Truman Nominates Acheson for Secretary of State in 1952 Battle
President Truman presents Dean Acheson as secretary of state amid a Democratic race for the 1952 presidential nomination. Republicans threaten a fight over foreign policy but may not derail confirmation. Acheson’s stance toward Russia, ties to Alger Hiss, and past service shape the debate as he eyes a possible bid three years hence.
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Washington
Truman
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Senate
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Wherry
Nebraska
Vandenberg
Russia
Alger Hiss
State Department
FDR
the Treasury
Congress
President Asks $41 858 000 000 Budget for 1950
President Truman asked Congress for a 41.858 billion dollar budget for the 1950 fiscal year. Half the total finances international and national defense with peacetime military growth. The plan projects a per person cost of 282.82 dollars and notes a year end national debt of 251.925 billion.
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Eee
Washington
Truman
Congress
America
Gen Clay cites Soviet failures in Berlin voting
General Lucius D. Clay warned that Soviet tactics failed to sway Berlin's population toward communism. He noted Western zone elections and trade union affairs as further setbacks for communism, while urging caution over rising German nationalism and occupation costs. Berlin shown as a crucial test of Soviet influence.
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Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Ceen
U. S
Germany
Clay
Socialist Unity
Communist
President's Salary May Get Action
Washington reports that both Republican and Democratic leaders expect a raise bill for President Truman and Vice President Barkley to pass in the 81st Congress. The measure would likely raise taxable pay and non taxex expense allowances before the January 20 inauguration, or if not, the new pay would not apply to the sworn in leaders.
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Washington
Truman
Barkley
Congress
Youth Slayer Held in Slashing of 12 Year Old Neighbor
A 16 year old Philadelphia youth with a room full of crime comics was held on a homicide charge for the scissors killing of 12 year old Seymour Simons. Police say Levin confessed after an interview with Assistant Superintendent George F. Richardson. The motive involved a cheap chemistry set and a struggle in the bathroom ending with blood and a blood stained pair of scissors found in Levin’s room. Simons was reported missing by his father after failing to return home Saturday night.
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Anasiasnea Novay
Ellis Simons
Wynnefield
Seymour Levin
Municipal Court
George F. Richardson
Levin
Richardson
Young Simons
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Stanley Simons
Hotel Man Blames Police For His Death
Charlotte dispatch reports hotel operator Jack C. Williams 52 shot himself after being charged with murder in the December 7 fatal shooting of John A. Rogers. Williams left notes blaming police for the death and stating he would testify to alleged lack of protection affecting business.
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Jack C. Williams
Williams
John A. Rogers
Charlotte News
T. J. C. Williams
Black Individual Caught After Removing Bricks From Storage Wall
Charlotte police report a Black person removed bricks from a storage company wall and crawled through. Patrolmen W R Allen and J T Coble arrested him as he exited with a large ham.
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Charlotte
Uwpi
W. R. Allen
J. T. Coble
Britain to Strengthen Mediterranean Stance Amid Arab Tensions
Britain masses warships and troops in the Mediterranean after protest over RAF planes shot down. The move follows a formal protest delivered to Israel via Haifa, with Israel reportedly declining to accept the note. British deployments include ships from Malta to Cyprus, recalled carrier Triumph and cruiser Phoebe, and a marine commando alert. Troops also moved from the Suez Canal zone to Aqaba in Trans-Jordan.
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Cyril Marriott
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Phoebe
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Suez Canal Zone
Tran-Jordan
Red Sea
Aqaba
Trans-Jordan
Amman
Scott Spends Day At Haw River
Governor W Kerr Scott and Mrs. Scott visited Hawfields Presbyterian Church near Haw River on Sunday in a return trip from Raleigh. He chairs church expansion plans and outlined a fellowship building estimated at about 50 000 dollars. The couple will keep active Hawfields church membership while living in the state capital.
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UPI
W. Kerr Scott
Raleigh
Scott
Hawfields Presbyterian Church
Hawsfields Church
Hawfields Church
Legislature Set to Start Work After Quiet Opening
Raleigh Jan 10 With committee assignments due tonight the 1949 General Assembly will begin regular committee consideration Tuesday. Budget documents and revenue bills should be ready for introduction midweek as the new session opens amid optimism and cautious debate over the governors 15 point program and road funding plans.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
R. G. Deyton
Advisory Budget Commission
House
Scott
Tax Boost to Be Delayed Until Spending Is Set
Democratic leaders may postpone tax increases until Congress fixes spending. President Truman plans a budget around 41.9 billion dollars for the year starting July 1, higher than tax receipts. Senator George notes delay while appropriations are debated and House bills begin and Senate Finance Committee gains shape.
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Congress
Truman
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White House
George
D-Ga
House
Senate Finance Committee
Wil
Nine Die Violently In Week end Across North Carolina
Associated Press reports a weekend of violence in North Carolina with nine deaths from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. Notable incidents include three Ellen Fitzgerald hospital staff killed in a Monroe crash, plus a Raleigh suicide, a Charlotte murder, a Kings Mountain shooting, a Sylva poisoning death, a Clinton bicycle accident, a Wake County shooting, and other fatal events across Greensboro and rural areas.
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Monroe
North Carolina
Ellen Fitzgerald Hospital
Mary Ann Wilson
Irene Ruth Eisemann
Winston Lee, Jr
Pfc
Roberto Gomez
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
Greensboro
Jack C. Williams
Charlotte
Raleigh Boyd Frazier
Kings Mountain
Frazier
Shelby
Cole Burch
Sylva
Joseph Whitfield Taft
Clinton
J. S. Ayers
Moses Spencer
Wake County
Sweets Damage Teeth Despite Flourine Paint
Denver reports Dr. Herman Becks warns fluoride coating does not allow unlimited candy. He notes more decayed teeth ahead and urges reducing concentrated sugar in children's diets to cut decay by about 90 percent.
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Denver
Herman Becks
University of California
Becks
Denver Dental Association
No Greetings From Draft Boards In February And March
Secretary Royall announced that no draft calls will be made in the next two months due to consistent voluntary enlistments averaging 35,000 a month. The Navy and Air Force have relied on volunteers, while the National Council Against Conscription calls the pause proof against the need for universal military training. Alonzo Myers of NYU notes the policy avoids coercion in favor of voluntary service.
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Army
Royall
Navy
Air Force
Jnat
National Council Against Conscription
Alonzo Myers
Council
Myers
New York University
Budget Highlights From President Truman Budget Message
Highlights of President Truman's budget to Congress emphasize peace, prosperity at home, and a deficit of about 873 million dollars for fiscal year 1950. The plan calls for 41.9 billion in spending, 41 billion in expected revenue, and a proposed tax package to raise about 4 billion to build a surplus and cut inflation.
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Washington
Jan
Truman
Congress
United States
Cold War Budget Dominated by Defense Programs
The 1950 budget, continuing postwar policy, is led by international and national defense programs totaling 21 billion dollars, about half of all expenditures.
Defense budget projections for 1950 and 1951
The defense outlay is estimated at 14.3 billion dollars for 1950, up from 11.8 billion in 1949. Expenditures to sustain the current program are expected to rise in 1951. The proposed military forces are described as the strongest peacetime defense this nation has held.
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Truman
Foreign aid funds pledged for Western Europe recovery push
The record describes an international aid package totaling 6.7 billion dollars with about 4.5 billion allocated to strong economic support for free nations in Western Europe. It says the European recovery investment will yield long term gains in strength and peace organization.
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Western
Europe
Organization For Peace
Veterans readjustment benefits decline cuts expenditures
A general drop in veterans drawing readjustment benefits trims spending to 5.5 billion dollars, 1.3 billion less than the current year. Interest on the public debt rises from 5.3 billion to over 5.4 billion in 1950.
Federal Budget Expenditures Cover All Activities
The text notes total government outlays for all activities excluding international, defense, veterans, and interest amounting to 10 billion dollars or 24 percent of the budget.
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International
National Defense
Social Welfare Programs Urgently Backed for Funds
A social program push calls for $2.4 billion in expenditures to strengthen health security and welfare systems. Officials urge immediate steps to complete the framework and ensure program reach and stability.
Sagging Trend Noted On Mart
NY Jan 10 Mild selling pulled many stocks lower by fractions while resistance spots appeared. U S Steel rose about 1 point and Superior Oil gained 4 points as notable exceptions amid broad market weakness. Decliners included Republic Steel General Motors Studebaker Goodrich Boeing and several others.
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U. S. Steel Corp
Superior Oil of
California
Republic Steel
General Motors
Studebaker
Goodrich
Boeing
Polio Foundation Seeks Funds in Tar Heel State Rally
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reports North Carolina and 14 states faced their toughest year financially as polio fight costs rise. The March of Dimes drive runs through January, with quotas of 1 million dollars in North Carolina and 350 thousand in South Carolina. Oregon?
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Tar Heel
New York
National Foundation For Infantitle
North Carolina
Foundation
South Carolina
United States
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