Senate and House compromise advances wide social security bill
In Washington on August 16 Congress neared final action on a broad social security expansion. The House approved a compromise including a Senate provision on unemployment funds despite opposition. The measure would extend coverage to about 10 million more people, raise future retiree benefits and boost payroll tax rates with a phased rise starting in 1954. The Knowland section limits Labor Secretary power to halt payments to noncompliant states pending court review, a point critics call a states rights concession.
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Senate
Knowland
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Senate House
Truman
Secretary of Labor
Lynch
D-Ny
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means Committee
Soviet Red China Talk On Korean War Aid
Chinese Nationalist sources report a Soviet China military aid pact to field 150000 Chinese Communist troops in Korea. The accord allegedly hinges on North Korea’s retreat to the 38th parallel and follows Molotov’s July Peiping visit. Sources claim Moscow Peiping also favor infiltration over open war in Southeast Asia.
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Formosa
Soviet Russia
Red China
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
Peiping
V. M. Molotov
Russia
Southeast Asia
Molotov
Far East
Johnson urges universal military training for 17 year olds
Defense Secretary Louis Johnson urged Congress to enact universal military training requiring all ment to register by 18 and train between 17 and 20 with possible service until 26. The plan includes six months basic training followed by a choice of six more months or joining regular forces.
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Defense
Louis Johnson
Congress
Navy
See.v. Johnson
Truman
United States
National Guard
Army
Air Force
V. Johnson
National Security Training Commission
Union Rejects City Offer To Firefighters
AFL Aus tin Firefighters Association rejected the city plan as inadequate though it promises a general 10 percent citywide raise with broader benefits on Jan 1. Council actions hinge on petitions for 15–20 percent raises. legal options include mandamus to force an election, while officials warn no guaranteed 15 percent rise next year.
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Fire Association
Austin Police Association
Police Association
Joe Perry
John D. Cofer
The
Steen Smith
W. L. Bratton
Austin
State Fire Association
Taylor Glass
Walter Seaholm
Austin Woman Dies After Gunshot And Birth Tragedy
Thelma Baylock, 18, died from a forehead gunshot suffered after a birth at 2104B East 12th Street. Her baby girl, two months premature, died the same night. The estranged husband Cornelius Baylock, 19, told police it was an accident and was detained for investigation.
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Thelma Baylock
East 12Th Street
Cornelius Baylock
Great Day Ahead for San Marcos High Football
Coach R. W. Tex Sherley sees a bright season but warns the big day will arrive next year. The report notes practice underway as the team prepares for upcoming games with optimism despite delays.
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R. W
Tex) Sherley
San Marcos High School
Sherley
Quake Centered In Remote India Causes Deaths and Destruction
Reports from Calcutta indicate at least four deaths in Assam and widespread destruction with over 2,000 structures damaged or destroyed. Lakhimpur was among the hardest hit as tremors linked to a Himalayan quake were felt across eastern India and nearby regions. Manila reports tremors in Leyte and Samar as aftershocks occur.
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Burma
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Samar
Surigao Strait
Tacloban
Catbelogan
Philippines
Calcutta Dispatch
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Nepal
Himalayas
China
Tezpur
Hot 98 Forecast For Local Citizens
A hot beaming sun boosted temperatures to the 97 degree mark in Austin on Wednesday afternoon. Forecasters expect 98 degrees Thursday with clear to partly cloudy skies and hotter conditions.
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Austin
Truman affirms non seizure plan as rail walkout looms
President Truman reiterated a hands off stance on seizing railroads to avert a national strike. Union officials authorized a five day token walkout by about 4 000 yardmen at three terminals starting Monday. Negotiations at the White House stalled as unions press for a 40 hour week with no pay cut, while rail unions claim operator intransigence.
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Truman
White House
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Charles G. Ross
Ross
William F. Kennedy
Brotherhood of Railroad
Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Railroad
Louisville
Minnesota Transfer Railroad
St. Paul
River Terminal Railroad
Cleveland
Kennedy
National Medication Board
Roy O. Hughes
The
Brotherhood of Railway Conductors
Koreas Hold Offensive In B29 Blasted Area
North Korean forces pressed the offensive north of Waegwan while U S Marines and 24th Division infantry fought a bloody counter-offensive at Changnyong on the Naktong front. Bombing by 98 B20s dropped 850 tons of 500-pound bombs near Waegwan as US forces probed the river line and planned further action against Pohang and YongchOn.
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Waegon
Changnyong
Naktong River
Pohang
24Th Division
Naktong
Chinju
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Taegu
First Cavalry
Waegwan
Yongdok
Kean
United Nations
Eighth Army
24Th
Bulge
Hal Boyle
US First Cavalry
Take it from the old timers in Korea
Don Whitehead with the 24th Infantry Division offers wartime tips for Korean War soldiers. The piece stresses physical toughness, caution toward the enemy, learning from veterans, unit travel, high ground advantage, searching for hidden weapons, constant guard, refugee risks, and enduring a long, rugged campaign through mountains and cold.
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Don Whitehead
Korea
Foot
Air Force
Navy
House votes to restore two daily mail deliveries
The House approved a bill 264 to 108 to cancel the Postmaster General Donaldson's economy order. It would restore two daily city deliveries and reverse the April order that cut services and reduced Post Office funding. The Senate fate and a possible presidential veto remain unsettled.
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Post Office
House
Donaldson
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Senate
Mrs Lyndon Johnson Admitted To St David’s Hospital
Mrs Lyndon B. Johnson, wife of Texas Senator, was at St. David's Hospital for a minor disorder. Her husband planned to arrive in Austin after flying from Washington. Physicians expect she will stay several days and said her condition is all right.
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Texas
St. David's Hospital
Senator Johnson
Austin
Washington, D. C
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