Tobey Seeks Tax Crackdown On Trust Charities
Senate subcommittee report charges Textron trusts dodge millions in taxes by funding a textile empire through charitable foundations. Sen. Tobey demands back taxes and new laws to bar non charitable trusts from tax exemptions, plus measures to curb Puerto Rico factory subsidies.
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Boston
LLP
Senate
Extron, Inc
New York
Tobey
R-N.h
Ution
Trobey
Frce
Internal Revenue
George J Schoeneman
Puerto 1Co
United States
Deral
Sen
Tobey Presses Trust Investigation After Mills Closure
Young Tobey said the inquiry revealed patterns of operation by un checked trusts possibly costing the government up to 1 billion dollars in tax losses in less than five years. He noted his father drafted legislation to address findings after 2000 pages of hearings in Nashua and Washington. The probe, which cost over 5 thousand dollars, began at CIO Textile Workers’ urging during Textron mill closures affecting 3,500 Nashua workers.
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Ator
Subcommittee
Charles W. Tobey, Jr
Young Tobey
Washington
Nashua
N. H
CIO
Textron
Sen. Tobey
Cold Checks Flood Threat Across Western Rivers
A sudden cold wave freezes snowdrifts delaying a February thaw and raising flood fears across western plains. Port Angeles residents flee as Tumwater Creek overflows while British Columbia reports flash floods. Rawlins Wyoming road and rail links reopen after weeks. southern Wyoming sees traffic resume.
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Tanges
Pacific Northwest
Port Angeles
Wash
British Columbia
Rawlins
Wyo
Wyoming
The Doll's House on KCRG KORK Tonight At 7
Hollywood stars Ngrid Bergman and Brian Aherne lead an air adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's The Doll's House on KCRG KORK tonight at 7. Public High School basketball finals unfold in Cedar Rapids as Franklin seeks an undefeated city record against McKinley and Roosevelt faces Wilson. Sports Director Bob Brooks reports at 7 30 P.M. HI HO FUN SHOW for children returns Saturday morning at the Iowa Theater with a 9 30 door, 10 30 show, gifts for every child and a special big screen feature after the air program. 1600 on the radio carries the broadcast.
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Ngrid Bergman
Brian Aherne
Hollywood
Henrik Ibsen
Kcrgkork
Coe
Cedar Rapids
Franklin
McKinley
Roosevelt
Wilson
Bob Brooks
KCRG
KCRK
Iowa
MBS
ABC
KXEL
WHO
NBC
WMT
CBS
Tello-Testa
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Robert Hareigh
Lone News
Jack Smith
Morton Downey
Murrow
America
Jack
Jammy
Carson
McKinley Durante
Alan Cbs Theate
Wilsonan
Ladd
Roosevelt Sheriff
Skelton
Life of Playhouse
Wilson- Roosevelt Roosevelt
Riley Celeste Holm
Yours Truly
Johnny Dollar News
Fulton Lewis
Art Kassel
Sens
Stern
Art Mooney O. News
Lawrence Welk Pietschens
Heaven
Mormon
Aim News
Cowboy Dallas
Charles Worcester
Higgins Almanac
Sons of Pioneers
Mary Ile
Mary Lee Talent Children Theater
Dallas
Home Family
MacAlester
Nopera Boston
Coliese Choir Symphony
Union Health Mae Scare Ee
Pioneers of Music
Peter Grimes
Merriwell
Wormwood Forest
Bob Goodwick
Upper Iowa
KCRK Por Static and Interference-Free Radio Enjoyment
Radio schedule fragment lists programs and times for KCRK Por on FM 96.9 or Channel 245. Entries include shows like News and Art Kassel, Lawrence Welk, Union Health Center, Sports Parade, and Straight Arrow with scattered times and brief program notes. The excerpt reads as a partial daily lineup with multiple MBS blocks and unspecified segments.
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KCRK
Union Health Center
MBS
Truman Maintains Four Billion General Tax Increase Demand
President Truman insisted on a $4 billion general tax boost this year and would not compromise. He endorsed advancing social security legislation first while awaiting tax plan details and kept his tax proposal remaining intact for corporations and higher brackets. The budget also includes nearly $1.96 billion for broader social security coverage and a national health program.
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Washington (Lp
Truman
Onions May Show As Whisky in Test
In Detroit a police drunkometer test outcome was challenged in traffic court by Dr. Kenneth E. Corrigan who argued odors like onions limburger cheese and bananas can register as alcohol. Lt Albert Langtry countered the claims as tests were performed to compare odor effects with the meter reading. A court decision is pending.
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Detroit
Kenneth E. Corrigan
Albert Langtry
Corrigan
Langtry
No Mail Delivers on Washington's Birthday
Cedar Rapids post office will not provide residential or rural mail delivery on Washington's Birthday February 22. The office remains open for business and general delivery hours 7 to 10 a.m. Parcel post will be delivered to business establishments. regular holiday collections will be made.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Lubbock
Lubbock
Washington
House Votes Extension of Export Curb
The House approved a 28 month extension of President Truman's export control authority by a 259 to 102 vote. Penalties include fines up to 10000 dollars and one year in prison. The bill mirrors Senate action and goes to a conference with the Senate. The commerce department would administer controls excluding agricultural commodities.
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Washington
Ins
House
Truman
Senate
Congress
Senate-House
Commerce Department
Agriculture Department
Longtime Cedar Rapids packer still leads tin shop work
John Basker, 82, foreman at Wilson and Company Cedar Rapids packing plant, marks sixty years in the tin shop since joining Sinclair Packing in 1889. His colleagues include John Horak, August 1888 hire, and Joseph Dvorak, 189? hire, with Horak in office and Dvorak as sausage dept foreman. Basker recalls early railroading, experiments, and a life built through grit from Monroe school to shop floors.
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SXTY
John Basker
T. M. Sinclair Packing Company
Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Company
Easker
Little Sinclair Company
Wilson
Horak
Dvorak
John Easker
Monroe School
Third Street
Witwer Grocer Company
Monroe
John
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad
Basker
Philadelphia cab strike ends as transit tieup lingers
Philadelphia taxi drivers returned to work after a three day walkout, ending the cab strike but a separate 11,000-worker transit stoppage remains. Mayor Bernard Samuel urged quick settlement of a 14 cent hourly gap while protesters demand 50 percent of gross receipts or $1.20 per hour.
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Philadelphia
Bernard Samuel
Charles Pirelli
AFL
Yellow Cab Company
Sam Glass
16Th
Wood Street
Samuel
Philadelphia Transportation Company
CIO Transport Workers Union
Army Prisoners Are Recaptured at Fort Meade
Two Fort Meade Army prisoners who shot their way out of a cell block Thursday were recaptured by military police after several hours of freedom. The escape prompted a manhunt and a lockdown of the installation as authorities investigated how the escape occurred.
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Fort Meade, Md
INS
Fort Meade
Czech Government Reopens Talks With Catholics Over Church State
Prague reports the government has reopened negotiations with the Catholic church to settle church state issues. Key items include nationalization of church property school status and priest salaries based on a memorandum from Catholic bishops after meetings with President Gottwald.
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Prague
INS
Czech
Klement Gottwald
Honey-Maker Horizontal Word Puzzle Fragment
A scrambled crossword style clue set lists items like 1 Fruit 2 Click beetle 3 Hebrew deny 4 Cure 5 Preposition 6 Woody fr 7 Iroquoian Indian 8 Oriental e 9 Laughter sound 10 Ideal stat 11 Deserves and more across numbers 12 68 56 57 68 Observe. The readable portion hints at a mixed clue grid for a historical newspaper word puzzle page.
John Basker An Industrious Foreman Of Cedar Rapids Packing
John Basker rose from apprentice to foreman hiring 61 workers for the tin shop at Sinclair. He taught a non skilled crew to high efficiency halving the force. He then led printing operations and later became boss of the department in Chicago. Basker mentored many departments and once patented an automatic faucet. He served as Cedar Rapids alderman for four years and remained dedicated to his work and community.
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Basker
Easker
Sinclair Company
Sinclair
Wilson
Chicago
John Basker
Cedar Rapids
Sinclair’s
Wilson's
Czechs Silent on Return of G. Soldiers
The state department said Czechoslovakia has ignored U S demands for the return of two American soldiers who wandered across the German Czech border in December. They are George R Jones 22 Owensboro Kentucky and Clarence R Hill 31 Jackson Mississippi members of the Sixth Armored Cavalry Regiment. They have been absent without leave since December 1.
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Washington
INS
State Department
Czechoslovakia
United States
George R Jones
Owensboro
Clarence R. Hill
Jackson
Miss
Sixth Armored Cavalry Regiment
Clinton Police Chief Hansen resigns after 22 years
Police Chief Chris Hansen resigns from the Clinton police department after more than 22 years, effective March 1 due to health concerns. Mayor George Still released the letter of resignation. Deputy Chief William Keister, with 11 years in the force, will succeed him.
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Clinton (Ap
Chris Hansen
Clinton Police Department
George Still
Hansen
Still
Petersen
William Keister
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