Solons Ponder Supertax Plan on Business Profits
Secretary of the Treasury John W Snyder urged Congress to impose a $4 billion yearly excess profits tax on business to curb inflation and fund defense. He proposed reviving the World War II levy at a 75 percent rate with higher exemptions for small firms, testing before the House Ways and Means Committee as Truman signals further tax needs.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
John W Snyder
Congress
Truman
Snyder
House
Manly Fleischmann
Oneral
National Production Authority
Treasury
John Snyder
Robert L. Coughton
Ways and Means Committee
Austin Miss Finds Unusual Yard Guest
Miss Judy Ebeling of 1501 Hartford Road found a two foot alligator in her yard at noon. Vernon Polk of the water department chased and captured the reptile after a short pursuit. She surrendered the visitor, and Polk considered keeping it as a pet.
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Austin
Judy Ebeling
Hartford Road
Ebeling
City Water Department
Vernon Polk
Polk
Chinese Red Delegation To Arrive In US
Prague reports a nine man Chinese delegation headed for Lake Success aboard a Prague to New York flight. The group is expected to land in New York at 6 30 am Eastern Standard Time on November 24.
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Prague
New York
Lake Success
Court Street Battles Spotlight Phone Strike Across Nation
The CIO Telephone Equipment Workers walkout spurred clashes and court rulings from Kentucky to Wisconsin and Alabama to Pennsylvania. Temporary restraining orders targeted picketing, while Philadelphia and Washington saw violence as workers returned to non striking operators. A New York AT T stockholders meeting was disrupted by protests as the 44 state walkout began with a 15 cent pay demand and Western Electric offered 11 14 cents.
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Philadelphia
CIO
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Omaha
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Bell Telephone Company
Washington
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Milwaukee
Walter Schinz
Western Electric Co
Wisconsin Telephone Company
State Employment Relations Board
Telephone Company
Southern Bell
Western Electric
Louisville
James M. Patton
Northwestern Bell
Birmingham
Gadsden
Anniston
Alabama
Frank P. Lonergan
St. Louis
American Telephone and Telegraph
At&t Southwestern Bell
New York
At&t
CIO Communications Workers of America de
Deer season opens with wardens patrolling under new rules
The article notes opening of deer season and warns readers to expect law enforcers. It mentions hired special wardens and a court of inquiry to hear complaints, reflecting strict enforcement by game protective associations. It also references Reuben's Half Acre.
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Reuben
Half Acre
Picketing Returns to Austin Phone Office as Strike Resumes
Western Electric union members resume picketing at the Southwestern Bell Austin office after a two day layoff. Ernest Biles says 20 workers in Austin refuse to cross the line while the company warns urgent long distance calls may be delayed. local calls unaffected. Pickets were sent to Smithville and Elgin.
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Western Electric
Fort Worth
Dallas
Southwestern Bell
Western Electric Union
Austin
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Ernest Biles
Austin Area
Telephone
Telephone Company
Biles
Bell System
American Telephone
Deena
Smithville
Elgin
Downtown Power Outage Traced to Faulty 12 000 Volt Switch
A two minute blackout in Austin's downtown occurred Wednesday when a 12 000 volt city switch short circuited. City Manager Walter Seaholm said a small metal piece likely caused the flash, possibly dropped by a bird or rat. LCRA supplied about 8 000 kilowatts to restore power. no damage reported beyond a burned switch.
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Austin
Walter Seahelm
City
Seaholm
LCRA
Bodies of 58 Crash Victims Recovered
In the French Alps at Mount L Obiou, 58 crash victims are recovered after a deadly air disaster. Among the dead are 50 pilgrims bound for Rome. Rescue teams carry bodies toward the village chapel as night falls.
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Croix DE LA Pigne
France
Rome
Mount
L’obiou
French Alps
Russians Holding 2 US Sergeants and 2 Britons
FRANKFURT Germany Nov 15 (UP) Russian authorities are holding two American Army sergeants for eight days and two British nationals as hostages. The Americans were arrested Nov 7 after driving through a strip of Russian occupied territory with permission. London disclosed the Britons have been prisoners since September. Moscow hints they will be kept until a Red Army comrade is returned, possibly facing death.
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Frankfurt
Germany
London
Red Army
Indicted Texans Face Absentee Balloting Charges
Turner Keith of Austin and Sam Ellington a local shop operator were named in indictments for illegal absentee balloting in the Oct. 10 local option election in Tom Green County Precinct 3. Ellington pleaded guilty and was fined five hundred dollars. Sixteen others were indicted. eight paid fines Monday.
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San Angelo
Turner Keith
Austin
Texas Allied Breweries
Sam Ellington
Keith
Texas Liquor Control Board
el Paso
Ellington
Tom Green County
Acheson Seeks Peace Talks With China Over Korea
Secretary of State Acheson said the United States would explore every possibility to reach a peaceful settlement with Communist China over Korea. He floated negotiations through the UN and warned Beijing may seek a world crisis, while stressing limits on crossing the Manchurian border and protection of China’s border interests.
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Washington
Aches
China
Korea
Dean Rusk
Acheson
Red China
Peiping
Manchuria
Yalu
Court restrains CBS color telecast start in Chicago
A three judge federal panel halted CBS color telecasts set to begin Monday in Chicago. The court will decide if it should uphold or overturn the FCC color authorization, delaying a formal ruling by possibly a month or more. RCA had sought the injunction claiming CBS color would harm black and white set owners.
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Chicago
Federal Communications Commission
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Radio Corporation of America
RCA
FCC
Washington
J. Earl Major
US Circuit Court of Appeals
Samuel N. Rosenman
New York
World War II Controls May Hit Industry Next July
Washington predicted an all industry control system patterned on WWII to start July 1 as defense budgets rise toward 50 to 60 billion dollars. The National Production Authority outlined CMP like rationing for steel copper and aluminum plus government review of nearly every material transaction.
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Washington
Envy Wretever
Great Lakes
Manly Fleischmann
NPA
Fleischmann
Congress
CMP
Alan Valentine
US Economic Stabilization Agency
Valentine
The
Economic Club of
New York
Soviet charge US jet attacked Thorez flight over occupation zone
The Soviet Control Commission says an American F84 Thunder Jet attacked a Soviet transport carrying Maurice Thorez as it flew over the U S occupation zone. US officials say the escort jet did not close within 500 feet due to weather and identification needs.
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Berlin
France
Moscow
United States Occupation
Vassily Chuikov
Soviet Control Commission
United States
John J. McCloy
Maurice Thorez
Paris
Chuikey
Chuikov
Wiesbaden
Austin Girl Sends Christmas Cheer to Texas Soldier Aboard
Anne Stewart, nine, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Stewart of 2910 Tarry Lane, mailed a package labeled To a Texas boy from a Texas girl Merry Christmas through the Red Cross Christmas on the High Seas program. The box, destined for a Texas soldier aboard a troopship, heads to San Francisco to board a ship. The deadline is November 18.
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Pacific Ocean
Austin
Texas
Anne Stewart
Frank Stewart
Tarry Lane
Santa
Anne
Homer R. Mayhall
Red Cross
San Francisco
US Bombers Burn Out 2 Enemy Cities in Korea Front
North Korean forces reinforced the east coast with a seaborne landing and pressed the South Korean Capital Division back toward the border as American infantry pressed toward China. U S B 29s wiped out Hoeryong, while Marines reached Chosin Reservoir and prepared to advance, amid harsh winter fighting and a widening UN drive.
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Tokyo
Chongjin
Siberia
Kapsan
United Nations
Myongchon
Republic First Division
First Corps
Eighth Army
North Korea
ROK
Eighth Division
Puerto Rico
Habongsanni
Hoeryong
Tumen
Red China
Ungi River
Wane
Korea
Chosin
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Secy
Tax Writing House
Ways and Means
Robert L. Doughton
Austin Miss
Western Electric Company
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
Hitskip
Eneneer Vv 18
RADIO
Rueben
Winchell Ee
Owen
KTBC
KVET
Capitol
Colorado River
American Statesman
Western Union
Austinite
Rusk
State Department
Department
Europe
Far East
Free World
Thorez Plane
Red
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