Lame Duck Democrats Split Over Excess Profits Tax
Washington reports a rift among Democrats as the lame duck session opens. President Truman pushed for a new excess profits levy while Senator Edwin Johnson urged raising existing corporate taxes to raise about 4 billion dollars. The tax fight shapes up amid talks on Korea funding, atomic energy, Yugoslavia aid, and statehood for Hawaii and Alaska.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
House Pays and Means
Johnson
Senate Finance Committee
White House
Korea
Yugoslavia
Senate
Hawaii
Alaska
House
Taft
Ohio
Ways and Means Committee
George
D-Ga
Millikin
R-Cole
Censorship and Battles Mark Korean War Fronts
Chinese forces launched a broad counter offensive in northwest Korea while U S and ROK units clashed along a 35 mile front near Tokchon and Chongchon river. Indirect censorship hovers as authorities withhold strategic details and frontline news.
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Tokyo
U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Republic of Korea Second Corps
Tokchon
Pyongyang
U. S. First Cavalry Division
United Nations
U. S
Chongchon
Chongchon Rive Line
Republic of Korea
ROK
Chongjin
U. S. Tenth Corps
Siberia
Boom Brings Longer Work Week To U S
The 1949 average work week rose from 39.2 to 41.4 hours in manufacturing due to civilian demand and high prices. Officials foresee layoffs in early 1951, while a mandatory 48-hour week is unlikely due to inflation, costs, and limited military need.
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U.S
Washington
Labor and Commerce Departments
Munitions Board
Snow May Cut Mine Output
A Daily Telegraph check found Pocahontas Coal mines likely to operate today with at most 75 percent of workers reporting due to storm travel. N and W yards will run full schedules but absenteeism is expected high.
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Daily Telegraph
A. V. Sproles
Pocahontas Coal Company
Sproles
Poca
N&w
H. Burt Smith
Tryout Of Acheson Chimney Ends Quiet
Washington reports a quiet evening for Secretary of State Acheson and his wife was interrupted by a chimney fire in Georgetown. Firefighters arrived promptly and extinguished the blaze. It was the first fireplace test of the season at their home.
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Washington
Acheson
One Dead Eight Hurt As Tank Explodes In Alabama
A gasoline tank exploded on a tractor truck near Selma Alabama killing W. W. Steward of Corsicana Texas who died in hospital about 30 minutes later. Eight workers were injured as the burning tank rolled 150 yards into the crowd on a slope above the site. Foreman Jimmy Davenport of Oklahoma said the fire started when the truck backfired.
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Selma
Ala
W. W. Steward
Corsicana
Tex
Jimmy Davenport
Oklahoma
Weather Delays State Sheriffs Group Meet
West Virginia Sheriffs Association postpones annual meeting in Charleston due to weather. Executive Secretary Don Weddington says the event, set for tomorrow and Tuesday, is rescheduled to December 11-12. County Assessors and County Commissioners gatherings also pushed back two weeks.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Sheriffs’ Association
Don Weddington
Red Cross Aids Storm Victims
Red Cross eastern area headquarters said 74 emergency shelters are operating in five states for storm victims. Disaster director Ralph Bain noted mobilization to assist hundreds displaced by hurricane winds and floods across New York New Jersey Connecticut Pennsylvania and Delaware. Ten disaster workers have been deployed with more planned as flood risks in the Susquehanna Valley mount.
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Red Cross
Ralph Bain
Disaster Service
Atlantic
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Armed Services
Bain
Susquehanna Valley
Senator Gillette Probes Senate Campaign Spending
Senator Gillette of Iowa says a special check is underway on campaign funds used this year after 36 senate seats were decided. He reported that state officials have been asked to provide all data on senate campaign spending to the senate subcommittee on privileges and elections.
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Washington
Senate
Gillette
Iowa
Senate Subcommittee On Privileges and Elections
Cold Miami November Records Mark 36 Years
Weather briefs report Miami records the coldest November day in 36 years at 37.9 degrees and note it is the coldest day in Miami since January 15, 1948. Additional items include heating safety guidance in Cleveland, church equipment delivery in Coral Gables, a blimp snow-struggle in Pittsburgh, and red billed magpies returning to the Bronx Zoo.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
Coral Gables
Lewis N. Head
First Methodist Church
New York
Bronx Zoo
India
Record Storm Hits 15 States Hard Across Nation
A sweeping storm lashed the northeast and Midwest, paralyzing Cleveland and Pittsburgh, closing schools and injuring economies. It cut power to over 800000, caused more than 100 deaths, and displaced millions across 15 states from North to Illinois with heavy snows and floods.
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South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Columbus
American Red Cross
Carolinas
Ten Die In West Virginia As Blizzard Grips State
A severe West Virginia blizzard claimed at least ten lives as heavy snow and high winds closed schools and blocked highways. Snow depths reached 36 inches in Dodd Ridge and Kanawha Valley areas with drifts up to five feet. Universities and colleges delayed reopenings, and public schools canceled classes across multiple counties as rescue crews battled continuing storm conditions.
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New Jersey
New York
Midwest
Morgantown
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Charleston
W. V
Dodd Ridge
Kanawha Valey
C. C. Tucker
Weston
Grafton
Huntington
Coal Mountain
Parkersburg
Road Commission
Black Dahlia confession hoax unmasked in Oakland
Oakland police ruled the statement by Catherine Sharp a hoax confession in the Elizabeth Short murder case. Sharp, who used aliases, failed to identify victim details or clothing and admitted learning a death detail from a former Los Angeles police clerk. She was held for possible mental examination.
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Calif
Police
Los Angeles
Catherine Sharp
Christine Reynolds
Elizabeth Short
Vets to Receive Next Life Insurance Dividends This Spring
The Veterans Administration expects March or April issuance of the next life insurance dividends. The amount will be smaller than the current 2.8 billion payment and is projected between 400 million and 1 billion dollars. The 1948 to 1951 policy-year payout covers three years, with future dividends to be annual on policy anniversaries if any. Applications needed for forthcoming dividends. lapsed policies should apply. A House subcommittee will begin hearings on a substitute for the national service life insurance program.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
House Veterans
National Service Life
More Snow, Colder Tonight Is Predicted
Washington reports the storm tapers with light snow flurries likely Monday and Tuesday across Ohio, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, eastern Kentucky and Maryland Virginia mountains. Temperatures stay below freezing though little thawing expected. Mercer county schools delay opening to Wednesday. McDowell and Tazewell counties consider schedules.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Maryland
Virginia
Newspapers Endure Storm Disruptions With Varying Deliveries
The Daily Telegraph maintains service through the storm though some remote routes arrive late. Wheeling Intelligencer skips edition for first time in 98 years, highlighting widespread media disruption across Virginia West Virginia.
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Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
Wheeling Intelligencer
Virginia-West Virginia
Weather delays push reopening dates for several colleges
Officials expect a definite reopening date today with potential for Wednesday or later as ice and snow slow travel. Virginia Tech students return to classes while Concord, Morris Harvey, and West Virginia Tech add an extra day off. WVU and Marshall delay until Wednesday after Thanksgiving break. Roads remain hazardous. buses slowly resume service on some routes. Red Cross billeting in Beckley area.
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Dorothy Queen Powers
Brushy Fork
Upshur
West Virginia University
Irvin Stewart
Marshall College
Huntington
Morris Harvey
West Virginia Tech
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Kanawha
Cabell
Marion
Harrison
Summers
Fayette
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Mountainlair
University
Guyan Valley High School
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Lincoln County
Taylor Creameans
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
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Virginia Tech
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Beckley
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YMCA
Matz
Travelers
Greyhound
Consolidated Company
War
Boissevain
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