Truman claims 61 million jobs in 1950 goal economy note
President Truman told Congress the United States can create 61 million civilian jobs this year and about 64 million in five years while aiming to eliminate poverty. He urged business labor and government to pursue steady growth, tax policy changes, and broader credit while noting risks from slackening business investment. The plan envisions national output exceeding 300 billion by 1954 and a higher average family income, with employment targets for 1950.
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Truman
United States
Congress
State of the Union
Lucky Man Inherits Four Egyptian Dancing Girls
Chicago businessman Christopher G. Janus, 38, inherits four Egyptian dancing girls from his uncle's estate in Egypt. He muses whether to bring them to Chicago as babysitters, while noting they require special food and speak no English. He has not decided on any entertainment venture.
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Lucky Man
Chicago
Dix
Christopher G. Janus
P. A. Aristophron
Egypt
Janus
S. Shary
More Cars, Worse Roads in Britain says Road Federation
The British Road Federation reports vehicle numbers in Great Britain rose from 3,094,000 in 1938 to 4,016,000 in 1949. Private cars account for 2,107,000 of the total, up from 1,944,000 in 1938, while road conditions deteriorate rapidly.
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London
Great Britain
British Road Federation
Showgirls May Help Tokyo Rail Passenger Traffic
A Tokyo railroad official proposes using 680 show girls aboard a special revue train to lure riders. The plan aims to raise passenger traffic on the line to Atami, the famous hot springs resort, by attracting crowds with the spectacle.
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Ficial
Atami
Armed Forces Readies Largest Mock War in History
NORFOLK VA troops move for Operation Portrex the great mock amphibious assault planned in the Caribbean in March Army Navy and Air Force coordinating 80 000 personnel for a two month lead up and final landing Vieques Puerto Rico under Admiral Blandy. Two rehearsal landings will occur first at Little Creek then Camp Pendleton beaches before fleet sails.
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Air Force
Caribbean
Charleston
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Puerto Rico
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Auditorium Repaired In Whittier Calif After Quake
Whittier California moves to restore its high school auditorium more than 16 years after the 1933 quake. Roof supports and beams were damaged and the building was abandoned. Crews remove the roof and repurpose the walls into a classroom and library at a cost of 381000 dollars.
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Whittier
Calif
California
Thirty Days and Ten Dollars For Scooping A Scoop
J. W. Gough of Pruntytown pleaded guilty to petit larceny this morning and was sentenced to thirty days in jail and a ten dollar fine for stealing a scoop shovel from Ray Bol Yard’s farm on Trap Springs road. State police and the sheriff’s office cooperated on the investigation and arrest. Magistrate J. C. P. Lucas pronounced the sentence.
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Pruntytown
Ray Bol Yard
Trap Springs Road
Jc. P. Lucas
Americans Evacuate Formosa in U S Decision
President Truman announced a limited evacuation of Americans from Formosa amid fears of a Communist attack and internal upheaval. Republicans denounced the move as ignoring Congress while Democrats defended the policy and aid to Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists.
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Washington
Formosa
U. S
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Station Robbed At Evansville
A robbery at Hebb and Cornwell Esso Service Station in Evansville was discovered at 6 30 am by proprietor Albert Hebb. Entry was gained by removing a west end window section. Two new tires valued at 40 dollars and about 25 dollars in cigarettes were taken. The juke box was broken and coins stolen. Attempted entry into the pin ball machine failed. Sheriff Jess Benson of Preston County is investigating.
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Hebb and Cornwell Esso
Evansville
Albert Hebb
Preston County
Jess Benson
Tax deadline reminders and weather and crime notes
Thousands of West Virginia taxpayers face January 16 deadlines for final 1949 estimated tax payments and declarations with farmers allowed extra time. Also reported are a 40 below zero reading in Hell, geographer Dr Isarah Bowman’s death, a dim ski season in New York and New England, a miners union assault case in Follansbee, and a Baltimore and Ohio equipment trust certificate sale.
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West , Virginia
F. Roy Yoke
Internal Revenue
Yoke
New York
New York State
New England
Rockfeller Center
New York City
Britain Recognizes Mao Regime, Breaks with Nationalists
Great Britain extended full diplomatic recognition to Mao Zedong’s Chinese Communist government, severing relations with Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist administration from Formosa. The move, aimed at protecting British investments, prompted a Western push to follow, with Denmark Norway and Sweden seen likely to announce a joint action. The United States termed recognition premature, while India and Pakistan remained outside the Soviet orbit in reaction. A separate item notes a buffalo meat processing plant planned in Northern Australia to utilize local buffalo carcasses. An unrelated Monticello alley vote abolished a nonexisting alley shown on maps.
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Great Britain
Mao Tze-Tung
China
Britain
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Formosa
Kai- Shek
Mao
Tze-Tung
U. S
Dean Acheson
Washington
Foreign Office
People’s Republic
Ching
Cheng Tien-Hsi
Chiang Kai- Shek
India
Pakistan
Use Navy to Save Formosa Says Tait Hoover
Tait and Hoover argue in Washington that defending Formosa is part of resisting Communism. They advocate options including military intervention or targeted aid to curb Communism, while debating how such actions fit U S philosophy of self governance and freedom. The piece discusses limits and implications of subsidizing allies. See TAFT page 5.
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Formosa
America
U.S
Europe
Greece
U. S
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