Senate votes no on tax free officials pay
Washington report notes the Senate approved ending tax exemptions for the president, vice president, and lawmakers beginning January 3, 1953. The plan would cut officials’ allowances, with passage by the House required for final change. Senate debate also rejected gambling tax and income tax deduction amendments.
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Washington
Congress
House
Truman
Barkley
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate Crime Committee
Ecton
R-Mont
Johnston
D-Sc
Reds Suspected Of Stalling Talks In Korea Armistice
Tokyo Friday. Allies suspect the Reds are trying to force a break in armistice talks by stalling negotiations. General Ridgway proposed resuming talks six miles southeast of Kaesong near Songhyon with demarcation of a buffer zone as a first step. Communist officers met Allied liaison men but wouldn't discuss timing, only a resumption date.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kaesong
No Man's Land
Ridgway
Songhyon
Public Information Office
AEPCO Seeks to Buy Area Power Systems
Charleston W V Sept 27 The Public Service commission will hear next Monday a power companys request for authority to purchase systems serving two mining communities Appalachian Electric Power company would continue to serve customers at no rate increase It proposes to pay the Raleigh Wyoming Mining company Beckley 11584 33 for a system serving Edwight Raleigh county and 2002 38 to Olga Coal company for facilities at Buchanan camp McDowell county
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W. Va
Public Service Commission
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Raleigh Wyoming Mining Company
Beckley
Edwight
Raleigh County
Olga Coal Company
Buchanan Camp
McDowell County
Yugoslavia Plans Big Rent Increases and Reform
Belgrade Sept 27 official press says Yugoslavia will raise rents from 200 to 850 percent under a new economic plan to reshape the economy. The blueprint, to be submitted to Parliament, aims to raise wages, end rationing, and move much onto the free market with a farm and factory bonus incentive system to spur production.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Truman Appeals To Iran Not To Throw British Out Of Disputed Oil Refinery
President Truman urged Iran not to oust British workers from the Abadan refinery and advised Britain against using force to protect property. Washington supports a peaceful settlement of the oil nationalization dispute, while Attlee seeks a negotiated solution. Mossadegh faces a quorum crisis as protests persist outside parliament.
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Truman
Iran
London
Abadan
Shepherd
Britain
Attlee
American State Department
Tehran
State Department
W. Averell Harriman
Lou Henderson
U.S
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Six California Tax Officials Suspended Amid Irregularities
San Francisco reports the suspension of the northern California internal revenue bureau chief James G. Smyth and six top aides without charges as a federal grand jury probes alleged shakedowns and fixing of income tax returns. Edwin M. Furtado and Dorothy C. Frisbie face embezzlement and related charges. Furtado is in hospital after an apparent self harm incident. Frisbie allegedly diverted about $5,000 from a employer credit union. Charles F. Masarik Jr. is named as new interim head.
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San Francisco
California
Internal Revenue Bureau
Internal Revenue
James G. Smyth
Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Fresno
Kefauver Committee
Smyth
Truman
Charles F. Masarik, Jr
Collector of Internal Revenue
Pittsburgh
Edwin M. Furtado
Dorothy C. Frisbie
Furtado
Guerneville
Calif
Miss Frisbie
General Bradley On Way To Japan Korea
Gen. Omar Bradley chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and Charles Bohlen a top State Department Russia expert are en route to Japan and Korea. Bradley will survey all aspects of the situation with Gen. Matthew Ridgway UN commander. They left Washington last night and Bradley is expected back in a week or ten days.
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Washington
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Charles Bohlen
State Department
Russia
Japan
Korea
Bradley
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Defense Department
Pentagon
Calm Your Fears General We'll Do It By The Numbers
Washington reports the US Chamber of Commerce welcomes an Air Force order for a 50 cent booklet titled Economic Policies for National Defense. The mimeographed document includes a four page contract with twenty fine print clauses and provisions on loading freight cars. The chamber says the booklet will be shipped ready for loading and blocking on a freight car.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Air Force
Chamber
High Tax Theory Hit By Speaker
White Sulphur Springs Sept 27 The 37th annual meeting of the National Consumer Finance association heard Gov. Theodore B McKeldin of Maryland challenge the charge that higher taxes are needed to fund government He argued that rising costs lift incomes and taxes without higher rates and urged states to cut taxes without harming essential services Also on the program Sen Harry Byrd of Virginia spoke at a banquet and officers were to be elected on Saturday
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White Sulphur Springs
Theodore B. McKeldin
Maryland
National Consumer Finance Association
Harry Byrd
D-Va
Barney J. Lenihan
Louisville
McKeldin
Truman Orders OPS to Withdraw Secrecy Bulletin
President Truman directed the Office of Price Stabilization to cancel its edict barring disclosure of information that could embarrass OPS. The White House said the bulletin was too broad and might violate the president's security order. Senate critics denounced the move as a blow at liberty and demanded investigations.
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Truman
Office of Price Stabilization
Joseph Short
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Liberty
Brickert
Ohio
Maybanks
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Ferguson
R-Mich
Congress
Price
White House
Michael V. DiSalle
Chicago
DiSalle
Richard F. Cook
Cook
Aiken
R-Vt
Czechoslovakia
Spain
Bricker
Fifth Air Force Downs 277 Red Jets In Korea War
Fifth Air Force reported 277 MIG fighters destroyed or damaged since last November. Of these 74 listed as definitely destroyed, with Allied losses small. Col Francis S. Gabreski praised Sabre superiority amid growing Communist tactics in the six battles over three days.
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Fifth Air Force
U. S
Korea
Air Force
Francis S. Gabreski
North Korea
Gabreski
Phelps Dodge Smelter Workers Reach Tentative Pact
Phelps Dodge Corp. and the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers announced a final agreement on a new working contract in Douglas Arizona. The terms of the settlement are being withheld until local ratification is completed.
Woodsman packs bay in New York for diorama honor
Willie Williams a 63 year old South Carolina woodsman arrived in New York for an unusual museum project. He will be the first human figure in the American Museum of Natural History South Carolina forest diorama. Williams travels from Possum Corner plantation to depict life in a swampy habitat.
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New York
Willie Williams
Possum Corner Plantation
South Carolina
New York City
Williams
South Carolina Forest
American Museum of Natural History
H. Nelson Slater
Savannah
James Vaughan
King George VI Names Council of State
King George VI named a council of state to act during his recovery from surgery. The body includes his queen and daughters. The move followed Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh confirming a Canadian tour, beginning in Quebec on October 9.
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London
George VI
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Quebec
Boyle Vindicated In Libel Probe Of RFC Loans
Democratic national chairman William M Boyle testifies he is vindicated in charges of taking eight thousand dollars in fees from American Lithoford after RFC loan approvals. He denies wrongdoing, says he never sought favors, and offers to face libel action if needed. The inquiry shifts next to GOP chairman Gabrielson over RFC negotiations.
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Washington
William M. Boyle
American Lithoford Corp
Boyle
Truman
Senate
National Committee
Nixon
Calif
Mundt
R-Sd
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
American Lithofold
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Post-Dispatch
St. Louis
Hoey
D-Nc
Post- Dispatch
Theodore Link
Gabrielson
Democratic National Committee
RFC
Litkeford
Truman urges swift law to expose income of top officials
President Truman called Congress to pass a law requiring annual disclosure of total income, gifts, and loans for all high officials including Congress members, cabinet members, generals, judges, and top government employees. He announced suspensions in the San Francisco IRS office amid graft concerns and urged prompt action to curb corruption.
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Truman
Law
Solons
Washington
Congress
U. S
Mr. Truman
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