truman
Sen. Taft
Republican National Committee
Texas
State Committee
Dwight Eisenhower
Court Review of Zanesville Furor Stated
The Ohio Supreme Court agreed to review a case to block Zanesville from moving a public market from its city hall building. The Zanesville Canal and Mfg. Co. trustees argue the land set aside in 1802 for a public market must be returned if used elsewise.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Zanesville
Drownings Prompt Safety Warning for Parents
In East Liverpool Ohio Coroner Ernest Sturgis cautioned parents after three drownings in as many days. The latest occurred Tuesday when eight year old Edward Morris was found dead in a muddy pool in Bull Creek near Rogers after swimming earlier with other children. Edward was the son of Mr and Mrs Harry K Morris.
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East Liverpool
Ernest Sturgis
Edward Morris
Bull Creek
Rt. 7
Rogers
Edward
Harry K. Morris
Move to abolish Wage Stabilization Board gains support
The House Labor Committee endorses abolition of the Wage Stabilization Board with a 16 to 5 vote and calls for ending wage and price controls. The panel’s seven word recommendation shapes House debate on extending controls under the Defense Production Act while Kearns may offer an abolition amendment.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
House
WSB
Kearns
R-Pa
Barden
D-Nc
Heat Wave Breaks Across Regions With Mixed Temperatures
The area reports cooler conditions in parts and near normal readings in others. Low temperatures reached 41 at Cut Bank and 44 at Calumet as hot and humid weather persisted in the southeast and Gulf states.
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Vane
Midwest
Cut Bank
Mont
Calumet
Midi
Southeastern
Gulf States
Pacific Northwest
Atlantic
New York
Gulf Coastal States
Desert
Far Southwest
Great Plains States
Steel Price Hike Hinted in Labor Settlement Talks
Washington officials signaled possible steel price boosts if a strike settlement is reached. Economic Stabilizer Roger L. Putnam and acting defense mobilizer John R. Steelman discussed a four dollar and fifty cent per ton increase during failed negotiations, but cautioned no agreement was reached.
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Washington
Roger L. Putnam
Putnam
John R. Steelman
Defense
Operation Skywatch to Begin Across States Next Month
Columbus reports more than 700 volunteer ground observers in Ohio will join 27 state skies under Operation Skywatch starting July 14. The 609 posts in Ohio link with observers from North Carolina to California in a 24-hour aerial defense effort coordinated by the Air Defense Command.
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Columbus
Ohio
Air Defense Command
North Carolina
Pacific Coast
San Diego
Calif
College Draft Tests Pass Rate At 57 Percent
Washington report shows 57 percent of 54,755 college students who took the last two college qualification tests achieved passing grades of 70 or better. The tests were the sixth and seventh administered.
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Washington
Selective Service System
Lane rejects Truman bid on civil defense post
Hagerstown Maryland February 11 Former Governor W Preston Lane Jr rejects a chance to become the nation's civil defense chief.
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Truman
Hagerstown
W. Preston Lane Jr
Solons Study Video Radio Libel Guards
A bill to shield radio and TV stations from libel suits over broadcasts of political candidates moved to a Senate House conference. The measure would bar stations from charging inflated rates and require equal time to candidates. The House passed it by voice vote, keeping a provision against censoring speech and a clause protecting newspaper publishers seeking licenses.
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Washington
Senate House
House
Five Area Veterans Return From Korea
Five area men aboard the Gen W. F. Hase docked in San Francisco. Army reports 2911 combat veterans on board. Names listed: MSgt Patrick V. Barrett Trimble. Pfc Delbert C. Clegg Lowell. Cpl Clyde W Cornell Athens. Sgt Herbert H. Holland Proctorville. Cpl Ronald E. Rosser Crooksville.
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W. F. Hase
Patrick V. Barrett
Sycamore St
Trimble
Delbert C. Clegg
Lowell
Clyde W Cornell
First St
Athens
Herbert H. Holland
Proctorville
Ronald E. Rosser
Washington St
Crooksville
New York Rail Pact Ends Big Tieup
The Long Island Rail Road resumed normal service after a two day engineers strike. Full agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Independent restores service on the 400 mile system serving Nassau and Suffolk counties and parts of Queens and Brooklyn. The parties agreed to discuss rule changes after six months and address abuses.
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Long Island Rail Road
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Movements Bureau
Long Island
New York City
Nassau
Suffolk
Queens
Brooklyn
National Railway
Union
Blaze Via Ledge In Dramatic Brooklyn Fire Rescue
A four story Brooklyn apartment house fire killed seven. A crippled man Juan Colon 33 his wife Marie 30 and children Juan Jr 3 and Nereida 18 months were saved by neighbor Leroy Fredericks 20 who crawled along a narrow ledge to the Colon apartment and guided the family to safety at a neighboring house.
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Brooklyn
Juan Colon
Marie
Juan Jr
Nereida
Leroy Fredericks
Fredericks
Ace Gabreski Recounts Father’s Legacy In Korea Homecoming
Col Francis Gabreski the United States top living air ace returns to honor his father Stanley Gabreski of Oil City Pa in a Market Street parade and civic welcome. He credits his father with the American success story transforming from Polish immigrant to grocery owner and provider for five children.
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San Francisco
Col
Francis Gabby Gabreski
America
United Nations
Korea
Gabreski
Europe
Market Street
Stan
Ley Gabreski
Oi! City
Poland
Sweden Rebukes Russian Charges
Washington AP The House moves to back the Senate in asking President Truman to use the Taft Hartley Act to reopen strike closed steel mills. Rep Howard W Smith says broad Democratic and Republican support exists for the move. Debate opens today with a vote slated tomorrow.
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House
Senate
Truman
Howard W. Smith
Dva
Smith
John R. Steelman
Defense
CIO
United Steelworkers
Congress
Supreme Court
Sen
Humphrey
Dminn
Morse
R-Ore
Reds Blast UN Walkout Over Armistice Talks
In Panmunjom a Reds liaison team accused the United Nations walkout of being unjustified after a three day Allied recess. Allied officers replied UN air tests found no marked prisoner of war camps despite Red claims. The meeting, convened by the UN Command, saw the Reds issue a protest letter while not requesting a longer pause.
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Korea
Panmunjom
United Nations
United Nations Command
Reds
Payne Beats Brewster for Maine Senate Nomination
Erick G. Payne defeated Senator Owen Brewster in a bitter contest for the Republican nomination for U S senator from Maine. With no Democrat having held major office in Maine for over 14 years, the Republican nomination is seen as a practical assurance of election.
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Erick G. Payne
Sen
Owen Brewster
Maine
Harriman Dominates Washington Primary For Democratic Nomination
Averell Harriman scored a landslide win in the District of Columbia Democratic presidential preference race over Estes Kefauver. Harriman, seeking Truman’s backing, captured DC’s six pledged votes and the clash marks his first ballot box appearance amid national primary contests.
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Mutual Security
W. Averell Margiman
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Washington, DC
Averell Harriman
Hnd
Truman
District of Columbia
Harriman
Plea Spurned Senate Kills Seaway Plan
The Senate rejected a Truman plea to join Canada on the 118 million Seaway and power project. By a 43 to 40 vote, it sent the bill back to the Foreign Relations Committee for study, repeating 1947 action and signaling no revival before adjournment amid conventions.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
O'Conor D Md
Foreign Relations Committee
Bids Open On New Span In Muskingum River Bridges
Columbus state highway department opened bids totaling about 194 million dollars for new projects including two large Muskingum River bridges at Coshocton and Marietta. Low bids on 22 projects came to 10.44 million dollars while the department's estimate was 10.91 million. Bates and Rogers of Chicago bid 1.126 million for the Marietta bridge, above the 1.007 million estimate, and W N Holderman and Sons Co of Columbus bid 2.402 million for the Coshocton bridge, near the estimate of 2.507 million.
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W. N. Holderman and Sons Co
Columbus
Coshocton
Cadiz Worker Killed by Engine Part
In Cadiz a 16 inch cylinder head from a dismantled engine struck 69 year old Orville D. Rittenhouse in the chest and killed him on Monday.
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Cadiz
Orville D. Rittenhouse
Spud Prices Near Normal Across Markets
The Associated Press reports a nationwide easing of potato shortages with prices dropping up to a third from recent highs. Wholesale prices have returned to or near old ceilings in New York Chicago and other cities. Some dealers foresee further reductions before prices stabilize while others call current levels normal.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Alcona
Yank Couple Sentenced to Life for Aiding Huk Rebellion
William J Pomeroy and his Filipino wife Celia were sentenced to life imprisonment in Manila for armed rebellion with additional charges of murder kidnapping arson and robbery as members of the Huk organization The court spared the death penalty citing repentance Pomeroy an ex US airman and his wife were captured after prolonged Huk activity amid armed guards and a tense courtroom scene
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William J Pomeroy
Huks
Celia
Philippines
Huk
Felicisimo Ocampo
Pomeroy
Rochester N.Y
U.S
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Stockholm uproar over Soviet downing of unarmed Catalina
Swedish cabinet meets in urgent session after Soviet jets shoot down an unarmed Catalina rescue plane near Baltic waters. Sweden protests and Danish air alerts follow. Moscow cites 12 mile claim while Swedish officials insist international waters were violated. Demonstrations erupt outside the Soviet Embassy as press and parties condemn the incident.
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Baltic
Moscow
Andrei Y. Vishninsky
Radio Moscow
Dagoe
Fatonian
Baltic Sea
Catalina
Catalina Flying Boat
GOP To Plan Ohio Conclave
In Columbus Ohio Republican leaders announce July 31 state convention planning meetings in two days. Ray C Bliss state chairman says sub committee reports will be heard and Taft will meet with the committee. Herman Miller chairs the committee on committees and attends with B Lewis Jones Nora Atkinson. Findlay tragedy Sue Anne Wilson 3 dies after street dash into traffic hit by car.
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Ray C. Bliss
Republican State Central and Executive Committee
Charles m. Taft
Iovernor
Committee On Committees
Herman Mileer
Toledo
B. Lewis Jones
Gallinolis
Nora Atkinson
Athens
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