Cold War peace terms and Dewey retirement noted
Observers discuss Soviet demands for a peace framework in Europe and Asia while noting Moscow’s vague offers on Germany. President Truman’s ally Governor Thomas E. Dewey announces an early retirement after two decades in public life. Hungary leverages a royal crown as ransom in a communist maneuver.
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Europe
United Nations
Far East
China
Japan
Moscow
Germany
Russia
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
White House
New York City
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Truman
Hungary
St. Stephen
Robert A. Vogeler
Vogeler
Tax-cut push triggers large corporate tax hike plan
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to raise corporate taxes by 433 million dollars as part of a broader excise tax cut plan tied to President Truman’s budget. The move aims to secure presidential approval by balancing the revenue with the tax cut.
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Senate
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House Ways and Means Committee
Spy arrests and Germany elections frame tense postwar era
The FBI nets two suspects in the Klaus Fuchs spying case David Greenglass admits to passing atomic secrets from Los Alamos in 1945 Dean Slack denies links to Henry Gold both men held on 100000 bonds A grand jury in the Amerasia matter clears the administration but urges a new panel and lines Larsen as a key figure Also Western Germany voters show Communist support at a postwar low while backing a state constitution with a socialization clause Western observers see the moves as tests of surviving governments and nationalist parties.
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Klaus Fuchs
Russia
F.B.I
United States
Los Alamos, N.M
David Greenglass
Communist League
Dean Slack
Syracuse
N.Y
Henry Gold
Amerasia
Emmanuel S. Larsen
Senate
Navy
Andrew Roth
Slack
Greenglass
Ruhr
Germany
Labor Unity Pursuit Struggles With UMW Exclusion
Big labor cope with AFL and CIO cooperation talks while the United Mine Workers protest being excluded. UMW President John L. Lewis blasts the conference as incomplete. The National Labor Relations Board orders the UMW to stop threats and violence at a Kentucky store. Hoovers warns of debt danger. deficits and inflation loom as spending cuts falter. New estimates peg the year end deficit near $3.89 billion.
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A.F.L
C.I.U
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
National Labor Relations Board
C.I.0
Israeli Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Railroad
Herbert Hoover
U.S
Chiggers Infest Mites and Missouri Fish Restocking History
A humorous note on chiggers advises insect repellent and baths after outdoor activity. The piece recalls Missouri's 1879 fish commission efforts to restock streams, including hatcheries for speckled trout, California salmon, Atlantic white shad, and German carp, with later reflections on their mixed success and lessons for wildlife protection.
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Missouri
Fish Commission
Midwest
California
Gulf
Ozark
Quail Population Decline May Rebound with Soil Conservation
The bobwhite population has fallen across most areas despite lower bag limits and shorter seasons. Officials expect numbers to rise as soil conservation expands, increasing feeding grounds and cover for the birds.
Rent Control Extension Heads for Senate Approval
House and Senate committees back a six month extension of federal rent control plus another six months in communities seeking it. With both chambers likely to approve, observers expect the bill on the President’s desk before June 30.
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House
Senate
Congress
Bridges Mined In Western Germany For Quick Destruction
The article reports that key roads and bridges in Western Germany are being prepared for rapid destruction in case of a Soviet attack. Similar precautions are seen in other European nations, reflecting postwar war scare among civilians.
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Germany
Sewing Circle Patterns Suit for Year Round Wardrobe
Sewing Circle pattern No 8536 offers year round wear in sizes 12 14 40 and 42 with simple easy to sew styles for spring and summer. The STYLIST features fabric news decorating tips and a re pattern printed inside the book priced at 25 cents.
Humorous Anecdotes and Quips From Everyday Life
A collection of small comic vignettes includes an elderly man who forgets what he reads and recalls the author’s repetition, a teller joke about a man counting money, a barrister with a misaligned wig, and family quips about hair and wisdom.
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