French Vote Tax to Speed Rebuilding
Paris January five National Assembly backs Premier Robert Schuman tax plan aimed at stabilizing finances to unlock Marshall Plan aid. Vote 315 to 268 signals confidence in Schuman as opposition displays split stance. Tax targets 125 billion francs to fund reconstruction with a take it or leave it approach and bond option for exemptions.
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Paris
National Assembly
Robert Schuman
France
Peasant
de Gaullists
Schuman
Coast Guard Rescues Nine From Alaska Point
Nine of thirteen castaways rescued after days on a desolate Alaska peninsula point. The Spen cer wreck survivors include a man named Jacob Osbekoff of Chignik and a Navy rescue crew member. Four others aboard the Spencer are unaccounted for but not feared dead as reports arrive from Kodiak. The Clover, which saved the nine, transferred them to the Mataco and headed back to Kodiak.
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Seattle
Alaska Peninsula
Coast Guard
Spencer
Kodiak
13Th Naval District
Jacob Osbekoff
Chignik
Alaska
Osbekoff
Navy
Kodiak Island
Greeks to Get Bigger Army After U S Approval
Premier Sophoulis announced in Athens that the United States agreed to expand Greece's forces. Twelve thousand troops will be added to the army and the national guard will be fixed at about 50,000 men in 100 battalions. The move followed talks with Dwight Griswold of the U S aid mission.
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Athens
Fhemistokles Sophoutis
United States
Sophoulis
Dwight P. Griswold
Constantin Tsaldaris Jalsa
Konitsa
Jury to Recheck Garsson Contracts
The Justice Department said a federal grand jury will convene in Baltimore to review the final settlement and renegotiation of war contracts held by Garsson brothers Henry and Murray and their ally former Rep. Andrew S. May. The case follows their 1947 convictions for bribes totaling 53,684.07 and proceeds toward appeals. The inquiry centers on Battavia Metal Products of Batavia Illinois and Erie Basin Metal Products of Elgin Illinois. The Senate had linked Garsson munitions interests to over 75 million dollars in war contracts.
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Washington
Justice Department
Baltimore
Garsson Brothers
Henry
Murray Garsson
Andrews
May
Kentucky
House Military Committee
Garssons
War Department
Comne
Hach
Munitions Combine
Battavia Metal Products, Inc
Batavia
Erie Basin Metal Products, Inc
Elgin, I
Gouge Bared By Sales Chief Of U.S. Steel
Washington January 5 The Macy House subcommittee hearings into the black market heard that American steel sent abroad has been shipped back to the United States and sold on the gray market for double the price Bennett S. Chapple Jr U S Steel Corp sales manager testified that ships to Puerto Rico have been redirected back here and sold at twice the price Subcommittee chairman Rep Macy said the group will seek full details on such re shipments Eight steel executives agreed to provide names of persons who offered to sell steel on the gray market The probe will expand to other fields where black markets exist to protect regular trade channels and curb price gouging
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Washington
INS
Macy House
Bennett S. Chapple, Jr
Ager
U.S. Steel Corp
Puerto Rico
Rep. Macy
R-N
Subcommittee
Chapple
Macy
Xnutson
White House
Truman
Congress
Knutson
Reporters House
Congress Considers Tax Shift to Fund Marshall Plan Relief
President Truman weighing a proposal to raise corporation tax rates to offset GOP tax cuts and preserve revenue while aiding low income brackets. Rep Knutson says the House will push a 5.6 billion dollar income tax cut but aims to shield the lowest earners. a broad tax roll reduction is rejected.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senator Johnson presses oil probe amid price fears
Senator Johnson of South Carolina urged Congress to investigate major oil companies for possible price manipulation harming small independents. He announced a forthcoming resolution and noted Department of Justice scrutiny of fuel oil storage and distribution. The Senate subcommittee also heard Greece's oil imports from U S aid programs, highlighting domestic supply concerns.
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Congress
Scanington
Yan
Sen. Johnson
D-Sc
Johnson
Department of Fustice
South Carolina
Senate
Greece
U. S
Sen. Wherry
R.-Neb
Walter Wilds
State Department
Turkey
Bridge Bond Ballot Fight Promises Opponent Polling Representation
Mayor Carl Andreys assured organized opponents of the proposed 350000 municipal ball park and recreation center bond issue they would have representatives at every polling place for the February 13 special election. Opponents led by Thomas S. Moore argued the project public funds, while council debated whether substitute election officials would be paid.
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Carl Andreys
Virginia St
Accross Elkiver
Thomas S. Moore
Taxpayers Defense League
Wold
Willard L. Brown
John A. Field, Jr
Police Make New Gambling Arrests
Four arrests were made by city police after a Saturday gambling crackdown with three more expected. Willard Mullins and Edward Boggs were charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. George Risk and George Jacobs Jr. were charged with knowingly permitting gambling at their establishments. Arrest warrants were signed by Robert Ray Evans. detectives Cavender and Culliter said the boys gambled with Evans’ 16 year old son Ronald. All were released on $500 bonds for municipal court.
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Willard Mullins
Summers St
Edward Boggs
Fleetwood Hotel
Minor
George Risk
Clendenin St
Brass Rail
George Jacobs, Jr
Washington St. E
Robert Ray Evans
Tyler Mountain Road
Mullins and Boggs
E. J. Cavender
J. Lesle B. Culliter
Evans
Ronald
Jacobs
Tojo Tops Box Office in Nippon As War Crimes Trial Draws
In Tokyo on January 5, Tojo outdraws Doro, Lamour, Crosby and Hope as war crimes trial seats are distributed free to lines. About 200 seats went to spectators with scalpers charging around 500 yen for a half day pass. American film tickets bring only modest markups, even for Road to Morocco, according to Japanese scalpers.
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Tojo
Nippon Tokyo
Dorothy Lamour
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Foreign Office
Bombings in Jerusalem and Jaffa Kill Dozens
Rescue squads hunted for survivors and bodies after two explosions struck a Jerusalem hotel and a Jaffa public square. The raids, targeting Arab leaders linked sites, left 23 dead with the toll possibly rising to 38. Hagana said the hotel hit was a key Arab meeting place for arms distribution.
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Jerusalem
Jaffa
Semiramis
Hagana
Jihad
Meal free day dropped as meat outlook prompts warnings
President Truman's Cabinet food committee announced on Jan 5 that taxeless Thursdays will be abandoned effective Jan 15 while meatless Tuesdays remain essential due to tightening meat supplies. James A Stillwell said eggs would be abundant in retail by month’s end as restaurants drop eggless observance. He urged restraint to prevent inflation and noted officials will address Petrillo bans at hearings next Tuesday.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Cabinet Food Committee
James A. Stillwell
Europe
Stilwell
Stillwell
Vis
Sitwell
Page
Hartley
jChairman Hartley
R-N. J
House Labor Committee
James C. Petrillo
AFM
Petrillo
1000 Marines Sail From U S One Day Early
Morehead City North Carolina January 5 The Navy moved about 1000 Marines from Camp Lejeune to two transports the Montague and the Baxter for Mediterranean duty in Italian and Greek waters The operation was quiet and shrouded in secrecy with no explanation given.
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Morehead City
N. C
North Carolina
Mediterranean
Lejeune
Wallace Democrats Stand Against Purge For Wallace
Democratic National Chairman J Howard McGrath said there would be no purge of Democrats for Wallace during a California visit. He urged those for Wallace to stay in the Democratic fold and dismissed any deal with the Wallace candidacy as futile.
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San Francisco
J. Howard McGrath
Wallace
Rhode Island
Henry Wallace
California
Los Angeles
McGrath
Wallace Alements
Solons Seek Broker Records on Graham Trade
Washington lawmakers probing government insider trading in commodity markets obtained grain trading records of President Truman's physician Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham. The Senate subcommittee plans to hear Harold E. Stassen and Graham, hoping to secure formal access to Bache and Co records though the broker hesitates without a court order.
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Graham
Washington
President Truman
Harold E. Stassen
Truman
Wallace H. Graham
Ferguson
R-Mich
Appropriations Subcommittee
Bache and Co
Bache
Brazilian Envoy Reports Stalin Partial Paralysis Difficult Movement
Brazilian Ambassador Mara de Pimental Brandao said Stalin appeared sick with partial paralysis on one side. She described him climbing stairs at a state function with guards aiding his steps, noting his difficulty in walking.
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Rio DE Janeiro
INS
Mara de Pimental Brandao
Stalin
Moscow
Brazil
Kremlin
Lenin Mausoleum
High Court Frees Man In Fake Gas Coupon Case
The Supreme Court, in a 7 to 2 decision, reversed Michael Dike of Buffalo, who was convicted of possessing counterfeit gasoline ration coupons. The ruling said his arrest and a search of his person violated the Constitution, rejecting police intrusion into citizens' activities and citing lack of grounds to suspect him. Chief Justice Vinson and Justice Black dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Vinson
Black
Jackson
Michael Dike
Buffalo
N. Y
Heil
High Court
Court of Appeals
DiRe
Frank Buttitta
OPA
Ing
Reed
Buttitta
Dike
Vote Year Creates Uncertain Picture
Washington notes shift in European recovery funding as the Truman administration seeks flexible spending, avoiding an overall target. Republican leaders blame Democratic policy for high prices, urging tax cuts and restrained spending. The issue dominates Congress alongside inflation, housing, rent, and health concerns with President Truman set to deliver the State of the Union.
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Washington
Congress
V.berg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bsign
Taft
Ohio
Slanis
Truman
House
Martin
Massachusetts
GOP
Carroll Reece
Halleck
Indiana
Sen. Millikin
Colorado
Senate Republican Conference
Mr. Truman
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
St. Lawrence Seaway
State Department
Foreign Information Service
Houge
Surplus Surpasses Truman Estimate in First Half
Washington reports a first half surplus of 1.858 billion dollars, with revenue totaling nearly 19.99 billion and projected year end surpluses of 6 to 7 billion. Analysts expect heavy tax receipts to lift the annual surplus to record levels, possibly surpassing 1927 Coolidge-era highs. President Truman had forecast 4.667 billion for the year and is expected to adjust upward.
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Washington
Jan
Daily Treasury Report
Coolidge
Truman
Treasury
Heav
Jingling the News Throne Out Homania King Seeks Love Marriage
The Gazette reports on a royal figure in Homania expressing a wish to wed for love.Details are unclear but suggest a palace shake up and possible abdication or throne reshuffle cited by Stan Arnold. The piece mixes commentary with speculative lines.
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Homania
Stan Arnold
Byrens
Mae
Dor
the Gazette
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