Health plan faces rocky road in Congress
Senate and House sponsors unveiled Truman's compulsory health insurance bill to cover about 120 million Americans with a $6 billion yearly financing plan. It would tax payrolls to fund medical, dental, hospital care, and related services while funding education and hospital construction. Skeptics warn of a move toward socialized medicine, predicting difficult action this session and possible action next year.
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Strategic Arms Aid Plan Aims to Halt Soviet Push
Washington officials drafted legislation for a 1.13 billion dollar military aid package to Atlantic Pact nations relying on weapons deemed essential to stop a Soviet continental advance. The plan underscores U S resolve to curb Moscow backed aggression in Europe.
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Western
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Shanghai Yanks Told Navy Moving as Reds Close In
Chinese Communists moved 10 miles northwest of Shanghai in heavy rain as a major operation aimed at trapping 300000 Government troops neared completion. The US consulate warned American citizens that the Navy planned to relocate from Shanghai anchorages to avoid involvement.
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World Peace Congress moves to wage propaganda war
The World Peace Congress voted to form a permanent committee modeled on Cominform to fight the United States in a global propaganda campaign. The panel will publicize speeches, promote peace activities, and coordinate cultural efforts while opposing militarism and rearmament.
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Reds Will End Blockade Big 4 Talk on Reich
The report notes Texas actions in Basic Science licensing and loyalty affidavits for state colleges. It also covers Senateoil unitization and a 25 mph beach speed limit. Moscow says Berlin blockade will lift if a Big Four foreign ministers meeting date is set for Germany.
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Berlin
Germany
Conquer Cancer Warfare Aids Austin Citizens
Cancer as a killer prompts an Austin drive by the American Cancer Society led by Fagan Dickson. The campaign reaches halfway to a $11,503 goal. sixty percent of donations in Travis County may fund the Travis County Medical Society Tumor Clinic at Brackenridge Hospital for education and early diagnosis. Donors can designate gifts up to $500 as memorials for the clinic.
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Tumor Clinic
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Travis County
Salary Hikes Too Texas Voters Will Decide On Annual Sessions
The Texas Legislature advances an amendment to create annual sessions starting in January of even years. Pay for members would be 3600 dollars yearly, replacing the current 10 dollars per day. The measure, tied to Rep. John L. Crosthwait, has broad support including the state Junior Chamber of Commerce. Lawmakers also plan to place other proposals on the September ballot, such as repealing poll tax, raising assistance limits, and expanding retirement system authority.
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Austin American Capitol
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Dallas
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Senate
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Jester
Reds Hold 5 Britons Three German Cops
Five British soldiers and three American zone German border policemen were held by Soviet forces after border incidents in which Soviet troops fired on mixed patrols. British officials in Berlin demanded the return of a lieutenant and four soldiers captured Friday night.
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Berlin
Katy Railroad Reports March Net Income of 622000
The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Katy Railroad announced a March net operating income of 622000 dollars. For March 1948 the figure was 478000 dollars, and the first quarter of the year shows a rising total though the document cuts off before final numbers.
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Katy) Railroad
Rainy Outlook For Austin Extends To Wednesday
The Austin weather forecast calls for continued showers through Wednesday with uncertain clearing. The Colorado River rose, closing the low water bridge at Columbus, while Montopolis saw river levels near normal. Lake Buchanan gained a foot as Austin total rainfall reached 4.51 inches in the past week, due to tropical moist air from the southeast.
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Floods in South Texas Isolate Town as More Rain Forecast
Rivers and streets flooded across South and Central Texas as heavy rains isolated Alice and San Diego. A plane crash near Freer killed Dwain Horwell, injuring N. E. Sears. Governor Jester and family were rescued after being marooned near Martindale. Rio Grande low-lying districts fled to higher ground while traffic halts occurred on major highways.
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Rosita
San Antonio
Brownsville Newsman Dies of Heart Attack
Morris P. Moore 44 editor and general manager of the Browns ville Herald collapsed and died of a heart attack. He led the Browns ville Herald Publishing Co and had worked 20 years with Oklahoma City papers before moving to Brownsville a year ago. He died after attending a banquet at the El Jardin Hotel. Survived by widow, son Ray, daughter Mary Lou. director of Rotary Club and Carrodays Inc which promotes the annual fiesta.
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Morris P. Moore
Carrodays, Inc
Tennessee Bank Bandit Sentenced After Memphis Holdup
John Eugene Anderson pleaded guilty to the Memphis holdup of February 8 and received 20 years in prison plus a $5,000 fine. He was captured in Miami ten days later. His partner Clyde Milton Johnson escaped from Miami jail but was recaptured in Indianapolis after gunfire with FBI agents.
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Fla
Clyde Milton Johnson
Indianapolis
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Western Germany to form Federal Republic by July 15
German anti Communist leaders and three Western Allied military governors reached a six hour accord in Frankfurt to speed the creation of a Western German central government. General Lucius D. Clay said the new state with over 45 million Germans west of the Elbe would come into existence by July 15. Adenauer and other German leaders announced the agreement as eliminating differences between occupation powers and Germans and noted strong state powers in finances.
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Britain Textile Exports Threatened by Loom Shortage
A government commission warned that Britain’s textile exports may collapse unless mills in Lancashire and surrounding areas reduce labor per loom and increase loom usage. It urged spreading workers over more machines and tying pay to output to sustain cotton and rayon production.
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Lancashire
Supreme Court rules on bargaining over pension plans and basing
The Supreme Court ruled employers must bargain with unions on pension plans when demanded, while upholding FTC power to ban basing point pricing. With a 4 to 4 split the court left the basing issue open, and did not issue a full opinion. The Inland Steel case clarified pensions as part of wages, but the CIO Steelworkers Union may not benefit immediately due to Taft-Hartley affidavit challenges.
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