Democrats Move New Personal Exemption Plan Near House Vote
The House faces a pivotal vote on a Republican tax cut while Democrats propose a $200 additional personal exemption for every income tax payer. The plan would also lift the dependent credit, restore an excess profits tax, and allow income splitting for married couples, costing billions in revenue. Republicans argue their $100 exemption increase and broader cuts better serve taxpayers, with Senate action seen as uncertain.
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Jan. FS
House
Senate
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Sam Rayburn
Treasury
Rayburn
Meat Ration Seen As Black Market Bid Opposing rationing sparks industry fear
Meat packers and distributors opposed a meat rationing plan in Washington saying it would revive black markets. Senator Wherry warned that administration confusion on controls would raise prices. Industry spokesmen argued rationing alone or with price controls cannot raise meat supplies. Jay Hormel warned in a letter that potential black market operators are already negotiating.
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Washington
Sen
Wherry
R-Neb
Senate Banking
Jay C. Hormel
George A. Hormel and Co
Sen. Flanders
R-Vt
Johnson Likely to Enter Senate Primary Against Neely
Johnson of Clarksburg is likely to enter the Democratic primary for U S Senate against M M Neely of Fairmont. The news notes Johnson’s silence but signals rising speculation, cites his Legion and wartime roles, and reports on the Democratic intra-party alignments around gubernatorial candidates Patteson and Thomas.
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M. M. Neely
Fairmont
Johnson
U. S
Lee Spillers
Wheeling
Clarksburg
American Legion
Roosevelt
America
Okey L. Patteson
James K. Thomas
U. S. Senate
Thomas Facition
Neely
United States Senate
Democratic Party
Matteson
Thomas
House of Delegates
R. D
Pease
Riley Plans Entry In Race For Court
Supreme Court Judge James B. Riley announced his bid for renomination in the Democratic primary on May 14. Fellow judge Fred L. Fox also plans to seek renomination. Riley, born July 26, 1894 in Wheeling, was elected to the court in 1936 and is president this year. He once served as legal adviser for the Ohio County board of commissioners and as Benwood city solicitor.
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James B. Riley
Fred L. Fox
Supreme Courts
Riley
West Victo Ray i
Wheelington
Board’ of Commissioners
Ohio County
Benwood
T. S. Riley
Wheeling
West Virginia
West Virginia University
Columbia University
United States Marine Corps
Navy Stove Pipe Flies At More Than 1500 MPH
The Navy disclosed that its ram jet engine has flown far into the supersonic range, likely beyond 1500 mph. Rear Adm. Noble cited its power, surpassing the combined horsepower of large four engine planes, and noted potential uses for missiles and aircraft. Ram jets have no moving parts and use air mixed with fuel to produce thrust. Tests involve attaching ram jets to jet powered planes for bursts at high speed.
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Washington
Navy
A. G. Noble
Ordnance Bureau
Muuch
Noble
Bureau of Ordnance
Thomas Bares His Candidacy for Governor
Charleston attorney and WWII combat veteran Thomas Kay Thomas formally announced his Democratic bid for governor. A former speaker of the House of Delegates, he earned seven campaign stars and a bronze star for Sicily. He says he talked with Democrats in every county and would serve without fear to carry out high office duties.
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James Kay Thomas
Charleston
Thomas
House of Delegates
Ira J. Partlow
Army Air Forces
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Corsica
France
Germany
LMSG
Partlow
Soviet Armies Budget Cut Reported By Moscow Radio
Moscow radio said 1948 armed forces appropriations will fall 2.5 billion rubles from 1947, with total expenditure set at 66 billion rubles. The figure equals about 12.45 billion dollars at the official rate, though Western observers dispute ruble to dollar values. President Truman asked Congress for 11.025 billion for defense next year, while Soviet finance minister A G Zverev noted the 2.5 billion ruble reduction.
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Russia
Moscow Radio
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Soviet Union
Truman
U.S. Congress
Washington
United States
A. G. Zverev
Zvyerev
Princess Barbara Undergoes Operation in Bern
Princess Barbara Hutton Troubetzkoy remained in a Bern Swiss private hospital after surgeons led by Dr. Walter Hadorn removed a muscular abscess thought to drive high fevers. The 35 year old heiress has had no nourishment since January 20 and remains in dangerous condition following a perforated intestine operation last week amid months of kidney illness.
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Barbara
Bern
Barbara Hutton Troubetzkoy
Walter Hadorn
Woolworth
Gandhi cremation sparks massive crowds and deadly unrest
In New Delhi on January 31 Gandhi’s body was cremated on a sandalwood pyre as tens of thousands gathered amid hysteria. Police and soldiers used force to hold back crowds. riots spread in Bombay Province with several deaths and curfews in Bombay and Poona. A 25-year-old Hindu from Poona, Narayan Vinayak Gadse, was held without bail after Gandhi’s assassination.
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Mohandas Gandhi
Devadas
Gandhi
Congress Party
Bombay
Hindus Mahasabha
Poona
Jerands
Hindy
Narayan’ ‘Vinayak
Jumna
Diamond Department Store Plans FourStory Addition
Plans for a four story addition to the Diamond Department store at capital and Washington Streets were announced by W B Geary president. The total cost is about 1 000 000 and the expanded building will reach seven stories on the old section with five on the rest. Construction starts in April and ends by November. The project includes 10 Otis escalators six floors served and two added passenger elevators in the new section bringing total passenger elevators to five. The store will be fireproof and air conditioned, with 180 000 square feet of floor space upon completion, larger than any state department store.
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Diamond
W. B. Geary
ERP Faces Test In Second Year
Senators Vanderberg and Connally said the real test for the four year European recovery program will come in the second year. The foreign relations committee held hearings into the plan with critics getting most of the attention. They stressed that the first year should focus on food fuel and fertilizer aid until the organization is ready.
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Washington
Senate
Vandenberry
Cheirmang
Renate Group
Vandenberg
Connally
Wheh Democrats
German Walkouts To Idle Millions Hit Western Zones
FRANKFURT Germany Jan 31 Growing efforts to foment mass unrest in western Germany were reported today as nearly 3 000 000 German workers plan mass strikes against food shortages next week Three 27 hour strikes were called for Tuesday in large areas of the British American occupation zones They were expected to largely paralyze industrial activity Communist influence was seen as small but left wing activity rising Trade union leaders fear a general strike across the entire British zone with 23 000 000 population
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Frankfurt
Germany
Hamburg
Martin Warns of Sinister Forces Plotting U S Coup
In Washington on January 31 Speaker Martin warned that sinister forces in the United States aim to seize power by first discrediting Congress then concentrating power in the president, risking a coup to take over the government. He spoke to the National Association of Women Broadcasters, alleging an extensive sabotage campaign in press and radio.
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Martin
United States
Truman
Congress
Executive Department
U. S
Russia
National Association of Women Broadcasters
Pittsburgh Coal Crisis Deepens From Cold Spell
A harsh cold snap presses Pittsburgh and the eastern U S, halting coal deliveries as Monongahela river ice blocks barges and 10 000 more western Pennsylvania miners are sent home. Nationwide production drops and fuel shortages amid record low temperatures spark worries of a coal crisis.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Monongahela River
Hudson Bay
New York
Michigan
Canton
N. Y
Albany
Phillipsburg
Penn
Hampton Station
Pellston
Mich
Euan
W. Va
Cleveland
New York City
Sil
Resolution Favors Ball Park Proposal in Charleston Kanawha City
The Charleston park and recreation commission approved a plan to buy more land in Kanawha City for a recreation center and ball park. At a downtown meeting, Thomas R. Horer was reelected chairman with Carl L. Davis as vice chairman and other officers named. The panel adopted a resolution urging tax bonds for funding, to be voted February 13, 1948, aligning with a 1945 long range plan.
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Charleston Park and Recreation Commission
Kanawha City
Thomas R. Horer
Stonewall Jackson High School
Carl LE. Davis
B. J. McDonough
Paul Heavener
Ball Park
City of Charleston
City of
Charleston
Jingling the News The Bronx Cheer
Henry Wallace dubs the Bronx his testing ground as a stage for a national lecture tour. Stan Arnold notes widespread public lectures across the country amid his campaign.
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Bronx
Henry Wallace
The
Nation
January’s Cold Sets Record Mark For Eastern U.S.
January turned unusually cold across the eastern two thirds of the nation with two weeks of mild weather followed by a brutal cold snap. Weather Bureau staff say many locales saw January as the coldest since 1940, with cities like St. Louis Fort Worth Atlanta and Miami near or at record lows and comparisons to historic Januaries in Chicago Minneapolis New York and Washington.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington
Rockies
Florida
Carolinas
Ohio
Youngstown
New York Central Railroad
Buffalo
N. Y
Rocky Mountains
Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Fort Worth
Atlanta
Miami
North Central
Chicago
Minneapolis
New York
City Parking Plan Delayed Amid Downtown Parking Debate
Charleston planning delays off street parking recommendations awaiting consensus on priority facilities for downtown motorists. city officials seek state road commission cooperation for further surveys while data is gathered on midtown and downtown parking capacity. current public and municipal lots hold about two thousand eighty eight spaces, with the largest municipal lot near Kanawha Blvd offering 321 spots.
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State Road Commission
Charleston
Kanawha Blvd
Donnally, Broad and
Court Sts
J. Lewis Hark
Hark
C. W. Matthews
Cincinnati
City of Charleston
Gas Saving Urged To Avert Danger
Kanawha valley faced a fourth consecutive weekend of heavy snow with six inches more on top of 34.4 inches, crippling travel and gas supply. Subzero chances fade, temps to rise. gas curtailment urged as utilities urge reduced use while homes gain priority. Transit kept running, but roads icy. one man, J Kenna Gentry, suffered rib fractures. Airport flights cancelled. schools may close if snow worsens.
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Kanawha
Charleston
United Fuel Gas Co
Charleston Transit Co
Beech Av
Olice
J. Kenna Gentry
Virgil L. Flinn
Rifleman Kills Three Of Minn Town Board
Duluth Minn Jan 31 Three Elmer town board members were shot to death during a meeting over a beer license request. A fourth man was wounded by a gunman who attended the session. Constable Jack Frith identified the dead as Frank Svoboda Emil Makela and Albert Dupac. Louis Ringhoffer was wounded in the arm.
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Duluth
Minn
Elmer
Jack Frith
Meadowland
Frith
Frank Svoboda
Emil Makela
Albert Dupac
Louis Ringhoffer
Bar to Study Feasibility Of Non-Political Jurists
Charleston Bar Association approves a committee to study nonpartisan judicial appointments and equal party division for county four state judgeships. Co chairs Charles Lave and Robert H. C. Kay to report on proper procedures. speaker A W Garnett urges prompt action on displaced persons and possible international conference. Page note: continuation on page 18.
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Bayard F. Ennis
Charleston Bar Assoc
Charles Mr. Lave
Robert H. C. Kay
Lit
A. W. Garnett
Madison
Bradley
Eisenhower
Congress
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