Truman to Seek Higher Taxes to Curb Deficit
President Truman said he will renew his push for higher taxes at the next congressional session to reduce deficits. He criticized deficit spending and tied it to last year’s tax cuts, while signaling efforts to repeal the Taft-Hartley Act amid ongoing coal and steel disputes.
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Sident
U.S
Ighington
Truman
Congress
G. Truman
Pest Conetese
Imman
White House
Labor end aims at Pasadena plant strike in stalled talks
In Pasadena the Math-2 Chemical plant faced an ending Melooged strike as CIO Union leader Arthur Hajecame steps aside as negotiator. He plans to retire and suggests BL Haven take over to push workers into a new inter union arrangement, with O. A. Jack Haven cited as president.
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Tston
Math- 2 Chemical Corporation
Pasadena
CIO
Arthur
Town notes from various locals bustle at Baytown area
Bremer adds seven newcomers to the community listing Louisiane Eugene from Brownwood AS Childs Ray Powell from Cor Guisti Hillard Kozlowski from Sarre R Le tim from Arkansas GS from West Columbia. The column notes residents ready to share Baytown news while mentioning Porter student plans Millican and Mervin Jacobs out with health and local gossip including J B Hollaway England feasts and dispatch radio chatter.
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S. T. MC Bremer
Beiner
Louisiane
Eugene Bur
Brownwood
Childs Arte
Ray Powell
Cor- Guisti
Hillard Kozlowski
S Sarre
Pennsylvania
R. Letim
Porter
Aldine-Cedar
Ganson
Igalterance Millican
Mervin Jacobs
Bill Lightfoot
Missouri
Gordon Bee Nes
J. B. Hollaway
England
U. L. Thompson
Marpoce Heard
Mercy Planes Rush Aid To Guatemala Floods Kill 4000
Relief planes carried food and medical supplies to flood devastated Guatemala where about 4000 people died and 100000 were left homeless after 72 hours of torrential rain. Government requested 2 million dollars in relief funds and a UW embassies amphibious plane aided trapped tourists near Guatemala City.
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Guatemala
Guatemala City
UW. S&s
Lake Atitolan
Here
Hscuintla
Quezshtenango
San Marcos
Santa Rosa
Jutiapa
Doctors Fail To Revive Dead Boy In Blizzard
In Shelby Montana doctors L J Salan and Steve Adasakovich fought for seven hours to revive Bruno Kristovinsky, a 12 year old Polish refugee found frozen after a blizzard. The boy and his 11 year old brother Stanislaw wandered from their ranch home during the storm. Stanislaw was found alive and likely will recover. Bruno was found on open prairie about a mile and a half from home, apparently dead with no heartbeat or respiration. Doctors said there was only a slim hope and the attempt continued until early evening.
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Shelby
Mont
Teei
L. J. Salan
Steve Adasakovich
Bruno Kristovinsk
Pak Tere
Bruno
Stanislaw
Here
Matias Fairgrounds
Satan
Adasakovich
Texas Rent Control Is Officially Dead
TAPCA celebrates Texas’s end of federal rent control as of today with governors and lawmakers noted for backing decontrol. Landlords urged responsible use of newfound freedom while planning a public V-R Day to honor the move and its advocates Beauford Jester Carlton Moore.
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Texas
Tapca
Allan Shiverson
Foy
Beauford
Carlton Moore
Moore
Houston
State House of Representatives
Pasadena Strike Ousters Put Union Leaders At Risk
In Denver CIO president O A Knight warned of court action to oust two Houston Local 297 officers over a protracted Matheison Chemical strike near Pasadena. Locals 227 and 297 clashed with the OWIU over constitutional authority as violence and stalled negotiations test the union leadership.
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Pasadena
Denver
O. A Knight
The
OF Workers International Dion
CI0
Houston
Texas
International Executive Council
International
Knight
CIO
Jocal
Oil Workers International Union
OWYD
Billy
Kieke
Arthur Harecate
Telegraph
Owiu Internation
O. A. Knight
OWI
Incal
Matheison Chemical Corporation
Mathieson
Aeom
Henry F. Holland
Harecate
Cold Wave Threatens California Crops and Dakota Stock
A West Coast cold front spreads freezing rain and snow toward the Midwest while Southern California farmers fear crop damage and Dakota ranchers brace for deep snow. Temperatures plunge in mountain cities. New York enjoys warmth as storms disrupt Atlantic shipping and a Redondo Beach wall repair vote passes. Floods in Guatemala from a tropical storm devastate thousands.
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United Press
California
Dakotas
Mississipp Valley
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Colorado
Seattle
Washington
Portland
Oregon
Mercury
New York
Mississippi
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Redondo Beach
Atlantic
Cunard
Guatemala
Texan Introduces Bill Affecting Gas Companies
Washington Oct 20 Lyndon B Johnson Texas introduced a bill to require federal power commission approval of securities issued by natural gas companies. He said the commission can review only initial financing and a regulatory gap exists because financing before the application or after issuance is not reviewed.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Federal Power Commission
Commission
Johnson
Congress Ends Longest Peace Time Session With Mixed Record
The 1949 session closed with the administration boasting a strong foreign policy score but a spotty domestic agenda. Senate adjourned sine die after 914 months of work, with approval of a farm price support bill and a $1.6 billion supplemental appropriation, plus Wallgren’s confirmation to the Federal Power Commission. Democrats hailed achievements. Republicans derided deficits and opposed key labor, health, taxes, and civil rights proposals. See Congress Record Page 2.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
Men C. Wallgren
Federal Power Commission
Mr. Truman
Messenger Escapes Crippling Leg Injury
John A Old, an Ir. 18, Western Union messenger in Beytown, narrowly escaped severe leg damage after being struck by a city dump truck at North Main and West Lobit. He suffered a deep gash, torn muscle, and a broken small leg bone, but Baytown Hospital doctors said he should recover without permanent injury. Carl Davis, 34, the dump truck driver, remained at the scene per a police report. Witnesses said the collision happened as Davis tried a left turn.
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John A Old
Western Union
Beytown
North Main
West Lobit
Baytown Hospital
Carl Davis
L. E. Bryant
Davis
Messenger
Red Feather Pledges Rise To $15 307 In Baytown
In Baytown 1949 campaign to fund Red Feather Services totalpled $15 307 90 by 2 a m today against a goal of $59 896 30 Campaign chairman J E Rutter praised volunteers and donors for timely cooperation and noted a partial report from Mrs Dorothy Willis of Baytown Junior High School showing that school employees pledged 100 percent contributions totaling 197 with more reports pending on Red Feather Page 2
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Baytown
Red Feather
J. E. Rutter
Dorothy Willis
Democratic Whip Praises Congress For Work Done
U.S. Senator Randis J. Myers of Pennsylvania asserts the current congress has done an excellent job despite not fully enacting the Truman program. He notes starting on many platform planks, strong commitment to world peace, and supporting measures like the Marshall Plan and reciprocal trade within the first session.
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Randis
J. Myers
U.S
Pennsylvania
United Press
Washington
Congress
Philadelphia
United Nations
Republican Waste Allegations Hit Democratic Congress
Republican Floor Leader blames the Democratic majority for excessive spending and waste in the current Congress. He cites $50.98 billion in appropriations and authorizations, surpassing the Republican 80th Congress and wiping out the previous surplus, with calls to cut duplications and inefficiencies per Hoover commission findings.
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Kenneth S&s
G. S
Nebraska
United Press
Washington
Congress
80Th Congress
Congréss
Hoover Commission
Democratic List Congress
Sdth Congress
Yugoslavia Wins U.N. Security Council Seat Over Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia defeats the Soviet backed Czechoslovakia on the second ballot in a secret UN General Assembly vote to win a Security Council seat. The tally is 39 for Yugoslavia and 13 for Czechoslovakia. Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky calls the result a new UN charter violation. Greece applauds Yugoslav proposals for draft declarations on state rights and duties.
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Yugoslavia
General Assembly
Czechoslovakia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Assembly
Russia
United Nations
Carlos’ Romulo
Vishinsky
Romulo
Savi
Essembly
Nar Nom
Vallone murder case tied to safety suspect and subpoenaed accordionist
In Houston area reporting, Vincent Vallone’s murder case involves Diego Carlino the 28 year old grocer and Louis Marino 37 who are jailed on murder charges. An accordionist Peter Reno identified by Sheriff Kern as having unknowingly pointed out Vallone’s restaurant night spot was jailed outside Houston at his own request. Carlino’s attorney Percy Foreman seeks Reno’s appearance for a habeas corpus hearing to set bond and secure release of Carlino and Marino. Foreman also subpoenas sheriffs amid claims of beatings in custody. A used shotgun linked to the killing was traced to a junk dealer and a 1930s purchaser rendering the jury’s discovery ongoing.
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Houston
Vincent Vallone
Texas City
Percy Foremen
Foreman
Diego Carlino
Vallone
Cerline
Louis J. Marino
Jonesy Chocolate Bayou
Here
Buster Kern
Peter Reno
Kern
Reno
Val- Jone
Langston King
W. L Ladish
Carlino
Afarinc
Ladish
Marino
Hardie, Phillips
Tyler County
A. D
Red) Lindsey
Hardin County
Suspects Questioned in Baytown Safe Theft Case
Two Houston detectives and a deputy sheriff questioned two suspects in Baytown regarding a Stassi Distributing Company safe theft from several months earlier. An unconfirmed report claimed the suspects confessed to the safe cracking and were being transported to Baytown to aid in clearing up related burglaries in Houston.
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Houston
Baytown
Stassi ‘Distributing Company
Sheriff's Department
Ijn
Eisenhower Calls Unification Row Inevitable
Eisenhower told the House Armed Services Committee that service unification will be a slow process and must not be rushed. He urged patience as tensions rise between the navy and army, and reaffirmed his belief that unification will work if given time. Bradley and Collins offered differing views during the hearing.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
House
Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Truman
Navy
Omar N. Bradley
Joint ‘Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
Defense Department
J. Lawton Collins
Air Force
Marine Corps
Collins
Bison— Hower
Thedea
Former Deputy Of Jim Wells Denied Bond
In Alice Texas on October 20 District Judge Paul Martineau denied bond for Sam Smithwick a former Jim Wells County deputy sheriff charged with murder in the slaying of critic Bill Mason. Smithwick was remanded to Bell County authorities and the case heads to trial in 78th district court with appeals noted by Henry Taylor Temple and three attorneys.
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Alice
Paul Martineau
Sam Smithwick
Jim Wells
Bill Mason Martineau
Bell County
Belton
Henry Taylor
Temple
Smithwick
Martine
Taylor
Grant
Daira
Burial Service for Mrs Corie Lynn McDowell
Funeral services for Corie Lynn McDowell 58 will be held Friday at 4 30 p m in Earthman Chapel with Rev Wayne McCleskey pastor of St Mark's Methodist Church officiating Burial will be in Hill of Rest Cemetery Mrs McDowell a Beytown resident since 1924 died at her home at 4 am Wednesday after a long illness She was married to a grocer in the town
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Fasoly
George Hassett
Litchfield
Connecticut
Bassett
International Union
Holland
Gajecate
Matheison
Harris County Grand
Hajecate
Texan
GOP
Hinabor
Olin Miller
Anan
Start
Czech
Flushing
Soviet Union
United Nations Security Council
Merino
Benito Reyes
Buffalo Bayou
Hern
F_ J_ Pizzitole
Pizzitola
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