Huge Military Bill Readied For Congress
President Truman is prepared to propose the largest military construction program in U.S. history a 7 billion expansion of bases worldwide. Congress expected hearings in about two weeks with a plan covering army air force navy and marines to boost to over 9 billion the value of such construction since the Korea war began.
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HST
U. S
Washington
Truman
Congress
America
Rep. Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
White House
House
Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Korea
Seven Nazi War Killers Hanged at Landsberg Prison
Seven German war criminals were hanged by the United States army at Landsberg prison for mass murders tied to Hitler’s policy. The condemned include Generals Oswald Pohl Otto Ohlendorf Erich Naumann and Colonels Werner Braune Paul Blobel and Hans Schmidt along with Georg Schallermair. They were the final group among 275 condemned by U. S. war crimes tribunals in 1946 47.
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Landsberg
Germany
United States Army
Hitler
Landsberg Prison
United States Supreme Court
Oswald Pohl
Warsaw
Otto Ohlendorf
Soviet Union
Erich Naumann
Georg Schallermair
Muehlendorf
Dachau
U. S
Capital Gains Tax Raise OK'd By Group
Washington reports the Ways and Means Committee approved raising the capital gains tax rate to 28 1/8 percent for corporations and individuals, up from 25 percent. It also rejected keeping the corporate tax ceiling at 62 percent, with a separate vote to allow up to 70 percent of a corporation’s net earnings to be taxed pending final ratification.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Warring Stores Cut More Prices Across Nation
New York stores expanded price cuts after a supreme court ruling allowed retailers to drop fixed prices without fair trade agreements. Louisville Lexington and other cities followed, trimming 10 to 30 percent on about 1,000 items. Crowds remained large yet orderly as stock shortages appeared on popular kitchen appliances.
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New York
Louisville
Lexington
Kentucky
Claremont
N. H
Atlanta
Sitka
Alaska
San Francisco
Tornado Hit White Deer Texas Town Near Borger
A tornado struck White Deer at sundown injuring about fifteen to twenty residents and destroying seven to fourteen homes and the schoolhouse. Roads were washed out delaying ambulances and relief crews. White Deer lies in Carson county near Borger, northeast of Amarillo.
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Borger
Tex
White Deer
Amarillo
Carson County
Texas Panhandle
70 Year Old's Trip Cleared by Dad in Pensioners Outing
In Southampton England on June 6 79 year old Harry Tatum is approved for a 100 mile bus trip for an old age pensioners outing. His father William Tatum 95 confirms the plan and quips about young Harry being a good traveler.
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Southampton
England
Harry Tatum
Harry
William Tatum
Four Cent Wage Increase Approved for GM Workers
The 18 member wage stabilization board voted unanimously to grant a four cent hourly raise for 350,000 General Motors employees. GM had stated the increase, in line with its five year contract, would not raise prices for cars trucks tanks or other products.
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Washington
General Motors
Ford and
Packard Motor Companies
Eric Johnston
Johnston
Wage Stabilization Board
GM Plans Six Day Auto Plant Shutdown in July August
General Motors announced a temporary six day shutdown of passenger car production and assembly plants in Michigan from July 28 to August 6 to avoid mass layoffs due to government cuts on critical materials. Plants in Chevrolet Pontiac Oldsmobile Buick and Cadillac will be affected. some non automotive plants may be spared.
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Detroit
General Motors
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Buick
Cadillac
Michigan
C. E. Wilson
Allied Armor Advances Toward Chorwon In North Korea
Allied forces pressed toward Chorwon and Kumhwa as tank units moved up central front corridors and along western routes. Reports say Red positions yielded on the central front while counterattacks were driven back. massive artillery and air bombardments accompanied ground advances by a multi-nation UN force.
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Tokyo
Iron Triangle
North Korea
Chorwon
Kumwha
United Nations
Yonchon
Pyongyang
Hwachon
Subversive Probe Chief Resigns
Seth W. Richardson resigns today as chairman of the subversive activities control board citing critical surgical attention. President Truman accepts the resignation effective June 30 with reluctance. The board, created under the Internal Security Act, faces hearings on Communist Party registration. Attorney General McGrath has ruled registration should occur.
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Washington
Seth W. Richardson
Subversive Activities Control Board
White House
Truman
Justice Department
Communist Party
McGrath
Evicted Mother and Children Housed in County Jail
A Leavenworth mother and five of her seven children, evicted for nonpayment of rent, were placed in a jail cell block after welfare efforts failed to find housing. The husband, a World War II veteran recalled to active duty, was unavailable. two oldest children went to relatives in Kansas City. The family survives on a $125 monthly check and her earnings as a city hall charwoman.
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Leavenworth
Kas
Herh Nve Whon
Kansas City
Gasoline Powered Piggy Bank In Use
Virgil Richie's car holds a gasoline tank that doubles as a coin bank. After returning to Council Bluffs from Chicago he had a garageman drain the tank and remove $137.50 in quarters and half dollars. He said he saves change in the tank, planning to dip into it later when needed.
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Council Bluffs
Virgil Richie
Chicago
Richie
Lawmaker Predicts Truman Will Run and Win Nomination
Rep. Cannon says President Truman will run for president next year and secure the Democratic nomination, basing his view on public record and the desire for stability. He asserts Truman has provided freedom from World War III and calls the claim a prediction grounded in press reports. Rep. Brown retorts that Cannon is humorist.
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Washington
Truman
Rep
Cannon
D-Mo
House
Appropriations Committee
President Truman
Brown
Ohio
Missouri
Prisoners Report Cave-In Of Jail Wall
An Annapolis jail wall collapsed when a 20 foot section of cinder block behind the county jail crumbled. A caller, Blaine Decker an inmate and chief trustee, said the collapse may be linked to cellar work on adjacent property. Police noted other inmates in custody slept through the incident.
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Annapolis
Blaine Decker
Acheson Statement Hints Policy In Korea May Halt Military Forces At Parallel
Spotty beef shortages spread across the country with supplies at major markets well below normal for the third day. Slaughtering curbed as packers cite high prices and price ceilings under government controls. Officials call the halt a possible “sit down strike” to force Congress to drop controls.
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Acheson
Korea
Chicago
Office of Price Stabilization
Michael Howlett
Office of
Price Stabilization
Congress
Pittsburgh
James H. Wallace, Jr
Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Swift and Co
Acheson outlines UN Korea political objective in Senate
Secretary of State Acheson told senators the United Nations allies agreed on a political objective in Korea reflected in current military operations. He noted Lt. Gen. Van Fleet's 8th Army has finished the pursuit phase and discussed concerns over how far north to go and the timing of decisions by UN members. He defended the administration against charges of rushing beyond the 38th parallel without a unified political directive.
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Washington
State Acheson
United Nations
Korea
James A. van Fleet
Meaing
Seth
Acheson
MacArthur
38Th Parallel
Bevin
United States
Tokyo
South Korea
Peoples Army
North Korea
Central Intelligence Agency
Army Itelligence
State Department
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
United States Far East
Red China
George
D-Ga
U. N
Formosa
Achesor
Ciel
Southeast Asia
Indochina
Burma
Thailand
Soviet Troop Maneuvers Trigger Iran Oil Row Tension
Tehran reports an Iranian army source says Russia has massed tanks artillery and aircraft on both sides of the Caspian near Iran's northern frontier. Western diplomats question the claim noting typical border garrisons around 60 000 troops. The claim surfaces as Iran Britain oil negotiations and Mossadegh delays face sharp criticism amid nationalization tensions.
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Tehran
Iran
Caspian Sea
Keyhan
Britain
Caspian
Mohammed Mossadegh
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
AIOC
Tax Court rules professional gamblers lack ordinary tax privileges
Washington reports the U S tax court ruled that a professional gambler cannot offset gambling losses against non gambling income or use net operating losses to reduce taxes in other years. Roy T Offutt reported mixed results from 1944 to 1947 with losses in some years and a 1946 profit of 35405.
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Washington
U. S
Roy T. Offutt
Collectors
Baltimore
Offutt
Nevada
Mexico
California
Guerrilla Run Behind UN Lines Reported in Korea
UN and South Korean forces report about 30,000 guerrillas remaining behind UN lines after two failed spring offensives. Police and army have killed or captured over 110,000 since last October as raids continue in mountain regions near Pusan Chungju and Kwandae with waves of foraging activity expected during harvest.
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Pusan
Korea
South Korea
United Nations
UNG Warm
Lee Ki Poong
Chinju
Chungiu
Kwandae
38Th Parallel
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