Yearlong party fights loom as Duff and Mayock join races
Washington dispatch reports heightened party tensions ahead of November elections. Pennsylvania Governor James H. Duff enters the Republican Senate contest against Senator Martin and Joseph Grundy, while California Democrat Welburn Mayock runs for governor against James Roosevelt. The clashes promise hot battles in both states amid cross currents with national figures and past conventions.
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Washington
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Martin
R-Pa
Joseph Grundy
California
Welburn Mayock
Truman
James Roosevelt
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Pennlvania
Martin- Grundy
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
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Francis Jyers
Mayock
Democratic National Committee
Mr. Truman
Earl Warren
Northern Coal Men Appeal To Labor Board
John L. Lewis faces a challenge as Northern and midwestern coal operators charge unfair labor practices before the National Labor Relations Board They seek an injunction ending the three day work week and accuse Lewis of refusing to bargain in good faith The NLRB general counsel will decide by late next week on seeking the court order
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John L. Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
National Labor Relations Board
Lewis
NLRB
United Mine Workers
Robert N. Denham
UMW
Tired But Eventful Old Forties Bow Out Tonight
A wrap up of the 1940s as they end and the 1950s begin. Global reflections on war, peace, and the shift in era with cities and nations preparing for a new decade. Observations on history and the hopes and fears tied to change.
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Associated Press
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Tishomingo
Oklo
Rio
Paris
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New York
Hollywood
Moscow
Security Tax Rises Tonight for Millions of Workers
At midnight the social security tax on about 39 million workers jumps from 1 to 1.4 percent, with employers matching. The 50 percent rise will lift annual payroll tax by roughly 700 million dollars, funding pensions projected to grow under a House-passed plan. The fund remains large enough to cover future claims, though collections trail needed levels.
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Washington
Senate
House
Federal Security Agency
FSA
Congress
Bidault Faces Fourth Final Test On Budget Vote
In Paris Premier Georges Bidault seeks a fourth decisive victory in the budget battle. He has won two confidence votes and aims to pass tax measures raising 45 billion francs on manufactured goods and 17 billion from undistributed profits. A final success would balance the 1950 budget with gas, capital, farms, transport, and public-purchase taxes.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
France
Bidault
National Assembly
Broad Search Under Way For Raymond D Hair
Wake Forest senior Raymond D Hair is sought on a murder charge after Roy W Coble was found dying in Hair s car in a college parking lot on December 15 Coble a former Wake Forest student died later Hair a Fayetteville native 23 escaped police after the discovery and the SBI took over the case on Wednesday upon request by authorities with notices mailed to over a thousand agencies.
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Wake Forest College
State Bureau of Investigation
North Carolina
United States
Raymond D. Hair
Fayetteville
Hair
Roy W. Coble
Wee Forest
Coble
Cable
SBI
U S Charts Military Plans for Far East
The United States weighs future policies in Asia as four top military leaders plan a February visit to Japan. General MacArthur reassures Japan on self defense while backing the no war constitution. Senators Connally and Taft push for Formosa aid against Communists amid evolving strategic talks.
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Associated Press
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Gen. MacArthur
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State Department
Washington
MacArthur
Asia
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Far East
Joint Chief Staff
Omar N. Bradley
Army
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Air Force
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Navy
Forrest P. Sherman
Formosa
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D-Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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R-Ohio
U. S. Navy
Moscow Radio
Lucas promises GOP participation in foreign policy talks
Senator Lucas of Illinois told reporters and broadcasters that Republicans will be cooperative in shaping foreign policy. He urged maximum bipartisan consultation between congressional committees and the State Department, and warned that splitting policy could undermine the United Nations. He forecast tax and committee changes in the new session and signaled limited action on health insurance, Taft Hartley repeal, and Brannan farm subsidies.
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Truman Plans Tax Cuts and New Levies to Balance Budget
A Truman adviser says the president will ask Congress to cut luxury excise taxes on items like jewelry luggage transportation tickets and telephone service then impose new levies to close the gap between revenue and spending. The State of the Union and related messages will outline goals for balancing the 1951 and 1952 budgets as the government faces a multi billion dollar shortfall.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
State of the Union
Rent Control Likely Ends Federal Program After June
Two senators who backed the present rent control law say they doubt Congress will extend the federal program beyond June 30. Senators Fulbright and Long expect states and localities to set up their own rent curbs, while President Truman may back continuation in some form.
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Congress
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Long
D-La
Capitol
Truman
Lucas
Illinois
Senate Banking Committee
Gillette Seeks Senate Probe Into Coffee Price Rise
Senator Gillette of Iowa says speculative coffee prices have jumped again and a Senate investigation will resume early next year. He heads the agriculture subcommittee and says milk bread and other prices will also be reviewed.
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Washington
Gillette
Iowa
Senate
Cortisone May Prove to Be Elixir for Longer Life
New York December 31 Cortisone shows potential to slow fibrosis in connective tissues and extend lifespan per Dr Thomas F Dougherty at the American Association for the Advancement of Science report. Utah mice studies indicate cortisone acts as an antihistamine, reducing histamine production to protect connective tissues.
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New York
American Association For the Advancement of Science
University of Utah
Thomas Fk. Dougherty
American Cancer Society
Daugherty
Utah
Rain and Snow Predicted for Tomorrow
The Weather Bureau forecast for Sunday calls for cloudy conditions with rain and some snow across much of the United States. The eastern half should see near or above normal temperatures, while the western states and northern plains turn cooler with snow or rain.
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Weather Bureau
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Missouri Valley
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New England
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Top military chiefs to visit Japan in February
The four top U.S. military leaders will travel to Japan in February to discuss a proposed Asia defense blueprint with General Douglas MacArthur. The trip will avoid Formosa and its Chinese Nationalist headquarters while senators advocate options to counter communism in the Far East.
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Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Asia
Defense Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Far East
Taft
Ohio
U. S. Navy
Joint Chiefs
Chinese Reds Holding U S Airline Pilot
Chinese Reds hold American pilot James McGovern of Asbury Park New Jersey and two Chinese crew after a forced downed airliner in Red territory. Wreckage found near Pakhoi. CATC seeks U S approval to fly under American flag in non Communist areas.
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Red Territory
Central Air Transport Corp
James McGovern
Asbury Park
N.J
McGovern
CATC
Pakhoi
Kwang Si
Kunming
U. S
Civil Aeronautical Administration
Red
Chinese Airlines
Reds
Red Government
Strange Sky Object Likely Vapor Trail from B 36 Bomber
Charlotte observers report a silvery vapor trail drifting across the sky. Air National Guard and Charlotte airport control tower confirm it was a high flying B 36 bomber at about 40 000 feet en route to Eglin Air Force base Florida.
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Carolina
Air National Guard
E. C. Griffith
Eglin Air Force Base
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