Democrats Win First Test On Tax Cut In House
The House passed a Democratic plan to cut personal income taxes by 20 dollars per person starting next January 1. The measure would keep existing corporate income and excise tax rates for one more year, in a 197 to 192 vote that defeated a Republican motion to strike the tax cut from the package.
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Washington
House
Martin
Mass
R-Mass
Philadelphia
GOP
Rayburn
Dtex
Reds gain Nanchishan as Nationalists abandon key outpost
Nationalists evacuate Nanchishan 140 miles north of Formosa with about 5,000 troops, ending their northern offshore chain. The move leaves Matsus and Quemoy as the remaining outposts near Formosa, with U S aid cited as lacking for the evacuation and Red forces expected to move in quickly.
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Formosa
Nanchishan
Chiang Kai-shek
Matsu
Quemoy
Formosa and
Pescadores
Taipei
China
Defense Ministry
U.S
Red
Tachen Islands
Yikiangshan
Matsu Complex
Matsus
Quemoy Island
Formosa Defense Zone
Foochow
Amoy
Washington
Far East
Congress approves pay boost for members to 23750 year
The House approved a compromise bill raising congressional pay to 23750 annually, sending it to the Senate. The package also adds a 1250 dollar tax free expense fund and five home trips per year, with overall cost around seven million dollars a year.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Eisenhower
No One Solves First Bonanzagram in Herald
The Austin Daily Herald reports no one solved the first Bonanzagram on February 16. The $5 prize will be added to this week’s word game. 30 words were used with most players missing the first two words. Over 200 entrants. The solution appears on page 6 and next week’s answer will be published.
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Austin Daily Herald
Texas Land Office to Issue Uranium Prospecting Book
The General Land Office of Texas will publish a free do it yourself guide within days detailing uranium prospecting methods, ore evaluation and marketing, and likely locations for finding the A bomb ingredient.
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Austin
Tex
General Land Office of Texas
German Rearmament Faces Socialist Bid to Halt Debate
In Bonn the Bundestag defeated a Socialist move to suspend debate on Paris treaties and West German rearmament. The session neared the treaty ratification midway as 1,300 police guarded the streets against Communist demonstrations. Saar status remains tied to a plebiscite.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Bundestag
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Saar
Otto Lenz
France
Paris
Lenz
Johannes Hoffmann
Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
West
Russia
Shetsky Flees From Hospital
Rubin Shetsky a 49 year old former Minneapolis bartender who fled Tulsa where he faced burglary and assault charges after leaving a hospital where he was treated for heart trouble. A bench warrant was issued and police sought his return as lawmakers debated the Saar pact in Germany with Adenauer seeking support for rearmament and Western alliance.
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Tulsa
Okla
Rubin Shetsky
Minneapolis
Shetsky
London Arms Talks Take on Pessimistic Turn
Secret disarmament talks among the United States Russia Britain France and Canada opened at Lancaster House amid pessimism. The Western powers rejected Moscow radio claims and pressed for real all round disarmament with Russia and Red China urged to scale down forces.
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London
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Canada
Moscow Radio
Five Nations
United Nations Disarmament Commission
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U.S
Anthony Nutting
Norman Robertson
Andrei Gromyko
Jules Moch
Nutting
Lancaster House
U.S.S.R
Red China
Aid bill for Minnesota junior colleges tabled in Senate
Senate Education committee tabled the state aid bill for Minnesota public junior colleges, delaying any action this session. Dean Meland of Austin Junior College noted opponents spoke but supporters could not. House had approved amendments February 17. Nine junior colleges operate in cities including Austin Brainerd Coleraine Ely Eveleth Hibbing Rochester Vir gin Worthington.
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Senate
Minnesota
Senate Education Committee
Dean R. I. Meland
Austin Junior College
Dean Meland
Meland
Tee
Elmer Peterson
Hibbing
Charles W. Roote
Minnepolis
Freeman outlines sweeping reorganization of Minnesota state government
Gov. Freeman proposes shrinking 21 departments into 10 led by single administrators under a new small cabinet. The plan would abolish the State Railroad and Warehouse Commission and restructure 58 boards and 12 semi official agencies to streamline operations and cut costs. The Executive Council would oversee rules and regulations and absorb several boards and commissions. The plan preserves the Board of Education and State Teachers College Board.
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ST. Paul
Gov. Freeman
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Hoover” Commission
Executive Branch
Civil Service Department
Department of Administration
Board of Education
State Teachers College Board
State Executive Council
Executive Council
State Investment Board
SEATO Makes New Progress Against Reds
The Manila Pact eight nations met in Bangkok to shape a permanent SEATO secretariat and committees on military, antisubversion, and economic issues. Dulles hailed decisions to empower the council within defense and welfare goals amid tensions over Asia and Formosa.
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Bangkok
U.S
Dulles
Manila
Pakistan
Phillippines
France
United States
Great Britain
New Zealand
Australia
Thailand
Council (of Representatives
Formosa
Asia
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REDS
Keelung Harbor
U.S. 7Th Fleet
James Andernderson
Manhattan
New York
James Anderson
Anderson
Ka Rcv
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Adenauer
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