Property tax status shapes Texas fiscal outlook
A Texas fiscal view shows the 35 cent general ad valorem tax remains in effect this year despite a constitutional amendment to abolish it by 1950. The State Automatic Tax Board will meet in July to project revenue and consider new levies as departments seek about 40 million dollars more than anticipated.
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Austin American Capitol
State Automatic Tax Board
General Fund
Robert S. Calvert
Labor chiefs forecast wage drive despite 50 cent eggs
AFL and CIO leaders, led by Dave Beck, plan new wage rounds up to and beyond 100 dollars a week as government job data show rising dispute notices. CIO's David McDonald condemns GM wage policy and pushes for a three point benefit plan in steel contracts.
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Washington
Chicago
Dave Beck
AFL Teamsters
Beck
Sou
AFL
CIO
David McDonald
Phil Murray
Worcester
Mass
Walter Reuther
General Motors
General Motors Corporation
McDonald
Chile Pampas
China
Snow falls in all seasons and high mountains proof
Snow forms in clouds under summer conditions and may fall as rain on lower ground. It is found on high peaks of the Andes and other mountains even at the equator.
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Andes
Lying-In Courses For Men At University Of Chicago
A three week practical course for expectant fathers opens at the Lying In Hospital and Dispensary in Chicago. Dr. Dieckmann says the program aims to make maternity a family affair.
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University of Chicago
William J. Dieckmann
Cambridge
Ohio
Editor's Notebook on Driver Liability Reform
The piece discusses a Texas bill to require driver liability insurance and compares it with proposed public safety aims. It argues against universal insurance while favoring stronger enforcement and vehicle standards to reduce highway danger, noting progress in 1948 under Public Safety Director Homer Garrison and broader patrol enforcement.
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Mac Roy Rasor
Associated Press
Texas
Senate
House
Warren McDonald
Tyler
Homer Garrison
Ferguson Denials India Ink Probe Charge Amid Chili Campaign
United States news reports Senator Ferguson backtracked after claiming he informed Attorney General Clark about Judith Coplon and pressed for a probe. Clark disputed the claim, Ferguson reversed, McCarran and Acheson weigh China policy amid Nationalist talks. Navy and army actions in Europe face scrutiny over Malmedy trials and Mediterranean drought threaten Marshall Plan aid.
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Washington
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Homer
Tom Clark
Judith Coplin
Justice Department
New York
Clark
Miss Coplon
Ferguson
Judith Coplon
Capitol Hill
Senate Judiciary Committee
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Senator McCarran
Sen. Ferguson
McCarran
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Acheson
China
United States
South China
Foreign Relations Committee
Broadway Senator Warns About ECA Lobbyists on Netherlands Aid
The piece notes Senator Vandenberg and Senator Brewster discussing ECA aid to the Dutch and a lobbyist on Capitol Hill, Randolph Feltus, amid broader talk of Indonesia and UN breakdowns. It cites Tydings and investigations into Army brutality in Germany and Malmedy war crimes. It also surveys theater and media notes and Shostakovich controversy.
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GOP
Arthur Vandenberg
Owen Brewster
Maine
ECA
Vandenberg
Randolph Feltus
Capitol Hill
Netherlands
Indonesia
Tydings
Maryland
Germany
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