Truman proposes tax credits to ease inflation burden
President Truman argues inflation is the nation’s top problem and would shift the tax burden. He endorses a cost of living tax credit of 40 dollars for individuals and 40 dollars for each dependent, totaling 160 dollars for a typical two-child family, with broader taxpayer extension to aid low income groups.
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Truman Urges Broad Social Legislation And 75 Cent Minimum Wage
President Truman outlines a wide social program in a state of the union message. He calls for raising the federal minimum wage to 75 cents and expands social security, health insurance, education funding, housing aid, civil liberties action, antitrust enforcement, rural electrification, public power and river basin projects. He emphasizes reliance on collective bargaining for wage setting and proposes continued government intervention to ease housing shortages and fund schools.
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Eviction and Housing Strain Highlighted by City Bureau
Each month about 6000 New York families face eviction or must double up while the City Vacancy Listing Bureau struggles to place only around 80 households. The report underscores a severe housing shortage and the agency’s limited success in matching families with available rentals.
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CIO Calls Civil Rights Conference
President Murray and Secretary Treasurer Carey called a National CIO Civil Rights Conference in Cleveland February 19 20 at the Hollenden Hotel. About 500 CIO members and officials are expected to attend the two day gathering with panel discussions and plenary sessions to address civil liberties and support the President's Commission on Civil Rights report.
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Education gaps show college completion by race
The report finds 11 percent of whites have completed at least one year of college while only 3 percent of non whites reach that milestone. This highlights persistent educational discrimination and unequal access to higher learning opportunities.
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