Rare Drastic Procedure on Tax Extension
House Republican leaders faced a possible defeat in their bid to extend the excess profits tax. A Rules Committee maneuver to bypass Ways and Means faltered as two GOP members signaled opposition, threatening to derail the plan and trigger a floor vote next week.
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Eisenhower
House Rules Committee
GOP Committee
de Washington
Martin
Mass
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Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means Group
Congressional Commissars
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Pyants Dent
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Degislahon
Rooney
Reno
Wales
Three-day 4-H Girls Camp Blends Education and Fun
A three day 4 H girls camp at Camp Brews ter south of Oinhia gathers girls from Mast West Potawat am ie and Cass Counties for education and recreation. Activities include outdoor cooking crafts hiking swimming and campfire programs with group leaders from three counties guiding sessions and supervision by county home economists and volunteers.
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C. W. McManamy
Mast
West Potawattmie
Cass
Camp Brewster
Oinhia
Tagg Vale Tigers
Monkfast
Wien
Benson to Texas to Check Drought
DABLAS ¢e Aquedtier Berri tary learn Tad Benson herds. American Cotton Congress attendance noted as drought worsens across Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana. Crops scorched pastures burned and water rationing reported. forecasts cite cool Arctic air moving southward increasing drought risks for farmers and livestock.
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Dablas
Tad Benson
Hanson
American Cotton Congress
Gubboule
Ho Hik
Southwest
Smi
Louis Merrell
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Narvik
Larimners
Asays
Wichith
Mar
Oklahomas
Thorn
Inone
Weather Bureau
Sowing Circles Darn More Husbands Than Socks
A lighthearted note on knitting circles where members joke that their projects multiply husbands faster than socks. The piece captures small town humor and community craft gatherings with a wink.
Little Change in Weather Outlook Friday Forecast
Weather here Friday will resemble Thursday with mostly sunny skies. High temperatures are expected to be the same on both days, while Friday's low should be close to Thursday's reading. A light rainfall total of about 0.82 inches fell early Thursday, with gusty Carrall winds reaching 7 miles per hour and Neeram recording near seven inches.
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Vrinay
Wade
Carrall
Neeram
Retired farmer injured after ladder fall in Missouri Valley
An elderly retiree, George Darrington of Missouri Valley, fell from a ladder while picking cherries at his home on Wednesday. He was hospitalized at Mercy Hospital after injuries were reported, as a storm damaged nearby areas and power lines.
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Ceorge Darrington
Missouri Valley
Darrington
West Side
Uation
Maple River
John
Qlients
Mercy Hospital
Sri
Raph
Holly
Seventh Ave
Ralph King
Ath
Pre
Harve
Mowry
Aves
Russell Rolla
U. 8 Coast Guard
Guam
Jo Cardon Phillip Mc Burney
Aig Ny Ist
Trinidad
British West Indies
James Rover Boatright
Franklin Ave
San Antonio, Tex
Orders Review of Civil Service Jobs
President Truman’s successors sign an order to review about 4000 federal positions for removal from civil service. The plan targets 86000 United States and 8000 overseas posts, mainly Schedule A specialist jobs, to enable new appointees to replace protected workers while exempting armed services veterans. About 64 percent of wartime employees are veterans, with 14000 posts possibly affected.
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Hieh
United
Mio
Civil Service
Truman
Young
Armed Services
Fordival
Shine
Transit Bus Service Not Interrupted Between Omaha and Council Bluffs
Transit and Omaha street railway firms won a temporary federal court order delaying the ICC's suspension of intercity bus service. Judge Riley postponed ICC authority expiration to July 28, allowing buses to continue operating between Omaha and Council Bluffs amid ongoing appeals. Negotiations potential exists though no agreement yet reached.
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Council Bluffs Transit
Here
Omaha
Transit
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tes Moines
William F. Riley
1GC
Donald Haird
Riley
Sani Arden
Tnterstile Commerce Commission
T Wo
Suge Riley
Street Railway
Omaha and Cour Fs Parls Steel Railway Company
Street Railways
ICO Permanent Authority
Omphit
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Yansil
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TCC
Secs
Judee Tey
Circuit Court
Bard
Circuit Cent
Supreme Court
TOC
Shyer Richway
Ralph Thursday
Last-Ditch Effort To Persuade Rhee On Korean Truce
Eisenhower envoy meets Syngman Rhee to press for armistice terms but Rhee remains unreconciled. The South Korean leader calls for dawn protests as thousands rally, while reports describe tense clashes near Yonchon and around Seoul. The scene follows a high level mission from Washington as forces on the ground engage in operations west of Yonchon.
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Seoul
Eisenhower
Syngman Rhee
Ehem
South
Chinese 9000-Man Push On Korean Front Marks Anniversary
The Chinese Communists launch large scale assaults along the Western Front near Panmunjom and in the East Central Front on the Korean War third anniversary. U S forces report heavy fighting as the North Korean issue remains unsettled and Rhee demands united action and immediate peace. Jeers greet Rhee as Robertson arrives in Seoul with a demand for unified action and a potential edge in future talks.
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Dre Tien
Panmune
Korea
Amy
South Korea
Jonthy
Patemuniom
Far East Air Forces
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North Korea
Tokyo
Weyland
Canara
Miracle Whale Town Escapes Explosion On Highway
A truck carrying explosives and gasoline burst into flames on U S Highway 30 near a northern Illinois town. Explosives spilled, but the town of about 300 escaped a catastrophic blast. Two drivers leaped free. one was charged with wrong-side driving. Authorities say the scene was tense but the town remained intact. The incident coincides with ongoing war and armistice talks in Korea with stalled negotiations and renewed calls for peace terms.
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Mir
Albert W Beck
Kingdamt Cone
Bout 1
Chicago
Asin Poe
Donald Ry Misson
Moline
Leek
Bornard Newman
Big Rock
Special
Holstein Post Superintendent Resigns After 14 Years
Varlan Hanson, longtime Holstein Post superintendent, resigns effective Wednesday after 14 years. Bruce Bye will depart with Hanson in publishing the Holstein Advance weekly. successor listed as Dauda or Romaa, pending assignment.
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Tilly 1
Bewamte
Mystery Skin Disease Strikes Man Annual Peeling Event
For five years between June 20 and 28, Ben Gershun experiences a bilateral skin condition on his hands that peels and burns as if from sun exposure. Doctors see a possible link to mustard gas exposure in 1918 but offer no solid explanation. The ailment begins as a heat rash, then the hands peel and heal by July, with no other symptoms.
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Ben J. Iershop
Daly de
Lural
Howag
Europe
Simmye
Gorshun
Atlantic Passenger Jumps Bus in Winds
An unidentified man, about 30, boarded a Chicago bound bus in Atlantic Indiana. Winds drove him to jump from the vehicle into the Rock River near Dison and he apparently drowned. Authorities have not located the body as search efforts continue.
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Atlantic
Dinon
Dison
Rock River
New York
Eleven Men Killed in Action in Korean War
A local World War II era era tone piece lists casualties from the Korean War, naming Col Donald Frame and several service members, plus prisoners of war and missing in action cases. It notes community impact from 762 local draftees since August 1980 and recalls the June 1950 start of the conflict with ongoing losses and a few noncombat fatalities abroad.
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Peare
Tns
Vleinii
Balile
Harry S. Truman
Dealh Board
Korea
U. S
Governors Beardsley Heads to St Paul Meeting
Gov Beardsley returned to Washington to seek expedient aid for the northwest then traveled to Missouri River valley agency talks in St Paul Minn The Missouri Basin Inter Agency Committee held meetings Thursday and Friday with governors from Missouri valley states attending Thursday and river improvement projects on Friday in St Paul.
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Pes Moines
William , Beardsley
Washington
Northwest Town
Missouri River Valley Agency
St. Paul
Minn
Missouri Basin Inter-Agency Committee
Missouri Valley
Inside Military Secrets and Local Features Highlighted
The piece notes publication of Amy secrets amid security slips, with page references to Presbyterians unity plans on page 12 and a Southwest Town Scene discussion of old Southwest Iowa buildings on page 24. A Madonna woman who rode in a covered wagon takes her first airplane ride, with pioneers memories on page 7 and a baked bean recipe from a Tabor homemaker on page 13.
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Down
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