Upper Brackets To Bear Tax Increase
Washington dispatch reports likely no general income tax hike for low and middle earners despite a record peacetime budget of 41.858 billion dollars. If President Truman’s fiscal 1950 program is enacted, payroll taxes may rise for millions. Republicans demand economy while Democrats defer until spending levels are set.
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Truman
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Senate
House
George
Georgia
Representative Doughton
North Carolina
Flu Epidemic Confined to Europe Report Says
The influenza information center announced there is no evidence of a serious outbreak in the United States linked to Europe. Officials noted no imports of the disease and no outbreaks in port cities, as mild flu spreads from Italy to France.
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United States
Influenza Information Center
Europe
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Navy
Airorce
Public Health Service
Italy
France
Stock Market Sluggish Despite Mixed Small Moves
New York January 11 stock prices barely budged with gains and losses evenly split. Trading was slow and opinion differed on the cause of weak buying after last week's rise. Some say a pause, others say investors weigh the president's three messages to Congress.
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New York
Walll Street
Congress
Nine Injured As School Bus And Truck Collide
Fortys children escaped serious injury when a milk delivery truck struck the front of a stopped school bus near Burgaw. Nine treated by a local physician did not require hospitalization. Bus driver James Henry McClammy, 17, and truck driver Wilbur Todd, 35, also escaped serious injury.
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Burgaw
Here
State Highway Patrol
James Henry McClammy
Pender County
Wilbur Todd
Wilmington
Government Officials Flee Nanking Amid Red Advances
Civilians and officials rush to relocate as Communist forces press on Nanking and Tientsin. Officials report near dissolution of the Nationalist capital while ministries prepare to move to Canton and Formosa.
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Red
China
Tientsin
Ministry of Health
Canton
Formosa
Taiwan
Chiang Kai-shek
Israel May Refuse To Back Down In British Rift
Reports from Lake Success indicate Israel may pursue a formal complaint against Britain at the UN Security Council over recent tensions. Aubrey S. Eban held a news conference, calling British troop moves in Trans-Jordan a repudiation of cease fire promises and a danger to forthcoming Rhodes armistice talks.
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Eban
New York
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Portance
London
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Red Sea
Aqaba
Solomon
Ophir
Freight Rate Boost Is In Effect Today
New freight rate increases, expected to add about 425 million dollars a year to railroad shipping charges, took effect at 12:01 a m local time. The Interstate Commerce Commission granted temporary emergency authority on December 30 after hearings on rising operating costs. In the east and south rates rise six percent, while west of the Mississippi the increase is four percent, five percent in parts of Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and Missouri. Grain and dairy groups urged postponement of the increases for those products but were rejected.
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Mississippi River
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Pastors in Two Cities Oppose Liquor Stores
In Wilkesboro and Greensboro church leaders mobilize to block liquor stores and bootlegging. Wilkesboro ministers urge petitions for local referenda on ABC stores while Greensboro pastors condemn city support of liquor revenues and advocate against ABC stores.
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ABC
Greensboro
Greensboro Ministerial Association
ABC Liquor
Wilson \oodcock
Negev dispute tests Britain Israel amid Cold War tensions
AP analysis notes the Negev battle over desert control between Britain and Israel, with Aqaba under contention and Moscow-backed arms fears fueling the crisis. It warns the shooting down of five British planes could trigger a broader conflict if not treated as a regrettable incident.
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America
Palestine
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Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Middle East
Labor And Social Welfare Legislation To Be Speeded
A prominent Capitol Hill Democrat predicts three major labor and social welfare bills will pass congress in six to seven weeks. The White House asks for speed as Rep. Lesinski states Truman will act by February end. The items include repeal of Taft Hartley with a Wagner Act revival, raise minimum wage to 75 cents, and a federal education aid program for building schools and paying teachers in poor districts.
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White House
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Lesinski
Dmich
House Labor Committee
Truman
Michigan
Forrestal to Stay With Defense Post
James V. Forrestal said after a talk with President Truman that he expects to stay on as secretary of defense. He noted he may resign as routine but does not expect it to be accepted and intends to remain in his cabinet post. He discussed changes in the security act and said a message to Congress would come in two to three weeks.
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Truman
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Forrestal
White House
Lumber Plant at Wade Destroyed in Early Morning Fire
A fire at the Pope and Tart Co. Lumber plant in Wade caused $80,000 to $100,000 in damage destroying the planing mill sawmill and lumber yard stock. Firefighters from Dunn and Fayetteville battled the blaze for two hours. The loss leaves 50 to 60 workers unemployed in Wade, the town's only major industry. Wade lies 13 miles northwest of Fayetteville on the Dunn Fayetteville highway.
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Fayetteville
Dunn
Dunn-Fayetteville
Trend to Lower Prices Expected to Continue
In New York the 38th annual National Retail Dry Goods Association convention notes that post Christmas sales hint at a new era of selective price reductions. Retail leaders predict lower prices by category rather than across the board, with higher value and style, while cautioning that government spending or wage gains could reverse the trend.
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National Retail Dry Goods Association
Charles G. Nichols
G. M. Mc
Kelvey Co
Youngstown
Ohio
M. J. Greenbay
Association of Buying Offices of
Unborn Baby Is Saved By Emergency Operation
In Abingdon Virginia a Caesarian delivered a four pound four ounce baby boy after doctors determined the mother Mrs Elmer Widner was dead from circulatory and kidney problems. The newborn survived and was said to be “doing nicely.”
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Elmer Widner
Denton’s Valley
Wintry Storm Strikes Wide Area From Texas to California
A broad winter storm drenched the western half of the nation with snow sleet and ice. From Texas and Oklahoma through the Pacific coast the cold snapped power lines froze highways and closed schools. Nebraska South Dakota and Iowa faced new snow while isolated towns like Gordon Nebraska faced eight days of road closures and dwindling essentials. volunteers prepare to deliver supplies to Tinton South Carolina.
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Honeysuckle Blooming In Dixie Today
Unseasonably warm weather blankets the southern states with Jasmine and Honeysuckle blooming from Louisiana to the Atlantic coast. Chattanooga reports a 78 degree high as Mobile records 82, with many southern locales near record highs and warmth ending likely by Wednesday night.
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