No New Tax Bill Now Says George W Washington
Senator George of Georgia urged Congress to delay any new tax legislation until January next year citing uncertain economic conditions and recent price declines. He noted unemployment rises and commodity price drops while Truman seeks a 4 billion dollar levy boost targeting corporations.
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George
D-Ga
Congress
Senate
Finance Committee
Truman
Byrd
D-Va
House Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
D-Nc
Vatican condemns arrest of Mindszenty and pledges address
The Vatican released Pope Pius XII's letter condemning the arrest of Cardinal Mindszenty and said the pope will address a secret consistory next Monday. The letter urged Hungarian Catholics to show courage amid the political crisis. In Budapest, authorities signaled the death penalty would not be extended on Mindszenty’s treason verdict, noting leniency due to extenuating factors.
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Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
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Budapest
Hungary
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People's Court
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Vilmos Olthys
U. S
Selden Chapin
United States
Cardinal Mindszenty
Justin Baranyay
Ondras Zakar
Paul Esterhazy
Miklos Nagy
Bela
Faster B-47 Stratojet Planned With Better Equipment
The U S Air Force outlines a faster B 47 stratojet bomber plan with ten ordered future models. The first 62 ton jet, flown by Maj Russell E Schleek and Maj Joseph W Howell, completed a 2289 mile flight in 3 45 hours from Moses Lake to Andrews Field.
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Wash
Andrews Field
Here
Los Angeles
New York
Col
William Council
Russell E. Schleek
San Francisco
Joseph W. Howell
Borden
Ind
Air Materiel Command
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Northrop
Democrats To Pick Committeeman Today
The Democratic State Executive Committee meets in Raleigh to select a new Democratic national committeeman to replace the late Senator Joe L Blythe with Jonathan Daniels editor of the News and Observer as the sole candidate presented.
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Raleigh
Democratic State Executive Committee
Prices of Several Main Commodities Below OPA
New York February 9 Wholesale prices of key commodities slipped below OPA ceiling levels seen at the last pre lift. Top grade corn oats rye and lard traded lower than June 28 1946 when ceilings ended. Coffee remains near January 1948 peaks. Prices show a persistent downward trend from postwar highs with retail prices lagging behind.
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New York
Associated Press
OPA
Chinese War May Stay Quiet For Many Months
Nanking February reports say the Chinese war may stay quiet for months as the cause of the ceasefire rests with the Communists north of the Yangtze river. Observers doubt Acting President Li Tsung Jen will arrange a national peace and expect no swift Communist crossing southward by force. The Reds have defeated Chiang Kai shek's Nationalist armies in military terms, and Chiang may have retired. A New Year cheer noted by friends of Chiang suggests no strong organized resistance exists north of the Yangtze, with little south of the river.
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Nanking
Yangtze River
Li Tsung-Jen
Yangtze
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Fenghua
Chamber Calls Labor Bill Inadequate Sparks Hearing Delay
The United States Chamber of Commerce denounces the administration labor bill as completely inadequate and unfair. Senate labor committee debates extending public hearings two weeks as lawmakers seek to hear 30 more witnesses amid a stalemate.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Senate Labor Committee
Morse Rore
GOP
Herman W. Steinkraus
Chamber of Commerce
Hope Fades for 28 On Viking Airliner Crash
Danish police say hope fades for finding alive any of the 28 aboard the Viking airliner that crashed into the water off the Swedish coast. The Madrid to Copenhagen flight had 23 Spanish passengers and five crew members aboard.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Madrid
Anti-Filibuster Rule Approved By Senate Committee
Senator Lodge reports the senate rules committee approved an anti filibuster rule by a ten to three vote. The amendment would allow two thirds of voting senators to gag debate at any time, sending the proposal to the full senate where debate can be called. Southern senators threaten filibuster to block adoption.
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Washington
Lodge
R-Mass
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Stennis
D-Miss
Long
D-La
Hunt
D-Wye
Joint Appropriations Committee Sets Next Week’s Spending Work
RALEIGH Feb. 9 The Joint Appropriations Committee will begin drafting 1949 51 spending bills next week after concluding public hearings with state agencies and institutions. Revenue outlines will follow from Edwin Gill, and the committee expects to carve out spending recommendations. A 30 percent state workers raise request via R Mayne Albright stands to shape hearings.
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Raleigh
Joint Appropriations Committee
R. Mayne Albright
Edwin Gill
Wage Payments Show First Loss In Year
The Commerce Department reports December wage and salary payments fell for the first time since early last year. The decline followed reduced factory employment and was linked to a rise in unemployment compensation payments.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Showdown on Road Proposal May Come This Afternoon
Rural residents gathered in Raleigh to back Governor Scott. The joint roads committee opened a public hearing on a 200 million dollar road program including a bond election and a gas tax increase. Former highway officials are expected to testify on the plan.
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Scott
Joint Roads Committee
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General Assembly
A. H. Graham
W. Vance Baise
Western democracies hold Europe line as war shifts east
Secretary Acheson and Paul Hoffman told Congress the Marshall Plan has kept Western Europe steady and advancing. They urged a 15 month extension costing 5.58 billion dollars, linking security pacts with continued aid as Moscow eyes the East. The North Atlantic alliance draws in Canada Britain France Belgium the Netherlands Luxembourg and Norway debates its scope with Oslo seeking military assurances amid Soviet pressure.
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Lange
Norway
Moscow
Drifts Halt Traffic In West Again
The western stormbound states faced massive snow drifts halting thousands of travelers and stalling nearly 40 trains. Five deaths were reported in Wyoming Utah and Idaho as winds up to 40 mph hampered rescue and digout efforts. More than 5 000 passengers were stranded and property losses and livestock risks were expected to grow.
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Utah- Idaho
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Wyo
Utah
Idaho
Omaha
Denver
Justices of the Peace Must File Reports With Clerk
Raleigh law summary: justices of the peace must itemize all fines and future fines they handle and file with the superior court clerk a report listing names of parties appearing before them by each term. All money from official duties must be paid to the county treasurer. Also notes limits on municipal funding to certain organizations and voting leave laws.
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Justices of the Peace
Harry McMullan
McMullan
Superior Court
Jp’s
Upward Stock Market Movement Gains Momentum
A steady upward movement in the stock market took hold today as grains and other commodities recovered from weakness. Several issues rose over 1 percent while notable gains appeared in U S Steel Chrysler Goodrich Montgomery Ward Electric Power and Light Anaconda Copper Philip Morris International Paper Southern Pacific Illinois Central Standard Oil NJ and Gulf Oil.
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U. 8S
Chrysler
Goodrich
Montgomery Ward
Electric Power and Light
Anaconda Copper
Philip Morris
International Paper
Southern Pacific
Sinois Central
Standard Oil (Nj
Gulf Oil
General Motors
Caterpillar Tractor
Swift International
Commonwealth Edison
Cerro de Paseo
Pan American Air Was
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