Taft challenges Truman on war power and Europe role
Senator Taft sparked a constitutional dispute by disputing the President's authority to send troops to Europe without Congress. He argued the Atlantic pact does not force U.S. troops to Europe and warned that Congress may be asked to settle the policy if Truman persists in claiming unilateral power.
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Washington
Jan
Taft
White House
Europe
Congress
Ohio
Senate
Truman
North Atlantic
Mr. Truman
Con
U. S
Korea
United Nations
Security Council
Russia
London
Charles M. Spofford
Acheson
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Spofford
R.-Ohio
Atlantic Treaty Organization
Hoey Keeps Committee Posts in New Congress
Senators Maybank Johnston of South Carolina and Hoey of North Carolina retain their former committee roles in the new congress. Willis Smith joins District of Columbia and judiciary committees. Hoey serves agriculture and forestry expenditures in executive departments and finance. Maybank chairs appropriations banking and currency. Johnston chairs agriculture forestry District of Columbia post office and civil service.
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Washington
Maybank
Johnston
South Carolina
Hoey
North Carolina
Congress
Willis Smith
District of Columbia
Judiciary
Post Office and Civil Service
Jerome Kringle Dares Town With Reckless Plane Farewell
Jerome Kringle 23 of Joyrider Good Thunder Minnesota went for a farewell taxi around town days before entering the army January 15. His airplane propeller spin sent many residents seeking cover and earned him a $15 fine and a suspended 20 day jail term for careless operation. The court also ordered him to obtain a pilot license.
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Good Thunder Minn
Budget Talk Next For 7 Assembly
Raleigh January 6 The infant 1951 legislature opens as Tar Heel Democrats elect leadership with W Frank Taylor as speaker and R G Rankin as senate pro tem. Governor Scott to address on state finances for 1952 53. budget plan outlines spending and tax considerations for the coming biennium.
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Raleigh
Capitol Hill
Senate
General Assembly
W. Frank Taylor
Goldsboro Gras
House
Fred S. Royster
Vance
Rotunda
R. G Rankin
Gastonia
H. P. Taylor
Advisory Budget Commission
North Carolina
Navy to double carrier force and expand fleet
The Navy reveals an expansion plan to double carriers from 14 to about 28 or 29, add two battleships, several cruisers, and roughly 100 destroyers. Tarawa is out of mothballs and Wisconsin will be ready for active duty. Missouri and New Jersey are in varied statuses. Taft and Wherry call for stronger air and sea power and a ring of bases around the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Jan
Navy
Wisconsin
Defense Department
Missouri
Korea
New Jersey
Taft
Ohio
Senate
U. S
Senator Wherry
Nebraska
Soviet Union
Far East
Ander
Active Ce
Beau mont Perricone quadruplets enter army at San Antonio
In San Antonio Texas on January 6 the A B C D Beau mont Perricone quadruplets 21 year olds were inducted yesterday in Houston and sent to join 150 other draftees. Cameramen filmed their processing as Anthony Bernard Carl and Peyore became soldiers.
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San Antonio
Tex
Beaumont
Perricone
Houston
Anthony
Bernard
Carl
Peyore
Scott Predicts Harmony In 1951 Legislature
Governor Scott spoke at his first news conference since the 1949 session, saying the 1951 legislature may act with less delay and fighting. He noted legislators and his administration pushed forward a program and found their earlier resistance not as severe as feared. He praised Senate Leader Lt. Gov. Taylor of Anson and other committee members as up to standard.
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Scott
Figg
Yeaterday
General Assembly
Yomereny
Senate
Gov
Taylor
Anson
West Berlin Mayor Ernst Reuter Faces Coalition Challenge
In Berlin a coalition struggle threatens to unseat Lord Mayor Ernst Reuter amid a sharp post election clash. Allied powers weigh intervention as Socialist losses shift balance with Christian Democrats and Free Democrats forming a bloc to steer West Berlin through Soviet pressure tactics.
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Berlin
Ernst Reuter
Russia
Reuter
West Berlin
West Sector
Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
Rail Unions Demand New Agreement
Rail unions press for worse terms after a tentative pact with carriers, as railroads seek a six percent freight rate hike to offset wage gains and costs. Regional leaders of three unions reject the deal. the fourth union plans its Cedar Rapids meeting. Talks with the National Mediation Board continue to seek a path to settlement.
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Washington
White House
D. P. Loomis
Carriers Negotiating Committee
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
National Mediation Board
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sas
Perjury Trial Of Remington Bumps Along
A Dartmouth College student testifies that William W. Remington joined the Young Communist League in 1937-38. The judge rules YCL membership not equivalent to Communist party affiliation, and the defense allows cross examination after cooling of objections.
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New York
Dartmouth College Schoms
William W. Remington
Young Communist League
Remington
Commerce Department
Communist Party
Roscoe C. Giles
Berkeley
Calif
Dartmouth College
YCL
Giles
William C. Chanler
Gregory F. Noonan
Chanler
Giles Ween
Wen
Dynamite Found Set On Railroad Track
Two Southern Pacific railroad switchmen in Phoenix reported finding a charge of dynamite on the main track near Phoenix. The fuse burned in two places but did not reach the charge. The men identified as Joe Hamilton and Harry Graves notified sheriff's deputies.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Southern Pacific
Joe Hamilton
Harry Graves
Red Armies Press South in South Korea Drive
Communist forces hammer at Suwon and Wonju to cut off retreating U N troops in Korea as U S Eighth Army runs a long road south. Air and ground battles unleash heavy casualties with air raids destroying towns and disabling airfields amid harsh winter fighting.
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Eighth Army
Dan
Tokyo
Red
China
North Korea
United Nations
South Korea
Korea
Suwon
Seoul
Wonju
Vonce
Ng Baton
Taegu
U. N
Associated Press
Han River
U. S
Eisenhower Leaves for Europe to Lead Atlantic Defense
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower departs for Europe to assume his peacetime command of Western Europe defense forces. He will meet President Truman before departure and plans to visit NATO capitals from Britain and Norway to Italy to assess European resolve and defense contributions.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Truman
Eisenhower
U. S
Western
North Atlantic Alliance
Norway
Britain
Italy
Germany
Atlantic Alliance
Cross J
Closed Session On Far East Crisis Seeks United Front
Non Communist United Nations diplomats met behind closed doors at Lake Success to localize the Korean war and keep the UN as a world forum. They split on strategy with the United States urging a strong condemnation of Chinese Communists while Asian nations fear war with Red China and favor seating Communist China to seek a peaceful regional solution.
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Red China
China
United Nations
India
Peiping
Korea
U. S
Warren R
Crackles From Past Church Row Over Drunken Exclusion
In the historical note a man is expelled from a church for drunken behavior. The fragment references a scene of public judgment and social consequence, with no further specifics on date, place, or individuals.
Democrats Call for Eighty Billion Dollar Defense Budget
Senators Douglas and Humphrey urged an $80 billion federal budget to block Communist aggression and avoid borrowing. They criticized Taft’s $63 billion figure as too low and said taxes must rise, supported by expanded production, to fund the plan. President Truman’s forthcoming request is about $75 billion.
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Washington
Douglas
D.-Tll
Humphrey
D.-Minn
Taft
Ohio
Vagy
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Western
Europe
Truman
Congress
Divisions Formed By Russians for Chinese Communists
Taipei dispatch reports Soviet Russia plans train and equip 10 tank divisions and 10 motorized divisions in Inner Mongolia and northern China as part of Moscow Peiping war plans. About 5,000 Soviet troops under a lieutenant general garrison Kalgan near Peiping. Nationalist sources cite heavy guerrilla losses and ammunition seizures in Yingtak area.
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Taipei
Formosa
Soviet
Russia
Moscow
China Union Press
Defense Ministry
Peiping
Inner Mongolia
China
Kalgan
Stalin
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Yingtak
Canton
China Union
Hunan
First Date for Income Tax Payments Coming January 15
Taxpayers with income of 600 dollars or more in 1950 must file a return by March 15 and pay any tax owed. Those who did not have full withholding may owe more than estimated. They may pay on Jan 15 and file by Jan 15 or March 15, with revised estimates if the underestimation exceeds 20 percent.
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Washington
End of World Predicted By British Columbia Sect
Thirty members of the Children of Light in Keremeos British Columbia shelter in an old farm house awaiting doomsday next Tuesday. The group, part of the Church of God, gave up worldly possessions and has been confined for 11 days. a mother urged a son to return as he vows to wait four days to see his father.
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Keremeos
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